Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments – Section 32 (Chapter 32)
Fraser
Description
A comprehensive rewrite of the city's zoning ordinance and map — the first since 1996 — changing districts on about 10% of parcels. After a 90-minute hearing, the commission tabled it so the planner can document each concern by property.
Impact summary
Existing homes and businesses are grandfathered; the new rules only bite when property is sold or redeveloped.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Fraser / McKenna Associates
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.
Last discussed May 6, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Planning Commission - May 6, 2026
Fraser's first comprehensive zoning rewrite since 1996, tweaked parcel by parcel tonight before heading to City Council with a 6-0 recommendation for approval.
Planning Commission - Apr 1, 2026
A comprehensive rewrite of the city's zoning ordinance and map — the first since 1996 — changing districts on about 10% of parcels. After a 90-minute hearing, the commission tabled it so the planner can document each concern by property.
Related issues (4)
Updated Zoning Ordinance adopted
The city's updated zoning ordinance cleared the Planning Commission with minor edits and heads to an April 1 public hearing, with adoption targeted for the June 11 City Council meeting. Letters will go to residents whose zoning will change.
Warfield Greens Golf Course development question
The Bennett family, owners of the golf course since 1952, is aging and selling to Veris Development, which wants a mixed-use plan. The commission first nearly made it all residential, then voted 7-0 to make the whole parcel Commercial General — avoiding a split zone and keeping the PUD door open. Former Mayor Marilyn Lane warned all-residential would invite tax-exempt nonprofits.
Industrial Park Heavy-to-Light Rezoning
Former Mayor Marilyn Lane and builders testified that downzoning Forsia's 250,000-square-foot crane-equipped building to light industrial would make it obsolete just as aerospace demand grows with Selfridge's expansion. The commission voted 7-0 to keep it as proposed — General Industrial — preserving its competitiveness.
Downtown Fraser vision — CBD with residential flexibility
Commissioners and former Mayor Lane recalled a walkable downtown plan with fountains and bistros that was shelved years ago. To keep that dream alive while protecting owners who want to sell home sites, the commission added single-family homes as a special land use in the downtown district — meaning any house project still needs commission approval.
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