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I I I .AP P RO VAL O F M INUT E S
A .May 19, 2020 Draft Minutes from the P lanning Commission Regular Meeting
I V.O T HE R B US I NE S S
A .2020 Comprehensive P lan Annual Amendment Docket
I nitial presentation of received and proposed comprehensive plan amendments for
2020. I ncludes three private applications and nine city-initiated applications for
consideration.
V.C O M M UNIT Y D E V E L O P M E NT RE P O RT
Update on Community Development Services activities.
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V I .AD J O URNM E NT
The City of Auburn Planning Commission is a seven 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, other than approvals or amendments to the
Planning Commission Rules of Procedure, are not final decisions; they are in the form of
recommendations to the city council which must ultimately make the final decision.
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
Virtual Participation Link
Date:
June 23, 2020
Department:
Community Development
Attachments:
No Attachments Av ailable
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrativ e Recommendation:
Background Summary:
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:Staff:Dixon
Meeting Date:July 7, 2020 Item Number:ES.A
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
May 19, 2020 Draft Minutes from the Planning Commission
Regular Meeting
Date:
June 23, 2020
Department:
Community Development
Attachments:
May 19, 2020 Draft Minutes
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrativ e Recommendation:
Planning Commission review and approve the May 19, 2020 regular meeting minutes.
Background Summary:
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:Staff:Dixon
Meeting Date:July 7, 2020 Item Number:
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PLANNING COMMISSION
May 19, 2020
DRAFT MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Judi Roland called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom Meeting due
Governor Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” initiative due to the Covid 19- Pandemic.
a.) ROLL CALL/ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM
Commissioners present: Chair Judi Roland, Vice-Chair Lee, Commissioner Mason,
Commissioner Moutzouris, Commissioner Khanal and Commissioner Stephens.
Staff present: Planning Services Manager, Jeff Dixon; Senior Planner, Thaniel Gouk;
Assistant City Attorney, Doug Ruth; Administrative Assistant, Jenn Oliver
Members of the public present: No audience members were present.
b.) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. April 21, 2020 – Regular Meeting Minutes
Vice Chair Lee moved and Commissioner Khanal seconded to approve the minutes
from the April 21, 2020 meeting as written.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0
Commissioner Mason was excused from the April 21, 2020 meeting and did not vote.
III. PUBLIC HEARING
A. Proposed Code Amendments to Chapter 18.68 ACC, “Zoning Code and
Map Amendments”, File No. ZOA20-0001.
Due to the teleconference meeting format, Planning Services Manager, Jeff Dixon
provided some explanation of the unique hearing procedures and how interested parties
could provide documents during the hearing, or provide testimony afterwards if they
contact the city by e-mail at planning@auburnwa.gov or by phone at 253-804-5035 if
they have technical difficulties in participating during the virtual hearing this evening.
Senior Planner, Thaniel Gouk provided a report for Proposed Code Amendments to
Chapter 18.68 ACC, “Zoning Code and Map Amendments”.
As a reminder to the Commission, staff previously presented an introductory memo to
the Planning Commission on February 4, 2020 outlining the proposed changes. After it
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was discussed at the February regular planning commission meeting, Staff was then
asked to proceed with preparing the proposed code amendments for a public hearing.
Chapter 18.68 of the Auburn City Code (ACC) contains the City’s regulations for
amending both the text of Title 18 (‘Zoning’) as well as amending the official Zoning Map
(aka “rezones”). The last updates to this code section were some minor changes
adopted in 1996.
These changes are being originated by staff to address both clarifying the procedural
steps and categories of applications, as well as, the substantive issues such as the
criteria for decision-making. Staff has proposed these changes to provide guidance to
both the public, the Planning Commission/Hearing Examiner, as well as City Staff. This
will be especially helpful for the public when submitting a zoning text amendment or
rezone (map amendment) since it will provide criteria to respond to in the application
materials that are provided for consideration. It will also provide an indication of the
suitability of the requested application.
