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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 11/07/1995 CITY OF ��0� _ CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES 9�� Jim White, Mayor Planning Committee Members Present: City Attorney's Office Leona Orr, Chair Roger Lubovich Tim Clark Laurie Evezich Jon Johnson Tom Brubaker Planning Staff Public Works Jim Harris Gary Gill Fred Satterstrom Bill Wolinski Linda Phillips Margaret Porter Teresa Beener Other Fred High, Kent School District Grace Yuam, Attorney for the Kent School District Rodger Anderson, Seattle King County Association of Realtors Daniel Moberly, Kent School District Bill Goodwin, SW Development Bill Ruth, W. E. Ruth, Inc. Gus Erickson, Puget Western Brooks Fenton, Trinity Reformed Church Jody Putnam, Federal Way School District ADDED ITEMS TO THE AGENDA INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY FOR THE MERIDIAN ANNEXATION AREA- (J. Harris) Mr. Harris, Planning Director, presented the Committee with a copy of a draft for an Interlocal Agreement with King County relating to the processing of building permits and land use applications for the Meridian Annexation area. Mr. Harris requested that this item be brought before the November 21, City Council Planning Committee meeting for action. The Committee agreed to this request. BUFFER REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE MERIDIAN ANNEXATION AREA - (J. Harris/T. Brubaker) Currently the City requires a 50 foot setback from major creeks and streams while the County allows for a 100 foot buffer. Mr. Harris requested that this item be brought before the Committee for action at the November 21 st meeting. 2204th AVE SO /KENT WASHINGTON 98032-5895/TELEPHONE (206)859-3300/FAY#859-1334 CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES November 7, 1995 Mr. Brubaker, Assistant City Attorney, explained that the problem lies within the Meridian Annexation area and the County's existing Soos Creek Plan. The County currently established a 100 foot buffer for Little Soos Creek, Upper Soos Creek, and Soosette Creek. Under the existing Kent zoning code, the setback would be decreased to 50 feet. The County and the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe have already voiced their concern regarding the City of Kent's inadequate buffer requirement. Mr. Brubaker explained that the City is discussing the possibility of adding this buffer as an overlay to the Meridian annexation area only and more specifically to only those streams listed above. The process for changing the buffer requirements would require an area-wide rezone covering the entire Meridian Annexation area. The proposed rezone would go to the Planning Commission for a public hearing with a recommendation to the Council. It would then go to the Council for final approval. This process can not be accomplished before January 1, 1996, when the Meridian Annexation takes place. Mr. Brubaker is requesting that at the November 21, meeting the Committee begin the overlay process for an area-wide rezone in the Meridian Annexation area. He is also requesting the Committee to establish a moratorium at that time on development within this 100 foot buffer zone in the interim. This will give the City the means to restrict development within the 100 foot buffer at the time of the Annexation. Committee member Clark questioned if there were any permits pending that would be influenced by this. Mr. Brubaker explained that there wouldn't be any because this is the existing buffer in the County and this is not any change over what the county has, it is just an attempt to maintain what the county has in place so there would be no impact on existing development permits. Mr. Harris explained that if there are any permits pending in the county now they are setting back 100 feet. Chair Leona Orr asked for clarification as to whether the Council will need to adopt the Ordinance the same night at the Council to be sure this is in place or can this be adopted as an emergency Ordinance. Mr. Brubaker will look into that issue and inform the Committee of his findings at the November 21 meeting. #ZCA-95-1 SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ZONING CODE AMENDMENT- (L. Phillips) This is a continued issue regarding minimum ten feet setbacks on frontage property from previous meetings. The main concern at this point is the issue of traffic impacts or expected future traffic impacts on the main street that a house would front on. The ten foot minimum setback would be too close to the roadway if the Public Works Department needed to obtain a wider right of way. The Public Works Department would review and approve the site plan if the proposed front yard was less than 20 feet in depth. The proposed setback will be reviewed in relation to the existing and expected future traffic volumes and right of way requirements. 