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Home My WebLink About11-07-2023 Agenda (2)Planning Commission Meeting Nov ember 7, 2023 - 7:00 P M City Hall Council Chambers A GE NDA I .P UB L I C PART I C IPAT IO N A .P ublic P articipation I nformation The City of A uburn P lanning Commission Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., will be held in-person and virtually. 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I V.AP P RO VAL O F M INUT E S A .October 17, 2023 Draft Minutes from the Planning Commission Meeting V.P UB L I C HE ARI NG S A .The Bridges Project - Map and Text A mendment reopened public hearing Page 1 of 18 S upplemental memo and presentation regarding reopening public hearing for the B ridges Annexation Area - Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments (C PA23-0003 - C PM#1). V I .O T HE R B US I NE S S A .Video presentation on Climate E lement of P eriodic Plan Update (I f time allows) S taff will provide an introductory video on State requirements of Climate E lement to be incorporated in the future P eriodic Comprehensive P lan Update. V I I .C O M M UNIT Y D E V E L O P M E NT RE P O RT V I I 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. Page 2 of 18 AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM Agenda Subject: October 17, 2023 Draft Minutes from the Planning Commission Meeting Date: October 26, 2023 Department: Community Development Attachments: October 17, 2023 Draft Minutes Budget Impact: Current Budget: $0 Proposed Revision: $0 Revised Budget: $0 Administrativ e Recommendation: Background for Motion: Background Summary: Rev iewed by Council Committees: Councilmember:Staff:Dixon Meeting Date:November 7, 2023 Item Number: Page 3 of 18 Planning Commission Meeting October 17, 2023 - 7:00 P M Special Meeting - City Hall Council Chambers MINUT E S I .P UB L I C PART I C IPAT IO N A .P ublic P articipation I nformation T he City of Auburn Planning Commission M eeting was held in person and virtually. I I .C AL L T O O RD E R Chair J udi Roland called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Auburn City Hall, 25 West M ain Street. A .RO L L C AL L/E S TAB L I S HM E NT O F Q UO RUM Commissioners present: Chair J udi Roland, Vice Chair P hillip S tephens, Hanan Amer, J ulie Berry, Kent Sprague, William S tewart, Aaron Vanderpol, and Lynn Walters. S taff members present: Planning Services M anager J eff Dixon, S enior City Staff Attorney Doug Ruth, Senior P lanner Alexandria Teague, Senior P lanner Dinah Reed, P lanner I I Alyssa Tatro, Real E state M anager J osh Arndt, and Deputy City Clerk Rebecca Wood- P ollock B .P L E D G E O F AL L E G I ANC E Chair Roland led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance. I I I .P UB L I C C O M M E NT T here was no public comment. I V.AP P RO VAL O F M INUT E S A .October 3, 2023 Draft Minutes from the Regular P lanning Commission Meeting Commissioner Sprague moved and Commissioner Stewart seconded to approve the October 3, 2023 Planning Commission M eeting M inutes. M O T I O N C ARRI E D UNANI M O US LY. 8-0 V.P UB L I C HE ARI NG S Page 1 of 4Page 4 of 18 A .2023 A nnual Comprehensive Plan Amendments Planning S ervices Manager Dixon presented the Commission with the 2023 Comprehensive Plan Annual Amendments overview, including the City- Initiated and P rivate-Initiated Amendments, text and map amendments, and S chool District Impact F ees. Chair Roland opened the public hearing for the Auburn School District Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments at 7:20 p.m. Auburn School District Assistant Director Bob Kenworthy summarized the Auburn School District's enrollment projections, their Capital Construction Plan, portable classrooms, and their Capital Facilities Plan Impact Fees. The Commission discussed future impact of Segale P roperties construction on the Auburn School District and the new middle school. Chair Roland closed the public hearing at 7:26 p.m. Vice Chair S tephens moved and Commissioner Sprague seconded to recommend to City Council the approval of the C PA23-0004 P lan/Text Amendment #1 of the Comprehensive P lan Amendment. MOT ION C AR R IE D UN AN IMOUS LY. 8-0 Chair Roland opened the public hearing for the Dieringer School District, Federal Way S chool District, and Kent School District