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MEETING SUMMARY
In attendance: Committee members Eric Faison, Chair, and Council members Dean McColgan and Mike Park;
Council-member Linda Kochmar; City Manager David Moseley; Director of Community Development Services Kathy
McClung; Director of Public Works Cary Roe; Assistant City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick; Deputy Directors of
Community Development Services Greg Fewins and Patrick Doherty; Deputy Public Works Director Ken Miller;
Senior Planner Jim Harris; Traffic Engineer Rick Perez; Development Services Manager Jim Femling; Engineering
Plans Reviewers Anne Dower and Kevin Peterson; Associate Planner Rox Burhans; Traffic Analyst Sarady Long;
Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 5:28 pm.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the November 4, 2002, meeting were approved as presented.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment on any item not included in the agenda.
4. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Star Lake Vista Final Plat – Star Lake Vista Subdivision is a proposed subdivision of 18 single-family
lots on 4.63 acres. Access for Star Lake Vista Subdivision is via South Star Lake Road onto South
275th Place. Based on site visits, review of the final plat maps, construction drawings, and the project
file, staff has determined that the application for final plat approval meets all platting requirements. The
Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval to the City Council at its December 3, 2002, meeting.
B. City Center Core Supplementary Development Standards Code Amendment –The downtown
currently is the collection of properties in the community which offer the best opportunities for
redevelopment. Big-box retail is not in keeping with the vision for the downtown Federal Way City
Center Core zone as defined in the Comprehensive Plan. The City can assist and guide the market in
the redevelopment of the downtown area. The Planning Commission recommended denial of a
proposed code amendment that limits the amount of single story development that can occur in
downtown without adding residential or mixed use. The Planning Commission wanted more discussion
to occur with business and property owners before this amendment was passed. Following discussion,
the Committee stated that there is adequate time to continue discussions, meet jointly with the Planning
Commission in the future, and explore the full extent of the redevelopment possibilities for achieving the
downtown development goals as envisioned in the Comprehensive Plan.
C. Orchid Lane Preliminary Plat – Orchid Lane is an “L” shaped, 15.9 acre unimproved site located at the
northwest corner of the intersection of 12th Avenue SW and the unopened SW 344th Street right-of- way.
The preliminary plat includes 50 single family clustered homes on lots ranging in size between 4600 and
5400 square feet. The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval of the Orchid Lane Preliminary
Plat to the City Council at its next meeting on December 3, 2002, with conditions. Those conditions
include the installation of eight speed humps/tables. The conditions were not part of any limitations or
mitigation early in the process. However, the Public Works director, in a proactive effort to deal with
future traffic issues negotiated with the developer to install the traffic calming devices at the developer’s
expense (four speed humps or $8000). The developer will also be allowed to grade the all the lots at
one time because of the size of the lots, existing limited vegetation and protection of new infrastructure.
City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
November 18, 2002 City Hall
5:30 pm Council Chambers
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D. Nautilus 2002 Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program – On October 23, 2002, staff conducted a
neighborhood meeting to discuss potential traffic calming alternatives that might be effective in reducing
speed within the Nautilus neighborhood. After discussion between the residents and staff, and in order
to mitigate the identified problems in the neighborhood, consensus was reached to propose the
installation of two speed humps and one speed table on 8th Avenue South between South 312th Street
and South 304th Street, and one speed hump on South 308th Street just east of 8th Avenue South.
Based on Neighborhood Traffic Safety (NTS) policy revision, if a project reaches six or more points, the
balloting process may be bypassed. The consensus of those attending the neighborhood meeting was
to exercise that right to expedite the installation of the proposed traffic calming devices. The Committee
m/s/c the recommendation to the City Council to approve at the December 3, 2002, meeting.
5. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next scheduled meeting will be December 2, 2002.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.