Title
Ordinance Adopting Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law on the Briggs Village Master Plan Amendment
Recommended Action
City Manager's Recommendation:
Move to approve on second and final reading the attached ordinance containing Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decision amending the Briggs Village Master Plan with the adoption of the Consent Calendar.
Report
Issue:
Whether the proposed ordinance amending the Briggs Village Master Plan accurately reflects the City Council's directions to adopt the Design Review Board's and the Hearing Examiner's recommendations to approve the Applicant's requested amendments to the Briggs Village Master Plan with conditions.
Staff Contact:
Steve Friddle, Principal Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.753.8591
Tom Morrill, City Attorney, Legal Department, 360.753.8338
Presenter(s):
None. Consent Calendar.
Background and Analysis:
The background and analysis has not changed from the March 18, 2014 Council meeting when this item was passed on first reading.
At its January 28, 2014 Council Meeting, the Council considered the Hearing Examiner and the Design Review Board recommendations concerning the proposed amendments to the Briggs Village Master Plan (the Master Plan) submitted by the Applicant, Briggs Village LLC. The Design Review Board recommended approval of the requested changes which, in general, provide more specificity and detail to roof form, articulation, public entries, fenestration, weather protection, building materials and design, landscape, signage and utility services. The Hearing Examiner recommended approval to the requested changes which, in general, reduce the required amount of commercial development in the Master Plan. The Hearing Examiner also recommended certain conditions, including a requirement that the Applicant construct a secondary access to the YMCA parking lot. Both the Design Review Board and the Hearing Examiner recommendations inclu...
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