Additional submittals are needed. Everyone wanted to look at the entire zoning ordinance and start a process of upgrading it. There is a desire to establish a more unified approach to the zoning ordinance. The Planning Commission questioned annexation procedures, how they fit into the Zoning Ordinance and how annexation issues were addressed in the Comprehensive Plan. Kraig Olason didn t think that the annexation procedure had to follow Regulatory Reform timeline.
Annexations are different than the standard development regulations.
The annexation process involves the County, and Boundary Review Board. There is a plan to modify Land Use Designations in the area east of Odell. There was some work done for the Connelly project and he will be reviewing some other calculations and interfacing with the effort that is underway with the GMA Land Use Hearings Board. Kraig Olason stated that the City of Blaine had Future Zoning Designations, not Comprehensive Plan Designations. There is a difference.