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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Planning and Development Committee
May 11, 2010
CALL TO ORDER
Committee Chair Bill Knutzen called the meeting to order at 3:07 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
ROLL CALL (3:07:50 PM)
Present: Ken Mann, Bill Knutzen and Barbara Brenner
Absent: None
Also Present: Carl Weimer, Sam Crawford and Kathy Kershner
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
1. RURAL ELEMENT UPDATE - DISCUSSION OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT
REQUIREMENTS AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
(AB2010 -072)
Gary Davis, Planning and Development Services Department, submitted and read
from a presentation (on file) and gave a staff report. (3:09:56 PM)
Discussion included considering things other than water lines, such as sewer lines;
what the Growth Management Act (GMA) allows in terms of regular abnormal boundaries;
whether water lines have anything to do with rural overlays; what the GMA says about
urban growth areas (UGAs) adjacent to other UGAs; what would be a defensible expansion
of a proposed limited area of more intense rural development (LAMIPD) boundary to allow
businesses that have been proposed for downzoning; not punishing existing successful
businesses by limiting expansion on their own lot; allowing the 1990 zoning; whether the
Hearings Board considers how much water can be legally run through a waterline in addition
to the waterline pipe size; the possibility of having future discussions before the Council
Committee of the Whole, so they don't have to have these conversations twice, and; the
upcoming meeting schedule.
The following person spoke:
• Gary Honcoop, resident, answered questions about the location of water lines
on the Guide Meridian.
Mann moved to refer to Committee of the Whole.
The Committee concurred.
Knutzen stated schedule a special Committee of the Whole meeting in the place of
Planning Committee to continue discussing this issue.
Brenner stated postpone discussions about the code provisions and other things to
finish this.
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Davis stated staff can bring forward a few maps for the next discussion.
Mann stated he would like to see information on places where they can use the new
rural overlay tool and change to the Laurel area. (3 :47 :57 PM)
Knutzen stated he would like to discuss the Guide Meridian and Smith Road LAMIRD
and general commercial zones being rezoned to rural, one unit per ten acres (R10A).
Mann asked that Mr. Davis bring forward information on the Guide Meridian as a
whole. Davis stated he would ideally like to put them before the public in advance.
Mann asked if the rural density overlay tool would apply to the Guide Meridian
corridor. Davis stated it wouldn't. He described the Planning Commission recommendation
for the Guide Meridian corridor.
2. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE DRAFT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN FOR
THE PERIODIC REVIEW REQUIRED BY THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT
(RCW 36.70A) (AB2010 -210) (3 :51 :33 PM)
Kate Blystone, Planning and Development Services Department, gave a staff report,
summarized changes, and described key items for public participation. This plan is a
general guideline. She would like a motion to accept this plan and move forward.
The following person answered questions:
David Stalheim, Planning and Development Services Department Director
Discussion included item D -2 in the plan about implementing impact fees; item S -5
in the plan about accessory uses not interfering with agricultural uses; making section 3.2.1
clearer that the Planning Commission will be the depository for public comment, work
through issues, work through the Planning staff, and make recommendations to the County
Council, and; allowing the public to contact Planning Commissioners directly.
Knutzen stated this is a good document that just needs some clarification.
Mann moved to recommend approval to the full Council.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mann, Knutzen and Brenner (3)
Nays: None (0)
OTHER BUSINESS
Mann asked if the County is out of compliance with GMA because Futurewise sued
the County over the LAMIRDs, and therefore the Building Industry Association can persuade
the County to not apply impact fees. (4 :15 :53 PM)
David Stalheim, Planning and Development Services Department Director, stated the
County received a letter more than a year ago from the Building Industry Association (BIA)
that said the County can't adopt impact fees because it wasn't compliant with the Growth
Management Act. Legal counsel has advised to get into compliance before imposing impact
fees.
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ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 4:19 p.m.
Please contact the Council Office to obtain an
official, signed copy:
360- 676 -6690 or council4o.w hatcom .wa.us
Dana Brown - Davis, Council Clerk
Bill Knutzen, Committee Chair
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