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HomeMy WebLinkAbout697CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Kent pur- suant to RCW 35A.63.0707073. WHEREAS, prior to June 7, 1971, the Kent Planning Commission held at least one public hearing, by giving notice of the time and place by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Kent, regarding the adoption of an East Hill Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Kent, Washington; and WHEREAS, thereafter, the Kent Planning Commission recommended said East Hill Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to the Kent City Council for adoption; and WHEREAS, thereafter, the Kent City Council held a public hearing on June 7, 1971 regarding the adoption of the East Hill Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Kent, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, in regular session, herewith resolves as follows: Section 1. The East Hill Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Kent, consisting of text and maps, (true and certified copies of which are attached hereto) is herewith adopted and incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Kent, Washington. Section 2. The East Hill Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan consists of the following described documents, which are here- with incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Resolution as though fully set forth: A. Text B. Land Use Map C. Public Service and Utilities Map D. Comprehensive Plan Map E. Circulation Map -1- Section 3. Upon passage and adoption of this Resolution, the City Clerk shall certify the original there- of (as well as certify the above mentioned documents attached hereto) and shall then keep the original Resolution with at- tachments on file in the office of the Kent City Clerk. this PASSED at a regular meeting of the Kent City Council c;,;tdf day of if'"'---, 1971. .. ·-J ' ·' I I . / ./l -7_L_ Cr}:n3q' fo~ ISABEL HOGAN, ~ OR ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: DONALD E. MIRK, City Attorney I No. b c-;7 Washington, hereby certify that this is a true copy of Resolution , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, the cQ/sd= day of ~ , 1971. -2- a ca a ii a • ii • IIi. a II ii ~. ·• • ~ ~,r~~ ( ~~~~ • • I' v-'":ltJ~ r( t.;j 1:1> (8 ~ ~~~-~ ~~~~ ~ ~ t---4 ~ ~:· MAYOR CITY ADMINISTRATOR CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMISSION Isabel Hogan Joseph Street Peter Baffaro Dr. Jerome Barnier Harry Clements William Elliott Robert E. Lee Charles Martell Jeanne Masters James L. Rayfuse, Chairman Lou Koszarek, Vice Chairman Richard Land Noel Bicknell Willis Calhoun Vera Fredrickson Terry McKenna Diane Olson Byron Dehnert Former Planning Commission Members Fred Frazier Gordon Hall I I il ~ ~ t:::J 0 > ., 1-3 l:d r:n t:::J ~ tD ~ c.. 1-3 c:: = z: = l:d l:d lC ~ ~ ... l:d t-t .. ... z: co 1-3 t-t -:I ... 0 .... 1-3 ~ ~ 0 t-t 0 c:: > z: 0 .... ~ ~ TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION LAND USE ELEMENT General Land Use Goals and Policies Residential Land Use Goals and Policies Commercial Land Use Goals and Policies Land Use Implementation TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT Vehicular Circular Plan Pedestrian Circulation Plan Circulation Goals and Policies -Vehicular Circulation Goals and Policies -Pedestrian and Other Transportation Implementation COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND RECREATION ELEMENT Community Facilities Recreation Facilities Community Facilities Goals and Policies Recreation Facilities Goals and Policies Implementation for Community Facilities and Recreation PUBLIC WORKS ELEMENT Page No. 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 MAPS Sewer Service Water Service Storm Drainage Public Works Goals and Policies Public Works Impementation Land Use Circulation Public Utilities ~ Page No. 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 --..:...__.:_~ c::__ ~ INTRODUCTION The East Hill Plan is an amendment to Kent's Comprehensive Plan and adds greater detail to that Plan as it relates to the East Hill area. The East Hill Plan was developed by the Kent Planning Department in conjunction with the East Hill Advisory Committee. The Planning Department and E.H.A.C. presented the Plan concepts to the Kent Planning Commission. The Commission held two public hearings on the Plan and recommended to the City Council its adoption. The City Council adopted the Plan on June 21, 1971 in essentially the same form and substance the Plan contained when it was first presented to the Planning Commission. The East Hill Plan is a policy plan with guidelines for urban development expressed in goals and policy statements. A series of maps help clarify the meaning of the policies. The Plan calls for special