Title
BranBar Rezone Proposal
Recommended Action
Move to recommend that the Hearing Examiner proceed without recommendation from the Planning Commission.
Report
Issue:
BranBar, LLC has submitted a request (File # 15-0130) to change the land use zoning of an approximately five-acre parcel located just west of the Cooper Crest subdivision from one low-density zoning category to another. This proposal will be presented by public hearing to the Olympia Hearing Examiner before making a recommendation to the City Council. The City's development code provides that the Olympia Planning Commission may also make a recommendation on the proposal.
Staff Contact:
Michelle Sadlier, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.753.8031
Presenter(s):
Michelle Sadlier, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development
Background and Analysis:
On October 1, 2015, BranBar, LLC submitted a request to modify the zoning for the 5-acre Parcel # 12808110200 from Residential 1 unit per 5 acres (R1/5) to residential low impact (RLI) zoning.
This parcel is located on the edge of the urban growth boundary in the northwest of the city. It was annexed in 2006 under Ordinance 6432. To the north and west of the parcel is county land of a rural character while to its east and south are low density Olympia neighborhoods zoned RLI. The Cooper Crest development lies immediately east of the parcel. Green Cove Creek and its tributaries flow throughout this part of the city and county.
A map of the area (Attachment 1) and summary of the two zoning categories in question (Attachment 2) provide further context for the proposal.
Procedural Background
The process for reviewing proposed site-specific zoning map amendments (also known as "rezones") has been established by State law and by Olympia Municipal Code chapters 18.58, 18.59 and 18.82. Municipal code provides for staff-level review, including environmental review through the State Environment...
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