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Home My WebLink About07-02-1975H r JEFFERSON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JULY 2, 1975 I. Opening'Business II. Correspondence III. Old Business -A. Policy Question Re: 60 foot legal access provision .requirement outside of,.proposed subdivisions B. Draft Environmental Impact Statement of Hermitage Camper Club Proposal C. 6-Year Road Program D. Comprehensive Plan IV. Next Meeting V. Adjournment NOTE: This meeting eras tape recorded and the tapes are on file with the Jefferson.County Planning Department. Jefferson County -Planning Commission PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON 98368 MINUTES OVJuly 2; 1975 I. Opening Business Chairman .Norris Short called the meeting. to order.at 7:30.p.m. Members present were Fred !ester, Fred Houghton, Ed Wainwirght, Karl Randolph and Finis Stevens. Chairman Short declared a quorum of7members present. Planning Director, David Cunningham, was present. Minutes of June'25, 1975 were approved, subject to an amendment under Part III, Section A: Preliminary Plat #7-74; Kala Point, to read at the end of the first paragraph: "Ed Wainwright made comments regarding the possibility of lack of mail service if private road systems are instituted." II. Correspondence Prosecuting Attorney William Howard's letter regarding "Appearance of Fairness Doctrine Session" submitted June 30, 1975. Proceedings by the Planning Association of Washington Spring Conference on Human Resource Planning. A brief. report on legislative Subcommittee Meeting in Olympia., Amore comprehensive report at the next regular meeting. A brief mention of citizens committee which is studying.the economic aspects of several land -use management.programs. A more detailed report at the next regular meeting. III. Old Business A. Policy Question Re: 60 foot legal access provision requirement out-. side of proposed subdivisions: Chairman Short exemplified the circum- stance as it arose with the variance request hearing. of Randy Barrett. It was noted that the Subdivision Ordinance has no specific right-of-way width requirements for provision of legal access outside of a .proposed subdivision. After further discussion.o.f alternative.means, Karl Randolph moved that it is the Planning. Commission Policy that, each short subdivision., shall. have 60 foot legal' access.to the nearest constructed°.pub.14c road., and this policy will be incorporated- in the nexi4.revision of the Subdivision Ordinance. Fred Lester seconded the motion. Motion.,carried by unanimous vote of-411 six members in favor and none opposed. Motion-declared.carried by the Chair- man. B. Draft Environmental IMOAdt Statement of -Hermitage Camper Club Proposal: Planning [director Dave Cunningham noted°.there are.two approvals of the County required: (1) In compliance with the Camper Club*Ordinance, the Planning Commission has -to make a recommendation to the County Commissioners whether or not the proposal. complies with.the'Camper Club Ordinance. (2) It requires compliance with the Shoreline.Master-Program in.which the Shoreline - Management Advisory Commission shall make recommendation to the -.Board of Commissioners. Mr. Cunningham noted'i.t seems sensible to have one hearing, jointly.sponsored by the Planning -Commission and Shoreline Management Advis- ory 'Commission. The.hearing was set for Wednesday, July 23,.at 7:30 p.m. i.n the Courtroom, County Courthouse. The hearing will.be i.h.two parts: -(1) Testimony regard- ing the Impact Statement;. does it anticipate all the impacts whether beneficial or adverse. (2) Testimony on the 'project itself. The hearing will have three rules regarding testimony: (1) Written testimony of .any length.may be submitted for post -hearing evaluation- (.2).Oral testi- mony will be limited to 2-3 minutes per speaker determined by the aamunt of testimony to be submitted. (3) Repetitive testimony should be avoided when possible.. Persons wishing to give testimony can sign in before entering the Courtroom. Testimony considered.valuable to the recommendations of the Shoreline Manage- ment Advisory Commission and the Planning Commission wil-l- be extracted and typed. Site inspection of the -proposed project will be conducted. July 1.6th, Wednesday beginning at 6:30 p;rw.. at the -.Courthouse. Mr. Cunningham will invite the developer to Attend the site inspection. C. 6-Year Road Program: Mr.. Cunningham noted there will be a public hearing Monday, July 7th; on the 1976-1981 6-Year-Road Program. He alto noted the County Commissioners should .be reminded of -the Planning,Commissiens position, as an advisory group, to make recommendations on.the read program as it relates to the Comprehensive.Plan. Further -.discussion indicated the road program needed clarification; what .was included -in it. It was decided that the County Engineer Ed Becker should meet with the Planning Commission sometime in September to discuss thYs matter. The 1976-1981 Program was not complete, therefore, the 1975-1980 Program was submitted to the Commission for inspection. The reason being, most projects listed will be on the new program. Discussion ensued: on what roads were applic- able and how.the road program applied to the Comprehensive Plan. D. -�omprehensive-Plan: Section 36.70.360 of the Planning Enabling Act "Cooperation with affected agenci.es", states,' brief,=that in formulating the Comprehensive Plan the planning --agency may cooperate with such author ities, departments, -and agencies as may have jurisdiction :over the territories or -facilities for which -the plan is being- made to incorporate their plans to be indicated in the Comprehensive Plan. A fall meeting with said agencies., departments and -authorities will be set. The objective is to have all. projects and plans reviewed 'by the Planning Commission and for the C-ommission to incorporate them into the Comprehensive Plan. it was stated the.,plans and ,projects_ should be submitted before the budget each year. IV. Next Meeting The next Planning Commission meeting will be the 23rd of July. It is the public hearing for "Hermitage Camper Club "to convene in the Courtroom at 7:30 p.m.. V. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at M 16.p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Tom Aumock Assistant -Planner and Acting Secretary for the Commission