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The docket discussion followed roughly two hours of other business and public testimony earlier in the meeting. Glenn Coyle, senior planner in long-range planning, told commissioners the city had received three written comments since the last meeting, including two from counsel for Columbia Pacific Advisors. Commissioners debated procedural fairness: several members said the city’s published docket process — including an April 1 application deadline and a fee to cover review costs — exists to ensure equal treatment and transparency; others said the zoning code contains a pathway that allows the Planning Commission to add items and that staff and the mayor had advised the property owner to appear before the commission after they missed the deadline.

Commissioners asked staff for factual clarifications. Jeff Churchill confirmed the combined application and SEPA fee for a comprehensive-plan amendment and related review totaled approximately $10,104.70 and said staff was researching whether an applicant could arrange payment after the fact and whether the city could accept a privately funded coverage of that fee. Commissioners also asked whether the city had a written record of advice from the mayor or the planning director; no contemporaneous notes were offered at the meeting and commissioners noted that lack of documentation when weighing precedent and fairness.

The discussion included several public correspondents and representatives who had sought to comment: Rachel Mazer, who identified herself as land-use counsel for Columbia Pacific Advisors and said she would be in the audience and available to answer questions, and representatives who identified affiliations with Avenue 55. At the June 11 meeting staff indicated written comments had been received and read by commissioners; commissioners declined to reopen the prior public hearing on the specific project that had closed earlier.

After discussion, Commissioner Van Eman moved to add the late request to the annual docket and recommend the docket to council as presented; the commission voted in favor of the motion. The transcript records the motion to recommend the 2025–26 docket to City Council and that the motion passed; several commissioners expressed reservations about setting a precedent for out-of-cycle additions while others said the city had avenues in the code for the commission to act. The commission did not adopt any land‑use amendment at the meeting — it recommended the docket only, which is a procedural step that enables further review by staff and public comment at later stages.

Staff said they will continue to process written comments, document the file and return materials and clarifications to the commission as the docketed items proceed through the published review process. Commissioners asked staff to record the conversation and the issues raised about process and to include the concern about precedent in the issues matrix that will accompany the docket when it goes to council.

No final council action was taken at this meeting; the Planning Commission’s recommendation forwards the docket to City Council for its review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Redmond Planning Commission | June 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Redmond Planning Commission voted June 11 to recommend the 2025–26 annual docket to City Council after debating whether to include a late petition from Columbia Pacific Advisors and the procedural fairness of accepting a missed application.","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},6202840,"Planning commissioners review Transportation Master Plan chapters, staff targets Q1 2026 adoption",2013,637000,2650000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3785363-418aa17773e8d8a7d029bc8317544e5f&start=637&end=2650","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3785363-418aa17773e8d8a7d029bc8317544e5f/thumbnail_637000.jpg","/articles/6202840/Redmond/King-County/Washington/Planning-commissioners-review-Transportation-Master-Plan-chapters-staff-targets-Q1-2026-adoption","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202840-c5c76fbc24e62a99ee4d92b139699fa6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148540&Signature=DOos9FE~Dz0BHCwrk4440hjChgW81dFY6i3gbSJ~ZEDPuCT6dLd4JW~QIqvscTgPriEsZZnSlY-IbHtaw-D9AM6tSfs1p3jwlovEdawmCy9sqSX71a63h-FipnJ7qGcsk76eDkdduOaUgS9PLLMlcMw~uK1EFgCrSmM5nJZzwufCJHEENCDISwp~cd3TP2cK4BZtc14FYy~hp4pglxT4IAPJcwcOr8HFeV2qwqFsnFaiTEUeADYkqTyBOEdT-HfpipBywNF6062L1lvKyGjCCT3TecT5C~a6n8qttQDO39I6kVKWOggtTU48gMACI0eLmQ~Qho66JbhscU00~j5tOA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Redmond transportation staff briefed the Planning Commission on the draft Transportation Master Plan (TMP) on June 11, 2025, reviewing the streets, transit, bicycle and pedestrian chapters and describing a schedule that would bring the TMP to a public hearing in December and to City Council for adoption in the first quarter of 2026.

The presentation, led by Michael Hintz, transportation planning manager, and Francesca Liberti, senior transportation planner, positioned the TMP as a single document to house Growth Management Act (GMA)–required transportation elements now in the comprehensive plan and to make future updates easier and more consistent. Hintz said the commission would see the transportation demand management chapter and appendices in September and the Transportation Facilities Plan in November, with a planned public hearing on Dec. 3, 2025.

Commissioners and staff framed the TMP around multimodal goals and implementation priorities. The streets plan chapter uses a ‘‘layered complete streets’’ approach and identifies modal corridors and investments to optimize right-of-way for different priorities. The transit chapter sets a local vision intended to support advocacy with King County Metro and Sound Transit and describes flexible-transit pilots and mobility hubs — neighborhood hubs outside urban centers and regional hubs at light-rail stations — as levers for connecting residents to jobs and services. The bicycle chapter advances a spine-and-neighborhood network intended to achieve low-stress bicycle facilities and calls out e-bikes and e-scooters as part of the strategy; staff described pilot programs, rebates and secure parking as potential measures to support adoption. The pedestrian chapter highlights improving low-stress crossings, neighborhood connections, sidewalk alternatives and consistent wayfinding.

