PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County and city officials reached compromises over setbacks and building sizes for an expanded Glen Cove area Tuesday.
Representatives from the two governments hashed out several tentative agreements during a two-hour meeting to govern an expanded 51-acre light-industrial area just outside the city along state Highway 20.
The county wants to rezone the land to promote economic development, and commissioners will make a final decision on the comprehensive plan amendment next month.
Commissioners and a three-member City Council negotiating team agreed to require a 40-foot buffer with no parking between the highway and buildings in the expanded zone.
The city had initially called for a 50-foot buffer with no parking inside.
The county had called for a 30-foot buffer plus a 20-foot parking-only area.
Mayor Kees Kolff said keeping the highway corridor leading to the city visually attractive and forested was a top concern for city residents.
“This is the issue we’ve heard most about from city residents,” Kolff said,
About 200 people turned out in June at a city-sponsored workshop on Glen Cove.
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