HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Land Use and Planning Board - 03/27/2017 (2)Land Use and Planning Board March 27, 2017
Minutes Kent, Washington
Approved on May 8, 2017
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Date: March 27, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Council Chambers
Attending: Frank Cornelius, Chair; Katherine Jones, Vice Chair; Jack Ottini,
Randall Smith; Charlene Anderson, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager; Danielle
Butsick, Long Range Planner; Adam Long, Assistant City Attorney
Agenda:
1. Call to Order
Chair Frank Cornelius called the meeting to order at 7:20 pm upon arrival of Jack
Ottini.
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
Board Member Jones Moved and Board Member Smith Seconded a Motion to
Approve the minutes of November 28, 2016. Motion Passed 4-0.
4. Added Items None
5. Communications None
6. Notice of Upcoming Meetings
Anderson stated that this item will likely go before the Economic and Community
Development Committee on April 10, 2017. A short course on local planning will be
held on Thursday, March 30, 2017 requiring registration with the Department of
Commerce.
7. Public Hearing
Docketed Comprehensive Plan Amendments [CPA-2017-1]
Cornelius stated that this hearing considers proposed amendments to the
comprehensive plan, land use plan map and zoning district map.
Butsick presented six comprehensive plan docketed amendments for the 2015/2016
year; stating that amendments are submitted by residents, city council or staff.
These amendments were discussed at the Land Use and Planning Board Workshop
on February 27th. Staff recommends approval of these amendments to City Council.
The first amendment is administrative in nature; is related to the educational
services areas and facilities map; updates labels for Mill Creek Middle School and
Mount Rainier High School; adds the point and label for the Valley View Elementary
School.
The second amendment adds Mobile Home Park (MHP) zoning as an allowed zoning
designation under both low density multifamily and medium density multifamily
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residential land use designations. Kent’s zoning code allows for mobile home zoning
in these land use districts. This amendment makes this table consistent with what
the zoning code says and fixes an inadvertent omission from the table.
The third amendment is administrative. Economic and Community Development
was asked to amend the comprehensive plan and make it reflect the City’s decision
to surplus the Naden properties. The amendment updates language in the Park and
Recreation Element to reflect the City’s decision to surplus those properties and
recognize the new surplus process.
The fourth amendment changes the land use plan map and the zoning districts
map, rezones 43 acres at the intersection of S 180th Street and SR-167 from
General Commercial to General Commercial/Mixed Use, and makes these properties
consistent with properties zoned General Commercial/Mixed Use to the west as well
as some Renton residential and commercial areas to the north and east. Key
Changes based on this zoning re-designation allows for increasing maximum
heights from 35 to 65 feet, allows increases in lot coverage, decreases some
required setbacks, and allows property to be developed at a greater density. Staff
reviewed the specific criteria required to consider rezoning to mixed use and
concurs that these proposed amendments meet that criteria.
It is likely that residential development on any of these properties might contribute
to some traffic impacts. New development is required to bring the transportation
system in the vicinity of the development up to the current level of service. Any
impacts would be mitigated. There are no parks in close proximity to this property,
one criteria for rezoning to mixed use. The multifamily design guidelines require
150 sf of open space per unit for multifamily residential; that can include indoor
recreation such as racquet ball courts or gyms, balconies and rooftop decks.
The fifth amendment updates the Housing Element Data to reflect the data
provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Comprehensive
Housing Affordability Study (CHAS) data report. This is a report that covers a range
of topics on housing affordability, substandard housing, overcrowded housing,
housing characteristics, and housing where households pay over 30 or 50 percent
of their income on rent. The newest data indicates that renters paying over 50
percent of their income for rent in Kent has risen from 3,443 to 4,230 households.
The sixth amendment changes the land use plan map to provide continuity with the
zoning map for an area that was left as MHP where the surrounding area was
rezoned to industrial. This land is designated as open space, urban conservancy in
our shoreline master program. The properties are part of a river bank that goes
down to the river. It is unlikely that it would be developed. We wanted to make
sure that our land use plan reflects what is in our zoning.
One comment was received from the public; a request to rezone a particular parcel
along 180th to allow for maximum height of 195 feet and allow for additional
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flexibility in parking-such as reduced parking space sizes and a reduction in the
number of required spaces per hotel room or condo units. Staff is recommending
that this item be considered as a separate request unrelated to the rezone of these
properties as it differs from what the docket request was.
Chair Cornelius Opened the Public Hearing. Seeing no speakers, Chair Cornelius
closed the public hearing and called for a motion.
Board Member Jones MOVED and Board Member Smith Seconded a Motion
to recommend to the City Council Approval of the proposed amendments to
the Comprehensive Plan, Land Use Plan Map, and Zoning Districts Map as
presented by Staff. Cornelius Called for a Vote. Motion Passed 4-0.
8. Nomination and Election of Officers
Board Member Smith MOVED and Board Member Ottini Seconded a Motion
to elect Katherine Jones as Land Use and Planning Board Chair for 2017.
Motion Passed 4-0.
Board Member Smith MOVED and Board Member Jones Seconded a Motion
to elect Jack Ottini as Land Use and Planning Board Vice-Chair for 2017.
Cornelius called for the vote. Motion Passed 4-0.
Pamela A. Mottram
Administrative Assistant I
Economic and Community Development
March 27, 2017