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Unless otherwise noted, the Land Use and Planning Board meets at 7 p.m. on the second
and fourth Mondays of each month in the Kent City Hall, Council Chambers East, 220 Fourth
Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032.
For additional information please contact Tanya Kosen at 253-856-5461, or email Tanya
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Land Use and Planning Board
Agenda
Board Members: Ali Shasti, Chair
Shane Amodei, Vice Chair - Gwen Allen-Carston - Dione Dittmar -
Paul Hintz - Katherine Jones - Joseph O'Toole
Monday, September 14, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Item Description Action Speaker Time
1. Call to Order Chair 01 MIN.
2. Roll Call Chair 02 MIN.
3. Approval of August 24, 2020
Minutes
YES Chair 05 MIN.
4. Changes to the Agenda Chair 01 MIN.
5. Housing Framework and Action
Plan Outreach
NO Hayley Bonsteel 45 MIN.
6. Supportive Housing Policy
Proposal
NO Matt Gilbert 15 MIN.
7. Adjournment Chair 01 MIN.
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Pending Approval
Land Use and Planning Board
Land Use Regular Meeting
Minutes
August 24, 2020
Date: August 24, 2020
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Chambers
Attending: Ali Shasti, Chair
Shane Amodei, Vice Chair
Gwen Allen-Carston,
Dione Dittmar,
Paul Hintz,
Katherine Jones,
Joseph O'Toole
Agenda:
1. Call to Order 7:00 p.m.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Ali Shasti Chair Present
Shane Amodei Vice Chair Excused
Gwen Allen-Carston Present
Dione Dittmar Present
Paul Hintz Present
Katherine Jones Present
Joseph O'Toole Excused
3. Approval of Minutes dated July 27, 2020
MOTION: Move to approve the Minutes dated July 27, 2020
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Gwen Allen-Carston
SECONDER: Katherine Jones
AYES: Shasti, Allen-Carston, Dittmar, Hintz, Jones
EXCUSED: Amodei, O'Toole
4. Changes to the Agenda
None
5. Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Draft Project List & Public
Outreach
April Delchamps gave a update presentation on the “Sources of Projects" for
the Transportation Master Plan. An interdepartmental staff team from
Economic and Community Development, Parks, Public Works and Police
completed a review of the "Source of Projects" in late 2019. The result was
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August 24, 2020
Kent, Washington
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the “Expanded/unprioritized project list” with almost 500 projects. These
projects were reviewed by the staff team, and projects were grouped to
create 148 projects corridors based on subarea, roadways and project type.
6. Adjournment 8:30 p.m.
Tanya Kosen
Committee Secretary
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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Kurt Hanson, Economic and Community Development Director
220 Fourth Avenue S,
Kent, WA 98032
253-856-5454
DATE: September 14, 2020
TO: Land Use and Planning Board
FROM: Economic and Community Development
SUBJECT: Housing Framework and Action Plan Outreach
SUMMARY: In the summer of 2019, the Washington State Legislature passed
House Bill 1923 (HB 1923). This bill authorized funding to Washington State
jurisdictions to choose from a menu of options, or complete a Housing Action Plan,
with the intent of increasing housing availability.
In Fall 2019, the city executed an agreement with the Department of Commerce to
accept and expend HB 1923 grant funds to be used for the development of a
Housing Action Plan. The development of the plan has been broken into two phases.
Phase I involved the development of an interjurisdictional collaborative comprised
of six partner cities; Kent, Auburn, Burien, Federal Way, Renton, and Tukwila. This
phase resulted in the completion of a Sub-Regional Framework. Phase II consists of
the development of a Kent-specific Housing Action Plan.
The intent in bringing this item to the LUPB September 14th workshop is to
summarize and share the findings from the Sub-Regional Framework and inform
Land Use and Planning Board (LUPB) of next steps toward the development and
implementation of the Kent Housing Action Plan. Staff will also be presenting on
proposed outreach strategies and will be seeking feedback from LUPB on how to
engage constituents in a valuable and meaningful way.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Inclusive Community - Embracing our diversity and advancing equity through genuine community
engagement.
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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Kurt Hanson, Economic and Community Development Director
220 Fourth Avenue S,
Kent, WA 98032
253-856-5454
DATE: September 14, 2020
TO: Land Use and Planning Board
FROM: Economic & Community Development
SUBJECT: Supportive Housing Policy Proposal
SUMMARY: The Coronavirus pandemic and the increasing demand to address
homelessness are realities that are creating demand for new housing uses in Kent.
To be prepared and ensure that these uses integrate well with our community, it is
important that we consider appropriate locations and regulations for these uses.
In February of 2020, King County announced that it had acquired the Econolodge
motel in Kent, located at Central Avenue and Highway 167. This facility was to be
operated by the County for isolation and quarantine of individuals who were
exposed to the Covid-19 virus, but lacked options for safely doing so. The City’s
attempt to stop the use was unsuccessful, but ultimately agreed to allow it until the
state of emergency associated with the Covid-19 pandemic is ended. No guests are
currently using the site. This situation revealed that the City was limited in its
ability to regulate isolation and quarantine facilities because our zoning code does
not specifically address the use. Staff has drafted proposed amendments to the
zoning code to address the omission. Under the proposal, future isolation and
quarantine facilities would be allowed in industrial zones, away from higher activity
areas where the risk of exposing others to a communicable disease is greater.
Requirements for serving guests in a manner that makes them less likely to need to
leave the facility, as well as permitting requirments are also proposed.
Independent of Covid’s impacts, our region is in the midst of a well-documented
shortage of affordable housing and a related homelessness crisis. With Covid’s
increased unemployment, eventual expiration of eviction bans and mortgage
forbearance periods, we can expect more people to experience homelessness, and
the demand for shelter and services to increase. It is important that we consider
how this increased demand will manifest in Kent, and identify appropriate locations
and regulations for likely solutions likely to be proposed by King County and other
homeless service providers. An option for housing chronically homeless people that
is emerging among service providers is called permanent supportive housing, also
known simply as supportive housing. This is long-term housing that includes self-
sufficiency training, life skills training, substance abuse counseling and other related
assistance for residents. While this type of service is not currently operational in the
south county area, Catholic Community Services is building a facility in the Midway
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area of Kent, at 240th Street, near I-5 that will likely open within a year. Kent’s
zoning code does not specifically regulate it beyond typical multifamily standards.
Staff is proposing that future supportive housing uses be allowed in limited zoning
districts (to be specified at the next LUPB meeting), with requirements that support
services be located nearby, and that the number of these facilities be limited by
separation requirements.
Staff will present additional details at the September 14th, 2020 meeting and will
be available for questions and discussion.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Inclusive Community - Embracing our diversity and advancing equity through genuine community
engagement.
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