Comprehensive P lan Text Amendments at 7:29 p.m. There was no public comment for this public hearing. Chair Roland closed the public hearing for the Dieringer S chool District, Federal Way S chool District, and Kent School District Comprehensive P lan Text Amendments at 7:34 p.m. Vice Chair S tephens moved and Commissioner Sprague seconded to recommend to City Council the approval of the C PA23-0004 P lan/Text Amendments #2, #3, and #4 of the Comprehensive P lan Amendment. MOT ION C AR R IE D UN AN IMOUS LY. 8-0 Chair Roland opened the public hearing for the City-Initiated Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments at 7:35 p.m. S enior P lanner Teague presented the Commission with the City-Initiated Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments, including the Bridges area background and annexation process, and the comprehensive zoning map. There was no public comment for the City-Initiated Comprehensive Plan Page 2 of 4Page 5 of 18 Amendments. The Commission discussed zoning density changes in the Bridges area, residents' participation in the process, Puget Sound Regional Council future requirements for additional residences, housing shortages, and zero lot line construction. Chair Roland closed the public hearing for City-Initiated Comprehensive Plan Amendments at 8:06 p.m. Vice Chair S tephens moved and Commissioner Sprague seconded to recommend to City Council the approval of the C PA23-0003 City-Initiated Comprehensive Map Amendments. MOT ION C AR R IE D UN AN IMOUS LY. 8-0 Chair Roland opened the public hearing for the P rivate-Initiated Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments C PA 23-0001 at 8:07 p.m. Planner Tatro presented the Commission with the P rivate-Initiated Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments, including changes in Land Use Designations, the Auburn MultiCare property details, and zoning and map amendments. There was no public comment for this public hearing. The Commission discussed the City’s acquisition of the Auburn MultiCare property. Chair Roland closed the public hearing for City-Initiated Comprehensive Plan Amendments at 8:18 p.m. Commissioner Sprague moved and Vice Chair S tephens seconded to recommend to City Council the approval of the C PA23-0001 P rivate- Initiated Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments. MOT ION C AR R IE D UN AN IMOUS LY. 8-0 Chair Roland opened public hearing for the C PA23-0002 Private-Initiated Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments at 8:18 p.m. S enior P lanner Reed presented the Commission with the P rivate-Initiated Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments, including the location and details of the Auburn Dairy Products property, parcel rezoning from Downtown Urban Center to Light Industrial Land Use Designations, zoning district-related conditions, compliance standards, and modifications to architectural and site design standard-related conditions. J acob Miller with Barchausen Consulting Engineers, applicant on file, voiced his support for the proposed rezoning and Land Use designations for Page 3 of 4Page 6 of 18 the Auburn Dairy. Auburn Dairy P roducts Vice P resident J erry Williams voiced his support for the proposed rezoning and Land Use designations for the Auburn Dairy. The Commission discussed the current and previous ownership of Auburn Dairy Products property, parcel lines between residential and proposed light industrial zones, landscape buffers, and impacts on future land use for middle housing. Chair Roland closed the public hearing for the C PA23-0002 P rivate-Initiated Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments at 8:50 p.m. Vice Chair S tephens moved and Commissioner Amer seconded to recommend to City Council the approval of the C PA23-0002 P rivate- Initiated Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments. MOT ION C AR R IE D UN AN IMOUS LY. 8-0 Planning S ervices Manager Dixon shared the next steps in the process for the 2023 Comprehensive P lan Annual Amendments and shared that the next meeting would be held on November 7th, 2023. V I .AD J O URNM E NT T here being no further business to come before the Planning Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 8:58 p.m. AP P RO V E D this _____ day of _______, 2023. ____________________________ ____________________________ J UD I RO L AND, C HAIR Rebecca Wood-Pollock, Deputy City Clerk 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. Page 4 of 4Page 7 of 18 AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM Agenda Subject: The Bridges Project - Map and Text Amendment reopened public hearing Date: October 26, 2023 Department: Community Development Attachments: P.C. Supplemental Memo 11.07.23 P.C. Presentation - Bridges Budget Impact: Current Budget: $0 Proposed Revision: $0 Revised Budget: $0 Administrativ e Recommendation: Background for Motion: Background Summary: Adopt amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map, Zoning Map (rezone), and zoning text for City-initiated application (City File No. CPA23-0003 - CPM#1) to reflect annexation of the area from the City of Kent for a 155-acre area commonly known as The Bridges Planned Unit Development. This area is generally bounded by SE 288th, 124th Avenue SE, SE 304th Street, and 118th Avenue SE. Staff recommends establishment of Comprehensive Plan Map designations of "Single Family Residential" and "Moderate Density Residential" for the area on Lea Hill known as "The Bridges". Changes will also include concurrent zoning changes, including the establishment of "R-1 Residential", "R-5, Residential" and "R-10, Residential" zoning districts and the Bridges Zoning Overlay, which is intended to recognize and be in accordance with the development standards allowed by the City of Kent's Municipal Code, as they were approved for the Bridges Planned Unit Development prior to its annexation into the City of Auburn. Zoning map and text amendments are proposed to be processed concurrent with the Comprehensive Plan map amendments. Rev iewed by Council Committees: Councilmember:Staff:Teague Meeting Date:November 7, 2023 Item Number:PH.1 Page 8 of 18 October 2023 1 MEMORANDUM TO: Judi Roland, Chair, Planning Commission Phillip Stephens, Vice-Chair, Planning Commission Planning Commission Members FROM: Alexandria D. Teague, AICP, Senior Planner Department of Community Development DATE: October 23, 2023 RE: Supplemental memo regarding reopening public hearing for the Bridges Annexation Area annual comprehensive plan amendments (CPA23-0003 CPM#1). At the October 17th special Planning Commission meeting, in the discussion of the city-initiated change, Bridges amendments (CPA23-0003) commissioners asked questions regarding opportunities for the public to comment on the proposed amendments. By the date of the public hearing on Oct. 17th no comment public had been received. Staff appreciated the questions asked by the Planning Commission related to public notification methods and used this as an opportunity to conduct further research. City code prescribe public notification methods for both area-wide actions and site-specific amendment actions. Actions to establish land use controls for the Bridges community is an area-wide action but staff believes that applying the site-specific method of notification provides more meaningful notice for this proposed action. Therefore, staff is requesting that the Planning Commission reopen the public hearing on November 7 to allow the opportunity to accept public comment by the Commission in response to staff providing additional noticing methods prior to the hearing. The purpose of the additional noticing is to provide both area-wide plan map amendment and site-specific plan map amendment noticing methods listed in Auburn City Code (ACC) 14.22.100(A)(1) and (2), including such actions as posting yellow land use notice signs within the Bridges area. At the Nov. 7th public hearing staff will summarize public comments received by the hearing date. Lastly, noticing for the Bridges annual comprehensive plan amendments will not be the only opportunity for the Bridges community and surrounding residents to comment on future proposals. As noted in the October 10, 2023 supplemental memo, following annexation, the four future development tracts will be developed under Auburn’s jurisdiction. This future development will require Auburn permit applications (building, architectural and site design review, civil, and utilities) as well as an environmental review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The Bridges residents, as residents of Auburn, will have to opportunity to