Planning Commission	Term
Rob Lemmon, Chair	2013
Larry Betsch, Vice Chair	2011
Vacant	2013
Karin Blakley	2011
Vacant	2013
Vacant	2011
Elizabeth Thompson	2011

Membership: Nominated by the Mayor and appointed by the City Council
Term: Four years, with term expiring August 1^st
Meetings: Held the 3^rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers

City of Newcastle

Planning Commission
2009 Adopted Work Program

The Planning Commission 2009 Work Plan, as presented below, was adopted by the Newcastle City Council on February 17, 2009.

Quarter	1st Jan - Mar	2nd Apr - Jun	3rd Jul - Sept	4th Oct - Dec
Work Item	Sign Code Update Explore allowed impervious in LOS zone and 100% impervious in MU‐I, and MU zones. FAR incentive for civic/ cultural uses	Sign Code Update Comp Plan Code Chapter LID Code	Annual Comp Plan Docket Clarify req’d Housing Affordability in CBC LID Code Complete Streets	Annual Comp Plan Docket Annual Code Cleanup Begin 2011 Comp Plan update per RCW 36.70A.130

Tree Retention Code‐ Development of a Tree Retention Code will be addressed by the Planning
Commission in 2009 if time permits.

Work item descriptions and potential future work items:

2009 Work Item	Description
Annual Code Clean‐up	Make minor code corrections or clarifications to the code as identified throughout the year.
Comp Plan Docket	Provide a process where amendments to the Comprehensive Plan can be proposed.
Begin 2011 Comp Plan update per RCW 36.70A.130	The Growth Management Act requires cities in King County to update their Comprehensive Plans by Dec 1, 2011.
*Explore allowed impervious in LOS zone and 100% impervious in MU‐I, and MU zones.	Explore the possibility of allowing 100% impervious surface in the MU and MU‐I zones. Explore possibility of adjusting the % impervious in the LOS zone.
*Clarify req’d Housing Affordability in CBC	The current language does not contain quantifiable requirements. Additional language should be added to clarify affordable housing requirements in the CBC.
*Low Impact Development	Low Impact Development is a stormwater management strategy that emphasizes conservation and use of existing natural site features integrated with small scale stormwater controls to more closely mimic natural hydrologic patterns.
*Comp Plan Code Chapter NMC 19.17	Revise the code to provide clarity in the Comprehensive Plan annual docket process.
Complete Street	Provides when streets are constructed they are constructed for all users, ie auto, bicycle, peds.
Tree Retention Code	Recommend code encouraging or requiring the preservation of trees.

Potential Future Work Items	Description
Climate Change	Recommend code to lessen potential anthropogenic climate change impacts.
Community Policing Through Environmental Design (CPTED)	Concepts that discourage crime through community design. An example is not placing a cash machine next to a phone booth or ensuring parks and areas where children are encouraged to be are observable by the general public and or residents.
Historic Preservation	Preservation of historic sites and/or structures.
Downtown Parking Mgt Plan	Create plan for downtown parking to lessen impact on potential development.
Technical review of Wireless Communications Facilities chapter per NMC 18.25.090.	WCF code states a technical review will be done every three years to asses trends in communication industry, tech innovations, permit activity, & effectiveness of code to provide character compatible WCFs.
Lighting ordinance	Create ordinance to address lighting in the CBC and other zones.

*Unfinished items from 2008 work program.