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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-04-1976m Jefferson County }Planning Commission COURTHOUSE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 4, 1976 I. OPENING BUSINESS II. PRESENTATION: CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL PLANNING EFFORTS III. NEW BUSINESS A. Preliminary. Plat Renewal Request, Pope and Talbot Development, Inc. (South Bay Community Number 1 and 2) IV. CORRESPONDENCE/CONFERENCES V. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN VI. ADJOURNMENT VII. NEXT MEETING NOTE: This meeting was tape recorded and the tapes are on file with the Jefferson County Planning Department. I. OPENING BUSINESS Chairman, .`Randol ph. called the meeting to order , at 7:35 p.m. Members present were Karl,Randolph, Finis Stevens, Fred Houghton, Chet Dalgleish, Ed Wainwright, and Harry Pollard. A quorum of six was declared by Chairman°Randolph. Representing the Planning Department were Director DavidiCunningham, ,. Assistant Planner Tom Aumock and Secretary.Laura Southway.& Guests were Leader Reporter Bill Dewitt, Kala Point Consultant William Hendrichs, Pope and Talbot Engineer Chuck McLearnsberry, Seamount Estates Engineer Harry Irwin, Short Plat Applicant Olof Ford, Resource Planner David Goldsmith, and Mrs. Adell Swanson.. Minutes of December 3, 1975 were motioned,to be approved by Ed Wainwright and seconded by Fred Houghton. Upon vote the motion received unanimous approval. II. CORRESPONDENCE/CONFERENCES Port Angeles Evening News article "Peninsula Men on.Panel."; a 14-man committee is being organized to assist the Olympic National Forest with its land use planning. Five men were chosen from Glallam and Jefferson Counties. Seattle Post Intelligencer article "Water Hyacinths Replace Sewerage Treatment Plant"; in Orange Grove, Mississippi water hyacinths are being used to process the communitys sewage instead of a sewerage treatment plant. The process is proven very successful. The Cooperative Extension Service of the Washington State -University is sponsoring a short course, 'Soil Erosion and:Sedimentati.on Control", February 4th and 5th in Olympia. In cooperation with the .Washington State University Cooperative Extension Service and the.League of.Women Voters, the Washington Resource Council is offering'a symposium entitled "Who Can Control Water - Who Shou.ld,Control Water -Who Will Control Water" January 8th at the Sea Tac Airport in Seattle. By the Land Development Registration Act of 1973 (R.C.W.. 98.19) two,Cease, Desist and Refrain Orders were issued to developers..I n Jefferson,County by the Department of,Motor Vehicles. -1- III. OLD BUSINESS A. Ford .Short Plat .Appl:ication. #S32-7.5 Variance.. Request.:. David .Cunningham reviewed the proposed subdivision and the request.for a variance.fro6the-- 60 foot legal access provision to a.30 foot access..provsion.. Applicant Olaf Ford explained circumstances peculiar to the property, which involved, history of the existing access, situation.of his welliand adjacent property ownership. After a period of discussion Chairman Randolph.reviewed.cond Lions of vari-ance findings as stated. in Section 8.30 of the Jefferson County, Subdivision. Ordinance. A motion was made by•Ed Wainwright.;to_make.a:.recommendation to the Board .of Commissioners to approve the variance in that it conforms to the findings -as stated. Finis Stevens seconded the motion„and it was carried by & unanimous vote for approval. B. Seamouht_.Estates`aftis.ion 4 Final Plat:-r David Cunningham reviewed the preliminary plat, (approved in September of 1974).,.of the 30 lot subdivision. and reviewed the submitted final plat. It was noted a site -inspection was made January-6th by Mr. Cunningham and members -Ed Wainwright and Chet Dalgl.eish. Comments.and,recommendations were explained in a letter of January 7th to -the Board -of -,Commissioners which was drafted by the Planning .Department ;for, the, Planning Coftfssion..(4ttached to the official minutes). Seamount Estates Engineer Harry Irwin agreed with the said letter. After discussion Ed Wainwright made a motion to Commissioners to approve the final plat subject Stevens seconded the motion and it received a, IV. NEW BUSINESS recommend to the County, to_ .cond.i tiaras stated. - Finis unanimous as seat ing;vote. A. Preliminary Plat Port Ludlow Division Cun, ngham, _rev ieWced• the proposal; a 10 acre tract of land to be divided into 20 lots. The Plat Report (attached, to official minutes) `was ,exati.ned..by_members. Mr. Cunningham noted conditions of approval by the Health, Engineer and Planning. Departments. Chuck McLearnsberry, Pope,}.and Tao boi ,,'En§.ineer: �ftated•-Itbese conditions