Planning Comm PKT 12-08-2004
December 8, 2004
6:00 p.m.
, City of Federal Way
PLANNING COMMISSION
City Hall
Hylebos Conference Room/2od Floor
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4. AUDIENCE COMMENT
5. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
6. COMMISSION BUSINESS
.
ANNUAL DINNER MEETING
Discussion of 2005 Work Program
7.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
8.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
9.
ADJOURN
Commissioners
John Caulfield, Chair
Dini Due/os
William Drake
Lawson Bronson
Tony Moore (Alternate #2)
Hope Elder, Vice-Chair
Dave Osaki
Merle Pfeifer
Christine Nelson (Alternate #1)
Pam Duncan-Pierce (Alternate #3)
City Staff
Kathy McClung, CDS Director
Margaret Clark, Senior Planner
E. Tina Piety, Administrative Assistant
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MEETING MINUTES
Commissioners present: Hope Elder, Dave Osaki, Dini Duclos, Bill Drake, and Merle Pfeifer.
Commissioners absent: John Caulfield and Grant Newport (excused). Alternate Commissioners present:
Lawson Bronson. Alternate Commissioners absent: Christine Nelson and Tony Moore (unexcused). City
Council present: Deputy Mayor Linda Kochmar. Staff present: Senior Planner Margaret Clark, Deputy
City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick, City Staff Attorney Amy Jo Pearsall, Contract Planner Janet Shull, and
Administrative Assistant E. Tina Piety.
Vice-Chair Elder called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ApPROVAL OF MINUTES
It was m/s/c to adopt the April 21, 2004, minutes as presented.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
None.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
None
COMMISSION BUSINESS
PUBLIC HEARING - Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas & Wellhead Protection Areas Code Amendments
Ms. Shull delivered the staff presentation. She introduced Stan French from the Lakehaven Utility District,
with whom the staff worked to prepare these amendments and who attended the meeting in order to answer
questions. The purpose of the amendments is to identify and protect critical aquifer recharge and wellhead
areas in order to protect the primary source of drinking water for Federal Way. The City is obligated to
adopt such amendments before December 1,2004 in order to meet the state's Growth Management Act
(GMA) mandates. The Commission asked how many residential and business areas would be affected by
these amendments? Ms. Clark responded that for the most part, residential areas would not be affected.
Business would be affected if, when filing out the environmental checklist, they indicate they will store
over 20 gallons and/or 200 pounds of hazardous material. In such cases, further studies would be required.
This threshold is typical of other jurisdictions.
The Commission expressed concern over failing septic tanks and asked ifLakehaven planned to convert
areas in the City that are currently using septic systems to sewer. Mr. French replied that Lakehaven has no
jurisdiction over septic systems. Septic systems work well as long as they are properly maintained and
Lakehaven is working to educate owners. Ms. Clark commented that all new subdivisions must have water
and sewer. Mr. French went on to say that Lakehaven has nine sites with 16 wells in the City. The oldest
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well in the City dates from the 1960's. Boundaries for these wells are determined using a computer model
based on groundwater movement, rate of withdraw of water, and time of travel from the point of entry.
Most wells currently have a buffer zone of 100 feet that is owned by Lakehaven. Lakehaven has a list of
low-, medium-, and high-risk users near these zones.
Commissioners stated that proposed Federal Way City Code (FWCC) Sections 22-1374 and 22-1375.1
need some clarification. For Section 22-1374(1) regarding single-family, does this apply to proposed or
existing single-family? For Section 22-13 75.1, is it possible for this requirement to be implemented?
Lawson Bronson, Alternate Commissioner - He expressed concern that a lot of businesses will
be affected by these code amendments and better notification should have happened. In many
places in FWCC Chapter 18 it states that the City will adopt a certain WAC section as currently
stated, "or amended." He does not agree with the "or amended" phase because it does not give
opportunity for public comment.
The Commissioners also expressed concern that not many businesses that may be affected by these code
amendments received notification. The Commission requested staff to send out additional notification for
the Land Use/Transportation Committee meeting that discusses this issue.
It was m/s/c to adopt the staff recommendation, with the understanding that staff will clarify FWCC
Section 22-1374, and will review FWCC Section 22-1375.1 and if it cannot be implemented, will remove
the section.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
None.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
None.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 8:14 p.m.
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CITY OF ."" ~
Federal Way
MEMO RAND UM
December I, 2004
To:
John Caulfield, Chair
Planning Commission
FROM:
Kathy McClung, Community Development Services Director
Margaret H. Clark, AICP, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
2005 Planning Commission and Long Range Planning Work Program
I.
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this memorandum is to solicit input from the Planning Commission about the 2005
work program. In order to assist in this process, this memorandum includes 2004 work items that
have not yet been completed, and therefore, will be carried over into the 2005 work program (Table
I); amendments required to be completed based on state law requirements (Table II); and a list of
potential new work items (Table III). For background purposes only, we are also including a list of
the reporting and monitoring that City staff completes for King County and the state on an annual
basis (Table IV).
II. 2004 PLANNING COMMISSION WORK PROGRAM - ITEMS TO BE CARRIED OVER INTO 2005
Table I shows amendments that were started in 2004, but that are not yet completed.