comment on the project actions under the SEPA “Environmental Review Procedures” contained in (Chapter 16.06 ACC) and the neighborhood review meeting process (ACC 18.02.13). Also, the annexation process includes additional opportunities for public comment before City Council and the City has been informing the Bridges Homeowner’s Association (HOA) with frequent updates that inform the community of upcoming Planning Commission and City Council anticipated meetings, hearings, and actions. Communication with the HOA does not Page 9 of 18 CPA23-0003 – BRIDGES ANNEXATION 2ND SUPPLEMENTAL MEMO October 2023 2 satisfy legal notice requirements but it does demonstrate another layer of communication that is occurring. Page 10 of 18 AUBURN VALUES S E R V I C E ENVIRONMENT E C O N O M Y C H A R A C T E R SUSTAINABILITY W E L L N E S S C E L E B R AT I O N COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2023 ANNUAL AMENDMENTS PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING NOVEMBER 7, 2023 ALEXANDRIA TEAGUE, AICP Department of Community Development Planning ⚫ Building ⚫ Development Engineering ⚫ Permit Center Sustainability ⚫ Community Services ● Code Enforcement Page 11 of 18 SERVICE ⚫ ENVIRONMENT ⚫ ECONOMY ⚫ CHARACTER ⚫ SUSTAINABILITY ⚫ WELLNESS ⚫ CELEBRATION File No. CPA23 -0003 (CPM = Comp. plan map amendment) ▪CPM#1 – Comprehensive Plan Volume 1: Land Use Element, map change and related zoning map changes PUBLIC HEARING Page 12 of 18 SERVICE ⚫ ENVIRONMENT ⚫ ECONOMY ⚫ CHARACTER ⚫ SUSTAINABILITY ⚫ WELLNESS ⚫ CELEBRATION CPM #1 – Amendments related to the “Bridges area”: ▪Update Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map ▪Update Comprehensive Zoning Map ▪New section for Chapter 18.21 “Overlays” of Auburn City Code PUBLIC COMMENT & FINDINGS ▪Methods of noticing ▪Public comments received CITY -INITIATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP AMENDMENTS Page 13 of 18 SERVICE ⚫ ENVIRONMENT ⚫ ECONOMY ⚫ CHARACTER ⚫ SUSTAINABILITY ⚫ WELLNESS ⚫ CELEBRATION ▪The Bridges area is an approximately 155-acre area island of incorporated city of Kent ▪The area was developed as a planned unit development (PUD) ▪Bridges PUD features of mix of conventional SR -1 and SR -3 standards, some adjustments, to those standards, and lot clustering ▪Majority of the area is developed with single family homes ▪SE area of Bridges is undeveloped and consists of “future development tracts” ▪Four environmentally sensitive area tracts exist within the Bridges area, with the largest being located in the southern portion of the Bridges areas. Page 14 of 18 SERVICE ⚫ ENVIRONMENT ⚫ ECONOMY ⚫ CHARACTER ⚫ SUSTAINABILITY ⚫ WELLNESS ⚫ CELEBRATION CITY -INITIATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP AMENDMENTS Page 15 of 18 SERVICE ⚫ ENVIRONMENT ⚫ ECONOMY ⚫ CHARACTER ⚫ SUSTAINABILITY ⚫ WELLNESS ⚫ CELEBRATION CITY -INITIATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP AMENDMENTS Page 16 of 18 SERVICE ⚫ ENVIRONMENT ⚫ ECONOMY ⚫ CHARACTER ⚫ SUSTAINABILITY ⚫ WELLNESS ⚫ CELEBRATION Update to Chapter 18.21 ACC of Zoning Code corresponds to map updates New Section 18.21.040 proposed Contains the zoning development standards under which the Bridges PUD was developed CITY -INITIATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP AMENDMENTS Page 17 of 18 SERVICE ⚫ ENVIRONMENT ⚫ ECONOMY ⚫ CHARACTER ⚫ SUSTAINABILITY ⚫ WELLNESS ⚫ CELEBRATIONSERVICE ⚫ ENVIRONMENT ⚫ ECONOMY ⚫ CHARACTER ⚫ SUSTAINABILITY ⚫ WELLNESS ⚫ CELEBRATION STAFF RECOMMENDATION Planning Commission to recommend approval by City Council the following case numbers: ▪CPA23 -0003 (P/T) & (CPM) ▪CPM#1 – Comprehensive Plan Volume 1: Land Use Element, map change and related zoning map and text changes FULL TEXT: Establish Comprehensive Plan Map designations of “Single Family Residential” and “Moderate Density Residential” for the site where there were previously none. Changes will also include concurrent zoning changes including the establishment “R-1 Residential”, “R-5, Residential” and “R-10, Residential” zoning districts and the Bridges zoning Overlay , which is intended to recognize and be in accordance with the development standards allowed by the City of Kent’s municipal code as they were approved for the Bridges Planned Unit Development prior to its annexation into the City of Auburn. Page 18 of 18