could -be met. After a discussion period Ed Wainwright made a motion.to,recommehd to -the County Commissioners to approve the prell minar-y-pl_at:spbjecet to_the-condit'ons of the Health, Enginner and Planning Departments. °finis Stevens secondet# ;he motion -and it was approved by .a -unanimous vote. -2- B. Preliminary Pl.at Karla Point,Division, 2, #5-75: David Cunningham outlined.the proposed 265 lot subdivisi q. He noted the.Developers are -not requesting preliminary plat approval. onlry-an unofficial consent to develop the road design. Karl"a .Point Consultant .Bil.l., Hendrtchs gave further tinformation regarding their request. The imposed project area is a heavily wooded region making.it very hard for a°backhoe to get in to dig holes for septic tank approval. Therefore, with the road system expanded septic tank investigation .coul'd'-- de. Discussion ensued on the road design. Members questioned the main arterial., Prospect Street., believing that -14 driveways would be hazar- dous. County Engineer Ed Becker suggested.possi-ble solutions, larger setbacks or one driveway to twa lots. Members pondered maintenance and .building problems that might exist with these solutions. A motion was made by Harry. Pollard :to, 94=ye Orel iiaar+ approval for the - - road des..ign with the condition the. Deve.lepers- Lek -ate.. i.t� tive solution to the access p. vUions,,oh, hot tc'lots frontinq�,Kifa_.Poinrt:; -ve.. The motion was seconded by Finis Stevens and was carried--.by.y *unanimous vote. C. 1976 Road Construction Program: County.Enginner Ed Becker reviewed. the 19 road construction,04 fit& .outl.ined is the 1976 Road Program. Ed Wainwright questioned Mr. Becker on item 4, wi:shing,::to know if the entrance intersection at Cape George Colony was includedA n the spot safety improve- ments of intersections. Mr. Becker reel-ted that if the.cost could justify the improvement it could be done. It was agreed that a petition made to the County Commissioners would be the first step in accomplishing the project. David Cunningham asked Mr. Becker if item 2 covered road name si.gns and how these names were designated. Mr.. Becker stated sign naming would-be included to some extent. Discussion revealed that names were given in various ways, mailmen, plats, etc. Mr. Cunningham..noted.the Quilcene high-school students made signs for the Qu.ilcene area and that such a project could be done in other communities. - Chairman Randolph stated the.Comprehensive..Rl.an does. not incorporate cri- teria for the road programs. He suggesteda methodology for approving the programs should be constituted into the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Becker said he would be most willing to present criteria for choosing construction programs to the Planning Commission. -3- V. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Due to the length of time. needed.for discussion.,,the-Idraft Development" section of the Comprehensive Plan -muld-be Ostp6_ -Onti T a .1 ater ai66ti ng. -Mr. Cunningham noted the Park and Recreation -Plan needed 'to �bdIn "k, form for a publ is -hearing. As. part- of the WtentahnO, Program- the County Commissioners have set up bonds so the. Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation funds could be obtained. VI. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 p.m. VII. NEXT MEETING The next meeting is scheduled for Submitted, Laura SoUthmayd Secretary for the Jefferson County Planning.Commission 0-, OR - t Jeffeison County Planning Commission COURTHOUSE PORT TOWNSEND, WASNIN13TCN 98368 IX January 7, 1976 Board Of County Commissioners County Courthouse Port Townsend, WA 98368 Re: Final Plat of "Seamount Estates Division 4" Gentlemen: In compliance with R.C.W.'58.17 the Planning Commission has reviewed the abovereferenced plat for conformance with the conditions of preliminary plat approval granted by your board September 23, 1974. ',Our comments and recommendations are as follows: 1 Tract A -Open Space must be provided a 15 foot access easement along, the lot -line common to lots 9 and 10 for ingress and egress to said'' tract. (as per condition A, Action Report of September. 23,.1974) 2. The Access and Utility Easement common to lots 56 6, T, 8, 9, 10. and 11 was not a portion of the preliminary plat. In order too -provide adequate physical access to these lots, the narrow road which has been'`' gradedwithin said easement should be ditched, ballasted, and surfaced to the satisfaction of the Jefferson County -Director of Public Works. 3. A road maintenance bond, satisfactory to the Jefferson County Director of Public Works and the Prosecuting Attorney, should be.secured.partic-­ ularly as relates -to Cirque Drive between Lot 22 and Lot 25. 