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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject
Date: October 11, 2011
CPA11 -00031 2011 Comprehensive Plan Amendments — City Initiated
❑ Airport
Plan Map Amendments and Policy /Text Amendments
❑ Hearing Examiner
Department: Planning and
Attachments: See separate binder
Budget Impact: N/A
Development
❑ Public Works
❑ Planning Comm.
Administrative Recommendation: Planning Commission recommends to City Council approval of
2011 City- Initiated Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
Background Summary:
The City of Auburn adopted amendments to its Comprehensive Plan in 1995 in response to the
Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) requirements, as amended. Since then the Auburn
Comprehensive Plan has been amended annually.
Comprehensive plan amendments can be initiated by the City of Auburn (city- initiated) and by private
citizens (privately- initiated). This year the city is initiating two map amendments and more than ten policy
and text amendments. In addition, this year the city received one privately- initiated plan map amendment
and map amendment and associated privately— initiated policy /text amendment. The privately- initiated
amendments will be reviewed under separate agenda bills.
This staff report and recommendation addresses Comprehensive Plan Map (CPM) Amendments CPM # 1
and CPM #2 (CPM #3 and CPM #4 are considered separately) and Policy /Text (P /T) Amendments P/T #
1 through # 10. (P /T #11 is considered separately)
Comprehensive plan amendments are initially reviewed during a public hearing process before the City of
Auburn Planning Commission, who then provides a recommendation to the City Council for final action.
City Council consideration and action on the amendments will occur prior to the end of this year.
Reviewed by Council & Committees:
❑ Arts Commission
COUNCIL COMMITTEES
❑ Airport
❑ Finance
❑ Hearing Examiner
❑ Municipal Services
❑ Human Services
® Planning & Dev.
❑ Park Board
❑ Public Works
❑ Planning Comm.
❑ Other
Action:
Committee Approval: ❑Yes ❑No
Council Approval: ❑Yes ❑No
Referred to
Tabled
Reviewed by Departments & Divisions:
❑ Building
❑
M &O
❑ Cemetery
❑
Mayor
❑ Finance
❑
Parks
❑ Fire
®
Planning
❑ Legal
❑
Police
® Public Works
❑
Human Resources
Call for Public Hearing
Until
Until
Councilmember: Staff: Dixon
Meeting Date: October 18, 2011 Item Number:
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Agenda Subject: CPA11 -0003, 2011 Comprehensive Plan Date: October 11, 2011
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A. Findings
1. RCW 36.70A.130 (Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA)) provides for
amendments to locally adopted GMA comprehensive plans. Except in limited circumstances
provided for in State law, comprehensive plan amendments shall be considered by the city
or county legislative body no more frequently than once per year.
2. The City of Auburn established a June 10 2011 deadline for the submittal of privately -
initiated comprehensive plan applications (map or policy /text). Notice to the public of the
filing deadline was provided on the City's website, the Seattle Times, and sent to a compiled
notification list. The City received one privately- initiated plan map amendment and a
combined privately— initiated policy /text and map amendment by the submittal deadline.
Again, the privately initiated amendments are addressed separately.
3. The City of Auburn received annual updates to the four school district capital facilities plans
whose districts occur within the City of Auburn. These capital facilities plans, as well as the
City's Capital Facilities Plan are referenced in Chapter 5, Capital Facilities, of the Auburn
Comprehensive Plan and are processed as Policy /Text (P /T) amendments.
4. A Determination of Non - Significance (DNS) was issued for the City- initiated Comprehensive
Plan Amendments on October 3, 2011 under City file # SEP11 -0021. The comment period
ended October 17, 2011 and the appeal period ends October 31, 2011. As of the writing of
this report no other comments were received or appeals filed.
