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City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Useffransportation Committee
August 17, 1998
5:30 pm . .
City Hall
Council Chambers
MEETING AGENDA
1.
CALL TO ORDER
2.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.
PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes)
4.
COMMISSION COMMENT
5.
BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Legislative Agenda Info
B. Paviìions Center Access on South 312th Action
Street
C. 1998 Comprehensive Plan Update Action
D. Date of September Meeting Action
Mathesonll0 min
Perez/IS min
Clark/Perez/90 min
Committee
6.
FUTURE MEETING AGENDA ITEMS
SWManagementJDept of Ecology Ordinance Package
Open Cut of ROW vs Boring
Non Residential Design Guidelines
Adult Entertainment Regulations
Land Use Pennit/Building Fees
RTA Process
7.
ADJOURN
Committee Members:
Phil Watkins, Chair
Jeanne Burbidge
Mary Gates
City Staff:
Greg Moore, Director, Community Development Services
Sandy Lyle, Administrative Assistant
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SUMMARY
In attendance: Committee members Phil Watkins (Chair), Mary Gates and Jeanne Burbidge; Council Member Linda Kochmar;
Public Works Director Cary Roe; Director of Community Development Services Greg Moore; Deputy Director of Community
Development Services Kathy McClung; Building Official Mary Kate Gaviglio; Surface Water Manager Jeff Pratt; Assistant City
Attorney Bob Sterbank; Principal Planner Greg Fewins; Associate Planner Deb Barker; Traffic Analyst Sarady Long;
Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:30pm by Chainnan Phil Watkins. Item H, Cell Phone Towers, was added to the
agenda.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the July 6, 1998, meeting were approved as presented.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment on any non-agenda items.
4. COMMISSION COMMENT
There was no additional comment from any of the City Commissions.
5. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Shoreline Ordinance - After discussion, the Committee mfs/c recommendation of approval of the Shorelines Ordinance
to the City Council as amended. The only shorelines designations in Federal Way are from Dumas Bay to Poverty Bay
and Northlake. The Committee expressed concerns about the Dumas Bay neighborhood being an area in transition
where annexation to Lakehaven has occurred but no sewers are planned currently. The Committee amended the
ordinance to maintain the rural zoning designation until ordered to do otherwise by the state to maintain the lowest
possible density. In no case would setbacks be less than 30 feet from the highwater mark.
B. DOT Brietin!! on Narrows Bridge Proposal - Jerry Ellis and Jim Metcalf discussed SR#16/Tacoma Narrows
improvements and the impact that would have in Federal Way. The state would fund $50 million in improvements. The
remainder would be paid privately. An advisory election will take place on November 3, 1998.
C. 1997 UBC Code AdQptionlCbapter 5 Amendments - The Committee mfs/c recommendation of approval of the 1997
Unifonn Code Adoption and FWCC clean-up. The state adoption of the amended codes became effective July 1, 1998.
The City has been enforcing the new code as required by law since that date. As part of this ordinance, language has
been added to the FWCC which will automatically adopt the current state adopted code eliminating the need to amend
the FWCC every three years to keep current with state law.
D. Bayview Estates Plat Alteration - Lots 5 through 16 of Bayview Country Estates were established as town home lots.
The City of Federal Way has no provisions for town home construction in single family zoning districts. Therefore, in
order to build on these lots, they must be rep1atted from town home lots to single family lots, and the plat language
changed. The Committee mfs/c unanimous recommendation of approval to Council of the plat alteration to change six
townhouse lots into two single family lots.
E. Crown Point Sewer R~pair - PrQPosed Interlocal A~reement/100% Conwletion/Authority to Bid/Authority to Award
Bid - The Committee m/s/c recommendation of approval to the City Council to authorize staff to enter into a proposed
Interlocal Agreement with the Lakehaven Utility District for the Crown Point Stonn and Sanitary Sewer Line
replacements; authorize staff to bid the Crown Point Storm and Sanitary Sewer Line Replacement project; and subject
to the low bid meeting budget constraints and the low bidder being responsive, responsible, and capable - authorize
staff to award the bid for the Crown Point Stonn and Sanitary Sewer Line Replacement without returning to Committee
and Council.
F. AdQpt-a-Stream Pro!!ram - A 1994-99 cooperative agreement between the USFWS and the City (AG 94-212) provided
for 50:50 share on approved projects which benefit surface water fisheries and habitat. Decatur High School through
the Federal Way School District has requested funding support from this cooperative agreement to develop an Adopt-A-
Stream program for Lakota Creek. The Committee mfs/c recommendation of approval to the City Council authorizing
the Acceptance of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) grant in the amount of $8,715.00 and authorize
the City Manager to execute a Services agreement for $11,230 with the Federal Way School District to reimburse the
District for specified expenditures to implement the Adopt-A-Stream program.
G. Grant PrQPosal for Midd~y Vaqpool Services - The Committee mfs/c recommendation of approval to the City Council
the Employer Services Grant for Midday Transportation Services. Staff anticipates that the proposed grant would
further enhance SOY reduction and assist Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) affected work sites in the City of Federal
Way to meet their CTR goals.
H. Cell Phone Towers - Staff presented information on current cell phone tower permit applications in the City limits.
There are to be of letters of notification mailed to residents and calls to individual council members are likely. Staff
reminded the Committee that these permit applications are approved administratively or by the hearing examiner and
need not be reviewed by Council
6. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next meeting will be held on August 17, 1998, at 5:30 pm.
7. ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 7: 15pm.
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Land Use & Transportation Committee
Derek M. Matheson, Assistant to the City Managerqçt.v
FROM:
DATE:
August 13, 1998
SUBJECT:
1999 Legislative Agenda & Position Paper
Attached for the Committee's review and comment is the staff proposed Legislative Agenda and
Position Paper for the 1999 Legislative Session. The proposed Position Paper includes all issues
on which the City may wish to take a position during the next legislative session. A subsection of
items in the Position Paper that are likely to receive greater City attention during the legislative
session are marked with an asterisk and cross-listed on our Legislative Agenda, which will be
shorter and more effective than in past years.
New additions to this year's Position Paper include:
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Assumption of special purpose districts
Abolition of Boundary Review Boards
A position on Conservation Districts
Support for continued distribution of MVET funds to cities (or an acceptable substitute)
Local government involvement in salmon issues
City-supported changes in the labor contract arbitration process
Limiting of employer liability for reference checks
Economic development funding
Immunity for the Year 2000 Problem
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Specific policy areas of interest to the Land Use & Transportation Committee could include
sections on Land Use and Community Development; Transportation, Parks, and Infrastructure; and
Energy and Telecommunications.
The Legislative Agenda and Position Paper will also be reviewed by the Finance, Economic
Development and Regional Affairs Committee; and the Parks, Recreation, Public Safety and
Human Service Committee prior to final review by the full City Council on September 15.
City of Federal Way
Legislative Agenda
1999 Legislative Session
Draft 8/12/98
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
Federal Way opposes any redirection of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) that restricts or
lessens MVET support for local programs unless equal revenues that accommodate inflation are
substituted. Current MVET -funded programs include sales tax equalization, public health, criminal
justice, the Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC), and transit and transportation funding
for cities.
Assumption of Special Purpose Districts
The existence of multiple urban service providers inside urbanized areas is inconsistent with the values
of the Growth Management Act, which states that cities are the appropriate providers of urban
services in these areas. The City therefore supports legislation which simplifies and clarifies the
circumstances under which a city may dissolve and assume jurisdiction over a special purpose district,
and opposes any legislation that would diminish that authority of cities - especially within Potential
Annexation Area (P AA) boundaries.
Conservation Districts
The City supports efforts to conserve natural resources within the city and within the region as a
whole and, where appropriate, supports the use of conservation districts to fund and provide
conservation related improvements that are not provided by local government. The City does not
support, however, special assessments which duplicate assessments imposed by a city for
conservation purposes and which do not provide additional benefits to properties within the city. The
City therefore opposes any legislation that would mandate inclusion of a city or properties within it
in a conservation district.
Capital Facilities Planning
Federal Way supports Legislative measures to ensure that special purpose districts and ports are
required to prepare capital facilities plans on a regular basis that are consistent with the planning done
by cities and counties.
Boundary Review Boards
The City supports elimination of Boundary Review Boards. These non-elected boards have been
rendered obsolete by Potential Annexation Area (P AA) planning under the GMA. Further, these
boards have a history of bowing to political pressure and contradicting specific GMA provisions and
values.
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Liquor Licenses
Federal Way strongly supports any efforts to make the commercial liquor license application process
more accessible to the public. A public hearing process would improve access by the community and
would encourage greater input and comment ftom all interested parties. In addition, liquor license
applications should be make available for public inspection and subsequent written comment at the
local level. Applicant would need to place a public notice in paper advertising the license and the
availability of application materials.
Liquor Control Board
The state should conduct a performance evaluation/audit of the liquor control board as it relates to
its mission of regulating liquor for the sake of our state's communities. The Legislature should
restructure/reaffirm Liquor Control Board as mandated by audit.
Adult Retail
Federal Way supports authorizing local governments to minimize the negative secondary impacts of
adult retail establishments on their communities by adopting strict requirements for location and hours
of operation. Secondary impacts have been documented by a number of studies and include increased
criminal value, diminished neighborhood character, and downward pressure on property values.
Salmon Issues
State initiatives related to salmon habitats should contain local components that recognize the vast
diversity of conditions across the state. In addition, all state initiatives and processes related to
salmon should include meaningful input ftom local government.
Telecommunications
Federal Way continues to strongly oppose legislation which would preempt local authority over such
items as pole attachments, cellular tower siting, cable reftanchising, and telecommunications charges.
Federal Way supports legislation that protects the right of local government to assess ftanchise and
other fees, to negotiate ftanchise agreements, and exercise other controls on the operation of
telecommunication business in the public rights of way.
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City of Federal Way
Position Paper
1999 Legislative Session
Draft 8/12/98
General Policy
The City of Federal Way supports state legislative efforts to encourage cost-effective regional
policy planning and delivery of government services, balanced by local program implementation.
These efforts must be focused on eliminating duplicate services and preserving local control over
service delivery. The City also supports legislation which enhances local flexibility to address
issues of local concern. The City opposes legislation which mandates increased local costs or
which results in an inappropriate diminution of local authority over local affairs.
General Local Government
Home Rule
The City of Federal Way strongly supports the adoption ofa constitutional home rule amendment
which would guarantee decision-making authority for local matters at the local level. The City
also urges the Legislature to refrain from enacting legislation that adversely impacts the concept
oflocal self-government or restricts the ability of cities and towns to exercise existing power.
Mandates
All local governments have been impacted by the elimination and reduction of various federal
domestic aid programs. Changes at the state level have also affected local government revenue
options. Equally important are the growing number of mandates passed from the federal and state
governments to local governments; mandates which are not accompanied by additional resources.
Delivering public services requires a strong state-local partnership, and local revenue needs must
be recognized when new programs are enacted or if the state revenue system is restructured.
As directed by Initiative 62 (RCW 43.135.060), Federal Way strongly urges the Legislature to
cease imposition of additional financial or operating burdens on cities unless such mandates are
compelled by an overriding state interest and are accompanied by financial resources to
accommodate the costs of compliance.
Year 2000 Problem
Federal Way supports legislation that would protect local governments and their elected officials!
employees from liability and harm caused by incorrectly calculated or interpreted dates associated
with the Year 2000 (Y2K) Problem.
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Finance and Economic Development
State Fiscal Policy
State Tax Roll BacklExpenditure Limitation Efforts
Federal Way receives significant support from state-collected, locally-shared revenues. As
such, the City opposes efforts to alter state fiscal operations unless they enhance City receives
(*) Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
Federal Way opposes any redirection of the Motor Vehic1e Excise Tax (MVET) that restricts
or lessens MVET support for local programs unless equal revenues that accommodate
inflation are substituted. Current MVET-funded programs include sales tax equalization,
public health, criminal justice, the Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC), and
transit and transportation funding for cities.
Public Works Trust Fund
The Public Works Trust Fund benefits many local governments with dependable, long term
funding for repair and reconstruction of local public works systems. The Legislature is now
required to approve an annual list of projects, but has never deleted a project recommended
by the Public Works Board. Federal Way supports eliminating the Legislative approval
requirement for annual distribution from the Public Works Trust Fund. Expediting the
approval process would facilitate the construction of these projects by the summer
construction season.
Continuation of Grant Programs
Federal Way opposes any erosion in its financing sources and strongly encourages the
Legislature to maintain Criminal Justice Funding and other grant programs which support
local program operation.
Local Finance
Sales Tax Exemption for Parks and Cultural Arts Facilities Construction
Labor costs for the construction of road, street, and trails projects are currently exempt from
state and local option sales taxes. Federal Way supports extending this exemption to all
voter-approved capital improvement projects.
Tax Increment Financing
Tax increment financing allows cities to pay for the infrastructure costs related to
development or redevelopment projects by earmarking the tax revenues attributable to the
increase in tax receipts over current receipts in the apportionment district. The tax increment
would be dedicated to paying the debt service on the bonds issued. After the bonds have been
retired, the tax increment would be distributed in the same manner as other non-increment
property taxes. The overriding benefit of tax increment financing districts would be to
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facilitate quality and comprehensive development, and redevelopment of our community.
Federal Way thus supports efforts to amend the state constitution as necessary to accomplish
a tax increment financing program.
Voted Excess Levy for Capital Improvement Bonds
Municipalities should be authorized to seek voter approval for an excess property tax levy to
fund capital facilities projects. The levy could be used for projects on a pay as you go basis
or for debt service on bonds. The levy would not be tied to one project, but could be used to
realize any of the projects in the adopted facilities plan. The bonds would be unlimited general
obligations of the City. Voter approval would be by simple majority. Benefits of this option
include the development of a comprehensive community tax policy to deal with its
infrastructure needs using a multi-year business plan approach.
