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Home My WebLink Aboutres2013-007 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2013-088 CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to: Originator: M.A. 1/30/2013 2/12/2013 Planning & Matt W. Aamot Development Comm. Division Head: l ' 340 ' 13 (] j 2/12/2013 Council Mark Personius . E C E _� E Dept. Head: Sam Ryan SIC 1- 3 0 - 13 FEB 0 5 2013 Prosecutor �/� l — '1- 17 Royce Buckingham �! ` A !1 n n' Purchasing/Budget: H ATC O M COUNTY COUNCIL Executive: `?� Jack Lows . ' TITLE OF DOC ENT: Proposed amendments to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance that are to be considered for initiation this year. ATTACHMENTS: 1 . Cover letter 2 . Proposed Resolution Initiating Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Amendments A Application materials are on file at the Council office. * I SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO Requested Date SEPA will be completed on those amendments initiated by the Council prior to final Council action. SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public hearing, you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate. Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.) Under the Growth Management Act, the County Council is to consider amendments to the Comprehensive Plan no more frequently than once per year (with certain exceptions) . Whatcom County Code 2 . 160 . 050 indicates that proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments are to be "initiated" for further review by a majority vote of the County Council. Additionally, Whatcom County Code 20 . 90 . 030 allows the Council to initiate zoning amendments. Planning and Development Services is forwarding the proposed amendments so that the Council can determine which items to initiate for further review. COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION: 2 / 12 / 2013 : Committee recommends Council 2 / 12 / 2013 : Council Approved Substitute 7 - 0 approval of the resolution with substitute Res . 2013- 007 Exhibit A . Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number: Res . 2013 -007 Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on the County 's website at: www. co. whatcom. wa. us/council. Comprehensive Plan & Zoning Amendments, 1 /30/2013 Sponsored by: Consent Proposed by: PDS Introduction date: 2 / 12 / 2013 RESOLUTION NO . 2013-007 INITIATING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENTS WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A. 130) requires that the County Council may consider amendments to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan no more frequently than once per year (with certain exceptions) ; and WHEREAS, the provisions of WCC 2 . 160.050 indicate that Comprehensive Plan amendments are to be "initiated" for review by approval of a resolution by the County Council . WCC 20.90 .030 indicates that the Council may also initiate zoning amendments ; and WHEREAS , the Whatcom County Planning and Development Services Department has forwarded a docket of proposed Comprehensive Plan and zoning amendments to the County Council for consideration; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Whatcom County Council hereby initiates for formal review the amendments shown on attached Exhibit A. APPROVED this 12th day of February 2013 . ``````;� , (111C .Q /0% ..,e . . e , o 41 •• AT' l S.1,° S H A T C ° !�C WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL ° : COUNTY O+ ' s'" WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON z0 * T a- STAT ' 0041ab ' Dana nr,9wn-has, cJer �D the Council Kathy Kershner, Council Chair ,' .1111ul11111\\\\\` APPROVED AS TO FORM : Civ'd c ' osecutor 5 x- pp EXHIBIT A PLN2013 - Capital Facility Whatcom Review and amend provisions of the Whatcom County The Mount Baker School 00001 Planning - County Comprehensive Plan relating to capital facilities . District includes lands in Special Purpose Potential amendments include adopting by reference the central and eastern Districts or incorporating information from Mount Baker School portions of the County , District and Fire District 8 capital facility plans . including the Columbia Valley UGA . Fire District 8 includes the western portion of the Bellingham UGA, and other lands to the west including part of the Lummi Reservation . PLN2013 - Capital Facility Whatcom Review and potentially modify the level of service N/A 00002 Planning - LOS County standards for correction facilities (jails and juvenile for Correction detention ) in the Capital Facilities Chapter of the Facilities Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan . PLN2013 - Bellingham Whatcom Review and potentially revise the Whatcom County These amendments relate 00003 Development County Code to adopt City of Bellingham Development to the Bellingham UGA . Standards Standards for the Bellingham Urban Growth Area ( UGA) . PLN2013 - Ferndale Whatcom Review and potentially revise the Whatcom County These amendments relate 00004 Development County Code to adopt City of Ferndale Development to the Ferndale UGA . Standards Standards for the Ferndale UGA . PLN2013 - Repeal Whatcom Repeal the Birch Bay - Blaine Subarea Plan , which These amendments relate 00005 Birch Bay - Blaine County was adopted in 1987 , prior to enactment of the to the Birch Bay - Blaine Subarea Plan Growth Management Act ( GMA) . The proposal would Subarea . also amend related provisions in the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan . 1 e�4 4� � -�. Ls Y. Aav - s ryVarG 2> �l .-< f. .. y �.