2022 10-05 Planning Commission Meeting MinutesCITY OF FEDERAL WAY
PLANNING COMMISSION
October 5, 2022
6:00 p.m. Ci Hall
MEETING MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Bronson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners present: Lawson Bronson, Hope Elder, Tim O'Neil, Wayne Carlson, Diana Noble-Gulliford,
Anna Patrick, and Vickie Chynoweth.
Chair Bronson excused Commissioners So and Medhurst.
City Staff present: Planning Manager Keith Niven, City Attorney Kent van Alstyne, Associate Planner Evan
Lewis, and Admin & Permit Center Supervisor Kari Cimmer.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Elder moved to approve the September 7, 2022 minutes as submitted. Second by Commissioner
Carlson.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
No Public comments.
5. COMMISSION BUSINESS
Planning Manager Niven opened up the briefing of the 2022 City Code Amendments. He outlined the eleven
items in the 2022 "Snowball" City Code changes that will move forward and noted that these type of code
updates will be an annual process. He proceeded to brief the Commissioners on the first nine code updates with
the last two code change briefings to follow his presentation.
Commission members requested additional information on wetland buffers that are currently interrupted by
existing improvements, the current process for Boundary Line Adjustments, and how the AMI vs. County
Median Income changes the City's overall affordability numbers. Staff to provide responses.
Mr. Niven introduced Associate Planner Evan Lewis who would present findings and code change
recommendations for Mobile Food Vendors (Food Trucks/Carts).
Commission members requested additional information on if the current definition of Class 1 mobile vendors
would allow a vendor to operate on several single-family site per day or month, if our current or proposed food
truck review process includes checking with Labor & Industries, and to confirm mobile beauty shops, pet
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grooming, massage parlors, bikini barista trucks will not be allowed under this change, and that current code
does not make it more difficult to operate at Farmer's Markets. Staff to provide responses.
Planning Manager Niven presented the proposal on Iconic Signs and requested feedback regarding this
proposal.
Commission members requested additional information on Iconic Sign size limitations, whether the code will
allow for barbershop poles and similar signs, and asked staff to verify that if the code language is too vague,
and, if so, does it leave the City open to liability? Staff to provide responses.
6. MANAGER REPORT
Planning Manager Niven showed a conceptual drawing of the TC-3 project.
Mr. Niven was asked by the Commission to confirm which aspects of the project will be privately- vs. City -
financed. Additionally, Commissioners requested copies of a 2021 economic development study regarding the
feasibility of a hotel and requested clarification of the construction setbacks for the future use of the Steel Lake
Annex property. Mr. Niven to provide responses to these questions.
At the next meeting, the Policies section of the Economic Development chapter of the Comprehensive Plan will
be reviewed.
7. NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Planning Commission will be held at 6:00 p.m. on October 19, 2022.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner O'Neil moved that the meeting be adjourned; Second by Commissioner Carlson.
The meeting adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
Attest:
Kari Cimmer, Admin & Permit Center Supervisor
Approved by Commission:
October 19, 2022
Date
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