HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-06-1974JeffeisonCounty
FORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON 98368
Minutes .of February 6, 1974
7 s40 F.M. %airMan Norris .Short called the meeting to order.
fibers present fwi*rAWt B&Igliesh, Harry Pollard, Karl Randolph, Fred .Houton,
Finis 3tev+atts$ Fred Lester, Eva Taylor, . Norris Short.
Planning Department staff was present.
Guests included ambers of the Cape George Colony Comity Club, A.C. , A"
JobasOap William Iftes, Lyle Kussman, Jack Locke, and Paul. Webbeir.
Fred Lester .moved to accept the minutes of January 23 as mai.led.. Karl Randolph second,
and the motion passed.
Old Business:
— The preliminary plat of l i s Homesite Addition to Cape George Colony".
.1w"MOX Short , V*JLC the guests of Cape George Col,ody w , a ty 3.Club.
Planni r D ham was directed to read the t Report
COUta wag -the reC 4ti. s by the Health, Engineering.., .,and* PUming Departments.
The reconamdations reconinend approval subject to .the conditions outlined
3ai the l�pgrt.
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Chm. Short, brought a ASPLO of the recent --legal inteir retation made by a
C County. �`.:.._ <-issue was prthtkrily one of an,appearuess of fairness P
by governmontv4 entities and individ V. Mm. *tort noted that .such an issue
will have siicant impact. on proceedings of any gentity.
Director Cu nn was thprompted to mote that in the . off ` the prelim ��r'
Plat of Palmer s Ho site 2diticu, "due irooss the has been followed,
and that the appearness of fairnese bts been follamed also.
Mr. Ctimi}ningham also noted the law regarding tal Stu is and, the
question of Whether one should be 'e ed in this preliminary per. am. short
was Of the opain3,on that all develoPments should- be required to prepare an;;.
Environmental ..impact Statement. However, from the Imowledge t:he �asicn has of
the proposed plat, amrttEnvir tal Mapact.Statement would not have to be prepared,
although no recammmmendation to the Cow4wAeners was made.
&3xerls ftVii;e Addition CoAt'd
At this times On.. Short had a letter read that was received at the meeting
ftm W. Walier tafter, Pres&Ui* of the Cape George Cemdni-ty Club regarding
the position Of the Club in t"s platting issue. TA his . uttir... the, v0pic
of an ade4u%to VaUr soppy~ is addressed.. Mr. I'mmer noted that the addition
Of this --sUbdiVWQft wOUM require improvement of 'the existing caster sui)ply., as
theclub fools the exisiting soply will not support my new subdivision dwing
peak tads
It was at this point,, A.C. Grady, Attorney for th&.m.loper noted that in the
letter datod'.NoTember 24., 19741 by Kenneth J. Kerry, PZ. for the State -
Departmook of Sod%l & Nealth Services stated that the D.S.H.S. 4pproval of the
water systAM was, based -ft the fact that in the Dept 's. opinion of the
distribution 4'$tq86* stoVW and source capacity was adequate to..provift
dMestic Vater service to, all the lots of the subdivision even it" fact if each
lot was 600upied. i
Cape George Colony Club megbers rose to argue this paw Ja that they have.
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experimoqd ash or. t wiv , - with just the
of water -�ftt a number of succeW4 e
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After ma& dines OO'kCs' Karikendolph moved that the Piagning Camissim *04nd
appreval of Plat of PaLnerts tin site. Addition to Cape George
00109V to tits siossers subject to the conditions set forth by the
iealA-, Put Roport" Nuis Stevens
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Those lef ap%vval:. balgliesh,, Randolph, Stevens, Taylor
Those against appror!,Ol: -Pollard,, Houghton,, Lester.
The vote being four (4) for approval of' the preliminary plat, and three (3) against..
the ..d 'red p6asegi.
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TLppl
'Tt PO ich coq1prises the location of the**oposed S64zre
Cond Plat.
Mr. Cunninabm discussed the topic ai hand reg4rding the Preliminary Plat of
seaiie cw7domin'ium * s, that of an administrative decision that should be made
by the Plawd#g Uamisision regarding the 1hivironmental Assessment made of the
proposed project.' The purpose of the Eavironmental,AssiOssments, explained by
-Mr. t ningham' is- to -make a gene; -al impact st4ftmeft " '-generally covering
the major aspects of the 'proposed project. If 166-Comisgion should decide
that there is need for futhertdAud.*,--,-wAd-*A1 any particular aspect
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that the Environmental Assessment poin+s ]Wr34rokmental Jhpact
Statement* is made.. V Oe zComaWim.,sh%d3A decide that the Enviromental
Assesment il Md' wX .'.4 a----avironimnt then a
Statement of Insignificant T*pact is then., the normal review
process continues.
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The environmental assessment of the Preliminary Plat of Seale Conde was
received by the .Planning Department$ and .Planning Director Dave Cunningham
presented and read in detail its contents to the Commission. Mr. Pahl Webber,
consultant to the project developer, gave a geological/engineering report which
makes up the adder to the Assessment. Mr. Webber'o report addressed solutions
to recent slides and geological hazards created in the areas .I .Partial solution,,
Mr. Webber .states, consists of a rip -rap to control erosion at the toe of the
bank, thus decreasing slippage. Eva, Taylor questioned whether a Shoreline ,
mamag t Substantial Development Permit has been obtained for this rip -dap project.
Mr. Gingham pointed out that no permit has been obtained for the rip -rap
project specifically, however, may be exempt Ithe permit '
requiremen,,Vs since emerge*: cons action necessarjr to protect property from
damage by elements. is an.dixemption from the permit requirements. Mr.
Cunningham .noted that. he will _04tact the Attorney Gener4af s office regarding
this option.
Haab 411ard noted thaUt , "gissment states the creation of a Fire 'D iAtrict
is pUmed for fire #rptectl up'and asked how the developers intended to
establish one. Mr... Lyle Hussman., principal architect for the proje t, e3qd#iftd
the pro duce, and ide special emphasis on .measures for fire control that, wii l.1
be bit into the project if in effect there wa:s�°a,,4ejay in the creation of e
Fiat District.
After. ; discussion,, Karl Randolph moved that due to ,tho adequacy of the
vi�r�x s :. oessment, that the Oommission recamnend t t of
iigt pac;t'to be; made under the Direction taf' tU,�, Department
for the eliminary Plat of Seaire-C�mdominiums. Finis O'+ess seconded the
motion. And the m6tioa- eras passed. y
*�ROd VbNaUfti
Slaak Point
Mr. Cunningham discussed this road vacation, twaU that under RCW 16.8Y'.130
the vacation of roads abutting bodies of water is pro#iited unless for
public purposes or industrial use. Mr. C ningham asked Commission members
{: to think aft the proposed road vacation in light of this lair for the next
meeting.
Karl Randolph asked about the commission membership of doe Dump. Members
"reed to have Chm. Short approach Mr. Dunlap about the matter.
- The topic of having the 1st meeting of the,"nth as the Official Business
meeting, and subsequent meetings as Workshop meetings solq',-for the purpose
of work on the zoning text was discussed and tabled until the next meeting.
- Motion to adjourn was made by Karl Randolph, seconded and passed.