LUTC MINS 02-03-2014MEETING SUMMARY
Committee Members in Attendance: Committee Chair Bob Celski and Committee member Jeanne Burbidge. Council
members in attendance: Susan Honda and Kelly Maloney.
Staff in Attendance: Director of Parks, Public Works and Emergency Management Cary Roe, Deputy Public Works Director
Marwan Salloum, Deputy Public Works Director Ken Miller, Surface Water Manager William Appleton, Planner Manager Isaac
Conlen, Principal Planner Margaret Clark, Senior Transportation Planning Engineer Sarady Long, Assistant City Attorney Peter
Beckwith, and Administrative Assistant II Shawna Upton.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Committee Chair Celski called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes)
Frank Choate shared concerns about being forced to leave the manufactured home park where he lives if the land owner
decides to sell the property. He stated the costs for relocating a manufactured home are costly and he would not have
the means to afford such a move.
Ishbel Dickens, Executive Director of the National Manufactured Home Owners Association, spoke in favor of mobile
home park zones. She noted that if the mobile home parks in Federal Way closed, approximately 800 low- income and
senior households would be impacted.
Iris Stripling mentioned she lives in a park for residents 55 and over and noted how difficult it would be for the residents
to move. She noted that the financial impacts would be devastating and feels it would cause several residents to seek
welfare assistance, becoming a burden on the community, instead of being able to support themselves.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Forward to
Topic Title/ Description Council
A. Approval of Minutes: January 6, 2014 N/A
Committee approved the January 6, 2014, LUTC minutes as presented.
Moved: Burbidge Seconded: Celski Passed: Unanimously, 2 -0
B. Motorist Information Signs Code Interpretation February 18, 2014
Business
Mr. Perez provided an overview of the intent of the motorist information signs and briefly
explained state requirements and current City sign code. Mr. Perez noted the sign code
prohibits all offsite business signs, unless otherwise permitted. Since motorist information
service signs have logo panels for specific businesses, staff interpreted them to be
prohibited under the sign code. State law includes a restriction that businesses had to
Committee Members City Staff
Bob Celski, Chair Cary M. Roe, P.E., Director of Parks, Public Works and Emergency Management
Jeanne Burbidge, Member Shawna Upton, Administrative Assistant II
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City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use /Transportation Committee
February 3, 2014 City Hall
5:30 p.m. Council Chambers
MEETING SUMMARY
Committee Members in Attendance: Committee Chair Bob Celski and Committee member Jeanne Burbidge. Council
members in attendance: Susan Honda and Kelly Maloney.
Staff in Attendance: Director of Parks, Public Works and Emergency Management Cary Roe, Deputy Public Works Director
Marwan Salloum, Deputy Public Works Director Ken Miller, Surface Water Manager William Appleton, Planner Manager Isaac
Conlen, Principal Planner Margaret Clark, Senior Transportation Planning Engineer Sarady Long, Assistant City Attorney Peter
Beckwith, and Administrative Assistant II Shawna Upton.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Committee Chair Celski called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes)
Frank Choate shared concerns about being forced to leave the manufactured home park where he lives if the land owner
decides to sell the property. He stated the costs for relocating a manufactured home are costly and he would not have
the means to afford such a move.
Ishbel Dickens, Executive Director of the National Manufactured Home Owners Association, spoke in favor of mobile
home park zones. She noted that if the mobile home parks in Federal Way closed, approximately 800 low- income and
senior households would be impacted.
Iris Stripling mentioned she lives in a park for residents 55 and over and noted how difficult it would be for the residents
to move. She noted that the financial impacts would be devastating and feels it would cause several residents to seek
welfare assistance, becoming a burden on the community, instead of being able to support themselves.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Forward to
Topic Title/ Description Council
A. Approval of Minutes: January 6, 2014 N/A
Committee approved the January 6, 2014, LUTC minutes as presented.
Moved: Burbidge Seconded: Celski Passed: Unanimously, 2 -0
B. Motorist Information Signs Code Interpretation February 18, 2014
Business
Mr. Perez provided an overview of the intent of the motorist information signs and briefly
explained state requirements and current City sign code. Mr. Perez noted the sign code
prohibits all offsite business signs, unless otherwise permitted. Since motorist information
service signs have logo panels for specific businesses, staff interpreted them to be
prohibited under the sign code. State law includes a restriction that businesses had to
Committee Members City Staff
Bob Celski, Chair Cary M. Roe, P.E., Director of Parks, Public Works and Emergency Management
Jeanne Burbidge, Member Shawna Upton, Administrative Assistant II
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either be located on or visible from the arterial intersecting the freeway. Currently, the
State permitted signs for two hotels that do not meet the criteria. Unless the City is willing
to permit the signs for the two hotels, the existing signs would be removed from I -5 and
the off- ramps. Further information was provided regarding, sign fees, maximum number
and type of allowable signs and discussion continued.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Burbidge Seconded: Celski Passed: Unanimously, 2 -0
C. Ordinance Regarding Appeal Process for Administrative Decisions February 18, 2014
Ordinance
Mr. Beckwith provided background on this topic and noted Council's role in quasi - judicial First Reading
actions. These actions determine the legal rights, duties and privileges of specific parties
and with this role Council is limited in their ability to consider outside information and can
only consider information presented at the hearing when making a decision on the issue.
