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Morton, introduced himself as \"David Morton, Redmond, 98053,\" and said the current GBP encourages green building techniques for both residential and nonresidential projects. He described the proposed revisions as expanding mandatory elements and called attention to \"Appendix 10,\" which he said details mandatory requirements including energy-efficiency targets, water-conservation strategies and embodied-carbon reductions in building materials. Morton also referenced compliance procedures and said the revision would require new buildings to meet energy-use intensity targets and to comply with the Washington State clean buildings performance standard.

Morton recommended the city expand efforts beyond new construction — including retrofits for existing buildings, promotion of renewable energy, investments in public transportation and pedestrian infrastructure, urban forestry, and circular-economy measures such as waste reduction and recycling — to pursue community-wide carbon neutrality by 2050. His remarks were presented as public comment; no commission action on the GBP revisions occurred during this meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Redmond Planning Commission | April 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","David Morton of Redmond urged the Planning Commission to adopt proposed revisions to Redmond’s Green Building Incentive Program that would mandate green building elements for new multifamily, mixed-use and commercial developments and align with Washington State clean buildings performance standards.","taxTitle","Redmond, King County, Washington","taxId",2615,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6263513,"Redmond Fire previews functional plan, flags aging stations, resilience needs and one downtown station addition",1294,951000,2245000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3104688-1d1f908faca5d7d650dd0d4871351255&start=951&end=2245","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3104688-1d1f908faca5d7d650dd0d4871351255/thumbnail_951000.jpg","/articles/6263513/Redmond/King-County/Washington/Redmond-Fire-previews-functional-plan-flags-aging-stations-resilience-needs-and-one-downtown-station-addition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6263513-2eb5d19905abe0694dfa70f89d1b6451/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161530&Signature=UWub-XVnLjaL3kXyQG14cyAuvU8RA4LZk~7LAwvzZWjPNiJSd79fOkbc25M7TzrsAA6hBEGefAs7LOSQOCbw3aBfv53I7AEZu9wnLvlmlI3p11EScZOnPYQCPi5k76j9KtmZBNTDpyuivWZ6imPjfN4WoQWr61OorYKsw27sQGesS-fMXEYNPvTabJZ8BuwmaEbfbzlODWaIHf-BW3U~ZXT-UB7jmNIBmisQELSXvaP58U0qJvEJB0gfHIN1RX4J3juS-bngFIm0zvcgr-MOutzbnF6~pDywft3iveKe2QM39I~riuAQbAHTuBV-d~ODJka1ZtcIEQfsnZ5a5s7-7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Deputy Fire Chief Ami Quercone told the Redmond Planning Commission April 23 that the draft Redmond Fire functional plan will prioritize replacing or renovating aging stations, improving facility resilience, and aligning fire capital needs with the Redmond 2050 comprehensive plan horizon.

Quercone outlined Redmond Fire’s current operations: seven stations (four inside the city and three serving King County Fire District 34), more than 13,000 responses per year, and a call mix that is roughly 80% medical. She said four of the seven stations are more than 40 years old and that many stations’ electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems are outdated. \"Fire stations are emergency response hubs...They are 24-hour living facilities,\" Quercone said, adding that stations are classified as essential facilities under the International Building Code and therefore must meet more stringent design and resilience standards.

Quercone described several issues the functional plan will address: Station 11 (headquarters) is in poor condition, sits in a floodplain and a mapped liquefaction zone; Station 12 is located in Bellevue and has limited room to expand to meet growth in Overlake; apparatus and equipment stock has fallen behind and would benefit from a centralized logistics hub; and existing electrical capacity across stations will constrain full electrification of vehicles without upgrades. She said the department has already purchased new apparatus to replace aging vehicles and that capital equipment planning will be included in the functional plan.

On service standards, Quercone noted the Redmond 2050 target of a six-minute travel time for 90% of emergency calls but warned total response time is lengthening—especially in taller buildings where elevator access and staging slow access. The functional plan will evaluate which stations should be renovated or replaced and where an additional downtown station would improve response capability.

Quercone outlined the schedule: the department will finish plan elements and route them for interdepartmental review by the end of May; staff expect to hold a study session with the commission July 9, return for a public hearing and a commission recommendation in August, and seek City Council adoption in November. She also said the functional plan will identify impact-fee-eligible projects needed to update the city’s impact-fee calculations.

