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City of Yelm
105 Yelm Avenue West
POBox 479
Yelm, Washington 98597
(206) 458-3244
NJI'ICE OF MEETIN; CAOCELLATION
CITY OF YEIM PLANNING <XH1ISSION MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1994, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
***NJI'ICE*** The Regular Meeting of the Yelm Planning Corrmission scheduled
for Monday, December 19, 1994 has been cancelled due to lack of business.
Please contact Sr~lly Badger at 458-8405 if you have any questions or would
like to discuss a future agenda item.
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MINU'IES
SPECIAL WORKSESSION OF '!HE YEIM PLANNING <XM1ISSION
YEIM a:MPREHENSIVE PLAN AND JOINT PLAN WI'IH 'lHURS'ION caJNTY
AND DRAFl' ENVIRON1ENI'AL IMPACT STATEMENI'
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1994, 4:00 PM, YEIM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The worksession of the Yelm Planning Commission was opened by Vice-Chair Joe
Huddleston at 4:05 PM. The worksession purpose was to discuss the December
7, 1994 Public Hearing testimony and written comments on the Yelm
Comprehensive Plan and Joint Plan with Thurston County and accompanying
Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Planning Commission members present: Tom Gorman, Joe Huddleston, Pat
Fetterly, Glenn Blando, Buffie Clark, Ed pitts and Tom Cundy. E.J. Curry,
representing the Thurston County Planning Commission, Jackie Kettman,
Thurston County Advance Planning Staff, Shelly Badger, Gene Borges and Ken
Garmann, City Staff were also on hand for the meeting. Rodney Orosko,
Nisqually Valley News, sat in for a portion of the worksession.
City staff explained to the Commission that they were to discuss each public
comment (both written and verbal testimony) and make a recommendation to the
Thurston County Planning Commission sub-committee on any proposed changes to
the Plan. Follows is a list of both verbal and written testimony and any
proposed changes suggested by the Yelm Planning Commission:
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Tim Abbey, verbal testimony: Land use designations along Bridge Road,
requested change from R-6/R-4 to R-1 and on the north side of West Road from
R-6 single-family to multi-family.
After discussion regarding Growth Management Hearings decisions against
1-acre zoning in urban growth areas and the fact that city sewer lines
are sized for single-family along West Road, not multi-family, the
CCMMISSION RECCM'1ENDED NO CHANGES.
Eric Anderson, written testimony: Requested multi-family zoning designation
on the north side of West Road.
See above.
Friends of the Yelm Library (written testimony), Timberland Regional Library
(written testimony), Yelm Library Board (written testimony) and Dean Hooper
(verbal testimony): All testimony asked that library expansion needs and
co-location with future city facilities be mentioned in the Capital
Facilities Plan.
Planning Commission recommended that the CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
(PUBLIC FACILITIES PAGE) BE REVISED to include a statement supporting
library facilities and that they may be considered in the purchase of
land for a municipal complex.
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John Huddleston/Yelm Chamber of Corrmerce/South Thurston County Chamber of
Commerce: Verbal testimony regarding absorption rates in the plan (that
they are optimistic from historical trends) and that land capacity may
exceed market demand, sufficiency of land area designated for commercial
uses, residentlal densities and the need for public facility planning beyond
the 20-year plan.
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Planning Commission RECCMMENDED NO CHANGES TO THE PLAN IN CCMMERCIAL
LAND USE DESIGNATIONS AND NO CHANGES TO THE ABSORPTION RA'IES IN THE
PLAN.
Gail Cane: Verbal and written testimony regarding questions on the
wastewater reuse pilot project.
Staff (Gene Borges and Shelly Badger) explained that they have met with
Ms. Cane and provided her with copies of the Sewer Comprehensive Plan
and Scope of Work for the wastewater reuse pilot project. Also that
the Yelm Comprehensive Plan and Draft EIS provide the planning
framework for further environmental technical studies. Planning
Commission RECOMMENDED NO CHANGES IN THE PLAN.
Jackie Miller: Verbal testimony supporting the Nisqually Pines I exclusion
from the Urban Growth Boundary. Also asked that wildlife habitat protection
be expanded in the open space ordinance and policies.
Shelly Badger explained that wildlife habitats are identified in the
open space ordinance as possible open space. Planning Commission
RECCMMENDED NO CHANGES IN THE PLAN.
Puget Power: Written testimony requesting changes
Development and Siting Essential Facilities chapters.
Puget Power's request for changes was discussed and
PLANNIN::; CG1MISSION RECOMMENDED CHANGES AS PER
DECEMBER 6, 1994 FRCM LARRY KARR, PUGET POWER.
in the Economic
deemed appropriate.
THE LETTER DA'IED
Schorno Agri-Business: Written testimony (October 10, 1994) requesting that
property east of the Centralia Power Canal along the Nisqually River be
included in the Urban Growth Boundary.
Planning Commission agreed that the area should remain outside of the
Urban Growth Boundary along with the Nisqually Pines. However, if the
Pines were to become part of the Urban Growth Boundary, this area
should be included. NO CHANGES WERE RECCMMENDED IN THE PLAN AND
COMMISSION MEMBERS RE-AFFIRMED THEIR STATEMENT THAT THE NORTH SUB-AREA
SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FRCM THE URBAN GRcwrn BOUNDARY.
United Citizens Betterment Organization: Written testimony regarding the
Housing Chapter and designation of land use along Railway and Canal.
Planning Commission RECCMMENDED A CHANGE 'ill INCLUDE LANGUAGE REGARDING
MEETING THE NEEDS FOR HOMELESS PERSONS AND VACAN::-Y RA'IES FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. HavEVER, DID NOT RECCMMEND A CHANGE IN THE LAND USE
DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY AT RAILWAY AND CANAL FRCM INDUSTRIAL 'ill
SINGLE-FAMILY.
Nancy Weidinger: Verbal testimony on the location of the Y-2 corridor and
its environmental impacts. Strongly opposed it on her property.
Staff explained that the Y-2 Corridor Study slated for 1995 would
address the specific location and all environmental impacts. The
Comprehensive Plan provides the framework for the technical study. NO
RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE PLAN.
Freda Willoughby: Written testimony regarding affordable housing for senior
citizens within the downtown core.
NO RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE PLAN.
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Yelm Parks Advisory Committee: Written testimony requesting adjustments to
the Capital Facilites Plan for parks development.
PLANNING CCMMISSION RECCMMENDED THAT THE CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN BE
AMENDED AS PER THE PARKS ADVISORY CCMMITTEE' REQUEST.
Commission members were infonned that the regular meeting scheduled for
Monday, December 19, 1994 has been cancelled due to a lack of business.
With no further worksession discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 5 :40
PM.
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City Administrator/Pltning Department
Tom Gorman
Chair, Yelm Planning Commission
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City of Yelm Planning Commission!
Thurston County Planning Commission
loint Public Hearing
Wednesday, December 7, 1994 - 7 00 p m
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1. Call to Order/Introductions
The meetmg was called to order at 7.00 p m by City of Yelm Planmng CommIsSIOn ChaIr Joe
Huddleston. Members of the Planning Commissions and staff mtroduced themselves
City of Yelm Planning Commissioners present: Glenn Blando, Buffie Clark,
Joe Huddleston, Roberta Longmire, Ed PIttS and Adam RIvas
Thurston County Planning Commissioners present: Dorn Barr (7 15 pm),
Bob Bower, Tom Cole, E J Curry, Carolyn Dobbs,
Bob James, Pat Schoelkopf, and Frank SWlnkey (7 10 pm)
Thurston County Planning Commissioner absent:
Charles Sadler
City of Yelm Staff present:
Sandy Maclae
Doreen Milward
Shelly Badger
Gene Borges
Thurston County Staff present:
J aclae Kettman
Connne Tobeck
ChaIr Huddleston briefed the audience concerning the purposes of the Growth Management
Act, and noted that, like all other jurisdictIOns in Washington state, the City of Yelm must
comply with its requirements Growth Management is of particular importance to the CIty of
Yelm because its populatIOn IS expected to grow by 400 % over the next 20 years
2. Summary of Plan and Environmental Documents
Sandy Maclae, Consultant to the City of Yelm, has assisted III developmg the CIty'S Draft
ComprehensIve Plan He welcomed this opportunity for the publIc to share theIr comments and
concerns related to the Draft Joint Plan. After those comments have been receIved, the
Planmng CommIssions will particIpate in joint discussions of the Draft Plan, consIder both the
oral and wntten testimony that has been received, and hopefully will reach agreement on the
recommendatIOns wIthin the Draft ComprehensIve Plan
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Mr Mackie advIsed that, folloWIng action by the Planning Commissions, the Draft Plan wIll
move forward soon to the next phase in Its adoptIon process, that being a JOInt Hearing before
the Yelm City CouncIl and Board of Thurston County CommissIOners The City is responsible
for adoptIng those portIons of the Comprehensive Plan which address the areas Inside the City
Thurston County has authonty over areas outsIde the CIty, but wltlun the County
City of Yelm Planning Commission/
Thurston County Planning Commission
He provided a brief overview of the components of the ComprehensIve Plan and higWighted
the areas wluch are of partIcular concern to the resIdents of Yelm The CapItal FacIlItIes Plan
serves as a means of determimng whether or not Yelm can afford to pay for the City It wants
to become The community or Yelm has identified the aquifer as its pnmary concern, and has
Implemented strong policies to protect the aquifer and environmentally sensItive areas A
recommendation to remove the Yelm Creek from the Shorelines Register will be made to the
Department of Ecology It is very important for the CIty to put in place development
regulatIOns wluch will ensure that Yelm remaInS a quality city
3. Public Hearing
ChaIr Huddleston opened the Hearing to public testimony at 7.23 P m
John Huddleston, POBox 1206, Yelm (South District), Washington, has been a resident of
Yelm for 18 years, currently serves as President of the South Thurston County Chamber of
Commerce and Treasurer of the Yelm Chamber of Commerce, and has been involved in
construction and residentIal development within the Yelm area Speaking on behalf of the
Thurston County Southwest Chamber and Yelm Chamber, he gave overall support to the
ComprehensIve Plan, felt that it was well thought out, and that a great deal of tIme, effort and
commumty Input had gone into the document. Mr Huddleston's concerns
1 AbsorptIon rates and development issues for land use have been stated ill excess of what
IS expected In Yelm's future [for example, a 400% increase in populatIon] Yelm's
capacity does not translate to this market demand. Capacity does not necessanly mean
that the antIcIpated demand will be met as outlined in the Plan
2 Properties that are currently zoned Residential may be converted to CommercIal uses In
future Additional CommercIal property IS needed along the State hIghway
3 R-5 and R-4 zoning is becoming mIsnomer WIth increased requIrements for open space,
road WIdth, etc It is difficult to aclueve 3-1/4 or 3-1/2 denSItIes Backyards are beIng
replaced by stormwater ponds. Planmng for infrastructure should look at a longer
horIZon [30 years] -- allows for lower costs and better deSIgned system
Mr Huddleston supports the current proposed Y-3 corndor as an alternatIve transportatIOn
route, because It serves ReSIdentIal and larger Commercial areas willIe proVIdIng for more
reasonable routes In/out of Yelm
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Wednesday, December 7, 1994
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Mr MackIe advIsed that wntten comments wIll be accepted by the Planmng CommIssIon
concerrnng the ComprehensIve Plan through tlus evernng's Hearing, and wntten comments
concerrnng the EIS will be accepted through December 22, 1994.
Nancy WeIdmger, POBox 1384, 11025 Vancil Road Southeast, Yelm (South DIstrict),
Waslnngton, stated that the Y -2 will take one-half of her property at the bottom of the ridge,
which she does not want to lose She asked whether the arterial around Yelm is supposed to
be 4 lanes wide.
Mr Mackie advIsed that the property would be acqUIred by emment domain proceedmgs The
potentIal for Y-2 wIll bnng the lughway all the way to Y-3. The chOices are bemg made
through the RegIOnal Transportation Plan (RTP) A 2-lane highway cna be accomplished wIth
a 60 foot nght-of-way, while a 4-lane hIghway requires 80 feet. Accordmg to the RTP, a 60
to 80 foot nght-of-way is most likely.
Ms WeIdinger stated that her property IS on a plateau winch is very drastIcally sloped, and her
property lies 50 feet below the top of the hill Naturally, all surface waters flow toward the
bottom of the ridge At one time, the wetlands along the ridge of Henderson Hill were called
Oak RIdge She was concerned about environmental issues relatIng to her property and
wondered how oil, antIfreeze, etc , in the runoff could be justified Wells are 50-58 feet deep
Senous consIderatIOn must be given to pollution and water qualIty in tins area If Y -2 will be
Implemented.
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Ms WeIdinger IS pleased with what has been accomplished, and has a letter from the County
statmg no more than 2 urnts/acre will be allowed m the area due to the soils Her greatest
concern as the possibility of losmg her property.
Dean Hooper, 18946 Cook Road, Yelm, Washington, has attended most of the planning
seSSIOns He complImented the CIty staff for the data received Mr Hooper's concerns
1 People come to commurntIes for access to work and schools Recently, bonds and levIes
for schools have faIled twice
2 The Timberlme Library needs to grow to meet the community's needs Users of the
library must not be excluded When lookIng forward over the next few years, we
recognize that Yelm IS competing wIth other commurnties and that people do have a
chOice of where to go
The well-documented Plan should not lose site of the big questions [How to get more people
mvolved, Need to look at sewers/roads to determine whether the cultural level (schools,
libranes, etc.) are funded]. If Yelm does not people's needs, they will choose to locate
elsewhere
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Gall Cane, 11538 Snowcap Lane, Rainier (Southwest Section), Washington, was concerned
about the method of sewage dIsposal and asked why it has not been addressed WIth a specIfic
plan She mentIOned a pilot program and asked why It had never been defined She wondered
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m what ways It dIffered from other sewage programs. She felt that it dId not make sense for
the commumty to comment on, much less support, a Plan when nothing specific was known
U ntll the financIal! environmental costs of dIsposing sewage through ground apphcahon are
made known, the EIS is incomplete and should not be approved. Ms Cane referred to her
attached WrItten statement dated November 22, 1994, and requested that her comments and
questIOns, and their responses be included in the EIS.
Jackie Miller, P. 0 Box 1169, Yelm (North Section), Washington, is a 10-year resident, and
appreciates the work done on the Plan, by Yelm staff and Planning CommIssIOners She
appreciates the fact that the North Area has been deleted from the Planning Area Nisqually
Pines reSIdents can maintain their own viabilIty and are Willlllg to work wIthin the Cnhcal
Areas Ordinance as required The Comprehensive Plan does not adequately meet the
reqUIrements for wildlIfe protection and open space habitat. The Plan encourages developers
to spend addItional dollars to add more houses rather than preserve greenery around the lots
Adequate corndors for the preservation of wildlife must be maintained Suggest addmg to the
Plan a category, Wildlife Habitat, as well as an environmentallllterpretahon which expands
upon that definition.
Tim Abby, 9434 Bridge Road, Yelm (East Section), Yelm, Washington, commented about the
zomng along Bndge Road at the south end of the canal The vast maJonty of that area (to
McKenna) has been zoned as I-acre lots. The future use of this area has been desIgnated as
R-4 and/or R-6. Suggest transIhonal zoning of 1/1 would be more III the best interests of
everyone than current zone, 1/5 Without a large voter turnout, it seems unlikely that sewers
would be lllstalled in the area The north side of West Road near the Yelm Motel has been
deSIgnated a Residential zone, while the southwest end of the road has been deSIgnated
CommercIal wIth a StrIp of 6 parcels designated Multi-Family Tlus area would lend Itself well
to Mulh-Family
ChaIrman Huddleston suggested that Mr Abby consider submithng a request for rezone
There belllg no further comment, Chair Huddleston closed the Hearmg to publIc testimony at
7 56 p m
[The Joint Commissions recessed from 7:56 to 8:05 p.m.]
5. .Toint W orksession
Members of both Planning Commissions shared their observahons and concerns about the Draft
Jomt Plan
ChaIr Huddleston commended Mr Maclae and the Yelm staff for the hours dedIcated to the
development of the Plan He thanked the speakers for their input.
Mr RIvas thanked Mr Hooper (the only person who had attended all of the public meetings)
for lus attendance and participation.
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Staff was dIrected to add to the Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) the Library ExpansIOn and to
reVIsIt the Nisqually Pines area
Ms Kettman advIsed that, at its next Worksession, the Thurston County Planning CommIssIon
will address the Issue of the dIscrepancy in acreage. The EIS pilot project has yet to be
completed She dtstributed copies of written testimony which was recently received.
6. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 8:58 p.m.
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The following table lists both verbal and wntten testimony by tOpIC, and qIstinguishes
City-only topics from Clty-and-County-UGA tOpICS to aid Thurston COU1~ty Planning
Commission review of the testimony. .
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Abbey J Tim Land use designations .
(verbal testimony) . Along Bridge Road X
. Along West Road ? X
Anderson I Eric Land use designation along West Road X
Friends of the Yelm Library expansion in the CapItal X
.-!-ibrary Facilties Plan
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-Aooper J Dean Y elm's Cultural faciltties, the X
(verbal testimony) library ; public involvement
Huddleston, . Absorbtion rates; land capacity
JohnJYelm Chamber may exceed market demand X
of Commerce/South . SuffiCIency of land area
Thurston County designated for (X)mmerclal uses X
Chamber of . Residential densities X
Commerce (verbal . Public facllity planning X
testimony)
Kain, Gail . Questions about sewerage X
(verbal testImony) planning/pilot project and the
EIS
MiJJer, JackIe . Nisqual1y Pines X
(verbal testimony) . Wildl1fe habitat protectIon
provisions X
Puget Power . Yelm's need tor power facilities X
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, Business Ccntralia Power Canal
Timberland Regional Library expansion needs and co- X
Library location WIth other CIty facilities
Umtcd CitIzens ,. Housing needs of the homeless X
Betterment . Land use designatlOn at Railway
Organization Road at Canal Road X
. DIscussion of vacancy rates III
the Housmg Chapter X
Weidinger, Nancy Y -2 Corridor, mcluding its location X
(verbal testimony) and environmental Impacts
Willoughby, Freda Affordable housmg for semor citizens X
within the downtown core
Ye]m LIbrary Board Library facility needs in thc CapItal X
Facihtles Plan ()
Yelm Parks Advisory Adjustments to CapItal Faclltlcs Plan X
COlmnittee for parks development
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PUBLIC NOTICE
SPECIAL WORK SESSION
YELM PLANNING
COMMISSION MEETING
The Yelm Planning Commission has scheduled a work session for
Monday, December 12, at 4:00 in Council Chambers at Yelm City Hall.
The work session topic is to discuss public hearing comments and
testimony on the Yelm Comprehensive Plan and Joint Plan with
Thurston County. All interested individuals are invited to attend.
Please contact Shelly Badger (206) 458-8405 with questions
concerning this work session.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
SPECIAL WORK SESSION
YELM PLANNING
COMMISSION MEETING
The Yelm Plaming Commission i.
has scheduled a work session for ,
Monday December 12, at 4'00 .
p.m. in Council Chambers at Yelm
City Hall. The wor\( session topic is
to discuss public hearing comments
and testimony on 1I1e Yelm Compre-
hensive Plan and Joint Plant with
Thurston County All interested in-
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Please coniact Shelly Badger
(206) 458.8405 with questions
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NJI'ICE OF MEETING CAOCELLATION
CITY OF YEIM PLANNING CCMtlISSION MEETIN;
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1994, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
***NOTICE*** The Regular Meeting of the Yelm Planning Commission scheduled
for Monday, December 5, 1994 has been cancelled due to lack of business.
Please contact Shelly Badger at 458-8405 if you have any questions or would
like to discuss a future agenda item.
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NEXT REGUIAR MEETING DATE: MaIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1994, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
YEIM CITY HALL CQlJOCIL OIAMBERS
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YEIM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STATUS
Copies of the Draft Yelm Comprehensive Plan and Joint Plan with Thurston
County and Draft Environmental Impact Statement are available at Yelm
City Hall. The Joint Public Hearing of the Yelm and Thurston County
Planning Commissions will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 1994,
beginning at 7: 00 PM at the UCBO Building, 624 Crystal Springs St. NW.
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Agenda Item/
Motion No
94-62
94-63
94-64
YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 The meetmg was called to order at 4 04 P m by chair Tom Gorman
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Members present Tom Gorman, Joe Huddleston, Roberta Longmire,
E J Curry, Tom Gorman, Buffie Clark, and Ed Pitts
Members not in attendance George Knight, Glenn Blando, Pat
Fetterly and Adam Rivas
Guests Tom Skillings, Skillings - Connelly, and Martha Parsons
Staff Shelly Badger and Ken Garmann
Approval of the minutes
MOTION BY BUFFIE CLARK, SECONDED BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE,
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 7, 1994 WITH
CORRECTIONS AND CHANGES AS NOTED. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY JOE HUDDLESTON, SECONDED BY BUFFIE CLARK TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER J 17, 1994 WITH
ADDITIONS AS PROVIDED. MOTION CARRIED.
Public Hearing Proposed Setback Variance For Expansion To
Commercial Building At 412 Yelm Avenue E., AKA Village Rental.
The decision to approve or disapprove the proposed setback variance
request had been postponed from the November 17, 1994 meeting
until a legal opinion could be obtained from the city attorney
Tom Cundy excused himself from the room during the hearing
process
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MOTION BY BUFFIE CLARK, SECONDED BY JOE HUDDLESTON TO
DENY THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SETBACK
VARIANCE FOR EXPANSION TO COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT 412
YELM AVENUE E., AKA VILLAGE RENTAL. MOTION CARRIED.
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Update by Shelly Badger, reminding everyone of upcoming meetings
December 7, 1994, 7 00 P m at the UCBO, with a work session
following,
December 12, 1994, 4 00 p m to 6 00 pm, Special Meeting
December 14, 1994, Thurston County Planning Commission meeting
4 Work Session Yelm Development Standards
Tom Skillings, discussed alternate road sections, altercate road side
swales and storm drainage manual with the planning commission
members
Planning commission members are reminded that there will be another
work session at 4 00 p m on Wednesday, December 28, 1994
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Respectfully submitted,
Kris Taylor
Secretary
Tom Gorman, Chairman
Planning Commission
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'AGENDA
CITY OF YEIM PLANNING CCM1ISSION MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 199~, 4:00 - '6:00 'PM
YEIM CITY HALL ~IL OfAMBERS, 105 YEIM ,AVE. W
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, Approval of Minutes: November 7, 1994
& October 1,7, 1994 (last two paragraphs only).
2. Village Rental variance request decision (postponed from November
7, 1994 meeting pending legal opinion).
3. Update on Yelm Comprehensive PlanjThurstonGounty Joint Plan progress.
*Yelm Planning Commission'>member to attend December .14 Thurs'ton County
Planning Commission worksession??
4. WORKSE$SION: Yelm Development Standards - (PLEASE BRING NOTEBOOK)
5 . Other
6. AdjoUrn'
ENC;:LOSURES ARE AVAILABLE TO NON-CCMMISSION'MEMBERS UPON REQUEST
The City of Yelm is an EEO Employer and complies with the ADA in all
progEams., service:::; and activities
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IF YOU NEED SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS 'IO ATrEND OR PARTICIPATE :J;N THIS'
MEET+NG, PLEASECON'!ACT AGNES COLCMBO; CITY CLERK, AT 458-8404.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING DATE: MCl'IDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1994, 4: 00 -'- 6: 00 PM
YEIM CITY HALL caJNCIL OIAMBERS
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NJl'E: SPECIAL MEETING QF '!HE YEIM PI..ANN:rK; (XM\{[SSION
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1994, 4:00 - 6:00, PM
(X)NI'INUED WORKSESSION ON DEVEIDPMENTSTANDARDs '
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YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 The meeting was called to order at 4 00 p m by chair Tom Gorman
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Members present. Tom Cundy, Joe Huddleston, Adam Rivas, Robert
Longmire, Glenn Blando, E J Curry, Tom Gorman, Pat Fetterly, and
Buffie Clark
Members not in C!ttendance Ed Pitts and George Knight
Guests Douglas Kaukl, attorney for J Z Knight, and Martha Parsons
Staff Shelly Badger, Ken Garmann and Ty Peterson
Approval of the minutes
MOTION BY , SECONDED BY E.J. CURRY, TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 17, 1994 WITH
CORRECTIONS AND CHANGES SUBJECT TO THE ADDITION TO THE
MINUTES ON THE UPDATE ON THE YELM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
AND UPDATE ON THE SOUTHWEST YELM CONCEPTUAL MASTER
PLAN DECISION. MOTION CARRIED.
Tv Petersen stated that under item 6 , he had an announcement he'd
like to make at the end of the meeting
Chair Tom Gorman closed the regular session and opened the hearing
at 4 05 p m
Public Hearina. Proposed Setback Variance For Expansion To
Commercial Buildina At 412 Yelm Avenue E.. AKA Village Rental.
Tv Petersen gave the staff report, stating that the City received an
application for a variance from the Commercial C-1 side yard setback
requirements The proposal to construct a 2,640 sq ft addition to
the existing building located at 412 Yelm Avenue, known as Village
Rental In this particular zone C-1 Commercial Zone, the Yelm zoning
ordinance requires a 10 foot side yard setback The existing bUilding
is located 5 feet from the west side property line The variance may
have been granted for some reason in the past, however he was
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unable to locate records of this The property has an existing access
off Yelm Avenue and is flat in topography Ty went on to say that he
was informed by Mr Gene Borges that he believes that the original
building was constructed prior to the eXisting ordinance so may not
have even been required to have a variance at that time and the city
has no record of a variance on file
Ty wanted to point out that, as defined by the City of Yelm in
accordance with state law, the variance is for the modification of size,
dimension, or design requirements in situations where unusual
physical conditions of the property, such as shape or topography,
make it impossible or unduly difficult to meet requirements of the
zoning district or other city standards The power to give the variance
is limited to the minimum change necessary to overcome the
Inequality Inherent to the property Variances may be granted only
when the following specific circumstances exist
1 The change must not constitute a rezone It must not be for a use
not permitted in the zone (The request meets this requirement It is
not requesting a use that IS not permitted)
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2 Special physical conditions must exist on the property which
makes ordinary standards or requirements impossible to meet, or
which would cause an undue hardship (The request does not meet
this requirement There are no physical limitations due to the general
character of the property itself)
3 The special conditions peculiar to the property must not result
from actions of the applicant (No peculiar conditions or limItations
are apparent on the property)
4 The variance must not confer a special privilege that is denied to
other property owners in the same zone (Ty believes that a variance
in this case would do this Other properties in this zone must meet
the required 10 foot setback requirement)
Based on these findings, the City Planning Department recommends
that the planning commission not recommend approval of the variance
request to the City Council
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Tom Cundv, a planning commission member, who is also the
representative for the applicant, Village Rental, pointed out to the
commissIon that as far as No 2 regarding "undue hardship," the
building exists now as it did when it was constructed in approximately
1980, he wonders if a "grandfather" type situation exists here The
same conditions existed when the first addition was added to the
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building in 1990 or 1991 Referring to No 3, Mr Cundy restated that
"special conditions peculiar to the property must not result from
actions of the applicant" He stated at the time the additions were
made, he worked closely with Gene Borges, so wonders If the "special
conditions" of the property are the result of his action or the city's
action in allowing them to make the additions In the first place and
how the grandfather clause would enter into this As far as "special
privilege", he feels that he's requesting a variance to conform the
building to what has been done in the past twice
Tom Gorman asked if the commission had any questions for Mr
Cundy
The public heanng was closed at 4 17 p m
Mr. Cundy excused himself from the meeting at this time
Pat Fetterly stated she felt that since the city has allowed him to do
it in the past, it shouldn't stop him now
Joe Huddleston wondered if there might not be a violation of the law
if a variance is granted
Ty Petersen replied that a variance cannot benefit a property owner
or a proposal It can only correct an existing deficiency in the land
that makes the general requirements impossible
Shelly Badqer added that a variance is typically meant for land that
has unique topography, i e, a slope, making it impossible to add to the
bUilding, that would be a condition of the land that made this addition
impossible
E.J. Curry stated that Thurston County got a definition that property
included building, not just the physical land and in that case, in order
to make design requirements, the variance is legal
Tom Gorman commented that this is a quasi-judicial process and thiS
process would become meaningless if exceptions are made He added
that he feels it would be appropriate to get an opinion from Sandy
Mackey regarding the options
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Roberta Lonamire asked if the last time the city approved the addition
it was violating the state law
Shellv Badger stated that may have occurred unknowingly It is not
known what the setback requirements were at that time Shelly also
stated that cities that grant a lot of variances also are involved in a lot
of litigation, but from all she has heard, If variances are granted, It
should only be because of the condition of the land
Tom Gorman stated that the commission has to be able to support the
commission's recommendation to the city council He went on to say
that this is not a question of merit, but are there findings of fact that
support this if it is ever contested He cautioned that care should be
taken as to not set a precedent
Tv Petersen commented that if the commission does not want to
enforce It, the ordinance should be changed regarding this matter
Glenn Blando asked if Randy Paigen wasn't granted a variance on the
west side of his building
Tv Petersen responded that a variance was granted because of the
narrowness of the lot If it had not been granted, you couldn't put
any kind of economically feasible building there
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MOTION TO POSTPONE THE DECISION TO APPROVE OR
DISAPPROVE THE VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE COMMISSION TO GET
A LEGAL OPINION WAS MADE BY JOE HUDDLESTON, SECONDED
BY GLENN BLANDO. THREE ABSTENTIONS. MOTION DIED FOR
LACK OF APPROVAL.
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MOTION BY PAT FETTERLY TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE. FOUR IN
FAVOR OF APPROVAL FOUR IN FAVOR, THREE AGAINST.
