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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-15-1975K Jefferson County Planning Commission COURTHOUSE PORT TOWNBBNoo WASHmaTON 98368 MINUTES OF JANUARY 15, 1975 �.. Opening Business 7:40 p.m. Chairman Norris Short called the meeting to order Members present: Finis Stevens, Karl Randolph, Eva Taylor, Ed Wainwrlghtp Chet Dalgleish, Fred Houghton, Harry Pollard. Planning Department Staff: David Cunningham, Terre Aumock Minutes of December-4 and 18, 1974: Karl Randolph moved to approve the minutes as correctedi,(December 4th: Names of members who made the motions). Motion seconded and carried by unanimous vote. II. Correspondence - Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau - "New Grading Schedule for Mmicipal Fire Protection" - "Environmental Impact Statement - Sodbduck Planning Unit" by0lumic National Forest - interim Rules and Regulations for the Forest Practices Act and the Draft Rules and Regulations of the Forest Practices Act to be proposed_ to the State Legislature. - Petition by Harold G. Brun for dedication of a county road - Supreme Court decision. on Clallam County Zoning - Supreme.• -Court decision in a Kitsap County rezone Senator Walgrens draft proposal to establish a Hood Canal Comii.ssion: the draft proposal for legislation was read by Planning Director David Cunningham. Discussion followed in opposition to this proposal for , , legislation. Karl Randolph moved that the Planning Commission c - icate to the County Commissioners their opposition to a proposal of the Hood. Canal Advisory Committee and Bator Walgren to establish a Hood Ca l Commission with powers superceding those of the Shoreline Management Act and the purposes of the leell, Shoreline Commission, as well as the superceding the Planning Enabling Act and the purposes of the Planning Commission. Further, that the Planning Commission recom­-� mend to the County Commissioners to take following action Vi:th respect to this matter: 1. that the County Commissioners communicate to legislators Connor, -Sandison, and Savage, 'their opposition to this proposal., and 2. that the County Commissioners terminalefurther Jefferson. Comity participation in the Hood Canal Advisory Commission. Motion seconded by Fred Houghton.. Motion curried by unanimous vote. III. Old Business A. Subdivision Regulations: Plonning Director .Davi4 Cunningham presented members with % copy of the Subdivision Regulations, noting that they -have been officially adopted by the County Commissioners . B. Report on progress of Hermitage, •Camj €er Club Eiivironmental lnqWt State- ment: Planning Director. David Cunningham noted that he has reviewed the draft E.I.S. on the project and noted that it will be returned to the developers for..substantial revision. Mr. Cunningham further noted that in light of substantial public response.,to this project that future Planing Commission discussiodr of the draft l.S. prbbably should be conducted on on near Tondos Penins4a, or ?Here in a' public hearJxg format. C. Port Ludlow Environmental .impact Statement: Planning Director David Cunningham -noted that • the Pla4ni C ' _6 s` ion will review the E . I.S . at its next meeting. D. Report on the Implement action of the Building Code: P100ning Director David Cunningham noted that the County Commii.ssioners� are advertising the position of Building Inspector and will: be conducted in about a week. Discussion folleved.,regarding the amendment provision in the, adoption of the U.B.-C. reason for slay amendment to the Code, , as Chairman Short noted, concerning the issue of the "right of entry" and that of reg,4*ig permits for everything, i.e. painting, remodeling, etc. RedAug this matter, the suggestion of adding a new class for.Alter- a-i-ons was posited. 2. r Chairman Shco then spoke of the means of ame' the "right of entry" clauses noting that in his view, the only way to modify this clause is to exempt class I structures entirely, and then come back and require all new construction, to cone under the purvue of the Code. Members questioned this procedure. Eva Taylor explained a circumstance where there is a party which contem— Pilates remodeling, takes out a permit, and the Building Inspector finds that the present -structure has a cesspool and the ground does not perk. Eva asks: What is the Inspector going to do? Chairman ,Short replied that any old househas to be brought up to code if it'affects the health, safety or general welfare of the public, the inspector shall require correction of the situation or dondemn the structure. Members started that this situation is a health related matter, or that the present structure comes under the grandfather clause. Chairman Short reaffirmed his statements adding that he will review this matter and report to the Commission. iY. Now Ninesi A. Draft Comprehensive Plan policies for OResource—Transportation and Circur lotion": Planning Director David Cunningham presented the draft goal ;_z, statement and supporting policies. Members reviewed the.draft made corrections, and or a motion by'Karl Randolph, adapted the draft by unan— imous vote. (Copy of this draft is attached -to the Official Minutes.) B. Discussion on the Parks and Recreation. Element of the Comprehensive Plan,: Assistant Planner Tom Aumack presented an, outline of the preparation work now in progress on this element of the Oompreliensive Plan. Mr. Aumock noted that the County had an opportunity. to take part ina.a survey being conducted by the City of Port Townsend, that the county had little success from the survey. Members discussed the survey format and agreed that a separate County survey should be designed to obtain ap1bropriate public response, and that the .rlanning Staff draft a new survey format and pre -- sent it to the Commi.ssi.m. V. Next Meeting Wednesday, January 22, 1M, at 7:30 p.m. at the. Courthouse. Review of the Port Ludlow IE.I.S. is on the Agenda. . VI. Adjournment Karl Randolph moved to ad3ot n the meeting. at>10:30 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, 1 Tom Aumock Assistant Planner and Acting Secretary for the Couni.ssion —^ NOTE: This meeting was tape recorded County Planning Department. and is on file with the. Jfffdrson 3