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MEDINA, WASHINGTON
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Hybrid - Virtual/In-Person
Medina City Hall - Council Chambers
501 Evergreen Point Road, Medina, WA 98039
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – 6:00 PM
AGENDA
COMMISSION CHAIR | Laura Bustamante
COMMISSION VICE-CHAIR | Shawn Schubring
COMMISSIONERS | Li-Tan Hsu, Evonne Lai, Mark Nelson, Brian Pao
PLANNING MANAGER | Jonathan Kesler, AICP
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COORDINATOR | Rebecca Bennett
Hybrid Meeting Participation
The Medina Planning Commission has moved to hybrid meetings, offering both in-person and
online meeting participation. In accordance with the direction from Governor Inslee, masking and
social distancing will be optional for those participating in person. Individuals who are participating
online and wish to speak live can register their request with the Development Services
Coordinator at 425.233.6414 or email rbennett@medina-wa.gov and leave a message before
2PM on the day of the Planning Commission meeting. The Development Services Coordinator
will call on you by name or telephone number when it is your turn to speak. You will be allotted 3
minutes for your comments and will be asked to stop when you reach the 3 minute limit. The city
will also accept written comments. Any written comments must be submitted by 2 PM on the day
of the Planning Commission meeting to the Devleopment Services Coordinator
at rbennett@medina-wa.gov.
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1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
2. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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3.1 Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes of March 14, 2024
Recommendation: Defer adoption to the Wednesday, April 3rd Special Meeting.
Staff Contact: Aimee Kellerman, City Clerk
3.2 Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes of March 6, 2024
Recommendation: Adopt minutes as amended.
Staff Contact: Rebecca Bennett, Development Services Coordinator
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
4.1 Staff/Commissioners
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Individuals wishing to speak live during the Virtual Planning Commission meeting will need
to register their request with the Development Services Coordinator, Rebecca Bennett,
via email (rbennett@medina-wa.gov) or by leaving a message at 425.233.6414 by 2pm
the day of the Planning Commission meeting. Please reference Public Comments for the
Planning Commission meeting on your correspondence. The Development Services
Coordinator will call on you by name or telephone number when it is your turn to speak.
You will be allotted 3 minutes for your comment and will be asked to stop when you reach
the 3-minute limit.
6. DISCUSSION
6.1 Concerns of the Commission
6.2 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update, Second Review of the Land Use Element including
revisions made to address concerns of this Commission on 3-14-24 and the Design
Review Committee (DSC) meeting on 3-20-24.
Recommendation: Discussion
Staff Contact: Jonathan Kesler, AICP, Planning Manager; with Kim Mahoney, Principal,
LDC consultants
Time Estimate: 60 minutes
6.3 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update, First Review of the Capital Facilities Element
Recommendation: Discussion
Staff Contact: Jonathan Kesler, AICP, Planning Manager; with Kim Mahoney, Principal,
LDC Consultants
Time Estimate: 60 minutes
7. ADJOURNMENT
Next meeting is the Special meeting of Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 6:00 pm
AD DITIONAL INFORMATION
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Planning Commission meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6 PM, unless
otherwise specified.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need a disability-related modification
or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in this meeting, please
contact the City Clerk’s Office at (425) 233-6410 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Note: Bolded dates are the Special Meeting dates approved by the Planning Commission at its
Special Meeting of Thursday, February 15, 2024. Additional Special Meetings may be added
to the schedule, as needed.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Special Meeting
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - Regular Meeting
Thursday, May 16 2024 - Special Meeting
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 - Special Meeting
Thursday, June 13, 2024 - Special Meeting
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - Regular Meeting
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - Special Meeting
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 - Regular Meeting
August 2024 - Dark, no meeting
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 - Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 - Regular Meeting
Tuesday, November 2024 - Regular Meeting cancelled - Special Meeting Date TBD
Tuesday, December 2024 - Regular Meeting cancelled - Special Meeting Date TBD
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MEDINA, WASHINGTON
PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL
MEETING
Hybrid - Virtual/In-Person
Medina City Hall - Council Chambers
501 Evergreen Point Road, Medina, WA 98039
Wednesday, March 06, 2024 – 6:00 PM
MINUTES
COMMISSION CHAIR | Laura Bustamante
COMMISSION VICE-CHAIR | Shawn Schubring
COMMISSIONERS | Li-Tan Hsu, Evonne Lai, Mark Nelson, Brian Pao
PLANNING MANAGER | Jonathan Kesler
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COORDINATOR | Rebecca Bennett
1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
Chair Bustamante called the meeting to order at 6:01pm.
PRESENT
Chair Laura Bustamante
Vice Chair Shawn Schubring
Commissioner Evonne Lai
Commissioner Mark Nelson
Commissioner Brian Pao
ABSENT
Commissioner Li-Tan Hsu
STAFF/CONSULTANTS PRESENT
Bennett, Burns, Kesler, Mahoney, Osada
2. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
By consensus, Planning Commission approved the meeting agenda as presented.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes of February 27, 2024
Recommendation: Adopt minutes.
Staff Contact: Rebecca Bennett, Development Services Coordinator
ACTION: Motion to approve minutes as amended. (Approved 5-0)
Motion made by Vice Chair Schubring, Seconded by Commissioner Nelson.
Voting Yea: Chair Bustamante, Vice Chair Schubring, Commissioner Lai, Commissioner
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Nelson, Commissioner Pao
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
4.1 Staff/Commissioners
Jonathan announced that he may not be in attendance for future Planning Commission
meetings due to an unforeseen medical illness. Chair Bustamante announced that on
Tuesday, March 12th, interviews will be held for the open Planning Commission spot.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Individuals wishing to speak live during the Virtual Planning Commission meeting will need
to register their request with the Development Services Coordinator, Rebecca Bennett,
via email (rbennett@medina-wa.gov) or by leaving a message at 425.233.6414 by 2pm
the day of the Planning Commission meeting. Please reference Public Comments for the
Planning Commission meeting on your correspondence. The Development Services
Coordinator will call on you by name or telephone number when it is your turn to speak.
You will be allotted 3 minutes for your comment and will be asked to stop when you reach
the 3-minute limit.
There was no audience participation.
6. DISCUSSION
6.1 Concerns of the Commission
Laura wanted to make sure that the Existing Conditions report and the King County
Affordable Housing Committee document be sent to the Commissioners.
6.2 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update, Final Review and Authorization to proceed with the
Utilities Element to the City Attorney, then City Council on March 11, 2024.
Recommendation: Discussion and approval.
Staff Contact: Jonathan Kesler, AICP, Planning Manager; Kim Mahoney, Principal, LDC
Consultants
Time Estimate: 45 minutes
Jonathan and Kim gave power point presentation regarding Utilities Element.
Commissioners discussed and asked questions. Commissioners recommended that
adding additional language to MMC 16.90.040 be a subject that Jonathan brings to the
next Council Meeting.
ACTION: Motion to approve Utilities Element draft as amended and move forward for
review by the City Attorney and City Council. (Approved 5-0).
Motion made by Commissioner Nelson, Seconded by Commissioner Lai.
Voting Yea: Chair Bustamante, Vice Chair Schubring, Commissioner Lai, Commissioner
Nelson, Commissioner Pao
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7. ADJOURNMENT
Next meeting is the special meeting of Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 6:00pm
Meeting adjourned at 6:47pm.
ACTION: Motion to adjourn. (Approved 5-0)
Motion made by Commissioner Pao, Seconded by Commissioner Lai.
Voting Yea: Chair Bustamante, Vice Chair Schubring, Commissioner Lai, Commissioner
Nelson, Commissioner Pao
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AGENDA ITEM 3.2
CITY OF MEDINA
501 EVERGREEN POINT ROAD | PO BOX 144 | MEDINA WA 98039-0144
TELEPHONE 425-233-6400 | www.medina-wa.gov
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 26, 2024
TO: Medina Planning Commission
FROM: Jonathan Kesler, AICP, Planning Manager
RE: Comprehensive Plan Update – Second Review of the Land Use Element
including revisions made thru the DSC meeting of 3-20-24
The Comp Plan’s Land Use Element returns for a second review. In the packet, you will
find a revised copy of the Land Use Element. Regarding it –
• This revised version of the element has been edited to reflect both the Council
guidance of 3-11-24, the extensive review done by this Commission on 3-14-24
and review by the DSC in a 90-minute session on 3-20-24.
• In addition, edits have previously been made to the goals and policies to reflect
MPP/CPP gaps, as well as substantive edits beyond that which is required by
regulation, which reflect the community’s interests/vision/values.
• In addition, per direction from Council on March 11th, our consultant has also
included comments in the margins of the document that cross-reference what
MPP/CPP is attempting to be addressed by the edit, and what page of the Gap
Analysis can be referenced to see that gap and context.
• The element includes edits in redline that show all changes that have made.
In addition, the Comp Plan Updated Schedule Matrix and the Updated Flowchart are
attached for your information.
LDC Consultant Kim Mahoney will be in attendance along with City staff.
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1. LAND USE ELEMENT
INTRODUCTION
The Land Use element has been developed in accordance with the Growth Management Act
(“GMA,” (RCW 36.70A) to designate the proposed general distribution, location, and where
appropriate, extent of land uses. The Land Use element includes population densities, building
intensities, and estimates of future population growth.