5. Auburn City Code Chapter 14.22 outlines the process for submittal of privately- initiated
amendments and the processing of comprehensive plan amendments as follows:
Section 14.22.100
A. The planning commission shall hold at least one public hearing on all proposed
amendments to the comprehensive plan. Notice of such public hearing shall be given
pursuant to Chapter 1.27 ACC and, at a minimum, include the following:
1. For site - specific plan map amendments:
a. Notice shall be published once in the official newspaper of the city not less
than 10 calendar days prior to the date of public hearing;
b. Notice shall be mailed by first class mail to all property owners of record
within a radius of 300 feet of the proposed map amendment request, not less
than 10 calendar days prior to the public hearing;
2. For area -wide plan map amendments:
a. Notice shall be published once in the official newspaper of the city not less
than 10 calendar days prior to the date of public hearing;
b. Notice shall be mailed by first class mail to all property owners of record
within the area subject to the proposed amendment;
c. Notice shall be posted in at least two conspicuous locations in the area
subject to the proposed amendment not less than 10 calendar days prior to
the date of the public hearing.
B. Notwithstanding the above, the director may expand the minimum noticing provisions
noted above as deemed necessary.
C. Planning Commission Recommendation. The planning commission shall conduct a
public hearing on all potential comprehensive plan amendments and shall make and
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forward a recommendation on each to the city council. The planning commission shall
adopt written findings and make a recommendation consistent with those findings to the
city council.
D. The city council, if it elects to amend the comprehensive plan, shall adopt written
findings and adopt said amendments by ordinance.
E. State Review. All comprehensive plan amendments considered by the planning
commission shall be forwarded for state agency review consistent with RCW
36.70A.106.
F. Any appeal of an amendment to the comprehensive plan shall be made in accordance
with Chapter 36.70A RCW. (Ord. 6172 § 1, 2008.)
6. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106, the proposed comprehensive plan amendments outlined in
this agenda bill were sent to the Washington State Office of Commerce, formerly the
Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) and other state
agencies as required for the 60 -day state review on October 3, 2011. The Washington
State Office of Commerce by letter acknowledged receipt on October 4, 2011. No other
comments have been received from Commerce or other state agencies as of the writing of
this report.
7. Due to the nature of the city- initiated map amendments and the city- initiated policy /text
changes and receipt of only one privately- initiated map amendment and one combined
privately initiated policy /text and map change, the optional process of a public open house
was not conducted.
8. The public hearing notice was published on October 7, 2011 in the Seattle Times at least
10 -days prior to the Planning Commission public hearing scheduled for October 17, 2011.
Notices of the hearing were posted at City Hall, City Hall Annex, Public Library and Post
Office.
9. The following report identifies Comprehensive Plan Map (CPM) and Policy /Text (P /T)
amendments scheduled for the Planning Commission's October 17, 2011 public hearing
with a staff recommendation.
CPM #1
Revise Map No 14.1, Comprehensive Plan, to change from Light Industrial to Public /Quasi —
Public, the designation of one parcel containing stormwater and compensatory flood storage
ponds constructed as mitigation for the S 277th Street roadway improvement project.
Discussion
In 2002 the City of Auburn completed the reconstruction of east -west South 277th Street
roadway between Frontage Road NW (the north -south roadway; east of SR 167) and Auburn
Way North. The purpose of this reconstruction is to increase capacity and to provide grade
separation of the roadway over the Burlington Northern and Union Pacific Railroad lines. As
part of this reconstruction, the city undertook the construction of compensating flood storage
ponds and stormwater ponds on the south side of the road to manage the impacts and
increased runoff from filling and impervious surfaces from the project. Currently, the
comprehensive Plan designation of parcels containing the flood storage and stormwater ponds
is partially "Light Industrial" and partially "Public Quasi - Public ". To accurately reflect the
encumbrance of the property with the publicly owned flood storage and stormwater ponds, the
designation is proposed to be changed to only reflect: "Public Quasi - Public ". The map revision
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would change one parcel from "Light Industrial" to "Public /Quasi — Public ", and smooth the
boundaries into a single unified shape. The parcel is identified as tax parcel number:
9360000184.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council
CPM #2
Revise Map No. 6.2, Natural Gas Pipelines, to update references and information shown.
