HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-16-2012 Agenda Packet
The City of Auburn Planning Commission is an eight member advisory body that provides recommendations to the
Auburn City Council on the preparation of and amendments to land use plans and related codes such as zoning.
Planning Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council.
Actions taken by the Planning Commission are not final decisions; they are in the form of recommendations to the
City Council who must ultimately make the final decision.
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
October 16, 2012
SPECIAL WORK SESSION AND
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
SPECIAL WORK SESSION – 6:30 - 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers
I. 2012 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments*
Staff Planner: Jeff Dixon, Principal Planner
Summary: Review and discuss the 2012 annual comprehensive plan
amendments (CPA12-0001, CPA12-0002, CPA12-0003 and CPA12-0004).
II. ADJOURNMENT
SPECIAL MEETING – 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers
III. CALL TO ORDER
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. October 2, 2012
V. PUBLIC COMMENT
Comment from the audience on any item not listed on the agenda for discussion or public
hearing.
VI. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT
Update on Planning and Development Department activities.
VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. 2012 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments*
Summary: Review and discuss the 2012 annual comprehensive plan amendments
(CPA12-0001).
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
DRAFT
PLANNING COMMISSION
October 2, 2012
SPECIAL WORK SESSION AND
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
SPECIAL WORK SESSION
I. CALL TO ORDER
Vice-Chair Chapman called the special work session to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers located on the first floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn,
WA. Commission Members present were: Vice-Chair Kevin Chapman, Commissioner
Baggett, Commissioner Copple, Commission Mason, and Commissioner Peace. Chair
Roland and Commissioner Trout and Commissioner Ramey are excused.
Staff present included: Planning Director Kevin Snyder, Senior Planner Hillary Taylor,
Planner Stuart Wagner, and Planning and Development Secretary Tina Kriss.
Members of the audience present: Councilmember Partridge; Coastal Farm and Ranch
Operations Manager Byron Baule, and David Pollart.
II. ZOA12-0007 – Proposed amendments to Title 18 – Zoning, of the Auburn
City Code related to non-residential zones (Code Update Project – Phase 2
– Group 2)
Planner Stuart Wagner reviewed the proposed code changes. After discussion,
the Commission recommended the following changes:
18.04.195 Building contractor, light.
“Building contractor, light” means businesses relating to the building trades including but not
limited to: plumbing, heating, air conditioning; painting, paperhanging and decorating; electrical;
carpentry and flooring; roofing and sheet metal. These types of businesses generally do not have
heavy equipment or building materials stored outside.
18.04.247 Commercial Recreation facility, Outdoor.
“Commercial Recreation facility, Outdoor” means a private for profit or non-profit establishment
offering recreation or providing entertainment or games of skill to the general public for a fee or
charge where any portion of the activity takes place in the open, excluding public parks. Typical
uses include: thoroughbred racetracks; miniature golf; skateboard park; swimming and wading,
therapeutic facilities; and tennis, handball, basketball courts; batting cages, trampoline facilities.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Planning Commission for this
Special Work Session, Vice-Chair Chapman adjourned the special work session
at 6:46 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
III. CALL TO ORDER
Vice-Chair Chapman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers
located on the first floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA.
Commission Members present were: Vice-Chair Kevin Chapman, Commissioner
Baggett, Commissioner Copple, Commission Mason, and Commissioner Peace. Chair
Roland and Commissioner Trout and Commissioner Ramey are excused.
Members of the audience present: Councilmember Partridge, David Pollart, and Coastal
Farm and Ranch Operations Manager Byron Baule, Coastal Farm and Ranch
Operations Manager.
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. September 5, 2012, 2012
Commissioner Copple moved and Commissioner Peace seconded to approve the
minutes from the September 5, 2012 meeting corrected.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0
V. PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no public comments on any item not listed on the agenda for discussion or
public hear.
Permitted, Administrative, Conditional and Prohibited Uses by
Zone
P - Permitted
A – Administrative
C -
Conditional
X - Prohibited
LAND USE
Zoning Designation Standards for
Specific Land Uses C-
N
C-
1
C-
2
C-
3
C-4 M-1 EP M-2
INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING, WHOLESALING
Building contractor,
light
X X X P X P X P
Construction Building
contractor, heavy
X X X X X A X P
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VI. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT
Director Snyder updated Commission on development statistics recently compiled.
To show as comparison, the City is very busy with a lot of active development. In
2011 the City issued 164 single family residential permits. In 2012 the City issued
287 single family residential permits with a total of 332 submitted. The City has
issued 179 commercial permits in 2012 with valuation of $54,000,000.00. In 2011
the City issued 252 permits with a valuation of $41,000,000.00. The City has
received five commercial applications in 2012 (not yet issued) with a value of
approximately $100,000,000.00. This includes the Outlet Collection of Seattle
project, the Auburn School District High School (currently working with the City in
anticipation of possible bond measure approval), Green River Community College
Trades Building, and the new laundry facility off 15th Street NW currently under
construction (providing about 150 family wage jobs).
