020619 PC Study Session Presentation1
City of Federal Way
Study Session
2018 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
February 6, 2019
Presentation to the Planning
Commission
•The 2018 Comprehensive Plan
Amendments originally included:
•Two City-initiated requests
•The Milton Road Legislative Rezone
•The realignment of the South 324th Street
Extension
•One citizen-initiated request, which has
been withdrawn
Background– Site-specific Requests
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History of the Milton Road Comprehensive
Plan Amendment and Rezone
•Six requests were received in
September 2017 for
comprehensive plan
amendments
•All of the parcels are designated
Single Family Medium Density
Residential with RS 35.0 (one
unit per 35,000 sq. ft.) zoning
•Site-specific Requests #1, #3,
#4, & #6 requested Single
Family High Density Residential
with RS 7.2 (one unit per 7,200
sq. ft.) zoning
•Site-specific Requests #2 & #5
requested Single Family High
Density Residential with RS 5.0
(one unit per 5,000 sq. ft.)
zoning
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Date Step
Planning Commission Briefing & Selection Process
6/21/17 Planning Commission Briefing
7/10/17 LUTC Meeting on Selection Process
7/18/17
Direction by
City Council
The City Council gave staff direction to
contact the other property owners with
RS 35.0 zoning
Procedural Summary
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2018 Comprehensive Plan
Amendments
•26 parcels totaling 56.06 acres with 17 different owners located between I-5 and Brittany Lane
•21 existing houses
•5 5
Date Step
9/08/17 Staff notified the other property owners
by mail
No Response
Formal Review Process
10/06/17 SEPA Issued (14 Day Comment & 21 Day
Appeal Period)
Week of
10/8/17
Three property owners indicated an
interest in joining in with the requests
Procedural Summary
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Date Step
Formal Review Process (Cont.)
10/25/17 Planning Commission Public Hearing
The Planning Commission supported the
Mayor’s recommendation for denial
The Mayor stated that if all of the parcels
designated RS 35.0 were to apply in the
future, or if the City were to initiate a
legislative rezone, the Mayor would
recommend approval of a request for higher
density
Procedural Summary
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Date Step
Formal Review Process (Cont.)
12/4/17 LUTC Meeting
Concurred with the Planning
Commission’s recommendation
1/02/18 City Council 1st Reading
The Council voted to send the requests
back to the Planning Commission as a
legislative comprehensive plan
amendment and rezone for all parcels
Procedural Summary
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Date Step
Legislative Rezone
1/04/19 SEPA Issued (14 Day Comment & 21 Day
Appeal Period)
2/06/19 Planning Commission Study Session
2/20/19 Planning Commission Public Hearing
Procedural Summary
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•City-initiated request to realign the
South 324th Street Extension east of I-5
further south to connect with
Weyerhaeuser Way South
Background– Site-specific Requests
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Date Step
Planning Commission Briefing
12/21/18 SEPA Issued (14 Day Comment & 21 Day
Appeal Period)
2/06/19 Planning Commission Study Session
2/20/19 Planning Commission Public Hearing
Procedural Summary
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Questions?
Realignment of South 324th Street
Extension
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Initiated by the City to
move the alignment
further south