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Shoreline Planning Commission Regular Meeting - August 1, 2024

Planning Commission — Thursday, August 1, 2024
BodyShoreline, Washington
SessionPlanning Commission
DateThursday, August 1, 2024
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:06

Recording in progress.

0:11

Good evening.

0:12

Let's call the order the Thursday, August 1st, 2024, meeting of the Shoreline Planning Commission.

0:19

Call to order, excuse me.

0:21

Carla, can you do a roll, please?

0:25

Yes, Vice Chair Brinson.

0:28

Here.

0:29

Commissioner K.

0:31

Here.

0:33

Commissioner Hadley.

0:35

Present.

0:36

Chair Mosier?

0:37

Here.

0:38

Commissioner Povey.

0:40

Here.

0:40

Thank you.

0:41

Commissioner Lynn.

0:42

Here.

0:43

Thank you.

0:43

And Commissioner Fry is absent with notice.

0:46

Excellent.

0:46

Thank you.

0:47

Next is approval of the agenda.

0:49

Any changes to our agenda this evening?

0:52

No.

0:53

Super.

0:54

Next would be approval of our meeting minutes from July 18th, 2024.

0:58

Any changes?

1:00

No.

1:01

Excellent.

1:02

All right.

1:03

Move along that and brings it to public comment.

1:05

Do we have any signed up tonight, Carla?

1:07

We do.

1:08

We have one.

1:11

I believe it's Megan Peterka.

1:13

And if you would please say your name and the city of residence.

1:19

Hello, my name is Megan Patrika, and I reside in the city of Shoreline in the neighborhood of Ridgecrest.

1:25

And I'm making a comment about the miscellaneous development code amendments under home occupation that's going to be presented this evening by the planning and community development department.

1:37

Earlier this year, I applied for a business license.

1:46

And I would like to have a business in my home.

1:59

And it was approved.

2:01

So when they denied me earlier this year, I was surprised.

2:18

This is neither ecologically or economically sound for me and probably for most businesses.

2:29

So I am wanting to support the suggestion that depending on the occupation that is being done in the home, and depending on the availability of right-of-way parking in front of the home, that each application is reviewed depending on need, and that it be approved that if a business like myself, who has one client coming in to receive a massage for one hour or two, um, and then leaves um has a business license approved so that they can uh do business within their home.

3:10

So thank you.

3:13

Thank you very much.

3:14

Um anybody else, Carla?

3:17

That is all I have this evening.

3:19

Excellent.

3:19

Thank you.

3:20

Uh that brings us to our study items.

3:22

First is the discussion of the 2024 comprehensive plan amendments.

3:27

Thank you, Steve Saffron, senior planner, and uh you have me for the two next two items.

3:33

So we'll go through the docket, and if you remember, um staff brought the commission the the comprehensive plan docket back in January of this year, and at that time included 11 amendments.

3:47

Um the commission made a recommendations to council and council ultimately established the final docket with uh six amendments that are in your staff report.

3:59

Um the commission will discuss those amendments tonight and then provide any direction on those, which when which then will get incorporated into the uh 2024 major update when it gets um back the update it gets to the planning commission and then ultimately to the council.

4:21

So I'll just run through these um real quick.

4:25

The uh first amendment was adopt a major update of the 2024 comprehensive plan.

4:32

And uh so as you know the staff has been regularly updating the uh council and commission on uh goal and policy development, land use and zoning changes, and also middle housing compliance, and we will continue to do that until um you get the actual draft plan and then make a final recommendation on that to council.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Procedural████████13%
Grant Management███5%
Affordable Housing███4%
Public Safety██3%
Transportation Safety█2%
Public Works█2%
Summary of Proceedings

Shoreline Planning Commission Regular Meeting - August 1, 2024

On Thursday, August 1, 2024, the Shoreline Planning Commission met at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Chair Christopher Mosier presided. Commissioners present: Vice Chair Leslie Brinson, Bradley Cabe, Lauren Hadley, Mei-shiou Lin, Julie Povick. Commissioner Colt Fry was absent excused. Staff present: Andrew Bauer (Planning Director), Steve Szafran (Senior Planner), Julie Ainsworth-Taylor, Carla Hoekzema. The meeting covered the 2024 Comprehensive Plan amendments docket and miscellaneous development code amendments. The meeting adjourned at 7:39 p.m.

Consent Calendar

  • The agenda was approved as presented.
  • The minutes of the July 18, 2024 regular meeting were approved as presented.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Meghan Peterka (Ridgecrest neighborhood, Shoreline) commented on home occupation parking requirements. She applied for a business license as a massage therapist but was denied because her home lacked a two-car parking lot. She urged that parking requirements be reviewed case-by-case, considering the nature of the business and availability of on-street parking.

