Title
Stoll Road Rezone
Recommended Action
Move to recommend to the Hearing Examiner that the proposed rezone is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
Report
Issue:
Whether to make a recommendation to the Hearing Examiner regarding the proposed rezone's consistency with the Comprehensive Plan.
The city has received an application to change the zoning of two parcels at 414 & 422 Stoll Road SE from Manufactured Housing Park (MHP) to High Density Corridor 4 (HDC-4). This proposal will be considered by the Olympia Hearing Examiner at a public hearing before a recommendation is made to the City Council. The City's code provides an opportunity for the Planning Commission to make a recommendation regarding the proposal's consistency with the Comprehensive Plan.
Staff Contact:
Lydia Moorehead, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.570.3746
Presenter(s):
Lydia Moorehead, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development
Background and Analysis:
On September 30, 2019, Fourth Street Housing, LLC submitted a request to change the zoning for two parcels totaling .96 acres from Manufactured Housing Park (MHP) to High Density Corridor 4 (HDC-4).
The site is located in the northeast corner of the city and was annexed in 1970 under Ordinance 3609. Uses to the north include office/retail development along Martin Way and a manufactured housing park to the east. Areas to the south and west include single family homes and properties that are undergoing redevelopment into multifamily housing by Fourth Street, Housing LLC.
A map of the area showing the proposed rezone (Attachment 1) and a summary of the two zoning categories in question (Attachment 2) provide further context for the proposal.
Procedural Background
The process for reviewing proposed site-specific zoning map amendments (also known as "rezones") has been established by State law and by Olympia Municipal Code chapters 15.58, 18.59 and18.82. The municipal code provides for staff l...
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