This element has also been developed in accordance with King County countywide planning
policies (CPP), which direct jurisdictions to focus growth in the cities within the designated
Urban Growth Area.
Medina lies within the King County designated Urban Growth Area, but is not a designated
Urban Center or Activity Area.
EXISTING CONDITIONS
Residential Uses
Medina is a developed community that consists almost exclusively of single-family homes on
individual lots. At the time of the City's incorporation in 1955, it was the desire of the
community to promote a development pattern that would maintain a single-family residential
character. Since that time, Medina has developed and matured according to that vision. Medina
historically promoted a development pattern of approximately two homes per acre, which
originally corresponded to the maximum enrollment capacity of the two elementary schools. The
walking scale of the City's limited street grid, the often narrow streets (requiring sufficient area
on a building site for off-street parking), the level of fire protection service, the limited internal
public transportation system, and the density patterns adopted by Medina and its neighboring
communities – all suggest that the existing overall densitiesdensity of Medina is generallyare
accommodating for current residentsappropriate for Medina.
In some parts of Medina, the development pattern that existed prior to the City’s incorporation is
sufficient to justify a downward adjustment of the 20,000 square foot average lots size. The
Medina Heights area, for example, has been largely developed to an average lot size of 15,000
square feet; however, many of these lots are significantly smaller. In this area and others where
such circumstances are present, the 16,000 square foot averagesmallest lot size specified in the
Medina Municipal Code is appropriate. In other areas of the City, existing development patterns,
topography, or proximity to Lake Washington justify lower development density; hence a 30,000
square footlargest average lot size has been instituted for these areas (see Figure 2).
Actual residential densities range from approximately five units per acre in the area between NE
24th Street and NE 28th Street to less than one unit per acre along sections of the Lake Washington
shoreline. Average density based on the 2014 King County Buildable Lands Report is 1.98
dwelling units per net acre.
Commented [KM1]: In general: if there are
restrictive/absolute messaging/tone throughout the element,
revise that to reflect current goals/policies
Commented [KM2]: Deleting as this is not a term defined
in King County Code or otherwise in the long-term planning
I can find
Commented [KM3]: DSC Comment: is it relevant to
mention Medina’s neighboring communities?
Response: This is relevant to mention, as it gives context to
the general discussion that the development patterns of the
surrounding communities are sufficient to serve themselves
(in residential development) and themselves + Medina (in
the context of nonresidential development). It is to say: the
development/density of neighboring communities doesn’t
drive a need for Medina to respond with a big change to its
typical development pattern.
Commented [KM4]: Needs to be brought into 2024
Commented [KM5]: Making this more general in case the
Code changes more routinely than the Comp Plan
Commented [KM6]: Ensure this reference is correct and
that the figure is accurate to reflect today’s information
Commented [JF7]: Needs to be updated
Commented [KM8R7]: Joel - what do you/Dane need to
update this entire paragraph? Seems GIS could feed this sort
of data…?
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Non-Residential Uses
The non-residential uses that exist in Medina are dispersed throughout the City (see Figure 3).
Below is an inventory of land uses found in Medina (Table 1).
Table 1. Land Use Inventory
Land Use Acres
Single-FamilyLow-Density Residential 589.65
Overlake Golf & Country Club 130.44
Medina Park 17.17
Fairweather Nature Preserve 10.08
View Point Park 0.15
Medina Beach Park & City Hall 1.48
Bellevue Christian School 8.29
Medina Elementary School 7.34
Wells Medina Nursery 5.59
St. Thomas Church/School 5.62
Medina Post Office 0.50
Medina Grocery Store 0.22
Gas Station 0.39
South Puget Power Substation 1.63
North Puget Power Substation 0.65
King County Pump Station 0.22
SR 520 Stormwater Facility 2.10
SR 520 Right-of-Way 15.21
City Rights-of-Way 101.68
TOTAL 902.14
Source: King County GIS Center, January 2010
Most of the non-residential land uses that exist in Medina have been in place since before or
around the time of the City’s incorporation and have become an accepted and integral part of the
community. These non-residential uses are subject to the City’s special use provisions under the
Municipal Code. Since Medina is fully developed, there are nofew vacant tracts of land currently
available for further commercial development. nor is there zoning or public support for such
development. If the existing use of any of the non-residential properties should change, it is to be
developed in conformity with its underlying residential zoning classification or in a manner
compatible with surrounding properties in accordance with the City’s conditional use provisions.
In addition, property currently used or designated for residential use is strongly discouraged from
being utilized for additional churches, clubs, fraternal societies, schools, museums, historic sites,
conference centers, or other additional non-residential facilities. These larger scale facilities create
additional traffic, disrupt residential traffic patterns, and are inconsistent with Medina's residential
character.
POPULATION AND GROWTH POTENTIAL
The Growth Management Act (GMA) and the King County countywide planning policies (CPPs)
encourage cities to assume an increasing share of new growth in the future, in order to minimize
new growth in rural areas of King County. This means that cities planning under GMA shouldd
a
Commented [KM9]: Consider whether data of the
elementary and middle schools shows trends that should be
highlighted here
Commented [KM10]: Needs to be updated
Commented [KM11]: Verify this is still accurate
Commented [KM12]: Too absolute/restrictive
Commented [JF13]: Good phrasing that can be used to
describe Medina as a Residential Community
Commented [KM14R13]: Jonathan - this would support
our position to PSRC/Commerce that Medina is not required
draft an Economic Development Element (which is not
required for “residential communities,” per RCW and per
confirmation provided by Liz)
Commented [KM15]: This statement is superfluous - it
attempts to regulate land use, which is the job of the Code
via ordinance. Recommend deleting.
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accommodate more compact development patterns in “appropriate areas” to absorb the additional
share of future growth.
As adopted by King County, Medina’s house growth target between 2019-2044 is 19 housing
units. Although Medina is expected to absorb some growth over the next twenty years, the
followingThere are existing factors severely that constrain limit Medina’s ability to provide
significantaccommodate population growth, though not so limiting as to prevent Medina’s
ability to accommodate its growth target; these factors include:
• Medina is landlocked, with no opportunities for annexation;
• There are limitedSome areas in the City are incapable of supporting development or
redevelopment;
• Limited public transportation system;
• No business district (though historic uses exist in the City); and
• Environmental constraints, including wetlands, steep slopes, shoreline buffers, and other
critical areas.
Population and Employment
Population and employment trends are the basis for determining the amount of land and services
required to accommodate anticipated growth in the City.
According to the Housing Needs Assessment (Appendix X) adopted by the City in May 2022, The
2010 census places Medina’s population at 2,969as of 2021 is 2,920, with 1,0611,195 households
and an average owner-occupied household size of 2.80 81 persons and an average renter-occupied
household size of 2.25 persons (Appendix X). Since 2000, the population has decreased by 42 91
persons and the number of households has decreased decreased from 1,111 095 to 1,0271061. Both
of these numbers align with an overall slightly downward trend in both population and number of
households since 1980 (Figure 1). The increase in population between 1990 and 2000 was due to a
substantial increase in the number of children (persons under 18), from 696 to 816. Contrary to the
overall decrease in population, the number of children have continued to increase since 2000, with
862 persons under 18 in 2010.
According to 2020 data published by PSRC’s 2013 Quarterly Census of Employment, there
were 461 463 jobs based in Medina in 20102020; the majority of these jobs are classified as
finance/servicesservices (69%), followed by education jobs. When considered by North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industry sectors, jobs in Medina are
predominately held in the Information industry. Major employers in the City include the City,
the Overlake Golf and Country Club, the Chevron gas station, and the schools. (Appendix X).
1 Household data compares 2000 and 2020 U.S. Census Bureau data
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Commented [KM16]: Research whether this is a term
used in the GMA
Commented [KM17]: Per feedback from the DSC, this
has been moved to the top of the paragraph.
Commented [KM18]: This list has been expanded on to
reflect feedback from the DSC on 3/20.
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Figure 1. Population and number of households in Medina, 1980-20102000-2020.
Population Forecast
The Washington Office of Financial Management provides population forecasts for counties
every ten 10 years. As required by the Growth Management ActGMA, the jurisdictions in
King County allocate forecasted growth for the succeeding 20 years, and develop and adopt
local growth targets for housing and employment based on this allocation.
The PSRC uses these local targets to develop a future land use scenario consistent with the
VISION 20540 regional growth strategy. According to this scenario, represented by the PSRC’s
2013 2022 Land Use Target datasetgrowth target dataset, population in Medina is expected to
increase by 46 19 persons housing units by 20352044.1. Medina is not expected to accommodate
any new employment opportunities by 2044. Development in Medina is expected to result in a
net increase of 35 additional jobs and 27 additional housing units.
1 Local growth targets are adopted in housing units. The 2035 2044 growth target for Medina is 27 19 housing units.
To estimate population and household (occupied housing unit) forecasts from the growth target, PSRC applies a set
of assumptions. This population forecast assumes vacancy rates similar to those observed in 2000. 2000 was chosen
as a more representative, or “baseline,” year than 2010, which was affected by the recession. The forecast also
assumes a person-per-household rate of 2.64, which reflects anticipated demographic changes. These are the same
assumptions used in forecasting the number of households in 20352044, discussed in Comprehensive Plan Chapter
4, Housing. Commented [KM22]: Update with current methodology
used by PSRC
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Future Growth Issues
The GMA requires cities in King County to participate in the Buildable Lands Program, which
offers the opportunity for local governments to coordinate and analyze land supply to make sure
that they have enough lands for development and to make sureensure that their respective
comprehensive plans are doing what they are expected to do. The King County Buildable Lands
Report estimates Medina’s Buildable Lands Analysis, completed in 2014, estimates that the City
has the capacity to accommodate a total of an additionalfor total housing units is 8 46 new
housing units under current zoning with recognition of current market trends (although, as noted
above, only 27 new housing units are anticipated by 2035).
