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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Land Use and Planning Board - 09/23/2002 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Fred N Satterstrom, C D Director PLANNING SERVICES • • Charlene Anderson,AICP, Manager KENT Phone 253-856-5454 WASH i n c r o N Fax 253-856-6454 Address- 220 Fourth Avenue S Kent,WA 98032-5895 LAND USE & PLANNING BOARD MINUTES PUBLIC HEARING September 23, 2002 The meeting of the Kent Land Use and Planning Board was called to order by Chair Ron Harmon at 7 00 p m on Monday, September 23, 2002 in Chambers West of Kent City Hall LUPB MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Ron Harmon, Chair Charlene Anderson, AICP, Planning Mgr David Malik, Vice Chair Gloria Gould-Wessen, GIS Coordinator/Planner Deborah Ranninger William Osborne, Planner Les Thomas Kim Adams-Pratt, Asst City Attorney Pamela Mottram, Administrative Secretary LUPB MEMBERS ABSENT: Steve Dowell, Excused Nicole Fincher, Excused Jon Johnson, Unexcused APPROVAL OF MINUTES Wes Thomas MOVED and David Malik SECONDED to approve the Minutes of August 26, 2002 Motion CARRIED. ADDED ITEMS TO THE AGENDA Secure Community Transition Facilities Update COMMUNICATIONS None NOTICE OF UPCOMING MEETINGS None #ZCA-2002-3 MASTER PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) AMENDMENT Planning Manager Charlene Anderson stated that this amendment refers to Section 15 08 400 of Kent's Zoning Code on planned unit developments (PUD) Ms Anderson stated that specific criteria apply to approved PUD's proposing modifications to their plans in determining whether the proposed amendment is minor or major in nature Ms Anderson spoke about the section of the zoning code referring to criteria that primarily relates to minor modifications She stated that minor modifications are evaluated by planning staff and the Hearing Examiner considers major modifications Ms Anderson stated that circumstances exist where these criteria are not relevant in determining whether a proposal is minor or major in nature. Ms Anderson stated that for example, in reviewing the Kent Station development, that proposal had an Environmental Impact Statement and a Planned Action Ordinance approved through City Council, with B SDevelopment Agreement yet to be approved through the City Council process Ms Anderson stated that one criterion for determining whether a proposal is minor or major in nature is listed under Section 1 1 b — which indicates "No increase in density, number of dwelling units or lots is proposed" Ms Anderson stated that by following the minor modification criteria for the Kent Station proposal in the downtown area, desirable and arguably minor modifications would have to be considered as major and subject to review through the Hearing Examiner process Ms Anderson stated that this would be counter-productive •Ms Anderson stated that staff is recommending an amendment to KCC 15 08 400(I) that would authorize the Planning Manager to determine whether a proposed amendment is minor or major, When the overall protect includes a Planned Action Ordinance and a Development Agreement within Commercial, Office and Manufacturing areas She stated that the wording is as follows "Modifications of plan Requests for modifications of final approved plans shall be made in writing and shall be submitted to the planning services office in the manner and form prescribed by the planning manager. in commercial, office and manufacturing zones, determinations of minor and major modifications in master plans consistent with a planned action ordinance and development agreement shall be made at the sole discretion of the planning manager Criteria for determining minor and major modifications in all other cases shall be as stated under subsections (1) and (2) below The criteria for approval of a request for a major modification shall be those criteria covering original approval of the permit that is the subject of the proposed modification. E-mail correspondence from Lori Flemm dated September 20, 2002 was submitted for the record as Exhibit 1 Chair Harmon declared the Public Hearing open Seeing no speakers, David Malik MOVED and Les Thomas SECONDED to close the Public Hearing Motion CARRIED David Malik MOVED and Les Thomas SECONDED to approve #ZCA-2002-3 Master Planned Unit Development Amendment as recommended by staff Motion CARRIED unanimously #ZCA-2002-1 SECURE COMMUNITY TRANSITION FACILITIES - UPDATE Assistant City Attorney Kim Adams-Pratt stated that the Secure Community Transition Facilities issue was heard at the Public Safety Committee meeting on September 16 and before City Council at their a September 17 meeting She stated that City Attorney Tom Brubaker read the statute and shared what *other cities were considering Ms Pratt stated that Mr Brubaker and the Council read the statute, which requires a minimum size facility of three beds. Ms Pratt stated that Brubaker indicated that cities were writing their ordinances to allow for a maximum size facility of three beds Ms Pratt stated that Council discussed what limitations could be placed on the City's appeal process if the Department of Social and Health Services determined that the City had precluded a Secure Community Transition Facility from being built in the City Ms Pratt stated that Council adopted Planning's recommended proposal with the addition of wording to allow for a maximum of three beds in a facility She stated that if DSHS could show that there was equitable distribution of beds within the County, they would be required to go through the Hearing Examiner process in requesting development of a larger facility ADJOURNMENT Chair Harmon adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m Respectfully Submitted, Charlene Anderson, AICP, Planning Manager Secretary, Land Use and Planning Board S\Permit\Plan\LUPB\2002\Minutes\020923min doc Land Use and Planning Board Minutes September 23, 2002 Page 2 of 2