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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM102775 1t.;.:!-'~: .,..Y ('District District District BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY CO~IISSIONERS No. 1 Co~issioner No. 2 Conmissioner No. 3 Commissioner A.M. O'meara B.G. Brown~ Chairman Carroll M. Mercer Clerk of the Board Betty J. Temple. Auditol Engineer Edwin A. Becker. P.E. ~~~~~!~EY________________________:____________________---------~~---____~~E~!~~_~~_~E~Zg________ HINUTES --------------------------------~-----------------------------------~---------------,~-------~ October 27, 1975 lO:OOa.m. Meeting called to order by Chairman B.G. Brown with all members present. 'Hearing: Old Quilcene River Bridge Abandonment and Removal.- Petitions were presented to the Board regarding the removal of the bridge with 88 signatures opposed and 14 signatures in favor. Eng . Becker submitted.a. letter recol1l- mending the old bridge be removed during the 1976 construction period listing six reasons for remov.al. Dale McCoy, Quilcene, spa.ke in favor of the removal, stating the bridge is .too narrow, too short in length, and a - ' potential flood hazard. Julien Oen spoke in opposition to the removal stat- ingthere is no record of flood damage,. andhe.feels the bridge should be improved, not removed . He said there hasn I tbeen any accidents on th~. old bx'iag for a number of years, but the new bridge has had sev.eral accidents due' to a blind approach, and theres the change of additionalaccidentswith~',anlacrease in traffic. Mrs. Ward and Earl Ward also spoke in opposition. Mr. Ray Ward . stated he would rather' take the chance of flooding conditions over removal of the bridge. Commissioner Mercer said the main hazard with the new bridge is you are unable to see oncoming tra.ffic, whether you _ are. going. north or _ south - the north approach being worse. He feels action should be delayed until approaches on the new bridge are improved. Moved by Commissioner Mercer, seconded by Commissioner 0' Meara to table action at thi.s time. Unan Hearing: Budget Extensions for the Sheriff, and'Planning Departments,2,and the Board of Equalization. No one appeared to speak in opposition to the proposed extensions. Moved by Commissioner 0' M.eara, seconded by Commissioner Mercer to approve and sign Resolution No. 71-75, for the Sheriff's Dept.; Resolution No. 72-75, for the Planning Dept.; and Resolution No. 73-75, for.' the Beard of Equalization. Unanimous Resolutions as follows: The minutes of October 6th were approved by motion of Commissioner O'Meara and seconded byCpmmissioner Merce~. Unanimous Petition for property tax refund was received from Pacific Bank Mortg~ge-Co. due to second half of taxes' being paid twice. Amount of .refund$ll9.24. Moved by Commissioner Mercer, seconded by Commissioner O'Meara to -approve and sign. Unanimous Request for building permit extension. from Norman DehnHoff was approved for one year by motion of Commissioner Mercer and second by Commissioner O'Meara. New expiration date - October 22, 1976. Assessor Ingman submitted a letter requesting a budget. transfer for his department. Resolu1tionwill be drafted for execution by the Board. Letter was received from the Commissioners of Fire Protection District No. 6 recommending the appointment of HenryW. Miller to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. John Kanarr. Moved by Commissioner O'Meara, seconded by Commissioner Mercer to appoint Henry W. Miller as Fire COmmissioner, Fire Protection Dist. No.6, to fill the unexpired term of Mr. John Kanarr. Unan. Business from the Planning Dept: Shoreline Management Development Applications for Permit: 1) Pleasant Tides Property Owners Association; Proposed Boat Launch, Application No. 18-75. Appearing are: Frank E. Endzel.l, C.C.Collin$, Richard G. McCann, A.J. Petorak, C.D. Phillips, Erwin M. Burge, Mrs. Robt. Phillips, F.g.Clements, Ruby V. Clements, and MarilynA.Burge. Planning Director Cunningham recalled that the county issued a shore- line permit to the developer of the plat fora boat launch in. this exact location (Lot #31) in 1974, but permit was denied through court proceedings. He advised that'heEhad made a site inspection 'and found the water system, roads, and the community area. in very good condition. Major difference from the.-first application is the. launch is now pro- l VOL 1 t.\G~ ' 01239 I" ,. :'c _ ~inutes of October 27th con't. page 2 posed to be at the same grade as the beach rather than on a fill, which eliminates the fill problems, but the new grade will be from 16%, coming down from the road, to a l2~% grade of the launch. He said also that questions were raised previously relating to the possible reduction of the shellfish in the area, and findings indicate that by-products of outboard engines, i.e. light oils and gases, if given enough concentration, can get into the gills of the shellfish causi~g a reduction in edibility, but no one can determine at this time what degree of concentration might occur. The findings of the Planning Dept. recommend the following: (3) Cunningham concluded that basically a boat launch in this type of area is appropriate and meets the major policies of "shorelines of