Bidding Procedures and Limits
Federal Way supports efforts to streamline state laws and regulations governing the bidding
process, giving cities greater flexibility in bidding procedures and limits. This could include
raising the ceiling for small works roster projects from $100,000 to $1,000,000 to reduce the
costly bid process.
Economic Development
Economic Development Funding Sources
Federal Way supports new funding sources for local economic development, accompanied
by significant latitude in the use of funds to allow cities to meet diverse local economic
development needs.
Economic Development Partnerships
Federal Way supports government partnerships with the private sector for the purposes of
promoting quality governmental services and economic vitality.
Records Maintenance Costs
Voter Registration Maintenance Costs
State law presently allows counties to charge cities to maintain voter registration records.
This law, passed in 1987, when the counties took over voter registration ftom the cities, did
not include a sunset provision to eliminate the charge when the transition was complete.
Furthermore, these charges are not uniform, ranging from $.22 to $1.55 per voter. State law
does set a $.30 maximum charge for smaller cities, but does not specify a charge for larger
cities. King County collects over $1 million in voter maintenance fees each year, which
should more than cover the cost of minor data entry changes. Federal Way supports
legislative changes which would standardize this charge in a manner which accurately reflects
the cost of maintaining voter records.
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Public Records
Federal Way firmly supports the right of the public to have access to the records and
operations oflocal government. The City supports legislation to define the calculation of cost
recovery fees for records retrieval from municipal electronic information systems.
Personnel and Labor Relations
Civil Service Reform
Federal Way supports civil service reform for police officers that allows cities to streamline hiring
processes, diversify workforces, and recruit, retain, terminate and reward employees.
Police and Fire Arbitration
Federal Way supports legislation that would make arbitrators in binding interest arbitration with
police and fire personnel to consider the following factors in making an award: a) the city's
financial ability to meet the costs of the contract, giving due consideration and weight to other
competing city services and priorities as determined by the City Council; b) local labor market
conditions, c) internal equity with other city employees, and d) efforts by new organizations to
move away from traditional methods of compensation in favor of innovative compensation
strategies (such as incentive pay).
Limit Liability for Reference Checks
The City supports legislation that would provide local governments with immunity from civil
liability for disclosing information about an employee's job performance during a reference check.
Prevailing Wage
The City of Federal Way supports legislation to clarify that maintenance activities performed by
contract, like those performed by regular employees, are exempt from prevailing wage
requirements. Current law creates a disincentive for the use of contracting by local government
entities.
Land Use and Community Development
Special Purpose Districts
(*) Assumption of Special Purpose Districts
The existence of multiple urban service providers inside urbanized areas is inconsistent with
the values of the Growth Management Act, which states that cities are the appropriate
providers of urban services in these areas. The City therefore supports legislation which
simplifies and clarifies the circumstances under which a city may dissolve and assume
jurisdiction over a special purpose district, and opposes any legislation that would diminish
that authority of cities - especialIy within Potential Annexation Area (P AA) boundaries.
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(*) Conservation Districts
The City supports efforts to conserve natural resources within the city and within the region
as a whole and, where appropriate, supports the use of conservation districts to fund and
provide conservation related improvements that are not provided by local government. The
City does not support, however, special assessments which duplicate assessments imposed
by a city for conservation purposes and which do not provide additional benefits to properties
within the city. The City therefore opposes any legislation that would mandate inclusion of
a city or properties within it in a conservation district.
(*) Capital Facilities Planning
Federal Way supports Legislative measures to ensure that special purpose districts and ports
are required to prepare capital facilities plans on a regular basis that are consistent with the
planning done by cities and counties.
Growth Management
Growth Management Act
Federal Way endorses the Growth Management Act (GMA) as an essential and responsible
planning tool. However, the Act creates challenges for state, county and cities. To meet these
challenges, the Legislature must continue to monitor the efforts oflocal agencies, and address
any necessary additional refinements to the Act in an effective and timely manner. Such
refinements may include clarification of the role and responsibilities ofthe state in developing
policies and capital plans in conformance with locally adopted comprehensive plans, assuring
the adequacy of funding sources to provide adequate inffastructure, urban services, housing
and employment opportunities within urban growth areas. The Legislature must also act to
provide sufficient time, technical and financial resources to cities completing growth
management planning.
Growth Management Hearings Boards
Federal Way supports legislation recognizing the need for local flexibility in effectively
implementing the GMA and requiring Growth Management Hearings Boards to defer to local
decisions, policies and processes implementing the goals of the GMA when these actions are
otherwise consistent with the GMA.
(*) Boundary Review Boards
The City supports elimination of Boundary Review Boards. These non-elected boards have
been rendered obsolete by Potential Annexation Area (P AA) planning under the GMA.
Further, these boards have a history of bowing to political pressure and contradicting specific
GMA provisions and values.
Land Use Decisions and Permitting
Federal Way supports legislation that further defines, coordinates, simplifies and streamlines
land use decisions and permitting under the GMA as well as under the State Environmental
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Policy Act and the Shorelines Management Act. Such legislation should balance the benefits
of statewide uniformity with the need for local communities to govern themselves.
Shorelines Management Act
The City supports eliminating the requirement that local governments prepare separate
shorelines management plans. Similar plans already exist as elements of comprehensive plans
that have been thorougWy reviewed by the Department of Community, Trade and Economic
Development. Separate state-level shoreline use permits should also be eliminated in favor
of permits issued by cities in accordance with approved comprehensive plans.
Technical Amendments to Comprehensive Plans
Federal Way supports legislation authorizing GMA-planning cities to adopt technical
amendments to their GMA plans and regulations more than once a year.
Annexation Law
Federal Way supports current State law regarding annexations. The City also supports
retention of city authority to review the impacts of an annexation on the overall operation of
the City and to make the final determination regarding acceptance of petitions for annexation.
The City supports legislation that would reduce boundary adjustment requirements, clarify
ftanchise relationships between trash and garbage haulers, expedite transfer of property tax
ftom the County to the City, and provide direction for land use and permitting functions in
newly annexed areas.
Land Use Dispute Resolution
Federal Way also supports practical solutions to private property disputes that address specific
concerns of property owners, including regulatory reform if necessary. These solutions should
not alter the Constitutional definition of takings, place an undue financial burden on taxpayers,
or diminish local governments' ability to protect the public health, safety and welfare of their
communities.
Forest Permits
The Department of Natural Resources is presently authorized to issue Class II and Class III
Forest Practice Permits, which allow logging without review by municipal authorities within
urbanized areas contained within city limits or designated urban growth boundaries. Class IV
permits, however, do require municipal authority review. The past practice of issuing these
permits has precluded city governments ftom providing appropriate controls to deal with the
erosion and sedimentation in those permitted areas. As well, the uncontrolled logging of parcels
within an urban area has precluded local government from providing regulations to help ensure
that the property properly transitions into appropriate urban development.
Therefore, Federal Way supports state legislative efforts to require that all Forest Practice Permits
issued within the city limits or within the designated urban growth boundary be subject to the
same local government review process now provided in the consideration and issuance of Class
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IV Forest Practice Permits. Alternatively, cities should be allowed to adopt and enforce land
clearing, significant tree protection and related issues for Class TI and TII forest permits.
Social and Human Services
Support for Human Services
Federal Way supports legislative action that will maintain support for human service programs
including those which may be delegated to the State from the Federal Government. Such
legislative action should ensure appropriate local government input into development of block
grant dispersal regulations or procedures and into development of any new processes to assist or
support low-income, high-need populations.
Affordable Housing
Federal Way supports efforts to identify a dedicated funding source for affordable housing which
is acceptable to developers, realtors, and state and local government.
Collaboration with School Districts
Federal Way supports efforts by the state to provide incentives to cities and school districts to
work collaboratively in addressing local youth issues. Such collaboration should go beyond
historical roles of each local agency.
Local Public Health
Contractual Funding
Federal Way opposes efforts to reestablish contractual funding arrangements for public health
semces.
Boards of Public Health
Federal Way supports local government representation on County boards of public health.
Youth Issues
Funding of Youth Programs
Federal Way supports legislation improving funding to local governments for initiating and
expanding youth services, especially programs that achieve reductions in youth violence.
Child Care
Federal Way support budget provisions to enhance the Department of Social and Health
Services' (DSHS) ability to enforce its day care licensing requirements, to improve support
services for daycare providers, and to ensure the accessibility to child care for all citizens. In
addition, the City will carefully monitor legislation clarifying its role in regulating the siting
and operation of daycare facilities.
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Child Abuse
Federal Way supports funding for programs designed to prevent child abuse/neglect.
Law and Justice
Funding Issues
Drug Seizure Funds
Federal Way supports efforts to enhance the ease with which cities can apply for and receive
drug seizure funds and particularly supports the expansion of the definition of what those
funds can be expended upon to include all law enforcement functions.
DUI Cost Recovery
The City supports continued legislation to strengthen Dill laws. Federal Way also supports
legislation to allow recovery of necessary public expenses, including detention costs, which
result fÌ"om incidents involving impaired driving convictions.
Costs of Incarceration
Federal Way supports legislation that would do away with the current limit of$50 per day
that can be assessed as jail costs against a person convicted of a misdemeanor. The city would
support legislation that would allow the city to impose a calculated amount representing the
city's actual costs of incarcerating the individual.
High Crime Law Enforcement Grants
Federal Way supports changing the state's criteria for awarding High Crime Law
Enforcement Grants. Current grant practices provide year -to-year grant funding to cities that
have 125% of the state average for eight specific crimes, but immediately terminate funding
once the crime level drops below the 125% threshold. This practice creates a disincentive for
innovative policing and punishes successful police departments. Funding decisions should
instead be based upon a city's policing strategies and its crime rate over a longer period of
time, such as five years.
Liquor Control and Adult Entertainment
(*) Liquor Licenses
Federal Way strongly supports any efforts to make the commercial liquor license application
process more accessible to the public. A public hearing process would improve access by the
community and would encourage greater input and comment fÌ"om all interested parties. In
addition, liquor license applications should be make available for public inspection and
subsequent written comment at the local level. Applicant would need to place a public notice
in paper advertising the license and the availability of application materials.
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(*) Liquor Control Board
The state should conduct a performance evaluation/audit of the liquor control board as it
relates to its mission of regulating liquor for the sake of our state's communities. The
Legislature should restructure/reaffirm Liquor Control Board as mandated by audit.
Adult Entertainment
The City supports model ordinance legislation for adult entertainment consistent with the
provisions off ederal Way's adult entertainment ordinance which have been sustained through
numerous court appeals.
(*) Adult Retail
Federal Way supports authorizing local governments to minimize the negative secondary
impacts of adult retail establishments on their communities by adopting strict requirements
for location and hours of operation. Secondary impacts have been documented by a number
of studies and include increased criminal value, diminished neighborhood character, and
downward pressure on property values.
Law Enforcement Issues
Local Law Enforcement Authority
Federal Way opposes legislation and! or other efforts to remove the authority of municipalities
to provide local law enforcement services, including special services, regardless of the
potential for service contracting. The City also opposes actions or legislation which would
transfer incarceration responsibilities ftom the state or county to municipalities without
additional funding.
Police Officer Jurisdiction
As a part of the state's certification of police officers, make officers able to enforce the state's
laws anywhere in the state. This would reduce the liability for cities with officers who assist
with incidents outside the city's borders. As it stands now, jurisdictions must exchange letters
giving consent to officers to enforce law outside of their jurisdictions.
Radar Testimony
Current state law requires law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to utilize the testimony
of expert witnesses, when the defense specifically requests said witness, to introduce the
speed readings of radar detection devices. The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration has established minimum performance specifications for speed measuring
devices that create reliability sufficient to justify their acceptance. Many traffic infractions
were decriminalized to create a uniform and expeditious system for adjudication, yet these
expert testimony requirements have cost the City thousands of dollars each year, and causes
unnecessary dismissals and delays.
Federal Way supports legislation allowing for the admission in court of the readings of speed
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measuring devices without the need for additional expert testimony if the device satisfies
specific requirements established by the Legislature. Federal Way would also support
alternative legislation which would allow the City to impose the cost of witness fees in cases
where the inftaction is found to have been committed.
Juvenile Issues
Parental Accountability
Federal Way supports legislation which makes parents more accountable for their juvenile
offender children.
Disposition Standards for Juvenile Offenders
Federal Way supports legislation revising the current juvenile disposition standards to provide
stronger sanctions for chronic, misdemeanor behavior for juvenile offenders and to permit the
court greater discretion to impose detention or some form of secure treatment in cases of
juvenile offenders who have prior criminal history.
Emergency Communications
Federal Way opposes the creation ofa E-311 non-emergency communications system. Rather,
efforts should be made to further educate the community about the use of the existing £-911
system and existing 7 -digit non-emergency lines.
Empty Chair Defense
Federal Way supports legislative action related to tort reform to clarify that the defendant should
not be required to mandatorily join all potential II at fauW' entities into litigation, or have to risk
losing the ability to apportion fault to the third party(s). Any move to the contrary would
inappropriately shift the burden of proof from the plaintiff to the defendant in proving fault.
Transportation. Parks. and Infrastructure
Transportation Issues
Transportation Funding Reform
Federal Way supports continued reform of state funding for transportation to include a broad
range of funding solutions able to address traffic congestion, growth and High Capacity
Transit alternatives. Such reform should seek funding sources, which will be dedicated to
major local transportation projects, keep up with inflation, and will provide the city with local
option revenue authority for the expansion, maintenance and operation oflocal transportation
systems.