MOTION DEFEATED.
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MOTION BY E.J CURRY, SECONDED BY TOM HUDDLESTON TO
POSTPONE THE DECISION FOR PROPOSED SETBACK VARIANCE
FOR EXPANSION TO COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT 412 YELM
AVENUE E., AKA VILLAGE RENTAL UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A LEGAL
OPINION IS RECEIVED ON LEGALITY OF GRANTING A VARIANCE
AND THE DEFINITION OF "PROPERTY, I.E., DOES IT INCLUDE THE
BUILDING." SIX IN FAVOR, TWO ABSTENTIONS. MOTION
CARRIED.
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Tom Cundy rejoined the meeting, and was advised that the decision
regarding his proposal has been postponed until the next meeting of
the planning commission
E.J. Curry excused herself from the meeting at 4 40 p m
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Briefing on the Comprehensive Plan. Chanqes after Thurston County
staff review, and set hearinq and work session dates
Shelly Badger distributed copies of the complete updated version of
the Comprehensive Plan Since the draft was made available City of
Yelm staff and Thurston County staff have been meeting to go over
the plan The county had some concerns about the plan, the main
one being that they felt that the Urban Growth Boundary was too big
There has been a Yelm City staff recommendation to remove the north
sub-area If the City of Yelm includes all that area in the Urban
Growth Boundary, the city will be subject to developing a shoreline
program for those areas along the Nisqually River The county
already has a shoreline program in place for those areas along the
Nisqually River, they have all the controls in place, they have been
working with the agencies, the tribe, etc and at this point she stated
she felt it should be kept this way The Environmental Impact
Statement that will come out in draft form this week shows the
advantages of taking it out and what the city needs to do if it is left
in There is still some concern by county staff that this boundary is
too big
Tom Gorman asked if the county was concerned about the area
Shelly responded that it was mostly concern from the tribe The city
received a long letter from the tribe during the comment period on the
Environmental Impact Statement They were concerned that would
be In the future city limits of Yelm which concerned them that there
would be dense development because the Urban Growth Boundary is
supposed to be more dense
Shelly Badger went on to add that there is still concern that the
southern boundary may be too far south and that the area north of
93rd may be too far out
Tom Gorman asked if the concern was just because it was too big an
area or IS it specific geographies or that it contains too many acres
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Shelly Badger responded that part of the concern is due to recent
decisions of the Growth Management Hearings Board for the State of
Washington
Tom Gorman asked who makes the final decision, the county or city
Shelly responded that it is a joint decision The way the calendar is
structured the city adopts it first, then county adoption If the city
adopts the plan and county does not, we can request that the State
(Dept of Community Development) step in and try to help resolve the
differences If It cannot be resolved at that level, then it goes to the
Growth Management Hearings Board, which is composed of three
people from the southwest regional hearings board
Shelly Badger went on to add that a public hearing IS set for this
matter on December 7, 1 994
Tom Gorman asked if the county zoning of 1 per 5 would remain for
the north sub-area if removed from the urban growth boundary
Shelly responded that the existing platted property would be buildable
but for new divisions of land, the county would have to determine the
zone for this
Robert Lonamire asked if the county indicated that they would like to
have straighter lines for the boundary Ty stated that there has been
recent finding by the Supreme Court and it was brought up at the
Boundary Review Board Hearing that said that there is no particular
reason why cities or counties should require straight lines, there is no
justification for why a straight line is better than a non-straight line
and that the logical boundary could constitute anything Shelly added
that in some cases the boundary line follows property lines, the canal,
a ridge line, etc She also stated that by dropping this area from the
Urban Growth Boundary it would only decrease the estimated
population growth by approximately 50 people and they would be
allocated to other sub-areas within the Urban Growth Boundary
Planning Commission members stressed the importance of moving the
plan ahead up to the boundary as revised (removing the north sub-
area to the hearing on December 7
Shelly Badaer advised that there will be a public hearing on December
7, 1994 at the UCBO in their new multi-purpose room The hearing
will begin at 7 00 p m
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On December 12, 1994 at 4 00 p m there will be a Yelm Planning
Commission work session to discuss public hearing testimony and to
review any proposed changes to the draft plan The Yelm Planning
Commission cannot take action until at least January 10, 1995
because the final Environmental Impact Statement is issued January
3, 1995 and you can't take action until seven days after that
Shellev Badger wanted to advise the commission regarding an article
which appeared in the Olvmpian, regarding the Yelm Comprehensive
Plan and what transpired before the article was wntten was that she
wrote a letter to the Thurston County Commission chair because the
Yelm Commission's schedule was falling behind and based on the
meetings of staff it appeared it was becoming more behind We
requested that the county work a schedule that our comprehensive
plan be adopted by the end of February which would allow us to apply
for grants for our Wastewater Reuse Project The county advised that
if the request was granted, it would delay the work on the plans for
Rainier, Tumwater and Thurston County's own plan The way it was
reported was unfortunate because it looked like It was Y elm's intent
to delay the other planning processes Shelly has made calls to advise
that it was not Y elm's intent
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Douglas Kaukl, attorney for J Z Knight asked if this was a publiC
heanng or just a briefing on the comprehensive plan He had a
question regarding the recommendation to remove areas from the
north and the west and perhaps south from the growth management
boundaries Shelly responded that Thurston County staff has
recommended from their prospective that would be one area that
could be removed from the boufldary He then asked when that
proposal was coming before the commission Shelly responded that
a public hearing would be held on December 7, 1994
Mr Kaukl then asked what was going to be done by the staff
between now and December 7th to reassess the impact on the
already approved transportation plan by the modified boundaries of
the Growth Management Plan Shelly responded that it is part of the
Environmental Impact Statement that is being drafted currently, but
the Environmental Impact Statement only addresses removing the
north area from the plan and considers its impact to transportation,
sewer, etc Shelly said J Z Knight is on the mailing list for the
Environmental Impact Statement so she should be receiving one
directly That is proposed to be issued on November 18, 1994
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Development Standard Work session dates November 21, 1994
4 00 p m and November 28, 1994 4 00 P m
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Tv Petersen regretted to announce that he has resIgned his position
with the city as City Planner because he feels he needs to pursue
some other job opportl:lnities Ty said it has been a pleasure working
with the members of the planning commission and he would be
prrvlleged to be able to work in another community where he thought
there were as many people dedicated to the city as a whole and not
just individual interests His last day with the city is November 11,
1994
Shellv Badger advised the commiSSion that a replacement for the
posItion will be filled after the first of the year The city has approved
through the end of the year, the hiring of a temporary person to assist
her with the clerical duties and assistant type work
Tom Gorman thanked Ty for the job he has done for the cIty and
wished him the best of luck
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The meeting was adjourned at 5 15 p m
Respectfully submitted,
K~-dg&u
Secretary
Tom Gorman, Chairman
Planning Commission
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1 Call to Order, Roll Call, APpr, oval/o~ minutes . ~-
Minutes from October 1~ 19,94 el),e~losed ~//\l/I
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2 Publ ic Hearing: Variance re~uest - Vi llage Rental ./ ) if1 OIY/1i?1l,
Staff report and site-plan are enclosed t r't
3 Briefing on Comprehensive Plan:
Changes after Thurston County staff reVlew
worksession dates for Comprehensive Plan
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Enclosures are available to non-Commission members upon request
The City Yelm is an EEO Employer and Complies with the
ADA in all programs, services and activities
If you need speclal arrangements to attend or participate in thls
meeting, please contact Agnes Colombo, City Clerk, at 458-8404
Next regularly scheduled Planning Commission Meeting, November
21, 1994, 4:00 pm, City Hall
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YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1994, 4:00 PM.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 The meeting was called to order at 4 04 p m by vice-chair Joe
Huddleston
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Members present Tom Cundy, Joe Huddleston, Adam Rivas, Roberta
Longmire, E J Curry, Ed Pitts, George Knight, Pat Fetterly and Buffie
Clark
Members not in attendance Glenn Blando and Tom Gorman
Guests John Thomson
Staff Ken Garmann, Shelly Badger, and Ty Peterson
Due to a lack of quorum at the meeting on October 3, 1994, the
minutes for September 19, 1994 planning commission were not
approved
MOTION MADE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 19,
1994, ABSTAINED BY BUFFIE CLARK AND E.J. CURRY, MOTION
CARRIED.
MOTION MADE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 3, 1994,
SECONDED BY E.J. CURRY, MOTION CARRIED
Shellv Badger asked if she cou~d make an addition to the agenda
under Other Report back to the planning commission on the
Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan decision of the city council
Martha Parsons will be in attendance after public hearings She is the
liaison from the city council
Vice-chair Joe Huddleston closed the regular sessIon and opened the
hearings at 4 06 p m No members from the public are present
Public Hearing. Proposed Building in Central Business District 2,
2,100 Sa. Ft. Greenhouse/Retail Outlet for Gordens Garden Center,
NW Corner of 4th & Yelm Ave. E.
No members of the public bemg present, the public hearing was
closed at 4'06-1/2 p m
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Ty Petersen gave the staff report, stating that the City had received
a proposal from Gordens nursery to construct a 2,100 sq ft
greenhouse type building for his nursery on the N W corner of 4th
and Yelm Avenue The structure would be a greenhouse style with
pole frame, clear plastic structure It would be used as a retail outlet
for dry goods, etc Parking would be provided In the eXisting lot
across 4th Street Gordens is located in the central business district
There are no side or rear yard setback requIred in this zone, however,
the ordinance does state a 10 foot front yard setback, but It also
states that this setback can be amended as far as the site-plan
process The proposal currently shows a 4 foot setback along Yelm
Ave and a 6 'foot setback along 4th Street The 4 foot setback along
Yelm Avenue would represent approximately 1-1/2 feet insIde the
existing fence
The planning department recommended approval of the site-plan
based on the following findings
1 The proposal does not create an adverse effect on the
surrounding area,
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While the proposal does not meet the minimum front yard
setbacks it is within the power of the commission to grant a
lesser setback requirement The planning department has no
objections, the building would not Interfere with sight distance
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3 A signed and recorded waiver of protest for the construction of
Sidewalks and frontage along 4th Street would be adequate
Gorden has indicated that the site may redevelop in the future
and we wouldn't want to have to remove sidewalks and that
sidewalks would not sustain a large benefit to the area,
4 The proposal meets all other requirements of the municipal
code
Roberta Longmire asked if there weren't sidewalks along there now
Ty responded that there are sidewalks along Yelm Avenue, but not
along 4th Street
Buffie Clark asked what the difference was between this structure and
other greenhouse structures Ty responded that there is no
difference, this structure would just be larger
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Joe Huddleston added that the structure will have a concrete floor and
more permanent Ty concurred that It was more permanent but still
removable
The public hearing was closed at 4 14 p m
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MOTION BY E.J. CURRY AND SECONDED BY BUFFIE CLARK TO
APPROVE, WITH THE CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE
PLANNING DEPARTMENT, FOR THE BUILDING OF A 2,100 sa FT.
GREENHOUSE/RET AIL OUTLET FOR GORDENS GARDEN CENTER,
NW CORNER OF 4TH & YELM AVE E. LOCATED IN CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT 2. MOTION CARRIED.
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Public Hearing Determination of Similar Use and Site-Plan Proposal
for a Skateboard Park in the Central Business District
The public hearing was opened at 4 16 p m by Vice-chair Joe
Huddleston There were no members of the public present
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Tv Petersen gave the staff report, explaining that there was a proposal
to construct a two-phase skateboard park along 2nd Street between
the existing police station and the park vehicle access to the north
The proposal must receive a similar use designation and a site-plan be
approved prior to the construction The project is approximately 100'
X 100' and the skateboard area is constructed from concrete and
landscaping around the perimeter The proposed site is located within
the central business district and parking would be accommodated at
the city park parking lot This is a two part plan The planning
department recommends approval of the determination of similar use
This is something that the planning commission approved earlier but
with the alternate site at the water tower property in mind This
property would be adjacent to the existing city park Any approval of
the site-plan tonight would have to be conditioned on the city
council's approval for determination of similar use
The planning department recommends approval of "Determination of
Similar Use" because the proposed use would not conflict with
surrounding uses, the site is located adjacent to the city park and the
police station, and the use would provide a public benefit, especially
to the youth of the community Further, the building department
recommends approval of the site-plan based upon the determination
of similar by the City Council, any approval the site-plan by the
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planning commission must be conditioned by this The proposal does
conform with the site-plan and zoning ordinances, the City Public
Works Department felt that the drainage would work, but that the
engineering system would have to be approved prior to construction
The City would be responsible and feels confident that It can
negotiate sidewalks into the first phase If they can't, they could be
a condition of the second phase or the City would construct when we
bring the park into compliance with the ADA (American Disabilities
Act), and during the second phase construction the City will look at
a fence or wall along the park sIde of the project (this was a
recommendation from the park board)
Joe Huddleston asked If on the east side of the existing entrance to
the park, have there been consideration of fencing there to help buffer
sound Ty responded that has not been looked at. Currently there is
the row of Hawthome trees which will act as a buffer The adjacent
property owners were advised of this proposal and the City did not
receive any comment from them
Shellv Badger added that fencing was considered on the back side of
the park for safety purposes because of the drop-off
Tom Cundv asked if there were plans for lights at the site Shelly
stated that there was no planned lighting
Buffie Clark asked what happens where Phase 2 is in the meanwhile
Ken Garmann stated that Phase 1 would be constructed, Phase 2 will
be left rough graded except that we're contemplating completing all
the landscaping so we have a complete finished prod~ct when we're
done with phase 1 The remaining thing to be done in Phase 2 will be
to excavate that area where the slalom run will be and do the
concrete work, but Ilandscaping will have already been done
The public hearing was closed at 4 1 8 p m
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MOTION WAS MADE BY BUFFIE CLARK AND SECONDED BY ED
PITTS TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL
"DETERMINATION OF SIMILAR USE" OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A
SKATEBOARD PARK IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
MOTION CARRIED.
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MOTION BY E.J. CURRY AND SECONDED BY ED PITTS ,FOR
APPROVAL OF THE SITE-PLAN PROPOSAL FOR A SKATEBOARD
PARK IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. MOTION CARRIED
4 Discussion. Planning Commission Bv-Laws and Rules of Procedure
Shellv Badger briefed the planning commission on what was discussed
at the last meeting (1) Regarding Election of Officers, change "shall"
to "may", (2) regarding "special meetings" add that the official record
of special meetings will normally consist of written notes, as well as
"taping," on page 3, under" Absence of Members," "the member's
record may be forwarded to the "mayor" for consideration The
mayor is normally the one who appoints and dismisses members from
the planning commission Change "may" be forwarded to "shall" be
forwarded
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MOTION BY E.J. CURRY AND SECONDED BY ADAM RIVAS TO
APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION BY-
LAWS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE AS SPECIFIED. MOTION
CARRIED.
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Set special meeting date on work session for Development Standards
After much group discussion concerning the planning commission
member's availability to meet for special work sessions it was decided
that Shelly would report back to the planning commission at the next
meeting
TAPING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES ENDS HERE
Shellv Badaer introduced Martha Parsons, city council liaison who
explained the deciSion of the Yelm City Council regarding the
Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan approval of October 12,
1994 She went over the changes to the Commission's
recommendation of August 15, 1995 and stressed the reason for the
changes was that the planned phasing of commercial development
opposed by Thurston Highland would delay an agreement being
reached with them on the wastewater reuse project which would
jeopardize funding for the project (A copy of the changes is attached
and included as part of these minutes)
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Update on the Yelm Comprehensive Plan
Shelly Badger updated the commission on the schedule of meetings
with Thurston County staff
The meeting was adjourned at 5 25 p m
Respectfully submitted,
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
TO CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF YELM
SOUTHWEST YELM CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN
October 12, 1994
MEMORANDUM
TO
Mayor and City Council Members, City of Yelm
FROM
Staff, City of Yelm
RE
Conceptual Master Plan, Southwest Yelm
DATE.
October 12, 1994
Based on the record before the Planning Commission, the findings and conclusions of
the Planning Commission, the testimony and record before the City Council, and the
environmental review, the staff recommends adoption of the COl'Jceptual Master Plan for
Southwest Yelm as provided in the Planning Commission's Findings and Conclusions,
with the following modifications
1 The following paragraph shall be inserted as paragraph 4 C 4, page 7 of the
Conclusions
If, after the complete build-out in any particular area within the Master Plan
area, the City determines that the net density in that particular area is
below the maximum net density allowed for that area, any remaining
unused density may be transferred in the form of dwelling units to another
property owner within the Master Plan area, subject to approval by the City
Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to allow development in excess
of the overall maximum of 5,000 dwelling units in the Master Plan area.
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Paragraph 4 D 1 of the Conclusions, page 7, shall be modified to read as follows
This conceptual Master Plan approval requires the establishment of two
Essential Utility and Transportation Corridors. The Y-1 Corridor will serve
the park site and school site on the northern boundary and the commercial
property throughout the remainder of the Corridor The second essential
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corridor is the main loop road that connects to State Highway 507, loops
through the Thurston Highlands Associates parcel, intersects the Y-1
Corridor, follows Berry Valley Road and connects to State Highway 510 at
Killion Road The main loop road corridor will be constructed as a
"Boulevard" under the Minimum Street Design Standards proposed for
adoption in the City's proposed Development Standards
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3 Paragraph 4 D 3 of the Conclusions, page 7, shall be modified to read as follows
The City is considering the options available for financing the construction
of the Essential Utility and Transportation Corridors The projects will each
be constructed as complete water, sewer and street projects Those
options include a latecomer agreement, a Local Improvement District or a
combination of both In order to ~eep all optiorls available, approval of the
conceptual Master Plan is conditioned upon two requirements First, the
City and the two major property owners in the Master Plan Area, Thurston
Highlands Associates and the owner of Rainier Estates property, as well as
the Rainier Estates developer, must enter into an agreement to waive any
and all protests to any future latecomer ordinance/agreement and Local
Improvement District. Second, Thurston Highlands Associates must initiate
and circulate an L.I D petition for financing the construction of the main
loop road corridor within 30 days of Conceptual Master Plan approval by
the City Council If for any reason the L.I D fails or is determined by the
city to be impractical, the Corridors shall be constructed on the basis of a
latecomer agreement/ordinance. If the Corridors are constructed pursuant
to a latecomer agreement, the City intends that the main loop road corridor
will be constructed and financed in phases concurrent with development.
Any such phasing will, however, provide that any portion of the main loop
road that is not fully constructed to City development standards will, until
such time as it is so constructed, be constructed to sub-grade elevation
with a maintenance coarse surface for the entire remaining length of the
right-of-way
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4 Paragraph 4 D 4 of the conclusions, page 8, shall be modified to read as follows
The dedication of the Y-1 Corridor will be a sixty (60) foot right-of-way to
the City In order to allow the potential future improvement to a State
Highway, the City will Impose a fifty-five (55) foot setback from each side
of the dedicated right-of-way This will ensure that structures are not
constructed in the area that could potentially serve as the State Highway
In the event that the City determines that there is no reasonable likelihood
that the Y-1 Corridor will be constructed as a State Highway, the setback
will be reduced to the standard setbacks required by the City's zoning
ordinance for the particular zoning designation
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Paragraph 4 D 7 of the Conclusions, page 8, shall be modified to read as follows
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Thurston Highlands Associates 'and Rainier Estates (or the owner of the
Rainier Estates property) shall enter into an agreement amending the
Southwest Yelm Annexation Agreement to provide for a Budget Distribution
and Payment Schedule for the financial contributions to the Wastewater
Reuse Program required by such Agreement. Such agreement shall also
establish that such financial contributions shall be paid from a letter of
credit from each party, and establish a Wastewater Reuse Budget
Committee, with the sole task of advising the City and the Department of
Ecology as to the distribution of funds for the Wastewater Reuse Study
Such agreement shall be signed and executed by October 17, 1994 and
such letters of credit, or a cashier's check for the full amount of each
party's obligation under such agreement, shall be delivered to the City by
the close of business on October 19, 1994
6 Paragraph 4 0 8 of the Conclusions, page 8, shall be deleted and replaced with
the language
Thurston Highlands Associates shall, as a condition of approval, enter into
an agreement with the City to grant easements, a lease or a license to the
City, or a combination thereof, to make use of its property for land
application and storage of wastewater, in a manner recommended by the
Wastewater Reuse Study
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Paragraph 4 E.1 of the Conclusions, page 9, shall be modified to read as follows
Commercial development in the 30-acre commercial tract along the Y-1
Corridor of the Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan area shall be
limited to a total of 330,000 square feet of commercial floor space to be
phased with development as follows
a. Fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of commercial floor space will
be allowed initially upon final Master Plan approval
b. The remaining 315,000 square feet of commercial floor space will be
allowed after the construction of 1,250 dwelling units (25% of the
total dwelling units allowed) in the entire Master Plan area, OR, 5
years from the date of final Master Plan approval, whichever is
earlier
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Commercial development within the five (5) acre commercial designation
near the clubhouse in the Thurston Highlands Associates ownership shall
be developed according to the City's commercial zoning code.
Commercial development in this area will be modeled on a neighborhood
vii/age concept.
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Planning Commission shall be modified by inserting in Phase 17 the following in place
of IICommercial (165,000 sf buildings)1I IICommercial (330,000 sf, see Paragraph 4 E.1
as modified by the City Council)" The acreage for Phase 17 shall be increased from 15
acres to 30 acres.
10 Paragraph 4 0 2 of the Conclusions, page 8, shall be amended by adding the
following at the end
Such reciprocal easement shall be signed and executed by
all parties by October 29, 1994
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STANDARDS, OCTOBER 17, 2:00 P.M , CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS..
AGENDA
CITY OF YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
OCTOBER 17, 1994 4:00 P M
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 105 YELM AVE W
Call to Order, Roll Call, Approval of minutes
Minutes from October 3, 1994 enclosed
2 Public Hearing: Gordens Nursery Site-Plan
Staff report and site-plan are enclosed
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Public Hearing: Determination of Similiar Use and Site-Plan
Proposal, Skateboard park along 2nd Ave, next to police
station Staff report and site-plan enclosed
4 Discussion: Planning Commission By-Laws and Rules of
Procedure
5 Update on Yelm Comprehensive Plan - new drafts wlll be
distributed at the meeting
6 Set special meeting date on worksession for Development
standards
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Adjourn
Enclosures are available to non-Commission members upon request
The City Yelm is an EEO Employer and Complies with the
ADA in all programs, services and activities
If you need special arrangements to attend or participate in this
meeting, please contact Agnes Colombo, City Clerk, at 458-8404
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Agenda Item/
Motion No
1 The meeting was called to order at 4 10 p m by chaIrman Tom
Gorman
Members present Joe Huddleston, E J Curry, Tom Gorman, Buffie
Clark, Glenn Blando (Roberta Longmire, and Pat Fetterly arrived after
the meeting began)
Members not in attendance Tom Cundy, Adam Rivas, Ed Pitts and
George Knight
Guests Martha Parsons, City Council Liaison, Jim Blundell, CDM,
Tom Skillings, Skillings - Connelly, and Dennis Su, KCM
Staff Ken Garmann, Shelly Badger, and Ty Peterson
Due to a lack of a quorum, the approval of the minutes for the
September 19, 1994 planning commission meeting was deferred until
the next meeting of the commission
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Discussion. Planning Commission By-Laws/Rules of Procedure
Shelly Badger Shelly had a questIon about the wording in the Rules
of Procedure Item III-C, Election of Officers, change "shall" in second
sentence to "may" Item VII Record of Meeting, change last sentence
to read "Minutes for committees, if taken, shall be signed by the
chairperson of the committee "
E.J. Curry added that she would like to see special meeting minutes
recorded as well as written
Tom Gorman asked in regard to Item X Absence of Members, who
determines If the "excuse" is valid. Shelly Badaer stated that it could
be determined by either not showing up for the meeting and/or not
calling to advise the other commission members of an expected
absence
E.J. Curry asked if the minutes were forwarded to the city council.
Shelly Badaer adyised that they are given to the city council, and that
the mayor officially appoints the members of the planning
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commission, and that generally the council do not give
recommendations to the mayor Recommendations can come directly 0
from the commission
Buffie Clark asked, regarding the absences of members, If the
members could be informed that if they are unable to attend the
meeting, they should call someone as a courtesy
Chairman Tom Gorman carned over further discussion of the by-laws
until the next meeting of the planmng commission
Commission Members Roberta Longmire and Pat Fetterly joined the
meeting in progress
3 City of Yelm Development Standards
Chairman Tom Gorman introduced Tom Skillings, of Skillings -
Connolly, Engineers to give an overview of the work session
Tom Skillinqs, reported that the City of Yelm adopted, as an interim
measure, the city of Lacey's development guidelines to use as a tool
to guide the development of the City of Yelm The documents were
modified and appropriate codes were inserted to conform with the
Yelm Municipal Code Most of the focus has been on those areas that 0
relate directly to the development in the city and that have the most
impact of the development of the community, Ie, should there be
curbs, gutters and sidewalks
The following sections were discussed
4(2)(g) Local access, residential or private roadway Change was
made to allow for private roads for certain circumstances but had to
be designed to the city standards. The roadway section was set at
28 feet wide plus a curb section that is shown on section 4( 14)(b)
which is a wedge concrete curb and gutter section, or what is referred
to as a rolled concrete curb 4(14(a) is the standard cement concrete
curb and gutter, used on arterial and commercial access roads
4(2)(g) Residential - is sidewalk on one side It is 14 feet travel area,
(each lane) can park a car, but discourages speeding traffic because
It is a relatively narrow street
Tom Gorman asked about removal of the swales Tom Skillinqs said
that some discussion was done concerning the removal of biofiltration
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swales from behind the sidewalks and from behind the curb because
they are not long-term solutions" It is his recommendation to the
plannrng commission that regional or local retention feeder facilities be
utilized in lieu of swales along the back of the curbs because easy to
maintain the Integnty of the system The elimination of the
blofiltration swales as part of the roadway section was another major
change from the City of Lacey guidelines
Tom reported that several weeks have been spent with respect to the
transportation element of the development standards, discussing the
functional classifications of the streets within the current city limits
but within the planned urban boundaries The map is continually
being modified after each meeting of the comprehensive planning
workshop to reflect the most recent changes
4(2)(c) Urban Arterial- provides for curbs, gutters and sidewalks, turn
lane, bicycle paths on both sides It is designated to start where the
connection would intersect with SR 510 where it intersects with Y-3
and then would switch back to the minor arterial section In addition
to that designated street, Edwards Street from SR 510 to the new Y-4
which is Stevens Street connecting back to 103rd and then 1 03rd out
to the intersection with Creek Street. It appears that SR 507 from the
intersection of SR 510 gOing south probably should be designated
something other than minor arterial, part of It should probably be
urban arterial, at least through portions of the city as you head south
E.J. Curry asked how Mill Road IS designated Mr Skillings advised
that Mill Road is designated as a neighborhood collector, with 18 foot
lanes, curbs, gutters and sidewalk with parking strips on both sides
See 4(2)(f)
E.J. Currv voiced her concern regarding the width of the roadway as
to the ability of fire equipment to get around school buses in this area
E J also asked how limited would access be on Mill Road. Mr
Skillings advised that access would be limited to one per parcel
Mr Skillings advised that they are recommending that each of the
major streets between SR 510 and the new Y -3 connection be
designated as a neighborhood collector, providing for another access
to relieve some of the congestion on SR 510
Tom Gorman asked what the speed limit was going to be on these
streets Mr Skillings advised that typically the speed limit would be
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25 mph The Boulevard is classified as a neighborhood collector and
the speed limit would most likely be 35 mph 0
Shelly Badqer asked if there had been discussion regarding swales or
pipe drainage Mr Skillings advised that they have been looking at
other alternatives and will be able to discuss other options at a later
date
4(2)(e) - Local Access Commercial/Commercial Collector These
roadways do the same thing as the neighborhood collectors do but the
commercial collectors go from arterial to arterial and are 4 feet wider
overall, providing for better parking, truck access
Ty Peterson relayed concerns from some of the local development
community that the width of the commercial collector and local
access commercial sidewalks, using SIX feet instead of five feet Their
request IS that this commercial collector reflect a five foot standard
sidewalk as opposed to SIX foot After some discussion regarding the
width of sidewalks, the commiSSion opted for five foot sidewalks
Shelly Badqer remarked that a trend has been started by installing
swales on 103rd She asked if the city wanted to have a uniform plan
or jump back and forth The next main street (Creek Street) is
classified as a commercial collector and will look different than Yelm 0
Avenue and 1 03rd
E.J. Curry asked who was going to maintain the swales Shelly
advised that the city would maintain them, which need to be cut once
a year, usually after the area has gone to seed In late Fall Ty
Peterson added that the wildflowers in the swales are considered low
maintenance
E J Curry excused herself from the meeting at 5 05 p m
Tom Gorman stated that It sounds like we don't know how the swales
will work out over the next couple of years
Ken Garmann remarked that the swales acts for drainage and it may
be that the swale is a more effective way to deal with run-off.
Shelly Badger stated that you would have to have pockets, additional
land area, where this the pipe drainage would go for treatment So
instead of swales you would have pockets of drainage areas that
would have to be set aside So you would have to have more
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disposal areas on private properN than you do now
Roberta Longmire asked if you could plant grass in the swale areas
instead of wildflowers The response was yes.
