1. City of Chelan Comprehensive Plan Update City Council Study Session
5/9/2017
City of Chelan Comprehensive Plan Update City Council Study Session
August 8, 2017

2. Agenda Purpose of Plan Update Public Outreach & Engagement
5/9/2017
Agenda
Purpose of Plan Update
Public Outreach & Engagement
Planning Commission Recommendations
Major Plan and Code Topics
Public Hearing & Deliberation Schedule
Discussion

3. What is a comprehensive plan?
Promote
Community character
More housing choices
New places to work and shop
Better connected roads
New recreation opportunities
Improved public services
Protected natural systems
Coordinated investments in capital facilities
Required by the Growth Management Act
Guides Chelan’s physical development over 20 or more years
Establishes land use plan that is implemented by zoning
Plans for Chelan’s expected growth in housing and jobs
Coordinates services and capital investments
Addresses community values, city functions
Provides a statement of policy

4. Public Outreach & Engagement
Nov 2016
Vision Workshop
How should we grow?
Feb 2017
Land Use Workshop
What’s your plan for Chelan?
March 2017
Our draft plan is ready – what do you think?
March – July 2017
Planning Commission Hearings & Meetings
August-September
City Council Hearings & Meetings

5. Planning Commission Recommendations
Documents
Approve the Comprehensive Plan Update with amendments.
Approve the Future Land Use Map/Zoning Map as presented in the Land Use Element Update with amendments.
Approve the Municipal Code Amendments with amendments.
Draft Comprehensive Plan Elements – July 2017
Includes Land Use Map / Zoning Map
Comprehensive Plan Appendix A- Capital Facilities Plan July 2017
Comprehensive Plan Appendix B – Definitions July 2017
Draft Zoning Code Amendments – July 2017
Other Municipal Code Amendments – July 2017
Attachments to Other Municipal Code Amendments – May 2017

6. Comprehensive Plan Update
Plan Elements
Chelan Comprehensive Plan Vision
The City of Chelan offers a spectacular natural setting, small town charm, recreational amenities, and friendly people. Long-time residents and first time visitors alike are attracted to the walkable downtown, expansive parks and open spaces, and wineries and agricultural vistas in a relaxed setting. The City of Chelan aims to conserve the qualities that make Chelan a great place while embracing sensible growth and change. Chelan continues to have a strong tourism focus while building a thriving local economy with diverse, next generation jobs. Agricultural heritage is protected with right to farm policies and codes, and agri-tourism opportunities support ongoing agriculture and the economic base. Chelan encourages a spectrum of housing choices to meet all needs.
Overview and Vision
Land Use
Downtown
Economic Development
Housing
Capital Facilities
Utilities
Transportation
Appendices
Capital Facilities Plan
Definitions (from 2011 plan)

7. Future Land Use and Zoning Map
UGA -
Respond to Vision and Land Use Workshops and Property Owner Requests
Key Changes: ~15 Areas
UGA reductions: North, East, South (Modified)
Added areas of R-M and T-A
DMR:
Expanded next to Downtown, abutting C-HS, and in South Chelan
Correction to DSF = DMR
Small additions to SUD near Lord Acres
Small changes to C-HS and C-W
Added overlays: T-A on Butte and Live-Work in W-I
T-A
SUD
T-A & RM
UGA -
DMR
R-M
UGA +
T-A & C-W
DMR & C-HS
Live-Work
R-M
DMR
T-A Overlay
UGA -
See Staff Report Attachment B for list of comments/requests to Planning Commission.

