C-1 DOWNT OWN L IMIT E D ZONING AME NDME NT S - C F L E XIBL E USE Pla nning C o mmissio n Pub lic He a ring July 23, 2019
Re vie w Sc he dule • June 28, 2019 | I nitia l Re le a se • June 28, 2019 | No tic e o f Applic a tio n with Optio na l DNS I ssue d • June 28, 2019 | No tic e o f Pla nning Co mmissio n Pub lic He a ring I ssue d • July 23, 2019 | Pla nning Commission Public He a ring • July 26, 2019 | No tic e o f City Co unc il Pub lic He a ring I ssue d • Aug ust 14, 2019 | City Co unc il Pub lic He a ring
Bac kgr ound City Co unc il a do pte d a me ndme nts to the • Co mme rc ia l Zo ning Cha pte rin 2018. Ame ndme nts we re to a ll C zo ne s a nd • a ddre sse d use ta b le , he ig ht, la ndsc a ping , de sig n sta nda rds, a nd the c re a tio n o f the do wnto wn sho pfro nt o ve rla y. Ma yo r re q ue ste d the CC E c o no mic • De ve lo pme nt Co mmitte e re c o nside r the mixe d-use c o mpo ne nt in do wnto wn b a se d upo n ne w info rma tio n.
Bac kgr ound Cont. • T he E DC disc usse d o p tio ns fo r re side ntia l use s in the C-1 distric t, a s we ll a s in the o the r c o mme rc ia l distric ts, a t multiple me e ting s thro ug ho ut the spring (2/ 27/ 19, 3/ 27/ 19, 4/ 12/ 19, 4/ 24/ 19). • T he E DC d e c ide d to fo c us o n re side ntia l use s in the C-1 zo ne a nd a t its 4/ 24/ 19 me e ting re q ue ste d tha t the full City Co unc il ho ld a wo rksho p to c o ntinue the disc ussio n. • A full City Co unc il wo rksho p wa s he ld o n the to pic o n 6/ 19/ 19.
What’s on the Books for C- 1: • De sig n sta nda rds whic h re info rc e Sc a ndina via n he rita g e . • E sta b lishme nt o f Sho pfro nt Ove rla y. • He ig ht limit o f 35’ , e xc e pt: • 3 rd Ave nue b e twe e n Mo e St a nd Ho stma rk St sha ll b e 25’ a s me a sure d fro m the hig he st side wa lk g ra de o f 3 rd Ave nue a dja c e nt to pro pe rty line ; • I n Sho pfro nt Ove rla y, we st side o f F ro nt St sha ll b e 25’ a nd the e a st side o f F ro nt St sha ll b e 35’ a s me a sure d fro m the hig he st side wa lk g ra de o f F ro nt St.
Mixe d- Use - 2018 • Mixe d-use wa s disc usse d a t le ng th during the 2018 Co mme rc ia l Co de Upda te . • T wo type s o f mixe d-use c o nside re d: 1) mixe d-use struc ture a nd 2) mixe d- use site . • T he disc ussio n a ro und the mixe d-use struc ture c e nte re d o n wha t use s we re a ppro pria te o n the first flo o r o f a multi-sto ry b uilding in the c o mme rc ia l zo ning distric t (re side ntia l wa s a lre a dy a llo we d a b o ve the first flo o r). • T he disc ussio n a ro und the mixe d-use site wa s whe the r ‘ sta nda lo ne ’ re side ntia l units sho uld b e a llo we d in a spe c ific g e o g ra phic a re a within the C-1 Distric t.
Mixe d- Use 2018 PC Re c omme nda tion CC Adopte d Re side ntial Units No t pe rmitte d o n the first flo o r. No t pe rmitte d o n the first flo o r. Pe rmitte d b e hind stre e t le ve l c o mme rc ia l o n the first Pe rmitte d b e hind stre e t le ve l Use s Ac c e ssor y to Re side ntial flo o r. c o mme rc ia l o n the first flo o r. Use (lobby, fitne ss, e tc .) 50% o f stre e t le ve l g ro und flo o r g ro ss sq ua re fo o ta g e sha ll b e Must b e c o mme rc ia l a nd/ o r a c c e sso ry use s to F ir st F loor Comme r c ial o c c upie d b y use s a llo we d in T a b le re side ntia l. Re quir e me nt 18.80.030 Co mme rc ia l Use s (e xc luding re side ntia l use s). Re c o mme nde d, a nd inc lude d c o nve rsio n o ptio n fo r ‘ b o o k-e nd’ lo ts a t Mo e a nd Ho stma rk. Re q uire d a Mixe d Use Site (3 rd Ave nue ) ma rke t study o r simila r type do c ume nt b e sub mitte d E limina te d Mixe d Use Site . e ve ry fo ur ye a rs to de mo nstra te tha t c o mme rc ia l use s a re no t via b le in the first-flo o r spa c e .
Re que st for Re c onside r ation • T he Ma yo r re q ue ste d re c o nside ra tio n o f the mixe d-use c o mpo ne nt o f the C-1 Zo ning Distric t. She ma de this re q ue st b a se d upo n input fro m the de ve lo pme nt c o mmunity re g a rding the fina nc ia l fe a sib ility fo r re de ve lo pme nt, the e xisting c o mme rc ia l ma rke t re nt, a nd he r c o nc e rn tha t a n o ppo rtunity fo r re inve stme nt is b e ing misse d. Any upg ra de s to the e xisting struc ture s in the • sho pfro nt o ve rla y po rtio n o f the C-1 distric t will re q uire life sa fe ty impro ve me nts. T he pro pe rty o wne r o f the ma jo rity o f do wnto wn pa rc e ls o n the e a st side o f F ro nt St ha s withdra wn b uilding pe rmits fo r impro ve me nts.
