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MEDINA, WASHINGTON
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PLANNING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Virtual/Teleconference
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
2:00 PM
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AGENDA
David Langworthy, Mark Nelson, Laurel Preston, Mike Raskin, Randy Reeves, Shawn
Schubring and Jenny Smith
Staff/Commissioners
3-4 1. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of February 25, 2020
Recommendation: Adopt.
Staff Contact: Amber Kellison, Development Services Coordinator
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Due to remote conferencing there will be no contemporaneous public comments at the
Planning Commission meeting.
If residents or the public have questions, concerns or comments of Planning
Commission business or issues, or the following Planning Commission agenda, kindly
submit comments via email or regular mail to akellisonC@rnedina-wa.gov by 1 PM on
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 to be read aloud by the Development Services Coordinator and
included in the record.
None.
5-8 1. Subject: 2020 Work Plan and Meeting Calendar
Recommendation: Discussion item only.
Staff Contact: Stephanie Keyser, AICP, Planning Manager
Next regular meeting: June 23, 2020.
Planning Commission meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6 PM, unless
otherwise specified.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Regular Meeting (6:00)
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Regular Meeting Cancelled
July 2020
Special Meeting TBD
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Regular Meeting (6:00)
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Regular Meeting (6:00)
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Regular Meeting (6:00)
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Regular Meeting Cancelled
November 2020
Special Meeting TBD
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Regular Meeting Cancelled
December 2020
Special Meeting TBD
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.
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AGENDA ITEM 3.1
MEDINA, WASHINGTON
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MEDINA CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
6:00 PM
MINUTES
The Planning Commission regular meeting of February 25, 2020 was called to order at
6:02 p.m. by Chair Preston.
Commissioners Present: Langworthy, Preston, Raskin, Reeves and Smith
Commissioners Absent
Staff Present
Nelson and Schubring
Keyser and McKenna
Keyser made the following announcements:
• There is a Parliamentary training scheduled March 23'd from 5:OOpm to 8:OOpm.
• The Senate bill allowing duplexes on every residential lot only affects cities with a
population of 10,000 or more.
• The joint Council — Planning Commission leadership meeting is scheduled for
Friday February 281"
• Development Services Coordinator, Kristin McKenna, announced her retirement.
Preston made the following announcement:
• Seeking input from the Commissioners on ways to create community interaction
to help residents get to know their city better during the City of Medina 65t"
anniversary celebration.
Minutes from the January 28, 2020 regular meeting.
ACTION: Motion Reeves second Langworthy. Approved 5-0
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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of February 25, 2020 Recommendation:... Page 3 of 8
AGENDA ITEM 3.1
Subject: Pitched roof height bonus
Keyser made a power point presentation. Keyser and the Commissioners discussed.
ACTION: By consensus, the Commissioners eliminated option 2, keeping option 1 and
3 as discussion points. Keyser will seek direction from Council on potential community
outreach on options 1 and 3 and bring the results to a future Planning Commission
meeting.
Subject: Minor code clean-up
Keyser presented code amendments to MMC 20.22.030(E) Lot Development
Standards and MMC 20.22.040(J) Protrusions into the setback area.
ACTION: Motion Langworthy second Reeves. Approved 5-0.
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Motion Raskin second Reeves; the Commission adjourned the regular meeting at
7:21 p.m.
Minutes taken by:
Kristin McKenna
Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of February 25, 2020 Recommendation:... Page 4 of 8
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AGENDA ITEM 6.1
OVERVIEW
TASK
POLICIES, PLANS ®ULATIONS
ORIGIN/RANKING
Complete
Start
End
City -initiated Comprehensive Plan Update (WA law)
Staff/ Begin late 2021 or early 2022
2022
Next update due 2024
Periodic review of Shoreline Master Program (WA law)
Staff/ Begin 2026 at latest
2026
Next update due 2028
MISC CODE AMENDMENTS /ANALYSIS
Review residential development policy re: bulk, second floor
PC, CC/ 1
June 2019
Review Floor Area Ratio/minimum landscaping requirements
Staff/ 2
October 2019
Look at critical areas
PC, CC/ 5
Analysis and strategic review of commuter parking
PC, CC/ 6
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP/SUSTAINABILITY
Canopy Assessment/Tree Code Amendments
PC, CC/ 3
Spring 2020
Sustainability Regulations
Staff, PC, CC/ 4
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Plan Update (WA law)
Periodic review of Shoreline
Master Program
Deliverable
AGENDA ITEM 6.1
and budget notes:
Future Tasks - Set Deadline I
This task involves undertaking a broad review of the Comprehensive
The initial deliverable would be a priority list
Next mandated update will
Plan to determine if the goals and policies still reflect community
of the goals and policies that should be
be due in 2024. Suggested
values and to incorporate streetscape amendments developed in 2012.
updated. After delivery of the initial output,
anticipated start date will
CC and PC would collaboratively agree on
be in late 2021 or early
next steps, which may include community
2022.
workshops.
