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Planning Comm MINS 04-15-2009 K:\Planning Commission\2009\Meeting Summary 04-15-09.doc CITY OF FEDERAL WAY PLANNING COMMISSION April 15, 2009 City Hall 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers MEETING MINUTES Commissioners present: Merle Pfeifer, Hope Elder, Lawson Bronson, Wayne Carlson, Sarady Long, and Tim O’Neil. Commissioners absent: Tom Medhurst (excused). Staff present: Senior Planner Margaret Clark, Traffic Engineer Rick Perez, Assistant City Attorney Peter Beckwith, Planner Manager Isaac Conlen and Administrative Assistant Darlene LeMaster. Chair Pfeifer called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of March 4, 2009, were approved as written. AUDIENCE COMMENT None ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT None COMMISSION BUSINESS PUBLIC HEARING – 2008 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Margaret Clark delivered the staff report. Ms. Clark summarized the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Amendments as including housekeeping changes to Chapter 6, “Capital Facilities” and Chapter 10, “Private Utilities,” as well as two citizen-initiated site specific requests for Comprehensive Plan amendments and rezones and one City-initiated site-specific request for a Comprehensive Plan amendment and rezone. Ms. Clark also noted in her procedural summary that staff received no comments for these Comprehensive Plan amendments. Ms. Clark reviewed all of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan amendments with the commissioners, stating that the amendments to Chapters 6 and 10 were housekeeping amendments being made in compliance with the Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A.070). Site-specific request #1 is for Federal Way Village, requesting to shift a dividing line between RM 2400 and BC zoned parcels to add 1.53 acres to the BC-zoned parcels. This request will have no significant impacts. Site-specific request #2 is for Trinh Nguyen, requesting to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of 13,210 sq. ft. located south of S 288th St and west of 18th Ave S from Multi-family (RM 3600) to Community Business (BC). Should this request be granted, the applicant wishes to construct a mixed use building on this site. Any proposed development would be subject to Concurrency Review and other City regulations. Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 April 15, 2009 K:\Planning Commission\2009\Meeting Summary 04-15-09.doc Site-specific request #3 is a City initiated request to change comprehensive plan designation from Single Family (RS 7.2) and Multi-family (RM 1800) to Multi-family (RM 3600) to comply with a Settlement Agreement between the City of Federal Way, City of Des Moines, Granville Southern Corporation and Mr. and Mrs. Tavis that set out terms of how this property will be developed. Pacific Heights plat covers land in both Federal Way and Des Moines. There was one public comment: Jon Potter, Federal Way Village – Mr. Potter did not have comment but was present to answer any questions from the Planning Committee. Regarding site-specific request #3 (Pacific Heights), Commissioner O’Neil asked if this zoning modification had been approved through the Settlement Agreement between the Cities of Federal Way and Des Moines, why is this issue before the Planning Commission? Regarding site-specific request #1 (Federal Way Village), Chair Pfeifer asked for confirmation of where roads are planned. Ms. Clark stated that there will be two points of access from S 336th Street and one from SR 99. The plans for roads stay as-is, the zoning within the parcels is the only change. Chair Pfeifer also inquired if there were any leads on tenants for this property. Mr. Potter responded, saying there is one potential anchor for the development. The market will need to recover before development takes place. Mr. Potter was hopeful that both residential and retail markets will improve soon. Commissioner O’Neil asked if the seven-year updates can be cumulative, so that Planning Commission is able to make one major change, rather that reviewing changes so frequently. Ms. Clark commented that staff returns to the Planning Commission annually with requests for comprehensive plan amendments as the code allows for public requests annually. Regarding site-specific request #2 (Nguyen), Chair Pfeifer wanted to make sure that the applicant understands the language in the staff recommendation. Also, he asked whether anyone had spoken with surrounding neighbors and had they been notified. Ms. Clark answered that neighbors were notified twice and that no comment was received. The applicant stated that they understand the verbiage in the staff recommendation. Commissioner Long asked if there was any mixed use tenants west of Nguyen’s property. Ms. Clark responded that she did not know. Commissioner Carlson made a motion to accept the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Amendments as recommended by staff. Commissioner Elder seconded. There was no further discussion. Motion passed, 6-1; Commissioner Long abstaining. Commissioner Long has been a project engineer for Federal Village and wished to recuse himself. Chair Pfeifer asked is there was any objection to closing the hearing. Hearing none, the hearing was closed. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS None AUDIENCE COMMENT None. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 7:39 p.m.