attention to be given to the human scale in future urban development. A shopping and living environment conducive to citizen well-being is the dominant goal of the Plan. Although much of the East Hill planning area is outside the Kent city limits, attention was given to urban development beyond the present control of Kent. For instance, part of Clark Lake is proposed as a park. East Hill as defined for the purposes of the East Hill Plan encompasses an area bounded on the north by James Street (S.E. 240th Street), on the east by 132nd Avenue S.E., on the west by 94th Avenue S. and on the south by S.E. 264th Street. Mill Creek Canyon serves as the southwest boundary. -1- EAST HILL PLAN AN AMENDMENT TO KENT'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT East Hill is developing without a great deal of thought being given to the quality of environment of the area. The land use goals and policies plus the land use designations of this plan are intended to guide future development in such a manner that natural features are conserved and that the people who reside, shop and work in East Hill have an attractive, well planned area in which to carry out these activities. Categories of Land Use The East Hill Plan, in general, follows the land use suggestions of Kent's Comprehensive Plan. One major difference is the addition of a professional office area between the shopping and residential areas. The commercial areas are contained in a node around the intersection of 104th Avenue and 256th Street. The presently zoned commercial area of 56 acres is expanded to over 100 acres. In character and nature the East Hill shopping center appears to be a community center which serves the immediate needs of East Hill residents, but which also serves through traffic and adjacent areas. It is not a regional center nor is it a substitute for Kent's Central Business District. The 100 acres is more than enough area to adequately serve the long range commerical needs of the East Hill area. There are no areas designated industrial in East Hill. -2- General Land Use Goals and Policies The neighborhood concept is the basic premise from which the East Hill Plan is derived. By adhering to this concept the issues that are specifically related to East Hill can be more clearly defined and confined to East Hill. Analysis of East Hill points up the fact that now is the opportune time to face the issues related to conservation of the natural features of the area. GoAL I. A comprehensive planning program to insure the residents of East Hill an attractive and well planned community which will meet all their needs. POLICY 1. Adherence to a basic neighborhood plan; this plan being updated as required (the plan serving as an addendum to the Comprehensive Plan) . POLICY 2. Close communication be maintained with King County, and common standards be encouraged. GOAL II. All natural features of the area (forested areas, streams, lakes, etc.) be protected from indiscriminate destruction. POLICY 1. Before approval of any developmental plan the developer should present a plan to handle any stream through his property. The methodology should be geared toward minimizing the disturbance of the natural channel and stream bed. POLICY 2. The piping and tunneling of water should be discouraged and allowed only when it is necessary to go under streets. POLICY 3. Every effort should be made to keep all streams or bodies of water free from debris and pollutants. -3- POLICY 4. Establish forest protection zones for groves of particular beauty and functional shelter for water runoff. POLICY 5. All forests, woodlands, copses and freestanding trees of signifi- cant size should be subject to preservation regulations. Residential Land Use Goals and Policies Residential development in the East Hill area will continue into the foreseeable future at a fairly low intensity rate. The foregoing sections have indicated several reasons for this trend. Because of this slow rate of development a more positive planning program can be carried out in East Hill. The following goals and policies are intended to aid in bringing about a better residential environment for East Hill. GoAL I. A variety in housing opportunities. POLICY 1. A mixture in lot sizes (from large lots to 7200 square feet minimum). POLICY 2. A mixture of housing types (single family, townhouses, duplexes, apartments, etc.). POLICY 3. Housing for people at all income levels. POLICY 4. Design features of dwellings should not appear standardized. POLICY 5. Vehicular and pedestrian access to dwellings should be adequate, safe and in accord with the overall circulation pattern. GOAL II. The needs of those people living in the East Hill area be met. POLICY 1. Certain uses which are compatible with residential uses should be permitted to develop