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Council tells staff to draft updates to decades‑old dock code after wide discussion
Summary
Planning director outlined proposed re‑organization of dock rules into resource protection code, neighborhood‑specific clarifications on side setbacks and protrusion limits, lighting, and clearer exception criteria; council gave consensus to proceed with HOA outreach and draft language.
The Planning Department presented a wide‑ranging review of the city's dock and pier code on Dec. 8, telling council the rules have not been comprehensively updated since 2010 and are inconsistent across neighborhoods. Erica Martin, the Planning Director, recommended moving dock regulations from the residential supplemental standards (Chapter 56) into the resource protection chapter (Chapter 52) so rules would apply uniformly to single‑family, multifamily and commercial waterfront.
Staff presented neighborhood examples—Moorings, Aqualane Shores,…
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