Buffie Clark stated that there should be an option to use grass or the
wildflowers
Tom Skillings went on to say that the street design for Boulevard has
been revised The original section provided for two lanes in each
direction 4(2)(a) the Boulevard section from Berry Valley Road
through SW Yelm and back to SR 507 This provides for one-way
traffic in both directions, still provides enough room for emergency
vehicles to get through It allows for illumination and swale in the
center This section allows for expansion without a lot of cost Mr
Skillings wanted to add that it is very important that everyone
understands the street plans because this is what the community will
be using
Shelly Badqer added that there are a lot more issues to go over and
suggested that a special meeting be scheduled on a non-planning
commission meeting day Ty Peterson agreed to call everyone to find
a mutually convenient time for everyone
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Discussion. Staff Recommended Revisions to the City Council, City
of Yelm, Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan
Shelly Badqer reported that after the planning commission put
together the findings on the master plan, those findings went to the
city council, they held public hearings, had some public comments and
written comments and at the staff level we put together some
recommended changes to the planning commission Shelly advised
that Jim Blundell would go over the changes with them and solicit the
commission member's input
Jim Blundell reported the following changes'
1 (Paragraph 4 C.4, page 7 of the Conclusions) It was requested
that we allow for the trading of density within the master plan
area
2 (Paragraph 4 D 1 of the Conclusions, page 7) The loop road
corridor will be constructed as a "Boulevard" under the design
and road standards that are being reviewed
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(Paragraph 4 D 3 of the Conclusions, page 7) The two
transportation corridors, Loop Road and the Y -1 Corridor were to
be built as one Since the time that the city council and the
planning commission reviewed it last the city staff researched
the L.I D formation and at this time the staff thinks its best to
leave the options of financing open, either through an LID or
through a latecomer agreement This language would give the
city both options The city's preference, at this time, IS to go
with an LID for the main loop road corridor This language
would require Thurston Highlands to initiate an L.I D petition
within 30 days and also to waive any protest to latecomer and
LID formation
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Roberta Lonqmire asked if an L.I D would only assessed to the
people adjacent to the road and would that apply to existing homes
Jim Blundell responded that there are a number of ways to calculate
benefit area The benefit area would be determined for each of the
improvements (water, sewer and road), and there might be areas
where the benefit would be different A trip generation method might
be used It is estimated how many trips each property is going to
generate on the road and then the property owner would pay
according to that method
Shellv Badqer also responded that the city has been looking into the 0
ability to leave out the existing home owner who owns 5 acres or has
a farm as an assessment property until such time as they would
develop the property This would defer the assessment until such
time as the property is developed It appears that this can be done
through the formation of the LID
4 (Paragraph 4.D 4 of the Conclusions, page 8) This clarifies that
If the Y-1 Corridor isn't constructed as a state highway the city
would default to the standard the City of Yelm setbacks from the
street. As it is, the city requires a 60 foot right-of-way and a 50
foot setback is needed on either side so that if Y -1 is
constructed as a state highway there wouldn't be any structures
that would have to be demolished
5 (Paragraph 4 D 7 of the Conclusions, page 8) This clarifies the
need for an agreement between the city and the new property
owners on the private contributions on the Wastewater Reuse
Program and this paragraph requires a little bit more detail
7 (Paragraph 4 E 1 of the Conclusions, page 9) The city received
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comments from Thurston, County expressing their concern
regarding commercial acreage and phasing. From a staff
position, the impact to existing commercial within the city could
be considerable if it were to occur in a speedy fashion and that
the phasing at the very least should stay intact
Shellv Badger added that the phasing plan is intact except for a minor
change in the square footage It changed sub-paragraph b 50,000
square feet at 25% to 60,000 square feet making it more realistic for
an actual grocery store to be built Not many companies will build a
store less than 60,000 feet in today's market 10,00G feet was
moved to phase 3 so you still have the same net of 165,000 square
feet In sub-paragraph c the timing of the third phase to not be tied
to the construction of the Y -1 COrridor and tIe it to a 50% build-out
for the last phase of 90,000 square feet
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A paragraph was added concerning a 5-year review The way it IS
written, the area would remain residentially zoned, it would not be
zoned commercial Shelly added that she had done some research
concerning city to commercial ratios, the nationwide average being
10% commercial, 7% industrial, City of Lacey 12% commercIal, 4%
industrial, City of Olympia 15% commercial, 2% industrial, Tumwater
5 5 % commercial and 30% industrial (because of the alrdustrial park)
The ratio Shelly calculated for the City of Yelm, with the 35 acres, in
the SW Yelm area as requested by the applicant included, would be
6 5% commercial and 4 2% industrial and based on that information
the staff feels the 35 acres is substantiated in the Southwest Yelm
area However, there is still some concern about phasing so that it
doesn't get built out too quickly before the population allows for more
commercial without detracting from Y elm's existing commercial
Buffie Clark asked what happens to the multi-family if the commercial
is expanded to 35 acres. Jim Blundell referred to 9 (Exhibit C
attached to the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the
Planning Commission) which adds back in 36 acres so that there is no
change in the total acreage
Roberta Longmire asked if this will shrink the multi-family zoning
Jim Blundell responded that it would not.
Joe Huddleston commented that he agreed with what is stated in the
plan with the exception that the way it is worded the 15,000 square
feet IS part of the 35 acres at the intersection
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(Robert Longmire excused herself from the meeting at 5 45 pm)
Lacking a quorum, l vote was not taken 0
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Tom Gorman asked what the next step in the process would be
Shelly Badger advi~ed that the planning commission's concurrence
with these changesl will be presented to the city council on October
12th as a staff recommendation Shelly also urged that anyone who
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testified or provided written comment on this Issue be advised of the
change and could bJ in attendance at the October 12th meeting, even
though it will not b~ a public heanng
Jim Blundell also stlted that since 15 acres has been doubled to 30
acres in the Y-1 arJa (total of 35 acres in SW Yelm area, 30 at Y-1
and 5 at Clubhousel area), that a cap also be provided to reflect that
total so it would go to a total of 330,000 square feet at commercial
bUlldout
Shellv Badqer added that with the phasing intact that's already In the
staff recommendatibns, there is a limit of 165,000 square feet until
50% buildout.
Jim Blundell suggested that the limit in the first sentence be "limited
to a total of 165,00P square feet of floor space until the first five-year 0
review of this master plan" Then on the next page "At the first five-
year review of this tnaster plan, as required by the ordinance, the city
shall specifically adopt a phasing plan for an additional 165,000
square feet of comrhercial space along the Y -1 Corridor" "In adopting
such a phasing Plat, the city shall apply the following criteria"
There was group discussion regarding commercial retail floor space
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Tom Gorman voice~ concern that retail businesses downtown could
become empty because all retail activity has moved somewhere else.
Would like to maintain the downtown core district
Jim Blundell said hj was concerned of the narrow distinction between
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Buffie Clark asked if it could be cut up into smaller pieces, ie,
165,000 square feet of commercial/retail and the other 165,000 can
be commercial/retail or commercial/office space
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Shelly Badqer suggested that It say "shall specifically adopt a phasing
plan for the additional acreage " Jim Blundell stated that the concern
is limited to just the future phasing of the future 165,000 If there is
a limit on commercial it should be a limit on commercial/retail
Dennis Su added that he felt that the bottom line was to have as little
restriction as possible on the commercial
Pat Fetterly asked what was meant by "retail" Dennis Su replied that
anythmg found inside a shopping mall would be considered retail
It was determined that there should be more discussion on the issue
of commercial/retail
Jim Blundell suggested that a public hearing on the amendments to
the application be held The commission chose to amend the staff
recommendation to read that the phasing plan only applied to retaIl
floor space
Pat Fetterly asked if the wording would stay the same until after the
council meeting Jim Blundell said that was correct and as long as
there was not a quorum, it is not appropriate to call for motions to
make those recommendations to the city council It's more
appropriate to take action on a public hearing on amendment to the
application
Tom Gorman proposed that smce there has been some modification
of recommendations, proposals should be mailed to absent planning
commission members
The meeting was adjourned at 6 05 p m
Respectfully submitted,
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Tom Gorman, Chairman
Planning Commission
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AGENDA
CITY OF YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1994, 4:00-6:00 P M
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 105 YELM AVE W
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, Approval of minutes
September 19, minutes enclosed
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Discussion: Planning Commission By-Laws/Rules of Procedure
Copies were enclosed with last meetings packets
3 Discussion: Staff Recommended Revisions to the Planning
CommissionFindings and Conclusions on the Southwest Master
Plan
4 Discussion: City of Yelm Development Standards We are near
completion and need to begin final revisions More
information will be distributed at the meeting Any members
who do not have a copy of the Draft Development Standards.
please let me know (458-8408).
5 Other:
6 Adjourn:
Enclosures are available to non-Commission members upon request
The City Yelm is an EEO Employer and Complies with the
ADA in all programs, services and activities
If you need special arrangements to attend or participate in this
meeting, please contact Agnes Colombo, City Clerk, at 458-8404
Next regularly scheduled Planning Commission Meeting, October 17,
1994, 4:00-6.00 pm, City Hall Council Chambers
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Motion No.
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YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 The meeting was called to order at 4 00 P m by vice-chair Joe
Huddleston
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Members present. Joe Huddleston, Pat Fetterly, E J Curry, Roberta
Longmire, Buffie Clark, Glenn Blando, Adam Rivas and George Knight
Members not in attendance Tom Cundy, Tom Gorman and Ed Pitts
Guests Skip and Paula Andringa, Geraldine J Taylor, Mark
Carpenter, Paul Thompson, Marsuel Prems and Ray Abbott
Staff Ken Garmann, Ty Peterson
Vice-chair Joe Huddleston closed the regular session and opened the
hearing at 4 03 p m
Public Hearing. Rezone property from R-1 Single-Family to C-1
Commercial located 300 ft southwest of Yelm Ave in the SW1/2 of
SW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Sec 24, T17, R1E W M Also comment on
an ordinance requiring the dedication and construction of a roadway
extending Killion Rd
Vice-chair Joe Huddleston advised that item 2 on the agenda will not
be heard tonight as the proponent is reworking the proposal
extensively and the proposal will be presented and advertised again at
a later date
Tv Peterson added that the proposal is changing and therefore, the
city is just going to re-publish and hold an entirely new public hearing
on the matter
The agenda was approved
Aooroval of the minutes E J Curry commented that the minutes only
reflect her up until the time she left
MOTION BY E.J. CURRY, SECONDED BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE THAT
THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 6, 1994, BE APPROVED AS
AMENDED.
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Vice-chair Joe Huddleston closed the regular session and opened the
hearing at 4 04 p m
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Public hearing. Berrv Vallev Estates. 19 lot duplex subdivision
Ty Peterson, City Planner, gave the staff report, stating that the city
originally receIved application for preliminary plat last March,
negotiations went back and forth until the proponents approached the
planning commission with a proposal last August At that meeting the
planning commission directed the applicant to come back with a
proposal to see what the proposal would look like with a through
street between Berry Valley Road and Longmire Street In the interim
the planning commission and the city council had passed a new open
space ordinance so the city gave the applicant the option of designing
the plat using the new open space ordinance, thus they were able to
increase their proposal from a 17 lot proposal to a 19 lot proposal and
still construct the through roadway There was an issue concerning
the turning radius of the roadways The public works department and
the engineers seem to think that that is an appropriate turning radius
and it will maintain traffic flow, however, the city will want the
lighting to be situated in such a way as to remain safe
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The zoning is multi-family, comprehensive plan designation is multi-
family The total acreage is approximately 4 95 acres, the average lot
size about 7300-7400 sq ft The area land use is surrounding
residential with multi-family to the east and lower density residential
to the west. There is a designated underlying critical aquifer and they
will be designing this under the Thurston County Drainage and Erosion
Control Manual There does exist on site one house listed in the Yelm
Historic Inventory, however it is not on the register Typical soil,
approximately 3 5% slope with no more than 10ft in elevation from
the SW corner to the NE corner of the property. Parking will be
accommodated on site with two stalls per unit If duplexes are built,
there will be a total of four stalls per lot Water and sewer will be
provided by the City of Yelm A connecting water line between
Longmire Street and Berry Valley Road must be constructed The
stormwater engineer for the city has determined that treatment can
be provided in this amount of space and 15,000 square feet has been
set aside for stormwater treatment and retention As far as the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPAL a determination of Nonsignificance
is expected, however, a determination has not been made as yet
There was a couple of final revisions and it is awaiting the mayor's
signature at this time The plan complies with both the
Comprehensive Plan and the Yelm MUnicipal Code The proposal is in
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compliance with the working developments standards and the
applicant has taken advantage of the City'S new Open Space
Ordinance which translates into a total fee of $11,362 50, which
must be paid to the city prior to the final plat approval
The City of Yelm Planning Department finds that the proposal IS in
compliance with the applicable codes and regulations and based on
the above findings, the planning department recommends approval
with the following conditions 1) that the SEPA determination be
made and a comment period expire, if in fact there is a comment
period, 2) that the water line connection be made between Longmire
Street and Berry Valley Road, 3) sidewalks be constructed along one
side of the new street, and 4) the applicant must make the drainage
plan work with the 15,000 sq feet designated for that use
Public Comments
Proponent, Susan Gore was present.
Buffie Clark said it appears to be a 58 foot right-of-way Ty Peterson
explained that plat is designed with the 54 foot standard, with a four
foot sidewalk
Pat Fetterlv asked what was being done with the historical building
Susan Gore explained that the house will remain on the property but
the plan is to tear down the old garage The residence will remain a
single-family dwelling
Ty Peterson added that through negotiations, the connector street,
the city would allow the existing accesses from the house and the
existing duplex to remain on Longmire Street It was not feasible to
construct another cul-du-sac type roadway that would serve those
lots and still be practical Lots 2, 3, and 5 will be accessed from a
private driveway
Rav Abbott from Bracey & Thomas, who represent the proponent
wanted to emphasize that between the August hearing and today's
hearing, the proponent has met on several occasions with staff and
have made every attempt to modify the proposal so that It meets the
new Yelm standards
The public hearing was closed at 4 14 p m
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RECOMMEND APPROVAL, WITH THE CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED
BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THE BERRY VALLEY ESTATES, A
19-LOT DUPLEX SUBDIVISION (SUB-8112) BETWEEN LONGMIRE
STREET AND BERRY ROAD. MOTION CARRIED.
Vice-chair Tom Huddleston opened the public hearing at 4 16 p m
Public hearinq: Prairie Vista, 63 lot manufactured housinq subdivision,
located on the east side of Burnett Road
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Ty Peterson gave the staff report, stating that the original application
for a 56 lot subdivision was received by the city in February of 1993
The city and the applicant negotiated development opportunities for
the property A rezone of the property took place and last June the
applicant submitted a 70 lot manufactured home subdivision to the
city At that time the planning commission directed the proponent to
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complete the application requirements, conform to the City Codes and
reduce the density in the area The applicant has resubmitted a
completed application for a 63 lot subdivision proposal, a 10%
decrease in total overall density The 63 lot subdivision would be
located on approximately 14 5 acres, located on the east side of
Burnett Road, approximately 1000 feet north of Yelm Avenue (SR
510). This are is not addressed in the Comprehensive Plan, however,
it is zoned R-1 Single-Family Residential The areas to the north, east
and west are mostly rural residential property and the property to the
south is zoned residential but is vacant.
There is a Designated Critical Aquaifer on site There is typical
Span away Gravelly Loam soils, it has a rolling topography with no
steep slopes Parking would be accommodated with two on-site stalls
per household The traffic study has been completed and accepted
by the City Engineer and the City Planning Department. It will be part
of the SEPA The water supply connection to the City of Yelm Water
system is required. Currently the required fire flows do not exist in
the water lines in the vicinity of the proposal An area wide upgrade
is necessary and the city is currently working on a plan for it.
Stormwater will be contained, treated and disposed of on site
although final approval of the drainage system will be with the
construction drawings There is a mitigation agreement in place
between the applicant and the Yelm School District This proposal
does meet all applicable state laws The state law does require
approval of adequate water prior to the issuance of a building permit
A SEPA determination has not been made at this time, however, a
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"Mitigated Determination" is expected The proposal complies with
the policies and goals of the Comprehensive Plan and complies with
the Yelm Municipal Code
The applicant's proposal shows sidewalks on both sides of the street
The current local access roadway standard does not require sidewalks
on both sides, standards only require one side. The proposal complies
with the prior Open Space Ordinance, and the city felt that we would
still honor this because the applicant had been submitting dunng that
time and expended quite a few funds designing this plat in accordance
with that ordinance
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The City Planning Commission recommends approval of the 63-lot
manufactured housing subdivision with the following conditions 1 )
that SEPA determination be issued and the comment period expire, 2)
that an agreement be in place for the necessary upgrade to the water
system to meet minimum fire flow requirements throughout the
project site (this agreement would be in place prior to construction),
3) the lot numbering sequence needs to be corrected, lot #4 has been
eliminated to accommodate drainage so the numbering will have to be
corrected, 4) that, if possible, open space be more usable by locating
the wet ponds closer to the property lines and the infiltration basins
could have flatter slopes and shallower depths, 5) if the applicant
chooses, he may wish to use the latest street profile because less
sidewalk IS required, 6) fire hydrant location and spacing must be
reviewed and approved by the Fire Marshall (this can be done on the
construction drawings), 7) a sewer hydro test be performed to
determine adequate line sizing to ensure that the existing line that
would hook into the future sewer system is large enough to
accommodate the increase of 63 lots; 8) that final approval of the
drainage plan be conditioned on the construction drawings
George Kniqht asked -what would happen if it was determined the
system wasn't large enough Ty Peterson explained that if the city
wanted to pursue the proposal then the city would require an upgrade
to the size of the line The he was asked if it would be paid by the
contractor
Mark Carpenter, proponent, thinks that there would be a recapture
agreement or when anyone else is tied onto the system, they would
pay their fair share
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Tv Peterson stated that if there needs to be a line SIZing Increase and
the developer paid for that increase in the line size, there could be a
late comer's agreement associated with that
Mark Carpenter asked if there was 4" line there presently Ken
Garmann responded that that was correct. Mr Carpenter wanted to
emphasize that there has been a 10% reduction, going from 70 lots
to 63 lots, as per the planning commission's suggestion That
changed the density from 4 8 units per acre to 4 4, so the average lot
size went from 6400 sq ft to 6900 sq ft. Lots were changed from
50 foot frontage to 60 foot lot fronts Even though the density of the
lots, the open space increased due to the loss of lot 4
Buffie Clark stated that she felt, because of the density, that
sidewalks on both sides would be nice and wondered if it has been
decided to put sidewalks on both sides
Buffie Clark asked what would happen if the applicant started building
and the water system was determined to be inadequate. Ty Peterson
explained that the state law will not permit them to construct any
homes until the fire flow is adequate There is a potential there would
be a phased development that they increase enough of the water
system to enable ten lots to be developed and as the system is
improved, more lots would be available for building
Public Comments None
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MOTION BY EJ CURRY WITH THE EIGHT CONDITIONS, SECONDED
BY GEORGE KNIGHT TO RECOMMEND FOR APPROVAL TO THE CITY
COUNCIL, THE PRAIRIE VISTA PROPOSED PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR
A 57-LOT MANUFACTURED HOUSING SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON
THE EAST SIDE OF BURNETT ROAD MOTION CARRIED
The public hearing was closed at 4 25 p m
[Shelly - a female member of the public made a comment after the hearing was closed
regarding the fact that she and her neighbors opposed the development of a mobile
home park being placed in their backyard and she wanted to know what she needs
to do Joe Huddleston explained that at this point the meeting was closed and she
had not spoken prior to the motion so she would need to appear at the City Council
Meeting on Wednesday, September 28th at 7 30 p m or she could submit something
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5 Public HearinQ. Site-Plan for Car Wash and binding site-pian for a
potential three more buildinqs (SPR-8123)
The hearing was opened at 4-31 p m
Tv Peterson gave the staff report, explaining the city received a site-
plan application in August Currently this proposal would not be
allowed under the Central Business District zoning that is in place,
however, the city approved a rezone, recommended by the planning
commission on their September 14, 1994 meeting This rezone does
not officially take effect until September 28, so any approval would
have to be conditioned upon the effective date of that rezone
The proposal consists of a 2,560 sq ft building with parking on one
of the pads and two other pads for future use Access to the car
wash and the primary access will be from Yelm Avenue Proposal is
for only one access for the entire lot from Yelm Avenue There would
be an additional access constructed from Longmire Street when the
other pads develop These proposed accesses meet the Access
Control Standards for the state highway Right-of-way dedication to
both Yelm Avenue and Longmire Street are sufficient and plans
indicate sidewalks will be constructed along Yelm Avenue Frontage
improvements along Longmire Street could be negotiated when
proposals for those pads are submitted
Traffic will be mitigated through the SEPA process with "peak hour"
volumes A SEPA determination has not been made However, a
mitigated determination of nonsignificance is expected and any
approval would be conditioned upon this and the comment period
The planning department recommends approval of the site-plan
Shirlev Rvder, proponent explained that she and her husband Ron own
the Shur-Kleen Car Washes located in Olympia and Lacey and they are
proposing to bring one to the Yelm area Ms Ryder's brother and his
wife will manage the car wash in Yelm. The facility is environmentally
conscience
Joe Huddleston asked if Ms Ryder could give a description of what
the facility would look like Ms Ryder explained that it is what is
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described as an exterior tunnel car wash, the building is 100 feet long,
constructed of cement block and brick' The customer stays inside
their vehicles as the car is being pulled through the car wash The
area will be landscaped There will be vending machines and COin
operated vacuums on site The facility is attendant operated, possibly
4-5 employees on site Photos of similar facilities were shown to the
commission members
Tv Peterson asked how much waste water would be disposed Ms
Ryder explained that statistics compiled from the Olympia and Lacey
sites showed an average replacement of five to seven gallons per car,
depending on volume These statistics are from an old design The
facility In Yelm will have a double recycle system instead of the single
recycle system in the older design
Public Comments
Paul Thompson, asked If the employees hired for the facility would
come from the High School Mr Andringa , who will be the
manager for the car wash stated that initially five or six employees
would be hired, which will include high school students for part-time
and possibly a couple of full-time people
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Tv Peterson wanted to know If the facility would be big enough for
trucks He was told it could take up to a full-size van
Buffie Clark asked what the operating hours would be Shirley Ryder
explained that presently their car washes are open Monday through
Saturday, 8 00 a m to 7 00 p m and Sunday 1000 a m to 5 00
pm
Roberta Lonqmire asked if the depth of the lot was 250 feet and how
are they going to get an exit off of Longmire when the state won't
allow them to have it that close to the highway Ty Peterson
responded by explaining that it is not an entrance onto the state
highway The access control standards only effects accesses onto
the state highway system The access to Longmire Street be 125
feet from the intersection
Joe Huddleston asked if there are any other proposals out there
Shirley Ryder responded that the property has not been purchased
yet, but there is a possibility that additional automobile oriented
business would be added later
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Adam Rivas asked if by changing site to C-1 zoning would allow the
site to be more automobile oriented Ty Peterson stated that would
be correct, It would be an allowed use
Roberta Longmire asked who would have access to that future
building site? It was explained by Mr Ryder that access would be
from out of the car wash Mrs Ryder explained that any additional
business would be connected to the car wash, ie, a full service detail
shop
Public hearing closed at 4 47 p m
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MOTION BY PAT FETTERLY, SECONDED BY BUFFIE CLARK TO
APPROVE THE SITE-PLAN FOR A CAR WASH AND BINDING SITE-
PLAN FOR A POTENTIAL THREE MORE BUILDINGS (SPR-8123
MOTION CARRIED.
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EJ Curry stated that she feels that item 6 on the agenda would like to
postpone the discussion on the Planning Commission By-Laws until
such time as everyone is present She also felt that Jim Blundell
should be present In case there are any questions
The meeting was adjourned at 4 55 p m
Respectfully submitted,
Kris Taylor
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City of Yelm
105 Yelm Avenue West
POBox 479
Yelm, Washington 98597
(206) 458-3244
:K:f(PLANNING COMMISS.ION PUBLIC WORK SESSION ON DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS, SEPTEMBER 19 2:00 PM, CITY HALL COUNCIL. CHAMBERS**
AGENDA
CITY OF YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1994~ 4:00 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHA~BERS, 105 YELM AVE W
1 Call to Order, Roll Call, Approval of minutes
August 1 and August 15 minutes enclosed
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2 Public Hearing: Continued from September 6, 1994, Rezone
property from R-1 Single-Family to C-1 Commercial located
300ft southwest of Yelm Ave in the SW1/2 of SW1/4 of the
NW1/4 of Sec 24, T17, R1E W M Also comment on an ordinance
requiring the dedication and contruction of a roadway
extending Killion Rd
Public Hearing: Berry Vally Estates 19 lot duplex
subdivision, staff report enclosed
Public Hearing: Prairie Vista, 63 lot manufactured housing
subdivision, staff ~eport enclosed
Public Hearing: Site-Plan ror Car Wash and additional pads
staff report enclosed
Discussion: Planning Commission By-Laws, copies sent cut at
last mailing.
Other:
Note: Comprehensive and Joint Plan special worksessions will
contlnue every Thursday through the month of September in the
City Council Chambers from 3:30 to 5:30 p m.
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Enclosures are available to non-Commission members upon request
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The City Yelm is an EEO Employer and Complies with the
ADA in all programs, services and activities
If you need special arrangemen~to attend or participate in this
meeting, please contact Agne~lombo, City C1erk, at 458-8404
Next regularly scheduled Pla~~~~derCommission Meeting, October 3,
1994, 4:00 pm, City Hall
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Agenda Item/
Motion No
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YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 The meeting was called to order at 4 00 p m by chair Tom Gorman
Members present E J Curry, Roberta Longmire, Tom Gorman, Buffy
Clark, Glenn Blando, Adam Rivas, Joe Huddleston and Ed Pitts
Members not in attendance Tom Cundy, George Knight and Pat
Fetterly
Guests Dean Hooper, Ruth Jacobsen, Bonme Orten, Jim Blundell,
John Huddleston, Molly Hendrickson, Dutch Close, Sue Baker, Tom
Skillings,
Staff Shelly Badger, Ken Garmann and Ty Peterson
Approval of the minutes
MOTION BY EJ CURRY, SECONDED BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE THAT
THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 1, 1994 BE APPROVED AS PROVIDED.
MOTION BY EJ CURRY, SECONDED BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE THAT
THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 15, 1994 BE APPROVED AS PROVIDED
Actmg chair Tom Gorman closed the regular session and opened the
hearing at 4 04 P m
2 Public Hearing - Rezone R-1 City water tower property to CBD and
determination of "similar use" for a skateboard park
Ty Peterson, City Planner, gave the staff report on the proposal that
would rezone the property located along 2nd Avenue between
McKenzie and Washington Streets (city water tower property) from R-
1 Smgle Family to Central Business District (CBD) and a determination
whether the zonmg would allow for a "skateboard park" and
unassociated parking area
Ty stated the police department came to him and asked whether or
not this would be an appropriate site for the proposed "skateboard
park" The current zoning ordinance does not address skateboard
parks per se Ty commented that he started lookmg at the feasibility
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of using a similar use as well as a proposed parking area that the
public works department is Interested in, non-related to the
skateboard park Neither of these uses are permitted outright in the
R-1 zone A skateboard park is not permitted anywhere by default,
because it is not mentioned It appears It would be more appropnate
to zone it CBD The planning department recommended approval of
the rezone "determination of similar use' based on the findings that
the recommendation would not have an adverse effect on adjacent
properties, vehicular circulation, or the environment, the uses allowed
In the proposal would be compatible with the surrounding uses, the
project would promote the Idea of a central business district becoming
more pedestrian oriented, and the rezone and the determination of
similar use would not effect city water or sewer systems This would
also provide for the opportunity to accommodate some much needed
and benefits to the City as far as for use as recreation and parking to
the central business district
Staff analysis
Ken Garmann, Public Works Department commented that there is a
potential for need for additional ground
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Shelly Badger commented that the city is currently doing a study of
the water system and It is unknown what, If any, equipment or
underground storage tanks of any type might be needed that might be
located at the site of the proposed skateboard park Chief Glenn
Dunnam IS looking at alternate site on First Avenue going out toward
the industrial area on the west side of the road where the city owns
a piece of old abandoned right-of-way Glenn is currently assessing
the feasibility of that piece of property and so it is asked that the
planning commission consider the rezone but postpone the decision
on the skateboard park until more information can be obtained
EJ Curry asked if part of the land wasn't promised to the library for
their new building site Shelly Badger stated that the back half of the
property has been designated for future library and the city has been
discussing the proposed skateboard park and parking lot with them
Roberta Lonqmire asked if this land would be contiguous with the
present district Ty Peterson responded that It was
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Buffv Clark asked if there was an architect's rendering of the
skateboard park and said she would like to see It, to see If the design
would be appropriate for the site for the skateboard park because of
its appearance Ty Peterson stated he would check into to see what
they've got now
Public Comments
Dean Hooper, Friends of the Library, commented that If the design
would allow the skateboard park to be moveable, ie, bUilt in wood
sections, that it would make it possible, if more land was needed for
the water system later, the skateboard park could be relocated
Ruth Jacobsen, Friends of the Library, stated that her concern was
not only for a library in the future, but also parking, and the future
water system It appears that there are several proposals for the
same piece of property
The public hearing was closed at 4 14 p m
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MOTION BY EJ CURRY, SECONDED BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE TO
APPROVE THE REZONE AND DETERMINATION OF SIMILAR USE FOR
THE SKATEBOARD PARK AND PARKING LOT LOCATED ALONG 2ND
AVENUE BETWEEN MCKENZIE AND WASHINGTON STREETS, (CITY
WATER TOWER PROPERTY) . MOTION CARRIED.
