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City holds first readings on airport and commercial zoning amendments; staff recommends approval
Summary
At its May 26 meeting, the Enumclaw City Council held public hearings and first readings for Ordinance 28-37 (airport zoning setbacks and height clarifications) and Ordinance 28-38 (expanded allowed uses and animal care standards); staff and the planning commission recommended approval and council gave first readings.
The Enumclaw City Council opened public hearings May 26 and heard staff presentations on two zoning-related ordinances that would change development standards and allowable uses in commercial and airport-adjacent districts.
Senior Planner Winston Larson told the council that Ordinance 28-37 would amend the Enumclaw municipal code to reduce minimum side-yard setbacks in the airport zoning district from 20 feet to 10 feet and to amend the maximum permitted building height for structures when the airport zoning district abuts residential districts (allowing accessory structures up to 18 feet where appropriate). Larson said the changes implement aspects of the city’s 2024 comprehensive plan and that the Planning Commission recommended approval on April 23, 2026.
On Ordinance 28-38, Planner Larson summarized proposed code amendments to allow arts and vocational schools, gyms and fitness centers, health studios, and animal shelters (including daycare and boarding) in certain commercial and light-industrial zones; the ordinance would add definitions for animal shelters, daycare and boarding and establish standards for inside pens/kennels, residential setbacks and waste disposal to address compatibility with adjacent neighborhoods.
Staff recommended closing the hearings and giving both ordinances first reading; council opened the floor to public comment and, with no on-the-record speakers during these hearings, closed the hearings and proceeded with first reading. The ordinances remain at first-reading status and council may consider modifications or adoption at future meetings.
