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Bonney Lake council and planning commission prioritize homeowner‑impact code updates, defer others
Summary
At a joint meeting, Bonney Lake staff told council and the Planning Commission the proposed 2025–26 work plan exceeds available staff hours; councilmembers prioritized code changes that directly affect homeowners (residential sprinkler rules, bulkhead repair, code enforcement clarity) and agreed to send a refined package to the next council meeting.
Bonney Lake city staff told a joint meeting of the City Council and Planning Commission on March 3 that the list of proposed code and policy updates would require roughly 620 staff hours but the city has about 425 available, placing the city $195 in staff‑hour shortfall without consultant help.
"We're estimating it'll take us about 620 staff hours. We have an estimate of about 425 staff hours that we could dedicate," said Jason Sullivan, the city's director who presented the packet. He said staff recommended adding roughly 175 consultant hours to close the gap and asked the council and commission to identify priorities.
The packet included deferred items (administrative lot splits and unit lot…
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