Raphael Garcia
Commissioner, Planning Commission · 10 remarks on the record · Last spoke Aug 17, 2026
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“Gotcha. So essentially, from that perspective to removing that old 500 square foot ceiling already kind of improves flexibility from that sense, I guess, is what you're kind of saying there too.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
“That's kind of where my mindset was drifting to, too, is like if an activity produces almost like no external impact, generally regulation should be lighter there and enable that activity to continue, especially if it's supporting like the…”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
“I guess a refresher on this too, has there been any other focus areas? Because I know a lot of public comments have come from South Capitol.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
“Gotcha. Yeah, because my concern would be an overarching regulatory factor that is limited to focused on one specific area now affecting broader majority Olympia.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
“I wasn't just I was more so talking about a lot of public comments versus actual amendments. Yeah, because I like most of.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
“Yeah, just a quick question. Just to clarify, if we don't recommend, we could still provide comments on areas of focus that need to be really addressed to think about actual amendments, I guess.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
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