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MINUTES
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 5, 1996
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Richard Wojt. Commissioner
Robert Hinton and Commissioner Glen Huntingford were both present. The Board
members interviewed Lee Morgan who had applied for appointment to the Jefferson
County Parks Board representing District Two.
A in en f~ r n n P r B ar . Commissioner Hinton
moved to appoint Lee Morgan to an unexpired term on the Jefferson County Parks Board.
His term will expire on October 24, 1997. Commissioner Huntingford seconded the
motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
P BLI MMENT PERI D. The following items were discussed: A
request from the EMS Council to the County for funding of Advanced Life Support
services; the quasi judicial nature of the Bailey project in the Chevy Chase area and the
Board not being able to listen to comments until the appropriate time in the process; the
review process for Planned Unit Developments; if the public will have input into the
discussion and possible adoption of the Interim Growth Strategy emergency ordinance; of
the County will present testimony at the City's hearing on water allocation; and a request
that a curfew be established in Jefferson County.
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Findings, Conclusions and Decision re: Preliminary Long Subdivision Approval,
#SUB95-0071; Heron Pond Ranch; a 13 Lot Long Plat; Located on the West Side
of South Discovery Road, North of Chevy Chase Golf Course; Larissa and Joseph
Pollack, Applicants
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Final Subdivision Approval SUB94-0078, MacDonald Short Plat; Divide 4.67
Acres into 2 Residential Lots; Located Adjacent to Dabob Bay, One-half Mile West
of the Intersection of Thomdyke Road and Dabob-Coyle Road; Marianne B.
MacDonald, Applicant
Final Subdivision Approval SPA94-0002, Jake's Back Forty Short Subdivision;
Divide 39 Acres into 4 Residential Lots; Located between Eaglemont and Center
on the West Side of Eaglemont Road; Patricia Lee, Personal Representative of the
Estate of Jack P. Germeau, Sr., Applicant
AGREEMENT re: Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing for Political Subdi-
visions; Public Works Department; State Department of General Administration,
Office of State Procurement
DELETE: Hearing Notice re: Intent to Change Private Road Name; Island View Avenue; Hearing Set for
Tuesday, February 20,1996 at 11:15 a,m.
AGREEMENT, Supplemental re: Survey Work on Emergency Road Projects;
XO1243, Quinault South Shore Road; XO1244, Upper Hoh Road; XO1245, Oil
City Road; Polaris Engineering
AGREEMENT, Emergency Repair Work on Upper Hoh Road, Project
No.XOI244; Seton Construction, Inc.
RESOLUTION NO. 12-96 re: Vacation of a Portion of Holman Boulevard in the
Plat of Chalmers No.2; Patricia O'Meara, Petitioner
RESOLUTION NO. 13-96 re: Designation of an Applicant's Agent; Public
Works Director Klara Fabry; For Application to Federal Emergency Management
Agency Disaster Assistance Program; Disaster Assistance for Roadways Damaged
During November and December 1995
Federal Aid Project Prospectus and AGREEMENT City/County re: Upper Hoh
Road Washout, Project No. XO1244; ISTEA Emergency Relief Funds; State
Department of Transportation
DELETE Request of Grant Allocation from Park Improvement Fund; East Jefferson Little League (See
next item.)
