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Home My WebLink Aboutord1994-027ti IL4TCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 9¢128 CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office: Agenda date Assigned to: originator. Citizen __,vision Head: February 24, 1994 4/26/94 CouncilVntro. 5/10/94 Council /hearing Dept. Head: " Prosecutor. Purchasing/Budget: Executive SUBJECT Petition for creating a no- shooting zone in the South Baker Lake Region ATTACHMENTS: No- shooting zone petition, legal description, map of the region SUMMARY STATEMENT: Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item below. Related County contract #: n a Should Clerk schedule a hearing? NO YES XXX Requested date: Amount budgeted for this item /project: n a Is it or will it be within budget? YES NO Please explain below Budget line item number(s): A citizen has petitioned the Whatcom County Council for the formation of a no- shooting zone in the South Baker Lake Region. The legal description of the area follows: All those portions of sections 3.0 and 31, Iship 37 north, range 9 east of W.M., Whatcom County Washington, further described as follows; The west one half of said section 31 and the west one half of the northeast quarter of said section 31, and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter and the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter and the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter and government lots 4,9, and 10 of said section 30. ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION The petitioner recommends that the Council take the necessary steps to create a no- shooting zone in the South Baker Lake Region COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN: COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN.- 5/10/94: Council adopted the ordinance. 6 -1, Imhof opposed Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only): Ord 94-027 shoot.ord 3/1/94 SPONSORED BY: consent PROPOSED BY: Citizen Petition INTRODUCTION DATE: 4 -26 -94 1 ORDINANCE NO. 94 -027 2 CREATING A NO- SHOOTING ZONE IN THE SOUTH BAKER LAKE REGION 3 WHEREAS, a citizen has petitioned the. Whatcom County Council for the 4 formation of a no- shooting zone in the established camping area known as the South 5 Baker Lake-Region; and 6 WHEREAS, the petitioner has submitted the following to the council: Signatures 7 of at least sixty percent of persons owning property within the proposed boundaries of 8 the zone; legal description of the proposed boundaries of the no- shooting zone; , a map 9 showing the proposed boundaries; cover letter explaining the reasons petitioner would 10 like the no- shooting zone to be formed, a history of shooting violations in the area, the A name, address, and phone numbers of a person who will act as liaison with the county 12 council concerning the proposed zone; and 13 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council has in the past designated areas as no- 14 shooting zones in the interest of public health, safety and welfare; 15 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that 16 a new section of the Whatcom County Code 9.32 be added to create a new no- shooting 17 zone, described as follows:. 18 A. No shooting zone number [number to be assigned by Code revisor] also is 19 known as the South Baker Lake Region. Page 1 1 B. The boundaries are described as follows: All those portions of sections 30 2 and 31, township 37 north, range 9 east of W..M., Whatcom County Washington, further 3 described as follows; the west one half of said section 31 and the west one half of the 4 northeast quarter of said section 31, and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter 5 and the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter and the northeast quarter of the 6 southwest quarter and government lots 4,9, and 10 of said section 30. 7 ADOPTED this loth day of May , 1954. 