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Omak Planning Commission Public Meeting

Press Release

Jan 15, 2020

The Omak Planning Commission will hold a Public Meeting/Workshop at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. The meeting kicks off the City’s semi-annual process to review and update City’s Comprehensive Plan and implementing regulations (e.g. Zoning, Subdivision, etc..). Members of the Commission are hopeful that residents, business owners and others who have questions or issues with the City’s existing land use planning and regulations will come to the meeting and share their concerns or desires.

To date, the Commission, with input from staff and Council, has identified the following items for consideration as they put together a “docket” of amendments for inclusion on the 2020 workplan: nightly rentals; allowing duplexes in single family residential zones; standards (e.g. setbacks, density, etc..) for residential development in commercial zones; and off-street parking standards fore residential uses in the Central Business zoning district.

The intent of the meeting/workshop is to gather input on these as well as other issues that may require amendments to the plan and regulations. The Commission will gather all of the input and make a recommendation to the City Council setting forth the items that should be included on their 2020 docket. Once approved by the Council, the Commission will discuss each item at their monthly meetings and formulate amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning and other codes which will be subject to a public hearing later in the year.

All persons requiring assistance in accessing City Hall or need other assistance are requested to contact City Hall at 826-1170 prior to the hearing. at the Omak City Hall at 2 S. Ash Street