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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-05-11 Committee of the Whole MinutesMay 11, 1977 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS DISCUSSION Peter A. Breysse, Assoc. Prof., Univ. of Wash. Proposed Noise Survey General Goals of Comprehensive Land Use Plan TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING M I N U T E S /83/ City Hall Council Chambers Council President Hill called the Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting to order. TRAYNOR, HILL, SAUL, VAN DUSEN, BOHRER. Councilman Van Dusen introduced Peter A. Breysse, Associate Professor from University of Washington, stating he and his students would be doing the noise study in the City of Tukwila. He said he would give the Council a general rundown of what the City should be looking for as far as the Comprehensive Plan is concerned. He said he would answer any questions the Council or audience wished to ask. He said he had been involved in noise studies for a number of years. He made a noise study for the City of Seattle which they used in a recent noise ordinance. He said the laws are restrictive for control of noise from vehicles and aircraft which are the most common sources of noise. He said Sea -Tac contributes to the noise in this area. He showed a chart of a study that was made in the bedroom of a home in the Sea -Tac area. The noise peaked at 92 dbs. He showed a chart indicating lost time at a school near the airport. He showed a chart indicating noise levels in apartment houses when the streets were moved closer to the buildings. He stated the only way noise can be controlled is at the planning stage. Construction should not be allowed near the heavily travelled roads. It is the intensity of noise that is annoying. The FAA has taken it upon themselves to set the standards for aircraft. The only way it can be controlled is by planning. Councilman Bohrer asked Mr. Breysse what his experience has been with railroads. He said he had not done too many experiments with railroads, but there is no doubt if you live close to a railroad it can be a serious problem, and it will depend upon the frequency of the trains. He said to control noise problems you can set distance barriers, foliage is not too effective as a barrier, a 15 -20 foot wall is quite effective, but it is better to set your overall plans in the planning stage. Mr. Breysse said he had a map of the City and he would divide the City into various areas to make the noise survey. It will take noise levels during the day and night. He said homes built near the freeways and heavily travelled roads should not have large windows that face the source of the noise. Double insulated windows also help. In the survey he said he would give some recommendations to control noise. There may be some areas in which the Council will want a more extensive survey conducted. Fred Satterstrom asked what is happening at the national level to reduce noise. Mr. Breysse said they would like to control the noise that is easiest to control. They have standards for vehicles, however the vehicles in a community are not the main problem. It is the fact that there are a lot of them and they are going by constantly. It is the same way with aircraft. They are trying to change their landing patterns. Councilman Bohrer asked when the Council might see the results of Mr. Breysse's survey. He said he hoped to have the field work done during the spring quarter and get it written up during the summer quarter. Councilman Pesicka arrived at the meeting at 7:57 P.M. Council President Hill said the Council would first discuss the General and Element Goals of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Kjell Stoknes, Director of OCD, said the Staff came to the Council in November 1975 and presented a flow chart and some goals that they felt would be a good guide to follow. The City Council adopted Resolution #405 adopting the general goals and element goals. Councilman Van Dusen said he liked the statement to "attain a balance in the land use pattern of the community." Councilman Traynor said some of the property in the City was zoned incorrectly. Council President Hill referred to the Environmental Base Map of the Tukwila Planning Area. Kjell Stoknes, Director of OCD, said the four envir- onmental factors shown were: steep slopes, unstable slopes, major wooded areas, and surface waters. Discussion continued and it was determined that there should be more green showing wooded areas and surface waters. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING May 11, 1977 Page 2 DISCUSSION Contd. /X General Goals MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT STAFF LOOK AT THE MAP AND of Comprehensive ADD THE COLOR OF GREEN TO THE AREAS AS NEEDED. CARRIED. Land Use Plan Contd. Kjell Stoknes said he suggested the Council adopt the final environ- mental reference map by reference as the maps may not be entirely accurate. Frank Todd, audience, said he thought the City of Tukwila did not possess information that established the slopes as unstable. Mr. Satterstrom said the Planning Department had used overlays for the map and for this reason they were not entirely accurate. He said there are some known unstable areas in the green. Mr. Charles Baker, Tukwila Industrial Council, said it was his thought that the maps are not intended to resolve any specific issues. Mr. Wilson, audience, said people are going to look at the maps and not look at the rest of the plan. He said it would be easy to have a legend with the map explaining the inaccuracy. Councilman Pesicka said a person could look at the legend and it says you have to look at the overlay. Councilman Bohrer said in looking at the purpose of the plan, it says the essential characteristics of the Plan are that it is comprehensive, general, and long range. "Comprehensive" means that the plan encompasses all geographical parts of the community and all functional elements like land use and transportation, for instance which bear on physical development. "General" means that the Plan summarizes policies and proposals and does not indicate specific locations or detailed regulations. "Long range" means that the Plan looks beyond the foreground of pressing current issues to the perspective of prob- lems and possibilities many years hence. