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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2003-08-25 Item 3A - Briefing - Annual Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsOriginal Sponsor: I Timeline: Sponsor's Summary: I Recommendations: Sponsor: Committee: Administration: Cost Impact (if known): I Fund Source (if known): Meetine Date 3/3/03 3/17/03 Meeting Date 8/25/03 COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS Meetinz Date 8/25/03 'I ITEM INFORMATION CAS Number: 03-110 1 Original Agenda Date 3/03/03 Agenda Item Title: Comprehensive Plan/Zoning Code amendment briefing Council Admin.xx Initials— Preaared by 1 /a o r's review C•unc 1 rem Rf IMMO'rginTretii Staff will brief the City Council concerning Planning Commission's recommendations on annual amendments to Comprehensive Plan CAP Forward to COW for review and hearing Forward to COW for consideration and hearing None (n/a) RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION Action Briefing on the proposed 2003 Comprehensive Plan Zoning Code amendments Public hearing; items forwarded to Planning Commission for consideration APPENDICES Attachments Memo f r o m Steve Lancaster, dated 8/19/03 C M 1Y1(' kP fib 1. CAP minutes, dated 8/12/03 2. Letter from Shaunta Hyde, Boeing Company dated 8/12/03 3. Planning Commission minutes, dated 6/26/03 and (draft) 7/24/03 4. Planning Commission Staff Report —Office in MIC/H (L02 -062) 5. Planning Commission Staff Report—Sensitive Areas (L02 -064) 6. Planning Commission Staff Report —Robb Rezone (L02 -067) K ITEM No. 3. a 1 n +Irv, Ok.f� 4Cn (r#r:l Q E 5Yd.Li'. C'r oc'k Y l4 ar IP _mamnd Dae hrmo h Prnnnsed t',,,,,,. PIsn AmendmP„ h dist ibuted 3/03) Deparu~ent of Community Development Steve Lancaster, Director MEMORANDUM August 19, 2003 ~ . /-'- TO: Tukwila City Council FROM: Steve Lancaster, Department of Community Development SUBJECT: ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR 2003 Background Three proposed Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code amendments were submitted for consideration in the 2003-2003 annual amendment process. The City Council held a public meeting on the amendments on March 17, 2003 and forwarded them to the Planning Commission for consideration. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the amendments on June 26, 2003. One amendment was carried over to July 24, 2003, and considered at that time. The Community Affairs and Parks Committee discussed the amendments on 8/12/03 and forwarded the amendments to the City Council for a briefing and public hearing. The requested amendments and the Planning Commission recommendations are the following: 1. L02-062 Comprehensive Plan amendment--Office in MIC/H £02-063 Zoning Code Amendment--Of~ce in MIC/H Request: The Council asked staff to study the changing shape of industry, the viability of industrial retention and the market for office uses in the MIC/H area to decide whether office should be allowed as a stand-alone use in the MIC/H zone. Plannin~ Commission Recommendation: Planning Commission recommended the following: Allow new office developments in the MIC/H zone as Conditional Uses and subject to the following restrictions: a) The maximum size of new office developments shall not exceed 100,000 Square feet of gross floor area per lot that was legally established priofto mm/dd/yy (the effective date of the adoption of the ordinance). b) No new offices shall be allowed on lots that abut the Duwamish River and North of the turning basin. The parcels that are ineligible for stand-alone office uses are shown on the map attached to the ordinance 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #I00 * Tukwila, Washington 98188 * Phone: 206-431-3670 · Fax: 206-431-3665 c) An existing office development established prior to 12/11/1995 (the effective date of the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan) may be allowed to exceed the maximum size limitations and/or convert to a stand-alone office use subject to obtaining Conditional Use approval. Based on the direction by the Planning Commission, staff has prepared the attached draft ordinance for the City Council's consideration. II. L02-064 Comprehensive Plan amendment--Revise Sensitive Areas policies L02-064 Zoning Code amendment--Revise Sensitive Areas policies Request: Approve "plaeeholder" amendment for Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code to include "best available science," other issues per State of Washington Growth Management Act requirements. Planning Commission recommendation: Defer consideration until 2003-2004 Growth Management Act update III. L02-067 Rezone LDR to 0 (Barghausen/Robb) L02-068 Comprehensive Plan amendment LDR to 0 (Barghausen/Robb) Request: Approve rezone/Comprehensive Plan change at 6550 and 6542 Southcenter Boulevard from Low