Discussion Items

(a) Discussion of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Amendments

Senior Planner Steve Szafran reviewed the six amendments proposed for the 2024 Comprehensive Plan major update:

  1. Adopt the major update of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan.
  2. Amend the Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Arts (PROSA) element.
  3. Change the land use map designation of the DNR-owned portion of the Fircrest Campus from Campus to Mixed Use 2 (staff recommendation).
  4. Add a policy requiring that residential streets with public ROW greater than 60 ft be considered for Green Streets (staff recommended against, citing existing policies and a planned street typology study in 2025).
  5. Revise Figure 7 (Existing Sidewalks) in the Transportation Element.
  6. Add a policy to work with regional partners to construct a shared bicycle/pedestrian bridge across N. 205th Street (SR 104) (staff recommended against, noting existing policies and the project being in the Transportation Improvement Program).

Commissioner Povick questioned why an explicit policy for the bridge crossing should not be added, suggesting it could help secure grant funding. Planning Director Bauer noted the TIP language references a crossing, not a bridge, and staff could craft policy aligned with the TIP. Some debate ensued about whether a policy would impact grant eligibility. Commissioner Lin asked about extra-wide rights-of-way (e.g., Firlands Street) and whether existing policies sufficiently address green streets. Staff reiterated that multiple policies already cover low-impact development and green street concepts, and a citywide street typology review is planned. Staff committed to bringing back revised language for Amendment 6.

(b) 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update - Miscellaneous Development Code Amendments

Mr. Szafran presented 14 miscellaneous amendments, including housekeeping, administrative fixes, and state-mandated changes:

  • Amendment 7: Allow two accessory dwelling units (ADUs) per lot, increase maximum size to 1,000 sq ft or 50% of primary residence, require one off-street parking space except within 0.5 mile of major transit stop (complying with HB 1337).
  • Amendment 9: Allow waiver of patron parking for home occupations if on-street parking is available along the parcel's street frontage or across the street.
  • Others: definitions, unit lot subdivisions, cleanup of outdated references, etc.

Vice Chair Brinson asked how the ADU code and middle housing code (HB 1110) would interact. Staff acknowledged uncertainty and promised to provide clarity when middle housing code is presented in September. Commissioner Cabe raised concerns about waiving parking across busy streets; staff noted site-specific safety evaluations would apply. Commissioner Lin asked about ADA parking for home occupations; staff confirmed it is not required for home businesses.

Key Outcomes

  • Staff will bring back revised language for Comprehensive Plan Amendment 6 (SR 104 crossing) for review with the draft plan in October.
  • For the development code amendments, staff will return with a more complete picture of how ADU regulations and middle housing code interact at the September meeting.
  • No formal votes were taken; the Commission provided direction for staff to incorporate into the 2024 Comprehensive Plan major update.

Meeting Transcript

Recording in progress. Good evening. Let's call the order the Thursday, August 1st, 2024, meeting of the Shoreline Planning Commission. Call to order, excuse me. Carla, can you do a roll, please? Yes, Vice Chair Brinson. Here. Commissioner K. Here. Commissioner Hadley. Present. Chair Mosier? Here. Commissioner Povey. Here. Thank you. Commissioner Lynn. Here. Thank you. And Commissioner Fry is absent with notice. Excellent. Thank you. Next is approval of the agenda. Any changes to our agenda this evening? No. Super. Next would be approval of our meeting minutes from July 18th, 2024. Any changes? No. Excellent. All right. Move along that and brings it to public comment. Do we have any signed up tonight, Carla? We do. We have one. I believe it's Megan Peterka. And if you would please say your name and the city of residence. Hello, my name is Megan Patrika, and I reside in the city of Shoreline in the neighborhood of Ridgecrest. And I'm making a comment about the miscellaneous development code amendments under home occupation that's going to be presented this evening by the planning and community development department. Earlier this year, I applied for a business license. And I would like to have a business in my home. And it was approved. So when they denied me earlier this year, I was surprised. This is neither ecologically or economically sound for me and probably for most businesses. So I am wanting to support the suggestion that depending on the occupation that is being done in the home, and depending on the availability of right-of-way parking in front of the home, that each application is reviewed depending on need, and that it be approved that if a business like myself, who has one client coming in to receive a massage for one hour or two, um, and then leaves um has a business license approved so that they can uh do business within their home. So thank you. Thank you very much. Um anybody else, Carla? That is all I have this evening. Excellent.

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