Title
Approval of an Ordinance Amending Olympia Municipal Code 18.58.060 and 18.72.170 Related to the Timing of Review of Zoning Map Amendment (Rezone) Applications
Recommended Action
Planning Commission Recommendation:
Planning Commission recommends approval of attached ordinance.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve on second reading the attached ordinance related to the timing of review of zoning map amendment (rezone) applications.
Report
Issue:
The City's current development code provides that requests to amend the City zoning map (known as 'rezones') may be submitted and considered at any time. Subject to certain exceptions, the proposed ordinance would collect such proposals into semi-annual sets instead of reviewing them individually.
Staff Contact:
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.753.8597
Presenter:
None; consent agenda item.
Background and Analysis:
The background and analysis have not changed from first to second reading.
The City's development code provides that zoning map amendments, known as 'rezones,' may be considered at any time. During review of the Comprehensive Plan update members of the public commented that the new more general format of the Plan was likely to result in more rezone applications and that the City should review rezone proposals collectively - like Plan amendments -- rather than whenever proposed. Commenters suggested this would make it easier for the general public to participate in the review of rezone proposals. This issue was referred to the Planning Commission by the City Council in December of 2014.
Planning Commission Review
The Commission was briefed regarding this referral on January 5, 2015. The Commission held a public hearing regarding a proposed code amendment on February 2 and accepted written comments until February 13. Parties that expressed interest in this topic during the Plan update were notified of this hear...
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