There are several general trends occurring in Medina that make the potential for increased growth
through redevelopment limited. First, there are a number of older, smaller homes on existing lots.
The most common redevelopment practice has been to raze such a structure and construct a new,
larger residence in its place. Homes are also commonly remodeled to include additions, yielding
a larger home on the lot. ConsequentlyNeither of these practices result in, there is no a net
increase in the total number of housing units.
Increasing house size through remodel is also common, particularly in the R-16 zoning district.
The R-16 zoning districts contain a number of lots that were platted before incorporation of the
City that are now of sub-standard size. Since the current lot development standards are more
restrictive than before incorporation, it is often easier to increase the size of a home by making
additions rather than tearing down and rebuilding. Again, the result is no net increase in the
number of housing units.
The purchase and agglomeration combination of several adjacent lots to create one parcel is one
type of development activity that leads to a flux in the number of developable properties.
Agglomeration Lot combination has occurred on a few occasions in the past, and is likely to
continue to a limited extent in the future. The result is a net loss of potentially developable sites.
The common theme to current development in Medina is a move towards larger, single-family
households, which precludes any net increase in housing units.
In the R-20 and R-30 zoning districts, there are a limited number of large parcels that could
potentially be replatted. While a handful of new lots may be created, the addition of these lots
would probably be offset by the net loss through agglomerationlot combination.
Consequently, the number of housing units created through redevelopment will likely remain
constant.
Medina is surrounded by incorporated municipalities and cannot extend its boundaries through
annexation; therefore, its Urban Growth Area corresponds to its existing boundaries.
An increase in the number of housing units in Medina can be achieved per existing zoning only
by the following actions:
• Development of the few remaining lots;
• Subdividing and developing existing properties to their maximum development potential;
• Restricting lot consolidationcombinations;
• Development of accessory dwelling units.
Commented [JF23]: Need to mention how new state law
requires extra units per lots
Commented [KM24]: Tone deaf - bring into 2024.
remove defensiveness.
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Commented [KM25]: Ensure this reflects current
methodology
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Commented [JF26]: Revise per new BLR data
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Commented [KM27]: Suggest deleting - this is a lengthy
way to say that homes are remodeled, which I’ve added in
the preceding paragraph.
Commented [KM28]: Is this relevant to discuss at all? Is
this still a common land development practice?
Commented [KM29]: Consider adding to this list:
reduction of minimum lot sizes, zone changes, density, etc.
Think about addressing the need to change zoning
regulations to accommodate future growth.
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Commented [KM30]: Recommend deleting this as it
conflicts with statements in this element that there are no
remaining vacant lots to develop
Commented [JF31]: Need a LCA memo to show that
there is current capacity
Commented [JF32]: Verify that current code and dev
regulations don’t prohibit development of ADU’s
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Therefore, the current land use pattern and general densities will likely remain largely unchanged
over the next 20 years.To accommodate more residential development opportunity, the City
could choose to amend its zoning standards; common considerations include reducing minimum
lot size or increasing allowed density to facilitate the potential for lot redevelopment.
As a fully planning community under the GMA, Medina is also subject to recent state legislation
requiring the City to accommodate more diverse housing options. Complying with new state law
will, in part, require the City to revise its land use and development regulations to ease the siting
of accessory dwelling units (ADUs); per RCW 36.70A.681, the city or county must allow an
accessory dwelling unit on any lot that meets the minimum lot size required for the principal
unit. To this end, revisions to the Medina Municipal Code are expected to occur in 2025 and are
expected to increase the housing capacity of the City sufficient to satisfy its assigned housing
growth targets (see Appendix X to the Comprehensive Plan for the City’s Housing Needs
Assessment and Housing Action Plan further detailing the City’s approach to accommodating
diverse housing options).
While Medina is an incorporated city, its character and function are more like that of a mature
residential neighborhood within a larger community. Within a four-mile radius of City Hall, there
are hundreds of commercial establishments providing well over a million square feet of retail
space and an increasing number of professional, health, and social services. Due to their extent
and proximity, and given Medina’s assigned employment growth target of 0 by 2044, the
commercial and professional opportunities established in growing urbanized neighboring
communities is sufficient for use by Medina residentsit is unnecessary for Medina to duplicate
these land uses.
In addition, the public transportation system within Medina does not support higher residential
densities or increased commercial development. The Countywide Policies are specific about
encouraging increased densities and development to locate in those areas of the county where
there are sufficient transportation opportunities. Medina has only one major arterial (on the east
side of town) and only a few direct transit connections.
The major employers in Medina are the three schools and the golf courseemployers in the
“services” industry. Together, they account for approximately 305 384 jobs. City government,
including administrators, staff, and police, provides 24 22 jobs. There are also approximately 15
people employed by the gas station, Medina grocery store, nursery, and post office. Additional
employment is provided by individual residential properties in the form of housekeeping,
groundskeeping, and other household staff positions.
Total employment within Medina is listed in the PSRC’s 2013 Quarterly Census of Employment
as 461 jobs. The PSRC forecasts an increase to 496 jobs by 2035. The majority of this increase is
forecasted to occur in the service sector, which is already the largest employment sector in
Medina. There is no planned or expected increase in retail or commercial space in Medina.
However, there are an increasing number of people working from home. Consequently, traditional
employment in Medina is forecasted to remain relatively stable, but there will likely be an
increase in home occupations.
SPECIAL PLANNING AREAS AND ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITES
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Commented [KM34]: Per feedback from DSC on 3/20,
state leg should be referenced generally, and a quote from
the RCW re: ADUs should be included in the Element’s text.
Commented [KM35]: Verify this after GIS is analyzed.
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Commented [KM36]: Look in the housing element for
better language related to this
Commented [KM37]: Recommend deleting this paragraph
- its entire intention is to justify restrictive development,
which we are working to correct. Additionally, mention of
the capacity of the transportation network can be limited to
the Transportation Element.
Commented [JF38]: Needs to be revised per new PSRC
projections
Commented [KM39]: Jonathan - is there a map of these
areas?
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Certain areas within the City have unique planning requirements because of the impact these
areas and the facilities they contain have on surrounding uses. These areas and facilities typically
serve regional needs, and any planning involving them requires coordination with other
jurisdictions and agencies. By establishing a process for reviewing requests for development
within these designated Special Planning Areas, the City can ensure that (i) the public will be
included in the planning process, (ii) appropriate mitigation is implemented, (iii) adverse impacts
on the surrounding uses and the City as a whole will be minimized, and (iv) regional planning
will be facilitated. To accomplish these goals, development within designated Special Planning
Areas will be handled through the City's Special Use Public Hearing process.
It is intended that future development of Special Planning Areas will be guided by the need to
limit or mitigate the impact of such development on surrounding uses and the City as a whole.
The role of government, in this context, is to seek a balance between regulations, the needs of a
growing population, and preservation of the environment, and to ensure the maintenance of a
high standard of living, and potentially to accommodate diverse housing options.
Any consideration of facilities to be sited within Special Planning Areas (or the expansion of
existing facilities within Special Planning Areas) should follow submittal by the applicant of a
Commented [KM40]: Do we need to say this? Could
mention a variety of options to handle these planning areas,
or could move away from defining process at all.
Commented [KM41]: Recommend deleting - all of this
should be informed by code
Commented [KM42]: We could consider an addition like
this in case our future housing work favors the use of special
planning areas for multifamily housing options.
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Master Plan for the facility providing at a minimum the application criteria specified in Chapter
20.32 and must apply and integrate, to the extent applicable, the policies and requirements of:
• This Comprehensive Plan.
• The City’s Shoreline Master Program (Subtitle 20.6), the SEPA Model Ordinance, Critical
Areas Regulations (Ch. 20.50 and 20.67), Construction Mitigation Ordinance (Ch. 15.20),
and Medina Tree Code (Ch. 20.52).
• Environmental assessments and studies procured by the City dealing with drainage and water
quality, wildlife habitat, noise, the City’s shoreline and aquatic habitat, and air quality.
• State and regional plans and studies.
• Reports and studies generated by the towns of Hunts Point and Yarrow Point, and the City of
Clyde Hill on issues common to the Points Communities.
SR 520 Corridor Special Planning Area:
This Special Planning Area consists of the SR 520 right-of-way, including the Evergreen Point
Bridge to mid-span, which runs across the City at the base of Evergreen Point, from Lake
Washington on the west to the City's boundaries with the Town of Hunts Point and the City of
Clyde Hill on the east. The area has undergone significant changes as part of the Washington
Department of Transportation (WSDOT) SR 520 bridge replacement project. In addition to
replacing the floating bridge, approaches, and interchanges, the project includes a lidded overpass
at Evergreen Point Road in Medina, with pedestrian access down to a median transit stop. The
new bridge features two general travel lanes and one HOV lane in each direction. The bridge also
includes a bicycle/pedestrian path that connects to regional trails east of Medina, and a pedestrian
overlook and view corridor within the bridge’s southern right-of-way west of Evergreen Point
Road.
