LUTC PKT 01-10-2000MEETING AGENDA
2.
3.
4.
5.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes)
COMMISSION COMMENT
BUSINESS ITEMS
A. 2000 Asphalt Overlay Program
B. SR99 fxom S312th Street to S324th Street
Improvement Project 30%Design Status Report
C. Truck Route Ordinance Revisions
D. Load Covering Ordinance
E. Speed Limit Ordinance
F. Planning Commission 2000 Work Plan
FUTURE MEETING AGENDA ITEMS
Open Cut of ROW vs Boring
Endangered Species Act Update
SWM/CIP West Hylebos Channel Stabilization
ADJOURN
Action Salloum/15 min
Action Salloum/10 min
Action Perez/10 min
Information Perez/5 min
Action Perez/15 min
Information McClung/10 rain
Committee Members:
Phil Watkins, Chair
Jeanne Burbidge
Mary Gates
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City Staff:
Stephen CliftOn, Director, Community Development Services
Sandy Lyle, Administrative Assistant
253.661.4116
City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use/Transportation Committee
December 6, 1999
5:30pm
City Hall
Council Chambers
SUMMARY
In attendance: Committee members Phil Watkins (Chair), Jeanne Burbidge and Mary Gates; Council Member Linda
Kochmar; City Manager David Mosely; Deputy Director of Community Development Services Kathy McClung; Public Works
Director Cary Roe; Assistant City Attorney Bob Sterbank; Deputy Public Works Director Ken Miller; Surface Water Manager
Jeff Pratt; Traffic Engineer Rick Perez; Assistant to the City Manager Derek Matheson; Street Systems Manager Marwan
Salloum; Senior Planner Margaret Clark; Water Quality Coordinator Darla Wise; Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle;
Planning Intern Joel Howitt; Contract Planner Tim McHarg.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Watkins called the meeting to order at 5:30.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the November 15, 1999, meeting were approved as presented.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no additional public comment on non-agenda items.
4. COMMISSION COMMENT
There was no additional comment from any of the City Commissions.
5. BUSINESS ITEMS
Telecommunications Ordinance - The Committee unanimously recommended approval of the Telecommunications
Ordinance and recommended approval to the City Council at the January 4, 2000, meeting. The Committee requested one
minor language change on page 23, Item i, Signage: to add the word small preceding the words signs for identification...
B. Truck Ordinance Revisions - Discussion of this item was deferred to a later meeting.
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Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Interlocal Agreement with King County - The CTR program requires an lnterlocal
Agreement with King County Metro. The purpose of the agreement is to allocate the City its proportionate share of the
state's technical assistance funding reimbursing the City $23,328 annually for the next two years for its costs of
implementing the commute trip reduction plans. In order to receive the 1999/2001 biennium state allocation, the City
needs to renew the Interlocal Agreement with King County Metro as the existing agreement has expired. The Committee
m/s/c recommendation of approval to the City Council at its December 21, 1999, meeting renewing the Interlocal
Agreement with King County Metro making the City eligible for the funding allocation.
2000 Right of Way Landscape Maintenance Contract Award - The lowest responsive, responsible bidder for the 2000
Right of Way Landscape Maintenance Contract was Ramsey Landscape Maintenance with a total bid of $99,599.58. The
amount available for contract is $98,838 and to award within budget, the Extra Hours of Maintenance Labor will be
reduced from 200 to 178 hours for a total bid amount of $98,829.58. The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval
to the City Council at its December 21, 1999, meeting.
_Hylebos Watershed Action Committee/Waterworks Grant - As recently as two decades ago, Hylebos Creek was one of the
most productive small stream systems in Central Puget Sound. As urbanization intensified in the watershed salmon
populations plummeted in the late 1970's and 1980's. The need for a Hylebos Stream Team to address public outreach
and establish a watershed monitoring program has been identified as an early action item by the Hylebos Watershed
Action Committee consisting of six municipal and county governments, the Puyallup Tribe, the Departments of Ecology
and Fish and Game, and the City of Federal Way. To fund the Stream Team start up the City of Federal Way and Friends
of the Hylebos have worked cooperatively in applying for a King County Waterworks Grant in the amount of $40,700
with a 10% cash match from money raised through assessments by the King Conservation District. The Stream Team
program will be implemented by a full-time coordinator and will include a public awareness component that will introduce
the community to the salmon stream in their backyard and will focus on increasing public stewardship of the Hylebos
Creek. Chris Carroll, a Federal Way Citizen, spoke in favor of supporting the Waterworks Grant. The Committee m/s/c
recommendation of approval of administration of the Waterworks Grant and the $4,070 (l 0%) match to the City Council
at the December 21, 1999, meeting. They also expressed the desire to see measurable results in the first year to ensure the
availability of funding in the future.
WH 11-CIP-03 Acceleration Proposal - The Surface Water Management (SWM) division made a request to accelerate the
WIll 1-CIP-03 SR99 Storm Drain Upgrade Project by three years. The accelerated project will better coordinate with
planned construction of SR99 corridor improvements. The proposed project acceleration can be accomplished as
suggested by using the unappropriated fund balance in the SWM capital fund. The unappropriated fund balance is
currently $478,087. This amount will be reduced by $371,235 which is the estimated cost of the project in year 2000
dollars. The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval of the acceleration of the Storm Drain Upgrade Project along
SR99 to the City Council at the December 21, 1999, meeting. If approved, money will be transferred from the SWM fund
to the street fund for use on the SR99/S320th and the SR99 HOV Lane projects.
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Litter Removal Contract/Vadis Northwest - Vadis Northwest has provided litter removal services in Federal Way since
1993.Vadis also performs a variety of other operations. This flexibility provides labor cost savings to the City while
providing useful employment to specially challenged individuals. The Vadis crew regularly removes litter and debris
from all major rights-of-way in Federal Way, while also assisting Surface Water Management crews to clean up during
summer months. The contractor's annual compensation level of $47,304 remains the same as in 1999, and funding for
this service is primarily budgeted in Solid Waste and Recycling, with supplemental funding from the Surface Water
Management Fund. The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval to the City Council at the December 21, 1999,
meeting.
SR99 and South 330th Street Signal and Sidewalk - The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval of the SR99 at
South 330th Street Intersection Improvements 95% Design Approval and Authorization to Bid. This project will install a
traffic signal which allows for a safe pedestrian crossing on the 3A mile stretch of SR99 without any signals. The project
will also install a sidewalk on the west side of SR99 between South 330th Street and the US Postal Service office. The
South 330th Street Intersection Improvements Project was jointly funded by grants from the Transportation Improvement
Board (TIB) Pedestrian Facilities Program for $100,000 and ISTEA Hazard Elimination System for $220,000. The TIB
requires the project be completed by July 1, 2000. The current project cost estimate is $308,000, which is $12,000 less
than the budgeted amount of $320,000.
I. Spring Valley Montessori School Request for Left-Hand Turn Lane - Discussion of this item was deferred to a later
meeting.
South 312th Street SR99 to 23rd Avenue South Street Improvement Proiect Finalization - The Committee m/s/c
recommendation of approval the City Council at the December 21, 1999, meeting of the South 312th Street Improvements
from SR99 to 23ra Avenue South as complete. The final construction contract amount was $3,157,530.39. This is
$170.5 i below the $3,157,700.90 (including contingency) budget that was approved by the City Council on August 11,
1998. Release of retainage is the final step in accordance with State Department of Revenue and State Department of
Labor and Industries requirements.
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SR99 and South 320th Street Intersection Improvements Project 85% Design Status Report - The Committee m/s/c
approval to the City Council of the 85% design plans for the South 320th Street and Pacific Highway South Widening and
Intersection Improvement Project. Staff was directed to proceed with final design plans and to return to the Land
Use/Transportation Committee at the 100% completion stage for further reports and authorization to bid. Also
recommended to the Council for approval was authorization to enter into the proposed Interlocal Agreement with the
Lakehaven Utility District for construction of utility improvements during roadway construction.
6. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next meeting will be held at 5:30pm in City Council Chambers next year, date to be determined.
7. ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 6:25pm.
CITY OF ~
Date:
To:
From:
Subject:
January 4, 2000
Phil Watkins, Chair
Land Use/Transportation Committee
Marwan Salloum, Street Systems Manager~t¢~~'~
Sharon Griffin, Streets Engineer
Year 2000 Asphalt Overlay Program
Preliminary Project List and Authorization to Bid
Background:
Public Works Staffhas developed a list of recommended streets for the year 2000 Asphalt Overlay Program.
The total budget for the program is $1,729,879 and is comprised of the following:
2000 Budget $1,514,879
Mitigation Fund $ 75,000
1999 Structures Budget $ 100,000
SWM Structures Repair $ 40,000
(Tacoma Water)
Total Funding Available
$1,729,879
The streets were selected using the City's pavement management system and were verified by field
reconnaissance. The following is a preliminary list of projects to be included in the year 2000 Asphalt
Overlay Program. The costs shown are estimated, and will be refined once the design of each schedule is
completed. A more detailed list of streets and a project vicinity map are attached for your information.
