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• Monday, October 28, 2024
KENT 6:00 PM
Chambers
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Chair Sandra Pereira Reynolds
Co-Chair Bryan Kesterson Shane Amodei
Dione Dittmar Sally McDonough
Justus Phelps Benjamin Reid
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Item Description Action Speaker Time
1. Call to Order Chair
2. Roll Call Chair 01 MIN.
3. Approval of September 23, 2024 YES Chair 01 MIN.
Minutes
4. Changes to the Agenda Chair
5. Draft 2044 Kent Comprehensive NO Kristen Holdsworth, 20 MIN.
Plan AICP, Long Range
Planning Manager
6. Rezones and Zoning Changes to NO Lindsay Walker, 15 MIN.
Support the Comprehensive Plan Planner
Update
7. Briefing of SEPA Infill Exemptions NO Lindsay Walker, 10 MIN.
Planner
8. Adjournment Chair
Unless otherwise noted, the Land Use and Planning Board meets at 6 p.m. on the
second and fourth Monday of each month in Kent City Hall, Council Chambers, 220
Fourth Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032.
For additional information please contact Tanya Kosen at 253-856-5461 or via
email at TKosen@kentwa.gov.
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Pending Approval
Land Use and Planning Board
KENT Land Use Special Meeting
WA9H... Minutes
September 23, 2024
Date: September 23, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Chambers
Members: Sandra Pereira Reynolds, Chair
Bryan Kesterson, Co-Chair
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1. Call to Order 7:00 p.m. a
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Justus Phelps Present
Benjamin Reid Present
3. Changes to the Agenda
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4. Approval of Minutes dated September 9, 2024
MOTION: Move to approve the Minutes dated September 9, 2024 a
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RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Benjamin Reid
SECONDER: Justus Phelps
AYES: Pereira Reynolds, Kesterson, Amodei, Dittmar, McDonough, Phelps, Reid
5. Public Hearing on Amendments to Title 15 to address Behavioral
Health Facilities
At the Land Use and Planning Board meeting, members were briefed on
zoning code changes to Title 15 relating to behavioral health facilities.
Lindsay Walker gave a presentation of the changes proposed by staff to
update those zoning districts that allow the expansion of locations for Opioid
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Treatment Programs and to add Enhanced Service Facilities and Behavioral
Health Treatment Facilities to the City of Kent land use table.
After the presentation, Board Members had a few questions. Clarification was
requested regarding whether grants from the Department of Commerce
entitle an applicant to guaranteed approval of a use by Kent. Lindsay Walker
stated that they do not, and that any project will have to comply with Kent
City Code. The second question was regarding children's facilities and where
they are listed in the code. The code does not differentiate between adult or
youth facilities, and they would both fall under the code. Z
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Department of Commerce provides strong guidance that these facilities are
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based on the amount of patients, staff, and family visiting.
MOTION: I move to recommend the City Council adopt the proposed c
amendments to Title 15 addressing behavioral health facilities as presented a
by staff, subject to revisions during ordinance drafting and review by the City
Attorney.
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RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL [UNANIMOUS] Next: 10/1/2024
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MOVER: Justus Phelps
SECONDER: Dione Dittmar Q
AYES: Pereira Reynolds, Kesterson, Amodei, Dittmar, McDonough, Phelps, Reid
6. Adjournment 7:25 p.m.
Ta+wyav K&sew
Committee Secretary
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LAND USE AND PLANNING BOARD
4^4� 220 Fourth Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
KENT
WASHINGTON
DATE: October 28, 2024
TO: Land Use and Planning Board
FROM: Economic and Community Development
SUBJECT: Draft 2044 Kent Comprehensive Plan
SUMMARY: At the upcoming LUPB meeting staff will provide an overview of the
recently released Draft 2044 Kent Comprehensive Plan.
The Kent Comprehensive Plan is the guiding policy document for all land use and
development regulations in Kent. State law requires the City to plan for and
accommodate 10,200 new housing units and 32,000 jobs over the next 20 years.
The project team has spent the past two years working with the community to
make updates to the plan to better reflect a shared vision and guiding principles to
inform how we plan for Kent's future.
The Comprehensive Plan includes ten chapters:
• Introduction, Community Profile, Vision
• Land Use Element
• Housing Element
• Transportation Element
• Parks and Recreation Element
• Economic Development Element
• Capital Facilities Element
• Utilities Element
• Shoreline Element
• Climate Element
Kent's updated Comprehensive Plan includes its first ever Climate Element as well
as changes to more holistically address sustainability, human services, and equity.
