Commission sends comp plan to council

’s June 12 meeting, during which concerns were raised about being able to address residents’ complaints surrounding problems with parking on city streets, especially around Eastern Washington University, and the over abundance of multifamily complexes being built. Since changes to the comp plan are only allowed periodically, commissioners worried they wouldn’t be able to address these concerns until the next cycle.

City senior planner Brett Lucas told the commission and the council during the workshop that parking issues can be addressed via the zoning code. Parking near EWU could be solved th...