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HomeMy WebLinkAboutITEM III-ADRAFT PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE May 9, 2011 MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chair Lynn Norman called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in Annex Conference Room 2 located on the second floor of One Main Building, 1 East Main Street, Auburn, WA. Committee members present were: Chair Lynn Norman, Vice Chair Nancy Backus and Member John Partridge. Staff members present included: Mayor Pete Lewis, Director Kevin Snyder, Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain, Senior Planner Hillary Taylor, Economic Development Manager Doug Lein, Contract Economic Development Planner William Thomas, Project Engineer Robert Lee, Planner Stuart Wagner, and Planning and Community Development Secretary Tina Kriss. Audience Members present included: Robert Whale, Wayne Osborne and Lee Michaelis of R.W. Thorpe & Associates, Inc. II. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AGENDA MODIFICATIONS III. CONSENT AGENDA A. April 25, 2011 Member Partridge moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented and Chair Norman concurred. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2-0 IV. ACTION A. White River Trail Extension Final Pay Estimate Project Engineer Robert Lee provided the staff report to Committee on final pay estimate No. 4 to Contract 10-07 in the amount of $7,834.37. Mr. Lee and Committee reviewed the budget status sheet. Member Backus moved and Member Partridge seconded to forward final pay estimate No. 4 to Contract No. 10-07 in the amount of $7,834.37 with Buckley Nursery Company, Inc. and accept construction of Project No. CP0745, White River Trail Extension. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3-0 Planning and Community Development Committee Minutes May 9, 2011 V. DISCUSSION and INFORMATION A. Mosby Farms Privately Initiated Zoning Code Amendments Planner Stuart Wagner provided a briefing of the privately initiated code amendments for Mosby Farms. Staff went before Planning Commission on April 5, 2011 and presented the draft code amendments for review and comment. A public hearing was held May 3, 2011 on the proposed code amendments. The applicant recommended a change to signage in the development standards. The Planning Commission was supportive of the changes and staff recommendation. Mr. Wagner reviewed the changes made to the Ordinance. The definitions and usage were refined along with addressing Committee's concerns about traffic and parking during special events. Vice-Chair Backus stated she is supportive of the amendments and changes to signage based on linear feet. Chair Norman stated she is supportive of the signage on this site but expressed her concern to protect other areas from having oversized signage on other properties. Mr. Wagner stated the only other place this might be possible would be along Kersey Way, properties must have a minimum of 10 acres and proper road designation. Any proposal would first have to go through the City for review. B. Code Amendment to Allow the Keeping of Urban Farm Animals Senior Planner Hillary Taylor discussed the Urban Farm Animal proposed code amendments with Committee members. This item was brought before Committee at their April 25, 2011 meeting, Committee asked staff to provide more information about licensing and coverage under the proposed amendment. Committee and staff reviewed the examples of household pet definitions and types of domestic animals that can be used as a draft policy for Auburn along with bee keeping proposed ordinance language. Committee provided the following direction and feedback: • Member Backus is supportive of having a bee keeping ordinance but feels some of the proposed regulations do not provide protection for the neighboring properties. • Committee asked staff to research the basis for other jurisdictions language and policy on bee keeping and if any policy was made as an effort to provide certain standards to sustain bee keeping. • Committee asked staff to move forward with the small urban animal code amendments, excluding bee keeping from those specific code changes and address it separately. Staff will continue to research information on bee keeping. • Committee asked staff to make sure roosters are addressed in the ordinance. • Committee asked staff to check with the Planning Commission to see if a media release for public education would be beneficial. C. Historic Preservation Strategies Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain provided background information on the City's historic preservation program to date to assist Committee in implementing a Historic Preservation Strategy as discussed at the October 2010 City Council Retreat Page 2 Planning and Community Development Committee Minutes May 9, 2011 as well as other previous council retreats. Committee provided the following feedback and direction: • The City's roll could be to collaborate with the public and provide information on the process of obtaining historic preservation, designation of landmarks, or nomination for state/national or local preservation through the City's website (creating a historic preservation link that could be interactive, fun and educational) and create educational brochures. • Provide City wide guidelines for local historic preservation and designation. Committee liked the plaques from the City of Walla Walla depicting the historical value of buildings and property. • Committee would like a future discussion to define what would be considered for local City historic preservation and why a site or property would be considered. • In educating the public the City could provide state, local and national information on tax reductions or benefits along with funding opportunities. • The City could provide historical facts, photos and information on demolished or reused buildings and their significance; this could be done by coordinating with the Auburn museum and property owners. • The Committee will plan on reviewing these ideas and the cost associated with providing services at a future meeting. D. King County Countywide Planning Policies Amendments Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain provided the staff report reviewing the 2011 Update to the King County Countywide Planning Policies with Committee. The South County jurisdictions will be working with the Interjurisdictional Team on the affordable housing targets. Comments on the 2011 Update Public Review Draft are due by May 20, 2011. The Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC) is tentatively scheduled to take action on the King County CPPs 2011 Update at their June 29, 2011 meeting. Once the GMPC takes action then the updates will be forwarded to King County Council for action then forwarded to the King County jurisdictions for ratification. Amendments must be ratified in 90 days from the King County Council adoption by the county and jurisdictions representing at least 70 percent of the county population and 30 percent of those jurisdictions (see policy FW-1). Ms. Chamberlain stated staff will be meeting with the Interjurisdictional Team on the affordable housing targets on May 10, 2011 to discuss the methodology proposed by Auburn. Staff will keep the Committee informed on the status. Committee stated they do not feel satisfied with the proposal for affordable housing targets provided by King County Council and supports staffs proposal. Ms. Chamberlain reviewed the proposed changes within the public review draft. Committee asked staff if the King County Countywide Planning Policies draft will be approved in full or if alternatives will be considered. Director Snyder stated staff will push for the equity consideration being a part of the affordable housing targets and the GMPC could allow the other planning policies to move forward and direct staff Page 3 Planning and Community Development Committee Minutes VI May 9, 2011 pull out the affordable housing portion to work with the jurisdictions on the open issues. E. Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies Amendments Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain provided a background report on Vision 2040 which was adopted by the Puget Sound Regional Council General Assembly in May of 2008. Provisions for four counties to update their Countywide Planning Policies (CPP) to be consistent with the Multi-County Planning Policies identified in Vision 2040. Pierce County began work, through the Growth Management Coordinating Committee (GMCC), in 2009 through March of 2011. The GMCC is a staff level committee representing each jurisdiction in Pierce County that makes recommendations related to growth management, to the Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC). Staff reviewed the changes from when the draft policy changes were first presented to the Committee in April 2010. The changes are highlighted in the memo provided by staff. Ms. Chamberlain reviewed the timeline for adoption of the proposed amendments with the Committee. F. Director's report. Staff discussed the success of Clean Sweep 2011, despite the in climate weather. There was a large volunteer group who did a wonderful job at the Auburn Environmental Park and other various sites. G. PCDC Matrix Chair Norman asked staff to highlight changes on the matrix in color. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Planning and Community Development Committee, Chair Norman adjourned the meeting at 6:09 p.m. APPROVED THIS DAY OF Lynn Norman, Chair Tina Kriss, Planning & Development Department Page 4