Agenda 08/10/2006 SPOKANE VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
Council Chambers - City Hall 11707 E. Sprague Avenue
August 10, 2006
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
New Business —
Public Hearing — Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Old Business —
Ad-Hoc Sign Committee
Discussion Titles 17 and 18 of the Uniform Development Code
X. FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
XI. 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, Assoc Planner
David Crosby Cary Driskell, Deputy City Attorney
Ian Robertson Deanna Griffith
Marcia Sands www.spokanevalley.orq
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Planning Commission Action
Meeting Date: August 10, 2006
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ® public hearing
E information ❑ admin. report ® pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council: An
ordinance establishing a procedure for amending the Spokane Valley
Comprehensive Plan which supersedes certain portions of
13.100.103 through 13.900.110 and 14.00, 14.402 and 14.500 of the
Spokane County Code, which may be in conflict, adopted as interim
development regulations; providing for severability and effective date.
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: RCW 36.70A.130(2)(a), WAC 365-195-805(3) and (4).
PREVIOUS COUNCIUCOMMISSION
ACTION TAKEN: The 2006-2026 Comprehensive Plan was adopted on April 25, 2006
and was effective on May 10, 2006. Planning Commission discussed
Title 17 of the proposed UDC on July 27, 2006.
BACKGROUND:
The City may amend its Comprehensive Plan only once a year. Only the adoption of sub-area
plans, the adoption or amendment of shoreline master programs, and capital facilities programs
amended in conjunction with annual budgets are excepted from this requirement.
The interim regulations adopted by the City provide a schedule for annual updates based on the
County's original adoption schedule. The proposed ordinance will amend the interim
regulations to establish November 1st of each year as the submittal deadline for requests for
amendment to the Comprehensive Plan, with actual amendment to follow on or about the first of
June. The proposed language is generally consistent with the draft proposal for Title 17. It
does not include reference to other proposed provisions which have not been enacted.
The proposed ordinance was sent to the Community Trade & Economic Development
Department (CTED) on July 18, 2006. A Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) under the
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) as a non-project action was issued on July 18, 2006.
The end of the comment period for this determination was August 5, 2006.
OPTIONS: Approve, approve with amendments or corrections and/or provide staff with
direction.
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: `7 move to recommend approval of an ordinance
establishing a procedure for amending the Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan which
supersedes certain portions of 13.100.103 through 13.900.110 and 14.00, 14.402 and
14.500 of the Spokane County Code, which may be in conflict, adopted as interim
development regulations;providing for severability and effective date.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS: None.
STAFF CONTACT: Marina Sukup, AICP, Community Development Director
ATTACHMENTS:
Draft regulations
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKAND COUNTY,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE No. 06-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, SPOKANE
COUNTY, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR
AMENDING THE SPOKANE VALLEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
PROVISIONS WHICH SUPERSEDE THOSE INCLUDED IN SPOKANE
COUNTY CODE 13.100.102 THROUGH 13.900.110 AND 14.400, 14.402 AND
14.500 IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS,the City of Spokane Valley has amended SVMC 10.30.010 by repealing the interim
comprehensive plan and adopting the City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS,the City of Spokane Valley is required to adopt development regulations to implement the
provisions of the comprehensive plan pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040, and
WHEREAS,the Comprehensive Plan and the Growth Management Act pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130,
contemplate a process for annual amendments to that plan; and
WHEREAS,the City of Spokane Valley is required to ensure public participation in such an
amendment pursuant to RCW 36.70A.035 and 140, and
WHEREAS,the following provisions are deemed necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of
the general public and the environment, and
WHEREAS,the city of Spokane Valley desires to adopt procedures to allow the annual amendment of
the comprehensive plan;
NOW THEREFORE,the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley ordains as follows:
Section 1: SVMC 10.30.060 is hereby amended and the following provisions are added to and
incorporated as follows:
"17.40.160 Type IV Applications—Comprehensive Plan Amendments
1. Initiation. Comprehensive Plan Amendments may be initiated by any of the following:
a. Property owner(s)or their representatives;
b. Any citizen, agency, neighborhood association or other party; or
c. The Community Development Department(hereinafter"department"),planning commission
or city council.
