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Enumclaw council approves Boise Creek Cove plat, adopts Safe Streets plan and passes gas right-of-entry ordinance
Summary
The council approved Ordinance 2835 (right-of-entry for natural-gas inspections), Resolution 1869 accepting the Boise Creek Cove 18-lot final plat, and Resolution 1870 adopting a local road safety plan; council also discussed YMCA youth-center lease and authorized up to $25,000 for consultant work to update Title 15.
At its March 9 meeting the Enumclaw City Council adopted several routine but consequential items, approving a municipal ordinance and two resolutions and authorizing consultant funds for code updates.
On a second reading the council passed Ordinance 2835, an amendment to the Enumclaw Municipal Code to authorize city employee access to buildings where natural gas is supplied and to provide remedies if inspection is denied. Staff recommended approval and the council voted to adopt the ordinance on the record.
The council also accepted the final plat for Boise Creek Cove (Resolution 1869). Planning Director Chris Besany told the council the project comprises a single parcel of just under 10 acres and will create 18 residential lots, with required infrastructure, stormwater detention and bonds posted; the hearing examiner recommended approval subject to conditions and staff confirmed those conditions had been satisfied.
Council adopted Resolution 1870, the local road safety plan (Safe Streets), by voice vote. City staff and the plan identify nine priority areas and a suite of countermeasures (spot intersection work, LED lighting, striping, rumble strips, pedestrian improvements). Staff said the nine areas total about $21,000,000 in identified needs; the plan does not appropriate that money but enables the city to pursue grants and loans.
On other action the council amended the 2026 Planning Commission and Community Development work plan (removing a review of building-height rules for the R-4 and HCB zones) and authorized administration to hire an outside contractor or consultant for Title 15 amendments not to exceed $25,000.
New business: Mayor Anthony Wright said the YMCA posted that the local youth center is effectively closed to general programming and is operating only counseling and youth housing services while it pursues grants and donations. The city will meet with the local YMCA manager to discuss amending the lease and will return to council; staff warned that the item may affect 2027 budget discussions.
Votes at a glance: the ordinance and both resolutions passed by voice vote at the March 9 meeting; the work-plan amendment and the consultant authorization were approved by motion and voice vote.
