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Home My WebLink About01-27-2020 PC Agenda PacketJefferson County Planning Commission MEETING AGENDA Port Ludlow Beach Club Meeting Room; 121 Marina View Dr; Port Ludlow, WA 98365 January 27-31, 2020 P: 360-379-4450 621 Sheridan St. F: 360-379-4451 Port Townsend WA 98368 plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us Special Meeting 5:30 pm Welcome (chair) and Overview Presentation • Call to Order/Roll Call • Approval of Agenda 5:35 pm Observer Comment (Monday January 27, 2020 only) See Observer Comment Conduct, below. Special Meeting Business • Deliberate on draft Critical Areas Ordinance and related updates to definitions and agriculture codes Adjournment Thank you for coming and participating in your government at work! Observer Comment Conduct: When the Chair recognizes you to speak, please begin by stating your name and address. Please be aware that the observer comment period is … 1) An optional time period dedicated to listening to the public, not a question and answer session. The Planning Commission is not required to provide response; 2) Offered at the Chair’s discretion when there is time; 3) Not a public hearing – comments made during this time will not be part of any hearing record; 4) May be structured with a three-minute per person time limit. DRAFT Summary of Public Comments Received by the Planning Commission on the Draft CAO January 8 – 24, 2020 DRAFT v.2020 01 27 pg 1 Abbreviations: CAO-critical areas ordinance; Ag-agricultural activities; FWHCA-fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas; geohazards-geologically hazardous areas; PC-Planning Commission; TF-Task Force (Critical Areas Ordinance Regulatory Reform Task Force); JCCD-Jefferson County Conservation District; BMPs- best management practices; BAS-best available science; CMZ-channel migration zone; typo-typographical/format or grammatical error; JCC-Jefferson County Code; CREP-Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Comment Number Name Affiliation Topics Summarized Comment 1 Al Latham JCCD Exemptions Ag Code at JCC 18.20 CAO-Ag Article • Add beaver dam and noxious weed removal to exemptions • Include drainage with irrigation exemption • Clarify Ag CAO applicability to only new or expanding ag 2 Owen Fairbanks Private citizen Ag-CAO Article • Supports TF recommendations • Performance based approach must have consistent and effective monitoring and enforcement 3 Al Cairns JCCD Ag-CAO Article • Current capabilities and competencies of JCCD will help new ag section be properly implemented • Can partner with DCD on ag section 4 Donna Bunten Dept of Ecology Wetlands Ag-CAO Article Specific changes to standards suggested for wetlands and wetland buffers in wetlands section and in ag section 5 Patricia Earnest Private citizen Ag definitions • Assumes new ag is only marijuana • BMP definition needs insertion of “in order” between “practices” and “to prevent” 6 David Wayne Johnson Private citizen Geohazards • Geohazard buffers increased from 30 feet to 50, 100, and 150 feet without supporting BAS • Requirement of geotechnical report not kept to more limited circumstances • Waiver is difficult to obtain • Geohazards article does not comply with Regulatory Reform resolution 7 Tim Trohimovich Futurewise Geohazards FWHCA Wetlands Ag • Typo on pg 22 • References landslide run-out in W. WA • Landslide buffers do not protect people or property DRAFT Summary of Public Comments Received by the Planning Commission on the Draft CAO January 8 – 24, 2020 DRAFT v.2020 01 27 pg 2 Abbreviations: CAO-critical areas ordinance; Ag-agricultural activities; FWHCA-fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas; geohazards-geologically hazardous areas; PC-Planning Commission; TF-Task Force (Critical Areas Ordinance Regulatory Reform Task Force); JCCD-Jefferson County Conservation District; BMPs- best management practices; BAS-best available science; CMZ-channel migration zone; typo-typographical/format or grammatical error; JCC-Jefferson County Code; CREP-Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Comment Number Name Affiliation Topics Summarized Comment • Expand regulated activities in FWHCA and wetlands • Increase building setbacks to create Home Ignition Zone protections • Clarify “moderate intensity” land use • Prohibit new or expanded ag in FWHCA or wetland buffers; conversions cause net loss 8 Tim Trohimovich Futurewise Ag-CAO Article • Prohibit new or expanded ag in FWHCA, wetlands and buffers of both • Mitigation fails • Article XIII violates GMA 9 Samantha Jones Farmer General Lists typo errors 10 Darrin Masters WDFW BAS CMZ Ag-CAO General • Add Riparian Management Guidance to BAS • CMZ protections need to be broader • Manage stormwater to achieve aquifer recharge and prevent flashiness to rivers and streams • Emphasize wildlife corridors connectedness and connectivity • Ensure monitoring in Ag section • Appreciates dialogue with staff and wishes to continue and provide more detail comments on later drafts 11 Steve Mader Environmental consultant Wetlands Ag-CAO • wetland buffers function variably not static • use existing tools to address impacts • no need to increase buffers Verbal Testimony Heard at January 22, 2020 Public Hearing 1v Al Latham JCCD Exemptions Ag CAO update process • Exemptions need to be clarified for ag • Recommend adding beaver removal to exemptions if following strict state rules DRAFT Summary of Public Comments Received by the Planning Commission on the Draft CAO January 8 – 24, 2020 DRAFT v.2020 01 27 pg 3 Abbreviations: CAO-critical areas ordinance; Ag-agricultural activities; FWHCA-fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas; geohazards-geologically hazardous areas; PC-Planning Commission; TF-Task Force (Critical Areas Ordinance Regulatory Reform Task Force); JCCD-Jefferson County Conservation District; BMPs- best management practices; BAS-best available science; CMZ-channel migration zone; typo-typographical/format or grammatical error; JCC-Jefferson County Code; CREP-Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Comment Number Name Affiliation Topics Summarized Comment • Describes skills, knowledge and capacity of JCCD to help with Ag-CAO section • More communication and dialogue needed between DCD and JCCD 2v Roger Short Farmer TF Ag • Compliments TF work • Wants to see Ag-CAO checklist • What triggers a permit for ag • CREP is a disaster • Beaver put farmland out of production • If CAO causes harm, someone has to pay 3v Samantha Jane Farmer Ag • Farmers provide local food • Need more dialogue with farmers • Appreciates work to date 4v Steve Mader Environmental Scientist TF BAS • Was a TF member; describes process as positive • Best Available Science supports draft CAO • Adopt CAO draft 5v John Bellow Farmer TF Ag • 18.22.820 (1)(b)(viii) through (x) not okay • Needs refinement to not be misinterpreted or misapplied 6v Julie Boggs Farmer Ag • Has been farming locally since 1945 • CAO has to make as few encumbrances as possible to farmers, whether livestock or crops • Permits take too long and can impact planned activities during growing season • Flooding has greatly increased; make sure CAO doesn’t worsen problem; needs to be addressed.