The proposed code changes are shown by strikeout/underline code that were presented
in the Planning Commission Packet as Exhibit 1, and a “clean” version, with all the
proposed changes accepted as Exhibit 2. A narrative summary of the proposed
amendments are as follows:
• If the rezone request implements the Comprehensive Plan (Comp. Plan) (It is
a zoning classification listed in the Comp. Plan as implementing the particular
Comp. Plan Land Use Map designation (See Land Use Map)) then the
request is forwarded to the Hearing Examiner for his consideration. The
Hearing Examiner, after a public hearing, then makes a recommendation to
the City Council, who make the final decision. Under the proposed changes
this would be referred to as a “Site-Specific Rezone, Category 1”. An
example of this would be a property zoned “R-10, Residential” which has a
Comp. Plan Land Use Map designation of “Light Commercial”; the owner
could submit a rezone application to change the zoning of the property to “C-
1, Light Commercial” as this request would be implementing the Comp. Plan.
• If the rezone request does not implement the Comp. Plan (in other words, if
in the above-described situation the Land Use Map designation was
“Moderate Density Residential” instead of “Light Commercial”) then the
owner would also have to simultaneously apply for a Comp. Plan
amendment. This is the type of request that the Planning Commission is
used to considering. Instead of the Hearing Examiner making the
recommendation to the City Council, the Planning Commission does.
Under the proposed changes this would be referred to as a “Site-Specific
Rezone, Category 2”.
• The third type of rezone is referred to as an “Area-Wide Rezone”. These are
typically utilized when there have been changes in the Comp. Plan or the
Zoning Code that necessitate all properties with a particular zoning
classification to be changed. These are generally City-initiated and occur
over a larger geographic area rather than one or a few parcels. The most
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recent instance of this was removal of the “EP, Environmental Park” zone from
the Comp. Plan, which then resulted in an Area-Wide Rezone which the
Planning Commission considered (and recommended approval of) in 2017.
Lastly, there are currently there no decision-making criteria for rezone requests in the
City’s Zoning Code; however, Staff for the last several years has used three criteria
that are based on the results of case law. These three criteria that are based on past
court decisions are proposed to be included in the changes under ACC 18.68.040,
‘Rezone Approval Criteria’.
The changes proposed for Zoning Text Amendments include clarifying why/when City-
initiated amendments are proposed and clarifying that the Mayor, as the executive of
the City, can direct Staff to initiate an amendment.
The Commission deliberated and had a question regarding Page 17 of 32 in the packet
and to why the text amendments, Public Hearing Notices were crossed out. Staff
explained that the particular section was deleted because it was duplicative and already
addressed in a different section of City Code that talks about Public Notice requirements.
Chair Roland opened the public hearing on May 19, 2020 at 7:27 p.m.
Chair Roland asked three times for public testimony.
With no public testimony, Chair Roland closed the public hearing at 7:29 p.m.
Vice Chair Lee moved and Commissioner Stephens seconded to recommend Proposed
Code Amendments to Chapter 18.68 ACC, “Zoning Code and Map Amendments” be
moved forward to City Council for approval.
IV. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT
Planning Services Manager, Jeff Dixon advised the Planning Commission that
under the current Covid-19 Pandemic situation, the Governor has suspended
certain requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) that allows us to
conduct business exclusively by Zoom, Teams, or whatever type of software
program being used. Governor Inslee was sensitive about being able to give the
public the opportunity to participate in public meetings and thus limited the topics
to either those related to the Covid Pandemic or items judged “necessary and
routine”. Community Development Reports would be an item on the Agenda that
would have to be discussed once the requirements have been lifted for OPMA by
the Governor. The Commission commented that it should be essential for the
Planning Commission to know of any specific subjects that arise now as opposed
to later. Staff agreed with his statement. One specific topic of information that
was considered “essential” due to participation from some Commissioners was
that the Sound Transit Design Workshop for the second parking garage has been
postponed for now and has not been rescheduled as of now. Additional
comments by Planning Services Manager Dixon was that originally Staff was
going to present Building Code Updates for ACC Title 15 to the Commission in
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May but it has now been pushed out until August due to the Governor’s
Emergency Proclamation 20-28.4.
The Planning Commission and Planning Services Manager Dixon discussed the
joint Council-Planning Commission Meeting that was to happen on June 8, 2020.
After further discussion, the Commission determined that it would be beneficial to
meet in person and decided to post-pone the meeting until further notice, even
with the understanding that the meeting could possible not happen this year.
