2016-05-25 KCDP Minutes Final - Laserfiche WebLink

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1. Discussion of Directors letter dated May 9, 2016 to Hiram Rivera, Chairperson of the KCDP AC where the letter serves to rescind the subject title of the February 24, 2016 letter to be replaced by the subject heading INTERPRETIVE DETERMINATION IN LIEU OF LEGAL OPINION. Curtis Tyler made a motion to follow the direction of the Director to rescind th the title of the February 24, 2016 letter and to replace the subject heading with Interpretive Determination in Lieu of Legal Opinion. Curtis Tyler made a motion to approve the motion and Charles Young seconded that motion. The motion was carried unanimously. 2. Discussion on how the Action Committee (AC) is to move forward. The Chair, Hiram Rivera stated that there are the three items that the AC sent to the Director detailing how the AC should move forward as listed in lines 160-165 of the April 27, 2016 minutes. The three items include; 1) Providing guidance to the Department if there is a question with whether or not a proposed project, or specific component thereof, is consistent with the applicable section of the KCPD; 2) Providing guidance if there is a disagreement with respect to the applicability of the KCDP between the Department and a developer; and 3) Providing guidance with respect to interpretation of any applicable Goal, Objective and/or Policy. It was further proposed by Mr. Rivera that everything is still in place, the County Council reviews all of the specifics on the rezonings of projects and that the AC does not review the project, but that the AC can advise the Director on projects. The AC discussed the in general the general aspects of the KCDP that come up during the review of projects, area mitigation, size of the project, consistency with the KCDP of projects, and the ACs interest in reviewing certain projects. Mr. Rivera referred to the three items listed in lines 161-165 in the April 27, 2016 minutes again and said by following those guidelines from his letter to the Director it should make it easier for the AC to move forward. The discussion continued and members of the AC asked Planning Dept. staff on how projects were reviewed for consistency with the KCDP and it was explained that planning staff prepare a report to the Planning Commission on whether a project is consistent with the KCDP and provides a discussion to that extent, and if there is a question on whether the project is consistent, the Planning Department may take the proposed project to the AC for comments.