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Planning commission recommends Sedro‑Woolley code changes on address and street‑name standards
Summary
The Sedro‑Woolley Planning Commission voted to recommend amendments to the municipal code to formalize address and street‑name standards and a related fee schedule. Staff outlined fees for address signs, street‑name petitions and a $250 deposit for sign replacement; the recommendation goes to city council for final action.
The Sedro‑Woolley Planning Commission on March 17 voted to recommend proposed amendments to the Sedro‑Woolley Municipal Code that would add formal address and street‑name standards and establish a related fee schedule, staff said.
Planning staff described only modest changes from the previous draft and presented a proposed master‑fee table that staff said the finance department will implement if council adopts the changes. "We don't have too many changes from the most previous rendition that you guys saw a month ago," a planning staff member said during the commission's presentation. Staff said the city would charge homeowners the actual cost for a standard 12x6 address sign purchased from Skagit County (Skagit County, the sign supplier, charges $30 for a basic sign, staff said). For oversized signs staff proposed a $30 deposit, adjusted once the final cost is known.
On street‑name petitions, staff proposed that petitioners pay the planning department's existing review fee (the department's standard rate, $60 per hour, with a minimum one‑half hour). Staff also proposed a $250 deposit to cover any required replacement of street‑name signage; any unused portion would be refunded or additional costs billed to the petitioner. The staff presentation also noted non‑substantive code edits to reference GPS‑based navigation systems generically rather than naming a specific vendor and to incorporate latitude/longitude for addresses.
After the presentation the commission opened and closed the public hearing (no written or oral comments were received). Planning staff noted that a representative from Xfinity had added the company's contact information to the city's address‑contact list.
A motion to recommend approval of the proposed code amendments to the city council was made, seconded and carried. The commission chair and staff said the master fee schedule itself would be adopted later by separate council resolution handled by the finance department.
Mayor Johnson opened the meeting with brief remarks thanking the commission for its work. "I just wanted to share with the planning commission my heartfelt thanks for the dedication and the service that you have shown the community and the city of Sedro‑Woolley," the mayor said.
Next steps: the recommendation will be forwarded to the Sedro‑Woolley City Council for formal consideration and (if approved) the council would adopt the master fee schedule by separate resolution. The commission recorded the motion as carried at the meeting; the record shows vocal "aye" responses and the commission chair announced the motion passed.