Schedule A SW Campus Drive - Phase 1 $ 99,000
Schedule B SW Campus Drive - Phase 2 $ 170,200
Schedule C S 348th Street $ 90,900
Schedule D Steel Lake $ 197,300
Schedule E Twin Lakes - Phase 1 $ 119,000
Schedule F Twin Lakes - Phase 2 $ 170,800
Schedule G SW 344th Street- Phase 1 $ 240,000
Schedule H SW344'n Street - Phase 2 $ 138,800
Schedule I 21'~t Ave SgV $ 405,400
Subtotal Construction Project Costs
10% Construction Contingency
In-house Design
Construction Administration
Printing and Advertising
Total Estimated Program Cost
$1,631,400
$ 163,140
$ 53,000
$ 61,000
$ 3,100
$1,911,640
The estimated cost of $1,911,640 is a preliminary figure used for estimating purposes only and includes
construction administration, 10% construction contingency, in-house design, inspection, printing and
advertising. The project will be awarded within the overlay construction budget. The $100,000.00 from the
Structures budget is for the City's annual Sidewalk Replacement Program, and will cover the costs associated
with the replacement of substandard wheelchair ramps, repairing existing curb, gutter, and sidewalks within
the overlay project area. The $75,000 mitigation fund was collected from Tacoma Water Department for
overlay of portion of SW Campus Drive and SW 34gth Street due to the open cutting of both streets as part
of their project. Schedule "A" may be bid and awarded separately at an earlier date to avoid extra overlay
costs associated with Winco construction project which includes widening of SW Campus Drive near I st Way
South.
Once the list of streets for the overlay program is approved by Council, staff will begin final design. The
anticipated date for advertising is April, 2000, with construction beginning in May.
Recommendation
Staff requests that the Committee recommend approval and place the following items on the February 22,
2000 City Council meeting consent agenda:
1)
2)
Approve the list of streets for the year 2000 Asphalt Overlay Project;
Authorize staff to bid part or all of the year 2000 Asphalt Overlay Project and return with
a request for permission to award the project to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
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$che~e A~ SW Cam~zs D~e . Ph=se 1
SW CAMPUS DR From 1 AVE S
to Phase 2
Schedule B, SW Campus Dr/ye- Phase 2
SW CAMPUS DR From Phase 1
SW CAMPUS DR From 6 AVE SW
6 AVE SW From SW CAMPUS DR
to 6 AVE SW
to 7 WY SW
to SW 345 PL
Schedule C, South 348th Street
S 348 ST From i AVE S
to 4 AVE S
Schedule D~ Steel Lake
18 AVE S From S 308 ST
18 AVE $ From S 308 CT
18 AVE S From S 310 ST
20 AVE $ From S 308 ST
20 AVE S From S 310 ST
22 AVE S From S 308 ST
26 AVE S From S 309 ST
26 AVE S From S 310 ST
S 308 ST From PACIFIC HWY S
S $08 ST From 18 AVE S
S 308 ST From 19 AVE S
S 308 ST From 19 PL S
S 308 ST From 20 AVE S
S 309 ST From 26 AVE S
S 310 ST From PACIFIC HWY S
S 310 ST From 18 AVE S
S 310 ST From 26 AVE S
S 311 ST From 26 AVE S
S 312 ST From 24 AVE S
to S 308 CT
to S 310 ST
to S 312 ST
to S 310 ST
to S 312 ST
to S 312 ST
to S 310 ST
to S 311 ST
to 18 AVE S
to 19 AVE S
to 19 PL S
to 20 AVE S
to 22 AVE S
to 28 AVE S
to 18 AVE S
to 20 AVE S
to 28 AVE S
to 28 AVE S
to 28 AVE S
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Schedule ~,~ Twin Lakes - Phase
39 AVE SW From
39 AVE SW From
39 PL SW From
4 7 AVE SW From
4 7 AVE SW From
47AVE SW From
4 7 AVE SW From
47AVE SW From
4 7 AVE SW From
39 PL SW
39 PL SW
39 AVE SW
DASH PT RD SW
SW 314 PL
SW 315 PL
SW 316 PL
SW 317 PL
SW 318 ST
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SW 314 PL
SW 315 PL
SW 316 PL
SW 317 PL
SW 318 ST
SW 320 ST
Schedule F, Twin Lakes. Phase 2
32 AVE SW From SW 314 ST
32 AVE SW From SW 316 ST
32 AVE SW From SW 317 PL
36 AVE SW From CS W
35 AVE, SW From SW 319 ST
37AVE $W From SW 315 ST
37AVE SW From SW 317 CT
37AVE $W From SW 318 ST
41 PL $W From CS N
SW313 ST From SW 315 ST
SW 317 CT From 37 AVE SW
SW318 CT From CS E
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SW 316 ST
SW 317 ST
SW 317 ST
SW 315 ST
SW 320 ST
SW 317 CT
SW 318 ST
SW 319 ST
SW 313 ST
41 PL SW
END S
36 AVE SW
Schedule O, $;V 344th Street. Phase I
25 AVE SW From SW 344 ST
25 AVE $W From SW 346 ST
25 AVE $W From SW 346 ST
27 AVE SW From SW 342 PL
27AVE $W From SW 343 ST
27AVE SW From SW 343 PL
27AVE SW From SW 344 ST
27AVE SW From SW 344 PL
27AVE SW From SW 345 CT
28 AVE, SW From SW 340 PL
28 AVE SW From SW 341 ST
28 AVE SW From SW 341 CT
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SW
SW
SW
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SW
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346 ST
346 ST
347ST
343ST
343 PL
344 ST
344 PL
345CT
347 ST
341 ST
341 CT
342 ST
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28 AVE SW From SW 342 ST to
30 AVE SW From SW 340 ST to
30 AVE $W From SW 341 ST to
30 AVE SW From SW 342 ST to
30 AVE $W From SW 342 PL to
SW 344 ST From 21 AVE SW to
SW 344 ST From PAVEMENT BREAK to
SW 344 ST From 24 PL SW to
SW 344 ST From 25 AVE SW to
SW 344 ST From 27 AVE SW to
SW 344 ST From 28 PL SW to
SW 344 ST From 30 AVE SW to
SW 344 ST From PAVEMENT BREAK to
SW 344 ST From 32 CT SW to
SW 344 ST From 33 PL SW to
SW 346 ST From 21 AVE SW to
SW 348 ST From 17 CT SW to
SW 349 ST From 14 PL SW to
SW 342 PL
SW 341 ST
SW 342 ST
SW 342 PL
SW 344 ST
PAVEMENT BREAK
24 PL SW
25 AVE SW
27 AVE SW
28 PL SW
30 AVE SW
PAVEMENT CHANGE
32 CT SW
33 PL SW
35 AVE SW
25 AVE SW
14 PL SW
14 AVE SW
Schedule H~ SW 344th Street. Ph~.~e 2
27AVE SW From SW 347 ST to
27AVE SW From SW 347 PL to
27 AVE SW From SW 348 PL to
27AVE SW From SW 349 PL to
27AVE SW From SW 350 ST to
27AVE SW From SW 351 ST to
27AVE SW From SW 351 PL to
SW 347 ST From EOR E to
SW 347 ST From 25 AVE SW to
SW 347 ST From 27 AVE SW to
SW 347 ST From 28 AVE SW to
SW 347 ST From 28 PL SW to
SW 349 PL From 21 AVE SW to
SW 349 PL From 23 AVE ST to
SW 349 PL From 24 CT SW to
SW 349 PL From 26 CT SW to
SW 352 ST From 21 AVE SW to
SW 347 PL
SW 348 PL
SW 349 PL
SW 350 ST
SW 351 ST
SW 351 PL
EOR S
25 AVE SW
27 AVE SW
28 AVE SW
28 PL SW
30 AVE SW
23 AVE SW
24 CT SW
26 CT SW
27 AVE SW
25 AVE SW
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Schedule ~ 21~t Ay ~W
21 AVE SW From SW 336
21 AVE SW From 8W 338
21 AVE $W From SW 339
21 AVE SW From SW 341
21 AVE $W From SW 342
21 AVE SW From SW 344
21 AVE $W From SW 346
21 AVE SW From SW 347
21 AVE SW From SW 347
21 AVE $W From SW 348
21 AVE $W From SW 349
21 AVE SW From SW 350
21 AVE SW From SW 351
21 AVE SW From SW 352
21 AVE $W From SW 353
ST
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SW
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339 ST
341 PL
342 ST
344 ST
346 ST
347 ST
347 PL
348 ST
349 PL
350 ST
351 ST
352 ST
353 PL
356 ST
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Program
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule H
Schedule I
SW Campus Dr
SW Campus Dr
S 348 St
Steel Lake
Twin Lakes
Twin Lakes
SW 344th St
SW 344th St
21 Av SW
Phase 1
Phase 2
I Av S to 4 Av S
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 1
Phase 2
SW 336 St to SW 356 St
Project Subtotal
$99,000 $99,000
$170,211 $170,200
$90,905 $90,900
$197,221 $197,300
$119,000 $119,000
$170,776 $170,800
$239,247 $240,000
$138,805 $138,800
$405,345 $405,400
$1,630,510 $1,631,400
10% Contingency
Construction Administration
In-house Design
Printing and Advertising
Total Estimated Program Cost
$163,051 $163,140
$61,000 $61,000
$53,000 $53,000
$3,100 $3,100
$1~.910,661 $1,911,640
Bud. get
2000 Overlay Budget
Mitigation Fund
2000 Structures Budget
SWM Structures Repair
Total Funding Available
Budget ~i~us Program
$1,514,879 $1,514,879
$75,000 $75,000
$100,000 $100,000
$40,000 $40,000
81,729,879 81,729,879
-8180,782 -$181,761
CITY OF~
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUB3ECT:
.lanuary 4, 2000
Phil Watkins, Chair, Land Use and Transportation Commi~)~ ~
Marwan Salloum, Street Systems Manager, Public Works~
SR 99 - South 312~ Street to South 324th Street :Improvement Project
30% Design Status Report
BACKGROUND:
The SR 99 - South 312th Street to South 324th Street Widening Improvement Project includes adding HOV
lanes north and southbound, adding curb gutter and sidewalk, adding lighting and landscaping to meet the
Downtown standards, adding planted medians, restricting left turn movements to intersections, and
consolidating driveways where possible. The purpose of the project is to improve aesthetics, traffic flow and
reduce accidents by eliminating conflicts and to promote transit and carpool use. An average of more than
40,000 vehicles a day use this section of SR 99, which operates at an average level Service "E". From 1994
through 1996, (the last years that reliable data is available) there were 379 accidents in this section with 184
accidents having one or more injuries. No fatalities occurred during this period.
