City of Olympia - File #: 13-0313

• File #: 13-0313
• Version: 5
• Type: ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/10/2013
• In control: City Council
• Agenda date: 7/9/2013
• Final action: 6/3/2013
• Title: Agenda Item: Approval of Ordinance Amending OMC Chapter 18 Related to Large Commercial Buildings in Residential Neighborhoods

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/9/2013	5	City Council	adopted on second reading	Pass
6/25/2013	4	City Council	approved on first reading and moved to second reading	Pass
6/3/2013	3	Planning Commission	discussed and forwarded	Pass
5/20/2013	2	Planning Commission	discussed and forwarded
4/15/2013	1	Planning Commission	discussed and continued

Title
Agenda Item:
Approval of Ordinance Amending OMC Chapter 18 Related to Large Commercial Buildings in Residential Neighborhoods
Body
Issue:
Whether to amend zoning code to allow for the Hearing Examiner to approve alternative neighborhood-compatible building placement and parking lot location for “Conditional Uses” when the building, landscaping and bicycle/pedestrian facilities provide extraordinary design elements and safety.

Committee Recommendation:
The Planning Commission recommends the attached Ordinance amendment (with one Commissioner voting against the proposed amendment).

City Manager's Recommendation:
Move to approve on second reading the attached Ordinance amending OMC Chapter 18.

Staff Contact:
Steve Friddle, Principal Planner, 360.753.8591

Presenter(s):
None. Consent Calendar.

Background - copied from First Reading Staff Report, June 25, 2013 Council meeting:
The Olympia School District submitted for a Conditional Use Permit (including Design Review application) to construct a new 66,000 sq. ft. Olympia Regional Learning Academy (ORLA) that includes associated parking, play fields, landscape, stormwater facilities and frontage improvements. During preliminary site plan review, staff identified that the project did not comply with codes that require buildings to front the street and parking to be placed at the rear or side of the building (Attachment #2). The School District discussed this matter with the Council and the Council agreed to forward code amendments to the Planning Commission for an expedited Public Hearing and recommendation. The Commission received a briefing on April 15, 2013; conducted a May 20, 2013 Public Hearing; and, deliberated and forwarded their recommendation to approve the proposed amendment on June 3, 2013.

Analysis:
The Commission recommends amendments to the Parking Code (OMC 18.38.200) and two sections of the Design Review Code (Basic Commercial 18.110 and Commercial Design Residential Scale District ...