Lake Stevens planning commission forwards Phase 1 process‑code changes to council with wording tweaks

Nov 20, 2025

The commission recommended forwarding Phase 1 process‑code amendments—making interim permit‑timelines permanent and removing subjective design language—to the City Council with a requested edit to retain a reference to 'neighborhood character' and additional staff wordsmithing before council review.

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The Lake Stevens Planning Commission recommended that the City Council consider permanent amendments to the city’s process code on Nov. 19, moving language that was adopted under interim ordinance 11‑92 into the permanent code and removing subjective review terms.

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