Findings, Conclusions and Decision re: Preliminary Long Subdivision Approval,
#SUB95-0088; Bishop Heights Division II; a 16 Lot Long Plat; Located off Egg & I
Road in Chimacum; Bishop Brothers Construction, Applicant
Final Approval of Shoreline Substantial Development Permit, #SDP95-0006; To
Construct an Open Wood Frame Picnic Shelter with a Double Fireplace (BBQ);
Bridgehaven Community Club; Applicant
RESOLUTION NO. 14-96 re: Establishing a Policy on the Use and Purchase of
Bottled Water by County Departments
RESOLUTION NO. 15-96 re: Cancellation of Unclaimed Warrants
AGREEMENT re: To Present the Workshop "Methamphetamine Risk Prevention
Training" on March 14 and 15, 1996 for Health and Human Services Department;
Stonewall Recovery Services
Approval of Request to Advertise for Two (2) Additional Citizen-at-Large Positions
on the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SW AC)
Application for Dance License; January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996; Old
Alcohol Plant
Approval of High Cost Area Reimbursement for Travel for Sherry Nesmith, Health
and Human Services Department
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20. Request to Close District Court Office at 4:00 p.m. Every Day Except Wednesday;
January 24, 1996 through February 12, 1996
21. DELETE Letter to Guy Rudolph, Irondale Community Action Neighbors/ICAN re: Petition for Incorpora-
tion of Irondale
22. Letter to Charles Chandler, Deputy State Fire Marshal re: Region #1 Life Safety
Council
23. AGREEMENT re: Community Services Grant Funding for 1996; Economic
Development Council of Jefferson County
24. AGREEMENT re: HotellMotel Funding for 1996; The Quilcene Historical
Museum
25. AGREEMENT re: Community Services Grant Funding for 1996; Jefferson County
Conservation District
26. Findings, Conclusions and Final Decision re: Surace/Larson Short Plat Approval,
#SUB95-0043; a Two Lot Short Plat; Located off Oak Bay Road; Joseph Surace,
Applicant
Request of Grant Allocation from Park Improvement Fund; East
Jefferson Little League: Commissioner Hinton 110ted that he feels the pennit fees for the
work being done by East Jefferson Little League should not come out of the funding they
are requesting. Chainnan Wojt reported that he discussed this with Warren Steurer who
handles the Park Fund and there is enough money in that fund to provide an additional
!,T}'ant amount to cover the permit fees.
Commissioner Hinton moved to approve the grant allocation requested by East Jefferson
Little League with an additional amount to cover the pennit fees. Commissioner
Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS:
PLANNING AND PERMIT CENTER
Discussion re: Emergency Interim Ordinance; Growth Strategy: Community Development
Director AI Scalf reported that the Planning Department recommends that this interim
emergency ordinance be approved to take the place of the emergency moratorium ordi-
nance. The Board has three options to consider before the moratorium ordinance expires:
implement this ordinance, continue the moratorium, or write another ordinance to deal with
these issues. He then reviewed the provisions of the ordinance (draft 7.) The ordinance
is to provide distinction between urban and rural lands, preserves the status quo, includes
all the Zoning Districts and the zoning maps of 1994, allows subdivisions to occur at
densities provided, maintains the Port Townsend Interim Urban Growth Area, and
provides definitions and a use matrix for:
. Rural Centers which are places suitable for location of new development. (Port
Ludlow, Tri Area, Britmon, Chimacum, Discovery Bay and Qui1cene.) The follow-
ing are further defined under that classification:
. Planned Rural Communities (Port Ludlow.)
. Rural Activity Centers (Tri Area.)
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Rural Neighborhood Centers (Chimacum, Discovery Bay, Brinnon, and
Quilcene.) Within these areas are existing commercial and industrial areas
that are identified on the 1994 Zoning Maps.
The densities in the remaining rural areas of the County vary from 1 to 5, 1 to 10 and 1 to
20 and then there are Resource Land designations. There is a 1 to 3 density within rural
centers provided they don't conflict with critical areas. Existing lots of record are
recognized per the motion of the Board last week. Other issues/items addressed in the
ordinance are: cluster development, public water systems, sewers and on-site septic
systems. The density on the West End of the County is I to 10 with one light industrial
area being the Allen Logging camp on the Hoh River. Chairman Wojt noted that owners
of Allen Logging are concerned that their operations are heavy industrial. Al Scalf
explained that the zoning for that area will be what is identified on the 1994 Zoning maps.
If this ordinance is adopted on an emergency basis, a public hearing will be held within 60
days.
Commissioner Huntingford noted that if the Board is going to do this, they need to make
the commitment to support the pennits for commercial and industrial projects in the
resource areas, if they are needed to sustain those resource lands. He noted that an
example of this would be the Board doing what is necessary to encourage the reopening of
the log dump at Quilcene. The County needs to support this type of activity in a resource-
based community.
