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Shoreline City Council Special Meeting – December 16, 2024: Adoption of 2024 Comprehensive Plan

City Council — Monday, December 16, 2024
BodyShoreline, Washington
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, December 16, 2024
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:34

Progress Good evening.

0:38

I'd like to call to order the Shoreline City Council special meeting for Monday, December 16th, 2024 to order.

0:44

Will you please join me in the flag salute?

1:02

Thank you.

1:03

Will the clerk please call the roll?

1:05

Mayor Roberts.

1:06

Here.

1:06

Deputy Mayor Mark.

1:07

Present.

1:08

Councilmember Ramsdale.

1:09

Present.

1:09

Councilmember Scully.

1:10

Present.

1:11

Councilmember Adamassio.

1:12

Present.

1:12

Councilmember Poby.

1:14

Councilmember Robertson.

1:15

Here.

1:16

Thank you.

1:16

The next item is approval of tonight's agenda.

1:19

Deputy Mayor Mark.

1:21

I would I move to remove item 8B from tonight's agenda and reschedule it for early on 2025.

1:30

Second.

1:31

There's a motion in the second.

1:33

To your motion.

1:35

I think that there are the comp plan that we're talking about this evening is very significant.

1:41

And I think that we need to allow the community to give us their wise input as we look at the comp plan as we think about the development code.

1:53

We want to do a good job, and to do so, we need to have input.

1:56

And I don't think we can do it all on one night.

1:58

Thank you.

1:59

Thank you.

2:00

Any further discussion.

2:03

Will the clerk please conduct a vote on the amendment?

2:07

Councilmember Ramsdale.

2:09

Aye.

2:10

Councilmember Adamasso.

2:12

Aye.

2:12

Councilmember Poby.

2:14

Aye.

2:14

Councilmember Robertson?

2:15

Aye.

2:16

Deputy Mayor Morck.

2:17

Aye.

2:18

Councilmember Scully.

2:19

Aye.

2:19

Mayor Roberts.

2:21

Aye.

2:21

That amendment passes unanimously.

2:23

Uh and will you please conduct a vote on the uh amended agenda, please?

2:30

Sure.

2:31

Councilmember Ramsdale.

2:32

Aye.

2:33

Councilmember Scully.

2:34

Aye.

2:34

Councilmember Adamasu.

2:37

Aye.

2:37

Deputy Mayor Morck.

2:38

Aye.

2:39

Mayor Roberts.

2:39

Aye.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Land Use Planning██████████████████████22%
Parking Minimums Elimination█████████████████17%
Procedural████████████████16%
Parks and Recreation█████████9%
Housing Affordability███████7%
Environmental Protection██████6%
Transportation Safety█████5%
Affordable Housing████4%
Public Engagement███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Shoreline City Council Special Meeting – December 16, 2024: Adoption of 2024 Comprehensive Plan

The Shoreline City Council held a special meeting on December 16, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. The primary action was the adoption of Ordinance No. 1026, the 2024 Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map, after extensive amendments. The meeting also included public comment, approval of the consent calendar, and a procedural motion to defer a related zoning ordinance to January 2025.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved minutes of the November 25, 2024 Workshop Dinner Meeting and the December 2, 2024 Special Meeting.
  • Adopted Resolution No. 536, amending the Council Rules of Procedure.
  • Authorized the City Manager to execute a Joint Use Agreement for Fueling Services with King County Fleet Services.
  • The consent calendar was approved unanimously (7-0).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Ron Davis (Sightline Institute, Seattle) urged removal of parking mandates, citing affordability, equity, environment, and walkability.
  • Jonelle Kemmerling (Save Shoreline Trees) asked to leave sidewalk widths out of the Comprehensive Plan.
  • Laura Grauer (Shoreline Chamber of Commerce) supported commercial zoning expansions but expressed concern about site improvement thresholds that would hinder converting existing homes to commercial use.
  • Tom Lang (Urbanist Shoreline) spoke against parking minimums, saying the market can determine parking needs.
  • Katie Lorah (Urbanist Shoreline) urged elimination of parking minimums for affordability, walkability, and climate.
  • David Stygstra favored eliminating parking minimums.
  • Trish Woollcott (Shoreline) warned about increased hardscape and questioned the rush to add many homes; she asked to wait and see current construction impacts.
  • Kathleen Russell (Shoreline) supported amendments from Save Shoreline Trees and Thornton Creek Alliance, including LU-3, LU-4, LUM-7, removing sidewalk widths from the Comp Plan, and protecting trees.
  • Janet Way (Shoreline Preservation Society) said HB 1110 does not require the massive housing increase and urged protection of the environment.
  • Boni Biery (Shoreline) emphasized the need for innovative approaches to middle housing and urged caution to avoid irreversible hardscape damage.
  • Kate Beck (Shoreline) spoke about the benefits of pickleball and the need for pickleball courts.
  • Yonas Seifu (Shoreline) supported amendment AM-LUM-4.
  • Matthew DeAngelis (Shoreline) asked to eliminate parking minimums and support light commercial uses; he opposed restricting NR-2 zoning to ¼ mile of transit.
  • Gabriel Sneed (Shoreline) wanted parking minimums eliminated and opposed the ¼-mile restriction for NR-2.
  • Ruth Williams (Thornton Creek Alliance) supported the Council’s revision of amendment AM-NE-1.

