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Sequim council extends emergency moratorium on master-plan overlays for six months

Sequim City Council · January 27, 2026
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Summary

After a public hearing, the Sequim City Council voted 6–0 to extend an emergency moratorium on accepting, processing and approving Master Plan overlay applications for an additional six months to allow completion of the city's comprehensive plan and development-regulation update.

Sequim City Council on Jan. 26 voted 6–0 to extend an emergency moratorium on accepting, processing and approving Master Plan overlay applications for six months, giving staff until July 26, 2026, to finish the city's comprehensive plan and development regulations updates.

Carla Bowden, interim director of the Department of Community Economic Development, told the council the current moratorium expires Jan. 28, 2026, and staff recommended a six-month extension to allow completion of the 2025 comprehensive-plan and development-regulations update. Bowden said the extension incorporates prior findings from…

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