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Kirkland Council adopts design-review code changes to meet state requirements
Kirkland City Council · January 20, 2026
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Summary
Council approved Ordinance 49-22 to convert many design guidelines into clearer, objective regulations and to create a streamlined administrative review while expanding public noticing; roll-call vote passed 6-0.
The City Council voted to adopt amendments to Chapter 92 and related design guidelines (Ordinance 49-22) to implement state law changes requiring clearer and more objective design standards and to limit design-review public meetings. Senior planner Tony Levitt told Council the ordinance converts…
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