Chair Roland asked when the Planning Commission would meet again. Per Mr.
Dixon, there are no pending items for the regular meeting June 2, 2020 that are
considered ”necessary and routine” l per the Governor’s OPMA Proclamation.
Chair Roland asked the Commission to hold the second meeting date of the
month open just in case.
V. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Planning Commission, Chair Roland
adjourned the meeting at 7:44 p.m.
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
2020 Comprehensive Plan Annual Amendment Docket
Date:
June 23, 2020
Department:
Community Development
Attachments:
Memorandum: 2020 Comprehensive Plan Intro
2020 Comprehensive Plan Docket
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrativ e Recommendation:
Background Summary:
See Attached Memo.
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:Staff:Dixon
Meeting Date:July 7, 2020 Item Number:
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Judi Roland, Chair, Planning Commission
Roger Lee, Vice-Chair, Planning Commission
Planning Commission Members
FROM: Anthony Avery, Senior Planner, Comm. Development Dept.
Jeff Dixon, Planning Services Manager, Comm. Development Dept.
DATE: June 22, 2020
RE: Discussion Topic: Introductory discussion of Docket of 2020 Annual
Comprehensive Plan Amendments
BACKGROUND:
Annually the City amends its Comprehensive Plan (“Comp. Plan”). These are the “annual
amendments” that the City considers routinely each year as distinguished from the periodic
“major update” of the Comp Plan as required by the Growth Management Act (GMA) that was
adopted at the end of year 2015.
Side note: While the Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A.130) originally required the next
periodic update be completed by the year 2023, the state legislature passed ESHB 2342 in
2020 that extends the timeframe for updates until 2024. Pushing this timetable aligns
comprehensive plan update to coordinate with regional initiatives that are required to be
considered in comprehensive plans and that are scheduled to be completed in 2023, for
example, Puget Sound Regional Council’s Vision 2050.
There are two types of amendments:
A. Map; and
B. Text.
In addition, there are two sources for these annual amendments:
1. City-initiated amendments which are typically items that Staff, Planning Commission, or
the City Council have identified as items or issues that should be addressed in the next
Comp Plan Amendment cycle; and,
2. Private-initiated amendments, which are in response to applications that are submitted.
For the 2020 Comp Plan Amendment cycle, three private amendment applications were
submitted (two map amendments and one text amendment).
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DISCUSSION
At the July 7, 2020 Planning Commission meeting, staff would like to introduce and briefly
discuss:
1. The docket of annual comprehensive plan amendments is proposed to consist of the
following:
City Initiated Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments (CPA20 -0005) (each capital facilities
plan is incorporated by reference)
• 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
• P/T #5 – City of Auburn (COA) Capital Facilities Plan
• P/T #6 –Volume 5, Transportation Element (Separate document incorporated by
reference). The changes the Transportation element consist of the following:
• Update Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) information/project
list;
• Re-designate multiple capital projects from the TIP (funded) to the
Comprehensive Plan (unfunded) to maintain continuity in the future
transportation network conditions.
• Update maps as needed to reflect current data and conditions (addressed
by CMP#1, below);
• Additional minor changes will relate to grammar, punctuation, choice of
words, etc.
• P/T #7 – Volume 7, Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Element. Add language
pertaining to equestrian trails. Language has been previously removed from
transportation element and requires modification to meet the goals and mission
of the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Element.
• P/T #8 – Volume 1, Land Use Element and Volume 5, Transportation Element
(Plan). Amend comprehensive plan policies which do not sufficiently protect the
operations of the Auburn Municipal Airport, and do not provide the City sufficient
authority to ensure development around the airport is coordinated and consistent
with the Airport Master Plan. Policies are currently being evaluated as to whether
they:
• Protect the operations of the Auburn Municipal Airport (the “airport”);
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• Prevent or promote incompatible land uses around the airport;
• Ensure that development around the airport is coordinated and consistent
with the Airport Master Plan;
• Protect the airport from nonconforming uses and structures that pose a
safety concern to airport operations;
• Provide the authority to review the impact of development on air safety;
• Are clearly defined and clearly understood, or open to a wide degree of
interpretation; or
• Use outdated language
• P/T #9 – Volume 1: Land Use Element: Provide additional clarification as to
appropriate utilization of development standards when applying a transition
designation. Additional guidance on implementation to be considered.
