HomeMy WebLinkAboutord1993-029;+KATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL
NO. 92 -432A
CLEARANCES
Initial,
Date
Date Received in Council Office:
Agenda date
Assigned to:
r)riginator. Dan Warner
_,vision Head:
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5/25/93
Council /Intro
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6/8/93
P& D C o u n c i l
Dept. Head: Planning
Prosecutor.
Purchasing /Budget:
Executive:
SUBJECT
An ordinance amending condition P -5 of the Major Development Permit for Beachwood Park iMDP 1 -751 to increase the permissible size of
storage sheds from 72 square feet to 100 square feet and to allow certain other structures.
ATTACHMENTS:
Letter from Buildings and Code Administration.
SUMMARY STATEMENT.• Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item below.
Related County contract #:
Should Clerk schedule a hearing? NO YES Rea.uested date:
Amount budgeted for this item /project:
is it or will it be) within budget? YES NO Please explain below
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The proposed ordinance is to approve an amendment to the Beachwood Park Recreation Vehicle Park to increase the permissible size of
permitted storage sheds from the current 72 square feet to 100 square feet and to allow other accessory structures including decks, awnings,
gazebos, Arizona rooms, fences, screens and windbreaks. All of these accessory structures including the 100 square foot storage sheds are routine -
permitted in other recreational vehicle parks in the County.
This matter came before the Hearing Examiner on October 1, 1992. Under the mistaken impression that the amendment request included
a request that the storage sheds also be used for sleeping rooms, the Hearing Examiner recommended that the matter be referred to the Planning
Commission for consideration of the sleeping room issue. Upon review of the record, it is clear that the application did not include a request to
convert storage sheds to sleeping rooms and therefore it is not necessary to have the Planning Commission review this matter. This matter is being
brought back before the Council in the form of an ordinance approving the original amendment request which did not include a request to use acces-
sory structures for sleeping rooms.
ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION.-
COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN:
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN:
5/25/93: Introduced
6/8/93: Council adopted the ordinance. 7 -0
Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only): 093 -029
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INTRODUCED BY
PROPOSED BY
DATE: June 8, 1993
ORDINANCE NO. 93 -029
Consent
Warner
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CONDITION P -5 OF THE MAJOR
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR BEACHWOOD PARK (MDP 1 -75) TO
INCREASE THE PERMISSIBLE SIZE OF STORAGE SHEDS FROM 72
SQUARE FEET TO 100 SQUARE FEET AND TO ALLOW CERTAIN
OTHER ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
WHEREAS, An application was filed by Sound Pacific Resources, the
owners of the Beachwood Recreational Vehicle Park at Birch Bay, to amend Condi-
tion P -5 of the Major Development Permit for Beachwood Park, MDP 1 -75, and;
WHEREAS, The application was approved and is supported by the Mem-
bership of the Beachwood Park Community Association through their Board, and;
WHEREAS, The proposed amendment would 1) increase the allowable size of
storage sheds in the park from 75 square feet to 100 square feet, the size currently
permitted under the County's Recreational Vehicle Park regulations and 2) allow the
construction of certain other types of accessory structures including decks, covered
porches and gazebos which are currently permitted in other recreational parks in
Whatcom County and;
WHEREAS, The Division of Buildings and Code Administration has recom-
mended approval of the amendment with certain conditions, and
WHEREAS, A duly advertised hearing on the amendment was held before the
Hearing Examiner of Whatcom County on October 1, 1992, and
WHEREAS, The Hearing Examiner's recommendation suggested that the use
of accessory buildings for sleeping rooms be referred to the Planning Commission
for their review, and;
WHEREAS, The Council, upon review of original application submitted by
Sound Pacific Resources, finds that the application did not include a request that
accessory structures be used for sleeping facilities, and;
WHEREAS, The Council finds that according to testimony by the Buildings
and Code staff at the October 1, 1992 hearing the proposed amendment would not
allow the members of Beachwood Park to install accessory structures not already
permitted in other recreational vehicle parks in Whatcom County, and;
WHEREAS, The Council finds that the proposed amendment would not
allow the use or occupancy of any accessory structure in violation of any code or
ordinance of Whatcom County.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
THAT:
1 . Condition P -5 of the Major Development Permit for Beachwood Park (MDP 1 -75) be
amended to read as follows:
P -5 No structures shall be built on the sites except the following:
1) Fences, windbreaks, and screens
2) Accessory buildings - with an interior floor area of 100 square feet in
floor area or less.
3) Decks, awnings, gazebos, Arizona rooms; (unroofed decks less than
30 inches above grade are not considered structures)
All accessory structures shall comply with the conditions of this Major Development
Permit (MDP 1 -75) and subsequent amendments thereto, as well as all other appli-
cable codes and ordinances of Whatcom County.
PASSED this 8th day of June . 1993
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
V_""-
M ge Laidlaw, Chairperson
ATTEST: (✓►APPROVED () VETOED
Clerk of the Council Shirley Van Za ten, Cou t Executive
APPROVED AS TO FORM: &IgIgi 3
Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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