HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 0721 14STATE OF WASHINGTON
1 County of Jefferson
In the Matter of the Establishment of a }
No Shooting Area near Port Ludlow to be } ORDINANCE NO. 06- 0721 -14
known as the Tala Shore No Shooting Area }
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners makes the following
Findings of Fact with respect to this particular No Shooting Area petition and review process:
1. On April 16, 2007, Ordinance No. 02- 0416 -07 was adopted by Jefferson County,
codified under the Health and Safety provisions of Jefferson County Code
Chapter 8.50, which specifies the process for the establishment of no shooting
areas in accordance with RCW 9.41.300(2)(a) "where there is a reasonable
likelihood that humans, domestic animals, or property may be jeopardized;" and
2. Jefferson County Code Chapter 8.50 specifies procedures for establishing no
shooting areas in specifically described unincorporated areas of Jefferson County;
and
3. On November 6, 2012, a petition was received pursuant to JCC 8.50.050(a) from
residents of the Tala Shore area located in voting Precinct 4504, which was found
to be sufficient upon review by the County Auditor, for the purposes of
considering the establishment of a Tala Shore no shooting area by this ordinance;
and
4. At a January 14, 2013, meeting of the Board of County Commissioners the Board
reviewed the petition, and following that review, requested the petitioners to
provide documentation regarding the potential interest of nearby landowners to
further expand the proposed no shooting area boundary; and
5. The County received a letter dated February 1, 2013 from the Tala Point Home
Owners Association supporting expanding the existing Port Ludlow and Paradise
No Shooting Areas to include the entire Tala Point area, with 13 property owners
in favor, 3 opposed, and 2 non - responding; and
6. Sufficient interest has been documented to warrant considering an expansion to
the boundaries of the proposed Tala Shore no shooting area to potentially include
the area of Tala Point containing smaller lots, many of which have homes; and
7. On February 18, 2014, the County sent letters to all Point No Point and Point
Elliott Treaty tribes pursuant to JCC 8.50.050, inviting the tribes to identify their
concerns and inviting their participation regarding the potential establishment of a
Tala Shore No Shooting Area; and
8. Properties surrounding the Tala Shore Drive area and the developed area of Tala
Point include a number of larger, undeveloped lots, including an 80 -acre parcel
managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, and
9. Pursuant to JCC 8.50.050(b), the County Commissioners may themselves propose
the boundaries of a no shooting area; and
Ordinance No. 06- 0721 -14
Re: Tala Shore No Shooting Area
10, The entire area lies north of the existing Paradise Bay No Shooting Area and east
of the Port Ludlow No Shooting Area; and
11. On June 16, 2014, the Board approved a legal notice announcing a public hearing
to be conducted on July 21, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in the Jefferson County
Commissioners' Chambers; and
12. On July 21, 2014, the Board held the public hearing on the proposed Tala Shore
No Shooting Area boundary. Oral and written testimony was received by the
Board; and
13. In accordance with RCW 9.41.300(2)(a), the Board finds the location of the Tala
Shore No Shooting Area is a region of unincorporated Jefferson County where
there is a reasonable likelihood that the health and safety of humans, domestic
animals, or property may be jeopardized by the discharge of firearms; and
14. Upon conclusion of the public hearing the Board reviewed the record, deliberated
and voted to establish the Tala Shore no shooting area boundary as proposed
herein; and
15. The creation of the Tala Shore no shooting area has been completed in a manner
consistent with Ordinance #02- 0416 -07 and Jefferson County Code Chapter 8.50;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED as follows:
Section One: The following language shall be added to the Jefferson County Code at Chapter
8.50 JCC:
Tala Shore: The area described below is hereby established as a no shooting area as
provided in Article I of this chapter.
That portion of Section 15, Township 28 North, Range 1 East, W. M., Jefferson County,
Washington encompassed within the following described boundary:
Beginning at the intersection of the South Section line of Section 15, Township 28 North,
Range 1 East, W.M. Jefferson County, State of Washington and the centerline of a
private road known as East Ludlow Ridge Road, as said private road is described in
Auditor File Number 285012 records of Jefferson County, Washington; Thence
Northerly along said private road centerline to the North line of the Southeast Quarter of
the Northwest Quarter of Sections 15, Township 28 North, Range 1 East; Thence
Easterly along said North line of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of
Sections 15 to the Northwest corner of Government Lot 4; Thence Easterly along the
North line of Government Lot 4 and the Easterly extension of the North line of
Government Lot 4 to the 0.0 low tide mark within Hood Canal,
Thence Southerly along said 0.0 low tide mark within Hood Canal to the intersection of
said 0.0 low tide mark with the Easterly extension of the South section line of said
Section 15; Thence West along said Easterly extension of said South section line and the
South section line of Section 15, Township 28 North, Range 1 East, to the intersection of
said South line and the centerline of the private road known as East Ludlow Ridge Road
said point being the point of beginning of this description.
TOGETHER WITH:
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Ordinance No. 06- 0721 -14
Re: Tata Shore No Shooting Area
All of Section 10, Township 28 North, Range 1 East, W.M. Jefferson County, State of
Washington.
All situated in Jefferson County, State of Washington.
Section Two: The following map is hereby made part of the Jefferson County Code
at Chapter 8.50. See: Attachment A — Tala Shore No Shooting Area Map.
Section Three: Should there be any discrepancy or disagreement between the metes and bounds
description found in Section One above and the boundary of the Tala Shore No Shooting Area as
reflected on the map made Attachment A to this Ordinance, then the text of the metes and
bounds description shall be deemed controlling.
Section Four: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.
APPROVED this day of , 2014.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD of OMMISSIONERS
Jo Au ,Chairman
Dav" ulhvan, M ber
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Erin Lundgren l
Clerk of the Board
A roved as to fo nly:
David Alvarez, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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Attachment A -Tale Shore No Shooting Area Map
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