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The regular meeting of the Planning and Community Development Committee was held July 14, 2003 in
the Council Chambers. Those members in attendance were as follows:
MEMBERS PRESENT: Trish Borden, Sue Singer and Nancy Backus
STAFF PRESENT: Paul Krauss, David Osaki, Shirley Aird, Sean Martin, Eric Hagen, Daryl Faber
ALSO PRESENT: Mayor Lewis,
The meeting was called to order by Committee Chair Borden at 5:00 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. WSC02-0001 - Daliit Dhaliwal
Planner Aird presented the staff report. The request is for water and sewer availability certificate for 8 lot
single family subdivision on two lots, comprising 2.25 acres. One house exists on the property. The
property is located at 12115 SE 304th Street.
The Committee did not have questions. Chair Borden opened the public hearing.
Brian Devereaux, Kramer NW, is available to answer questions. There was no public testimony and the
public hearing was closed.
Councilmember Singer made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Backus, to recommend approval.
Chair Borden concurred.
2. WSC03-0005 - Distinctive Home Builders For Allan K and Susan Karpen
Planner Aird presented the staff report. The request is for Water and sewer availability certificate for 25
lot single family subdivision on 6.25 acres located at 11506 SE 304th Street. Additional revisions were
received after distribution of the agenda packet. The development agreement will be revised. The new
site plan addresses staff concerns. City concerns were forwarded to King County including the need for
additional traffic control. She showed the new site plan to the Committee and pointed out the revisions.
She reviewed the conditions.
The Committee did not have questions. Chair Borden opened the public hearing.
Phil Ahmondsu, 11430, SE 301st Place, President of Carrington Homeowners Association, expressed
concern about impact of the development on their property, concern about impact to and from the
development, spoke about confirmed reports from residents to the north of excessive drainage during
winter months. He spoke about the nature and development of the master plan for Auburn. The network
of streets in Carrington are part of the master plan to be residential. The road from 304th to 301st creates
collector roads versus residential and creates pedestrian concerns. There is a school crosswalk on 304th
and sidewalks. He believes there is significant pedestrian/vehicle safety risks. The character of the
master plan for the community is inconsistent with residential street being a collector.
Russ Millard, applicant, said that storm drainage will be confined to the storm facility on-site. Their
water will not impact those to the north. In fact, the site drains in the reverse direction. King County is
reviewing their design requirements and they are proposing what King County requires.
Kathy Revel, 30009, 118th Ave SE, said that her property backs up to the retention pond at Carrington
Bluff and is concerned about water drains to her property and flooding on her property. She is concerned
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about runoff from the new property adding to the other runoff and then onto her property. She wants
assurances from developer of no impacts.
Andy Rykell, Engineer, emphasized that the project is unique because it falls under Auburn and King
County review. King County has thoroughly reviewed the provisions for storm drainage, access, and
traffic. The 1998 storm water design manual of King County address multitude of issues including water
quality, impacts to downstream areas, and there is a checklist of issues that must be addressed. The
detention facility is in the front of the development, will drain away from back to front, south side of the
project is the detention pond. There will be no impact to the north from runoff as the drainage pattern is
to the south. He explained the location of the detention pond. They have been working with King County
on traffic and access issues. The radius of curb and street width are already established. The
intersection with 115th is already established. King County calls for the intersection to be aligned versus
offset. Half of the right of way is already dedicated for this purpose. Project still has to go through King
County's environmental review. Crosswalks and pedestrian traffic to school will be addressed with
appropriate signage and crosswalk markings.
The Committee did not have questions. There was no further public testimony and the public hearing
was closed.
Councilmember Singer wondered if resident meant the Lea Hill Plan or another County plan when he
spoke about the 'master plan' for the community. Planning and Community Development Director
Krauss said not the City's Lea Hill Plan, but maybe the County's Soos Creek Plan which is the only plan
for that area. The City adopted the Lea Hill Plan into the Comprehensive Plan.
Councilmember Singer made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Backus, to recommend approval.
Chair Borden concurred. She thanked people for coming and reminded them that Auburn is only looking
at providing water and sewer to the project. All concerns related to drainage and traffic must be
presented to King County.
3. WSC03-0007 - Harpeert Kan,q
Planner Aird presented the staff report. The request is for water and sewer availability certificate for 9 lot
single family subdivision on 2.02 acres located at 30931 132® Ave. SE.
The Committee did not have questions. Chair Borden opened the public hearing. There was no public
testimony and the public hearing was closed. Councilmember Singer made a motion, seconded by
Councilmember Backus, to recommend approval. Chair Borden concurred.
ACTION
1. Approval of Minutes of June 9, 2003 Meeting
The Committee approved the minutes.
2. ZOA03-0001 - Text Chanqes to Auburn City Code Title 18
Planner Martin summarized the amendment packet and reviewed the items. Planning Commission held
a public hearing on July 8. They recommended approval. There was no public testimony or public
concerns. The Committee has reviewed the amendments previously.
Councilmember Singer made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Backus, to recommend approval.
Chair Borden concurred.
3. Resolution No. 3625 - Ratifying Amendments to the Kin.q County Countywide Plannin.q Policies
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Planning and Community Development Director Krauss said that under King County Growth
Management Planning Council, amendments to the County Plan are processed in manner proposed by
cities. Representatives to GMPC include elected officials of cities and counties. He explained the
formula for ratification of the amendments. There are five amendments and Auburn does not have an
issue with any of the amendments which were reviewed.
Councilmember Singer wants to stipulate that if the new urban center criteria is not approved this
session, she does not want to go through the whole process again. Planning and Community
Development Director Krauss said they already found that Auburn exceeds PSRC criteria.
