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HomeMy WebLinkAbout706RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION of the City of Kent, Wash- ington, adopting certain changes to the Com- prehensive Plan of the City of Kent. WHEREAS, certain changes to the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Kent have been proposed, and WHEREAS, in accorq~nce with the provisions of Chapter 35A.63 of the Revised Code of Washington hearings were held before the Planning Commission of the City of Kent, and WHEREAS, after said hearings the Planning Commission recommended certain changes in the Comprehensive Plan to the City Council, said changes being attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein, and WHEREAS, the City Council considered said changes at a public meeting on the 4th day of October, 1971, and concurred in the recommendation of the Planning Commission, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE that the changes of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Kent attached hereto as Appendix A, be and hereby are adopted and the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Kent be and hereby is changed and modified accordingly, and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the changes be filed with the City Clerk and in the offices of the Planning Department and be made available for public inspection upon request. -1- DONE in regular City Council session this 18th day of October, 1971. .I ISABEL HOGAN, ATTEST: MARIE JENSEN, C1ty Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: DONALD E. MIRK, City Attorney I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Resolution No. "'Jo(a , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, the l ~ day of ~ , 1971. ~~ MARIE JENSE , C1ty Clerk (SEAL) -2- ... . · '---"'' REVISIONS TO KENT'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN On August 17, 1971, the Kent Planning Commission recommended to the City Council that certain revisions be made to Kent's Comprehensive Plan. The following pages contain these revisions. The Planning Commission recommended these changes at this time primarily to update the Plan. No changes were recommended for the land use section of the Plan. In 1972 the Planning Staff and Planning Commission expect to make major changes in the Plan. The schedule for this pro- ject calls for a time element of six to eight months, begin- ning in March. In the meantime we feel the revisions herein contained will suffice to make Kent's Comprehensive Plan more relevant. PAGE 5 -LINE 11: Add the word "goals" so that line 11 reads: "However, the Plan spells out only the general goals, objectives and policies pertaining to land use and other elements of community development which ordinances do not." PAGE 5 -LINE 14: Add the word "goals" so that line 14 reads: "Once agreement is reached on the goals, objectives, and policies found in the Comprehensive Plan ..... " PAGE 5 -LINE 17: In place of the general objectives of the Plan it was decided to insert the goals that have been adopted by the City Council (those goals formulated by the Civic Betterment Committee), as follows: "The ongoing goal of the City of Kent is to create and -1- preserve a secure and community involvement include: desirable environment through of its c i t i zen s . Th i s s h a 11 a. Improve the economic climate. b. Improve communications between City government and citizens. c. Improve the appearance of the City. d. Develop the physical services and facilities of the community to meet functional needs of the public. e. Provide for the most desirable use of the land in the public interest. f. Encourage public and private development of educa- tional, cultural and recreational facilities and programs." (under "e" the Commission decided to use the word "desirable" in place of "highest and best use", for they felt that the highest use of the land is not always in the public interest, and the connotation of "highest and best use" differs among individuals) PAGE 5: Following the goals, revised General Objectives of the Plan were inserted, as follows: develop effective programs to effectively deal with environmental problems. develop community involvement programs through better contact with the citizens develop programs for revitalizing the central business district and other deteriorating areas. develop community identity balance the interest of the individual and the community PAGE 5 -LINE 23 (no. 3): State Enabling Legislation - Change this to reflect the fact that the City of Kent operates under the Optional Municipal Code RCW 35A.63. PAGE 6 -LINE 4: Change this line to read: "In 1967 the Planning Area contained about 37,000 people; by 1988 the pro- jected population indicates 145,000 persons may reside in the area." -2- PAGE 7 -TABLE I: Delete the 1966 column and add a 1970 column containing 1970 U.S. Bureau of the Census data. Under Population Projections delete the 1970 column. PAGE 9 -TRENDS: The trend section should read as follows: Paragraph 1. "The number of building permits issued in 1969 and 1970 declined substantially from the 210 issued in 1968. The greatest decline in permits occurred in residential construction. In 1968, 127 permits were issued for single family dwellings, while 51 were issued in 1969, and only 28 in 1970. Twenty eight (28) permits were issued for