3 Public Hearina - Reduction of CBD Zone, chanae to C-1 Commercial
Ty Peterson, City Planner, gave the staff report, stating that last
spring the planning commission directed the staff to research and
make a proposal for reducing the Central Business District (CBD) on
the west end of town This was brought on by a car wash proposal
that would not be allowed to locate there at that time The city felt
that area was a commercial zone in nature as it is auto onented The
planning department has concluded that reducing the central bUSiness
district zone along both sides of Yelm Avenue from Cullens Road to
Solberg Street is in the best interest of the city The zone proposed
to be rezoned is already in character for the C-1 zoning because is
already auto oriented and consists of large lots The area from
Solberg St towards the city center has potential still to be quality
central business district, there's redevelopment potential there for a
pedestrian oriented area and it contains smaller lots characteristic of
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area would be more conducive to the middle school being located
there in regard to pedestrian influence
Public Comments
Bonnie Horton, McKenzie Court, Yelm, asked how the change would
effect McKenzie Court and how would it change the environment of
the area Ty Peterson explained that It wouldn't effect McKenzie
Court Ty further explained that the character of the existing area
presently Includes the deli mart, the strip mall effect and is already
characteristic of the zone that we're proposing it be changed to The
CBO is more of the downtown area, smaller lots, etc
Joe Huddleston, asked If this particular site could not be developed as
densely Ty Peterson stated that with the rezone it would have to
accommodate parking on site of any development that occurs in the
area as opposed to the central business district There are also
setback requirements associated With C-1 zoning that don't exist in
the central business district in the types of uses
Shellv Badger asked for examples of types of businesses that are
allowed In C-1 that are not allowed in the central business district Ty
Peterson stated that businesses that would be allowed in C-1 would
be retail stores, service type industry, shopping centers, hardware
stores The central business district is geared for more of the small
service industry such as restaurants, specialty shops, profeSSional
offices
Bonnie Horton asked if under the C-1 versus the CBO does the
planmng commission or the city stili have control over what type of
business would be allowed in the area Ty Peterson stated that city
would stili have approval
The public hearing was closed at 4 27 p m
94-50 MOTION BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE AND SECONDED BY JOE
HUDDLESTON TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
APPROVAL THE REZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN CBD TO C-1 I')
COMMERCIAL AT THE NORTHWEST END OF THE CBD ZONEfum Lul~~
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Public Hearinq - Rezone property from R-1 single-family to C-1
Commercial located 300 feet southwest of Yelm Avenue in the
SW1/2 of SW1/4 of NE1/4 of Sec. 24, T17 R1E W.M. Also hearinq
comment on an ordinance requiring the dedication and construction
of a roadway extending Killion Road
The hearing was opened at 4 29 p m
Jim Blundell, city attorney, Owens, Davies & Mackie gave an
overview of the proposal He stated that In planning for the
Southwest Yelm area, it became apparent that this area needed to be
connected back up to Highway 510 Where that connection would
be located at that time was uncertain It also became apparent there
was mutual interest of some property owners In this area to have that
arterial run through their property and we are negotiating with them
and all the meetings and discussions have been highly cooperative and
amicable and we continue to discuss all of the options
In exchange for the dedication of this strip for the road, staff entered
into negotiation with the landowner to rezone this property
commercial This would include the 40 foot panhandle that connects
to SR 510 The owners on either side of that would be dedicating 20
feet, respectively, and wouldn't need to do a rezone In exchange the
city has offered to look at some refinancing and reimbursement tools
One of those would be a latecomer agreement Another would be an
LID or some other type of mechanism The one the city has been
focused on is the latecomer's agreement Because this corridor will
serve the entire southwest Yelm area any future later-comer
agreement has to somehow reimburse on the basis of benefit
We also recognize the fact that an entire 80 foot wide arterial isn't
necessary at this point to serve development on any of the three
parcels affected by the agreement and proposed ordinance Once
southwest Yelm starts developing out then it makes sense to bUild it
out to a full 80 foot arterial At this time 60 feet would be all that is
necessary for development of any of the three parcels
Jim explained the reason for drafting the ordinance requiring the
dedication, design and construction of the Berry Valley Road The
Court of Appeals in a recent case said that if you're going to doa
latecomer agreement for road/street construction you've got to give
people notice that you're gOing to require them to reimburse the
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have to have an ordinance on the books requiring that they make
certain improvements
Other options were noted by Mr Blundell and there have been
discussions with the property owners
Tom Gorman asked If Mr Blundell wanted to close the public hearing
process and continue it to the next meeting The city is the applicant
in this case
Public Comments
John Huddleston, stated that originally it was the understanding that
latecomers would be required to reimburse for construction but also
the value of the land That's now an issue that needs to be resolved
Mr Huddleston voiced the opinion that those people involved with
southwest Yelm annexation may have some responsibility to step up
now versus at some future point in terms of facilitating this process,
either through land value reimbursement and/or through some portion
or phase of construction Mr Huddleston is one owner who would
be asked to dedicate a 20 feet piece and is concerned about when the
actual use of that property comes into play He also stated that the
20 foot dedication would only be agreed to subject his ability to
acquire additional property to the east, because anything less than 80
feet would make It physically impossible to do any type of commercial
development based on setbacks and parking space requirements, etc
It may be premature to pass an ordinance requiring the dedication of
the 20 feet unless he has the ability to enlarge the piece so that he
isn't left with 60 feet, or left with a piece of property which can not
be developed Mr Huddleston said he would request that there be a
condition of that dedication, subject to the ability to acquire additional
property
Mollv Hendrickson, asked why the traffic from this new annexation
can't go out through SR 507
Dutch Close, stated he believed that this road does go exit out to 507
Jim Blundell went on to explain that the planned route will intersect
with a potential future state highway
Shellv Badqer, commented that when the southwest Yelm annexation
was approved it was required that entire area have a local route back
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into town for shopping, etc
Dutch Close stated it was his understanding that this proposal was
initiated by the city and not by the landowners
Sue Baker asked what would be done with the part that extends
down Berry Valley Road Jim Blundell responded that it is proposed
that the new road would come in at a curve to the present Berry
Valley Road
John Huddleston, asked if LID funds could be used to reimburse for
the cost of the dedication or the land involved versus the latecomers
agreement which you cannot be reimbursed for Jim Blundell stated
he believes that is correct
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Tom Skillings of Skillings - Connolly, Engineers stated that the city has
to consider where that eXit pOint for the loop road will be on 510
because as development occurs, whether it be a commercial developer
or a residential developer you need to identify a transportation corndor
for the future loop road so as to get the structure, right-of-way, or
utilities In the right spot The decision has to be made where that
location will be The only major conflict is the intersection with 510
at Killion J The total proposal IS going to require that Killion Road be
realigned at 510 in order to make a 4-way intersection, and any
addition development on the north side of 510 IS going to require
consideration of realignment of the intersection for that purpose He
stated he doesn't see any other major impact
Buffv Clark asked if the actual dedication of the property was for 60
feet or 80 feet It was explained that it would be full dedication of 80
feet but only a construction of 60 feet at this point
Roberta Longmire stated that it appeared that this proposal was not
ready to bring before the planning commission It was explained by
Jim Blundell that because of the Court of Appeals decision, you have
to have an ordinance in place up front
Shellv Badger stated that the reimbursement for the value of the land
was a major concern to the property owners and that's why the
proposal was being brought before the planning commission, to bring
the commission up-to-date then continue the hearings so we can sit
back down with the property owners and talk about it more There
IS no formula yet, because the law requires that an ordinance be in
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place first then we start negotiating
Sue Baker asked why 93rd couldn't be used as the main access to the
proposed development Ken Garmann stated that In the future the
city has planned for a north-south connector to an eventual state
highway that would by-pass the entire downtown corridor
Shellv Badqer stated that the Initial studies that were done and the
environmental Impact statement before we annexed showed that the
ultimate buildout of the site warranted an east-west connector and a
north-south connector and that's what we're trying to achieve
because of the number of people planned in that area
Tom Gorman then continued the hearing on this matter to the next
regularly scheduled meeting on September 19, 1994 at 4 00 p m
He also reminded everyone that there was a public hearing tonight at
Tenino High School gym regarding the county comprehensive plan
Tv Peterson wanted to remind everyone that the special work session
on the City Comprehensive Plan will be every Thursday through the
month of September in the council chambers from 3 30 p m to 5 30
pm
Shellv Badger stated that one of the purposes of these meetings is to
put together a Justification for boundaries regarding urban growth to
the Thurston County Urban Growth Management Committee which is
the committee of elected officials that recommends boundaries to the
Thurston County Board of Commissioners They are going to look at
our boundaries and consider it on September 19th
Yelm Planning Commission rules and by-laws will be an Item for
discussion on the September 19 meeting
The meeting was adjourned at 5 15 p m
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City of Yelm
105 Yelm Avenue West
POBox 479
Yelm, Washington 98597
(206) 458-3244
**PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC WORK SESSION ON DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS. SEPTEMBER 6, 2: 00 P M C_rTY HAL.L COUNCIL CHAMBERS**
AGENDA
CITY OF YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1994, 4:00 P M
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 105 YELM AVE W
1 Call to Order, Roll Call, Approval of minutes
August 1 and August 15 minutes enclosed
2
Public Hearing: Rezone R-1 City water tower property to CBO
and determination of 'similar use' for a skateboard park,
staff report enclosed
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Public Hearing: Reduction of ceo Zone change to C-1
Commercial, staff report enclosed
4 Public Hearing: Rezone property from R-1 single-family to C~
1 Commercial located 300 ft southwest of Yelm Ave in the
SW1/2 of SW1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 24, T17 R1E W M Also he3r
comment on an ordinance requiring the dedication and
construction of a roadway extending Killion Rd
5 Other:
6 Note: Comprehensive and Joint Plan special worksessions will
continue every Thursday through the month of Septembet in the
City Council Chambers from 3:30 to 5:30 p m
7 Adjourn
Enclosures are available to non-Commission members upon request
The City Yelm is an EEO Employer and Complies with the
ADA in all programs, services and activities
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meeting, please contact Agnes Colombo, City Clerk, at 458-8404
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YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
This meeting was a continuation of the August 15, 1994
regular planning commission meeting.
Members present: Roberta Longmire, Pat Fetterly, Glenn
Blando, Buffie Clark and Joe Huddleston.
Members not in attendance: EJ Curry, Tom Gorman, George
Knight and Tom Cundy.
Staff: Shelly Badger, Ty Peterson and Ken Garmann.
Guests: Jim Blundell, Sandy Mackie, Doreen Milward and
Jackie Kettman.
Please note that this meeting was taped and the informa-
tion provided in these minutes are a brief outline of the
issues discussed.
1.
2.
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4.
5.
6.
Introduction
Land Use
Housing
Utilities
Transportation
Capital Facilities
1.
Introduction
A. Policies
1. GMA
2. Countywide
3. City Statement of Purpose
B. Population & Demographics
1. OFM/County UGM Committee
2. Yelm Utility - Sewer/Water
C. Urban
1.
Growth Boundary
GMA Requirements
a. Permit urban growth to occur
b. Shall include open space
c. Characterized by urban growth
d. Areas outside the city
1. Characterized by urban growth
2. Adjacent to territory charac-
terized by urban growth
3. Area to be served by public
facilities.
D. Existing UGM Area
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Land Use
A. UGMA Boundary
B. Sub-areas
1. North
2. East
3. South
4. Southwest
5. Northwest
c. Land Use/Zoning
D. Critical Areas
E. Population Allocation
Please note that beginning Sept. 1, 1994, special meetings for
the purpose of worksessions on the Yelm Comprehensive Plan
will be on Thursdays from 3:30pm to 5:30pm, Yelm City Hall.
This planning commission meeting will be continued to August
25, 1994 at 3:30pm, Yelm City Hall.
Respectfully submitted,
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YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Agenda Item/
Motion No
1. The meeting was called to order at 4:00pm by acting
chair Torn Gorman.
Members present: EJ Curry, Roberta Longmire, Joe Hud-
dleston, Torn Gorman, Pat Fetterly, Buffie Clark, Glenn
Blando and Torn Cundy.
Members not in attendance: George Knight
Guests: Jim Blundell, Torn Skillings, Adam & Gail Rivas,
Rodney Orosco, John Thomson, Craig Sears, Dennis Su,
Stephen & Isabel Lamborn, Bev Malan, Anthony Bontrager,
Martha Parsons, Mr. & Mrs. Grover, M.J. Mitzner, Sandy
Mackie, Elaine Horsak and Craig Steepy.
Staff: Shelly Badger, Lynn Haigh, Ken Garmann and Ty
Peterson.
Approval of minutes: Torn Gorman approved the minutes
with noted changes: Ej Curry approved the minutes of
the Aug. 1, 1994 meeting to the point of excusing her-
self from the Conceptual Master Plan hearing. Ty Pet-
erson will be researching emergency services feelings
on cul-de-sacs versus through streets for access avail-
ability.
2. parkview - Final Plat Approval Recommendation
Ken Garmann gave the staff report as follows:
After staff review of the final plat application for
Parkview, we recommend that the City Council condit-
ionally approve the final plat, based upon a favor-
able recommendation from the Planning Commission. Re-
view of the plat has been completed by Skillings-Con-
nolly (Hank Borden, Professional Land Surveyor) and
Ken Garmann as Public Works Director/Health Officer.
Because the plat is 100% served by the Yelm sewer
system and the treatment plant is fully operational,
there is no need for Thurston County Health Depart-
ment signatures and certifications, as in the past.
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A "Warranty Agreement" (which will be required on all
final plats), that warrants the dedicated streets, public
utilities and other improvements for a period of 1 year
from the date of final plat approval has been signed.
Bills of sale (for water and sewer) have been submitted.
Street dedications and as-built engineering drawings are
being reviewed and approved for this plat.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend that the Planning Com-
mission recommend Final Plat approval to the Yelm City
Council and that the City Council grant final plat appro-
val for Parkview with the following conditions to be met
prior to signature by Mayor Wolf and final recording by
the County Auditor's Office:
I. Signatures by the County Assessor, County Treas-
urer and Public Works Director as required. The
County Assessor is reviewing the final plat.
Upon signature by Mayor Wolf, the final plat, plat certi-
ficate, warranty agreement and bills of sale will be re-
corded with the Thurston County Auditor's Office.
As per Yelm Municipal Code Section 16.04.150, we recom-
mend that one building permit be issued for the plat, due
to the conditional final plat approval, until such time
as the plat is signed by Mayor Wolf and recorded.
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MOTION BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE AND SECONDED BY EJ CURRY TO
RECOMMEND FINAL PLAT APPROVAL OF PARKVIEW TO CITY COUNC-
IL. MOTION CARRIED.
2A. Public Hearing - Proposed Site Plan- caD - Rice St. &
Yelm Ave. W.
Acting chair Tom Gorman closed the regular session and
opened the public hearing at 4:10pm.
Ty Peterson gave the staff report as follows:
The City received a request for a change use and remodel
of a building located at 313 Yelm Ave. W., southeast cor-
ner of Yelm Ave. W. and Rice St. The building previously
has been used as a residential unit. The proposal is to
accommodate office space for Northwest Aire. A deferral
for paving on the entire site, except the handicap park-
ing area, is being requested. The letter of intent sub-
mitted additionally, outlines the intended scope of the
project.
RECOMMENDATION: The City Planning Department recommends
approval with the following conditions:
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I. A signed, recorded, "waiver of protest" for the
Yelm Ave. frontage improvements be submitted to
the City prior to occupancy.
2. That a 24 ft. wide access and 20 ft. driving
lane be constructed to the parking area.
3. That at a minimum, the access from Yelm Ave. to
the office entrance, be paved, and that a one
year deferral be granted for the remaining por-
tion of the driveway and parking area. This
condi tion would become void if the city approved
a site-plan for re-development of the property.
There are no objections to this proposal from the Build-
ing Official. The project complies with all applicable
zoning requirements.
Buffie Clark asked if there were any drainage issues that
needed to be taken into consideration. Ty Peterson stat-
ed there were no concerns at this time regarding drain-
age.
with no further questions or comments from the proponent
or public, this hearing was closed at 4:12pm.
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MOTION BY BUFFIE CLARK AND SECONDED BY PAT FETTERLY THAT
THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL UNIT
AT THE CORNER OF RICE ST. AND YELM AVE. W., CHANGED TO
OFFICE SPACE, BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
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3. Proposed Site Plan - CBD - 105 Yelm Ave. E.
Acting chair Tom Gorman closed the regular session and
opened the public hearing at 4:14pm.
Ty Peterson gave the staff report as follows:
The City received a request for a change use and remodel
of a building located at 105 Yelm Ave. E. This building
was formerly known as Rosano's Electric. Currently the
building is being used for storage. The proposal is to
remodel the interior to accommodate a kitchen that would
prepare bakery/deli food for catering. Food would not
be served or consumed on-site.
RECOMMENDATION: The City Planning Department recommends
approval of this change in use and remodel after finding
that this is an allowed use, the proposal should not im-
pact traffic, and it complies with all applicable requir-
ements of the zoning code. There are no objections to
this proposal from the Building Official.
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Proponent commented that in the future, this site could
possibly become retail, for take-out food only.
Joe Huddleston asked about the traffic impact. Ty Peter-
son stated that there would be no for the current propo-
sal and there was adequate parking in the rear of the
building to suffice a catering business.
Roberta Longmire questioned if the proponent was asking
to be permitted for both catering and retail. Shelly
Badger stated that it was for catering only and Ty Peter-
son mentioned a proposal for minor change of use would
not have to go before the planning commission if in the
future it is desired, however, any impacts of the change
would be mitigated (ie. traffic impacts from a catering
business to retail).
With no questions or comments from the public, this hear-
ing was closed at 4:19pm.
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MOTION BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE AND SECONDED BY JOE HUDDLESTON
THAT THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR 105 YELM AVE. E. BE AP-
PROVED FOR A CATERING BUSINESS. MOTION CARRIED.
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Public Hearing - Canal Rd. Annexation
Acting chair Tom Gorman closed the regular session and
opened the public hearing at 4:20pm.
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Ty Peterson gave the staff report as follows:
The City first received petition for annexation in this
area over one year ago. A resolution was passed and the
Commission/Council directed the applicant to pursue an-
nexation of the entire area between the city limits and
the canal, northeast of the railroad tracks. Since then
the applicant has been pursuing the necessary signatures
to do this.
In June, the applicant resubmitted the annexation request
for the proposed area. The city met with the applicant
to discuss the boundary and future zoning. At that time,
the applicant presented information and evidence support-
ing that they had exhausted all reasonable efforts to
contact the property owners and convince them to join the
annexation. The applicant is requesting that the prop-
erty adjacent to the city and on the east side of Canal
Rd. be zoned Industrial. The remaining property be zoned
R-1 Single-Family.
RECOMMENDATION: The issue regarding" irregular" or "ill-
ogical" boundaries is upon us once again. The Planning
Department recognlzes the potential hazards of creating
boundaries that are not easlly identified, (police prot-
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ection, road crews, etc.) and the goal is to "square up"
boundaries when possible. However, in light of the
Growth Management Act (GMA) and the Urban Growth Bound-
ary (UGB), this proposal could be construed as a step in
filling the already established future boundary of the
city corporate limits.
After finding that the applicant did indeed make a thor-
ough attempt to obtain signatures from the other proper-
ty owners to annex, the current proposal is contiguous to
the existing city limits, the petition represents 100%
of property owners in the proposed area, and the estab-
lished Interim Urban Growth Boundary, the Planning Dep-
artment recommends approval of the annexation.
Furthermore, the Planning Department recommends Indust-
rial zoning to property between Canal Rd. and city lim-
its. The remaining area is not included in the city's
sewer service boundary, therefore, should retain a Res-
idential Agricultural 1-5 zoning, at least until the
City's Comprehensive Plan is adopted and sewer boundary
extended.
Shelly Badger stated that the city had contacted some
adjacent property owners with no interest in signing a
petition to be annexed.
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Craig Steepy, S. Chamberlain & Assoc., representing the
Proponent explained the original proposal to the City
of Yelm consisted of 120 acres, with the city requesting
an additional 13 acres for a total of 133 acres to be
included in the annexation. Over the past 16 months,
the applicants have been in contact with several of the
large property owners and S. Chamberlain has also made
attempts to acquire signatures on the petition to annex.
to no avail. As a result of this, the proposed scale
and size of the annexation was made in order to meet the
minimum requirements. There are five properties involv-
ed with three owners for a total of 63 acres included in
the proposal. It also represents 100% of the land value
within the annexation.
M.J. Mitzner had several concerns with this proposal.
She questioned how many units would be built on the prop-
erty, what the cost impacts would be to the city, what
the traffic flows would be as it is congested in this
area now. Opposed to this annexation for fear it will
put pressure on neighboring property owners to be forced
to annex.
Susan Glover commented that she was notified of this pro-
posal but wasn't sure that everyone in concern was. She
stated her concern for the process to be done completely
and thoroughly.
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Craig Steepy answered questions regarding number of units
proposed, how many per acre, etc. Ty Peterson reminded
everyone that this proposal was for annexation at this
time and not for development.
Sandy Mackie, Owens Davies Mackie stated that the approv-
ing bodies for annexation need to keep in mind if the
proposed area creates any odd or irregular boundaries or
if it cuts an existing neighborhood in half. The city
must ask the question if this is an area planned to be
served by city water and sewer and is this an area plan-
ned for further development. If the answers are yes to
these questions and if the proposed area meets the city's
criteria, then it is appropriate to annex.
Buffie Clark asked where the current water and sewer
lines were in connection with this property. Ty Peterson
illustrated on the map. Shelly Badger stated this area
would be included in the Phase II project of the expans-
ion of the WWTP regarding re-use, which ultimately will
included the entire Urban Growth Boundary. This area is
already served by city water.
This hearing was closed at 4:44pm.
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Sandy Mackie stated that the city is currently in the
process of up-dating their comprehensive water plan and
in particular the city's ability to provide adequate wat-
er services. The city is asking of developers and prop-
osed annexations, that a condition of being served by
city water, or a condition of the annexation, when the
time to connect to city water occurs, that any water
rights owned by the developers/land owner would be tran-
sferred to the city, in exchange for city water service
and asked that the planning commission make this a spec-
ific recommendation for approving this annexation.
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MOTION BY EJ CURRY AND SECONDED BY JOE HUDDLESTON THAT
THE ANNEXATION BE RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS OF THE ZONING TO BE RA,1-5 AND
INDUSTRIAL AND THAT WATER RIGHTS BE AVAILABLE TO THE
CITY UPON DEVELOPMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
5.
Open Space Ordinance
Jim Blundell gave an up-date and overview of discussions
at prior meetings and changes made to the ordinance were
clarified.
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There was discussion on the "in fee of lieu of" for open
space and a possible addition to the ordinance regarding
periodlc reVlew of the ordinance on the dollar amount of
$5,000.00, and that in January of each year, the city
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shall make an appropriate adjustment to the ordinance
based on the market value conditions at the time.
Tom Gorman asked about the off-site open space require-
ment. Jim Blundell clarified that this would allow the
developer to dedicate equally as qualified open space to
be off-site, not necessarily at the city's discretion.
Roberta Longmire expressed her concern on how the amount
of $5,000.00 came about and if this price is fair to the
city. Also, she was concerned with the return of monles
if not used by the city to the current homeowner in the
development rather than the developer who paid it. Sandy
Mackie explained that the amount of $5,000.00 is based on
raw land value based on density and the return of money
to the current homeowner would be the case, due to the
fact they would have benefited from the open space in the
development. Roberta then asked why 100% of the open
space would not be accessible to the general public or to
all residents of the associated development. Jim Blundell
explained that 75% of open space used for recreational
uses as opposed to parks would fulfill the city require-
ment.
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MOTION BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE AND SECONDED BY BUFFIE CLARK
TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THE OPEN SPACE
ORDINANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT COUNCIL REVIEW ANNU-
ALLY TO ADJUST THE FEE IN LIEU OF AND TO INCLUDE RECREA-
TIONAL LAND UNDER SECTION 16.14.050/A. MOTION CARRIED.
6 .
Chair Position/Next Meeting Date/Meetinq Time
Due to the resignation of Chair John Kinnee, Tom Gorman
was appointed chair, with Joe Huddleston chosen as
vice-chair. Regular meeting time will be from 4:00 pm
to 6:00 pm on scheduled meeting dates.
Next regular meeting will be scheduled for Sept. 6, 1994
at 4:00 pm, with a 2:00 pm meeting scheduled for Develop-
ment Standards.
The next worksession on the status of the City of Yelm
Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for Aug. 18, 1994 at
4:00 pm.
7. Discussion & Possible Decision - Proposed 1985 City of
Yelm Comprehensive Plan Amendment & SW Yelm Conce?tual
Master Plan.
EJ Curry, also a Thurston County Planning Commission
member, excused herself from this discussion.
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Sandy Mackie, Owens Davies Mackie gave an up-date and
overview of the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendat-
ions regarding the Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master
Plan.
FINDINGS: Thurston Highlands Associates is the lead
applicant requesting approval of the Southwest Yelm
Conceptual Master Plan. The Master Plan area encomp-
asses 1,860 acres and is located northwest of St. Hwy.
507, southwest of the downtown core of the City of
Yelm, and southeast of the boundary of the Fort Lewis
reservation. The Master Plan area consists of 37
ownership/parcels planned together as a single plan-
ning unit. The application follows the City of Yelm's
Master Plan Ordinance requirements. The Master Plan
area is currently zoned as RA-5A under Section 17.40.
020(c) of the Yelm Municipal Code, which allows one
unit per 5 acres. Upon conceptual approval by the
City Council, the proposed Master Plan boundaries,
proposed use districts, transportation routes and
case file number shall be identified upon the offic-
ial zoning map. These districts and routes shall on-
ly be effective upon approval of a Master Plan meeting
the requirements of Conceptual Approval of this Ord-
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CONCLUSIONS: The Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan
is consistent with the Master Plan Review Ordinance of
the City of Yelm, except to the extent necessary to
modify the Plan as provided. Particular project spec-
ific impacts and mitigation will be identified at the
time of development review and approval.
RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission of the City of
Yelm recommends approval by the City Council of the City
of Yelm of the Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan and
Conceptual Zoning Plan, subject to modifications and con-
ditions as follows:
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1. The siting of all school sites within the Master Plan
area shall fully comply with the standards imposed by
the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the sit-
ing of school sites.
In the event that any of the school sites reserved
pursuant to this Conceptual Master Plan are determin-
ed by the School District or the City of Yelm to be
unacceptable for the development of a schools site,
the School District may elect to waive the reserva-
tion and accept a voluntary agreement in lieu of such
school site under the terms of RCW 82.02.020.
The school sites reserved pursuant to this Conceptual
Master Plan are not intended to serve as full compli-
ance with any requirement that the City or the devel-
oper make adequate provisions for schools (ie, impact
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fees, voluntary agreements, dedications, etc.). The
reservations are intended to be minimum provisions
that form the starting place for ensuring that the
impacts of any development in the Master plan area
are adequately mitigated.
Exhibit C, Phase 17, commercial changed to 165,000 sf
15 acres.
2.
Provided that the overall requirements of the Conceptual
Master Plan approval are satisfied, each of the major
planning areas (Thurston Highlands Assoc., Rainier Estat-
es, and Other Parcels), may proceed independently with
final Master Plan Approval.
The action taken on the Conceptual Master Plan would give
the final zoning, final density parameters, open space
parameters public facility parameters particularly the
need for public schools and this would go into the comp-
rehensive plan.
Sandy stated that the two areas of concern for the plan-
ning commission prior to making a recommendation for app-
oval to city council, are if the zoning is appropriate
and are there any additional conditions the planning com-
mission would require.
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Roberta Longmire questioned the safety of trails through-
out the proposed golf course area. Sandy commented that
this was only an option given for an open space require-
ment and that it would have to meet all criteria and be
approved by the planning commission as part of the Final
Master Plan approval.
Torn Gorman asked if the number of acres for wetlands was
an accurate amount. Sandy stated that this was only a
preliminary figure and field analysis would verify the
actual amount.
Total maximum square foot of commercial at build-out is
165,000 sf on 15 acres and the map will be adjusted to
reflect this change. Reduced commercial areas will be
changed to residential.
The decision of latecomer agreement vs. L.I.D. has not
been foreclosed.
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ON A MOTION BY JOE HUDDLESTON, SECONDED BY GLENN BLANDO,
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YELM RECOMMENDS
APPROVAL OF THE SOUTHWEST YELM CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YELM AS MODIFIED AND WITH
THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RECOMMENDED IN THE FINDINGS,
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING MODI-
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FICATIONS: 1. THE SITING OF ALL SCHOOL SITES WITHIN THE
MASTER PLAN AREA SHALL FULLY COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS
IMPOSED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION FOR
THE SITING OF SCHOOL SITES. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OF THE
SCHOOL SITES RESERVED PURSUANT TO THIS CONCEPTUAL MASTER
PLAN ARE DETERMINED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE CITY OF
YELM TO BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCHOOL
SITE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY ELECT TO WAIVE THE RESERVA-
TION AND ACCEPT A VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT IN LIEU OF SUCH
SCHOOL SITE UNDER THE TERMS OF RCW 82.02.020. THE SCHOOL
SITES RESERVED PURSUANT TO THIS CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN
ARE NOT INTENDED TO SERVE AS FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ANY RE-
QUIREMENT THAT THE CITY OR THE DEVELOPER MAKE ADEQUATE
PROVISIONS FOR SCHOOLS (IE, IMPACT FEES, VOLUNTARY AGREE-
MENTS, DEDICATIONS, ETC.). THE RESERVATIONS ARE INTENDED
TO BE MINIMUM PROVISIONS THAT FORM THE STARTING PLACE FOR
ENSURING THAT THE IMPACTS OF ANY DEVELOPMENT IN THE MAS-
TER PLAN AREA ARE ADEQUATELY MITIGATED. 2. EXHIBIT C,
PHASE 17, CHANGE COMMERCIAL TO 165,00 SF, 15 ACRES.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THE CON-
CEPTUAL MASTER PLAN AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1985 COMPRE-
HENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF YELM AND THE ADOPTION OF THE
CONCEPTUAL ZONING PLAN AS AN AMENDMENT TOT HE CITY'S EX-
ISTING ZONING MAP. ACCORDING TO THE MASTER PLAN REVIEW
ORDINANCE, SUCH AMENDMENTS WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL
FINAL MASTER PLAN APPROVAL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUS.
