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MEETING MINUTES
JEFFERSON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting – December 6, 2023
Tri Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, Chimacum, Washington 98325 5:34PM Welcome Chair and Overview Presentation 1. Call to Order/Roll Call
District 1 District 2 District 3
Stroming (AS) Sircely (MaS) (acting chair) Hull (RH) (remote)
Coker (KC) unexcused Shultz (MiS) Nilssen (MN)
Koan (CK) Richert (LD) Llewelyn (CL) unexcused
2. Approval of Agenda: MaS
3. Approval of Minutes: November 1 and November 15, 2023 meeting minutes approved
GENERAL UPDATES
4. Planning Commission Updates
5. DCD Staff and Director Updates (5 minutes)
a. Port Ludlow Master Planned Resort (MPR) Measured Equivalent Residential Unit (MERU)
update: Community Development is establishing, possibly through a third-party review, a
new and accurate inventory and audit of MERUs in the Port Ludlow MPR. This work will
also establish a county tracking system for future use. David Wayne Johnson and George
Terry are working on this project. George will be attending the December 20 Planning
Commission meeting and can answer any questions at that time.
b. December 13, 2023: Jefferson County and City of Pot Townsend Planning Commission Pre-
Approved Stock Plan Subcommittee Meeting, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
c. January 20, 2024 Planning Commission Retreat and Joint BoCC Workshop 2024/2025--
location is Gardiner Community Center
d. Alex Henley will be implementing a new Zoom account for Community Development
planners and Planning Commission in 2024. This will provide additional features to
manage the online portion of PC meetings. Alex will also be adding some enhancements
to our PC records organization. The changes are primarily the back end of the system so
will not be obvious to the PC at this time.
6. Public comments from attendees about any topic that is not on the agenda: None
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REGULAR BUSINESS
7. Transmitted Information:
a. Agenda for Dec. 13 Stock Plan Subcommittee Meeting
b. Commerce Checklist for Comprehensive Plan (CP) Periodic Review
REGULAR BUSINESS
8. 2025 Comprehensive Plan (CP) Periodic Review Project Overview
Characteristics of current CP doc and
• Readable and accessible to community
• Reduce overall size
• Responsive to community needs
Possible additions to be made during the 2025 CP update
• Tribal involvement and input
• Measures/metrics, accountability, progress reports
• Climate resilience
• In-migration issues/climate refugees
Potential 2024 PC CP work
• A-1 zoning/access / Caswell Brown
• Housing amendments started in 2023
• Stock Plans – Policy in the CP
• Flood Plain development
• Fire Planning – Wildland Urban Interface
• Marrowstone – Land Use
• Water Systems
Elements of Public Participation Plan & potential PC Outreach Subcommittee work
• Newspaper/Radio press releases
• PC webpage enhancements
• Mini-roadshow for full CP amendments
• Email blasts / Stakeholder groups
• Messaging for meeting agendas
• Comment opportunities
• Community representatives
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9. January 20, 2024 Planning Commission Retreat and Joint BoCC 2024/2025 Work Plan
Planning Commission Training topics
• Understand state laws with regard to septic and water service requirements
• Incorporating health officials into the policy and planning process
• Primers on functional plans attached to the CP
• Tribal history and consultation
Format of the retreat day at the Gardiner Community Center
Bylaws, operational business, other concerns
Annual Report and Workshop with BoCC
10. Scheduled Meetings and potential work items for meetings prior to 2024 Retreat
1. December 20
• Brent Butler – short term rentals
• Joel Peterson – Comprehensive Plan work-plan
• George Terry – Port Ludlow MERU update
2. January 3 – specifics to be determined (2025 Periodic Review)
• Greg Ballard – Permitting and DCD improvements
• George Terry – SDR update and future expectations
• Joel Peterson – Annual work-plan document
3. January 17 – specifics to be determined (2025 Periodic Review)
• Follow up items
7:31pm ADJOURNMENT
The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for December 20, 2023, at 5:30. To attend virtually
please use the following link or dial in using your phone by calling: +1 (646) 749-3122; Access Code: 883-126-605. Link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88671047253?pwd=OU8vTWZGWTVRRGNRVEQ1c2k0WDVadz09 and the passcode is 894561
To learn if in-person attendance is possible, please view the next meeting agenda.
These meeting minutes were approved this ____________ day of_____, 2023. ____________________________ Richard Hull, Chair A. George Terry, Secretary