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Public Works Project Definition
The City supports defining small public works projects as those costing less than $100,000
and exempting such projects trom the state's Public Works Projects definition. The current
definition of small public works projects is easily confused and is applied inconsistently across
different local jurisdictions.
Transportation Improvement Plan
Federal Way encourages efforts to secure State support for City priority transportation
projects as outlined in the City's 1999-2004 Transportation Improvement Plan (Attached).
Water Resources
Water Resource Management
Addressing water resource management issues will require increased intergovernmental
coordination among local and regional governments and the state. Federal Way supports
continued state financial assistance for water supply, wastewater management, groundwater
protection, and storm and surface water facilities and programs. These programs are
especially important in complying with state and federal water quality standards (NPDES,
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System). The City also supports retention of the
authority oflocal water districts to manage their assets, participating in regional planning as
appropriate, to provide and protect for the current and future water needs of their customers.
Flood Damage Reduction
Federal Way contains a number of flood prone areas, both developed and undeveloped which
require specialized planning. Recent proposed flood damage reduction legislation was flawed,
partially due to the fact that is was based on an overall floodway approach, which does not
consider all flood prone areas in the state. The City supports comprehensive flood damage
prevention planning accomplished at the local level as a partnership among impacted cities,
the county, state and affected area interests. Each flood prone area is unique and should be
planned for accordingly. Locally developed and adopted flood damage protection plans must
seek to establish a balance between the need for appropriately designed growth and the need
to reduce further flood damage.
(*) Salmon Issues
State initiatives related to salmon habitats should contain local components that recognize the vast
diversity of conditions across the state. In addition, all state initiatives and processes related to
salmon should include meaningful input trom local government.
Parks and Open Space
Federal Way encourages efforts to secure State support for City priority parks and open space
projects as outlined in the City's Comprehensive Park, Recreation and Open Space Plan. This
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support could include legislation which would exempt public park and public cultural arts facility
construction from state and local option sales taxes.
Utility Facility Relocation
Federal Way supports efforts to affirm the duty of private utilities to include bearing the cost of
relocating their facilities within city rights-of-way when requested by a city.
Funding of countywide recycling programs
Federal Way opposes efforts to fund countywide recycling efforts by allowing counties to collect
a recycling fee directly from customers of city ftanchisers. Cities are the appropriate collectors
of these fees through city-negotiated solid waste ftanchise agreements.
Enerey and Telecommunications
(*) Telecommunications
Federal Way continues to strongly oppose legislation which would preempt local authority over
such items as pole attachments, cellular tower siting, cable refranchising, and telecommunications
charges.
Federal Way supports legislation that protects the right of local government to assess ftanchise
and other fees, to negotiate ftanchise agreements, and exercise other controls on the operation
of telecommunication business in the public rights of way.
Electric Industry Regulation
Federal Way supports energy utility regulation based on the following principles: a) Local
governments should retain the authority to manage industry facilities within the public right of
way and the authority to tax the utility providers, b) Electricity service should be available to
customers at prices that are reasonable and affordable, c) A non-economic bypass and the
inappropriate shifting of costs of the electric system between or among customers do not
constitute fair and efficient competition. Customers of continuing monopoly service should
benefit, at least, not be harmed, ftom choices made by customers with access to competitive
options, d) The long-term safety, integrity, reliability and quality of the bulk electric system and
retail electricity service should not be jeopardized, e) Consumers should be afforded a broad
range of choice in electricity service and pricing options, t) Development of competitive
electricity markets should not undermine environmental protection, energy efficiency, resource
diversity and technological innovation, and g) the public should maintain a voice in the industry's
regulatory process and the interests of customers should continue to be balanced with the
opportunity for shareholders to earn fair returns.
Tax Collections by Out-or-State Providers
State law should require out-of-state electricity providers to collect state and local utility taxes
on services provided to customers within the State of Washington.
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DATE:
August 13, 1998
TO:
Phil Watkins, Chair
Land Use and Transportation Committee
Carr M. Roe, Public Works Director ~ ""S
Richard A. Perez, Traffic Engineer (
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Pavilions Centre Access on So 312th Street
Background
As early as January 19, 1997, prior to the construction of Pavilion Centre Phase I, the Traffic
Division of the Public Works Department expressed concern about the location of the driveway
access onto S 312th Street. At that time, it was suggested that if the crash rate experience were
unacceptable, the City would consider restricting access at this location to right-inlright-out. In
the first nine months of operation of Pavilions Centre, there have been 14 incidents reported at
that location.
The City has successfully reduced crash rate experience at driveways and intersections in several
locations within the City, with minimal impact to adjacent businesses, through the use of Type
C curb to restrict left turns. When the high crash rate at this particular location came to our
attention, we considered this type of treatment as a simple, cost-effective solution. Rather than
act unilaterally and understanding that adjacent property owners may have concerns about such
an action, we contacted the existing owners and asked for their input.
The prior owners of Pavilions Centre were extremely concerned about the potential impact of
such an action, and requested some time to investigate other possible solutions, which staff
granted. A month later, the City received a traffic analysis prepared by Gibson Traffic
Consultants that identified various alternatives to reduce the collision rate at this location. It
documented two principal causes of the inordinate number of collisions occurring at this
location:
1.
The left-turn movements at the midblock driveways are made through standing queues
from the intersection at Pacific Highway S in at least one eastbound lane. If a driver in
one lane stops, left-turning drivers may collide with vehicles in the other eastbound lane
that are not aware of, and therefore do not stop for, the left-turning vehicles.
2.
Due to the extensive queues at Pacific Highway S, eastbound traffic turning left at Pacific
Highway S may enter the two-way left-turn lane prematurely, and collide with left-
turning vehicles entering the street from the driveways.
The alternatives presented in the study focused on methods to reduce the extent of queuing
across the driveways and preventing the use of the two-way left-turn lane for an extended length
of street (Note that the legal limit of using a two-way left-turn lane is 300 feet).
After discussing these alternatives with the property owners, it was determined that by the
addition of an eastbound right-turn lane at the intersection of S 312th Street and Pacific
Highways S, in combination with reconfiguration of the lane geometry and signal phasing, would
most effectively reduce the queue lengths to not block the driveway. However, no consideration
was given at the time to any potential increase in background traffic and its effects on queue
lengths. Nevertheless, all parties agreed that the next logical step would be to determine the
expenses associated with implementing this solution. The Public Works Department had agreed
to bear the expense of design of the right-turn lane, and all costs associated with the signal and
striping modifications, at an estimated cost of $50,000. The previous owners of Pavilions
Centre agreed to dedicate the right-of-way necessary to construct the right-turn lane. It was also
agreed that the construction of such an improvement should be added to the City's project to
widen S 312th Street east of Pacific Highway S to avoid complications of trying to coordinate
two contractors at the same intersection.
As an interim or phase one step, the parties agreed in concept to relocate a driveway on the
north side of S 312th Street to align with the driveway into Pavilions Centre in order to eliminate
the potential for turning conflicts between the two driveways. It was also agreed upon that
Pavilions Centre would be permitted an additional right-in/right-out driveway onto Pacific
Highway to mitigate any capacity lost at the Pavilions Centre driveway onto S 312th Street by
these revisions. Due to the concerns of the cost of the eastbound right-turn lane on S 312th
Street at Pacific Highway, it was also agreed that the City would generate the cost estimate for
these improvements prior to any further commitments regarding funding its construction.
Staff then generated the cost estimates to construct the right-turn lane, as well as relocating the
Albertson's driveway. The driveway relocation was estimated at $25,500. The right-turn lane
was estimated at $330,000, which would include approximately $50,000 for design and signal,
signing, and channelization modifications that Staff had already agreed to provide. One
unanticipated cost item was that construction of the right-turn lane would require relocation of
three spans of overhead utilities, thus triggering the City code requiring undergrounding.
However, as described above, the realization set in that potential future increases in traffic could
render the right-turn lane ineffective in terms of reducing queue lengths. Staff cautioned that
there is no point in having anybody pay for the construction of the right-turn lane if future
queues would block the driveway. At about the same time, staff was notified that the previous
owners had sold the majority interest in Pavilions Centre, although they still held an interest in
the property. Discussions then turned to the new owners.
Negotiations with the new owners of Pavilions Centre as well as representatives from the
previous ownership have resulted in an impasse with respect to the roles and responsibilities of
the various parties for implementation of the previously outlined alternative. Furthermore, staff
has cautioned the current and previous property owners that only implementing a portion of the
suggested alternatives (i.e., relocation of the existing northerly driveway on S 312th, creation
of a new right in/right out driveway on SR 99 and reconfiguration of lane geometry, pavement
marking and signage) would be unlikely to solve the accident problem. In addition to the
various meetings and discussions, the City received a letter dated June 18, 1998 from the current
ownership. Staff's response to their reasons why the access should not be restricted are as
follows:
1.
"Economic impacts would be severe."
The City's experience in other locations, consistent with national experience documented
in several studies, suggests that larger "destination" retailers are generally not impacted
by access restrictions. Usually, the types of businesses that have been shown to be
negatively impacted are gas stations, convenience stores, and fast food restaurants, none
of which are currently located near S 312th Street in Pavilions Centre. In addition, the
City has received a petition with over 170 signatures claiming that even though they shop
at Pavilions Centre, they want the access restricted at this driveway to improve safety on
S 312th Street.
2.
"Pavilions Centre has already paid its fair share of infrastructure improvements and it
is unfair to make us pay more in order to preserve our access. "
It is acknowledged that construction of Pavilions Centre involved substantial
improvements to the City's infrastructure. However, nothing less would have been
required of anyone else. Furthermore, construction of the right-turn lane was the
recommendation of the previous owners' consultant as an alternative to Staff's proposal
to improve safety at this location by installing Type C curb at a cost of less than
$10,000.
3.
"The growth in traffic in the future is in large part the result of Wal-Mart, so the queuing
impacts should be mitigated by Wal-Mart. "
The conditions placed on the development ofWal-Mart were consistent with those placed
on Pavilions Centre. Also, since Wal-Mart did not create the problem, the City cannot
require them to fix the problem. Staff did not require analysis of queuing conditions
with either Wal-Mart or Pavilions Centre, although queue length analysis is now a
requirement for all transportation impact analyses conducted in the City.
4.
"The City, as a partner in solving the problem, should exempt this project from the
requirement to underground utilities in order to reduce costs. "
All street improvements in Federal Way, whether privately or publicly funded, are
required to be constructed under the same design standards, regulations, and codes.
Recommendation
As negotiations have reached an impasse, staff is seeking direction from the Land Use and
Transportation Committee and ultimately the City Council. There appears to be four
alternatives:
1.
2.
Have the City construct the right-turn lane and relocate the Albertson's driveway at an
estimated cost of $350,000, although no source of funds had been identified.
Have the City share in the cost of construction of these improvements with the property
owners at some percentage.
Require the owners to construct these improvements.
Have the City construct Type C curb to restrict left turns at the driveways between 14th
Avenue S and Pacific Highway S, at an estimated cost of $10,000, to be funded from the
Traffic Division's operational budget.
3.
4.
It should be noted that staff believes that only Alternative 4 would assure that the safety issue
would remain resolved.
Attachments
As part of previous discussions with past and current property owners, Public Works staff
agreed to submit a draft of this memorandum for their review and comment. Please find
attached correspondence received from QFC and Alexander Haagen Properties reflecting their
comments concerning this issue.
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Quality Food Centers
August 1 0, 1998
Mr. Cary Roe
Public Works Director
City of Federal Way
33530 First Way South
Federal Way, WA. 98003
Re: Pavilions Centre Access to S. 312th Street
Dear Mr. Roe:
Thank you for providing the copies of your August 3, 1998 letter to Peter Jouflas, and
your August 10, 1998 draft memorandum to Phil Watkins of the land Use and
Transportation Committee. For your records, please revise the fax number for QFC to
425.462.2142 so that we receive any critical correspondence without delay.
This letter is in response to the draft memorandum. Our comments or corrections are as
follows:
1. Under item 1 on page 2 in your response to the suggestion that "Economic impacts
would be severe" you state that the list of the type of businesses shown to be
negatively impacted are "convenience stores", and that none" . . . are currently located
near S. 3121h Street in Pavilions Centre". Use of the term "convenience store" in this
context is confusing and potentially misleading as there may be some specific definition
that is applied to that term by the City of Federal Way for land use or building code
purposes. To avoid any semantic misunderstanding by any committee members who
may read your response, it must be clearly pointed out that al1 conventional grocery
stores and supennarkets are considered to be extremely "convenience" dependent by
our customers, and are actually classified as "convenience" stores by numerous
industry professional organizations to distinguish them from "comparison goods" or
"destination" type retail tenants. We strongly believe that to indicate that Pavilions
Centre does not contain "convenience stores" is misleading and should be clarified so
committee members fully understand the economic impacts created when
"convenience" is diminished by impeding direct and "convenient" access to such
stores.
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2. In item 3 on page 3, you indicate that". ., since Wal-Mart did not create the problem.
the City cannot require them to fix the problem". Did the WaJ-Mart traffic studies, or
those of any other projects (retail or non-retail) proposed to the east ofPaciñc
Highway South, address any future impacts to this intersection, this particular
driveway, or other portions of South 312111 Street west ofPacìfic Highway South as a
result of their respective projects? At our meeting a few weeks ago I recall that you
indicated the scope of study may have stopped at Pacific Highway South. If so, that
scope may not have fully assessed the true impacts of these projects. While any such
projects should not be required to pay the total cost of resolving this issue, it would
only seem fair that they contribute to the extent their projects create any additional
traffic that necessitates the modifications or solutions determined in this review.