In an effort to reduce costs and public disruption, the following planned project has been incorporated into
the design, and will be constructed as part of this project:
Surface Water WH11-C:IP~3 Storm Drain Up Size Project (Approximately 60% of this SWlVl
project will be completed as part of this road project.)
The following provides a brief synopsis of the progress on this project to date. Currently, the project design
is approximately 30% complete, which includes the following completed tasks:
The Topographical Surveys
The Geotechnical :Investigation
The Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) Phase !
NEPA Environmental Classification
Project Design to 30%
Ongoing Tasks Include:
Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) Phase II
SEPA Determination and Project Permitting
Driveway Consolidation Studies
Planning for the First Open House in Early February
Right of Way Requirements (Property Appraisals, Negotiation, and Acquisition)
We are planning to hold the first open house for this project in early February to present the plan as
currently envisioned. This includes adding wide, planted medians and restricting left turns to intersections
as shown in the adopted Comprehensive Plan. We anticipate that when the plan is presented, there will be
concern by the businesses along SR 99 about the reduction in access, which may generate additional open
houses.
PRO3ECT FUNDZNG:
The project is funded as follows:
PRO3ECT EXPENDTTURES:
Planning and Design
Right of Way Acquisition
Year 2000 Construction
30% Construction Contingency
10% Construction Management
Underground Conversion (PSE & US West)
TOTAL PRO3ECT COSTS
$876,376
2,341,000
4,700,000
1,410,000
611,000
500,000
$10,438,376
FUNDTNG AVA]~LABLE:
Total Grant Funding
Mitigation Fund
Surface Water Fund
Budgeted City Matching Fund
TOTAL AVAZLABLE BUDGET
RECOMHENDA'r~ON:
$9,069,433
47,899
211,000
1,110,000
$10,438,332
Place the following items on the February 1, 2000 Council consent agenda:
(TIA $1,274,000, STPUL $2,399,433,
STPC $5,396,000)
Authorize staff to proceed with design of the SR 99 - South 312TM Street to South 324m
Street Widening Improvement Project and return to the LUTC Committee at the 85% design
completion stage for further reports and authorization.
and
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CITY OF~
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
December 31, 1999
Phil Watkins, Chair
Land Use / Transportation Committee
Perez, City Traffic Engineer ~
Rick
Amendment to the City's Truck Route Ordinance
BACKGROUND
Under current City code, trucks that do not begin or end a trip within the City limits are restricted
to certain streets, as shown in Attachment 1. These are mostly State highways where the City has
no authority to restrict truck traffic, as well as 16th Avenue S between Pacific Highway S and S
348th Street, and S 320th Street between I-5 and Pacific Highway S. The Enchanted Parks
annexation added a segment of Milton Road S to the City between Enchanted Parkway S and S
369th Street, which is the sole access for Lloyd Enterprises' gravel pit. Since the pit is outside the
City limits, any truck trips from the pit to another location outside of Federal Way would,
therefore, violate the Ordinance by using any street not specifically listed in the Ordinance.
ANALYSIS
Access to the Lloyd gravel pit from the State highway system consists of the following
alternatives, as shown in Attachment 2:
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South on Milton Road to Milton City Limits, south on 5th Avenue S, and west on Porter
Way to SR 99;
South on Milton Road to Milton City Limits, south on 5th Avenue, and east on Porter Way
to SR 161;
North on Milton Road, west on S 375th Street, north on 8th Avenue S, and west on S 373rd
Street to SR 99;
North on Milton Road, west on S 375th Street, northeast on S 373r~ P1, east on S 372nd
Street, north on 16th Avenue S, west on S 359th Street to SR 99;
North on Milton Road, west on S 375th Street, northeast on S 373ra P1, east on S 372nd
Street, north on 16th Avenue S, east on S 356th Street to SR 161;
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North on Milton Road to SR 161;
North on Milton Road, east on S 369th Street, and north on 19th Way S to SR 161.
Alternatives 1 and 2 go through residential development in Milton. Alternatives 3, 4, 5,and 6
would violate the City Ordinance as currently adopted. Alterative 3 also crosses the Hylebos
Creek Bridge that is structurally deficient to handle the loads of gravel trucks. Alternatives 3 and
4 would put truck traffic in front of the proposed new high school site as well as residential
development. Alternative 3 would impact the high collision rate intersection of S 359th Street and
SR 99, and Alterative 4 would impact the intersection of 16th Avenue S and S 356th Street which
is frequently blocked by queues from the intersection of S 356th Street and SR 161. Alternative
7 would traverse a residential development in unincorporated King County.
The current Code was intended to minimize intrusion of truck traffic through residential areas in
Federal Way, and because Alternative 6 is the only route that would not impact residential areas,
staff recommends that the Truck Route Ordinance be amended to include Milton Road S between
the south City limit and Enchanted Parkway S (SR 161), as shown in Attachment B.
In addition, staff is recommending that the segment of S 356th Street between SR 99 and SR 161
be included. This would allow trucks from Lloyd's pit heading south on SR 99 to avoid the
intersection of S 348th Street and Enchanted Parkway. This intersection includes two northbound
left-turn lanes. Large trucks would have to use the outside left-turn lane to negotiate the turn
safely, but then would be in the outside lane of S 348th Street and have to execute a lane change
immediately in order to execute a left turn onto SR 99 southbound. Given the level of congestion
on S 348~h Street, large vehicles making a quick succession of left turns and lane changes could
create safety problems. Using S 356th Street instead of S 348th Street would eliminate this problem,
and no residences would be impacted by permitting trucks on this segment.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests the Committee approve and forward the following staff recommendation to the
February 1st City Council for first reading:
Approve the proposed amendment to the Truck Route Ordinance as shown in Attachment
3 to include: 1) Milton Road S between South 369th Street and Enchanted Parkway S; and
2) S 356t~ Street between Pacific Highway S and Enchanted Pkwy S.
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ATTACHMENT 3
Sec. 15-183. Designated vehicle routes.
(a) The public works director shall erect, or cause to be erected and maimained, signs
designating the following public highway, streets and thoroughfares within the city as vehicle
routes for all vehicles rated in excess of 30,000 pounds gross weight (gw) as defined by RCW
46.16.111, which is adopted by this reference, including all furore amendmems or additions
thereto:
(1) State Route 5, Imerstate Highway 5;
(2) State Route 18, State Route 99 to State Route 5;
(3) State Route 99, Pacific Highway South;
(4) State Route 161, Enchanted Parkway;
(5) State Route 509, Dash Poim Road;
(6) South 320th St., State Route 99 to State Route 5;
(7) 16th Avenue So., State Route 99 to State Route 18.;_
(8) Milton Road So., State Route 161 to S 369th St.;
(9) South 356th St,~ State Route 99 to State Route 161.
(b) All other streets within the limits of the city shall be restricted to allow only vehicles rated
under 30,000 pounds gross weight, except as provided for in section 15-184.
CITY OF~
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
December 31, 1999
Phil Watkins, Chair
Land Use / Transportation Committee
Rick Perez, City Traffic Engineer f~
Covered Loads Ordinance
BACKGROUND
Chair Watkins requested that staff research various approaches to the issue of covering loads on
vehicles to reduce the potential for damage to other vehicles as a result of debris falling off
vehicles.
