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Council approves special-use permit for four RV spaces at Elks Lodge

Washington City Council · August 17, 2026

Summary

Council approved a special-use permit to regularize four RV parking spaces at the Elks Lodge, 1459 West Fifth St., after staff said the spaces were already installed and the prior 2021 permit was not extended. Staff recommended approval as a cleanup to bring the use into compliance.

Staff told the council that the Elks Lodge at 1459 West Fifth Street had previously been granted a special-use permit for RV parking in February 2021 but did not request an extension in 2022. Aerial imagery showed four RV spaces installed by April 2024; staff recommended approving a new special-use permit to bring the property into compliance because no outstanding criteria were violated and neighboring property owners raised no substantive objections.

Council members discussed the paperwork lapse and whether the approval was essentially a cleanup of an already operating use; staff confirmed the permit makes the use conforming and that no further recurring permit renewal is required. The council voted to approve the special-use permit (ordinance 3D on second reading).

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