Commissioners urged staff to sharpen several policy details. Multiple commissioners asked staff to document and coordinate with school-district routing and school-bus operations, citing the high proportion of school-aged residents and the traffic and safety effects of school trips. Commissioner Coleman asked that the plan quantify school-bus and employer-run commuter programs (for example, employer connector services) as part of the city’s overall transit picture. Commissioners also pressed for clearer definitions and safety approaches for micro-mobility and e-powered vehicles, including differences in vehicle performance, acceleration and how those modes should be treated at intersections and crosswalks. Commissioner Varna recommended visual design differences (surface color or markings) to make bike and micro‑mobility corridors feel distinct from vehicle lanes and noted helmet use and interaction with signalized intersections as safety concerns. Several commissioners asked staff to include marketing and outreach strategies to accompany infrastructure investments; Van Niven emphasized partnerships with schools and large employers to increase usage of new facilities. Staff said these topics would be captured in the issues matrix and returned for subsequent review.

Staff identified other program-level actions included in the draft: a short-trip analysis showing that over half of vehicle trips inside Redmond are three miles or less, targets for mode share increases (staff described a goal of boosting bicycle/micro-mobility mode share in urban centers) and alignment with the city’s climate and VMT reduction targets. The bicycle chapter proposes a spine network largely derived from the 2013 plan, upgraded toward Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) 1 or 2, more secure bicycle parking at destinations, and measures to integrate e-bikes into the system.

Staff also described an outreach program that builds on Redmond 2050 engagement, targeted focus groups with community-based organizations and a planned September open house for CBOs. The staff presentation referenced the Safer Streets Action Plan and the city’s environmental sustainability targets as context for mode-shift goals.

No formal decision or recommendation was taken; the session was a study session and staff said they would return to the Planning Commission with the transportation demand management chapter and appendices in September and the transportation facilities plan in November ahead of the planned December hearing.

The Planning Commission requested that staff clarify and tighten definitions (for example, what constitutes a ‘‘separated bike lane’’ and the prioritization maps so high-priority corridors connect end-to-end), provide more explicit coordination with Lake Washington School District and employers on shared transit/bus services, refine language around micro-mobility device classes and include an ADA/accessible design transition plan schedule. Staff said the ADA transition plan work is budgeted and expected to begin later in 2025 or early 2026.

The TMP schedule and the issues raised by commissioners will be reflected in an issues matrix staff will update and bring back for the September study session, with the next public hearing anticipated in December.","City transportation staff presented streets, transit, bicycle and pedestrian chapters of a draft Transportation Master Plan (TMP), outlined a schedule for Planning Commission review and identified next steps including targeted adoption in the first quarter of 2026.",{"_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},6202830,"Planning Commission recommends 2025 annual Redmond zoning code cleanup to City Council",287,351000,638000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3785363-418aa17773e8d8a7d029bc8317544e5f&start=351&end=638","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3785363-418aa17773e8d8a7d029bc8317544e5f/thumbnail_351000.jpg","/articles/6202830/Redmond/King-County/Washington/Planning-Commission-recommends-2025-annual-Redmond-zoning-code-cleanup-to-City-Council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202830-3c9584ec1461f9b00cfc3a04f6ca398d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148540&Signature=BzJ-1mha50~SxDSIUT6XdGjW8XiPLwCJREyI7hoyLwicVOdbPpi-KpTonQM2KvhPQzXkPLsHANbX8m9kJEEuZSI9ZGU3m7NfzXRrTxLeaTQQD-XMW85jSQZAmnCopwmaujMc6inYMHayoQXPz~NXtFdUJ~DHRuSlpdE0msCQR4I6Ng7xLBmxEfnC7nGd33dzwGdbwVSk0IQVekpK3WyeA03rK4a0ePVoCx6efSm~MNYgC6dMu8pWiQK0j4tYX4-TNV0B5mQ5j7iH1Wy43klMxORZTq0bfNH8CdpvEyqKW4XveCZNiLVeSrEJjuSg8AsYucx6z202aRfb64FTK8wKjA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Redmond Planning Commission held a public hearing on the 2025 annual zoning code cleanup on June 11, 2025, closed public testimony with no speakers and recommended the cleanup package to City Council.

Jeff Churchill, planning staff, summarized the package as a set of primarily minor amendments — corrections to typographical errors, wrong references and clarifications that have resulted from administrative interpretations since the code’s last update. He noted that three items in a revenue zoning-code appendix can be adjusted by the technical committee and that only the three substantive items at the top of the package were before the commission for a recommendation. Staff said the code package had been reviewed in a prior meeting and that a City Council committee review was preliminarily scheduled for Aug. 4, 2025.

The commission asked one clarification question that arose from an issues matrix: the definition and plan‑drawing requirements for floodplain and floodway designations. Churchill reported that staff and the public‑works experts had suggested refinements to appendix language to clarify that site plans in flood‑prone areas must show FEMA floodplain and FEMA floodway boundaries and that a 0‑rise floodway is a separate technical designation; he said staff would return the refined wording to the technical committee. Chair Weston then called for a motion to recommend the 2025 annual cleanup package; a motion was made and commissioners voted in favor. The commission’s recommendation forwards the cleanup package to City Council for review.

The action at the meeting was a recommendation; no final code changes were adopted at the commission meeting. Staff said the next step is likely a recommendation or report approval at the commission’s subsequent meeting and that the council review is scheduled in August.","The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the 2025 annual zoning code cleanup, closed the hearing with no verbal testimony, discussed minor clarifications (floodplain/floodway language) and voted to recommend the cleanup package to City Council.","actionData","errors"]

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