Lynnwood Council President Nick Coelho Pushes to Restrict Use of New $2.5M Public Safety Grant Funds
LYNNWOOD — The Lynnwood City Council on Monday appointed a labor leader Charles Burgess to the Public Facilities District board, adopted updated environmental regulations and a decade-long water plan, and held an extensive discussion on public safety funding that included pointed questions from Council President Nick Coelho about placing restrictions on how police should use […]
Lynnwood approves updates to UDC and addresses ongoing budget gap
LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood City Council moved forward with a slate of agenda items, unanimously approving updates to the city’s Unified Development Code, advancing plans for a new Youth Council, and taking key steps to address the city’s ongoing budget gap, during their Business Meeting Monday, March 23. During public comments, residents expressed concerns about funding the new […]
Lynnwood Council discusses housing affordability, business development, and multi-family tax exemption
LYNNWOOD—In Lynnwood City Council’s very first meeting with newly appointed Council member Chelsea Wright, it discussed housing affordability funding, multi-family tax exemption updates, was briefed on the small business development program, and presented a recap on the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) visit to the state capital. Fund 146 Housing Affordability Funding Plan First on […]
No plans for additional parking to Lynnwood light rail following Mariner’s playoff parking surge
LYNNWOOD—In the wake of a Mariner’s playoff-induced parking surge at Lynnwood’s City center light rail station earlier this month, Sound Transit has no plans to add additional parking to the station citing that evening’s abnormal parking volume, Lynnwood’s current zoning codes, and available alternative parking options as the reason. The transportation authority, instead, recommends commuters […]
Lynnwood Council approves retail cannabis within city limits
LYNNWOOD—In a 5-2 vote, the Lynnwood City Council during it Monday, September 22 Business meeting, approve an ordinance permitting retail cannabis businesses in specific zones within city limits. The ordinance establishes regulations for up to four retail cannabis businesses, with priority given to existing title certificate holders issued by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis […]
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 […]
Lynnwood City Council approves pathway to allow cannabis retail sales, final vote September 22
LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council at its Business Meeting on Monday, April 28, approved its intent to allow retail cannabis sales within city limits. The motion, make by Councilman George Hurst and seconded by Council Vice President Josh Binda, to affirmed that retail cannabis sales should be allowed within the City Limits of Lynnwood, was approved […]
Lynnwood to consider allowing retail cannabis sales in the city
LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council heard from Planning Commission staff regarding allowing retail cannabis sales within the city limits, at a Work Session Monday, April 21. As of today, there are no recreational cannabis stores within Lynnwood city limits, despite four licenses (or title-certificates) allocated to the city by the state. All four of these licenses, […]
Public hearing on rezoning to high-density multi-family for HASCO project
LYNNWOOD, Wash., November 14, 2023—Two public hearings were held during the Lynnwood City Council business meeting on November 13 — both in regard to zoning. A third Public Hearing for a proposed $5.5 million property tax levy on Lynnwood residents that was to take place, was rescheduled for next Monday, November 20, the week of […]
Lynnwood temporarily halts applications for substance abuse outpatient clinics
LYNNWOOD, Wash., April 18, 2023—To ensure adequate evaluation of its zoning codes, the Lynnwood City Council, during an emergency Special Business Meeting on Monday, April 17, voted 5-1 to an immediate six-month halt of the acceptance and processing of all applications for substance abuse outpatient clinics within its boundaries. Because the City of Lynnwood Municipal […]
