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Committee previews major zoning-map update, PSRC reconciliation and Snoqualmie Valley Health Project occupancy timeline
Summary
The committee was briefed on a major zoning-map and comprehensive-plan update tied to growth-target reconciliation with King County and PSRC; Director Davis said the Snoqualmie Valley Health Project is expected to seek occupancy next year and urged hiring consultants to manage outreach and reduce appeal risk.
During its staffing-and-workplan briefing the Community Development Committee prioritized a zoning-map update and related code amendments as the top planning task for the coming year.
Director Davis told members the update will require multiple code changes and public outreach, and that the city must reconcile growth targets with King County and the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) and produce a new buildable lands report to secure PSRC conditional certification. "We're gonna have to run our comprehensive plan back through the King County, housing committee as far as having our growth targets reconciled," Davis said, adding that the city has been "a little behind" but would rely on consultants to help navigate the technical and outreach work and to reduce the risk of appeals.
On housing and development, Davis said the city will include affordable-housing policies in the comp-plan update and that the Snoqualmie Valley Health Project is "currently underway, and they're hoping to wrap that up and get an occupancy permit next year," requiring continued planning staff involvement and consultant coordination (consultant Andrew Levins was named). She also noted the climate element is not due until 2029 but the city has a Commerce grant of $500,000 for that work and has spent roughly $350,000 on the consultant to date.
Council members discussed overlays, business-park zoning nuances and code-enforcement improvements (including updated notice-of-violation forms and voluntary compliance agreements) as items that would be part of the update. The committee agreed the comprehensive-plan/zoning update is a major lift that will likely require hiring a qualified consulting firm to run the public processes and technical reconciliations with King County and PSRC. The committee did not adopt any ordinances at the meeting; staff were directed to pursue consultant options as part of next year’s work plan.
