Agenda 02/22/2007 SPOKANE VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
Council Chambers - City Hall 11707 E. Sprague Avenue
February 22, 2007
6:00 to 9:00 pm
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
VI. PUBLIC COMMENT
VII. COMMISSION REPORTS
VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
IX. COMMISSION BUSINESS
Old Business —
New Business —
Public Hearing —Title 24, Building Codes
Public Hearing —Title 19, UDC Zoning
Public Hearing —Title 22, Design Standards
X. FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
Xl. ADJOURNMENT
COMMISSIONERS CITY STAFF
Gail Kogle, Chair Marina Sukup, AICP
Robert Blum, Vice-Chair Greg McCormick, AICP
Fred Beaulac Scott Kuhta, AICP
John G. Carroll Mike Basinger, AICP
David Crosby Cary Driskell, Deputy City Attorney
Ian Robertson Deanna Griffith
Marcia Sands www.spokanevalley.orq
Uniform Development Code
Title 24
2003
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•The city's building code is currently
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Spokane Valley Municipal Code
• New format locates the Building Code in
its own Title— Title 24
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"baring' walls � and footing
Why Adopt the State Building Code
Again ?
The State Building Code Council
reviewed , amended , and adopted the
2006 International Building Codes
which becomes effective
July 1 , 2007
Format Changes
❑All code adoptions now found in section
24 .40 . 020 and identified as State adopted
codes , where appropriate
❑ Located all local amendments in section
24 .40 . 030 :
mostly administrative : fees, permit expiration ,
local design criteria , process details
❑ Grading code located in section 24 .50
Summary of Changes
➢ No substantive changes—reformatted
current municipal code language—no new
local requirements
➢ Eliminated language already contained in
the statute or the body of the State Codes
➢ Replaced the 1997 Uniform Code for the
Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings ( UCADB )
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UCADB was outdated and no longer
maintained by the model code
organization
➢ Adoption of the International Existing
Building and Property Maintenance Codes
with local amendments effectively
replaced the UCADB
International Property Maintenance Code
( IPMC)
➢ Added local definitions for "blight" and
"drug" properties to IPMC
➢ Eliminated "appearance" related
regulations from the IPMC
Works in conjunction with the International
Lim.Existing Building Code to provide a coordinated
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Title 19 - Zoning
Planning Commission
PUBLIC HEARING
February 22, 2007
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Major Components
• Establishes zoning districts
•:* R-1 — Single-family Residential Estate
•: R-2 — Single-family Suburban
❖ R-3 — Single-family Urban
❖ MF-1 — Multi-family Medium Density
+ MF-2 — Multi-family High Density
•:
MUC — Mixed Use Center
•: CMU — Corridor Mixed Use
+ CC — City Center
+ GO — Garden Office
•: O — Office
•: NC — Neighborhood Commercial
•: C — Community Commercial
•:® RC — Regional Commercial
❖ I-1 — Light Industrial
•:* 1-2 — Heavy Industrial
•: CF — Community Facilities
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Major Components xcon3t)
❖ Non-conforming provisions
❖ Supplemental residential zoning district regulations
❖Accessory residential structures
❖ Manufactured Homes and Manufactured Home Parks
❖ Home Occupations
❖Animal raising and keeping
❖ Planned Residential Development (PRD)
❖ Supplemental non-residential zoning district regulations
❖ Essential Public Facilities (EPF's)
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Major Components (con 't)
❖ Special Overlay Zones
Medical Office (reserved)
Auto Row (reserved)
❖ Airport Hazard
••• Pipeline Hazard
4, Permitted and Accessory Uses
❖ Site Plan Review
❖ Administrative Exception
❖ Conditional Use Permits
❖ Temporary Use Permits
❖ Variances
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Nonconforming Uses
❖ Policy Issues —
Allow expansion on site
Allow expansion on adjacent property
Rebuild provision
❖ Discontinued use for more than 12 months
❖ Replace with another nonconforming use
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Supplemental Residential Regulations
❖ Accessory structures
❖ Limit of 10% of lot size — no minimum
+ Manufactured Homes
❖ New standards include set on foundation, pitched roofs, etc.
+ Home Occupations
❖ Eliminates the Home Industry provision
❖ Allows Home Occupations to occupy accessory structures
❖ Typical development standards
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Supplemental Residential Regulations (con't)
❖Animal raising & keeping
❖Minimum lot size — 40,000 sq. ft.
❖Limit on animals — 3 large animals per acre or 6
smaller animals per acre
❖ Small animals/fowl — 1 per 3 ,000 sq. ft. gross lot
❖Additional structure setbacks ( 10') for structures
housing animals or poultry
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Planned Residential Development (PRD)
❖Purpose — allows flexibility in design, preserve
critical areas, variety of housing types
❖Permitted Uses — Underlying zoning district.
Larger PRD 's ( 10 acres) Neighborhood
Commercial uses allowed.
❖Development standards.
❖ Open space requirements (30%)
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❖ Essential Public Facilities — regional process
••• Special Overlay Zones
❖ Medical Office (reserved)
❖ Auto Row (reserved)
❖ Airport Hazard — no changes
❖ Pipeline Hazard — delineation of areas, notification requirements
❖ Permitted/Accessory Use Charts
❖ No changes since last discussion
❖ Land Use Permits
❖ Site Plan Review
❖ Administrative Exception
❖ Conditional Use Permits
❖ Temporary Use Permits
❖ Variances
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Title 22 - Design &
Development Standards
Planning Commission
PUBLIC HEARING
Community Development Department
February 22, 2007
Background
The City adopted the Spokane County Development
Regulations as interim measures (Ord . No. 03-052)
Development Regulations should be finalized by March
31 , 2007 to meet the four year statutory requirement
Planning Commission has held hearings on Titles 17, 18,
19 and 21
Development Regulations are intended to implement the
Plan and cannot be inconsistent with the Plan
Title 22 was sent to CTED on January 27, 2007.