3. Your recommendation on page 3 indicates that". . . only Alternative 4 would assure
that the safety issue would remain resolved". Have the impacts of this alternate to
other driveways, curb cuts, or intersections been studied to demonstrate that diversion
of the traffic created by this alteration does not burden other such traffic movement
areas? In other words, do you simply move part or an of the problem somewhere
else? If this has not been studied, "assurance" may be premature.
4. A fifth alternate has not, but should be included. Even though an additional traffic
signal at this driveway may not meet certain distance requirements, there are many
instances where those minimums have been waived and a traffic signal has proven to
be a very effective solution. While such minimum distance requirements may be
generally preferable, consideration of modifying them to suit specific requirements
should not be ignored. Until this alternate, and its impacts have been thoroughly
studied, it shouJd not be dismissed out of hand, and conclusions of the appropriate
a1ternate can not be adequately assessed.
QFC requests that its opinion on these issues be addressed in the staff report and
conclusion, and provided to the committee for review and consideration. Again, we
appreciate the opportunity to provide our comments and suggestions prior to review by
the Land Use and Transportation Committee.
Sincerely,
QUALITY FOOD CENTERS, INC.
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Len Psyk "1
Director of Ítore Development
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August 12, 1998
Cary M. Roe
Public Works
Director
City of Federal Way
33530 151 Way South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6210
Re:
Pavilions Centre Access to S. 312th S1reet
Dear Mr. Roe:
We are in receipt of your letter to Peter Jouflas of August 3, 1998. Please be aware that we
beHove the obligation foT remedying the turn lane/driveway issue lies with the City and/or prior
owners. Also be aware that we are in full agreement with statements made by Len Psyk of QFC,
in his letter to you dated August 1O, 1998. As such, we request that Mr. Psyks' and our
comments be incorporated in your [mal report to "[he Land Use and TransportaLioTl Comminee.
As the new owner of the shopping center, we certainly would like the occurance oflraffic
accide:ots to be minimized, especially in front of our property. To the extent the City and prior
owners require non-monetary assistance, please feel free to contact us.
Tfyou have any questions concerning the foregoirig, please feel free to contact the undersigned.
Cc:
Peter Jouflas
08/12/98
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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
MEMORANDUM
August 12, 1998
FROM:
Land Userrransportation Committee (LUTe)
Gregory D. Moore, AICP, Director of Community Development Services{i{ (f16M
Margaret H. Clark, AICP, Senior Planner fi'M<-
TO:
SUBJECT:
Planning Commission Report -- 1998 Comprehensive Plan Update
I.
BACKGROUND
This is the first update since the comprehensive plan was adopted in November 1995.
Accompanying proposed updates to the comprehensive plan (Exhibit A) are proposed changes to
Chapter 20 -- Subdivisions (Exhibit B) and Chapter 22 -- Zoning (Exhibit C) to provide
consistency between the Transportation sections of the Comprehensive Plan and transportation
related sections in the Subdivision and Zoning Codes. Please note that only copies of those
chapters with planning commission changes have been included in Exhibit A. If you would like
copies of the other chapters where no changes are being proposed, please contact Senior Planner
Margaret Clark at (253) 661-4111.
The changes and updates to the comprehensive plan can be divided into the following categories:
1.
Updates to Chapters.
Chapters of the Comprehensive Plan are being updated based on:
(a)
Input from various outside agencies or city departments. In general, the
Transportation and Capital Facilities Chapters have the most proposed changes.
(b)
As a result of changed conditions, such as the change in city population;
(c)
To improve the wording of a sentence or paragraph;
(d)
To respond to the March 8, 1996 letter from the Washington State Department of
Community, Trade and Economic Development (DCTED) (Exhibit D).
Exhibit E summarizes these changes.
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Update to Maps
A number of maps have been updated to reflect changes in the text. The updated or new
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maps are listed in Exhibit F.
3.
Comprehensive Plan Designations for proposed annexation areas.
The Weyerhaeuser Corporation has requested pre-annexation comprehensive plan and
zoning designations for two areas that they are interested in having annexed to the City
of Federal Way. These requests are summarized as follows and more fully discussed in
Exlribit G.
Site Specific Request #1 - WeyerhaeuserlFederaI Way Fire Department Request
Location:
Proponent:
Request:
Parcell - north ofS. 320th Street and east ofI-5
Weyerhaeuser Company and Federal Way Fire Department
Pre-annexation comprehensive plan designation and zoning for
19.2 acres as Multifamily and RM 3600 (Multi-family -- 1
unit/3600 sq. ft.) respectively.
Planning Commission
Recommendation: Support the request.
Site Specific Request #3 -- Weyerhaeuser Request
Location:
Proponent:
Request:
Parcel 2 - North ofHwy. 18 at about 38th Ave. S.
Weyerhaeuser Company
Pre-annexation comprehensive plan designation and zoning for
18.42 acres as Single Family High Density and RS 9.6 (Single
Family -- 1 unit/9,600 sq. ft.) respectively
Planning Commission
Recommendation: Support the request.
4.
Site-specific Comprehensive Plan Changes
The City received five requests for a change in the comprehensive plan designations and
zoning of property. One ofthe requests, Site Specific Request #2, was withdrawn by the
applicant prior to the planning commission making a recommendation on the request.
These requests are summarized as follows and more fully discussed in Exhibit G.
Site Specific Request #4 - Weyerhaeuser Request
Parcel 2 - North ofHwy. 18 at about 38th Ave. S.
Weyerhaeuser Company
Comprehensive Plan amendment for 20 acres from Office to
Single Family High Density and rezone from OP-l -- Office
Park 1 to RS 9.6 (Single Family -- 1 unit/9,600 sq. ft.)
Planning Commission
Recommendation: Support the request.
Location:
Proponent:
Request:
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Site Specific Request #5 -- Waremart Request
Location:
Proponent:
Northwest corner of 1st Way South and Campus Drive
City of Federal Way (per concomitant agreement dated July 26,
1990)
Comprehensive Plan Amendment for 14 acres from
Neighborhood Business to Community Business and rezone
from BN -- Neighborhood Business to BC-- Community Business
to be consistent with concomitant agreement.
Request:
Planning Commission
Recommendation: Support the request.
Site Specific Request #6 -- Barovic Request
Location:
Proponent:
Request:
35929 Pacific Highway. S.
Donald Barovic.
Comprehensive Plan Amendment for 14.77 acres from Single
Family Low Density to Single Family High Density and Rezone
from SE (Suburban Estates -- I unit/5 acres) to RS 5.0 (Single
Family -- I unit/5,000 sq. ft.)
Planning Commission
Recommendation: Support a change to Single Family Medium Density and RS 35.0
(J unit/35,000 sq. ft.) zoning. This recommendation is for the
larger area in the vicinity of Mr. Barovic's property presently
designated Single Family Low Density.
Site Specific Request #7 -- Lovegren Request
Location:
East of Pacific Highway South and west of Gethsemane
Cemetery at the KinglPierce County line
W. B. Lovegren
Comprehensive Plan Amendment for 0.64 acres from Single
Family Low Density to Commercial and Rezone from SE
(Suburban Estates --- I unit/5 acres) to a commercial zoning
designation
Proponent:
Request:
Planning Commission
Recommendation: Support a change to a Comprehensive plan designation and
zoning of Business Park.
5.
Transportation Site Specific Requests
Three site specific requests for modification to the existing street system network were
presented to the planning commission. Please refer to Exliibit H for the staff report.
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II.
REASON FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Pursuant to Federal Way City Code (FWCC), Article IX. Process VI Review, any amendments to
the comprehensive plan, comprehensive plan designations map, or zoning text must be approved
by the City Council based on a recommendation from the planning commission.
III.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
As discussed in the following section, the planning commission conducted a public hearing on
the comprehensive plan update on May 6, 1998. The hearing was then continued to four
subsequent meeting dates concluding on July 1, 1998. After conclusion of the hearings on July
I, 1998, pursuant to FWCC, Section 22-535, the planning commission considered the proposed
amendments in light of the decisional criteria outlined in Section V of this report and by a
majority vote of the entire membership, recommended that the city council take the following
action:
(i)
Adopt the amendments to the comprehensive plan as shown in Exhibit A;
(ii)
Adopt the amendments to Chapter 20 -- Subdivisions as shown in Exhibit B.
(iii)
Adopt the amendments to Chapter 22 -- Zoning as shown in Exhibit C.
(iv)
Approve the comprehensive plan designations for the two proposed annexations as
outlined in Section 1.3 of this staff report.
(v)
Approve the comprehensive plan designations for the site specific requests as outlined
in Section 1.4 of this staff report.
(vi)
Approve the transportation site specific requests as outlined in Exhibit E.
IV.
PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
May 6, 1998 -- Planning Commission First Public Hearing
May 20, 1998 -- Public Hearing Continued
June 3, 1998 -- Public Hearing Continued
June 17, 1998 n Public Hearing Continued
July 1, 1998 -- Public Hearing Closed; Planning Commission made a motion to forward their
recommendations to the Land Use/Transportation Committee
August 17, 1998 -- Land Use/Transportation Committee Meeting
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DECISIONAL CRITERIA
1.
Section 22-524- Factors to Be Considered in a Comprehensive Plan Amendment
The city may consider, but is not limited to, the following factors when considering a
proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan:
(1)
The effect upon the physical environment.
The proposed amendments to update the chapters of the comprehensive plan and
accompanying map changes will not affect the physical environment. An
evaluation of potential impacts to the environment as a result of both the non-
project action and the project-specific requests was conducted and a threshold
determination [Determination of Non-significance (DNS)] pursuant to the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEP A) was issued on May 4, 1998.
(2)
The effect on open space, streams, and lakes.
The proposed amendments to update the chapters of the comprehensive plan and
accompanying map changes will not affect open space, streams and lakes. An
evaluation of potential impacts to the environment as a result of both the non-
project action and the project-specific requests was conducted and a threshold
determination [Determination of Non-significance (DNS)] pursuant to the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was issued on May 4, 1998. The site specific
requests included two annexation requests and four requests for comprehensive
plan amendments. Some of the requests are for sites which contain
environmentally sensitive areas. If the requests are approved, at the time that the
sites are proposed for development, any potential adverse effects on open space,
streams and lakes will be addressed through the review process.
(3)
The compatibility with and impact on adjacent land uses and surrounding
neighborhoods.
The proposed amendments to update the chapters of the comprehensive plan and
accompanying map changes will not impact adjacent land uses and surrounding
neighborhoods. The site specific requests include two annexation requests and
four requests for comprehensive plan amendments. These requests, if approved,
will not be incompatible with nor should they impact surrounding
neighborhoods.
(4)
The adequacy of and impact on community facilities including utilities, roads,
public transportation, parks, recreation, and schools.
The Capital Facilities Chapter has been updated to address the adequacy of
community facilities including utilities, roads, public transportation, parks,
recreation, and schools.
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(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
2.
The benefit to the neighborhood, city, and region.
Updating the comprehensive plan is of benefit to Federal Way neighborhoods,
the City of Federal Way, and the region as existing information is being updated.
This wiII provide a better basis for decision making.
The quantity and location of land planned for the proposed land use type and
density and the demand for such land.
This update does not represent a substantial departure in land use within the
existing city boundary. Population to be added if the proposed annexations are
approved would result in approximately the same amount of population or less
that could be accommodated within the unincorporated area in the absence of
such annexations.
Tlte current and projected population density in tlte area.
As of July I, 1998, the official city population from the Washington State of
Office of Financial Management was 76,820. The present density is 3,590
people per square mile. No new population projections were done as part of the
comprehensive plan update. Please also refer to response under (6) above.
Tlte effect upon otlter aspects of tlte compreltensive plan.
There should not be any adverse impacts on the comprehensive plan as a result
of proposed changes.
Sec. 22-525. Criteria for amending the comprehensive plan.
The city may amend the comprehensive plan only if it finds that:
(1)
(2)
(3)
Tlte proposed amendment bears a substantial relationsltip to public Itealtlt,
safety, or welfare; and
Updating the comprehensive plan will result in better infonnation for decision
making purposes which has an indirect relationship to public health, safety and
welfare. In particular, the transportation related changes are safety related.
Tlte proposed amendment is in tlte best interest of tlte residents of tlte city.
Please see response under (1) above.
Tlte proposed amendment is consistent with the requirements of RCW 36. lOA
and with the portion of the city's adopted plan not affected by the amendment.
RCW Chapter 36. 70A, the Growth Management Act (GMA) requires all cities to
adopt and implement comprehensive plans and to amend them in a timely
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manner but no more than once a year, except under certain circumstances. The
City is responding to this mandate by updating the comprehensive plan.
3.
Sec. 22-523. Zoning Text Amendment Criteria
The city may amend the text of Chapter 22- Zoning only if it finds that:
(i)
The proposed amendment is consistent with tlte applicable provisions of the
comprehensive plan;
The amendments to the zoning text is being proposed in order to provide
consistency between the Transportation sections of the Comprehensive Plan and
transportation related sections in the Zoning Code.
(2)
The proposed amendment bears a substantial relation to public health, safety
and welfare; and
The proposed amendments to the zoning text address only transportation or
traffic-related issues. These changes will result in improved and safer access
requirements, improve circulation in the city and address transportation projects
to resolve high crash rate locations.
(3)
The proposed amendment is in the best interest of the residents of the city.
The proposed changes to the zoning text should reduce traffic related accidents,
improve circulation and access and will be in the best interests of the residents of
the city.
VI.