The City attended an open house Thursday, September 27, 2012 to discuss King
County plans to replace the old Algona Transfer station where you can take
garbage. Two of the sites they are proposing are in Auburn. One is on that piece
of land behind or to the west of Lowes off 15th NW. The other is behind Longhorn
and the Best Western looking directly at Supermall. The Mayor and Director
Snyder spoke regarding the concerns of the City and the potential process. At the
Monday, October 1st City Council meeting, Council passed a resolution expressing
the City’s opposition to these sites for a solid waste transfer station based on
property value impact, lost property tax, lost sales tax revenue, lost employment
opportunities and impacts from notice, traffic, odor, and vibration as well as
incompatible land uses.
VII. PUBLIC HEARING
A. ZOA12-0007 – Proposed amendments to Title 18 – Zoning, of the Auburn City
Code related to non-residential zones (Code Update Project – Phase 2 – Group
2)*
Planner Stuart Wagner stated the proposed amendments (Phase 2, Group 2) will
affect the current zoning code as follows:
Add new definitions, consolidate chapters that currently regulate the City’s non-
residential zones (land uses and development standards) and create a new chapter
containing standards for specific land uses. Planner Wagner asked if Commission
members had any other recommendations or questions. Commission recommended
striking the word thoroughbred, under 18.04.247, Commercial Recreation facility,
Outdoor, and replacing it with racetracks. Planner Wagner reviewed the changes
recommended at the special work session:
18.04.195 Building contractor, light.
“Building contractor, light” means businesses relating to the building trades including but not
limited to: plumbing, heating, air conditioning; painting, paperhanging and decorating; electrical;
carpentry and flooring; roofing and sheet metal. These types of businesses generally do not
have heavy equipment or building materials stored outside.
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18.04.247 Commercial Recreation facility, Outdoor.
“Commercial Recreation facility, Outdoor” means a private for profit or non-profit establishment
offering recreation or providing entertainment or games of skill to the general public for a fee or
charge where any portion of the activity takes place in the open, excluding public parks. Typical
uses include: thoroughbred racetracks; miniature golf; skateboard park; swimming and wading,
therapeutic facilities; and tennis, handball, basketball courts; batting cages, trampoline facilities.
A
After discussion Vice-Chair Chapman opened the public hearing at 7:21 p.m. to receive
comments about ZOA12-0007 – Proposed amendments to Title 18 – Zoning, of the
Auburn City Code related to non-residential zones (Code Update Project – Phase 2 –
Group 2).
With no public present for testimony on the proposed amendments to Title 18 –
Zoning, of the Auburn City Code related to non-residential zones, ZOA12-0007,
Code Update Project, Phase 2 – Group 2, Vice-Chair Chapman closed the public
hearing at 7:22 p.m.
Commissioner Peace moved and Commissioner Baggett seconded to move forward
proposed amendments to Title 18 – Zoning, of the Auburn City Code related to non-
residential zones, ZOA12-0007, Code Update Project, Phase 2 – Group (including
the changes recommended by Commission during Public Hearing), to full Council for
approval.
MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0
VIII. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Wireless Aesthetics Code Update Discussion
Senior Planner Hillary Taylor provided background information on wireless
regulations in place to govern the aesthetic design of wireless utilities that are similar
in nature to the regulations in the Auburn. Several cities have City Code which
generally require height limitations, landscaping provisions, setback requirements
and co-location requirements. Ms. Taylor provided Commissioners with a map
showing the current wireless communication facilities now and two emails received
Permitted, Administrative, Conditional and Prohibited Uses by
Zone
P - Permitted
A – Administrative
C - Conditional
X - Prohibited
LAND USE
Zoning Designation Standards for
Specific Land Uses C-
N
C-
1
C-
2
C-
3
C-4 M-1 EP M-2
INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING, WHOLESALING
Building contractor,
light
X X X P X P X P
Construction Building
contractor, heavy
X X X X X A X P
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from two wireless communication facility providers staff has corresponded with
regarding stand alone support structures.
Within the wireless utility industry the equipment, terminology and customer needs
have changed, and an update to the wireless utility code sections of the Auburn City
Code could either incorporate new aesthetic design regulating provisions, just update
terminology, or both.
Commission and staff reviewed the current code regulations and the regulations of
the surrounding cities. Commission pointed out the map does not appear to show
the current Verizon and Century Link wireless facilities. Director Snyder stated as
part of this update staff will likely include updates to the map. In answer to the
question if more than one carrier uses a wireless structure, Ms. Taylor stated it is a
common practice that more than one carrier uses existing cell towers or structures.
A discussion was held on the current practices of design and aesthetics for size and
placement. Director Snyder pointed out that due to the property limitations in many
urban areas the cell towers/structure connections are becoming smaller with carriers
opting for rooftop or structure placement in some instances even using light poles.
Although beneficial in terms of the cost to upgrade these sites are expensive making
it difficult to improve technology in all demographic areas.
