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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM121393 ., ¢~ MINUTES WEEK OF DECEMBER 13, 1993 Chairman Richard Wojt called the meeting to order at the appointed time. Commissioner Robert Hinton and Commissioner Glen Huntingford were both present. COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION Community Service Director David Goldsmith. and Public Works Director Gary Rowe re: Request from Clallam J etTerson Community Action Council and JetTerson Community Counselin2 for Donation of County Land for a Joint Facility: Community Services Director David Goldsmith and Public Works Director Gary Rowe explained that the Clallam Jefferson Community Action Council is requesting that they be allowed to build a building on the county property located behind the Honda Shop in Port Townsend. Public Works Director Gary Rowe advised that this property can be divided into three lots and his staff is working with Lee Wilburn of the Port Townsend Business Park regarding provision for utilities to the site. The proposal is to develop a site for a building to house the Community Action Council and the Jefferson Community Counsell- ing. Gary Rowe asked the Board to concur that his staff can proceed with the work to ready this property for this project. The Community Action Council and the Jefferson Community Counselling Service will have to pursue financing for a building on the site. The Board concurred that the Public Works Department staff work on this project as discussed. Lee Tickell. Clallam Jefferson Community Action Council re: Discussion of Housin2 Authoritv for Jefferson County; Relatin2 to Section 8 Housin2 Pro2ram: Community Services Director David Goldsmith reported that Section 8 housing for Jefferson County is currently administered by the Clallam Jefferson Community Action Council. The federal government is now requiring that all Section 8 Housing be ad- ministered by a Housing Authority. The County does not have an active Housing Authority. Once a Housing Authority is established, it acts independently through State law. There has been concern in the past about the range of authority of a housing authority. David Goldsmith suggested that this authority, if reactivated, could also work on the affordable housing element of the Growth Management Act for the County, as well as handling the Section 8 Housing program. Lee Tickell, Executive Director of Clallam Jefferson Community Action Council, explained that there are about 140 Section 8 Housing certificates in Jefferson County along with 25 new self sufficiency certificates. He then explained the program and the criteria for the clients applying for this funding, and why it is best to have the administration of the I.JOl 19 PAC~ 00 2:181 Commissioner's Meeting Minutes: Week of December 13, 1993 Page: 2 program for Jefferson County in Jefferson County. The Board will review the powers of a Housing Authority further. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Commissioner Huntingford moved to approve the Minutes of November 15 and December 6, 1993 as presented. Commissioner Hinton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following issues were raised by the public: The process the Port of Port Townsend is going through to have the airport property redesignated and how that is affecting the location of a business at the airport; and a request to increase the size of the Tri Area IUGA. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commis- sioner Hinton moved to approve and adopt the consent agenda with the exception of items 1 and 6. Commissioner Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. DELETE ORDINANCE No. re: Adoption of the Interim Urban Growth Areas 2. RESOLUTION No. 110-93 re: The Statutory Vacation of a Portion of Montgomery Street; In the Plat of Harrisburg 3. Approval of Shoreline Substantial Development Permit #SDP-93-008; Mooring Buoy - Mystery Bay; Daniel Cotton, Applicant 4. Application for Assistance from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Fund; American Legion Post #26 $400.00 5. RESOLUTION No. 111-93 re: Public Works Department Organization and Appoint- ing the County Engineer 6. DELETE Memorandum of Agreement re: Personal Services for January 1 through December 31, 1994; Washington State University Cooperative Extension 7. Approval and Signing of Letter to Governor Mike Lowry re: Northwest Straits National Marine Sanctuary Proposal BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT Plannine Commission Recommendation on Petition for Zone Chanee #ZCP 3-93: From General Use to General Commercial Use: Three (3) Properties Located at the Northwest and Southeast Ouadrants of the Intersection of Oak Bay Road and Paradise Bay Road in Port Ludlow; Mark V. & Carol Moriarty. Kathleen Hilbert and Albert Loomis. Applicants: Hiller West, of Shockey Brent, the consulting firm hired by the County to review zone change petitions, explained that this petition is to change the zone of the three properties at the intersection of Oak Bay and Paradise Bay Roads in Port Ludlow from general use to general commercial. This area is shown in the 1979 Com- prehensive Plan as a commercial center. In 1991 the Interim Zoning Ordinance was adopted and the properties at this intersection were designated general use. Bluebird Lane is