Required and Optional Plan & Code Elements PROPOSED ORDINANCE FEATURES OCTOBER 20, 2015 Page 1 of 25 1 BERK Consulting Woodinville Development Services
Page 2 of 25 Required and Optional Topics Plan or Code Proposal GMA Required or Optional A. Comprehensive Plan Update Required Update Element inventories and policies Required Accommodate growth to 2035 Required Determine how growth will be accommodated through policies, plan, code: CBD, GB, AMU 2 Required: To accommodate growth Optional: How to change plan to do so B. Critical Areas Regulations Update Required C. Zoning Code Amendments Required, consistency D. Planned Action Ordinance Optional E. Parks, Recreation, Open Space Plan Optional Comprehensive Plan Audit and Best Available Science Review found areas recommended for update Zoning would be updated based on plan and Council objectives and docket
Page 3 of 25 Refined Capacity Menu Housing Units Jobs (Orig) Jobs (FAR) Alternative 1 Capacity 2,615 4,476 5,266 Remaining Target Straightline 2035 2,682 5,028 5,028-67 -552 237 +315 +620 Assumed in Approach Canterbury Square Added Units Incentives and Dev Ag +100 NA NA Potential use of updated incentives by 1-2 sites +90-95 -95 Plus GB Mixed Use, GB Gateway, and Office Incentives +70 +240 +240 Plus AMU 100 70 70 ADU Policy to Update Code/Fees +24 NA NA Surplus (Deficit) Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 3 Housing 2,615 3,097 3,090 Jobs 4,476 5,433 12,944 See DEIS Exhibit 2-3 for Alternative Target and Capacity Information Plus CBD Planned Action / Incentives Combo
Page 4 of 25 Accessory Dwelling Units Policy H-1: Allow for a variety of housing types and lot sizes, including: mixed use development, small and large lot single family development, accessory dwelling units, townhomes, duplexes, multiplexes, and apartments, and manufactured housing. *** Allow the development of accessory dwelling units on single-family lots. Regulatory guidelines should minimize procedural requirements, while addressing neighborhood compatibility through development, design, and occupancy standards. *** Commerce Comment 2012 regarding residential code update: We recommend that Woodinville take a careful look at how these policies will be implemented if these sections of the ordinance are adopted, and consider additional tools such as accessory dwelling units and cottage housing. Response 2012 As part of its 2015 Comprehensive Plan update, the City would work with ARCH on a needs assessment and may choose to consider updates to its ADUs at that time as well as consider cottage housing. New Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), 1994 2011 Beaux Arts Bellevue Total 2 ADUs per 1,000 SF Detached Homes 14.7 109 4 Bothell 2 0.3 Clyde Hill 3 3.1 Hunts Point 6.4 Kenmore 33 6 Kirkland 123 11.7 Issaquah 36 Medina 1 0.9 Mercer Island 218 30.8 Newcastle 26 9.5 Redmond 11 1.1 Sammamish 10 0.8 Woodinville 1 0.4 Yarrow Point 6.1 EKC cities Total 575 Source: PSRC, ARCH
Page 5 of 25 5 Downtown Incentives Policy Downtown +Policy H-9: Provide affordable housing See Draft Code through incentives and standards, including: Offering voluntary development bonuses (e.g. height, density) for the provision of affordable housing in downtown and other commercial districts; affordable housing bonuses should be competitively set in relation to other public benefit incentives, *** Response 2012 Commerce Comments 2012 [W]e have concerns that many of the proposed amendments may interfere with Woodinville s ability to implement the goals of the Growth Management Act, primarily the goals to encourage urban development in urban areas, encourage the availability of housing affordable to all economic segments of the population, and require development that is consistent with and implements the comprehensive plan. Several sections of the ordinance propose to remove code provisions that are intended to provide options for affordable housing in Woodinville [The City is ] Reorienting optional bonus densities from all residential zones to mixed uses zones, particularly the CBD... The CBD zone provides a public benefit system to achieve greater floor area ratio or height including affordable housing. The City could consider [with 2015 Update] the cost differential of different public benefits in the CBD (e.g. providing plaza or transit feature or affordable housing) and see if fine-tuning is appropriate to promote affordable housing, especially for very low income households.
