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Council hears first reading of zoning changes to allow gyms, arts schools and animal‑care standards (Ordinance 28‑38)
Summary
Senior planner presented Ordinance 28‑38 to add arts/vocational schools, gyms and certain animal-care uses to specified commercial and light-industrial districts and to adopt standards for animal shelters and daycare/boarding; planning commission recommended approval and the council held a public hearing and first reading.
The council held a public hearing and first reading of Ordinance 28‑38, which would amend Enumclaw’s municipal code to permit arts and vocational schools, gymnasiums, health studios and regulated animal shelter/daycare/boarding uses in designated commercial and light-industrial zoning districts.
Senior planner Winston Larson said the amendments aim to create consistency across zoning districts by making comparable uses permitted in similar districts, and to add definitions and standards (indoor pens/kennels, setbacks from residences, and waste-disposal requirements) to address compatibility concerns when animal-related operations are near residential areas. Larson noted the planning commission reviewed the ordinance and recommended approval following a public hearing on April 23, 2026.
No on-the-record public testimony was recorded during the council’s hearing portion for this item. Larson presented the options (adopt as presented, reject and continue review, or modify and adopt as amended) and recommended the council give the ordinance first reading.
Council accepted the item for first reading; no final adoption occurred at this meeting.