Missing An Oppor tunity? De la ye d ma inte na nc e ha s re sulte d in e xpe nsive upg ra de s. • Any upg ra de to b uilding s re q uire s life sa fe ty impro ve me nts – sprinkle ring . • Co mme rc ia l re nts in do wnto wn c a nno t a t this • time suppo rt the e xpe nse o f b uilding upg ra de s. Ne w pro pe rty o wne r ha s e xpre sse d his de sire , • visio n a nd fina nc ing fo r do wnto wn impro ve me nts. Ho we ve r, b a se d upo n the c urre nt fina nc ia l • sta tus, he is no t mo ving fo rwa rd o n b uilding pe rmits tha t we re a ppro ve d.
Pr opose d Ame ndme nt ◦ T he a me nd me nt is dra fte d to a llo w fo r fle xib ility o f use s o n the first flo o r o f a struc ture in the C-1 zo ning distric t b ut wo uld re q uire the first flo o r to b e c o nstruc te d a t c o mme rc ia l b uilding a nd fire c o de sta nda rd s a nd wo uld re q uire pa rking a t the c o mme rc ia l ra tio re q uire me nts. ◦ T he fo llo wing is the sub sta ntive po rtio n pro po se d a me ndme nt to PMC 18.80.080.J:
Ke y Conc e r ns - T r affic • T he E ng ine e ring De pt. pre pa re d a te c hnic a l me mo ra ndum summa rizing the tra ffic c o nditio ns within the C-1 zo ning distric t a s it re la te s to L e ve l o f Se rvic e (L OS). T his me mo is inc lude d a s E xhib it G. • T he T e c hnic a l Me mo ra ndum e va lua te s the c a p a c ity o f the ro a dwa y se g me nts b y Ave ra g e Da ily T rips (ADT ), a nd inte rse c tio n de la ys in the do wnto wn. A L e ve l o f Se rvic e (L OS) is a ssig ne d to e a c h ro a d wa y se g me nt o r inte rse c tio n b a se d upo n a g ra dua te sc a le (whic h is de fine d in the te c hnic a l me mo ra nd um) with L OS A the b e st a nd L OS Fa s the wo rst. • All roadway se gme nts in the downtown (Hostmark, F jord 3 rd Drive , F ront Stre e t, Je nse n Way, a nd Ave nue ) all ope rate within a L OS A or B c urre ntly.
Ke y Conc e r ns - T r affic • T he City’ s a do pte d L OS is E . T he re fo re , the roadway se g me nts and inte rse c tions are OS and re main we ll a bove as proje c te d in the T I As. c urre ntly we ll above the City’s adopte d L Any future de ve lo pme nt pro p o sa ls within the C-1 zo ning distric t a re re q uire d to pre pa re a T I A to e nsure L OS me e ts o r e xc e e ds E . F urthe r, the ne xt Co mpre he nsive T ra nsp o rta tio n Pla n upda te is sc he dule d fo r 2022-2023.
Ke y Conc e r ns - Par king • On-site pa rking will b e re q uire d fo r a ll ne w a nd re de ve lo pe d pro je c ts in the C-1 zo ning distric t. T he c o mme rc ia l pa rking ra tio fo r the C-1 zo ning distric t is 1 spa c e pe r 300 sq ua re fe e t. T his is a c o nse rva tive pa rking re q uire me nt. • T he re fo re , a ny ne w o r re de ve lo pe d struc ture in the C-1 zo ning d istric t, will b e pa rke d a c c o rding to the City’ s a do pte d pa rking sta nda rds a nd will me e t the ne e ds o f the struc ture witho ut re lia nc e o n pub lic pa rking lo ts o r o n-stre e t pa rking .
Ke y Conc e r ns - Par king • T he City c o nduc te d a do wnto wn pa rking study in 2008 a nd re fre she d with upda te d da ta in 2012. T he re a re se ve ra l stra te g ie s tha t we re re c o mme nde d b ut no t ye t imple me nte d , inc luding : e nfo rc e me nt o f the pub lic pa rking lo ts time limits; pe rmit pa rking pro g ra m fo r e mplo ye e / lo ng -te rm pa rking ; a nd pa id pa rking a nd e nfo rc e me nt fo r pub lic pa rking lo ts.
Re vie w Cr ite r ia - Conc lusion In o rde r to g ra nt a zo ning c o de te xt a me ndme nt, the fo llo wing finding s must b e ma de : 1. T he a me ndme nt is c o nsiste nt with the c o mpre he nsive pla n; a nd 2. T he a me ndme nt suppo rts a nd/ o r e nha nc e s the pub lic he a lth, sa fe ty o r we lfa re ; a nd 3. T he a me ndme nt is no t c o ntra ry to the b e st inte re st o f the c itize ns a nd pro pe rty o wne rs o f Po ulsb o Staff Co nc lusio n: T he pro po se d a me ndme nt is c o nsiste nt with the c o mpre he nsive pla n; the a me ndme nt will re q uire c o mplia nc e with a do pte d Inte rna tio na l Building Co de a nd F ire Co de sta nda rds tha t e nsure the pub lic he a lth, sa fe ty a nd we lfa re ; a nd the a me ndme nt is no t c o ntra ry to b e st inte re st o f c itize n a nd pro pe rty o wne rs a s the City’ s de ve lo pme nt sta nda rds e nsure tha t a do pte d tra nspo rta tio n L e ve l o f Se rvic e sta nda rds re ma in inta c t a nd pa rking re q uire me nts will e nsure a ll ne c e ssa ry pa rking is pro vide d o n-site a nd will no t ha ve a n impa c t o n pub lic ly o wne d pa rking a re a s.
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