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Planning commission recommends R2 rezoning east of Lone Spur to complete frontage road, approves despite fire-suppression concerns
Summary
The King County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend rezoning 160 acres east of Lone Spur from agricultural to Residential-2 to allow family housing and complete a missing segment of a county frontage road; commissioners discussed drainage, turn-lane access and regional fire-protection gaps before approving the move 4–0 with one abstention.
The King County Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 9 recommended that the county commission approve a zone change for 160 acres east of the Lone Spur subdivision, moving the parcel from agricultural to Residential‑2 (R2) to allow new housing and to complete a missing segment of a county frontage road.
Tom, representing the applicant Iron Rock Group, told the commission the rezoning would let family members retire nearby and would “allow us to connect to Frontage Road … and so as part of this project … to connect Boulder Bluff” and fill the last segment linking local neighborhoods. Shannon, the planning staff member, noted R2’s density and septic implications and reminded commissioners that R2…
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