throughout the residential areas, providing -4- these do not interfere with the residential character and attrac- tiveness of the environment. POLICY 2. Specialized residential uses (i.e., the Mardi Gras) should locate where needed services are readily available (professional, com- mercial, transportation services . POLICY 3. Adequate community facilities be available. POLICY 4. Adequate commercial and professional services be available. POLICY 5. Adequate circulation system be available. POLICY 6. In soils which are known for their inability to handle septic tank discharges, dwellings should be allowed on not less than one acre sites; smaller lots can not be developed where such soils exist unless a hook-up to sanitary sewer is made. POLICY 7. A storm drainage system should be installed to collect storm waters in residential areas and move it out of such areas with- out interfering with residential type activities. Commercial Land Use Goals and Policies Unlike residential development in East Hill, commercial expansion continues at a steady pace. Currently under construction on the existing 56 acres zoned commercial are three developments: a fairly large complex which will contain a restaurant, supermarket and department store; a paint store; a Stop-n-Go store. The East Hill Plan is providing for a substantial expansion of the existing commercial area, this expansion being based on the premise that the demand for commercial land at 104th and S.E. 256th Street will continue as the area population expands. However, the zoning that will be necessary before actual development can take place in the proposed -5- expansion area should not be granted by the City until such time that the need is clearly shown for the new zoning. An important feature of the East Hill Plan is the inclusion of a professional office area between the commercial and residential areas. Far too often multi-family uses are considered the proper buffer between commercial and single family residential uses. The East Hill concept reverses this trend by placing a mixture of office, professional and institutional uses between the retail commercial and multi-family areas. The commercial expansion is based on the commercial core concept wherein future commer- cial uses will be contained in a node surrounding the intersection of 104th Avenue and 256th Street. GoAL I, Adequate goods and services should be available to serve the needs of the shoppers. POLICY 1. The area commercially zoned should be expanded at such time when at least 75 percent of the existing commercial land is developed. POLICY 2. The area presently commercially zoned should be developed in regard to an over-all plan; each new use should also conform to this plan. POLICY 3. If more land is to be zoned for commercial use, it shall be land that will round out the "core" concept. POLICY 4. Coordinated development is to be encouraged (this might be in the form of a phased L.I.D. project). POLICY 5. Professional offices and other intermediary uses should be per- mitted to cluster around the commercial area. -6- POLICY 6. Service stations shall be limited to areas now zoned commercial; commercial zones at other intersections should not be allowed. POLICY 7. Pedestrian overpasses which will tie different parts of the commercial area together shall be encouraged. GOAL II. An attractive and interesting shopping area. POLICY 1. An Architectural Review Board should be established for the shopping area (as suggested in the proposed subdivision ordin- ance). POLICY 2. Landscaping all present and proposed buildings, parking lots, etc., is recommended. GOAL III. Convenient for shoppers. POLICY 1. A nodal and planned shopping area, rather than individual strip development. POLICY 2. Congestion be reduced by policies suggested under Goal I. POLICY 3. Parking be adequate and appropriately located. Land Use Implementation Implementation is the key to the success of the East Hill Plan. Designating certain areas for specific land use or adopting a policy geared toward development of a storm drainage system is meaningless unless the means for accomplishing these desired ends can be found. The first step toward achieving the goals of the East Hill Plan is to adopt the Plan. -7- Therefore, it is recommended that the East Hill Plan be adopted by the City Council as an amendment to the City's existing Comprehensive Plan, and that the City continually update the East Hill amendement at the same time the City's Comprehensive Plan is updated. Other aspects of implementation for East Hill are: 1. Create an East Hill Advisory Council to report to the City Council,once every three months,on progress in development of the East Hill area. 2. Create, within the City government, a three man developmental review board with the power to approve or disapprove plans which do or do not meet the intent of the policies of the East Hill Plan. 3. Create an ordinance related to preservation of trees. 