Planning Comm MINS 11-15-2000
City of Federal Way
PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
November 15, 2000 City Hall
7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
MEETING SUMMARY
Commissioners present: Hope Elder, Eric Faison, Nesbia Lopes, John Caulfield, and Dave Osaki.
Commissioners absent: Karen Kirkpatrick and Bill Drake. Guests present: Bill May. Staff present: Senior
Planner Margaret Clark, Consultant Rick Sepler; Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle.
Commissioner Caulfield was elected Temporary Chair and called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes from the September 20, 2000, October 4 & 18, 2000, meetings were approved as presented.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
Bill May asked the names of the new Commissioners. Bill Drake and Nesbia Lopes were reappointed.
Dave Osaki and Dini Duclos (alternate) are the new members.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Margaret Clark encouraged each Commissioner to attend the Land Use/Transportation Committee meeting
on Monday, November 20, 2000, at 5:30 pm in City Council Chambers. Included on the agenda will be
the Cluster Subdivision Code Amendments and the 2001 Planning Commission Work Program
COMMISSION BUSINESS
The Commission elected Karen Kirkpatrick Chair. Vice-Chair is John Caulfield.
Public Hearing – Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Code Amendments
The public hearing was opened at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Clark introduced Rick Sepler, Principal Planner, from
Madrona Planning & Development Services. Mr. Sepler continued the Public Hearing on Crime
Prevention through Environmental Design standards. He presented Alternative D, which acknowledges
that CPTED standards are performance-based and are often difficult to integrate into a prescriptive
municipal code. Alternative D proposes the inclusion of the key principles associated with CPTED within
the code. These principles would be implemented as part of the design and construction of a project. The
applicant would be required to demonstrate that the proposal conforms with the CPTED principles either
by using a checklist prepared by the City or responding in writing demonstrating how each key principle
has been met. The checklist will not be adopted as part of the code, but will be used as a handout.
Chair Caulfield closed the Public Hearing at 7:45 pm. Commissioners discussed Alternative D. Consensus
was unanimous in favor of this version of the Code Amendment. They m/s/c recommendation of approval
of Alternative D. They especially liked the checklist idea as a tool to implement the code.
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ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
The pending sale of the Evergreen Truck Stop to the OPUS Group was discussed briefly. Ms. Clark
answered questions about the upcoming Planned Action SEPA, which, once complete, should streamline
the planning process in the City Center. She also mentioned the zoning process planned for the Potential
Annexation Areas (PAA). Commissioner Lopes suggested that a Federal Way 101 Course would be
helpful whereby the State of Washington comes in and teaches a short course in planning. Chair Caulfield
requested some special recognition be planned for Robert Vaughn, immediate past Planning Commission
Chair, for his many years of distinguished service to the Commission and the City.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
Bill May commented that it seems to him that there are a sufficient number of big-box grocery stores
existing in Federal Way and that he sees no need for more.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.