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2013 Annual Amendment
City of Tacoma
Planning and Development Services
Planning Commission Public HearingMarch 20, 2013
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Presentation Outline Overview
Proposals
Notification
Next Steps
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Plan & Code Comprehensive Plan:
– Official statement for future growth and development
– Consistent with state mandates and regional policies
– 26 elements
Development Regulations:– TMC Title 13 – Land Use Regulatory Code
– Implement & consistent with the Comprehensive Plan
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Plan & Code Amendments Annual Amendments:
– “No more frequently than once per year” (per GMA)
Purposes:– Meet legislative requirements
– Keep information current
– Maintain funding eligibility
– Improve customer service
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2013 Annual Amendment
Applications: Amending:
1. Drive-Through Regulations Code
2. Countywide Planning Policies Plan
3. Transportation Element Plan
4. Shoreline Related Elements Plan
5. Land Use Designations Plan
6. Adoption and Amendment Procedures Code
7. Platting and Subdivision Regulations Code
8. Sign Regulations Code
9. Regulatory Code Cleanup Code
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7 Elements Growth Strategy and Development Concept
Generalized Land Use
Transportation
Open Space Habitat and Recreation
Thea Foss Waterway Design and Development Plan
Ruston Way Plan
Shoreline Trails Plan
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7 Chapters 1.37 Transfer of Development Rights
Program Administrative Code
10.14 Driveways
13.02 Planning Commission
13.04 Platting and Subdivisions
13.05 Land Use Permit Procedures
13.06 Zoning
13.06A Downtown Tacoma
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Process (July June)
June 2012 Applications due
August 2012 Assessment
Aug 2012 – Feb 2013 Analysis
Feb – Mar 2013 Public Review
April 2013 Recommendation
May 2013 Council Review
June 2013 Council Adoption
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Summary of Proposals #2013-01 Drive-Through Regulations #2013-02 Countywide Planning Policies
#2013-04 Transportation Element #2013-05 Shoreline Related Elements #2013-06 Land Use Designations #2013-07 Adoption and Amendment Procedures #2013-08 Platting and Subdivision Regulations #2013-09 Sign Regulations
#2013-12 Regulatory Code Cleanup
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#2013-01:
Drive-through Regulations
Where permitted:– Baseline requirements (driveways, windows, stacking
lanes, setbacks, landscaping, buffers, bicyclists)
X Districts:– Additional requirements (stacking lanes behind building,
visual screening)
Downtown and UCX-TD:– Located within a building
To minimize impacts:– Noise, visual, emission, conflicts with pedestrians
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#2013-02:
Countywide Planning Policies
Review for consistency
Policy enhancement recommended (for 2015 Update)
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#2013-04:
Transportation Element
Update Unfunded Projects (maintaining funding eligibility)
Incorporate “Environmental Justice” (consistent with VISION 2040)
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#2013-05:
Shoreline Related Elements
Rescind:– Thea Foss Waterway Design and Development Plan– Ruston Way Plan– Shoreline Trails Plan
Adopt by reference: – Tacoma Waterfront Design Guidelines– Public Access Alternatives Plan
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#2013-06:
Land Use Designations
Remove “Intensity” designations in all Mixed-Use Centers and Shoreline Districts
Add a “Shoreline” designation
Establish a framework to better align land use designations with zoning classifications
Proposed Land Use Designations:
• Single-Family Residential
• Multi-Family (low-density)
• Multi-Family (high-density)
• Neighborhood Commercial
• General Commercial
• Downtown Mixed-Use Center
• Urban Mixed-Use Center
• Community Mixed-Use Center
• Neighborhood Mixed-Use Center
• Light Industrial
• Heavy Industrial
• Parks and Open Space
• Shoreline
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#2013-07:
Adoption and Amendment Procedures
Develop work program in consultation with the City Council
Streamline processes
Consolidate procedures
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#2013-08:
Platting and Subdivision Regulations
Increase short plat max from 4 to 9 lots
Address associated issues:– Public notice for 5-9 lot short plats– Off-site/on-site improvements or bonding– In-lieu fee for open space dedication
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#2013-09:
Sign Regulations
Address on-site digital signs
Address associated issues:– Brightness, Size, Hours of Operation, Message Timing– Exemptions
Address minor related issues:– Pedestrian friendly signs in Mixed-use Districts– Feather signs– A-Board signs
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#2013-12:
Regulatory Code Cleanup
Key Changes Proposed:– Administrative Determination– Clearer authority for Equivalencies– Allowing variances in Downtown– Craft Production (new use category)
Purposes:– Correct errors– Clarify intent– Improve effectiveness
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Outreach Efforts Stakeholders:
– Dome District
– Port of Tacoma
– MetroParks Tacoma
– Chamber of Commerce
– Master Builders Associations
– Foss Waterway Development Authority
– Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
– Public Works, Police, Legal, and Tacoma Public Utilities
General Outreach:– Neighborhood Councils and Community Council
– Neighborhood Business District Associations
– Master Builders Associations
– Sustainability Commission
– Blue Ribbon Panel
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Notification1. Public Hearing Notices (regular and special)
2. Public Notice Signs
3. 60-Day Notices
4. Newspapers
5. Libraries
6. Website
7. Informational Session (3/13/13)
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Next Steps (Key Dates) March 20: Public Hearing
March 29: Hearing Record Closed
April 3: Review Comments / Revise Proposals
April 17: Commission Recommendation
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Thank you, Staff Planning and
Development Services:– Stephen Atkinson– Elliott Barnett– Brian Boudet– Shanta Frantz– Cheri Gibbons– Dustin Lawrence– Jana Magoon – Ian Munce– Shirley Schultz– Lucas Shadduck– Lihuang Wung
Office of Sustainability:– Diane Wiatr
Community and Economic Development:– Nancy Grabinski-Young– Mike Murnane
Public Works:– Josh Diekmann– Jennifer Kammerzell
City Attorney's Office:– Jeff Capell
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