COUNCIL ACTION
Pursuant to FWCC. Section 22-537(c), after consideration of the planning commission report
and, at its discretion, holding its own public hearing, the city council shall by majority vote of its
total membership take the following action:
1.
Approve the proposal by ordinance;
2.
Modify and approve the proposal by ordinance;
3.
Disapprove the proposal by resolution; or
4.
Refer the proposal back to the planning commission for further proceedings. If this
occurs, the city council shall specify the time within which the planning commission
shall report back to the city council on the proposal.
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List of Exhibits
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
Exhibit F
Exhibit G
Exhibit H
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Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments
Chapter 20 Text Amendments
Chapter 22 Text Amendments
March 8, 1996 letter from the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and
Economic Development
Summary of Text Changes
List ofUpdatedlNew Maps
Site Specific Requests for Changes to the Comprehensive Plan Designations
Transportation Site Specific requests
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
906 Columbia St. SW . PO Box 48300 . Olympia, Washington 98504-8300 . (360) 753-2200
March 8, 1996
The Honorable Mahlon "Skip" Priest
Mayor, City of Federal Way
33530. First Way South
Federal Way, Washington 98003
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Dear Mayor Priest:
Thank you for sending us the City of Federal Way's adopted comprehensive plan.
We note that your plan was adopted on November 21, 1995, but that local notice
was not published until January 3, 1996, and that we did not receive copies until
January 24, 1996. The comments below are based on our review of your adopted
plan and build on our October 1995 letter, checklist, and draft plan review.
We recognize that the City of Federal Way has expended a great deal of time,
energy, and resources in developing its comprehensive plan. As we stated in our
October comments, your plan contains many strong points and articulates realistic
and promising visions for your city center. We support you in your effort to fulfill
those visions. However, we are concerned that a number of important issues
raised in our review were not addressed in your adopted plan. Therefore, we
request that the issues detailed in our October review and the points highlighted
below be docketed for inclusion in your first year's plan amendments.
As written, your adopted comprehensive plan does not yet comply with several
requirements of the Growth Management Act (GMA). The plan's most serious
deficiencies are in the land Use Element and the 6-year financial plans for the
Capital Facilities and Transportation Elements.
The discussion below expands on several of the key points identified in our October
1995 letter and checklist review.
land Use
One of the goals of the GMA is the reduction of low-density sprawl. As we noted
in October, the City should be aware that the Central Puget Sound Growth
Management Hearings Board has found that densities of one dwelling unit per acre
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are generally not appropriate urban densities. By not establishing a minimum
density in the adopted plan's "Single Family High Density" designation, or even
defining the term (see p. 11-13), the City has created a legal loophole that allows
development at less than urban densities.
It is unclear whether the plan actually establishes a goal or policy for its "Single
Family High Density" designation. The statement that "urban densities of 9600,
7200, and 5000 square feet provide a range of housing densities" (p. 11-13) is not a
goal statement or a policy. Likewise, while Table 11-5, on page 11-20, shows.
conversion values for land use categories and zoning, the text above it states that.
"upon adoption of this Comprehensive Plan, the City will consider revisiC"'lsto the
zoning code, consistent with Comprehensive Plan direction"~ "Consider' is not the -
same as "shall" or "will"; it does not establish a commitment or POliCY.
The City of Federal Way appears to have no real "Single Family High Density" goal
or policy. With over 5.0 percent of the City's land area in a residential designation,
and a vast majority of that in "Single Family High Density", the adopted plan will
not prevent single family residential areas from developing at less than urban
densities. In fact, the City's other single family designations, "Single Family Low
Density" (one unit per five acres) and "Single Family Medium Density" (one to three
units per acre), actually assure that new single family development will not be built
at urban densities.
We also noted in October that the City needed to "show its work" if it wished to
justify one and five acre single family lots in environmentally constrained areas.
However, the adopted land Use Element eliminates almost all references to actual
acreage. It is impossible to determine the total number of acres that have been
designated single family low, medium or high density, or how those areas relate to
any critical area designations that may overlay them.
It is clear that the City has measured its land base and calculated the acreage. The
comprehensive plan maps are based on GIS data, and in later plan elements
measurements are expressed in terms of acres. In the Capital Facilities Element,
parks, schools, and recreation areas are measured in acres (p. VI-4). The level of
service for parks is set at 10.9 acres per 1,000 residents (p. VI-6). Unfortunately;
the City has chosen not to include any calculation of acreage in the land Use
Element. The land Use Element lists land uses as a percentage of the gross land
area (p. 11-8), and summarizes residential development capacity in terms of net
square footage (p. 11-9). Unfortunately, it provides no useful data to indicate the
average number of units per acre the City is planning for in its single or multi-family
residential areas.
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Likewise, the plan's analysis of land use capacities fails to provide actual acreage
figures in its calculation of net developable square footage. The issue of units per
acre was raised in our October review because it provides an important planning
measure; it indicates whether public infrastructure, such as roads, sewers, water
lines, and storm drains, can be provided in a cost-effective manner and whether
public transit systems are economically viable.. However~ rather than examining the
issue by "showing its work" in the land Use Element, the City has done the
opposite by obscuring the actual land area measurements.
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6- Year Financial Plans
The Growth Management Act requires that comprehensive plans include ,detailed
funding plans for their Capital Facilities Element and their Transportation Èlement.
These financial plans must look out at least 6 years in anticipation of current needs
and projected demands. . They must include those projects that will be. necessary to .
maintain adopted level of service standards. Further, they must identify actual and
probable funding sources for- those projects. The GMA recognizes that the need for
capital facilities and transportation infrastructure are directly related to the pattern
of land uses and densities established by jurisdictions in their comprehensive plans.
land use is the engine that drives infrastructure cost. Each city and county must,
therefore, show how it will pay for the capital facilities and transportation
infrastructure required to support its land use plan.
As noted in our October review, the financial plans included in the Transportation
Element and the Capital Facilities Element are not complete. Funding for the Parks
and Recreation component includes a bond issue that failed in 1995 (po VI-6); a
failed bond issue cannot be considered "probable" funding. In order to operate its
own police department, the City of Federal Way will have to provide funds for the
facilities and equipment, yet a 6-year financial plan, reflecting costs and funding
sources, was not included in the Capital Facilities Element. Likewise, while the
Water Systems component references the lakehaven Utility Districts CIP, it fails to
provide any summary information on categories of projects, costs, or funding
sources. Summary tables of this information should be included in the Capital
Facilities Element. . The Sewer Systems component includes a table of projects and
costs, but does not provide any information on specific funding sources. Again, the
lakehaven Utility District's CIP is referenced, but no specific funding information is
shown. At a minimum, a summary table of this information should be included in
the Capital Facilities Element. Finally, the Fire Facilities component should also
include a table of facilities, costs, and funding sources. .
Both the Surface Water and the School Facilities components provide good detailed
information on projects and facilities, their costs, and their funding sources.
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These two components do a good job of summarizing the required information;
they should serve 'as examples for the other component~. It is important to
remember that while a CIP can be incorporated into the Capital Facilities Element by
reference, the reference alone is not enough to ensure that the public has easy
access to information about the actual financial impacts. Wl:1ere CIPs or utility
plans are included by reference, the City should, at a minimum, summarize project
information by key categories, and then identify the costs and funding sources.
The Capital Facilities Element does not need to repeat every single detail contained
in a CIP; but it does need summary level information on projects, costs, and funding
sources.
The Transportation Element contains a 6-year project and financial plan within the
TIP 1995-2010 (Table 111-20). that summarizes project and program expenditures
.and revenues. However, about 78 percent of the revenues needed to cover project
and program expenditures over the 6-year period are shown to come from.
unspecified (Other) sources. The City's transportation needs are large, yet the
funding sources to pay for those needs ~re.limited. It is unclear how, or whether,
the City of Federal Way will actually be able to fund those projects.
The City's reliance on nearly 78 percent of its funding from "Other" sources does
not comply with the GMA requirement that probable funding sources be identified.
The use of an unspecified "other" category does not constitute probable funding.
The Act further requires that jurisdictions re-assess their land Use Element if the
probable funding falls short of identified needs. In the City's policy related to
funding shortfalls, CFP 25 (p. VI-36), none of the four activities listed require
re-assessment of land use. The City of Federal Way's plan does not comply with
the re-assessment requirement either.
Other Issues
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The Transportation Element contains a great deal of information. level of Service
standards are discussed at length; however. it is unClear whether the City actually
adopts any specific level of service standards. The plan states "the City's goal is to
maintain or improve upon a PM peak hour roadway level of service so that it is at
least as good as conditions existing today" (p. 111-32). However, specific level of
services are not shown for the arterial or transit routes, and are not adopted in any
of the policy statements. In fact, transportation policy TP-1 5, "Specify an
. appropriate arterial level of service...," and TP-16, "Establish a level of service
standard based on planning methodology...," (p. 111-39), suggest that the City will
only be establishing level of services in the future.
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The lack of adopted level of services makes the use of concurrency management
impossible. However, the Transportation Element has not adopted a program or
system for concurrency management either, It is identified as an activity in the
Implementation Process "Develop a Concurrency Management Strategy for the
City..." p. 111-88, but there are no timelines, so it is unclear when the City will
actually adopt and implement a concurrency management program. Without
adopted level of services and.a system 'for assessing concurrency, the
Transportation Element is incomplete.
The GMA (RCW 36. 70A.O60(1)) requires that lithe land Use Element shall provide
for protection of quality and quantity of ground water used for public water
suppties." The plan does not adequately address either of these issues within the
t..and Use Element. The City's water supply comes from 25 wells that draw on a
large aquifer that underlies most of the area. As noted though, the ground water
withdrawal rate exceeds the recharge rate (p. 11-4). The City hopes to contract for
additional water, but the quantity and availability of this supply have not b~en
guaranteed at this point (p. VI-25).Further, while the City should be protecting
water quality in its land Use Element through the designation of appropriate land
uses and densities in well head protection and aquifer recharge areas, the land l!.se-
maps have no designations for well head protection or aquifer recharge ar.eas.c
The plan actually states that the extent of the aquifer has not been mapped or
identified (p. VI-25), and that the City has not yet implemented a wellhead
protection program to map protection zones and buffers (p. IX-3 to IX-4). Given
the unknown extent of the aquifer, the lack of designated recharge areas, 'and the
absence of wellhead protection zones and buffers, it is unclear how the City of
Federal Way can determine or justify the appropriateness of its overlying land uses
and densities. In this regard, the land Use Element is inconsistent with the
adopted Countywide Planning Policies (po IX-3) and the GMA.
The land Use Element contains a section on Essential Public Facilitie's (p. 11-17)
which includes a single policy declaring that the city code will be amended 1I...to
include a list of locally defined essential public facilities" (lUP50). If this is to be
the City's only policy on Essential Public Facilities, it does not meet GMA
requirements. Essential Public Facilities defined under the GMA refers to several
categories of facilities that are difficult to site, including specific facilities that are
defined and listed by the State's Office of Financial Management. The definition of
these essential public facilities is not a local option. .
Finally, with many pieces of the comprehensive plan still incomplete, the City's'
implementation program for its adopted plan takes on new importance. The
successful implementation of the plan will depend upon a careful and detailed
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identification of plan deficiencies, policy and program priorities, city resources, and,
ultimately, the assignment of specific departmental responsibilities and timelines.
As written, the implementation section of the land Use Element (p. 11-1 9 to 11-20) is
incomplete. It does not define priorities, identify responsibilities, assign resources,
or establish goals, or estimate completion dates.
Thank you again' for sending us a copy of your adopted comprehensive plan. We
look forward to reviewing the plan changes and future amendments that the City
will be making. We would also like to point out that the City of Federal Way is
entitled to a portion of Washington State's Growth Management Incentive Grant
administered through the King County Association of Suburban Cities. All of the
plan changes outlined above are eligible activities under the incentive grant
program. You may want to include some of these activities in your proposed scope
of work. If you have any questions or concerns about our comments or any other
growth management issues, please call Bill Satoris at (360) 586-2168, or
Ike Nwankwo at (360) 586-9118.
Sincerely,
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Assistant Director ./
Growth Management Services
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Greg McCormick, Principal Planner, City of Federal Way
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SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE TEXT OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Chapter Housekeeping Amendments Response to DCTED's Letter
1-- Introduction City population and area updated; Other miscellaneous wording changes. Language added to respond to
DCTED's request for a Glossary; A
section added on the Comprehensive
Plan Amendment Process.
2 -- Land Use Language added to address the two annexations by the Weyerhaeuser Corporation; City Defmition of Private Property Rights
population updated; Shoreline Master Program added. added; Land Use Capacity is shown in
acres rather than square footage;
Densities are shown as dwelling units
per acre versus min. lot size; A goal
pertaining to provision of a wide
range of densities and types in single
family areas added; Defmition of
Essential Public Facilities added in
Glossary. The city has recently
adopted a proceSf> for siting Essential
Public facilities in Chapter 22--
Zoning. Reference is made to that
process here; Changes made under the
Implementation section to reflect
recent code changes intended ro
implement the comprehensive plan
goals and policies.
3 -- Transportation Provided consistency between Comprehensive Plan and zoning code on roadway sections; Refmed LOS standard; Refined
Reflected updated traffic forecasts, transit service changes, and RTA; Provided traffic signal fmancing plan; Refined concurrency
system plan; Proposed adoption of access management standards per RCW 47.50; Addressed management plan.
transportation projects to resolve high crash rate locations; Revised bicycle facilities plan to be
consistent with Council direction.
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4 -- Economic Development No Changes are proposed.
5 -- Housing No Changes are proposed.
