HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Mtg Minutes 2015-06-03Jefferson County Planning Commission
MEETING MINUTES
621 Sheridan St.
Port Townsend WA 98368
Tri-Area Community Center
June 3, 2015
P: 360-379-4450
F: 360-379-4451
plancomm(alco.jcfferson. wa. us
Call to Order at 6:30 pm
Staff Present
Carl Smith, DCD Director
ROLL CALL
District 1
Coker: Present
Felder: Present
Kaan: Present
District 2
Smith: Present
Sircely: Present
[Vacant]
District 3
Brotherton: Present
Giske: Present Anna Bausher, DCD Assistant Planner
Hull: Present
Public in Attendance: 3
Approval of Agenda: Kevin Coker approved the agenda.
Approval of Minutes: Hearing minutes for 05/20/2015 to be amended to include Findings and Conclusions.
STAFF UPDATES
Carl Smith: Patricia Farmer's term has expired and the 05/20/2015 meeting was her last day
serving as District 2 Representative for the Planning Commission.
COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS
None
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
Food Resiliency:
David Johnson is ill and unable to attend tonight's meeting.
Discussion included:
• Addressing enforcement mechanisms
• Potentially adding two additional chapters for Health and Food Sustainability to the Comprehensive Plan
• Persistent contaminants in composting
Housing:
The proposed changes to the Housing Element presented by Anna Bausher, Assistant Planner, included:
• Updating the 1990 census information by replacement with 2010 census data
• Definition of affordable housing added
• Jefferson County Housing Authority to be updated with Peninsula Housing Authority
• New paragraph on the Housing Action Plan Network and the Housing Action Plan added
• A new goal (5.0) and supporting policies were added to support the goals of the Housing Action Plan
Suggestions from Planning Commission members included:
• Lowering the minimum Jot size requirement per residence
• Conducting a workshop with a Health Dept. representative
• Discuss affordable housing obstacles, such as regulations regarding "tiny homes" and composting toilets
• Collaborate with other organizations such as, Collective Impacts and Jefferson Land Trust, to focus on
strategies
Critical Areas Ordinance:
An update to the Critical Areas Ordinance is necessary in order to adhere to state Jaw which requires us to address
agriculture in Critical Areas. From 2007 until 2012, local jurisdictions by state law did not have the ability to apply
critical area regulations to agriculture, which includes land zoned as agriculture or enrolled in the Open Space tax
program.
Suggestions from Planning Commission members included:
• Request the County Administrator to budget for consultant to conduct a study
Lorna Smith moved that the Planning Commission endorse a letter to encourage the funding of an independent
consultant to conduct a study of our critical areas. Cynth' oan seconded. ------------- --------------------------------·!;i ------------------------------
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621 Sheridan St.
P01t Townsend WA 98368
PUBLIC COMMENT
Joel Peterson:
Jean Ball:
FOLLOW-UP ITEMS
Jefferson County Planning Commission
MEETING MINUTES
Tri-Area Community Center
June 3, 2015
P: 360-379-4450
F : 360-379-4451
plancomm@co.jefferson. wa . us
Introduced himself as a Jefferson County DCD planner. Returned to DCD within the last
two years from the Public Works Department, where he was working on the Port
Hadlock Sewer project. Recent work has included the Joint Land Use Study and will be
presenting at the following Planning Commission meeting. Attended tonight's meeting
to see how the meetings are conducted.
Birth control should be considered an option to deal with homelessness.
Collective Impact information to be provided by Cynthia Koan.
Housing Action subcommittee information to be provided to Anna Hausher from Kevin Coker.
Next Planning Commission meeting scheduled for 07 /01/2015 at 6:30 pm at the Tri-Area Community Center
Williams, PC Secretary /DCD Planning Clerk
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