HomeMy WebLinkAbout02_02-21-2024 PC Meeting Minutes621 Sheridan St. P: 360-379-4450 Port Townsend, WA, 98368 PCommissionDesk@co.jefferson.wa.us
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MEETING MINUTES
JEFFERSON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting – February 21, 2024
Tri Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, Chimacum, Washington 98325 Start time 5:33 PM: Welcome Chair and Overview Presentation Staff in Attendance: Joel Peterson, Vince Maniaci, Emily Calkins, George Terry
• Call to Order/Roll Call
Kevin Coker Present Matt Sircely Present Richard Hull Present Cynthia Koan Present LD Richert Present Chris Llewellyn Present Ahren Stroming Present Michael Shultz Present Michael Nilssen Present
• Approval of Agenda: approved by acclimation
• Approval of Minutes: KC 1st / LD 2nd – 9 yay - approved
GENERAL UPDATES
1. Planning Commission Updates:
a. MN: The Port Ludlow Village Council (PLVC) would like to continue to be informed about
Comp Plan update work. PLVC would like to be included in all things South County.
Resignation announcement, 2/21 meeting is Commissioner Nilssen’s final meeting, term
officially ends 3/17.
b. KC: Homebuilder’s Home and Garden Show 3/2. This is shaping up to be an exceptional
event this year. Commissioner Coker would love to see everyone there.
c. MaS: Commissioner Sircely will be absent from the 3/6 PC meeting.
2. DCD Staff Updates, Vince Maniaci, Joel Peterson:
a. Web page update
b. LUPA case re: UDC code and Campgrounds
c. Resolution 08-24 setting new WUCC Members (Water Users Coordinating Committee)
d. Upcoming meetings and agendas
i. March 6, 2024: Public Hearing on Ch. 15.15 Flood Damage Prevention
amendments,
ii. March 6, 2024: What you need to know about septic and water—Randy Marx,
Public Environmental Health. PUBLIC COMMENT – GENERAL
3. Public comments: Public comments, in their entirety, can be viewed within the video recording of
the meeting at the time stamp location provided below.
a. Kellen Lynch – Olympic Housing Trust – 26:02 – 29:52
b. Liz Revord – Housing Solutions Network – 30:26 – 32:45
c. Richard Berg – Architect, Chimacum Commons – 32:48 – 35:37
4. Transmitted Information:
a. Chimacum Commons Prospectus—Olympic Housing Trust/Land Trust
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b. DCD Community Outreach Summary & Attachments: Port Hadlock UGA Zoning
Charrettes, Short Term Rentals, CWSP recruitment.
CK: Expressed concern over the differences between “consent agenda” and “transmitted
information.” Commissioner Koan understands the Planning Commission bylaws to demonstrate
a need for a “consent agenda” item within the Planning Commission agenda and Planning
Commission minutes to function as a documentation of actions. DCD’s position is that we place
the items in the agenda and therefore they appear in the minutes and the nature of the
transmitted information does not require a vote as would a true consent agenda item.
Chairperson Hull directed Joel Peterson to add a discussion of Planning Commission bylaws,
consent agenda, and transmitted information to the agenda for the 2024 Planning Commission
Retreat.
REGULAR BUSINESS
5. Final Review of Vision Statement
a. Synopsis
For the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review, the Planning Commission
provided considerable effort and care to develop a Vision Statement for the
Comprehensive Plan. The Vision Statement provides background and support for
defining the direction and characteristics important to Jefferson County, including
perspectives on Rural Character.
A review of the Vision Statement was done at the February 7, 2024 Planning
Commission meeting. In that meeting, the general consensus is that the Vision
Statement remains relevant, and only minor editing will be needed to make it
current.
Live editing to the Vision Statement took place at the February 21, 2024 Planning
Commission meeting. Those edits are contained within the transmitted
information that will accompany the March 6, 2024 Planning Commission meeting
agenda packet. There was a quorum present at the February 21, 2024 Planning
Commission and these edits were agreed upon by the Planning Commissioners in
attendance thereby adopting these edits by acclimation.
6. Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review – Amendment Proposals for 2024
a. Synopsis
The Jefferson County Code sets out procedures for amending the Comprehensive
Plan (CP) and Unified Development Code (UDC) (Ch. 18.45 JCC). The Board of County
Commissioners (BoCC) has directed Community Development to run the 2024
annual amendment process this year, ending in December 2024, and defer an annual
2025 amendment cycle while the County completes the State-mandated periodic
review requirements by the mid-year 2025 deadline (Resolution #11-24).
In this meeting, Community Development workshopped with the Planning Commission
to identify proposals for the 2024 annual amendment cycle that will be on the
preliminary amendment docket. This discussion is in preparation for the March 1
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deadline for amendment proposals in the 2024 cycle (refer to the 2024 amendment
calendar provided in previous meetings). All 2024 proposals will be evaluated by
Community Development, given a public hearing and recommendations by the
Planning Commission, and the final docket established by the Board of
Commissioners. Community Development and the Planning Commission will then
proceed to evaluate the Final Docket proposals.
Some amendment proposals may be scheduled outside of the annual amendment
process timeframe. These amendment proposals, responding to State-mandated
periodic review requirements, may require additional time to be developed and
completed, and therefore may be considered for adoption mid-year 2025. The
Growth Management Act (GMA, Chapter 36.70A RCW) generally allows
amendments to comprehensive plans no more often than once per year, except in
emergency situations, as codified in JCC 18.45.010.
b. Continuing Assignment
Community Development’s presentation and the following discussion included a
broad look at county needs and priorities as identified in the Comprehensive Plan.
Prepare to share your focus areas in the 2024 work, and identify subject matter that
you may want to assist with data development. Refer to the Commerce Checklist
provided in a previous meeting. Priorities already evident include housing issues,
implementing regulations for the Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area (UGA) with
urban-style development, tribal involvement, and climate change.
Community Development proposes to organize and develop the annual amendment
work under the following project categories or case numbers:
i. 2024 site-specific amendment proposals (individual cases).
ii. All general County Periodic Review & Update work for 2024,
including City/County work on UGA swap discussions.
iii. Port Hadlock UGA work (zoning, development-based
regulations, subdivision regulations).
iv. Planning Commission 2023 Rural Housing Proposals
6:58 pm ADJOURNMENT The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for 2024-03-06 at 5:30pm. These meeting minutes were approved this ____________ day of_____, 2024. Richard Hull, Chair Presiding Planning Commission Secretary