Planning Agency Minutes July 11, 2001 Special Public Hearing Meeting

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1 Planning Agency Minutes July 11, 2001 Special Public Hearing Meeting Bonney Lake City Hall The meeting was called to order at 5:45 P.M. ROLL CALL: Planning and Community Development Department Planning Commissioners Present Steve Burnham, Chair Randy McKibbin, Vice-Chair Quinn Dahlstrom Roger Lee Jerry Bradley Julia Bowen Ann Fish (absent) City Staff Present Michael Knapp, Planning Director Christy McQuillen, Recording Secretary Mr. Knapp informed Commissioners that Duane Bratvold has resigned from the Planning Commission. Mr. Knapp introduced Jerry Bradley as a new member to the Planning Agency appointed by the Mayor. I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The June 20, 2001 meeting minutes were approved. Commissioners requested Page 2 spelling error correction of chain link fencing. Page 6 clarifications included a sentence reflecting an inquiring about price and type of devise similar to signal in Tacoma City. A motion was made by Commissioner Bowen to approve the minutes with corrections, seconded by Commissioner Dahlstrom, which was approved by all members present. II. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Debra Jane Estates Comp Plan Rezone Application: Albert Ugas, 124 Mountain Circle Drive, Sumner WA Mr. Ugas spoke at the last June 20 th meeting and wanted to add clarification to comments made at that meeting and to build on them now. Concerns included 1) Individuals that spoke at the Public Hearing for the Homeowners Association is not realistically representing the majority of the homeowners in this area. 2) Definition of a community in that a burden of reduced density from one should not be placed onto others for increased density in another. 3) This rezone request runs in opposition to the Comprehensive Plan goals for the City and with the Growth Management Act. City of Bonney Lake Page 1 of 1 P.O. Box Bonney Lake Blvd Fax: Bonney Lake, WA

2 4) There is no reason to justify this for only a few and not all the members in the Homeowners Association. Keith Arionus, th Street East Bonney lake, WA Mr. Arionus is the President of the Homeowners Association. His statement included 1) Debra Jane Homeowners Association submitted this Amendment supporting the 85% survey results where homeowners in the area do not want short platting to occur. 2) Two members submitted short plats to the City of Bonney Lake without receiving an approval by the Homeowners Association. 3) Objective is to try to maintain and preserve existing conditions of the area. 4) The rezone would not effect the current low percent of owners of remaining large lots. Kelly McClimans, th Street East Bonney Lake, WA On the Board of Directors for Homeowners Association. Her statement included 1) Family moved into this area because we thought we could not short plat. 2) Asking for support so we can stabilize the area. 3) Does not feel it will jeopardize the homeowners as a hole. Planning Agency/Commissioner Positions: Dan Tooten, th Avenue East Bonney Lake, WA Inquired about the process and/or added criteria of applying to be on the Planning Commission. Mr. Totten submitted his application to the Mayor and has not heard back from the City of Bonney Lake. III. OLD/CONTINUING BUSINESS: Comprehensive Plan Amendments: Business Park: Mr. Knapp informed the Commissioners that it is extremely critical that the City include employment related uses and in particular a business park use and zoning classification in the Comprehensive Plan and a zoning classification to implement the Comprehensive Plan designation so that Bonney Lake becomes a city with a complete array of uses and services. Commissioners did not have any significant concerns. Chair Burnham made a motion to recommend City Council approve this Comprehensive Plan proposal. Seconded by Vice Chair McKibbin, which was approved by all members present Lamphere Rezone- Mr. Knapp informed the Commissioners that the Comprehensive Plan should be checked to see if this is correctly illustrated. The area is not strictly zoned R-1 Single Family and is not introducing a new use classification. Page 2 of 6

