Cheney council rushes interim zoning ordinance into place

Cheney’s City Council elected to take a time out at its Nov. 10 meeting regarding a potential land use decision.

The council held all three readings and final passage of an ordinance establishing an interim zone and amending the comprehensive plan to address a potential incompatible land use issue at Washington Court. Washington Court is a short dead end street located off Elm Street directly north of Eastern Washington University’s Dressler residence hall.

According to language in the ordinance, the parcels between Washington and North Eleventh streets were designated multi-family residential...