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Planning staff returns Redmond 2050 code items to council: EV readiness, carbon tracking and new name for small amenity spaces
Summary
Planning staff asked council to send electric‑vehicle readiness standards to the Planning Commission for inclusion in the 2025 code package, described feasible limits for embodied‑carbon tracking (steel, concrete, insulation), and proposed renaming small private amenity open spaces to avoid confusion with park‑like POPS.
Planning Director Carol Helland and planner Jeff Churchill updated council on three outstanding Redmond 2050 code items and sought direction to proceed to adoption in November.
On electric vehicle infrastructure, staff recommended folding potential local standards into the Planning Commission’s 2025 green building and code package so the commission can hold hearings and return recommendations in early 2025. Staff noted the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Vision 2050…
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