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City of Tukwila <br />Planning Commission <br />Planning Commission Worksession (PC) Minutes <br />Date: Mav 24, 2012 <br />Time: 6:30 PM <br />Location: City Hall Council Chambers <br />Present: Brooke Alford, Chair, Vice Chair, Thomas McLeod, Commissioners, Louise Strander, Mike <br />Hansen, Aaron Hundtofte, and Jeri Frangello- Anderson <br />Commissioner David Shumate arrived at 7:00 PM <br />Staff: Nora Gierloff, Deputy DCD Director, Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner, and Wvnetta Bivens, <br />Planning Commission Secretaiy <br />Chair Alford called the -,vorksession to order at 6:3(_) PM. <br />Minutes: Commissioner McLeod made a motion to adopt the April 26, 2012 Planning Commission <br />minutes. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. <br />Request: An Ordinance establishing procedures for Development Agreements <br />Nora Gierloff, Deputy Director, Department of Community Development, gave an overview of the Draft <br />Ordinance for Development Agreement Procedures that was referred by the City Council. The Planning <br />Commission will foiNvard their recommendation back to the City Council; the Citv Council will hold a public <br />hearing and make a final decision. A Development Agreement is a legislative item, which is voluntary on the <br />part of the City. This is a process the City is authorized to do under state law but which has not been codified <br />in the City's regulations. This ordinance is a ivav to formalize the development agreement process and <br />expectations in the City's Zoning Code. The RCW allows this process so that Cities can make agreements <br />with private property owners on complex or unusual projects. The only reason the City would enter into a <br />Development Agreement is because they may feel there's a public benefit that they could not otheiNvise <br />secure. Both parties entering into the development agreement would benefit, for instance, flexibility in <br />standards is allowed in exchange for benefits to the public. Most regulations will continue to apply, except for <br />those few that are called out to allow flexibility, for which parameters will be set. <br />Commissioner Strander inquired about there not being specific language in the Development Agreement <br />pertaining to Police and Fire codes. Staff stated that the code is for making changes to the zoning standards in <br />the Zoning Code, which would not affect Police or Fire related codes. But there could be certain editions of <br />other codes vested, for example a certain edition of the building code. If there are life safety reasons to be <br />held to a newer standard of the code it is allowed and would override a Development Agreement. <br />Commissioner Alford inquired if there have been anv concerns on the part of the Fire Department on the <br />Ordinance. Staff said that they have not heard any concerns expressed from Fire. <br />Commissioner Hansen stated that using the language "person" in the ordinance does not seem appropriate, <br />and expressed an interest in changing the word. Staff suggested that the word "person" could be changed to <br />"entity <br />There were no additional comments on the proposed ordinance. <br />Commissioner Hansen made a motion to amend references in the Development Agreement Ordinance from <br />"person" or "persons" to "the entity" where staff thinks it makes sense. The Planning Commission is <br />forwarding their recommendation for approval of the Development Agreement Ordinance as amended to the <br />Citv Council for their approval. Commissioner Hundtofte seconded the motion. All were in favor. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />