Planning Commission Meeting

Agenda City of Ocean Shores Planning Commission Meeting Join Zoom Meeting Online Click Here Join Zoom Meeting by Phone Phone Number: 1.253.215.8782 US Meeting ID: 857 2012 3615 Passcode: 757261 Tuesday Ocean Shores Library November 8, 2022 573 Point Brown Ave. NW 2:00 PM Ocean Shores, WA 98569 Page Call to Order Roll Call Approval of Meeting Agenda Approval of Minutes 3-4 1. Approval of minutes for the Regular City of Ocean Shores Planning Commission Meeting on October 11, 2022 Public Comments Planning Commission is accepting written Public Comments to be sent via email to the City Clerk at slogan@osgov.com no later than 1:00 PM November 8, 2022 Discussion 5-6 2. Building Lot Coverage • Presented by: Planning Commission Chair, Gary Pease 7 - 10 3. Gateway District • Presented by: Planning Commission Chair, Gary Pease 11 - 12 4. Lot Clearing • Presented by: Planning Commission Chair, Gary Pease Old Business New Business Page 1 of 12 Page Reports 5. Planning Commission Member(s) Report • Dan Bricker • Gary Pease • Brian Bachman • Thorn Ward • Eleanor Dorman Future Meeting Date December 13, 2022 at 2:00 PM Adjourn _________________________________________________________ Public Notice: • Persons requiring auxiliary aids or special arrangements in order to participate in meetings should call 360.940.7498 at least two business days prior to the scheduled meeting. Page 2 of 12  MINUTES Ocean Shores Planning Commission Regular Meeting Tuesday, 10/11/2022 – 2:00 p.m. Ocean Shores Public Library Meeting Room 573 Point Brown Ave NW, Ocean Shores, WA Minutes taken by Commissioner Bricker 1. Call to Order Chair Gary Pease called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m. 2. Roll Call Planning Commissioners present: Gary Pease, Dan Bricker, Eleanor Dorman, Thorn Ward, Brian Bachman Planning Commissioners absent: None City Staff present: City Planner, Marshall Read; City Clerk, Sara Logan 3. Approval of Meeting Agenda • Commissioner Bachman moved to approve the meeting agenda. • Commissioner Dorman seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Approval of Minutes • Commissioner Bachman moved to approve the meeting minutes from 9/27/2022. • Commissioner Dorman seconded the motion. The motion passed Pease, Dorman, Ward and Bachman yes, Commissioner Bricker abstained. 5. Public Comments Vida Piera – 40% rule lot coverage Don Williams – PC Handbook 6. Reports: No reports 7. Continued Business: • Discussion of applicability of 40% lot coverage restriction in all zones. To be continued. • Continued discussion of 2019 Land Use Designation. Focus on Gateway Corridor. To be continued. 8. New Business: • Discussion on requirement for sidewalks and landscaping for new construction in commercial zones. To be continued. 9. Members of the Commission Reports • None 10. Secretary for Next Meeting Page 1 of 2 1. Approval of minutes for the Regular City of Ocean Shores Planning Com... Page 3 of 12  Chair Gary Pease appointed Commissioner Ward as secretary for the 11/8/2022 Meeting. 11. Future Meetings • Next meeting is at 2:00 p.m. on 11/8/2022. • Meeting will be held at the Ocean Shores Public Library meeting room located at 573 Point Brown Ave NW, Ocean Shores, WA. • Prior to attending, please confirm the meeting location on the official agenda. The agenda is easily accessed by clicking on the meeting posted on the city calendar at the bottom of the city website homepage at www.osgov.com. 12. Adjournment • Commissioner Bachman moved to adjourn. • Commissioner Dorman; seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. • Chair Gary Pease adjourned the meeting at approximately 3:15 p.m. Page 2 of 2 1. Approval of minutes for the Regular City of Ocean Shores Planning Com... Page 4 of 12  Ocean Shores Municipal Code and Building Lot Coverage: Section 17.50.210 M of the Ocean Shores Municipal Code was recently changed to limit buildings to covering 40% or less of a lot area. No differentiation was made between residential and business districts. Lot area used to calculate allowable building coverage was the entire lot, regardless of setbacks. 1. 17.50.210.M of OSMC currently reads: “No building or combination of buildings permitted or otherwise shall exceed forty percent of the lot area as specified per this section” 2. Proposed revised language for section 17.50.210.M of OSMC: “No building or combination of buildings permitted or otherwise in a residential zone shall exceed forty percent of the lot area as specified per this section.” (Emphasis added). Following is a set of notional allowable building coverage calculations if lot setbacks are removed from the allowable building coverage calculations: 2. Building Lot Coverage Presented by: Planning Commission Chair, Gary P... Page 5 of 12 2. Building Lot Coverage Presented by: Planning Commission Chair, Gary P... Page 6 of 12  Ocean Shores Planning Commission, November 8, 2022 Discussion of Gateway Corridor District/Zone 1. Confirmation of Extent: • Point Brown Avenue, both sides: northern “Gate” south to and including 557 Point Brown Ave NW (United Methodist Church). • Ocean Shores Blvd NW, both sides: from intersection with Point Brown Avenue south to and including 615 Ocean Shores Blvd NW (Polynesian Resort). • W Chance A La Mer NW, both sides, from traffic circle west to Ocean Shores Blvd NW 2. Should we create a new zoning district or consider the Gateway Corridor a special district within the B-1 Zone? 3. Current B-1 Zone Description: ‘This district is intended for retail commercial uses and providing day-to-day goods and services. Financial, professional, personal and commercial services are intended for this district as well as mercantile, lodging, food and other common goods and services. All uses and structures are to be of good appearance, well designed and free of hazards, nuisances or other unattractive attributes.’ 