Discussion
At the Planning and Community Development Committee meeting on October 25, 2010, the
Council members asked that the city update Comprehensive Plan Map 6.2, Natural Gas
Pipelines. A similar discussion was held at a subsequent Public Works Committee meeting.
The map requires updating since it shows a utility line that doesn't exist and there is a line
shown in the legend that is not shown on the map. The Washington State Pipeline Atlas, King
County, Washington, on, Utilities and Transportation Commission, Pipeline Safety Program, 2010
Edition, was consulted for revisions. Also, Puget Sound Energy was consulted for information
on the location of their major transmission lines within the City. The map was revised in
response to these information sources.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council
P/T #1
Incorporate Auburn School District Capital Facilities Plan 2011 through 2017, adopted May 9,
2011 into the City of Auburn Comprehensive Plan.
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The Auburn School District has provided the City with its annually updated Capital Facilities
Plan (CFP) covering from 2011 -2017. The CFP was adopted by the Auburn School District
School Board on May 9, 2011 and has been subject to separate SEPA review and a
Determination of Non Significance (DNS). Information contained in the School District CFP
serves as the basis for the City's collection of school impact fees on behalf of the school district.
The Planning Commission action is incorporation of the Auburn School District Capital Facilities
Plan into the City's Comprehensive Plan.
A review of the Auburn School District's updated Capital Facilities Plan indicates the District
is requesting a change in the fee obligations. The fee obligation for single - family dwellings
is proposed to be $5,557.30, an increase of $290.97 and for multi - family dwellings a fee of
$2,305.22, an increase of $787.00. The actual impact fee that is assessed is set by
ordinance by the Auburn City Council.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council
P/—
Incorporate the Dieringer School District Capital Facilities Plan 2012 -2017 adopted July 25,
2011 as part of the Auburn Comprehensive Plan.
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The Dieringer School District has provided the City with its annually updated Capital Facilities
Plan 2012 - 2017. The CFP was adopted by the Dieringer School District Board of Directors on
July 25, 2011. The CFP has been subject to separate SEPA review and a DNS. Information
contained in the School District CFP serves as the basis for the City's collection of school
impact fees on behalf of the school district.
A review of the Dieringer School District's updated Capital Facilities Plan indicates the net
fee obligation of single - family dwellings of $5,681.00 and a negative net fee obligation of
$1,304.00 for multiple family dwellings. However, the district is not requesting a change
from last year's fees of $3,500. for single family residential and $0 for multiple family
residential. The actual impact fee assessed is set by ordinance by the Auburn City Council.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council
P/T #3
Incorporate Federal Way School District Capital Facilities Plan 2012 adopted June 14, 2011
by the Federal Way School Board into the City Comprehensive Plan.
Dinminninn
The Federal Way School District has provided the City with its annually updated Capital
Facilities Plan (2012). The CFP was adopted by the Federal Way School District School Board
on June 14, 2011. The CFP has been subject to separate SEPA review and a DNS. Information
contained in the School District CFP serves as the basis for the City's collection of school
impact fees on behalf of the school district.
A review of the Federal Way School District's updated Capital Facilities Plan indicates the
District is requesting a change in the fee obligations. The net fee obligation for single - family
dwellings is $4,014.00, representing no change and for multi - family dwellings is $1,253, a
decrease of $919.00. The actual impact fee assessed is set by ordinance by the Auburn
City Council.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council
P/T #4
Incorporate Kent School District Capital Facilities Plan 2011 -2012 to 2016 -2017 adopted June
221 2011 into the City of Auburn Comprehensive Plan.
Dinminninn
The Kent School District has provided its annually updated 2011 -2012 to 2016 -2017 Capital
Facilities Plan. The CFP was adopted by the Kent School District School Board on June 22,
2011 and has been subject to separate SEPA review and a Determination of Non Significance
(DNS). Information contained in the School District CFP serves as the basis for the City's
collection of school impact fees on behalf of the school district. The Planning Commission action
is incorporation of the Kent School District Capital Facilities Plan into the City's Comprehensive
Plan.
