Title
Approval of an Ordinance Amending the Olympia Municipal Code Related to Development Standards for Urban Villages
Recommended Action
Land Use and Environment Committee Recommendation:
The Land Use and Environment Committee recommends moving to approve an Ordinance amending OMC Chapter 18.05 related to urban villages.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve on second reading an Ordinance amending OMC Chapter 18.05 related to urban villages.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve an Ordinance amending OMC Chapter 18.05 related to urban villages.
Staff Contact:
Jackson Ewing, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Economic Development, 360.570.3776
Nicole Floyd, Planning Director, Community Planning and Economic Development, 360.570.3768
Presenter:
Jackson Ewing, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Development
Background and Analysis:
The Ordinance has been updated between first and second readings as follows:
* Clarifying table 5.02, adding the word "entire" to calculation for minimum and maximum commercial space in an Urban Village.
* Edits to table 5.04, Building Height. Adding provision for building height to be 50 feet, if facing the town square.
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 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 Brigg's Village.
The Briggs Village Master Plan was adopted in 2003. The Master Plan establishes th...
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