multi-family buildings in 1968, while only 6 were issued in 1969 and only 6 were issued in 1970. This trend reflects the general decline in the economy of the Puget Sound region." The second paragraph would be under trends at the bottom of page 9 and would read: "Rezoning in the 1968 -1970 period continued in approximately the same trend as the 1960 -1968 period. Changes to industrial classifications continue to make up almost half of the rezone actions." APPENDIX -TABLE A & TABLE B: These should be updated to reflect 1969 and 1970 data. PAGE 15 -OPEN SPACE: Since there is a need to expand more fully the open space statement in the Comprehensive Plan it was decided to delete the existing definition for open space on page 9 and replace it with the following new definition: -3- Open Space "Open space can be defined as the counterpart of devel- opment: land which is not used for buildings or structures." On page 15 under open space leave the first and third para- graph as is and delete the second paragraph. The sentence "open space is an essential element in the character and quality of the urban environment", becornes the first sentence in paragraph one under Open Space on page 15. The following two paragraphs become paragraph 3 and 4 under Open Space on page 15: "In Kent, regulatory measures provide the most basic controls on the quality of the environment, and since regulation does not involve compensation to landowners, care must be taken to avoid too stringent restrictions." "Acquisition of full or partial rights to land by either public agencies or private groups is the most certain means to preserve open space. Acquisition may be accomplished through purchase, condemnation, donation, leaseback or purchase of easement." PAGE 12 -OBJECTIVE #7: Add the following paragraph to Objective #7: "The proposed Green River Green Belt provides an opportunity for the City of Kent to preserve meaningful open space. The cities in the Green River Valley, along with King County, are joining in an effort to protect the banks of the Green River from unwise development and to provide a recreation corridor through the Valley. The City -4- of Kent is cooperating with the other affected localities to make this green belt concept a reality." PAGE 16 -STORM DRAINAGE: Delete the material now under this section and add: "The City of Kent, along with other cities in the Green River Valley and King County, has joined in an agreement with the King County Soil and Water Conservation District and the U.S. Soil Conservation Service for the implementation of Watershed Work Plans for the Green River Valley. The plans provide for channels, floodgates and pumps to drain storm runoff in the valley. Construction of the main pumping plant, at the mouth of the Black River, was begun in 1970. However, the Army Corps of Engineers has indicated that the addition of water from the pumping station will necessitate raising dikes along the Green River in order to maintain the existing level of flood protection. This additional project is now in the planning stage." The new drainage system should be shown on the Public Services and Utilities Map in the Comprehensive Plan. PAGE 18: Delete lines 1, 2, 3 & 4. PAGE 18 -REFUSE DISPOSAL SITES (Garbage Dumps): Delete mention of the site at S.E. 272nd Street, as this site has been closed down. Change the first word in paragraph one from "four" to "three". PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES MAP: Remove the refuse disposal site at S.E. 272nd Street. -5- PAGE 18 -LIBRARIES: Revise the first paragraph to reflect the planned addition to the Kent Library. PAGE 19 -SCHOOLS: Delete the material under this section and add: "Existing and proposed schools, as well as school district boundary lines, arc shown on the Education and Recreation Facilities map. The four school districts in Kent are: Kent #415, Federal Way #210, Highline #401, and Renton #403. All are part of Intermediate School District #110, which encompasses all of King County and Bainbridge Is land. Since public schools are an integral part of the community, liaison should be established with all four districts to insure that citizen participation is on a high level and that when possible, public school facilities are used to the greatest extent possible by the citizens. One such possiblity is joint use of school library facilities. PAGE 23 -CIRCULATION: Delete the first paragraph and add: "Recognizing the interrelationship of transportation and patterns of land use, the circulation element of this plan is designed to reinforce land use policies previously expressed in this document. This section addresses itself to the majority circulation system and to the location of future transportation corridors; not to the selection of specific routes. Minor street improvements and route selection are more appropriately treated in special engineering and -6- ..._. planning studies. The circulation plan is intended to serve as a guide for more detailed studies such as route establishment, project programming and the establishment of road design criteria." Delete the second paragraph and add the subsection: Present and Future Problems "Travel in the Kent Planning Area can be divided into two broad categories: Through-traffic is oriented on a north-south axis to the Seattle and Tacoma areas. This flow represents about 75 percent