Page 6 of 25 A. Policy Direction: Growth Approved May 5, 2015 6 Plan for growth consistent with Countywide Planning Policies and GMA Use 2035 planning horizon Use the straight-line method to determine growth targets between 2031 and 2035 Current plan is low on housing by 2035 need to add a minimum capacity of 67 units Jobs depending on methodology could be low or adequate by 2035: -552 to +237 Note: In prior plan and code reviews, based on -other Hearings Board cases and -desire to have a strong framework of protecting low density residential areas and directing growth to downtown/mixed use areas City advised to plan for 20 year period and beyond Recommend adding 2 to 3 plan or policy measures to increase housing and job capacity
Page 7 of 25 A. Growth and Plan Changes Approved May 5, 2015, affirmed June 16, 2015 Woodland Residential R-1 in northeast Woodinville (CC authorized) Regional Retail Overlay (CC removed) See pending items on next slide 7
Page 8 of 25 A. Growth and Land Use Plan: Direction Pending: CBD City proposes to apply Woodland Residential in NE Woodinville To continue planning framework of protecting lower density areas and redirecting growth to downtown recommend incentives for mixed use in CBD Options Adopt Planned Action as an added incentive, set annual monitoring period Recommended Alternative Option: Adopt minimum density policy 8
Page 9 of 25 A. Growth and Land Use Plan: Comparison of CBD CBD Minimum Planned Action: Options Density Sets minimum density to guarantee base level of housing Develop policy and implementing code to set minimum density Suggest 36 units /acre minimum to 48 units per acre base density depending on parcel size with reduction allowed for difficult sites Incentives proposed for update in code to enhance selection of housing FAR bonuses Housing is still optional rather than required but when it is provided it is at a density anticipated in the Plan and supportive of CBD vision Recommended CBD plan and code in place still applies Serves as an incentive and voluntary tool to achieve vision May support market interest to achieve mixed uses consistent with the plan by facilitating permitting and setting expectations up front 9
Page 10 of 25 10 A. Other Growth and Direction Pending: Land Use Map Riverfront Amenity Mixed Use (AMU) Include policy intending to have coordinated design and motorized and non-motorized linkages Defer study of appropriate mix of uses to subarea plan process Recommendation: Include to help support framework of protecting residential areas and focusing growth in Downtown area Gateway GC / GB instead of Industrial GC designation / GB zone allow residential Recommendation (differs from Alt 2) Recommend approval given nature of Com/ Ind businesses Consolidating and simplifying land use designations Recommend approval recognizes on the ground conditions in Office/HDR areas and simplifies the land use map Simplification proposals Office / HDR + Office = CBD or GC Open Space + Public/Institutional = surrounding predominant designation Zoning remains Public/Institutional
Page 11 of 25 A. Comprehensive Plan Update: Policies 11 Proposed plan is based on a review and evaluation audit of plan (see Exhibits 40 and 77) Consultant Recommendation: Approve Planning Commission Proposed Comprehensive Plan with edits. Include corrections in Exhibit 116 to correct Scrivener s errors Make reference to the latest Northshore School District 2015 Six Year Capital Facilities Plan as of June 2015 in Chapter 7 Consider Council member proposals in Chapters 1-9 described on following slides. Consider Staff Recommendations Slide 22 alternative wastewater
Page 12 of 25 A. City Council Policy Direction on Elements: July 14,Exhibit 2015 131 Council member Boundy-Sanders Introduction/Vision key proposals Revise vision statement and guiding principles Amend name of joint study area Remove or correct neighborhood map Completed: Council majority passed a motion that the 2015 Comprehensive Plan (Exhibit 78-c) be amended to reflect the document in Exhibit 131 12
Page 13 of 25 A. Pending Council Proposals Exhibit 105, page 2 of 2 Council member Waters Editorial improvements, various locations Consultant Recommendations: Integrate changes Technical Corrections 13
Page 14 of 25 14 A. Pending Council Proposals Exhibit 134, Councilmember Boundy-Sanders: Chapter 2 Land Use Item Summary Page # 1 Community Character 6-8 2 TC Joint Study Area name 9, 11 bottom 3 Growth Trends Paragraph 9 mid 4 TC Growth Trends and Burden 9 bottom 5 Growth Targets and Capacity 6 Exhibit 2-9 Remove RR and AMU 7 TC = Technical Correction Consultant Recommendation Consultant has no comments. Consider changes at Council discretion. Change as requested Update with final numbers as requested (pending land use plan input) Change as requested 10 top Suggest wording be held pending the land use plan adjustments. 10 bottom Suggest change be held pending the land use plan adjustments. Amenity Mixed Use 11 top Suggest change be held pending the land use plan adjustments. 8 TC Sustainable Community Design 12 mid Change as requested 9 TC Northwest Woodland Design 12-13 Change as requested 10 Outcomes and Objectives 13 mid Suggest retaining cottage housing as an option and determining appropriate zones to include as part of code update 11 TC Action Plan Downtown Space 14 top Change as requested 12 Decided Regional Retail Overlay Remove 14 bottom Changes will be made per Council direction in June 2015