After discussing the current Auburn City Code on wireless communication facilities
Commission is supportive of staff bringing this item back for updates to the code
addressing the wireless terminology, incentives for design controls and integration
into existing structures as well as other code requirements on new structures.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Planning Commission, Vice-Chair
Chapman adjourned the meeting at 7:59 p.m.
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Memorandum
To: Planning Commissioners
From: Jeff Dixon, Principal Planner
CC: Kevin Snyder, AICP, Planning and Development Director
Elizabeth Chamberlain, AICP, Planning Manager
Date: October 9, 2012
Re: 2012 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments – Public Hearing Group 1
BACKGROUND
Annually the City amends its Comprehensive Plan. The City processes both, city –
initiated amendments and private–initiated amendments. Private-initiated
Comprehensive Plan amendment applications (text or map) were accepted by the City of
Auburn until Friday, June 8, 2012.
The docket of Comprehensive Plan Amendments consists of the following items:
Map Amendments (CPM):
• Three privately initiated map amendments
• Two city initiated map amendments
Policy/Text Amendments (P/T):
• Seven City initiated policy/text amendments
PUBLIC HEARING
As in past years, the docket of Comprehensive Plan Amendments is being divided into
parts for the conduct of the hearings. The first set will be all of the city initiated
amendments except P/T#7 and CPM#5 for public hearing on October 16, 2012. The
second set will be all of the privately initiated Comprehensive Plan amendments and
P/T#7 and CPM#5 for public hearing on November 6, 2012. P/T#7 and CPM#5 are
interrelated subjects.
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We will meet at 6:30 pm for a working session to review the items scheduled for hearing
that evening prior to the formal start of the meeting at 7:00.
To assist the Planning Commission in the conduct of the public hearing on October 16,
2012 on those items that are ready for a public hearing, the packet contains the following
documents. Each of the documents is three hole punched for insertion into the working
binder:
1) Index to the Comprehensive plan Amendments (Working Binder) – the new
documents listed on this index are highlighted in yellow and can be inserted into the
working binder. This document is a quick and useful guide to the contents of the binder.
2) 2012 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Schedule (Revised), dated 10-9-12 –
This schedule has been revised to show the two hearings.
3) Staff report for City-initiated Comprehensive Plan Amendments CPA11-0003 –
This is the staff report that describes and analyzes first set of Comprehensive Plan
Amendments. It addresses all of the city initiated amendments except P/T#7 and
CPM#5.
4) Memo dated July 24, 2012 to Planning Commission on 2012 Annual
Comprehensive Plan Amendments – Group 1 for August 21, 2012 meeting. – This
memo was previously provided to the Planning Commission for their August 21 2012
meeting at which the comprehensive plan amendments were previously introduced and
discussed. The memo is being provided again to ensure the working binder is complete.
5) Letter dated 9-11-12 from WA State Department of Commerce Acknowledging
receipt of Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments CPA12-0001 – Since the
printing and distribution of the working binders the city received written
acknowledgement of the receipt of the amendments sent to the State for the required 60-
day review.
6) Updated Pages to the City’s Capital Facilities Plan 2013-2018 - Since the printing
and distribution of the working binders, the City Council has continued to review and
refine the City’s Capital Facilities Plan document. There are 12 pages that have been
changed. The changes are minor in nature and generally add description or clarifying
information or to correct an error. To assist the Planning Commission to readily
understand the change on each page, a description of the change is provided on the
Index to the Comprehensive plan Amendments
Revised 10-09-12
Index to 2012 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Binder
XX = Recent Additions to Binder
2012 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Schedule, dated 9-9-12
2012 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Schedule (Revised), dated 10-9-12
2012 Comprehensive Plan Docket
Tab: Staff Reports/Presentations:
Staff report for City-initiated Comprehensive Plan Amendments CPA11-0003,
City of Auburn
Policy/Text Amendments
• P/T #1 – Auburn School District 2012-2018 Capital Facilities Plan
• P/T #2 – Dieringer School District Capital Facilities Plan 2013-2018
• P/T #3 – Federal Way School District 2013 Capital Facilities Plan
• P/T #4 – Kent School District 2012/2013 – 2017/2018 Capital Facilities
• P/T #5 – City of Auburn 2013-2018 Capital Facilities Plan
• P/T #6 - Comprehensive Transportation Plan
o Revise Chapter 2 – ‘The Street System’
Revise (eliminate and replace) Table 2-3 ‘Future Roadway
Capacity Improvement Projects and Cost Estimates’
Revise text pages 2-14 thru 2-15 to be consistent with
updated Table 2-3.
Revise Figure 2-6 ‘Roadway Improvements Alternatives’ to
be consistent with updated Table 2-3.
o Revise Chapter 5 – ‘Policies’
Update policies: TR-19, TR-20 & TR-21 related to Level of
Service, TR-23 related to concurrency, TR-28 related to
finance, TR-59 related to parking and TR-163 related to
transit.
