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Home My WebLink About06-10-2017 Minutes . _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _._ _ , �,„�,.� ° Planning and Community ��'�'Y��-'�'�" � * Development "" n ' June 10, 2013 - 5:00 PM �� ,�� M��T�� Annex Conference Room 2 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Nancy Backus called the meeting to orderat 5:00 p.m. in Annex Conference Room 2 located on the second floo� of One Main Professional Flaza, One East main Street, Auburn, Washington. A. Roll Call Chai� Nancy Backus, Vice-Chair John Holman and Member Largo Wales were present. Also present were Planning and Development Interim Director Jeff Tate, Finance Director Shel.ley Coleman; Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberla'in, Economic Development Manager Doug Lein, and Planning Secretary Tina Kriss. Members of the audience present were: Scot Pondelick, Thomas Sauers, Susie Hauck, Dwight Hauck, Ed Bo.sch, Rudy Terry, Joyce Terry, Claude Da Corsi, Nicole Pet�ino-Salter, and Robert Wfiale of the Auburn Reporter. B. An.nouncements G. Agenda Modifications There were no agenda modifcation.s. II. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes - May 28, 2013 (Tate) Vice-Chair Holman moved and member Wales seconded to approve the May 28, 2013 minutes as written. Motion carrie.d unanimously. 3-0 III. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Ordinanee No. 6462 (Coleman) An Drdinance of the£ity Council of the Ci.ty of Aubum, Washington, amending Ordinance No. 6432, the 2013-2014 Biennial Budget Ordinance,as amended by Ordinance No. 6456, authorizing an amendment to the City of Aubum 2013-2014 Budget as set forth in Schedule "A"and Schedule "B". Page 1 of 5 Finance Director Shelley Coleman stated Ordinance No. 6462 is the second budget amendment for the 2013-2014 biennium. The fund balance adjustments adjusts.city-wide 2013 budgeted beginning fund balances to reflect actual ending balances as of the end of 2012. Dire,ctor Colem.an stated. the. union labor agreement with the Police Guild has been settled and the amendment modifies the Police Department budget to reflect the fiscal impact. The contingency for the remaining increases in labor th�ough the year 2014 has also been set aside. The Full Time Employee Additions and Changes, Median Maintenance, Project Funding, Revenue Adjustments and other miscellaneous adjustments we.re reviewed. Committee as.ked Director Coleman to provide information as to how the tree replacemenf on fhe B Street Plaza was funded through the Auburn Downtown Association, Director Colema.n wip provide that. information to Committee. B. Economic Development Update (Lein) Staff to provide an update on economic development plans and actiVities. Economic Development Managerpoug Lein provided a handout to update the Committee on th,e City's Economic Develqpment plans and acfivi4ies. Last year at this time 145 single family residential permits were issued w'ifh a construction value of $32,622,060.70; compared fo 207 this year with a construction ualue $45,087,718.08. Last year at this time 96 commercial permits were 'issued with a construction value ofi $12,629,399.50; this year 134 permits have been is.sued with a construction value of$92,350,952.03. In the first quarterof 2013 the City h.ad 73 new business licenses issued compa�eii to 49 to date in 2012. Sales tax revenue in 2013 was $3,476,821.07 compared to $3,057;226.99 in 2012. Committee and staff reviewed the current projects in prqcess and those ready to go forward. Comm'itfee discussed the business assistance<and retention program and the ne.tworking program, 3no Networking, Economic Manager Lein reviewed the new strategies the City will be implementing as we move into the 2.nd half of 2013. C. Mized Use Development Stardards - C-1, Light Commercial Zone (Tate/Ghamberlain) Review cu.rrent regulations within the C-1, Light Commercial Zone for mixed-use development and discuss potential flexibilities. Interim Planning and Development Director Jeff Tate reported that Page 2 of 5 Aubum Gity Code, Chapter 1'8.:26, establishes the zoning standards for the C-1 Light Commercial Zoning designafion. The C-1 standards list "Mixed Use'' as a permitted use. The way the C-1 zone is structured is that developers need to fll 50 percent of the cumulative building ground floor square footage comprised of one or more comriiercial reta'il, enteita'inriient or office uses that are