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NOTE: A COpy OF THE REVISED FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RE-
COMMENDATIONS IS ATTACHED AS APPENDIX 1 TO THE MINUTES OF
AUGUST 15, 1994 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES.
8. This planning commission meeting will be continued on
August 18, 1994 at 4:00 pm, Yelm City Hall for the pur-
pose of conducting a worksession and briefing on the
draft Yelm Comprehensive Plano
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A P PEN D I X 1
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOl\1l\1ENDATION
SOUTHWEST YELM CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN
PLANNING COMl\1ISSION
CITY OF YELM
CASE NUMBER: MP-l
PROJECT: SOUTHWEST YELM CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN
APPLICANT. THURSTON IDGHLANDS ASSOCIATES
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATION:
The Planning ComnnsslOn of the City of Yelm recommends approval by the
City Council of the City of Yelm of the Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan and
Conceptual Zoning Plan, subject to modificatl.ons and conditl.ons.
PUBLIC HEARING:
After revIewmg the apphcation, sIte plan and envrronmental checklist
submitted by the apphcant, the Planmng Commission held a public heanng on July 18,
1994. TIns public heanng was extended to the next regularly scheduled Planning
Commission meetmg on August 1, 1994. The Planmng Comrmssion held a public work
session on August 4, 1994 at a specIal meeting of the Planmng Comnussion.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
In February of 1993, the City of Yelm published an Environmental Impact
Statement for the annexation and development of the Southwest Yelm area. That EIS
conSIdered the Impacts asSOCiated WIth annexation as well as vanous conceptual
developments scenarios. With this extensive environmental review in place, the City
determined that an addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Statement would satisfy
the need to reVIew additional information and analysis for this conceptual master plan
review. On July 11, 1994, the City of Yelm issued an Addendum to the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the Southwest Yelm Annexatl.on. Based upon the
eVIdence sub nutted , the testimony gIven, and the analYSIS of staff, the Planning
Commission makes the following:
FINDINGS:
1.
Thurston Highlands Associates is the lead applicant requesting approval of the
Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan. The Master Plan area encompasses
1,860 acres and is located northwest of State Highway 507, southwest of the
downtown core of the City of Yelm, and southeast of the boundary of the Fort
2.
LeWIS reservation. The Master Plan area consists of 37 ownership/parcels planned
together as a single planning urnt.
The Master Plan subnuttal mcludes text, maps and an envIronmental checklIst.
The Master Plan map shows proposed land use designatIons, major transportatIon
cIrculatIon routes, major phYSICal characteristics on the property, proposed phases,
and property ownership boundanes. The applIcatIon follows the City of Y elm's
Master Plan Ordinance requIrements.
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3 The Master Plan area was annexed to the City of Yelm on November 23, 1993.
Pnor to annexatIon, the area was zoned under the County's Rural Resource
ResIdential 1/5 zoning desIgnatIon. The Master Plan area IS currently zoned as
RA-5A under Section 17.40020(c) of the Yelm MUffiCIpal Code, whIch also
allows one unit per 5 acres.
4.
Conceptual Master Plan approval is the first step m the Master Plan process. The
purpose of conceptual reVIew and approval IS "to establish general land use
policIes to gmde detailed planning for and development of the Master Plan area.
The Conceptual Master Plan shall IdentIfy the generalized land uses, transportation
and circulatIon routes, and services proposed for the SIte. n SectIon 5(A), Yelm
Master Plan ReVIew Ordmance. ReVIew of the Conceptual Master Plan is
performed first by the Planmng Commission and then by the City Council.
Review is as follows:
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The Planning Commission shall reVIew the application for
completeness and, If It determines that the proposed Master
Plan is conSIstent with the Comprehensive Plan and the City's
other plans and policies, recommend approval by the City
Council. If the Planning Comrmssion determmes that the
proposed Master Plan IS not so conSIstent, it may either
demand for modifications specifically Identified or recommend
denial by the City Council. Conceptual approval by the City
Council, upon a recommendatIon by the Planning
Comnussion, shall consist of an amendment to the
ComprehenSIve Plan and an amendment to the official zoning
map.
Section 5(B).
5. The effect of Conceptual Master Plan approval is as follows:
Upon conceptual approval by the City Council, the proposed
Master Plan boundanes, proposed use districts, transportation
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routes and case file number shall be identified upon the
official zoning map. These distncts and routes shall only be
effective upon approval of a Master Plan meeting the
requrrements of Conceptual Approval and thIS Ordinance
Section 5(D).
6. The Planning CommIssion held public heanngs to consider the Conceptual Master
Plan on July 18, 1994 and August 1, 1994. Wntten comments were receIved
through August 15, 1994.
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The origmal Conceptual Master Plan submittal shows a planning area m excess of
200 acres in a smgle ownership. The Plan also proposes a mIXture of uses
including single family residential, multl-family resIdentlal, general commercIal,
neighborhood commercIal, and public facilitIes mcludmg schools, parks and water
system facilitles. The apphcant proposes to serve the entrre Master Plan area with
public services including transportatlon, water, sewage, storm dralnage, other
utilitles and open space The subnuttal mcludes two proposed eIghteen hole golf
courses and an eXIstlng public golf course, all mtended to be maintaIned as
qualified open space. The submittal also includes two school sites, totalling 23
acres, and a five (5) acre park site. The subnuttal mcludes an area proposed for
community servIce and commercial, for the purpose of siting fire, police, or other
governmental services, If needed. The subIIll.ttal does not include any proposed
industrial uses.
8. The Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan subnuttal proposes the
accommodation of 5,000 dwelling umts, the number also used for considenng
Impacts in the EIS. The Master Plan currently conSISts of 108 acres of multl-
family and 948 of smgle family.
9. The City intends to analyze densities on the basIS of dwelling units per net
developable acre. "Net developable acres II are the number of acres remaining
after subtracting from gross area all land that is unbuildable because It is
environmentally senSItive, park site, open space, transportation or utility comdor,
or for any other reason IS Incapable of supporting development.
10. The applicant has proposed two areas for commercial uses. The first is an area
near the intersection of the proposed Y -1 Comdor and the Internal maln loop road
within the Plan area. The applicant currently proposes the designation of 51 acres
as General Commercial in this area. The Planning Comrmssion receIved testimony
expressing concern over the scale of commercial development in the Southwest
Yelm area as a potential threat to existing commercial busmesses witlun the
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in the Master Plan area was suggested in conjunction with this testimony. The
Planning CommissIon heard testimony from the applicant that a severe limit on the
scale of commercial structures would preclude any reasonable market for the 0
commercIal property. The applicant proposed a limit of 400,000 square feet of
commercIal space In the Y-1 Comdor area and a cap of 40,000 square feet for one
commercIal structure. The applicant would be agreeable to a phasing plan for the
build out of commercial space In the Y -1 Comdor area. The Master Plan subnuttal
also proposed the deSIgnatIon of five (5) acres near the clubhouse as CommercIal
Service. The Staff Report has recommended that commercIal development In the
commercial district near the clubhouse be limited. The applicant has acqmesced
to an overall hmIt of 12,000 square feet of commercial space WIth a linnt of 3,000
square feet per commerCial structure In the clubhouse area. The Master Plan map
has shown the deSIgnatIon of a 16 acre parcel on the property owned by
Bosequette as General CommercIal. Staff has recommended the replacement of
tIns designation WIth multI-family on the grounds that the additional commerCIal
area is not necessary to serve the Southwest Yelm area and would unreasonably
compete with and draw market share from the eXIsting busmess core of the City
of Yelm.
11. The City is In the process of amending its Open Space and Park Ordinance to
provide for the dedication of open space m the amount of five percent (5 %) of net
built area m smgle family designations and ten percent (10 %) of net built area In
muln-family designations. ApplYing the proposed amendment to the Open Space 0
Ordinance, the followmg apprmumate dedicatIons of open space will be requITed:
Thurston Highlands ASSOCiates - 56 Acres
Rainier Estates - 11 Acres
Other Parcels - 16 Acres
Some concerns among Planmng Commission members were raised that the pnvate
golf course on the Thurston Highlands Associates parcel should not be included
in the open space calculations because the golf course will be a pnvate golf course.
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12. The Master Plan submittal proposes that the Plan area be served entirely by public
and private utilities, including sewer, water, electncity, telephone, and cable TV.
13. The applicant has shown the possible location for a future State Highway known
as the Y -1 Corridor. The applicant has shown the route for an internal main loop
road through the Plan area. The applicant has shown the dedication of nght-of-
way access onto the Fort LeWIS military reservation in the locations shown on the
Master Plan map.
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14. In conjunction WIth the Annexation of the Southwest Yelm area, the applicant
signed an agreement obligaung It to pay the costs of the City's Wastewater Reuse
Program to the extent attributable to the annexed area. The City has obtained a
Centennial Clean Water Act grant that reqUIres a local matching share. Staff has
deternnned that the applicant's share IS forty percent (40 % ). Staff has noufied the
applicant that fifty percent (50 %) of Its share is due by August 15, 1994. Staff
recommends that, as a condiuon of Conceptual Master Plan approval, this payment
first be made. The Wastewater Reuse Program will requITe areas of open land for
lITigation. The proposed golf course m the Thurston Highlands AssocIates
ownershIp is well-suited for such applicauon. Staff recommends that the
Installation of water and sewer hnes necessary to serve the Plan area, as well as
all the pertlnent faciliues, be constructed in phases concurrent with development.
As such, staff also recommends that, pnor to final Master Plan approval, the City
adopt an ordinance requinng installauon of sewer and water lines in phases as well
as a latecomer agreement provIding for the reImbursement of the costs of such
installation, also in phases.
15 The Planmng Commission received teshmony from the Yelm Commumty Schools
that the proposed populations m the Plan area would require the construction of
approximately seven new schools. The applicant has proposed two new school
sites.
CONCLUSIONS.
1. The Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan is consistent with the Master Plan
Review Ordinance, Ordinance No. 495 of the City of Yelm, except to the extent
necessary to modify the Plan as provided herem.
2. The environmental reVIew and documentation prepared by the City of Yelm for
the Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan adequately describes the project, the
impacts and potential mitigation. The Addendum to the Final EnvlTonmental
Impact Statement for the Southwest Yelm Annexation, Issued on July 11, 1994,
satisfies the State Environmental Policy Act and rules promulgated pursuant
thereto. Parucular project specific impacts and nutigation will be idenhfied at the
tIme of development review and approval.
3. The Staff Report accurately describes the proJect, background mformation,
applicable regulatory requrrements, and analysis of staff concerns WIth the
revisions noted herein. The Staff Report is attached as Exhibit A, and
incorporated herein by reference.
4.
The Planning Commission recommends approval of the Southwest Yelm
Conceptual Master Plan by the City Council of the City of Yelm subject to the
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following conditions. These conditIons are Imposed to mitigate impacts identified
by staff during Master Plan Review and EnvIronmental RevIew. The
recommended conditIons are as follows: 0
A. Zomng.
(1) Zoning In the Southwest Yelm Master Plan area shall be as
designated in the attached ExhibIt B, Southwest Yelm Conceptual Zomng
Plan.
(2) The Conceptual Zomng Plan reflects the followmg changes from the
last version of the applicant's Master Plan map:
a. Conversion of approximately 13 acres north of Berry Valley
Road from smgle family to multi-family.
b. ConverSIOn of 16 acres owned by Bosequette from
commerCIal to multI-family
No other recommended changes to the last verSIOn of the applicant's Master Plan
map were determined to be of ment based on planrung cnteria.
B.
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(1) The Southwest Yelm Master Plan area will be developed in phases
as generally outlined in the attached ExhibIts C, D and E.
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C. DensitieslDwelling Umts
(1) The total number of dwelling units allowed in the Southwest Yelm
Master Plan area shall not exceed 5,000 dwelling units. TIns overall
maximum IS further allocated to each ownership WIthin the Master
Plan area according to the attached Exhibits C, D and E.
(2) The mimmum number of dwelling units in the Master Plan area shall
be computed on the basis of 3.5 dwelling umts per net developable
acre. Net developable acres IS the land measurement remaimng after
subtracting open space, environmentally sensitive areas, parks,
transportation and utility corridors, and any other unbuildable area.
The minimum denSIty shall be applIed and enforced according to the
minimum dwelling umts allowed by the attached Exhibits C, D and
E.
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(3) Accordingly, therefore, development in the Southwest Yelm Master
Plan shall be between 3,946 dwellmg umts and 5,000 dwelling units.
D.
TransportatIon and UtilitIes
(1) TIns conceptual Master Plan approval requires the establishment of
two Essenllal Utility and Transportallon Comdors. The Y-l
Corridor will serve the park Site and school Site on the northern
boundary and the commercIal property throughout the remamder of
the Corridor. The second essentlal comdor is the main loop road
that connects to State Highway 507, loops through the Thurston
Highlands ASSOCIates parcel, intersects the Y-l Comdor, follows
Berry Valley Road and connects to State Highway 510 at Killion
Road.
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(2) The Planning CommissIOn recommends the following mecharusm for
dedicating the Essenllal Utility and Transportatlon Comdors. All
property owners whose property will be burdened by the Corridors
will execute a recIprocal easement for the Comdors that will gIVe
each property owner the nght to use the Comdor on every other
property. The easement will be executed pnor to City Council
approval of the Conceptual Master Plan. The easement will give
each property owner the right to dedicate the entIre stretch of the
Comdor to the City in conjunction With Final Master Plan approval.
Dedication will be requITed as a conditlon of final Master Plan
approval. In addItion to the easement, the Planning CommissIOn
requires a Concomitant Agreement, wherein Conceptual Master Plan
approval by the City Council will be conditioned on executIon of the
reciprocal easement. For purposes of the reciprocal easement, the
Corridors will be described generally as shown on the Conceptual
Zoning Plan. For purposes of final Master Plan approval, the
Corridors will be fixed by the mechamsm described in the reciprocal
easement.
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(3) The main loop road runrung from the southwest to the northeast m
the Master Plan area shall be constructed according to an ordinance,
adopted prior to final Master Plan approval, requIring that the road
be developed m phases assocIated with development. In those areas
where the road is not yet constructed in full to serve development,
the road will be constructed to sub-grade elevauon With a
maIntenance coarse surface for the entire remaining length of the
nght-of-way. The City shall also negotiate and adopt a latecomer
agreement for the construction of tlns road in a manner that prOVides
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reimbursement according to the phases of construction. The
applicant shall, as a conditlon of this approval, agree to Walve any
and all protests to any such ordinance and latecomer agreement. 0
(4) The dedication of the Y-l Comdor will be a SIXty (60) foot right-of-
way to the City In order to allow the potentlal future improvement
to a State Highway, the City will Impose a fifty-five (55) foot
setback from each sIde of the dedicated nght-of-way. This will
ensure that structures are not constructed in the area that could
potentlally serve as the State Highway.
(5) Pnor to final Master Plan approval, the applicant shall provIde the
dedication of the access pomts shown on the attached Exhibit B,
Conceptual Zomng Plan.
(6) All development wIth1n the Master Plan area will be served by the
City of Yelm's sewer and water systems. All costs of such servIce
extenSIOn and construcuon shall be borne by the applicant. All such
utility servIce installations shall be deSIgned and constructed In
accordance WIth the requirements of the City of Yelm, the
Department of Ecology, the Department of Health, the applicable
Fire Distnct and any other agency WIth jurisdictlon over such
utilities.
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(7) The applicant shall pay fifty percent (50 %) of its share of the local
matching funds for the Centenmal Clean Water Act grant pnor to
City Council approval of the Conceptual Master Plan. Thurston
Highlands Associates shall agree to enter into agreements with the
City to provide land acres for wastewater reuse applicatlons, under
the tenns of the Wastewater Reuse Program.
(8) Prior to final Master Plan approval, the City shall adopt an
ordinance requinng the installauon of water and sewer lines
necessary to serve the Southwest Yelm Master Plan area at the tlme
of the first initial development within the area. The City will also
negotiate and adopt a latecomer agreement for the reimbursement of
the costs of installing such utility lines. The applicant shall, as a
conditJ.on of this approval, agree to waive any and all protests to any
such ordinance and latecomer agreement regarding the extenSIOn of
sewer and water
(9) The City will allow development of the Clubhouse and Restaurant in
the Thurston Highlands AssocIates ownership on an approved septic
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system that is compatible WIth future hook-up to the sewer system,
to the extent allowable by the Thurston County Health Code.
E.
CommercIal Development
(1) Commercial development along the Y-1 Comdor of the Southwest
Yelm Conceptual Master Plan area shall be limited to a total of
165,000 square feet of floor space WIth no more than 40,000 square
feet of commercial floor space attributable to anyone commercIal
structure. The total of 165,000 square feet along the Y-1 Comdor
shall be phased With development according to the followmg phasing
plan:
a. Fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of commercIal floor
space will be allowed until the construction of 1,250 dwelling
umts m the entIre Master Plan area IS complete.
b. An additlonal fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of
commerCial floor space will be allowed after the construction
of 1,250 dwelling umts m the entrre Master Plan area, but
before the constructlon of the Y -1 State Highway.
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An addItlonal one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of
commercIal floor space will be allowed after the constructlon
of the Y -1 State Highway.
(2) Access to such commercial development from the main loop road
shall be limited to no less than 300 feet from the intersection of such
road With the Y-1 State Highway. No access to such commercIal
development will be allowed from the Y -1 State Highway.
(3) Commercial development witlnn the five (5) acre commercial
designation near the clubhouse in the Thurston Highlands AssocIates
ownerslnp shall be linnted to a total of 12,000 square feet of
commercial floor space With no more than 3,000 square feet of
commercial floor space attributable to anyone single commercial
structure. CommercIal development in tlns area will be modeled on
a neighborhood village concept.
F. Open Space and Parks
(1) Development wItlnn the Master Plan area shall comply with the City
of Yelm Open Space Ordinance, as amended. Currently proposed
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amendments to the Open Space Ordinance require the dedication of
five percent (5 %) of net built area in smgle family desIgnatIons and
ten percent (10%) of net built area m multi-family designations. 0
(2) Thurston Highlands ASSOcIates shall dedicate the currently shown 10
acres of park In two 5 acre parcels concurrent WIth development
accordmg to the City's level of servIce standards. See Exhibit C
(3) In order to qualify the pnvate golf course In the Thurston Highlands
AssocIates ownershIp as open space, the applicant must establish that
mamtaimng It as a pnvate open space satIsfies all of the cnteria of
the Open Space Ordinance, other than dedicatIon, and that It serves
the purposes of the ordinance. A pnvate open space must be
accessible to either the general public or the residents of the
partIcular development. The Planning ComnnsslOn recommends that
Thurston Highlands AssocIates select among the followmg requITed
alternatIves.
a. open the golf course membership to the general public or
reSIdents of Thurston Highlands ASsocIates;
b.
create a system of trails throughout the golf course and
dedicate such trail to the City for public use; or
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c. dedicate an additional fifteen acres of park to the City under
the terms of the Open Space Ordinance, as amended.
(4) Although actual dedication will occur at the time of development, the
Conceptual Zoning Plan and Conceptual Master Plan Map shall show
the reservatIon of an additional eleven (11) acre park on the RaImer
Estates property. Parks dedicated m the remaining parcels shall be
in the amounts calculated pursuant to the Open Space Ordinance, as
amended.
(5) The applicant shall obtain from Thurston County all necessary
permits for crossmg the trail recently acquired by Thurston County
from Burlington Northern.
G. Schools
(1) The Conceptual Master Plan map and Conceptual Zoning Plan
should show the reservation of a total of three school sites for future
dedicatIon or purchase. The applicant has shown one fifteen (15)
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acre school site and one eight (8) acre school site, both on Thurston
Highlands Associates property. The maps should show a thrrd
school site of at least eight (8) acres on Ralnier Estates property
(2)
The slung of all school SItes wlthm the Master Plan area shall fully
comply with the standards Imposed by the Supenntendent of Public
Instruction for the siung of school SItes.
(3)
In the event that any of the school sites reserved pursuant to tlns
Conceptual Master Plan are determined by the School DIStnct or the
City of Yelm to be unacceptable for the development of a school
SIte, the School DIStrict may elect to Walve the reservauon and
accept a voluntary agreement III lieu of such school SIte under the
terms of RCW 82.02.020.
(4)
The school Sites reserved pursuant to tlns Conceptual Master Plan
are not intended to serve as full compliance With any requrrement
that the City or the developer make adequate provislOns for schools
(i.e., impact fees, voluntary agreements, dedicauons, etc.). The
reservations are intended to be minimum provislOns that form the
starting place for ensunng that the impacts of any development in the
Master Plan area are adequately mitigated.
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EnVIronmental Review
(1) The mitigating measures Identified in the Final Environment Impact
Statement shall be satisfied in the development of the Southwest
Yelm Conceptual Master Plan. Those mitigating measures are
adopted herein by tlus reference and made a part hereof.
1. Procedural Issues
(1) This Conceptual Master Plan approval does not include or imply
approval of specific development proposals such as subdiVISIons,
plats, SIte plans, or planned resldenual developments. Such specific
development proposals shall be subject to the laws and regulations
otherwise applicable, with the addiuonal requirement that they also
shall satisfy all conditions of this Conceptual Master Plan that apply.
(2) The Southwest Yelm Master Plan shall be reviewed by the Planning
Commission every five years after the effecuve date of the City
Council's acuon on the final Master Plan. The purpose of the
review is to determine whether substantial completion of
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development is proceeding according to the Phasing Plan and
whether such development is satisfying all conditIons of Master Plan
approval. If development is not proceeding as planned or the 0
conditIons are not bemg met, the Planmng CommIssIOn may eIther
extend the review penod or terrmnate the Master Plan approval
according to the terms of the Master Plan ReView Ordinance.
(3) Any major modIficatlon to the Master Plan will require Planning
ComrmssIOn approval in accordance With the Master Plan Review
Ordinance.
(4) Each of the major planmng areas (Thurston Highlands ASsocIates,
Ralmer Estates, and Other Parcels) may proceed mdependently with
final Master Plan approval, provided that the overall requirements of
tlns Conceptual Master Plan approval are satisfied.
(5) Tlus Conceptual Master Plan approval shall take effect upon the
executIon and recording of a Concormtant Agreement pursuant to
conclUSIOn 4.D. herein.
RECOMMENDA nON:
The Planmng Commission of the City of Yelm recommends approval of the
Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan by the City Council of the City of Yelm
as modified and With the conditions of approval recommended herein. The
PlannIng Comrmssion recommends adoption of the Conceptual Master Plan as an
amendment to the 1985 Comprehensive Plan for the City of Yelm and the adoption
of the Conceptual Zoning Plan as an amendment to the City's eXIstIng zoning map.
According 0 the Master Plan Review Ordinance, such amendments will not be
effectIve until final Master Plan approval.
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PASSED AND APPROVED tlns 15thdayof August
, 1994.
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Chmnnan (Acting)
City of Yelm Planmng CommiSSIOn
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SOUTHWEST YELM CONCEPTUAL
MASTER PLAN
Summary of Thurston Highlands AssocIates OwnershIp
Total Area:
Wetlands:
Golf Course:!
Park:2
Schools:
Water Tanks:
Mam Loop Road:
Reuse/recycle storage:3
Net Developable Acres:
Required Open Space:4
1,240
62
370
10
23
2
30
30
713
557
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Exhibit C
Minimum DensIty:
MinImum Dwelling Umts:
Maxunum Density:
Maximum Dwelling Units:
3.5 U nits/N et Developable Acre
2,500 Dwelling Umts
4.44 Umts/Net Developable Acre
3,166 Dwelling Units
Population EstImate:
Minimum - 6,250 MaXImum - 7,923
Phases:
PHASE DESCRIPTION ACRES
Phase 1 4,000 sf golf restaurant; -
150 seats
Phase 2 Single Family 71
Phase 3 Single Family 34
Phase 4 Single Family 43
Phase 5 Single Family 31
Phase 6 Single Family 52
Phase 7 Single Family 35
Phase 8 Single Family 55
Phase 9 CommmercIal (12,000 sf 5
buildings)
Single Family 15
Phase 10 Single Family 17
Phase 11 Single Family 42
Phase 12 Single Family 60
Phase 13 Smgle Family 48
Phase 14 Single Family 54
Phase 15 Multi-Family 32
Phase 16 Smgle Family 68
Phase 17 CommercIal (165,000 sf 15
buildings)
TOTALS- 713
On-Site Improvements:
A.
Roads
1. Main Loop Road
a. Execute reciprocal easement and conconntant
agreement, for eventual dedication, prior to
Conceptual Master Plan approval.
b. Construct paved roadway to grade according to City
of Yelm road specIfications to the clubhouse in phase
1 concurrent WIth development of phase 1.
c. Construct paved roadway according to City of Yelm
road specIfications for each phase adjacent to the
roadway concurrent With such phase.
d. Construct unpaved roadway to sub-grade elevation
with a mamtenance coarse surface, according to City
of Yelm road specIfications for remainder of roadway
not serving Development.
2. Y-l Corndor
a. Dedicate 60 foot nght-oi-way with 55 foot setbacks.
b. Construct sixty foot roadway according to City of
Yelm specifications concurrent with adjacent
development. The entire roadway shall be
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constructed concurrent with development on the
proposed school site, unless already constructed.
Sewer and Water
1. Develop clubhouse/restaurant In phase 1 on approved septic
drainfield and STEP tank deSIgned for future hookup to
City of Yelm sewer system. All other development shall be
directly served by the City of Yelm sewer and water
systems.
2. Install sewer collection and water main lines along entrre
route of Main Loop Road on-sIte when easement is
dedicated and sewer and water capacIty are available.
3. Thurston Highlands Associates (THA) has assIgned water
rights application. THA, and Its successors and assigns,
shall bear all the costs of testing, drilling, monitonng,
processmg the application and any other cost of successfully
obtalmng water nghts on the basIs of the existing
application.
1 See Conclusion 4.F.3 in text regarding choices on open space dedication
2. Dedicated in 5 acre parcels concurrent with development of first 6 places See Conclusion 4.F.2
3 Dedicated to the City concurrent with development as shown in Final Master Plan approval.
4. Calculated pursuant to Open Space Ordinance, as amended by current proposal
SOUTHWEST YELM CONCEPTUAL
MASTER PLAN
Summary of Raimer Estates OwnershIp
Total Area:
Wetlands:
Main Loop Road:
School:
Park: 1
Net Developable Acres:
262
50
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8
11
185
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Minimum Density: 3.5 Umts/Net Developable Acre
Minimum Dwelling Units: 648 Dwelling Umts
MaxImum DensIty" 4.44 Units/Net Developable Acre
MaXImum Dwelling Umts: 822 Dwelling Units
PopulatIon EstImate: Mimmum - 1,620 MaxImum - 2,055
Phases:
PHASE DESCRIPTION ACRES
Phase 1 Single Family 25
Phase 2 Single Family 14
Phase 3 Single Family 20
Phase 4 Single Family 16
Phase 5 Multi-Family 15
Phase 6 Single Family 43
Phase 7 Single Family 13
Phase 8 MultI-Family 13
Phase 9 Single Family 26
TOTALS: 185
1 Calculated pursuant to Open Space Ordinance, as amended by current proposal.
ExhibIt D
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On-Site Improvement:
A. Roads - MaIn Loop Road
1. Execute reciprocal easement and concormtant agreement, for
eventual dedIcat.I.on, prior to Conceptual Master Plan approval.
2. Dedicate 120 foot right-of-way.
3. Construct paved roadway according to CIty of Yelm road
specIfications for each phase adjacent to the roadway concurrent
with such phase.
4. Construct unpaved roadway to grade accordmg to City of Yelm
road specIficat.I.ons for remaInder of roadway not servmg
development.
B. Sewer and Water
Install sewer collection and water maIn lines along entire route of Main
Loop Road on-sIte when easement IS dedicated and sewer and water
capacIty are available.