2 CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES November 7, 1995 Committee member Clark questioned if the proposed Accessory Housing amendment had a requirement within it for off-street parking. He also asked if there would be any conflict with the accessory housing and the request to amend the development standards in regard to the minimum lot size. Ms. Phillips explained that there is a section that stipulates that driveways must be 20 feet long. Ms. Evezich, Assistant City Attorney, questioned whether the existing and expected future traffic volumes and right of way requirements are documented somewhere by the Public Works Department. Ms. Evezich mentioned that if there is a traffic plan that is going to be the basis for the Public Works Department requiring a setback or a right of way requirement, then that language needs to be included in the Zoning Code Amendment. The verbiage will be added to the draft Ordinance to indicate what documentation will be used to approve or disapprove setback requirements. Committee member Johnson MOVED to approve and send to the full Council the single family development standards zoning code amendment on November 21, 1995. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Clark. Chair Orr clarified if the motion included the identification of the documentation that will be used by the Public Works Department. Committee member Johnson confirmed that his motion did include such documentation. The motion carried. ADULT USE ZONING#ZCA-95-3 - (R. Lubovich) The City Attorney's office received copies of existing Ordinances from other jurisdictions. Ms. Evezich will provide the Committee with a legislative history from those jurisdictions at the next meeting for action. None of those jurisdictions have a 1,000 foot buffer from a legal nonconforming residential use in a commercial area but rather all of their restrictions address residential in terms of a district or a zone. Incorporated into the findings will be a support of a recommendation for a zoning code change to eliminate the 1,000 foot setback nonconforming residential uses. SCHOOL IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE - (L. Evezich) Mr. Rodger Anderson from the Seattle King County Association of Realtors, 12015 115th NE, Kirkland. Mr. Anderson is proposing an exemption to the School Impact Fee Ordinance to accommodate low income housing. He presented the Committee an example of an exemption currently in place in Bainbridge Island. Chair Orr recommended continuing with the adoption of the existing Ordinance and then have the Council take a look at the possible exemption during the next six months. Ms. Evezich recommended a Resolution to indicate the Planning Committee would consider the proposed exemption to the School Impact Fee Ordinance during the next six months. Mr. Fred High,Kent School District. Mr. High commented on the exemption for the School Impact Fee Ordinance for low income housing. Mr. High discussed the reasoning behind requesting the mitigation fees. He presented the committee with a cost analysis demonstrating the average costs that are generated to the schools with each new single family residence. 3 CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES November 7, 1995 Ms. Jody Putnam,Federal Way School District, commented that approximately less than 5% of the City of Kent stretches into the Federal Way School District. The Federal Way School District is in the process of negotiating with the City of Federal Way to introduce an Impact Fee Ordinance. Ms. Putnam stated that the cost to build the schools necessary as population grows is a lot more than what is collected from the School Impact fees. She emphasized that the impact fees help to get the new schools built. Ms. Grace Yuam, attorney for the Kent School District. Ms. Yuam represents nine King County School Districts and works with the districts to develop school impact fees. Ms. Yuam voiced her support for the school impact fees and offered to answer any questions that the Committee may have on this issue. Mr.Brooks Fenton,Trinity Reformed Church, questioned whether the life of the school was taken into consideration for the calculation of the impact fees. Ms. Yuam explained to Mr. Fenton that the life of the school had been taken into consideration. She went on to explain the impact fee formula. Ms. Evezich questioned Ms. Yuam if any of the schools in the districts she represents has any experience with low income housing exemption. Ms. Yuam explained that there is an exception in place in unincorporated King County however; it is a different from the exemption in Bainbridge Island. Committee member Clark MOVED to forward the Ordinance concerning the school impact fees to the City Council on November 21, 1995. Motion was SECONDED by Committee member Johnson. Motion carried. Committee member Clark MOVED to create a Resolution to address the exemption for low income housing during the six months after the Ordinance is in effect. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Johnson. Motion carried. Committee member Clark MOVED to enter into an Interlocal agreement with the Federal Way and Kent school districts for collecting impact fees on behalf of both school districts. Motion was SECONDED by Committee member Johnson. Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 p.m. C:\USERS\DOC\PCOM\MINUTES\NOV07.WPD 4