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Home My WebLink AboutPlanning 2019-05-23 Minutes - Public Hearing - Multi-Family Uses Zoning Code Amendments / Critical Areas Code DeliberationsDate: Time: Location: Present: Absent: Staff: Adopt Minutes Chair Dennis testimony. City of Tukwila Planning Commission PLANNING COMMISSION (PC) MINUTES May 23, 2019 6:30 PM Council Chambers Chair Dennis Martinez; Vice Chair Heidi Watters; Commissioners Mike Hansen, Sharon Mann and Dixie Stark Commissioners Louise Strander and Karen Simmons Department of Community Development (DCD) Planning Supervisor Minnie Dhaliwal, Senior Planner Lynn Miranda and Planning Commission Secretary Wynetta Bivens Commissioner Mann made a motion to adopt the April 25, 2019 minutes. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion. Motion passed. Martinez opened the public hearing and swore in those wishing to provide CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: REQUEST: LOCATION: SEPA DETERMINATION: L19-0051 (Code Amendment) City of Tukwila Zoning Code amendments to clarify that multifamily uses permitted outright in the Tukwila South Overlay (TSO) include duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, senior citizen housing, and assisted living facilities for seniors. TSO zone Tukwila South Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was issued April 5, 2005. The Final EIS was issued on July 7, 2005. An Addendum to the Final EIS was issued on September 23, 2005. Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner, DCD gave the presentation for staff. She provided background information. She said Segale created a master plan for the whole TSO area, and that master plan was adopted in the development agreement. To implement the master plan the TSO Zoning Standards were adopted in 2009. The TSO standards can be applied to any areas covered as part of the master plan. She said the TSO overlay supersedes the underling zoning. She said although a variety of low to high rise multifamily structures, including duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhouses were envisioned as part of the master plan when it was adopted, they were not listed as permitted uses when the TSO zoning was adopted. Staff is requesting the PC forward a recommendation to the City Council that TMC Table 18-6 be amended to allow townhouses, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes as a permitted use in the TSO zone with a requirement that these forms of multifamily dwellings are Page 2 Public Hearing Minutes May 23, 2019 allowed after a residential design manual is adopted consistent with current requirements for other forms of multifamily in the TSO zone. Some questions raised by the Commissioners were: why this code amendment was not approved administratively, questions about the process including inquiring when the residential design guidelines would be adopted, and whether there was something controversial about the proposed amendment. Minnie Dhaliwal, Planning Supervisor, DCD, addressed questions, and noted there was nothing controversial about the proposed amendment. TESTIMONY: Mike Pruett, Segale Properties, provided clarification for the Commissioners. He said townhouses were clearly anticipated in the adopted master plan and Development Agreement. He said they were coordinating with a developer who was interested in building townhouses but could not because Table 18-6 did not explicitly indicate that townhouses are a permitted use in TSO zone. He said Segale Properties had also worked with the City to allow multifamily uses on a portion of their property adjacent to the City of SeaTac, but realized instead of the piecemeal approach of coming up with residential design guidelines they needed to prepare them for the entire TSO area, so they are currently working on design standards and design guidelines for residential development. Once the design standards are adopted projects will go through the design review process to make sure they meet the adopted requirements. Mr. Pruett said he thinks that the townhouse uses that were adopted as part of the master plan were left off Table 18-6. There was no further testimony. The public hearing was closed. Commissioner Mann asked if there was any further discussion. If not, she was ready to make a motion. There was no further discussion. MOTION: Commissioner Mann made a motion to approve case number L19-0051 (Code Amendment) to allow townhouses, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes in the TSO zone as a permitted use with the requirement that these forms of multifamily dwellings are allowed after a residential design manual is adopted, consistent with current requirements for other forms of multifamily uses in the TSO zone, and forward to the City Council for their review. