Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts

Mayor Johnson invites applicants for Planning Commission vacancies

Friday, November 3, 2017

The City of Lake Forest Park is seeking citizen volunteers to fill two unexpired terms on the Planning Commission. Planning Commissioners normally serve three-year terms; however, the terms for these two vacant positions expire on February 28, 2018 and February 28, 2020.

The Planning Commission provides recommendations to the Mayor and City Council for changes and updates to the Comprehensive Plan, zoning code, and land use policies.

As citizen representatives, commissioners recommend programs and policies according to the needs and values of the community. The Planning Commission meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm at City Hall.

Planning Commissioners are required to reside within the Lake Forest Park city limits.

If you are interested in serving on the Planning Commission, submit an application form and resume/letter of interest to Mayor Jeff Johnson at City Hall or by email. Appointments are tentatively scheduled for the City Council’s regular meeting on December 14, 2017, and take effect immediately upon appointment.

It is possible that appointment to the position with the term that expires in February 2018 may be extended three years, to February 28, 2021.



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Public Hearing on Shoreline development code amendments

Monday, October 30, 2017

Shoreline Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on 2017 Development Code Amendments 

Thursday, November 2, 2017, at 7pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 17500 Midvale Ave N. 98133

Link to full Agenda

Link to full Packet

Comment on Agenda items


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Shoreline Planning Commission continues review of Comp Plan

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Shoreline Planning Commission regular meeting Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 7pm. Shoreline City Hall Council Chambers 17500 Midvale Ave N 98133


2017 Comprehensive Plan Docket - Continuation #3

Full Agenda and documents

Comment on Agenda items here


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Central Subarea meeting in LFP Wednesday

Tuesday, October 10, 2017



Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 6-8pm, City Hall Council Chambers

Come and tell us your vision for the Lake Forest Park Town Center Wednesday, October 11, 6:00 PM to 8:00pm at Lake Forest Park City Hall in the Council Chambers.

Lake Forest Park has an incredible opportunity to update its long-term vision by developing a Central Subarea Plan.

The Plan will guide land use, zoning, and connections in the Central Subarea— the heart of Lake Forest Park— and will include development economics analysis, integration of a transit center into the subarea, and robust community-wide visioning about best opportunities.

Childcare (on a first-come first-served basis) and pizza will be provided!



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Public workshop for LFP Central Subarea planning Wednesday

Friday, October 6, 2017

Meeting Wednesday at City Hall
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
The City of Lake Forest Park is launching a new planning project— the LFP Central Subarea Plan.

Sound Transit’s bus rapid transit (BRT) and a park-and-ride come to the Town Center at Lake Forest Park in 2024, connecting it to light rail in Shoreline and the east side.

Recent Lyon Creek enhancements highlight the potential for natural and public features.

The region’s population is growing dramatically, creating a different development climate from a decade ago.

The heart of our city needs an updated vision to keep pace with these changes and set the course for a transit and people-oriented town center ready for the next 50 years.

The Lake Forest Park Central Subarea Plan will guide land use, zoning, and connections in the Central Subarea and will include development economics analysis, integration of a transit center into the subarea, and robust community-wide visioning about best opportunities.

Early opportunities to give the City your thoughts on Central LFP’s:

  1. Click here to take the online survey by October 10, 2017
  2. Public Workshop 1 on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:00pm, at LFP City Hall. Come enjoy dinner and conversation with your neighbors. Childcare will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.


LFP Central Subarea Plan Project Website

To receive email updates on this project, sign up for the LFP Central Subarea Plan Notify Me listserv here.



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Shoreline Planning Commission continues to review Development Code amendments

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Shoreline Planning Commission
Shoreline Planning Commission Thursday, October 5, 2017 – 7pm, Regular Meeting
City Hall Council Chambers, 18500 Midvale Ave N.