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SOUTHWEST YELM CONCEPTUAL
l\1ASTER PLAN
Summary of Other Parcels
Total Area:
Wetlands:
Golf Course:
Park: 1
Net Developable Acres:
358
29
86
16
228
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Minimum Density:
Minimum Dwelling Umts:
MaxImum DensIty:
Maximum Dwelling Umts:
3.5 Umts/Net Developable Acre
789 Dwelling Units
444 Umts/Net Developable Acre
1,012 Dwelling Umts
Population Estimate:
Development program
Minimum - 1,973 MaxImum 2,530
10 - 20 years
OWNER DESCRIPTION ACRES
Steadman Single Family 15
Property
Doyle Single Family 38
Property Multi-Family 22
Bosequett Single Family 19
Property Multi-Family 14
All Other Single Family 94
Parcels Multi-Family 26
TOTALS. 228
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On-Site Improvements:
A. Roads - Mam Loop Road
Construct paved roadway according to CIty of Yelm road speCIfications
for each phase adjacent to the roadway concurrent WIth such phase
B. Sewer and Water
Install sewer collection and water main hnes along entIre route of M3.1n
Loop Road on-sIte when easement IS dedicated and sewer and water
capacity are available
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]05 Yelm Avenue West
POBox 479
Yelm, Washington 98597
(206) 458-3244
)/()f(PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC WOFl<SESSl"ON ON DEVELOPil,!ENT
STANDARDS JUL Y 18TH, 2.00 P M. cl"'rY HALL COUNCIL CI-IANBERSJIC*
AGENDA
CITY OF YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1994, 4:00 P M
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 105 YELM AVE W
1
Call to Order, Roll Call, Approval of minutes
A~usi.; I, 1994 minutes not avai lable at the t~me of ms.! 1 ing
V""" 1> (J. ("-' \) r-t-V::J
Public Heating: Proposed Site-Plan for chango of use and
upgr'ade in Central Business District
Evistlng residential house at the corner of Rice St and Yelm
Ave \., changed to of f ice space Sta'f f raper t enc 1 ceed
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Public Hearing: Proposed Site Plan fer change cf use and
remodel within the Central Business District
Formerly known as Rosano's Electric, change to b~kery/deli
Staff report enclosed
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Annexation re~ue~t if' t,
Public Hearing: Canal Rd
Staff report enclosed
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Discussion and possible actio~: Proposed 1985 City of Yelm
Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Southwest Yelm Conceptual
Master Plan
Jim Blundell from Owens, Davies, Mackle will be on hand to
present the staff report and answer questions
6
Op~n Space Ordinance:
potential action
8/1/94,
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w.. '-\ ~ :>', \.t)
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Public hearing was closed
7
Discuss Ch~ir P()sition--~ meeting time and next Planning
Commission meet ing dat-e, due tc.--SeRt., 5..-- ~~ hO. 1 iday
(/ W'\I\)~) c::
Note: Next Vis i on Workshop '- ~y'g.us-t-- 13, ;3: 30am - noon,
Cafeteria
YHS
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Adjourn
Enclosures are available to non-Commission members upon reouest
If you need special arrangemen~t.o attend 0,.. \.Jart-jcipate in this
Ineet1ng, please contact Agne~lombo, City Clerk. at 458-8404
Recyckd paper
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City of Yelm
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105 Yelm Avenue West
POBox 479
Yelm, Washington 98597
(206) 458-3244
~~PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC WORK SESSION ON DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS, AUGUST 1, 2: 00 P M J CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS~~
AGENDA
CITY OF YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Au.~.1 MONDAY, JblL'( 1&, 1994, 4:00 P M
Y~LM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS~ 105 YELM AVE W
1 Call to Order, Roll Call, Approval of minutes
July 18, 1994 enclosed in packet (Minutes of Apri 1 4, 1994
enclosed)
2 Public Hearing: Berry Valley Estates preliminary plat
Staff report enclosed
3
Public Hearing: Open Space Ordinance amendment.
Enclosed in packet
4 Final Plat Approval Recommendation: Crystal Springs Estates
Ken Garmann will be available at the meeting to give a staff
report
5. Public Hearing continued from 7-18-94: Proposed 1985 City of
Yelm Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Southwest Yelm
Conceptual Master Plan review and approval
Jim Blundell from Owens., Davies, Mackie will be on hand to
present the staff report and answer questions
6 Other
7 Note: Next Vision Workshop - August 13, 8:30am - noon, YHS
Cafeteria.
8. Adjourn
Enclosures are available to non-Commission members upon request
If you need special arrangements to attend or participate in this
meeting, please contact Agnes Colombo, City Clerk, at 458-8404
NEXT REGULAR MEETING, MONDAY, August 15, 1994, 4:00 PM
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Agenda tteml
\'\ot"\o~ t-lo.
t.'ng ,,'a' ,.".d " ,rder ., , O'p' bY ."i'"
,!:he mee:l- ~
chair ,!:om Gorman
Robert.a Longmire, Joe flud-
,.rober, pre'e~' 5J c~;',e"erlY .,d Su,'le cl.r'
dlest.on, ,!:om ~orman, a
~~hn Rinnee, ,!:om cundY and
~embers not. in at.t.endance
George Rnight.
and Jess floffman, Jim parKer,_
GUe'" S,h "", G.yle.. e" "ed "reid, ,.ul S,e.d
,.ryC'U Cle."" Jane' s1"""de'" cr.i" se.r' , J,hn
"', ". ,.""n"" J" .iller, G'Y ,e'hY' G"Y T>,her"
'!:homson, Denn:l-s,Su, DOn
and Jim LOger~U:l-st.
. h Ren Garmann, Gene
St.aff ShellY Badger, Lynn fla:l-g ,
Borges and '!:y pet.erson
. nS were not.ed on
, 'V" ~ c,rre'e'~99' "eein" , 9.-3', eJ
~de ~ ;;'.;, ~":",'_3S eJ """" 01" 00< ..-
cutUt'L p.aS'!:A:tllEil .....il ... '
V:r.!o'll '!:1\!o '!:APES
!oil B'L ltOBE?'!:A 1.ONG1o\:r.1l$ <r~'!:
,.0<100 s< eJ """", ,.~~" ... ..,,,",,,,, .,<" CI"''"'C-
<r1\!. 1o\:tN1l'!:!oS OF JUl.'! 18,
't:tONS NO'!:E'O
. _ se' V.l e e,e.ee' prel. . ·
publ c flea :l-n
m\lar session and
. ~,~ mo~ Gorman closed t.he re~-
p,ct.l-ng cva~" " ...
opened t.he hearing at. 4 Q1pm
. .ve ehe ,e." re""re ,n eh'
T< ,eeere,n, c,eY "an~e'\ " ,UbdiVl'i,n ",.eed " ehe
pr""" '" . 11-1,e ~"~e ."r"",,e"Y 3 bl""
Mrch,e,e "de "co",.,t c.~, ""e ,.,.iv.d .FP""-
soueh"".t " ,e1ft ~ve . he , ,h of '" Aft<< ,..,e-
ei" ,or chi' ,,,,,,,tv,.,>,n m.~Ciey ,eeeivad · r,vi,,'d
at.ions wit.h t.he app~:l-cant.' f ~4'
second applicat.ion :l-n ~aY 0
"nin" i' .ul'i-,,,"l' vieh ehe .,e' ,..d u,e v.,..e
plat..
. . e' ehe ".e, ,p.,,,,eoe hoild-
CO coe notCh, ,m",e "",;11 ,..",ilY ",an' CO ehe .ouch
ing' " ehe .,oehe..e .no , ~, ehe g,l' c,o"e
and ~e5t. wit.h t.he e~cep~:l-on .
, . ...," he """"odaeed ..ied 2 ,coil' ,ee on"
par\<.:l-ng ~~......
~ r are available, wit.h the
CiCY 0' ,elm .e~e' ,nd ~"ed di""ed" ,n ,ice
st.orm~ater ~o be t.reat.e an
s ace reauirementS wit.h on-
"he pr'pO'" meee' ,he ,~~,"iOO.,c'miCig'ei'n
"oin" ne",e""'" ,or · .' . .
. . . . nifi"nee (""y need e' he m'C'-
. Deceum,n.e"n oC .,n.,g < ,d.ee<miO.c,on h" n'C
gat.ed) is e~pected, howeve-,
been made
. ." ,elm "auoiog ue,.rtmenc
SCO" AU~ <he C,tY i eta che "quiranent' ,ot
~'e vhi,e ehe ,ropO" ",. eot'Ogh ,cceet ,com
devel"mene, eh' c,o,eUU,c"ns~reee vaold be,e ,etve ehe
.e,tY v.lleY RO.d en c..'l"i~~, ~,oid ,c"ide the CitY au
cie, in ,h" "eo.e"n e "n,ero,eed " eh,e ,e d,e:
",o,ut.oe "n,.,nd "oid h,'i' ,.,eeY pc'bleo' ,he"
.,e ,ce.ce ce.,de.e'" c,a oe ,ee.in,ng , neighb,rh,'d
,ii"n' ,eel' .e,onglY '~h eO de,el" ehe ,r"erey ~,eh
'h...,eer end d,e' ooe ~, h ,eceee i' noe 'bca,o~Pie
. chr,o"h ,ereee " , 'hUO~;,M' eo "torn eM _o,,"h-
,r ehe 'i.nnin" co"""e,onh ".nning De,.ecoene ,eel'
horh"d ,M'''c'' ' eh" ~~:, .iteunaei,e eM DeO..",ent
t.'"at. t.his n:COposal :l-S t.he ag~eement. on flowever,
" e" , va ,ome en an . . -
and the l'.ppl:l-c:an~ "a d d't.ioni.ng anY approval t.o :l-n
the Cit.Y would reco!l'lllen con:l-
,'Ude .de " ehe ."eee .nd .,c",
1 Sidewa~kS on one s:l- ire St.
ehe 'r,oe."e ,n CO~~,'i" A,e (s"') ."rov.'
2. St.at.e ~nv:l-ronment.a ~"'ent. period if one is nec-
and subject. to t.he Co"."
e.,atY. d.t"n' " ."r"" ,r,m
, ",,,,,,,enda".oo' 0.' c';':.';';re "o,erein" chi' ,r'-
t.he Cit.Y ~ng:l-neer:l-ng ".
".al . e' ,onne,e " e<i,eio" li.e
4 \'lat.er line e~t.ens:l-on
,. Se,e, VaileY ".d .ved ,rom EellY E.,ci',
T1 "mmeoead on ehe ,eon,e ~~';~lm co,",ehen.ive .,aU"
S'i"in",/coun"lY ,he i9. Ciey" ,elm re,O"n"e,
oore..i" Fl~ ,toe" e~a"e~~coOghoUe coe cieY not onlY
ehae i"""mg ,oune"'" . ut .1" iO'''.... ehe "n"
redu,e' era"i' "n"e',"" ;he,e"re ehe cieY ,ill i"-
" u.ieY " ,he ,0""uo,tY d d-eod ~,re.e" 10'" a.d
it ,he u" " ,ul'on'''''' eO lhe ciCY vill ...' "
ot.her designS t.hat. to~ll\ bga~r:::;fi.C upon resident.ial ne:l--
,ioi-'" """re 0' e. roU eo" "tv'" ,.dir'"
gnon,h"d' hY e,,'Oy,ng ~rc'~ ,;r ,he'cieY .ill eo'ouc-
a"e,' ,ooe" and ~eh" dea~~ : "n.e,ei,n' eh.t ,c,vida
age t.he use of t.ra:l-ls an 0 e
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~E~" ~... 994 4 00 ? ~
1o\ONPl\.'L, l\.UGUS't l, 1 r C..~.n>.ERS
~Et.1o\ C~,!:'L ~ couNC:t!.W"--
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2.
~'EUI ~V.flfllllU COl'l~l~~lOfl
,uqu" ~ ~9'1.
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ehe .ew de,iq> ,f ehe videning " ".d', nid.w.'k' w,uld
be required for bot.h sides of t.he road
~ ".ced ".e deVel'P""" ,,,.datd' "gatding
. ",al a,ne" ,ereen f" ine.rn.l ".dw.ya ,nlY r.qui,e
sidewalks on one side of the st.reet.
~ que,eion.d i' . ,hrOu"h aere.e w., pue
in, w,uld ,hia nh.."e 'ha ,equir.wen,a ,,' aid'V"'"
meaning one on each side of the street.
~ ae.,.d ehia .,uld .oe ,h.ng. 'de ,equ"..en'
aa ie wouid ,eill he "n,ide,ed ",.1 ."eaa ..d eh"
ehe" v,old n" b' en'Ugh ,c.,'i' on ie eo ".,ai'Y it .a
a collect.or
~ ,.1' ,h.e on" p",le ",uld une ehe "rough
,ereee ., . heeeer v'Y " gee co eh' ..in high"Y e' .v-
oid t.he t.raffic problem on Longmire
~ elatified eM "quire..n" " intat"nn.et-
ing ,<,,,,, in oM citY " ,elm C,,,pcehen,CVe "ana,""-
,i,n ".n e' allevi.ee ehe er."'o ,. ,elm RighV'Y .nd
eh.e ,he ,W ,elm "ne<.ei,n h" ,r,,,,ed ""e,e,r ".d
e' "n.e,e " ,errY vall'Y Rd .nd 'hr,ugb '0 ehe ,elm
aighway
~
,ue GO,e, "",n.ne fO' eh' auPdiwi,i,n, ,e.e.d 'd.t ehe
"i"in.' d.,iq> "r ehe ,rojeet ahOved aidaw.,ka ,n b,'h
aidea " ,ha ,er..e .nd h.d noe ".nued "r · "nue,e"
,ereee throO"h ,he ,updiviaion " " ,ee, the ""oiet ,.,-
identi., "..unitY" .e.,,,,here Ai'" ,he toe" a eul-
,00 .,uld he ,a,er f,r ,hildr.n Rra GOre ,....noed ,n
ehe p,'hl'" Olympia and C.,.y .,e haviog vieh eh"Ugh
streetS in subdivisions
~ .,ked vhether eh' ,ie, h.d ,.<"ired .nY ,'h.r
auPdiwi,i,n ",,,n.ne e' in,e." ,ideV.,ka ,n h,eh aidea
,f ehe ,t,e.e ,nell, B.d"er ,e.eed eh.e ,h' ,iCY h.d
one required ,ideV.,l<a on bOeh ,ide> " 'M ,ereet, ,ine'
u,e ,f eh' neV dI.'e d.vel,p.ent ,eand.rd', 'r" ..y ,eh-
., .,pli,ane of . ,updivi'i,n ,f Chi' aire, hue, ,ere.in-
lY v,uld n,e di",urage 'he ,r,pn..ne i' eh'Y ,h"aa e'
do so
~ <".atiO.ed ,h' ",aibiliey of cwo .n-
er.n,ea " ,he p,o,ere' .nd i' .. ene"n,e "uld g'
thr,u"h Tr.,r B TY ,ee.r," illueeraeed ,. ehe dr''-
i.9 ,h.t a lOOP ,o.d "uld p',aihiY be hoile vieh <0'
S.illin"a .,.l.ining ehe ide' 0' . "ad 'hr.ugh "r.,e
. v,uld n,e he .",ved .a ie v,old he eo' ,l,ae e' ehe
McKenzie st entrance on to Longmire
o
e.a. ,f travel heev.e. oeighh"h,'d' .nd ,o.munie, ,e.-
t.ers
!n deeetOi.in" vhere ie i' "a,ei,al CO "n.e,e neV
aeraeea vieh .<iaei'" ,nee, ehe Ci'Y vill deeermine
wheeh.r ehe .eri" ,ueveigh ,he deoeri" of ehe vh,le
pa,..g. .nd .heehe, ehe ,onn.,ei,n "uld he in ehe heae
ine.reee ,f hoeh ehe CueY a' ,.rge .nd 'he neighbOrhOOd
The cie, "n,ider. ehe ,oll,vin" i"O" vhen dee,tOinin'
a new st.reet. connect.ion
1 AdeqU'" ."e" ..d ,ir,ula'i,n f" ,ubli' ,er-
vice vehicles
2 width of roadwaY
3 '!:opOgraphY and environment.al const.raint.S
4 Sight. dist.ance
, Cik,'ih"d of dive,ein' .igni'i,.ne ,r"'-"wn
arterial t.raffic ontO local neighbOrhOod st.r-
eet.s
sever.l "ine, indieae' ie i. de,i,.ole e' h'V' ,everal
,oo.e,ei,.a '0 come "", ,r.'fi' d,e' n,e h'V' e' u,e
are,ri" .e"ee' e' ,ir,ul.ee vithi. ehe neighbOrhoOd
Thi' i' ehe ,.,e if the nei'hh,rh'odV""" ."ea' anY
,uture ,ommer'i" devel".e.e .e Be'ry v.ll.Y ROod a.d
yelm Avenue
"'0 S,il in ' _ Skillin ,C,nn' .,.e.d 'h.e ehe va,er
line e<tenai" i' ,a,e 0' 'he Ciey ,! ,e" com,,'he.,iVe
..eer plan ,eeo_nd.ei,ea '" vaear tloV ",,,vawen" on
a cit.Y wide basis
~ ..,ed " "er' v.. . vaear line on ",n"-
,",e S' ., pe,er"n ,e.eed ,haC y" ,here V" · v.eer
line ,n c,ngnire St , hut v.,n'e ,ore h'V f.r d'vn ehe
street. it. waS
~. "...need eh.e ehe eai,ein" v.ee' line ,n
congnire vould ,rohaPlY have eo he up-ai,ed eo handle che
flOWS
~
~ ,raced he va' verY "nooreed .inh eM eraffi' in
ehe .re. n'V ..d eh,e thi' ,ubdivi.i,n v,uld .u,elY iU'-
ore"e the e,e"i' "he,e a" ...y 'hildr.n i. Chi' .te.
and ,he in,re"ed er,ffi' ,.y p',e , ,.,.ty ,rohlan H'
"....ted ehae he doe,n'e believe LOn,",,' ser.ee "uld
hand,e ehe i..,,,,ed ,raf'i' ..0 au",,,, ehe ide' ,f an
interConnecting st.reet
~ ae.eed ,h.e ehere i' ,n' duple< e<i,ein" ,n
eh' ,ie' .'v vieh John "",.,n ,..eioniU" there i' .",
one hOUse on t.he site
~ "..eneed th.e he ,"der,e"d chat vieh
YEUI PVl'NIHli COKKISSloN
i\uqu,s.t ", 1994
YEUI PLANNING C(ll\I\lSSloN
~ugust 1, ~994
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e'" ,l.oe ,n green helt' and ehe eV' purF',e' vere ehe
ae,eheei' v.,ue a"und ehe ,u..unieY and to ..,e re"eae-
ii,n" ..d ,lay .,ea' .iehi. ehe ,Uhdivi,i" "e ehe
,hild,en .nd ,eei' chi' "din.n,e ",e' a" "n,e,e, of
t.hese discUssLons
Shell" B'~ ,taeed eh.t ehe ,u,rent ,pen.,pa,e o,di-
~o,e in the he,t intere,e " the "ey a' ,e
"aatau pri"aC< ".n ""au ehat vouid not he n.mearned
A' v,icean no., vieh ehe "en "a,e.al1,.ed t' be.u,ad
fo' dr.in.ge, (UP t' 15')' ee' ,e e' n,e ae,ehet".'lY
appealLng
sin Blunde11 ,o..eneed ,h.e if tha ,iCY ,.qui,a' in ea-
~ar' , ie v,uld me,e ,en,e f" eoe ,iCY e' ea,e
ove' chi' ana,e and ..ine.in ie Ie vould ,u,b eh' u,e-
lessness of thiS ground
Shell' .adQO< menei,oed eh.e ie i' .t ehe ,ity' , di"re-
~the' ."e,e ,pen "a,e .nd p.r" en deo,ei'
populared are" or "lla'" ene ,eecin-llau ,f, and if the
Cie, a"enead the ,pen ".,e v,th,n ehe ,laC et .,uld
have e' .eee the ,rieeri' required oy the "tY J,'
Blundell ,tatad thi' .,uld ail'V eha ,iCY t, pl"
,oe che ".oe' ,.. ....."G """,,19"'" -... _ues""
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and ,arK' .ieh eh'O ,n .,.d, stO ,a.d ehe 'h~n"e'
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,on,etn' vere .noWered hy Jim "U.del" ShallY ..~ger
and 'Y peeer,on 'he,e ",n,ern' regarded ehe ,pe"no
of ehe devel,per e' dedi,.ea the o,an.".ce, b'V'u"
"a,a e' he dedi,aeed and ehe ,aa ,n "eU " dedecae"n
'Y paeer"n requa,eed ,one .ddieion" deleti,no .nd ,1.,-
ificat.ionS t.o t.he draft. ord:l-nance
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~ory committaa ...nar feal' ,e would g,ve eha
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idaneified in ehe ,ueu,a ,a,ieal f.,el,e,ao ,la.
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being reviewed and approved for this plat
STAFF RECOMMENDATION. Recommend that the Planning Com-
mission recommend Final Plat Approval to the Yelm City
Council and that the City Council grant final plat appro-
val for Crystal Springs Estates with the fOllowing cond-
itions to be met prior to signature by Mayor Wolf and fi-
nal recording by the County Auditor's Office
1 Signatures by the County Assessor, County Treas-
urer and Public Works Director as required The
County Assessor is reviewing the final plat
upon signature by Mayor Wolf, the final plat, plat cert-
ificate, warranty agreement and bills of sale will be re-
corded with the Thurston County Auditor's Office
As per Yelm Municipal Code Section 16 04 150, it was rec-
ommended that one building permit be issued for the plat,
due to the conditional final plat approval, until such
time as the plat if signed by Mayor Wolf and recorded
MOTION BY EJ CURRY AND SECONDED BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE TO
RECOMMEND FINAL PLAT APPROVAL OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS ESTATES
TO CITY COUNCIL MOTION CARRIED
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Public Hearincr - Proposed 1985 Citv of Yelm Comprehensive
Plan Amendment and Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan
Review and Approval continued from the Julv 18. 1994
meetincr.
At 5 30pm the public hearing continued
Jim Blundell. Owens Davies Mackie gave a short overview
of the intent of this public hearing and explained the
proposed project in the SWYelm Annex area
Shellv Badcrer reminded everyone that this hearing was to
solicit public comments and that this hearing would be
closed today with a continuation of the planning commis-
sion regular meeting and/or workshop to August 4, 1994,
3 30 pm
EJ Curry, also a Thurston County Planning Commission
member, excused herself from this hearing
Public Comment Section
John Huddleston commented on behalf of the Board of Dir-
ectors, Yelm Chamber of Commerce, regarding the commerc-
ial development within the proposed plan He stated
that he understood that commercial growth would be limit-
ed along the alternate route and asked that the integri-
ty of the existing commercial corridor within the city
be maintained He understood that the alternate route
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would be limited access roadway and that it was origin-
ally planned for only a neighborhood convenience com-
mercial area Also that Thurston Highlands is propos-
ing 40,000 sf initially for a single tenant rather than
the 25,000 sf initial city staff request The Chamber
of Commerce recommends a phasing of commercial as res-
idential units develop Phasing of commercial leaves
options open for the developer and the city, so the area
does not become a point of destination and detract from
existing commerciai
Gavle Hoffman asked whether the zoning had been decided
upon for their property Shelly Badger illustrated on
the map the proposed zoning and requests made by prop-
erty owners and states that the entire annexation area
is considered when the zoning decision is made
Tom Gorman commented that it must be understood that not
all property owners will be accommodated with their re-
quest for zoning, but that all requests will be taken
into consideration
John Thomson. Yelm School District responded to questions
asked at previous meetings regarding the projected number
of schools needed and children to be served for the next
20 years per the Yelm School District Capital Facilities
Plan The student population will grow by approximately
6,000 students during the next 20 years within the dist-
ricts boundaries The largest growth will occur within
the urban growth boundaries of the City of Yelm, 4,000
students The remaining student distribution will be
1,300 students in Thurston County and 700 in pierce Co
This growth will require the construction of six new ele-
mentary schools, three intermediate schools, two middle
schools and one high school 3 elementary schools and
a set aside of 15 acres for a possible future middle
school were initially planned (EIS) for the annexation
area The school district feels not enough land has
been set aside currently and stresses the need to ded-
icate sites now instead of having to acquire at a fut-
ure time Mr Thomson illustrated on the map the loc-
ation of the Yelm/Rainier school district boundaries,
but clarified that the statistics provided are for the
entire 1853 acres of the SW Yelm Annex
Gav Newbv asked if Berry Valley Estates was within the
SW Yelm Annex, area Shelly Badger illustrated on the
map that it was not in this area
Craicr Sears. representative for Thurston Hicrhlands &
Associates, reported on several issues being solved with-
in the proposed area The Y-l route as currently propos-
ed is in the best location possible Other potential
routes will encounter significant wetlands, and the
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crossings will make it difficult to obtain permits and
funding They are currently working with staff to re-
solve density allocation issues outside the Thurston
Highlands ownership They have proposed to construct
full improvements to the loop road fronting each phase
as it develops, and to grade the remainder to approach-
ing final subgrade for access Whatever utilities are
installed are designed for ultimate development for the
area and he asked for flexibility in utility phasing
in order to obtain the financing necessary to build the
project All commercial would be consolidated around
the Y-l corridor, exceot for the small node area near
the golf course club-h~use and they do not object to the
phasing of commercial development Mr Sears commented
on the tax base structure regarding the commercial area
to make sure it will support the number of residential
users They will be working with the school districts
on boundaries and other issues Thurston Highlands has
provided 2 sites on their property for schools, one on
8 acres and one on 15 acres There will be three, five
year breakdowns, for construction of the project The
first five years would consist of 1504 units with 1538
ERU's, the second five years at 2060 units, 2202 ERU's,
and the third five years with 2319 units and 2288 ERU's
with hope of the first five year phase to begin August
of 1995
Jim Blundell reminded everyone that the planning commis-
sion had not seen these figures and the staff had yet to
review this information He also clarified the (5,000)
maximum and minimum number of units
John Huddleston commented that the Chamber of Commerce
recognizes the tax base issues and are concerned where
the tax base is created and when it will occur
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The public hearing was closed at 6 25pm
Next Vision Workshop will be August 13, 1994, 8 30am to
12 00 noon at the YHS Cafeteria
This planning commission meeting will be continued on
August 4, 1994 at 3 30pm, Yelm City Hall
Respectfully submitted,
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YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1994, 3:30 P M
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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This meeting was a continuation of the August 1, 1994
regular planning commission meeting
Members present Roberta Longmire, Tom Gorman, Joe
Huddleston and Buffie Clark
Members not in attendance EJ Curry, Pat Fetterly, John
Kinnee, Tom Cundy, George Knight and Glenn Blando
Staff Shelly Badger, Lynn Haigh, Gene Borges, Ken Gar-
mann and Ty Peterson
Guests Sandy Mackie, Jim Blundell, Tom Skillings, Craig
Sears, John Huddleston and Dennis Su
DUE TO THE LACK OF QUORUM, THIS MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT
3 40 PM AND A WORKSESSION BEGAN
Please note that this worksession was taped and the in-
formation provided in these minutes are a brief outline
of the issues discussed
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Land Use
a minimax densities
b proposed zones
c commercial sf build-out
15,000 first phase
50,000 at 50%
100,000 at Y-1 completion
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Public
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b
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Facili ties
schools/open space
utilities-sewer/water
roads-loop/internal
Site plats and zoning have to respond to planning commis-
sion criteria, iej lot sizes, open space, etc
All services must be available for each phase of project
Amenities come along with densities
Low densities would require septic with high densities to
allow for affordable sewer Higher density is needed to
make the sewer profitable and is required for residential
development in this area
Adequate services must be available in order to develop
plats (concurrency)
Need to structure development standards and plan the
phasing of the commercial build-out within the annexa-
tion
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Agenda Item/
Motion No
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YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDAY, JULY 18, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The Meeting was called to order at 4:06 pm by
chairman John Kinnee.
Members present: Tom Gorman, Roberta Longmire, Pat
Fetterly, Glenn Blando, EJ Curry, George Knight,
John Kinnee and Tom Cundy.
Members not in attendance: Buffie Clark, Joe Huddleston.
Guests: John Thomson, LeeAnne Campbell, Erling Birkland,
Jim Blundell, Sandy Mackie, Tom Skillings, Dennis Su,
John Huddleston, Craig Sears, Rich Arnold, Pat Purvis,
Mr. & Mrs. Parker, Mr, Hendrickson, Marylou Clemens,
Grace Yuan, Anthony Bontrager, Robert Eggert and Gail
Hoffman.
Staff: Shelly Badger, Lynn Haigh, Ken Garmann and Gene
Borges.
Approval of minutes: EJ Curry questioned the status of
the minutes for the April 4, 1994 meeting. Shelly Bad-
ger stated they were still pending, but being worked on
by Ty Peterson, Planner.
Sandy Mackie, attorney for the city, stated that the
July 7, 1994 meeting was to be considered a workshop rat-
her than a meeting due to lack of quorum and no business
could be attended to. He clarified that hearings could
be held, but no action could be taken until a meeting
where a quorum was present. He stated that members not
in attendance at the hearing, must have reviewed the re-
cord of the hearing to vote on the proposal.
MOTION BY GEORGE KNIGHT, SECONDED BY TOM GORMAN THAT THE
MINUTES OF JUNE 6, 1994 BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY EJ CURRY, SECONDED BY TOM GORMAN THAT THE MIN-
UTES OF JUNE 20, 1994 BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY GEORGE KNIGHT, SECONDED BY TOM GORMAN THAT THE
MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP, JULY 7, 1994 BE APPROVED. MOTION
CARRIED.
2.
Decision on Yelm Builders Supply Site Plan
Glenn Blando, Planning Commission member, left the room
for the vote on his proposal.
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MOTION BY EJ CURRY, SECONDED BY PAT FETTERLY THAT THE
YELM BUILDERS SUPPLY SITE PLAN BE APPROVED. MOTION CAR-
RIED. TOM CUNDY ABSTAINED.
3. Decision of Yelm Dental site Plan Remodel
Absent members, John Kinnee, Ej Curry and Tom Cundy,
of the July 7, 1994 workshop, stated they had review-
ed the written minutes and tape.
MOTION BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE, SECONDED BY GEORGE KNIGHT
THAT THE YELM DENTAL SITE PLAN REMODEL BE APPROVED. MO-
TION CARRIED. EJ CURRY AND TOM CUNDY ABSTAINED.
4.
Decision on 13-1ot Preliminary Plat of prairie Heights,
Division 3
Absent members, John Kinne and Tom Cundy, of the July
7, 1994 workshop, stated they had reviewed the written
minutes and tape. Commission member, Ej Curry, project
proponent, left the room for the decision.
MOTION BY PAT FETTERLY, SECONDED BY GLENN BLANDO THAT
THE 13-LOT PRELIMINARY PLAT OF PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, DIV.3
BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. TOM CUNDY ABSTAINED.
5.
Public Hearing: Proposed 1985 City of Yelm Comprehensive
Plan Amendment and Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan
Review and Approval.
Chair John Kinnee closed the regular session and opened
the hearing at 4:18pm.
EJ Curry, Thurston County Planning Commission member, ex-
cused herself from this hearing.
