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Home My WebLink AboutLUTC MINS 04-21-2003G:\LUTC\LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2003\April 21, 2003, LUTC Minutes.doc MEETING MINUTES In attendance: Committee members Eric Faison, Chair, Deputy Mayor Dean McColgan and Councilmember Mike Park; Council Member Linda Kochmar; City Manager David Mosely; Public Works Director Cary Roe; Deputy City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick; Senior Planners Lori Michaelson and Margaret Clark; Surface Water Manager Paul Bucich; Surface Water Quality Program Coordinator Dan Smith; SWM Water Quality Specialist Leslie Ryan-Connelly; Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The summary of the April 21, 2003, meeting was approved as presented. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT Donald Barovic, a Federal Way property owner, asked the Committee for a rezone to his property to increase its value as he enters into a sales agreement with the Friends of the Hylebos. His rationale was that the City had down-zoned his property five times in the past. 4. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Presentation by PSRC on Urban Centers - Norm Abbott, representing the Puget Sound Regional Council, presented an update on Vision 2020. He explained there are twelve urban centers in King County, five in Pierce County, three in Snohomish County, and one in Kitsap County. The work of the Growth Management Policy Board (GMPB) is to monitor growth and employment. He emphasized that even modest growth has a benefit. The total land in the twenty-one centers is very small because it is all located in downtown areas. However, 2.4 % of the land contains 30% of the population even though housing is not strong in urban centers. Federal Way is #5 and has set an ambitious goal, working hard to build a downtown and grow employment in an area previously without a downtown core common to so many other cities in the region. The GMPB initiated an effort to better understand the designated centers and their roles in the overall growth, economic and transportation strategy. About half of the centers are traditional mixed use urban and town centers. The other half of the centers are more single use shopping or office centers. The result was a regional expectation for the centers to attract population and employment growth; potential to become vibrant mixed use centers; and to serve as the backbone of the regional transportation system. Distribution of future Transportation Improvement Program funds will be focused on recognized regional centers. B. Steel Lake Management District Petition – Over the past ten years, the City of Federal Way has worked with residents living adjacent to Steel Lake on the management of Eurasian water milfoil, a non-native invasive aquatic plant. At a July 2002 neighborhood meeting, a Steel Lake Committee was formed to work on identifying methods to fund long-term lake management activities. Pursuant to RCW 36.61, there was unanimous support from approximately 35 residents present at a November 2002 meeting to form a lake management district. The committee prepared a scope of activities, budget and rate structure for the lake management district, and a petition was presented to the residents to form the lake management district. The petition was signed by twenty-five of one hundred and two property owners. City of Federal Way City Council Land Use/Transportation Committee April 21, 2003 City Hall 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers G:\LUTC\LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2003\April 21, 2003, LUTC Minutes.doc The first step to initiate the lake management district formation process is the adoption of a Resolution of Intention, which includes setting a date for a public hearing. The entire administrative process is expected to take nine months and will be performed by City staff. The Committee asked for an accounting of the cost of that administrative support and requested that the budget reflect the cost. The Land Use/Transportation Committee adopted a recommendation to the City Council to approve a Resolution of Intention to initiate the Steel Lake Management District formation process and to set a public hearing date for June 17, 2003, at the regular City Council Meeting. C. Amendments to Design Guidelines/Height – Amendments to the Community Design Guidelines were part of the Planning Commission Work Program, particularly as they pertain to maximum façade length and roof pitch for institutional uses in residential zones and maximum height for religious institutions in residential zones. The purpose of the guidelines relating to roof pitch and façade was to control the visual impacts associated with large institutional uses. Recent review of large institutional buildings such as schools and churches has identified that they are having difficulty meeting existing provisions relating to façade length, modulation and roof pitch in any zone. Churches are also finding that the maximum allowable height in the code does not allow sufficient height for sanctuaries with high ceilings, multiple level seating or religious symbols that project above the roof top. Rather than review individual variance requests, the code amendment proposes alternative design options for institutional uses in order to provide more flexibility in façade treatment and building modulation and roof design. It also proposes increased building height for churches in certain zones. The Committee voted to approve modifications in the existing code and to recommend to the City Council the approval of the proposed code amendments. The Committee recommended that the City Council adopt the Planning commission’s recommendations with the further clarification of changes recommended by staff as described in Section IV (6)(a). D. Update on Major Development Projects: Christian Faith Center, Enchanted Parks, Queen Ann Thriftway, Federal Way High School – Enchanted Parks – The roller coaster is proceeding. Work continues on off-site parking. Dash Point United Grocers – The building permit is ready to issue. The Boundary Line Adjustment was submitted and turned around in a week. United Grocers is waiting for Puget Sound Energy to provide cost estimates of utility undergrounding. Christian Faith Center – Work on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement continues and should be ready for public review in July, 2003. Work continues on the draft Developers Agreement. Both Metro and Pierce Transit have stated no interest in use of the property for now or in the future. A neighborhood traffic meeting is scheduled for May 8, 2003, with a June 23 LUTC briefing (this is to be a special meeting) on the results of the traffic analysis. The Building Official is working with CFC’s architect in the design phase. The Federal Way high school building is on schedule for completion in June or July. The off-site mitigation will need to be resolved prior to Certificate of Occupancy issuance. Staff and Sound Transit have resolved most design issues for the downtown transit center. The appeal filed on the Federal Environmental Impact Statement has now been appealed to the Court of Appeals. This will not delay the City’s review for the project and a hearing will be scheduled soon. Issues between the City and Federal Way Little League have been resolved through a combination of increased understanding of the Little League about such projects and additional flexibility on the part of the City. A building permit is in review. The sign issue is still outstanding and will be resolved by a code amendment in the housekeeping category allowing signs oriented to the interior of playfields. A draft settlement agreement was sent to Lloyds for their review. Staff filed an appeal with the City of Milton over their SEPA determination on the Lloyd’s Mixed Use Project. The Committee asked Public Works Director Cary Roe to provide clarification on the timeline for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Christian Faith Center. 5. FUTURE MEETINGS The next scheduled meeting will be May 5, 2003. 6. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.