% .f -. . . A .' off. :: PLN2013 - Repeal Whatcom Repeal the Chuckanut- Lake Samish Subarea Plan , These amendments relate 00006 Chuckanut- Lake County which was adopted in 1986 , prior to enactment of the to the Chuckanut- Lake Samish GMA . The proposal would also amend related Samish Subarea . Subarea Plan provisions in the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan . PLN2013 - Repeal Whatcom Repeal the Lynden - Nooksack Valley Subarea Plan , These amendments relate 00007 Lynden - County which was adopted in 1986 , prior to enactment of the to the Lynden - Nooksack Nooksack Valley GMA . The proposal would also amend related Valley Subarea Subarea Plan provisions in the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan . PLN2013 - MRL Policies and Barbara Amend the mineral resource land ( MRL) policies and The zoning text 00008 Surface Mining Brenner & MRL designation criteria in the Whatcom County amendments apply to the Regulations Carl Comprehensive Plan . Amend the Official Whatcom following districts : Rural , Weimer County Zoning Ordinance to change certain surface Agriculture , Rural Forestry , mining and related uses from an administrative Commercial Forestry, and approval use to a conditional use permit that requires Mineral Resource Lands a public hearing . Make other changes to the surface Special District . mining regulations . . PLN2013 - Six -Year Whatcom Amend the Six -Year Capital Improvement Program for The amendments relate to 00009 CIP Amendments County Whatcom County Facilities (Appendix F of the the County Courthouse, Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan ) by adding the Central Plaza building and following projects : Courthouse - replace exit lighting , other County buildings . Central Plaza Building - replace four gas packs on the roof, Central Plaza building - envelope patch and repaint, and painting throughout County buildings . PLN2012 - Specified Fittings Gregory & Amend the Comprehensive Plan designation from Parcel # 390225 459079 . 00006 ( R5A to RIM ) Kathleen Rural to Rural Community and amend the zoning from Within the SE 1/4 of section Gundel Rural one dwelling/five acres ( R5A) to Rural Industrial 25 , T39N , R2E , W . M . and Ken and Manufacturing for approximately 1 . 86 acres Mann located on the north side of Smith Rd . , west of the Guide Meridian 2 v�{M, ��4V""r. '` 9 ? d y ^ : ?Fi a 9 a : s 1C1 ca?a� � a P>=4-t? _ _ . _ .t . . PLN2012 - Agricultural Whatcom Resolution 2011 - 023 was approved by the County Proposal relates to 00007 Strategic Plan County Council on 7/ 26/ 2011 declaring support for the Agricultural and Rural lands Implementation Whatcom County Agricultural Strategic Plan . An immediate priority in this plan is to review the Rural Study Areas as listed in the 2007 Rural Land Study and make recommendations for possible changes in accordance with Resolution 2009 - 040 ( 100 , 000 acre target) , Resolution 2011 - 023 (the Agricultural Strategic Plan ) , and RCW 36 . 70A . 170 and . 177 . Other immediate and short-term priorities in this plan include developing tools that can be incentives for agricultural operators within the priority agricultural areas , including parcel reconfiguration . These activities may lead to proposed changes to the agricultural portions of the Comprehensive Plan and zoning regulations . PLN2012 - Small Scale Gabriel Amend the Official Whatcom County Zoning Ordinance Proposal relates to the 00008 Slaughterhouses Claycamp to allow small scale slaughterhouses in the Agriculture Agriculture Zoning District zoning district . PLN2012 - MRL Expansion - Ferndale Amend the comprehensive plan designation from Parcel # 00009 North Star Rd . Ready Rural to Mineral Resource Lands ( MRL) and amend the 390110 212100 ; Within Mix & zoning map to expand a MRL overlay zone on the SW '/a of section 10 , Gravel approximately 19 . 7 acres on the west side of North T39N , R1E, W . M . Star Rd . , south of Brown Rd . The underlying zoning is Rural one dwelling/five acres ( R5A) . PLN2012 - Comprehensive Whatcom Amend Comprehensive Plan Chapter Six, N/A 00010 Plan Chapter 6 - County Transportation . Includes level of service standards , Transportation identification of roadway deficiencies , 20 -year project list, and policies for design and implementation of transportation improvements with a multimodal approach . 3 1I FBI 4? 4 " PLN2012 - Title 20 Whatcom Review and , as needed , amend portions of the Official N/A 00011 Amendments County Whatcom County Zoning Ordinance (Title 20 ) to ( Code Scrub ) ensure consistency with the Growth Management Act and the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan , and address issues identified in the administration of the code . PLN2012 - Rural Element Whatcom Amend the Rural element of the Whatcom County Rural Areas 00012 Update County Comprehensive Plan , including provisions relating to limited areas of more intensive rural development, in response to a decision of the Growth Management Hearings Board . Make related amendments to the Official Whatcom County Zoning Ordinance and maps . PLN2011 - MRL Expansion - Lummi Amend the comprehensive plan designation from Parcel # 00009 Lummi Island Rock, LLC Rural Forestry to Mineral Resource Lands ( MRL) and 370124 191084 ; Within amend the zoning map to expand a MRL overlay zone the SW '/4 of section 24 , on approximately 27 . 5 acres on Lummi Island . The T37N , R1E , W . M . underlying zoning is Rural Forestry . PLN2011 - Lake Whatcom Whatcom Amendments to the Official Whatcom County Zoning N/A 00015 Watershed County Ordinance related to stormwater management, Stormwater and vegetation retention , re -vegetation options , erosion Land Clearing and sediment control , etc . in order to address the Amendments Washington State Department of Ecology ' s Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Findings for Lake Whatcom , the future Water Quality Cleanup Plan , and the 2010 - 2014 Lake Whatcom Management Program Work Plan tasks . ZON2008 Offsite Wetland KG , LLC Amend the Official Whatcom County Zoning Ordinance N/A - 00001 Mitigation/ to allow offsite wetland mitigation and habitat Habitat restoration as a form of compensatory mitigation in all Restoration zoning districts . 4