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Jun 17, 2026

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Commission recommends nonconforming code update

Published Jun 17, 2026

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Jun 2, 2026

Commission recommends nonconforming code update

The Planning Commission approved the May 5, 2026 minutes and unanimously recommended Option 2 of the Chapter 18.54 Nonconforming Code Update to the City Council. Staff provided updates on Live/Work and Daycare text amendments (per HB 5509) and a zoning text amendment to allow light industrial uses in the C-AG Auburn Gateway zone. Staff also reported on local development items including recent certificates of occupancy, a King County sewer project, a new Cascade Middle School replacement, opening of VRFA Station 36, and a forthcoming environmental impact statement for Stuck River Drive/Rainier Vista.

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Briefing

May 5, 2026

Auburn Planning Commission (May 5, 2026): Recommends Citywide and Downtown design updates and density bonus code change

Vice Chair William Stewart opened the May 5, 2026 meeting. Commissioners (Stewart, Berry, Walters, Hiller, Vanderpol) and staff heard presentations on OPMA/parliamentary procedure, Citywide Design Standards, Downtown Design Standards, a Density Bonus for Existing Buildings code update, and a Nonconforming Code update. The Commission unanimously recommended three code updates to City Council, approved prior minutes, and scheduled a public hearing on the Nonconforming Code Update for June 2, 2026. All public hearings at this meeting had no public testimony.

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Briefing

Apr 7, 2026

Auburn Planning Commission (April 7, 2026) recommends Critical Areas and BESS code updates; BESS recommendation passed 3-2

The Commission unanimously approved March 3 minutes, recommended updates to the Critical Areas Ordinance (5-0), and recommended updates to the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Code to City Council after a split vote (3-2). Two design-standard items were removed from the agenda and a fact-finding committee on BESS safety was added to the next meeting agenda.

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Briefing

Mar 3, 2026

Planning Commission reviews Critical Areas and design updates; BESS item rescheduled

At the March 3, 2026 Auburn Planning Commission meeting, commissioners approved the February 3 minutes, removed and rescheduled the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) agenda item, and received staff presentations on the Critical Areas Ordinance (stream regulations), Downtown Design Standards, and Citywide Design Standards. No members of the public spoke. The BESS item was rescheduled to the April 7, 2026 meeting.

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