The proposed amendments would remove Council from this role. Further information was
provided and discussion continued regarding land use processes in addition to how Councils
role will change with the proposed amendments to the ordinance.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Burbidge Seconded: Celski Passed: Unanimously, 2 -0
D. Authorization to Amend the 2013 -2014 SWM Infrastructure Maintenance and Service February 18, 2014
Contract (AG 13 -150), Increasing the Total Compensation by $150,563.00 Consent
Mr. Appleton noted this contract was approved for two years and had been funded for 2013
but funding needs to be approved for the 2014 portion of the contract. He provided a brief
summary of services that are provided by this contract and indicated we are getting high
quality service from the company.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Burbidge Seconded: Celski Passed: Unanimously, 2 -0
E. Manufactured Home Park Zone District
Ms. Clark explained that in 2013 the City was approached by residents of the Belmor Mobile
Home Park who requested that the City adopt regulations creating a Mobile /Manufactured
Home Park (MHP) Zone. City Council adopted the 2013 Planning Commission Work
Program and included the MHP item. Belmor Homeowners later requested that any future
zoning issues regarding mobile home parks exclude Belmor. At that time, City Council
removed the MHP item. Additionally, Council requested staff research the issue further to
determine how changes in zoning would affect existing parks. Ms. Clark shared information
regarding the zoning regulations of Kent, Tumwater and Marysville which have all adopted
provisions related to the preservation of mobile /manufactured home parks.
Councilmember Honda asked for specifics regarding the City of Kent and how they address
the relocation plan for residents. Ishbel Dickens was asked to address that topic.
Councilmember Celski asked Ms. Dickens if she was aware of other cities that offer relation
assistance and noted his concern with protecting the MHP residents. Discussion continued
regarding potential impacts to home owners and policy issues. Councilmember Burbidge
noted concern regarding the specificity of the options before the Committee and asked if
there was a possibility of staff providing additional options for consideration prior to moving
forward to full Council.
Motion to include the consideration of Mobile/ Manufactured Home Parks
Zoning Designation on the 2014 Planning Commission Work Program and to
include consideration of zoning and other regulatory options.
Moved: Burbidge Seconded: Celski Passed: Unanimously, 2 -0
February 18, 2014
Business
Committee Members City Staff
Bob Celski, Chair Cary M. Roe, P. E., Director of Parks, Public Works and Emergency Management
Jeanne Burbidge, Member Shawna Upton, Administrative Assistant II
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2014 Planning Commission Work Program
At the beginning of each year, the City Council approves the Planning Commission Work
Program. The role of the Planning Commission is to make recommendations to the LUTC
Committee and City Council regarding Comprehensive Plan Amendments and amendments
to the text of the zoning code. Ms. Clark discussed the types of items that are addressed
in the code amendments and current staffing levels. She also noted the status of the 2013
Planning Commission Work Program and discussed items that are in the current 2014 Work
Program. Required actions for the 2014 Work Program are to begin working on the 2015
major comprehensive plan updates, critical areas regulations update, revise zoning
regulations for the siting of Group Homes, Type III, which provide housing for violent and
sexually violent criminals and predators, as well as adopt marijuana - related code
amendments. Non - required, discretionary actions, high priority items are to amend the
process for updating the comprehensive plan, amend the nonconforming provisions, amend
regulations to increase exempt levels for a threshold determination under the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and amend the language in the Environmental Policy
related to the Time Horizon of the Planned Action SEPA. Non - required, discretionary
actions, for medium and low priority as well as a housekeeping code amendments
placeholder were also discussed. Ms. Clark noted that the Mayor recommended forwarding
Option 1; however, addition of the MHP amendments to the Work Program by the
Committee as well as the Planned Action SEPA item presented by staff this evening would
be Option 2. Councilmember Honda noted that Planning Commission Work Program items
haven't seemed to move forward very quickly and asked what staffing changes would be
needed to address more items. Discussion continued regarding past and current staffing
levels for current and long range planning and grants funding that had been provided in the
past to assist with completion of work program items.
Committee forwarded Option #1 with the two changes that are in process.
(Modify work program to include MHP Zoning and changes to the Time Horizon
of the Planned Action SEPA).
Moved: Burbidge Seconded: Celski Passed: Unanimously, 2 -0
4. OTHER
5. FUTURE MEETINGS /AGENDA ITEMS:
The next LUTC meeting will be Monday, March 3, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 6:52 PM.
COMMITTEE APPROVAL:
Bob Celski, Chair tJenneBurbidge, M ber
February 18, 2014
Business
Attest:
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Committee Members City Staff
Bob Celski, Chair Cary M. Roe, P. E., Director of Parks, Public Works and Emergency Management
Jeanne Burbidge, Member 5hawna Upton, Administrative Assistant H
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