HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Land Use and Planning Board - 08/28/2017 (2)Land Use and Planning Board August 28, 2017
Minutes Kent, Washington
Approved on October 23, 2017
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Date: August 28, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Council Chambers
Attending: Katherine Jones, Chair; Jack Ottini, Vice Chair; Shane Amodei; Dale
Hartman; Paul Hintz; Randall Smith; Charlene Anderson, AICP, Long Range
Planning Manager; Danielle Butsick, Long Range Planner; Matt Gilbert, Current
Planning Manager; Adam Long, Assistant City Attorney
Agenda:
1. Call to Order
Chair Katherine Jones called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
Board Member Smith Moved and Board Member Hartman Seconded a Motion to
Approve the minutes of May 8, 2017. Motion Passed 5-0.
4. Added Items None
5. Communications None
6. Notice of Upcoming Meetings None
7. Public Hearing
Final Plat Approval Amendment [ZCA-2017-3]
Gilbert presented a proposal to consider amending the current approval process for
final plats. He stated that as the Current Planning Manager, he is responsible for
implementation of the City’s zoning and subdivision codes. He described the
existing process for final plat approval.
First, public is notified of the plat application and is given an opportunity to provide
comments. The Hearing Examiner then creates a decision document with conditions
of approval in order to implement City Code through the collaboration of staff
recommendation and public comment.
Next, Developer must implement conditions during the development process. Staff
reviews engineering plans from applicant to ensure compliance with conditions set
forth, both through Hearing Examiner and zoning requirements, and site visits
occur. Staff is highly involved in this phase.
Finally, once all of the conditions have been met, the Developer prepares to file a
final plat document for county recordation, once City Council has granted final
approval. At this point, the utilities are in, the wetlands have been flagged (if any),
and the roads and sidewalks have been completed.
Land Use and Planning Board August 28, 2017
Minutes Kent, Washington
Approved on October 23, 2017
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The final plat document goes before the City Council for final approval after all of
the work has been done, and the lots are ready for building. Again, staff has
already done an extensive review of the documents and has made site visits during
the previous process to ensure compliance with the requirements of the zoning
code and Hearing Examiner.
Preparation for the final plat approval by City Council involves many hours of staff
time and resources, as well as weeks of lead time.
Recent state legislation granted cities the ability to delegate council approval to the
staff level, which in this case, is the planning manager. Gilbert, the Current
Planning Manager, presently has the authority to approve short plats, less than 10
lots.
Chair Jones Opened the Public Hearing. Seeing no speakers, Chair Jones closed the
public hearing and called for a motion.
Board Member Smith MOVED and Board Member Jones Seconded a Motion
to recommend to the City Council Approval of the proposed amendments to
the Zoning Code as presented by Staff. Jones Called for a Vote. Motion
Passed 6-0.
Cheryl Trimble
Planning Technician
Economic and Community Development
August 28, 2017