permitted outright or conditionally. The viability offilling these spaces with tenants in the curre.n„t economy or due to the lack of a localized market demand within specifc areas ofthe City raises questions by private developers as to the viability of ineeting the standards. Council adopted Ordinance No. 6435 last year which redefined the Mixed Use standards in the G-3 Heavy Commercial zone.. With the support and guidance of the Committee staff would like to prepa�e some ideas for a more flexible mixed-use development standards in the C-1 Light Commercial zone. Committee concurred that providing a more flexible, viable mixed-use development standard would have tfie potential of creating a more viable mixed use activity. Coriimittee stafed;with fhe traffic and access issues to downtown from the Lea Hilf area itwould be difficult to support higher density without these improvements.. Interim Director Tate explained a fufure d,iscussion regarding density, growth, and services needs to take place in concertwith the City's Comprehensive Plan discussions to enable h.igher density in these areas. Committee and staff discussed the City of Kent island within the Lea Hill area and what has been approVed py Ke.nt for that area. The. Committee asked what fhe property is zoned. Staff did not know and would get the answer forCommittee. Committee is supportive of staff bringing this item back for discussion. Staff will report back to Co .m.mittee with some ideas for consideration. D. Economic Development Strategy Areas_(Tate/Chambe�lain) Discuss a range of options related fo building height, multi-family development, and other uses within the Economic Developme.nt Strategy Areas that will ass'ist staff as we begin the major comprehensive plan update work.. Planning Manager Elizabeth Chambe.rlain provided background information on the concept of Economic Development Strategy Areas which was introduced in 2005. In 2010 two additional strategy areas were added and in 2012 the planning horizon was revised to 50-years and. the strategy areas goals were further articulated. As part of the 2012 Comprehensive Plan Amendments, the City Page 3 of 5 Council approved the broacJ concepts and a map for the Econqmic Development Strategy Areas. As the City begins working on 4he major Comprehensive Plan update, staff would like to discuss the idea of utilizing form based codes with some or all qf the EconomicDevelopment Strategy areas designated 6y the CounciL Form based codes are not prescriptive and do not follow conventional zoning (separation of uses). Currently the City operates under a ioning code that provides a sepa�ation of uses; with form based zoning fhe standards dictate what fhe area should look like, basing #he regulations on design elements (height, mass, sca.le ofi development). The Committee asked if th..e idea is similar to the Manu[acturing Village previously discussed before Committee, staff agreed. Staff explained that some of the strategy areas could have a different vision, changing the design e.,lements and standards, what works along Auburn Way North may not be appropriate for Lea Hill. The Committee stated form based zoning is consistent with the direction many communifies are moving and the market is currently supportive of the concept. Committee is supportive of further exploring the concept ofform based code and using them wifhin a specifc area ofithe Economic Development Strategy Area to start with. Staff also asked Committee to consider, for a future discussion, if they would be willing to open the height restricfions wifhin certain strategy areas. E. Director's Report (Tate) Interim Director Tate stated a Temporary Certifica#e of Occupancy will be issued tomorrow for the HSCA (Hospital Central Services Cooperative, Inc.) laundry facility. The grand opening is schedule for Tuesday, June 25, 2013. On Tuesday, June 18, 2013 the Planning Gommission will hold a public hearing on the Auburn City Code Amendments to Title 15 (TFie Building Code) and the amendments to Title 18, Zoning of Auburn City Code related to Section 18.04.360 amend.ing the defi.nition of "family". F. PCDC Matrix (Tate) There were no changes or addifions requested. IV. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Planning and Community DeVeloprrient Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 6:24 p.m. Page 4 of 5 DATED THIS � �� day of �� , 2013. ancy cl us - Chair �'� , ma Kriss Plan ing Secretary Page 5 of 5