6 -- Capital Facilities Plan Parks and Open Space Inventory and financing infonnation updated; Surface Water Provided 6- Y ear Transportation
Infonnation related to detention/retention and financing updated; Infonnation relating to Improvement Plan (TIP) and Funding
Transportation updated to confonn to changes in Chapter 3. Information relating to Public sources.
Safety Department updated; Infonnation relating to School Facilities including district program
capacity, student forecasts, and school funding plan updated; Lakehaven water and sewer
system infonnation including capacity and proposed Capital Improvements Projects updated;
Fire Department infonnation updated.
7 -- City Center Language added to address new senior housing; Language added to address pedestrian safety; N/A
Language added to address siting of the RTA; Deletion of one of the policies based on Council
direction; Other changes made to be consistent with revisions in Chapter 3. Changes made to the
Implementation section to reflect recent code and other changes intended to implement the
comprehensive plan goals and policies.
8 -- Potential Annexation Law Enforcement section updated due to fonnation of the Federal Way Public Safety N/A
Area Department; Other wording changes based on changed conditions.
9 ~- Natural Environment One of the goals related to wetlands was revised due to the change in adopted methodology for
identification and delineation of wetlands; Changes made to the Implementation section to
reflect code changes in process to implement the comprehensive plan goals and policies.
10 -- Private Utilities Updated to reflect the merger of Washington Natural Gas and Puget Power based on comments N/A
from Puget Sound Energy (PSE). Changes made to reflect comments from TCI. Changes made
in response to changing technology and providers in the wireless industry. I
Glossary A Glossary of Tenns and List of
Acronyms added at the end of the
document to help the reader better
understand tenus used within the
plan.
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LIST OF UPDATED OR NEW MAPS
Generalized Existing Land Use - Land Use Element
Comprehensive Plan Designations - Land Use Element
Existing Significant Streets and Highways - Transportation Element
Existing and Planned Traffic Signals - Transportation Element
Functional Classifications of Existing Streets and Highways - Transportation Element
Proposed Functional Classifications of Streets and Highways - Transportation Element
Planned Street Sections - Transportation Element
WSDOT Access Management Classifications - Transportation Element
Federal Way Access Management Classifications - Transportation Element
Existing 1995 Congested Streets & Highways - Transportation Element
2003 Congestion with Existing Streets - Transportation Element
2015 Congestion with 2003 Improvements of Streets & Highways - Transportation
Element
2015 Congested Streets on 2003 Network - Transportation Element
2015 Congested Streets on 2015 Network - Transportation Element
High Crash rate Intersections - Transportation Element
High Crash Rate Corridors - Transportation Element
Recommended Major Street Improvement s- Transportation Element
Inventory of Sidewalks on Major Streets (1992) - Transportation Element
Non-Motorized Facilities Plan - Transportation Element
All Day Transit Service - Transportation Element
Peak Hour Transit Service (Effective June 1998) - Transportation Element
Proposed Transit Routes - Transportation Element
Through Truck Route Plan - Transportation Element
6 Year TIP Projects - Transportation Element
20 Year CIP Projects - Transportation Element
Regional CIP Projects - Transportation Element
Functional Classifications of Existing Streets and Highways - Capital Facilities Element
Federal Way School District #210 - Transportation Element
Lakehaven Water Service Area - Transportation Element
Water Utility Major Components - Transportation Element
Lakehaven Sewer Service Area and Basins - Transportation Element
Sewer Utility Major Components - Transportation Element
Federal Way Fire Department - Transportation Element EXH I BIT Ý
The Concept Plan
Enhanced Street Network PAGE~OF I
Principle Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections
Federal Way Fire Department - Potential Annexation Areas Element
Federal Way School District #210 - Potential Annexation Areas Element
Lakehaven Utility District Boundary - Potential Annexation Areas Element
Lakehaven Sewer Service Area and Basins - Potential Annexation Areas Element
Functional Classifications of Existing Streets and Highways - Potential Annexation Areas
Element
Potential Annexation Areas - Potential Annexation Areas Element
Proposed Improvements (Puget Sound Energy) - Utility Plan Element
Cable Service by TCI - Utility Plan Element
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
MEMORANDUM
August 11, 1998
To:
Land UsefTransportation Committee (LUTC)
FROM:
Margaret H. Clark, AICP, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
Site Specific Requests
I.
INTRODUCTION
The following is an analysis of six site specific requests for changes to the comprehensive plan
designations. Seven requests were originally received (Exhibit G-1). However one of these requests
(Site No.2) was withdrawn by the applicant early in the process. Two of the six remaining requests
are for preannexation comprehensive plan designations for properties within the Potential
Annexation Area (P AA) and four requests are for changes to existing comprehensive plan
designations. Each request includes a description of the specific request, the planning division's
recommendation to the planning commission and the planning commission's recommendation to
the city council.
II. REQUESTS
Site Specific Request #1 - Weyerhaeuser/Federal Way Fire Department Request for Annexation of
19.2 Acres
Location:
Parcell - north of South 320th Street and east ofI-5 (Exhibit G-2)
Proponent:
Weyerhaeuser Company and Federal Way Fire Department
Request:
Preannexation comprehensive plan designation and zoning for 19.2 acres as
Multifamily and RM 3600 respectively.
Existing King County
Comprehensive Plan: Urban Residential- > 12 du/ac; and Commercial Outside of Centers
Existing King
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Comprehensive Plan: Multifamily
Proposed Federal Way
Zoning: RM 3600 (Multifamily - one unit/3,600 sq. ft.)
Planning Staff Recommendation:
Establishment of pre-annexation Multifamily
Comprehensive Plan designation and RM 3600 zoning.
Planning Commission Recommendation:
Concur with staff
Comprehensive Plan Designation Analysis
Surrounding Land Use/Zoning - The annexation area includes both undeveloped and developed property.
The developed property is a fire station for the Federal Way Fire Department. The majority ofthe site
(14.23 acres) is zoned RM 1800 which results in the potential for development of up to 24 units per acre.
The western portion ofthe site comprised of two parcels totaling 4.97 acres is zoned Office. Pursuant to
King County Code (KCC), Section 21A.14 -Mixed Use Development, townhouses and apartments are
allowed in the Office zone as part of a Mixed Use Development with a base density of 36 units per acre.
The proponent has requested that the zoning be established at RM 3600 (equivalent to 12 units per acre).
Based on the requested RM 3600 zoning, the annexation would result in a reduction from the planned
density. The existing fire station is a permitted use within the City's RM 3600 zone. The zoning south of
the site is OP-1 -Office Park 1.
The annexation area is within the adopted City of Federal Way Potential Annexation Area.
Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies - The proposed comprehensive plan
amendment is consistent with the following goals and policies:
Goal or Policy Comments
LUP9 Designate and zone land to provide for Consistent. The majority of the site is zoned
Federal Way's share of regionally- for 18 units per acre. The proposal is to zone
adopted demand forecasts for the entire site for 12 units per acre which
residential, commercial, and industrial should result in less density after annexation.
for the next 20 years.
LUP23 Support multiple family development Consistent. Transportation, public facilities,
with transportation and capital facilities and utilities are all available in this area.
improvements.
Environmental Analysis
Sensitive Areas - The Comprehensive Plan identifies a wetland near the western edge of the site. The
King County Sensitive Area Map Folio identifies the presence of wetland - Hylebos Creek No.4. It is a
Class 2 wetland about 4.6 acres in size. The City's environmental mapping also indicated this same
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wetland area as a geologically hazardous area. These environmental hazards are located off the
annexation area, but may affect future development because of sensitive area setbacks.
Most of the site is covered with Douglas fir and Alder about 40 feet in height and shrub understory. The
soils are Alderwood gravelly sandy loam. There are no significant slopes. Of the 19.2 acre site, 1.14
acres is occupied by the Federal Way Fire Department fire station.
Availability of Utilities & Streets
Sanitary Sewer:
Public Water:
Storm Drainage:
Improved Streets:
Sidewalks:
Access:
Yes, provided by Lakehaven Utility District.
Yes, provided by Lakehaven Utility District.
No, open ditch drainage.
No, wide shoulders with striped edges. Street improvements will be required when
the property develops.
No, paved road shoulder.
Yes, available from South 320th Street. South320th Street is a principal arterial. A
yellow flashing light is located in front of the fire station. A signal is located at the
intersection ofWeyerhaeuser Way South.
Availability of Public Services
Police:
FireÆmergency
Medical:
Schools:
Yes, can be provided by City of Federal Way.
Yes, the Federal Way Fire Department has one of their stations located within the
proposed annexation area.
Yes, provided by Federal Way School District.
Lake Dolloff Elementary, Kilo Junior High
School, and Thomas Jefferson High School.
Projections for Population and Employment
This Comprehensive Plan amendment request for RM 3600 zoning would decrease the density of the site
from 18 units per acre (R-18 zoning) and from 36 units per acre (Office zoning) to 12 units per acre (RM
3600 zoning).
The fire station presently employs 12 firefighters and staff. No change is anticipated as a result of the
annexation
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Site Specific Request #3 & 4 - Weyerhaeuser Annexation and Request for Comprehensive Plan
Amendment
Location:
Proponent:
Request:
Parcel 2 - North ofHwy 18 at about 38th Avenue South (Exhibit G-3)
Weyerhaeuser Company
1)
Preannexation comprehensive plan designation and zoning for 18.42 acres as
Single Family High Density and RS 9.6 (Single Family - one unit!9,600 sq. ft.)
respectively (northern portion).
Comprehensive Plan amendment for 20 acres from Office to Single Family High
Density and rezone from OP-I -Office Park 1 to RS 9.6 (Single Family - one
unit!9,600 sq. ft.) (Southern portion).
2)
Existing
Comprehensive Plan:
Existing Zoning:
Proposed
Comprehensive Plan:
Proposed Zoning:
North parcel: Urban Residential 4-12 du/ac (King County designation)
South parcel: Office (Federal Way designation)
North parcel: R-4 (King County zoning)
South parcel: OP-l (Federal Way designation)
Single Family High Density
RS 9.6 (Single Family - one unit! 9600 sq. ft.)
Planning Staff
Recommendation:
For the North Parcel, support the pre annexation Single Family High Density
designation and RS 9.6 zoning.
For the South Parcel, support the comprehensive plan redesignation from Office
to Single Family High Density and rezone from Office Park 1 to RS 9.6 zoning.
Planning Commission
Recommendation: Concur with staff
Comprehensive Plan Designation Analysis
Surrounding Land Use/Zoning- The 38.42 acres are currently undeveloped. The land uses to the north
are developed at low densities with single family uses. The existing neighborhood is made up of small
homes on large lots, many of which front along North Lake. The southern parcel is undeveloped and
abuts SR-18.
Proposed zoning for the north parcel is equivalent to the existing R-4 King County zoning. The
Comprehensive Plan designation would also be consistent with that of King County. The south parcel
(already within the City of Federal Way) is proposed to be rezoned from OP-l to RS 9.6 and the
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Comprehensive Plan designation changed from Office to Single Family High Density. Retaining Office
zoning would likely create office traffic through the middle of this neighborhood in order to reach the
office uses. This is because SR-18 has limited access directly to the southern portion of the site. The
south parcel change results in a shift in land use from a business land use to a residential land use. This is
a reduction from the planned land use intensity.
Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies
North Parcel- The proposed amendment is relevant to the following goals and policies:
Goal or Policy Comments
LUP9 Designate and zone land to provide Consistent. The site is zoned R-4 (4 units! acre).
for Federal Way's share of The proposal is for RS 9. 6 zoning which is
regionally-adopted demand forecasts equivalent to the existing zoning. When property
for residential, commercial, and is annexed, the annexing jurisdiction is expected
industrial for the next 20 years. to accommodate the population which would
have been previously accounted for.
South Parcel- The proposed amendment is relevant to the following goals and policies:
Goal or Policy Comments
LUP15 Protect residential areas from Consistent. The area to the north is presently zoned
impacts of adjacent non-residential residential under King County and is proposed to
uses be annexed to the City with RS 9.6 zoning. Because
there is limited access from SR-18 to the southern
parcel, without a change in zoning from OP-I to RS
9.6 for the south parcel, this would result in office
traffic through a residential area.
Environmental Analysis
Sensitive Areas - As can be seen in the attached maps, these two parcels are separated by a road, but for
purposes of description, they will be treated as one. The site is generally flat, containing one forested hill
and numerous depressional areas of low relief. The steepest slope is approximately 35 percent. The soils
are mapped primarily as Alderwood gravelly sandy loam 0 to 6 percent slopes, but also contains muck
inclusions in the wetland areas.
The site is located south of North Lake and contains numerous wetlands. Flagging on the site indicates
that a wetland delineation has been conducted. Two large predominately forested wetlands are visible
from a trail that bisects the site. There are also canopy breaks in the forest, which is indicative of
additional wetlands on the site. These additional wetlands are likely to be classified as palustrine scrub/
shrub and emergent wetlands. In total, about 10 to 15 percent of the site is covered by wetlands. Future
development will be affected by setbacks from these on-site wetlands.
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The King County Sensitive Area Map Folio identifies the nearby presence of wetland - Hylebos Creek
No.7, also known as North Lake. Based on the King County wetland classification system, North Lake is
a Class 2 wetland about 10.3 acres in size. The City's environmental mapping indicates the adjacent sites
also contain wetland and waterfowl habitat.
The site is forested with a shrub and herbaceous understory. The tree height is about 40 feet. Dominant
vegetation at the site is Douglas fir, western red cedar, Indian plum, salmonberry, sword fern, salal, and
hardhack.
Availability of Utilities & Streets
Sanitary Sewer:
Public Water:
Storm Drainage:
Improved Streets:
Sidewalks:
Access:
No, not in the immediate area, but the site is within the Lakehaven Utility District
sewer service area.
