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Council holds public hearings, gives first read to airport and commercial zoning code amendments
Summary
Enumclaw held public hearings and received staff reports on Ordinance 28-37 (airport zoning setbacks and height clarifications) and Ordinance 28-38 (expanded permitted uses including arts, gyms and animal care standards); planning commission recommended approval and no members of the public testified at either hearing.
At its May 26 meeting, the Enumclaw City Council opened public hearings and heard staff reports on two proposed municipal code amendments.
Senior planner Winston Larson described Ordinance 28-37 as a set of airport zoning district amendments intended to reduce minimum side-yard setbacks from 20 feet to 10 feet and to clarify maximum building heights when the airport zoning district abuts residential zones: "reduce the minimum side yard setbacks in the airport zoning district from 20 feet to 10 feet," he said, and noted the change would allow an 18‑foot structure height limit adjacent to residential properties consistent with accessory structure standards. Larson told council the planning commission reviewed the amendment and recommended approval on April 23, 2026.
The council then opened a second hearing on Ordinance 28-38, which staff described as a package to allow additional compatible uses in commercial and light industrial zoning districts — including arts and vocational schools, gyms and fitness centers, and health studios — and to add definitions and operational standards for animal shelters, day care and boarding. Staff explained the proposed animal-care standards would address compatibility near residential areas by including requirements for inside pens/kennels, setbacks from residences and waste disposal protocols.
Both hearings closed with no public testimony. Staff recommended that council give first reading and continue the ordinance process; the planning commission’s recommendation and staff reports were included in the council packet.
