Title
Approval of an Ordinance Removing Zoning Designations from the State Capitol Campus
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Planning Commission recommends approval of the ordinance removing zoning designations from the State Capitol Campus. Land Use and Environment Committee received a briefing on the Planning Commission's recommendation and has forwarded it to City Council.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move approve on second reading the ordinance amending the City's zoning map to remove all zoning designations from the entirety of the Capitol Campus owned or controlled by the State of Washington.
Report
Issue:
Whether the zoning map of the City's development code should be amended to remove zoning designations from the State Capitol Campus?
Staff Contact:
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.753.8206
Presenter:
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director
Background and Analysis:
Background and analysis has not changed from first to second reading.
The Washington State Capitol Campus is an area designated, managed and controlled by the State of Washington for specific purposes. State law (Chapters 43.34 and 79.24 RCW) provides governing authority for planning, land use and development for the State Capitol Campus to the State Capitol Committee. The attached ordinance includes a proposed updated zoning map that shows properties that are part of the State Capitol Campus in gray.
The City of Olympia does not have land-use planning or zoning authority for the State Capitol Campus. In place of its more common regulatory role, the City works in cooperation with the State in the planning for Campus development and activities.
The City does have authority to regulate shoreline development on the Campus because, under the Shoreline Management Act, the City is acting on behalf of the Washington Department of Ecology. Also, the City inspects construction on the Campus for compliance with building codes pursuant to an...
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