Garey Reasonable Use Exception (RUE)  

Project Status - March 2025

At the applicant's request, the March 19, 2025 public hearing has been continued to a date and time uncertain to allow for proposed project revisions.  Public notice will be provided for City actions subject to noticing requirements, including the continued hearing date when scheduled.

Zoom Recording of March 19, 2025 Public Hearing

Proposal: The applicant is seeking a reasonable use exception (RUE) from critical area regulations to construct a single-family residence and attached garage with a 1,100 square foot footprint on an existing legal lot of record containing a fish-bearing stream, buffer, and associated steep slopes. Access improvements, critical area mitigation, and stormwater facilities are also included in the proposal.

File Number: 2021-RUE-0001

Proponent:  Mark Garey

Permit Type: Reasonable Use Exception (Type I – Quasi-Judicial Decision of the Hearing Examiner, per LFPMC Section 16.26.030)

Location of proposal: Address not yet officially assigned; Parcel # 4022900497
Zoning: RS-9.6, Single-Family Residential, Moderate/High

Lake Forest Park Municipal Code:  The adopted regulations for critical areas in Lake Forest Park are contained in Chapter 16.16, Environmentally Critical Areas, of the Municipal Code.  These critical areas regulations include Section 16.16.250, Reasonable use exception for reasonable economic use.