8 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL 9 ATTEST: 10 11 Ramona Reeves, Council Clerk 12 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 13 14 Civil Deputy Prosecutor 15 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON f �N. Ro ert A. Imhof, C uncil Chair V Approved ( ) Denied — k - ; - NU4 N vev. 24-r'� Shirley Van Zanten, Ex cutive Date: S 1( qZ Page 2 "L,V lL.0 v LL. L-, FEB 2 41994 Whatcom County Council ��ppTGAM COON No Shooting Zone 1000 N. Forest St., Suite 203, Bellingham 9811 ,L,�,f itizen Petition Form Information If you want the County Council to create a no shooting zone, you should: 1. Read this cover sheet, 2. Complete the attached two -page Petition Form (some signatures must be notarized, as indicated on the petition form), and the Petitioner Signature Sheet(s), and 3. Return the Petition Form, Petitioner Signature Sheet(s), and the required map, to the Council Office. You may attach additional materials if you think they will help. What is a no shooting zone? It is an area within Whatcom County in which shooting is mostly prohibited. The Whatcom County Council has the authority to create no shooting zones if it believes it would be in the best interest of the public's health, safety and welfare. There are 18 no shooting zones in the County, some created as far back as the 1960s. Is shooting completely prohibited within a no shooting zone? No. Within no shooting zones it is sometimes okay for firearms to be discharged (see Whatcom County Code 9.32.090). For example, no shooting zones do not apply to the following: * The slaughter of cattle, sheep or swine, or the attempted destruction of predators, or the humane dispatch of diseased or injured animals. * Discharge firearms by law officers while in the line of duty, or by citizens for self - defense, defense of others, or defense of their property. * Shooting in the County park facility known as the Plantation Rifle Range. * Shooting in the County park known as Tennant Lake (with permission of the County's parks director). • Organized 'black powder" events. • Historically- hunted areas adjacent to shorelines of lakes, ponds, and streams (including the Nooksack River, Terrell Lake, Tennant Lake, Squalicum Lake, Mosquito Lake, Fazon Lake, Boundary Lake, Green Lake, Pangborn Lake). The council may define other "historically hunted areas" based on testimony at the public hearing. * Competitions or events at any County park which are authorized by or sponsored by the County parks system. • Covered ranges (defined in Whatcom County Code 9.32.010). • The Bellingham Gun Club (Larson Road facility), and the Custer Sportsman Club (Custer and Lynden facilities). Hints for completing the petition form: Please complete the form carefully. If the Council approves of your request and a substantial error is later found, your no shooting zone could be challenged. In some cases you will need the assistance of county departments to complete a section. Sources of information or assistance are included on the form, for your convenience. What happens after the form is filed? After the petition is filed with the Council, an ordinance (proposed new law) creating the zone will be written and a public hearing will be scheduled. The petitioner's representative will be notified of the date and time of the hearing. After the hearing the Council may either approve or deny the request to form a no shooting zone. If you have any questions about the no shooting zone process, please contact Ramona Reeves, Clerk of the County Counci4 at 676 -6690 or 384 -6637 r,\forms \nsz -pet, RR 10/92, rev. 6/93 Whatcom County Council No Shooting Zone 1000 N. Forest St., Suite 203;: Belling ha,m 98225 Citizen Petition Form Please complete both pages of this form, and use the attached Petitioner Signature Sheet (or copies of it) when seeking signatures of property owners The information on this form will be public information. Thank you. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED NO SHOOTING ZONE: '` The general s ugkt to be designated as a no shooting zone is: (short. description) arexo The Whatcom County Engineering Division helped the petitioner(s) develop the following legal description of the boundaries of the proposed no shooting zone: Signature of Engineering employee assisting the petitioner. I` ature Date MAP ATTACHED: A map on 8.5 x 11 white paper, prepared with the help of the Whatcom County Engineering Division, is attached, with the proposed boundaries clearly marked. Proposed boundaries are placed along established roadways whenever possible. GENERAL STATEMENT PROPOSING THE FORMATION OF A NO SHOOTING ZONE: The property owners who have signed this petition include at least 60 percent of the persons owning property within the boundaries of the proposed no shooting zone; such boundaries are detailed above and on the attached map. We understand that the Whatcom County Council will not consider anti -gun or anti- hunting sentiments as a reason for forming a no shooting zone. The reasons that the property owners who have signed this petition request that a no shooting zone be formed follow: s w-W V -),) p,, ID I i,,- C,,.r tec� ea%r�� 1s 11zh �s eati, p;�� , has i� , ,.j cl �;r�; m.