2. Applications. Applications shall be made on forms provided by the City.
3. Application Submittal:
After submittal of an applicant initiated application,the application shall be subject to a pre-
application conference. The date upon fully-complete determination shall be the date of
registration with the department.
4. Register of Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Area-wide Rezones.The department shall
establish and maintain a register of all applications.
5. Concurrent and Annual Review of Register.
a. Sixty(60)days prior to November 1"in each calendar year,the city shall notify the public
that the amendment process has begun. Notice shall be distributed as follows:
i. Notice published in an appropriate regional or neighborhood newspaper or trade journal;
ii. Notice posted on all City official public notice boards;
iii. Copy of the notice sent to all agencies,organizations and adjacent jurisdictions with an
interest.
b. All registered applications shall be reviewed concurrently on an annual basis in a manner
consistent with RCW 36.70A.130(2). Applications registered after November 15`of the
previous calendar year and before November 1"of the current calendar year, shall be
included in the annual review. Those registered after November 1st of the calendar year shall
be placed on the register for review at the following annual review.
c. Emergency Amendments: The city may review and amend the comprehensive plan when the
city council determines that an emergency exists or in other circumstances as provided for by
RCW 36.70A.130(2)(a).
6. Notice of Public Hearing. Comprehensive Plan Amendments require a public hearing before the
planning commission.
a. Contents of Notice. A notice of public hearing shall include the following:
i. The citation, if any, of the provision that would be changed by the proposal along with a
brief description of that provision;
ii. A statement of how the proposal would change the affected provision;
iii. A statement of what areas,comprehensive plan designations,zones, or locations will be
directly affected or changed by the proposal;
iv. The date,time, and place of the public hearing;
v. A statement of the availability of the official file; and
vi. A statement of the right of any person to submit written comments to the planning
commission and to appear at the public hearing of the planning commission to give oral
comments on the proposal.
b. Distribution of Notice.The department shall distribute as prescribed by law..
7. Planning Commission Recommendation.
a. Procedure. Following the public hearing,the planning commission shall consider the
applications concurrently, and shall prepare and forward a recommendation of proposed action
for all applications to the city council. The planning commission shall take one of the following
actions:
i. If the planning commission determines that the proposal should be adopted, it may by a
majority vote recommend that the city council adopt the proposal. The planning
commission may make modifications to any proposal prior to recommending the
proposal to city council for adoption. If the modification is substantial,the planning
commission shall conduct a public hearing on the modified proposal.
ii. If the planning commission determines that the proposal should not be adopted, it may
recommend that the city council not adopt the proposal.
iii. If the planning commission is unable to take either of the actions specified in subsections
(i)or(ii)above,the proposal will be sent to city council with the notation that the
planning commission makes no recommendation.
8. Approval Criteria
a. The city may approve comprehensive plan amendments if it finds that:
i. The proposed amendment bears a substantial relationship to the public health, safety,
welfare,and protection of the environment; and
ii. The proposed amendment is consistent with the requirements of Chapter 36.70A
RCW and with the portion of the city's adopted plan not affected by the amendment.
iii. The proposed amendment responds to a substantial change in conditions
beyond the property owner's control applicable to the area within which the
subject property lies.
iv. The proposed amendment corrects an obvious mapping error.
v. The proposed amendment addresses an identified deficiency in the
Comprehensive Plan.
b. The city must also consider the following factors:
i. The effect upon the physical environment;
ii. The effect on open space, streams,rivers, and lakes;
iii. The compatibility with and impact on adjacent land uses and surrounding neighborhoods;
iv. The adequacy of and impact on community facilities including utilities,roads, public
transportation,parks, recreation and schools;
v. The benefit to the neighborhood,city and region;
vi. The quantity and location of land planned for the proposed land use type and density and
the demand for such land;
vii. The current and projected population density in the area; and
viii. The effect upon other aspects of the comprehensive plan.