Sandy Mackie, Owens Davies Mackie, attorney for the
City of Yelm, explained that the current Comprehensive
Plan needs to be amended to include the SW Yelm Annexa-
tion Master Plan for the entire area and reminded those
in attendance that this master plan is conceptual only
and is consistent with the final EIS and can be changed
prior to the Final Master Plan. This public hearing is
to ask whether or not this conceptual plan should be a
part of the 1985 comprehensive plan and to hear public
testimony to accept, reject or modify with changes.
This hearing will be continued on August 1, 1994 and
no action will be taken on any issues discussed prior
to the closing of this hearing on August 1, 1994.
Public Comment Section:
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Pat Fetterly asked whether the proposed school sites
within the annexed area were Yelm or Rainier school dis-
tricts. Sandy Mackie stated that the SW Yelm area is
within both the Yelm and Rainier school districts and
that there are on-going discussions between the two jur-
isdictions and that a decision is not required at this
time.
Craig Sears, Thurston Highlands Assoc. explained that
the main loop road proposed for the SW Yelm area would
be built in conjunction with the development project,
in phases, with the remainder of the loop roads to be
built to sub-grade within the right of ways with utili-
ties instlled. (Water, sewer, wastewater re-use).
Thurston Highlands understands the concerns the city has
regarding the limit of 25,000 SF per commercial struc-
ture, but disagrees and will discuss and propose to the
city 40,000 SF for an "anchor tenant" with remaining
commercial to agree with city limitations. Concurs with
city of service node near the proposed culbhouse.
The proponents show the dedication of two school sites,
one mid-size and one small.
John Kinnee asked if 8 acres is large enough for a school
site. Sandy Mackie stated the issue of size and district
boundary is decided prior to final master plan, not dur-
ing the conceptual planning stage.
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John Thomson inquired if there was any other school sites
proposed. Craig Sears said not on Thurston Highlands
property. Sandy Mackie requested the school district
provide a projection of need for another school in this
area at the August 1, 1994 meeting.
Pat Purvis questioned the location of the grocery store.
Craig Sears stated one is proposed approximately in the
center of the property along the Y-1 limited access cor-
ridor and a small convenience store near the clubhouse.
Robert Eggert asked how many residential units were plan-
ned to be built. Dennis Su commented that there are
5000 units proposed for the entire annexation area with
3500 on the Thurston Highlands property.
John Kinnee inquired if the loop road would be completed
prior to the completion of Y-1 and if it would have
traffic lighting where the loop crosses Y-1. Craig Sears
stated that the loop would be complete and if a traffic
count warranted lighting it would be installed.
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John Huddleston was explained the phases of the construc-
tion of the loop road and that construction would hope to
begin within the next three years. Sandy Mackie said no
construction would begin until the comprehensive plans
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John Thomson introduced Grace Yuan, Attorney for the Yelm
School District. She commented on the environmental
planning and mitigation issues. To date, with two poten-
tial school sites proposed for the area, the school dis-
trict will show their capital facilities plan for future
needs. She explained the ratio between single family and
multi-family units, if 5000 units are proposed, 4000 pos-
sible single and 1000 multi would equal 2800 students, ID
those students, 1400 elementary age, which would show a
need for three (3) elementary schools or two (2) elemen-
tary and one intermediate school. Based upon student
generation rates, there is one (1) school site not shown.
This calculation does not address middle and high school
needs. Ms. Yuan asked that the Planning Commission in-
clude in their decision, a requirement for the school
district to work with the developers to establish a pro-
cess on the selection of school sites. She explained
that the schools current requirement for mitigation is
$650.00 for single family and %500.00 for multi-family
to equal $3.1 million, which she stated is very low and
would not be complete mitigation for impact on the school
district and stressed the need to ensure adequate public
facilities for schools. Sandy Mackie responded that the
suitability of sites is part of the final master plan and
the conceptual master plan is to identify the type of
land uses, utility and transportation corridors and the
number of school sites, parks, public center, etc. The
issue of impact fees vs. mitigation fees vs. fees in
lieu of option will be addressed as part of the final
master plan.
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John Huddleston questioned the size of the commercial
area proposed as his understanding was that the com-
mercial development would serve the residents in the
area. (Neighborhood). Would the 40,000 SF still meet
the criteria of the city. Craig Sears and Dennis Su
clarified that the 40,000 SF is a request from the de-
velopers for one (1) building of this size and the re-
maining would stay at 25,000 SF or less. Dennis Su
stated that the confusion stems from previous plans
without the knowledge of the location of Y-l or Y-2.
Now, because of the location of the connectors, and
the loop road, there is proposed local commercial for
the neighborhood area.
Mr. & Mrs. Parker and Gail Hoffman inquired how their
properties were zoned and could they be changed. Sandy
Mackie noted their request on the map for further dis-
cussion.
John Kinnee asked how the zoning of the properties
were determined. Sandy Mackie stated that it would
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be based on criteria set by the planning commission
at a future meeting on how to relate zoning to the ad-
jacent properties, traffic flows, etc.
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John Thomson was concerned with the layout and plan-
ning for the Rainier Estates property. Sandy Mackie
mentioned that the annexation is one whole project,
not separate and that a single master plan application
is to be reviewed and considered for approval.
Robert Eggert requested clarification on the Y-1 alt-
ernate route as it would affect his property.
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Anthony Bontrager, Venture Partners, Rainier Estates
reported that the City has asked proponent (Thurston
Highland Assoc.) to propose a second, alternative
location for the Y-1 corridor along a route to the
west of the wetland and eventually exiting the plan-
ning area to the north along the mid-point line of
section 23. The alternate route was asked to be
west of Thompson Creek, through the Rainier Estates
development. Bontrager stated they feel this route
is unacceptable and Venture Partners does not agree
to any proposed location of the Y-1 corridor through
its project. The impacts to the proposed Rainier
Estates development would be many and substantial
and make it virtually impossible and impractical for
the developers to continue with the project. Also,
the city asked that the entire main-loop road con-
necting the Rainier Estates project to the Thurston
Highlands project be constructed up-front as a cond-
ition of the earliest proposed development. It is the
intention of Rainier Estates to develop the loop road
in phases as the overall development plan warrants.
Rainier Estates does not agree to any ordinance requir-
ing the construction of the entire loop road. If the
loop road is used as part of the overall development
plan for Rainier Estates, then Rainier Estates will look
to the formation of a LID to cover the costs of construc-
tion of their portion of the loop road.
Grace Yuan asked how many units were proposed for
Rainier Estates and what the anticipated impact on
the school district would be. Anthony Bontrager
stated that 1000 units were planned and that at this
time, there were no school sites proposed, but, they
are still assessing the impacts. Ms. Yuan requested
a breakdown of single/multi family units planned for
the school district to determine the amount of the pot-
ential mitigation fees.
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Gene Borges inquired if information regarding phasing
of the Rainier Estates would be available at the Aug-
ust 1 meeting. Anthony Bontrager stated that Charlie
Wittenberg, planner for the development, would try to
provide this information for the August 1 meeting.
John Kinnee asked how much of the property was owned
by Rainier Estates. Mr. Bontrager illustrated on the
map.
MaryLou Clemens questioned the traffic impacts on Long-
mire and Berry Valley Rd., what improvements are plan-
ned and how are these improvements to be paid for. Also,
that the draft plan submittal shows Longmire and Berry
Valley Rd. as access routes. Anthony Bontrager stated
that Longmire and Berry Valley Rd. were only included
as secondary roadway accesses and that the primary road
is the loop road that is planned. Sandy Mackie mention-
ed the time to answer these questions would be at the
final master plan stage after all traffic impacts had
been analysed.
Sid Willuweit commented on his concern with heavy traffic
on Berry Valley Rd. now. Sandy Mackie illustrated on the
map the proposed new access to line up at Killion (with
a light), Longmire and Berry Valley Rd. are not proposed
as main accessess to town.
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John Kinnee requested an overview of the process to
reach final master plan approval.
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Sandy Mackie, Owens Davies Mackie
The purpose of the conceptual review and approval is to
establish general land use policies to guide detailed
planning for and development of the master plan area.
The conceptual plan shall identify the generalized land
uses, transportation circulation routes, and services
proposed for the site. Prior to site development, a
master plan shall be approved consistent with the poli-
cies and conditions of conceptual approval. Review of
a conceptual master plan shall be performed initially by
the planning commission. The planning commission shall
review the application for completeness and, if it deter-
mines that the proposed master plan is consistent with
the comprehensive plan and the city's other plans and
policies, recommend approval by the city council. If the
planning commission determines that the proposed master
plan is not so consistent, it may either demand for mod-
ifications specifically identified or recommend denial
by the city council. Conceptual approval by the city
council, upon a recommendation by the planning commis-
sion, shall consist of an amendment to the comprehen-
sive plan and an amendment to the official zoning map.
Upon conceptual approval by the City Council, the pro-
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posed master plan boundaries, proposed use districts,
transportation routes and case file number shall be id-
entified upon the official zoning map. These districts
and routes shall only be effective upon approval of a
master plan meeting the requirements of conceptual appr-
oval.
MaryLou Clemens asked if there was a community services
area within the SW Yelm Annexation area. Shelly Badger
stated that yes, there was an area set aside for this,
ie; fire station, etc.
Grace Yuan inquired about the time line for the adoption
of the city overall comprehensive plan under the Growth
Management Act. Sandy Mackie commented that the city's
goal is by December 30, 1994. Any construction within
the SW Yelm area would be in conjunction with the timing
of the adoption of the sewer and wastewater plans.
with no further comments, THE HEARING WAS CONTINUED TO
RESUME ON AUGUST 1, 1994, 4:00 PM, YELM CITY HALL COUN-
CIL CHAMBERS.
6.
Note: Next Vision Workshop - August 13, 1994, 8:30 to
12:00 noon at the Yelm High School Cafeteria.
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AGENDA
CITY OF YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
MONDAY, JULY 18, t994~ 4:00 P M
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 105 YELM AVE W
1 Call to Order, Roll Call, Approval of miJnutes
July 18, 1'994 enclosed in packet (Minut~s of April 4, 1994
enclosed)
2 ~~blic He~ring: Berry Valley Estates preliminary plat
Staff r~port enclosed
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Public Hearing:' Ope~ Space Ordinance amendment
Enclosed in p~cket
4 Final Plat'Apprdval Recommendation: Crystal Springs Estates
Ken -Garmannwill be available at the meeting to give a staff
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5. Pub'lic Heari'ng cont;,Lnu~d from 7-18'""94: Proposed 1985 City of
Yelm Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Southwest Yelm
Conceptual Master Plan review and .~pproval
Jim Blundell from Owens., Dav i es ,Mack i~ will be on hand to
present the staff r~port and answer questions
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7 Note: Next Vision Wor~shop - August 13, 8:30am - noon, YHS
Cafeteria.
8 Adjourn
Enclosures are avaiiSble to non-Commissio~ members upon request
If you need special arrangements to attend or p~rticipate in this
m~etingj pl~ase contact Agnes Colombo, City Clerk, at 458-8404
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YEIM CITY HALL q:xJNCIL QI1\MBERS. 105 YEIM AVE. W
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, Approval of Minutes: June 6 & June 20,
1994 (minutep of April 4, 1994 still pending).
2. Decision on Yelm Builders Supply Site Plan. (tabled from June 20
meeting). '
3. Public H~aring - proposed site plan within the Central Business District
for a 1,185 SF remodel of the existtng building ~ocated at 202 First
Street S. for use and occupancy by Yelm Prairie Dental (Lee Ann r
Campbell, D.D.S.).
4. Public Hearing - Proposed 13-10t; (chang~d from 14) Preliminary Plat of
Prairie Heights, D~vision 3. r
5. Set Pub~ic Hearing date for July 18, 1994^on proposed 1985 City of Yelm
Cdmprehensive Plan amen~nt and SQuthwest YelmConceptual-Master Plan
, review and approval .:... Note: Sandy Mackie and Jim Blundell from OWens,-
Davies, Mackie will be on hand to discuss and brief the'Corrmission on
~he July 18 -Public 'Hearing.
6. l]pdate on Yelm Comprehensive Plan (Growth Management) prog~ess.
7. -July 9, 1994 Vision Day Workshop
8 . Other
9. Adjourn
ENCIDSURES l\RE AVAILABLE ill No1l-CCMMISSION MEMBERS UPON REQUEST
:(F YOU NEED SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS 'TO ATTEND OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS
~TING, PLEASE CONTACT AGNES COLOMBO, CITY ClERK, AT 458-8404
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PUBLIC NO.TICE
CHANqE IN REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE
FOR JULY 4, 1994
Due to the j;ndependemce Day Holiday, the Yelm Planning Commission
regular meeting scheduled for MondaY', July 4, 1994, has been
rescheduled to:
Thursday, July 7,1994, 4:00 p.m., Yelm City Hall Council
Chambers, 105 Yel~Avenue West, Yelm, WA 98597.
All interested citizens are invited to att~nd ptiblit me~tings. For
more 'iriformation or reasonable a.ccQmmodations., please call Agnes
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MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Agenda Item/
Motion No
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The Meeting was called to order at 4:00 by Chairman John
Kinnee.
Members present: John Kinnee, Joe Huddleston, Roberta
Longmire, Ej Curry, Tom Gorman, and Glenn Blando.
Members not in attendance: Pat Fetterly, Buffie Clark,
George Knight and Tom Cundy.
Guests: John Thomson, Gay Newby, Glenn Wells, Estelle
Blando, Martha Parsons, and Dennis SUo Staff: Shelly
Badger and Ken Garmann.
2. Next meeting of the Planning Commission will be held
Thursday, July 7, 1994 due to the Fourth of July
Holiday Weekend.
3. prairie Creek Final Plat Recommendation.
94-31
MOTION BY E.J. CURRY, SUBJECT TO RECOMMENDATION,
SECONDED BY TOM GORMAN THAT THE PRAIRIE CREEK FINAL
PLAT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
4. Public Hearing-Yelm Builders Supply Expansion Site
Plan (SPR 8111).
Chair John Kinnee closed the regular session and opened
the hearing at 4:10 pm. Shelly Badger stated that this
hearing could be held with no action to be taken, due to
lack of quorum and the absent commission members would
review the written minutes and tape of this hearing in
order to take action at the next meeting.
Staff Report - Site plan approval for a new 8,200 SF re-
tail store, change existing 4,400 SF building to storage
(3,100 SF of existing retail). The zoning is C-3 Large
Lot Commercial which allows out-right, the proposed
project.
There are 41 on-site parking stalls included in the pro-
posal, which meets Yelm's on-site parking requirements.
Mitigation through SEPA for traffic impacts for the Five
Corners intersection/Y-2 Alternate Route: 15 evening
peak hour trips at $300.00 per trip = $4,500.00 mitiga-
tion.
The septic system will be approved by Thurston County
to be compatible to the Yelm STEP requirements; at such
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time as sewer is available to the site, the site will be
hooked to the City sewer system.
City of Yelm water supply. The fire flow at the site,
has mandated additional structural requirements as auth-
orized by the Uniform Fire Code. ie; Increased fire con-
struction of the building, limited sprinkler system, etc.
Applicant will be required to participate (pro-rata
share) in the future watermain extension on Yelm Ave. E.
Line is currently just east of Plaza Drive.
Stormwater must meet the requirements of the Drainage and
Erosion Control Manual for the City of Yelm. After re-
view of the preliminary drainage report (by Bob Connolly,
Skillings-Connolly), it has been determined that it meets
drainage requirements and the plan and report have been
accepted by the City of Yelm.
10,450 SF of landscaping is proposed which conforms with
present requirements.
Staff Recommendation: The City of Yelm Planning Depart-
ment recommends approval; conditioned on the environmen-
tal checklist and SEPA comment period on the MDNS ending
July 8, 1994, and hook-up to the City of Yelm Sewer sys-
tem when it becomes available (septic design must be com-
patible with the Yelm STEP system and approved by the
Yelm Public Works Department.)
Recommend that Site Plan approval also be conditioned on
a requirement that the property owner pay their fair
share of the future watermain extension of the water line
currently ending just east of Plaza Drive on Yelm Ave. E.
Also, that the Site-Plan approval include the Five
Corners/Y-2 Alternate Route mitigation from the MDNS.
Owner agrees to sign a waiver of protest for future im-
provements on Grove Rd. and Yelm Ave.
Glenn Wells, Architect for Proponent
Confirmed the additional structural requirements auth-
orized by the Uniform Fire Code.
Commented on the justification of the sidewalks not to
be utilized until a later date, therefore, it would
seem inappropriate for them to be installed at this time.
The entrance off of highway 507 will be re-located to
the east to better facilitate the traffic at Grove Rd.
and Hwy. 507. The proponent contacted WDOT and they
saw no problem with re-locating the entrance.
The public hearing was closed at 4:20 pm.
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Roberta Longmire asked what the object of the comment
period was if the commission was to make a decision
prior to the end of this period.
Shelly Badger explained that a conditional decision
would be made at the next meeting based on the SEPA
period ending date of July 8, 1994, and could become
null and void if comments were received that requir-
ed further environmental review and consideration by
the commission. If no comments are received, the de-
cision would stand and go on record.
Jim Blundell, attny. for the City, recommended absent
members review the written minutes and tape of this
meeting and stated that members must vote in session
and cannot give an absentee vote.
DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM, THIS ITEM WAS TABLED UNTIL NEXT
MEETING WITH NO ACTION TAKEN AT THIS TIME.
5.
Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan Briefing
Shelly Badger explained this is a draft and is currently
under staff review and comment. Jim Blundell stressed
that the Planning Commission and City Council work-
sessions are a good opportunity for members to ask and
express concerns.
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Dennis Su representing Thurston Highlands and Rainier
Estates (Venture Partners), gave an overview of the con-
ceptual master plan. He explained the proposed re-
routing of the Y-l alternate route due to the potential
wet land interference and explained the proposed dens-
itites and phasing of the Thurston Highlands and Rain-
ier Estates developments andd the main arterials
through the annexation including those at SR 507 and
routes back into Yelm.
Shelly Badger stated it is unknown where Y-l is to con-
nect to the north and stressed that until wetland and
other studies are complete, the accurate location of the
Y-l is not known.
John Kinnee asked how many acres have been set aside for
a school site. Dennis Su stated there would be a minimum
of 15 acres for a school location. John Thomson, Yelm
Community Schools, explained the student/acre ratio.
The commercial area is proposed to be moved from Rainier
Estates to Thurston Highlands property adjacent to Y-l.
Roberta Longmire questioned the commercial along the Y-l
route. Jim Blundell explained the purpose of the com-
mercial along the Y-l route would be to serve the immed-
iate area and not attract from the downtown Yelm area.
The ingress and egress to Y-l at the intersectlon of the
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Roberta Longmire asked why the U.S. Government was not
on the mailing list as an adjacent property owner.
Dennis Su stated they would be added as the list was up-
dated.
Gay Newby asked the width of the arterial roads leading
back to current Yelm (not Y-1). Craig Sears, Thurston
Highlands stated they were 80' which is a boulevard
standard, not a City standard. Shelly Badger explained
the standards on boulevards and collectors and the uses
of.
When the Conceptual Master Plan is approved, it will be
the comprehensive plan for this area. Final master plan
approval is next. Development approvals after or con-
current with final master plan approval.
It will be approximately 2 to 2 1/2 years for the add-
itional sewer capacity required which will help deter-
mine phasing plans for development.
Roberta Longmire asked if other public parks were plan-
ned in addition to the golf courses and asked proponents
to consider additional parks.
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Jim Blundell questioned the status of the wetland del-
ineation with regards to Y-1. Dennis Su stated off-
site wetland studies were underway to help with more
accurate placement of Y-1 through the annexed area.
Jim Blundell and Shelly Badger stated that the draft
conceptual master plan is still under review and that
the workshop comments of the planning commission and
city council will be considered when developing review
comments to proponents.
No public hearings on the plan have been scheduled at
this time until further meetings have been held with
proponents to discuss changes to the plan.
Torn Gorman asked if there would be an EIS at this lev-
el. Jim Blundell commented that an environmental check-
list has been prepared for the conceptual master plan and
submitted for review. This is still a non-project ac-
tion and Yelm's environmental determination will be bas-
ed only on the differences between the annexation EIS
and the conceptual master plan application.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:35 pm.
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CITY OF YEIM PLANNIKi CCM1ISSIrn .MEETIKi
Ma'IDAY, JUNE 20, 1994, 4: 00 IM
YEIM .CITY HALL COONCIL OIAMBERS, 105 YEIM AVE. W
1. Ca.ll. to Order, Rol;L Call, Approval of Minutes ( not available franJune
6, 1994 meeting)
2. Public Hearing - Proposed Site Plan for a 8,200 SF building at Yelm
Builder'$ Supply (staff ,report not available for mailing, will be
distributed at the ,2:00 worksession on development standargs)
~ 3. Prairie Creek Final Plat recorrtrendation(staff report enclosed)
4. Southwest Yelm Conceptual Master Plan briefing (dr:aft application
enclo$ed for PC members that did not receive previously)
5. NextPlanni~g Corrmission date - Proposed for Thursday ,july 7 due to
Fourth of July holiday weekend
6. Other
7. Adjourn
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IF YOU 'NEED SPEC:J;AL ,ARRANGEMENTS 'ill ATIEND OR PARTICIPA'IE IN 'THIS
MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT AGNESCOLCMBO, CITY CLERK, AT 458-8404
PiEASE IDlE: PROPOSED NEXT REGUlAR MEETING DA':I'E
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Agenda Item/
Motion No
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YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1. New member Glenn Blando was introduced.
Chairman John Kinnee called the meeting to order at 4:00.
Members present: Buffie Clark, Joe Huddleston, John
Kinnee, Pat Fetterly, E.J. Curry, Glenn Blando, Roberta
Longmire, Tom Gorman and George Knight. Staff present:
Ty Peterson, Ken Garmann and Jerry Prock. Guests: Mark
Carpenter, Deborah McAlexander, Randy Walker, Eric
Anderson, Barry Russell, Great Things & Stuff, John
Huddleston, LeAnn Campbell and Peggy Wolf, Yelm Chamber
of Commerce.
It was noted that the correct spelling 1S Buffie not
Buffy.
MOTION BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE, SECONDED BY TOM GORMAN THAT
THE MINUTES OF MAY 5, 1994 BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
Members discussed the value of holding meetings without
a quorum and of approving minutes in such instances. Ty
Peterson explained that public comment could still be
received and that he would research the matter.
Agenda additions: Sign Ordinance as #5 and #6 from John
Kinnee concerning requests to write letters as Commission
Chairman.
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Public Hearing - prairie Vista Preliminary Plat. Located
on Burnett Rd., would subdivide 14.6 acres into 70
combined single-family/manufacture home lots. Chairman
Kinnee closed the regular meeting and opened the public
hearing at 4: 05 p.m. Staff report Ty Peterson:
original application 2/93; consistent with zoning; sewer
could be available when capacity is available; two lots
considered unusable by planning/building; SEPA
determination close to being made; hydraulics indicate
shortfall in meeting fire flow requirements. Staff
recommendation - Ty Peterson: approval be given subject
to meeting conditions in staff report.
Roberta Longmire inquired if all requirements for mobile
home park are to met. It was explained that the proposal
is not for a mobile home park. The intent is to sell
lots to individuals for locating either manufactured or
frame built homes. Screening requirements were
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When questioned concerning the fire flow situation, Ty
Peterson responded that adequate water and storage was
available but that the mechanism to distribute that water
was not. An agreement must be in place for the needed
upgrade to allow the necessary system improvements.
Shelly Badger is negotiating the matter.
John Kinnee questioned why approval would be recommended
when faced with unbuildable lots and fire flow problems.
Peterson responded that he recommended approval with the
condition that items listed be satisfied prior to
approval of construction plans. When asked if steps were
being taken to insure that the entire area in one school
district, Peterson responded that he believed that to be
true.
Conditions identified by John Kinnee were:
1) Screening to be added to the site plan
2) Water pressure for required fire flow
3) SEPA determination made
4) Conformance with all zoning and subdivision
ordinance requirements.
5) Meet City Engineer's recommendations as per letter
of 6/1/94.
6) School District Agreement
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Mark Carpenter - explained that due to a fire at Eric
Andersons' home on Christmas Eve and replacement with a
smaller home, additional land was available to add to
the unbuildable lots. He has been discussing the fire
flow issue with Shelly Badger and felt it advantageous to
the City to have an approved plat so the developer would
be prepared to commit funds towards the fire flow
upgrade.
Patty Shite - expressed concern about the potential
number of people being added to the area and the impact
on traffic/road conditions.
Ron Hambline - questioned the amount of open
planned for the development; is it adequate to
space for the number of children anticipated
development of this size; are there play areas?
space
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Russell Grandsor - questioned water and sewer service
availability to others on the road and the classification
of Burnett Road.
Commission members discussed adequacy of lot size, road
width, parking, sidewalks requirements for one side only,
and the potential for in excess of 200 people residing in
the subdivision. Members acknowledge the need for
housing for first time buyers and expressed a desire to
provide a quality environment for those who would reside
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1n the subdivision. Ty Peterson explained
information concerning the street status had not
determined. It is not known if the road would
neighborhood collector or minor arterial.
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The public hearing was closed at 4:50 pm.
MOTION BY GEORGE KNIGHT, SECONDED BY PAT FETTERLY TO
RESCHEDULE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW TIME FOR SOLUTIONS
TO SOME OF THE ISSUES RAISED. CARRIED.
Mark Carpenter - expressed his frustration at the amount
of time being spent seeking approval of this proj ect. He
indicated that the items being requested could have been
provided prior to the meeting had staff been more timely
in returning his phone calls.
3.
Huntington Greene Final Plat Approval.
MOTION BY E.J. CURRY, SECONDED BY TOM GORMAN THAT THE
HUNTINGTON GREENE FINAL PLAT BE APPROVED. MOTION
CARRIED.
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SW Yelm Conceptual Master Plan - Ty Peterson briefed
members on intent and announced a workshop planned for
June 13, at 2:00.
5.
Yelm Chamber Presentation - John Thompson introduced
members of the Vision Project Steering Committee.
Members spoke briefly concerning funding, process and
intent and assured Commission members that their goal
would be to provide a document that could be given to
project proponents to set standards that protect the
proponent's investment while moving towards Yelm's
community of choice not chance. Commission members input
was solicited.
5.A. Sign Permit - Jerry Prock, Building Official explained
that the Commission's interpretation on permitted signage
area was being sought. Randy Walker explained the
unfortunate circumstances leading to the destruction of
the existing sign on the McAlexander property at
Nisqually Plaza. He pointed out that while the sign had
been a non-conforming sign and due to be replaced with a
conforming sign, proper notification had never been
given.
The Building Departments interpretation of YMC 15.24.110,
item J.t was that the property would construct a 100
square foot sign. Area was based on the one square ft.
sign area for each lineal foot of street frontage up to
100 square ft. The cutoff in this interpretation would
allow no 1ncrease in sign size for any portion of
frontage that 1S less than 100 lineal feet.
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In the staff report of 6/6/94, the staff recommendation
was that the Planning Commission allow the 151 square
foot sign being requested. This figure is based on the
actual frontage distance, including frontage in
increments of less than 100 lineal feet. The height of
the sign would be approximately 25 feet.
It was pointed out that there is a significant difference
between the size of the McAlexander property and the
Plaza.
Randy Walker requested that the 151 sq. ft. sign be
approved due to the events leading up to the replacement,
and pointed out that the replacement at 151 sq. ft. is
less than half the size of the sign taken down. Randy
Walker stated that this would be the only free standing
sign on the site.
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MOTION BY ROBERTA LONGMIRE, SECONDED BY E . J .
APPROVING THE MCALEXANDER SIGN AT 151 SQUARE
CARRIED. BUFFIE CLARK ABSTAINED.
CURRY
FEET.
When information was requested about the Make Yelm
Attractive Committee Buffie Clark explained that the Make
Yelm Attractive Committee is the Chamber's Pretty City
Committee which is working with staff in the process of
rewriting Yelm's Sign Ordinance.
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Barry Russell from Great Things and Stuff introduced
himself and explained that his business is located in the
Central Business Zone. He questioned why the ordinance
was not being evenly enforced. JayHawks was used as an
example of this inequity. Ty Peterson explained that if
Mr. Russell had a specific request he should submit a
written request to appear on the agenda to the Planning
Department. It was explained that JayHawks had
submitted a written request and been scheduled to appear
on the agenda.
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John Kinnee asked if in responding to requests to write
as Chair of the Planning Commission, members would like
him to first obtain Commission approval. Members
indicated that was not necessary.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:48 p.m.
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YELM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDAY, MAY 16, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The Meeting was called to order at 4:00 by Chairman John
Kinnee.
Members present: Buffy Clark, Joe Huddleston, Ken
Garmann and John Kinnee. Guests: Steve Craig, Tom
Westbrook, Doug Cameron, Sr., and Martha Parsons. Yelm
Chamber of Commerce Members: Francis Andrews, Glen
Blando, Margaret Clapp, John Huddleston, LeAnn Campbell
and Bob Wolf. Staff present: Shelly Badger and Jerry
Prock.
Due to lack of a quorum the minutes of May 5, 1994, were
not approved.
2.
Public Hearing - Crystal Springs Annexation Request
(ANX8116). Chair John Kinnee closed the regular seSSlon
and opened the public hearing at 4:03 p.m. Shelly Badger
explained that the annexation would include approximately
9.7 acres located at the northeast corner of Crystal
Spring Road, currently zoned RIA 1-5. Development of the
property would be subject to water and sewer
availability.
Planning Department Findings/Recommendation: Recommend
City Council approval of the annexation at current
zoning, with an area wide rezone to include properties to
the east and the south at a later date subject to
availability of a Draft Comprehensive Plan.
Commission members stressed that ownership of the portion
of Crystal Springs Rd. passing in front of the proposed
annexation be established. Staff indicated that the road
would be included in the legal description.
The public hearing was closed and regular seSSlon
reopened at 4:20 p.m.
