SEQUIM — A Tacoma-based developer says implementation of building design standards might halt his plans to build a regional shopping center in the eastern part of the city.
Commercial Development LLC, owned by Christopher Kang, in September filed an application to build a regional shopping center with 800,000 square feet of commercial space on 63 acres east of the 1000 block of East Washington Street.
The city Planning Department ruled the application incomplete and gave Kang until Jan. 26 to file a complete document.
Kang, during a telephone interview Thursday, said city design standards for regional shopping centers have caused prospective major tenants to rethink their interest in Sequim.
“It’s a secondary market,” Kang said. “We’re not sure the added costs of these standards make it economically viable.”
Six-month interim standards, based on similar rules in Fort Collins, Colo., were approved Nov. 6 by the City Council.
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