Commissioner Huntingford then expressed concern about the concept of allowing one per
three densities within the Rural Centers. He feels that inside those areas the density should
be one per two and one half, to be consistent with the Critical Area Ordinance. Senior
Planner James Holland explained that he used' the one per three density in this area
because many of the Hearings Board decisions stated that one to two and one half is
definitely not a rural density. Commissioner Hinton noted that the same Hearings Board
decisions didn't say that one to two and one half was an urban density either. Commis-
sioner Huntingford added that the densities allowed in the Rural Centers is not promoting
urban sprawl and one per two and one half density is consistent and clearly limited to
specific areas.
Commissioner Huntingford noted that the densities in the Community Plans were incorpo-
rated into this ordinance as much as possible. He asked if existing lots of record (page 24,
5.20 (a)) can be sold? Senior Planner James Holland answered that they can. Commis-
sioner Huntingford suggested, as requested by the Assessor, that the term "lot of record"
be changed to "lot and/or parcel of record." Assessor Jack Westerman explained that
most people, when they think of a lot, think of the lot and blocks in a plat. He feels the
Board needs to address parcels which can be larger than what is typically thought of as a
lot.
Commissioner Hinton noted that Section 5.30 encourages cluster development, but it lacks
any definition for providing for this type of development. He suggested that the conditions
identified in the Zoning Ordinance for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) be added to
this ordinance to provide direction for cluster development.
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Commissioner Hinton also noted that he feels that Section 6.30 h r Ii F ili i
lliilities and Services, is confusing and stating the "addition, expansion, creation or
extension" would prohibit everything. Solid Waste collection is encouraged and he doesn't
understand the intent of this wording. Traffic lights are a safety issue and not a develop-
ment issue.
~ said that he feels Page 24, Section 6.10 (3) prevents anything from happen-
ing in the County. He feels item iii of that section should be deleted. This is contrary to
the State Department of Health letter that says public water systems are not prohibited in
the rural zone.
The discussion continued regarding item iii under Section 6.10 Water Supply and the
suggestion that it be deleted. James Holland said that the intent of this wording is to keep
a large development from expecting water service in an area when it was not expected or
planned for by the water purveyor, and it underscores the difference between urban and
rural developments. This section says that a subdivision should not require the creation of
unplanned additional capacity. If a subdivision utilized increased capacity that is planned
by the water purveyor, that could be allowed. This language is not intended to be a
limitation on what is in place, but it does limit the scale of what could happen. The idea is
to avoid the possibility of a water system purveyor being stuck with providing services to a
project that they don't have the capacity to serve.
Gene Seton questioned how the densities were established for the various areas? He
added that there is nothing in this ordinance defining clustered development. The Planning
Commission had a good definition and he suggested it be used in this ordinance. He gave
an example of a person with 20 acres splitting it into four, five acre parcels. They could
put 10 acres into open space and 50% more density on the other 10 acres. This gives
needed open space and it also keeps people from putting a well on every five acres. He
could interpret Item 3 Section 6.10 to mean that no hook ups could be added to a system.
~ asked if the map cut off defines the limit of the Neighborhood Center? AI
Scalf stated that the Rural Center is only the purple colored area on the map. Steve
Hayden noted that the only difference he sees between a Rural Center and a Rural Activity
Center is that the latter has more people. James Holland clarified that the other differ-
ences are in the allowed use tables (Page 16) of the ordinance.
~ reminded everyone that this is an emergency ordinance and she questioned
why this type of detail is in an emergency ordinance? She asked for clarification of how
the existing commercial zones and the Rural Centers interface with one another? AI Scalf
answered that the rural center is larger than the commercial zones on the 1994 Zoning
Maps. Commercial activity can only occur in the zoned commercial area of a Rural
Center. She then pointed out that Section 6.30 talks about merge lanes for vehicular
traffic. She asked if this Section will deal with cumulative effect of projects that occur
over time? James Holland pointed out that the language in the first sentence of this section
doesn't use the plural, it says "No development application," so it applies only to an
individual application.
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Al Scalf reiterated that this is an interim ordinance which is intended to be in place only
until the Comprehensive Plan is completed and implemented. Some of these ideas will
be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan (densities and the Rural Center concept),
and a public hearing will take place on the emergency ordinance.
Commissioner Huntingford asked the Board members whether they want to continue with
this draft emergency ordinance, or if they want to continue the moratorium? He noted
that he would like to pass this type of ordinance. Chairman Wojt and Commissioner
Hinton agreed they would like to have this emergency ordinance adopted. This will be
put back on the agenda next week.