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, THAT STAFF BE DIRECTED TO ADD THAT THIS ENVIRONMENTAL BASE MAP IS GENERAL IN NATURE AND IS NOT SITE SPECIFIC. CARRIED. Discussion continued and Kjell Stoknes said with reference to compatibility on Page 4 -4 he thought it should be qualified a little. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT STAFF RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED ON PAGE 4 -11, POLICY 3, AND THE WORD "COMPATIBLE" BE INSERTED SO THE SENTENCE READS: "AN AREA DESIGNATED AS RETAIL SHOULD ALSO ALLOW COMPATIBLE OFFICE USES, AN AREA DESIGNATED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SHOULD ALSO ALLOW COMPATIBLE RETAIL AND OFFICE USES, AND AN AREA DESIGNATED HEAVY INDUSTRIAL SHOULD ALSO ALLOW COMPATIBLE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, RETAIL, AND OFFICE USES." CARRIED. Councilman Van Dusen said he felt there should be a Policy 8 added to Section 1 on Page 3 -8. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT POLICY 8 BE ADDED TO SECTION 1, PAGE 3 -8 AND IT READ: "ENCOURAGE THE ADOPTION OF REGULA- TIONS TO LIMIT NOISE AT THE SOURCE AND IF NECESSARY PASS ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING LAWS," AND THE NARRATIVE STATE: "ALTHOUGH NOISE BARRIERS MAY HAVE SOME EFFECT ON NOISE NUISANCES IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEASURE BY FAR IS TO LIMIT NOISES AT THEIR SOURCE. LEGISLATION ON THIS CAN BE EFFECTED AT THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS." CARRIED. Councilman Saul said he would like to refer to Page 5 -10 and he wondered if it was alright to fly a helicopter and land it anywhere in the City. Mr. Stoknes said we do not have any legislation on helicopters. Mr. Satterstrom said helicopters fly low and if the activity increases it may become a problem. Councilman Saul said in referring to Page 5 -10 A that he noted side- walks were being made to accommodate wheel chairs. Mr. Stoknes said that is required on all projects with grants. Council President Hill asked if there has been anything done on sidewalks in Southcenter and Andover Park. There are some sections of sidewalks in, but not in all places. Councilman Bohrer said at the Boardwalk Restaurant you have to walk across landscaping or in the street to get there. Councilman Saul said people are walking in the middle of the street from the Doubletree to Jafco. Councilman Traynor said the City should TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING May 11, 1977 Page 3 DISCUSSION Contd. /133 General Goals require the developers to put in sidewalks. Mr. Stoknes said this of Comprehensive was encouraged in Policy 6 on Page 5 -5. Land Use Plan Contd. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, THAT COUNCIL ADOPT POLICY 3, ON PAGE 5 -14 AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. CARRIED. RECESS MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE 9:05 P.M. -9:20 P.M. WHOLE RECESS FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES. CARRIED. The Meeting was called back to order by Council President Hill with all Council Members present as previously listed. Council President Hill said the Council would now consider the area east of Interurban Avenue from north City limits to south City limits to east City limits. Fred Satterstrom said it was the intent of Staff to have one industrial classification of industrial that encourages the industrial park -like atmosphere. Council President Hill said Andover Park has been a big help in putting forth this image. Discussion continued as to the results of making one industrial area designated C -M, light industrial, or light manufacturing. Councilman Traynor asked if it could all be C -M. Mr. Satterstrom said the first step would be to eliminate light and heavy manufacturing. Council President Hill suggested it be just industrial. Mr. Satterstrom said C -M allows M -1 uses except it has landscaping. Councilman Bohrer said he thought the first step would be on the land use map legend to eliminate light and heavy industrial and call it industrial park. He said he felt after driving through that area the previous evening that it is beautiful, MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, THAT THE INDUSTRIAL SECTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE MAP LEGEND BE INCORPORATED INTO ONE CLASSIFICATION WHICH SHALL BE LABELED INDUSTRIAL PARK. Mayor Bauch said because of the advertised schedule of the area for discussion for this meeting, only that area should be discussed. There are some who might want to be present if they thought the whole map was being discussed. Councilman Traynor said his motion covered the area that is being discussed according to the agenda for the meeting. Councilman Bohrer said he would consider the legend for this map to be part of the policy because it reflects the policies set. Councilman Traynor said his motion was for the area being reviewed. *CARRIED. Council President Hill said there is an area to be discussed that is designated Special Development Considerations which is the Codiga Farm. Councilman Bohrer said as long as the owner has designated that area open space he should be encouraged in that designation. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, TO DESIGNATE THE OPEN SPACE AREA (CODIGA FARM) AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND HAVE SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATION ATTACHED TO IT. Council President Hill said if the Council designates this area as low density residential and if they take it out of the open space and want to build on it then they have to have it rezoned. Councilman Traynor said they were not changing the zoning, just the comprehensive plan. Fred Satterstrom said if the yellow showed up on the map it would indicate to Staff to come to Council with a proposal for single family residential zoning at the time the zoning was being reconsidered. However, if it was not changed from its present zoning the Council would still be able to go to other zoning. Councilman Bohrer said one of the land use designations that was considered by the Planning Commission was one called agricultural that they decided not to adopt. It might offer some flexibility when the Council decides they can consider all of these legends on the land use map. There are a couple of areas in the planning area that are currently farmed actively and he did not know whether or not they were in the soil bank. He said he would be in favor of supporting those people by an agricultural designation instead of single family residential if they are currently intending to farm. *MOTION FAILED, WITH ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING NO. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING May 11, 1977 Page 4 DISCUSSION Contd. General Goals Council President Hill said the Council is trying to come up with a of Comprehensive comprehensive plan of what this land could be used for 20 years from Land Use Plan now. What it is being used for today is controlled by the zoning. Contd. There is a lot of property that is not being used for the specific purpose of its zoning. If this area is zoned agricultural it would project our intention that it stay agricultural for the next 20 years. He said he did not think that was what they wanted to do. MOVED BY MRS. PESICKA, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT COUNCIL CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, TAKING INDUSTRIAL OUT OF THE TWO SECTIONS AND HAVING JUST ONE INDUSTRIAL PARK DESIGNATION. MOTION FAILED, FIVE TO ONE, WITH PESICKA VOTING YES. Council President Hill said consideration would be given to the legend on the Comprehensive Land Use Map. He asked if everyone was satisfied with low density residential? With medium density resi- dential, high density residential, commercial, light and heavy industrial would become industrial park designation, public facilities? MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE DESCRIPTION OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACE UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE MAP LEGEND HAVE THE PERIOD CHANGED TO A COMMA AND FOLLOWING ADDED: "AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN ACTIVE USE." MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, TO AMEND THE MOTION AND DELETE THE WORDS "IN ACTIVE USE." CARRIED. *CARRIED, AS AMENDED. MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE AREA NORTH OF I -5, NORTH AND EAST OF INTERURBAN, AND BANDED BY THE CITY LIMITS BE AS DESIGNATED AS INDUSTRIAL PARK, EXCEPT CODIGA FARM WHICH SHALL BE AGRICULTURAL. CARRIED. Councilman Van Dusen left the meeting at 10:30 P.M. 2,7 MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE AREA FROM 144TH STREET SOUTH BETWEEN THE RIVER AND INTERURBAN BE HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE PROPERTY OWNED BY CITY LIGHT AND PUGET POWER ALONG INTERURBAN BE DESIGNATED AS OPEN SPACE.* Fred Satterstrom made the suggestion that instead of a green designa- tion why not blue as public facilities? MOVED BY BOHRER, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, TO AMEND THE MOTION AND DESIGNATE THE PROPERTY OWNED BY CITY LIGHT AND PUGET POWER ALONG INTERURBAN AS PUBLIC FACILITIES RATHER THAN PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. CARRIED. *CARRIED, AS AMENDED. Council President Hill said the Council would now discuss from SR 405 to south City limits. Council President Hill read a letter dated May 11, 1977 from Ms. Helen B. Nelson stating she would like to request the area designated on the proposed comprehensive land use map colored in red which she had circled in ink be designated light industry as presently zoned, rather than commercial as proposed. Fred Satterstrom said the Planning Commission had felt this land was developing into offices. He said he saw nothing wrong with the commercial designation. The industrial designation would give Ms. Nelson more use of the property. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING May 11, 1977 Page 5 DISCUSSION Contd. General Goals of Comp. Land Use Plan Contd. ADJOURNMENT 10:55 P.M. /13S MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, THAT COUNCIL CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION DESIGNATION AS COMMERCIAL ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, THAT ALL OF THE AREA BETWEEN THE TWO RAILROAD TRACKS BE DECLARED PARKS AND OPEN SPACE AND BE COLORED GREEN ON THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE MAP. CARRIED. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY BOHRER, THAT INTERURBAN RIGHT -OF -WAY BE DESIGNATED AS PUBLIC FACILITIES BETWEEN 180TH AND SR 405. CARRIED. MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY MRS. PESICKA, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ADJOURN. CARRIED. Norma Booher, Recording Secretary