ORD 2013-17 NMTP CPAORDINANCE NO. 2013-17
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, to amend the
Non - motorized Transportation Plan, a subelement of the Transportation Element
of the Comprehensive Plan.
WHEREAS, the Non - motorized Transportation Advisory Committee ( NMTAC) is a
City citizens advisory committee promoting non - motorized transportation on Bainbridge Island;
and
WHEREAS, the NMTAC desires to integrate the concepts of "Complete Streets" and the
"Sound -to- Olympics Trail ", and update Maps D and E in the Non - motorized Transportation Plan
(NMTP); and
WHEREAS, the NMTAC submitted a Comprehensive Plan Amendment during the 2013
Comprehensive Plan Amendment cycle to amend the NMTP, a subelement of the Transportation
Element of the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a study session on these amendments
to the NMTP on May 9, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on June 27, 2013,
considered the decision criteria for the amendment request, and forwarded their recommendation
to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on this proposed
Comprehensive Plan Amendment on November 25, 2013 and considered the decision criteria;
and
WHEREAS, notice was given on June 28, 2013 to the Office of Community
Development at the Washington State Department of Commerce in conformance with RCW
3 6.70A.106;
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds that this Comprehensive Plan Amendment is in
conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and all applicable state laws in effect at the time of
approval.
Section 2. Policy NM 1.11 of Goal 1 of Chapter 2 of the Non - motorized Transportation Plan
section of the City's Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended to read as follows:
NM 1.11 Enhance regional connections with the phased development of the Sound to
Olympics (regional) Trail (STO), a safe, non - motorized, multi - purpose, travel corridor
(built to a shared -use path standard) between the Agate Pass Bridge and the Bainbridge
Island ferry terminal, on each side of the SR -305 right -of -way that generally retains a
vegetation buffer between the highway and adjoining uses.
Discussion: The travel corridor should be phased, first providing for continuous
connection along one side of Scenic Highway SR 305 and then providing for a
continuous connection along the other side at a later date. In some areas topography and
environmental considerations may require that the facility be constructed adjacent to the
highway, in which case adequate safety measures should be included in the design. As is
typical in development of regional trails, existing-trails and low volume roads are
Generally, the STO should be separated from the highway as much as terrain allows,
inchiding passing through adjacent or nearby property such as parks to provide a
greenway experience with trees and other vegetative buffer for visual and sound
screening between the STO and the highway, as well as adjoining, uses. Separated grade
crossings of SR 305 are considered a higher priority than ehareri -iigP nath on both side-, of
the highway, and may make a parallel trail on both sides unnecessary. Priority in phasing
will be given to projects which provide greatest safety, best opportunities, and greatest
numbers of users. Projects for next sections will planned in advance to be prepared for
emerging funding unding opportunities.
Section 3. A new Policy NM 5.11 is hereby added to Goal 5 of Chapter 2 of the Non -
motorized Transportation Plan section of the City's Comprehensive Plans as follows:
NM 5.11 Adopt a Complete Streets Ordinance to ensure transportation facility users of
all ages and abilities — including those traveling by motor vehicle, traaxsit, bicycle, on
foot and usina assistive devices such as wheelchairs walkers or canes -are_gjvqn full
consideration during City reconstruction.
Discussion: An effective Complete Streets Ordinance includes a specific vision, applies
to all users and transportation modes ca tares all projects at all phases, sets forth limited
exceptions, focuses on network connectivity, encourages coordination and
implementation across jurisdictional and agency boundaries, fits into the community
context, and focuses on implementation. Bainbridge_ Island's Complete Streets
Ordinance shall include language that facilitates the development of the Sound to
O1 nz ics trail/shared-use path as an appropriate desi n standard for the SR 305 corridor.
Ctaff and the NMTAC will work together. in - nnc»ltatinn with other �.nr►1nn pity, groups,
to develop such an ordinance and bring it to the City ouncil for consideration and
adoption.
Section 4. Chapter 4 of the Non - motorized Transportation Plan section of the City's
Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended to add the following definition to Facility Type
Definitions:
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Shared -Use Path: This design staindard, is spctied by WSDOT for regional trails like
the Sound to Olympics Trail to provide for a wide variety of users (including bicyclists,
walkers, runners, seniors, families with children, and people with disabilities who may
use assistive devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, & canes -- traveling both directions).
The shared -use path st-cmdard calls for a paved surface 12' wide preferred, minimum 10'
wide.
Shared -Use Path cross - section, 10 -12 feet wide (NMTP p 4 -8)
Section 5. The section "Features of the System ' in the Proposed Section Plan section of
Chapter 4 of the Non - motorized Transportation Plan section of the City's Comprehensive Plan is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Features of the System
305. The pathway will be eenstmeted within the StMes 4ght of . Sound to Olympics
Trail (STO) -- A regional trail, built to the shared -use path standard, within or along the
SR 305 right of way from the WSF terminal in Winslow to the Agate Pass Bridge on
Bainbridge. Subsequent design will need to include environmental and grade constraints
and safe crossings at intersections with roadways along the route.