ANALYSIS
RCW 46.61.655 (Attachment 1) is the state law governing the responsibility of persons operating
vehicles to secure and cover loads that could spill and cause injury to others using public
roadways. Staff surveyed 13 other cities to determine if these cities had ordinances that differed
from state law. Out of 10 replies, only two, Seattle (Attachment 2) and Renton (Attachment 3),
had adopted ordinances that varied from state law or the Model Traffic Ordinance.
The key difference between these ordinances and state law is an exception written into the state
law in subsection (3):
"Any vehicle operating on a paved public highway with a load of dirt, sand, or gravel
susceptible to being dropped, spilled, leaked, or otherwise escaping therefrom shall be
covered so as to prevent spillage. Covering of such loads is not required if six inches of
freeboard is maintained within the bed." [emphasis added]
RECOMMENDATION
If the Committee wishes to recommend that an ordinance be adopted to eliminate the exception
granted in RCW 46.61.655(3), staff recommends that the language used in Seattle Municipal Code
11.74.160 be adopted as FWCC Section 15-141, as follows:
"No vehicle shall be driven or moved in any street or alley unless such vehicle is so
constructed or loaded, and the load covered or tied down or confined or otherwise
secured, as to prevent any of the load from dropping, sifting, leaking, spilling, or
depositing any matter by dragging, tracking, or otherwise escaping, except that sand my
be dropped for the purpose of securing traction or water other substances may be sprinkled
on a roadway in the cleaning or maintaining of such roadway by the public authority
having jurisdiction."
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REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/rew/RCW%20%2046...20CHAPTER/RCW%20%2046%20.%206 l%20.655.htm
RCW 46.61. 655
Dropping load, other materials -- Covering.
(1) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any public highway unless
such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load
from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom, except
that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction. Any
person operating a vehicle from which any glass or objects have fallen
or escaped, which would constitute an obstruction or injure a vehicle or
otherwise endanger travel upon such public highway shall immediately
cause the public highway to be cleaned of all such glass or objects and
shall pay any costs therefor.
(2) No person may operate on any public highway any vehicle with any
load unless the load and such covering as required thereon by subsection
(3) of this section is securely fastened to prevent the covering or load
from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users
of the highway.
(3) Any vehicle operating on a paved public highway with a load of dirt,
sand, or gravel susceptible to being dropped, spilled, leaked, or
otherwise escaping therefrom shall be covered so as to prevent spillage.
Covering of such loads is not required if six inches of freeboard is
maintained within the bed.
(4) Any vehicle with deposits of mud, rocks, or other debris on the
vehicle's body, fenders, frame, undercarriage, wheels, or tires shall be
cleaned of such material before the operation of the vehicle on a paved
public highway.
(5) The state patrol may make necessary rules to carry into effect the
provisions of this section, applying such provisions to specific
conditions and loads and prescribing means, methods, and practices to
effectuate such provisions.
(6) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a public
maintenance vehicle from dropping sand on a highway to enhance traction,
or sprinkling water or other substances to clean or maintain a highway.
[1990 c 250 § 56; 1986 c 89 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 307 § 22; 1965 ex.s. c 52 § 1; 1961 c
12 § 46.56.135. Prior: 1947 c 200 § 3, part; 1937 c 189 § 44, part; Rem. Supp. 1947
§ 6360-44, part. Formerly RCW 46.56.135.]
NOTES:
Rules of court:  Monetary penalty schedule -- IRLJ 6.2.
Severability -- 1990 c 250: See note following RCW 46.16.301.
Severability -- 1971 ex.s. c 307: See RCW 70.93.900.
Littering: Chapter 70.93 RCW.Transporting waste to landfills: RCW
70.93.097.
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Seattle Municipal Code
Information retrieved December 1, 1999 4:35 PM
SMC 11.74.160 Driving a vehicle capable of dropping obstacles or debris
prohibited.
No vehicle shall be driven or moved in any street or alley unless such
vehicle is so constructed or loaded, and the lo&d co~z~ or tied down or
confined or otherwise secured, as to prevent any of the l~&d from dropping,
sifting, leaking, spilling, or depositing any matter by dragging, tracking,
or otherwise escaping, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of
securing traction, or water or other substances may be sprinkled on a
roadway in the cleaning or maintaining of such roadway by the public
authority having jurisdiction. (Derived in part from RCW 46.61.655)
(Ord. 116708 Section 2, 1993: Ord. 108200 Section 2(11.74.160), 1979.)
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03-1999 14:3.~ RENTON CITY CLERK [DFC P.04/06
SECTION VIII: Truck_Lo_ads_ Caus~n~ Litte?_. NO ~erson shall drtv.e or
move any truck o~'~er Ve~icle within ~he ~ty of Renton unless such vehicle
is so constructed .or loaded as to'prevent any load or contents of litter from
being blown or .deposited upon ar~' street, alley or other public place. Nor
shall ar~ person drive or move an~ vehicle or truck within the City the wheels
or tires of which carry onto or deposit in an~ street, alley or other public
place, mud, dirt, sticky substances or foreign matter of any kind.
SECTION IX: Lit~t~r in_ Parkm~' No person shall thr~w or deposit lit-
ter in an~ park within the City. of Ranton except in public receptacles and
in such a manner that the litter will be prevented f-om being carried or ds-
posited by the etemsnts upon az~ part of the park or upon ar~ street or other
public place. Where pub.lle receptacles are not provided, ell such litter
shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence
and properly disposed-of elsewhere.
SE_CTION X.: Litt,.:;r in Lake§ and. Founts~ip.s.. No person .sh_~]l throw or
deposit litter in any fo~,aln,' pond' lake,, stream, bay or ar~ other body of
water in a park or elsewh.~re within the City of Renton.
.~ECTION .XI: Thro 'wi~z~ ~or Distrib.utinE Co~aercial Handbills in Public
Places. No person shall ~l~w or deposit any c~mercial or non-~o~e~rcial-hand
bill in or upon ar~ sidew~.~Lk, street or other p~blic place within the City of
Renton. NOr shall any p~J~on hand out or distribute or sell an~ commercial
handbill in any public pie. ce. Provided, however, that it shall not be unlaw-
ful on az~ sidewalk, street, or other public place within the City of Renton
for any person to hand out or ~istribute, without charge t. the receiver there-
of, an~ non-co~w~ercial hs~ua~oill to any person willing to accept it.
SECTION ~XII: placir~ Comm~_~:~cial_aD_d NonrCommerci~al H ~db _i~l_s .on
Vehicles. No person sbic1 throw or. deposit ar~ commercial or non-co ~,w~rcial
handbLLl in or upon ar~ vehicle. Provided, however, that it shall not be un-
lawful in an~ public place for a person to hand out or ~istribute without
charge to the receiver thereof, a non-commercial handbill to any occupant of
a vehicle wh~ is willing to accept it.
_SECTION XIII. ~De~ositin~ Commercial~ and Nonr_Oo_m~_er~ial_Ha~dbil~ s on~
.Uninh~bited or V. ac~ut Pr, m~ses. No person shall throw or deposit an~ commer-
cial or non-co-m~rcial --hnndbill in or upon ar~ private premises which are
temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant.
SEOTIO,,,N .XIV: pro__hib!t~.._Distrib~_tion of_ Han~db'_~!ls Where Pr~e?lv
Posted. No person shall thro~, deposit ox. distribute ar~ co~er~ial or non-
co~rcial, ben,mill upon an~ private premises, if.required ~y ar~ne thereon
not to do so, or if there is placed on said premises in a conspicu~us posi-
tion near the entrance thereof, a sign bea~ the w~rde: "No Trespassing",
'~o Peddlers or Agents", '~o Advertisemer~", or ar~ similar r~tice, ~ndicat-
Lng in an~ manner that the occupants of said premises do not desire to be
molested or have their right of privacy disturbed, or tc nav~ ar~ such hand-
bills lei~ upon such premises.
.~E.OTION XV: DXstributin~ Co~,~ e.rctal and NoB-~Oommerc~ial HandbLl~.s at
~a~ hired Private.?r~mises. No person shall 'throw, deposit or distribute ar~
commercial or non-comm~rcial handbill in or upon private premises which are
inhabited, except by handing or transmitting a~v such handbill directly to
the owner, occupant', or' other person then present in or upon such private
premises. Provided, however, that in case of inhabited private premises which
are not posted, as provided in this Ordinance, such person, unless requested
12/03/99 FRI 14:15 [TX/RX NO 7544]
ATTACHMENT 4
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 15-141. Loads required to be covered.
No vehicle shall be driven or moved in any street or alley unless such vehicle is so constructed
or loaded, and the load covered or tied down or confined or otherwise secured, as to prevent
any of the load from dropping, sifting, leaking, spilling, or depositing any matter by dragging,
tracking, or otherwise escaping, except that sand my be dropped for the purpose of securing
traction or water other substances may be sprinkled on a roadway in the cleaning or
maintaining of such roadway by the public authority having jurisdiction.
