Planning Commission Agendas

CITY OF MOSES LAKE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF December 12, 2024 Commissioners Present: Nathan Nofziger (Chair), Charles Hepburn (Vice Chair), Gary Mann Howard Homesley Commissioners Absent: Adam Weber, Staff Present: Interim Community Development Director Vivian Ramsey, Planner Amy Harris, Long Range Planner James Bagley, Planning Technician Michelene Torrey, and Projects Engineer Levi Bisnett The meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. Attendance was called by Secretary Michelene Torrey. Item #1 Approval of the Minutes from October 10, 2024 Vice Chair Hepburn moved to approve the meeting minutes from October 10, 2024. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Mann. Motion Passed. Item #2 Comprehensive Plan Amendments PUBLIC HEARING Long Range Planner James Bagley presented the commission with the Comprehensive Plan Amendments for the 2024 Docket: LUA2019-0055 Central Terminals – A request to extend the Urban Growth Area to include two parcels, 170981000 and 170980000. The property is owned by Central Terminals, LLC. and is approximately 170 Acres in area. The Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Designation request is Industrial. Additionally, the Zoning District request is Heavy Industrial. These parcels are accessed off of Road G and currently border City sewer and water. During the hearing, the applicant requested to table this UGA expansion request until the City’s 2025 Comprehensive Plan Docket. This request is due to the pending Grant County Resource Land Designation Update. The property is currently designated Agricultural Resource Lands that has a level of protection to remain in food production. In fact, the land is not in production and appears to be marginal for production. This County-Wide update and subsequent results may assist in moving the property from agricultural resource lands and encourage consideration for UGA boundary expansion. The Planning Commission agreed with the proponent to table the item for at least a year if not a greater length of time depending on the designation change at the County level. The Planning Commission Action was as follows regarding the Central Terminals UGA Expansion request: Commissioner Hepburn moved to table the LUA2019-0055Central terminals to the 2025 Docket. This was seconded by Commissioner Mann. Motion passed. PLN2022-0010 Herring – A request to amend the Urban Growth Area to include Parcel 170845000. The 19.3 acre property is owned by Herring Farm NWQ, LLC. The Future Land Use Designation request is Low Density Residential. The proposal is bordered to the North by Mae Valley Rd. and Low Density Residential/ R-1 Single Family to the South. The Parcel is not currently served by City water and sewer, however City utilities are available to the South in N Egret St. The proposal is currently within Grant County jurisdiction and is zoned Rural Residential 1. City Limits are adjacent to the South. Access to the property is from Egret St. to the South, and Mae Valley Rd. to the North. The Planning Commission Findings include supporting goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan found within the staff report. In addition, the Commissions’ deliberation included the following findings: specifically, the Commission support the request for addition to the Urban Growth Area, and it “makes logical sense.” The request meets Goal 3.1 of the Comprehensive plan “provide for the coordinated logical orderly growth of the city”, and Policy 3.2.1 “Encourage development in and adjacent to urban areas where adequate public facilities and services exist or can be provided in a timely and cost-effective manner.” The Planning Commission Action was as follows regarding the Herring UGA Expansion request: Commissioner Mann motioned to approve and seconded by Commissioner Hepburn. Motion passed. Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use - Designation Map and Zoning District Map Amendments. PLN2023-0036 Urban Build Developers -A request to change the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use - Designation Map and Zoning District of parcels 110475168 and 110424001 from Medium Density Residential to Commercial General. The 3.7 acre property is owned by Urban Build Developers, and is located on the corner of Westlake Rd. and Westshore Dr. Additionally, the applicant is requesting to rezone a portion of the property from R2-Medium Density Residential to C-2 General Commercial is within this amendment. The property has access to City water and sewer. The location is further described as being North of Interstate 90 and West of Blue Herron Park. The Planning Commission Findings included supporting goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan found within the staff report. In addition, the Commissions’ deliberation included the following findings: Specifically, the Commissioners support the request which meets Policy 3.2.3 “incentivize infill development scaled and designed to fit the surroundings and revitalize corridors,” and Policy 3.4.2 “Enhance the character, function, and economic vitality of Moses Lake’s gateway corridors (routes into/out of Downtown from I-90 and other high visibility commercial corridors)” The Commissioners made a point that commercial development on the West side of Moses Lake could reduce the number of trips across the I-90 Bridge. The Planning Commission Action was as follows regarding the Urban Build Developers map amendments: Commissioner Hepburn moved to approve and seconded by Commissioner Homesly. Motion passed. PLN2023-0055 Jenks – A request to change the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use - Designation Map of parcel 110752000 from Medium Density Residential to High Density Residential. The approximately .63-acre property is owned by Jenks Holding Company, LLC., and is located on Evelyn Dr. between W. Central Dr. and Village Ave., across the street from the Paul Lauzier Memorial Athletic Park. Additionally, the applicant is requesting to simultaneously rezone the property from R-2 Single/ Two Family Residential to R-3 Multifamily Residential. The Parcel is served by City water and sewer. The Planning Commission Findings included supporting goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan found within the staff report. In addition, the Commissions’ deliberation included the following findings: Specifically, the Commissioner agreed with the proponent and Policy 3.2.3 “Incentivize infill development scaled and designed to fit the surroundings and revitalize corridors” and Policy 3.3.2 “Encourage a range of housing types, densities, and affordability levels to meet the diverse and changing needs of the community.” The Planning Commission Action was as follows regarding the Jenks map amendments: Commissioner Mann moved to recommend approval, Seconded by Commissioner Homesly. Motion Passed. PLN2024-0121 – Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use - Designation Map of parcels 090068000, 090069000, and 090070000 from Parks & Open Space to Downtown. The property is owned by the City of Moses Lake, approximately 0.61 Acres, and located on the corner of Alder