Commissioners asked about resilience hubs, logistics centers, whether water-storage and public-works planning align with fire needs, comparisons with other jurisdictions, and use of data and NFPA guidance to set response standards. Quercone said NORCOM’s computer-aided dispatch and regional coordination help manage deployments and that some regional authorities maintain logistics centers to store reserve vehicles and equipment.

The briefing was informational; no formal action or vote was taken. The commission will receive a formal study-session presentation and public hearing later this year.","Deputy Fire Chief Ami Quercone briefed the Planning Commission on the draft fire functional plan, identifying aging facilities, Station 11’s vulnerability, electrification constraints, the need for a logistics hub, and a potential additional downtown station to maintain response times as the city grows vertically.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6263518,"Planning Commission recommends Part 3 design standards of Redmond 2050 code package to City Council",225,345000,570000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3104688-1d1f908faca5d7d650dd0d4871351255&start=345&end=570","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3104688-1d1f908faca5d7d650dd0d4871351255/thumbnail_345000.jpg","/articles/6263518/Redmond/King-County/Washington/Planning-Commission-recommends-Part-3-design-standards-of-Redmond-2050-code-package-to-City-Council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6263518-c2302c908524c549e3e9f0f17243a8cc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161530&Signature=ceHWx-ggx4IHV6~TUtAYmv-x8muQoNpCHtptohm~3j7fX3-PNSu85wL6Q1wJFRNGgPxNcmifPQxcFhR~DK69pQc7AapiiN~EYkjt1TSxgxK5eGBVrClGSDAWciBq7DDptINbqxNj2nOD3bYSLbjE2mOSZvPe7Pk6OdWSDMkYCUIwYKHzITjrfopMshnaCIwnEtPfMivDfpGcJw-HUdpOdlA8oIkGyLgSZmX8b7b2my-rau8r1F1oaIHmnNX6wBsdqjojGKjXMiv78IrAAXLJmCh2ktYxVxk~gwCfq4IHGH5i8g2MsmHVIzlRcvlUgy7zGFSlzf8DTtqebE8jh3rFjw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Redmond Planning Commission voted unanimously April 23 to ask staff to recommend City Council approve the design standards in Part 3 of the Redmond 2050 2025 code package and to transmit an amended planning commission report that adds a monitoring recommendation.

The action asks staff to forward the Part 3 design standards to City Council for further review and adoption as part of the larger Redmond 2050 code package. Planning staff proposed adding a second recommendation—requested in prior commission discussions and highlighted by Commissioner Coleman—that the city develop a process to monitor the implementation and impacts of the new design standards, including effects on neighboring properties.

Planner Becky Fry told commissioners the additional language was added after prior conversations and recommended the commission include it in the commission report as an amendment. \"The planning commission had asked to include in the recommendation continued review for iconic landmark buildings…and I added a second recommendation that reflects those multiple conversations,\" Fry said during the meeting.

Commissioner Coleman supported the amendment, saying the monitoring language \"fits neatly with what we were trying to talk about\" and that monitoring would allow the city to make adjustments if unexpected effects appear as new design standards are rolled out. Chair Weston called for a motion to ask staff to recommend approval; a commissioner moved and another seconded. The commission then voted \"Aye,\" and the chair declared the motion approved.

Next steps: staff will assemble the full code package (Parts 1, 2 and 3) and route it to City Council study sessions in May; staff indicated the package remains on track for Council adoption targeted in June. The planning commission report adopted this evening will accompany the transmittal and include the monitoring recommendation as amended.

Votes at a glance: Motion to ask staff to recommend to City Council approval of the design standards in Part 3 of the 2025 Redmond 2050 code package, as presented in the second version of the packet and with the planning commission report amended to add monitoring language — Passed (All in favor).","On April 23, 2025, the Redmond Planning Commission voted unanimously to ask staff to recommend approval to City Council of the design standards in Part 3 of the 2025 code package (Redmond 2050). Commissioners also agreed to add language directing monitoring of the standards’ implementation and impacts on neighboring properties.","actionData","errors"]

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