2019/04/03 Council Agenda Packet

J. Conditional Use Permit. **The A 1.zone implementing aa.Land Use designation shall only be applied to the A a zoned aro west of Lowell Lorimer Road. B. ZONING CODE TEXT Some of the policies contained in the Land Use Element will Fequire revisions to the zoning cede-if the city is to r alize the desired future land use pattern for the city. The Official Zoning Map is part of the zoning code and will be amended to bring the zoning classifications into consistency with the land use designations of the Land Use the zoning&ode should be amended as needed to promote the desired land use pattern. Zoning code standards should also be reevaluated from time to time and adjusted if the City finds it necessaFyto be more assertive or proactive+n realizing its land use goals. Policies of the Housing Element or Urban Design/Historic Preservation Element may require the revision of zoning code standards to promote other objectives of thc plan. Each potential code revision must be carefully evaluated to ensure that the change suggested for implementing the policies of one element do not conflict with the objectives of another element. If-conflicts cannot be avoided,the is necessary to eliminate the conflict. Zoning code standards and map revisions are one method for the City to implement the recommendations of the Land Use Element. There are a variety of potential zoning code revisions that should be considered. Potential zoning code revisions include: • revision of development standards • revision of permitted uses within zones • requirements for mixed uses in commercial developments • design incentives in return for higher housing densities mandato...design review for a certain type or size of development • transfer of development rights • rezoning,interim zoning,interim development regulations,master plans,overlay zones • minimum densities as well as maximum densities • maximum lot sizes as w- - --•- - - - - - • consolidation of existing zones or creation of new zones • revision to review processes C. Subdivision Codc should be evaluated regularly to keep it consistent with the policies of the Land Use Element. Potential changes D. SEPA Ordinance The State Environmental Policy Act-(SEPA)and the City's SEPA ordinance require that development proposals over a minimum threshold size be evaluated for potential adverse impacts to the environment. Mitigation measures,or conditions of approval may be placed upon specific developments so long as the level-ef mitigation required does not exceed the level of impact created by the project and the conditions of mitigation are based goals and policies of the Land Use Element as well as other elements of the comprehensive plan. in certain instances,rev ens to-the zoning or subdivision codes will not adequately implement the goals of and policies of the comprehensive plan. The City must use a systematic,consistent method to determine how the cumulative environmental impacts of development proposals are going-to be mitigated through SEPA,or another mitigation process,so it does not miss opportunities to implement the comprehensive plan. LAND USE ELEMENT,2019 Amendment 57 Exhibit 1 -Page 57 123