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RENTON PLANNING COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
May 5, 2010 Renton City Hall
6:00 p.m. Council Chambers
Planning Commissioners Present: Michael Drollinger, Ray Giometti, Michael O’Halloran, Nancy Osborn, Kevin
Poole, Ed Prince
Planning Commissioner Absent: Michael Chen, Gwendolyn High
City Staff Present: Chip Vincent, Planning Director; Jennifer Henning, Current Planning Manager; Vanessa
Dolbee, Senior Planner; Angie Mathias, Associate Planner; Kris Sorensen, Assistant Planner; Judith Subia,
Administrative Secretary
1. CALL TO ORDER: Commission Chair Giometti called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL: Commission Secretary Drollinger called roll. Commissioners Chen and High were absent and
excused. Commissioner Poole arrived late.
3. CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED: None
4. AUDIENCE COMMENTS: None
5. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: Nancy shared an email from the Arts Commission inviting the Planning
Commission to an informational meeting to discuss and gain input on new City art on May 11 at 4:30 p.m.
6. DIRECTOR’S REPORT:
Chip distributed postcards that are being mailed out to property owners in the City Center Community
Planning Area. The Draft Plan is available for review and the public is asked to participate in a survey.
Staff has presented to the North and South Renton neighborhoods and will be presenting to the
business community next week. Chip encouraged Commissioners to participate in the survey.
The Planning & Development Committee will be discussing the SMP on May 12 in the Council
Conference Room.
The Commission asked for a briefing regarding taxing for affordable housing. Mark Santos‐Johnson from
the Economic Development & Neighborhoods Division is scheduled to present to the Commission in
July.
Commissioner O’Halloran requested information regarding utility poles. Neil Watts, Development
Services Director, will present this item to the Commission on May 19.
7. DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (TITLE IV) AMENDMENTS DOCKET BRIEFINGS:
#D‐09: Temporary Encampment Provisions
Kris presented this docket item. Staff has held an interdepartmental meeting. The next steps will be to
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review other jurisdictions code provisions, develop a report and proposal, and bring it back for the
Commission’s review. The faith community will be engaged and a public hearing will be held.
#D‐39: Design District Overlay Guideline Clean Up
Angie presented this docket item requested by the Planning Commission. This item proposes shifting some
guidelines to standards, revising guidelines to function as guidelines, and place the RMF zone in Design
District B. The changes created by shifting standards out of guidelines are generally: clarifications,
enhancements/new options, deletion, and new standards. Twelve of 17 guidelines are being rewritten, with
a few small changes and one deletion (combined with another guideline).
#D‐42: Mobile Home Setbacks
Vanessa presented this docket item requested by the Planning Commission. This item proposes amending
Title IV to reflect an Administrative Determination from February 27, 1970. Changes would address setbacks
in existing mobile/manufactured home parks. Staff has historically used this determination to issue building
permit for the placement of manufactured homes into older existing mobile/manufactured home parks
within the City.
#D‐43: Height
Jennifer presented this docket item requested by the Planning Commission. This request provides
consistency with the International Building Code (IBC) definitions and to measure height from the existing
grade. This item will also add illustrations to the code.
#D‐46: Administrative Code Interpretations
Kris presented this docket item. Code interpretations are needed if the standards are unclear or
contradictory, there is misplaced text following a code update, or the predictability is unclear. A draft of the
new code is posted on the website for 14 days for public review. Based on any comments received, the
Director signs the interpretation. This is followed by a 14 day appeal period. The following interpretations
became effective during the last docket cycle: signs, amateur /ham radio antennas, temporary uses, animals,
urban separator, and retail in the CA zone.
8. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: The next Commission meeting will be on May 19, 2010.
9. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 7:41 p.m.
Ray Giometti, Chair
Michael Drollinger, Secretary