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R4 Zone Building Height Discussion

R4 Zone Building Height Discussion

The City Council recently enacted a moratorium on the acceptance of development applications in the R4 zone (west of Commercial Ave.) that propose to utilize height bonus provisions in the Anacortes Municipal Code. The pr...

Commercial Avenue Complete Streets Project Public Engagement

The City of Anacortes is continuing with the design of the Commercial Avenue Complete Streets Project located along Commercial Avenue from 11^th Street to 13^th Street. The City’s consultant has assembled a web map to continue with public engageme...

Speakers at the Anacortes Public Library: Japanese American Exclusion during WWII

In March of 1942, 227 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes on Bainbridge Island by the U.S. Army. Starting with this small community, a national strategy began, with more than 120,000 Japanese American men, women, and children forcibl...

Snow & Ice Information

Please see the City's Snow and Ice Information page for more information and resources!

The City of Anacortes is committed to clearing snow from identified routes throughout the city. When weather conditions predict snow, city plows are installed on 3 truc...