2012/07/25 Council Agenda Packet

Mr. Gi en asked Mr. Peterson i e would like to hear back in .certain amount of time. Mr.j�eterson respo ded within the next tw weeks. I / 6:34:08 PM ' Item 2: Public Hearing and Recommendations on the Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Rezones for 2011/2012 annual update Chair Sosin read an introduction regarding the public hearing process and asked if any of the Commissioners knew of any conflicts or concerns with any of the matters before the Commission or any reason that should cause a member to avoid participating in the hearing. There was no response. Chair Sosin asked if there was any objection from the audience to any of the Commissioners participation on the docket items. There was no response. 6:35:55 PM Bob Larsen, City staff, distributed a comment letter from Sno Amish County regarding the Smith Island expansion. He also distributed a handout of the powerpoint 'resentation with a corrected slide. Mr. Larsen stated that the Firehouse Comprehensive Plan mendment and rezone is located at 12011 19th Ave SW. The request is to amend the Comprehensi - Plan designation from 1.6 (Multiple Family) to 4.1 (Neighborhood Business) and rezone from R-3 ( Itiple Family)to B-1 (Neighborhood Business). The objective is to convert the allowed use to office a • retail. The previous use was a fire station for Fire District#1. He presented a graphic of the site. r. Larsen asked if there were any questions. • 6:37:49 PM Commissioner Murphy asked if the structure had .Iways been used as a fire house. Mr. Larsen responded yes. Angela Larsh, Urban Concepts, i.09 Interlake Avenue North#148, Seattle,WA 98103, stated that she was representing the Applicant •ich Metzner who is the property owner. Mr. Metzner purchased the property from Fire District#1 en the property was sold as surplus. The property has been underutilized since the purchase. She f It that the property was uniquely located to serve the community as a neighborhood business. Th B-1 zone is preferred because it does provide a range of uses which is appropriate for the scale and ocation of the property. The zoning would also allow a residential component if they chose to do: mixed use project. She distributed photographs of fire stations that had been converted to the pe of use they have envisioned for the site. 6:40:36 PM Chair Sosin thanked Ms. Larsh for her omments. 6:41:07 PM Mr. Larsen continued with the sta presentation. Update existing Parks and Recre. ion Plan Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Parks has submitted a legislative draft of the changes at the Board of Parks Commissioners recommended for approval. The Warriner Comprehensive an amendment and rezone is located at 4629 Evergreen Way. The request is for an amendment o the Comprehensive Plan designation from 1.2 (Single Family)to 4.4 (Mixed Use Commercial) and : rezone from R-1 (Single Family)to E-1 MUO (Mixed Use/Office). The Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 2 March 6, 2012