Private-Initiated Text Amendments
• P/T #10 – CPA20 -0003 - Volume 1: Land Use Element. The Auburn Adventist
Academy is making multiple updates to their Adopted Area documents to better
address their current needs and long-term direction. Some changes to maps as
part of the special area plan cannot be ruled out, and may be needed. No
application to amend any maps have been received.
Proposal Location
Proposal location labeled "Academy"
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Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments
City-Initiated Map Amendments (CPA20-0004):
• CPM#1 – Volume 5: Transportation Element: Several maps found throughout
Volume 5 have been updated to reflect current conditions. A final list of maps and
corresponding page numbers is under development by Transportation Planning.
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Private-Initiated Map Amendments:
• CPM #2 – CPA20-0001 - Request by Auburn School District to change the
designation of King County Parcel number 2121059042 totaling approximately
2.19 acres and located on the north side of Auburn Way South approximately
400 feet west of Noble Court SE from "Multiple-Family Residential" to
"Institutional" and an associated rezone from “R-20, Residential 20 dwelling units
per acre” to “P-1, Public Use”. The existing Chinook Elementary School, located
on an adjacent parcel, is zoned P-1. The school district has purchased this
additional site to incorporate into a redevelopment effort for the existing school.
Proposal Location
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Existing Land Use Designation
Proposed Land Use Designation
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• CPM#3 – CPA20-0002: Request by Request by Westport Capital Investments to
change the designation of King County Parcel numbers 0004200024,
0004200022, and 0004200003 totaling approximately 32.4 acres and located
approximately 650 feet east of the intersection of I Street and 40th Street NE,
from "Single Family Residential" to "Multiple-Family Residential" and an
associated rezone from “R-7, Residential 7 dwelling units per acre” to “R-20,
Residential”. The requested changes are not directly related to a project,
however, if approved it would allow any use permitted in the R-20 Residential
zone. This could include uses such as apartments, assisted living facilities,
mixed-use buildings, etc.
Proposal Location
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Existing Land Use Designation
Proposed Land Use Designation
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SUMMARY:
Staff to is to provide an introductory overview of the subjects under consideration for
amendments this year, including the 3 private applications received and that may be part of the
“docket” of 2020 annual Comp Plan amendments. Additional information and more detailed
analysis will be presented to the Planning Commission at future meetings.
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CPM #Page Area to be
changed Potential change Reason Pros Cons Comments Corresponding Zoning
Map Change
CPM #1
Map
Numbers To
Be
Determined
by Public
Works
Volume 5:
Transportation
Element and
Appendix
Update maps to reflect current projects
and remove completed projects.Periodic evaluation of project status.Reflects current conditions.None
Maps labeled within Transportation
Element numbered separately from the
remaining maps found throughout the
comprehensive plan. A final list and
map numbers are being produced by
Transportation Planning Division.
None
CITY INITIATED MAP AMENDMENTS CPA20-0005
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File
number &
CPM #
Page Area to be
changed Potential change Reason Pros Cons Comments Corresponding Zoning
Map Change
CPA20-0001
CPM #2 Map Section Comprehensive Plan
Map #1.1
Request by Auburn School District to
change the designation of King Co.
Parcel No. 2121059042 totaling approx.
2.19 acres and located on the north side
of Auburn Way South approximately 400
feet west of Noble Court SE from
"Multiple-Family Residential" to
"Institutional" and an associated rezone
from “R-20, Residential 20 dwelling units
per acre” to “I, Institutional”. Chinook
Elementary School currently sits on an
adjacent parcel. The school district has
purchased this additional site to
incorporate into a redevelopment effort
for the existing school.
Applicant cited the following:
Change the map designation to allow
for the re-development and
replacement of the adjacent existing
school.
Analysis Underway Analysis Underway
Yes, change the zoning
designation from “R-20,
Residential” to “I, Institutional”.
REZ20-0001
PRIVATE INITIATED MAP AMENDMENTS (See referenced CPA File Numbers )
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