Taller buildings approved near airport

Mason County commissioners unanimously approved raising building height limits in the Airport Industrial Zone from 36 feet to 45 feet at their July 30 regular meeting.

The Port of Shelton applied for the ordinance amendment so it can replace a building that burned down in April 2021.

The 32,000-square-foot building was being used as a marijuana manufacturing facility when it burned in a three-alarm blaze.

The building was originally used for metal fabrication by an aerospace company and the port hopes to bring back similar manufacturing to the space, according to the information packet.

“The P...