HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-01-2025 PC Minutes621 Sheridan St. P: 360-379-4450
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MEETING MINUTES
JEFFERSON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting – May 1, 2024
Tri Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, Chimacum, Washington 98325
Actual start time 5:31 PM: Welcome Chair and Overview Presentation
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
Kevin Coker Present Matt Sircely Present Richard Hull Present
Cynthia Koan Present LD Richert Present Chris Llewellyn Unexcused Absence
Ahren Stroming Present Michael Shultz Present Andrew Schwartz Present
2. Approval of Agenda: approved by acclimation
3. Approval of Minutes:
a. April 17, 2024 Regular Meeting: KC 1st/CK 2nd – 6 yay, 0 abstention – approved
GENERAL UPDATES
1. Planning Commission Updates:
a. MiS: Community Build Organization is building tiny homes on wheels at the fairgrounds
and they are looking for volunteers.
2. DCD Staff Updates:
a. Welcome new District 3 Planning Commissioner Andrew Schwartz
b. Stock Plans – $165,000 awarded to Jefferson County for engineering costs
c. Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resiliency (C-PACER) Program –
implementation grant awarded to Jefferson County
PUBLIC COMMENT – GENERAL
3. Public comments – None
4. Transmitted Information: April 17, 2024 PC meeting minutes
b. Flood Damage Prevention Draft Ordinance
c. Staff report for Flood Damage Prevention
d. Short-Term Rentals
i. Staff Report
ii. Emergency Control adopted by BoCC on April 8
e. Documents for Preliminary Docket:
i. Final Docket Analysis
ii. Draft Planning Commission Recommendation
f. Staff report for stock plans
g. Approval of a Public Hearing Notice: An Ordinance Adopting Rules for the Adoption of
Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions in Jefferson County
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REGULAR BUSINESS
4. Short-Term Rental Outreach Staff Presentation
a. Summary of comments received during outreach events.
b. Public Comment period on Short-Term Rental policy. Comments, in their entirety, can be
viewed within the video recording of the meeting at the time stamp location provided
below:
i. Judith Walls: 1:09:30 - 1:10:50
ii. Keelee: 1:11:02 - 1:13:55
iii. John: 1:13:55 - 1:17:11
iv. Liz Revord: 1:17:12 – 1:19:25
v. Tim Cotey: 1:19:28 – 1:22:20
vi. Debra Cotey: 1:22:22 – 1:25:30
vii. Daphne Wysham: 1:25:42 – 1:26:45
c. Decision: The Planning Commission determined that they would like to approach this
topic as a board as opposed to a subcommittee.
5. Public Hearing: Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance continued from March 20, 2024
a. Hearing Opened
b. Public Comment – None
c. Hearing Closed
6. Stock Plan Presentation – Brent Butler
a. Summary of deliverables and next steps.
7. Public Hearing: Annual Amendment Cycle Recommendations for Final Docket – Joel Peterson
a. Hearing Opened
b. Synopsis: 2024 Annual Amendment Cycle Final Docket Hearing. Ch. 18.45 JCC.
c. Testimony: Eric Toews: 1:40:55 – 1:45:28
d. Public Comment. Comments, in their entirety, can be viewed within the video recording of
the meeting at the time stamp location provided below:
i. Mark Kenutzen: 1:45:44 – 1:48:55
ii. Liz Revord: 1:48:57 – 1:50:32
e. Hearing Closed
f. Action Item: Approval of Final Docket Recommendation Letter: MaS 1st/LR 2nd – 7 yay, 1
abstention – approved
8. Adjournment
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7:29 pm ADJOURNMENT
The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for 2024-05-15 at 5:30.
These meeting minutes were approved this ____________ day of_____, 2024.
Richard Hull, Chair Residing Secretary