Agenda Highlights 2017 Development Code Amendments - continuation

Some items under discussion:
  • Should eaves be allowed to protrude into setbacks
  • Should parking spaces in developments count if columns do not impede car door openings
  • Clarification of steps to identify a critical area on a specific property
  • Brewpubs in neighborhoods
  • Neighborhood notifications from developers

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City of Lake Forest Park's Central Subarea planning is underway - join in

Tuesday, September 26, 2017


LFP Central Sub Area Plan - Workshop and Survey 

We are in exciting times ripe with opportunity! Sound Transit’s bus rapid transit (BRT) and a park-and-ride come to Town Center in 2024, connecting Town Center to light rail in Shoreline and the east side.

Recent Lyon Creek enhancements highlight the potential for natural and public features. The region’s population is growing dramatically, creating a different development climate from a decade ago. The heart of our city needs an updated vision to keep pace with these changes and set the course for a transit and people-oriented town center ready for the next 50 years.

Lake Forest Park has an incredible opportunity to update its center’s long-term vision by developing a Central Subarea Plan. The Plan will guide land use, zoning, and connections in the Central Subarea and will include development economics analysis, integration of a transit center into the subarea, and robust community-wide visioning about best opportunities.

Two critical opportunities for giving your early thoughts on Town Center’s future include:
  • Come to Workshop 1, Wednesday, October 11, 6-8pm at LFP City Hall 17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 
    • Come enjoy dinner and conversation with your neighbors. 
    • Childcare will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.



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New Town Center Plan underway in Lake Forest Park

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Aerial view courtesy City of Lake Forest Park

By Donna Hawkey

Lake Forest Park Mayor Jeff Johnson said, “This is the most important thing that has ever happened to this City.” A comprehensive yet fast-track system approach is being utilized in designing a new Lake Forest Park Town Center/ Central Subarea Plan. Up to $450,000 in budget amendment items were just recently awarded to outside City service providers to produce such a plan in record time.

What’s the hurry for? The Sound Transit Rapid time line work is creating a huge push for Seattle and the involved surrounding cities.

Deputy Mayor Catherine Stanford said, “We are not the time drivers on this one.” 

ST 3 Bus Rapid Transit corridor along SR 522
between 145th Street Link Light Rail Station
and Cascadia College
Graphic courtesy City of Lake Forest Park

The Central Subarea Plan will have to take into account the ST 3 Bus Rapid Transit corridor along SR 522 between Cascadia College and the 145th Street LINK Light Rail station. A framework of the plan is due by December 15, 2017 so that the City does not have something imposed upon them by Sound Transit, if they don’t meet their deadlines.

Citizen input work sessions will start to take place soon. Some of the community input so far is for a commuter parking garage, affordable housing, and a possible community center.

Councilmember John Wright said, “We only have one chance to get this right.” 

A Lake Forest Park Steering Committee selected two firms to get this integrated work done right for the community. City Staff and the City Council will be closely involved, too. The public engagement process and the importance of finding ways to have “meaningful conversations” with the citizens as per Councilmember John Resha, was a serious discussion.

Residents living near the Town Center area have expressed their concerns to the City Council and Councilmember Wright firmly reminded his colleagues of that at a meeting last month.

City Council urges all citizens to watch for and attend any upcoming meetings regarding these all important and very involved processes that will also represent a 50-year planning vision for the commercial core of Lake Forest Park.

Deputy Mayor Stanford describes the firms selected as taking on “holistic views” for this City planning. This open and broad thinking approach was also supported by other City Council members.

The firm Makers Architecture and Urban Design, will be responsible for the public engagement process and members of the LFP Steering Committee said they also liked them because they did not come in with any preconceived notions of what the final plan could look like.

Lake Forest Park Town Center
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


In this holistic described process, Makers will also consider the health of the City’s streams, creeks and the parks. Any transportation mobility work done within the City’s Safe Streets / Safe Highways projects will be considered as well and they will work closely with the Merlone Geier Partners who own the largest portion of the Town Center land.

The broad thinking concept, the overlaps in integration needs, the pace and complexity of the timing constraints, and a City Staff already considered overloaded with work, moved the City Council to also hiring a project management firm.

Shiels Obletz Johnsen will provide direct oversight to Makers through a project manager function. In this overseeing capacity, a project manager will look across all aspects of the projects to make sure all the pieces that need to interrelate happen as needed and on time.

