Title
Agenda Item:
2013 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket
Body
Issue:
Council is being asked to review and determine if any Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment proposals should be forwarded to the Planning Commission for consideration on the 2013 Docket.
Committee Recommendation:
Not applicable.
City Manager’s Recommendation:
Move to limit the 2013 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket to the annual Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) Update only, and forward the Amendment Docket to the Olympia Planning Commission.
Staff Contact:
Stacey Ray, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8046
Presenter(s):
Stacey Ray, Associate Planner
Mr. Keith James, Gemstar Properties LLC, Applicant
Background and Analysis:
Annual Amendment Process
Each year, the City Council reviews all Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals to determine which the City should consider. The 2013 list of proposed amendments, or "docket," includes one proposed amendment submitted by a private applicant and a routine annual update of the City's Capital Facilities Plan (CFP). The CFP is an element of the City's Comprehensive Plan.
As set forth in Chapter 18.59 of the Olympia Municipal Code (OMC), the City has a two-step amendment application process consisting of preliminary applications and final applications. Preliminary applications are accepted in late 2012 and early 2013. Staff then conducts a preliminary review and evaluation of the applications based on the following criteria defined in OMC Chapter 18.59:
1. Is the proposed amendment consistent with the county-wide planning policies, the Growth Management Act (GMA), other state or federal law, or the Washington Administrative Code?
2. Would the proposed amendment cause little or no adverse environmental impacts and, is the time required to analyze impacts available within the time frame of the standard annual review process?
3. Is sufficient analysis completed to determine any need for additional capital impr...
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