Title
Proposed Amendments to the Olympia Municipal Code 18.05 Related Master Planned Villages - Deliberations
Recommended Action
Move to approve amendments to Olympia Municipal Code 18.05 related to Master Planned Villages and forward to Council for consideration.
Report
Issue:
Review of potential amendments to the Olympia Municipal Code (OMC) title 18.05 specifically to "urban village" development standards. These amendments would result in increased multifamily housing allowances in urban villages; Removal of maximum density limits; Removal of required commercial square footage per residential unit in village; setting a new range of minimum and retaining the maximum commercial square footage limit; Increase in allowed number of stories for commercial structures facing the town square from three to four stories; and removing the requirement of a daycare.
Staff Contact:
Jackson Ewing, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Economic Development, 360.570.3776
Presenter(s):
Jackson Ewing, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Economic Development
Background and Analysis:
The City established specific zones and zoning code requirements for the development of "villages" within the City in 1995. Villages are intended to be mixed use districts that include both commercial and residential development. There are four categories of village types within the city ranging from smallest (least dense and least amount of commercial use) to largest (most dense and most commercial use). The categories from small to large are: Neighborhood Center, Neighborhood Village, Urban Village, and Community Oriented Shopping Center. The proposed amendments are intended to affect the Urban Village zone only. There is only one Urban Village zone within the city, which is more commonly known as the Brigg's Village.
The Briggs Village Master Plan was adopted in 2003. The Master Plan establishes the specific layout, design, and aesthetic for the village, but the zoning code (OM...
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