UCUC Approval and Adoption Matrix, Part II.A

University Community Urban Center
Approval and Adoption Matrix

II. Specific Activities for Implementation

The activities listed in this section are not directly associated with a Key Strategy. For each activity, the City has identified next steps as a part of the City's work program in response to the neighborhood plan. Many of the next steps are actions to be taken by the City, but in some cases, the neighborhood or other agency will be able to take the next steps. As with the activities listed for each Key Strategy in Section I, these activities are intended to be implemented over the span of many years.

A. Land Use and Economic Development

#	Activity	Pri- ority	Time Frame	Cost Estimate	Implementor	Executive Response	Executive Recommended Action	Council Action Taken
A+1 RUV	Develop design guidelines for transition buffer between NC-2 and SF zones.					DCLU will work with the community to craft guidelines covering the issues of most concern to the community in relation to the proposed rezones. The proposed guidelines need to be edited to: eliminate overlap between the existing citywide guidelines and the proposed changes; distinguish additions and changes to existing guidelines; and be written as statements of intent rather than prescriptions.	Recommendation will be considered, pending completion of further analysis in 1998 and 1999. DCLU staff is actively working with the community and expects to bring a proposal to the Council in late 1998 or early 1999 for Council consideration.	C4 Approve Exec.'s Rec. Action with following addition: identify and address citywide issues.
A5	Within non-commercially oriented areas of the core, modify the NC-3 requirements for commercial uses on the ground floor. Refine guidelines to allow options such as pedestrian-oriented open space to fulfill the requirement (see Comprehensive Plan ordinance).		Upon adoption of plan.	Staff work to implement a formal rezone process.	Community, SPO, DCLU.	DCLU: It is the City's understanding that the community's intention is to allow single purpose residential development outright in this NC-3 zone, as opposed to a conditional use. This can be accomplished with adoption of the neighborhood plan. DCLU will work with the neighborhood to articulate problems and issues related to open space and set goals for a code development project to be carried out in 1999/2000 as part of an urban center implementation project.	Single purpose residential: Recommendation may be implemented with approval of the UCUC plan. Open space development standards: Recommendation will be considered in 1999-2000.	C2 and C4 Approve Exec.'s Rec. Action with following addition: DCLU to provide the Council with a list of proposed urban center implementation projects for early feedback on policy issues and prioritization of issues
A13	Institute special design guidelines for the Ave. Amplify citywide design guidelines for the University Urban Center.		1 year.		Community, DCLU.	DCLU will work with the community to craft guidelines covering the issues of most concern to the community in relation to the proposed rezones. The proposed guidelines need to be edited to: eliminate overlap between the existing citywide guidelines and the proposed changes; distinguish additions and changes to existing guidelines; and be written as statements of intent rather than prescriptions.	Recommendation will be considered, pending completion of further analysis in 1998 and 1999. DCLU staff is actively working with the community and expects to bring a proposal to the Council in late 1998 or early 1999 for Council consideration.	C4 Approve Exec.'s Rec. Action with following additions: The Executive will: 1. ensure the City's review of proposed design review guidelines includes adequate opportunity for public review and comments, 2. identify and address citywide issues, and 3. recommend that the commercial area north of N.E. 50th Street have a unique set of guidelines. The property owners, tenants and merchants for the commercial area north of NE 50th Street should form a Task Force with at least six property owners, tenants and merchants to develop recommendations for design review guidelines, if any, for that commercial area. The Task Force should submit a report with recommendations to the UCUCA as soon as possible for consideration by the UCUCA as it develops proposed design review guidelines for the University Community Urban Center.
A15	Institute design guidelines for "detached accessory units" in multifamily zones to ensure impacts to neighboring properties are minimized (see A1). Note: Community had included this in Key Strategies for Northern Tier and the Ave/15th NE.		Imme- diately; timed with citywide housing initiative.	Explore citywide. UCUC could be a case study. Fund through City Housing Action Plan.	City with community review.	The Executive moved this activity to Section II: Specific Activities for Implementation, so that the policy issues pertaining to the extension of design review to this type of development in such zones can be examined. What the neighborhood wants is multiple units in separate buildings in MF zones. Development standards such as lot coverage and setbacks are preventing the creation of this type of housing. This idea could work well as one of the Mayor's demonstration projects.	Recommendation may be considered in the future. Citywide implications must be evaluated. DCLU will be proposing demonstration ordinance which includes design review.	C4 Approve Exec.'s Rec. Action with following additions: explore potential code changes that could be used on combination with design review.
