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CLEARANCES Dale Date Received in Counci l Office Agenda Date Assigned To
Ong Dept.. County Council
3/12/2002
MAR 1Prosecutor WHATCO M
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Introduction
Division Head
Dept. Head
Budget
Executive,
SUBJECT.
Ordinance amending interim moratorium on subdivisions - Lake Whatcom
ATTACHMENTS
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
-. Related County Contract N: Should are Clerk schedulc a hearing? D(N)P Requested Date: 3 /26/2002
Ordinance amending the interim moratorium on the acceptance of new applications for subdivisions of land into parcels smaller
than five acres within the Lake Whatcom Watershed. Amendment will allow the acceptance of subdivision applications that
will create two parcels from a lot already containing me permitted residences.
RECOMMENDED MOTION (for final action):
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN
2002 -151 3/1212002_ introduced
3/26/2002: Amended and adopted 4 -3, Fleetwood, Roy,
Brenner opposed, Ord. #2002-016
Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only):
AB2001 -377 cRD x'2002 -a(o
SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: McShane
INTRODUCTION DATE: March 18, 2002
ORDINANCE # 2002 -016
AMENDING THE INTERIM MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF NEW
APPLICATIONS FOR SUBDIVISIONS OF LAND INTO PARCELS SMALLER THAN
FIVE ACRES WITHIN THE LAKE WHATCOM WATERSHED
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council implemented a subdivision moratorium
within the Lake Whatcom Watershed in order to develop best management practices for
stormwater management for subdivisions, roads and single family residences and to address
impacts of both existing and future development; and
WHEREAS, it has been brought to the Council's attention that subdividing lots to
separate existing residences built on the same lot can not be done under the current subdivision
moratorium on properties within the Lake Whatcom watershed; and
WHEREAS, the intent of the interim moratorium is, in part, to prevent the vesting of
new lots less than 5 -acres in size and the associated development on said lots until the County
develops appropriate policy and ordinances that will adequately protect Lake Whatcom; and
WHEREAS, subdividing parcels to create lots smaller than 5 -acres in order to separate
preexisting permitted residences will not undermine the intent of the interim moratorium;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that
Ordinance 2001 -066, the interim moratorium on the acceptance of new applications for
subdivisions or short plats of land into parcels smaller than 5 -acres in the Lake Whatcom
Watershed, is hereby amended so that subdivisions creating lots smaller than 5 -acres will be
accepted under all of the following conditions:
1) two previously permitted residences are located on the lot to be subdivided,
2) the subdivision will separate the two residences on lots that conform with the
underlying zoning, and
3) the accessory dwelling must have been permitted and constructed prior to the
enactment of the subdivision moratorium.
ADOPTED this 26`h day of March, 2002.
ROVID AS OO FORM: (� O Denied
Civil Depdty Prosecutor Pete Kremen, Executive
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