HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 03/27/1989 (3) KENT PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
March 27, 1989
The meeting of the Kent Planning Commission was called to order by
Chair Martinez at 7: 30 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 1989 in the Kent
City Hall, City Council Chambers.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
Linda Martinez, Chair
Elmira Forner
Greg Greenstreet
Raymond Ward
Gabriella Uhlar-Heffner
COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT:
Robert Badger, excused
Anne Biteman, excused
Carol Stoner, excused
PLANNING STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Fred N. Satterstrom, Acting Planning Director
Kathy McClung, Senior Planner
Scott Williams, Planner
Lois Ricketts, Recording Secretary
MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 27, 1989
Commissioner Forner MOVED that the minutes of the February 27, 1989
Planning Commission meeting be approved as printed. Commissioner
Ward SECONDED the motion. Motion carried.
MEAT AND SEAFOOD PROCESSING IN M2 AND M3 ZONES
Mr. Williams presented the proposal to amend the Kent Zoning Code
Section 15. 04. 180 (A) to allow meat and seafood products
processing, packaging, freezing and canning as principally
permitted uses in the M2, Limited Industrial, and M3, General
Industrial, zones. Currently these uses require a conditional use
permit in the M3 zone and are not permitted in the M2 zone. Staff
felt that uses involving meat and seafood manufacturing,
processing, packaging and freezing, which would not include
slaughtering, rendering or curing, would not be counter to the
stated purpose of the M2 and M3 zones. The objectionable
characteristics of slaughtering (noise, sanitary sewer discharge) ,
rendering (odor, sanitary sewer discharges) and curing (odor) would