A16	Develop design guidelines for tree preservation and planting on 25th Ave. NE and in Ravenna Urban Village area in general.					This issue can be dealt with as part of design review, assuming this is a location where new development will occur. The citywide design guidelines already contain landscaping guidelines that the community might want to propose modifying. The Executive is working on tree preservation mechanisms that would be applied citywide. The City Arborist, in SEATRAN, is involved in the tree preservation work and would be involved in review of any tree-related neighborhood design guidelines from UCUC. DCLU will work with the community to craft guidelines covering the issues of most concern to the community in relation to the proposed rezones. The proposed guidelines need to be edited to: eliminate overlap between the existing citywide guidelines and the proposed changes; distinguish additions and changes to existing guidelines; and be written as statements of intent rather than prescriptions.	Recommendation will be considered, pending completion of further analysis in 1998 and 1999. DCLU staff is actively working with the community and expects to bring a proposal to the Council in late 1998 or early 1999 for Council consideration.	C4 Approve Exec.'s Rec. Action with following addition: identify and address citywide issues.
A18	Designate the UW campus as a major institution within the Urban Center.			Staff time.	UW, SPO, Community.	SPO: Our understanding that the community pro- poses to remove the urban center village designation from the UW, yet still recognize its role in the city's growth management strategy as an employment center through this designation. The UW is already designated as a Major Institution in the Land Use Code. The UW is a not a neighborhood, and while people both live and work there, it is not an urban village. The urban center village designation can be removed as part of the adoption of this plan.	Recommendation can be implemented, as part of adoption of the Comprehensive Plan ordinance for the UCUC plan.	C2 Approve Exec.'s Rec. Action.
A20	Modify notification requirements for master use permits to ensure that local residents affected by the development are notified. Require three-week notification to parties within a 500-foot radius. Include local community organizations in notification.		Timed with citywide action.	Some City procedural costs.	DCLU.	DCLU does not support this proposal for several reasons: * Issues of public notice are regularly examined. The City Council and the public recently considered changes to notice requirements as part of implementing regulatory reform. * Current 300-foot radius is a balance between notifying those most affected by a development and the cost. Increasing the radius will exponentially increase the number of mailings. The UCUC plan has not demonstrated that increasing the radius will cause significantly more people to participate. * Additional mailing costs will increase development fees. * Other methods of notice exist, e.g., signs at permit application sites, neighborhood newspapers, and the Land Use Bulletin (a.k.a. GMR), which is also posted on the City's web page.	Recommendation will not be implemented.	C5 Approve Exec.'s Rec. Action.
A22	Study the means to conserve the architectural qualities of Greek Row south of NE 50th St. between 16th and 22nd Aves. NE.			Staff time.	Community, DON- Urban Conserva- tion.	DON: Recommendation could be a good candidate for a Neighborhood Matching Fund grant or King County Heritage grant for the survey work that is part of any nomination application. The Urban Conser- vation Division is available to community members to assist in researching and writing any landmark nomination application.	Recommendation will be considered in the future, pending completion of additional research. Neighborhood must take the next step to initiate this project.	C4 Approve Exec.'s Rec. Action with following addition: Executive to work with community to explore means to conserve buildings.

Council Actions: References C1-C5 are to categories identified in Resolution 29716 pertaining to City Council review of proposed neighborhood plans. C1 = City has implemented; C2 = City can implement within existing resources, C3 = City will consider when adopting the budget and/or Capital Improvement Program; C4 = City will consider at future time (due to need to coordinate with citywide issues or other neighborhood plans, evaluate policy or regulatory changes, identify fund sources, etc.); C5 = City will not implement (for reasons stated).