DIR1997-00001 DATE: 3/25/1997
CODE SECTIONS: 18.32 i - r,
Comprehensive Plan I
Policy 2.1.2
t'TOP1G' Neighborhood Meeting Requirement; Tri- County Center
INTERPRETATION: APPEAL OF TRI- COUNTY CENTER DIRECTOR'S INTERPRETATION
BACKGROUND:
On March 25, 1997, the Director declined to accept a new development application (Site
Development, Planned Development Review, and Sensitive Lands) for the Tri - County site
at SW Dartmouth Street and SW 72nd Avenue (11985 -12235 SW 72nd Avenue; WCTM
25101 BA, Tax Lots 100, 101, 300, 400, 401, and 402). The Director did not accept these
applications because a required neighborhood meeting concerning these requests had not
taken place. During the pre - application conference, the applicant was provided with
conference notes and a neighborhood meeting handout that specifically required that the
neighborhood meeting be held prior to submittal of the development application.
BASIS FOR APPEAL:
The appellant states that the application was incorrectly returned to the applicant as an
incomplete application without allowing a 30 -day period for the required missing application
materials to be submitted. The appellant also states that numerous neighborhood
meetings were held on the previous development application for a substantially similar site
plan of the previous site plan.
The Director determined that the application could not be submitted without completion of
the required neighborhood meeting. This submittal requirement is specifically stated in the
pre - application conference notes that were provided to the applicant. The site plan that
was presented for review at the pre - application meeting included substantial revisions.
The new plan proposed to delete the previously approved offices and make revisions to
the remainder of the site. This plan contained substantial revisions as compared with Site
Development Review 94 -0019 (SDR 94 -0019) that was previously approved for the
property.
The basis for this requirement is stated within Section 18.32.080 that provides the Director
with the authority to require additional information beyond what is expressly set forth within
submittal requirements of the Community Development Code. The requirement for a
neighborhood meeting prior to submission of a development application is based on City
Council policy. This has been made a requirement to provide information to potentially
affected neighboring property owners prior to submittal.
Neighborhood meetings also provide the applicant with a forum for addressing
neighborhood concerns prior to submittal of an application. Neighborhood meetings are
also useful for similar reasons in circumstances where development(s) are proposed for a
site over a period of several years. Over an extended period of time, new neighboring
property owners may be involved who did not have a property ownership interest when the
neighboring development was first proposed.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission deny the appeal finding that the
submittal requirement had not been met.
CONCLUSION:
Hearing was scheduled for 5/19/97 before the Planning Commission. Hearing was
continued numerous times finally ending to be heard on 8/3/98. On 8/3/98 the appellant's
attorney requested that the City dismiss the appeal.
*All information & exhibits pertaining to this appeal can be found in records. Request by
file name: "Tri- County Director's Interpretation Appeal."