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Home My WebLink AboutPC Agenda Packet 05-01-2019Jefferson County Planning Commission SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W Valley Rd, Chimacum, WA 98325 May 1, 2019 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us Regular Business 4:30pm Welcome (chair) and Overview Presentation • Call to Order/Roll Call • Approval of Agenda • Approval of previous Meeting Minutes for 10/17/18, 11/07/18, 11/19/18, 12/19/18, 01/16/19, 02/06/19, 02/20/19 & 04/17/19 • Director’s update 4:45pm Regular Business—Work Session Note: Due to the limited time this evening for Planning Commission regular business, there will be no observer comment period during this meeting. Written submittals are welcome. • Deliberate on Preliminary Docket of Suggested Text Amendments with April 17, 2019 Public Hearing Comments. • Develop Planning Commission letter to the Board of County Commissioners recommending the suggested text amendments to place on the Final Docket of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Code Annual Amendment Cycle. 7:00pm Adjournment Thank you for coming and participating in your government at work! Jefferson County Planning Commission MEETING MINUTES Tri-Area Community Center October 17, 2018 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us 5:30pm Opening Business • Call to Order/Roll Call District 1 District 2 District 3 Alen: Present Coker: Present Koan: Present Jochems: Present Sircely: Present Smith: Present Hull: Present Nilssen: Present Vacant: n/a • Approval of Meeting Minutes o January 17, 2018 Minutes Approved, with modification of proper name for Chair  1st: Coker; 2nd: Sircely. Yay: 8; Nay: 0; Abstain: 0 o April 04, 2018 Minutes Approved, with modification of proper name for Chair  1st: Coker; 2nd: Sircely. Yay: 8; Nay: 0; Abstain: 0 o April 25, 2018 Minutes Approved, with modification of proper name for Chair  1st: Coker; 2nd: Sircely. Yay: 8; Nay: 0; Abstain: 0 o October 3, 2018 Minutes Approved, with modification of proper name for Chair  1st: Coker; 2nd: Sircely. Yay: 8; Nay: 0; Abstain: 0 Observer Comment, Non-agenda Topics The Chair opened the floor to public comment and no one spoke. Informational Session • Update planning process for proposed Title 18 amendments o Austin Watkins, Planning Manager 6:57pm Closing Business and Adjournment • The next Planning Commission meeting will be a public hearing and is scheduled for 11/07/19 at 5:30 pm at the Tri-Area Community Center. These meeting minutes were approved this ____________ day of ___________________________, 2019. Michael Nilssen, Chair Nicole Allen, PC Secretary/DCD Office Coordinator Jefferson County Planning Commission MEETING MINUTES Chimacum High School Auditorium 71 West Valley Rd November 7, 2018 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us Public Hearing Proposed Amendments to the UDC, Title 18 Relating to Shooting Facilities 5:34pm Welcome (chair) and Overview Presentation • Call to Order/Roll Call District 1 District 2 District 3 Alen: Present Coker: Present Koan: Present Jochems: Present Sircely: Present Smith: Present Hull: Present Nilssen: Present Vacant: n/a • Overview Presentation by Philp Hunsucker, Jefferson County Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney on proposed amendments to Title 18 of the Jefferson County Code relating to shooting facilities within unincorporated Jefferson County Public Testimony • The Chair opened the floor to public testimony on topics related to the draft Comprehensive Plan and Code updates. Twenty-one people gave testimony. The verbal record was left open until 4:30 PM, Friday, November 16th. 7:11pm Closing Remarks (Chair) • The next Planning Commission meetings will be deliberations; 11/19/18 at 5:30 pm at the Jefferson County Superior Courtroom and 11/20/18 at 5:30 pm at the Chimacum High School Auditorium. • The regular meeting scheduled for 11/21/18 has been canceled. These meeting minutes were approved this ____________ day of ___________________________, 2019. Michael Nilssen, Chair Nicole Allen, PC Secretary/DCD Office Coordinator Jefferson County Planning Commission SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Jefferson County Superior Courtroom November 19, 2018 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us 5:30pm Opening Business • Call to Order/Roll Call District 1 District 2 District 3 Alen: Present Coker: Unexcused Koan: Present Jochems: Present Sircely: Present Smith: Present Hull: Present Nilssen: Present Vacant: n/a Deliberations • Staff summarized code amendment process • Review and deliberate on the draft UDC Amendments