Lynnwood City Council adopts new Unified Development Code, boosts density, rejects fire sprinkler mandate

LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council at its Business Meeting on June 23, unanimously adopted its Unified Development Code (UDC), which updated and consolidated building development, regulations, and boosts density but excludes a fire sprinkler mandate due to housing affordability concerns. The council also adopted the City Center + Alderwood Subarea Plan, updated the City’s Emergency Operations […]
Snohomish County Leaders and Builders Unite to Tackle Housing Crisis

MUKILTEO—Dozens of elected officials hobnobbed with developers, architects, remodelers, suppliers, manufacturers, and sales and marketing professionals at Snohomish County Elected Officials Reception, hosted by the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) on Tuesday, June 17, at Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. MBAKS is a longstanding organization—established in 1909—that represents builders who are […]
Oral arguments on Harbor Grove Subdivision presented to Hearing Examiner

MUKILTEO—Phil Albrecht, the City of Mukilteo’s Hearing Examiner, heard public and stakeholder testimonies concerning a recent appeal on the Harbor Grove Subdivision development proposal during a public hearing Thursday, December 5. Harbor Grove is a proposed development of a seven-lot subdivision on 2.43 acres of land with associated grading, drainage improvements, landscaping, and street frontage […]
Mukilteo residents won plea to halt rezone of high-density development

MUKILTEO—Approximately 100 Mukilteans came out in full force at Monday’s council meeting and won their plea to halt a proposed rezone of the Harbour Pointe Tech Center property from “industrial” to “multi-family” for a 200-unit high-density housing development. “I would like to make a motion to direct staff to update the land use designation zoning […]
Former Mukilteo Council president urges tabling controversial rezone vote

MUKILTEO—Former Mukilteo City Council President Bob Champion sent an email to the Mukilteo City Council on Tuesday, October 1, urging them to “table” the upcoming controversial October 7 vote to rezone the Harbour Pointe Tech Center property from business to multifamily residential to make way for a proposed 200-unit high-density housing complex. In that email, […]
Mukilteo residents in mass testify against Harbour Pointe Tech rezone

MUKILTEO—Over one hundred residents attended Mukilteo City Council’s Regular Meeting on Monday, September 16, to voice their opposition to the rezoning the Harbour Pointe Tech Center property to a 200-unit multifamily residential project. The voting action by the city council was postponed to October 7, 2024, given a mishap by the city in sending out […]
Councilmembers and public discuss 2024 Comprehensive Plan updates

SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The Snohomish County Council discussed updates its 2024 Growth Management Act Comprehensive Plan during its Public Hearing on Monday, August 19. By state law the council is required to wait a total of seven days after a Final Environmental Impact Statement is finalized to act or vote on the 2024 Comprehensive Plan update. The […]
County to hold 2024 Comprehensive Plan public hearing on Aug 19

EVERETT—The Snohomish County Council public hearing for its 2024 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled to begin 6 p.m., Monday, August 19 in the Council Chambers (8th Floor) of the Robert J. Drewel Administrative Building, located at 3000 Rockefeller Avenue in Everett. County staff sent the County Council eight ordinances relating the Planning Commission and County Executive […]
Mixed Use Corridor (MUC) Zone being proposed for Snohomish County

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., August 20, 2023—As part of the 2024 Snohomish County Comprehensive Plan Update, a Mixed Use Corridor (MUC) Zone is being proposed to be added to the Draft Urban Core Subarea Element. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback to Matthew Siddons at matthew.siddons@snoco.org of the Snohomish County Planning and Development […]
Marysville Comprehensive Plan open house on June 20

MARYSVILLE, Wash., June 4, 2023—Marysville residents, business owners and other community members are invited to share their priorities, ideas and concerns as the city prepares to update its Comprehensive Plan. An open house is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, at the Marysville Civic Center, 501 Delta Ave. The Comprehensive Plan […]