a private road located directly behind the Loomis property to Osprey Ridge Drive (which runs along one side of the Loomis property.) He then reported that Ande Grahn, a Planning Commission member representing the Commission, is present to comment on this petition. Prosecuting Attorney Mark Huth advised that the Commissioners not take any additional comments from the Planning Commission at this time. The Planning Commission has made its recommendation which the Board can approve or deny. If they hold their own public hearing they can then hear any additional facts that the Planning Commission wants to add. Penny Herrick, Chairman of the Planning Commission, _VOL 19 fAŒ 00 2:182 Commissioner's Meeting Minutes: Week of December 13, 1993 Page: 3 clarified that the members of the Planning Commission are present to answer questions about their recommendation. Commissioner Hinton moved to adopt the findings, conclusions and recommendation for the petition for zone change for Moriarty, Hilbert and the Loomis portion except Lot 3; to reject the Planning Commission recommendation on Lot 3 of the Loomis property; and to schedule a public hearing on this portion of the petition for January 3, 1994 at 2:00 p.m. Commissioner Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Plannin2 Commission Recommendation on Petition for Zone Chan2e #ZCP 4-93; From General Use to General Commercial; 10.2 acres Located Between Chimacum and Port Hadlock. east side of Chimacum Road. 400 yards North of the Intersection with Beaver Valley Road; Rudy Randall. Steve Schmidt. Tony Boden- heimer and Judith Walls. Applicants: Hiller West reported that this application is for a zone change from general use to general commercial, is for the property located on the east side of Chimacum Road, approximately 400 yards north of the intersection with Beaver Valley Road. The properties are contiguous along Chimacum Road. These properties as well as those around them fall under the 1982 Tri Area Community Develop- ment Plan. These policies indicate that neighborhood commercial businesses should locate within 660 feet of intersections of major arterial roads. The findings include that there are existing businesses on the properties and that the petition meets the criteria for approval under the Tri Area Plan. The Planning Commission recommends approval of this petition. Commissioner Huntingford moved to adopt the findings and conclusions and to accept the recommendation of the Planning Commission to approve Zone Change Petition #ZCP 4- 93. Commissioner Hinton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Plannin2 Commission Recommendation on Petition for Zone Chao2e #ZCP 5-93; From General Use to General Commercial Use; Property Located Immediately Adjacent to and West of the Intersection of Oak Bay Road and Paradise Bay Road. and Extends Across Breaker Lane to Ludlow Creek. Port Ludlow; Pope Resources. Applicant: Pope Resources has submitted a request for a zone change for a 34 acre parcel located at the intersection of Oak Bay Road and Paradise Bay Road in Port Ludlow. Hiller West then reviewed the Planning Commission's findings and recommendation for approval for the portion of the property between Breaker Lane and the intersection. The portion of property located west of Breaker Lane is recommended by the Planning Commission to remain zoned as general use. The Planning Commission is concerned that redesignation of the entire property would precipitate further zone change petitions across adjacent roads. David Cunningham, Pope Resources, stated that this rezone petition was submitted because this is the only parcel that was missed for commercial designation in the adoption of the Interim Zoning Ordinance. He asked that this zone change petition be set for public hearing. Commissioner Hinton moved to reject the Planning Commission recommendation and that a public hearing be held at 3:00 p.m. on January 3, 1994 on this petition for rezone. Commissioner Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Plannin2 Commission Recommendation on Petition for Zone Chan2e #ZCP 6-93; From General Use to General Commercial Use; 2.5 Acres Located Alon2 the East Side of Hi2hway 101. Approximately One (1) Mile South of the Intersection of Hi2hway 101/104; D.L.P. Associates. Inc.. Applicant: Hiller West reviewed the staff report for this petition. He explained that the property is located one mile south of the intersection of Highway 104 and Highway 101. The property was platted as part of the Snow Creek Ranch and currently is not developed. The site is level and slopes down toward Crocker Lake. The Planning Commission reviewed the proposal and found that the I 'JQL 1 9 rACt 0021-83 Commissioner's Meeting Minutes: Week of December 13, 1993 Page: 4 intersection of SR10l/104 is not designated as a commercial center in the Comprehensive Plan. The nearest community to the site is Discovery Bay which is approximately three (3) miles away. The Comprehensive Plan did not identify a need for a commercial center at this intersection. The Planning Commission recommends that this petition be denied. Prosecuting Attorney Mark Huth reported that a letter has been received from William Palmer asking that a public hearing be set for this matter. Commissioner Huntingford moved to adopt the recommendation of the Planning Commis- sion and set an appeal