Relating to Shooting Facilities in Jefferson County Motions Motion # Motion 1st 2nd Yay Nay Abstain 1 Motion to adopt Comprehensive Plan before the draft ordinance approved Koan Smith 3 4 0 2 Motion to accept section 18.10.030 C, 1a & 1b Hull Alen 3 1 3 3 Motion to accept section 18.10.060 as revised 4 1 2 4 Motion to accept section 18.10.190 as revised Hull Alen 5 0 2 5 Motion to accept section 18.10.140 as revised Hull Jochems 3 2 2 6 18.10.150 Hull Koan 6 0 1 7 18.10.160 Koan Hull 6 0 1 8 18.10.190 Koan Alen 4 3 0 9 Motion to add 2 definitions: 1 for small scale as have been previously allowed and 1 for large scale commercial shooting facility Koan Smith 3 3 1 10 18.20.350(8) Hull Alen 3 2 2 11 Motion to add additional language prohibiting paramilitary facilities Smith Koan Withdrawn 12 Motion to accept strike Rural residential designations as a Smith Koan 6 1 0 Jefferson County Planning Commission SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Jefferson County Superior Courtroom November 19, 2018 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us conditional use in indoor commercial facilities and all specific land use in other zones to a conditional use from no use 13 Motion to add additional language prohibiting paramilitary organizational training in commercial shooting facilities Smith Koan 4 3 0 14 Overnight accommodations prohibited in outdoor shooting facilities Smith Koan 3 3 1 15 All outdoor shooting would have to occur during only daylight hours Smith Koan 7 0 0 16 Amended to say that All outdoor shooting would have to occur during the hours 8 am to 5 pm Koan Smith 7 0 0 17 No aircraft in commercial shooting facilities, no shooting from aircraft and drones Smith Koan 6 0 1 18 The active number of firing points to be limited to 20 Smith Koan 3 3 1 19 All commercial shooting facilities are subject to Jefferson county regulations regarding public nuisances Smith Koan 3 3 1 20 500 yard buffer zone on any lake greater than 20 acres in size Smith Koan 4 3 0 21 Commercial shooting facilities must be set back a minimum of 1,000 feet from any property line Smith Koan 3 3 1 22 Commercial shooting facilities are not deemed essential public facilities Withdrawn 23 Commercial shooting facilities Smith Koan 4 3 0 24 Motion to amend D from 8-foot earthen berm or wall to 16-foot high berm above grade. Omit the word depression Jochems Koan 4 2 1 25 Motion to amend H to include an 8-foot high wall minimum Jochems Smith 7 0 0 26 Motion to modify the notice to the County Commissioners with Smith Hull 6 1 0 Jefferson County Planning Commission SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Jefferson County Superior Courtroom November 19, 2018 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us recommendations on proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code Title 18 relating to shooting facilities in unincorporated Jefferson County to include the Planning Commission recommendations as amended 27 Motion to delegate to the chair the ability to sign the recommendation as drafted by staff and modified by the Planning Commission and to attach the revised ordinances to the recommendations Koan Sircely 5 0 2 8:23pm Adjournment • The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for 12/19/18 at 5:30 pm at the Tri-Area Community Center. These meeting minutes were approved this ____________ day of ___________________________, 2019. Michael NiSmithsen, Chair Nicole Allen, PC Secretary/DCD Office Coordinator Jefferson County Planning Commission MEETING MINUTES Tri-Area Community Center December 19, 2018 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us 5:30pm Opening Business • Call to Order/Roll Call District 1 District 2 District 3 Alen: Excused Coker: Present Koan: Present Jochems: Present Sircely: Present Smith: Unexcused Hull: Excused Nilssen: Present Llewellyn: Excused Observer Comment The Chair opened the floor to public comment and one person spoke. Informational Session • Comprehensive Plan After Action discussion o Austin Watkins, Planning Manager o Joel Peterson, Associate Planner 7:05pm Closing Business and Adjournment • The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for 01/16/19 at 5:30 pm at the Tri-Area Community Center. These meeting minutes were approved this ____________ day of ___________________________, 2019. Michael Nilssen, Chair Nicole Allen, PC Secretary/DCD Office Coordinator Jefferson County Planning Commission MEETING MINUTES Tri-Area Community Center January 16, 2019 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us 5:30pm Opening Business • Call to Order/Roll Call District 1 District 2 District 3 