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Home My WebLink About07 July 29 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION A.C. Dalgleish David G. Douglas Archie Barber, Jr. Chainnan Vi ce-Cha 1 rman Member Alternate MINUTES 29 July 1987 BOE-87-026-LO - Parcel #821-333-016 - ANDY LA MAR was present at the hearing. BOB KINGSLEY represented the Assessor's office. The parcel was purchased in 1968 for $4,250 (48,500 per acre) with the understanding that water and road improvements would be completed. The developer has not proceeded with the developments due to a bonding proBlem. The Assessor reported there are 25.79 acres in the development area~--~ 16 acres inan unrecorded plat and 9.79 acres not included in the plat. The total area of the 14.678 acre, 23 Lot plat is currently valued at $83,820 ($5700 per acre). Only Tax Lots 33,34,36,37,67 have been sold. Tax Lot 34 (Lot 16) is the parcel in this appeal. The inspection should determine the extent of non-development. BOE-87-023-LO - Parcel # 601-271-003 - MR. LB. BENN of Hood Canal Properties is representing Wm. E. Watts. in this appeal and was present at the hearing. BOB SHOLD represented the Assessor's Office. This 20.69 acre parcel (Tax Lot 6) has 710 front feet of water front on the east shore at Toandos Peninsula with a Bank running from 15 to 100 feet hign.. This area is designated a.s unstable on it coastal zone atlas. The petitioner identifies two potential building sites near the coast line and the presence of a natural stream running parallel to the north bound~ry. The access road is steep and curvy from backs of Lot to water front. The petitioner requested reduction of valuation from $16,235 per acre to $4,000 per acre. The Assessor stated that tne valuation is based on $180 per front foot for 710 front feet. Valuation is not Based in acres of land. . The comparable. (Parcel #601-271-001) which was sold in April 1987 , for $79,000 was valued at $74,aBO by the Assessor. At issue was access, distance to power, potential perk 1 imits and quantity of un-bui.ldable terrain. This to be reviewed by tnspection. BOE-87-024-LO Parcel #601-271-009) LB. BENN was also present for hearing on this parcel. BOB SHOLD represented the Assessor's Office. This 6.95 acre parcel (Tax lot 31) is long and narrow with 195 feet of water front and tide lands on the east side of the Toandos Peninsula and is also in the area of instability on the coastal zone atlas. The petitton identifies at least one Buildtng site approximately one third of the distance to the water front; however, the petition a 1 so contained Jefferson County Health Department perk rejection dated 9-06-84 for this proposed building site. The issue is an apparant valuation of $7,295 per acre on un-buildable land. The Assessor acknowledged that the current valuation of $250 per front foot per land and $10 per front foot for tide lands ($50,700) should be adjusted an appropreate amount because of the perk denial. 01- :z. 'i-97 '2- BOE-87-025-TL - Parcel #601-271-010 - on Tax Lot 6 above. Mr. Benn agreed to the $10 per front foot for tidelands is This parcel represents the tide lands fronting with draw this appeal upon understanding that a standard value in Jefferson County, BOE-87-029-R Parcel # 995-400-061 - HARRY ATWELL appeared at the hearing. BOB SHOLD represented the Assessor's office. The petitioner was seeking valuation relief because of recent actions of the Port Townsend Paper Corporation (at the direction of the Washington State Fisheries Department) raised the 20' steel water main from just below the normal low water line of Snow Creek to an elevation of three feet above the river bank. The structural change has impacted the the appearance of the property and particularly the view from the living room of the house. The Assessor concurred that the Board should inspect the parcel with an intent to determine an appropriate deduction of the valuation due to the relocation of the water main. BOE-87-030-LO - Parcel # 413-273-002 - MR. & MRS FLOYD DICKINSON were present for the hearing. BOB SHOLD represented the Assessor's Office. The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney (John Raymond) also was requested to