• P/T #7 - Comprehensive Plan
o Revise Chapter 14 – ‘Comprehensive Plan Map’ related to
economic development strategies areas
(City initiated policy/text amendment to be considered separately at a
subsequent hearing – related to CPM# 5)
Map Amendments
• CPM #1 – Comprehensive Plan – Revise Electrical Service Map No. 6.1
• CPM #2 (File # CPA12-0002)
Revised 10-09-12
o Map amendment to Map No. 14.1 – River Mobile Home Park to
change the comprehensive plan designation from 'Public/Quasi-
Public ' to 'Moderate Density Residential' of 6.36 acres of adjacent
property Parcel # 0004000098.
(Privately initiated policy/text amendment to be considered separately at a
subsequent hearing)
• CPM #3 (File # CPA12-0003)
o Map amendment to Map No. 14.1 – Locke Property to change the
Comprehensive Plan designation from 'Single Family Residential' to
'High Density Residential' a 1.88-acre parcel#0921059132
(Privately initiated policy/text amendment to be considered separately at a
subsequent hearing)
• CPM #4 (File # CPA12-0004)
o Map amendment to Map No. 14.1 – Auburn School District to
change the comprehensive plan designation of two parcels totaling
0.63 acres located SE of the Auburn High School from ‘Office
Residential’ to ‘Public/Quasi-Public’ and to change 12 parcels
totaling 1.74 acres located NW of the school from "High Density
Residential" to "Public/Quasi-Public"
(Privately initiated policy/text amendment to be considered separately at a
subsequent hearing)
o
• CPM #5 Add new map No 14.3, ‘Economic Development Strategy Areas’
(City initiated map amendment to be considered separately at a subsequent
hearing – related to P/T # 7)
Memo dated October 1, 2012 to Planning Commission on 2012 Annual
Comprehensive Plan Amendments Working Binder.
Memo dated July 24, 2012 to Planning Commission on 2012 Annual
Comprehensive Plan Amendments – Group 1 for August 21, 2012 meeting.
Tab: Environmental Review:
Environmental Decisions, Checklist Applications (SEPA) and
Comment Letters Received, City-Initiated Comprehensive Plan
Amendments File # SEP12-0023
DNS
Environmental Checklist Application
(No comment letters received)
Environmental Decision, Checklist Application and Comment Letters
Received (SEPA) River Mobile Home Park/HCA Management, File #
Sep12-0016
DNS
Environmental Checklist Application
Revised 10-09-12
(No comment letters received)
Environmental Decision, Checklist Application and Comment Letters
Received (SEPA) River Mobile Home Park/HCA Management, File #
SEP12-0016
DNS
Environmental Checklist Application
SEPA Checklist Attachment
(No comment letters received)
Environmental Decision, Checklist Application and Comment Letters
Received (SEPA) Auburn School District, File # SEP12-0021
DNS
Environmental Checklist Application
(No comment letters received)
Tab: General Info. & Correspondence
Agency Correspondence
Letter dated 9-11-12 from WA State Department of Commerce
Acknowledging receipt of Annual Comprehensive Plan
Amendments CPA12-0001
Letter dated 9-10-12 Transmitting 2012 Comprehensive Plan
Amendments to the state for the 60-day review.
Notice of Planning Commission Hearing
Notice of Planning Commission Hearing 10-16-12
General Notice of Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application
Deadline
Seattle Times Newspaper Notice
Annual Brochure
Tab: Comp. Plan Map Amendments
CPM #1 MAP AMENDMENT (City-initiated)
AMENDMENT TO MAP NO. 6.1 ELECTRICAL SERVICE FACILITIES
Revised Map No. 6.1 showing existing major electrical
transmission facilities.
Revised 10-09-12
CPM #2 MAP AMENDMENT (CPA12-0002) – RIVER MOBILE HOME
PARK/HCA MANAGEMENT
AMENDMENT TO MAP NO. 14.1 TO CHANGE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN DESIGNATION FROM ‘PUBLIC QUASI-PUBLIC’ TO
‘MODERATE DENSITY RESIDENTIAL’ PARCEL # 0004000098
Excerpt of Map No. 14.1 showing existing and proposed change
2007 aerial photograph of site
Completed city application form and accompanying materials
CPM #3 MAP AMENDMENT (CPA12 -0003) – LOCKE PROPERTY
AMENDMENT TO MAP NO. 14.1 TO CHANGE A 1.88-ACRE PARCEL
FROM ‘SINGLE FAMIY RESIDENTIAL’ TO ‘HIGH DENSITY
RESIDNEITAL’ PARCEL #0921059132
Excerpt of Map No. 14.1 showing existing and proposed change
2007 aerial photograph of site
Completed city application form and accompanying materials
CPM #4 MAP AMENDMENT (CAP12-0004) – AUBURN SCHOOL
DISTRICT
AMENDMENT TO MAP NO. 14.1 TO CHANGE 2 PARCELS TOTALING
0.63 ACRES FROM ‘OFFICE REISDENTIAL’ TO ‘PUBLIC QUASI-
PUBLIC’ AND CHANGING 12 PARCELS TOTALLING 1.74 ACRES
FROM ‘HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL’ TO ‘PUBLIC QUASI-PUBLIC’
Excerpt of Map No. 14.1 showing existing and proposed change
2007 aerial photograph of site
Completed city application form and accompanying materials
CPM #5 MAP AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT TO ADD MAP #14.3 “ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES AREAS’
Proposed Map No. 14.3 showing Economic Development
Strategy Areas.
