Planning 2017-08-24 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET

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A partnership was created with the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) to outreach to the community on implementation of the recently updated Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies for the TIB District. In February 2017, a three-day public workshop was held to develop, discuss and review ideas for implementation. In May 2017, a CNU report was issued with a summary of the workshop and its results. Susan Henderson of Placemakers presented the report at the May 1, 2017 City Council meeting (hqs.,qyoutu.be/4bSd9IbYKAk ). A hard copy of their report was distributed to the Planning Commission at the June 2017 meeting. Two major actions were recommended by CNU: Revise the Street Design for TIB and Update the Zoning Code, which are discussed later in this report Work Program A work program is provided in Attachment A. Note that dates and tasks may change depending on the outcome of the Council's review of the traffic impact analysis that is being prepared (see Traffic Analysis section below). Because of the pending changes to land use regulations, City staff also drafted a moratorium ordinance and the City Council adopted it on July 17, 2017. The ordinance specifies that no new hotels, motels, extended stay facilities or auto -oriented commercial uses are allowed for 6 months. This gives the City the opportunity to draft and discuss with the community the options for what uses should be allowed but also under what conditions they should be allowed. When there is the possibility of a change in land use regulations, development may be rushed and lead to future non -conforming uses or structures. The public hearing on that ordinance is scheduled for September 5, 2017. Public Outreach Typical outreach events to review the draft Zoning Code and street design changes would include web updates, articles in the Tukwila Reporter, and mailings to the property owners and residents/businesses in the study area and within 500 feet to notify them of one or two open houses and the Planning Commission Public Hearing. Targeted outreach could also occur to reach some members of the community who may not speak English or are not culturally comfortable with these types of venues. PC Public Hearing Because of the complexity of the proposed changes - both in the street design and the Zoning Code - and because of staff workload, it is likely that the Planning Commission public hearing will occur towards the end of 2017. Traffic Analysis The City Council must approve any street redesign to TIB that would result in a transition from a street serving regional through -traffic at higher speeds to more of a "main street" with bicycle lanes and on -street parking. Prior to making this decision the Council requested information on potential traffic impacts associated with a decrease in the number of vehicle -travel lanes on TIB. They also agreed that the decision on the street's 91 14