Density Residential (LDR) to Office (O) Planning Commission recommendation: Deny request. Applicant may reapply for consideration if access and encroachment issues are resolved before 12/31/03. Next steps: The amendments will return before the City Council for a final public hearing on September 2, 2003. After the hearing, the City Council will make their decision. At that point, the City Council may: · Adopt an amendment as recommended by the Planning Commission; · Adopt a modified version of an amendment; or · Reject the amendment. Consideration ~fthese amendments is a legislative action, not quasi-judicial. Reminder: Please remember to bring the Comprehensive Plan Amendment binder that was distributed in March, 2003. Attachment 1 A Community and Parks Committee August 12, 2002 Present: Joan Hernandez, Chair; Joe Duffle, Jim Haggerton Steve Lancaster, Nick Olivas, Rhonda Berry, Bruce Fletcher, Minnie Dhaliwal, Lucy Lauterbach; Shaunta Hyde-Boeing Company 1. Comp Plan Amendments The Council held a public hearing on three proposed comp plan amendments last March. The issues then went to the Planning Commission, which held a public hearing on them. The first issue regards possible office zoning for the Heavy Manufacturing and Industrial zone (MIC/H) in the north of the Ci~,. The ECO Northwest report had looked at this issue of saving industrial land or using it for more readily available commercial uses such as office. They concluded it is uncertain what future industrial uses will need the land, but that it is increasingly rare, and Tukwila's position close to Seattle and the ports makes it valuable as industrial land. Shaunta said Boeing owns land north of the tuming basin, which is at about 103rd Street. The Planning Commission recommended that land on the river north of the turning basin not allow stand-alone offices, as industrial uses there could ship industrial products out on the river. Shaunta expressed concern that Boeing's offices could become non-conforming, as they are on the river north of S. 103~a. She asked that the entire MIC/H area be allowed to have conditional use offices. Though they only own 2% of the lots, Boeing owns 25% of the land area in that north area. They would lose flexibility if their offices attached to manufacturing buildings on the river could not be stand-alone offices. In talking about what kinds of future uses could need MIC/H land, Steve said computer companies which have big generators make a lot of noise, and could be sited in industrially zoned land. The second amendment was a placeholder in case the City had time to do an update to the Sensitive Areas Ordinance, but the update won't be done this year, so the issue can be deferred to 2004. The third amendment was a request for a rezone of the area just east of City Hall at the T-line bridge. The owners have requested rezoning from low density residential to office zoning. The committee talked about access to the properties, and agreed with staff that it was too difficult to allow more than residential use until better access can be obtained. Recommend amendments to COW. 2. Second Quarter Reports The Committee asked about Cascade Park's schedule. Brace said it should be seeded this month. Public Works will put sidewalks in on the half-street on 37th this month also. Also, the house at the northwest comer has been purchased and will be demolished. On Codiga Farm, the Army Corps is going through some changes in their Chief Administrator, which could be why park development is going slowly with them. They claim the bank is too steep for a boat ramp. The barn has been taken down. The issue of using people convicted of non-violent crimes, to work out their fines by picking up trash and other community service work is being pursued by Judge Walden through using King County to supervise. On Community Development, the committee asked about code enforcement. Steve said there are some culture clashes in Tukwila between those who've lived a certain more rural way for a long time who are willing to put up with some junk cars or other code enforcement issues, and others who like yards and houses neat, clean, and trim. The City walks a fine line, trying to address the more flagrant violations, but not all the smaller minor violations. Joe heard reports from the community that one car that has been repeatedly tagged for too-long parking violations merely erases the police messages on his window each time he gets them. Joan asked about development below Fosterview, and was told it is an 8-9 home short plat. Finally, Steve reported that Sound Transit may be locating its track through some of the property east of S. 51st at I-5. Information. _~ Committee chair approval Due to sheer volume of all exhibits associated with the annual comprehensive plan amendments they were not OCR'd or indexed. Bob Baker 8-22-03