hearing for January 3, 1994 at 4:30 p.m. Commissioner Hinton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Treasurer IIa Mikkelsen re: Approval and Acceptance of Bids from Surplus County Property Sale: Treasurer IIa Mikkelsen reported that one piece of the foreclosure property was not sold so the County will retain it. She then reviewed the bids received for the parcels auctioned that did not receive the minimum bid. She reported that over $444,300.00 was taken in on the tax title property. The expenses are estimated to be about $18,000. The net will be distributed back to the special purpose taxing districts. Commissioner Huntingford moved to instruct the Treasurer to sell the properties for the final bid amounts as presented. Commissioner Hinton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The Board then interviewed the following people interested in serving on the Civil Service Commission - Jim Williams, Sherrie Scalf, James Hill, and Frank Linley. Review. Discussion and Determination re: Policy Choices for the Draft Critical Areas Ordinance: Senior Planner James Holland reported that the Planning staff has produced a memorandum (see attached) regarding technical and policy issues that remain in the draft Critical Areas Ordinance. Commissioner Hinton stated that he is having difficulty understanding what is to be done today. He explained that after spending all last week with budget matters, he is really not prepared to discuss this document today. Commissioner Huntingford stated that he is prepared to discuss some of these issues, but he is not ready to make any changes to the document without reviewing the public testimony. James Holland explained that he is taking over this discussion because Eric Toews could not be here today. He pointed out that there may be an advantage to reviewing this after or during the review of the public testimony received. Prosecuting Attorney Mark Huth stated that the purpose of the meeting today is to put on the record the decision making process. The Board needs to go through the range of choices on the record and make a determination about each one. He added that it may be best to discuss the range of options and then make a determination on them immediately after that discussion. After more discussion of the best way to proceed, and what is left to be included in policy choices, the Board indicated that they would like to wait until Eric Toews is present to hear what these determinations are so that he can draft the appropriate language for the ordinance. AI Boucher asked what magnitude of changes to the ordinance would trigger another public hearing on it? Mark Huth answered that due to the amount of time this ordinance has been before the public in various forms, he feels that any changes made would not be substantive enough to require another public hearing, unless the Board decided to rewrite the ordinance entirely. Commissioner Huntingford moved to table this matter until December 22, 1993 at 10:00 a.m. Commissioner Hinton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. .. VÓL 19 PAC~ 00 2:184 · . Commissioner's Meeting Minutes: Week of December 13, 1993 Page: 5 Application for Assistance from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Fund: Commissioner Hinton moved to approve the application from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Fund submitted by VFW Post #3213, Quilcene, in the amount of $200.00. Commissioner Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Cancellation of Commissioners Weekly Meetin2 of December 27. 1993: After discussion of the need for a meeting on the week of December 27, 1993, Commissioner Hinton moved to approve the public notice that the meeting is being cancelled. Commis- sioner Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The meeting was recessed at the conclusion of the scheduled business and reconvened on Tuesday morning with Chairman Wojt and Commissioner Huntingford present. Commissioner Hinton was in another meeting. HEARING re: Extension of the Interim Zonin2 Ordinance: Chairman Wojt opened the public hearing on the extension of the Interim Zoning Ordinance. Assistant Planner Eric Toews suggested that the wording in Section 18 - Effective Period include the following ". . . or until a permanent control is adopted, whichever period is shorter," to clarify when this interim ordinance would be replaced or would expire. Hearing no public comment the Chairman closed the hearing. Commissioner Huntingford moved to approve ORDINANCE NO. 11-1214..93 extension of the Interim Zoning Ordinance with the clarification in wording as suggested. Chairman Wojt seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The Board then met with representatives from Geomax regarding flood control and then with the Budget Manager to discuss and review the 1994 budget. The meeting was recessed on Tuesday after the scheduled meetings and reconvened on Thursday morning with all three Board members present. Approval of Fundin2 for Timber County Coordinator Position in Clallam County for 1994: Commissioner Huntingford moved to approve $998.50 in funding to support the part time Timber County Coordinator in Clallam County for 1994. Commis- sioner Hinton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. SE ~!YVKa- if. flJ~ Lorna L. Delaney, Clerk of the Board _~Ol 1 9 r~G~ 002185