Remarks by Greg Quetin
65 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 3
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“Thank you, David. Good information, also challenging information.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“I'm hearing the same thing, Casey, and it seems like there's maybe some suggestions. One of my hiccups is just that I think in both the current ordinance and in the suggested changes is this principal residence issue that seems to have come up a lot in public comment and that I have obviously some complicated and maybe confusing thoughts about. And so I don't have like a specific recommendation and I'm kind of comfortable under this. Do not, or sorry, recommend not to adopt. And then we can give some context to that to land use and council to think about.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“Yeah, agreed. Yeah, so I'd take any other points of discussion. Otherwise, we can call the vote on the minute. Go ahead, Aaron.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“Uh, and apologies. I forgot who seconded our motion today. What up this case? You remember?”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“Excellent. All right, then it has been, it's getting late and slow. It has been moved by Aaron and seconded by Samir to recommend do not approve for the home-based businesses ordinance amendments”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“Right not to adopt as proposed. Great Casey for the. Home based business Olympia municipal code amendments all those in favor. I think Raphael raised his, Raphael, do you have a question?”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“Yeah, absolutely. I think we would try to put together a list of suggestions for sure. Okay, so all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed, say nay. Any abstentions? Okay, then I have it, the ayes have it, and we will, the motion passes. I appreciate the discussion on it. I definitely have some notes taken down from that. If there are other specific things that people want, I can draft kind of a list of those that we can send along to land use, and then we can discuss it at a future time, too, to refine it. Anything that people didn't get off their chest that they want to put on there?…”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“Yeah, I think we'll, we'll put something on and I can, I can actually try to summarize what I've heard and see if, if folks agree or want to, want to add some things. Well, I will try. So the.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“Yeah. But I think there's certainly some, the remote work issue, and David brought this up too, that that's probably adding some additional confusion and then focusing on neighborhood impacts rather than some of the kind of behind the scenes business and relational aspects. I know we had, you know, discussion of complexities there. And then the question for me there is like, you know, at what point are you coming up to the business, you know, an actual commercial space? Yeah, I guess a lot of that to me circles around that where we have these aspects like Raphael brought up with military…”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“I would also just, uh, one quick comment. I think the, there's a lot of effort in this, uh, recommendation or the ordinance, um, amendments that, you know, it's just modernizing this ordinance to be in more in line with how it is. And I think, um, most of those recommendations were, weren't controversial and, and, uh, we would want to see that happen kind of, but we don't have on the stickier points. We don't have a strong, um, revision or recommendation. Go ahead, Raphael.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“Yeah, that sounds great. then we will move on to our second business item. 6B is a briefing regarding the preliminary 2027 to 2032 capital facilities plan. Presenting on this topic is associate planner, Casey Shoffler of the community development department. Casey, fastest briefing ever.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“Great. Thank you, Casey. Do folks have questions? Not seeing any questions. Okay. We will wait to hear more from the finance subcommittee and move on quickly to reports. Does anyone have any to report on, meeting, relevant book or article? Go ahead, Daniel.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“Great. Thank you, Daniel. I'll just plug the article I mentioned in the home occupancy, the equitable zoning for home occupations from the APA.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thanks, Casey. Then other topics. We have noted here the finance subcommittee next steps, but I think we, did we cover that to what you need, Casey? We'll do the rest.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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“Great. Sounds good. All right. Then next regular scheduled meeting is September 21st, 2026. And the meeting is adjourned at 9pm. Thank you, everybody.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026