4. Current B-1 Zone Permitted Uses Part A: • One-family, two-family and multifamily dwellings, • grocery and drug stores, • hardware stores, • hotels, motels, • restaurants, • cafes, • taverns, • cocktail lounges, • banks, • professional offices, • general offices, • specialty shops, • jewelry shops, • child care centers, • light equipment rental and other uses of a similar nature, • and on-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities; provided, that such facilities comply with the state siting criteria adopted in accordance with RCW 70.105.210 or its successor. 5. Current B-1 Zone Permitted Uses Part B: 3. Gateway District Presented by: Planning Commission Chair, Gary Pease Page 7 of 12  • Marijuana retailer and retail outlets are permitted except in the mixed commercial and hotel area defined solely as Ocean Shores Boulevard between Damon Road and the 600 block, and subject to the applicable sensitive use buffers outlined in Section 5.10.050 6. Current B-1 Zone Nonaccessory structures: Nonaccessory structures in compliance with the provisions of Section 17.50.115. (applies to vacant lots) 7. Current B-1 Zone Accessory Structures: • Residential garages and carports, private workshops, private greenhouses, and other uses of a similar and compatible nature, all subject to Section 17.50.110; • Fences, walls and hedges subject to Sections 17.50.120 and 17.50.130; • Off-street parking subject to Chapter 17.54; • Permitted accessory uses include drive-in windows for banks and eating places and any use of structure customarily accessory to permitted uses. 8. Current B-1 Zone Conditional Uses: • Public and semi-public uses as provided in Section 17.50.040. [In the business districts the following uses are permitted uses: libraries, police and fire stations, hospitals, clinics, public parking facilities and public offices. • Resource extraction as provided in Section 17.50.050. • Airports and heliports as provided in Section 17.50.220. • Row house and other common wall residential developments where the underlying land is subdivided to allow ownership of the individual lot and home. Storage units may be allowed in conjunction with a permitted use. • Uses that have some outdoor characteristics may be permitted if it can be shown that such outdoor activity is customarily a part of such uses or that some public benefit will accrue by location of such use in this district. Examples are automobile service stations, public buildings and facilities, nurseries, lumberyards, and other uses of a similar and compatible nature. 3. Gateway District Presented by: Planning Commission Chair, Gary Pease Page 8 of 12  • Homeless services uses. A homeless services use requires approval of a conditional use permit unless the city council agrees to negotiate a development agreement. Refer to Chapter 17.52. 4. Proposed Description: “The Gateway Corridor District (Zone) is intended to create an aesthetically pleasing appearance for residents and visitors to the City of Ocean Shores. As such all structures are to be kept in good repair and appearance and shall be free of nuisances, hazards, and other unattractive attributes. Owners of businesses in the Gateway District shall pay particular attention to the cleanliness and landscaping of their business. 5. Proposed Permitted Uses in the Gateway District: • grocery and drug stores, • hardware stores, • hotels, motels, • restaurants, • cafes, • taverns, • cocktail lounges, • banks, • professional offices, • general offices, • specialty shops, • jewelry shops, • child care centers, • residential only on an upper floor in a mixed-use associated with retail or administrative primary, first floor use 6. Proposed Permitted Accessory Structures in the Gateway District: • Fences, walls and hedges subject to Sections 17.50.120 and 17.50.130; • Off-street parking subject to Chapter 17.54; • Permitted accessory uses include drive-in windows for banks and eating places and any use of structure customarily accessory to permitted uses. 7. Proposed Conditional Uses in the Gateway District: • Public and semi-public uses as provided in Section 17.50.040. [In the business districts the following uses are permitted uses: libraries, police and fire stations, hospitals, clinics, public parking facilities and public offices. 3. Gateway District Presented by: Planning Commission Chair, Gary Pease Page 9 of 12  8. Proposed Restrictive Use Language in the Gateway District: “ The following shall not be permitted in the gateway district: • Inoperable vehicles parked overnight • Storage containers (unless on an active construction site) • Storage of construction materials (unless on an associated active construction site) • Overnight parking of construction equipment (unless on an associated active construction site) 3. Gateway District Presented by: Planning Commission Chair, Gary Pease Page 10 of 12  Ocean Shores Municipal Codes with regards to lot clearing. 