Secs. 15-14~_2--15-150. Reserved.
CITY OFfs,
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
December 31, 1999
Phil Watkins, Chair
Land Use / Transportation Committee
Rick Perez, City Traffic Engineer
Speed Limit Ordinance Update
BACKGROUND
Citizen requests for the revision of five of the existing speed limits on major streets have been
received this year. In reviewing the existing code language, staff discovered that the code
language has not kept pace with annexations. Some streets that currently have posted speed limits
are not described in the code, resulting in a defacto speed limit of 25 mph. Hence, posted speed
limits are not consistent with existing code.
The City Council has authority to determine all speed limits in Federal Way, except on state
highways where the Washington State Transportation commission has sole authority. Streets not
explicitly defined in the code default to the state maximum speed limit, which is 25 mph on city
streets.
Citizen requests include the following locations:
· S 304th Street between Pacific Highway S and Military Road S;
SW 312th Street between 1st Avenue S and 8th Avenue SW;
· 23rd Avenue S between S 312th Street and S 317th Street;
· SW 342nd Street between 35th Avenue SW and Hoyt Road SW;
· SW 356th Street between 1st Avenue S and 20th Avenue SW.
Streets
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where posted limits exist that are not defined by code include the following:
S 320th Street between Interstate 5 and 1000 feet east of Weyerhaeuser Way;
Weyerhaeuser Way S between S 320th Street and S 349th Street;
S 336th Street between Interstate 5 and Weyerhaeuser Way S;
S 344th Street between Weyerhaeuser Way S and 1500 feet east of Weyerhaeuser Way;
Milton Road S between Enchanted Parkway and S 369th Street.
ANALYSIS
The federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, adopted by the city in FWCC Section
22-1476, lists the following criteria for determining appropriate speed limits:
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Road surface characteristics, shoulder condition, grade, alignment, and sight distance;
The 85th percentile speed and pace speed;
Roadside development and culture, and roadside friction;
Safe speed for curves or hazardous locations within the zone;
Parking practices and pedestrian activity;
Reported accident experience for a recent 12-month period.
Another criterion that staff would consider is consistency with speed limits on similar streets.
The Institute of Transportation Engineer's Traffic Engineering Handbook provides the following
rationale and guidance for setting speed limits'
"Proper use of speed regulation is based on the recognition that lower speed reduces
stopping distances and generally reduces severity of accidents."
"Speed regulations and speed limits are intended to supplement motorists' judgement in
determining speeds that are reasonable and proper for particular traffic, weather, and
roadway conditions."
"However, if drivers do not consider speed regulations to be reasonable, the limits will
be disobeyed and lose much of their value."
"...the more a driver deviates from the average speed of traffic, the greater his or her
chance of being involved in an accident."
"The 85th percentile speed as determined by speed studies is a principal factor to be used
in the determination of proper speed limits. It is generally assumed that 85 % of drivers
operate at speeds that are reasonable and prudent for the conditions present in each
situation. Hence the 85th percentile speed of a spot-speed distribution is a first
approximation of the speed zone that might be imposed, subject to consideration of other
factors, as listed above [citing MUTCD criteria]."
The 85th percentile speed is the speed that 85 percent of the sampled vehicles are not exceeding.
The pace speed is the 10 mph range of speeds that contain the largest percentage of sampled
vehicles. The pace speed is an important indicator of safety, as the probability of being involved
in a collision increases as speed varies from the majority of other vehicle speeds.
It should also be noted that several studies have demonstrated that 85th percentile speeds do not
vary appreciably as a result of changes in speed limits without consistently heavy enforcement.
To the extent that changes in speed limits increases variation in speeds between those that follow
speeds limits and those that continue to drive as before, collision rates could actually increase if
a speed limit is set too low.
Analysis of each citizen request follows.
S 304th Street between Pacific Highway S and Military Road S
S 304th Street is a two-lane principal collector with a posted speed limit of 35 mph. It has paved
shoulders that vary in width from 2 to 6 feet. The horizontal alignment is straight, with several
vertical curves that restrict stopping sight distance to 25 mph, The 85th percentile speed is 42 mph
and the 10 mph pace is 35 to 45 mph with 73 % within this range. Adjacent land use is single
family residential, with several lots having short frontage on the street resulting in a relatively
high driveway density. Several streets and driveways have restricted sight distance due to crest
vertical curves and landscaping. There is little parking activity in the roadways shoulders.
Although there is limited pedestrian activity, portions of the street would be a designated safe
walking route to Wildwood Elementary, Sacajawea Junior High, and Federal Way High Schools.
In 1994 through 1996, the corridor collision rate is 18.00 collisions per million vehicle miles,
compared to a city-wide average for principal collectors of 11.53. High collision intersections
are located at Military Road a collision rate of 1.19 (which has since been improved) and at
Pacific Highway S with a collision rate of 1.12. Both of these locations experienced this collision
rate primarily due to the lack of left-turn lanes.
The high collision rate and the number of crest vertical curves with inadequate sight distance
supports a reduction in the speed limit, but the current 85~h percentile and pace speeds suggest that
the speed limit should be 40 or 45. The citizen request is to lower the speed limit to 25 mph to
improve safety. Based on the collision experience, staff's recommendation is to lower the speed
limit to 30 mph between Pacific Highway S and 28th Avenue S.
SW 312th Street between 1st Avenue S and 8th Avenue SW
SW 312th Street is a two-lane minor arterial with a posted speed of 35 mph. Shoulders are
surfaced with a combination of gravel and asphalt concrete, with gentle grades and a horizontal
curves with a design speed of 45 mph. The 85~h percentile speed is 44 mph and the 10 mph pace
speed is 35 to 45 with 78% of drivers in this range. The roadside is lightly developed with single-
family residential, some retail uses, and a large church. A crest vertical curve near 2nd Avenue
SW limits sight distance, but is consistent with the design speed of the roadway. There is little
on-street parking, and pedestrian use is light, but the street is a safe walking route for students of
Lake Grove Elementary and Lakota Junior High Schools. Also, the church uses a marked
crosswalk to a small beach on Mirror Lake for recreational activities which generates significant
pedestrian volumes on warm summer days. The corridor collision rate is 1.87 collisions per
million vehicle miles, compared to a City-wide average of 4.55 for minor arterials. There are no
high collision rate intersections on this segment of SW 312th Street.
The petitioners cite the lack of sidewalks, improved sense of community, demonstrating a
commitment to a more pedestrian-friendly environment, and minimal cost as rationale for reducing
the speed limit to 25 mph. However, the petitioners' request does not cover other segments of
SW 312th Street with similar geometric conditions and higher pedestrian volumes in the vicinity
of Lakota Junior High School. Existing vehicle speeds suggest that a 45 mph speed limit would
be more appropriate, and collision data suggests that these speeds are not particularly unsafe.
However, based on pedestrian usage and citywide consistency, staff recommends that this speed
zone remain 35 mph.
23rd Avenue S between S 312th Street and S 317th Street
23rd Avenue S is a three-lane principal collector with bike lanes, curbside sidewalks, and street
lights, and a posted speed limit of 30 mph. Grades vary between 2 and 8 percent, resulting in
crest vertical curves that restrict sight distance to the 30 mph design speed. There is also a
horizontal curve that restricts sight distance to design speeds of 25 mph at the intersection of S
316th Street. The 85th percentile speed is 34 mph, with a 10 mph pace speed of 23 to 32 mph with
58% within that range. Adjacent properties are commercial, retail, and elderly housing. No on-
street parking is permitted, and pedestrian activity is relatively high. The corridor collision rate
is 4.38 collisions per million vehicle miles between S 312th Street and S 316th Street, but rises to
26.98 between S 316th Street and S 317th Street, compared to a citywide rate on principal
collectors of 11.53. The mileage-weighted collision rate is 10.74. The latter segment is driven
higher by a high collision rate intersection at S 317th Street, which has a collision rate of 1.06
collisions per million entering vehicles. This intersection will be signalized with as part of the
23rd Avenue S widening project between S 317th Street and S 324th Street. Other collector streets
in City Center are posted at 25 mph.
23rd Avenue S was restriped to the existing configuration from 4 lanes as a result of concerns of
pedestrians between elderly housing complexes on the east side and Hillside Plaza on the west
side. In addition, a raised median island was installed on the north leg of the intersection of S
314th Street (a private street providing access to Hillside Plaza). Due to the location of the island
and out-of-direction travel required by users to stay on sidewalks in Hillside Plaza, many
pedestrians prefer to cross mid-block between S 314th Street and S 316th Street, one of which
proved to be a fatal collision. Petitioners requested a reduction in the speed limit from 30 to 25
mph to improve safety. Staff recommended that studies be delayed until the S 312th Street
widening project was completed, as it was expected to revise traffic patterns significantly on 23rd
Avenue S.
Based on existing vehicle speeds, a 35 mph speed limit would be appropriate. However,
considering the relatively high pedestrian usage and consistency with similar streets in City
Center, staff recommends retaining the existing 30 mph speed limit.