Tab: Comp Plan Policy/Text Amendments
P/T #1 POLICY/TEXT AMENDMENT
AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL FACILITES PLAN 2012
THROUGH 2018
Auburn School District Capital Facilities Plan 2012 thru 2018
Cover letter
Determination of Non-Significance (DNS)
(SEPA) Environmental Checklist Application
Revised 10-09-12
P/T #2 POLICY/TEXT AMENDMENT
DIERINGER SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL FACILITES PLAN 2013
THROUGH 2018
Dieringer School District Capital Facilities Plan 2013-2018
Cover letter
Determination of Non-Significance (DNS)
(SEPA) Environmental Checklist Application
P/T #3 POLICY/TEXT AMENDMENT
FEDERAL WAY SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL FACILITES PLAN 2013
Federal Way School District Capital Facilities Plan 2013
Cover Letter
Resolution No 2012-17 Authorizing Provision of CFP to Auburn
Determination of Non-Significance (DNS)
(SEPA) Environmental Checklist Application
P/T #4 POLICY/TEXT AMENDMENT
KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL FACILITES PLAN 2012-2013
THROUGH 2017-2018
Kent School District Capital Facilities Plan 2012-2013 through
2017-2018
Cover letter
Determination of Non-Significance (DNS)
(SEPA) Environmental Checklist Application
P/T #5 POLICY/TEXT AMENDMENT
INCORPORATE THE CITY’S CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN 2013-2018
INTO THE CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Finance Dept Memo
Draft Capital Facilities Plan 2013-2018
Updates to the City’s Capital Facilities Plan 2013-2018:
Page 64 – Revise Project Sheet to reflect construction of
AWN/1st ST NE Signal Improvement in year 2016 rather
than in 2015.
Page 94 – Revise Project Sheet to expand ‘Description’
of Well #1 Improvements that was previously incomplete.
Page 108 – Revise Project Sheet for Water Meter &
Billing Improvements to add ‘description’ where one did
not exist.
Page 111 – Revise discussion of Sanitary Sewer
Facilities Project and Financing (4th paragraph, 2nd
sentence to change reference to “one existing pump
station” rather than “three existing pump stations”.
Revised 10-09-12
Page 125 – Revise Project Sheet for “Stormwater
Pipeline Repair and Replacement Project” to correct
spreadsheet formula calculation so 2012 YE Estimate is
$650,000 rather than $550,000.
Page 147 – Revise Project Sheet for “Auburn Community
Center” description to recognize that funding source is
not currently known.
Page 171 – Revise Table GM-2, and “Subtotal, Non-
capacity Projects” to recalculate excluding long term
debt.
Page 180 – Revise Table CI-2 and “Citywide Sidewalk
Repairs and Improvements” to show funding in 2013
rather than split between 2013 and 2014.
Page 180 - Revise Table CI-2 and “Subtotal, Non-
capacity Projects” to recalculate excluding long term
debt.
Page 181 – Revise Project Sheet for “Citywide Sidewalk
Repairs and Improvements” to show funding in 2013
rather than split between 2013 and 2014 (Same change
as Page 180).
Page 190 – Revise Project Sheet for “Airport, General
Repair & Maintenance” to eliminate abbreviations from
“Description” and “Summary”.
Page 194 – Revise Table C-2 and Cemetery’s “Memory
Heights Project” funding from year 2014 to 2015.
Page 196 – Revise Project Sheet for Cemetery’s
“Memory Heights Project” funding from year 2014 to
2015 (Same change as Page 194).
P/T #6 POLICY/TEXT AMENDMENT
COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN – CHAPTER 2 AND
CHAPTER 5
Revise Chapter 2 – ‘The Street System’
Revise (eliminate and replace) Table 2-3 ‘Future
Roadway Capacity Improvement Projects and Cost
Estimates’
Revise text pages 2-14 thru 2-15 to be consistent with
updated Table 2-3.
Revise Figure 2-6 ‘Roadway Improvements Alternatives’
to be consistent with updated Table 2-3.
Revise Chapter 5 – ‘Policies’
Update policies: TR-19, TR-20 & TR-21 related to Level
of Service, TR-23 related to concurrency, TR-28 related
to finance, TR-59 related to parking and TR-163 related
to transit.
Revised 10-09-12
P/T #7 - Comprehensive Plan
Revise Chapter 14 – ‘Comprehensive Plan Map’ related to
economic development strategies areas
City Council Resolution No. 3945, dated November 21, 2005
Adopting Economic Development Strategies Brochure.