St. and Fourth Ave. The application includes a request to rezone the property to C1-Central Business. The property is currently part of the City of Moses Lake – Civic Center Master Complex Plan. The property was initially intended to be used for future City facility needs. The Planning Commission Findings included supporting goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan found within the staff report. In addition, the Commissions’ deliberation included the following findings: Specifically, the request is supported by Policy 3.4.1 “prioritize and enhance Downtown as the center for civic, retail, office, entertainment, arts and dining activity in Moses Lake.” The Planning Commission Action was as follows regarding the Community Gardens map amendments: Commissioner Hepburn moved to approve and seconded by Commissioner Mann. Motion passed. Transportation PLN2023-0060 Comprehensive Plan and Future Streets Map amendments - City Update to the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan; more specifically the following sections: • 6-2/3 Amend to conform road standards to Federal Functional Classification, • 6-5 Update City Street Classifications Map, • 6-6 Update Transportation Maintenance Plan existing map, Update Mae Valley Study with final results, • 6-24 Update 20-year Transportation Improvement Plan, • 6-25 Update Map or Road System Improvement Projects, • 6-26/27 Update Transportation Maintenance Plan Future Map, • 6-32/33/34 Update 20-year active transportation, • 6-35 Update Map of Active Transportation System Improvement Projects, • 6-46 Consider adding additional elements regarding: sources, cycles and eligibility for grants and transportation projects, Identify and provide ability for administrative updates for the 2014 Future Streets map annually via GIS. Public Testimony Kevin Richards addressed the Planning Commission to express that the Future Streets update did not have enough information, that a personal project of his in the past was forced to comply with the Future Streets Map, that traffic engineers were not consulted, the project is incomplete, zoning around the proposed bridges was not discussed, accesses off of highway 17 needed more study, he wishes projects undergo site by site review, asks for denial. Danielle Escamilla addressed the Planning Commission to express her view that there was a lack of stake holder and community involvement, it was hard to find information about this item, process was rushed, asks the future streets map to be denied allowing for further review. Milton Miller, on behalf of the Port of Moses Lake addressed the Planning Commission to express that the Port was unable to comment, did not know about it, the mapping may interfere with future projects (as well as the new railroad location), not consulted about the project, and asked for denial of the future streets map. The Planning Commission deliberation included the following findings: Specifically, Commissioner Mann – Wait and incorporate this amendment into the entirety of the plan and the Future Streets Map needs more study. Commissioner Hepburn – Desired more study to be done, the map should be prepared with consultation with a traffic engineer and desired more community outreach. Commissioner Nofziger – Desired additional information and coordination with Washington State Department of Transportation regarding crossing of HWY 17, and additional review on the Future Streets update. Although, most of the other updates are good, the future streets map needs additional study. The Planning Commission Action was as follows regarding the Future Streets map and the entirety of the amendment: Commissioner Mann moved to Deny, Seconded Homesly. Motion to deny passed. Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code Text Amendments PLN2023-0083-UGA 5 - An amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to eliminate language directing the removal of the mapped Urban Growth Area 5 (UGA 5) from the UGA. UGA 5 is an area in excess of 1,000 acres. The Future Land Use Designation is Low Density Residential and Medium Density Residential. The property is currently zoned Urban Residential 2 and Urban Residential 3 by Grant County. The City Council directed staff to amend the Comprehensive Plan to eliminate language removing the mapped Urban Growth Area 5, resulting in that area to remain in the City’s UGA. The Planning Commission included findings of fact that support the proposed amendment found within the staff report. The Planning Commission Action was as follows regarding the retention of UGA 5 in the overall UGA and deleting language to remove Area 5 within the Comprehensive Plan: Commissioner Mann recommended approval and seconded by Commissioner Hepburn. Motion passed. PLN2023-0083 Transformational Housing Center – Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to remove language regarding Transformational Housing Center. For the City Council directed staff to remove language regarding a Transformational Housing Center, the Planning Commission included the findings of fact within the staff report that support the proposed amendment. The Planning Commission Action was as follows regarding the removal of Transformational Housing within the Comprehensive Plan: Commissioner Mann moved to approve, and seconded Commission Hepburn. Motion passed. Capital Facilities Amendments. PLN2024-0125 Capital Facilities Plan Appendix C - Update to the Capital Facilities Plan Appendix C of the Comprehensive Plan City of Moses Lake Capital Facilities Plan Update. The Capital Facilities Plan (CFP), required by Washington’s Growth Management Act (GMA), outlines a community's strategy for funding and developing essential infrastructure—such as roads, utilities, parks, and public buildings— to support current and future growth over the target growth period. This is an annual or biennial update for 2023-24 which coincides with the City’s budgeting process and focuses on City of Moses Lake Public Works. In addition, the Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Plans are expected to be completed in 2025 for future incorporation into the Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Commission Findings included supporting goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan found within the staff report. In addition, the Commissions deliberation included the following findings: the Capital Facilities Plan is necessary for the ability of the city to serve areas in the City and UGA. The Commissioners encouraged that the Sewer Plan explore services down Broadway. The Commissioners encouraged and supported the addition of irrigation water, and purple pipe, with lake water to serve the communities irrigation needs. The Commissioners found that providing clarification of specific sections of the Capital Facilities Plan including the “Self Help” funds, Mitigation Park, and Water Funds would be helpful for ease of reading. The Planning Commission Action was as follows regarding the Capital Facilities Plan (Appendix C) update: Commissioner Mann moved to approve and seconded by Commissioner Hepburn. Motion passed. Chair Nofziger moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:03PM .