Proposed Minor Code Changes

The City of Redmond periodically proposes amendments to the Redmond Zoning Code and Redmond Municipal Code as part of regular cleanup. These Amendments include corrections such as:

• References to the Redmond Zoning Code and other regulations
• Scrivener’s errors
• Terminology for consistency with federal, state, and local laws

Actions

Annual amendments to Redmond Zoning and Municipal Codes recently completed for 2020 - 2021 (PR-2020-00836).

• Ordinance 3028 has been enacted within the Redmond Zoning Code.
• The City Council adopted the 2020 Annual Code Cleanup series at their February 16, 2021 business meeting. Notice of Council Legislative Action
• The City Council discussed the 2020 series of the Annual Code Cleanup on January 5, 2021.  Following their discussion of items described in their Issues Matrix, Councilmembers directed staff to schedule the series for their next available consent agenda.  
• Staff transmitted the Planning Commission's report and recommendation to the City Council on December 8, 2020.  During their Committee of the Whole - Planning and Public Works Committee, Councilmembers identified two topics for additional discussion.  Staff will seek additional issues and questions during a staff report at the Council's January 5, 2021 business meeting.
• The Planning Commission completed its review and approved its recommendation to the City Council for adoption of the 2020 Annual Amendments to the Redmond Zoning and Municipal Code.  The Commission made its final recommendation and approved its report at its November 18, 2020 meeting. (October 21, 2020; October 28, 2020; November 18, 2020):
  • Planning Commission's recommended amendmentsincluding one removal and reassignment of a proposed amendment
    • At its October 21, 2020 study session, the Planning Commission agreed to removing the proposed amendment that provided a definition to the term "Parsonage".  They also recommended that the amendment be included in the 2020-2021 Redmond Zoning Code Rewrite scope of work, allowing for additional consideration of the terminology and associated narrative.  Additional information will be provided under separate cover regarding the Redmond Zoning Code Rewrite.  Questions may be forward to Kimberly Dietz, Senior Planner.
    • Planning Commission's Issues Matrix from its October 21 and 28, 2020 meetings
• Technical Committee Recommendations to the Planning Commission (report, October 7, 2020)
  • Recommended amendments - minor series (October 7, 2020)
  • Recommended amendments - transportation series (October 7, 2020)
  • Attachments to series
    • Source control code current and proposed
    • Sign code current and proposed
    • PCI under 50 with arterial costs - for additional information
    • Terminology from sensitive to critical areas current and proposed
    • Terminology to Area Median Income including current and proposed
    • Marymoor subarea street requirements including current with proposed
• Preliminary briefing to Redmond Planning Commission(September 23, 2020)
  • Slide presentation
• Preliminary draft amendments - minor series (September 8, 2020)
• Preliminary draft amendments - transportation series (September 8, 2020)
• Attachments to series
  • Source control code current and proposed
  • Sign code current and proposed
  • PCI under 50 with arterial costs - for additional information
  • Terminology from sensitive to critical areas current and proposed
  • Terminology to Area Median Income
  • Marymoor subarea street requirements proposed
• Notice - State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)

Become a Party of Record

Submit your contact information including your name, business name, address, phone, and email to the staff contact.  You will receive updates regarding current and future minor amendments to Redmond’s code. (RZC 21.78 Definitions - Party of Record)

 Opens a New Window. 

Recent Actions

• 2020-2021 annual minor, non-substantive amendments were made to the Redmond Zoning Code, with City Council's February 16, 2021 adoption. Material currently available via the City Council's agenda package while the ordinances are undergoing final processing and publication..
• Phase II of minor, non-substantive amendments was completed in November 2019 (Ord. 2978 (PDF))
  • The City Council adopted the recommended amendments to the Redmond Zoning Code on November 19, 2019.  Refer to the Meeting Information Center for meeting video and minutes.  The City Council’s amendment packet and the Planning Commission’s report provide a comprehensive record of the amendment process.
• Phase I of minor, non-substantive amendments was completed in April 2019 (Ord. 2958, 2959, 2960, and 2961 (PDFs) Opens a New Window. ).