(City initiated policy/text amendment to be considered separately at
a subsequent hearing – related to CPM# 5)
City of Auburn
2012 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Schedule
DRAFT
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Revised 9/9/12 10/10/2012
6-8-12 6-25-12 8-21-12 9-5-12 9-10-12 10-2-12 10-16-12 10-8-12 11-6-12 11-13-12 11-19-12 11-26-12 12-3-12 12-3-12
Staff PCDC PC PC PCDC PC PC PCDC PC PCDC PWC PCDC PWC CC
Group 1
• City initiated
amendments
• Capital
Facilities Plan
• Transportation
Plan
Private
initiated
amendments
due
Final
Direction
on Docket
Study
Session
N/A Update N/A Public
Hearing
Discuss
if
needed
Continue Public Hearing or
Discuss/Recommendation if
needed
PCDC
Discussion
Discussion PCDC
Recommendation
to Council
Discussion if
needed
Council Action
Group 2
• Private
initiated
amendments
• City initiated
amendments
Private
initiated
amendments
due
Final
Direction
on Docket
N/A Study
Session
Update N/A N/A Discuss
if
needed
Public Hearing PCDC
Discussion
Discussion PCDC
Recommendation
to Council
Discussion if
needed
Council Action
AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
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Agenda Subject
CPA12-0001, 2012 Comprehensive Plan Amendments – City Initiated
Plan Map Amendments and Policy/Text Amendments
Date:
October 9, 2011
Department: Planning and
Development
Attachments: See separate binder Budget Impact: N/A
Administrative Recommendation: Planning Commission to recommend to City Council approval of
2012 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 seven
policy and text amendments. In addition, this year the city received three privately-initiated plan map
amendments and no privately–initiated policy/text amendments. The privately-initiated amendments will
be addressed under separate staff reports. One of the city-initiated policy/text amendments and the
related city-initiated map amendment will also be considered separately.
This staff report and recommendation addresses Comprehensive Plan Map (CPM) Amendments CPM # 1
(CPM #2, CPM #3 and CPM #4 as privately initiated amendments are considered separately and CPM #5
as a city initiated amendment will be considered separately) and Policy/Text (P/T) Amendments P/T # 1
through # 6. (P/T #7 a city initiated amendment will be 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: Reviewed by Departments & Divisions:
Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES: Building M&O
Airport Finance Cemetery Mayor
Hearing Examiner Municipal Services Finance Parks
Human Services Planning & Dev. Fire Planning
Park Board Public Works Legal Police
Planning Comm. Other Public Works Human Resources
Action:
Committee Approval: Yes No
Council Approval: Yes No Call for Public Hearing ___/___/____
Referred to _________________________________ Until ____/___/____
Tabled ______________________________________ Until ___/___/____
Councilmember: Staff: Dixon
Meeting Date: October 16, 2012 Item Number:
Agenda Subject: CPA12-0001, 2012 Comprehensive Plan
Amendments – City Initiated Plan Map Amendments and Policy/Text
Amendments
Date: October 9, 2012
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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 8, 2012 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 in early May 2012. The City received three privately-initiated plan map
amendments by the submittal deadline. .
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. The environmental review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) resulted in a
Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) issued for the City-initiated Comprehensive Plan
Amendments on September 10, 2012 under City file # SEP12-0023. The comment period
ended September 24, 2012 and the appeal period ended October 8, 2012. As of the writing
of this report no comments were received or appeals filed.
5. The environmental review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) for the school
district capital facilities plans were prepared individually by each school district as lead
agency.
6. Auburn City Code Chapter 14.22 outlines the process for submittal of privately-initiated
amendments and the general 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.
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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
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.)”
7. 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 then transmitted
other state agencies as required for the 60-day state review. The proposed comprehensive
plan amendments were transmitted by separate letter on September 10, 2012. The
Washington State Office of Commerce acknowledged receipt of the amendments by letter
dated September 11, 2012. No comments have been received from Commerce or other
state agencies as of the writing of this report.
8. Due to the nature of the city-initiated map amendments and the city-initiated policy/text
changes and receipt of three privately-initiated map amendments, the optional process of a
public open house as provided in city code was not conducted.
9. The public hearing notice was published on October 5, 2012 in the Seattle Times at least
10-days prior to the Planning Commission public hearing scheduled for October 16, 2012.
10. The following report identifies Comprehensive Plan Map (CPM) and Policy/Text (P/T)
amendments scheduled for the Planning Commission’s October 16, 2012 public hearing
with a staff recommendation.
Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments
CPM #1
Revise Map No. 6.1, ‘Electrical Service Facilities” to update the information regarding the
capacity and location of major electrical transmission lines throughout the city.
Discussion
The reference map: “Electrical Service Facilities”, Map No 6.1 in the back of the Comprehensive
Plan document and referenced within Chapter 6, “Private Utilities” is being updated to reflect
more accurate information on the location of major aerial electrical transmission lines within the
city limits. This map only shows main electrical transmission lines and not local service lines
and only shows existing lines and not future lines. 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 this information. Puget Sound Energy requested that in the future, the
map could be revised to indicate planned future electrical facilities by the utility. The City will
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consider showing planned facilities with future updates to this map and the maps of other
private utilities so that similar information is provided on all private utility maps within the
Comprehensive Plan.
