SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley council reversed an earlier downzoning decision, retaining RS7200 zoning on Edgecliff Drive after a divisive debate over housing affordability, environmental protection, and outgoing members’ final votes.
Chris Carlson
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley’s council preliminarily approved downzoning Edgecliff Drive parcels to larger single-family lots to protect a vulnerable bluff, despite staff’s affordability concerns; the contentious decision awaits a final Dec. 15 vote.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley enacted a six-month moratorium on most new development to implement a 15% inclusionary housing program, exempting 100% affordable projects while postponing broader “missing middle” housing changes.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The Langley City Council split over Edgecliff Drive downzoning meant to protect a bluff and limit density, questioning its science and housing impacts, and ultimately postponed the decision.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley City Council voted no on a zoning change that would limit available commercial area.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The council is considering a zoning change that could decrease the amount of commercial area.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The city of Langley has a new mayor pro tempore.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Camping with a permit, allowing a brewery on the fairgrounds and regulating generator noise were among the proposed code changes discussed by the Langley City Council this week.