HomeMy WebLinkAbout1890RESOLUTION NO. / c?' q (}
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, ratifying the King County
Countywide Planning Policies adopted by the
Metropolitan King County Council and pursuant to
the Growth Management Act.
RECITALS
A. The adoption of countywide planning policies is required under
the State Growth Management Act (GMA), pursuant to RCW 36.70A.210.
The Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs) provide a framework for Kent and
other cities in King County to conduct planning under the requirements of
GMA. This framework ensures that city and county comprehensive plans
are consistent.
B. On March 31, 2014, the Metropolitan King County Council
approved and ratified an amendment to the CPPs approved by Growth
Management Planning Council (GMPC) Motion No. 13-1 as follows:
1. GMPC Motion No. 13-1: Approves the 2012 King
County Countywide Planning Policies to add the Central Issaquah Urban
Core as an Urban Center.
Now the amendment is presented to jurisdictions in King
County for Ratification.
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C. The King County Council approved and ratified these
amendments on behalf of King County pursuant to King County Ordinance
No. 17783. The Kent Economic & Community Development Committee
reviewed these amendments at its meeting on May 12, 2014.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLUTION
SECTION 1. -Amendment. The City of Kent, acting pursuant to the
interlocal agreement among King County, the City of Seattle, and
incorporated suburban cities, hereby ratifies the proposed amendments to
the Countywide Planning Policies as adopted by the Metropolitan King
County Council in King County Ordinance No. 17783, attached and
incorporated hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 2. -Public Inspection. The amendments to the
Countywide Planning Policies adopted herein shall be filed with the City
Clerk and placed in the planning services office so they are available for
inspection by the public.
SECTION 3. -Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is declared unconstitutional or
invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this resolution.
SECTION 4. -Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority
and prior to the effective date of this resolution is hereby ratified and
affirmed.
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SECTION 5. -Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect
immediately upon its passage.
PASSED at a regular open public meeting by the City Council of the
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City of Kent, Washington, this e;(}2:0 day of ~':a.tA , 2014.
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CONCURRED in by the Mayor of the City of Kent this ~;({/''?'day of
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EXHIBIT A
KING COUNTY
Signature Report
April 1, 2014
Ordinance 17783
Sponsors Dembowski
1200 King County CourtJ1ouse
516 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104.
AN ORDfNANCE adopting Growth Management Planning Council
Motion !3-1 and rat! tying Motion 13-·1 for unincorporated King
County.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. King County Countywide Planning Policy DP-31 allows for designation of new Urban
Centers.
8 B. The city of Issaquah has demonstrated that the Central Issaquah Urban Core meets the criteria
9 listed in Policy DP'3.
10 C, On May 29, 2013, the city oflssaquah briefed the Growth Management Planning Council on
11 the proposal to designate the Central Issaquah Urban Core as an Urban Center.
12 D. On September 25, 29!3, the Growth Management Planning Council adopted Motion 13-l
13 amending the urban Growth Area map in the 2012 King County Countywide Planning Policies to add the
14 Central Issaquah Urban Core as an Urban Center.
15 SECT!ON2. The amendment to the 2012 King County Countywide Planning Policies, as shown
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Ordinance 17783 EXHIBIT A
17 in Attachment A to this ordinance, is hereby adopted and ratified on behalf of the population of
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Ordinance 17783 was introduced on 3/3/2014 and passed by the Metropolitan King
County Council on 3/31/2014, by the following vote:
ATTEST:
. Yes: 7-Mr. Phillips, Mr. Gossett, Ms. Hague, Mr. Dunn, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Dembowski and Mr. Upthegrove
No: 0
Excused: 2 -Mr. von Reichbauer and Ms. Lambert
KING COUNTY COUNCIL
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
~~-t:t5!lJ 'fc ~' Larry Phillips, Chair
Anne Noris, CleriC of the Council
APPROVED this~ day of f,:pr.. ( I-..
Dow Constantine, County Executive
Attachments: A, GMPC Motion No. 13-1
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EXHIBIT A
ATTACHMENT A
Sponsored By: Executive Committee
GMPC MOTION NO. 13-1
A MOTION to amend to the Urban Growth Area map in t~e 2012
King County Countywide Planning Policies to add the Central·
Issaquah Urban Core as an Urban Center.
WHEREAS, accommodating growth in Urban Centers allows King County to meet
a range of objectives including providing a land use framework for an efficient and
effective regional transportation system; and ·
WHEREAS, Countywide Planning Policy DP-31 allows for designation of new
Urban Centers; and
WHEREAS, the City oflssaquah has demonstrated that the Central Issaquah Urban
· Core meets the criteria listed in Policy DP-31; and
WHEREAS, City oflssaquah briefed the Growth Management Planning Council
on the proposal to designate the Central Issaquah Urban Core as an Urban Center at its
meeting on May 29, 2013.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Growth Management Planning
Council of King County hereby recommends that the Urban Growth Area map in the 2012
King County Countywide Planning Policies be amended to add the Central Issaquah Urban
Core as an Urban Center as shown on attachment A to this motion.
