Council approves DariTech setback variance for new storage building, Lenssen recuses
Summary
Council approved Resolution 25-1117 allowing DNA Properties LLC to replace a storage building at 8540 Benson Road with a reduced north side setback of 10 feet under specified conditions; the motion passed 4-2 with one recusal.
The City Council approved Resolution 25-1117 granting Conditional Use Permit 25-01 for DNA Properties LLC to replace an existing 6,005-square-foot storage building with a new 6,341-square-foot building at 8540 Benson Road. The property is zoned Industrial Business Zone (IBZ) and borders single-family residential (RS-100) properties; Lynden Municipal Code 19.25.060 ordinarily requires a 20-foot side setback adjacent to residential zones, but the CUP allows a reduced 10-foot setback under the conditions listed in the resolution.
The Planning Commission and the Technical Review Committee both recommended approval but proposed different conditions; Council approved the resolution with a recorded vote of 4-2 and Councilor Brent Lenssen recused himself from the matter. The motion as recorded in the minutes notes Councilors Vis and Strengholt opposed; the resolution authorizes the Mayor to sign as part of the council action.
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