4. Form a strong communication link with King County government. 5. Do not grant rezone changes in East Hill unless an absolute need can be shown for so doing. 6. The City should encourage the development of cluster housing. This can be done by adopting such principals in the proposed zoning ordinance. 7. A positive subdivision ordinance closely related to the new zoning ordinance should be adopted. This subdivision ordinance should have a high degree of commonality with the proposed King County subdivision ordinance. -8- TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT The transportation element of the East Hill Plan is a key element in relation to achieving the goals of the plan. The routes of travel into, through, within, and out of the area are important to the future land use development of East Hill. The adequacy of off street parking is a factor that must be faced. Routes of Travel In East Hill the present routes of travel are primarily east and west traffic movements. The intersection of 104th Avenue and 256th Street is the area of heaviest concentration of traffic. The intersection of 104th Avenue and 240th Street is on the northern fringe of East Hill and does not adversely affect circulation to the south. Bottle- necks presently occur at the intersection of 256th and Kent-Kangley and at 256th and 104th. Ingress and egress into Kent Meridian High School is difficult. This is also true for traffic entering and leaving the I.G.A. market on 256th Street. The continued increase in automobile ownership and the continued population growth of East Hill will combine in the next few years to increase vehicular traffic congestion throughout the East Hill area. The pedestrian has been totally overlooked in the current developmental plans in East Hill. There are no sidewalks or other pedestrian walkways, nor are there adequate walkways in the existing parking lots in the commercial areas. -9- There is presently no public transportation system in East Hill, nor is there an adequate system anywhere in the Kent Planning Area. Both vehicular traffic and pedestrian traffic are covered in the following plan concepts. Vehicular Circulation Plan Since much of East Hill is undeveloped the circulation system has never beyond large collector streets, basically unimproved except for paving. develops, the circulation system must naturally also be developed. progressed As East Hill It is also important that the large blocks of land not presently served by a street be so served to prevent the development of elongated, undersized easements to interior properties. Furthermore, it is critical that traffic be routed around the commercial area located at 104th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 256th Street. Following is a list of improvements to the vehicular circulation system that would enable future increases in traffic to be adequately handled. 1. Extend 108th Avenue S.E. northward from Kent-Kangley to S.E. 252nd Street. 2. Extend S.E. 260th Street westward from 108th Avenue S.E. to the inter- section with lOlst Avenue S.E. 3. Extend S.E. 252nd Street westward from 108th Avenue S.E. to 104th Ave- nue S.E. -10- 4. Extend llOth Avenue S.E. from Kent-Kangley to S.E. 256th Street. 5. Extend lOlst Avenue S.E. from S.E. 260th Street to the Kent-Kangley Road and install a signal at that intersection. 6. Extend S.E. 252nd Street from Canyon Drive to the new swimming pool site. 7. Extend 98th Avenue S.E. from S.E. 248th Street to S.E. 252nd Street and widen 98th Avenue S.E. from S.E. 248th Street to S.E. 240th Street. 8. Crow Road should be designated as Scenic Drive, not an arterial. 9. Extend 116th Avenue S.E. from the Kent-Kangley Road to S.E. 264th Street. 10. s. 264th Street be bridged across Mill Creek Canyon in coordination with the East-West Expressway. All street improvements should include grading, drainage, curbs, paving, sidewalks, illumination, landscaping and underground wiring. All new roads should have adequate paving, drainage, curbs, underground wiring, illumination, sidewalks, and landscaping. The circulation map indicates the location and degree of upgrading for particular streets. Pedestrian Circulation Plan There are numerous dwelling units in East Hill which are adjacent to the shopping area at 104th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 256th Street. However, there is no pedestrian circulation -11- system to handle persons who wish to walk the relatively short distance to the shops. Nor is there a pedestrian system that Kent Meridian students can use going to and from school. There are numerous areas in East Hill where trails can readily be established. This is especially true in the area between S.E. 240th Street and Kent Meridian High School, and in the area around Clark Lake. The pedestrian circulation system needs are as follows: 1. Extend a walkway from S.E. 240th, along lOOth Avenue S.E., to the new swimming pool site. 2. Extend a walkway from S.E. 256th to the Kent-Kangley Road, at a point east of the Comstock Club. 3. Provide a walkway to the Mill Creek Park from the East. 4. Provide for pedestrian and bicycle traffic crossings on all arterials. 