HomeMy WebLinkAbout08182026 Planning & Zoning Work Session NotesWORK SESSION NOTES
PLANNING & ZONING
Called by: Clare Sullivan
Time: 6:00 P.M.
Date: 8/18/2026
Purpose: CUP Code/Application Updates; Future Land Use Map (FLUM)
Present:
Daniel Meuninck
Courtney Bringhurst
Jamie Crocker
Commission Members Present:
Rhonda Hubbard
Vanessa Verhey
Clare Sullivan
Tyna Siptrott
Nathaniel Charbonneau
Meeting Called to Order at 6:00
Topics: CUP Code/Application Updates; Future Land Use Map (FLUM)
1. Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Updates
• Overall intent
o Move certain uses (e.g., multifamily, common -lot, studios) from CUP to outright permitted.
o Build typical CUP conditions (landscaping, design, mitigation) directly into code +
application for consistency.
• Code changes
o Land uses allowed:
• New specific standards for multifamily/related residential so they can be permitted by
right.
o CUP application requirements:
• Current site photos.
• Scaled plot plan (drawn to scale; hand -drawn on graph paper acceptable).
• Applicant/rep must attend the hearing (in person or phone).
o Review criteria (highlights):
• Clarified public safety/health/welfare impacts must be mitigatable.
• New criterion on noise, glare, odor, nuisances, compared to permitted uses.
• New criterion on outstanding taxes/fees/obligations.
• Application form enhancements
o Add fields for:
• Drainage plan / drainage description.
• How project addresses ADA / accessibility.
o Add checklist for additional considerations:
• Wetlands/floodplain, signage, historic district, non -conforming uses/structures, etc.
o Include fraud prevention notice re: scam emails seeking "application fees".
• Commission feedback / staff follow-up
o Public services/infrastructure:
• Rhonda: broaden to reference federal, state, local roads and services.
• Concern about staying within city's jurisdiction; staff to coordinate language with Public
Works/Electric and review example applications.
• State/federal coordination:
o Support for a simple checkbox flagging sites adjacent to state/federal roads/lands and noting
that additional approvals may be required.
• Scaled plans:
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o Staff to identify free/low-cost tools to help applicants create scaled drawings; continue to
offer graph paper.
• Landscaping:
o Interest in allowing mulch and some decorative materials, while discouraging bare gravel
"zero-scaped" lots.
o Staff to draft options to expand acceptable groundcovers without normalizing all -gravel
yards.
2. Future Land Use Map (FLUM) — Comprehensive Plan
• Purpose
o Non -regulatory, long-range (�20 years) vision map to guide:
• Where housing, commercial, marine, parks, institutional, and resource uses are generally
appropriate.
o Broader and "fuzzier" than zoning; can cross parcel lines and follow topography/hazards.
• Process overview
o Step 1: Review existing conditions (zoning, imagery, floodplains, steep slopes, hazards,
ownership).
o Step 2: Consider future needs:
• Housing (incl. Coast Guard expansion), economic growth, marine/port uses, parks, city
facilities.
o Step 3: Create alternatives:
• Combine public workshop map, staff draft, and Commission's work -session map into a
draft FLUM for public review with the comp plan.
• Categories used (general)
o Neighborhood Residential
o Mixed -Use Residential
o Commercial Corridor
o Downtown Core
o Marine Commercial
o Marine Industrial
o Public & Institutional
o Parks & Recreation
o Natural Open Space
o Resource Extraction
• Next steps
o Staff to digitize and synthesize:
• Commission FLUM
• Public exercise FLUM
• Staff draft
o Present a consolidated draft FLUM with the next Comprehensive Plan draft for public and
Commission review.
o CUP ordinance + application to return at a future regular meeting for formal
recommendation/approval.
• Closing
o Public commenter (Mr. Calhoun) apologized for Commission time spent on Title 15 work
later rejected by Council.
Work session adjourned at 7:55 p.m