84th Avenue N.E. Corridor Special Planning Area:
This Special Planning Area consists of that portion of the 84th Avenue N.E. right-of-way within
the City of Medina between the SR 520 interchange on the north and N.E. 12th Street on the
south. The easterly portion of the 84th Avenue N.E. right-of-way is located within the City of
Clyde Hill. In 2012, the City completed improvements to a 0.75-mile stretch of the corridor
between NE 12th Street and NE 24th Street. Improvements included new roadway resurfacing,
new road channelization with formal designated bike lanes, and a new landscaped median.
Essential Public Facilities:
The GMA requires that jurisdictions planning under its authority develop and adopt a process for
identifying and siting essential public facilities. The GMA defines essential public facilities as
"those facilities that are typically difficult to site, such as airports, state education facilities, state
or regional transportation facilities [such as SR 520], state and local correctional facilities, solid
waste handling facilities, and in-patient facilities, including substance abuse facilities, mental
health facilities, and group homes." The County and all its cities must jointly agree upon the siting
process for these types of facilities. The GMA states that no Comprehensive Plan or development
regulation may preclude the siting of essential public facilities. SR 520 is the only essential public
facility currently located in Medina.
Commented [KM43]: Recommend deleting - the Code
should inform process
Commented [JF44]: Find exact GMA section for this
reference
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The City reviews proposals for the siting of essential public facilities or the expansion of existing
essential public facilities through the Special Planning Area process. If a proposed essential
public facility is not located within a Special Planning Area, the proposed essential public facility
shall should be designated as a Special Planning Area. The boundaries of the resulting Special
Planning Area will be the boundaries of the proposed essential public facility.
LAND USE PLAN
Medina has developed and matured into the type of community envisioned at the time of its
incorporation. Old and new residents alike have invested substantially in their homes on the
premise that Medina will continue to maintain its residential quality and character. Development
ordinances and regulations have been adopted over time to assure ensure that the character of
Medina is maintainedthese expectations are met. As the above discussions indicate, there are no
compelling reasons for Medina to institute fundamental changes to its basic land use pattern.
It is important to the community that uses such as the post office and the Medina grocery store,
and facilities such as the City Hall, clock tower, and water tower, are retained because of their
functional, historic and cultural contribution to the City. The historical character of these
buildings and structures, and their appropriate uses, should be retained for future generations. In
line with this policy, in 2013 the City Council amended its zoning regulations and map
(Ordinance No. 900) to better reflect existing uses. St. Thomas Church/School and the Ppost
Office office were both rezoned under the Park and Public Places zoning designation. The
amendment also created more uniform zoning boundaries, and eliminated split zoning on
individual parcels.
In the absence of any substantial future growth, it is the basic policy of the City to retain and
promote the high-quality residential setting that has become the hallmark of the Medina
community. Medina will continue to consider ways in which to creatively implement land use
practices in a way that accommodates all socioeconomic groups in Medina without restrict the
size of homes so that individual lots do not become over-developed and adversely impacting the
character of the community or the environment.
Future Land Use Designations
The Future Land Use Map adopted in this plan establishes the future distribution, extent, and
location of generalized land uses within the City (see Figure 3). The land use categories on the
Future Land Use Map include Single Family Residential, Local Business, Public Facility,
School/Institution, Utility, Park, and Open Space.
GOALS
LU-G1 To maintain Medina’s high-quality residential setting and character, while considering
creative housing solutions to accommodate Medina community members of all socioeconomic
groups.
LU-G2 To maintain, preserve, and enhance the functional and historic contributions of
Medina’s public facilities and amenities.
LU-G3 To maintain active community involvement and equitable engagement in land use
policy and regulations.
Commented [KM45]: Too restrictive
Commented [KM46]: Delete this sentence
Commented [KM47]: Update to reflect most recent map
update - restructure sentence
Commented [KM48]: Verify - still accurate?
Commented [KM49]: Joel - please have Dane recreate
FLUM as needed
Commented [KM50]: Ensure this list is accurate today
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Commented [KM51]: This draft revised goal implements
related new draft policies focused on equity and aims to
implement MPP-DP-1 (implementing CPP is DP-40 - see pg.
10 of the Gap Analysis)
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LU-G4 To preserve community treasures, including, but not limited to, those structures and
uses that reflect the City’s heritage and history.
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POLICIES
LU-P1 The City shall should minimize changes to existing zoning and land use patterns,
except as to meet above goals when deemed necessary by its citizens. The existing
residential character of Medina should promote the health and well-being of its
residents by supporting equitable access to parks and open space and safe
pedestrian and bicycle routes. The City should explore opportunities to improve
connectivity and ensure public safety of existing pedestrian and bicycle routes in
the City, as needed.
LU-P2 The City shall should consider ways to restrict the size of homes in order to
retain the character of the community and lessen impacts associated with
construction.
LU-P3 Residential uses shall should not be considered for conversion to non-residential
use except when clearly supported by the community and when impacts to the
surrounding area can be fully mitigated.
LU-P4 The City shall should develop a program to preserve community treasures,
including, but not limited to, those historical structures that reflect the City’s
heritage and history.
LU-P5 Existing non-residential uses are encouraged to be maintained. Existing non-
residential uses include:
• City Hall
• Medina Grocery Store
• Post Office
• Bellevue Christian School
• Wells Medina Nursery
• Overlake Golf and Country Club
• St. Thomas Church
• St. Thomas School
• Gas Station
• Medina Elementary School
• City facilities and parks
• Utilities
LU-P6 Existing non-residential uses within a residential zone may be converted to
residential use, or may be redeveloped with a new non-residential use in a manner
compatible with surrounding properties when allowed through the conditional use
process.
LU-P7 The City shall should work with WSDOT and City residents to develop mitigation
measures that it seeks to be implemented as part of regional facilities development
or improvement projects, such as SR 520 and related structures and improvements,
and are designed to promote and improve physical, mental, and social health and
reduce the impacts of climate change on the natural and built environments.
Coordination between the City, King County, and WSDOT should reflect
opportunities to promote or improve public health and safety of regional trail
systems.
LU-P8 The City shall should encourage and facilitate equitable public participation in all
Commented [KM52]: Non-motorized vehicle* - consider
“human powered” something
Commented [KM53R52]: See note below regarding
“route”
Commented [KM54]: Add “route” to a definitions
appendix
Commented [KM55R54]: Definition already included in
Appendix A and seems to represent the discussion PC had on
3/14, though we could add “human-powered” transportation
modes at the end: Any route or portion of public or private
roadway specifically designated for use by bicyclists and
pedestrians, whether exclusive for bicyclists and pedestrians
or to be shared with other transportation modes.
Commented [KM56]: This draft revised policy aims to
implement MPP-RC-3 (implementing CPP is H-24 - see pg.
2 of the Gap Analysis)
Commented [KM57]: This draft revised policy aims to
implement MPP-DP-17 (implement CPP is T-17 - see pg. 14
of the Gap Analysis)
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land use planning processes, including participation from Medina community
members, including those of all ethnicities and races, socioeconomic statutes,
members with disabilities, language access needs, and immigrants or refugees.
Engagement efforts should also facilitate the participation of local tribes, the
Puget Sound Partnership, and other affected jurisdictions to support regional
collaborative land use planning.
LU-P9 The City shall should afford due consideration to all stakeholders prior to any
land use decision, including consideration of the potential physical, economic,
and cultural displacement risk to residents, particularly to communities that
have historically faced greater risk of displacement.
LU-P10 Development of Special Planning Areas and essential public facilities shall should
require review of a Master Plan that addresses mitigation of impacts on
surrounding uses and the City as a whole.
LU-P11 If a proposed essential public facility is not located in an existing Special Planning
Area, the proposed site of the essential public facility shall should be designated
as a Special Planning Area.
Commented [KM58]: This draft revised policy aims to
implement MPP-DP-1, MPP-DP-2, MPP-DP-4, and MPP-
DP-9 (implementing CPP is DP-40 - see pgs. 10-14 of the
Gap Analysis). This policy would implement the revised
Medina LU-G3.
Commented [KM59]: KM - Explore how this could be
written to specify that the listed persons are Medina
community members
Commented [KM60]: This draft revised policy aims to
implement MPP-RC-4 (implementing CPP is DP-23 - see pg.
2 of the Gap Analysis).
Commented [KM61]: This draft revised policy aims to
implement MPP-RC-15, MPP-EN-17, MPP-EN-18, MPP-
EN-19, and MPP-EN-20 (implementing CPP is EN-16 - see
pgs. 2-5 of the Gap Analysis).
Commented [KM62]: Recommend revisiting this term -
who decides what is “due consideration”?
Commented [KM63]: This draft revised policy aims to
implement MPP-DP-8 (implementing CPP is DP-39 - see pg.
13 of the Gap Analysis).
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LU-P12 The City shall not preclude the siting of essential public facilities.
