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<br /> <br />City of Tukwila <br />Planning Commission <br /> <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION (PC) MINUTES <br /> <br />Date: June 28, 2018 <br />Time: 6:30 PM <br />Location: Council Chambers <br /> <br />Present: Chair, Nhan Nguyen; Vice Chair, Dennis Martinez; Commissioners, Mike Hansen, Sharon <br />Mann, Louise Strander, and Heidi Watters <br /> <br />Absent: Commissioner, Miguel Maestas <br /> <br />Staff: Nora Gierloff, Community Development Deputy Director, Charlotte Archer, City Attorney, <br />and Wynetta Bivens, Planning Commission Secretary <br /> <br />Adopt Commissioner Stander requested to amend the March 8, 2018 minutes, to reflect she <br />Minutes: abstained from voting. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Martinez moved to adopt the 5/24/18 minutes as amended. Commissioner <br />Hansen seconded the motion. All were in favor. <br /> <br />Chair, Nguyen, opened the public hearing and swore in those wishing to testify. <br /> <br />CASE NUMBER: L18-0045 Zoning Code Amendments <br />APPLICANT: City of Tukwila <br />REQUEST: Hold a public hearing to get community input on short term residential rentals (less <br />than 30 days) and updates to associated regulations for boarding houses, bed and <br />breakfast lodging and residential rental unit licensing. <br />LOCATION: Citywide <br /> <br />Nora Gierloff, Community Development Deputy Director, gave the presentation, and Charlotte Archer <br />from the City Attorney’s Office, addressed clarifying questions. <br /> <br />Background: Over a year ago the City Council had a work session on housing policy and wanted to look at <br />what they could to do to encourage home-ownership and affordable housing in the City. They gave staff a <br />list of prioritized actions to address, and staff has been working on updating the Accessory Dwelling Unit <br />(ADU) regulations. This issue was heard by the Planning Commission last October and they made <br />recommendations in February that went to the Community Development and Neighborhoods Committee <br />and City Council. One of the issues raised during the review was that ADUs used for short term rentals <br />were not contributing to the housing supply, this turned into a broader look at Tukwila’s short-term rental <br />regulations. <br /> <br />The Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance is moving forward with a place holder prohibition on rentals of <br />less than 30 days until the rules are decided Citywide. There are different issues for different housing types <br />and zones. Should there be restrictions on parking, noise, or owner occupancy? And what sort of regulations or <br />licenses would work best. A process is needed for Code Enforcement to have the tools necessary to enforce <br />regulations. <br /> <br />PUBLIC TESTIMONY: <br /> <br />David Puki, citizen, is opposed to any short-term rental allowances. He said the City does not have the ability <br />to enforce the code. He is in favor of the ADUs with owner occupancy in the main unit. He said there is <br /> <br /> <br />