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Commission considers airport overlay lodging, shoreline restoration and tug-service language
Summary
The commission discussed proposed policy language to allow limited lodging and supportive commercial uses in the Airport Development Zone 3 (kept subordinate to aviation uses), debated a proposed reference to tug/home porting for maritime response, and reviewed shoreline policies including no-net-loss vs. long-term net gain and blue carbon restoration.
Planning staff described a request from the owner/manager of the Sequim Valley Airport to explore allowing limited lodging (small vacation rentals or overnight accommodation), small-scale restaurants and supportive commercial services within Airport Development Zone 3, provided that such uses remain subordinate to aviation operations and do not convert airport land to general commercial use.
Commissioners generally signaled cautious support for exploring the zoning change at a policy level but asked that any follow-up zoning regulations…
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