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PLANNING COMMISSION
August 23, 2011
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Judi Roland called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. in Annex Conference Room 2
located on the second floor of One Main Building, 1 East Main Street, Auburn,
Commission Members present were: Chair Judi Roland, Vice Chair Kevin Chapman,
Bob Baggett, Ron Copple, Joan Mason, and Wayne Osborne. Planning Commissioner
Dave Peace was excused. Planning Commissioner Michael Hamilton resigned on
August 18, 2011.
Staff present included: Planning Director Kevin Snyder, Planner Stuart Wagner, Principal
Planner Jeff Dixon, Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain, and Planning &
Community Development Secretary Tina Kriss.
Audience Members present include: Council Member Haugen
II. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Phase II Code Update Work Session
Planner Stuart Wagner provided background information on the discussion for the
Phase II code update work session. Phase 2 of the Code Update Project will
consists of two separate groupings. The first grouping will handle parking,
landscaping, outdoor lighting, and administrative variances. Planner Wagner stated
the public hearing will go forward in the next month. Commission and staff reviewed
the code changes and provided the following feedback:
1. Does the Planning Commission agree with the general layout of the revised and
new code sections? Are there any concerns with the content and the readability of
the tables or graphics?
• Commission stated the general layout and format looks good
Chapter 18.50 - Enclosure 2
• Page 2, A - clarify the designated approving authority, too vague
• Page 2, Table 18.50.040 - change residential R10, R16 and R20 zones from
10 ft to 15 ft (abutting residential property)
• Page 3, C.2. Plant Types (ii.) - Commission would like more clarification,
"50 percent of ground cover and shrubs" to include mulch or bark
• Page 4, 3a. Planting Size and Spacing, Trees - Commission would like it to
read "Trees shall be a minimum of one and one half', omit the word two.
Make sure each item throughout page 4 uses the minimums rather than
ranges.
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Page 4, 3d. (iii.) - Commission requests a change from 15 feet' to "mature
diameter'
Page 5. 5. (b.) - Commission would like staff to add future trails with
"Interurban Trail"
Chapter 18.50.045 Preservation of significant trees:
• Page Commission would like the definition of a significant tree included
within the code update
Chapter 18.50.060 Landscaping Plan Requirements
Page 8, last paragraph. Personal qualified to prepare landscape plan.
Committee recommends adding "if the plans do not meet City standard upon
review by City staff the applicant must obtain a landscape architect licensed
in the state of Washington, a nursery professional certified pursuant to the
Washington Certified Nursery Professional program, or a Washington State
certified landscape technician" to ensure the plans are adequate and the
standards conform with code.
• Page 8, 18.50.060 A. I. last paragraph - change "planning and development
director' to "planning director'
Chapter 18.52 Off-Street Parking and Loading - Enclosure 3
• Page 16, 2. Compact parking - Compact spaces may be allowed within a
parking lot up to a maximum of 30 percent of the total number of spaces.
This maximum percentage can be increased to 50 percent when approval is
obtained by the planning director following the procedures contained in ACC
18.52.135 -Alternative Parking Layouts.
Commission and staff discussed and reviewed the intent, definitions and content of
proposed code amendments. Planner Wagner stated he will continue to work on the
timeline for these changes and begin the draft for the other section before meeting
again with Planning Commission.
B. 2011 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Principal Planner Jeff Dixon provided information on the 2011 Comprehensive Plan
Amendment work session. Annually the City amends its Comprehensive Plan. The
City processes both, City - initiated amendments and private-initiated amendments.
Principal Planner Dixon discussed the private initiated text amendment by Icon
(mining site); a multi-year special plan area effort for the property east of Kersey
Way.
Staff provided information on the first group of annual comprehensive plan
amendments and Committee provided the following feedback:
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Group 1 - Comprehensive Plan Amendments (policy/text & map)
Policy/Text Changes
• Commission determined there was no need to review each of the Capital
Facilities Plans for the school districts since they do a nice job clearly
detailing changes. Committee will ask questions at the public hearing.
P/T - Comprehensive Drainage Plan (CDP) - Revise Plan Project Number 13
(A&B), Flooding of 30th Street NE.
Executive Summary, Table ES-2, pg ES-9;
Chapter 6, Capital Improvements, pg 6-19 thru 6-20;
Chapter Implementation Plan, pg 7-2 thru 7-4 & Implementation Plan
Timeline; & Chapter 8, Financial Plan, pg 8-7 thru 8-9,
Comprehensive Stormwater Drainage Plan revisions
• Planner Dixon reviewed the changes to the City's Comprehensive Drainage
Plan (CDP). Commission had no comments at this time.
P/T #9 - Various (below)
Revise for more recent population target numbers & census data
Chapter 3, Land Use, pg 3-7 thru 3-8;
• Page 3-4 - Below Figure 3.2 a reference is made to (2) but there is no
reference to this number in the table, please clarify
• Page 3-5 - Figure 3.3 does not have a (1) referenced as shown below the
table, please clarify
• Page 3-25 - Committee asked that staff change "M Street SE" to "M Street'
• Page 3-25 - LU-58 , the word "seven" should be changed to "eight"
• Page 3-30 - LU-82A and LU-80 are in conflict; Committee asked that these
be looked at to make sure the policies are not in conflict but that they
express the intent correctly
Chapter 4, Housing
• Committee had no comments
Chapter 8, Economic Development, pg 8-2 thru 8-3
Add new goal, objective & policies (new section) on climate change and
greenhouse gas emissions. Move Objective 18.2 on air quality to this new
sertinn
• Page 8-5 - Change from "M Street SE" to "M Street"
• Page 8-8 - Change from "M Street SE" to "M Street'
Chapter 9, Environment, pg 9-5, pg 9-34 thru 9-36
• Committee had no comments
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Map Changes
CPM #1 -Comprehensive Plan Map 14.1
• No comments by Commission
CPM #2 -Gas Pipelines, Map 6.2
• No comments by Commission
CPM #3 - CPA11-0001 Comprehensive Plan Map 14.1
• Committee will continue to review this change; Commission has concerns
about these potential changes; Commission asked staff to provide the light
commercial and heavy commercial uses to determine if this change would
be appropriate
III. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Planning Commission, Chair Roland
adjourned the meeting at 9:23 p.m.
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