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Zillah council unanimously grants variance to undergrounding rule for 817 Second Avenue duplex
Summary
The Zillah City Council approved a variance to Zillah Municipal Code 17.20 for a duplex at 817 Second Avenue, finding the infill project did not warrant full undergrounding. The motion passed unanimously after brief discussion during the April 7 meeting.
The City of Zillah on April 7 approved a variance from the underground utility requirements in Zillah Municipal Code (ZMC) 17.20 for a duplex under construction at 817 Second Avenue. Councilmember Brian Williams moved to grant the variance, and Councilmember Beth Husted seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Council members discussed the developer's request during the study session before formal action at the council meeting. Staff had briefed the council that ZMC 17.20 ordinarily requires new development to install electric, telephone and cable facilities underground, but that the project is an infill redevelopment of a former mobile‑home site. The council's approval relieves the developer of the full undergrounding requirement for this parcel but does not change the municipal code itself.
Ordinance/procedure details and record: the motion recorded in the minutes states that the council voted to "approve a variance from the underground utility requirements in ZMC 17.20 for the duplex at 817 Second Avenue, as the project qualifies as infill development and does not warrant full undergrounding." The minutes record the action as unanimous; the present voting members listed in the minutes are Mayor Scott Carmack and Councilmembers Doug Stewart, Brian Williams, Wes Argo and Beth Husted.