Discussion Items

  • Removal of Agenda Item 8(b): Deputy Mayor Mork moved to remove Action on Ordinance No. 1027 (Zoning Map and Development Code) from the agenda and reschedule it for early January 2025. Motion carried 7-0.
  • Main Motion (Ordinance No. 1026): Deputy Mayor Mork moved to adopt the Planning Commission’s recommended 2024 Comprehensive Plan, Land Use Map, and 2024 annual docket updates, subject to non-substantive staff modifications. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Pobee.

Amendments to the Main Motion (all from Attachment D of the Staff Report):

  1. AM-NE-1 (Policy NE 3.2) – Failed (3-4).
  2. AM-NE-2 (Policy NE 3.3) – Failed (2-5).
  3. AM-NE-3 (Policy NE 3.4) – Carried (7-0).
  4. AM-NE-4 (Policy NE 11.1) – Carried (7-0).
  5. AM-NE-5 (Policy NE 4.3) – Carried (7-0).
  6. AM-NE-6 (New policy NE 7.6) – Carried (7-0).
  7. AM-LU-3 (New policy LU 3.8) – Carried (4-3).
  8. AM-LU-4 (New policy LU 3.9) – Failed (3-4).
  9. AM-LU-1 (Policy LU 3.2, as amended by Mayor Roberts’ proposal) – Carried (6-1) after a further amendment striking “consider” (carried 6-1).
  10. AM-LU-2 (Policy LU 3.6) – Carried (6-1).
  11. AM-LUM-6 (Land use map amendment for NR-2 scaling) – Failed (3-4).
  12. AM-LUM-2, AM-LUM-3, AM-LUM-5 (Small parcel cleanups) – Carried (7-0).
  13. AM-LUM-1 (NR-1 along NE 145th St) – Carried (7-0).
  14. AM-LUM-8 (Staff-recommended map correction) – Carried (7-0).
  15. AM-LUM-9 (Sky Acres area as NR-3) – Carried (5-2).
  16. AM-LUM-10 (Hillwood area parcels from NR-2 to NR-3) – Carried (6-1).
  17. AM-H-1 (New policy H2.4, incentives for 3-bedroom homes and first-time buyer opportunities) – Carried (7-0) after an amendment to change “provide” to “explore” (carried 7-0).
  18. AM-H-2 (New policy H2.5, pre-approved ADU designs) – Carried (7-0).
  19. AM-H-3 (Housing element supporting analysis) – Carried (7-0).
  20. AM-ED-1 (Delete Policy ED 4.4) – Carried (7-0).
  21. AM-T-2 (Table 1 and T60.1 – remove sidewalk widths from Comp Plan) – Carried (7-0).
  22. AM-T-3 (Policy T7 – add “maintaining established trees”) – Carried (7-0).
  23. AM-T-4 (Policy T11 – add retention of established trees) – Carried (7-0).
  24. Transportation Figures 9, 10, and 11 (Update to 2024 transit routes) – Carried (7-0).

Key Outcomes

  • The Council adopted the 2024 Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map (Ordinance No. 1026) as amended, by a unanimous vote (7-0) after 24 amendments.
  • Ordinance No. 1027 (Zoning Map and Development Code) was deferred to a special meeting in early January 2025 (likely January 13, 2025 per Mayor Roberts’ suggestion).

Meeting Transcript

Progress Good evening. I'd like to call to order the Shoreline City Council special meeting for Monday, December 16th, 2024 to order. Will you please join me in the flag salute? Thank you. Will the clerk please call the roll? Mayor Roberts. Here. Deputy Mayor Mark. Present. Councilmember Ramsdale. Present. Councilmember Scully. Present. Councilmember Adamassio. Present. Councilmember Poby. Councilmember Robertson. Here. Thank you. The next item is approval of tonight's agenda. Deputy Mayor Mark. I would I move to remove item 8B from tonight's agenda and reschedule it for early on 2025. Second. There's a motion in the second. To your motion. I think that there are the comp plan that we're talking about this evening is very significant. And I think that we need to allow the community to give us their wise input as we look at the comp plan as we think about the development code. We want to do a good job, and to do so, we need to have input. And I don't think we can do it all on one night. Thank you. Thank you. Any further discussion. Will the clerk please conduct a vote on the amendment? Councilmember Ramsdale. Aye. Councilmember Adamasso. Aye. Councilmember Poby. Aye. Councilmember Robertson? Aye. Deputy Mayor Morck. Aye. Councilmember Scully. Aye. Mayor Roberts. Aye. That amendment passes unanimously. Uh and will you please conduct a vote on the uh amended agenda, please? Sure.

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