statewide significance", however, the problems remain with the parking and loading, sewage and trash disposal, separating or eliminating swimming in the innediate area, and the steep grade of the launch. Three persons spoke in opposition to the proposed launch. The major arguements are: (1) C.C. Collins, owner of lot #33. (a) He was not advised of. the proposed boat launch when he purchased his property; (b) The Association doesn't know how much the launch is going to cost or whos going to pay for it; (c) Ramp is too steep and narrow; and (d) There are already two public boat ramps - one just afew miles north and another just afew miles south of Pleasant Tides. (2) Dr. Frank Endzell, owner of lot directly to the north of the pro- posed launch site: (a) No parking area; (b) Distruction of natural shoreline; (c) Unique area for swimming because the cove is restricted and the water is warm; (d) Contamination of shellfish; (e) Cars and boats will inter fer with the ingress and egress to his property; (f) Ramp will go into the water in the only useful beach area that he has; and (g) Dangerous rocks just below water level prevent safe navigation at night. (3) Richard McCann, owner of lot #32. (a) Launch would spoil the beauty of the area; (b) Launch will inter fer with rights of the adjacent property owners; (c) Adjacent property values will go down if permit is granted. C.D. Phillips, A.J. Petorak, F.B. Clements, and Mrs. Robt. Phillips spoke in favor of the launch, stating in essence: (a) They were advised of the proposed launch prior to the purchase of their property; (b) Ramp would not be as steep and narrow as the ramp at Triton Cove; (c) Beach area is too rocky and unsuitable for swimming; (d) Pleasant Tides is a retirement and recreational area and all persons should be taken into consideration, not just afew individuals; and (e) Property owners can police the launch area and keep it free from parked cars, boats, and trailers. At the concIusion of the testimony, Cunningham was instructed to draft a list of conditions which would have to be met for permit approval. Action will be taken after through consideration of all data. 2) Dept. of Natural Resources, application No. 15-75; near Hoh River; project is betterment of road surface, one additional camping unit, one picnic unit, handicapped toilots, 304 ft. of trail, channeling of water, and a well. Condition of approval - the handicapped toilets shall comply with the standards of the Olympic Health District. Moved by Commissioner O'Meara, seconded by Commissioner Mercer to approve subject to the condition of the Shoreline Advisory Commission. 3) Dept. of Natural Resources, application No. 16-75; Clearwater, south of Forks; project is betterment of existing road surface, new con- struction of 388 ft of road, two additional camp .nt~s, two picnic units, replacement of pit toilets with vault toilets, and a well. Condition of approval - vault toilets shall conform with the standards of the Olympic Health District. Moved by Commissioner O'Meara, seconded by Commissioner Mercer to approve subject to the condition L VOl 1 r~t~ '0 12.10 ~. .. \:.~..n .. 'I'" ... Minutes of October 27th con' t. page 3 of the Shoreline Advisory Commission. The Board also found that both application no. 15-75 and 16-75 would not have a major effect on the environment, and therefore, no environmental empact statement need be prepared. Corps of Engineers Public Notice 071-0YB-I-002843, Pleasant Tides Property Owners Association - Chairman Brown signed response to the Corps stating they have applied for a shoreline management permit. Forest Practices application for permit #FP-02-00741, McDonald - approval signed by Chairman Brown. Continued evaluation of "Hermitage Camper Club'~. Wallar appeared in behalf of the Developer. Pros. Attny. Howard advised that the Club's articles of incorporation do not comply with Section 4.12 of the Camper Club Ordinance because of their failure to spell out: (1) That the memberships of the corporation are going to be appurtenant to the ownership of the land; (2) That the Corporation has the power to assess the members for costs ore maintenence and improvements on the property owned by the Cor- poration. Howard proposed that the Board spell out specific conditions and find out how the Corporation intends to meet them. During the discussion following, two conditions were mentioned: (1) Some sort of document (other than bonding) to guarantee that funds will be set aside to insure future operation of the club after all memberships are sold; (2) Due to the impact on the area, a limit of two persons per site, rather than three was considered in order to reduce the number of people there at any given time. Wallar explained that purchasers would only be allowed to use the sites on certain specified days of each month. He also stated the Corporation could have a meeting within two weeks time and present all that is required regarding their financial and management capabilities and their long range programs. The remaineder of the session was devoted to a page by page rev~ew of the Camper Club's final impact statement. Meeting recessed until October 28th at 1:30p.m. for the purpose of completing the agenda. VOL 1 fAGr 01241