B. Implementation Strategies
Below is a list of desired strategies and actions to implement the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. The strategies are intended to be general in nature so that the method or technique to achieve the intent of the strategies may vary. Generally, if an element does not have any follow-up actions to be implemented, it is not listed. The timing, order and scope of the strategies will be determined by the available budget and resources, community interests and City Council priorities. Preparation of the annual planning work program process will be the time to determine which strategies and actions will be undertaken and when. Changes may be made to the list of strategies as part of the annual plan amendment process.
Implementation Strategies
♦ G.1: In 2022, review “time capsule,” located in the City Hall vault, containing the “Kirkland 2022 – Community Conversations” video and the citizen responses.
♦ CC.1: Review and amend the regulations for Chapter 125 KZC, Planned Unit Development, adding historic preservation of buildings, structures, sites and objects as a public benefit.
ENVIRONMENT ELEMENT
♦ E.1: Update the critical area regulations for environmentally sensitive areas (slopes, wetlands and streams) in accordance with best available science standards.
♦ E.2: Establish a program that identifies priorities and funding sources for sensitive area acquisition and restoration and educational outreach.
♦ E.3: Prepare a Citywide comprehensive sustainability strategic plan integrating the Natural Resource Management Plan, the Climate Action Plan and other relevant functional plans.
♦ E.4: Implement the Urban Forestry Strategic Plan and undertake the following strategies:
• E.4a: Undertake an eco-system analysis to determine the value, function and benefits of the urban forest.
• E.4b: Develop a street tree management plan for transportation corridors that addresses appropriate species, tree planting standards and goals, a proactive maintenance program, and community stewardship.
• E.4c: Conduct a tree inventory of City parks and major right-of-way corridors.
• E.4d: Work with Puget Sound Energy and Seattle City Light to prepare a vegetation management plan for the electric transmission corridors.
♦ E.5: Undertake Phase II for Green Codes to consider environmental stewardship standards, such as energy efficiency/renewable energy, low impact development, access to community agriculture, and the reuse of gray and black water.
♦ E.6: Develop a program for community outreach and stewardship of the environment.
♦ LU.1: Create open space network maps, identify missing links, and develop preservation techniques.
♦ LU.2: Collaborate with King County to study options for Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) at the park and ride lots.
♦ LU.3: Develop business district plan, zoning and design guidelines for neighborhood centers.
♦ H.1: Adopt an updated housing strategy plan and work program by 2020.
♦ H.2: Inventory multifamily residential properties and encourage preservation of those that are affordable to people with low and moderate incomes.
♦ H.3: Partner with A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH) and nonprofit housing agencies to site a permanent Eastside women’s shelter in Kirkland.
♦ H.4: Consider refinements to regulations by 2020 that:
• H.4.1: Encourage innovative housing developments.
• H.4.2: Encourage and/or require the creation of housing affordable for people with low and moderate incomes.
♦ T.1: Revise the Traffic Guidelines memo that addresses SEPA and Concurrency Review consistent with the Transportation Master Plan (TMP).
♦ T.2: Adopt a revised Concurrency Ordinance consistent with the TMP.
♦ T.3: Prepare a phasing schedule for completion of the actions listed in the TMP.
♦ T.4: Update the Active Transportation Plan consistent with the TMP.
♦ T.5: Prepare a transit plan, including to document route-level goals for service, look at capital needs for passenger and route facilities, clarify transit options for the CKC and integrate the TMP with the long range plans of Metro and Sound Transit.
PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT
♦ PR.1: Complete key actions and objectives as identified in the PROS Plan.
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS
♦ NP.1: Update neighborhood plans and business district plans at least once between every two major Comprehensive Plan updates or more frequently as needed, given City Council priorities and available resources.
♦ NP.2: Establish a neighborhood plan update schedule by December 2016. Updates should occur by synchronizing the schedule with adjacent neighborhoods based on shared business districts or other shared features so that the process is conducted efficiently and common elements are addressed effectively.
♦ NP.3: Consider creating a set of Citywide neighborhood plan policies.
♦ NP.4: Develop a comprehensive template for future neighborhood plans that provides a framework for policies addressing the possible range of issues unique to each neighborhood, recognizing that not all template items will be applicable to all neighborhoods. The intent is to make the neighborhood plans concise and streamlined.
♦ TL-23.2: Develop an Urban Design and Amenities Plan for the Totem Lake Business District that provides guidance to create an identity for the business district (and addresses the standards called for in Policy TL-23.2).
SHORELINE AREA
♦ SA.1: Prepare monitoring report for Department of Ecology addressing No Net Loss indicators along the shoreline, such as overwater, in water and upland structures, shoreline armoring and vegetation.