Title
Recommendation on 2014 Planning Commission Work Plan
Recommended Action
Move to recommend the final proposed 2014 OPC Work Plan to the City Council.
Report
Issue:
Review and approve changes made by staff to the proposed 2014 OPC work program in response to Planning Commission direction at the January 27, 2014 meeting.
Staff Contact:
Amy Buckler, Associate Planner
360-570-5847, abuckler@ci.olympia.wa.us
Presenter(s):
Chair Brown
Amy Buckler
Background and Analysis:
Since the January 27, 2014 Meeting:
On January 31, 2014, the OPC Leadership Team discussed how to establish a scope for the Climate Change item proposed on the work program. The Commission is being asked to consider the following for this work item:
Later in the spring (i.e., May) the Planning Commission will be briefed by City staff regarding community actions proposed as part of Sustainable Thurston, the City's current efforts and best practices from other communities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. The outcome of this item in 2014 would be an OPC recommendation to the City Council for specific actions that could be plugged into the City's implementation strategy (i.e., partnerships, code changes, internal operations, community outreach, etc.)
Previously provided Background:
Two work items proposed at the last meeting were removed because they are expected to be complete prior to March 31, 2014. These are consideration of the following two development code updates for consistency with the Comp Plan: 1) Remove scenic view protection from all public streets, and 2) Amend the threshold for multi-family projects to mix housing types from 10 to 5 acres.
On January 11, 2014 the City Council approved a Work Plan for the Department of Community Planning & Development through 2016 (attached.) New items may arise based on adoption of the Comprehensive Plan Update later this year (i.e., site-based scenic views identification and code am...
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