8. Zoning & Municipal Code Update
Title 17 Zoning Code
Zone Uses and Development Standards
Zone Titles and Obsolete Zones
Procedures and Criteria (e.g. PDD, Conditional Uses)
Chapter Critical Areas
Title 15 Buildings and Construction
Title 16 Land Divisions
Title 19 Administration of Development Regulations
Title 25 Development Standards
Shoreline Master Program

9. Housing Variety and Affordability
Variety & Affordability
Affordability
Added areas designated R-M
Increased DMR with greater design standards and more flexible density
Allow multifamily in Apple Blossom overlay
Allowing live-work developments and accessory workforce housing in W-I
Density bonuses for affordable housing : SUD, R-L, and T-A Overlay
Accessory workforce housing in the W-I zone requires long-term affordability
Affordable and special needs housing are added as allowable uses in PLF to respond to the Senior Living Initiative

10. Small Town Chelan: Height
Downtown
Other
Reduce heights on blocks that are allowed 4 stories in the DMU and TMU zones:
reduce from 50 feet to 45 feet
For developments 3 stories and greater in the DMU and TMU zones
require 3-D model and ability to condition
Reduce heights in zones by 10 feet with ability to ask for greater height with 3-D model and criteria
R-M (from 50 to 40 feet)
T-A (from 50 to 40 feet)
C-HS (from 50 to 40 feet)
C-W (from 35 to 25 feet)
SUD zone – vary by view corridor
35 feet outside, 25 feet inside
R-L retained at 30 feet

11. Small Town Chelan: Density
The comprehensive plan specifies a density for some zones and not others
The zoning code gives minimum lot sizes or area per dwelling unit
The City’s development standards also affect density
Comprehensive Plan:
Identify gross density per acre for each zone
Gross density is more predictable and allows property owners and neighbors to understand what is possible
Zoning Code:
Match standards to Comp. Plan density
Because not all sites are “regular” in shape or in constraints, some lot sizes or areas are made smaller
Gross density controls (same as today)
Comprehensive Plan
CONSISTENTLY ADDRESS GROSS DENSITY
Zoning Code
MATCH TO COMP PLAN
City Standards: Slope Density Chart
REMOVE CHART – USE HILLSIDE DEV STDS
Critical Areas Regulations
RETAIN & UPDATE

12. Small Town Chelan: Clustering
What is clustering?
Grouping of residential or other uses on a development site in order to use remaining land as open space, recreation, agriculture, or similar uses
Clustering is proposed in several zones:
T-A Overlay
SUD
R-L
Other Zones where there is 30%+slopes via the Hillside Development and Design Standards

13. Water Quality, Steep Slopes, and Grading
Policies - Amended and New
Code
Implementing clearing and grading regulations and require erosion control for large scale activities.
Enforcing erosion control measures where erosion occurs and is not of natural origin.
Supporting practices that reduce noxious weeds and invasive species affecting water quality.
Amending the City’s critical areas ordinance to address best available science for geologic hazard areas.
Requiring dust control and weed control.
Adding hillside development standards to minimize changes to natural landforms.
Removing the slope-density chart.

14. Development Impacts
Amending critical areas, grading, and hillside development standards per prior slides.
Addressing weeds with dust control plans per prior slides.
Centralizing requirements and adding a process for determining adequate facilities (water, sewer, roads, parks, power, schools, etc.).

15. Agriculture / Agri-Tourism
Agri-tourism uses
Clarify cottage winery size
Allow cider and small distilleries
Increase number of casitas by CUP
SUD
Adjust density to requiring clustering and agricultural land retention
Adjust height to address agricultural vistas
Allow amended agri-tourism uses
W-I
Treat wineries and distilleries similarly
Allow adjusted agri-tourism uses RM
Allow agri-tourism uses (low and moderate permitted; high intensity conditional use permit) to allow wineries accessory to agricultural use
Downtown
Allow winetasting similar to other like uses
Citywide
Add Right to Farm provisions

16. Non-conforming Uses-Residential
In the DMU and W-I zones
Allow “existing legal single family dwellings” as permitted in both zones
Allow expansions up to 25%

17. Parks and Capital Facilities
Zoning:
Add to zones SUD, C-W, T-A, W-I
Already allowed in R-L, R-M, C-HS, and PLF
Capital Facilities:
Clarify Level of Service
Address Seasonal Population
In most zones, parks and recreation are allowed with a conditional use permit, but given the desire for more shoreline access were shown as a permitted use in the C-W zone.

18. Public Hearing & Deliberation Schedule
Hearing August 22, 2017
Chelan High School Performing Arts Center (PAC)
Deliberation and Potential Action
September 12, 2017
September 26, 2017