Also, a project management oversight service can help identify any further collaboration possibilities, or other innovative new ideas can emerge which could otherwise be lost in day-to-day work schedules. Lake Forest Park would not be in a position to hire this kind of skill and expertise within a typical City work plan, said Councilmember Resha.

Washington State also wants the City’s culvert projects to be completed by 2019, so aggressive timing for all these large projects have created the need to plan quicker than ever in the City of Lake Forest Park’s history.

The detailed recent discussions can be heard by listening to the City Council videos dated August 22 and September 14, 2017 found on the city's website - agendas are now linked to the videos so you can listen to just the part you are interested in.

Donna Hawkey is a LFP resident and can be reached via dhawkey@comcast.net.



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Shoreline Planning Commission meets Thursday

Saturday, September 2, 2017


Meet the Planning Commission here


Shoreline Planning Commission regular meeting is this Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 7pm in City Hall Council Chambers, 17500 Midvale Ave N, 98133.

Agenda Highlights

  • 2017 Development Code Amendments
  • Fire Department Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Link to full Agenda

Link to full Packet

Comment on Agenda items: plancom@shorelinewa.gov

Meetings of the commission are streamed live then archived.



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Classifieds: Shoreline Planning meeting cancelled

Saturday, August 12, 2017


The Shoreline Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 17, 2017 has been cancelled. The next meeting will be Thursday, September 7, 2017.




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Shoreline Planning commission public hearing on code amendment for wireless telecommunication facilities

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Shoreline Planning Commission
Shoreline Planning Commission, Thursday, August 3, 2017 – 7pm, 
PUBLIC HEARING: Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Development Code Amendment

Full Agenda and staff documents

Comment on Agenda items



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Shoreline Planning Commission to get update on Surface Water

Friday, July 14, 2017

Shoreline Planning Commission, Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 7pm will get an update on the Surface Water Master Plan.

Documents

Comment on Agenda items



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Shoreline Planning Commission public hearing Thursday

Sunday, July 2, 2017

Shoreline Planning Commission
Shoreline Planning Commission will meet Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 7pm for a meeting and public hearing.

City Hall Council Chambers, 17500 Midvale Ave N 98133.

Public hearing: Abatement Development Code Amendment

The City of Shoreline is collecting more money than it needs for abatement. At the end of 2016, the abatement fund contained $168,000. The City spends $27,000 a year.

It would be beneficial to the code enforcement program to broaden the ability to use these funds to include more than just abatement.

Staff recommends broadening the use of the civil penalties collected and abatement funds to include other activities to support the code enforcement program.

These activities could include education, additional inspection, hiring of specialized resources (ex. hiring of noise expert), training (ex. how to use a sound level meter) and outside legal assistance in addition to abatement activities.

Regular meeting study items:

- Transportation Master Street Plan
- Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Development Code Amendment

Link to full Packet

Comment on Agenda items



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Transit-Oriented land use plan for Central Lake Forest Park

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Lake Forest Park Central SubArea
Planning for Sound Transit

The City of Lake Forest Park is about to begin work on a transit-oriented land use plan for Central Lake Forest Park. In 2004, the City completed its first visioning process for the area and started laying the groundwork to transition the Town Center into a mixed-use center with housing, as well as retail and public spaces.

Unfortunately, after adopting a set of design guidelines and regulations intended to carry out that vision, the economic downturn hit and the bottom fell out of the housing market.

With the completion of the enhancements to Lyon Creek culverts and the passage of Sound Transit 3 (ST3) in 2016, there is renewed interest in updating this vision. 
There is a need to think on a larger scale, integrating transit-oriented development into a vision for a town center 50 years from now that offers more than can be accommodated within the confines of the shopping center.

Between 2017 and 2024, Sound Transit will plan and build a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that will pass through the Central Subarea as part of a $54 billion ST3 extension of the mass transit system.

Part of the ST3 planned investment includes 25 blocks of sidewalks along both sides of SR 522 to allow access to bus stops, as well as a 300-vehicle parking garage creating a transit center within the Central Subarea.

The ST3 calendar is not the friend of a lengthy planning process. Link Light Rail comes to neighboring Shoreline in 2023 and the BRT is scheduled to be operational by 2024.

