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Okanogan County adopts zoning code changes that codify water-availability rules and narrow scope of other revisions
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved ordinance 2024-5 to formalize how applicants must show legal water availability for building permits, added clearer definitions for several special uses and removed proposed ridgetop/dark-skies misdemeanors; commissioners also passed a resolution committing to revisit additional code topics and planning tasks.
The Okanogan County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday adopted ordinance 2024-5, a revision to county zoning code Chapter 17 that principally codifies the county’s approach to verifying legal water availability for development and clarifies definitions for certain special uses.
The adopted ordinance, introduced at a public hearing and presented by county planning staff, ties local permitting practices to state law and court precedent on water availability. Pete Palmer, director of planning, told the board the changes were intended to “codify on things that we already do” and to make the rules clearer for applicants and staff. The ordinance adds and sharpens definitions for several special uses, including energy facilities, parking…
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