Title
Approval of an Ordinance Amending Olympia Municipal Code Related to Commercial Districts to Allow Drive Throughs in Mixed Use Developments Along Downtown Entry Corridors (via Portions of Plum Street)
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Land Use and Environment Committee recommends moving to approve on first reading, and forward to second reading, an Ordinance amending OMC 18.06 - Commercial Districts to allow drive throughs in mixed use developments along Downtown Entry Corridors (via portions of Plum Street).
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve on first reading and forward to second reading an Ordinance amending OMC 18.06 - Commercial Districts to allow drive throughs in mixed use developments along Downtown Entry Corridors (via portions of Plum Street).
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve an Ordinance amending OMC 18.06 - Commercial Districts to allow drive throughs in mixed use developments along Downtown Entry Corridors (via portions of Plum Street).
Staff Contact:
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.753.8254
Presenter(s):
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development
Background and Analysis:
The City of Olympia received an application on September 29, 2023, from Thomas Architecture Studios proposing a text amendment to Chapter 18.06 of the Olympia Municipal Code (OMC). This application seeks to amend OMC Chapter 18.06 to allow drive-through businesses in mixed-use multifamily developments with ground floor commercial space. As originally proposed, the requested change would apply only to a geographic area that is limited to properties abutting Plum Street between Union Avenue and 5th Avenue SE. Affected properties under this proposal are located entirely within the Downtown Business (DB) zoning district.
Existing OMC prohibits drive-through and drive-in uses as a primary or accessory use (exception: drive-through banks are a conditional use) in the DB zoning d...
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