Minutes - 07/12/2007
Spokane Valley Planning Commission
ApprovedMinutes
Council Chambers–City Hall,11707 E. Sprague Ave.
July 12, 2007
I.CALL TO ORDER
ChairwomanKoglecalled the meeting to order at 6:01pm.
II.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioners, staff and audience stood for the pledge of allegiance
III.ROLL CALL
Commissioners Kogle,Blum, Beaulac Crosby, Carroll, RobertsonandSands were
present.
Staff attending the meeting: Greg McCormick, Acting Community Development
Director, Deanna Griffith, Administrative Assistant.
IV.AGENDA
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Commissioner Sands made a motion to accept the July 12agenda as presented. It
was seconded by Commissioner Beaulac. Motion passed unanimously.
V.MINUTES
There were no minutes to approve.
VI.PUBLIC COMMENT
There was not public comment offered.
VII.COMMISSION REPORTS
Commissioner Crosby stated that he would need to leave this meeting at 7:00 pm.
Commissioner Sands reported that she attended a meeting at Fire District 8 where the
topic of discussion was ingress and egress of certain neighborhoods. Commissioners
Robertson, Blum, Carroll, Beaulac and Kogle had nothing to report.
VIII.ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Acting Community Development Director McCormick informed the Commission that on
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June 29the Community Development Department held a Developer’s Forum. The
Developer’s Forum was well attended and hosted by himself, John Hohman, Mary Kate
Martin and Nina Regor and there was good feed back for almost every party. There
was good a good question and answer period and there would be plenty for the
department to concentrate on between now and the end of the year, then we will have
another forum after the first of the year.
IX.COMMISSION BUSINESS
OldBusiness–Title 19Deliberations
The Fire Marshall, Kevin Miller, has asked for a couple of changes to language for
safety equipment.
That landscaping would not block the view of safety equipment from
approach and leave a clear space around such equipment for the
ability to maneuver around the safety equipment, for example fire
hydrant.
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That in parking section a criteria be added that all fire lanes in parking
lots be kept free of carts and merchandise. Discussion of all parking
lanes or just the big lanes front lanes?
Mr. McCormick will go back and check with the Fire Marshall to confirm the
language. Commission wanted to support the Fire Department and
directed Mr. McCormick to clarify the language and add to the code.
Discussion of spacing of the billboards was brought up again.
After discussion, Commissioner Carroll made a motion to amend the language of
22.110.130, #1, #d. will be changed to read ‘No billboard may be located within
1000 feet of another billboard.’ The second was by Commissioner Beaulac. Vote
was six to one, with Commissioner Crosby being the dissenting vote.
Discussion of Concurrency:
Discussion of what is direct and non-direct concurrency
How do schools in other places deal with school concurrency, impact
fees. There was a considerable discussion of impact fees.
Should these other issues be mandated?
School is begging for us to consider them, CV only. WV and EV has
room.
Commissioner Robertson made a motion to leave the concurrency list as it
is written currently. Second by Commissioner Crosby. Vote is three to
four –Commissioners Beaulac, Blum, Carroll, and Sands against
Discussion of shall and must. Mr. McCormick was asked to look for Growth
Management view on concurrency.
Commissioner Carroll made a motion to leave the concurrency list as it is
written currently. Second by Commissioner Crosby. Vote is three to four –
Commissioners Beaulac, Blum, Carroll, and Sands against. Commissioner
Beaulac stated he can not support this, there has to be some language
that forces fire, police and schools to be part of direct or more forceful
language, Commissioners Sands and Blum agreed.
Commissioner Crosby excused himself at 7:40 pm. Commissioner Crosby wanted
it stated for the record that he did not agree to move any of the non-direct items
to direct and allow other areas dictate how the City develops.
There was more discussion of what should be and not be direct concurrency.
Allowing outside forces to dictate what development happens in our City.
Commissioner Beaulac made a motion to move fire, police and schools to direct
concurrency. Second was by Commissioner Sands. Vote was four to two, with
Commissioners Kogle and Robertson being the dissenting vote.
22.20.020, #1 states section 2 below, should be #3 for exceptions.
#3 c. 25 peak hour vehicular trips makes small developments.
22.20.040, #e shall only issued upon payment of concurrency fee, what is this?
.090, #2 change to read adequate sewer collection and treatment capacity
Should there be additional considerations for police, fire and schools. These
things they have to have a level of service established for the Comprehensive
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Plan. Before you can have additional considerations you must have already have
established a level of service. This requires a Comp Plan amendment.
A considerable amount of discussion of levels of service, the Comp Plan,
concurrency issues,
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Commissioner Kogle feels that a meeting for July 19is required to get the
deliberations done.
Commissioner Sands asked if anyone had done any research regarding
alternative to the lighting formula
X.GOOD OF THE ORDER
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Commissioner Kogle will not be at theJuly 19meeting if held. Commissioner Beaulac
asked if there was a flow chart or procedures in order to create a neighborhood plan?
XI.ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjournedat 8:52pm
SUBMITTED:APPROVED:
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Deanna Griffith, Administrative AssistantGail Kogle, Chairperson
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