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I CALL TO ORDER
Chair Nancy Backus called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in Annex
Conference Room 2 located on the second floor of the One Main
Professional Plaza, One East Ma'in Street, Auburn, Washington.
A. Roll Call
Chair Nancy Backus, Vice-Chair Partridge, and Member John Holman
were present. Also present were Mayor Pete Lewis; Planning and
Development Director Kevin Snyder, Planning Manager Elizabeth
Chambe�lain, Engineering Aide Amber Mund, Principal Planner Jeff
Dixon, and Planning Secretary Tina Kriss.
Members of the audience present were: Scott Pondeleck, John
Pinsker, and Bob Kenworthy, Capital Projects Coordinator, Auburn
School District.
B. Announcements
1 Presentation (Snyder)
Planning Director Kevin Snyder introduced the City's contracted
Hearing Examiner Phil Olbrechts, Olbrechts and Associates,
PLCC, to update the Committee on activities and observations
during 2012.
Hearing Examiner Phil Olbrechts stated the Hearing Examiner
only issued eighfidecisions in the past twelve montHs. The eight
decisions were composed of rezones, three special exceptions,
one conditional use permit, and one preliminary plat. All
applications were approved or recommended for approval. There
was no significant opposition to any development proposal and
the public rarely came to testify for or against a project.
Committee, staff, and Mr Olbrechts discussed the Auburn City
Code rezone standards and special exceptions related
to nonconforming uses.
The Committee thanked Mr Olbrechts for his work as the City's
contracted Hearing Examiner
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C Agenda Modifications
The November 13, 2012 Planning & Community Development
Committee agenda, published on Friday, November 09, 2012, is
modified as follows:
The agenda modification removes from III. DISCUSSION:
A. Financial Options Available to the City of Auburn
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Minutes - October 22, 2012 (Snyder)
Member Holman moved and Vice-Chair Partridge seconded to
approve the October 22, 2012 minutes as written.
Motion carried unanimously 3-0
III. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Financial Options Available to the City of Auburn (Coleman)
This item was removed from the Agenda
B. Resolution No. 4874 (Mund)
A Resol.ution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
Setting a public hear'ing to consider the vacation of 2nd Street NE
between 1st Street NE and 3rd Street NE and the alley between 2nd
Street NE and 3rd Street NE, East of E Street NE, within the City of
Auburn, Washington
Engineering Technician Amber Mund presented the staff report.
Auburn School District No. 408 has applied to the City for vacation of
the right-of-way of 2nd Street NE between 1 st Street NE and 3rd
Street NE, east of E Street NE and the right-of-way of the alley
between 2nd Street NE and 3rd Street NE, east of E Street NE, shown
on Exhibit "B" The applicant currently owns all of the surrounding
parcels and is proposing to use the right-of-way to provide access to
onsite facilities as well as accommodate future expansion of existing
facilities.
The application has been reviewed by City staff and utility purveyors
who have an interest in this right-of-way Through this review City Staff
has determined that the right-of-way is no Ionger needed to meet the
needs of the City and that a public hearing should be set to determine
if said right-of-way may be vacated. Resolution No. 4874, if ad'opted
by City Council, sets the date of the public hearing for December 17,
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2012
Committee was supportive of Resolution No. 4874
C 2012 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments (Snyder)
Principal Planner Jeff Dixon presented the staff report. The Planning
Commission held a public hearing on the first group of comprehensive
plan amendments on October 16, 2012. These amendments consist
of those proposed to the comprehensive plan map (CPM) and those
affecting plan policies and text (P/T). Committee and staff reviewed
the following amendments:
* Policy/Text Amendments: CPA12-0001 - P/T #1 - P/T #6
" Map Amendments - CPM #1
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the second group
of comprehensive plan amendments on November 7, 2012. These
amendments consist of those p�oposed to the Comprehensive Plan
Map (CPM) and those affecting the policies and text (P/T) as follows:
* PolicylText Amendments - P!T #7
" Map Amendments - CPM #2 (File No. CPA12-0002); CPM #4
(File No. CPA12-0004); and CPM #5 Add new map No. 14 3,
"Economic Development Strategy Areas"
On November 20, 2012 the Planning Commission will hold a
public hearing on Map Amendment CPM #3 (File No. CPA12-0003),
Map Amendment to Map No. 14 1 - Locke Property to change the
Comprehensive Plan designation from "Single Family Residential"
to "High Density Residential.
Committee and staff reviewed the summary table outlining staffs
recommendation and Planning Commission's recommendation for
each amendment. The Planning Commission recommended approval
of all i4ems considered so far
Committee was supportive of the recommendations proposed by the
Planning Commission and staff
D Director's Report (Snyder)
There was no director's report.
Mayor Lewis provided the Committee with an update on the proposed
King County new south county recycling and transfer station.
E. PCDC Matrix (Snyder)
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Committee and staff reviewed the matrix. Committee recommended
no changes or additions.
IV ADJOURNMENT
There'being no fuither business to come before the Planning and
Community Development Commiitee, fhe meeting was adjoumed at 5.40
p.m.
DATED THIS � day of / ��>��, 2012.
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