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Planning director presents 2025 development regulation amendments; council to deliberate in November

Anacortes City Council · November 4, 2025
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Summary

Planning Director John Coleman presented the Planning Commissions recommendation on the 2025 periodic update to development regulations and described a multi-document package that includes a 111-page code amendment (Attachment A) and a 6-page list of additional recommended modifications (Attachment B).

John Coleman, director of planning, community and economic development, presented the Planning Commissions recommendation and materials for the 2025 periodic update of development regulations.

"So my name is John Coleman. I'm the director of planning, community, and economic development," Coleman said, and then walked council through the packet exhibits and attachments that accompany the Planning Commission recommendation. He described Attachment A as the 111-page code amendment document released in September and Attachment B as a six-page planning commission list of recommended modifications since that initial release. Coleman said the package includes a zoning map update to match the future land use map.

Coleman noted the major areas of change: implementing the housing action plan (including state statutory changes such as provisions for accessory dwelling units), state-mandated GMA updates, and completion of previously unfinished 2021 comp plan items. He outlined the procedural schedule: councils first deliberation opportunity is…

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