Councilmember Singer made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Backus, to recommend approval.
Chair Borden concurred.
4. Resolution No. 3624 - Joint Aqreement between City and Little Leaque regarding GSA Park
Parks and Recreation Director Faber presented the staff report. Councilmember Singer made a motion,
seconded by Councilmember Backus, to recommend approval. Chair Borden concurred.
DISCUSSION
1. Code Amendment for Front Yard Parking Restrictions
Chair Borden mentioned that the Committee has been discussing this for some time. Planner Martin
presented the staff report said the issue as discussed at the last meeting was to define the maximum
area that can be used for parking when the lot does not have a garage or a covered parking area. He
reviewed the three options as described in the staff report.
Chair Borden wondered if there are lots of houses that have curb cuts but no paving and Planner Martin
said that would be a small percentage and this may not be an issue at all. Councilmember Singer said
that if the City allows 200 square feet across the board it might put some people at a disadvantage
because other areas have driveways already and the City might be creating more problems. Chair
Borden commented that for people who do not have anything already, if they want to park a boat or RV,
they are already impacted. Planner Martin said that an administrative interpretation could be made and
gave examples. He spoke about applying the standard setback. If a situation comes up, you could get
additional square feet area if you met other performance standards.
Councilmember Singer suggested that the ordinance be crafted for the 90% majority. In response to
Councilmember Singer's inquiry, Planner Martin pointed out item H that speaks to RV parking in the rear
yard. Chair Borden said that people will no longer be able to pave or gravel the area between the
driveway and property line to park RV. Planner Martin confirmed that they would not be able to use this
as parking. When you talk about gravel or other material, you run into landscape treatment issues.
In response to Chair Borden's inquiry, Planner Martin clarified item D and gave examples. Stacking is
allowed in any residential area.
In response to Councilmember Backus' question, Planner Martin said that older neighborhoods have one
parking stall because that is all that was required years ago. In applying the provision, staff would look at
what was required when the house was built.
Councilmember Singer believes the changes provide an all-weather paving surface as the Committee
wanted and will prevent people from parking wherever they want. Chair Borden believes that the
proposed amendments are ready for the Planning Commission to review.
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2. 2003 Comprehensive Plan amendments
Community Development Administrator Osaki commented that he wants to see if the Committee has any
amendments to propose. He gave a background on the amendment process for Councilmember
Backus's benefit. The City received approximately six applications from the public. Information on the
applications will be provided at a future meeting. This is the first year that the City charged a fee for
Comprehensive Plan amendments.
3. Ordinance No. 5765 - Low Income Fee Policy for Parks and Recreation Proqrams
Parks and Recreation Director Faber spoke of the many rewrites of this ordinance and his work with the
City Attorney on the ordinance. As the Federal government changes the income requirements, the
exhibit will be changed. The City actually has guidelines now and staff looks at pay stubs to verify
income. The Senior Center has a trust fund and this ordinance will affect a minority of those people.
Chair Borden said it now seems clear and the new chart will be available on a periodic basis. Parks and
Recreation Director Faber said the exhibit changes annually as the School District does and affects only
those inside City limits.
Councilmember Singer made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Backus, to recommend approval.
Chair Borden concurred.
INFORMATION
1. Verbal Update on Pro.qress on Lake Auburn
Mayor mentioned that the City has been talking about enhanced wetlands in the future. Staff has been
talking with different environmental groups and there are individuals who want to join the efforts. There
is much community interest in the project. He suggested that the Committee visit the site. He has asked
for drawings to show features of the site. The area receives runoff water from the west hill, Federal Way,
King County and the valley. Different types of water need to be treated differently. He spoke of the
need for water treatment facilities to enhance water for oxygenation. All the possibilities need to be
addressed.
Planning and Community Development Director Krauss introduced Eric Hagen, Environmental
Protection Manger. His position was designed to straddle Public Works and Planning in order to pull
together issues in a more expeditious manner. He is working on the Lake Auburn wetlands and also
working with WRIA 9 and 10. He is working with storm utility and new enhanced design standards for the
storm facilities. He is working on the water quality testing program and monitoring program.
2. Brandinq Proiect Update - Gateway Design and Stakeholder Comments
Planner McMahan spoke about the kick off meeting for the gateway project in March which was attended
by 40 members. She has heard many comments about the gateways. The consultant took the
comments back and is working on the second round. Patricia Cosgrove provided a tour of the museum
and spoke about the history of terra cotta in Auburn. Only 10 people attended the second meeting. She
is meeting with the consultant on July 15 and they hope to have an unveiling. Turnout has been good for
the meetings. She showed the Committee graphic representations of different gateway designs. She
reviewed the different drawings and explained which ones were the favorites. She described the shape
and materials for each representation. The group wanted classic design that would stand the test of
time. They are looking at having something sponsored by service clubs and the ability to add
information about the clubs on the signs. The want the signs to be vandalism-free. She showed which
representation was the most liked and also similar to the transit station design. Their committee wanted
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to see river rock and terra cotta in the design. She explained the concept of tiles for the markers. The
group liked the idea of something that would lend itself to art work.
Regarding cost, Planner McMahan said that she will have cost estimates, but the project was not
designed with a cost in mind. They want to keep the expenses within reason and not too extravagant.
After deciding on the materials and design, then the cost will be known. She will be receiving samples of
the materials.
OTHER BUSINESS
1. Chair Borden announced that she will not be at the next meeting and that Councilmember Singer
will chair.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further items to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
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