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Ephrata council adopts state‑mandated co‑living ordinance, approves PowerDMS contract and backs protecting public works trust fund
Summary
The council voted to adopt a co‑living housing ordinance to comply with a state mandate, approved a yearly PowerDMS subscription and related accreditation fees for the police department, and passed a resolution opposing proposed sweeps of the Public Works Assistance Account.
Ephrata City Council on Feb. 3 adopted an ordinance updating municipal code to implement the state co‑living housing standard, approved a contract subscription for PowerDMS to support police accreditation, and passed a resolution urging state leaders not to sweep the Public Works Assistance Account (PWAA).
Planning staff (speaker 8) introduced Ordinance 26‑002 as a local implementation of the state model, saying "Co living housing is essentially lodging or boarding houses," and that the ordinance updates zoning definitions, zoning tables, allowable zones (including mixed residential and the Central Business District), unit density and parking requirements, and adds explicit fire code guidance. Staff said a Determination of Non‑Significance (DNS) was issued, there were no appeals, and the planning…
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