Alen: Present Coker: Present Koan: Present Jochems: Present Sircely: Present Smith: Excused Hull: Excused Nilssen: Present Llewellyn: Present Observer Comment The Chair opened the floor to public comment and no one spoke. Informational Session • Comprehensive Plan After Action discussion o Austin Watkins, Planning Manager o Joel Peterson, Associate Planner 7:32pm Adjournment • The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for 02/06/19 at 5:30 pm at the Tri-Area Community Center. These meeting minutes were approved this ____________ day of ___________________________, 2019. Michael Nilssen, Chair Nicole Allen, PC Secretary/DCD Office Coordinator Jefferson County Planning Commission MEETING MINUTES Tri-Area Community Center February 6, 2019 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us 5:35pm Opening Business • Call to Order/Roll Call District 1 District 2 District 3 Alen: Excused Coker: Present Koan: Present Jochems: Present Sircely: Present Smith: Excused Hull: Excused Nilssen: Present Llewellyn: Present Observer Comment • The Chair opened the floor to public comment and two people spoke. Informational Session • Proposed Unified Development Code amendment to JCC 18.10.040 and 18.45.090 regarding the definition of development regulation and process to amend procedural aspects of the Unified Development Code o Austin Watkins, Planning Manager o David W. Johnson, Associate Planner • Discussion of 2019 Comprehensive Plan annual amendment cycle o Austin Watkins, Planning Manager 7:12pm Closing Business and Adjournment • The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for 3/20/19 at 5:30 pm at the Tri- Area Community Center. These meeting minutes were approved this ____________ day of ___________________________, 2019. Mike Nilssen, Chair Nicole Allen, PC Secretary/DCD Office Coordinator Jefferson County Planning Commission MEETING MINUTES Tri-Area Community Center February 20, 2019 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us 5:30pm Opening Business • Call to Order/Roll Call District 1 District 2 District 3 Alen: Present Coker: Present Koan: Present Jochems: Present Sircely: Present Smith: Present Hull: Present Nilssen: Present Llewelyn: Present • Approval of Meeting Minutes o Postponed until next meeting Observer Comment The Chair opened the floor to public comment and eight people spoke. Updates, Announcement, and Discussion • Director’s Update o Proposed 2019 Meeting Dates • Commissioner Announcements • County Commissioner Greg Brotherton (District 3) Update and Discussion Informational Session • Proposed Unified Development Code amendment to JCC 18.10.040 and 18.45.090 regarding the definition of development regulation and process to amend procedural aspects of the Unified Development Code o David W. Johnson, Associate Planner • Discussion of 2019 Comprehensive Plan annual amendment cycle o Austin Watkins, Planning Manager Motions Motion # Motion 1st 2nd Yay Nay Abstain 1 Motion to approve 2019 Planning Commission Meeting dates Koan Coker 9 0 0 Jefferson County Planning Commission MEETING MINUTES Tri-Area Community Center February 20, 2019 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us 7:00pm Adjournment • The next Planning Commission meeting will be a work session only and is scheduled for 03/06/19 at 5:30 pm at the Tri-Area Community Center. These meeting minutes were approved this ____________ day of ___________________________, 2019. Michael Nilssen, Chair Nicole Allen, PC Secretary/DCD Office Coordinator Jefferson County Planning Commission MEETING MINUTES Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W Valley Rd, Chimacum, WA 98325 April 17, 2019 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us Regular Business 5:30pm Welcome (chair) and Overview Presentation • Call to Order/Roll Call District 1 District 2 District 3 Alen: Present Vacant: n/a Hull: Present Coker: Present Sircely: Present Nilssen: Present Koan: Present Smith: Excused Llewellyn: Present • Approval of previous Meeting Minutes o September 19, 2018  1st: Koan; 2nd: Sircely. Yay: 5; Nay: 0; Abstain: 0 o March 6, 2019  1st: Koan; 2nd: Sircely. Yay: 5; Nay: 0; Abstain: 0 o March 20, 2019  1st: Koan; 2nd: Sircely. Yay: 5; Nay: 0; Abstain: 0 o April 3, 2019  1st: Koan; 2nd: Sircely. Yay: 5; Nay: 0; Abstain: 0 Public Hearing Final Docket Recommendations for Suggested Text Amendments, Annual Comprehensive Plan & Unified Development Code Amendment Cycle • Staff Briefing – Joel Peterson, Associate Planner, DCD • Public Testimony o The Chair opened the floor to public comment and eighteen people spoke. Motions Motion # Motion 1st 2nd Yay Nay Abstain 1 Motion