LU-P13 The process to site proposed new or expansions to existing essential public facilities
should consist of the following:
a. An inventory of similar existing essential public facilities, including their
locations and capacities;
b. A forecast of the future needs for the essential public facility;
c. An analysis of the affordable and equitable access to public services to
all communities, especially those historically underserved;
c.d. An analysis of the potential social and economic impacts and benefits to
jurisdictions receiving or surrounding the facilities;
d.e. An analysis of the proposal's consistency with County and City policies;
e.f. An analysis of alternatives to the facility, including decentralization,
conservation, demand management and other strategies;
g. An analysis of alternative sites based on siting criteria developed through an
inter-jurisdictional process;
f.h. An analysis of opportunities to facilitate or encourage modes of travel other
than single-occupancy vehicles, the incorporation of energy-saving
strategies in infrastructure planning and design, and the feasibility of using
electric, sustainable, or other renewable energy sources for new or
expended public facilities and developments to reduce greenhouse gasses;
g.i. An analysis of environmental impacts and mitigation; and
h.j. Extensive public involvement.
LU-P14 The City should consider opportunities to promote public health and address
racially and environmentally disparate health outcomes by providing or enhancing
opportunities to safe and convenient physical activity, social connectivity,
protection from exposure to harmful substances and environments, and denser
housing in potential future changes to land use designations, as appropriate to
serve the needs of the Medina community.
LU-P15
Commented [KM64]: This draft revised policy aims to
implement MPP PS-2 (implementing CPP is PF-2 - see pgs.
21-22 of the Gap Analysis).
Commented [KM65]: This draft revised policy aims to
implement MPP-EN-21, MPP-EN-22, MPP-CC-2, and MPP-
CC-3 (implementing CPP is EN-4, EN-28, and EN-30) - see
pgs. 5-9 of the Gap Analysis). This also implements MPP-
PS-1 (implementing CPP is PF-25 - see pgs. 20-21 of the
Gap Analysis).
Commented [KM66]: This draft policy aims to implement
MPP-RC-3 (implementing CPP is DP-6 - see pg. 1 of the
Gap Analysis)
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Commented [KM67]: To consider for either/both the
Land Use and Housing Elements: The city should consider
revising LU-P1 or creating a new policy that allows for
denser zoning, middle housing, or infill development along
planned or existing high-capacity and frequent transit
corridors. This will help address CPP H-16, H-17, and H-
18. Revised land use policies could make mention of the
City’s participation in A Regional Coalition for Housing
(ARCH) and its contributions toward its Housing Trust Fund
to create and preserve affordable housing in East King
County.
Current land use and zoning densities do not allow for
middle housing or severely limits its development. LU-P1
can be revised to plan for allowing middle housing, at least
along transit corridors, in the future. Many of the CPPs that
implement Vision 2050’s housing goal will fall back to this
same solution.
This would implement MPP-H-1, MPP-H-2, MPP-H-6,
MPP-H-7, MPP-H-8, and MPP-H-9 (implementing CPPs are
H-16, H-17, and H-18 - see pgs. 14-19 of the Gap Analysis)
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APPENDIX A - DEFINITIONS
Accessory Dwelling Unit: A subordinate dwelling unit incorporated within a single-family
structure, within an accessory building, or located on any developed residential property. The
unit may not be subdivided or otherwise segregated in ownership from the primary residence
structure.
Activity Areas: Areas defined in the Countywide Planning Policies as locations that contain a
moderate concentration of commercial land uses and some adjacent higher density residential
areas. These areas are distinguishable from community or neighborhood commercial areas by
their larger size and their function as a significant focal point for the community.
Affordable Housing: Housing which is affordable to a family that earns up to 80 percent of the
area median income, adjusted for family size.
Alteration: Any human induced change in an existing condition of a critical area or its buffer.
Alterations include, but are not limited to grading, filling, channelizing, dredging, clearing
(vegetation), construction, compaction, excavation or any other activity that changes the
character of the critical area.
Anadromous Fish: Fish that spawn and rear in freshwater and mature in the marine
environment. While Pacific salmon die after their first spawning, adult char (bull trout) can live
for many years, moving in and out of saltwater and spawning each year. The life history of
Pacific salmon and char contains critical periods of time when these fish are more susceptible to
environmental and physical damage than at other times. The life history of salmon, for example,
contains the following stages: upstream migration of adults, spawning, inter-gravel incubation,
rearing, smoltification (the time period needed for juveniles to adjust their body functions to live
in the marine environment), downstream migration, and ocean rearing to adults.
Aquifer Recharge Areas: Areas that, due to the presence of certain soils, geology, and surface
water, act to recharge ground water by percolation.
ARCH - A Regional Coalition for Housing: A regional group formed by King County and the
cities of Redmond, Kirkland, and Bellevue to preserve and increase the supply of housing for
low and moderate income families on the Eastside.
Best Available Science: Current scientific information used in the process to designate, protect,
or restore critical areas, that is derived from a valid scientific process as defined by WAC 365-
195-900 through 925. Sources of best available science are included in “Citations of
Recommended Sources of Best Available Science for Designating and Protecting Critical Areas”
published by the state Office of Community Development.
Best Management Practices: Conservation practices or systems of practices and management
measures that:
A. Control soil loss and reduce water quality degradation caused by high concentrations of
nutrients, animal waste, toxics, and sediment;
B. Minimize adverse impacts to surface water and ground water flow, circulation patterns,
and to the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of wetlands;
C. Protect trees and vegetation designated to be retained during and following site
construction; and
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D. Provide standards for proper use of chemical herbicides within critical areas.
Bicycle Facilities: A general term referring to improvements that accommodate or encourage
bicycling.
Bicycle Route: Any route or portion of public or private roadway specifically designated for use
by bicyclists and pedestrians, whether exclusive for bicyclists and pedestrians or to be shared
with other human-powered transportation modes.
Buffer: An area contiguous to and protects a critical area that is required for the continued
maintenance, functioning, and/or structural stability of a critical area.
Built Environment: Altered natural lands that accommodate changed topography, utilities,
pavement, buildings, or other structures.
Community: The combined interests of the City, its residents, commercial interests, and other
local parties who may be affected by the City’s actions.
Countywide Planning Policies (CPP): A growth management policy plan required by the state
Growth Management Act (GMA) that promotes regional cooperation and specifies the roles and
responsibilities of cities and the county.
Critical Areas: Critical areas include any of the following areas or ecosystems: aquifer recharge
areas, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, frequently flooded areas, geologically
hazardous areas, and wetlands, as defined in RCW 36.70A.
Eastside: A geographic area that includes the King County communities east of Seattle.
Environmental Stewardship: The responsibility to make land use decisions with proper regard
for protecting and enhancing the environment.
Erosion: The process whereby wind, rain, water, and other natural agents mobilize and transport
particles.
Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas: Areas necessary for maintaining species in
suitable habitats within their natural geographic distribution so that isolated subpopulations are
not created as designated by WAC 365-190-080(5). In Medina, these areas include:
A. Areas with which state or federally designated endangered, threatened, and sensitive
species have a primary association;
B. Habitats of local importance, including but not limited to areas designated as priority
habitat by the Department of Fish and Wildlife;
E. Naturally occurring ponds under twenty acres and their submerged aquatic beds that
provide fish or wildlife habitat, including those artificial ponds intentionally created from
dry areas in order to mitigate impacts to ponds;
F. Waters of the state, including lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, inland waters, underground
waters, salt waters and all other surface waters and watercourses within the jurisdiction of
the state of Washington;
G. Lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers planted with game fish by a governmental or tribal
entity;
H. State natural area preserves and natural resource conservation areas; and
I. Land essential for preserving connections between habitat blocks and open spaces.
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Frequently Flooded Areas: Lands in the flood plain subject to a one percent (1%) or greater
chance of flooding in any given year. Frequently flooded areas perform important hydrologic
functions and may present a risk to persons and property as designated by WAC 365-190-080(3).
Classifications of frequently flooded areas include, at a minimum, the 100-year flood plain
designations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Flood Insurance
Program.
Functions and Values: The beneficial roles served by critical areas including, but not limited to,
water quality protection and enhancement, fish and wildlife habitat, food chain support, flood
storage, conveyance and attenuation, ground water recharge and discharge, erosion control, wave
attenuation, protection from hazards, historical and archaeological and aesthetic value protection,
and recreation. These beneficial roles are not listed in order of priority.
Geologically Hazardous Areas: Areas that may not be suited to development consistent with
public health, safety or environmental standards, because of their susceptibility to erosion,
sliding, earthquake, or other geological events as designated by WAC 365-190-080(4). Types of
geologically hazardous areas include: erosion, landslide, seismic, mine, and volcanic hazards.
Ground Water: Water in a saturated zone or stratum beneath the surface of land or a surface
water body.
Growth Management Act (GMA): State legislation enacted in 1990, and amended in 1991,
requiring counties and cities to create cooperative regional strategies to manage growth and to
adopt comprehensive plans and regulations that will implement these strategies.
Household: A household includes all the persons who occupy a housing unit as their usual place
of residence, regardless of relationship.
Housing Unit: A house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room that is
occupied (or, if vacant, is intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. The occupants
may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any
other group of related or unrelated persons who share living arrangements.
Impervious Surface: A hard surface area that either prevents or retards the entry of water into
the soil mantle as under natural conditions prior to development or that causes water to run off
the surface in greater quantities or at an increased rate of flow from the flow present under
natural conditions prior to development. Common impervious surfaces include, but are not
limited to, roof tops, walkways, patios, driveways, parking lots or storage areas, concrete or
asphalt paving, gravel roads, packed earthen materials, and oiled macadam or other surfaces
which similarly impede the natural infiltration of stormwater.