5. Provide sidewalks or walkways on all streets west of 116th Avenue S.E. Additional Circulation Plans Horseback riding is an often practiced pastime in the East Hill area. Certain streets are adequate,from a safety factor, for providing horse trails along their rights-of- way. These streets are: S.E. 244th Street; S.E. 248th Street; 124th Avenue S.E.; 102nd Avenue S.E.; and S.E. 264th Street. Circulation Goals and Policies -Vehicular -12- GoAL I, The circulation system should provide balanced, integrated, and safe facilities for all modes of travel. POLICY 1. Provide convenient vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle access to all developed areas. POLICY 2. Improvements of all circulation facilities should be scheduled to coincide with the stage of development of the area the facil- ities serve. POLICY 3. Different modes of travel should be separated to the greatest extent possible. POLICY 4. All parts of the circulation system should be coordinated with the appropriate city, county, state and federal agencies, and common standards should be encouraged. POLICY 5. Public transportation should be provided when at all feasible. POLICY 6. Access to arterials should be limited to once every 300 feet, except in heavily used areas; in these areas, access may be once every 100 feet. POLICY 7. Large developments should provide interior circulation for all modes of travel. GOAL II, Routes and facilities of the circulation system should be located and designated to meet the demands of both existing and proposed land uses, with the most.beneficial effect on such uses. POLICY 1. Transportation routes should have adequate reserved right-of-way to accomodate expected, as well as existing, traffic volumes. POLICY 2. Landscaping strips should be provided for on major arterials at the time the right-of-way is acquired. POLICY 3. All additions and/or improvements to the circulation system should -13- be in accordance with the East Hill Plan. POLICY 4. Future buildings should provide for proposed circulation patterns indicated in the East Hill Plan. GOAL III. Adequate and convenient off-street parking should be provided. POLICY 1. No on-street parking should be permitted on arterials or collector streets. POLICY 2. Large parking areas should be landscaped so as to achieve a visually pleasing effect. POLICY 3. Within parking areas, pedestrian and vehicular traffic should be separated. POLICY 4. A circulation route around the commerci~l area should be established. POLICY 5. Access to streets (especially frontage access) should be limited and controlled, and convenient for shoppers. Circulation Goals and Policies -Pedestrian and Other GOAL I I Safe and convenient circulation patterns for pedestrians. POLICY 1. Vehicular and pedestrian circulation should be separated. Notice should also be given to bicycle and motorcycle traffic. POLICY 2. A Pedestrian Mall should be encouraged in the shopping areas. POLICY 3. Sidewalks and adequate lighting should be installed along public roads. POLICY 4. Pedestrian overpasses should be encouraged to tie different commer- cial parts together. -14- POLICY 5. Horse trails should be established on the minor streets, not along major arterials. POLICY 6. Pedestrian walkways between super blocks should be encouraged. Transportation Implementation It is important that the City coordinate the proposed circulation system with King County. If this is not done, continuity in the circulation pattern will not be a reality. It is also important that the City place street improvements and new streets in an over- all City capital improvement program. Other implementation devices are listed below. 1. Place high priority street and pedestrian projects in the 1971 six- year street plan. These streets are: a) Extension of S.E. 260th Street westward from 104th Avenue S.E. to intersect with an extension of a street which would be approx- imately lOlst Avenue S.E. b) Extension of 60 foot street south from S.E. 256th Street across from Kent Meridian High School to intersect with S.E. 260th Street. c) Extension of S.E. 260th Street eastward to intersect with 108th Avenue S.E. d) Extension of 108th Avenue S.E. north of Kent Kangley Road and north of S.E. 256th Street to intersect with a new right-of-way for S.E. 252nd Street (just north of East Hill Trace). e) S.E. 252nd Street to extend westerly from its intersection with 108th Avenue S.E., to 104th Avenue S.E. The above system makes a complete ring around the commercial core area. 2. Coordinate the above street routes and improvements with King County -15- \ifl~[j \!ltzlP1 in 1971. 