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A review of the Kent School District's updated Capital Facilities Plan indicates the District is
not requesting a change in the fee obligations. The Plan indicates the net fee obligation for
single - family dwellings of $5,486.00, representing no change, and for multi - family dwellings
a fee of $3,378.00, also representing no change. The actual impact fee that is assessed is
set by ordinance by the Auburn City Council.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council
CPM #5
Incorporate the City of Auburn's 6 -year Capital Facilities Plan 2012 -2017, into the City's
Comprehensive Plan.
Discussion
A Capital Facilities Plan is one of the comprehensive plan elements required by the Washington
State Growth Management Act (GMA) (RCW 36.70A). The GMA requires that a capital facilities
plan include an inventory of existing capital facilities (showing locations and capacities), a
forecast of future needs for such capital facilities, proposed locations and capacities of new or
expanded capital facilities, and a minimum of a six -year plan to finance capital facilities with
identified sources of funding. The proposed City of Auburn 6 -year Capital Facilities Plan 2012-
2017 satisfies the GMA requirements for a capital facilities element as part of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Each comprehensive plan prepared under the GMA must include a capital facilities plan
element. RCW 36.70A.070(3) of the GMA states the following:
A capital facilities plan element consisting of:
(a) An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public entities, showing the
locations and capacities of the capital facilities;
(b) a forecast of the future needs of such capital facilities;
(c) the proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new capital facilities;
(d) at least asix -year plan that will finance such capital facilities within projected funding
capacities and clearly identifies sources of public money for such purposes; and
(e)a requirement to reassess the land use element if probable funding falls short of
meeting existing needs and to ensure that the land use element, capital facilities plan
element, and financing plan within the capital facilities plan element are coordinated and
consistent. Park and recreation facilities shall be included in the capital facilities plan
element.
A capital facility is a structure, street or utility system improvement, or other long- lasting major
asset, including land. Capital facilities are provided for public purposes. Capital facilities include,
but are not limited to, the following: streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, street and road lighting
systems, traffic signals, domestic water systems, storm and sanitary sewer systems, parks and
recreation facilities, and police and fire protection facilities. These capital facilities include
necessary ancillary and support facilities.
The proposed City of Auburn 6 -year Capital Facilities Plan 2012 -2017 is incorporated by
reference in the Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 5, Capital Facilities.
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Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council.
CPM #6
Revise the separate Comprehensive Transportation Plan to incorporate the work of the
Bicycle Task Force
Discussion
The Comprehensive Transportation Plan is a separate document that is incorporated by
reference into the City's Comprehensive Plan. The 2009 Comprehensive Plan contained
substantive updates to the City's non - motorized transportation elements including bicycle travel.
In response to Council and community interest in bicycling issues and opportunities, Mayor
Lewis formed the City of Auburn Bicycle Task Force in March 2010. Mayor Lewis charged the
Task Force to develop recommendations on bicycle facilities, issues and opportunities centered
on the principles of connections among and between the community, recreation and economic
development.
The Bicycle Task Force was comprised of 12 individuals plus representatives from Auburn
School District, Green River Community College and Cascade Bicycle Club that were invited to
be part of Task Force. The Chair was Terry Davis and the Vice Chair was John Calnan who is a
member of the City's Transportation, Trails and Transit Committee. The Task Force met a total
of 14 times between April 2010 and November 2010 including a 3 hour community tour on
Saturday, July 24, 2010 and a joint meeting with Auburn Tourism Board and Auburn Downtown
Association on August 12, 2010. The Committee worked on a variety of issues including
mapping of bicycle facilities and identification of bicycle related projects and priorities.
At the City Council's Committee of the Whole meeting on November 29, 3010, Chair Davis
presented the Task Force's recommendations to the City Council. As a result of the Council
support of these recommendations staff has prepared updates to relevant chapters of the
Comprehensive Transportation Plan that incorporated these recommendations.
The Bicycle Task Force's recommendations are divided into short -term recommendations and
long -term recommendations as follows:
Short -Term Recommendations:
• Use Sharrowsl /Share The Road Signage in residential and some non - residential areas of
City.
