2020/10/14 Council Agenda Packet

ORDINANCE NO. 1 A -1 V WASHINGTON An Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map Designation for Housing Hope in the 3600 block of Grand and Norton Avenues, Amending Ordinance No. 2021-94, as amended, as part of the Annual Docket for 2020 WHEREAS, A. The property is currently designated Residential, Single -Family on the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and R-1, (single-family attached low -density residential) on the Zoning Map. Property along Norton Avenue is similarly designated in the vicinity of the request. To the north and east/southeast of the site, property is designated Residential, Multifamily and either R-3 or R-4 on the Zoning Map. B. The locational criteria for designation as Residential, Multifamily are set forth in Chapter Two, Land Use Element, Section V, and includes: 1. "... areas near public transit facilities or along transit corridors, near employment areas, or between higher intensity uses, such as commercial or industrial development to provide a buffer for single family neighborhoods. This designation is applied to areas that are not disruptive of existing single family neighborhoods and are already developed with a significant amount of multifamily housing." 2. "Multifamily areas are supported by a full range of public facilities and services, including transit, pedestrian and bicycle routes, utilities (water, sewer, stormwater), fire, and police. Areas designated for multifamily use will be located so as to avoid or minimize traffic impacts on single-family neighborhoods. Open space and public parks are generally available within walking distance to help meet the needs of the residents of multifamily developments." 3. "Building heights can range from townhouse development to taller apartment buildings. Multifamily development should be compatible with, and transition to adjacent single-family neighborhoods using design features to ensure compatibility." C. The criteria for amending the Comprehensive Plan are set forth in Chapter One, Introduction, VIII. Annual Amendment and Update of the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan, Section H. Factors to be considered include: 1. "...consistent with the existing policies of the various elements of the comprehensive plan..." 2. "Have circumstances related to the subject property and the area in which it is located changed sufficiently since the adoption of the Land Use Element...?" 3. "Are the assumptions upon which the land use designation of the subject property is based erroneous, or is new information available...that justify a change to the land use designation?"