Medina Municipal Code: The Medina Municipal Code constitutes a republication of the
general and permanent ordinances of the City of Medina. The Medina Municipal Code is
often abbreviated as MMC, and its Title 16 (the Medina Unified Development Code) is often
the subject content of the MMC referenced throughout the Comprehensive Plan.
Metro - Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle: A regional governmental entity with
responsibility for wastewater treatment and public transportation. In January 1994, Metro
became a department of King County government, the Department of Metropolitan Services
(DMS).
Mega-Homes: A common description for atypically large single-family residences.
Mitigation: Avoiding, minimizing or compensating for adverse critical areas impacts.
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Mitigation, in the following order of preference, is:
A. Avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action;
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B. Minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its
implementation, by using appropriate technology, or by taking affirmative steps, such as
project redesign, relocation, or timing, to avoid or reduce impacts;
C. Rectifying the impact to wetlands, critical aquifer recharge areas, and habitat
conservation areas by repairing, rehabilitating or restoring the affected environment to the
conditions existing at the time of the initiation of the project;
D. Minimizing or eliminating the hazard by restoring or stabilizing the hazard area through
engineered or other methods;
E. Reducing or eliminating the impact or hazard over time by preservation and maintenance
operations during the life of the action;
F. Compensating for the impact to wetlands, critical aquifer recharge areas, and habitat
conservation areas by replacing, enhancing, or providing substitute resources or
environments; and
G. Monitoring the hazard or other required mitigation and taking remedial action when
necessary.
Mitigation for individual actions may include a combination of the above measures.
Monitoring: Evaluating the impacts of development proposals on the biological, hydrological,
and geological elements of such systems and assessing the performance of required mitigation
measures throughout the collection and analysis of data by various methods for the purpose of
understanding and documenting changes in natural ecosystems and features, and includes
gathering baseline data.
Native Vegetation: Plant species that are indigenous to the area in question.
Multi-modal Transportation: Means of transport by multiple ways or methods, including
automobiles, public transit, walking, bicycling, and ridesharing.
Nonmotorized Transportation: Means of transport that does not involve motorized vehicles,
including but not limited to walking and bicycling.
Open Space (Parks): Public land for active and/or passive recreational uses. Includes parkland,
wildlife corridors, natural areas, and greenways. May also include school lands and private land
permanently reserved as undeveloped.
Passive Recreation (Parks): Outdoor recreation which does not require significant facilities,
such as walking, picnicking, viewing, and environmental education activities.
Public Access: A means of physical approach to and along the shoreline available to the general
public. Public access may also include visual approach (views).
Restoration: Measures taken to restore an altered or damaged natural feature including:
A. Active steps taken to restore damaged wetlands, streams, protected habitat, or their
buffers to the functioning condition that existed prior to an unauthorized alteration; and
B. Actions performed to reestablish structural and functional characteristics of the critical
area that have been lost by alteration, past management activities, or catastrophic events.
Shoreline: The water, submerged lands, associated wetlands, and uplands of Lake Washington.
Sidewalks: The portion of a roadway designed for preferential or exclusive use by pedestrians.
Sidewalks are usually constructed of concrete and are typically grade separated horizontally and
set back vertically from the roadway.
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Public Facility: Facilities which serve the general public or provide public benefit, such as
schools, libraries, fire stations, parks, and other city facilities.
Region: An area which in its largest sense generally includes King, Pierce, Snohomish, and
Kitsap Counties. It may also be limited to a smaller area. If so, this is generally noted in the
context of the policy.
Sensitive Area: (see Critical Areas)
Stream: Water contained within a channel, either perennial or intermittent, and classified
according to WAC 222-16-030 and as listed under water typing system. Streams also include
watercourses modified by man. Streams do not include irrigation ditches, waste ways, drains,
outfalls, operational spillways, channels, stormwater runoff facilities, or other wholly artificial
watercourses except those that directly result from the modification to a natural watercourse.
Trail: Any pedestrian walkway within the City, including, but not limited to, paved surfaces
such as sidewalks and unpaved, informal pathways.
Wetlands: Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency
and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence
of vegetation adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps,
marshes, bogs and similar areas. Wetlands do not include those artificial wetland intentionally
created from non-wetland sites, including, but not limited to, irrigation and drainage ditches,
grass-lined swales, canals, detention facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, farm ponds, and
landscape amenities, or those wetlands created after July 1, 1990, that were unintentionally
created as a result of the construction of a road, street, or highway. Wetlands may include those
artificial wetlands intentionally created from non-wetland areas to mitigate the conversion of
wetlands. Identification of wetlands and delineation of their boundaries pursuant to the City’s
Critical Areas Regulations shall be done in accordance with the approved federal wetland
delineation manual and applicable regional supplements.
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CITY OF MEDINA
501 EVERGREEN POINT ROAD | PO BOX 144 | MEDINA WA 98039-0144
TELEPHONE 425-233-6400 | www.medina-wa.gov
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 26, 2024
TO: Medina Planning Commission
FROM: Jonathan Kesler, AICP, Planning Manager
RE: Comprehensive Plan Update – Overview and First Review of the
Capital Facilities Element
As a reminder, each city and county under the Washington State Growth Management
Act (originally adopted in 1991) is required to periodically review and, if needed, revise
its comprehensive plan to ensure compliance with the Act. The last time that Medina
completed a Comprehensive Plan update was in 2015. In 2022, the eight -year
comprehensive plan periodic cycle was extended to a 10 -year cycle. The current
comprehensive plan periodic update cycle requires that Medina complete its review and
revision by December 31, 2024.
At this meeting, per Council’s direction, we will begin review of the Comp Plan’s Capital
Facilities Use Element. In the packet, you will find a revised copy of the Element.
Largely, the edits made (are those that will be made) update metrics as they become
available from staff and from contract jurisdictions.
The element includes edits in redline that show all changes our consultant has made.
LDC Consultant Kim Mahoney will be in attendance along with City staff.
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7. CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT
INTRODUCTION
The Growth Management Act (GMA) requires cities to prepare a Capital Facilities Element.
Capital facilities refer to those physical structures and infrastructure that are owned and operated
by public entities and the associated services provided. The locations of Medina’s capital facilities
are shown in Figure 9.
EXISTING CONDITIONS
Administration and Public Safety
City Hall is housed in the former ferry terminal building located at the south end of Evergreen
Point Road in Medina Beach Park. City Hall contains City Council chambers, City administrative
offices, and the police department. There are currently 24 City staff including the police
department. Public hearings for the Planning Commission, Hearing Examiner, and City Council
are also held in this facility. Public restrooms are provided in conjunction with park use. The
facility was renovated in 2011. Renovation included expansion to the Police Department, as well
as a larger Council Chamber. City Hall now provides approximately 9,000 square feet of space.
The City of Medina maintains its own police force, which is housed within City Hall. The Medina
police force also serves the adjacent Town of Hunts Point under contract. Marine Patrol is provided
under contract by the Seattle Police Department Harbor Patrol.
Fire protection is provided under contract by the City of Bellevue. However, there is no fire station
located within Medina; the nearest station is in the adjacent City of Clyde Hill on NE 24th Street
between 96th and 98th Avenues NE.
The City also has a Public Works shop located in the southwest corner of Medina Park adjacent to
the Puget Power substation. The shop occupies approximately 1,878 square feet with an additional
2,637 square feet of covered maintenance bays.
Schools
The Bellevue School District maintains two facilities in Medina. Medina Elementary School is
located on NE 8th Street between Evergreen Point Road and 82nd Avenue NE. The school was
reconstructed in 2006, replacing a 45,000 square foot building and three portable structures with
a two-story, 67,000 square foot facility. Reconstruction expanded the school’s capacity by
approximately 100 students. Current enrollment is 554 students, which is at capacity. The second
Bellevue School District facility is the former Three Points School, which is now leased by
Bellevue Christian Schools, a private school, for their elementary school campus. It is located on
NE 28th Street adjacent to Evergreen Point Road and SR 520. There are 276 students attending
Bellevue Christian Elementary School. They have indicated that they are near capacity.
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St. Thomas School, another private school, is located at the corner of NE 12th Street and 84th
Avenue NE, adjacent to St. Thomas Church. The school has an enrollment of 290, which is close
to maximum enrollment.
(Private schools are mentioned only because they may contribute to, or reduce, the demand on public
facilities.)
Water and Sewer
King County CPPs direct jurisdictions to provide water and sewer services in a cost-effective way
in order to maintain the health and safety of residents. Conservation and efficient use of water
resources are vital to ensuring long-term supply.
Water and sewer services are provided by the City of Bellevue. Based on Bellevue’s 2015 Water
System Plan, single-family residential water consumption in the Bellevue service area is estimated
at 24,455 gallons per person per year. Due to the large size of some Medina properties relative to
the Bellevue average, and resultant increased irrigation needs, residential users in Medina may
use more than this average amount. Drinking water consumption by commercial and municipal
employees is estimated at 9,855 gallons per person per year.
