Minutes - 07/23/2003Spokane Valley Planning Commission
Approved Minutes
Council Chambers - City Hall 11707 E. Sprague Ave.
.July 23, 2003
1. CALL TO ORDER
Bill Gothmann, Planning Commission Chair; called the meeting to order at
6:32 p.m.
11. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Commission and audience recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Ill. ROLL CALL
Fred Beaulac - Present Bill Gothmann - Present
Bob Blum - Present Tan Robertson - Present
David Crosby - Present John G. Carroll - Present
Gail Kogle - Present
IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Commissioner Robertson moved that the agenda he approved as presented.
Commissioner Crosby seconded the motion. Alotion passed unanimously.
V. APPROVAL OF 'tN'MTUTES
.It was moved by Commissioner Crosby and seconded by Cons missioaner Beaulac
that the minutes of the July 9, 2003 Planning Commission meeting be approved
as presented Motion passed unanimously.
Vl. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
VII. CONEVI1SSION REPORTS
Chairman Bill Gothmann
Gave a brief overview of the Joint Planning Commission meeting on July 17,
2003. Five out of seven Spokane Valley Commissioners attended the luncheon.
The County is presently working on Phase Two of its zoning code, which can be
obtained from the County's website at www.spokanecountv.orQ. The Phase Two
public comment period begins in September.
The next meeting of the Joint Planning Commission will be on October 13,
2003. The City of Spokane Valley will host the event.
VITT. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Greg McCormick
Notified the Commission that the City of Spokane Valley is awaiting the results
of the Growth Management Steering Committee's population study report. These
results will provide our planners with an approximate number of citizens to
include in the Comprehensive Plan over the next twenty years.
L\. COMMISSION BUSINESS
A. OLD BUSINESS
There was no Old Business.
B. NEW BUSLVESS
Study Session - Junk Vehicle Ordinance
Greg McCormick, Long Range Planning Manager, and Cary Driskell,
Deputy City Attorney, recapped the Junk Vehicle Ordinance history for
the Commission, including the recommendations of the Advisory
Committee. Following discussion, the Conunission made the following
recommendations:
Section 4.C - Exceptions: A sentence should be added to the end of
Section 4.C clarifying whether the two vehicle exception should be
counted per parcel or per residence and should detail the applicable zones.
Section 4.1) - Exceptions: There was a question regarding applicable
zones in Section 4.1). Cary agreed to explore whether the UR-7 zone
ought to be excluded.
Section 8 - Infractions - voluntary compliance: the penalty amount .
should be $250.00 per vehicle.
There being no further discussion, the Study Session ended at 8:27 p.m.
The Commission took a brief break.
Discussion of planning and implementinp, a Cite Center
Greg McCormick handed out research information to give the
Commission examples of what will be determined during the
Comprehensive Planning process. Lakewood, Colorado, is a prime
example of a new City that decided to phase in a City Center at the site of
an old mall. The results have been excellent for the economic
revitalization of that area.
The Commission discussed some of their thoughts relative to a Spokane
Valley City Center. A City Center should be a community's hub of
activity. The Planning Commissioners were encouraged to develop a
vision of the future City.
X. FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
Excerpts related to animal-keeping from several other cities in Washington State
were distributed with the staff request that the Commission study these documents
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and begin to formulate their thoughts about how the City of Spokane Valley
should handle animal keeping within City Limits.
The Joint Conference of the Washington State Chapter of the American Planning
Association and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation will be held at the
Davenport Hotel October 13-15, 2003. Staff is looking into the possibility of the
City paying for all or a portion of the registration for Commissioners interested in
attending.
Chairman Bill Gothmann handed out draft copies of his "Planning Vision for
Spokane Valley". There was some discussion about how the Commission wished
to proceed. Several Commissioners expressed the view that a more in-depth
understanding of city planning should precede articulating a vision. It was
pointed out that a draft "vision" should be tested as elements of the
Comprehensive Plan are evaluated and as public testimony is received.
Commissioner Crosby questioned whether the Planning Commission is the proper
forum for individuals to present their testimony regarding individual concerns
related to land usage in their residential and commercial areas. It was noted that
the Public Comment item on the agenda was listed for that purpose.
The Commissioners were reminded about the WCIA Training on Thursday, July
31, 2003, in the Council Chambers from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. This will be a joint
training session with the City Council.
The next meeting of the City of Spokane Valley Planning Commission will be
on Thursday, August 14, 2003, from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers.
X1. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:31 p.m.
SUBMITTED: APPROVED:
Der Alley
Administrative Assistant
Bill Gothmann
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