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City Council

Regular Meeting

Medical Lake, WA · April 1, 2025

Minutes

Minutes

Attachment to 4/1/25 CC Minutes City Hall Commercial Kitchen 1 1 Original design needed adjustments to make an efficient work space. Spokane Restaurant Delays Equipment refined the design. Multiple updates made to work with the space and anticipated uses. 2 2 1 Attachment to 4/1/25 CC Minutes Kitchen overview 3 3 4 4 2 Attachment to 4/1/25 CC Minutes Major Changes Made • Overall Kitchen Layout • Walk-in Cooler changed to 2 large refrigerators • Modern Oven used for training Chefs in Culinary School. • Glass or plastic viewing window • Extension of kitchen from Council Chambers Room Divider Curtain 5 5 Questions? 6 6 3 Attachment to 4/1/25 CC Minutes Application LU 2024-025 Preliminary Plat for Ring Lake Estates 1 Process • Determination of Completeness • Notice of Application/SEPA Determination • Comment Period • Public Hearing • PC Recommendation • CC Decision/SEPA MDNS (confirm, revise, withdraw) • Appeal Period • Final Plat 2 1 Attachment to 4/1/25 CC Minutes SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) • SEPA Checklist: Filled out by the applicant • Determination: Made by the lead agency (the City) • Notice: Combined with Notice of Application, sent to property owners within 300 feet, state and local agencies, and City Departments • Comment Period: State and local agencies, City departments, community members • Revised Determination: Incorporates comments received, done at the time a final decision is made. 3 Vicinity Map 4 2 Attachment to 4/1/25 CC Minutes Plat Map 5 Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance Mitigation 1: Mitigation 3: Sediment and erosion control plan must Work with the City to develop a plan for be approved as part of the final plat and rerouting the existing sewage system to all measures must be in place prior to any relieve the Lakeshore lift station and ground disturbing activity. main to accommodate the new units. Mitigation 2: Pedestrian crossing at intersections of Lefevre Street as approved by WSDOT. 6 3 Attachment to 4/1/25 CC Minutes Application • Preliminary Plat: Density, Lot/Block/Street Layout, Infrastructure • Planned Unit Development: Reduced Lot size, Reduced Right-of-Way width • Critical Areas Review: Impact of development on Wetlands and Habitats 7 Approval Criteria • Public facilities and services can meet the demand created by the development. • The development meets density and design standards set out by the zoning code. • The development adequately addresses the need for stormwater, streets, transit, potable water, sanitary sewer, parks, schools, etc. • There is no net loss of wetlands or their function. 8 4 Attachment to 4/1/25 CC Minutes Concurrency • Sewer: Collection zone is at capacity • Water: Water system has capacity • Transportation: Need to work with WSDOT and Collector Arterial needed for Green Gate replacement • Stormwater: More information needed to determine capacity of system • Solid Waste: Covered by contract 9 Request #1: Reduce Right-of-Way width from 50’ to 38’ Reduce Roadway width from 32’ to 30’ Benefits the developer, but not the City or future residents. Request #2: Reduce Lot Size from 6,000 sf to 5,000 sf Reduce Lot Width from 60’ to 50’ Creates more impervious surface in an area that has stormwater and water table concerns. Planned Unit STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL Development 10 5 Attachment to 4/1/25 CC Minutes Wetland Mitigation 11 Dept of Ecology Suspected Wetlands 12 6 Attachment to 4/1/25 CC Minutes A. Avoid Impacts B. Minimize Impacts C. Compensatory Mitigation D. No Net Loss E. Consistency with General Purpose F. Performance Standards Five wetlands identified on site Department of Ecology suspects 4 others More information needed Critical Area STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL Review 13 Density Lot Size Street and Block Layout Right-of-Way Utilities/Water/Sewer/Stormwater Several issues with overall plan Preliminary Plat cannot be separated from Planned Unit Development and Critical Area Review STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL Preliminary Plat 14 7 Attachment to 4/1/25 CC Minutes Planning Commission Recommendation: Denial: Per the findings of fact in the staff report, the application is not meeting concurrency, standards of the municipal code, and there are additional suspected wetlands that need to be investigated. 15 Action: • Denial: Uphold the Planning Commission’s recommendation • Approval: Provide explanation of how the approval criteria are met. 16 8

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