Yes, provided by Lakehaven Utility District.
No, open ditch drainage.
Yes, a small portion of the north parcel fronts along South 334th Street. This is a
narrow two-lane road with paved and striped shoulders. The south parcel fronts along
Highway 18. Further improvements will be required when the property develops.
No, widened shoulders are located on South 334th Street.
Yes, available from South 334th Street, but restricted from Highway 18. Access to the
site will be via Weyerhaeuser Way.
Availability of Public Services
Police:
FireÆmergency
Medical:
Schools:
Yes, could be provided by Federal Way Police Department.
Yes, provided by Federal Way Fire Department.
Yes, provided by Federal Way School District.
Lake Dolloff Elementary, Kilo Junior High, and Thomas Jefferson High School.
Projections for Population and Employment
The annexation area is within the adopted City of Federal Way Potential Annexation Area. The
annexation area would add the potential for 84 single family residential units (on 18.42-acres, based on
gross land area). The rezone of 20 acres of land already within the City would also add the potential for
91 single family residential units (based on gross land area). A total of 175 potential dwelling units could
result from this annexation/rezone. However, it is unlikely that these parcels would achieve that number
of units because of wetland, wetland buffer, and road requirements.
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Site Specific Request #5 - Waremart
Location:
Northwest corner of 1st Way South and Campus Drive (Exhibit G-4).
Proponent:
City of Federal Way (per July 26, 1990, concomitant agreement).
Request:
Comprehensive Plan Amendment for 14 acres from Neighborhood Business to
Community Business and rezone from BN - Neighborhood Business to BC -
Community Business to be consistent with concomitant agreement.
Existing
Comprehensive Plan:
BN (Neighborhood Business)
Existing Zoning:
BN* (Neighborhood Business)
Proposed
Comprehensive Plan:
Community Business
Proposed Zoning:
BC* (Community Business)
*with concomitant agreement
Planning Staff
Recommendation:
Support the request for a comprehensive plan amendment from Neighborhood
Business to Community Business and rezone from BN - Neighborhood Business
to BC -Community Business.
Planning Commission
Recommendation: Concur with staff.
Comprehensive Plan Designation Analysis
Surrounding Land Use/Zoning - To the north of the site is RS 35.0 zoning (Residential- one unit/35,000
sq. ft) which has been developed as ballfields. In this area is also located Panther Lake which is a
regional storm drainage facility. To the south of the site is RM 2400 (Multifamily - one unit/2400 sq. ft.)
and OP - Office Park. The RM 2400 zoned property is developed with multifamily dwellings and the OP
zoned property is vacant. To the east of the site, the zoning is a mixture of OP -Office Park, RM 1800
(Multifamily - one unit/I,SOO sq. ft.) and BN -Neighborhood Business developed with an elementary
sch901, bank, and multifamily units. To the west of the site is an RS 7.2 zone (Residential- one unit/7200
sq. ft.) developed as single family dwellings.
Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies
There is an existing concomitant agreement for this property which was entered into by the City of
Federal Way and the Quadrant Corporation in 1990. The agreement stipulates that the property can be
developed to c9mmunity business development standards and allow neighborhood business uses,
including a grocery store and drug store up to certain specified sizes. The agreement specifically reqüires
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the City to rezone the property to Be. Per Ordinance 91-99 passed by the City Council on June 4, 1991,
the property was rezoned from Single Family Residential (RS 9.6) to Community Business (Be) with
conditions of the concomitant agreement. However, this change was not reflected on the zoning map.
Somewhere along the line, a designation of Neighborhood Business (BN) was shown on the City's
zoning map for this property. This shows up on the July 1995 Zoning Map. The BN zoning was carried
over to the current zoning map adopted on August 1, 1996. It is the opinion of the City's Legal
Department that the zoning and concomitant agreement should be consistent.
Environmental Analysis
Sensitive Areas - There are no sensitive areas on site. The site has over 80 mature fir trees, native shrubs,
and grasses. The site has variable soil conditions with native glacial fills and clean sand near 1st Avenue
and up to nine feet of glacial fill soils on a large portion of the site.
Availability of Utilities & Streets
Sanitary Sewer:
Public Water:
Storm Drainage:
Improved Streets:
Sidewalks:
Access:
Yes, provided by Lakehaven Utility District.
Yes, provided by Lakehaven Utility District.
A drainage pond is on the site located adjacent to Campus Drive. A complete system
is being proposed as part of the current development proposal and will be built in
conjunction with that proposal.
The site is currently served by SW Campus Drive and First Avenue South. Street
improvements and traffic controls will be required as part of development of this site.
Yes, sidewalks are provided along the entire frontage of the property.
Access to and from the site will be provided by three proposed driveways: a full
signalized access on SW Campus Drive; a right-in right-out access on SW Campus
Drive; and right-in, left-out, right-out access on First Avenue South. These access
points and traffic mitigation are currently under review by city staff as part of the
development application.
Availability of Public Services
Police:
FireÆmergency
Medical:
Other Considerations
Provided by the City of Federal Way.
Provided by Federal Way Fire Department.
A development application for a grocery store and drug store, other related retail shops and services, and
a 1.63 acre park development is currently under review by the City. This development is consistent with
the concomitant agreement. A comprehensive plan amendment to Community Business and
corresponding zone change to BC -Community Business will not create any impacts that were not
previously considered at the time that the concomitant agreement was entered into. Furthermore, any
potential adverse impacts will be addressed during the development review process.
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Site Specific Request #6 - Barovic Request
Location:
35929 Pacific Highway South (Exhibit G-5)
Proponent:
Donald Barovic.
Request:
Comprehensive Plan Amendment for 14.77 acres from Single Family Low Density to
Single Family High Density and Rezone from SE (Suburban Estates - one unit/five
acres) to RS 5.0 (Single Family - one unit/5,OOO sq. ft.).
Existing
Comprehensive Plan:
Single Family Low Density
Existing Zoning:
SE (Suburban Estates -- 1 unit/5 acres)
Proposed
Comprehensive Plan:
Single Family High Density
Proposed Zoning:
RS 5.0 (Single Family - one unit/5,OOO sq. ft.)
Planning Staff
Recommendation:
Retain the Suburban Estates zoning on the site.
Planning Commission
Recommendation:
Support a change to Single Family Medium Density and RS 35.0 (1
unit/35,000 sq. ft.} zoning. This recommendation is for the larger area in
the vicinity of Mr. Barovic's property presently designated Single
Family Low Density (Exhibit G-6).
Comprehensive Plan Designation Analysis for the Barovic property (no analysis has been done for
the larger area shown in Exhibit G-6):
Surrounding Land Use/Zoning - The site, approximately 14.77 acres in size, is zoned SE (Suburban
Estates - one unit/five acres). The applicant is requesting a rezone to RS 5.0 (Single Family - one
unit/5,OOO sq. ft.).
On the north and south are SE (Suburban Estates - one unit/five acres) zoning. To the east is OP - Office
Park zoning and to the west is RS 35.0 (Single Family - one unit/35,OOO sq. ft.) zoning. Across Pacific
Highway to the east is also RS 35.0 (Single Family - one unit/35,OOO sq. ft.) zoning. The property to the
north is developed as a church.
The proponent anticipates that the site would develop with buildings clustered on the east portion ofthe
property, away from Hylebos Creek. Special consideration was given to residential densities within the
Hylebos Creek drainage area during the Comprehensive Plan process. This is an area where the presence
of wetlands and riparian habitat are reflected in the comprehensive plan's land use and zoning
designations. A property owner's appeal of the Federal Way Comprehensive Plan land use designations
in the Hylebos Creek drainage area was denied by the Puget Sound Growth Management Hearing Board.
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The Board found that the City had given consideration to the environmental sensitivities when
designating Single Family Medium Density and Low Density land use.
A Single Family High Density designation would not be consistent with residential zoned land in the
immediate vicinity. Protection of the Hylebos Creek from adverse development impacts is a concern,
therefore, introducing higher density residential development and associated human activity into this
sensitive area is not recommended even using cluster provisions.
Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies
The proposed amendment is consistent with the following goals and policies:
Goal or Policy Comments
LUPI9 Consider special development techniques Consistent. The amendment proposes using
(e.g., accessory dwelling units, zero lot clustering to preserve the environmentally
lines, lot size averaging, and planned unit sensitive areas.
developments) in single family areas
provided they result in residential
development consistent with the quality
and character of existing neighborhoods.
LUP20 Preserve site characteristics that enhance Consistent. The amendment proposes using
residential development (trees, water clustering to preserve the environmentally
courses, vistas, and similar features) using sensitive areas.
site planning techniques such as
clustering, planned unit developments, and
lot size averaging.
NEP22 The City may regulate private Inconsistent. The request to increase
development and public actions to protect density may be detrimental to the
water quality and to ensure adequate in- environment.
stream flow to protect fisheries, wildlife
habitat, and recreation resources.
Environmental Analysis
Sensitive Areas - The Hylebos Creek passes through the western portion of the property from north to
south. Hylebos Creek is a major stream. Hylebos Creek has a riparian wetland associated with it in the
northwestern portion of the property; this wetland is predominately palustrine scrub/shrub, but also
contains trees and emergent vegetation. A second wetland system in located in the southeastern portion
of the property. This too would be classified as a scrub/shrub wetland. The two wetland systems impact
about 20 percent of the property. City code requires a 100-foot buffer around the edges of these wetlands.
The site is hilly and consists of pasture and wetland. The vegetation throughout the pasture consists of
grazed grasses, buttercup, and scattered big leaf maple. The wetland vegetation consists of salmonberry,
red alder, hardhack, skunk cabbage, and water parsley.
Geologic hazards are not shown as affecting this site.
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Availability of Utilities & Streets
Sanitary Sewer:
Public Water:
Stonn Drainage:
Improved Streets:
Sidewalks:
Access:
No. However the Lakehaven Utility District states that the District has available
capacity in the lines in front of the property to handle seven units per acre, however
the property is presently outside of the District boundaries, and therefore, the property
would have to be annexed into the District. At that time service would be provided on
a first come first serve basis (Exhibit G-7).
No, there are four wells on the property.
No, there is open ditch drainage along the roadway.
No, access is from Pacific Highway South. Pacific Highway South is a four-lane
roadway with paved and striped shoulders. Street improvements will be required
when properties develop.
No, wide shoulders are marked with stripes.
Access along Pacific Highway South may be limited by state requirements.
Availability of Public Services
Police:
Fire/Emergency
Medical:
Schools:
Yes, provided by the City of Federal Way.
Yes, provided by the Federal Way Fire Department.
Yes, provided by Federal Way School District.
Enterprise Elementary, Illahee Junior High, and Federal Way High School.
Projections for Population and Employment
This Comprehensive Plan amendment request for RS 5.0 zoning would substantially increase the number
of dwelling units on the site from two dwelling units, which are allowed under the existing Suburban
Estates zoning. If a cluster subdivision was utilized, there would be the potential for 84 dwelling units on
the 14.77 acre site. If the property was rezoned to RS 35.0 per the planning commission's
recommendation, there would be the potential for 11 lots based on the cluster provisions.
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Donald Barovic
Union Corporate ServicesJ Inc.
35829 pacific Highway South
Federal Way, W A 98003
RE:
Sanitary Sewer Service
Sòuth 360th/Pacmc Ilighway South (West Side)
Tax Lots 20,98 and 104, STR29-21-04
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Dear Mr. Barovic:
The following is provided to further clarify issues iTom our November 12, 1997, letter and our
subsequent meeting.
Your property is currently located outside the District's sewer service area boundary. Tills came
about as a result of the King County General Sewerage Plan designation of IINon-Local Service
Areas," effectively eliminâting our ability to plan for sewer service to your area. It is our
understanding that the City of Federal Way has zoned this area for low to medium density, single
familYJ residential use,
The Growth Management Act created Urban Growth Areas, one of which encompasses the entire
District, We are now in the process of updating our Sewer Comprehensive Plan and will address
sewer service to all areas within the District's corporate boundaries, including the former "Non-
Local Service Areas." We expect to complete the update of Out Plan late in 1998. It will then be
.presented:!ç>r approval o~.the King County Council, King County Health Department, Pierce
. ;.:.County' Ç9P'JlÇil. Pierce,Cqimty. g~tÞ.PePartrIt~!lt; the Department of Ecology and the councils
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When the property is annexed, you may apply for a developer extension agreement to extend
sewer facilities to serve the site. Generally, this extension would be"in coJÛonnance with the
District's Comprehensive Plan. You may be able to secure sewer service via private grinder pump
stations. In the event you insta11 grinder pumps, you would be obligated: for a proportionate share
of the future permanent facilities and would pay the District's current connection charges.
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It is also possible to amend the District's C~mprehensive Plan prior to adoption and approval of
the updat~d plan. To do so, the District would require you to bear all costs of the amendment and
would collect a deposit to cover the District's eXpenses. The amendment will also require review
and approval of the agencies noted above. Petitions for annexation would be accepted following
approval of the amendment. A sample copy of a petition for annexation to the District is
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At this time. the District has available capacity in the ~nes in tront of your property to handle
seven (7) residential units per acre. should such zoning be established by the City of Federal Way.
However. since you are outside the District boundaries, you will need to ann<~x into the District as
discussed above. King County has provided notice that the "Non-Local Service Areas" are no
longer applicable witlún Urban Growth Areas. so the entities having jurisdiction over this issue are
the City of Federal Way and Lakehaven Utility District. When you annex. we must point out to
you that we sell capacity on a '!first come first serve" basis, so we cannot guarantee that capacity
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Site Specific Request #7 - Lovegren Request
Location:
East of Pacific Highway South and west of Gethsemane Cemetery at the King/Pierce
County line (Exhibit G-8).
