2013 Annual Amendment City of Tacoma Planning and

2013 Annual Amendment City of Tacoma Planning and Development Services Planning Commission Public Hearing March 20, 2013

Presentation Outline § Overview § Proposals § Notification § Next Steps 2

Plan & Code § Comprehensive Plan: – Official statement for future growth and development – Consistent with state mandates and regional policies – 26 elements § Development Regulations: – TMC Title 13 – Land Use Regulatory Code – Implement & consistent with the Comprehensive Plan 3

Plan & Code Amendments § Annual Amendments: – “No more frequently than once per year” (per GMA) § Purposes: – – Meet legislative requirements Keep information current Maintain funding eligibility Improve customer service 4

2013 Annual Amendment Applications: Amending: 1. Drive-Through Regulations Code 2. Countywide Planning Policies Plan 3. Transportation Element Plan 4. Shoreline Related Elements Plan 5. Land Use Designations Plan 6. Adoption and Amendment Procedures Code 7. Platting and Subdivision Regulations Code 8. Sign Regulations Code 9. Regulatory Code Cleanup Code 5

7 Elements § Growth Strategy and Development Concept § Generalized Land Use § Transportation § Open Space Habitat and Recreation § Thea Foss Waterway Design and Development Plan § Ruston Way Plan § Shoreline Trails Plan 6

7 Chapters § 1. 37 Transfer of Development Rights Program Administrative Code § 10. 14 Driveways § 13. 02 Planning Commission § 13. 04 Platting and Subdivisions § 13. 05 Land Use Permit Procedures § 13. 06 Zoning § 13. 06 A Downtown Tacoma 7

Process (July June) § June 2012 Applications due § August 2012 Assessment § Aug 2012 – Feb 2013 Analysis § Feb – Mar 2013 Public Review § April 2013 Recommendation § May 2013 Council Review § June 2013 Council Adoption 8

Summary of Proposals § #2013 -01 § #2013 -02 Drive-Through Regulations Countywide Planning Policies § § § Transportation Element Shoreline Related Elements Land Use Designations Adoption and Amendment Procedures Platting and Subdivision Regulations Sign Regulations #2013 -04 #2013 -05 #2013 -06 #2013 -07 #2013 -08 #2013 -09 § #2013 -12 Regulatory Code Cleanup 9

#2013 -01: Drive-through Regulations § Where permitted: – Baseline requirements (driveways, windows, stacking lanes, setbacks, landscaping, buffers, bicyclists) § X Districts: – Additional requirements (stacking lanes behind building, visual screening) § Downtown and UCX-TD: – Located within a building § To minimize impacts: – Noise, visual, emission, conflicts with pedestrians 10

#2013 -02: Countywide Planning Policies § Review for consistency § Policy enhancement recommended (for 2015 Update) 11

#2013 -04: Transportation Element § Update Unfunded Projects (maintaining funding eligibility) § Incorporate “Environmental Justice” (consistent with VISION 2040) 12

#2013 -05: Shoreline Related Elements § Rescind: – Thea Foss Waterway Design and Development Plan – Ruston Way Plan – Shoreline Trails Plan § Adopt by reference: – Tacoma Waterfront Design Guidelines – Public Access Alternatives Plan 13

#2013 -06: Land Use Designations § Remove “Intensity” designations in all Mixed-Use Centers and Shoreline Districts § Add a “Shoreline” designation § Establish a framework to better align land use designations with zoning classifications Proposed Land Use Designations: • • • • Single-Family Residential Multi-Family (low-density) Multi-Family (high-density) Neighborhood Commercial General Commercial Downtown Mixed-Use Center Urban Mixed-Use Center Community Mixed-Use Center Neighborhood Mixed-Use Center Light Industrial Heavy Industrial Parks and Open Space Shoreline 14

#2013 -07: Adoption and Amendment Procedures § Develop work program in consultation with the City Council § Streamline processes § Consolidate procedures 15

#2013 -08: Platting and Subdivision Regulations § Increase short plat max from 4 to 9 lots § Address associated issues: – Public notice for 5 -9 lot short plats – Off-site/on-site improvements or bonding – In-lieu fee for open space dedication 16

#2013 -09: Sign Regulations § Address on-site digital signs § Address associated issues: – Brightness, Size, Hours of Operation, Message Timing – Exemptions § Address minor related issues: – Pedestrian friendly signs in Mixed-use Districts – Feather signs – A-Board signs 17

#2013 -12: Regulatory Code Cleanup § Key Changes Proposed: – – Administrative Determination Clearer authority for Equivalencies Allowing variances in Downtown Craft Production (new use category) § Purposes: – Correct errors – Clarify intent – Improve effectiveness 18

Outreach Efforts § Stakeholders: – – – – Dome District Port of Tacoma Metro. Parks Tacoma Chamber of Commerce Master Builders Associations Foss Waterway Development Authority Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Public Works, Police, Legal, and Tacoma Public Utilities § General Outreach: – – – Neighborhood Councils and Community Council Neighborhood Business District Associations Master Builders Associations Sustainability Commission Blue Ribbon Panel 19

Notification 1. Public Hearing Notices (regular and special) 2. Public Notice Signs 3. 60 -Day Notices 4. Newspapers 5. Libraries 6. Website 7. Informational Session (3/13/13) 20

Next Steps (Key Dates) § March 20: Public Hearing § March 29: Hearing Record Closed § April 3: Review Comments / Revise Proposals § April 17: Commission Recommendation 21

Thank you, Staff § Planning and Development Services: – – – Stephen Atkinson Elliott Barnett Brian Boudet Shanta Frantz Cheri Gibbons Dustin Lawrence Jana Magoon Ian Munce Shirley Schultz Lucas Shadduck Lihuang Wung § Office of Sustainability: – Diane Wiatr § Community and Economic Development: – Nancy Grabinski-Young – Mike Murnane § Public Works: – Josh Diekmann – Jennifer Kammerzell § City Attorney's Office: – Jeff Capell 22