Po ulation a fr m i n Staff Meetin : AI Scalf reported
on a meeting with the City staff regarding population. The following was agreed upon:
The Waterston figures will be used over the 20-year period:
An additional 5,091 will be allocated to Port Townsend (urban).
An additional 2,417 will be allocated to Port Ludlow (urban)
An additional 1 ,204 will be allocated to the Tri Area (rural or urban depending on
what is done in that area.)
The rural areas of the County will be allocated an additional 4,274 (rural.)
A resolution outlining this agreement will be on the Board's agenda for approval next
week. The water issue was discussed and the City said that they will try to work with the
County. Three issues need more follow up - water, Tri Area and Glen Cove.
~Emer¡:ency Services CoordlmUor re: Special Event Permit;
Blues Farm Festival: Bob Minty reported that Mr. King called him and advised that he
is withdrawing his permit application. He was asked to put that in writing, but nothing
has been received yet. A letter was received from Mr. Moa, the property owner, stating
that he feels the proposal that he agreed to has been changed and he doesn't want the new
proposal on his property.
Commissioner Hootingford moved to deny the application due to lack of sufficient and
appropriate information. Commissioner Hinton seconded the motion which carried by a
unanimous vote.
HEARING reo Pr os inan. Establishin a Dru Free Zone at
Chimacum Hi¡:h School: Ed Serra, Vice Principle of Chimacum High School, reported
on the history of the request for the establishment of a Drug Free Zone at the Chimacum
School. The Chimacum School Board passed Resolution 95-3 which was a zero
tolerance policy for the use and possession of drugs and alcohol. This proposed ordi-
nance will invoke double penalties on anyone caught with drugs within the 1,000 foot
perimeter of the school grounds. There is a lot of support for this ordinance.
Chairman Wojt opened the public hearing.
Quentin Gooctriçh, School Board Member, stated that the School Board endorses this
ordinance and hopes that the County will proceed with passing it. This will simplify the
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Chairman Wojt opened the public hearing.
Quentin Good.ri.cl1, School Board Member, stated that the School Board endorses this
ordinance and hopes that the County will proceed with passing it. This will simplify the
task of the Sheriff's Department and the School in terms of enforcement in the neighbor-
hood of the Chimacum School.
~ asked what the school officials can do with the passage of this ordinance?
Ed Serra, answered that anyone caught with drugs within a 1,000 foot perimeter of the
Chimacum School grounds is subject to double penalties. This will send a hard message
that drugs are not wanted within the Chimacum School District.
Chairman Wojt asked what effect this ordinance will have on adults? Mr. Serra answered
that this ordinance pertains to all persons within the 1,000 foot boundary. Private busi-
nesses and homes located within that boundary are exempt from the provisions of the
ordinance.
~ stated that he feels this ordinance should be passed. Too much emphasis
and money is spent on bad kids. We need to let the good kids know we're behind them.
. nil hi Hi h h I asked how the boundary is established and
who is responsible for the identification of the boundary? Ed Serra reported that the
boundary will be established as 1,000 feet fr~m the school property boundary.
Teresa Hernanck.s stated that she worked on the parent group that helped with the petition
for this ordinance. The parents support this ordinance. Each step taken, makes things
better for the children at Chimacum High School. They want to provide an environment
that is safe.
Hearing no further public comment, the chairman closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Hinton said that he isn't sure what areas the 1,000 foot boundary will
encompass, but he would like to see the Drug Free Zone include Chimacum Park. He then
moved to approve ORDINANCE NO. 02-0205-96 establishing a Drug Free Zone within
one thousand feet of the perimeter of the Chimacum School grounds. He clarified that the
County will also enforce this Zone in any area of the Chimacum Park that is within that
1,000 foot boundary. Commissioner Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a
unanimous vote.
AG.RE..EME.N:r re: 1996 Community Services Eunding: CJallam Jeffer-
son Community Action Council: Commissioner Huntingford moved to approve the
agreement with the Clallam Jefferson Community Action Council for 1996 funding from
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the Community Services Fund. Commissioner Hinton seconded the motion which carried
by a unanimous vote.