Proponent:
W. B. Lovegren
Request:
Comprehensive Plan Amendment for 0.64 acres from Single Family Low Density to
Commercial and Rezone from SE (Suburban Estates - one unit/five acres) to a
commercial zoning designation.
Existing
Comprehensive Plan:
Single Family Low Density
Existing Zoning:
SE (Suburban Estates - one unit/five acres)
Proposed
Comprehensive Plan:
Neighborhood Business
Proposed Zoning:
BN - Neighborhood Business
Planning Staff
Recommendation:
Deny the proposed amendment, changing the comprehensive plan designation
from Single Family Low Density to Neighborhood Business.
Planning Commission
Recommendation: Support a change in comprehensive plan designation from Single Family Low
Density to Business Park to allow consistency with zoning to the south in Pierce
County
Comprehensive Plan Designation Analysis
Surrounding Land Use/Zoning - This site is located on the southern edge of the city and is surrounded by
a cemetery on the north and east sides. Pierce County is the jurisdiction to the south of this site. The
Puyallup Indian Reservation is also located to the south within Pierce County. The Pierce County
Comprehensive Plan designates the adjacent site for Mixed Use and this area is zoned MUD (Mixed Use
Development). The Mixed Use Development zone is a commercial zone which allows.some industrial
uses but does not allow residential uses. The development along Pacific Highway South from the County
line heading south is predominantly commercial with remnants of residential uses. There is a new mini-
storage facility being completed about Y2 mile south of this site.
This parcel has a cemetery and truck-trailer storage surrounding it. Across the street are truck parts/repair
and undeveloped land. Single family low density use at this site would be surrounded by dissimilar uses.
The cemetery use is not expected to change, and the commercial uses are likely to be more intensely
developed over time.
The requested commercial zoning would be consistent with commercial uses to the south, however it
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REQUEST #8
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1) Compreh.enslve Plan
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would not be compatible with the residential zonjng to the north and northwest. In addition, the presence
of the cemetery establishes a green buffer along this section of the southern city boundary. Staff
compared allowable uses in the Pierce County l'ÆUD zone to the Federal Way BN (Neighborhood
Business), BC (Community Business), and BP (Business Park) zones. In terms of allowable uses, the
Federal Way BP zone was most similar to the Pierce County MUD zone (Exhibit G-9).
Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies
The proposed amendment is consistent with the following goals and policies:
Goal or Policy Comments
LUP26 Provide employment and business opportunities Inconsistent. This site is on the edge of the
in Federal Way by allocating adequate land for city and is not needed to fulfill this policy.
commercial, office and business park The emphasis in this area is on low intensity
development development because of the Hylebos creek
corridor.
NEP37 Required wetland buffers shall be comprised of Inconsistent. The presence of wetland along
native vegetation typically associated with the the site's frontage would be an im¡5ediment to
type of wetland in question. Intrusion into the accessing and building on the site for more
wetland buffer may be restricted, except for the intensive land use.
location of essential public facilities and utilities
where no other feasible alternative exists.
CFP17 The provision of urban services shall be Inconsistent. Sewers are not immediately
coordinated to ensure that areas identified for available to the site. Connection to the City
urban expansion are accompanied with the system would require pumping, or an
maximum possible use of existing facilities and agreement with Pierce County to accept
cost effective service provisions and extensions gravity flow.
while ensuring the protection and preservation
of resources.
Environmental Analysis
Sensitive Areas - The site is covered with 30 to 40 foot tall fir trees and underbrush. The site slopes
gently toward Pacific Highway South. There is a depressional wetland along the western edge of the site,
where it is lower than the edge of the roadway. These wetlands extend the length of the property's
western edge and may comprise about 15 percent of the property. Douglas fir, sword fern, salal,
salmonberry, and huckleberry dominate the forested site. The dominant wetland vegetation consists of
reed canary grass and soft rush.
In 1996, the Federal Way Comprehensive Plan was appealed to the Puget Sound Growth Management
Hearings Board raising the issues of low density residential zoning along the Hylebos Creek drainage
area, due process, and public notice issues. That appeal was overturned. The Hearings Board found that
the City of Federal Way had appropriately considered the environmentally sensitive lands within the
Hylebos Creek drainage area when considering the density and intensity of land use and zoning for this
area. Protection of the Hylebos Creek from adverse development impacts is a concern.
Any future development of the site, whether as residential or commercial will require compliance with
the City's environmental regulations.
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rl)MPARISON OF ALLOWABLE USES WITHIN THE PIERCE CO' 'TY MUD ZONING DISTRICT AND CITY OF FEDERAL WAY Bf
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MIXED USE DISTRICT (MUD) NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS (BC) BUSINESS PARK (BP)
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Recreation
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Building Materials & P m- P but does not include bulk/big bx retail
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Eating & Drinking P P P ~ Restaurants with seating capacity for no
Establishments more than 50 people allowed.
Food Stores P P P
Lodging Needs a conditional use penn it; Private Lodge or Club pennitted Private Lodge, Club, Hotel or Motel Hotels and motels pennitted
Only certain levels allowed pennitted
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Modular Sales 11m
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MIXED USE DISTRICT (MUD) NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS (BC) BUSINESS PARK (BP)
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Basic Manufacturing P
Contractor Yards P P
Food & Related Products Needs a conditional use permit Bulk food preparation facilities
Industrial Services & Repair P
Intermediate Manufacturing Needs a conditional use permit P
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Motion Picture, Television P Broadcast studios permitted
& Radio Production Studios
Off-site Hazardous Waste Hazardous waste treatment & storage
Treatment & Storage facilities
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Storage Facilities Only certain levels allowed
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Sanitary Sewer:
Public Water:
Stonn Drainage:
Improved Streets:
Sidewalks:
Access:
No, although the site is within the Lakehaven Utility District, the closest sewer line
connection is located at 359th and Pacific Highway South. This site is at 376th which
is downhill and approximately 17 blocks from the Lakehaven sewer connection.
Pierce County has extended sewer to the county line along Pacific Highway South
and is presently providing service to other Federal Way properties in this area.
Yes, provided by Lakehaven Utility District. Public water is extended to the
cemetery, which is adjacent to this site.
No, open ditch drainage within the area.
Yes, the access is from Pacific Highway South. Pacific Highway South is a four-lane
major arterial. Frontage improvements will be required when the property develops.
No, wide shoulders are marked with stripes.
Access along Pacific Highway South may be limited by State requirements.
Availability of Public Services
Police:
FireÆmergency
Medical:
Schools:
Yes, provided by City of Federal Way.
Yes, provided by Federal Way Fire Department.
Yes, Not applicable to a proposed commercial use.
Projections for Population and Employment
Approval of the request would result in the loss of one single family residence and the conversion to
commercial use.
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FEDERAL WAY. WA 98003-6210
MEMORANDUM
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Subject:
Land Useffransportation Committee
Rick Perez, Traffic Engineer
August 11, 1998
Transportation Site Specific Requests
SITE-SPECIFIC REQUEST Tl
Background
This is a proposal to delete the proposed extension of SW 342nd Place between the proposed
extension of 19th Place SW and 21st Avenue SW. The applicant intends to construct a 300-unit
senior housing complex on the west side of the extension of 19th Place SW directly south of
Twin Lakes Fred Meyer and north of the proposed Federal Way #2 Park and Ride lot.
Analysis
The applicable policy of the Comprehensive Plan is the following:
TP21
Enhance traffic circulation and access with closer spacing of through streets
as follows:
b. Collector streets every 600 feet with single family zones...
This policy is also proposed for revision, increasing the spacing standard outside of City Center
to Y4 mile.
The proposed development does not meet this policy, however the applicant has proposed to
provide a pedestrian connection to the proposed Park and Ride lot, thus reducing out-of-direction
travel for pedestrians to transit facilities.
Staff considered several alternative locations to provide a minor collector to replace SW 342nd
Place, but deemed these problematic from the standpoint of traffic signal spacing, driveway
spacing, topographic constraints, and likelihood of redevelopment to provide frontage
improvements.
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The applicant's approved Transportation Impact Analysis demonstrates that the proposed
development would generate fewer trips than the existing zoning would allow and that the
deletion of this street would not have a significant adverse impact 'on any adjacent intersections.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the request to delete SW 342nd Place between 19th Place SW and
21st Avenue SW from the Comprehensive Plan.
SITE SPECIFIC REQUEST T2
Background
The owner of one of the properties located on the proposed alignment of the extension of South
308th Street between 5th Place South and 8th Avenue South has proposed deletion of this
proposed minor collector extension. The property owner had the property for sale and disclosed
that this street extension would affect the property, which had the effect of discouraging buyers
from considering the property.
This extension was proposed as a means of improving neighborhood connectivity and reducing
vehicular trips on South Dash Point Road (SR 509), thus reducing the potential for widening
Dash Point Road to five lanes. The project to connect the South 308th Street has been listed on
the city's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) since adoption of the Comprehensive Plan.
Analysis
The applicable Comprehensive Plan policies are as follows:
TP20
Take advantage of opportunities to open new road connections to create route
alternatives, especially in areas with few access choices.
TP21
Enhance traffic circulation and access with closer spacing of through streets
as follows:
b. Collector streets every 600 feet in single family zones...
TP23
Minimize though traffic on residential streets by maximizing though travel
opportunities on arterial and collector access streets.
Currently, the street network between the two segments of South 308th Street consist of South
304th Street and South 305th Street, both of which are currently classified as local streets.
Beyond these two streets, the next streets in either direction are South Dash Point Road (a minor
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arterial) and South 312th Street (a principal arterial), which are nearly one mile apart. Hence, the
area could be considered as having "few access choices," thus invoking TP20.
TP21 is proposed to be revised to a collector spacing standard of Y4 mile. Nevertheless, even with
this larger spacing of collectors, South 308th Street would have to be constructed to be consistent
with this policy.
TP23 suggests that the existing use of South 304th Street and South 305th Street as a through
route is inappropriate, and the construction of South 308th Street would appear to relieve these
local streets of that function. Therefore, deletion of this proposed street extension would not be
consistent with these policies.
The property owner has not submitted an analysis of the impacts of deleting this proposed street
extension. Based on the city's updated transportation model and the concurrency analysis
conducted by staff as part of this Comprehensive Plan amendment, the proposed extension of this
street does not appear to be needed to avoid major street widening on South Dash Point Road by
the year 2015, although it could be needed at a later date.
Although the subject property is not likely to redevelop, the parcels to the east could redevelop to
substantially higher densities thus increasing traffic generation in the vicinity.
Recommendation
Based on the potential to avoid widening arterials and the potential redevelopment of adjacent
properties, staff recommends denial of the proposed deletion of the extension of South 308th
Street between 5th Place South and 8th Avenue South.
SITE SPECIFIC REQUEST T3
Background
Staff proposes to reconfigure the network of collectors in and around Celebration Park to
maximize the use of the existing street network. The proposal includes the following:
1.
Connection of South 333rd Street from the west side of Celebration Park to 13th
Place South as a three-lane principal collector.
2.
Extension of 13th Place South from its current terminus at the proposed extension
of South 333rd Street to the intersection of 11 th Place South at South 324th Street
as a three-lane principal collector.
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3.
Reclassification of 8th Avenue South between South 333rd Street and 9th Avenue
South as a two-lane minor collector.
4.
Reclassification of 9th Avenue South between South 33 3rd Street and 8th Avenue
South as a three-lane principal collector.
5.
Deletion of the proposed principal collector from the intersection of 8th Avenue
South at 9th Avenue South to the intersection of 13th Place South and South 333rd
Street.
The amendment is proposed to be consistent with both current and proposed future uses of
Celebration Park.
Analysis
There are no Comprehensive Plan policies that appear to provide guidance to this issue. Issues
that staff considered include the following:
1.
Maintain functional integrity of the street network.
2.
Minimize right-of-way impacts to properties. Division of existing parcels
diagonally, for instance, increases the percentage of property necessary for
roadway purposes and reduces the size of buildings that could be accommodated
on a given parcel, thus reducing the value of the property.
3.
Consider access and signal spacing criteria to avoid creating areas with potentially
high crash rates or congested areas.
4.
Consider topographical constraints to reduce environmental impacts and
construction costs.
The southwest comer of Celebration Park is a potential site for a future Performing Arts Center.
Providing multiple access routes with appropriately sized streets would be important to the
success of such a facility.
The extension of South 333rd Street as proposed in lieu of the principal collector from the
intersection of 8th Avenue South and 9th Avenue South to the intersection of South 333rd Street
and 13th Place South would reduce right-of-way impacts to existing parcels, thus making them
easier to develop without adverse impacts to the public. It also eliminates the close intersection
spacing at 13th Place South and South 333rd Street in the existing plan.
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The reclassification of 8th Avenue South would be more consistent with its current function
while the extension of South 333rd Street would carry the majority of through traffic in this area.
No topographical constraints appear to affect the location of these streets.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the following amendments:
1.
Connection of South 333rd Street from the west side of Celebration Park to 13th
Place South as a three-lane principal collector.
2.
Extension of 13th Place South from its current tenninus at the proposed extension
of South 333rd Street to the intersection of 11 th Place South at South 324th Street
as a three-lane principal collector.
3.
Reclassification of 8th Avenue South between South 333rd Street and 9th Avenue
South as a two-lane minor collector.
4.
Reclassification of 9th Avenue South between South 333rd Street and 8th Avenue
South as a three-lane principal collector;
5.
Deletion of the proposed principal collector from the intersection of 8th Avenue
South at 9th Avenue South to the intersection of 13th Place South and South 333rd
Street.
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