Comments on the SEPA Determination of Non-
Significance were to be submitted by February 16, 2007.
Contents
Concurrency
• Performance Standards & Incentives (Reserved)
• Dimensional Standards
• Evacuation & Emergency Response Incentives
(Reserved)
• Off-street Parking & Loading
• Outdoor Lighting
• Fencing, Screening & Landscaping
• Sign Regulation
• Wireless Communication Facilities
• Streets, Sidewalks & Public Places
Street Vacations
Stormwater Management
Concurrency
Required for water, wastewater & transportation
Concurrency for other services is optional
Dimensional Standards
Density no longer a criterion for zoning
Open space required for multi-family development
Open space requirements may be reduced up to
50% for improvements
Minimum lot sizes reduced
New Names — Familiar Zones
• New names for old zoning districts
R-1 Residential Estate (was UR-1 )
R-2 Residential Suburban (was UR 3.5)
R-3 Residential Urban (was UR7*)
MF-1 Medium Density Residential (was UR 12)
MF-2 High Density Residential (was UR 22)
NC Neighborhood Commercial (was B-1 )
C Commercial (was B-2)
RC Regional Commercial (was B-3)
11 Light Industrial (was 12)
12 Heavy Industrial (was 13)
New Zoning Districts
GO Garden Office and 0 Office (formerly included only
as UR 12 and UR 22)
MUC Mixed Use Corridor
CMU Corridor Mixed Use
CC City Center
Office Commercial Mixed Use Industrial
GO 0 NC C RC CC CMU MUC I1 I2
Maximum Building 45 80 35 35 80 80 50 60 40 65
Height (in feet)
22. 40. 010- 1 Residential Zone Dimensional Standards (in feet)
R-1 R-2 R-3 M 2 MF-22 PRD
Lot Area/Dwelling Unit 25,000 7,500 6,000 3,600 2,000 Underlying
zone
Lot Width 80 80 65 50 20 30
Lot Depth 100 90 80 80 80 50
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Front & Flanking Street Yard
.E Setback(2) 35 15 15 15 15 15
Garage Setback (2) 35 20 20 20 20 20
Rear Yard Setback(1) 20 20 20 10 10 15
Side Yard Setback (1) 5 5 5 5 5 5
Open Space 10% gross area
E Lot Coverage 30.0% 50.0% 55.0% 60.0% 65.0% 60.0%
E
g Building Height (in feet) 35 35 35 40 50 Underlying
Zone
(1) No accessory structure shall be located in the front or flanking street yard, and shall be
setback not less than five feet (5'-0") from any side or rear yard.
(2) Attached garages, where the garage door does not face the street, may have the same
setback as the principal structure.
Changes in Off-Street Parking &
Loading
Allowance for "shared use"
Provisions specific to compact cars, Car/Van pool and
accessible parking
Stacking & Queuing re: parking lot design
Loading spaces for some uses
Bicycle parking
Outdoor Lighting
• Incorporates relevant provisions of Washington
Energy Code
Requires shielding or cut-down fixtures
Regulates walkway lighting poles to 12'-0"
Allows parking lot lighting to vary based on the
location of the pole from adjacent property
Fencing , Screening & Landscaping
Clearview triangles pursuant to AASHTO
Electric Fences?
Landscaping based on a point system
Full screen 24 points w/mixture deciduous & evergreen
Visual buffer 18 points w/mixture deciduous & evergreen
Size of Developed Number of Points Required
Area
0-500 sq. ft. Site points = 10
500-2,500 sq ft. Site points = 25
2,500 - 5,000 sq. ft. Site Points = 50
More than 5,000 sq. Site Points = One (1 ) point for each 200 sq. ft. of area over
ft. 5,000 sq. .ft.
Parking lots Two (2) points per required parking space and one (1 ) point
for each proposed additional parking space
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Additional 10% points required for aesthetic corridors
25% of points claimed within street ROW
25% for evergreen plantings and 25% for grass outside
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60% of points used in front and side yards
Root barriers for street trees
Parking lot landscaping required
50% of Common areas to be irrigated
Landscaping
Loading docks to be screened
Landscaping for free-standing signs
20% reduction in overall points for xeriscaping
Landscape architect must provide design and certify
installation
Credit for tree preservation
Planting details and recommended species
Sign Regulations
Definitions clarified (See Appendix)
Decorative emblems or standards
Pennants & banners without copy allowed Incentive 3 or more
businesses sharing a structure
Spacing limitation deleted
Temporary Signs
Special events allowed with a single permit (4/year)
Pennants & Banners with copy require temporary permit
(30days + 30 day extension)
Alteration, construction, sale or lease of real property
Aesthetic Corridors — monument signs only
"Cap and replace" policy in place for billboards
Wireless Communications
Continues existing regulations
Streets , Sidewalks & Public Places
• Retains current standards for street & sewer
construction , AASHTO and MUTCD
� Adopts Regional Pavement Cut Policy with
clarification
Street Vacations
Retains current provisions
Stormwater Management
Retains adopted provisions