HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Mtg Minutes 2015-05-06621 Sheridan St.
Port Townsend WA 98368
ROLL CALL
District 1
Coker: £-Absence
Felder: Present
Koan: Present
Jefferson County Planning Commission
MEET ING MINUTES
District 2
Smith: U-Absence
Farmer: Present
Sircely: Present
Tri-Area Community Center
May6, 2015
Call to Order at 6:30 pm
Staff Present
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District 3
Brotherton: Present
Giske: £-Absence
Hull : Present
Carl Smith, DCD Director
Colleen Zmolek, DCD Associate Planner
Public in Attendance: Approximately 20
Approval of Agenda: Richard Hull approved the agenda.
Approval of Minutes: None prepared.
STAFF UPDATES COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS
None None
DISCUSSION
Proposed Agricultural/Recreational Marijuana Regulations
Staff presented proposed regulations for producing, processing, and retail for recreational marijuana with
percentages of lot coverages per zone with maximum building sizes for Rural Residential zones, as well as
Conditional Use permit requirements for specific zones.
Patricia Farmer: Motioned to approve that all recreational marijuana applications be required to submit
a Conditional Use application.
Motion failed to receive second.
Patricia Farmer: Motioned to approve that all recreational marijuana applications within Rural
Residential and Forest zones be required to submit a Conditional Use application.
Motion failed to receive second.
OBSERVER COMMENT
Catherine Collins:
Jean Ball:
Cheryl Burnett:
Laurel Brink:
Carl Smith, DCD director:
Jim Mccrae:
Tim Fager:
John Gunning:
Tim Wilkins:
Works as director for Sound Experience. In December of 2014, received a donation of
property and soon after was made aware that adjacent was a proposed recreational
marijuana operation. Sound Experience has submitted a formal complaint for the land
clearing to DCD. Hopes that DCD will apply the Cottage Industry regulations to
commercial marijuana operations.
No comment.
No comment.
It sounds as if this is already law.
We have received an application from the entity. We will be applying current codes, but
we do not have current regulations specific to recreational marijuana.
I have changed my location with the WSLCB. In the attempt to close a "loop-hole", I see
that Jefferson County has agricultural right and privileges. It is a "taking" of my land to
limit even greenhouses. There should be no discrimination of temporary and
permanent structures.
Has also moved his operation. Being discriminatory against anything is any way is bad.
Our community should want to promote growth and good-paying jobs. Our County
doesn't even know what the WSLCB regulations are after over a year.
No Comment.
Most jurisdictions have a "pro marijuana representative" at their Community
Development department. Sound Ex perience was gifted the property next door which
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Linda Gately:
Jean Ball:
Gary Johnson:
Linda Gately:
Jefferson County Planning Commission
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has an unpermitted house. When I had a meeting with a planner to clear some trees, I
was advised at the time of my consultation that I did not a permit. My son has a house
that was sitting idle for 8 years, and a complaint was filed. All residents of Gybe Ho Rd
should be required to comply as well.
The Marrowstone Community Development Plan is adopted by the County and had any
of the applicants read the development plan beforehand, they would not have chosen
Marrowstone Island for their operation.
There was a special committee created to decide the issues, which were narrowed to
light, traffic, and noise. I don't need to notify my neighbors when I'm growing tomatoes,
but I do for marijuana? Stop the discrimination.
Received issuance of his 8' fence a few weeks ago. How will the setbacks and maximum
building sizes apply to existing buildings that might be converted? How are complaints
investigated and prioritized?
There is one water source on Marrowstone Island that should be considered. I don't
know of any carrot high -volume crop.
Matt Sircely: What would happen if someone had an existing barn and converted it?
Colleen Zmolek, DCD planner:They could "close off' part of the building, but would not be approved if it did not meet
setbacks.
Tim Fager:
Carl Smith, DCD director:
Jim Mccrae:
Carl Smith, DCD director:
DISCUSSION
I'd like to know how many complaints are filed each year.
Approximately 50 to 100. Our part-time building inspector conducts a site visit.
Complaints are prioritized based on human/life safety.
Could a representative from the Planning Commission be present for the BOCC hearing?
A member of the Planning Commission is always welcome to be present.
Proposed Agricultural/Recreational Marijuana Regulations
Informal poll to include the conditional use application process for recreational marijuana processing in
RR/Forest:
No: Tom Brotherton, Matt Sircely
Yes: Cynthia Kaan, Richard Hull, Gary Felder, Patricia Farmer
Informal poll/or a 5% versus 10% building footprin t maximum:
5% -Matt Sircely, Cynthia Kaan, Patricia Farmer, Tom Brotherton, Richard Hull
10% -none
Gary Felder abstained.
Informal poll for the caps on RR1:5:
Yes on cap: Matt Sircely, Cynthia Kaan, Richard Hull, Gary Felder, Tom Brotherton f°A+.rk \..:::. f:?r,,.,.e/f.
Informal poll/or the caps on RR1:10 and RR1:20:
Yes on cap: Matt Sircely, Cynthia Kaan , Richard Hull, Gary Fe lder P_.+v-l ~"" ~r-~
Yes for a cap on permanent structure, but NOT greenhouses: Tom Brotherton ~
Carl Smith reminded the Planning Commission that a public hearing is noticed on the proposed regulations for
recreational marijuana and scheduled for 05/20/2015 . All present commissioners confirmed they would be in
attendance at the 05/20 hearing.
Adjourned at 8:40 pm