• Implement a Pilot Program Concept for Sharrows /Share the Road consisting of:
0 18 -24 month program period
o Pre - established performance measurements
o Pre - established reporting protocols
o Future policy consideration opportunity for City Council
Sharrows also known as shared lane markings, are on- street legends that reinforce the existing rules
of the road. They are not separate bike lanes: a motorist can still drive over the sharrows. Motorists
should expect to see and share the lane with bicyclists. Sharrows indicate to bicyclists the best place
to ride in the lane. Sharrows are typically used in locations where the roadway width is not adequate
to provide dedicated bike facilities or on downhill lanes where bicyclists might travel a similar speed as
motor vehicles.
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• Continue installation of bike lanes in parts of City where there is existing /adequate right-of-
way.
• Develop Auburn specific bicycle signage program to highlight corridors, connectors and in-
city /out of city destinations.
• Make improvements to existing Interurban Trail — signage, pavement conditions, vegetation
maintenance, grade crossings, and upgrades to user facilities at Main Street crossing.
Long -Term Recommendations:
• Develop capital improvement program project with cost estimate for design and construction
of bicycle /pedestrian bridge at southern terminus of M St. west of existing Stuck River
Vehicle Bridge.
• Develop capital improvement program project with cost estimate for design and construction
of innovative and safe pedestrian /bicycle crossing at M St. /Auburn Way South intersection.
• Install one or more bike boxes2 through "pilot program" approach to test effectiveness and
public response — possible locations West Main Street /C Street intersection, M
Street /Auburn Way South intersection, Ellingson Rd /A Street intersection.
• Install bicycle /pedestrian crossing warning systems along Interurban Trail at all crossing
locations including 277th Street, 37th St. NW, West Main St. and 15th St. SW.
• Develop an official Auburn Bike Map
In addition, the Task Force presented the City Council with bicycle oriented economic
development recommendations including:
• Develop the Sounder Station as "starting point" for bike club rides.
• Rally the Auburn Downtown Association and Auburn Tourism Board to develop business
support for bicycle riders /create bike - friendly businesses.
• Create the perception of Auburn as "Bicycle City of South King County ".
• Use social media to advertise Auburn as a bicycle friendly community.
• Connect with different types bicycle organizations about bicycling opportunities in Auburn.
• Establish an annual bike event in Auburn similar to Redmond Criterium and Enumclaw Days
that offer bike awareness and other events such as time trials, road races and multiple
terrain racing.
• Develop an annual road race on Auburn streets; work with promoters to have different levels
of road racing to appeal to multiple types of riders.
• Tie in with bicycle racing events at Pacific Raceway such as weekly criterium races,
mountain biking and Cyclocross.
In concert with these recommendations, a new map referred to as Figure 3 -5 is proposed to be
incorporated into the Comprehensive Transportation Plan. This map specifies a bicycle system
composed of key north /south corridors and east /west connectors.
2 Bike Boxes are a traffic control device at signalized intersections that require motorists to stop a
short distance before the crosswalk and allow bicyclists to stop in the area between the cars and the
crosswalk. Bicycle boxes give bicyclists priority by allowing them to go to the head of the line
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P/T #7
Revise the separate document: Comprehensive Drainage Plan (CDP) to Revise Plan Project
Number 13 (A &B), Flooding of 30th Street NE.
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Revise the separate document: Comprehensive Drainage Plan (CDP) to Revise Plan Project
Number 13 (A &B), Flooding of 30th Street NE. The Comprehensive Drainage Plan is a
separate document that is incorporated by reference in the City's Comprehensive Plan at
Chapter 5, Capital Facilities. The 2009 Comprehensive Drainage Plan recognized that
additional modeling of the Project Number 13 (A &B), flooding of 30th Street NE needed to be
conducted to determine the appropriate method of addressing flooding problems within this
drainage basin. The City has completed the modeling and has proposed to revise the following
portions of the plan to include the results and recommendation of this modeling effort. The
following sections are proposed to be revised:
Executive Summary, Table ES -2, pg ES -9;
Chapter 6, Capital Improvements, pg 6 -19 thru 6 -20;
Chapter 7, Implementation Plan, pg 7 -2 thru 7 -4 &
Implementation Plan Timeline; & Chapter 8, Financial Plan, pg 8 -7 thru 8 -9,
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council.
