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CALL TO ORDER
Planning Commission
Special Meeting
February 19, 2025 - 7:00 PM
City Hall Council Chambers
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Chair Judi Roland called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of
Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The City of Auburn Planning Commission Meeting was held in person and virtually.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners present: Chair Judi Roland, Vice Chair Kent Sprague, Julie Berry,
William Stewart, Aaron Vanderpol, and Lynn Walters.
Staff members present: Planning Services Manager Alexandria Teague, Senior Staff
Attorney Taryn Jones, Senior Planner Dinah Reed, and Deputy City Clerk Rebecca
Wood -Pollock.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Roland led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Futurewise provided comments regarding the ZOA24-0005 Supportive Housing Types
Text Amendment.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. January 7, 2025 Draft Minutes from the Regular Planning Commission Meeting
Vice Chair Sprague moved and Commissioner Vanderpol seconded to approve
the January 7, 2025 meeting minutes.
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. 6-0
OTHER BUSINESS
A. ZOA24-0005 Supportive Housing Types Text Amendment (Teague)
Staff is proposing to amend Sections 18.46A.070, 18.52.020, 18.31.130,
18.23.030, and 18.07.020 of the Auburn City Code to comply with new state
requirements generally related to supportive housing types.
Manager Teague presented the Commission with an overview of the ZOA24-
0005 Supportive Housing Types Text Amendment, including permanent
supportive housing, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing and
shelters, supplemental standards, homeless encampments hosted by religious
organizations, middle housing and critical areas, communal housing occupancy
limits, and minimum residential parking requirements.
The Commission discussed costs to tenants of supportive housing, visuals,
locations, transitional housing, Auburn City Code, implementation, homeless
encampments, time limits, spacing requirements, and communal housing.
B. ZOA24-0003 SEPA Code Update (Reed)
Staff is proposing to update the SEPA code (Chapter 16.06 ACC) to reflect the
categorical exemption threshold increases as stated in WAC 197-11-800(d), to
use the optional process consistent with WAC 197-11-335, and planned action
project review consistent with WAC 197-11-172.
Planner Reed presented the Commission with an overview of the ZOA24-0003
SEPA Code Update, including its background and purpose, a summary of the
code changes, categorical exemptions, substantive authority, planned actions,
and optional determination of nonsignificance process.
Commission discussed SEPA amendments and the timeline for the process.
Chair Roland confirmed that the next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March
4, 2025.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Planning Commission, the meeting
was adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
APPROVED this Lf 4— day of �✓ 'l , 2025.
Y61 ROLAND, CHAIR Rebecca Wood -Pollock, Deputy City Clerk