HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesAGENDA .ITEM NO. S: Public hearing and consideration of a rezoning for property located in
the Renton- Subdivision between .Lincoln Avenue and University Drive .from A-P Administrative
Professional to' C-B Business. Commercial. '(99-122)
City Planner Kee presented the staff report and explained that the a licant's re uest is in order t
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combine this property with the existing C-B Business Commercial adjacent and. to the north. A plat is
being reviewed presently which- includes the existing C-B and this tract. into one development with
multiple. lots that share access: The Land Use Plan shows this area for retail commercial uses along the
University Drive frontage and. high density single family uses along the Lincoln Avenue frontage. This
land use patter is reinforced with this rezoning and the step down zoning pattern is maintained. Staff
recommended approval with the. condition that a buffer be established. Ghat meets the R&D buffer
requirements wherever. the newly created C-B and the adjacent R-4 meet and. that no penetration occur
for vehicular access.. Staff would ,be comfortable with pedestrian traffic through these areas. This
same type of zoning pattern exists adjacent and to the east in the One Lincoln Place Subdivision.
Acting Chairman Mooney opened the .public hearing
Mr. Chuck: Ellison,. 2902 Camille Drive, was present to represent the developer. He explained that the
only issue he has with the recommendation is requiring the buffer. between the C-B and R-4. He said
that this would be possible with the exception of complying with the drainage ordinance. The city's
drainage ordinance requires a -large detention pond. The current plan would incorporate some C-B and
R-41and. His problem is that; the buffer would go through the detention pond. His request is that the
buffer not be required if the C-B and R-4 boundary lies within the .detention facility. He explained. that
he is not opposed to the buffering except through the detention facility.
Y Acting Chairman Mooney closed the 2public hearing.
Commissioner Kaiser moved to recommend approval of the request with staff's condition that a buffer
be established .meeting the R&D (Research.and Development) buffer requirements wherever the newly
created C-B and the adjacent R-4 meet and that no penetration occur for vehicular access, and with the
recommendation that the buffer not be required to run. through the drainage basin but that the buffer be
placed outside the parameters of the basin. Commissioner Parker seconded the motion, which passed
unopposed (6-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Public hearing .and consideration of amending the Wolf .Pen Creek
Zoning District in the City's Adopted Zoning Ordinance. (98-812) ~ .
City Planner Kee presented the. item and explained that in June of 1998, the City Council adopted the
revised Wolf Pen Creek Master` Plan. An ordinance amendment was presented to the Commission and
City Council. subsequent to that action that was an effort to implement ideas. that were adopted as part
of that revised plan. The amendment', was passed by the Commission but denied by a 5-1 vote at
Council level. A petition .had forced a 3/4 vote at .the Council level that,required at least 6 members to
vote in favor. In June of 1999 the Commission initiated this rezoning by directing staff to bring forth
the amendment again. The Commission directed staff to rework the ordinance to better clarify some of
the language. This rewrite of the ordinance attempts to do that. The proposed amendment takes care
of several items that were approved by Council as part of the Wolf Pen Creek Master. Plan revision
process. Specifically:
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