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Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments of 2015 - Planning Commission Hearing
Recommended Action
Move to recommend approval by City Council of each and all amendments as described below.
Report
Issue:
The Growth Management Act provides that the City of Olympia can amend its Comprehensive Plan once each year. Pursuant to the procedures set forth in Olympia Municipal Code 18.59.030, this year the City Council forwarded three proposals to the Planning Commission for review, public hearing and recommendation to the Council. These proposals include an update of the Waste ReSources (solid waste) section of the Plan, a set of revisions of the Transportation system maps, and a property-owner proposal to amend the Future Land Use and Zoning maps related to property along Capital Mall Drive.
Staff Contact:
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.753.8597
Presenters:
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner
Proponents:
David Smith, Project Engineer, Olympia Public Works Department
Keith James, Inland Capital Mall LLC of Spokane, WA
Ron Jones, Senior Program Specialist, Olympia Public Works Department
Background and Analysis:
The Washington Growth Management Act provides that, subject to certain exceptions, a local Comprehensive Plan can only be amended once each year. Chapter 18.59 of the Municipal Code establishes Olympia's specific process for such annual amendments. It provides that: (1) proposals may be submitted by anyone at any time without charge; (2) the City Council is to set a deadline for proposals to be considered in a given year (March 2 was the deadline for 2015), and City staff is to review and present all preliminary proposals to the Council to determine which should move forward for formal consideration by the Planning Commission and later the Council.
Ordinarily the annual Plan amendments process extends for over twelve months. However, because the major "Imagine Olympia" Plan upda...
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