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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 07/21/1992 114 CITY OF �Lf!2 Js CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES JULY 21, 1992 4:00 PM COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT OTHER CITY STAFF Leona Orr, Chair Tom Brubaker Jon Johnson Roger Lubovich Judy Woods Alana McIalwain May Miller PLANNING STAFF GUESTS Lin Ball Jim Harris Bill Doolittle Margaret Porter Paul Hammerschmidt Laura Yeats-Quilici Cheryl & Jim Noble Fred Satterstrom WORK RELEASE Paul Hamerschmidt explained that citizens brought this issue to the City Council initially as a reaction to the Regional Justice Center and because of citizen concern over the City's actions in relationship to the Justice Center. Mr. Hammerschmidt stated he never saw a sign posted indicating that a Justice Center was being proposed and feels that the City is not communicating with its citizens. Therefore, a group of citizens have created regulations addressing heights and signage for facilities such as the justice center or a work release center. Planning Manager Fred Satterstrom explained that a work release facility would be limited in size under Class III Group Homes, is allowed by conditional use permit which requires a public notification process, and is not permitted within residential zones. Mr. Satterstrom further explained that City and County officials met and it was determined that the City of Kent would post the public notice signs for the justice center. He explained that the City' s 41x4 ' public notice sign is used for land use issues requiring a public hearing. Since this was a SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) action and a public hearing was not required, the smaller, red laminated signs used for SEPA were posted at the Naden and Howard Manufacturing/Northwest Metals sites. Chair Orr asked staff to prepare a proposal explaining what distances are allowable, the maximum distance that can be used to site this type of facility and whether or not those distances would eliminate the facility from being placed within the city limits, CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES JULY 21, 1992 PAGE 2 and a better public notification process especially for land uses as discussed above. GROWTH MANAGEMENT UPDATE - (F. SATTERSTROM) Planning Manager Fred Satterstrom announced that the countywide planning policies were adopted by the King County Council on July 6, 1992 and became effective July 16, 1992. A group of dissatisfied property owners intend to file a referendum and need 39,000 signatures by mid-August in order to place the referendum on the fall ballot. The next step is for ratification of the planning policies by 30% of the cities representing 70% of the population. Discussion on ratification of the planning policies will be at the Planning Committee's August 18, 1992 meeting. The Planning Committee discussed urban growth area boundaries at its June 16, 1992 meeting. The Committee requested that various City departments supply information on servicing the Covington area. Currently, information has been received from all except one department and will be discussed at the Committee's August 4, 1992 meeting. At the last Planning Committee meeting Planning Manager Fred Satterstrom explained that the City of Kent is being asked to extend the term of the Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC) through a revised interlocal agreement which extends the duration of the agreement until the completion of the duties of the GMPC. The Planning Committee recommended the agreement be approved with the addition of an expiration date of December 31, 1992 . Mr. Satterstrom has since talked with Judy Chapman of the King County Council staff and learned that not all GMPC duties will be completed by December 31, for example, one of the framework policies specifically states that the GMPC will reconvene in July 1993 to consider amendments to the countywide planning policies. According to Ms. Chapman, the City of Kent's action to fix an expiration date would constitute an unratified agreement which would not be consistent with their ratification policy. Mr. Satterstrom stated that the interlocal agreement was not placed on the July 21, 1992 City Council agenda, and asked the Committee if it would like to adhere to its earlier action of adding a December 31, 1992 deadline or approve the revised interlocal agreement as originally presented. Council President Woods MOVED and Councilmember Johnson SECONDED a motion to approve the revised interlocal agreement as originally presented. Motion carried. This item will be placed on the August 4, 1992 City Council agenda.