Title
BranBar Rezone Proposal - Follow-Up Discussion
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 Olympia Planning Commission will continue its discussion on whether to provide comment on the proposal to the Hearing Examiner.
Staff Contact:
Michelle Sadlier, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.753.8031
Presenter(s):
Michelle Sadlier, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development
Background and Analysis:
City staff presented this proposal to the Planning Commission at their February 22, 2016 meeting. During the meeting, Commissioners raised a number of questions that required further research from staff. Below is a summary of the questions and responses:
1. Is clustering possible in Residential Low Impact (RLI) zoning districts?
The Comprehensive Plan refers to clustering in the following goals and policies:
* GL1: Land use patterns, densities and site designs are sustainable and support decreasing automobile reliance.
o PL1.8: Buffer incompatible industrial, commercial and residential uses by requiring landscaped buffers or transitional uses, such as plazas, offices, or heavily landscaped parking; use natural buffers where possible and require clustering where warranted.
* GL16: The range of housing types and densities are consistent with the community's changing population needs and preferences.
o PL16.3: Allow 'clustering' of housing compatible with the adjacent neighborhood to preserve and protect environmentally sensitive areas.
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