Sewer flows are not separately metered, and are therefore estimated from winter average per -
capita drinking water demand. Based on the 2013 City of Bellevue Wastewater System Plan, for
the Bellevue service area, average sewer water usage is estimated at 20,440 gallons per person per
year. It should be noted that the golf course does not use potable water for maintaining their greens,
fairways, and landscaping, but rather is allowed to pump water from Lake Washington under a
“grandfathered” water use rights agreement with the State Department of Natural Resources.
King County maintains a sewage pumping station at the corner of NE 8th Street and 82nd Avenue
NE on the Medina Elementary School property in an agreement with the Bellevue School District.
Storm Drainage
Federal clean water regulations require jurisdictions to adopt and implement stormwater
management plans. Medina is a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase
II permittee, and adopted its Stormwater Management Plan in 1993 (updated 2009). To comply
with NPDES requirements, the City will be updating its stormwater regulations by the end of 2016
to comply with the Department of Ecology’s 2012 Stormwater Management Manual.
In addition, King County CPPs direct all jurisdictions to manage natural drainage systems for water
quality and habitat considerations, including erosion, sedimentation, flood risk, storm water runoff,
and public health. Jurisdictions in shared basins are to coordinate regulations to manage the basins
and the natural drainage system.
Medina operates and maintains its own storm drainage system. In recent years, significant storm
events have concentrated attention on deficiencies of the system. Problems related to the system
deficiencies have included standing water on roadways, flooded basements, soil erosion, and, in at
least one case, slope failure causing severe property damage. Many of the inadequacies of the
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overall system can be attributed to poor on-site management of stormwater runoff on individual
properties. To address this problem, in 2009 the City adopted new regulations to control
stormwater discharges in Medina. The regulations define allowed, prohibited, and conditional
discharges, and require owners of individual properties to implement best management practices.
Additionally, the regulations require property owners to maintain, repair, or replace private
stormwater facilities. Such facilities are subject to annual inspection. The 2009 regulations also
adopted the Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington and subsequent
amendments for regulation of development, redevelopment, and construction.
Certain sections of the City-owned system were identified as requiring an upgrade to correct old or
undersized lines and to install pollution control devices (e.g., catch basins, oil separators).
Since the adoption of the 2009 stormwater regulations, Medina has improved a number of stormwater
facilities, including:
• Installation of outlet (flood) control on the Medina Park stormwater ponds;
• Installation of storm drain pipe along Evergreen Point Road north of SR 520 to replace
open ditches;
• Installation of oil/water separators upstream of major drainage basin outfalls into Lake
Washington; and
• Installation of storm drain pipe along NE 28th Street to replace open ditches.
Additional ongoing City programs, including annual street sweeping and storm basing cleaning,
further support the City’s stormwater management goals.
CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
The City will most likely continue to have water and sewer service provided by the City of Bellevue.
Bellevue has indicated that they have adequate capacity to continue to service the relatively stable
population in Medina.
Medina Elementary School, Bellevue Christian School, and St. Thomas School are all near or at
enrollment capacity. School administrators at Bellevue Christian School have indicated there are
no major expansions planned for this facility in the foreseeable future.
As described previously, the City’s Stormwater Management Plan identifies major drainage basins
(see Figure 10) and addresses drainage system problems. The plan includes analysis of overall
system condition and capacity, identification of a set of stormwater management techniques, a
model ordinance to address development on individual properties, and a suggested capital
improvement program. The majority of the capital improvements outlined in the Comprehensive
Stormwater Management Plan focus on increasing the flow capacity of a number of individual
sections of the system and reconditioning some of the open ditches (see Figure 11).
Recommendations concerning the control of point sources of stormwater runoff are aimed at either
providing stormwater retention/detention and/or encouraging the use of the best management
practices as defined under Department of Ecology guidelines. The Stormwater
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Management Plan encourages the use of public information programs or other such educational
efforts to raise the awareness of City residents concerning water quality issues and solutions.
The City’s 6-year Capital Improvement Plan is listed in Appendix B.
GOALS
CF-G1 To have adequate, cost effective and efficient facilities and services for the City’s
needs.
POLICIES
CF-P1 The Six-Year Capital Improvement Plan shall be periodically updated to reflect the
projected needs of the community.
CF-P2 The City Council may periodically evaluate the adequacy of City facilities. If there
is any consideration of the development of new or the expansion of existing
facilities, a full comprehensive financial analysis, including cost justification, must
be completed before any proposal is recommended to Council.
CF-P3 The City shall continue to contract with the City of Bellevue for water and sewer
services.
CF-P4 The City should make improvements to the stormwater system based on the
Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan, including increasing the flow
capacity of a number of individual sections of the stormwater system and
reconditioning some of the open ditches.
CF-P5 The City shall maintain requirements for stormwater retention/detention and/or the
use of the best management practices as defined under Department of Ecology
guidelines, and according to the objectives of the Puget Sound Water Quality
Management Plan.
CF-P6 The City shall pursue stormwater management strategies to minimize flooding,
significant erosion to natural drainage ways, and degradation of water quality.
CF-P7 The City shall encourage the use of public information programs or other such
educational efforts to raise the awareness of City residents concerning water quality
and quantity issues and solutions.
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7. CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT
INTRODUCTION
The Growth Management Act (GMA) requires cities to prepare a Capital Facilities Element.
Capital facilities refer to those physical structures and infrastructure that are owned and operated
by public entities and the associated services provided. The locations of Medina’s capital
facilities are shown in Figure 9.
EXISTING CONDITIONS
Administration and Public Safety
City Hall is housed in the former ferry terminal building located at the south end of Evergreen
Point Road in Medina Beach Park. City Hall contains City Council chambers, City
administrative offices, and the police department. There are currently 24 22 City staff including
the police department that work in City Hall. Public hearings for the Planning Commission,
Hearing Examiner, and City Council are also held in this facility. Public restrooms are provided
in conjunction with park use. The facility was renovated in 2011. Renovation included
expansion to the Police Department, as well as a larger Council Chamber. City Hall now
provides approximately 9,0008,662 square feet of space.
The City of Medina maintains its own police force, which is housed within City Hall. The Medina
police force also serves the adjacent Town of Hunts Point under contract. Marine Patrol is
provided under contract by the Seattle Mercer Island Police Department Harbor Patrol.
Fire protection is provided under contract by the City of Bellevue. However, there is no fire
station located within Medina; the nearest station is in the adjacent City of Clyde Hill on NE 24th
Street between 96th Avenue NE and 98th Avenue NE.
The City also has a Public Works shop located in the southwest corner of Medina Park adjacent to
the Puget Power substation. The shop occupies approximately 1,878 square feet with an
additional 2,637 square feet of covered maintenance bays and is currently staffed by four
employees.
Schools
The Bellevue School District maintains two facilities in Medina. Medina Elementary School is
located on NE 8th Street between Evergreen Point Road and 82nd Avenue NE. The school was
reconstructed in 2006, replacing a 45,000 square foot building and three portable structures with
a two-story, is an approximately 67,000 square foot facility. Reconstruction expanded the
school’s capacity by approximately 100 students. Current enrollment is 554 students, which is at
capacity. The second Bellevue School District facility is the former Three Points School, which
is now leased by Bellevue Christian Schools, a private school, for their elementary school
campus. It is located on NE 28th Street adjacent to Evergreen Point Road and SR 520. There are
276 students attending Bellevue Christian Elementary School. They have indicated that they are
near capacity.
Commented [KM1]: Ensure all flgure/table references
are complete
Commented [KM2]: I think this is OK to remain as-is.
Medina’s current HEX operates virtually, but if he
changed that dynamic or if a new HEX was hired, City
Hall is where hearings would be held. We don’t want to
close off that potential by editing this to refiect the
current HEX’s virtually-held hearings.
Commented [KM3]: Jonathan - Has the facility been
renovated more recently than 2011?
Commented [KM4]: Informed by Bellevue cap fac 6-
year plan (Joel to review)
Commented [KM5]: Informed by Bellevue cap fac 6-
year plan (Joel to review)
Commented [KM6]: Update after responses are
received by the school conflrming capacity.
Commented [KM7]: Update after responses are
received by the school conflrming capacity.
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St. Thomas School, another private school, is located at the corner of NE 12th Street and 84th
Avenue NE, adjacent to St. Thomas Church. The school has an enrollment of 290, which is close
to maximum enrollment.
(Private schools are mentioned only because they may contribute to, or reduce, the demand on
public facilities.)
Water and Sewer
King County CPPs direct jurisdictions to provide water and sewer services in a cost-effective
way in order to maintain the health and safety of residents. Conservation and efficient use of
water resources are vital to ensuring long-term supply.
Water and sewer services are provided by the City of Bellevue. Based on Bellevue’s 2015 Water
System Plan, single-family residential water consumption in the Bellevue service area is
estimated at 24,455 gallons per person per year. Due to the large size of some Medina properties
relative to the Bellevue average, and resultant increased irrigation needs, residential users in
Medina may use more than this average amount. Drinking water consumption by commercial
and municipal employees is estimated at 9,855 gallons per person per year.
Sewer flows are not separately metered, and are therefore estimated from winter average per-
capita drinking water demand. Based on the 2013 City of Bellevue Wastewater System Plan, for
the Bellevue service area, average sewer water usage is estimated at 20,440 gallons per person
per year. It should be noted that the golf course does not use potable water for maintaining their
greens, fairways, and landscaping, but rather is allowed to pump water from Lake Washington
under a “grandfathered” water use rights agreement with the State Department of Natural
Resources.