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Dow Constantine, Chair, Growth Management Planning c'Ouncil
Attachment A: Central Issaquah Urban Core map
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EXHIBIT A ATTACHMENT 2
Council Meeting Date: May 29, 2013 Agenda Item: IV
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GROWTH MANAGEMENTPLANNJNG COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
AGENDA TITLE: Desigriate'Centrallssaquah as an Urban Center in the King County
Countywide Planning Policies-Appendix 1 Land Use Map
PRESENTED BY: Ava Frisinger, lssaqljah Mayor
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SUMMARY
Nominatioh: .The City· oflssaquah is proposing that Centrallssa~uah be designated
an. Ur~al'l Center in the C,ountywide Pli:innirig. policies. · The lssa.quahiOity Council
aLithOrized· nomination of the Central Issaquah Urban 'core for Urbah''Ceriter on April
15,2013(AB6586). ' '
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Location: The ·area· prop·osed for Urb.an 'Center designation-'ls shpwn ·on the
attached map·. The'prdposed Center is 461 acres and iholudes •several of Issaquah's
top employers, including Costco's corporate headquarters.
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Growth Targets and Future Land Use: Most of Issaquah's future housing and job
grolt\flh ·(GMATargets -5,750 Housing units .and 20,000 jobs) is pl<jnned ·for Central
lssaqdah' and the proposei:d, .urb~m :center. 'This grbwt~'will'transforrii ·the Urban
Center from a collection bf strip malls· and office buildings into a more livable,
sustainable and balance mixed use community. Planned densities are 51 jobs and
15.58 housing unlts·per acre. . --....
A Commitment to Urban Center Expectations: The Issaquah City Council has taken
the following steps to plan for growth in the proposed Urban Center: ' .
0 ADOPTED the Central Issaquah Plan, including a policy calling for Urban
. Center designation;
0 COMPLETED a Planned Action EIS for Central Issaquah and the
proposed Urban Center;
EXHIBIT A ATTACHMENT 2
0 ADOPTED new Development and Design Standards for Central Issaquah;
0 ADOPTED a Planned Action Ordinance for the proposed Urban Center;
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• 0 REZOI':JED the proposed Urban Center Jrom prima~i.ly Office. and Retail
zoning to higher aen('lity [fli~ed use Urban Core and Urban Village zoning.
APPLICABLE COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES
The Countywide Planning Policies provide direction about the process for designating
Urban Centers. · ·
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DP-31
Concentrate housing and employment' growth within designated
Urban Centers.
7,185 new residential units and 27,565 new jobs are planned for the 461
acre Urban Center. ·
Designate Urban Centers in the Countywide Planning Policies where
· city~,nominat~>d ldcati9n meets' the c~iteria in. poii.ciE!s OP-3.1 ancl' DP-
32·aricfwhere :the city1l;l ,corritnitmi;u1ts. will help ensL!re the success of .
th~ center~ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '' ·' '' ' ., '
The City's commitment to becoming an Urban Center is summarized
above. ·.These actions are the re~iJ/t of six years Of community planning.
Urban Centers will be limited in number and located on existing or
planf!ed high· capacity transit corridors ,to prov;ide a framework .for
targ~ted private' and public investments-that support, regional l!md'
· use' and transportiition goals: Th~ (..arid Use Map in Appendix 1
shows the locations of designated Urban Centers. ·· ·
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Issaquah's · proposed Urban Center is located adjacent to 1-90, a
designated high capacity transit (HCT) corridor in the.2005 Sound Transit
Long· Range Plan.
Allow designation on new Urban Centers where the propose.d
Center: ..
a) Encompasses an area up to one and a half square miles; and
The proposed Issaquah Center is .461 acres (. 72 ,square miles).
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b) Has adopted zoning regulations and infrastructure plans that
are adequate to accommodate:
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New mixed use urban density zoning districts were adopted for the
proposed Urban· Qenter. on April 15; 20.1 $. The Central Issaquah
Plan EIS identifies specific measures to assure that the City's
infra.stwcture plans are adequate to accommodate the planned
growth. · ·
i) A minimum of 15,000 jobs within one-half mile of an
existing or plaMed high-capacity transit station.
The adopted Central Issaquah Plan includes a conceptual HCT /-
go· corridor andf6ur potentia/light rail stations. Three of the four
· pdtential stations meetthis cdterion
li) At a minimum, ah.average of-5o, employees per gross
acre within the Urban Center; and,
The' Central Issaquah Plan anticipates 23,555jobs'in the proposed
center-an average of, 51.1/!imployeesp'er grdss acre .