for chair to sign suggested Text Amendment proposals. Coker Alen 7 0 0 Jefferson County Planning Commission MEETING MINUTES Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W Valley Rd, Chimacum, WA 98325 April 17, 2019 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us 7:13pm Adjournment • The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for 05-01-19 at 4:30 pm at the Tri-Area Community Center. Meeting Minutes were approved this ____________ day of ____________________________, 2019 Michael Nilssen, Chair Nicole Allen, PC Secretary/DCD Office Coordinator Proposal Written Comments Provided Verbal Comments 4/17/2019 Comment Summary MLA19-00018 Rescind FTO No public comments received regarding Final Docket. MLA19-00019 Amend JCC 18.20.295 Victoria Galanti, Quilcene H001 X [See also written comments] Reconsider marijuana (MJ) production in residential zones, especially small lots. Locate in Light Industrial (LI) zone. Zone more LI if needed. Existing MJ producers are finding residential lots cheaper than LI and moving to residential areas for better profit margin. Out of place in residential--noise, large development size, odors, high water use. Supports MLA19-00019 on Final Docket. James Olsen, Dabob Bay X Residential zones have been healthy, unpolluted, safe environment for generations. MJ production brings adverse impacts to residential zone--noise, light, pollutions, overuse of water, high-strength wastewater effluent. Out of scale with meaning of "Cottage Industry". Nuisance protections are costly to County. County can save money by banning MJ production from residential zones. Supports MLA19-00019 on Final Docket. John Comstock, Marrowstone Island X MJ production is shifting to large producers for profitability. Not at appropriate scale with Jefferson County farming in residential zones. Marrowstone residents spent $50,000 over two years re: Hearing Examiner cases. County receives only small revenues back from MJ program. Cost to County includes impacts from smell, lighting, water use, critical area protection. Supports MLA19-00019 on Final Docket. Kathleen Waldron, Marrowstone Island H002 X [See also written comments.]Read transcript of Monday 4/15/2019 BoCC comments and responses. If there is no money to work on it in 2019, defer to 2020 docket and then ensure there's money to work on it, or stop accepting applications now for MJ production/processing and work on solutions. Conditional Use Permit Approval Criteria are not working and it's a sham how they're applied. Approvals are made without the criteria being met. Vigo Anderson, Marrowstone Island X MJ production is not "Agriculture", as it requires fencing, lighting, cameras, & creates areas where children can't live. 14 producers in Jefferson County and brings only ca. $24,000 in revenue to County. The money is in the retail sales tax. Price of MJ/gram has fallen, creating the incentive for big operations. Little operations can't compete--just destroys property values. MJ production/processing not part of residential lifestyle. Supports MLA19-00019 on Final Docket. Summary of April 17, 2019 Public Testimony Regarding Planning Commission Recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners for the 2019 Comprehensive Plan & Unified Development Code Annual Amendment Cycle Final Docket Jefferson County Planning Commission Patricial Earnest, Marrowstone Island H003 X [See also written comments.] Decision-makers are not budging on moving forward with MJ code review. July budget: can it include MLA19-00019 and someone to do true due-diligence on reviewing the MJ Conditional Use Permit process? DCD cost estimate for MLA19-00019 is $7,160--what if that was the fee required by the applicant? Can we do Planning Commission subcommittee or task force? The real solution is being kicked down the road. Lee Does, Marrowstone Island H004 X [See also written comments.] 100% in favor of of MJ review MLA19-00019 to be on Final Docket. It's industrial land use with no fit in rural residential (RR) neighborhoods. Activities cannot be conducted in RR without substantial impacts. Cost to review JCC 18.20.295 code would be one-time expense. $50,000 was spent by Marrowstone Island residents. Take this as an experience to act upon. Evelyn Ortmann, Coyle H005 X [See also written comments.] Referring to Blueberry Hill Drive MJ production proposal. Pot farm lowers property values, adds crime, brings undesirable people not part of neighborhood, and traffic increases. Water table is lowered from water-intensive use. Takes position against MJ production proposal and in favor of reviewing JCC 18.20.295. Karen Groomes, Coyle