SW 342nd Street between 35th Avenue SW and Hoyt Road SW
SW 342nd Street is a two-lane minor collector with a posted speed limit of 35 mph. It has a wide
paved width, with curb, gutter, and sidewalk on parts of this street segment, whereas others have
a dirt shoulder. The street is straight and flat and has good sight distance. The 85th percentile
speed is 37 mph and the 10 mph pace speed is 27 to 36 mph with 66% within this range.
Adjacent land uses are single-family residential, a regional storm detention facility, and
commercially zoned vacant land. Parking and pedestrian usage is light. All school children are
bused from this area to Green Gables Elementary, Saghalie Junior High, and Decatur High
Schools. The corridor collision rate is 1.44 collisions per million vehicle miles. Staff does not
track corridor collision rates on minor collector or local streets so no direct comparison can be
made, but the statewide average is 1.9. No high collision rate intersections are located on this
segment of SW 342nd Street.
A citizen is requesting that the speed limit be reduced to 25 mph, citing safety concerns
aggravated by cut-through traffic avoiding the all-way stop at SW 340th Street and Hoyt Road SW,
and the inconsistency of having 35th Avenue SW posted at 25 mph for similar conditions. The
citizen making the request has not wanted to pursue other solutions to speeding through the
Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program, but the speed limit would have to be lowered to 25 mph
to be eligible in any case. Staff believes that the higher speed limit is a result of substituting SW
342n~ Street for the once-planned extension of SW 344th Street from 35th Avenue SW to Hoyt Road
SW (49th Avenue NE in Tacoma) that was preempted by the construction of Northshore QFC.
Existing vehicle speeds suggest that the appropriate speed limit is 35 mph. However, the staff
recommendation is to lower the speed limit to 25 mph, as the cut-through problem should be
resolved by completion of the SW 340th Street and Hoyt Road signal project and to be consistent
with the speed limit on 35th Avenue SW.
SW 356th Street between 1st Avenue S and 20th Avenue SW
SW 356th Street is a 5-lane principal arterial with bike lanes and curbside sidewalks and street
lights. It has a posted speed limit of 35 mph, a design speed of 45 mph, gentle grades, and 3
horizontal curves with a design speed of 45 mph or greater. The 85th percentile speed is 43 mph
and the 10 mph pace speed is 35 to 44 mph with 80% within that range. The adjacent land uses
are single-family residential with some churches, and a commercial retail area in the vicinity of
21st Avenue SW. Pedestrian activity is generally light and no on-street parking is permitted.
Corridor collision rates are 0.94 between 1st Avenue S and 8th Avenue SW, 0.62 between 8~h
Avenue SW and 11th Avenue SW, 0.69 between 11th Avenue SW and 14th Avenue SW, and 5.89
between 14th Avenue SW and 21st Avenue SW compared to an average of 9.06 for principal
arterials in the City. The intersection of 21st Avenue SW and SW 356th Street is a high collision
rate intersection, with a collision rate of 1.37.
The Public Safety Department requested that the speed limit be raised to 40 mph, due to the
number of complaints received that the speed limit is set too low in order to generate revenue
from enforcement activities. One request has been received by Traffic Division staff to raise the
speed limit, citing the width of the street as encouraging higher speeds.
Based on the 85th percentile speed, a reasonable speed limit might be 45 mph. However, the only
other 45 mph speed limit in the City is Pacific Highway S north of S 308th Street, which is
constructed to much higher standards and has no single-family residential development adjacent
to it. The low corridor collision rates and high prevalence of higher speeds suggests that a 40
mph speed limit would not compromise safety. Therefore, staff recommends that the speed limit
be raised to 40 mph.
Annexed Areas
The City has limited collision data on which to base a change in existing speed zones and no
requests have been made to revise them. Therefore, staff recommends that the existing speed
limits be adopted and codified as follows:
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S 320th Street between Interstate 5 and 1000 feet east of Weyerhaeuser Way;
Weyerhaeuser Way S between S 320th Street and S 349th Street;
S 336th Street between Interstate 5 and Weyerhaeuser Way S;
S 344th Street between Weyerhaeuser Way S and 1500 feet east of Weyerhaeuser Way;
Milton Road S between Enchanted Parkway and S 369th Street.
Other Changes
The attached draft code language also makes minor changes to be internally consistent with street
designations and correct scrivener's errors.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests the Committee approve and forward the following staff recommendation to the
February 1st City Council consent agenda:
Revise Federal Way City Code Section 15-59 as shown in Attachment 1 and summarized as
follows:
· S 304th Street between Pacific Highway S and Military Road S: reduce the speed limit
from 35 to 30 mph.
· SW 312th Street between 1st Avenue S and 8th Avenue SW: maintain the existing 35 mph
limit.
· 23rd Avenue S between S 312th Street and S 317th Street; Maintain the existing 30 mph
speed limit.
· SW 342na Street between 35th Avenue SW and Hoyt Road SW: reduce the speed limit from
35 to 25 mph.
SW 356th Street between 1st Avenue S and 20th Avenue SW: increase the speed limit from
35 to 40 mph.
S 320th Street between Interstate 5 and east city limit: maintain the existing 40 mph zone.
Weyerhaeuser Way S between S 320th Street and S 349th Street: maintain the existing 35
mph zone.
S 336th Street between Interstate 5 and Weyerhaeuser Way S: maintain the existing 35 mph
zone.
S 344th Street between Weyerhaeuser Way S and east city limit: maintain the existing 35
mph zone.
Milton Road S between Enchanted Parkway S and S 369th Street: Maintain the existing 35
mph zone.
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ATTACHMENT 1
Sec. 15-59. Schedule.
The maximum speed limits set forth in the following schedule of speed limits are hereby
established as the reasonable and safe maximum speed limits to be effective at all times upon
the streets and highways designated in the schedule. The city manager shall cause appropriate
signs to be erected on such streets and highways, giving notice of the speed limits, as provided
in this article.
(1) Speed limit 30 mph. No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the following
described roads in excess of 30 miles per hour:
Ist Avenue South
between South 296th Place and Southwest 292nd Street
9th Avenue South
between South 336th Street and to South 348th Street
llth Place South
between South 320th Street and South 324th Street
23rd Avenue South
between South 312th Street and South 324th Street
South 304~h Street
between Pacific Highway South and Military Road South
South 36~4_th Street
between 1 lth Place South and 23rd Avenue South
Southwest 356th Street
between 20th Avenue Southwest and t°ae Pierce County Linc
(2) Speed limit 35 mph. No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the following
described roads in excess of 35 miles per hour:
1st Avenue South
between South 296th Street and South 356th Street
12th Avenue South
between South 372nd Way and South 364th Way
16th Avenue South
between ~ South Dash Point Road and Pacific Highway South, and
between Pacific Highway South and 348th Street, and between ~ South 356th
Street and South 364th Way
lOth Avenue Southwest-W
between Southwest~V Campus Drive and 6th Avenue Southwest~¢
21st Avenue Southwest-W
between Southwest Dash Point Road and Southwest~V 356th Street
28th Avenue South
between South 304th Street and South 317th Street
South 288th Street
between Pacific Highway South and F.A.I. #5
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Southwest~ 336th Street
between 21st Avenue Southwest~ and 26th Place Southwest~
Southwest~ 336th W~
between 26th Place Southwest~ and 30th Avenue Southwest~
SouthwestW 340th Street
between 30th Avenue Southwest~ and Hoyt Road Southwest
South 344th Street
between Weverhaeuser Way South and 1500 feet east of Weyerhaeuser Wag South
Southwest~ 344th Street
between 21st Avenue Southwest~ and 35th Avenue Southwest~
South 348th Street
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South 359th Street
between Pacific Highway South and 16th Avenue South
South 373rd Street
between Pacific Highway South and South 372nd Way
South 372nd Way
between 12th Avenue South and South 373rd Street
South 364th Way
between 12th Avenue South and 16th Avenue South
Hoyt Road Southwest
between ~ Southwest Dash Point Road and Pierce County
Milton Road South
between Enchanted Parkway South and South 369th Street
Redondo Way South
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(if extended)
SouthwestJ~tl Campus Drive
between 1 st Avenue South and 21 st Southwest.W.
South Star Lake Road
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Weyerhaeuser Way S
between S 320th Street and South 349th Street
(3) Speed limit 40 mph. No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the following
described roads in excess of 40 miles per hour:
South and SouthwestJeg 320th Street
between 21st Avenue Southwest and 1000 feet west of 1st Avenue South and
between F.A.I.//5 and 1000 feet east of Weyerhaeuser Way South
Southwest 356th Street
between 1st Avenue South and 20th Avenue Southwest
Military Road South
F.A.I. #5 at South Star Lake Road and F.A.I. #_~5 at South 307th Street (if
extended)
CITY
MEMORANDUM
To:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Land Use/Transportation Committee (LUTC)
Kathy McClung, Deputy CDS Director
Margaret H. Clark, AICP, Senior Planner
January 5, 2000
Long Range Planning Work Program
Staff and Council need to begin the discussion on this year's work program. Attached are lists of
the status of 1999 code amendments completed and not completed. In addition, it lists work
items that can go directly to the LUTC and City Council without Planning Commission review
and other related long range planning tasks that are required to be completed by state law. We
have also attached the description of the 1999 code amendments in more detail.
