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Council holds first readings and closes public hearings on two zoning amendments (airport district and expanded commercial uses)
Summary
The council opened and closed public hearings and heard staff reports for Ordinance 28-37 (airport zoning district setback and height amendments) and Ordinance 28-38 (expanded commercial/light industrial uses and new standards for animal shelters/daycare/boarding); both items received planning commission recommendations and were set for first reading with no public testimony at the hearing.
The Enumclaw City Council held two public hearings May 26 and received staff reports and planning commission recommendations for two zoning code amendments.
Ordinance No. 28-37 would amend the airport zoning district by reducing minimum side‑yard setbacks from 20 feet to 10 feet and adjust a footnote to allow certain structures up to 18 feet where the airport zoning district abuts residential zoning. Senior planner Winston Larson said the change would align accessory‑structure heights and make the airport a conforming use; the planning commission recommended approval at its April 23 meeting. The council opened the hearing, accepted written communications (an email from Beck Sessa was included in the packet) and closed the hearing after no public testimony.
Ordinance No. 28-38 proposes permitting arts and vocational schools, gyms, health studios and similar uses in certain commercial and light industrial districts and adds definitions and standards for animal shelters, daycare and boarding (including inside pens, residential setbacks and waste disposal requirements). Larson said the planning commission reviewed the proposals and recommended approval; the hearing was opened and then closed with no public speakers.
Why it matters: Both ordinances update development standards to provide clarity and compatibility for evolving uses near the airport and in commercial/light industrial districts; they proceed as first readings with options for council to adopt as presented, modify or reject after further review.
