Public Hearing on Jain Society (SPR-25-4/CUP-25-1)

The City of Duvall held a quasi-judicial public hearing on September 21, 2026 (the meeting metadata lists September 22 UTC) for the Jain Society of Seattle’s site plan review (SPR-25-4) and conditional use permit (CUP-25-1) for a proposed religious and community center. Planning staff recommended approval subject to 41 conditions, and the Planning Commission had recommended approval of the design. The proposal includes 34 on-site parking stalls, a requested 37% reduction in required parking, and design and engineering departures. City staff said the parking analysis supported the request and estimated seven PM peak-hour trips, below the city’s threshold for requiring a full traffic impact analysis. The applicant described design changes to reduce the building’s scale and the height of its religious domes. The hearing examiner will issue a written decision after reviewing the record; no decision or vote was made at the hearing.

Public testimony included support for the center and concerns about traffic, parking, building height and scale, neighborhood compatibility, emergency access, noise, and effects on nearby residents. The applicant and city staff responded to those concerns, including explaining the parking and traffic analyses and the center’s anticipated uses. No procurement activity, contract award, or public spending decision was identified.