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Home My WebLink Aboutord2009-054 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2009 - 302 CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to: Originator: 6/23 Council Introduction Amy Keenan Alt-- Lei I° Iz°°l Division Head: ' 1� -mil1 7/7 Planning and Tyler Schroeder L �- I JJ Development Committee Dept. Head: JUN 16 2007® 7/7 Council David Stalheim 9 � � j ft q� � Prosecutor: �JYHATCOM COUNTY Royce Buckingham 2C 6` (2 - a / Purchasing/Budget: COUNCIL_ Brad Bennett Executive: Pete Kremen lH 4 -61 TITLE OF DOCUMENT: Columbia/Kendall UGA Rezone from RF to UR4 ATTACHMENTS: ( 1 ) Proposed Zoning Map Amendment (2) Whatcom County Planning Commission Findings of Fact and Reasons for Action SEPA review required? ( x ) Yes ( ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( ) Yes ( x ) NO SEPA review completed? ( x ) Yes ( ) NO Requested Date: 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.) The applicant, S .C. Goshen LLC and Holly and Associates, are proposing a rezone from Rural Forestry (RF) to Urban Residential 4 (UR(4)) Long Term Planning Area on 80 acres consistent with the Columbia/Kendall Urban Growth Area Comprehensive Plan designation. COMMITTEE ACTION.• COUNCIL ACTION: 7 / 07 / 2009 : Failed 1 - 2 with Caskey- Schreiber 6 / 23 / 2009 : Introduced in favor . 7 / 07 / 2009 : Council Adopted 5- 2 Kelly and Fleetwood opposed Ord . 2009- 054 Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number: Ord . 2009 -054 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. SPONSORED BY : Consent PROPOSED BY : PDS INTRODUCTION DATE : 6 / 23 / 2009 ORDINANCE # 2009 - 054 ORDINANCE TO AMEND A PORTION OF THE OFFICIAL WHATCOM COUNTY ZONING MAP FROM RURAL FORESTRY ( RF) TO URBAN RESIDENTIAL 4 ( UR(4 ) ) ON 80 ACRES WITHIN THE COLUMBIA/ KENDALL URBAN GROWTH AREA . WHEREAS, notice of the Planning Commission hearing for the subject amendment was published in the Bellingham Herald on May 18 , 2009 ; and , WHEREAS, notice of the Planning Commission hearing was posted on the subject area and mailed to all landowners of record within 300 feet of the subject area ; and , WHEREAS, notice of the subject amendment was sent to state agencies , including the Department of Community , Trade and Economic Development ( CTED ) , on April 13 , 2009 ; and , WHEREAS, the SEPA Official issued a Determination of Nonsignificance on October 10 , 2006 ; and , WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing relating to the subject amendment on May 28 , 2009 and recommended approval of the amendment ; and , WHERAS, the Planning Commission received testimony and deliberated the merits of the proposal and provided their findings and recommendations for Council review and consideration . The Council makes the following findings of fact and conclusions : FINDINGS OF FACT 1 . The applicant is requesting a zoning map amendment for nearly 80 acres from Rural Forestry to Urban Residential 4 , consistent with the Urban Growth Area Comprehensive Plan Designation . 2 . The existing use of this property is vacant forest land . 3 . Current zoning to the north is Rural 10 , zoning to the east is Rural Forestry and zoning to the south and east is Urban Residential 4 . 4 . The UR( 4 ) designation will be consistent with the Urban Growth Area 1 Comprehensive Plan : Designation . 5 . The UR(4) designation will not be inconsistent with existing land uses ; it would encourage residential development within the Urban Growth Area . 6 . The proposed amendment is consistent with Goal 2P of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan which endeavors to establish four units per net residential density in the unincorporated residential/recreational UGA . 7 . The proposed amendment conforms to the requirements of the Growth Management Act, and is consistent with the Goals and the County- Wide Planning Policies of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan . CONCLUSION This proposal meets all of the legal requirements as noted within the Findings of Fact and Reasons for Action . The proposed amendment to redesignate the subject property from Rural Forestry to Urban Residential (4 ) will be compatible with the present uses of the property . The subject amendment is consistent with the approval criteria of WCC 20 . 90 . 051 ( 3 ) ( a ) and serves the public interest . 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that : Section 1 . The Official Whatcom County Zoning map , is hereby amended as shown in Exhibit A . Section 2 . Adjudication of invalidity of any of the sections , clauses , or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect or impair the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid . ADOPTED this 7th day of July , 2009 . WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL ATTFgT+ i ► ► ► u ►►% `.•‘\`‘ I Y c Q�,i�� WHATCOM COUNTY, J . • v$ HAT • • • wv -1 WASHINGTON • C • • s! 4(.7 ca._ / 4 1.- „tr. :OUCLIk :.SC '■•■, PI ft ete fr.4,14".,••■ iS1 ift.Nie■;a.. / 4aA.' tGke •is , CctZncil Clerk Chairpe9'on , Seth Fleetwood• • • • • • • • ' APPRI'UEDIa ;teform : ( Approved ( ) Denied :- Ø ;;i •t Civil V�p "'secutor sete Kr -men, Executive Date : 7^71 3 a h$aP&i �' $?i a moras o s ,Q j i 1a r :; Ahal a' Will ti / " ' g Ce 11 t 'X 4. LLI I •: ::.„•:::.::: :: :::::: :::::::.:14 :::::: •: '•.'• r i;:•:ir ; :• CD I w i} • 7f47,' •'• ':::••:L•• < W •d A''N' u' N \ .,r . .•. .t i 7R�3 "R .:2:iit';(1 [i:. :'L' v: Si"P B pE p E E . �%� ': ' . thy y,� . 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Notice of Planning Commission hearing was mailed to surrounding property owners within 300 feet of the subject site on May 18 , 2009 . 2 . Notice of the Planning Commission hearing was posted on the subject property on May 18 , 2009 and published in the Bellingham Herald on May 18 , 2009 . 3 . Notice of the Planning Commission hearing was posted on the County 's website on May 18 , 2009 . 4 . A State Environmental Policy Act Determination of Nonsignificance was issued October 10 , 2006 . 5 . The applicant is requesting a zoning map amendment for nearly 80 acres from Rural Forestry to Urban Residential 4 , consistent with the Urban Growth Area Comprehensive Plan Designation . 6 . The existing use of this property is vacant forest land . 7 . Current zoning to the north is Rural 10 , zoning to the east is Rural Forestry and zoning to the south and east is Urban Residential 4 . 8 . The UR( 4 ) designation will be consistent with the Urban Growth Area Comprehensive Plan Designation . 9 . The UR(4) designation will not be inconsistent with existing land uses ; it would encourage residential development within the Urban Growth Area . 10 . The proposed amendment is consistent with Goal 2P of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan which endeavors to establish four units per net residential density in the unincorporated residential/recreational UGA . 11 . The proposed amendment conforms to the requirements of the Growth Management Act, and is consistent with the Goals and the County- Wide Planning Policies of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan . CONCLUSION This proposal meets all of the legal requirements as noted within the Findings of Fact and Reasons for Action . The proposed amendment to redesignate the subject property from Rural Forestry to Urban Residential ( 4 ) will be compatible with the present uses of the property . The subject amendment is consistent with the approval criteria of WCC 20 . 90 . 051 ( 3 ) ( a ) and serves the public interest . RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Planning Commission vote to recommend approval of Exhibit A of the proposed Zoning map amendment . This recommendation is based on the findings and conclusions identified by staff in the staff report . WHATCOM COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION TC1S2± Je . Melious , Chairperson David Stalheim , . Secretary ) t /O ? 9--2 S - at Date Date