03/05/2018 - Minutes
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City of Port Orchard
Land Use Committee
Meeting Minutes – March 5, 2018
Committee Members Present: Bek Ashby (for Scott Diener), Fred Chang, Shawn Cucciardi (acting chair)
City Officials and Staff: Mayor Rob Putaansuu, City Clerk Brandy Rinearson, Community Development Director
Nick Bond, Public Works Director Mark Dorsey, Long Range Planner Keri Sallee
Guests: Kim Siebens, Karyn Moni and Leah Spaulding, Their Voice
Council Member Cucciardi called the meeting to order at 9:30 am.
1. Presentation: Their Voice – Request for Puppy Mill Ban in Local Stores. Kim Siebens, President of Their Voice,
a pet advocacy and education nonprofit organization, gave a Powerpoint presentation to the committee on the
conditions that dogs and cats experience in mill breeding situations and the consequences of mill breeding
practices. Their Voice requested that the City Council adopt an ordinance banning the sale of mill‐bred dogs and
cats in local stores, similar to ordinances that have been adopted by the cities of Bainbridge Island, Bremerton and
Poulsbo. The committee directed staff to work with the City Attorney on a draft ordinance that will go to Council
work‐study for discussion. Council Member Ashby requested that the issue also be taken to a public meeting,
possibly with other items for which the Council is seeking public input, before presenting an ordinance to Council
for approval.
2. Discussion: Vision 2050 SEPA Scoping – City Response. Community Development Director Bond asked for
comments on a draft letter to the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) regarding the EIS scoping notice and
request for comments on PSRC’s upcoming Vision 2050 update. Primary concerns include: regional financial
sustainability, the definitions of “small” vs. “large” cities, acknowledging the interests of Native American tribes
and the military, prevention of sprawl outside cities and urban growth areas (UGAs), potential establishment of
satellite cities near existing high‐speed transit facilities, the need for longer‐range planning (20+ years into the
future), the use of concurrency as a growth management tool, and the need for consistency among jurisdictions in
how transportation concurrency is defined and implemented. Bond will finalize a letter for the Mayor’s signature,
which will go before Council at the March 13 meeting.
3. Discussion: Preliminary Agenda for 2018 Comprehensive Plan Amendments. Bond gave an overview of the
proposed agenda for the City’s 2018 Comprehensive Plan amendments. The City has proposed text amendments
to reflect the City’s annual Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) update, the inclusion of the Bethel/Sedgwick
Right of Way Acquisition Plan in Appendix B of the Comprehensive Plan (“Plans Adopted by Reference”), and the
future development of the Waterfront Park expansion area and Rockwell Pocket Park. The City has also proposed
two land use map (site‐specific) amendments for two areas adjacent to Crawford Rd and Old Clifton Rd. One land
use map amendment application was received from Overlook Apartments, LLC, for several parcels within the
Overlook Apartments Phase II development area off Orlando St. The proposed agenda will be brought to the
March 13 Council meeting for approval.
4. Presentation: Zoning Code Update. Bond gave a Powerpoint presentation on the differences between the
City’s existing conventional Zoning Code and a “form based” zoning code. Form‐based zoning focuses on
standards that create desirable and compatible buildings within a specific area, with more emphasis on ensuring
harmony of mass and scale, and less emphasis on specific uses within the buildings. Bond used the recently‐
adopted zoning code of Teton Valley, Idaho, which was prepared by Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
consultants, as an example of a form‐based code that also promotes variety in housing types. The City’s current
development standards for the R8 zone (the largest zone by area in the City) allow single‐family detached and
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attached residences, including duplexes, townhomes and cottage courts. However, the code’s current “one lot
size fits all” approach, with a minimum lot size of 5,445 sq ft regardless of intended use, has resulted in nearly all
development within the R8 zone being large (3,000+ sq ft) detached single‐family homes. Without the ability to
create smaller lots, there is little incentive for developers to create other owner‐occupied housing types such as
smaller detached houses, townhomes and cottage courts. The committee agreed that Bond should move forward
on a draft Zoning Code update that largely follows the Teton Valley model, with a public participation plan that
educates Port Orchard citizens and involves them in the update process.
5. Discussion: Kitsap County Transitory Accommodations Code. Council Member Chang asked if the City has
interest in adopting a transitory accommodations code, similar to that adopted by Kitsap County. It was agreed
by the committee that, at this time, the City does not plan to develop such a code.
5. Discussion: Downtown and Residential Parking. Chang asked if the City has plans for any surveys or
inventories of downtown commercial and residential parking locations, to make visitors aware of where they can
park. He said that the belief that there is no parking in downtown is a major reason why more shoppers and
tourists don’t visit. Mayor Putaansuu said that downtown parking is adequate and visitors, as well as store
owners and their employees, must get used to not being able to park directly in front of a store. He added that
additional police enforcement to prevent “chain parking” (moving a car from one space to another on the same
block to get around parking time limits) would free up more parking on Bay Street and should also be considered,
which would require a City code change.
Cucciardi adjourned the meeting at 10:55 a.m. Audio‐only recording was successful.
Next Meeting/Location: April 2 at 9:30 am, in the 720 Prospect conference room.