3 Commissioners concerns included 1) Not understanding how R-2 Medium Density was placed in the area originally. 2) Didn t care for false public testimony of information on complaints filed to Police when reports show there has been no police notifications. 3) Would like to consider an approval if more parcels were included. Commissioners unanimously denied this proposal based on the following findings: 1) Locust Street does not support a greater traffic impact. 2) Does not support the overall Comprehensive Plan for the area. 3) Current high vacancy rate of the existing multi-family units in this area and. 4) Completion of a Buildable Lands Inventory to determine where more multi-family should go Sumner School District (54 Acres)- Commissioner Bowen made a motion to recommend City Council approve this proposal, Seconded by Commissioner Dahlstrom, which was approved by all members present Sumner School District (40 Acres)- Commissioner Bowen made a motion to recommend City Council approve this proposal, Seconded by Commissioner Dahlstrom, which was approved by all members present Multi-Center Commercial District Concept/Language to the Land Use Elements of the Comp Plan- Commissioner Bowen made a motion to approve this proposal. Seconded by Commissioner Dahlstrom, which was approved by all members present. This approval is based on the conceptual policies described in the Strategic Commercial District Plan Rezone Commissioner Bowen made a motion to recommend City Council approve this proposal, Seconded by Commissioner Lee, which was approved by all members present Debra Jane Estates Rezone- Commissioners concerns included 1) If homeowners knew what type of agreement they were going into when they bought and if they know they need approval from their Homeowners Association. 2) This Lower Density rezone could apply to other areas throughout the City. 3) It could reflect on the Urban Growth Density requirements. 4) How many lots are capable of short plat in this area and has anyone asked to short Plat and it was indicated that there are possibly 20 lots. Commissioner Dahlstrom abstains from voting on this amendment due to her being a resident and member of the homeowners Association. Chair Burnham made the motion for Commissioners to vote. Commissioners voted 4 to 1 to deny the proposal. The City Council may want to hold a second public hearing prior to a decision. Page 3 of 6

4 Conservation and Open Space & Public Parks- This Comprehensive Plan proposal will be postponed enabling staff and Planning Agency to work on this at a later date. Election Method Annexation: Mr. Knapp briefed Commissioners on the status of the progress staff is making on the move to Annex areas of the cities UGA. City Council approved 4 of the 8 annexation proposals on July 10, The revenues do exceed the costs, police grants will be put in place. There is a tremendous amount of support from the community. IV. NEW BUSINESS: Planning Agency Bylaws: Commissioner s comments included 1) Parliamentary spelled wrong. 2) Page 2, should read duties as permitted by. 3) Page 3, Section 2 and Section 4 in reference to relocating text (will strike this notation). 4) Page 5, Order of Business, the agenda will remain as it currently is. 5) Under # 5, Old Continuing Business, take off staff concerns and commissioner concerns and add to For the good of the order. 6) Move correspondence under For the good of the order. 7) Add the agenda will be formatted with time frames in a template. (will be attached to the bylaws). Chair Burnham made a motion to approve the Bylaws with changes. Seconded by Commissioner Dahlstrom, which was approved by all members present. Mrs. Christy McQuillen will add changes to the Bylaws and forward to Commissioners. Work Program: Mr. Knapp reviewed the past work in progress and future work needing to be completed. The work summary was passed out to all Commissioners present. PUD: Mr. Knapp outlined the existing code and the issues surrounding small lot sizes, set backs and density. City Council would like Planning Commissioner to review this Chapter. Mr. Knapp suggested design guidelines. Commissioners and staff will follow-up further with City Council at the Joint meeting in July. V. FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER: Staff Concerns: Page 4 of 6

5 Mr. Knapp indicated his concerns about the annexations. He pointed out that other cities are filling out their boundaries and are ready to advance their UGA s. Pierce County will question why The City of Bonney Lake hasn t filled the UGA. In order to obtain more UGA, the City needs to fill in the boundaries first. Planning Commissioner Concerns: Commissioners requested that staff set up a bus tour of the city. Commissioner Bowen recommends the City Clerk provide the resignation letter from Duane Bratvold to the Planning Commission. It is understandable that the Mayor can appoint someone to a commission position, but it s felt that it would be helpful to be notified and be involved in the process of bringing in a new commissioner. It is recommended that the Planning Agency be formally notified next time. Commissioner Dahlstrom is concerned with the Sign Code. The code does not address Homeowner Association yard sales. An Administrative Determination should be created to include 1 per every 2 or 3 household. Commissioner Dahlstrom recommends that anytime an Ordinance is passed by City Council, it should be placed in the City Newsletter or published publicly. VI. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Bowen to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Lee, which was approved by all members present. The meeting ended at 9:15 P.M. Chair, Steve Burnham Page 5 of 6