Recommendation
Planning Commission to recommend approval to the City Council
CPM #2
(Privately initiated map amendment to be considered separately at a subsequent hearing)
CPM #3
(Privately initiated map amendment to be considered separately at a subsequent hearing)
CPM #4
(Privately initiated map amendment to be considered separately at a subsequent hearing)
CPM #5
(City initiated map amendment to be considered separately at a subsequent hearing)
Comprehensive Plan Policy/Text Amendments
P/T #1
Incorporate Auburn School District Capital Facilities Plan 2012 through 2018, adopted by
School Board May 29, 2012 into the City of Auburn Comprehensive Plan.
Discussion
The Auburn School District has provided the City with its annually updated Capital Facilities
Plan (CFP) covering from 2012-2018. The CFP was adopted by the Auburn School District
School Board on May 29, 2012 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 for single-family dwellings is proposed
to be $5,511.69, a decrease of $45.61 and for multiple-family dwellings the requested fee is
$3,380.26, an increase of $1,075.04. 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/T#2
Incorporate the Dieringer School District Capital Facilities Plan 2013-2018 adopted March 26,
2012 by the School Board as part of the Auburn Comprehensive Plan.
Discussion
The Dieringer School District has provided the City with its annually updated Capital Facilities
Plan 2013 - 2018. The CFP was adopted by the Dieringer School District Board of Directors on
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March 26, 2012. 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. The Planning Commission action is incorporation of
the School District Capital Facilities Plan into the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
A review of the Dieringer School District’s updated Capital Facilities Plan indicates the
District is requesting a change in the fee obligations. The CFP shows a net fee obligation
for single-family dwellings of $5,322.00 and a negative net fee obligation of $1,684.00 for
multiple family dwellings. The fee for single-family dwell ings is proposed to be $5,322.00,
an increase of $1,822.00 and a fee of $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 2013 adopted June 12, 2012
by the School Board into the City Comprehensive Plan.
Discussion
The Federal Way School District has provided the City with its annually updated Capital
Facilities Plan (2013). The CFP was adopted by the Federal Way School District School Board
on June 12, 2012. 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. The Planning Commission action is incorporation of
the School District Capital Facilities Plan into the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
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 $1,381, an
increase of $128.00. 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 2012-2013 to 2017-2018 adopted June
27, 2012 by the School Board into the City of Auburn Comprehensive Plan.
Discussion
The Kent School District has provided its annually updated 2012-2013 to 2017-2018 Capital
Facilities Plan. The CFP was adopted by the Kent School District School Board on June 27,
2012 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 School District Capital Facilities Plan into the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
A review of the Kent School District’s updated Capital Facilities Plan indicates the District is
not requesting a change in the fees. The Plan indicates the net fee obligation for single-
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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 2013-2018, 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 2013-
2018 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 a six-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 memo from the Finance Department contained in the working notebook identifies the major
changes in the CFP from last year. The proposed City of Auburn 6-year Capital Facilities Plan
2013-2018 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 portions of two chapters of the Comprehensive Transportation Plan.
Discussion
The Comprehensive Transportation Plan is a separate document that is incorporated by
reference into and therefore is part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
In Chapter 2, ‘The Street System’ the document contains Table 2-3 and corresponding
narrative discussion and map (Figure 2-6) of city roadway capacity improvement projects
and their associated cost estimates. As projects are completed and priorities change based
on available funding sources, the project listing needs to be updated to be accurate. This
requires changes to the table, narrative and the map. For legibility, the existing Table 2-3 is
proposed to be eliminated and replaced with a new Table 2-3 rather than attempting to show
strike through and underline changes. More specifically, the changes include:
Revise Chapter 2 – ‘The Street System’
• Revise (eliminate and replace) Table 2-3 ‘Future Roadway Capacity
Improvement Projects and Cost Estimates’
• Revise text pages 2-14 thru 2-15 to be consistent with updated Table
2-3.
• Revise Figure 2-6 ‘Roadway Improvements Alternatives’ to be
consistent with updated Table 2-3.
Chapter 5, “Policies”, contains a number of policy statements that are used by the city to guide
private and public transportation-related projects. As these policies are used by the City
opportunities for refinement, improvement and clarification of the policies are recognized. Also,
the policies need to evolve and change in response to changing circumstances. Three policy
changes are proposed related to the level of service, other policies are proposed to change
related to concurrency (ensuring that road level of service keeps pace with demand for roadway
capacity), finance, parking and transit. The changes are shown with strike through and
underline. More specifically, the changes include:
Revise Chapter 5 – ‘Policies’
• Update policies: TR-19, TR-20 & TR-21 related to Level of Service,
TR-23 related to concurrency, TR-28 related to finance, TR-59 related
to parking and TR-163 related to transit.