N r. P F h I r in n . H I n H m n
Services: Chairman Wojt opened the public hearing on the proposed Health Department
Fee schedule. He asked when the $45.00 per hour charge for technical assistance is
applied? Environmental Health Director Larry Fay reported that this hourly fee isn't
charged very often, but occasionally the Department will be asked to review plans before
an application is submitted, or someone asks for some kind of consultation before applying
for a permit.
~ asked what "limited" means on the fees for food service establishments?
Larry Fay answered that limited means very little food handling on the part of the retailer.
Hearing no further public comment, the Chairman closed the hearing.
Commissioner Hinton noted that he is still concenled about raising fees for County
services to cover costs and how that relates to what is provided for the taxpayers through
the payment of taxes.
Commissioner Huntingford moved to approve ORDINANCE NO. 03-0205-96
establishing a new fee schedule for the Health and Human Services Department. Commis-
sioner Hinton seconded which carried by a unanimous vote.
Forma~aring Opposition to the City oœo.rtTownsend Proposal to
~ri Area Water Service Area: Commissioner Huntingford moved to
approve RESOLUTION NO. 16-96 formally declaring the County's opposition to the
City of Port Townsend's proposal to reduce the Tri Area Water Service Area. Commis-
sioner Hinton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
The meeting recessed at the end of the scheduled business on Monday and
reconvened on Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the South Bay Recreation Center in Port
Ludlow. All three Board members were present for the following hearing.
Frances Oxton stated that she doesn't feel the area goes far enough beyond the golf course.
They walk on the golf course and hear gun shoots. She feels the zone should extend out
into the woods a little more.
Frank Siler explained that tlle boundary can't be set just anywhere in the woods. If signs
are put up, they would be gone the opening day of hunting season. The boundary had to
be established in a manner that is enforceable, and that's why the boundaries of the golf
course were used. There was no way to put the boundaries farther out without going all
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the way to Beaver Valley Road or to the Highway. As Port Ludlow grows an addition to
the boundary can be made.
Commissioner Hinton explained that this public hearing is on the boundaries as they were
advertised. The Board could make the boundary smaller, but they can't be expanded
without another public hearing. Commissioner Hwltingford then explained the process
that the County went through to implement a process for the establishment of "no shoot-
ing" zones in the County.
~, Dogleg Lane off Teal Lake Road, stated that they are in the front line
trenches in their area. The sounds of shots being fired were within 500 feet of their
property last hunting season. He asked if the two plats being developed on Teal Lake
(Teal Lake Division II) have been approved? Members of the audience indicated that
these plats have been approved. If this "no shooting" zone is approved, what has to be
done to extend the zone to cover that area? Commissioner Huntingford answered that the
boundary being discussed tonight would be established. It would require an amendment to
the ordinance and another public hearing to expand the "no shooting zone" to that area.
~, Executive Director of CLOA, explained that some residents of the
North Bay area brought this proposal to CLOA and asked if the Homeowners Associations
would look into it and see if it was something the residents wanted. The Presidents of all
the Homeowners Associations have approved this proposal. The biggest stumbling block
was the boundaries. The question is one of enforcement. A committee was appointed and
they had meetings with the Sheriff about how it could be enforced and how the boundaries
should be established. It was decided that the "No Shooting Zone" boundaries would be
the boundaries of the development. The area Mr. Ewaldsen asked about is part of the
development.
Erank...Sikr reported that he served on the committee that worked on the boundaries and he
knows the questions that they had to face. One of the obvious things was to go all the way
to Highway 104 and Beaver Valley Road. This raises two problems: 1) there are a lot of
homes between Port Ludlow and Highway 104 and a lot of homes on the Port Ludlow side
of Beaver Valley Road. Each of these homes would have to be contacted to see if they
were for or against the boundary in their area, and 2) if the boundary was established to
include forest there will be problems with deer. The boundary that was proposed is an
attempt to protect Port Ludlow without interfering with lots of other people who live in the
area outside Port Ludlow.
Commissioner Hinton explained that the State Department of Game discourages no
shooting areas because of the impact it has on deer management.