3. Budget money from the City and obtain matching funds to construct the ring system in 1972. 4. Negotiate with the State to establish the precise route of S.R. 516 and to implement the construction of S.R. 516 at the earliest possible date. 5. Develop a circulation review board to judge the progress on implementation of street improvements, pedes:trian-circulation improvements, walking trails, horseback trails, and to insure that interior circulation plans for future shopping facilities are in compliance with policies of this plan. 6. Determine exact location for pedestrian overpasses and fund these structures by 1974. 7. Develop a capital improvement program in 1971 with a circulation element. ............. ,1 .. j _, _r-T"T::r:--:r::-~~=r: r::r:- .-----------------....,.-----~ I r·-·-1 · · ./ ,. I iA.CM~I .. ,_. I lrr· I I ,I ~· • & ' "l.l.__ "",....pI\ A ~'\,..1. Rll. ~ ~ a ......,.,... ~Y, -~ :;:;;:w----~ --~-r- -16- COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND RECREATION ELEMENT East Hill as a neighborhood lacks a number of facilities that would bring the area residents together as a cohesive group; a group that could work toward the betterment of the area, while maintaining close ties with other segments of the City. Community facilities are almost nonexistent. Recreation facilities are now being developed, but are primarily of City wide scope in nature. Community Facilities Community facilities for East Hill should be geared primarily to serve the social needs of residents of East Hill. Space is needed to accomodate the many kinds of activities that take place in East Hill. Some of the groups that need space are: -Recreation and hobby groups -Study groups -Youth groups -Day care centers The public service aspects of community facilities needed in East Hill are: -Additional elementary school -Fire station -Post office branch -Branch library Recreation Facilities Mill Creek Canyon Park borders the East Hill area on the southwest and is a natural buffer -17- zone between East Hill and Scenic Hill. This linear park will be used by all citizens of Kent, but because of its proximity to East Hill residents it will be easily accessible to them. However, there is a need for at least one neighborhood park facility in East Hill which serves primarily the residents of East Hill. The swimming pool now being developed at Kent Meridian High School is also geared toward serving the entire City, but again, due to proximity, East Hill residents will be in a more favorable position to use this recreational facility. There is a need in East Hill for recreational facilities geared to the special needs of the above 65 age bracket and the under 20 age bracket. Clark Lake, as mentioned earlier, could easily be developed by King County as a neighbor- hood park facility. Here, passive rather than active recreation should be planned for, due to topographical features of the area surrounding the lake. Community Facilities Goals and Policies GoAL I, Adequate cultural opportunities be available to all East Hill residents. POLICY 1. Coordinate facilities such as the Kent Meridian High School library facility as a neighborhood library in this area. POLICY 2. Provide a community meeting place for study groups, Little Theater groups, etc. POLICY 3. Encourage cultural facilities such as a movie theater, book store, etc., to locate in this area. GOAL II. Adequate services be available for the residents of East Hill. -18- POLICY 1. A branch Post Office (as indicated in the Kent Comprehensive Plan) be established as soon as possible. POLICY 2. Fire stations (as indicated in the Kent Comprehensive Plan) be located when deemed necessary by the Fire Department POLICY 3. Provide a place where young people can meet together informally; this place should serve the interests of young people and recognize their maturity. POLICY 4. Day care services should be encouraged to locate in this area. POLICY 5. Professional services should be encouraged to locate in this area. Recreation Facilities Goals and Policies GOAL I I Adequate recreational opportunities (including indoor and outdoor and active and passive recreation) for all East Hill residents. POLICY 1. Open space for active and whatever means available. acceptable to the City of and King County. passive recreation be preserved by The amount shall conform to standards Kent Parks and Recreation Department POLICY 2. Areas designated for open space purposes should be mapped and every effort made to