P/T #8
Update the previous conditionally- approved Northeast Auburn /Robertson Properties Special
Area Plan (Approved by City Council Ordinance No. 6183) — Referenced within Chapter 14,
Comprehensive Plan Map
Dincunninn
This policy text amendment is to update the previous conditionally- approved Northeast
Auburn /Robertson Properties Special Area Plan that was provisionally approved by the City
Council by Ordinance No. 6183 in 2008. This Special Area Plan is incorporated by reference
within Chapter 14, Comprehensive Plan Map. Chapter 14 of the City's Comprehensive Plan
identifies the Northeast Auburn Special Plan Area that covers properties east of Auburn Way
North, west of the extension of I ST NE, south of 277th ST and north of approximately 45th ST
NE. This Plan is proposed to be updated prior to the end of this year as part of the City's 2011
Annual Comprehensive Plan docket to reflect the current development plans and environmental
documentation for the Auburn Gateway Project. More specifically, the plan is being revised for
the following reasons:
• Impacts of the acquisition and development of an additional 11 acres by Robertson
Properties Group (RPG) subsequent to the original EIS;
• RPG's determination to conduct phased project development in two phases that could be
developed independently or jointly; and,
• Changes in city regulations and development standards such as:
o The city's adoption of new floodplain regulations may affect the proposal. Unless
future project is otherwise exempt under the provision of ACC 15.68.130, the project
is located in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) and Riparian Habitat Zone (RHZ)
and would be required to obtain a City of Auburn Floodplain Development Permit,
including the submittal of a habitat impact assessment report;
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• City adoption of a critical areas ordinance;
• Changes in Comprehensive Plan transportation policies; and
• Changes in external circumstances over the intervening period of time including the
completion of the Port of Seattle's adjacent wetland mitigation property construction, the
completion of the Trail Run Plat and the completion of Monterey Park Plat and associated I
Street NE extension)
The proposed changes are shown in the original document with strike through and underline to
indicate revisions.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council.
P/T #9 - VARIOUS (seven miscellaneous amendments)
Item
Revise for target population numbers & census data - Chapter 3, Land Use; Chapter 4, Housing
and Chapter 8, Economic Development
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The City is proposing to revise the text of three chapters (Chapters 3, 4 & 8) and two figures
within these chapters (Figure 4.5 and Figure 8.1) of the Comprehensive Plan to update the
changes in city population as reported by U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey)
and population target data.
In 1997 the Washington State legislature adopted a Buildable Lands amendment to the Growth
Management Act (GMA) (RCW 36.70A.215). The amendment requires certain Washington
State counties and their cities to determine the amount of land suitable for urban development
and to evaluate their capacity for growth based on past development history.
Both Pierce and King Counties are subject to the State Buildable Lands requirement. In
addition, both counties use the Buildable Lands effort to assist in the allocation of
population /housing unit /employment targets to individual jurisdictions within the respective
counties as required by the GMA. The first buildable lands reports were based upon data
through 2002; the second reports, published in 2007, are current through 2005. The next
scheduled update is 2012. In between the required reporting time periods the
population /housing unit /employment targets are estimated.
The Buildable Lands analysis involves the identification of vacant and redevelopable land
suitable for development over the planning horizon, generally 20 years. Land suitability takes
into consideration estimates of how critical areas, land that might be needed for public purposes
(e.g. parks, storm drainage), and land needed for future streets will effect development of these
vacant and redevelopable parcels.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council.