~ suggested that the major entry roads into the Port Ludlow community be
posted. On Teal Lake Road the "No shooting zone" sign could be placed several hundred
yards down the road from the boundary which might help deter people from shooting to
close to homes. How is the Sheriff going to enforce this out in the woods?
Charles Ewaldsen stated that people who are hunting illegally will do that whether this
zone is established or not. This ordinance is an attempt to infonn the honest man. He
asked if the boundary could be described as everything on Teal Lake Road south of a
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certain milepost? This could then be posted with a sign. He reviewed his experiences
with posted property on his ranch in southern Oregon.
Sheriff Pete Piccini reported that this proposal is practically unenforceable. Unless a
Deputy Sheriff actually sees someone shoot, they won't be able to do anything. The
advantage of establishing such an area is posting it to advise people that there are homes in
the area and they shouldn't be firing guns there. The Sheriff's Department doesn't do
traffic control in Port Ludlow because it's a private community, and so the Deputies would
have to sit out in the outskirts to try and catch someone with a gun.
~ agreed that enforcement will be hard, but he feels that signage will help.
Sheriff Piccini added that he is in favor of the establishment of this ordinance.
"Fr said that he is pro hunting, a conservationist, and very in favor of
firearm safety. He understands that this zone is unenforceable and he feels it's unfair to
ask the Sheriff's Department to try to enforce it. He suggested that the Port Ludlow group
work with the State Department of Game to have a larger area be identified in the game
laws as shotgun or bow and arrow only area. This would solve the problem for the
hunters, as well as the safety problems, and the deer management problems. A no hunting
zone will cause more problems with deer in area gardens. It will take awhile to work with
the State on this.
Commissioner Hinton reported that he discussed this with the State Game Department last
year and having a shotgun or bow area only established is a long, involved process, and
they really discourage this type of zone because of the deer management problems. Once
such a zone is established, the Department of Game starts getting complaints about deer on
private property.
W. E. "Frosty" Faust asked if the Board thought working with the State on this would be
a good idea?
Commissioner Huntingford said that he feels the group should continue with this "no
shooting zone" first, and then start the ball rolling with the State to establish a "shot-
gun/bow only area." He noted that he would try and help the community with the State
process in any way he could.
Commissioner Hinton asked the Sheriff if there were many shooting complaints in this area
during the last hunting season? SheriffPiccini reported that there weren't many.
The discussion continued on how the establishment of this zone will help the community.
Ernest Oxton stated that when they are walking around the F airwood area which is on the
southeast side of the boundary, they heard gun fire that sounded like target practice, so
there are problems besides hunting in this area.
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Commissioner Hinton clarified that this is a "no shooting" ordinance, not a "no hunting"
ordinance. The ordinance covers the discharge of firearms -- pistols, revolvers, shotguns
and rifles.
A man asked if there is a County ordinance that prevents shooting within a certain distance
of a residence? Commissioner Hinton answered that there are State laws such as reckless
endangerment that protect people. Shooting from, along, or across a highway, is prohib-
ited by the State game laws. Another man asked if this "no shooting" ordinance would
prohibit a property owner from having a firing range in his basement. Commissioner
Hinton indicated that it does prohibit that.
Commissioner Hinton asked, because of the limited number of people present at this
hearing, how the majority of the Port Ludlow residents feel about this ordinance? Chuck
McConnel reported that the presidents of all the Homeowners Associations, that represent
99% of the people in Port Ludlow, voted in favor of this ordinance. There were also
petitions submitted with many signatures.
Sheriff Piccini reminded the residents present that, even if this ordinance is approved,
every individual is still guaranteed by Article 1, Section 24 of the State Constitution, the
right to fire any firearm in defense of themselves or their property. A person can carry a
firearm.
Commissioner Huntingford moved to approve ORDINANCE NO. 04-0206-96 establish-
ing a "No Shooting Zone" for the Port Ludlow vicinity as proposed in the legal description
and map. Commissioner Hinton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
~ reported that he has discussed the signs with the County Road Depart-
ment and they will put the signs up because they will be on public highways. They agreed
to make the signs because they have the facility for that, but the local residents will have to
pay for them. ,
MEETING ADJOURNED
ichard Wojt, Chairman
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Lorna Delaney, ~~
Clerk of the Board
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