This task involves updating the shoreline master program, which
Update SMP to be compliant with changes
Next mandated update will
manages shoreline resources and development in Medina, to comply
in the laws, rules and applicable updated
be due in 2028. Suggested
with the Shoreline Management Act, State shoreline master program
guidance that has been adopted between
start date will be in 2026 at
guidelines, and best practices for shoreline protection. Update to
2019 and 2025.
the latest.
ensure consistency between the shoreline master program and the
rest of the Medina Code.
Current Working Tasks
Bulk Regulations Staff/Begin 2026atlatest
1. Review residential This is a topic that came out of the May 2018 Joint Study Session with a The initial deliverable from PC to CC would Many months
development policy re: suggestion to review the Mercer Island policy. This is a topic that has be high-level recommendations. CC, in
second story setback been combined with task #2. Both bulk topics will require multiple consultation with PC, would then set next
public particiapation sessions, including public hearings, open houses, steps in developing detailed Code
and community roundtable discussions. provisions.
2. Review Floor Area This task involves review of best practices in region regarding lot The initial deliverable from PC to CC would Many months
Ratio/minimum landscaping coverage, building bulk, etc. Consider whether to change from be high-level recommendations. CC, in
requirements structural coverage standard to Floor Area Ratio standard, or perhaps consultation with PC, would then set next
some combination of the two. This would incorporate 2016 work item steps in developing detailed Code
(looking at structural coverage based on height. Iprovisions.
Subsequent Tasks
ENVIRON
3. Canopy Assessment/Tree
Code Amendments
Tree Canopy Regulations
The City's tree canopy continues to be a primary feature of Medina.
This task will evaluate how the current tree code is working, and
whether there are revisions that would be appropriate in order to
better protect the City's tree canopy while increasing ease of
use/calculation for residents and providing more certainty for the
development community.This task probably requires a tree canopy
assessment. Tree canopy assessments provide communities with a
sense of the geographic shape and overall health of the tree canopy,
and trends in tree canopies over time. This task may involve a review
of best practices, and should consider whether Medina can leverage
the recent tree -canopy data and work from Hunts Point. Also, include
completion of urban forestry management manual (and consider
leveraging Clyde Hill UFM manual). Included in the UFM manual would
be best building/design practices for the city.
Sustainability Regulations
AGENDA ITEM 6.1
Based on assessment of tree canopy, deliver Dependent on available
to CC, in list or outline form, preliminary money for consultant
recommendations, which would be used by
CC, in consultation with PC, to set next steps
in developing detailed Code provisions.
Also, make recommendation to CC re urban
forestry management manual.
sustainability Regulations
This task involves a review of best practices across the region in
The initial deliverable from PC to CC would
A couple of months
establishing green building codes and other sustainability standards,
be high-level recommendations that Medina
(includes public outreach)
and a recommendation on which would be appropriate for Medina, in
should pursue. That list would be used by
order to ensure more environmentally -sound development in Medina
CC, in consultation with PC, to set next steps
and support local government climate and sustainability actions. This
in developing detailed Code provisions.
would involve public outreach, public hearings, open houses, etc.
Look at critical areas
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his would be a review of the critical areas sections of the code. This
could include a look at what other cities do and the best practices that
re available for these areas.
The initial deliverable would be an analysis
of how the current critical areas ordinance
working and whether changes need to be
made to it.
This would be dependent
upon available funds to hire
a consultant
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6. Analysis and strategic This would be a review of the impacts that the commuter parking has The initial deliverable would be a report This would be dependent
review of commuter parking on the surrounding properties, specifically going on a block -by -block outlining the impacts that commuter upon available funds to hire
view to see what/if any impacts the neighborhoods are experiencing as parking is having on the surrounding a consultant
a result of the increase in vehicle traffic. neighborhoods and possible mitigation
measures the city could take (i.e.