Section 6. Appendix A, History of Plan Development of the Non - motorized Transportation
Plan, of the City's Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended to add the following note:
Note: As recommended by the City of Bainbridge Island's Non - Motorized
Transportation Advisory Committee, the SR 305 corridor (for its full length, including
between the ferry terminal & Winslow Way, i.e. Olympic Drive) is now considered
"NM -1 High Use" and shall contain the Sound to Olympics (regional) Trail built to a
shared -use path standard of 12' preferred, minimum 10', and have full bike lanes
provided for its entire length.
Section 7. Maps D and E of the Non - motorized Transportation Plan section of the City's
Comprehensive Plan are hereby amended as shown in Exhibit A (except changes #6, #15, and
#28 on Map D).
Section 8. A new Appendix F, Sound to Olympics Trail Vision, is hereby added to the Non -
motorized Transportation Plan section of the City's Comprehensive Plan as shown in Exhibit B.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from its passage,
approval, and publication as required by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 25th day of November, 2013.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 25th day of November, 2013.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATE:
Rosalind D. Lassoff, City' Jerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NUMBER:
Steve onkowski, Mayor
September 24, 2013
November 25, 2013
December 6, 2013
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APPENDIX F
Non - Motorized
Transportation Plan
Sound to Olympics Trail
Vision
NOVEMBER 2013
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
280 MADISON AVENUE NORTH
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA 98110 -1812
PHONE: (206) 842 -2552 FAX: (206) 780 -0955
PCD @BAINBRIDGEWA. GO V
Exhibit B
Sound to Olympics STO Trail Vision
The Sound to Olympics Trail (STO) is a regional trail across Kitsap County which
connects via branches to both Kingston/ Edmonds and Bainbridge Island/ Seattle's
Washington State Ferry runs, with the Burke -Gilman Trail and other regional trails east
of Puget Sound in the Mountains to Sound Greenway, and with the Olympic Discovery
Trail beyond the Hood Canal Bridge. The STO is a key link in Washington State Parks'
Cross -State Trail —connecting from the Idaho border to Washington's Pacific Coast.
As a regional trail, the STO is built to a shared -use path standard, designed to serve a
wide variety of users traveling two directions. The shared -use path standard specifies a
twelve foot preferred (minimum ten foot) paved surface. This standard, required by
federal and state funding sources, supports use by high pressure tire road bike cyclists —
the most demanding design use. However, it serves people walking, running, using
roller - blades, equestrians, families with children, and people of all ages and abilities,
including those using canes, walkers, manual and motorized wheelchairs, strollers, and
wheeled luggage.
Design of the STO should utilize public open space and parks or other private preserved
land when possible. The STO facility on Bainbridge Island also integrates with planning
for open space with trails through the North Kitsap Trail Plan and the Kitsap Forest and
Bay Project.
The STO is called for by the Puget Sound Regional Council's Transportation 2040 plan,
Kitsap County's North Kitsap String of Pearls Trail Plan, Kitsap Transit's SR 305
Corridor Study, the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council's Looking for Linkage report,
and this Non - Motorized Transportation Plan.
A completed 800 foot section of the STO trail has already been built along SR 305 at
Vineyard Lane on Bainbridge Island, including a $750,000 steel bridge across the
Winslow Ravine. More than a mile of paved trail has also been completed by the
Suquamish Tribe through the Whitehorse development in Indianola.
Key elements of the STO concept include the following:
1. Located in and along SR 305 and SR 104 rights -of -way in sections, e.g. SR 305 the
length of Bainbridge Island and SR 104 for 1.8 miles through Popo Resources
Shoreline Block at Port Gamble targeted for acquisition by the Kitsap Forest and Bay
Project;
2. Regional trail built to WSDOT shared -use path standard;
3. Interconnects with sub - regional and neighborhood trails;
Exhibit B
4. Integrated with transit;
5. Safe and efficient separated -grade crossings for trail users across major roads and
highways, e.g. SR 305 on Bainbridge, and at the Bond Road/ Big Valley Road
intersection in Poulsbo;
6. Integrated with open space plans (similar to the Mountains -to -Sound Greenway) in
order to preserve and enhance natural viewshed, native vegetation and wildlife
corridors, notably as part of the Scenic Byway designations of SR 305 and SR 104;
7. Calls for separated bicycle/ pedestrian facility in time at the Agate Pass Bridge and
Hood Canal Bridge;
8. Complements (and does not substitute for) on -road facilities serving faster cyclists;
9. Provides the Washington State Park' Cross -State Trail in Kitsap;
10. Promotes economic development in Kitsap by providing additional modes of
transportation to business and other destinations;
11. Developed incrementally using local low volume roads and trails as interim
connections, with projects for next sections planned in advance to be prepared for
emerging funding opportunities.
Exhibit B