Reply to FHA UR and CM Questions

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:19:30 -0800

The FHA has received a reply to the questions it asked in a previous letter to DPD planner and CAC staff Maggi Glowacki, Her answers to our questions are in blue below. The full text of her reply is attached. The Floating Homes Association's SMP Committee is in the process of formulating a reponse to these issues.

CAC Meeting 5

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:37:08 -0800

Meeting 5

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
6:00-9:00 p.m. with "Meet and Greet" from 5:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Shoreline Modifications

The Seattle Shorelines Master Program Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) met on October 28th with the main topic Shoreline Modifications. There was particular discussion at the meeting regarding the Urban Industrial, Urban Maritime and Urban Harborfront shoreline designations. Floating Homes were represented by Enviromental Committee Chair and CAC delegate Bob Bowman, with Diana Foreman also attending.

UR: No Alterations Over Water ?

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:29:37 -0700

Bob Bowman from the FHA was not the only CAC member responding to the material of the last month. He snagged this comment to the rest of the committee from Kitty Nelson, a member representing the "Environment, Lake Washington and Ship Canal."

As Bob says, "Recommendations #1 and 2 below would have a huge negative impact on repairs/remodeling" houseboats. So far, this is just another comment.

FHA Questions About UR and CM Environments

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:41:00 -0700

In response to some of the material received over the last month, the Floating Homes Association SMP Review Committee has drafted and sent a letter to city planner Maggi Glowacki and the other members of the CAC.

10/3/08

CAC Meeting 3 Follow Up

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:40:28 -0700

Some support documents for the last Citizen's Advisory Committee meeting have come in over the last month. These refer to the last meeting as "3," so here we are.

On 9/12, committee members received these documents from city staff's consultant, Triangle Associate's Cole Gainer --

The meeting summary for Meeting #3
Seattle SMP CAC sum 08-26-08

State Guidance Says Prohibit Floating Homes

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:53:53 -0700

Important Information

Attached is the summary of Decisions/Action Items from last week's SMP CAC meeting. The three primary agenda items were:

1) Shoreline Environmental Inventory and Characterization
2) Shoreline Environmental Designations
3) Shoreline Residential Developmental Standards

CAC Meeting 4 (3)

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:59:58 -0700

Tour 2008

Meeting 4

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
6:00-9:00 p.m. with "Meet and Greet" from 5:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Inventory and Characterization Results,
Environmental Designations and Residential Shorelines

Notes:

DPD Planner Maggie Glowacki's presentation of the attached Summary of Code Changes drew particular interest from floating homes residents attending this SMP Revision Citizen's Advisory Committee meeting. One of her bullet points was an outright prohibition of floating homes.

Draft SMP "Visioning" Document

admin — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:45:31 -0700

The city staff working on Seattle's SMP Revision is drafting a "Visioning" statement in an attempt to articulate the goals they want to see realized by the process. This link is to a draft version of the document they're producing. It is formally available for feedback until 8/4/08. But it is interesting in any event in that it provides some insight into the city's current view of the project as a whole.

CAC 3 Postponed

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:32:53 -0700

There has been a schedule change for the CAC meetings

The SMP Citizen's Advisory Committee schedule has slid a month, to August 26. As a result, the entire CAC schedule has now slid a month. The delay is due to complications in preparing an inventory of the local shorelines.

Margaret Glowacki, a DPD Land Use Planner, said in an email to the committee 7/2:

"No Net Loss" Background

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:18:30 -0700

In the second SMP Citizen's Advisory Committee meeting, Eleanore Baxendale, from the City Attorney's office, presented a review of the legal definition of the standard that there be "no net loss" to the environment from the implemntation of a revised SMP.

Committee staff Margaret Glowacki subsequently sent the following background information to the committee:

Protect case:
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board, 161 Wn.2d 415, 427-430, 166 P.3d 1198 (2007).