HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 12/05/1967 KIIVII D 111N,1 1) 1
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Also a,ttonding wc-i-e John, Pc ici Lei- City Attorney , City Planning Con-
sultant MI. E . Poole and City Engineer Glen Sherwood .
P) iclCjlt j I]t roJ u'l-C Cj 1',!), . Y o s -,I 1-0 k t 0 1 h 0,;C present S the n C v:
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halt of the other Commission 1110111bers
-Mr . Bicknell noted that letters read at the previous meetings from
from Harry Olson , Inc . (regarding the Lake Fonwick Area) , from Donald
Olson , architect (regarding the area at South 228th Streets and 88th
South) and from 1Yijlialp Springer (regarding numerous items) should be
placed in the recorcl . A motion was made , seconded and carried that
said 104-tcrs be placed oil record.
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The Chairi:ian recalled to those present that the previous roctino had
covered the proposed new coillpreliciisive plan oil a quadrant basis for the
City and that this meeting would be devoted to obtaining the thinki:1C,
of persons specifically invited for this purpose froli-L several. disciplines .
A motion was made , seconded and. carrioJ that the public hearing on the
proposed nev. comprehensive plai-, for the City of Eollt be opened . A
further Motion made , socoll1jecl and CL1171-iod that the hoarin'o,
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Mr . Schul I er , the City Planning Director for Auburn, i,:a s first to speak
a-Ill-ii ��Itey tile colliilicnt tnat Auburn , too , is ill the process or-
revlsillg its CoEiprebellsivo plan , stated that h i s initial '-,at 101,
cf the nro-nc.sed plan for Kent revealed no aAreas of conFli Ct
Auburn ' s planning .
YiikP)-i I a and Rr!lltoll diIC. 110 linve re-rosr,ntrt ves c1 I t 1i co
had been i ill.-I ted to attend .
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C possible routes ir . C I I and Mr . 1 1:o o p C r both S t �q!,t C,d they !could put
their thinking into a letter to the Planning Conimis s 1011 .
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oF 111o, Park t�ltcd she, the
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as detailed .in part by the John Graham study . Alirs . Mogan stated the
counci I had a,d given its approval to t h e. a c q t i i s i t i o n of M i 11 Creels Canyon
and she was very concerned that the State locate tPlp East/I'T-_ _Qt express-
way on the so- called "southerly" route which Would not disturb the
canyon . Mrs . Hogan also indicated she favored the establishment of a
public use area along the north side of the Kc-it-D_-s Moines Road west
of the Kent West Center. She further stated the Cqm-ti-.iission would receive
ICT forth its
a written ccomunicatioii from the Parks Department setting
pesiticii on the various proposals .
M r . Sand , Director
of the King County Planning Department was present
and noted that he believed the valley floor area vest of the Boeing
Space Ile vC I opjjjC]jt Ijli gh t be S U I to d f o r an industrial use , due to the
industrial uses being established just, nort', of that area . 110 stated
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g roquosts are hcino i-,iado for such a ' u.-;c in Vithat. arc�' -
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entirely proper and e xt re nl;o I y beneficial to lla-ve so,-ic areas designated
1-01. public use . Mr . Sand was asked the Chai rinn'll w1i ')-t type of develop -
mont fiis d"j)"irtmelit would consider feasible for area I)CLIndc'd by
Y fll-CC L i the intersection of 180th aj,�. the Valle', T and the East Valle%
IIi ohway . Ile stated that although soma Co;',,'Tlorcjal - c-L --vity alight be
feasible , t 1i c c s'L.ab I i s1 i ill e n t of c o m i i,e r c i a I /r e t,i i 1 facilities did riot
appeal, to he the best use , otl,or spOcitic loca-L 'iClis were disclissed,
and the, Col,iity ' s criteria for uSes Civoil 1), Air :and .
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Herbert Reed, a consulting engiiiecr from Seattle was present and
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cussed by 1,4 r . Reed, Mr . O ' Rourke , 1,11-s Mogan a il d A1r . Sand and 1%1 r . Guess .
Desirable densities were discussed by those present and Tom Perkins ,
on behalf the Kent Chamber of Commerce , stated that body objected to
any lesser densities than those allowed under the present plan. The
criteria for deciding which areas are suitable for multiple faii,.ily
densities were discussed in great detail , with Mr . Sand giving some
example of the variables the County considers .
The industrial park concept A,as discussed , with all malting comu111-nt in
favor thereof, including Mr . Sand , Mr . Guess , 'Yr . Rued . Tom Perkins
stated the Chainber v.,ould be willing to Wol-l< With 11)0 Planfling Commission
113 working C114-L, the particulars of such a use cclicc,)t .
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The Proposed buffer LISC Was CliSCUSSCCI . N127. BjCl<llell noted that a
diocotnc,ny existed in th" thinking regarding this cmice,)t ; Kith some
tllirl,,jll�; in terms of a use , whi le others thought In tel-III:, of a zOjIC .
These aml)YoaChes wo-c discussed an(! the LL,chjJ,(-j,,ics of each cxaml.i-,ed ,
witil MI. . Sol 1131r . Kccd and O ' Roujke valuable
comirollts Alj- Guess emphasized intent could be identical ,
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lAc,,tiner o-�, not the buffer �%T,,s Ll Use Or a zone . Ala . Land pointed out
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