ORD NO. 2016-27 HOUSING DESIGN DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Scrivener’s errors corrected 9/21/17
ORDINANCE NO. 2016-27
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington,
extending and updating the Housing Design Demonstration Project
program and amending Bainbridge Island Municipal Code Section
2.16.020.
WHEREAS, the City of Bainbridge Island has the authority to adopt zoning
provisions pursuant to RCW 36.70A.390; and
WHEREAS, on August 12, 2009, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2009-
06, establishing a pilot Housing Design Demonstration Project (HDDP) program to allow
for the development of a limited number of projects to increase the variety of housing
choices available to residents of all economic segments and to encourage sustainable
development through the use of development standard incentives; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2009-06 established a sunset date of August 26, 2012
for the HDDP program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 2012-09 on July 18, 2012
extending the HDDP program until the end of 2013 to allow time for the City to further
evaluate the program; and
WHEREAS, in 2012, the City Council convened an Ad Hoc Committee made up
of a Planning Commissioner, three City Council members, a Design Review Board
member, and a representative from the Housing Resources Board to evaluate and make
recommendations on the HDDP program; and
WHEREAS, the Ad Hoc Committee recommended changes to the HDDP
program, including extending the HDDP program until the end of 2016 in order to allow
time for the construction of approved projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted those recommendations with the approval
of Ordinance No. 2013-25 on December 11, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and City Council are currently working to
complete the Comprehensive Plan update, required by the Growth Management Act, by
the end of 2016; and
WHEREAS, the draft 2016 Comprehensive Plan includes several policies related
to promotion of sustainable development and affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the HDDP program is proposed for a three-year extension, until the
end of 2019, to allow time to review the program and compare it to other affordable
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housing tools the City may choose to utilize, as envisioned by the draft 2016
Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the existing HDDP program integrates earned “points” for Low
Impact Development (LID) practices and meeting the requirements of the Washington
State Department of Ecology (DOE) Stormwater Management Manual for Western
Washington; and
WHEREAS, the City is working on state-required LID regulations that will
require all development to meet the updated DOE Stormwater Management Manual,
therefore no “points” should be earned in meeting those requirements going forward; and
WHEREAS, the City Council discussed Ordinance No. 2016-27 at a study
session on September 13 and held a public hearing on September 27, 2016; and
WHEREAS, notice was given on September 9, 2016 to the Office of Community
Development at the Washington State Department of Commerce in conformance with
RCW 36.70A.106;
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2.16.020.Q.2 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
2. Applicability. This subsection Q is applicable to all properties located within the
Winslow study area of the Winslow master plan and the Winslow sanitary sewer
system service area. An application for a housing design demonstration project may
be applied to single-family residential subdivisions, mixed-use/multifamily and
multifamily developments. Since the purpose is to provide housing projects as
demonstrations, the city will accept projects for consideration and approval prior to
the sunset date of the ordinance codified in this chapter. The city will limit acceptance
of Tier 3 and 4 projects outlined in this section to three projects in each tier.
Section 2. Section 2.16.020.Q.4.b of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
b. Innovative Site Development. Evaluation will review:
i. Storm Water Quality and Conservation Quantity. Projects use methods to
decrease water usage and improve stormwater runoff quality through an
integrated approach to stormwater management such as greywater use,
stormwater collection in cisterns, green roofs and covered parking. All HDDP
projects will follow the Department of Ecology’s 2012 Stormwater
Management Manual for Western Washington, as amended in December
2014. The project reduces the quantity of storm water produced by a
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development project. Methods could include using a low impact development
approach to storm water management through small-scale decentralized
practices that infiltrate, evaporate and transpire rainwater, reusing greywater
within buildings, green roofs, or directing storm water into cisterns for use on
site.
ii. Storm Water Quality. The project reduces water quality impacts from
impervious surfaces through use of techniques such as covering pollution-
generating surfaces like parking spaces, and treating water to a higher
standard than required under Chapters 15.20 and 15.21 BIMC.
iii. Landscaping. The project uses low maintenance landscaping that integrates a
high proportion of native plants or drought-tolerant plants that are climate
appropriate. The project limits the amount of “lawn” in private yards in favor
of common open space. Projects are encouraged to use cisterns to collect
rainwater for irrigation or garden use.
iiiv. Common Open Space. The project provides connected common open
space area set aside as active open space and designed and integrated into the
project. The open space could include active elements such as a neighborhood
garden/pea patch and composting facilities, or a playground. Critical areas
and their buffers and required roadside buffers do not contribute to “common
open space” under the housing design demonstration project program.
iv. Transportation. The project (A) uses a design that provides enhanced
sensitivity to pedestrian travel; (B) internally preserves existing informal,
internal connection to external trail(s), or creates new connections where
appropriate, to implement the Island-wide Transportation Plan (IWTP) Non-
motorized Transportation Plan (NMTP); (C) reduces reliance on automobiles
and trip counts, and promotes alternative transportation and public transit; (D)
minimizes the visual dominance of automobiles throughout the project; or (E)
the project accommodates needs of alternative vehicles through techniques
such as parking and charging facilities for electric cars, locating rechargeable
electric vehicle (EV) parking in a conspicuous and preferred location close to
a main building entrance, and integrating a parking space for a vehicle sharing
program, such as Zipcar™.
Section 3. Section 2.16.020.Q.10 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
10. Demonstration Period
This section 2.16.020.Q and related provisions of BIMC Title 2, Title17, and Title
18 shall expire on December 31, 20162019.
Section 4. Table 2.16.020.Q-1 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code is amended
to read as shown in Exhibit A.