The 2044 Comprehensive Plan also includes substantive changes to content, goals,
and policies in all chapters and map amendments to the future land use
designations to implement the vision for growth.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Innovative Government - Delivering outstanding customer service, developing leaders, and
fostering innovation.
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Evolving Infrastructure - Connecting people and places through strategic investments in physical
and technological infrastructure.
Thriving City - Creating safe neighborhoods, healthy people, vibrant commercial districts, and
inviting parks and recreation.
Sustainable Services - Providing quality services through responsible financial management,
economic growth, and partnerships.
Inclusive Community - Embracing our diversity and advancing equity through genuine community
engagement.
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LAND USE AND PLANNING BOARD
4^4� 220 Fourth Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
KENT
WASHINGTON
DATE: October 28, 2024
TO: Land Use and Planning Board
FROM: Economic and Community Development
SUBJECT: Briefing of SEPA Infill Exemptions
SUMMARY: Planning Staff will provide a briefing about new SEPA exemptions for
development that supports the State's goal of accommodating more housing within
urban growth areas and supporting sustainable growth by streamlining
development permitting.
Background
In 1971, the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was established to
help agencies identify likely environmental impacts from specific development. In
1990, the Washington State Growth Management Act was adopted, requiring state
and local governments to manage Washington's growth by identifying and
protecting critical areas and natural resource lands, designating urban growth
areas, preparing comprehensive plans and implementing them through capital
investments and development regulations.
As a Planning City under RCW 36.70A.040, Kent is authorized to establish
categorical exemptions to SEPA if the criteria can be met and the development
proposed supports infill within urban growth areas. There are several different types
of SEPA exemptions. Some are authorized by state law and do not require a
jurisdiction to adopt any ordinances. Others require a jurisdiction to take specific
action in order to authorize an exemption.
The City of Kent intends to:
1. Adopt a new SEPA infill exemption for development consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan EIS (RCW 43.21C.229, established in the 2023 WA
State legislative session);
2. Update the flexible thresholds categorical exemption for minor new
construction that is not covered under the new infill exemption (WAC 197-
11-800); and
3. Repeal the Downtown Kent Planned Action Ordinance (PAO) and Infill
Development categorical exemption because it would result in conflicting
processes.
Staff are proposing to retain some of the standards in the Downtown PAO (KCC
11.03.215) and relocate it to more appropriate locations in KCC (such as
development standards).
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At the upcoming meeting, staff will provide an explanation of the proposed changes
to prepare for a hearing on this matter at the November 12 special LUPB meeting.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Innovative Government - Delivering outstanding customer service, developing leaders, and
fostering innovation.
Thriving City - Creating safe neighborhoods, healthy people, vibrant commercial districts, and
inviting parks and recreation.
Inclusive Community - Embracing our diversity and advancing equity through genuine community
engagement.
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LAND USE AND PLANNING BOARD
4^4� 220 Fourth Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
KENT
WASHINGTON
DATE: October 28, 2024
TO: Land Use and Planning Board
FROM: Economic and Community Development
SUBJECT: Rezones and Zoning Changes to Support the Comprehensive
Plan Update
SUMMARY: Planning Staff will share zoning map updates as well as wholesale and
retail land use table updates proposed to support the land use changes initiated the
Comprehensive Plan update.
Background
Every ten years, fully planning cities and counties must conduct a thorough review
of their comprehensive plan and development regulations. As part of our
comprehensive plan update, the city is initiating rezones to support the land use
changes being made.
At the upcoming meeting, staff will share the rezones being initiated as well as the
proposed changes to Kent's wholesale and retail land use table. There are two
changes proposed in response to community input for commercial zones:
1. Allowing nurseries, greenhouses, garden supplies, tools, etc. in the
Neighborhood Convenience Commercial (NCC) zone; and
2. Restricting new gasoline service stations in the NCC zone as well as mixed
use and downtown zoning districts
Future zoning code changes are anticipated through the housing implementation
effort (expected adoption date is June 2025) and the Benson Corridor Project
(starting in 2025).
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Innovative Government - Delivering outstanding customer service, developing leaders, and
fostering innovation.
Thriving City - Creating safe neighborhoods, healthy people, vibrant commercial districts, and
inviting parks and recreation.
Sustainable Services - Providing quality services through responsible financial management,
economic growth, and partnerships.
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