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Council sets Feb. 10 hearing to align East Sound Village commercial densities with comp plan
Summary
Planner Colin Maycock presented a code amendment to change East Sound Village commercial minimum density from 4 to 12 units per acre (max 40) to align with the comprehensive plan; council set a public hearing for Feb. 10 and the motion carried.
San Juan County Planner Colin Maycock briefed the council on Jan. 20 about a proposed ordinance to amend San Juan County Code chapter 18.3, article 8 to align East Sound Village Commercial densities with the recent comprehensive-plan map update.
"The proposal here is to change densities in East Sound Village Commercial and East Sound Village Commercial Limited — the comprehensive plan update changed the densities on the map, which created an inconsistency with the densities that are in the San Juan County code," Maycock said. Under the draft code language, minimum density for the village commercial designation would change from 4 units per acre to 12 units per acre, with a maximum of 40 units per acre; Maycock clarified the amendment is a site‑planning standard, not a mandate to build 12 units on every parcel.
Planning Commission and EPRC recommended approval, and the council moved, seconded and set a public hearing for Feb. 10, 2026 at 9:15 a.m. Chair Paulson and council members described the amendment as an alignment between the code and the comprehensive plan and asked no substantive questions.
Next steps: public hearing on Feb. 10, 2026, followed by testimony and a final decision by the council.