Early estimates are 30% engineering will be done by mid-to-late 2019. The City’s plan needs to be on that bus! The tentative schedule is to complete the plan, implementing regulations, and the necessary mitigation by the end of 2018.

The first step is to hire a consultant team. A request for proposals from potential consultants was published in late May. The Council will likely make a decision on the consultant in July or August. 

By September, it is anticipated the project team will host an event to exchange ideas with citizens about a vision for Central LFP in 50 years.



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LFP and The Big Five: A Future of Possibilities for Lake Forest Park

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

McAleer Creek
Photo by Mary Jo Heller
Town Hall featuring “LFP and The Big Five: A Future of Possibilities for Lake Forest Park"

On Monday, June 12, from 7:00 to 9:00pm, in the City Council Chambers, the Lake Forest Park City Council is hosting a Town Hall.

It is an opportunity for Council to present the five major projects that will determine the future of the City in the midst of an unprecedented period of growth in regional traffic, population, development, and the economy.

Councilmembers will share the current status and future opportunities for public input for the five projects:

  1. Safe Streets; 
  2. Safe Highways; 
  3. Healthy Creeks; 
  4. Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails Plan (PROST); and the 
  5. Central Subarea Plan.


These five projects are all being developed against the backdrop of the ST3 project, which will bring to Lake Forest Park new Bus Rapid Transit and Park-and-Ride facilities, enabling connections to planned light rail stations.

Councilmembers will take questions from residents on these and other topics of interest. A short document describing the projects and future opportunities for public involvement will be distributed at the meeting and will be made available on the City website.



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Classifieds: Planning Commission meeting cancelled

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Shoreline Planning Commission 
Thursday, June 15, 2017 – 7pm
Regular Meeting - CANCELLED

As required by RCW 42.30, the Open Public Meetings Act, you are hereby notified that the Thursday, June 15, 2017 meeting of the Shoreline Planning Commission has been CANCELLED.

Cancellation Notice

Comment on Agenda items

Planning Commission Webpage

Contact Us: Carla Hoekzema, Planning Commission Clerk, 206-801-2514



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Shoreline Planning Commission meets Thursday

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Shoreline Planning Commission
Front row, from left: David Maul, Donna Thomas, Susan Chang;
Back row, from left: Vice Chair William Montero, Chair Easton Craft, Laura Mork, Jack Malek


The Shoreline Planning Commission will meet on Thursday, June 1, 2017 – 7pm in City Hall Council Chambers, 17500 Midvale Ave N.

Agenda Highlights (full agenda)
  • Abatement Development Code Amendment
Currently, the Development Code SMC 20.30.777 (A) states that civil penalties and abatement funds must be used to abatement of code violations. Staff recommends that the code be amended to expand potential uses of this fund to include other code enforcement activities in support of Shoreline's code enforcement program. The City's abatement fund contains more money than is required to address abatement needs annually and could be used in support of these other code enforcement activities.

Staff documents

Comment on Agenda items:

Planning Commission meetings are streamed live and then available for viewing online. See page.



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Shoreline planning commission meeting Thursday with Parks board

Monday, May 15, 2017

Joint Shoreline Planning Commission and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services/Tree Board
Thursday, May 18, 2017 – 7pm
Joint Meeting

Agenda Highlights - Full Agenda - Documents

  • Parks Recreation and Open Spaces (PROS) Plan Draft
  • Park Impact Fee Rate Study Review

Comment on Agenda items



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Classifieds: Shoreline Planning Commission meeting cancelled

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Shoreline Planning Commission 
Thursday, May 4, 2017 – 7 p.m.
Regular Meeting - CANCELLED

As required by RCW 42.30, the Open Public Meetings Act, you are hereby notified that the Thursday, May 4, 2017 meeting of the Shoreline Planning Commission has been CANCELLED.

Cancellation Notice

Planning Commission Webpage



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Lakeview Place construction may start in June

Sunday, April 30, 2017



The Lake Forest Park Planning and Building Department has received the building permit applications for Lakeview Place, the 14-unit multi-family project on NE 155th Street.

Construction could start as early as June of this year.


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