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Owners of Mini Tree House propose temporary shipping-container office as step toward retail and housing expansion
Summary
Owners Jana and Dimitri presented plans to use a shipping container, clad or painted to match the building, as temporary office and storage on a gravel lot while they plan a permanent retail expansion with apartments above; staff said accessory-structure code and the Snoqualmie historic overlay will guide design and permitting.
Jana and Dimitri, owners of Mini Tree House, told the planning commission they bought an adjacent building and plan to use part of the rear gravel lot to provide temporary office and storage while they renovate and eventually add retail with residential units above.
At the meeting they described two main options: retain a shipping container and add windows, doors and exterior paint/trim, or build a low-cost framed structure clad to look like a permanent building. "We're looking at January for move ins," one owner said of the renovated front retail space, and they said the container…
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