Item
Add new section on Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions - Chapter 9, Environment,
Objective 18.6 - Energy Efficiency
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In 2009, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4477 resolving to join ICLEI — Local
Governments for Sustainability ( ICLEI- acronyms don't match) and pledging that the City of
Auburn would undertake ICLEI's five milestones approach to reduce greenhouse gas and air
pollution emissions. In 2010, the City completed an inventory of both municipal and community
greenhouse gas emissions using a 2008 base year. The inventory, entitled Greenhouse Gas
Inventory for the City of Auburn, Washington, included base year estimates of greenhouse gas
emissions and emissions forecasts for years 2015 and 2020. In 2010, the inventory was
adopted as a policy background document for the City of Auburn Comprehensive Plan (see
Comprehensive Plan Appendix B). To build on this policy direction, the City is proposing to add
four policies to Chapter 9, Environment and also proposes to move the City's existing objective
and five policies related to air quality (Objective 18.2 and policies EN -18 through EN -22) to this
section.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council.
Item
Recognize Economic Development Strategy Areas - Chapter 3, Land Use, Chapter 8, Economic
Development, pages, Chapter 14, Comprehensive Plan Map
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The City is proposing to revise the text of three chapters of the Comprehensive Plan to
recognize additional economic strategy areas.
In 2005 the city convened a focus group of business and community interests to identify
economic development opportunities within the city. The results of these efforts were
documented in the Economic Development Strategies document. It identified approaches and
actions associated with six specific areas of the city. During the 2011 city council retreat, two
additional areas of the city were identified as additions to the 2005 Economic Development
Strategies documents' six strategy areas. These eight economic development strategy areas
are targeted for population and employment growth to meet the City's 20 -year (2031) growth
target. The retreat also recommended sub -area plans should be developed for these strategy
areas. The economic development strategy areas are as follows:
• Auburn Way North Corridor
• Auburn Way South Corridor
• Urban Center
• Auburn Environmental Park and Green Zone
• 15th Street SW /C Street SW /West Valley Highway /Supermall
• A Street SE Corridor
• SE 312th Street /124th Avenue SE Corridor
• M Street SE between Auburn Way North and Auburn South
The proposed policy changes generally add language to recognize the addition of the new
economic strategy areas.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council.
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Item
Comprehensive Plan Appendix B, Reports and Studies, Incorporate the following documents:
Downtown Urban Core Task Force Draft Final Report & Bicycle Task Force End Report
Dinm inn inn
Appendix B of the City's Comprehensive Plan document lists and summarizes reports that have
been prepared or available as background to the Comprehensive Plan. The general objective
of these proposed policy /text amendments is to update and increase the consistency of the
Comprehensive Plan. A summary of the Downtown Urban Core Task Force Draft Final Report
& Bicycle Task Force End Report (power point presentation) is proposed to be added and
summarized.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council.
Item
In Policy LU -15 change the reference to "street lights" in the description of road improvements
within the Residential Conservancy zoning district, Chapter 3, Land Use, Goal 7 - Residential
Development
Discussinn
At the December 13, 2010 Planning and Community Development Committee (PCDC) meeting
of the city council, during the discussion of 2010 annual comprehensive plan amendments, the
council members asked that the following change be identified for a future amendment. It was
noted that there are street lights with Residential Conservancy designated areas of the city; so
to say that there are none is the document currently does is inaccurate. The provision of street
lights was compared to the City's Public Works Design Standards. The Design Standards
provide that street lights are only required at street intersections so the policy statement is being
revised to agree.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council.
Item
Clarify the term: "market factor" as used in this Buildable Lands Section, Chapter 3, Land Use,
Buildable Lands - Land Supply and Development Capacity
Discussinn
At the October 25, 2010 Planning and Community Development Committee (PCDC) meeting of
the city council, during the discussion of 2010 annual comprehensive plan amendments the
council members asked that an explanation of "market factor" be added to the text in the future.
In this context "market factor" is used to adjust the amount of vacant and redevelopable land
that is not reasonably expected to become available during the planning horizon.
Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 3, Land Use, page 3 -3, under the section heading of: "Buildable
Lands — Land Supply and Development Capacity" is being changed to add further explanation.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council.
