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Council holds first readings on airport zoning and commercial-use amendments
Summary
At its May 26 meeting the Enumclaw City Council held first readings on ordinance 28-37 (airport zoning setbacks and heights) and ordinance 28-38 (allowing arts, gyms and new animal-shelter standards); staff said the planning commission recommended approval and council took no final vote.
The Enumclaw City Council opened public hearings May 26 and gave first readings to two proposed zoning amendments aimed at clarifying development standards and expanded commercial uses.
Winston Larson, the city's senior planner, told the council that ordinance 28-37 would reduce the airport zoning district's minimum side-yard setback from 20 feet to 10 feet and would allow a maximum structure height of 18 feet where the airport district abuts residential property. "The proposed amendments contribute to the implementation of our 2024 comprehensive plan by offering clearer and more adaptable development standards within the airport zoning district," Larson said.
Larson also presented ordinance 28-38, which would add permitted uses — such as arts and vocational schools, gyms and health studios — in specified commercial and light-industrial zones and create definitions and operational standards for animal shelters, daycare and boarding. He said the proposal includes new requirements for inside pens and kennels, setbacks from residential zoning and waste-disposal standards intended to improve compatibility with nearby homes.
Both items were reviewed by the planning commission, which on April 23 recommended approval of the proposed amendments. Larson told council the amendments were included on the work plan earlier this year and staff provided findings and conclusions supporting consistency with code and the comprehensive plan.
No members of the public spoke during either hearing; the mayor closed both hearings after staff presentations. Council did not adopt either ordinance at the meeting and treated both as first readings; Larson and staff remain available to answer follow-up questions and to process any modifications before further council action.
The public hearings and first readings mark the start of the council's formal consideration of the code changes; additional review, possible amendments and subsequent readings could follow before any final vote.