prevent them from being used for other than open space activities. POLICY 3. Recreational opportunities for groups presently not served, or very inadequately served (i.e., young children, elderly persons) be encouraged and given priority until such time as the Kent Park Board and King County feel the deficiency has been overcome. POLICY 4. All recreational facilities of a local nature should be planned, to the greatest extent possible, in conjunction with existing and planned school facilities so that they may complement each other in function, thus avoiding costly and wasteful duplication -19- of facilities. Implementation for Community Facilities and Recreation 1. Get community backing for specific community facilities. 2. Coordinate activities with School District, King County and other appropriate groups. 3. Consolidate duplicated activities. 4. Create an Open Space Ordinance. -20- PUBLIC WORKS ELEMENT Sewer Service Sewer service in East Hill is provided by Kent and Cascade Sewer Districts. However, there are a number of land uses which are still on septic tanks and due to the Alder- wood soils which predominate in East Hill there are numerous septic tank failures. A METRO sewer line traverses the East Hill area in the vicinity of S.E. 256th Street. The City of Kent is in the process of providing sewer service as far east as 132nd Avenue S.E. and Kent-Kangley Road. Water Service Water lines presently exist on S.E. 240th Street, 116th Avenue S.E., and Kent-Kangley, but do not serve S.E. 244th Street, S.E. 248th Street, 104th Avenue S.E., S.E. 264th Street, or east of 116th Avenue S.E. A proposed comprehensive water plan for Kent, prepared by Hill, Ingman and Chase Consulting Engineers, indicates that for the East Hill area, eight inch water lines should be constructed west of 116th Avenue S.E. to cover that area not presently served by water lines. Storm Drainage As commercial and residential land uses increase in East Hill, the necessity for providing an adequate storm drainage system becomes critical. The majority of East -21- Hill has a natural drainage area that leads toward the southwest, emptying into Mill Creek. Public Works Goals and Policies Sewer Service 6Ml.. All urban development be adequately served by sewer systems. POLICY 1. In areas where soils have poor water absorption, buildings not be allowed until sanitary sewers are available. POLICY 2. Existing uses that are on septic tanks, which systems continually fail, should be hooked up to sewer or be vacated. Water Service GoAL Provide water hook up service to existing and new development. POLICY 1. Construct water lines between 104th Avenue S.E. and 116th Avenue S.E. POLICY 2. Avoid serving water to potential uses east of 132nd Avenue S.E. until those areas in or adjacent to the City are served. Storm Drainage GoAL Recognize the natural drainage system of East Hill. POLICY 1. Keep all streams or bodies of water free from debris and pollutants. POLICY 2. Do not reroute the natural drainage unless there is no adverse -22- result in the area of rerouting or upstream and downstream. POLICY 3. The piping and tunneling of water should be discouraged and allowed only when going under a heavily traveled paved road. POLICY 4. Recognize the role that vegetation plays in the drainage system. POLICY 5. Recognize the effect development and large paved areas have on the drainage system. Public Works Implementation 1. Do not issue building permits in areas that have failed septic tanks and which cannot hook up to sewers. 2. Create a Capital Improvement Program for sewers, water, and storm drains in East Hill. 3. Create a Storm Drainage Plan in 1972. 4. Do not allow areas of one-half acre or more of solid asphalt. 5. Adopt the Comprehensive Water Plan for the City. -23- I N ~ ~~-==--=-=--=Jl~ I I I i I II II I' ---n~=====~====~~-.~-~~~====~~~~~~~~ [I II ===:===:~~:-:.:~~= I I I LJ') N I ----------- ------, l --, : I : I I r r----J I I ~ ..... !ci ..... ....1 ::J = (.) (l g; (.) ..... fa U) c::z: i ...., ·---. i I i ·= = I I -. I --! I I I :e! ri ;;~ r~ I I I ~ ' e ~ • i § i • ~ g ! 0 I I : I I ' I ' (j) il I i 1 i 'I ! i i I , I I II " EAST HILL TECHNICAL ADl"ISQRY COMMITTEE Don Winans Dr. Mel Rugg Pat Levine, Assoicate Planner Part Time Bob Middleton 'jft1 e Sturgis Former Staff Members Fred Satterstrom *Lyn Johns *Project Planner for the East Hill Plan MAYOR CITY ADMINISTRATOR CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMISSION Isabel Hogan Joseph Street Peter Baffaro Dr. Jerome Barnier Harry Clements William Elliott Robert E. Lee Charles Martell Jeanne Masters James L. Rayfuse, Chairman Lou Koszarek, Vice Chairman Richard Land Noel Bicknell Willis Calhoun Vera Fredrickson Terry McKenna Diane Olson Byron Dehnert Former Planning Commission Members Fred Frazier Gordon Hall I