TABLE I
Description Status Required by State Law
2004 Comprehensive Plan Update. The The draft Housing Chapter has been RCW 36.70A130(1) requires
City has received one new site-specific completed. The proposed amendments the comprehensive plan to be
request for a change in comprehensive will be presented to the City Council updated annually.
plan designation and zoning. Staff will for the Selection Process in January
also be amending Chapter 5, "Housing," 2005.1
to incorporate Census 2000 data and other
demographic changes.
I All requests for site-specific comprehensive plan amendments and changes to the development regulations are subject to the
Selection Process.
Description Status Required by State Law
2004 Development Regulations Update. Not started. RCW 36.70A.130 requires
The City has received two requests for a that cities consider
change to FWCC Chapter 22, Article amendments to their
XVIII, "Signs." One is to allow day cares development regulations from
to advertise year-round that they have interested parties on at least an
child care spaces available. The other is to annual basis.
amend the section relating to real estate
signs to allow for directions to open
houses. I
Traffic Impact Fee and Concurrency This study is anticipated to be RCW 36.70A070(6)(b)
Management System completed in the fIrst quarter of2004. requires jurisdictions to adopt
an ordinance for transportation
concurrency.
Amendment relating to large retail The Planning Commission held a No
establishments in City Center Core and public hearing. Staff has met with
Frame. affected property owners. This issue
will be one option considered as the
Council reviews an implementation
plan for the downtown.
Amendments relating to development Work is being done as part of the No
regulations for multiple family SEP A Planned Action EIS.
developments in the City Center Core and
Frame. These amendments are intended
to encourage the construction of multiple
family mixed use development by making
changes to the development regulations,
such as allowing increased height and
density and revising or removing the
requirement for provision of public open
space.
Amend FWCC Chapter 22, Article Draft staff report has been prepared. No
XVIII, "Signs," to provide for
commercial advertising signs for athletic
fields.
Amend FWCC Chapter 22, Article XVIII, Draft code language has been No
"Signs," to include freeway commercial prepared.
signs
Amend FWCC Chapter 18, Article III to A consultant has been hired to prepare No
add flexibility in measuring the shoreline the code amendment.
string line setback.
Research allowable uses in the Research is in process. No
Neighborhood Business Zone to meet
changing market conditions. 2
Amend the FWCC to require applicants to Not started. No
hold traffic-related neighborhood
meetings, when necessary, to mitigate
traffic impacts.
2 Money to conduct this study was included in the 2003 budget.
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lll. AMENDMENTS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW
TABLE II
Description Status Required by State Law
2005 Comprehensive Plan Update. The Not started. RCW 36. 70A.130 requires that cities update their
City has received five new site-specific comprehensive plan on an annual basis.
requests for a change in comprehensive
plan designation and zoning.3
Adopt reasonable measures to ensure Not started. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.215, the Buildable Lands section
that the City has adequate capacity to requires the implementation of a review and evaluation
accommodate its targets. program by King County and its cities. The Buildable
Lands evaluation, which covered the period 1996 through
2000, found that the City of Federal Way's target of6,188
households for 2001-2022 exceeded its capacity of 5,538 by
650. RCW 36.70A.215(1)(b) requires that jurisdictions
identify reasonable measures, other than adjusting urban
growth areas, to increase its capacity in order to
accommodate its targets. Reasonable measures include
adoption of policies, regulations, incentives or other actions
as part of their comprehensive plan and development
regulations update.
Research compliance with the GMA of Not started. Recent Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings
density lower than four dwelling units Board (CPSGMHB) decisions have adopted a "bright line"
per net acre. rule, which requires comprehensive plans and development
regulations within Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) to have
densities no less than four dwellings units per net acre. The
board recognized a limited exception for environmentally
sensitive systems that are large in scope (e.g., watershed or
drainage sub-basin), where their structure and functions are
complex and their rank order value is high. As a response to
the CPSGMHB decision, the City must evaluate its low-
density zones.
IV. POTENTIAL NEW WORK ITEMS FOR THE 2005 PLANNING COMMISSION WORK PROGRAM
TABLE ill
Description Initiated by Required by State Law
Amend FWCC Chapter 22 to require design standards Staff No
and development requirements for essential public
facilities. This is an omission in the current code.
Research changes to FWCC, Section 20-179, Staff. This issue has No
"Retention of Vegetation," to detennine the extent of a come up as part of recent
site that can be cleared for installation of infrastructure preliminary plats.
and preparation of building lots.
3 All requests for site-specific comprehensive plan amendments and changes to the development regulations are subject to the
Selection Process.
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v.
OTHER LONG RANGE PLANNING RESPONSIBILITIES
Table IV shows reporting or monitoring work that is required by King County or the State of
Washington to be done on an annual basis.
Description Status Required by State Law
ANNUAL REpORTS
Office of Financial This is an annual report provided to the State RCW 43.62.030 requires OFM to
Management Yearly Office of Financial Management (OFM) annually determine the population of
Population Estimate Report all cities and towns of the State of
Washington as of April I st.
King County Benchmark and This is an annual data request made of all cities RCW 36.70A130 required
Annual Growth Information by King County to fulfill requirements of the Countywide Planning Policies
Report Growth Management Act (GMA) (CWPP's) to be adopted by King
County by July 1, 1992. The CPP's
set up the Benchmark Program to
assess progress in meeting the CPP's.
Track and Inventory Under the Buildable Lands Program, six RCW 36.70A215 requires evaluation
Buildable Lands counties, including King County, must of data collected under the Buildable
annually collect data on land capacity and Lands Program.
development activity ITom their cities and
unincorporated areas
TABLE IV
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