Title
Recommendation to City Council on Henderson Park Zoning
Recommended Action
Move to recommend to City Council that Henderson Park area remain in Commercial Services (CS-H) zoning designation and that any future zoning criteria reflect that the CS-H category is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan's General Commercial designation.
Report
Issue:
Assuming the proposed Comprehensive Plan update is approved by City Council as recommended by the Planning Commission in December of 2013, should the zoning map of the City's development code be amended to change the Henderson Park area from Commercial Services - High Density to General Commercial land use zoning?
Staff Contact:
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.753.8597
Presenter:
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner
Background and Analysis:
Washington's Growth Management Act requires that development regulations must be "consistent with and implement the comprehensive plan." RCW 36.70A.040. An update to the City's Comprehensive Plan recommended by the Planning Commission is now being considered by the City Council. A Council decision on the Plan is expected in the next few months. To provide for timely consideration of associated changes in the City's development regulations, including the land use zoning map, the City staff has proposed consideration of a variety of development code amendments, including the zoning change (also known as a "rezone") described above.
Olympia's pending update of its Comprehensive Plan and the proposed Future Land Use map in particular, now being reviewed by the City Council, would designate the long-term land use of the Henderson Park area south of the Henderson Boulevard / Interstate 5 interchange as "General Commercial." The draft Plan states that, "This designation provides for commercial uses and activities which are heavily dependent on convenient vehicle access but which minimize adverse impact on the...
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