HomeMy WebLinkAboutord1998-020WIIATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 98 -112
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Date
Date Received in Council Office:
Agenda date
Assigned to:
;inator: Elizabeth K.Olsen
Division Head: Sylvia Goodwin
2/26/98
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WHATCOM COUNTY
3/10/98
Council Introduction
/24/98
P & D / Council
Dept. Head: Michael Knapp
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Executive:
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SUBJECT. File Reference: 03 -97ZT: An Ordinance to amend the text of Title 20, the Official Whatcom County Code,
Chapter 20.60, Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District and Chapter 20.65.010, Gateway Industrial (GI) District, to add
commercial storage of recreational boat and trailers and recreational type vehicles together with accessory buildings,
structural covers and vehicle wash downs as a conditional use in the Neighborhood Commercial Zone and as a permitted
use in the Gateway Industrial Zone.
ATTACHMENTS. Proposed Ordinance.
Excerpt from Draft Planning Commission minutes, February 26, 1998
SUMIVIARYSTATEMENT.
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This ordinance, in response to a private request, expands the conditional uses allowed in the Neighborhood Commercial
Zone to include commercial storage of personal recreational vehicles and boat/ trailer storage with accompanying mini -
storage and wash down facilities.
This amendment also affects the Gateway Industrial District text, as a change in the Permitted Uses, expanding the
Neighborhood Commercial Zone permitted and conditionally permitted uses to include the above commercial storage of
recreational boat-and trailers and recreational type vehicles together with accessory buildings, structural covers and
vehicle wash downs.
ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Director of Planning and Development Services recommends
Council adopt the proposed ordinance.
COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN.
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN:
1998 - 112 3/10/98: Introduced
3/24/98: Adopted 7 - 0. Ord. #98 -020
finance or Resolution Number (this item only):
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SPONSORED BY: Planning__
PROPOSED BY: Council
INTRODUCTION DATE: 3/10/98
ORDINANCE NO. 98 -020
AN ORDINANCE ANIENDING THE OFFICIAL WHATCOM COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE, TITLE
20,. TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL STORAGE OF PERSONAL RECREATIONAL BOAT AND
TRAILERS, RECREATIONAL TYPE VEHICLES AND MINI - STORAGE AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE.
WHEREAS, an application was submitted to amend the text of the official Whatcom
County Zoning Ordinance, Title 20; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70.590 legal notice was published in the Bellingham
Herald on Thursday, February 12, 1998; and
WHEREAS, a Determination of Non - Significance had been issued on February 21, 1997,
by the responsible Deputy SEPA Official; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed amendments
on February 26, 1998,.and considered all testimony; and
WHEREAS, the Council reviewed the Planning Commission recommendation at a regular
meeting on March 24, 1998 and after due deliberation approved the matter; and
WHEREAS, the Council found the amendments in the best interest of the public health,
safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the Council has adopted the following Findings and Conclusions:
FINDINGS
1. Neighborhood Commercial Zone Districts (NC), of which there are twelve, are all located
on or near Rural Major or Minor Collectors, Urban Minor Arterials (Federal Functional
Classification) or in three cases, State Highways.
2. Ten of the existing NC districts are between 5 acres and 10 acres (including roads) in
size, with mostly built -up conditions, and the remaining two have less than three and a
half acres each.
3. Traditionally, the NC zone serves the immediate surrounding residential service area.
4. Existing Whatcom County NC zoning regulations exclude commercial storage facilities.
5. The inclusion of personal recreational boat and trailer and recreational -type vehicle
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storage with accompanying mini - storage security in the NC zone will be an asset to the
surrounding service area.
6. There is a public demand for this facility due to the general mindset of the citizenry of
Whatcom County and visitors for exploring the beauty of the area and for participating in
the outdoors, on land or water.
CONCLUSIONS
The addition of secured personal recreational boat /trailer /vehicle storage will enhance and
complement the surrounding residential service area of the Neighborhood Commercial District,
keeping the lesser rural .roads more free of large vehicle moving 'and turning constraints and
therefore safer. The proposed text amendment to allow this use in the NC zone is as a
Condition Use.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that:
Section 1. The Official Whatcom County Zoning Ordinance, Title 20, is hereby amended as
shown in the attached 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 24 day of March , 1998.
W FUED as to form:
rakes, Civil Deputy Prosecutor
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Date:
( pproved () Denied
Pete Kremen, Executive
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1 EXHIBIT A
3 The Official Whatcom. County Zoning Ordinance, Title 20, Chapter 60, Neighborhood
4 Commercial District, Section .150, Conditional Uses, is hereby amended by adding the
5 following:
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12 �2)' o�encmeeairs Mange's shalfbeiiad�hebe+v °' sites
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17 Amend 20.60.700 Performance standards as follows:
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19 .705 There shall be no storage or merchandising outdoors, uVath ``o-*oR
20 recreattonai boatstraed vh�'cles in anapprbuedecrtronal aerclesfog
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23 Amend the Gateway Industrial (GI) District text, 20.65.010 Permitted Uses, as follows:
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')5 .056 Those uses permitted and conditionally permitted in the Neighborhood
3 Commercial Zone as listed in 20.60.010 through 293 �
27 that are not dependent upon attracting freeway motorists as shown by adequate
28 market studies provided by the applicant.
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