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Meetin� Minutes
November 18, 2009 Renton City Hall
6:00 p.m. Council Chambers
Planning Commissioners Present: Lisa Brines, Shawn Duffee, Gwendolyn High, Michael Drollinger, Ray
Giometti, Nancy Osborn, Kevin Poole, Ed Prince
Planning Commissioners Absent: Michael Chen
City Staff Present: Chip Vincent, Planning Director; Erika Conkling, Senior Planner; Vanessa Dolbee,
Senior Planner;Judith Subia, Administrative Secretary
1. CALL TO ORDER: Commission Chair Giometti called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL: Commission Vice Chair Osborn called roll. Commissioner Chen was absent and
excused. Commissioner Prince arrived at 6:42 p.m. and Commissioner Drollinger arrived at 8:00
p.m.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOVED BY OSBORN, SECONDED BY POOLE to approve the minutes of
October 28 as written.
4. CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED: Letters listed on the Comments Index regarding the SMP Update and
a letter from the City Clerk regarding an appeal of the Hearing Examiner's decision regarding the
Hawk's Landing Mixed Use Environmental & Site Plan Review application.
5. AUDIENCE COMMENTS: None
6. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: None
7. DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
• Chip discussed the second City Center Community Plan Open House that was held at the
Renton History Museum. The participation was low that evening. The next step is to coalesce
the ideas that were received from both Open Houses and prepare for a presentation to the City
Council on December 14.
• The second and final reading of the 2009 Comprehensive Plan Amendments was on November
16. At the request of the applicant,the CO portion of the Sunset Bluffs map amendment was
deferred until next year's amendment cycle.
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• The application for Quendall Terminals was submitted this morning. This is an exciting mixed-
use development opportunity for the City.
• The Planning& Development Committee is scheduled to make recommendations regarding
Docket#2 tomorrow. The Committee is also scheduled to go on a tour of Highpoint in Seattle.
• With the vote against the Fairwood incorporation, the City is looking at two submitted
annexations: one from the businesses and another from the residents of the Fairwood area.
The City is considering its options, including the possibility of combining these two annexations,
which were held in abeyance pending the incorporation vote.
8. DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (TITLE IV) AMENDMENTS BRIEFING:
#D-33: Parkin�Standards
Vanessa gave a presentation regarding this docket item which was requested by the Planning
Division. This item proposes realignment of the City's minimum parking standards with actual
parking demand and provides for bicycle parking requirements. Staff did a comparison analysis of
vehicle and bicycle parking with other jurisdictions, including: Seattle, Bremerton, Edmonds,
Kirkland, and Lacey. The City's minimum parking standards are high in comparison to other
jurisdictions.
Vanessa presented the current and proposed minimum vehicle parking standards and bicycle
parking standards. Staff recommends the reduction of minimum parking regulations for attached
residential, residential parking for mixed-use commercial, hotels, office, on-site services, bowling
alleys, shopping centers, and colleges and universities to reflect actual demand. Staff also
recommends the addition of bicycle parking regulations within Title IV, in order to help facilitate
the multi-modal transportation system goals within the Comprehensive Plan.
Audience Comment
There was no audience comment.
9. SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM (SMP) UPDATE DELIBERATIONS:
Barbara Nightingale, the City's regional shoreline planner from the Department of Ecology gave an
overview of the SMP. She discussed what's negotiable and what's not, including how the City
meets SMA requirements and addresses the mix of comment received to date. Barbara also
discussed Ecology's comments on the 07-22-2009 Draft SMP.
The meeting recessed at 7:35 p.m. and reconvened at 7:43 p.m.
Audience Comment
David Halinen, 1019 Regents Blvd, #202, Fircrest,WA 98466: Mr. Halinen cited RCW statutes and
had questions for Barbara regarding the process of this update.
Jerry Brennan, 3405 Lake Washington Blvd N, Renton, WA 98056: Mr. Brennan discussed the
importance of no net loss. He asked the Commission to review the comments that have been
received.
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Marlene Winter, 2731 Mountain View Rd, Renton, WA 98056: Ms. Winter feels that a lot of
residents are having a hard time understanding what this update means to them. She hopes that
the Commission recommends regulations that are not as stringent.
10. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS:The next meeting will be on December 2, 2009.
11. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
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