City of Tacoma Planning Commission

Stephen Wamback, Chair Anna Petersen, Vice-Chair

Chris Beale Carolyn Edmonds

Jeff McInnis Brett Santhuff

Andrew Strobel Dorian Waller

Jeremy Woolley

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PRESENTATIONS and HANDOUTS

Public Hearings on September 6, 2017

Pages 1. Marijuana Use Buffers Code Amendment

(PowerPoint Slides, for Discussion Item D-1)

2. Tacoma Mall Neighborhood Subarea Plan and EIS (PowerPoint Slides, for Discussion Item D-2)

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Planning Commission Public Hearing September 6, 2017

Marijuana Use Buffers Code Amendment

Planning and Development Services

Subject of the Public Hearing Proposed Code Amendment concerning

Marijuana Use Buffers:

– Amending TMC 13.06.565 Marijuana Uses

– Adding local definitions of “Playground” and “Recreation center or facility” and including “metropolitan parks district” in the ownership chart

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Text of the Proposed Amendment TMC 13.06.565.B.3.

For purposes of this Section and the standards applicable to state-licensed marijuana uses, the terms and definitions provided in WAC 314-55 shall apply except for the following definitions:

(a) "Playground" means a public outdoor recreation area for children, usually equipped with swings, slides, and other playground equipment, owned and/or managed by a city, county, state, or federal government, or a metropolitan parks district. (b) "Recreation center or facility" means a supervised center that provides a broad range of activities and events intended primarily for use by persons under twenty-one years of age, owned and/or managed by a charitable nonprofit organization, city, county, state, or federal government, or a metropolitan parks district.

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Why the Amendment?

To address the gap between the intent and definitions in the State’s law

To alleviate permitting problems To provide temporary protective measures

until State corrects the definitions

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Impact of the Proposal There is no

impact to existing or prospective marijuana businesses

Legends:

Grey Bubbles: Buffered Zones

Black Circles: MPT Owned Facilities 5

Schedule

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Step Time Action

1 June 6, 2017 City Council initiated the process (Resolution No. 39742)

2 June 21 and July 19, 2017 Planning Commission review

3 September 6, 2017 Planning Commission public hearing

4 September 11, 2017 Written comments deadline

5 September 20 or October 4, 2017 Planning Commission recommendation

6 October-November 2017 City Council public hearing and adoption

Tacoma Mall Neighborhood Subarea Plan & EIS Public Hearing September 6, 2017

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Meeting objectives • Help shape the future of this neighborhood!

• Gather public comments to help the Planning Commission finalize the package

• Next steps • Planning Commission discussions – 09/20, 10/04 • Recommendation to Council – 10/18 (tentative) • Council action – November/December

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What’s in the package

• Draft Subarea Plan

• Plan Appendices – Code changes summary – Code changes text – Streetscape designs

• Draft EIS

– Up front environmental review

Tacomamallneighborhood.com

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Planning process

• Community engagement • Technical studies

• Public draft outreach – Mailing, emailing – Meetings – Agencies notification – Signs – Media – webpages – Paper copies

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Key Themes

Sense of place, positive identity

Walkable, bike-able, transit-ready

Parks, open space, green infrastructure

Support economic development

Safer community and streets

Access to services, needs, food

Housing affordability and choice

Healthy community

Vision 2040

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Medium-term Vision Long-term Vision

PROPOSED VISION:

By 2040 the Tacoma Mall Neighborhood will be a thriving center of regional significance and a distinctive, connected, livable and healthy place with a wide range of opportunities for all people to live, work, invest and fulfill their potential.

Urban form

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Proposed zoning

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Madison District Alternate zoning

Design standards

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RESIDENTIAL: • Townhouse street orientation • Garbage and utilities • Front doors facing alleys • Pedestrian access • Functional yard space • Street trees • Tree canopy onsite COMMERCIAL: • Designate “Pedestrian Streets” • Drive-through standards • Pedestrian access standards

Transportation & infrastructure

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Transportation projects

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Street network and connectivity

Small Network = Big Roads

Big Network = Small Roads

Mixed Network…

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Green stormwater & trees

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Parks and open space

Catalyzing economic development

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Housing choices

• Near-term actions • Funding strategies • Collaboration

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Local culture & identity

Implementation

Public input so far…

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Topic Comments/questions

Street network & connectivity

Commercial stakeholders concerns Northwest District vision Transportation benefits Funding

Design standards Parking, yard space, landscaping, alleys

Zoning Industrial transitions, residential heights

Housing Cost, choices, accessibility

Crime & nuisances An ongoing concern

Parks and open space Dog park, Madison School

Priority actions (preliminary) Mall as walkable town center Job training, access to health care & food Support businesses I-5 off ramp, transit center and Sounder station 25% canopy goal Better design standards

Next steps

• Written comments by Sept. 15th • Meetings (dates tentative)

– Sept 6 Public Hearing – Sept 13 Council IPS Committee tour – Sept 20 & Oct 4 Commission discussions – Oct 18 Commission recommendation – Nov/Dec City Council process HOW CAN WE HELP YOU UNDERSTAND AND COMMENT?

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