Title
Low Impact Development Code Revisions
Recommended Action/UAC Deliverable:
Provide recommendations for Olympia Planning Commission and City Council in December.
Staff Contact:
Laura Keehan, Senior Planner, 360.753.8321
Stacey Ray, Senior Planner, 360.753.8046
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner, 360.753.8597
Previous LID Work Items Before the UAC:
Low Impact Development Code Revisions Briefings: January 7th and September 3rd, 2015.
Background and Analysis:
At the September meeting, the Utility Advisory Committee revisited the concepts of LID and discussed Element #14: Permeable Pavement. Low impact development is scheduled for additional UAC consideration in November and December, culminating in technical and policy recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council. The Planning Commission will review specific regulatory language, host a public hearing, and forward additional recommendations to City Council in early spring, 2016.
Olympia's Public Works and Community Planning and Development Departments completed detailed evaluations of 22 LID techniques (See Attachment 1). The evaluations form the basis for our recommendations for further LID implementation.
The evaluations led staff through the challenging process of how to "make LID the preferred and commonly used approach to site development", as required by the Department of Ecology. The evaluations document the technical, regulatory, and on-the-ground aspects of using LID in Olympia.
At the September meeting UAC members agreed to read Elements #1-#5 in preparation for discussion at the October meeting. Attachment 2 provides some further detail about the staff recommended options for Elements #1-#5. Staff will review these at the October meeting. Questions related to Elements #1-#5 can be emailed to staff (Laura Keehan, lkeehan@ci.olympia.wa.us) prior to the October meeting in order to better facilitate discussion.
Financial Impact:
Public Works and the Comm...
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