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Lynden council adopts code changes to align with state housing laws and periodic comprehensive plan update
Summary
Council enacted ORD-26-1732 to update Chapters 17–19 of the Lynden Municipal Code to comply with 2025 state legislation and the city's Periodic Update; changes include residential-use clarifications and rules on RV storage and take effect five days after publication.
The Lynden City Council unanimously approved ORD-26-1732, a set of amendments to the city's development regulations in LMC Chapters 17, 18 and 19 designed to implement provisions from Washington state housing legislation and the 2025 Periodic Update to the Comprehensive Plan. Mayor Scott Korthuis opened and closed the public hearing on the ordinance with no public comments; Councilor Brent Lenssen moved adoption and Councilor Lee Beld seconded; the motion passed 6-0.
City staff and the Planning Commission reviewed the proposed text changes; the Planning Commission recommended approval with clarifying edits, which were incorporated into the ordinance. The Department of Commerce reviewed the update and on June 9 concluded its comment period without requesting changes. The ordinance text notes that certain residential property use restrictions (including RV storage rules) were revised to better match the city's code enforcement capacity. ORD-26-1732 becomes effective five days after publication per the adopted motion.
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