Title
Approval of Medela Rezone - Ordinance Amending Zoning Map
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee
Olympia Hearing Examiner Recommendation:
"The Hearing Examiner recommends to the City Council:
1. That the Medela Property be rezoned to RM-18 (Multi-Family Residential 18 units per acre) conditioned upon the re-designation of 9th Avenue East as a Neighborhood Collector Street.
2. That if 9th Avenue East is not re-designated as a Neighborhood Collector, the Medela Property be rezoned to MR10-18 (Mixed Residential 10 to 18 units per acre).
3. That the Banomi Property be rezoned in the same manner as the Medela Property.
4. That the City Council considers additional Development Regulations for development occurring adjacent to cemeteries."
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve on second reading the ordinance amending the Zoning Map from Single-Family Residential 4 to 8 to Residential Multi-Family 18 with respect to the Medela and Banomi properties consistent with Examiner's recommendations #1 and #3.
Report
Issue:
Background and analysis have not changed from first to second reading.
On January 14, 2015, the Medela Group, LLC, submitted a request to change the land-use zoning of approximately nine acres south of Pacific Avenue and east of Boulevard Road from Single-Family Residential 4 to 8 units per acre (R4-8) to Residential Multi-Family 18 units per acre (RM-18). This proposal was the subject of a public hearing held by the Olympia Hearing Examiner on July 20, 2015.The City Council reviewed the Examiner's recommendation on October 13, 2015, and directed preparation and presentation of an ordinance approving the request and including the adjacent property owned by Thomas Banomi as recommended by the Examiner.
Staff Contact:
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.753.8597
Presenter:
None; consent calendar item.
Background and Anal...
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