Page 15 of 25 A. Pending Council Proposals Exhibit 134, Councilmember Boundy-Sanders: Chapter 3 Housing Page # 15 TC = Technical Correction Item Summary of Housing Changes 1 TC Diversifying and Aging Housing Stock 2 TC Exhibit 3-1 Unit counts are per OFM based on City permit data. No change recommended to total. Correct misspelling of detached 3 TC Gradually Diverse Population Recommend incorporating 4 TC East King County terminology Recommend making consistent generally comparing to Eastside communities participating in ARCH 5 TC Adjust page breaks Recommend incorporating 6 TC Exhibit 3-7 reword title on private attached housing for clarity Recommend incorporating 7 Challenges and Opportunities and reference to AMU Suggest wording be held pending the land use plan adjustments. 8 Residential in General Commercial Suggest wording be held pending the land use plan adjustments. 2 Consultant Recommendation Recommend incorporating
Page 16 of 25 A. Pending Council Proposal Exhibit 143, Councilmember Boundy-Sanders 16 Clarified/added recommendations underlined Item Chapter Page# Consultant Recommendations 1 Chapter 1 Vision Added Changes 2 Consultant has no comments. Consider changes at Council discretion. 2 Chapter 4 Economic Development 5 8 3, 4, 6, 7 Suggest job capacity wording to be held pending the land use plan adjustments. ED policies appear in ED strategic plan. Consider retaining as presented for consistency. Remaining proposals, consider at Council discretion. Street classification: confirm with Tom Hansen Remove reference on who owns railroad. Retain Roadway LOS discussion per GMA and PSRC. Exhibit 57. Policy T-4.2 Retain per Staff recommendation Remaining proposals, consider at Council discretion. 3 Chapter 6 Transportation 9 top 9 bottom 10 bottom 9 mid, 10 top, 10 mid, 11
Page 17 of 25 A. Pending Council Proposal 17 Clarified/added recommendations underlined Exhibit 143, Councilmember Boundy-Sanders Item Chapter Page# 4 Chapter 7 Capital Facilities 13 bottom 14 top 14 bottom 12, 13 top, 13 mid Consultant Recommendations Clarify Policy CFP 3.1 per GMA land use reassessment. CFP 3-1. In conjunction with the biennial budget, confirm that long-term financial capacity exists to pprovide adequate capital facilities and to ensure consistency between the Capital Facilities Plan, Land Use Element, and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Include contingencies for amending level of service standards or Reassess land use plans as necessary if sufficient funding is not available to planned levels of growth. Goal CFP-7 amend per recommendations on Attachment 4. Amendment policies under Goal CFP-7 per Attachment 4. Remaining proposals, consider at Council discretion.
Page 18 of 25 A. Pending Council Proposals 18 Exhibit 147. Councilmember Waters Item Chapter 1 Chapter 5 Parks 2 Page # Summary of change Consultant Recommendations 2 Add Policy 3.5 to buy land as available Consider change at Council discretion. Chapter 6 Trans 2 Correct description of trail extent Recommend incorporating changes. 3 Chapter 8 Utilities 2 Include discussion of water and sewer See Chapter 7 addressed there. Chapter 8 focuses on required topics 4 Chapter 8 Utilities 2 Electricity and solid waste editorial changes Incorporate changes. 5 Chapter 9 Environment 2 bottom, 3, 4 top and 4 mid Introduction, Conditions & Trends, and Objectives various text edits including climate change and sustainability Recommend incorporating changes. 6 Chapter 9 Environment 4 bottom Goals E-3 add water quantity Goal E-3. To protect and improve water quality and management of water quantity. 7 Chapter 9 Environment 4 bottom and E-5.3 make more powerful Goal E-5. To protect and promote air quality, and proactively address reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and adapt to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Page 19 of 25 A. Pending Council Proposals Exhibit 149. Councilmember Waters Item Chapter Page # Summary of change Consultant Recommendations 19 TC = Technical Correction 1 TC 4 Econ Dev 18 ED-1.3.C word missing? Yes last phrase should read quality of service and meet current trends in business 2 4 Econ Dev 20 ED-4.4 What does extended destination mean? The City s 2009 ED Strategy includes a detailed strategy under this policy saying Actively recruit the development of independently owned mid-level lodging and a variety of food related industry (cooking schools, catering, etc.) options. This can be added to the Element. 3 5 Parks 25 Goal PROS-3 strike variety of Consultant has no comments. Consider changes at Council discretion. 4 6 Trans 37 Reassessment: Reevaluate this paragraph Required by GMA; this should be kept in the document. 5 7 Cap Fac 50 Police, current LOSI. s paragraph indicating the current crime rate is considered high, necessary? Keep the first sentence about the current officer ratio. It is the Council s discretion on whether the language on crime rates stays in the plan or not. It is older information and not necessary to the LOS projection. 6 7 Cap Fac 58 Policy CFP-1.8, change in areas of to about Note that this policy is proposed by Councilmember Boundy-Sanders to be eliminated on page 13 of Exhibit 143. Either eliminate or make word change at Council discretion. 4-7 All other pages Editorial changes and clarifications Incorporate changes, make clarifications 7 TC