X Referring to letter to DCD re: MJ grow operation proposal on Coyle by Outback Bud Company, who is moving [from Glen Cove] to rural residential for a cottage industry permit. A 5-acre parcel turned into industrial/commercial use. Concept of "Farmer to Consumer" business, similar to cideries and wineries, with MJ is dangerous. Supports MLA19- 00019 on Final Docket. Chris Wilson, Quilcene--on the Coyle X Endorses MLA19-00019 to be on Final Docket. MJ production/processing in residential zones is fundamentally incompatible with other parts of Jefferson County code and allowed uses. This is truly urgent, because it allows irreversible, irremediable impacts. Lawsuits have been fighting it. Ideas without action are worse than nothing at all. Terry Knoten, Coyle X Referring to MJ proposal on Blueberry Hill Drive on Coyle. The property Covenants, Code & Restrictions (CC&Rs) already forbid the proposal and are in conflict with pot growing on the property. Supports MLA19-00019 on final docket. Bonnie Storey, Coyle X Lives on Blueberry Hill Drive, 600 feet from MJ production proposal. This is a great time to pause and review JCC 18.20.295. DCD needs more money and funding to operate at a higher level of service. Supports MLA19-00019 on Final Docket. Dave Fitspatrick, Marrowstone Island X Refers to photo rendering exhibits from Hearing Examiner case on Marrowstone Island. The photos superimpose the fully developed grow operation at the site that was proposed. This demonstrates how the MJ operation is out of scale with the neighborhood. There are many community volunteers ready to assist DCD with doing a review of JCC 18.20.295. The Count can enlist community members for this purpose. Supports MLA19-00019 on Final Docket. Cheryl Brunette, Marrowstone Island X Karen Page on Egg & I Road was the first to bring a lawsuit against a MJ production facility. She paid $200,000 on the lawsuit. How much has the County spent on fighting its citizens? Supports MLA19-00019 on Final Docket. Heather Tillman, Marrowstone Island H007 X [See also written comments.] Spent 17 years on board of Genesis House, a Seattle drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. Has first-hand experience with the social & financial problems of MJ. Don't allow MJ use in Jefferson County. Use for medical purposes would be okay, but not at the expense of a neighborhood. Supports MLA19-00019 on Final Docket. Gary Williams, Quilcene, Coyle H006 See written testimony. Refers to MJ production proposal on Coyle, Blueberry Hill Drive. Comments on several areas of Jefferson County Code that would be violated. Also violates Federal Law. MLA19-00020 Eco-ADU Scott Walker, Port Townsend E001 See written testimony email E001. Proposal is admirable and ambitious. Concerned with parking needs, increased "spaghetti" of utility services, thermal inefficiency without shared walls like multiplex, GMA requirements for tracking growth, roadway levels of service and transportation concurrency, and GMA issues with higher density growth in rural areas rather than focusing density in Urban Growth Area (UGA). UGA density needs to be increased to address housing. Sanitary sewer system needs to be constructed to achieve density in UGA. This is key to addressing housing shortage and lack of density & affordability. Malcom Dorn, Port Townsend X As a building contractor, very aware that local service people have difficulty finding places to live. Supports the Eco- ADU proposal MLA19-00020, and to keep it on the Final Docket. We should ALL be encouraged to think creatively on solutions for affordable housing. Tracey Buetow, Port Hadlock X Support of MLA19-00020 on Final Docket. Had once been in an affordable ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) at $250 per month and was able to afford to study. Now, rents are $700.00 and up per month, representing an increase in the last 10-15 years of ca. 280% for the lowest cost housing. (Example was provided of employee at a nursing care center unable to pay high cost of rent.) There is no way for many local workers to pay our high housing costs. People are being divided into classes, with some being looked down upon without concern. Where do the caretakers of the rich go to live? We need to uplift people in our community and provide opportunity that comes with affordable housing. MLA19-00023 Amend Housing Element for Citizen Panel to implement Policy HS-P-2.3 Malcom Dorn, Port Townsend X (Same as above as far as urgency to continue working on solutions to housing problems.) Tracey Buetow, Port Hadlock X (Same as above as far as urgency to continue working on solutions to housing problems.)