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At a minimum, an average of 15 ·housing units per gross
. :acre ll'ilitbin .th~.Urban Cel)ter. , .
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The Central Issaquah Plan anticipates 7, 185. new, residential units
in the proposed center-an average of 15.58 units per gross acre .
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· · •· Adopt: a map and bousing. and employment growth targets in City,
comprehensive plans for each Urban Center, and.adopt policies to
promote and maintain quality of life in the Center through:
The Central lssaquah.PI~n include~ a Land Use ·M~p, incl~ding the
·proposed .Urban· Ceht~:~r and housing and employment targets .
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• A broad mix of land 'uses that foster botH daytime and nighttime
activities and opportunities for social interaction;
The adopted beveiopmerit and Design Standards allow a mix of uses
vertically and horizontaily.
• ' ·A range of affordable and healthy housing choices;
The Housing Element of the Central Issaquah Plan includes policies
addressing housing choices and affordability. Residential and mixed
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use residential development in the proposed Urban Center is required
to provide not less than ten percent of the residential units for mid-
moderate incomes. Affordable h0using. is also' one ofthe required
public benefits to participate in the City's density bonus program within
the Development and Design Standards.
• Historic p~eseriration·and adaptive reuse .of·hi.storic places;
The City's Comprehensive Plan includes poli~ies 'to preserve natural,
cultural and historic resources. ·
• Pa~ks .and. public open spaces that 'ar.e !\Ccessible and benefici.al
to all residents in the Urban Center;
·The proposed'Urban Center will·be. served by a "Green Necklace" of
connected· urban· parks, glieen· space and pedestrian corridors and
three new parks. The proposed Urban Center is a/so adjacent to Lake
· .Sammamish State Park (512 acres) and /ss,aquah's 30 acre Tibbetts
Valley Park. ·
• Strategies to increase tree ·canopy within the. Urban Center and
incorporate ·low-impact ' development measures to minimize
stormwater. runoff.
The Central Issaquah Development-and Design Standards establish
minimum tree densities, tree removal standards and tree replacement
requirements. ' ·
City Codes require redevelopment to be consistent with low impact
development meastires, inciU(jing narrow Streets · and imperviOUS .
'pavement. · . · · · . . 1 •.
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• Facilities to meet human service needs;
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The . Community·. f=:ood and Cloth,ing Bank.Js, within walking distance
from the proposed Center. The City provides financial support to a
. variety of'. local and regional hUman service programs that serve
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• s.uperior Urban Design .. which reflect the local community vision
for compact urban development.
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The City adopted new Development and Design Standards for the
proposed .Urban Center to promote pedestrian oriented development
and create a sense of place. ' · ·. · ·
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EXHIBIT A
• Pedestrian and bicycle mobility, transit use and linkages between
these modes;
The vision for the proposed Urban Center is to create a "connected
urban community where pedestrians are priority". This vision is
implemented through related plan policies and the adopted
Development and Design Standards.
e Planning for complete streets to provide safe anc:l inviting access
to multiple travel modes, especially bicycle and pedestrian travel;
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Chapter 6. 0 Circulation of the Development and Design Standards will
"create a complete streets network" for the Urban Center. In addition,
the Centra/Issaquah Plan identifies a number of strategies for Central
Issaquah to become bike friendly.
• Parking management and other· strategies that minimize trips
made by single-occupant vehicles, esllecially during peak
commute periods.
Approximateiy 75% of the · developed land in Central Issaquah is
currently used for parking: . The new Development and Design
Standards replace the City's ·current suburban parking standards with
new parking requirements and policies to encourage transit use and
walking. The Centra/Issaquah Plan includes a commitment to achieve
a 17% transit, transit suppoitive and nonmotorizedmode split.
Form the land use foundation for a regional high-capacity transit
system through the designation of a system of Urban Centers.
Urban Centers should receive high priority for the location of transit
service.
The Sound Transit 2 Plan (ST2) proposal to extend rail service to
Issaquah will play an important role in connecting Issaquah to other
regional employment and housing centers. The designation of the Central
Issaquah Urban Core .as an Urban Center will support future transit
investment in the 1-90 HCT corridor.
Attachment A: Central Issaquah Plan Proposed Regional Growth Center
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ATTACHMENT 2
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Growth Ci!lit:Ci"
So'-"'lllary
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EXHIBIT A
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King County
Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee
STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item: 6 Name:· Rick Bautista
Proposed No.: 2014-0072 Date: March 18, 2014
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance adopting amendments to the Countywide Planning Policies; designating Central
·Issaquah as an Urban Center.