�; nc� , Pft Marv' F-VP14 C'F.,nex- 4reT'eeJ in-6 8 "�' S�Scf. moc_I' o+ 1-6 0'_'& atrYajy ��c3Sr�PrV�� (ule ord�]vctilce l) of r¢ �� UJA; V% Co,n _) 1,eo I {v loe a�1Z '� J52 �o I�.clp e.��crc.0 Such. a rile The petitioners also offer, as support for their request, the following brief history of shooting violations in the area proposed as a no shooting zone: DFsc(,nt,,,5 oP wearns ell knndr - �r'o„.� b�r5 arol a��e�s �'� Sf..all eal�bz.r lna.,ot�,,.,s {�o o,r�.�a�-e. : ;�It -s i�as -b�e•� �l�c�. ,,,-cb()C..S Ser_w, -60 made, r+o qe_�2`j r kl•�se pop I, Zro, n^J k9 Zc „�'� re Ier i }o a o w�Z^cx_ ll len G 1QJ f tl al �^e i n No Sic , � � � �' w: c� y f rw skco-Ec.u� t`�1cs. g \forms \nsz -pet, RR 10/92, rev, 6/93 No Shooting Zone, Citizen Petition Form -- Page 1 PETITIONERS' CONTACT PERSON: The petitioners agree that the following person shall serve as their contact person in this matter. The County Council Office will rely upon this representative to relay any relevant information to the other petitioners, including (but not limited to) meeting dates and times. Contact Person's Name (please print or type): Mailing Address: City, State and Zip Code: P.O. Box 707. Bark Carson -Von '?o5e� CM reAe , o .98237 Daytime phone number or message phone: ( 206 ) 462 3425 The contact person is responsible for submitting this form to the County Council Office. SWORN STATEMENT BY PETITIONER'S CONTACT PERSON: I Dark Carson Pu 9r+ t c w e—r , , do hereby agree to act as the representative for the petitioners in this matter. I swear. under penalty of perjury that the facts presented in support. of this petition are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, and that th si atures attached as part of this petition represent the signatures of at least 60 percen owners of property within the boundaries of the proposed no shooting zone. c Date State of Washington, County of Whatcom I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that signed this instrument, and did so voluntarily. Dated this -t--- day of 199 lip . Notary Public in and f r the state of Washington, residing at - My notary commission expires - - g \for,»S\nsz-pet, xx 10/92, re, 6/9 No Shooting Zone, Citizen Petition Form -- Page .2 Whatcom County Council No Shooting Zone 1000 N. Forest St., Suite 203, Bellingham 98225 Petitioner Signature Sheet The undersigned petition the Whatcom County Council to declare as a no shooting zone the area detailed on the attached petition form and map. In addition, the undersigned agree that a14., i3r-snf1 will be the petitioners' contact person in this matter; this person will keep other petitioners informed of relevant meeting dates and times. By signing this form, petitioners affirm and swear, under penalty .of perjury, that they are the owners of property included within the boundaries of the proposed no shooting zone. . NAME (printed) SI TURE PARCEL NUMBER and STREET ADDRESS of property within boundary of proposed no shooting zone NO v tom- -n cW Zen Petitioner Signature eet, Page _1_ o 9:\fonns\nsz_pet, RR 10/92, n,,. 6193 No Shooting Zone, Citizen Petition Form -- Page 3 LEGAL DESCRIPTION SOUTH BAKER LAKE REGION NO SHOOTING ZONE ALL THOSE PORTIONS OF SECTIONS 30 AND 31, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF W.M., WHATCOM COUNTY WASHINGTON, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; THE WEST ONE HALF OF SAID SECTION 31 AND THE WEST ONE HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 31. AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER AND THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER AND GOVERNMENT LOTS 4,9 AND 10 OF SAID SECTION 30. Department of Public Works Division of Engineering TY WHITCOMB Land Survey Supervisor (206) 676 -6730 County 398 -1666 or 398 -1737 SCAN .769 -6730 FAX (206) 676 -6558 284 W. Kellogg Road, Suite C • Bellingham, WA 98226 i o � W w --T-- --19 ! 20 co cn Q cr. cc I , I 25 - --- — 2g ROJ ECT )UNDARY !_'_ I - -- - - -- -- Q N ° E - -- = `y S I 7:2.9 i I I CONTOUR 04 i k 'AKF-P UPPPR R, 1 r . _< DA M 737N T36N TRANSMISSION LINE TO LOWER BAKER . v P r