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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda AGENDA Planning & Development Committee Regular Meeting 4:00 PM - Thursday, July 27, 2017 Council Conference Room, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way 1. 2017 Comprehensive Plan Amendments a) Presentation 2017 Comprehensive Plan Amendments with RezonesCity of Renton Planning CommissionJuly 19, 2017Erika Rhett, AICP, BERK ConsultingAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 2Review Criteria – RMC 4-9-020•Evaluates the impacts and effects of the proposal upon: city growth, provision of public facilities, land values and housing costs, capital investments and expenditures, natural resources, and other considerations•Requires consistency with: Renton Comprehensive Plan, Growth Management Act, and Countywide Planning Policies•Must support or address City policies•Must comply with rezoning criteria•Tonight’s presentation will provide a brief review of key points, additional details are in the staff reports2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) Fairwood Park WetlandsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 4The RequestRezone 33 acres of landResidential Medium Density (RMD) to Residential Low Density (RLD) land useR-8 zoning to R-1 zoning2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 5Current and Proposed Land Use DesignationProposedCurrent2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 6Current and Proposed ZoningProposedCurrent2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 7Critical AreasMapped SlopesMapped Hydrology2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 8Critical AreasSite Delineated Hydrology2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 9Background InformationOriginally set aside for future developmentNew information prompted this application – a 2016 delineation found that 85% of this site is wetlandsTwo streams: Molasses Creek and an unnamed tributarySmall area for development remains on this site2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 10Rezone ReviewThere meets the locational criteria in the Comprehensive Plan for RLD land use and R-1 zoningThe potential growth on this parcel, if any, would be covered within Renton’s growth projectionsThe proposal would provide better protection for the site wetlands and streams by reducing the amount of development that could occur adjacent to critical areasProtects wetland and open spaces in accordance with policies in the Comprehensive Plan, Countywide Planning Policies, and Growth Management Act2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 11Staff RecommendationStaff recommends a change in land use from RMD to RLD and a rezone from R-8 to R-1The request supports the vision embodied in the Comprehensive PlanApprove2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) KennydaleNeighborhood MarketAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 13The RequestRezone 0.68 acres on N. 30thStreet, plus the city owned parcel adjacent to this area to the westResidential Medium Density (RMD) to Residential High Density (RHD) land useR-6 to Commercial Neighborhood (CN) zoningAccommodates expansion of the current use2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 14Background Information•Existing market will need to be removed with I-405 widening•Remove existing 8 units of multi-family on site•Keep gas pumps and canopy in the same location on adjacent site•Expand market from 2,500 to 10,000 square feet over both sites•Put 10-12 residential units above the market•City owned parcel will have a new fire station and water tower in 2019Conceptual Development Site Plan2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 15Current and Proposed Land Use DesignationProposedCurrent2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 16Current and Proposed ZoningProposedCurrent2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 17Rezone ReviewMeets the locational criteria in the Comprehensive Plan for the RHD land use designation and CN zoneSmall increase in housing and intensity of use in an area already used for commercial and multi-family usesScale of increase is anticipated in Renton’s growth and employment estimatesThe conversion of strip commercial development to mixed use is envisioned and encouraged in neighborhood nodes in the Comprehensive PlanSupports Countywide Planning Policies and Growth Management Act goals for the reduction of sprawl and concentration of growth in urban areas2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 18Staff RecommendationStaff recommends approval of the applicants request for Comprehensive Plan Amendment from RMD to RHD and rezone from R-6 to CNThe proposal is supported by the Comprehensive Plan and Renton’s Business Plan GoalsRezoning was not considered previously for this areaApprove2017 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsAGENDA ITEM #1. a) Pointe HeronApplication put on hold at the applicant’s request.AGENDA ITEM #1. a)