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MEDINA, WASHINGTON
www.medina-wa.gov
PLANNING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Virtual/Online
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
2:00 PM
With the passing of the City's Proclamation of Local Emergency and the Governor's Stay -
at Home Proclamation, City Hall is closed to the public. Planning Commission
participation in the special meeting will be by teleconference/online only. Members of the
public may also participate by phone/online but please note that no contemporaneous
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David Langworthy, Mark Nelson, Laurel Preston, Mike Raskin, Randy Reeves, Shawn
Schubring and Jenny Smith
1. Staff/Commissioners
1. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 21, 2020
Recommendation: Adopt.
Staff Contact: Amber Taylor, Development Services Coordinator
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
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Commission business or issues, or the following Planning Commission agenda, kindly
submit comments via email or regular mail to ataylor(a)medina-wa.gov by 1 PM on
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 to be read aloud by the Development Services
Coordinator.
Subject: Mitigating Bulk
Recommendation: Discussion item only.
Staff Contact: Stephanie Keyser, AICP, Planning Manager
Next special meeting: October 27, 2020 at 2 PM.
Planning Commission meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6 PM. However,
due to shifts in work and life that have resulted from COVID-19, the meetings have been
temporarily changed to 2pm.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Special Meeting (2:00 PM)
November 2020
Special Meeting TBD
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
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
ZOOM
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
2:00 PM
MINUTES
The Planning Commission special meeting of July 21, 2020 was called to order at
2:01 p.m. by Chair Preston.
Commissioners Present
Commissioners Absent:
Staff Present:
None
Langworthy, Nelson, Raskin, Reeves, Smith, Schubring
and Preston
None
Keyser and Kellison
1. Minutes from the June 23, 2020 special meeting.
ACTION: Motion Reeves second Nelson. Approved 7-0
None
1. Subject: Continuing Discussion on Mitigating Bulk
Keyser continued to discuss mitigating bulk and shared feedback from surveys taken by
architects and residents in the City.
The Commissioners provided input and asked questions. Staff responded.
Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 21, 2020 Page 3 of 6
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AGENDA ITEM 3.1
ACTION: Keyser will research the feasibility of having a citywide map of original grade
similar to Clyde Hill.
None
Chair Preston adjourned the special Planning Commission meeting at 3:56 p.m.
Minutes taken by:
Amber Kellison
Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 21, 2020 Page 4 of 6
AGENDA ITEM 5.1
A4CITY OF MEDINA
501 EVERGREEN POINT ROAD I PO BOX 144 1 MEDINA WA 98039-0144
TELEPHONE 425-233-6400 1 www.medina-wa.gov
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 22, 2020
TO: Medina Planning Commission
FROM: Stephanie Keyser, AICP, Planning Manager
RE: Mitigating Bulk
Today, we would like to finish the conversation from the July 2 1 " Planning Commission meeting.
During that meeting, we did not have enough time to fully talk about original grade vs. average
grade. The possibility of moving to a process similar to Clyde Hill where they have original grade
mapped for each parcel was also discussed. To inform the conversation, below are descriptions of
how surrounding cities measure height.
Height in Other Cities
City
Height
Maximum Height
Additional Measures
Measurement
Hunt's Point
Original Grade
26' above original grade
Daylight Plane —
reference line
Maximum height
32' feet above the finished
measured by an inward
grade
sloping line at 45' from
the vertical beginning at
30' above original grade
a point 15' above the
reference line
intersection of original
36' above finished
grade and the min. side
provided additional
yard setback lines but
setback measured from an
not to exceed 26' above
inward sloping line 45
an original grade
degrees from the vertical
reference line nor a
beginning at a point 15
height of 32' above the
feet above the intersection
finished grade measured
of the original grade and
from any point of
the minimum setback line
contact of the finished
on the addressed side of
grade with the building
the property is
wall, deck, porch or
incorporated into the
veranda to the highest
project design.
point of the building
structure.
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AGENDA ITEM 5.1
Yarrow Point
Original Grade
25' above original grade,
N/A
or
3l' above finished,
whichever is less
Clyde Hill
Original Grade
25' above original grade
N/A
Beaux Arts
Existing Grade
30' above existing grade
N/A
Village
Mercer Island
Average Building
No building shall exceed
Downhill Building
Elevation
30' in height above
Facade — Maximum
average building elevation
facade height on
Existing or
to the highest point of the
downhill side of a
Finished for sloping
roof
sloping lot shall not
lots
exceed 30' measured
from the existing grade
or finished, whichever is
lower, at the furthest
downhill extent of the
proposed building to the
top of the exterior wall
facade
Redmond
Average finished
35' measured from the
N/A
grade
average finished grade
around the building to the
highest point of the
structure
Kirkland
Average building
25' or 30', depending on
N/A
elevation
the zoning district
Bellevue
Average elevation
30' for flat/35' for
N/A
of existing grade
pitched; or 30' depending
on the zoning district
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