TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Planning and Community Development
Carol Helland
425-556-2107
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Planning and Community Development
Seraphie Allen
Deputy Director
Planning and Community Development
Jeff Churchill
Long Range Planning Manager
Planning and Community Development
Lauren Alpert
Senior Planner
TITLE:
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Approval of the 2025 Legislative Conformance, Business Improvement, and Fences Zoning Code Amendments
a. Ordinance No. 3261: An Ordinance of the City of Redmond, Washington, Amending Title 21 of the Redmond Municipal Code, known as the Redmond Zoning Code, Addressing 2025 State Legislation, Conducting Miscellaneous Clean-Up, Improving Business Use of Regulations, Clarifying Fence and Retaining Wall Regulations, Providing for Severability, and Establishing an Effective Date
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
Staff recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance (see Attachments A and B) amending the Redmond Zoning Code related to 2025 Legislative Conformance, Business Improvement, and Fences. The recommended ordinance contains the updated language for administrative lot splits shared with the Council on May 19, 2026.
2025 Legislative Conformance
In 2025 the state legislature enacted several new laws affecting local development regulations. This amendment package will result in updates to the Redmond Zoning Code to address new state laws. It will also address several clean-ups related to Redmond 2050. Topics include subdivision regulations, zoning for childcare centers, parking, permitting timelines, building conversions, and miscellaneous corrections.
Business Code Improvements
The City's Economic Development team monitors business interaction with our development regulations. Annually, staff prepared a package of code amendments proposed to improve business use of these regulations. This package includes:
* Ensuring commercial floor area is provided in mixed-use de...
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