9. City Council Action. Within sixty(60)days of receipt of the planning commission's findings and
recommendations,the city council shall consider the findings and recommendations of the commission
concerning the application and may hold a public hearing pursuant to Council rules. The city clerk
shall distribute notice of the council's public hearing as prescribed by law. All annual amendments to
the comprehensive plan shall be considered concurrently. By a majority vote of its membership,the
city council shall:
a. Approve the application;
b. Disapprove the application;
c. Modify the application. If modification is substantial,the Council must either conduct a
public hearing on the modified proposal; or
d. Refer the proposal back to the planning commission for further consideration.
10. Transmittal to the State of Washington. At least sixty(60)days prior to final action being taken
by the city council,the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic
Development(CTED)shall be provided with a copy of the amendments in order to initiate the 60
(sixty) day comment period. No later than ten(10)days after adoption of the proposal,a copy of the
final decision shall be forwarded to CTED."
Section 2. Provisions in conflict. To the extent that any of the above provisions are in conflict
with sections 13.100.102 through 13.900.110 and sections 14.400,14.402 and 14.500 of the Spokane
County Code adopted pursuant to SVMC 10.30.060,the above provisions contained in Section 1 above
shall apply.
Section 3. . Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance shall be
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 4. Effective Date This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days
after publication of this Ordinance or a summary thereof occurs in the official newspaper of the
City as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council this day of ,2006.
Mayor,Diana Wilhite
ATTEST:
City Clerk, Chris Bainbridge
Approved as to Form:
Office of the City Attorney
Date of Publication:
Effective Date:
Last updated 8/4/2006
voluntary compliance agreement as provided for by this article. Verbal
warnings shall be logged and followed up with a written warning within five
days, and the site shall be re-inspected within 14 days.
3. No warning need be issued in emergencies, repeat violation cases, cases that
are already subject to a voluntary compliance agreement, cases where the
violation creates or has created a situation or condition that is not likely to be
corrected within 72 hours, cases where a stop work order is necessary, or
when the person responsible for the code violation knows, or reasonably
should have known, that the action was a code violation.
4. Notice and orders should be issued in all cases in which a voluntary compliance
agreement has not been entered.
5. The City shall use all reasonable means to determine and proceed against the
person(s) actually responsible for the code violation occurring when the
property owner has not directly or indirectly caused the violation.
6. If the violation is not corrected, or a voluntary compliance agreement is not
entered into within 15 days of notification by the City, a notice and order or stop
work order should be issued. Stop work orders should be issued promptly upon
discovery of a violation in progress.
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advised of enforcement efforts should be mailed a copy of all written warnings,
notices of settlement conferences iccued by the City with regard to the alleged
issued by the City.
17.60.070 Service— Notice and order and stop work order
1. Service of a notice and order shall be made on a person responsible for code
violation by one or more of the following methods:
a. Personal service of a notice and order may be made on the person
identified by the City as being responsible for the code violation, or by
leaving a copy of the notice and order at the person's house of usual
abode with a person of suitable age and discretion who resides there;
b. Service directed to the landowner and/or occupant of the property may
be made by posting the notice and order in a conspicuous place on the
property where the violation occurred and concurrently mailing notice as
provided for below, if a mailing address is available;
c. Service by mail may be made for a notice and order by mailing two
copies, postage prepaid, one by ordinary first class mail and the other
by certified mail, to the person responsible for the code violation at his
or her last known address, at the address of the violation, or at the
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Memorandum
To: Planning Commission and Members of City Council
From: Mike Basinger,AICP,Associate Planner
Cc: Nina Regor,Deputy City Manager, Cary Driskell,Deputy City Attorney, and Chris
Bainbridge, City Clerk
Date: August 3, 2006
Re: STV-02-06
Proposed Vacation of McMillan Road, located between Euclid Avenue and Buckeye Avenue has been
withdrawn. Lots N Land, Linda S. Hanson and Charles W. & Pamela D. Adams, the petitioners have
requested that STV-02-06 be withdrawn and the proceedings abandoned. The petitioners thank the
City for its consideration of the vacation petition, but it has become apparent to the petitioners that the
vacation of McMillan Road may no longer serve their interests.