P/T #7
(City initiated text amendment to be considered separately at a subsequent hearing)
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Memorandum
To: Planning Commission
From: Jeff Dixon, Principal Planner
CC: Kevin Snyder, AICP, Planning and Development Director
Elizabeth Chamberlain, AICP, Planning Manager
Date: July 24, 2012
Re: 2012 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments – Group 1
BACKGROUND
Annually the City amends its Comprehensive Plan. The City processes city – initiated
amendments in response to items that are “docketed” (text or map). The city also
includes private – initiated amendments. Private initiated Comprehensive Plan
amendment applications (text or map) were accepted by the City of Auburn until Friday,
June 8, 2012. In response to the public notification of the time period for applications,
the City received three private – initiated comprehensive plan amendments; all three are
map amendments; no private text amendments were submitted. The docket was
reviewed by the City Council’s Planning and Community Development Committee at
their June 25, 2012 meeting.
DISCUSSION
At the August 21, 2012 Planning Commission meeting staff would like to explain, review,
and discuss the following items as part of this year’s amendments:
Group 1 – Comprehensive Plan Amendments (policy/text & map)
A. Policy/Text Changes
P/T #1 – Auburn School District Capital Facilities Plan
P/T #2 – Dieringer School District Capital Facilities Plan
P/T #3 – Federal Way School District Capital Facilities Plan
P/T #4 – Kent School District Capital Facilities Plan
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[P/T #5 – City of Auburn Capital Facilities Plan – (not provided future Group #2)]
P/T #6 - Comprehensive Transportation Plan
Revise Chapter 2 – ‘The Street System’_ .
• Revise (eliminate and replace) Table 2-3 ‘Future Roadway Capacity
Improvement Projects and Cost Estimates’
• Revise text pages 2-14 thru 2-15 to be consistent with updated Table 2-
3.
• Revise Figure 2-6 ‘Roadway Improvements Alternatives’ to be
consistent with updated Table 2-3.
Revise Chapter 5 – ‘Policies’_____
• Update policies: TR-19, TR-20 & TR-21 related to Level of Service, TR-
23 related to concurrency, TR-28 related to finance, TR-59 related to
parking and TR-163 related to transit.
[P/T #7 - Comprehensive Plan - (not provided future Group #2)]
B. Map Amendments
CPM #1 – Comprehensive Plan – Revise Electrical Service Map No. 6.1
CPM #2 – (File No. CPA12-0002) Comprehensive Plan – Amend Comprehensive
Plan Map No. 14.1 – River Mobile Home Park
• Applicant’s request to change the comprehensive plan designation from
'Public/Quasi-Public ' to 'Moderate Density Residential' and rezone from
‘P1, Public Use’ to ‘RMHC, Residential Mobile Home Community’ 7.2 acres
of adjacent property for replacement of mobile home spaces and
associated recreational vehicle parking displaced by King Co. Reddington
Levee Extension and Setback Project.
CPM #3 – (File No. CPA12-0003) Comprehensive Plan – Amend Comprehensive
Plan Map No. 14.1 – Locke Property
• Applicant’s request to change the Comprehensive Plan designation from
'Single Family Residential' to 'High Density Residential' and rezone from
‘R5, Residential’ to ‘R20, Residential’ a 1.88-acre parcel to be consistent
with adjacent properties.
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CPM #4 – (File No. CPA12-0004) Comprehensive Plan – Amend Comprehensive
Plan Map No. 14.1 - Auburn School District
Applicant’s request to change the comprehensive plan designation of two parcels
totaling 0.63 acres located SE of the Auburn High School from ‘Office Residential’
to ‘Public/Quasi-Public’ and rezoning from ‘RO, Residential Office’ to ‘I,
Institutional’ and the request to change 12 parcels totaling 1.74 acres located NW
of the school and changing the designation from "High Density Residential" to
"Public/Quasi-Public" and rezoning from ‘R2O, Residential’ to ‘I, Institutional’ in
anticipation of a future high school redevelopment.
B. Review the enclosed proposed schedule.
Dear Mr. Dixon:
Senior Planner
City of Auburn Planning Department
25 W Main Street
Auburn, Washington 98001-4998
Thank you for sending the Washington State Department of Commerce (Commerce) the following materials as
required under RCW 36.70A.106. Please keep this letter as documentation that you have met this procedural
requirement.
September 11, 2012
Jeff Dixon
City of Auburn - Proposed site rezones and comprehensive plan amendments (CPA12-0002 and
CPA12-0003). These materials were received on August 29, 2012 and processed with the Material ID #
18433.
We have forwarded a copy of this notice to other state agencies.
If this submitted material is an adopted amendment, then please keep this letter as documentation that you
have met the procedural requirement under RCW 36.70A.106.
If you have submitted this material as a draft amendment, then final adoption may occur no earlier than
sixty days following the date of receipt by Commerce. Please remember to submit the final adopted
amendment to Commerce within ten days of adoption.
If you have any questions, please contact Growth Management Services at
reviewteam@commerce.wa.gov, or call Dave Andersen (509) 434-4491 or Paul Johnson (360) 725-3048.
Sincerely,
Review Team
Growth Management Services