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Agenda Subject: CPA11 -0003, 2011 Comprehensive Plan Date: October 11, 2011
Amendments — City Initiated Plan Map Amendments and Policy /Text
Amendments
Item
Add policy statement to recognize support for and transition to alternatively powered vehicles
Chapter 9, Environment, Objective 18.6, Energy Efficiency
Discussion
As part of last year's amendments, a new policy EN -41.A was added to Objective 18.6 (Within
Chapter 9, The Environment) to provide policy support for future change in development
regulations in response to House Bill 1481 adopted in April 2009, to encourage the transition to
electric vehicle use. At the Planning and Community Development Committee (PCDC) meeting
of the city council, during the discussion of 2010 annual comprehensive plan amendments the
council members asked that the policy be modified in the future to recognize other alternative
forms of power for vehicles.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council.
P/T #10
Revise discussion and /or policies to emphasize manufacturing land uses in industrial zones
Chapter 3, Land Use; Chapter 8, Economic Development; Chapter 14, Comprehensive Plan
Map
Discussion
The Washington State Legislature passed Substitute Senate Bill 5089 on March 22, 2007 that
became effective on July 1, 2008 that changed Washington's sales tax collection system from
an origin -based system for local retail sales tax to a destination -based system. Previously,
Washington retailers collected local sales tax based on the jurisdiction from which a product
was shipped or delivered - the "origin" of the sale. Presently, they must collect based on the
destination of the shipment or delivery - the "destination" of the sale. Destination -based sales
tax applies only to businesses that ship or deliver the goods they sell to locations within
Washington. Under the destination based system, if a retailer delivers or ships merchandise to a
buyer in Washington State, the sales tax is collected based on the rate at the location where the
buyer receives or takes possession of the merchandise. The destination based system has
shifted the distribution of local sales tax around the state. As a result of this legislation, the City
of Auburn has experienced a net loss in sales tax revenue totaling approximately $2 million
annually due to the large presence of warehousing and distribution uses in the City. While the
City has been a recipient of sales tax mitigation payments from the State of Washington that
has served to offset these losses, the continued availability of these payments is not certain due
to current and future State budget issues
In November 2004, the City Council approved Resolution No. 3782 that outlines an approach
and actions the City will take related to land use planning, zoning and other matters in the event
a streamlined sales tax proposal or other similar proposals that change the tax structure are
adopted. Included in this resolution is direction to consider amendments to the comprehensive
plan and zoning codes to reevaluate the existing industrial land use designations and patterns in
the City.
To ensure the City's long -term ability to invest in public infrastructure and services remains
viable, the City must pursue implementation of policies that incentivize the transition of current
and future land uses in its industrial zones away from distribution and warehouse uses. The City
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Agenda Subject: CPA11 -0003, 2011 Comprehensive Plan Date: October 11, 2011
Amendments — City Initiated Plan Map Amendments and Policy /Text
Amendments
believes that manufacturing and industrial land uses should over time largely replace
warehouse and distribution land uses currently existing in the City and that any future
warehouse and distribution uses should be ancillary to and necessary for the conduct of
manufacturing and industrial uses. Manufacturing and industrial uses are more appropriate and
beneficial through higher and better use of the land, enhanced employment densities, increased
property tax revenues and potential on -site sales tax revenue generation for receipt of materials
and other goods and services. In addition, the City believes that policies that promote and
incentivize greater retail uses in industrial districts should be implemented to increase the City's
overall base of retail uses thereby increasing the City's overall collection of sales tax revenue.
Text amendments to Chapters 3 (Land Use), 8 (Economic Development) and 14
(Comprehensive Plan Map) of the Comprehensive Plan have been prepared to create a policy
foundation for the promotion and incentivization of manufacturing and industrial uses in
industrial zoning districts to increase the overall diversity and number of these uses in the City
of Auburn. In addition, text amendments that support the increased allowance of retail uses in
the City's industrial zoning districts have been prepared. These amendments would create a
policy framework to support changes in the City's zoning code that would lead to greater use
flexibility for these uses in industrial zoning districts, thereby assisting in increasing the City's
overall retail base and its collection of associated sales tax revenue.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council.
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