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Burien limits adult entertainment in annexed North Highline
The Burien City Council has voted in zoning regulations that will limit adult entertainment in the Burien annexed portion of North Highline.
The council voted unanimously approved the zoning code for the part of North Highline that will become a part of Burien. Councilman Gordon Shaw was absent,
New zoning code will restrict adult entertainment to between Southwest 112th Street and Southwest 116th Street along either side of 16th Avenue Southwest.
The zoning codes will become effective April 1 when Burien annexes the southern portion of North Highline.
Originally adult entertainment was allowed under the King County CB-Special District Overlay Zone. The City of Burien tried to conform the current King County Zoning into its own code.
The King County CB-Special District Overlay designated a commercial and industrial area and was put into effect by the county to accommodate and encourage growth
The council expressed concern about zoning allowing adult entertainment, agreeing to the compromise of keeping it contained to a small area along 16th Avenue.
With the upcoming meetings for the Port of Seattle's Part 150 Study on airport noise, Councilwoman Kathy Keene said wants to make sure the new residents from North Highline are involved in the discussions. Keene asked that city staffers look at holding meetings to make sure the future Burien residents have their opinions heard. The rest of the council echoed her sentiments.
Keene said she doesn't think anyone has ever asked the North Highline residents what they want and she wants to make sure they are a part of the discussion, even if they are not officially a part of Burien yet.
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Newly annexed area mostly indifferent
It's nice that the Burien city council wants to know what we, the future citizens of Burien, want but sadly only about 39% of us registered to vote did so. Apparently the majority in this area don't really care. It still stuns me that for something so incredibly important, less than half of those registered to vote even bothered.
Burien became a city while I was living elsewhere in the Puget Sound region, but I was glad when it finally did so and was happy to vote Yes to annexation. I remember when I lived in BP before that there was talk about incorporating all of the Highline area, how it would be one of the largest cities, in area, in Washington. I wish that had come to fruition, but Burien has always been an entity unto itself, as has little Boulevard Park, and I'm glad the majority of BP will now be joining with Burien. Like the city manager said, it'll be like welcoming back part of the neighborhood and that's how I feel too.
I'm personally pleased the council is already anticipating what we'll want, in this and the potential of Puget Sound park at S. 128th and 1st S. (and other issues as well).
Helen in Boulevard Park
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