The number and type of requests received through the Comprehensive Plan update was a major
factor in slowing down the ability to take more items to the Planning Commission. A traffic and
an economic analysis will have to occur before some of these requests can be processed. The
uncertainty of the sensitive areas regulations also prevented us from entering into further
contracts to complete code amendments that might have overspent our budget. Since this
ordinance was completed sooner than we anticipated, we have $37,000 to carry over into this
year's code amendment funds, for a total of $87,000.
During the discussions of the sensitive areas ordinance, we made a commitment to the State that
we would look at the streams, aquifer protection, and slope portion of the code. There are some
citizens who will also expect that certain portions of the wetland ordinance be revisited. These
need to be put in context with the rest of the code amendments and prioritized.
In addition to the contract money, we have one FTE in Planning devoted to all long range
planning work items, in addition to a part of the deputy director's time. We anticipate that the
Sign Code Compliance 2000 project will not impact Margaret's time this year, but will impact a
large amount of Kathy's time.
2000 Planning Commission Work Program Page 1 January 5, 2000
A. CODE AMENDMENTS COMPLETED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN 1999
1. Formal Process for Yearly Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
2. Code Compliance-Related Items.
3. Sensitive Areas.
4. Adult Entertainment Uses.
5. Sign Code.
6. Telecommunications Ordinance.
STATUS OF CODE AMENDMENTS NOT COMPLETED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN
1999 (POTENTIAL CARRY-OVER ITEMS FOR 2000)
1. 1999 Comprehensive Plan Update (Planning Commission Public Hearing Tentatively
Scheduled For February).
Transportation Impact Fees (This Work Depends On The Traffic Modeling Anticipated
To Be Completed In July).
3. Miscellaneous Code Amendments (Contractor Bid Came in Over Budget; Working To
Pare Back Contractor Portion).
Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Not Started; State Is Still Working On Clarification).
Wellhead Protection (Not Adopted; Lakehaven Hopes To Have Their Work Completed
Soon).
Annexation/Development Agreements (Process Not Formalized).
Group Homes Type 1 (Not Started).
2000 Comprehensive Plan Update (Received Applications September 30, 1999; No
Formal Work Completed).
2000 Planning Commission Work Program Page 2 January 5, 2000
Ce
NON-PLANNING COMMISSION CODE AMENDMENTS
These are code amendments or other work items that are not required to go to the Planning
Commission, but can go directly to the Land Use Transportation Committee and City
Council.
1. Height Bonus Program (Some Work Has Been Completed; No Scheduled £ UTC
Meeting Date).
2. . Consultant Analysis for Planning in the Potential Annexation Area (PAA) (Consultant
Hired, Work Should Be Completed by end of January).
3. Changes to FWCC, Chapter 18, Environmental Policy (Not Started).
D. RELATED LONG RANGE TASKS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW
1. Office of Financial Management Yearly Population Estimate Report (This is an annual
report provided to the State Office of Financial Management [OFM].)
King County Benchmark and Annual Growth Information Report ~his is an annual
data request made of all cities by King County to fulfill requirements of the Growth
Management Act [GM_A].)
Track and Inventory Buildable Lands (Under the Buildable Lands Program, s&
counties, including King County, must annually collect data on land capacity and
development activity from their cities and unincorporated areas).
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2000 Planning Commission Work Program Page 3 January 4, 2000
EXHIBIT 1
DESCRIPTION OF 1999 CODE AMENDMENTS
Prepared January 11, 1999 (Revised December 6, 1999 & January 5, 2000)
A. LAND USE ISSUES AND RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS
1. CARRY OVER CODE AMENDMENTS FROM 1998 CONSIDERED BY THE LAND USE/
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (LUTC) AND CITY COUNCIL IN EARLY 1999
a) Formal Process for Yearly Comprehensive Plan Amendments (COMPLETED)
Set up a formal process on how to handle yearly requests for comprehensive plan
amendments. This process included how to apply; including key dates and timing of
applications.
b) Code Compliance Related Items (COMPLETED)
i) Address the number of junk cars/storage of vehicles on lots.
ii) Provide Code Compliance Officers authority to issue civil citations.
iii) Address the differences between Federal }Vay City Code (FWCC), Sections 22-1006
and 10-26 as they relate to hours of heavy equipment operation and associated noise.
c) Sensitive Areas (COMPLETED)
This code amendment is intended to create a wetland classification system to differentiate
between various classes of wetlands, also to allow buffer averaging and to require increased
buffer widths where warranted. The amendment is also intended to review the definitions of
streams relative to artificial water courses and to generally update the city code relative to
recent change in state and federal regulations.
2. OTHER LONG-RANGE PLANNING PROJECTS
a) Height Bonus Program (SOME WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED; NO SCHEDULED
LUTC MEETING DATE)
Adopt guidelines to allow increased height in the City Center (CC) zone if open space or
plazas are provided. This was part of the non-residential code amendments that were never
implemented. These guidelines must go to City Council for approval.
b) Consultant Analysis for Planning in the Potential Annexation Area (PAA)
(CONSULTANT HIRED, WORK SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY END OF JANUARY)
Provide comprehensive plan designations and zoning for area within the city's potential
annexation area. In 1998, the City Council appropriated $7,000 to determine how much
consulting help would be needed to accomplish this task. We will be hiring a consulting firm
to determine how much consulting help would be required to plan and zone the PAA.
Potential Tasks Include:
i) Update the parcel base for the PAA.
ii) Coordinate with King County on existing development activity within the PAA.
iii) Compare and analyze existing King County comprehensive plan designations and
zoning with potential Federal Way designations and zoning.
iv) Inventory existing land uses within the PAA (can be collected from King County
Assessor's data).
v) Conduct meetings with neighborhood groups and home owners' associations.
vi) Inventory the existing street system (may be available from King County at some
level).
vii) Collect traffic data (may be available from King County at some level).
viii) Traffic modeling based on impact of changes.
1. Expand level of data of existing traffic model within the PAA.
2. Calibrate and run model under existing situation.
3. Run model based on new land use designations.
4. Analyze model results.
ix) Adopt street classification system for the PAA.
x) Once adopted, change the text of the comprehensive plan, update all maps and zoning
code.
c) Changes to FWCC, Chapter 18, Environmental Policy (NOT STARTED)
d)
Incorporate recent changes to state law and make other changes to ensure consistency with
FWCC, Chapter 22, Zoning. An example of a change in response to state law would be the
creation of a planned actions category which allows environmental review earlier in the
planning process (in conjunction with comprehensive plan elements or master plans), with
abbreviated review at the project permit level. Also, address other housekeeping items such
as making changes to bring Chapter 18 into compliance with ESHB 1724.
Track and Inventory Buildable Lands (ON-GOING, COMPLETED RESIDENTIAL
DATA FOR 1996, 1997, AND 1998)
Track single family, multifamily, commercial, and industrial development, as well as
creation of single family lots on a yearly basis. This process is intended to compare
anticipated growth against actual development over time to determine whether there is
enough suitable land to accommodate expected growth for the 20 year planning period, and
whether urban densities are being achieved.
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B. PLANNING COMMISSION SCHEDULE~
1. Adult Entertainment Uses (COMPLETED)
This included a review of existing regulations and proposed amendments.
2. 1999 Comprehensive Plan Update (PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING
TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY/FEBRUARY)
3. Transportation Impact Fees (THIS WORK DEPENDS ON THE TRAFFIC MODELING
ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED IN JUL Y)
Prepare a Transportation Concurrency Ordinance and/or Traffic Impact Fee Ordinance.
4. Sign Code (COMPLETED)
The following is a summary of the list of housekeeping amendments to the sign code that were
considered:
a) Pump Topper Signs - Size limits and number limits should be added to the code.
Normal Maintenance -- Sign permits should not be required when the size and
structure are not changing in a panel sign either on a building or freestanding. (Land
Use Committee asked that "change of color" be raised as an issue for maintenance).
Sign Permit Expiration -- One year after permit is ready to issue, it expires with
ability to ask for one six month extension (to be consistent with other types of building
permits). Also the permit will expire once it is applied for if the city requests more
information and the applicant does not respond within 6 months.
Government Signs -- This entire section of the code should be revised. Whether a
permit is required is only one of the issues. Staff should not have discretion for
content as long as it only identifies the facility and it's events, but government signs
should be comparable to other signs allowed in that particular zoning district. (Land
Use Committee asked to make sure city entry signs were allowed somewhere in the
Code).
e) Definitions - Add definitions to help permit processing and code enforcement.
JO Construction Standards -- Make definitions consistent with construction standards.
g) Balloons - No more than two displays per site.