20221108 17.50.100 Clearing and grading. A. Clearing of vegetation and grading or re-grading of the land surface shall not be allowed except when conducted pursuant to, and in conformance with, a clearing and grading permit issued by the city. 1. At the time of clearing/grading permit application, a plan for landscaping shall be submitted to the city that clearly indicates the applicant’s plan for meeting the landscaping and erosion prevention requirements of this section. Plan shall be to scale, indicate the location of structures and the location of all existing significant trees. If a portion of the property is to be left in its natural state and that natural state is left undisturbed that shall be so noted on the plan. 2. The clearing and grading permit shall be issued only upon approval of the landscaping plan as meeting these requirements and conditioned on implementation of the plan as approved. B. Landscaping of Single-Family and Duplex Dwellings. The plan shall provide assurance that the following requirements are met: 1. The portion of the property not occupied by structures shall be left in its natural state or shall be aesthetically treated with plants, shrubs, trees or other forms of landscape materials. The plantings used will be those native to the area or those which are suited to survival in the climate and soil conditions of Ocean Shores. That portion of the property not occupied by structures shall have, at a minimum, ground cover adequate to control soil erosion and prevent the soil or sand from blowing or washing onto other properties or streets. The plan shall include management measures to prevent erosion on all areas of the site where soil is exposed during construction or grading with appropriate temporary means based on seasonal and site character considerations. 2. Retained existing vegetation may be used to meet all or portions of the landscaping requirements of this section. The retention of vegetation that promotes or preserves continuous overstory canopies, wildlife corridors and/or native vegetation adjacent to critical area buffers is especially encouraged. 3. Significant trees, which shall mean existing trees over eight inches in caliper (excluding alders and cottonwoods) as measured four feet above grade, shall be retained as follows: a. All significant trees located within areas designated for retention in a natural state which are not dead, dying, diseased, and do not pose a significant safety hazard shall be retained; 4. Lot Clearing Presented by: Planning Commission Chair, Gary Pease Page 11 of 12  b. At least ten percent by number of the significant trees on the subject property shall be retained. The city may approve modifications or require minor site plan alterations to achieve tree retention in compliance with this requirement. Where the location of the existing significant trees interferes with reasonable placement of the primary use structure, a landscaping plan may provide for the retention of fewer significant trees than required by this section only if the trees to be removed are replaced at a ratio of three to one. 4. Grading plans shall assure that the productive character of the soil is protected or restored on all areas of the site not occupied by buildings. Where significant trees are to be retained, an area equal to the drip line of the tree plus three feet shall be preserved around the tree at original grade or the landscaping plan shall include provisions to otherwise properly protect the tree. Areas adjacent to retained natural areas shall either have a graded transition or structural means to assure adequate retention of soil to support the natural vegetation. C. Landscaping of Other Sites and Uses. The plan shall provide assurance that the following requirements are met: 1. All new developments with parking lots holding fifteen cars or more shall provide landscaping of seven percent of the gross area designated for parking in the form of strips bordering the parking lot along adjacent properties or streets and/or islands or strips separating the tiers of parking spaces as appropriate to design and layout of the parking area. The plantings used will be those native to the area or those which are suited to survival in the climate and soil conditions of Ocean Shores. 2. Any portion of a property not proposed to be occupied by structures or pavement shall have, at a minimum, ground cover adequate to control soil erosion and prevent the sand from blowing or washing onto other properties or streets. The plan shall include management measures to prevent erosion on all areas of the site where soil is exposed during construction or grading with appropriate temporary means based on seasonal and site character considerations. 3. Any portion of the property not occupied by structures shall be left in its natural state or shall be aesthetically treated with plants, shrubs, trees or other forms of landscape materials. D. All landscaped areas shall be continuously maintained and kept free of litter. Additional landscaping is permitted. 4. Lot Clearing Presented by: Planning Commission Chair, Gary Pease Page 12 of 12