12/19/2006 - Special - MinutesCOUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT:
John Clauson
Fred Chang
Robert Geiger
Rick Wyatt
City of Port Orchard
City Council Study Session
Regarding the Downtown Overlay District
December 19, 2006
ALSO PRESENT: Public Works Director Abed, Planning Director Long-Woods,
Administrative Secretary Gilreath, and Assistant City Attorney Jacoby.
Since the Mayor and Mayor Pro-tem were not present, Councilman-at-Large Geiger was
elected Vice Mayor Pro-tem. Vice Mayor Pro-tem Geiger called the Special Meeting of
the Downtown Overlay District to order at 7:05 p.m.
The Council continued discussions on parking requirements. Assistant City Attorney
Jacoby commented that, at the November 16, 2006 DOD meeting, he was asked to
provide three (3) documents relating to parking. The three documents were as follows:
1) Port Orchard Parking Regulation
Comparison of Current to Proposed
2) Other Jurisdiction Comparisons
3) Proposed Parking Requirements
The documents were given to Council Members. Council Member Clauson suggested
looking at residential parking requirements rather than tackle the entire issue at this
meeting. It appeared to him that the commonality seemed to be 1-1/2 stalls per living
unit.
Council Member Chang thinks there is value in providing free parking for visitors to Port
Orchard. He feels multi-family residential developers should be required to provide off
street parking.
Council Member Geiger pointed out that because of limited space, it may be difficult to
provide on-site parking. He voiced concern with using City funds to build a parking
structure.
Minutes of DOD Meeting December 19, 2006
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Council Member Clauson asked about options to build a parking structure financed by
revenue bonds. He believes the more options we provide for development the more it
will increase revenue for the City.
Further Points That Need Clarification
>-Define retail vs. office space
>-Restaurant/retail on Bay Street should stay exempt.
>-Residential cannot be on ground level
>-Development Standards -Should the City have a Design Review Committee?
Based on the data provided in the documents and discussion, Council agreed that a
minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per living unit should be the requirement.
Subjects to Address at Next DOD Session:
Section 110: Special Amenities
Section 120: Design and Building Standards (Assistant City Attorney Jacoby requested
at least one (1) hour for discussion of this Section.)
Meeting concluded at 8:25 p.m. and is continued to January 9, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
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Vice Mayor Pro-tem