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Enumclaw holds first readings on airport and commercial-use zoning changes; adopts fee schedule resolution
Summary
Council opened hearings and heard staff reports on Ordinances 28-37 (airport zoning setbacks and heights) and 28-38 (expanded commercial/light-industrial uses and standards for animal care); both received planning commission recommendation for approval and staff recommended first readings. Council also approved Resolution 1879 updating fee schedules for parks programs and cemetery pricing.
The Enumclaw City Council on May 26 held public hearings and received staff reports on two zoning amendments and adopted a fee-schedule resolution.
Ordinance No. 28-37 proposes amendments to the Enumclaw Municipal Code to reduce minimum side-yard setbacks in the airport zoning district from 20 feet to 10 feet and to adjust maximum permitted height where the airport zoning district abuts residential property (allowing up to 18 feet, similar to accessory structures). Winston Larson, senior planner, told council these changes align with the 2024 comprehensive plan and noted the Planning Commission recommended approval on April 23, 2026. The mayor opened the hearing at 7:07 p.m.; no members of the public spoke and the hearing was closed.
Ordinance No. 28-38 proposes allowing arts and vocational schools, gyms and fitness centers, health studios, and certain animal care uses in specified commercial and light industrial districts and adds definitions and operational standards for animal shelters and daycare/boarding (including inside pens/kennels, setbacks from residential zones, and waste-disposal requirements). Larson said the amendments address zoning inconsistencies and aim to ensure compatibility with surrounding uses. The Planning Commission recommended approval on April 23, 2026; the city clerk reported no written public correspondence before the hearing. The hearing was opened and closed without public input.
Separately, the council adopted Resolution No. 1879 amending the city fee schedule. Alina Hibbs, Parks and Recreation Director, presented two fee proposals: a more affordable two-day-a-week option for the aquatic center swim team program and multiple adjustments to cemetery pricing, including updated pricing for available alcove niches in the mausoleum. Chris (city staff) explained an automatic 3.1% CPI adjustment to school impact fees that had been implemented on April 1 and reflected in the resolution paperwork. Council moved, seconded and adopted Resolution 1879 by voice vote.