BACKGROUND:
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GroWth Management Planning. Council (GMPC) and Countyw,ide Planning Policies (CPPs) . _., ' . ' :' .. ' ';' . . ...
The GMPC is a formal body comprised of elected' officials from King· County, Seattle, Bellevue,
the ~4burba.n Citi.~s, .and Special [),istricts. The GMPC was created in 1992. by interlocal
agreemer\t;'inresponse tc;> a;provision'irdheWashihgtori'State GroWth" Managemer)! Act (GMA)
requiring cities'and'6ountfes to worktogelhertci adopt·CPPs. · · ' · · · ·
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Uhder GMA, countywide planning policies serve as'the fra~ework for eacil individual
jurisdiction's comprehensive pliin, arid ensure countywide cofrsisteticy with' respect tb land use
planning :efforts ... As· provided for iii .the. intei-local agreement,.· the GM'Pc'. developed and
·resom.h1ehded t~~ CP~s('IIJhi9h were adop,ted by tile ~ing Cot;!~ty Cciuni:ilandtatifi~d by the
clt1es. Subsequent amendments to the CPPs ·follow jhe same process: recommendation by the
GMPC, adoption by the King County Council, and fatification by the dii.ies. Amendilients to the
CpPs become effective wh.en ratified by ordinance orresolu.tion by, at least 39% of the .city and
county governments repr~~e,nting at' least 70%.of the poplilalioh ofKirir;fC,citiilty .. A diy sh.all.be
deemed to have ratified an amendment to th€r CPPs unless,'within g·o days oHidoption by King
County, the city by legislative action disapproves it.
Requirements for Urban Center Designation
The CPPs describe Urban Centers as areas of concentrated empioyment and'housihg, with
direct service by high-capacity transit and a wid~ range of other land uses. Collectively, they
are expected to account for up to one half of King County's employment growth and one quarter
of household·growth over the next 20 years. In order to be designated as an Urban Center,
jurisdictions must meet specific criteria in the Countywide Planning Policies, including having
planned land uses to accommodate:
A minimum of 15,00b jobs within one-half mile of a transit center;
At a minimum, an average of 50 employees per gross acre; and
At a minimum, an average of 15 households per acre.
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In addition the CPPs require that fully realized Urban Centers shall be characterized by the
following: ·
Clearly defined geographic boundaries;
An intensity/density of land uses suffiCient to support effective and rapid transit;
Pedestrian emphasis within the Ceriter; ··
Emphasis on superior urban design which reflects the local community;
Limitations on sif1gle-occuparicy·irehicle, usage during peak .commute hours;
A broad array of land uses and choices within those land uses for employees and
residents;
Sufficient public open spaces and recr'eationai'opportunities; and
Uses which provide both daytime and nighttime actiVities in the Center.
SUMMARY:
Proposed Ordinance 2014-0072 would amend the CPPs by adding Central Issaquah to the list
of Urban Centers. The ordinance would also ratify the change on behalf of th.e population ·of
unincorporated King County, and begin the.ratification process by the vitles. , . \ . . . ' '
ANALYSIS:
The GMPC staff analysis of the city's proposal as presented to the GMPC. is Included· as
At\~9tJment .~to this staff rep or(. Throug!l its un<Jn,imous '!f:lppti?IJ.of fl!lpti9n 13-3,, has decl<jred
that the City·of Issaquah has demonstrated its commitment to developing a fully realized Urban
Center as envisioned in the,CPPs. Specific findings inch.jde:.
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· • .lssagua~:s ,comp~l;lhel')sive pl<~n. and do....,nto>"m',P!an est'(lbiis~ the, pblii::y framework for
achieving a compact, mixed'use,lransit and pedestrian oriented. Urban Center. . . '·-' ,. . ' ' . ' ' .. ·. •, \ ,. "•· '. . ~--. ;"(' . . .
• Issaquah has implemented ·its plans with ·supportiVe land use aiid development
regulations, il!ciud.ing.unlimited residential <;fensity .in the downtown zone,; increased
heiQht limits1,9,esign.guid.elines and ~treamlined permitpiocessiqg. . .
• The ;·city h;;l.s planned for future growth within th<1 Urban Center through recent
.. investment~ ·in tltllitY,, street ,'and sidewalk upgr\)des, . arid. in )and assem~ly. al)d
·acquisition. These efforts include. plans for a mix.ed-use Town Square development,
and plans'fora transit-oriented development project. ··
Council staff has· h,a,d a~ opp 0rtunity to thoroughly review the cif~'s p~oposal, and concurs that it
meets the requirements in the'CPPs for designation as an Urbah Center. ·
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ATTACHMENTS:
1. Proposed Ordinance 2014-0072, with attachihents ·
2. Staff .Rep,(lrt.to GMPC Motion 13-3
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