HomeMy WebLinkAbout012720_ra04 JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Michelle Farfan, Associate Planner
Philip Hunsucker, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
DATE: January 27,2020
RE: HEARING NOTICE for: Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 14-1209-19, An
Ordinance Establishing a Moratorium on Commercial Shooting Facilities in
Unincorporated Areas of Jefferson County; Hearing on February 10, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.
in The Commons at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend, WA
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Board of County Commissioners are requested to approve the
attached HEARING NOTICE for Ordinance No. 14-1209-19, An Ordinance Establishing a
Moratorium on Commercial Shooting Facilities in Unincorporated Areas of Jefferson County;
Hearing on February 10, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. in The Commons at Fort Worden State Park, 200
Battery Way, Port Townsend, WA.
ANALYSIS:
On September 16, 2019, the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board(Growth
Board) issued its Final Decision and Order in Case No. 19-02-0003-c (FDO), which invalidated
Jefferson County Ordinance No. 12-1102-18 (Title 8 - Health and Safety Code) and Ordinance
No. 15-1214-18 (Title 18 —Land Use Code) under the Growth Management Act (GMA, Chapter
36.70A RCW) and remanded them to Jefferson County to achieve compliance as addressed in
the FDO with compliance due on March 2, 2020. In the FDO, the Growth Board set a schedule
of reporting by the County, objections by the Petitioner, and a response to the objections, with a
telephonic compliance hearing set for April 14, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
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moratorium in Ordinance No. 14 1209-19 will ex
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before the Growth Board's hearing. Therefore an extension of the moratorium is needed to
preserve the status quo until final compliance with the Growth Board's FDO is achieved.
A hearing is required to extend the moratorium for a maximum of six months. A suitable
location for a hearing on extending the moratorium already has been secured for the Board of
County Commissioners hearing(s) on ordinances recommended by the Planning Commission to
the FDO.
Staff recommends that a hearing extending the moratorium be held to approve an extension of
the moratorium for six months or until compliance with the FDO is achieved, whichever is
earlier.
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FISCAL IMPACT: The County is already scheduled to hold two other public hearings at The
Commons at Fort Worden State Park on February 10, 2020. The cost of adding a third hearing at
the same date and location is negligible.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the attached Hearing Notice.
REVIEWED BY:
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Philip Morley, C unty`Administrator Date
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Please publish twice: January 29, 2020 and February 5, 2020
Bill: Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners
P.O. Box 1220
Port Townsend WA 98368
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC COMMENT
ON REVISED PROPOSED COMMERCIAL SHOOTING FACILITY ORDINANCES
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday,February 10,2020 at
1:30 p.m. in The Commons at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend,
WA, for the purpose of taking written/oral testimony regarding: Ordinance Amending Ordinance
No. 14-1209-19, An Ordinance Establishing a Moratorium on Commercial Shooting Facilities in
Unincorporated Areas of Jefferson County to extend the end of the moratorium from March 23,
2020 to September 23, 2020 or until compliance with the Washington State Growth Management
Hearings Board's Final Decision and Order in Case No. 19-2-0003c is achieved, whichever is
earlier.
Public comment shall begin on January 29, 2020 and shall end on February 10, 2020 at 4:30
p.m., unless extended by the Board of County Commissioners. Written public comments may be
submitted in person, by mail or by email sent to jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us, and must be
received by the Board of County Commissioners by the end of the public comment period.
The public can view the complete text of the proposed ordinances on-line at
www.co jefferson.wa.us.
Signed this 27th day of January 2020
/S/Greg Brotherton, Chairman
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
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