Olympia City Council considers home business code changes

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  Olympia City Council will review proposed changes to the city's Unified Development CodeNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The proposed changes would rename 'home occupations' to 'home based businesses'“The proposed amendments would modify Title 18 (Unified Development Code) of the Olympia Municipal Code. The proposed amendments contain general updates such as changes to the department name, grammar, and changing the name of "home occupations" to "home based businesses".”
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  The proposed changes would update related regulationsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The changes were filed by David GintherNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The changes include grammatical updates“The proposed amendments would modify Title 18 (Unified Development Code) of the Olympia Municipal Code. The proposed amendments contain general updates such as changes to the department name, grammar, and changing the name of "home occupations" to "home based businesses".”
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  The changes address remote work“Other changes address a variety of subjects such as "remote work", mobile mechanics and detailers, removing references to permi”
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  The changes address mobile mechanics“Other changes address a variety of subjects such as "remote work", mobile mechanics and detailers, removing references to permi”
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  The changes address detailersNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Comments are due by July 23, 2026“Comments due: 2026-07-23”
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  The proposal affects all citywide development regulationsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The proposal aims to modernize languageNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The proposal aims to align with current business practicesNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The city's planning department will likely present the changes at a council meetingNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  A final decision on the changes is pendingNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Other Thurston County development projects include a quarry expansion in Tenino“Location: Johnson Creek Rd. SE, Tenino Description: The Applicant is proposing to log and clear 30 acres of approved gravel mine expansion area, per Special Use permit 2020103651.”
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  Other Thurston County development projects include a moratorium release for a Yelm property“Project: Carson/Mellema Release of Moratorium Lead agency: Thurston County Type: DNS Applicant: Kari Carson & Tim Mellema Location: 15146 Vail Rd SE, Yelm Description: The Applicant is requesting a release of a six (6) year development moratorium resulting from a Class II Forest Practice permit issued on February 8, 2021. This release would allow the construction of a single-family residence and a residential accessory structure on the property. The subject property is approximately 10.28 acres in size and is zoned Rural – Residential Resource One Dwelling Unit ”
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  Other Thurston County development projects include a Lacey apartment complexNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The Olympia code amendment is the only project directly affecting city residents' daily livesNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The Olympia code amendment is the only project directly affecting city residents' daily lives through updated business regulationsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.