City of Redmond - File #: AM No. 22-089

• File #: AM No. 22-089
• Type: Consent Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/18/2022
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 6/21/2022
• Final action: 6/21/2022
• Title: Approval of Phase 1 of Amendments to the Redmond Zoning Code as a Periodic Rewrite of Redmond's Development Regulations - Redmond Planning Commission Recommendation a. Ordinance No. 3083: An Ordinance of the City of Redmond, Washington, Amending the Redmond Zoning Code (RZC) as a Periodic Rewriting of Development Regulations, Herein Referred to as the RZC Rewrite Phase 1, to Provide Timely, Foundational Improvements to the RZC and for Concurrence with State and Federal Legislative Updates and Updates Standards and Specifications, Providing for Severability and Establishing an Effective Date

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/21/2022	City Council	approved	Pass
2/8/2022	City Council	referred

TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Planning and Community Development
Carol V. Helland, Director
425-556-2107

DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Planning and Community Development
Seraphie Allen
Deputy Directory, Planning and Community Development
Planning and Community Development
David Lee
Manager, Community Development and Implementation
Planning and Community Development
Kimberly Dietz
Principal Planner
Planning and Community Development
Niomi Montes de Oca
Senior Planner
Planning and Community Development
Cameron Zapata
Senior Planner
Planning and Community Development
Andrea Kares
Planner
Planning and Community Development
Jaime Allen
Administrative Assistant


TITLE:
title
Approval of Phase 1 of Amendments to the Redmond Zoning Code as a Periodic Rewrite of Redmond's Development Regulations - Redmond Planning Commission Recommendation

a. Ordinance No. 3083: An Ordinance of the City of Redmond, Washington, Amending the Redmond Zoning Code (RZC) as a Periodic Rewriting of Development Regulations, Herein Referred to as the RZC Rewrite Phase 1, to Provide Timely, Foundational Improvements to the RZC and for Concurrence with State and Federal Legislative Updates and Updates Standards and Specifications, Providing for Severability and Establishing an Effective Date


OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
The Redmond Planning Commission's recommendation is the first phase of a comprehensive, four-phase rewrite of the Redmond Zoning Code (RZC). The remaining three phases are scheduled for research and development between now and 2025, continuing a focused and coordinated improvement to the zoning code. Phases of the rewrite undertaken during the pendency of the Redmond 2050 project will be coordinated with that effort.

This first phase of amendments focused on changes to format and organization, residential use typology, accessory dwelling units, nonresidential allowed uses, definitions, code maintenance, and to Administra...