Title
Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments Briefing
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Staff briefed the Planning Commission at its July 9, 2018, meeting.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive information on the Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments. Briefing only; No action requested.
Report
Issue:
Whether to discuss the Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
Staff Contact:
Joyce Phillips, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Development, 360.570.3722
Presenter(s):
Joyce Phillips, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Development
Background and Analysis:
On February 27, 2018, the City Council completed screening of the preliminary comprehensive plan amendment applications received for 2018. Two proposals were approved for additional review and consideration, which becomes the final docket for the year. The proponents then had until April 6, 2018 to submit the formal applications.
The two proposals moving forward this year include:
• A proposal to redesignate and rezone approximately 1.54 acres of vacant land located on the corner of the Black Lake Blvd and US Hwy 101 interchange. The proposal consists of three parcels between Hwy 101 and the Olympic National Forest Supervisor’s Office.
• A proposal to add an appendix to the Land Use and Urban Design chapter of the Comprehensive Plan, which lists the views that were identified as being important in the Downtown Strategy.
A briefing before the Planning Commission happened on July 9, 2018. The public hearing before the Commission is tentatively scheduled for August 6, 2018.
Chapter 18.59 of the Olympia Municipal Code identifies the review criteria the city will use during the consideration of proposed amendments. These criteria are attached.
While city staff has yet to make any recommendation on the proposals, there have been no comments received since routing the project to state agencies, adjacent jurisdictions, Recognized Neighborhood Associations, and interested parties.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
None known to date. At least ten days prior to the Public Hearing a public notice will be published in The Olympian. A public notice will be mailed to all property owners within 300 feet of the Black Lake Blvd/US Hwy 101 Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezone site since it is specific to a certain location.
Options:
Information only.
Financial Impact:
Review and processing of the final docket of Comprehensive Plan Amendments is covered in the base budget and through application fees.
Attachments:
Chapter 18.59 OMC
Black Lake Blvd/US Hwy 101 Application
Memorialize Downtown Views Application