HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 2019-04-25 ITEM 4 - STAFF REPORT - SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM DELIBERATION
S TAFF M EMO TO THE P LANNING C OMMISSION
F OR THE A PRIL 25, 2019 W ORK S ESSION
FILE NUMBERS: L18-0075 SMP Update
REQUEST: Shoreline Master Program and Zoning Code
Shoreline Overlay, hold a public hearing and make a recommendation to the
City Council.
LOCATION: 200 feet landward of the OHWM of the Green River through Tukwila
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice was published in the Seattle Times and a postcard was mailed to the
owners and tenants of all Tukwila parcels within Shoreline jurisdiction on
3/14/19. Information about the update was included in the citywide
Stormwater mailer and the September eHazelnut newsletter. An open house
was held on 10/9/18. Periodic emails have been sent to the interested parties
list.
STAFF: Nora Gierloff, Deputy DCD Director
ATTACHMENTS: Attachments in 3/28/19 Binder
A. Edits to TMC 18.44 Shoreline Overlay District
B. Updated Shoreline Master Program
C. Gap Analysis Report
New Attachments for 4/25/19 Work Session
D. Public Comments
1. Segale Properties/CH& Comments
2. Segale Properties/CH& Email re Vesting
3. Seattle Southside 2/14/19 Letter to KC Flood Control District
4. Strander/Curran Comments
5. Desimone/Summit Comments
6. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Comments
7. KC Noxious Weeds Comments
8. WRIA 9 comments
E. Matrix of Comments and Recommendations
1. SMP Edits
2. TMC 18.44 Edits
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B ACKGROUND
The City of Tukwila completed a comprehensive update to its Shoreline Master Program in 2009, with
additional revisions made in 2011. Washington state law requires jurisdictions to periodically review
and update their SMPs every eight years for compliance with changes to the SMA and Department of
Ecology guidelines and legislative rules. The current update is due on June 30, 2019.
This update process is being undertaken jointly with the Department of Ecology using the joint review
process. By coordinating closely with DOE from the start we will streamline the review timeline and
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ensure that we are addressing all required topics. In addition to the public hearing on March 28 the
City has held a 30 day public comment period that ended on April 12, 2019. The comments that were
received during that time are provided as Attachments D1- D8. A matrix that includes a summary of
the comments along with a staff or PC recommendation for edited language is provided as Attachment
E.
D ISCUSSION
The language in the public review drafts represents the mandatory consistency updates, housekeeping
changes to streamline the document, and policy changes. The policy changes
were discussed at the March hearing and are included in the comment matrix. The additional items in
the comment matrix represent the public comment suggested changes and staffs recommended
wording and actions. Upon direction from the PC these will be incorporated into the Planning
Commission Recommended Draft that will be forwarded to the City Council for final review.
RECOMMENDATION
Review each proposed change and policy alternative in the comment matrix and determine if it should
become part of the Planning Commission recommendation to the City Council. Staff will incorporate
these changes and forward the document to the City Council for further review.
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