King County maintains a sewage pumping station at the corner of NE 8th Street and 82nd Avenue
NE on the Medina Elementary School property in an agreement with the Bellevue School District.
Storm Drainage
Federal clean water regulations require jurisdictions to adopt and implement stormwater
management plans. Medina is a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase
II permittee, and adopted its Stormwater Management Program in 2023, which is aligned with the
requirements set forth in Ecology’s Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit,
current as of August 1, 2019.Plan in 1993 (updated 2009). To comply with NPDES requirements,
the City will be updating its stormwater regulations by the end of 2016 to comply with the
Department of Ecology’s 2012 Stormwater Management Manual.
In addition, King County CPPs direct all jurisdictions to manage natural drainage systems for
water quality and habitat considerationsfunctions, minimize erosion and sedimentation, protect
public health, reduce flood risks, and moderate peak stormwater runoff ratesincluding erosion,
sedimentation, flood risk, storm water runoff, and public health. Jurisdictions should work
cooperatively to establish, monitor, and enforce consistent standards for managing streams and
wetlands throughout drainage basins.in shared basins are to coordinate regulations to manage the
basins and the natural drainage system.
Medina operates and maintains its own storm drainage system. In recent years, significant storm
Commented [KM8]: Update after responses are
received by the school conflrming capacity.
Commented [KM9]: Informed by Bellevue cap fac 6-
year plan (Joel to review)
Commented [KM10]: Updated water and wastewater
system plan has been requested by Bellevue - metrics
will be updated once those plans are received by
Bellevue.
Commented [KM11]: Need to update
Commented [KM12]: Need to update
Commented [KM13]: Updated water and wastewater
system plan has been requested by Bellevue - metrics
will be updated once those plans are received by
Bellevue.
Commented [KM14]: Need to update
Commented [KM15]: We should explore whether this
needs to be addressed/updated. Do we need to contact
the County about this pump station? Can the school
provide us with this information?
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events have concentrated attention on deficiencies of the system. Problems related to the system
deficiencies have included standing water on roadways, flooded basements, soil erosion, and, in at
least one case, slope failure causing severe property damage. Many of the inadequacies of the
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overall system can be attributed to poor on-site management of stormwater runoff on individual
properties. To address this problem, in 2009 the City adopted new regulations to control
stormwater discharges in Medina. The regulations define allowed, prohibited, and conditional
discharges, and require owners of individual properties to implement best management practices.
Additionally, the regulations require property owners to maintain, repair, or replace private
stormwater facilities. Such facilities are subject to annual inspection. The 2009 regulations also
adopted the Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington and subsequent
amendments for regulation of development, redevelopment, and construction.
Certain sections of the City-owned system were identified as requiring an upgrade to correct old
or undersized lines and to install pollution control devices (e.g., catch basins, oil separators).
Since the adoption of the 2009 stormwater regulations, Medina has improved a number of
stormwater facilities, including:
• Installation of outlet (flood) control on the Medina Park stormwater ponds;
• Installation of storm drain pipe along Evergreen Point Road north of SR 520 to replace
open ditches;
• Installation of oil/water separators upstream of major drainage basin outfalls into Lake
Washington; and
• Installation of storm drain pipe along NE 28th Street to replace open ditches.
Additional oOngoing City programs, including annual street sweeping and storm basing cleaning,
further support the City’s stormwater management goals.
CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
The City will most likely cintends to continue to have water and sewer service provided by the
City of Bellevue. Bellevue has indicated that they have adequate capacity to continue to service the
relatively stable population in Medina.
Medina Elementary School, Bellevue Christian School, and St. Thomas School are all near or at
enrollment capacity. School administrators at Bellevue Christian School have indicated there are
no major expansions planned for this facility in the foreseeable future.
As described previously, tThe City’s current Stormwater Management Plan Program identifies
sets forth a task to prepare a Stormwater Management Action Plan that would inventory and map
major drainagedelineated basins , investigate the health of the basin, and prioritize or determine
which basins should be retrofitted or preserved (see Figure X)(see Figure 10) and addresses
drainage system problems. The plan program includes analysis of overall system condition and
capacity, identification of a set of stormwater management techniques, a model ordinance to
address development on individual properties, and a suggested capital improvement program.
The majority of the capital improvements outlined in the Comprehensive Stormwater
Management Plan Program focus on annual as-needed maintenance, repair, and improvements to
the City’s existing stormwater infrastructure. increasing the flow capacity of a number of
individual sections of the system and reconditioning some of the open ditches (see Figure 11).
Recommendations concerning the control of point sources of stormwater runoff are aimed at
either providing stormwater retention/detention and/or encouraging the use of the best
Commented [KM16]: To discuss with Ryan Osada - are
these fiooding issues still current today, or did the 2009
regulations resolve the issue?
Commented [KM17]: Update as needed once we hear
back from Bellevue.
Commented [KM18]: Update as needed once we hear
back from the schools
Formatted: Highlight
Commented [KM19]: Update flgure after received from
Ryan
Formatted: Highlight
Commented [KM20]: Ensure this flgure is correctly
represented
Commented [KM21]: Ensure this is accurate
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management practices as defined under Department of Ecology guidelines. The Stormwater
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Management Plan Program encourages the use of public information programs or other such
educational efforts to raise the awareness of City residents concerning water quality issues and
solutions.
The City’s Six6-Yyear Capital Improvement Plan is listed in Appendix B.
GOALS
CF-G1 To have adequate, cost effectivecost-effective, and efficient capital facilities and
services for the City’s needs.
POLICIES
CF-P1 The Six-Year Capital Improvement Plan shall should be periodically updated to
reflect the projected needs of the community.
CF-P2 The City Council may periodically evaluate the adequacy of City facilities;
consideration of facility adequacy could include that of water conservation,
efficiency, demand reduction efforts, and disaster resiliency in the siting or
expanding of capital facilities. If there is any consideration of the development of
to develop new facilities, or the expansion ofexpand on or maintain existing
facilities to support forecasted growth, a full comprehensive financial analysis,
including cost justification, must be completed before any proposal is
recommended to Council.
CF-P3 The City shall should continue to contract with the City of Bellevue for water
and sewer services, and should ensure all Medina residents have access to a safe,
reliably maintained, and sustainable drinking water source that accommodate
current and future needs. The City should collaborate with or otherwise support
facility or infrastructural improvements at the City of Bellevue aimed at
requiring water reuse or reclamation and at reducing the rate of energy
consumption used to provide water and sewer services, potentially through the
use of low-carbon, renewable, or alternative energy sources.
CF-P4 The City should make improvements to the stormwater system based on the
City of Medina Comprehensive Stormwater Management PlanProgram,
including increasing the flow capacity of a number of individual sections of
the stormwater system and reconditioning some of the open ditches.
CF-P5 The City shall should maintain requirements for stormwater retention/detention
and/or the use of the best management practices as defined under Department of
Ecology guidelines, and according to the objectives of the Puget Sound Water
Quality Management Plan.
CF-P6 The City shall should pursue stormwater management strategies to promote the
use of low-impact development management techniques, minimize flooding,
minimize significant erosion to natural drainage ways, avoid impacts to natural
features, and reduce degradation of water quality; these strategies apply
holistically throughout the City, prevent or mitigate harmful environmental
hazards, and inherently increase environmental resiliency in frontline
communities.
Commented [KM22]: Ensure the updated version is
attached
Commented [KM23]: Edits here are recommended to
incorporate CPP PF-10 more fully (see pg. 116 of the
complete gap analysis)
Commented [KM24]: Edits here are recommended to
incorporate CPP PF-27 more fully (see pg. 120 of the
complete gap analysis)
Commented [KM25]: Edits here are recommended to
incorporate CPP EC-18 more fully (see pg. 17 of the
complete gap analysis)
Commented [KM26]: Edits here are recommended to
incorporate CPP PF-6 more fully (see pg. 121 of the
complete gap analysis)
Commented [KM27]: Edits here are recommended to
incorporate CPP PF-11, PF-15, and PF-16 (see pg. 117 of
the complete gap analysis)
Commented [KM28]: Recommend deleting - the
Program is revised annually and its prioritized
improvements may change more routinely than the
Comp Plan.
Commented [KM29]: Edits here are recommended to
incorporate CPP EN-3 more fully (see pg. 29-30 of the
complete gap analysis)
Commented [KM30]: Edits here are recommended to
incorporate CPP EN-6 more fully (see pg. 31-32 of the
complete gap analysis)
Commented [KM31]: Edits here are recommended to
incorporate CPPs EN-5 and EN-25 more fully (see pg. 30
of the complete gap analysis)
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CF-P7 The City shall should encourage the use of public information programs or other
such educational efforts to raise the awareness of City residents concerning water
quality and quantity issues and solutions.
CF-P8 The City should support the development of regional plans for long-term water
provision to support growth and to address the potential impacts of climate change
and fisheries protection on regional water sources with other neighboring
jurisdictions.
CF-P9 The City should support reused or reclaimed water to be used, where feasible, at its
parks, schools, and golf course.
Commented [KM32]: This policy has been drafted to
implement CPP PF-5 (see pg. 122 of the complete gap
analysis)
Commented [KM33]: This policy has been drafted to
implement CPP PF-6 (see pg. 122 of the complete gap
analysis)
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