SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE OF ENACTMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on February 4, 2026, the Snohomish County Council adopted Amended Ordinance No. 25-077, which shall be effective March 5, 2026. This notice complies with RCW 36.70A.290. A summary of the amended ordinance is as follows: AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 25-077 RELATING TO GROWTH MANAGEMENT; DEFINING RELIGOUS FACILITIES; AMENDING SNOHOMISH COUNTY CODE (SCC) CHAPTERS 30.22, 30.23, 30.26, 30.27, 30.28, 30.31F, 30.32B, 30.32E, 30.67, 30.91C, AND 30.91E; REPEALING SCC 30.91C.085; AND ADDING A NEW SECTION TO CHAPTER 30.91R SCC. Sections 1 – 3. Adopts recitals, findings of fact, and conclusions, and states that the County Council bases its findings and conclusions on the entire record of the County Council and that any finding that should be a conclusion and any conclusion that should be a finding is adopted as such. Section 4. Amends SCC 30.22.100 to remove “church” as a listed use from the Urban Zone Categories Use Matrix and add “religious facility” as a new use. Section 5. Amends SCC 30.22.110 SCC to remove “church” as a listed use from the Rural and Resource Zone Categories Use Matrix and add “religious facility” as a new use. Section 6. Amends SCC 30.22.120 SCC to remove “church" as a listed use from the Other Zone Categories Use Matrix and add “religious facility” as a new use. Section 7. Amends SCC 30.22.130 to replace “church” with “religious facility”. Section 8. Amends SCC 30.23.050 to replace “church” with “religious facility”. Section 9. Amends SCC 30.23.110 to replace “church” with “religious facility”. Section 10. Amends SCC 30.26.030 to remove “church as a listed use from Table 30.26.030(1) (Number of Parking Spaces Required) and to add “religious facility” as a new use. Section 11. Amends SCC 30.26.050 to replace “church” with “religious facility”. Section 12. Amends SCC 30.27.060 to replace “church” with “religious facility”. Section 13. Amends SCC 30.28.015 to replace “church” with “religious facility”. Section 14. Amends SCC 30.28.086 to replace “church” with “religious facility”. Section 15. Amends SCC 30.31F.110 to replace “church” with “religious facility”. Section 16. Amends SCC 30.32B.100 to replace “church” with “religious facility”. Section 17. Amends SCC 30.32E.070 to replace “church” with “religious facility”. Section 18. Amends SCC 30.67.555 to replace “church” with “religious facility”. Section 19. Repeals SCC 30.91C.085 SCC, which defined church. Section 20. Amends SCC 30.91C.198 to replace “church” with “religious facility”.. Section 21. Amends SCC 30.91E.086 to replace “church” with “religious facility”. Section 22. Creates a new definition in Chapter 30.91R of the SCC defining the term “religious facility” as “a building, along with accessory buildings such as storage, kitchens, classrooms, or housing for clergy, religious officials, or others necessary to the function of the religious facility. This includes churches, synagogues, temples, mosques, and reading rooms or other places for religious worship and religious activity. This definition does not include facilities for training of religious orders, denominations, or sects.” Section 23. Provides a standard severability and savings clause. State Environmental Policy Act: Requirements with respect to this non-project action have been satisfied through the completion of an environmental checklist and issuance of a determination of non-significance on June 30, 2025. Copies of all applicable SEPA documents are available at the office of the County Council. Where to Get Copies of the Proposed Ordinance: Copies of the full ordinance and other documentation are available upon request by calling the County Council Office at (425) 388-3494, 1-(800) 562-4367x3494, TDD (425) 388-3700 or by e-mailing contact.council@snoco.org. Website Access: This ordinance and other documents can be accessed through the Council websites at: https://snohomish.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx or http://www.snohomishcountywa.gov/2134/County-Hearings-Calendar. DATED this 24th day of February 2026. SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL Snohomish County, Washington /s/Lisa Hickey Asst. Clerk of the Council 107010 Published: March 4, 2026. EDH1027329

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