~Depending on the in-house expertise and need for in-house experience, some, all, or portions of each code
amendment may be done by in-house staff or assigned to consultants.
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Construction Signs (No Change)
i) Having the sign up during the construction phase should be adequate time to
advertise a new business before it actually opens.
ii Allow "coming soon" or "open during construction" only after building permits
are obtained.
0 Directional Signs - Add height and number requirements to code.
j) Final Inspection Process -- Staff needs to inspect the sign to ensure it was
constructed according to plans. Code language to formalize the process is needed
k) Subdivision Signs - The Council direction on code changes for subdivision signs
needs to be incorporated.
l) Menu Boards -- Add a definition and criteria for size, number and location.
m) Fix typo in section 22-1599 (skips d)
n) Prohibited Signs - List off-site signs as prohibited with appropriate exceptions.
Special Sales - Signs outside of the permitted signs should be kept to a minimum in
order to reduce sign clutter. Allow special promotions for 60 days total a year, no
more than 4 times per year.
p) Multi-family Uses in Residential Zones - Amend Table 2 to allow signs for existing
multi-family uses in single family zones.
Recreation Clubhouse or Area (No change) - Clubhouses and recreation areas are
intended for the use of the residents within that complex or subdivision, not for the
general public. If the general public were to be use these facilities on an on-going
basis, the requirements for parking, pedestrian amenities, etc. would be more
stringent.
Commercial Daycares in Residential Zones - Add the same provisions we currently
have for churches and if the daycare is within a church, add a provision for an
additional 20 square feet.
Low Profile Combined Sign Package - When the code was changed last year, the
process for reviewing combined sign packages was not changed to reflect the new
processes. It should be Process 3.
0 Building Mounted Signs - Allow additional building mounted signs of up to 7% of the
building face and not to exceed 240 square feet.
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u) Landscaping - Landscaping vegetation shall consist of ground cover that within 2
years time shall cover 90°40, etc.
v)
Exemption from Amortization - The old Process 1 required public notice. Since the
criteria for granting exemption is straightforward, it makes sense to have an
administrative process that is appealable to the Hearing Examiner.
w) Sign Area Transfer - Needs clarification..
Community Service Event or Civic Event - Broaden the interpretation of when these
type of signs can be used, but add better criteria in the definition and in the numbers,
etc.
Miscellaneous Code Amendments (CONTRACTOR BID CAME IN OVER BUDGET;
WORKING TO PARE BACK CONTRACTOR PORTION)
a) Public Parks -
i) Research an amendment to allow for an increase in the maximum height requirements
for sports fieM lighting, flagpoles, and other structures such as back stops associated
with sports fields. Alternatively, due to the increased height needed for these structures,
a variance from the allowable maximum heights wouM be necessary.
ii) Research an amendment to the land use chart to provide for a case by case basis (with
guidelines) for landscaping requirements for public parks. This is to provide for
flexibility because parks by their very nature already have significant landscaping.
b) Process-
0 Amend FWCC, Section 22-354. Interpretations to clarify under what situations a
written interpretation versus Process I is appropriate.
ii) Clarify the process to handle appeals of administrative interpretations. Also clarify the
references to appeals of administrative interpretations using Process IV (Hearing
Examiner), i.e., whether this means that appeals of administrative interpretations
shouM be processed like a Process IV application or whether they shouM be handled
like appeals of Process IV decisions.
iii) Clarify the differences between the process to handle interpretations vs. inquires.
iv) Research an amendment to allow divisions of parcels in a commercial zone by either
platting or a binding site plan.
v) Clarify the land use process for tenant improvements and minor expansion of buildings.
l~hen the HB 1724 amendments were adopted, the process for tenant improvements and
minor expansion of buildings was inadvertently omitted. In the interim, staff has
addressed this through interpretation.
c) Other Miscellaneous -
i) Research an amendment to exempt recreational vehicles parked within an enclosed
structure from the height and length limits of FI4,'CC, Division II.
ii) Research an amendment to limit the size of residential garages by setting a maximum
size in relationship to the principal structure or as may be regulated by the Uniform
Building Code.
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iiO Clarify FWCC, Section 22-723 related to the requirement that there may only be one
gas station at any intersection in the Neighborhood Business (BN) zone and FWCC,
Section 22- 754 related to the requirement that there may not be more than two gas
stations at any intersection as these sections apply to gas stations that are part of and
accessory to a convenience store.
iv) Clarify definition of height. The present definition is complicated and difficult to
administer.
v) Research an amendment to the maximum height requirements in order to address the
height of power poles in the rights of ways. Alternatively, a variance from the allowable
maximum heights wouM be necessary.
vi) Address the differences between FWCC, Sections 22-1425 and Use Zone Charts 22-796
and 22-814 regarding height allowances for above grade parking facilities. FWCC,
Section 22-1425 specifies 135feet and 100 respectively in the CC-C and CC-F zones,
whereas, Use Zone Charts 22-796 and 22-814 specifies 45feet and 35feet respectively.
vii) Incorporate interpretations from the Interpretation Notebook that staff has had to keep
over the years. These are relatively straightforward and are not major policy issues.
viii) Add a provision for canceling incomplete subdivision applications ifa substantial
period of time has elapsed without the applicant responding to city requests for
additional information.
Clarify what constitutes vesting of a project, i.e., building permit vs. site plan approval.
Research an amendment to site containers for emergency preparedness on school sites.
ix)
x)
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xiO
xiiO
xiv)
Research an amendment to
(BP) and Office Park (OP)
Research an amendment to
non-residential zone.
allow schools including satellite schools in Business Park
zones.
allow expansion of a nonconforming residential use in a
Research an amendment to decrease side yard requirements in existing mobile home
parks in order to allow the siting of larger mobile homes and manufactured homes.
Research an amendment to the existing Land Surface Modification provisions to remove
any discrepancies between this provision and recent state law changes to the Forest
Practices Act.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design -
This proposed amendment is a result of training provided to Community Development
Services, Police, and PARCS staff. Examples of ways to reduce crime include the following:
i) Well lit pedestrian, parking, activity, and service areas.
ii) Pedestrian routes without blind corners.
iii) Low fences and see through landscaping.
iv) Building entrances visible from public streets or places.
Endangered Species Act (ESA) (NOT STARTED; STATE IS STILL WORKING ON
CLARIFICATION)
Adopt code amendments to bring the FWCC into compliance with the mandates pertaining to
endangered species that are the result of the 1999 legislative session and the ESA Statewide
Salmon Recovery Strategy.
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7. Wellhead Protection (NOT ADOPTED; LAKEHA VEN HOPES TO HA VE THEIR WORK
COMPLETED SOON)
Adopt the provisions relating to wellhead protection that comes out of the Lakehaven Utility
District work and/or supplement. The L UTC agreed to put this code amendment on hold until the
Lakehaven Utility District has completed their study.
8. Telecommunications Ordinance (COMPLETED)
a) How shouM temporary/mobile towers (cell on wheels) be regulated?
b) Modify definition ora minor facility to match existing technology and clarify under what
conditions they may be collocated on existing structures and buildings.
c) Assess and identify requirements and process for locating telecommunications facilities
within public rights of way.
d) Clarify criteria in FWCC 22-649for allowing Personal Wireless Service Facilities.
9. Annexation/Development Agreements (PROCESS NOT FORMALIZED)
a) Clarify the existing process for concomitant agreements to include development agreements.
The Growth Management Act (GMA) provides for the use of development agreements
whereby an applicant and the city may enter into a development agreement, which wouM
lend certainty to a project by setting out the rules up-front with which a project must comply.
b) Clarify process and specify criteria for annexations in Chapter 19, Article 3, Annexation.
10. Group Homes Type 1 (NOT STARTED)
Clarify procqss for siting Group Homes Type I. Presently, the FWCC is silent as to the locations
or standards for these types of uses.
11. 2000 Comprehensive Plan Update (RECEIVED APPLICATIONS SEPTEMBER 30, 1999;
NO FORMAL WORK COMPLETED)
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EXHIBIT 2
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER LONG RANGE PLANNING
PROJECTS
e
Office of Financial Management Yearly Population Estimate Report
This is an annual report required of all jurisdictions in April of each year by the State Office of
Financial Management (OFM). This information is used by OFM to estimate the official population for
jurisdictions as of April 1st of each year. These population estimates are then used by OFM as a basis to
distribute certain state revenues.
King County Benchmark and Annual Growth Information Report
This is an annual data request made of all cities by King County to fulfill requirements of the
Growth Management Act (GMA).
Track and Inventory Buildable Lands
Under the Buildable Lands Program, six counties, including King County must annually collect data
on land capacity and development activity from their cities and unincorporated areas. A full report,
including data and evaluation for five years of development activity, is due to the State in 2020. The
first report will cover 1996, 1997, and 1998 and will focus on measurement of actual density
achieved in residential and non-residential development and permit and land development activity
for these three years. This process is intended to compare anticipated growth against actual
development over time to determine whether there is enough suitable land to accommodateexpected
growth for the 20 year planning period, and whether urban densities are being achieved.
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