Title
Agenda Item:
Development Regulation Amendment Priorities Briefing
Body
Issue:
The pending update of the Comprehensive Plan will lead to a variety of amendments to the City's regulations and standards.
Committee Recommendation:
First review by the Committee
Director's Recommendation:
Briefing only; no action required
Staff Contact:
Todd Stamm, Planning Manager, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.753.8597
Presenter(s):
Todd Stamm
Background and Analysis:
The City of Olympia continually updates its development regulations and standards to reflect the City’s plans, changes in technology and economy, and new state and federal laws. The Comprehensive Plan update as recommended by the Planning Commission on March 18, 2013, is likely to lead to numerous such code amendments. This report describes some of the potential amendments in the context of other amendments now pending and the public review process for bringing these issues forward to the Council. Attachment 1 is a more detailed table of the items described below.
The City has numerous code amendments now in progress. The Attachment provides a more complete list, but among those most ‘active’ at the moment are amendments to:
· Solid waste facilities screening standards as proposed by Public Works Department
· Shoreline Master Program update ongoing at Council level
· Large building design criteria in residential areas, aka ‘ORLA’ amendment
· High density residential compatibility standards -- resulting from Bing Apartment proposal
· Marijuana retail uses - now under moratorium; this item may be expanded to encompass production regulations
· Review and refinement of rezone process - recommended by Planning Commission
The pending Comprehensive Plan update is likely to lead to consideration of broad-ranging amendments, such as refining the City’s design criteria and/or new types of regulations such as form-based codes. At minimum, the City must update its development regulations to ensu...
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