Title
Approval of 2017 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee. The Land Use and Environment Committee was briefed on the proposals at its meeting on January 19, 2017.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve forwarding four Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals (Bentridge Neighborhood Village redesignation and rezone; Transportation 2030 and Bicycle Network map amendments; removing a Major Collector designation on a portion of Maple Park Drive SE; and to redesignate and rezone four parcels at the southeast corner of the intersection of Yelm Highway SE and Henderson Boulevard SE) to the Planning Commission for review and recommendations back to Council.
Report
Issue:
Whether the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals should be forwarded to the Planning Commission for review and recommendations and Council decision later in 2017.
Staff Contact:
Joyce Phillips, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Development Department (CPD), 360.570.3722
Presenter(s):
Joyce Phillips, Senior Planner, CPD
Background and Analysis:
The Washington State Growth Management Act provides that Olympia generally can amend its Comprehensive Plan only once each calendar year. Chapter 18.59 of the Olympia Municipal Code establishes a specific process for such annual amendments. It provides that:
* Proposals may be submitted by anyone at any time without charge.
* City Council is to set a deadline for proposals to be considered in a given year (November 14, 2016 for consideration in 2017), and
* City staff is to review and present all preliminary proposals to the Council (February 28 this year) to determine which should move forward for formal consideration. The staff's review and recommendation at this preliminary stage is to be based on specific criteria set forth in code section 18.59.020.
In brief, these criteria are:
* Whether the proposal is consistent with state and federal law
* Whether ...
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