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Regular Agenda
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners (BoCC)
Philip Morley, County Administrator
THROUGH: Al Scalf, Director of Community Developme
Stacie Hoskins, Planning Manager
FROM: David Wayne Johnson, Associate Planner
DATE: Agenda request for August 9, 2010
SUBJECT: Request for BoCC to review and adopt Ordinance to amendment JCC 18.22.120 & 130 of
the UDC to allow Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) in Critical Aquifer Recharge
Areas (CARAs)
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: On November 18,2009, Barghausen Consulting Engineers on behalf of
Quality Food Center (QFC) submitted a request (MLA09-00378) for a Unified Development Code (UDC)
text amendment to revise Chapter and Section JCC I 822.120(I)(f) which prohibits underground storage
tanks "for petroleum products or other hazardous materials," in Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas (CARA).
On February 8, 2010 the Board of County Commissioners approved the request to place the proposed
amendment on the Planning Commission's 2010 work plan. On June 14,2010, the BoCC voted to accept
the Planning Commission recommendation to approve the suggested amendment MLA09-00378, Quality
Food Centers UDC text amendment as outlined in the Planning Commission Recommendationfor
MLA09-00378, and directed DCD Staff to draft an Ordinance for adoption (attached).
ANALYSIS: The BoCC should note the following items before signing the ordinance:
o A final SEPA Detennination of Non-significance was issued at the end of the comment period on
June 24, 2010.
o Relevant attacbments included in your packet are:
. Draft Ordinance approved as to form to allow USTs in CARAs.
. Exhibit A - line inIline out of code amendment
. Exhibit B - "clean copy" of affected code sections JCC 18.22.120 & 130.
. Exhibit C - Bibliography (Citations) of Best Available Science Review.
ALTERNATIVES: The BoCC may adopt and sign the Ordinance, Dr revise by adding their own findings
and conditions before final adoption and signing.
FISCAL IMPACT/COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS: Once the BoCC adopts the Ordinance, a
Conditional Discretionary "C( d)" Use pennit review and approval will be required for placement ofUSTs
in CARAs, with the associated fees required.
Regular Agenda
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RECOMMENDATION: The DCD Staff recommends the BoCC review and sign the attached
Ordinance to allow Underground Storage Tanks in Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas as indicted in Exhibit
A.
REVIEWED BY:
Philip Morley, County Administrator