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Council holds first readings of two zoning amendments affecting Enumclaw airport and commercial districts
Summary
Senior planner presented first readings for Ordinance 2837 (airport zoning setbacks) and Ordinance 2838 (expanded uses including fitness centers and animal care standards); both were set for first reading after Planning Commission recommendations to approve.
Enumclaw’s City Council on May 26 opened public hearings and gave first readings to two zoning amendments brought forward by the Planning Commission and city staff.
Senior planner Winston Larson summarized Ordinance 2837 as a set of amendments to the Enumclaw municipal code that would reduce minimum side‑yard setbacks in the airport zoning district from 20 feet to 10 feet and to allow accessory‑structure‑scale building heights up to 18 feet where the airport district abuts residential zones. Larson said the amendments are intended to make development standards clearer and more compatible with aviation operations and surrounding uses.
Larson also presented Ordinance 2838, which would expand permitted uses in some commercial and light industrial districts to include arts and vocational schools, gyms and fitness centers, health studios and—importantly—establish definitions and new operating standards for animal shelters and animal daycare/boarding (including requirements for inside pens/kennels, residential setbacks and waste disposal). The Planning Commission previously recommended approval of both amendments; staff recommended that council give first reading and close the hearings. No members of the public offered testimony during either hearing, and the mayor closed both hearings after the staff presentations.
Council did not take final action; both measures advanced on first reading and will return for further consideration consistent with the city’s ordinance adoption process.
