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2020-07-09 PC APPROVED SIGNED mintuesRegular Meeting Minutes Spokane Valley Planning Commission Council Chambers — City Hall July 9, 2020 I. Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. The meeting was held remotely via ZOOM meeting. II. Commissioners, staff and audience stood for the pledge of allegiance. HI. Secretary to the Commission Deanna Horton took roll and the following members and staff were present: Fred Beaulac Erik Lamb, Deputy City Attorney Walt Haneke Jenny Nickerson, Building Official James Johnson Lori Barlow, Senior Planner Danielle Kaschmitter Mike Basinger, Economic Development Manager Timothy Kelley Marianne Lemons, Office Assistant Robert McKinley Taylor Dillard, Administrative Assistant Sherri Robinson IV. AGENDA: Commissioner Kaschmitter moved to approve the agenda for July 9, 2020, with the exception of removing the corrected draft minutes from June 11, 2020, due to a technical error. There was no discussion. The vote on the motion was seven in favor, zero against and the motion passed. V. MINUTES: Commissioner Kaschmitter moved to approve the minutes for June 25, 2020 minutes as presented. Chairman Johnson moved to amend the stated location of the parcels for CPA-2020-0003 from south of Mission to north of Mission. The vote on the amendment was seven in favor, zero against and the amendment passed. The vote on the amended motion was seven in favor, zero against and the motion passed. VI. COMMISSION REPORTS: There were no Commission reports. VII. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: Jenny Nickerson, Building Official offered a suggestion for the Planning Commission to voice their concerns with staff prior to the meeting so staff can provide information and acknowledge those concerns during their presentation. Mike Basinger, Economic Development Manager stated that the Planning Commission use the staff as their resource. VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment. IX. COMMISSION BUSINESS: a. Public Hearing: CTA-2020-0001. A proposed amendment to Spokane Valley Municipal Code (SVMC)19.180 Annexations. 07-09-2020 Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 of 4 The Public Hearing was opened at 6:10 pm. Mike Basinger, Economic Development Manager explained the code text amendment would amend Chapter 19.180 of the Spokane Valley Municipal Code (SVMC) to provide further clarification for annexations. He explained that the only areas that can be considered for annexation must be in the Urban Growth Area. The city has received many informal inquiries regarding annexation and during these discussions, staff determined the existing regulations for annexation needs to be expanded to provide clear direction to potential applicants and staff regarding these requests. He stated that the proposed code text amendment will provide criteria to evaluate annexations. The criteria includes the impacts on existing residents, the ability to serve the new area at the adopted level of services, the financial impacts of the annexation and the methods for determining zoning upon annexation. Chairman Johnson expressed concern regarding the financial analysis criteria and that it may show that the area being annexed will not pay for itself. He also mentioned that the economic evaluation is a piece of information that the Planning Commission should utilize to help inform their decision. Mr. Basinger stated he appreciated Chairman Johnson's comment and that this is one of many criteria used to evaluate annexations. Deputy City Attorney, Erik Lamb stated that the criteria is not in any particular order and that City Council may approve or disapprove any annexation that comes forward. The meeting was open up for public testimony. No public testimony was offered on this matter. The public hearing was closed at 6:18. Commissioner Kaschmitter moved to recommend approval of CTA-2020-0001 to City Council. Commission Haneke added that people spend money in the city, which creates additional revenues for the surrounding businesses. Commission Robinson commented that residential areas in the county would still be using the city's infrastructure and that it would be beneficial if those residential areas were in the city. The vote on the motion was seven in favor, zero against and the motion passed b. Public Hearing: CTA-2020-0002. A proposed amendment to Chapter 19.90 Essential Public Facilities SVMC and Chapter 19.60 Permitted Uses SVMC. The Public Hearing was opened at 6:18 pm. Senior Planner, Lori Barlow explained that this code text amendment would modify regulations for essential public facilities. Ms. Barlow explained that it would prohibit Essential Public Facilities (EPFs) from locating in residential zones and it would allow EPFs in the Mixed Use (MU) zone. Ms. Barlow explained that the proposed changes to Chapter 19.90 SVMC will reformat the regulations to highlight the process and then specifically add language to the regulations applicable to locally significant EPFs. She stated that the language added to the last section of 19.90 specifically states that EPFs with local significance are not permitted in the R-1, R-2, or R-3 zones. Ms. Barlow highlighted that the city does have the ability to determine which zone locally significant EPFs may be located in as long as there are adequate areas in the city that can provide for these EPFs. She stated that through this process, it has been determined that locally significant EPFs are not compatible with the single-family residential zones. The proposal is to prohibit locally significant EPFs from locations in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 zones. 07-09-2020 Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 4 Commissioner Beaulac asked about adding the Multi -Family residential zone to the R-1, R-2 or R-3 zones. Ms. Barlow explained that there are some EPFs designed to be in residential zones so it was determined that allowing these to be in the Multi -Family residential zone would meet the need for these locally significant EPFs to be located in a residential setting while still preserving the character of the other residential zones. Commissioner Beaulac asked for an example of what would be allowed in the Multi -Family residential zone for EPFs. Ms. Barlow explained a brief history of what prompted this amendment and gave an example of a small scale detox center. Commissioner Robinson requested clarification for facilities like NAOMI and other women's shelters. There was a short discussion on what services those shelters would need to provide to be considered and EPF. Commission Kaschmitter requested clarification on state and regional correctional facilities and if they could be included. Ms. Barlow answered that those would not be locally significant and they would have to go through the siting process with the Board of County Commissioners. She further explained the process that these EPFs would have to go through to determine the most suitable locations. The meeting was open up for public testimony. No public testimony was offered on this matter. The public hearing was closed at 6:32. Commissioner Kaschmitter moved to recommend approval of CTA-2020-0002 to City Council. Commissioner Beaulac stated that he would like to see Multi -Family residential added to the list of residential zones that EPFs could not locate in. Mr. Lamb provided clarification that an identified residential zone should be left as a potential zone for EPFs to locate. Chairman Johnson stated that these are essential services and moving them to a Multi -Family zone will make it more expensive to create these facilities. Commissioner McKinley stated that he is in favor of these facilities moving from the R-1, R-2, and R-3 zones. The vote on the motion was seven in favor, zero against and the motion passed X. GOOD OF THE ORDER: Commissioner Kelley read a statement regarding core values. He stated the importance of the commissioner's votes during the election of officers and for the comprehensive plan amendments. He asked the commissioners to bring their core values to each meeting. He welcomed the new commissioners to be a part of the conversation. Commissioner Robinson thanked everyone for their patience and stated that although she cannot change her vote on CPA-2020-0007 from the June 25, 2020 meeting but she wishes she could. She provided further information as to why she's reached this decision and going forward she will be in support of the R-4 zone. Commissioner McKinley offered a reminder that tax returns are due Wednesday, July 15, 2020. He also thanked staff for their work on the EPFs. Commissioner Kaschmitter thanked the commission for caring about the community and thanked staff for their patience. Chairman Johnson thanked staff and mentioned that the commission should never question staffs motives. He stated he is in favor of medium density. XI. ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner McKinley made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:48 pm. The vote on the motion was seven in favor, zero against, and the motion passed. 07-09-2020 Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 of 4 \,. James �Chi, "V-V� Deanna Horton, Secretary ®Z, Date signed