4. Lots 28.,.29, and 30 were not a portion of the approved preliminary plat., Although the Olympic Health District may find these lots adequate for septic tanks and drainfields, topography and physical access lead this Commission to recommend that these three lots, as well -as Lots. 26 and 27, be redesigned as per the attached map. $:mot" �Y • < r •- . .January 7, 1975 .• ~.,wi. r Board of County Commis s i oners. Page. i taffMembers oft the PlanningCommission and PlanningDe.art�ent s• , _ conducted a site inspection of the subdivision on January'6, 197-6 ' It is•.our recommendation that prior to final plat recording.the Board of County Commissioners engage in a similar field inspection An order to verify our points ,of concern. Respectfully Submitted Jefferson County Planning CoMmission Karl Randol ph, Chairman 3v KR•DCTIs ^ Enclosures IV , , ' 1 ,:�:> �. `'g ; gyp:; •._r. , Af i rJJ lot 4©.. 25 , i i 041 DUO- EASE. ♦sIe �` 21 i a� � L • l e �� .,a► N sr aV ce W ,ap 30 31 g5 • — _ .... i f. e ' - tiyiwluoi-u.i.i nub � ' p � a • - ���1iiti'7- sip 26 IN ro PLATTED- SEAMtOUNT ESTATES DIV NO. 3 r PLAT REPORT Plat Names Port Ludlow Division No. 5 General Location and .Legal Descriptions: That portion of Government Lot 10 NEU of the NW. of Section 9, Township 28•North, Range 1 East, W.M., lying ` easterly of Oak Bay Road and northerly of Plat of Port Ludlow Division No. 2 Developer: Pope.$ Talbot Development Inc. Consulting E�regineer: Chuck MacLearnsberry, P.E. Application Date: December 15, 1975 , ,.DESIGN IOWHATIMN: „ 1. Toning Classification Residential " .2. Acreage • 9.98 •3. Land --Use Allocations: (11,500 minimum).. a. 20 lots ( 77 % of total acreage* b. average lot size, 16,750 sq. ft.. c# 4_2 lots/gross acre a.: 2 miles of road ( %of total acreage) b. 50 ft. r/w width c. {) private roads {* public roads _ a. 9: 6 .1 aCra res of greenbelt or open —space reservations.. .(10^ % of total -.acreage) 4. Water Supply a. (X) Extension of e:eisting system (name) '• Ludlnw 11t1Lii_e Co b. Creation of new cowaunitY system- - c. (, Individual weals per lot.j. S. Site Inspection Report: Level, brushy tract sloping from the County road,' easterly toward the shoreline. No apparent topographic difficulty except in that shown as open space. TEPARTHM MCONZffm'S , 1. Health Department: { X) Preliminary approval be granted subject to the "following condition(s):- 1. Design and -installation of the water and sewer systems shall be approved ;l by the Washington Department of Ecology and the Department of Social and Health Services prior to final plat approval. �. Engineering- Department: { X) Preliminary- approval be granted subject to the .following condition(s) . 1. That portion of North Ludlow Beach Tracts underlying Port Ludlow Division,-, 6 shall -be vacated prior to final plat approval. 2. Road right-of-way shall be 60 feet. - 3. Planning Department. { X y Prelkdm-0y approval be granted subject to the -following j .condition.::(s) : = .1- . 1. Rear -yard building setback line will be reaffirmed. prior to final plat approval by the developer and the Jefferson County Planning Department. -Review of the setback line location will be based on conditions of geology, slope, and beach erosion characteristics. 2. As per the request.of Jefferson County Fire Protection.District'3, the water main shall be 8-inch. Fire hydrants shall be installed,ih prox- imity to Lot 18 and Lot 12. 3. Lots shall be restricted to single-family residences only, and subject -to the same restrictions, covenants, and community organization provisions as previous Port LUdlow subdivisions. r JEFFERSON COUNTY 1976 ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM NARRATIVE The following 19 road construction, projects, _ making. -up the anticipated 1976 road construction program for the Jefferson County Highway Department, have been individually reviewed by the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners to- gether with the Director of the Department of Public Works and the following assessments have been made. For the sake of brevity, some projects have been grouped together being catagorized as a type of project. If implemented, thi's ; - 19 part program will insignificantly affect the environment.• Individual. assess- ments are available at the County Engineer's Office at the. Courthouse,, -Port Townsend. 1.. County 'Wide Light Bituminous Surface Treatment is a part of the- effort to upgrade existing gravelled roads by stabilizing the loose and dusty surfaces by "Black Topping". = 2. County Wide Signs and Traffic Control is a continuing, plait to ;. provide an improved system of pavement markings and traffic -control signs -to aid safe traffic movements on Jefferson County roads. 