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Memorandum
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TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Kevin Snyder, AICP, Assistant Director/ Chris Andersen, Senior Planner
CC: Cindy Baker, AICP, Director- Planning, Building & Community Department
Dennis Dowdy, P.E., Public Works Director
Dennis Selle, P.E., City Engineer/Assistant Public Works Director
Ingrid Gaub, P.E. Assistant City Engineer
DATE: June 24, 2009
SUBJECT: Code Update Project - Phase 2
At the July 7, 2009 meeting of the Planning Commission, staff will provide the
Commission with an overview of the schedule and work program for Phase 2 of the
Code Update Project.
~ Please find attached a list of issues that have been identified to be addressed as part
the Phase 2 effort. The listed issues are based on staff input, prior focus group input
from early 2008, one-on-one community member interviews conducted by BHC
Consultants, Inc, in the Fall of 2008, and input from the citizen advisory Code Working
Group and the City Council Planning and Community Development (PCD) Committee
provided during Phase 1 of the project.
At their meeting on June 22, 2009, the PCD Committee further refined and prioritized
the list of issues and requested that staff provide information at the PCD Committee
special meeting on June 30th regarding expected level of effort to address the priority
issues. Based on the direction of the PCD Committee at that upcoming meeting, staff
will finalize the schedule for the Phase 2 work and present that information to
Commissioners at the July 7th Commission meeting.
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Code Update Project
Phase 2- Issues to be addressed
PRIORITY PHASE 2 ISSUES:
➢ Resolution of C-1 Zone Moratorium Issues. Develop code amendments as appropriate
to address the underlying issues of the current Conditional Use Permit moratorium for
multi-family development in the C-1 Light Commercial zoning district.
➢ Temporarv Uses. A review of whether a broader range of uses should be provided for
under the City's Temporary Use permit process and the processing of most temporary
uses at a staff review level rather than a Hearing Examiner public hearing level.
➢ Expanded Non-Industrial Uses in Liqht Industrial Zoninp District. Consideration of
expanded allowable non-industrial land uses within the M-1 or Light Industrial zoning
district to create additional job and revenue generation opportunities.
➢ Sustainabilitv (scope of this topic to be determined). Review and recommendations for
opportunities to include sustainable principles, standards, and practices in the City's zoning
regulations. This is a very broad topic, and some refinement in the scope of this effort as it ~
relates to the City's zoning code is anticipated.
➢ Environmental Park (EP) District. Build on the recent review and evaluation work that
has been done for the EP District and develop amendments to the code that will better
provide for the types of uses and development that the City would like to see in this zone.
➢ Downtown Parkinq standards. Review and update of the City's Off-Street Parking and
Loading Standards for the Downtown Urban Center.
OTHER PHASE 2 ISSUES:
Administrative vs. Conditional Uses. A review of those uses that are currently treated as
Conditional Uses requiring a public hearing and decision by the Hearing Examiner and
whether some of those should be processed as an Administrative Use approval.
Flexible Development- Commercial and Industrial Uses. Completion of the flexible
development matrix in Chapter 18.49 ACC established under Phase 1 of the Code Update
to include Commercial and Industrial, and development. Review to determine whether the
flexible development approach would be also be appropriate for the development of ~
institutional uses such as churches.
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0 Establishment of a Site Plan Review process. Evaluation and if appropriate, creation of
new site plan review process for the City.
Airport-related repulations. Evaluate airport land use compatibility issues, update the
City's Landing Field Zoning District, and creation of a runway protection zone (possible
overlay) to meet Federal Aviation Administration runway clear area requirements for
Auburn Municipal Airport.
Special Plan Area requlations. Creation of implementing regulations for Auburn Special
Plan Area Comprehensive Plan policies. Special Plan areas include Northeast Auburn,
Auburn North Business District, Academy, Lakeland Hills, Lakeland Hills South,
Downtown, Mount Rainier Vista, Stuck River Road, Rail Yard, and Lakeview. Currently, the
goals and policies for some Special Plan Areas in the Comprehensive Plan are used to
guide development in those areas. Phase 2 would establish specific corresponding
development regulations to implement adopted Special Plan area policies.
Parkinq standards (remaininq zones). Review and update of the City's Off-Street
Parking and Loading Standards for areas of the City outside of the Downtown Urban
Center.
Previous Directors interpretations (non-residential). Staff will review and recommend
~ appropriate code amendments relating to zoning issues that have previously required
clarification as evidenced by past Planning Director Administrative Interpretations.
Phase 1 implementation items. It is anticipated that as the Phase 1 amendments are
implemented, there may be items requiring clarification and/or correction for more efficient
implementation of the Phase 1 amendments. These items will be tracked by staff and
brought forward with the Phase 2 amendments for City Council consideration.
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