Kenmore Sound

Development · Decision confirmed · Sep 8, 2026

Kenmore issues decision on code amendments for binding site plans, common interest communities, and permit deadlines

The City issued a 9/8/2026 decision on PRJ26-0056, amendments to binding site plan rules, common interest community treatment, and permit time limits, with a comment and appeal deadline of 9/22/2026 at 4:30 P.M. 1

What the records say

Kenmore has issued a decision on PRJ26-0056, a package of code amendments for consistency with State law for binding site plans, common interest communities, and permit deadlines. 1 The notice says the amendments clarify that commercially zoned property includes property zoned for multifamily residential uses when applied to binding site plans, and that the City cannot prohibit or impose requirements on common interest communities that it would not impose on a physically identical development under a different form of ownership. 1 The amendments also reduce permit timeframes to be consistent with state law. 1

  • Date of Decision and Date of Publication were both 9/8/2026. 1
  • Comment & Appeal Deadline is 9/22/2026 at 4:30 P.M. 1
  • The amendments clarify that commercially zoned property includes property zoned for multifamily residential uses when applied to BSPs. 1
  • The amendments state the City cannot prohibit or impose requirements on CICs that it would not impose on a physically identical development under a different form of ownership. 1
  • The amendments reduce permit timeframes to be consistent with state law. 1
  • Project documents listed are a SEPA Determination of Nonsignificance and a SEPA Checklist with attachments. 1

Why it matters

The decision concerns local rules for binding site plans, common interest communities, and permit processing. 1 The notice states the amendments clarify multifamily-zoned property treatment for binding site plans and require parity for common interest communities compared with physically identical developments under a different ownership form. 1 Analysis: Those changes could affect how development applications are reviewed in Kenmore, but the notice does not quantify local project impacts.

What changed / what's next

  • The notice describes amendments to Chapter 17.30 – Binding Site Plans and Section 19.25.100 – Time Limitations of the Kenmore Municipal Code for consistency with State law for BSPs, CICs, and permit deadlines. 1
  • The comment and appeal deadline is 9/22/2026 at 4:30 P.M.; the decision was published 9/8/2026. 1
  • The notice lists SEPA documents but does not include the full ordinance text or state whether an appeal has been filed. 1