3. Drainage at Paradise is an effort to lower the water table along the roadway within this growing community, thus providing a more stable road system. .An interesting side benefit to this project is that the entire Community will benefit by virtue of -the lowered water table. r. 4. Intersection Improvements sometimes called spot safety improve- : ' ments, is aimed at reducing the hazards existing at some inter- sections on County roads. Many of these faulty intersections were.contracted many years ago before the advent of the r:y higher speed auto. 5. Prospect Street Surfacing - a lift of gravel plus a bituminous surface. 6. Airport Road to Chimacum Shoulder Paving will be a safety project to provide for safer traffic movements for autos and bicycles. . 14. Shine Road Surfacing - same .as item 5. --_ 15. Hazel Point Road Surfacing - same as item 5. 17. 'Ballast and Surface Quilcene Streets will be an effort to ' upgrade some streets in Quilcene by placing ballast, crushed gravel and asphalt surfacing. 19. Ballast and Surface some Irondale Streets - same as item 17. Items 5, 6, 14•, 15, 17 and 19 can be grouped together in that these, items all are involved with surface improvement on existing substandard' facilities. 7. Mats Mats Beach access will provide a more direct and safer access route to the residential community of the Mats Mats -area and eventually the Olele Point residential area. This will, be done by building some ne,* roadways. and upgrading some existing roads. 18. Hadlock Street (Ki.vely) falls within the same group as item 7 and will provide a safer route to Lower Hadlock. 8. Maple Creek on the Hoh River is planned to be an additional more 'direct route to the South Hoh river area serving residential, recreational and industrial needs of the area. The present access - is by Department of Natural Resources roads which are quite', circuitous -and serve as logging roads thus the existing roads can be hazardous at times for non -logging traffic. This is a part of a contract -stage construction program inaugurated in 1965. ;. ..The next and final element is planned for a new bridge access' the Hoh River replacing the Huelsdonk bridge which has been kemoved because of safety problems. This project will allow for additional recreational development plus tying the communities of the North Hoh and the South Hoh together. 9, 10, 11•- Are bridges meant to replace existing substandard structures. The proposed structures will provide for more adequate, safer stream crossings. 12. Gardiner -Grant -road is programmed to be reconstructed on nearly the same alignment. -The improvements will be widening and resurfacing with ballast, graded gravel and bituminous surface treatment.' This route improvement will provide a more adequate access to* Gardner Beach recreational and residential area. ; IA. West Valley Road is planned for improvement by realigning both ^` horizontally and vertically. A marked bicycle path is planned adjacent to the travelled way as an effort to separate the bicycles from the auto traffic. The design will also allow for equestrian - traffic to be separated from the bicycles .and autos. 16. Dabob Road project is planned to widen, realign., grade and resurface the north end of the existing Dabob road near Center. 20. This miscellaneous construction item. is intended to allow for increased Costs of -Construction plus unforseen emergencies that often arise requiring construction. / Edwin A. Becker, Director Department of .1c ublic Works -2- 17 • 19*OAD CC:IS-RUC`."IO:I F.10=11k, I f 1. Cownty aide i.B.S.7. Improvement 25,Qcn D..,D. 2. Coury, • bide Si '," -Is & Traffic Control 3. Drainage at. Paradise 25,Q•Qs0 D. D. . 14. Int3rsecti.on 1provements (S-pot Improve:.ient) 20,0'`n D. I,.. " 5. Fr cs'rect Street Surfacing 20,00 D. 6. FavlLn-F Shoulders Airport Road (PAS Part.) --v .Celt t.n'td,_t L, 150,trK3 7. Fats Nats -Smmei access 0- 50,0f)O cv 8. Vaple Creek (116h) 120,000 9. " I:eyers Sri dye (Braver Valley) 3090 10. Ile::phi1 Creek Bridge (So�zbh 3ogac'ni el} 4Q,000 11, Barlm' Bridge (LowerR{}� oh) 35? 12. Gar&-mr- grant Road 2,�y,{}C�0 D. i;► 3-3. '1. Valle�r Road 14. Shine Road Surfacing 15. T'azel Poi nb Road Sarfaci ng 12,000 D. 16. • Dahob Road 17. Ballast 8e Surface Quileene' Streets , 25, ' r D. 18. dlock Street (Tivley)- 19. •'Irondale Sts., Ballast ?c Sur`'aci'-4; 24097 20. "i3cellarebus Construction 54,0:'.0 . Total 816,4a7 yoti".i,t spa BOARD OF JE-1- +MC?T CtFi' Y Ct22YE I4�RS fA 10 _ Chair�:ian mot. " , ti s�.� ' (/i / , 1 MI /'�.1s ,•�'i . A � ' 4 4. \ f y� I.cmiber 1 SEAT, ' I ^ '�V./ / Y • ice f/ �� . e .iber • • " -f �: ,a13 :1. rs- n, G c.2:'fc' , ' dit or and e "cio Cler', c" t%e 3oard k