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion. Motion passed. Page 3 Public Hearing Minutes May 23, 2019 CASE NUMBER: L18-0056 Critical Areas Code Update APPLICANT: The City of Tukwila The public hearing was held and closed on April 11, 2019. Planning Commission started, deliberations by reviewing the comments and staff recommendations listed in the matrix (Attachment B of the staff report). Matrix - Proposed 18.45 Edits DELIBERATIONS CONTINUED: Row 1, Section 18.45.110 Commissioner Mann moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B. Commissioner Watters seconded the motion. Motion passed. Row 2, Section 18.45.160 This item was deferred to the next meeting. Row 3, Section 18.45.190.0 Commissioner Mann moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as recommended by staff and shown in Attachment B. Commissioner Stark seconded the motion. Motion passed. Row 4, Section 18.45.100 &18.45.030 Commissioner Watters moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown in Attachment B. Commissioner Stark seconded the motion. Motion passed. Row 5, Section 18.45.100. E. 1.g Row 6, Section 18.45.110. C. 1.F Row 7, Section 18.45.30. E.3 Row 8, Section 18.45.100.E Row 9, Section 18.45.110B.2 Row 10, Section 18.45.110.C. d Commissioner Watters moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B with the exception that letter f. reads, "Buffer averaging shall not adversely affect water quality". Commissioner Mann seconded the motion. Motion passed. Commissioner Hansen moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B. Commissioner Watters seconded the motion. Motion passed. Commissioner Stark moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown with the exception to strike the word "add" following the word "alter" on Attachment B. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion. Motion passed. No change. No change. Commissioner Mann moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B. Commissioner Stark seconded the motion. Motion passed. Row 11, Section 18.45.180.4.f No change. Row 12, Section 18.45.195.D.3.b No change. Page 4 Public Hearing Minutes May 23, 2019 Row 13, Section 18.45.90.D. d Row 14, Section 18.45.70. A.6 Row 15, Section 18.45.158. B.3 Row 16, Section 18.45.158. D.3 Row 17, Section 18.45.158. E Row 18 Shoreline vesting Row 19, Section 18.06.720 Row 20, Section 16.52.030 (32) Row 21 Section 18.45.30.B Row 22, Section 18.45.30.G Row 23, Section 18.45.40. B.12 Row 24, Section 18.45.40. D.1 Row 25, Section 18.45.40. E Row 26, Section 18.45.80.B Row 27, Section 18.45.158. C.8 Row 28, Section 18.45.158. D.3 Row 29, Section 18.45.158. D.8 Row 30, Section 18.45. 090.C.2.c Commissioner Hansen moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B. Commissioner Stark seconded the motion. Motion passed. Commissioner Hansen moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B. Commissioner Watters seconded the motion. Motion passed. Commissioner Hansen moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B. Commissioner Watters seconded the motion. Motion passed. Commissioner Hansen moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B. Commissioner Watters seconded the motion. Motion passed. Commissioner Watters moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion. Motion passed. Email from Nancy Rogers regarding vesting language for shoreline code. No change. Commissioner Mann moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion. Motion passed. No change. Commissioner Watters moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion. Motion passed. No change. No change. No change. No change. Commissioner Watters moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B. Commissioner Stark seconded the motion. Motion passed. Commissioner Hansen moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to read as shown on Attachment B. Commissioner Watters seconded the motion. Motion passed four to one. Commissioner Mann was opposed. No change. No change. Commissioner Mann moved to amend the Public Review Draft TMC to replace `acreage' with `square feet" as shown Page 5 Public Hearing Minutes May 23, 2019 on Attachment B. Commissioner Stark seconded the motion. Motion passed Row 31 Various sections of the code were updated to add clarity and were shown in highlighted text in Attachment E. No change. Row 32, Tree Chapter, Landscape Code: Staff handed out a table comparing different tree and vegetation management standards covered under the tree, landscaping, critical areas and shoreline codes. Staff requested policy direction from the PC on whether they should clean up the tree code and landscaping in addition to the shoreline and critical areas that have already been reviewed to make language more consistent in all four chapters. It was the consensus of the Commissioners for staff to clean up the two additional chapters of the code and return with staff's recommendations for the Commissioners to review. Commissioner Watters expressed concerns regarding having duplicate standards in different areas of the code and capturing updates in all areas. Staff will review duplicates for potential consolidation. OUTSTANDING ISSUES: • SAMP and vesting issue • Consistency of tree and vegetation management regulations in the Tree, Landscape, Critical Areas and Shoreline Chapter • Re -numbering and formatting of the code to break up long sections. Staff will return with a final version of the code that incorporates the recommendations made tonight and addressing the three outstanding issues noted above. PC will then make their final recommendation to the City Council. DIRECTOR'S REPORT: • June PC agenda — Design review for Fire Station 52 and Critical Areas wrap up, and Tree Code deliberations. Adjourned: 9:30 PM Submitted by Wynetta Bivens Planning Commission Secretary Adopted: June 27, 2019