Planning Comm MINS 12-02-1998 SUMMARY
Commissioners present: Robert Vaughan (Chair), Dean Greenough, Jim Sempek, Bill Drake,
John Caulfield, Karen Kirkpatrick, and Eric Faison. Commissioners absent: none. Alternative
Commissioners present: Hope Elder and Adebola Adekoya. Alternative Commissioners absent:
Ed Soule and Sophia McNeil. Staff present: Deputy Director of Community Development
Services Kathy McClung, Code Compliance Officer Martin Nordby, Senior Planner Margaret
Clark, and Administrative Assistant E. Tina Piety.
Chair Vaughan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of November 18, 1998, were approved.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
None.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Ms. McClung gave an update on code amendments. The shoreline amendments were adopted by
the City Council at their December 1, 1998. At the same meeting, they chose to delay the
Weyerhaeuser annexations and comprehensive plan to their next meeting. Also, the fee ordinance
was adopted, so land use and building permit fees will increase (this is the first increase in five
years). The Non-Residential Design Guidelines went to the November 23, 1998 Land Use/
Transportation Committee (LUTC) meeting. They made a change to one sentence. It will go to
the City Council in January. The LUTC will discuss the Planning Commission work program in
January. The next Planning Commission meeting is not scheduled to occur until February.
COMMISSION BUSINESS - Public Hearing: Parking on Residential Lots, Noise and
Construction Hours, and Civil Citation Authority
The Public Hearing was opened at 7:10 p.m. Mr. Nordby gave the presentation. He stated that he
had incorporated the changes requested by the Planning Commission at their November 18,
1998, workshop. Some discussion was held regarding the monetary penalty for civil citations.
Regarding the time limitation for compliance set by the hearing examiner (page 11, #2, the
paragraph just above #f), the commission feels it is to rigid and asked that it be changed to allow
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the hearing examiner to choose the number of days (it is set for 14 days). For Section 1-20 (page
12), the commission requested that a time limit be sent for when a refund from the city must be
paid. There was no public testimony. It was m/s/c (no nays) to accept the staff recommendation
as amended. The Public Hearing was closed at 7:35 p.m.
Public Hearing: Procedures for Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan
The Public Hearing was opened at 7:40 p.m. Ms. Clark gave the presentation. This amendment
formalizes the process for the yearly comprehensive plan updates. Ms. Clark had three questions
that she requested commission input. The first was, “Should the City specify a deadline every
year for submitting requests for comprehensive plan amendments?” The advantage to a deadline
is that the public would know when requests for amendments are due. The disadvantage is that
the city may not be ready to consider amendments at the deadline time. The commission
discussed the issue and concluded that a specific date should be set. They selected September 30.
The second question was, “Should all proposed amendments be taken to both the LUTC [Land
Use/Transportation Committee] and the City Council for prioritizing and inclusion in the
upcoming yearly cycle or just to the LUTC? After much debate is was m/s/c (one opposed) to
send the proposed amendments to just the LUTC.
The staff report includes a set of criteria the LUTC shall use in selecting the amendments to be
considered. The commission requested that a criteria be added that deals with projects that have,
or would have, high public interest. The staff will research this issue.
The third question was, “Should a fee be charged for requests for pre-annexation comprehensive
plan designation and zoning of property and if so, should the fee be the same as for site-specific
requests?” The commission is concerned a fee could be a barrier to people seeking to annex, and
therefore, do not want a fee charged.
There was no public testimony. It was m/s/c (no nays) to approve the staff recommendation as
amended. The Public Hearing was closed at 8:37 p.m.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
None.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
None.
ADJOURN
It was m/s/c to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 p.m.
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