LUTC MINS 01-05-2016City of Federal Way
City Council
Land Use /Transportation Committee
January 5, 2016 City Hall
6:00 p.m. Council Chambers
MEETING SUMMARY
Committee Members in Attendance: Acting Committee Chair Kelly Maloney and Committee member Lydia
Assefa- Dawson. Council members in attendance: Jeanne Burbidge and Susan Honda.
Staff in Attendance: Public Works Director Marwan Salloum, Community Development Director Michael Morales, Deputy
Public Works Director /PAEC Project Director William Appleton, Assistant City Attorney Mark Orthmann, Surface Water Manager
Theresa Thurlow, City Traffic Engineer Rick Perez, Planner Manager Isaac Conlen, Principal Planner Margaret Clark, Senior
Transportation Planning Engineer Sarady Long, Senior Planner Stacey Welsh and Administrative Assistant II Shawna Upton.
CALL TO ORDER
Acting Chair Maloney called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes)
There were no public comments.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Topic Title/ Description
A. Approval of Minutes: December 7, 2015
Committee approved the December 7, 2015, LUTC minutes as presented.
Moved: Assefa - Dawson Seconded: Maloney Passed: Unanimously, 2 -0
B. Ordinance: Relating to City Center Planned Action and Amending FWRC 14.15.130
Ms. Welsh explained the planned action designation means that further environmental
review on development within the designated planned action area would not be necessary
if the proposed development is consistent with the levels of development that are
contained in the adopted planned action ordinance. There are many benefits of a planned
action. It incentivizes the type of development that would complement the city's vision for
downtown, it provides an incentive in support of business attraction and expansion,
streamlines permit review process, increases predictability of permitting outcomes,
creates an advantage for attracting investment compared to other jurisdictions that may
not have a planned action in place and also signals to the marketplace that the City is
serious about attracting investment. She briefly outlined the changes made and timeline
of the amendment.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Assefa- Dawson Seconded: Maloney Passed: Unanimously, 2 -0
Forward to
Council
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January 19, 2016
Ordinance
First Reading
and
Enactment
Committee Members City Staff
Kelly Maloney, Member Marwan Salloum, P. E., Public Works Director
Lydia Assefa- Dawson, Member Shawna Upton, Administrative Assistant II
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C. Amended 2016 Planning Commission Work Program
Ms. Clark provided a summary of the proposed changes for the 2016 Planning Commission
Work Program. The first amendment is to the sign code in response to a Supreme Court
Case which requires sign codes to be content neutral. This means that sign regulations
should only specify what types of signs are allowed, where they can be placed and what
size they can be and cannot regulate what is actually written on the sign. The second
amendment is also in response to a Supreme Court Case which states that a jurisdiction
can only require dedication of open space that is directly related to the impact that a
subdivision would have on our park system. This means that a jurisdiction cannot require
a specific percent of every subdivision be dedicated as open space. Ms. Clark briefly stated
the timeline for the changes. A brief discussion was held regarding tiny homes, if they
would be impacted by these changes, and open space.
Committee forwarded Option #1 as presented.
Moved: Assefa- Dawson Seconded: Maloney Passed: Unanimously, 2 -0
4. OTHER
January 19, 2016
Business
5. FUTURE MEETINGS /AGENDA ITEMS:
The next LUTC meeting will be Monday, February 1, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 6:13 PM.
COMMITTEE APPROVAL:
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Kelly Mal ey, Acting Chair
Committee Members
Kelly Maloney, Member
Lydia Assefa- Dawson, Member
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Marwan Salloum, P.E., Public Works Director
Shawn Upton, Administrative Assistant 11
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