of the total trips for the Kent Planning Area. North-south traffic movements are served by Pacific Highway, Interstate -5, West Valley Road and the Valley Freeway- East Valley Road networks. East-west traffic movements are served by Interstate 405, Kent-DesMoines Road- Meeker Street-Canyon Drive-256th Street, South 212th- 208th Streets, and South 240th Street. Internal circulation is oriented on an east-west axis, with traffic movements from residential areas on East and West Hills to neighborhood commercial centers and the Central Business District on the Valley floor. A conflict exists on Meeker Street because it not only serves through-traffic but also provides access to the Central Business District, a major center of pedestrian activity. The at-grade rail crossings also cause a major disruption of East-West traffic movements. These at-grade crossing are also a safety hazard. Numerous studies indicate that the circulation network as it presently exists is inadequate for traffic volumes projected for the next twenty years. The area lacks a balanced highway network. Existing freeways and express- -7- ways can be modified to handle increased traffic volume without the necessity of new freeway construction. Hm·lever, extensive improvement of existing state high- ways, county roads and city arterials will also be Tequired." PAGE 23 & 24-(CIRCULATION, Cont.): Under Definitions delete the existing definitions and add: FREEWAY - A divided, high speed, high capacity roadway designed for through-traffic, having full access control and separation of grade crossings. EXPRESSWAY - A divided road1>Jay designed for through- traffic having partial access control and grade separations at major intersections. ~~JOR ARTERIAL - A roadway connecting major activity centers, providing access to and from freeways or expressways, and providing direct access to abutting properties. SECONDARY ARTERIAL - A roadway connecting mlnor activity centers and facilities with intersections at-grade and providing access to abutting properties. COLLECTOR - A street which serves an intermediate collection and distribution function between local access streets and arterial streets. LOCAL STREET - A street which serves only abutting properties and which provides direct access to all such properties. -8- ' " SCENIC DRIVE - A roadway which provides a route for recreation travel through corridors of scenic interest. PAGE 24 -CIRCULATION: Prior to Needs insert the goal statement: "The goal for the circulation element of this Plan is to: Provide for the safe, efficient and convenient movement of people and goods." PAGE 24 -CIRCULATION (Cont.): Under the Pmlicies section, policy #7 should be changed to read: "Elimination of at-grade crossings on main rail lines or design of sophisticated signal devices at such crossings shall be pursued by the City in order to reduce loss of life, reduce traffic delays, to increase the efficiency of railroad operations and to reduce inconvenience and annoyance to the general public." The Commission felt that #7 under policies should also contain a statement about minimizing the number of spur lines across street circulation patterns and regulating the hours of operation. Long range plans should be developed showing how a minimum number of spur lines can serve a maximum area. PAGE 25 -POLICIES (no. 9): After the word "sidewalks" in the first sentence place a comma and add the words "overpasses-underpasses". There is also a need for a comment to be placed somewhere in the Plan stating the need for a pedestrian walkway across Mill Creek Canyon. PAGE 28 -THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION: -9- . -." Delete the first paragraph and insert the following: "The Comprehensive Plan is a guide to future development. An implementation program, however, makes the Comprehen- sive Plan more than a passive guideline. It becomes a commitment for the City to actively work toward achieve- ment of the goals and objectives of the Plan. In order for a plan to be meaningful it must serve as a framework ~ and guideline to decision making, it must have an action program, and to be effective it must be implemented." PAGE 17 -CITY HALL: Delete the material under this heading and add: "Kent's City Hall, completed in June, 1971, provides a focal point within the core area of the City. The 'in city' site was selected to provide citizens con- venient access to governmental offices." PAGE 30 -COORDINATION BETWEEN AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENTS Delete mention of Valley Regional Planning Commission since it no longer exists as an organization. PAGE 30 -REVIEW OF POLICIES ON ANNEXATION & UTILITY EXTENSIONS Mention should be made of the Boundary Review Board. MAP CHANGES: 1. Place city boundaries on all maps. 2. Education and Recreation Facilities Map: Add school district boundaries and add new schools. 3. Circulation Map: a. Move Russell Road (between S. 228th and S. 212th Streets) eastward so that it connects S. 212th Street in the vicinity of the most westerly traffic signal on S. 212th Street. -10- .. • I • b. Indicate an arterial street going north from East Valley Highway to meet with a like street coming south from Renton, which street is the first north-south street west of the intersection of S. 180th Street and East Valley Highway. c. Show realignment of Reith Road. -11- ,