Chairman Kinnee explained that a motion could not be made
due to lack of a quorum, but that an informal
recommendation could be made for Council's consideration.
AN INFORMAL RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE BY BUFFY CLARK AND
SECONDED BY JOE HUDDLESTON THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE
ANNEXATION REQUEST.
3.
Public Hearing - Cameron Variance Request (VAR8115).
Chair John Kinnee closed the regular session and opened
the publlC hearing at 4:23 p.m. Shelly Badger explalned
that the varlance was from side and rear yard Zoning Code
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set-back for property in a RA 1-5 zone. The property 1S
located along the south side of 104th. The proponent 1S
requesting that the set-back requirements be reduced to
those required in an R-l zone to allow construction of a
carport garage and recreational vehicle covered storage
area.
Planning Department Fin~ings/Recommendations: recommend
approval of the var1ance request with a height
restriction of 15' for the carport and 20' for the r.v.
garage to retain a residential atmosphere and that use of
the structures be allowed for personal home-owner/renter
use only.
Commission members questioned and were assured that the
structures would not be used commercially.
The public hearing was closed and regular seSS10n
reopened at 4:30 p.m.
AN INFORMAL RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE BY JOE HUDDLESTON AND
SECONDED BY BUFFY CLARK THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE VARIANCE
REQUEST WITH HEIGHT AND USE RESTRICTIONS.
City Council representative Martha Parsons joined the
meet1ng.
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Yelm Chamber of Commerce - Community generated des1gn
element and guidelines. Frances Andrews explained that
the Chamber had been working on this for two years.
Chamber members are enthusiastic about the visioning
process and the potential results. The committee
believes that the consistency provided by such a plan
would encourage quality development and that the plan
would make good business sense. Landowners contacted
indicated their support of the project and believe it
will benefit all. The Chamber would like to do this for
the City and is trying to raise the $30,000 needed for
the process. The Chamber has viewed the plans prepared
through this process for other cities.
The Planning Dept. memo on this subject strongly
recommended acceptance of this process; that the first
phase be the creation of a Design Element for the
Comprehensive Plan; and that following adoption of the
Comprehensive Plan with the Design Element design
guidelines/ordinances be developed.
Shelly Badger expanded on potential benefits to the City
from such an undertaking.
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The process proposed would include 3-4 months of research
w1th all elements of the community. The Chamber would
like to beg1n the project as soon as poss1ble.
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When asked for their feel.ings Commission Members
expressed support for the proJect, the need for caution
was expressed. Concern was also expressed that the
results not be too restrictive but that the plan have
enough teeth to make it work.
Chamber members will attend the June 6,
receive endorsement/participation from
Commission members not in attendance today.
meeting to
Planning
5. Other Councilmember Martha Parsons invited Yelm
Planning Commission members to make recommendations to
Mayor Wolf of individuals to fill Planning Commission
vacancies.
6.
Sign Ordinance Interpretation - Shelly Badger explained
that the City has not yet adopted a sign ordinance that
deals with multi-tenant buildings. Jerry Prock reported
that a multi-tenant sign was being requested to replace
a sign that had been erroneously removed during the Yelm
Avenue improvement project. Staff received a request to
allow a replacement sign of 171 square feet. The
building has 151 feet of street frontage and is permitted
a 100 square ft. sign according to the current sign
ordinance. Sign size would not increase until 200 feet
of frontage was reached. The proponent requested that
the side of building, which allows ingress to Nisqually
Plaza, be included in determining property frontage.
Staff indicated to the proponent that they would take
this request to the Planning Commission.
Members questioned if the old sign was still standing and
was to be remodeled, would the remodeled sign have to be
brought into compliance with the sign ordinance? Staff
responded that it would have to be brought lnto
compliance.
Following discussion, directions from the Planning
Commission were that the provisions of the currently
adopted sign ordinance be enforced.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
Submitted,
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MONDAY, MAY 5, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
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Agenda Item/
Motion No
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94-25
1 The meeting was called to order by City Administrator,
Shelly Badger, at 4:05 p m
Members present: Johm Kinnee, E J Curry, Roberta
Longmire, Ken Garmann, Joe Huddleston, Buffy Clark,
Pat Fetterly, Tom Gorman Staff present: Shelly
Badger, Ty Peterson
Shelly announced that Tim Schlosser has resigned from
the Planning Commission and that the Commission had to
appoint another chair, for at least today
E J Curry nominated John Kinnee as the new Planning
Commission Chair, Roberta Longmire seconded Motion
carried
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Minutes: E J Curry stated that she would like to see
the minutes done in more detail and felt that this
would protect the Commission in the future Staff
indicated that starting in June the minutes would be
done in more detail, that staff persons and time
wouldn't be available until then
Mot i OD by E J Curry tp approve _the minutes from Apr--i 1
18_,_1994-,_ seconded by Tom Gorman Mot i on car r i ed
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Kingsview 2 Preliminary Plat and Rezone: John Kinnee
opened the continued public hearing Ty Peterson began
by presenting the letter received by the owner of the
adjacent industrial site Ty stated that, after
speaking with the gentleman who wrote the letter
discovered that the owner was unaware of the State
Growth Management Act and the other locally zoned
residential properties
Ruth Lucas, an adjacent property owner to the west of
the proposal, referenced her letter commenting that she
did not object to the development, but that she wished
an agreement for buffering along the adjacent property
could be reached
Dave Prutzman, the applicant, stated that he would
construct a mutually agreed upon fence, along the
westerly property line of the proposed development
Mr Prutzman then made reference to the letter
submitted to the Planning Department
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Ty Peterson stated that the Planning Department
recommended approval of the rezone and subdivision
This recommendation was based upon findings that sewer
and water were available, it met the intent of the GMA
to intensify and increase density, the proposal
met the requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance,
there were no adverse environmental impacts, the
proposal had limited impact to nearby residential
areas, and that a precedent had been set with approvals
of other residential developments in the vicinity
Shelly Badger presented the letter from Jim Blundell,
City Attorney, explaining that in probability the City
would not be held liable for the off-site environmental
or health risks of the industrial site to the south of
the proposal
Bob Hauth, acting as legal advice for the City, stated
that as long as the City is acting in good faith and
taking into consideration as many aspects as
reasonable, there shouldn't be a problem with
liability
The public hearing was closed
Roberta Longmire stated she had remembered that the
Planning Commission had made a decision in the past not
decrease the Industrial Zone any further E J Curry
responded by saying that the property is already zoned
residential it is just a matter of density Ty_stated
that the industrial use of the adjacent property is
already influenced by noise restrictions because of the
residential uses in the vicinity Roberta stated that
it is not just noise levels associated with industrial
uses, but truck traffic, dust, and odors have influence
on adjacent properties
Motion to recommend approval of the rezone and proposed
subdivision based upon staff findings by E J. Curry,
seconded by Ken Garmann Motion carried with a 4-2
vote, one person abstained
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Bob Hauth, representing the City Legal Staff, was
available for questions City staff and Commission
members asked questions about procedure for hearings
and meetings and various situational problems
Commission directed staff to research Rules and
Procedures for the Land Use Decision Maker, and try
to obtain more pamphlets
Motion to adjourn by Ken Garmann, seconded by Roberta
Longmire Motion carried Adjourned at 4:50 p m
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Agenda Item/
Motion No
1 This meeting was called to order at 4:00 p m by
Planning Commission Chair Tim Schlosser
Members present: E J Curry, Tom Gorman, Tim Schlosser,
John Kinnee, Ken Garmann, Joe ~uddleston, George
Knight, Roberta Longmire, Buff~~Clark and Pat Fetterly
Staff present: Ty Peterson, Shelly Badger
Minutes from the 4-4-94 meeting had not been prepared
yet and no action was taken
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Kingsview 2 Preliminary Plat and Rezone: The public
hearing was opened Ty Peterson gave a staff report,
explaining the surrounding uses, the availability of
water and sewer to the site, and the proposed 30 ft
buffer on the south side of the plat adjacent to the
industrial zoned area The proposal was for a rezone
of the property and a 20 lot single-family subdivision
Staff recommendation was to approve the rezone and sub-
division based on the findings that; appropriate
buffering was provided, properties to the north and
west have already been developed residential, sewer
capacity has already been allocated and water is
available, the proposal is in compliance with existing
subdivision and development ordinances
~uestions were raised by the Planning Commission on
what the effect would be on the industrial property
to the south Staff i~dicated that in all probability
it would somewhat limit the kinds of uses that could
take place on that industrial site Some adjacent
property owners noted the concern for increased traffic
levels, set-back and buffer areas to the north and
west Dave Prutzman, proponent for the development
stated that when he took a good look at the property
he felt that because the trend had already been set in
the area for single-family development he felt that was
the best use of the property, and would have the least
impact to surrounding areas He mentioned that the
property is already zoned residential, this would just
increase the density
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More discussion took place about the whether or not it
is in the City's interest to limit the use of the
industrial site adjacent to the project site Staff
mentioned that the industrial site is on the E P A
Superfund List, and currently is unsuitable for any
development Staff also mentioned that the burden
would fall on the industrial developer to also provide
buffering for the type of use proposed John Kinnee
raised the question of City liability of locating
an increase in residential use next to the E P A
Superfund Site, and well being of those residences
Motion by John Kinnee to continue the public hearing to
May 2, 1994, and instruct staff to research the
question of liability Seconded by Roberta Longmire
Motion carried
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Prairie Plaza Site-Plan: The public hearing was
opened Ty Peterson began with a staff report and
explanation of the development A 71,000 square ft
commercial development with a 4,000 sq ft pad Ty
stated that the development would consist of five
buildings and the pad Staff recommended approval
with the conditions listed in the engineering letter,
and final SEPA approval
Ty mentioned that the site-plan did not indicate a
sidewalk along Algiers Dr and that would be added to
site-plan
E J questioned whether or not sidewalks were required
for Nettleton's project Staff indicated that
sidewalks were not required, because of anticipation
of this development
Roberta Longmire brought up the issue of private roads
Staff stated that at this time Plaza Dr and Algiers
Dr would remain private roads, but that the City would
look at taking over those roads at a later date and
once they are brought up to City standards
Bob Connolly, representing the City Engineering,
mentioned that the only real difference between the
City and private roadway standards were the
requirements for sidewalks being on one side only
Craig Steepy, representing the proponent, commented on
the types of businesses that would be located in the
development being typical retail commercial, general
merchandise, no particular anchor store, and potential
small office spaces
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Ty stated that a detailed mitigation strategy for
monitoring traffic will be implemented through SEPA,
and the proponents have agreed to participate in the
five-corners scenario Shelly mentioned that the
proponent is already participating in the Yelm Ave
improvement
The public hearing was closed
Motion to approve the Site-Plan with findings and
conditions made in the Engineering letter dated 4-
14-94, and final SEPA approval, by E J. Curry
Seconded by John Kinnee, motion carried Roberta
Longmire opposed
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Prairie Heights Final Plat Approval: Shelly Badger
informed the Commission that the applicant has
complied with the requirements for approval, and that
a bond agreement will be reached for the remaining
few things that need to be done Shelly explained
that this is an unusual process for final plat, but
that she needed an action of recommendation per the
requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance
Motion to recommend approval the final plat by Roberta
Longmire, seconded by George Knight Motion carried
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JayHawks- Outside storage: Staff referenced the letter
received from JayHawks concerning outside storage
Shelly mentioned the reasoning behind the way the
ordinance was written to prevent obstructions along
the sidewalk in the CBO but that maybe we should
reconsider some parameters be set for allowing outside
storage under certain circumstances
Motion to permit the outside storage at JayHawks and to
instruct staff to look into amending the ordinance to
set some parameters or additional permitting, by Pat
Fetterly Seconded by Buffy Clark Motion carried
Ty Peterson mentioned the learning session for land-use
decision makers
Adjourned 5:40 p m
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Agenda Item/
Motion No
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1 This meeting was called to order at 4:00 p m by
Planning Commission Chair Tim Schlosser
Members present: Tim Schlosser, Ken Garmann, ~
~.rcy, Joe Huddleston, Tom Gorman, John Kinnee, Tom
Cundy, Roberta Longmire, George Knight Staff present:
Ty Peterson, Shelly Badger, Jerry Prock
Motion by John Kinnee to approve the February 22, 1994
minutes changing Motion No ~09 to read that the
Planning Commission was authofizing the Building Dept
to issue nonconforming sign permits for the Nisqually
Plaza project only. Seconded by Roberta Longmire
Motion carried
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Public Hearing - Time Square office building site-plan
and variance request
Tim Schlosser opened the public hearing, and Ty
Peterson proceeded with the staff report Ty went
through the Planning staff report first and proceeded
with the engineering recommendation and letter of
requirements dated 2-17-94 Staff recommended approval
based upon the conditions of the staff reports
Discussion with regard to frontage improvements (item
#25 in the engineering letter dated 2-17-94)
continued The Planning Commission felt that the
addition of a second lane from centerline and the bike
lane, virtually serving no purpose or going anywhere,
could be confusing to the driver, costly to the
developer and potentially be a hazard Further
discussion took place about various options the City
could pursue for frontage improvements for the proposed
site-plan
Motion by Tom Gorman to recommend approval to the City
Council of the setback variance based on the finding in
the staff report Seconded by Joe Huddleston. Motion
carried
Motion by John Kinnee to approve the Time Square site-
plan with conditions set forth in the planning and
engineering recommendations with deferral of the
frontage improvements by waiver of protest (item 25 in
the engineering letter 2-17-94), except that the
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northern property line to main access of the site
seconded by George Knight Motion carried
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Affordable housing: Shelly Badger explained how the
report was going to affect Yelm and the importance of
getting credit for existing stock of affordable/lower
income housing Shelly went on to explain how
affordable is defined based upon income levels Ty
Peterson talked about how Yelm would pursue affordable
housing in the Comprehensive Plan through policy and
goal statements, but that more aggressive techniques
would not be necessary at this time, and to let the
market take care of it
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Other: Ty Peterson mentioned that some of the Planning
Commission members terms had expired and that the City
Council had approved an amendment allowing two more
positions on the Planning Commission One position
is reserved for the Chair of the 'Make Yelm
Attractive" committee and the other position held by a
Yelm resident The Mayor is currently accepting
letters of interest for the one position
Tim Schlosser mentioned that he wished that the
Planning Commission had been better informed of the
intent to add more members
5 Jerry Prock presented what the Nisqually Plaza was
proposing for signage Some discussion took place as
to the number and size of signs for that entire
project, including the pads and the smaller shops
Motion to adjourn by John Kinnee, seconded by Tom
Cundy, motion carried
Adjourned at 5:10 p m
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Agenda Item/
Motion No
1 This meeting was called to order at 4:00 p m by
Planning Commission Chair Tim Schlosser
Members present: Ken Garmann, Tom Cundy, Roberta
Longmire, Tim Schlosser, E J Curry, Tom Gorman, George
Knight Staff present: Ty Peterson, Mark Cook, Jim
Blundell, Shelly Badger, Jerry Prock
Minutes were approved unanimously
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Variance request: (Tom Gorman left the room and
abstained from vote) The pubic hearing was opened
Ty Peterson presented the information in the staff
report (var8108) and did not recommend a variance based
upon the strict interpretation of the ordinance Ty
also stated that the Planning Dept would not object to
the variance based on the findings that it would
not jeopardize the best interest of the City or
deprive any adjacent properties John Anderson,
the applicant, explained his proposal in more detail
and discussion took place regarding the height
restrictions associated with approval of the variance
94-05
Motion by E J Curry to recommend approval of the
variance and waive the 15 ft height restriction
Seconded by Tom Cundy Motion carried
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Zone Change request: The public hearing was opened
Ty Peterson presented the staff report for a proposed
zone change along Burnett Rd Ty stated that he felt
that the rezone was correcting a mistake that had been
previously made in the legal description of a prior
zone change This would be correcting an existing spot
zone and appeared to only be a formality Staff
recommendation was to recommend approval of the rezone
to the City Council
94-06
Motion to recommend approval of the rezone request
along Burnett Rd. by George Knight. Seconded by E J
Curry. Motion carried
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Site-Plan for proposed apartment complex: The public
hearing was opened Ty Peterson began with introducing
the staff report (spr8092) and explaining the
characteristics of the site and the proposal The
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Planning Dept recommended approval based upon the
conditions of approval suggested in the staff report
(excluding condition #4 and replacing it with the
condition recommended by the City Attorney regarding
impact mitigation for the School District)
and the Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance.
Mark Cook addressed concerns of the Engineering Dept
and also recommended approval based upon the conditions
outlined in Engineering Report and conditions of
approval Mark recommended that the engineering for
frontage improvements be required prior to final
engineering approval, and that construction of the
improvements be deferred per the conditions of the
staff report The proponents requested that the
engineering be deferred as well and that a waiver of
protest for a Local Improvements District would be
more appropriate
Jim Blundell explained the recommendation from the City
Attorney, to replace item #4 of the Planning Dept
conditions of approval in the Staff Report
The School Dist recommended that the Planning
Commission not approve the Site-Plan until an agreement
is reached on impact mitigation for the impact on
schools created by the development John Thompson
submitted a letter making this request and explained
his interpretation of the process for collecting impact
fees
A letter was received by the Planning Dept and an
adjacent property owner stated that there was concern
about children playing in the Creek and the increased
liability caused by the additional children on the
adjacent properties Jim Blundell stated that the
liability on private property is not an issue that the
City needs to be overly concerned with, it is a private
property issue
Motion by Roberta Longmire to approve the 72 unit
apartment complex with the conditions stated in the
Planning and Engineering Departments recommendation,
replacing item #4 of the Planning Departments
recommendation with the City Attorney's condition of
approval concerning impact mitigation for the School
District Seconded by E J. Curry. Motion carried
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Master Plan Review Ordinance: Ty Peterson explained
that the issues and concerns of the Planning Commission
and City Council had been addressed in the revised
final draft
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Motion to recommend approval of the Master Plan Review
Ordinance to the City Council by Roberta Longmire
Seconded by George Knight Motion carried
Sign Ordinance/staff update and discussion: Shelly
Badger began by explaining that an update to the
ordinance would take more additional staff time, but
the City should not hold up the developers based on
update taking more time Shelly requested that the
Planning Commission authorize the Building Dept
to use discretion in administering the sign ordinance
and allow for larger signs in the larger scale
developments like Nisqually Plaza, until the City can
make the appropriate revisions to the ordinance
Motion to allow the Building Dept. to authorize signs
in the larger scale developments until the City can
make to appropriate changes to the ordinance, as long
as they still meet the intent of the ordinance, by Tom
Gorman. Seconded by Roberta Longmire Motion carried.
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Ken Garmann talked about how the sewer project was
coming along Tim Schlosser expressed his concern for
how dirty the roads appeared and that construction
seems to be messy
Adjourned at 5:50 p m
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YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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Planning Commission Chair Tim Schlosser
Members present: Joe Huddleston, George Knight, Tom
Cundy, Tom Gorman, John Kinnee, Tim Schlosser, E J
Curry, Roberta Longmire, Ken Garmann Staff present:
Mark Cook, Shelly Badger, Ty Peterson, Jim Blundell,
Jerry Prock Council member Martha Parsons was
present
Motion to approve Planning Commission minutes from
1-18-94, by Joe Huddleston Seconded by Tom Gorman
Motion carried.
Ty Peterson requested that commercial building permits
be discussed and added to the agenda
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Jim Forrester/Zoning inquiry: Ty Peterson began by
explaining Mr and Mrs Forrester approached him with
questions surrounding rezoning their property. Their
intentions tonight were to find out if the Planning
Commission would look at the possibility of
recommending approval of a rezone Jim Forrester
explained that the property would be good commercial
property with access to SR507 and that he felt that
commercial activities should be encouraged in that
direction of town so that not everyone has to drive
through town to get to services Tim Schlosser stated
that it is much easier to respond to specific proposals
and he thought the Y-2 alternate route might play role
in decision Ty Peterson stated that the City would
not prevent development based upon the proposed Y-2
until the Y-2 study was completed and a corridor
identified Ty Peterson stated the City currently does
not have services provided to the area that would
support commercial development Jim Forrester
mentioned that he understood that and they are
currently on the list for sewer capacity if additional
capacity should become available in the system some
time in the future. Shelly Badger mentioned that the
new Comprehensive Plan would designate potential land
uses Tim Schlosser stated that they couldn't really
give any indication as to what their recommendation
would be, but that if the property were rezoned, any
development would be conditioned upon the availability
of services, specifically sewer
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Sign Ordinance: Shelly Badger started by identifying
the problem with the ordinance Currently, businesses
are requesting that instead of displaying numerous
smaller signs that met the requirements of the
ordinance, they would prefer to display one large sign
that equalled the totaled square footage of the
allowable signs More discussion between Jerry Prock
and the Planning Commission followed It was
recognized that while it was the intent of the
ordinance to prevent a clutter of unnecessary signs it
also intended not to provide for large bill board style
signs It was noted that development of the sign
ordinance, may not have foreseen large scale commercial
developments the City is now faced with Planning
Commission gave direction to staff to propose an
amendment that seemed reasonable and would be imposed
equally throughout town
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Master Plan Review Ordinance: Ty Peterson began by
presenting the new ordinance and Jim Blundell
explained why and how it came about and some of the
reasons why we need this particular ordinance There
was discussion as to how it differed from the existing
Planned Development District zone in the current Zoning
Ordinance Jim Blundell and Ty Peterson mentioned that
this would give the City more control, it outlined the
planning process better and was able to look at larger
developments in the whole scheme of things
Some Planning Commission members expressed concern
specifically regarding language in the ordinance that
reflected the intent to provide for employment centers
and possible large scale commercial It was mentioned
that it had always been the intent of the City to
maintain it's existing commercial zone and Business
District as the primary commercial service area Jim
also pointed out that whatever land uses or zoning that
is proposed must still meet and be in accordance with
the Comprehensive Plan Staff agreed they would change
the wording for that section to address the Planning
Commission concerns
More discussion took place about the ordinance and the
procedural processes for timing and compliance with the
Comprehensive Plan Jim Blundell stated that the new
ordinance gave more control to the City to guide the
development and provide for ways to make services
available as development occurs The Commission made
the point that they wanted to make sure they wouldn't
be putting themselves in position where they would have
to approve a proposal under this ordinance prior to the
Growth Management Act Comprehensive Plan being
finalized and adopted by the City
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Jamie Havery, representing Intercity Transit, presented
a letter outlining suggestions to the ordinance
pertaining to Transportation elements Shelly Badger
stated that the City's Transportation Plan did address
multi-modal issues Jim Blundell stated some of the
changes he would make pertaining to procedural process
so that the ordinance would meet Yelm's process for
deciding land use proposals.
Planning Commission and staff agreed they would look at
the ordinance again and continue the public hearing at
the next meeting on February 22, 1994
5 Engineering Update: Mark Cook gave a report from the
Engineering Dept on the various items and projects in
town He referenced the weekly report dated 2-3-94
6 "Make Yelm Attractive Committee": Shelly Badger
mentioned that the Committee is still active and
thought it in the best interest of the City to maintain
communication between the two entities
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Commercial Building Permits: Mark Cook presented the
issue of deferring frontage improvements on small
commercial developments that don't fall under SEPA
review or within the Central Business District. Mark
stated that the Lacey Development Standards, adopted by
Yelm, required improvements for any commercial building
permit Staff recommended that deferrals would be
made available for projects that requested it.
Deferrals would be bonded and granted for one year with
a possible one year extension Commission directed
staff to make a policy statement
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CITY OF Y;EIM pI.J.\NNIKi C(}IJMISSION MEETll'G
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YEIM' CITY HALL ~IL, aIAMBERS, 105 YEIM AVE. W.
1. C?ll ~o OrdeJ:', Roll call, Approval of Minutes
January 18., '1994 minutes
2. Jim Forrester - Zorling inquiry
3.' Sign Onli.naI1ee discussion/clarification ~ Jerry Proc;k
4 . Work Session - Planned Crnmunity Review Ordinance (Enclosed for P;t.annin,g
Comnif;sioners)
5 . 'Engin~r;ing Update
6'. Staff report on "Make Yelm Attractive" Coomittee rreetingl? and .status
7. Other
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Enclosures are available to non-Co)11llission members upo,n request.
If you need special arrangements to attend or pa;rticipate in this
meeting, please contact Agnes Colombo, City C~erk, at 458-8404
NEXT REGULAR MEETI}IiG, ,TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1994., 4:00 1M
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1994
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Agenda Item/
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Planning Commission Chair Tim Schlosser
Members present: Joe Huddleston, Ken Garmann, George
Knight, Tim Schlosser, Tom Cundy arrived late Staff
present: Ty Peterson, Mark Cook, Shelly Badger and
City Attorney Jim Blundell
Because of lack of quorum at the beginning of the
meeting the agenda was shifted so that action items
would occur later in the meeting
2 Engineering update: Mark Cook went through the weekly
engineering project status report dated 1-26-94 for the
various projects underway in the City
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Public Hearing / Vancil Rd Zone Change: Tim Schlosser
opened the public hearing, and Ty Peterson proceeded
with the staff report from the Planning Dept. dated 1-
18-93 After the report was completed, Tim asked for
comments from the audience, no opposition was noted
Tim read a letter from an adjacent property owner that
requested buffering between the commercial zoning and
the proposed multi-family zoning Ty Peterson
responded by saying that buffering requirements would
have to meet prior to any new development associated
with either property Concern was raised by a County
resident that lived at the south end of Vancil Rd The
issues of concern were whether or not the City is
really taking into consideration the affects of all the
development on Vancil Rd It was pointed out that
increased development along a dead-end road could cause
traffic flow problems, and that it didn't appear that
the City realized or considered the effects upon the
County residents living at the end of the street The
concern was noted and staff commented on the
improvements that were going to done to the road and
that the new traffic signal should help mitigate
traffic delays Some discussion about the Y-2 corridor
took place and it was explained that the proposed
corridor had not been established or identified yet
Mark Cook said that after construction of the improved
road some signs would be put into place that would
identify the road as a dead-end The public hearing
was closed by Tim Schlosser
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Motion to recommend approval of the rezone to the City
Council based upon the findings in the staff analysis
by George Knight Seconded by Tom Cundy Motion
carried
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Public Hearing for Planned Community Review Ordinance:
Jim Blundell began by giving a brief explanation of
why the City needed the ordinance and how this came
about Ty Peterson stated that staff was not
particularly looking for an action but that we needed
to begin looking at the ordinance Jim Blundell gave
an overview of what the ordinance contained Mark Cook
stated that these type of documents are used to benefit
both the developer and the City by providing a guide
and preventing poor development Tim Schlosser stated
that he felt that this was something that should have
been submitted for a work session so that it could be
discussed in detail Some more discussion took place
between the Commission and staff as to the reason for
the ordinance Staff and the Commission agreed that a
work session for February 7, 1994 would be scheduled
There was one question from the public about the use
of a Master Plan for the entire City City staff
explained that the Comprehensive Plan for Growth
Management would accomplish this, when it was
completed
Craig Sears, representing Thurston Highlands,
commented on the proposed ordinance and stated that
he felt is was very thorough, well written, clear, and
suitable for the types of development it is meant to
serve
John Thompson, from the public, mentioned the need for
schools in large developments He additionally
brought up the situation in the SW Yelm Annexation
overlapping two School Districts
Motion to have a work session on the new ordinance on
February 7, 1993, and to extend the public hearing
by George Knight Seconded by Joe Huddleston. Motion
carried.
Motion to approve the December 20, 1993 minutes by Joe
Huddleston Seconded by George Knight Motion
carried
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Report from City Council regarding Affordable Housing:
Shelly Badger informed the Commission that the City
Council wants new development standards to look at ways
to provide for affordable housing.
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"Make Yelm Attractive" Committee update: Ty Peterson
informed the Commission that the "Make Yelm Attractive"
Committee was working toward some recommendations for
design guidelines Shelly Badger mentioned that these
guidelines would be something that could be
incorporated into the development standards that are
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Shelly Badger informed the Commission of the public
meeting on Monday, January 24, 1994, to discuss
locating a state prison in the Yelm area
Adjourned at 5:35 p m
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~ITY OF YEIM PI:.ANNlH; C<M1ISSION MEETIK;,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1994, 4:00 P.M.
YEIM CITY HALL ~IL OIAMBERS', 105 YEIM AVE. W.
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1. Call to Order, Roll <;:all, ApproVal of Minutes
December ~O, 1993 minute$
2 . Public Heating -' Prairie Heights II Rezone proposal (PUblic Hearing Notice
enclosed)
3. Public Hearing - PlannedCoomunity Review Onlinahce (Enclosed for~Planning
CCXllflissionerS ).
4. Engineering Update
5. Staff Update: Report frail YelmCi ty CounGil regaroing Affoi:dcible Housing
and Developrent S1;cindards
6. Staff report on "Make Yelm Attractive" Carmittee rreetings and status
7. Other
8. AdjomTl>
Enclosure~ are available to non-Commission membersppon request.
If you need special arrangements tOe attend or participat~ in this
meetlng, .please contact Agn~s Colombo, City Cierk, at 458-8404
NEXT 'REGlJ!AR MEE~, ~AY, FEBRUARY -7, 1994, 4 :00 PM
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The Cjty ~f Yelm Planhing Commission me~ting scheduled for
Ja'nuary 3, 1994 will be cance 11 ed due to 1 ack of bus i ness
The regulatly sched~led meeting fof Januafy 17, 1994 will
also be. cancelled and rescheduled for >January 18, "1994, at"'4..00
p m 1 n the City .Ha i 1 Counc i 1 Ch~mber s Th i s reschedul e is
because of the January 17, 1994 'Mar tin Lut her King Ho 1 i day
If there are any questions concerning these changes pl~ase
contac~_Ty Peterson.at Yelm City HalJ, or by 9alling (~06)45a~
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