be present because of the nature of this appeal. This parcel is n,ineteen pl us acre tract with 1220 feet of Pacific Ocean beach near the mouth of the Queets River. The parcel is bisected in a north-westerly direction by U.S. Highway 101 and Waltons Lagoon. The parcel is approximatley 690 feet deep. The total property has been declared a wilderness as zoned by the Quinault Tribe at Taholaby Resolution No. 76-118 of tne Quinault Business Committee on the 22nd of November 1976. The thrust of this appeal is that Mr. Dickinson purchased this parcel' in 1968/69 under the recorded United States Government Patent No. 1010589 signed by President Cal vin Cool idge on 12 January 1928 and registered in Jefferson County Auditor file on April 18, 1928 in Volume 4 of Patents, Page 617. (See Exhibit E) Subsequently the Quinault Indian Tribal Business Committee passed Resolution No. 76-118 on the 22nd of November, 1976, which adopted title 48, Quinault Zoning Ordinace, Revised, 1976. Within the publication notice is a stipulation that in this jurisdiction includes non-indians as well as indians, fee patant as well as trust land, and privately owned as well as publicly owened land". (See Exhibit F) Section 48.04.06 of this ordinance limits the wilderness classification uses to weekend cabins, timber harvesting, public and semi-public camping, recreational parks and cemetaries. It is the petitioner's contention that the restrictions within this ordinance has an impact on his uses of the land as with financial implications as to sale value. The Assessor stated that the current valuation is extablished by $275/front foot x 1220 front feet = $335,500; less 50% for excess uplands ($167,750) = net $167,750. ,he Board coul d consider further relief of 20% credit for impact of ~\Jning ordinace ($67,100) for a net valuation of $100,650. Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney John Raymond imformed the Board that litigation at the local and national level has studied the issue of the scope of jurisdiction of tribal laws and ordinaces over publ ic and private citizens on Indian Reservation. The jurisdiction of the Jefferson County Board of Equalization is limited to the determination of equity of land valuation on properties owened by private citizens within the Reservation. Equalization judgements can be attained by awarding a credit for the economic impact of the ordinance in question. Decision on this petition will be deferred until further ~tudy. -.3 BOE-87-031-R - Parcel No. 950-100-410 - MR, & Mrs BALL were present at the hearing. BOB KINGSLEY represented the Assessor's office. The petitioner was requesting an $1,895 reduction in the valuation of a 1/3 acre lot with a 36 year old home and supporting porches and carport. The Assessor reported th.at the nearest comparabl e was a parcel in Paradi se Bay Community. The valuation of the improvements are based on low grade construction and a 40% allowance for depreci ati on. The 1 and is valued at $16,000 per acre for 1/3 acre plus $1,500 for improvements. The Board and Assessor will inspect the parcel prior to making determination of any adjustment. BOE-87-032-LO - Parcel #954-600-121 - MR & MRS LARSON were present at the hearing. BOB KINSLEY represented the Assessor's Offlce. This parcel has a trailer placed on the land just above 100 feet of low-bank frontage on Hood Canal. An exhibit to the petition was a copy of Jefferson County Health Department, sewage disposal permH denial dated 10-8-81. The Assessor stated that the presentation of the sewage disposal permit denial now qualifies the allocation of an appropricate credit on the valuation. It appears that this denial was issued because proximlty of a stream decendin9 from the lot to the canal adjacent to the building sight. BOE-87-025-LO: Noting that these tidelands are valuated at the standard rate of Jefferson County, the Petitioner withdrew this appeal. There being no further business befortthe Board, the meeting was adjourned until 9.:00 A.M, on Friday, the 31st of July. APPROVEO BY: DATE APPROVED: Od~t; ~I ~~ Ill, ,-,...~::;>b(. .' . D G :J&ArR~ PREPARED BY:~rQ-~ {/ <;)..;~ ~ .~ DAVID G. Q S, VTC CH .IRMAN Jt#. ~~-t-~. R HIE T~ 'BE, JR., ME . ER - ~