Page 20 of 25 20 Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 7 Proposed policy adjustments in response to City Council discussion. Prepared by BERK Consulting, September 29, 2015 The following policy revisions are added to the Planning Commission Recommended Plan. Goal CFP-7 is shortened as it is overly detailed for an aim of the plan. Policy CFP-7.1 is amended to address Interim City Manager s suggested approach to refer to Health Department requirements. Further a sentence is added to promote consistency of the City s code with the vision and Health Department requirements. Policy CFP-7.2 is amended in the first sentence to address the new Woodland Residential designation rather than a lot size. The second sentence was already added in the Planning Commission Recommended Plan to respond to Puget Sound Regional Council comments. The consultants continue to recommend the language. Policy CFP-7.3 is amended to address the new Woodland Residential designation rather than a lot size, and to reference consistency with Health Department standards.
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Page 22 of 25 22 CITY MANAGER COMMENTS ON ONSITE WASTEWATER SERVICE Below are the Interim City Manager s recommendations for addressing onsite septic systems and sewer hook up in the code. The code amendments could be addressed with the Municipal Code Update that is pending after the Comprehensive Plan Update is concluded. The current zoning code requirements for a property owner to hook up to a sewer system that is within 330 feet of the property is really an arbitrary standard and is a disincentive to property owners who have a perfectly functional and permitted septic/drainage system. Further, as we know the cost to hook up to a sewer can be a much greater expense to property owners than an on-site septic system. Here are some possible options to address this concern: --1) For existing structures on the property, amend the code to stipulate that the hook up to the sewer in such circumstance is only required if the on-site system is failing and cannot be fixed and re-permitted and there is a determination by the King County Health Department that the failure of the system poses an imminent threat to public health; --2) If the land is vacant, before requiring a hook up-to the sewer system, based upon its intended use and density for residential property, the code could be amended to require that the site be tested by the Health District to determine its capacity to sustain a residential septic system. If the test results are acceptable to the Health Department, no hook-to sewer would be required, but could be an optional choice for the property owner.
Page 23 of 25 23 --3) If a large residential development was being planned on vacant land with an average lot size of 35,000 sq. ft. that was nearby a major sewer interceptor, the code could be amended to require a thorough engineering and soils perk test by the Health Department to determine if the projected structures and property at full build out on the site will be able sustain an individual or community septic system. If however, the Health Department determines that a full build out of the use and density of the site using either an individual or community septic system would pose a risk to public health, then the code would require on-site sewer service all properties. My suggestions here are intended to provide the City with an alternative to the present requirements for sewer hook-up that addresses the concerns from property owners and others who are very concerned about this mandate from the City. In principle it would place the burden of responsibility for making a decision on the needs and requirements for sewer service verses the continuation of septic systems squarely on the King County Health Department.
Page 24 of 25 Other Required and Optional Items 24 Plan or Code Proposal GMA Required or Optional Consultant Recommendation B. Critical Areas Regulations Update Required Complete following Comprehensive Plan first quarter 2016. C. Zoning Code Amendments Required, consistency If there are necessary consistency edits, complete targeted changes in tandem with Plan(depends on land use plan; e.g. implementing zoning in Gateway). Otherwise complete by first or second quarter 2016 following Critical Areas. D. Planned Action Ordinance Optional If considered as part of growth and land use plan recommendations: Approve ordinance as recommended by Planning Commission with a change to the monitoring period to occur annually. E. Parks, Recreation, Open Space Plan Optional It is necessary to be eligible for RCO grants. Adopt prior to March 1, 2016 as part of docket to maintain eligibility for grants. It is the basis for Comp Plan Chapter 5. At a minimum integrate interim LOS policies and 6-year CIP.
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