TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Planning and Community Development
Carol Helland
425-556-2107
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Planning and Community Development
Seraphie Allen
Deputy Director
Planning and Community Development
Jeff Churchill
Long Range Planning Manager
Planning and Community Development
Kimberly Dietz
Principal Planner
Planning and Community Development
Glenn B. Coil
Senior Planner
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Approval of an Ordinance Adopting the Redmond Zoning Code Text Amendments - Town Center Zone (TWNC): Incentives and Design Standards
1. Ordinance No. 3114: An Ordinance of the City Of Redmond, Washington, Amending Redmond Zoning Code Article I Section 21.10.050 Downtown Regulations - Town Center (TWNC) Zone, and Article III Section 21.62.020.I Downtown Design Standards - Town Center Zone; Providing for Severability; and Establishing an Effective Date
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
Staff recommends that the Council adopt an ordinance amending RZC 21.10.050, Town Center Zone, and RZC 21.62.020, Downtown Design Standards, as recommended by the Planning Commission and as refined by the City Council during meetings held on January 3 and January 17, 2023 (see Attachment A and associated exhibits).
As a result of Council discussion on January 17, 2023, staff included a process clarification in RZC 21.10.050.C as follows: "Where equivalency to a Sustainable Development technique is allowed pursuant to Table 21.10.050#, the requirements for the equivalent technique shall be negotiated as a condition of the Development Agreement." This gives Council the flexibility to consider alternatives to the sustainable development techniques at the time the required development agreement is negotiated. (Refer to Exhibit 1 to the ordinance, page 4).
Councilmember Anderson's recommended amendments were vetted with the City Attorney. The proposed amendments would require an additional public hearing because the approach...
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