HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning September 3 1996WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Planning and Development Committee
September 3, 1996
The meeting was called to order at 3:03 p.m. by Committee Chair Alvin Starkenburg in
the Council Committee Room, 311 Grand Avenue.
Also Present:
Marlene Dawson
Kathy Sutter
Absent:
None
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
1. CONSIDERATION OF HEARING EXAMINER'S RECOMMENDED
APPROVAL OF A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FILED BY BLAKE
AND RUTH BARRETT FOR "TEAMOUSEY FOREST" (PUD96 -0001 AND
PLS96 -0001) (AB96 -301)
Starkenburg noted the Hearing Examiner sent Council a letter dated August 20 stating he
felt he erred. He informed Council he was sending forward both the PUD and the long
subdivision.
Those speaking included:
Blake Barrett, Applicant
Matt Aamot, Land Use Services
Tom Brown, County Council Member
Bob Woods, Council Budget and Program Analyst
Dan Gibson, Council's Counsel
Barbara Brenner, County Council Member
Starkenburg moved to strike the last sentence of item 5, packet page 95:
"Ten feet of right -of -way shall be dedicated to Whatcom County adjacent to
Mosquito Lake Road along the entire frontage of the plat for a total half-width of
30 feet along the plat. No vegetation shall be removed from the county iight-of-
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There was discussion on the motion.
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I Dawson moved to add to the above motion to clarify items 5 (as above) and 25, packet
2 page 116:
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4 "...This buffer shall be planted so that it does not interfere with sight distance
5 requirements of the Whatcom County Development Standards. This buffer shall
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8 At this point, Barrett and Aamot notified the committee that the Hearing Examiner's
9 amendments to his requirements were not in the packet. Starkenburg stated a substitute
10 document will be provided at the end of this meeting for incorporation into the packet for
11 tonight's meeting.
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13 Starkenburg noted the corrected item 5, packet page 95, should read:
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15 "Ten feet of right -of -way shall be dedicated to Whatcom County adjacent to
16 Mosquito Lake Road along the entire frontage of the plat for a total half -width of
17 30 feet along the plat. No vegetation shall be removed from the county right-of-
18 way except as required in condition No. 2 as oth ved by both
19 Whatcorn County Public Works and Vffiatcom eounty Planning and Development
20 Services mid all required buffiers shail be planted outside the county right-of-way,
21 including the f 0 foot dedication."
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23 Starkenburg further noted that this above language was dated August 16, which was then
24 incorporated into this document.
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26 Gibson stated he assumed that what was in the packet was the Hearing Examiner's latest
27 documentation. The approval of the long plat must also be addressed.
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29 Starkenburg stated this item would be tabled until the end of the meeting. Gibson and
30 Woods continued their examination of the sections in question.
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32 (Clerk's Note: After completion of discussion of item 2, committee returned to this item)
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34 Woods stated the committee should substitute the Recommendation and Decision
35 paragraph on packet page 82 as stated on the August 20, 1996 Hearing Examiner's Findings,
36 Conclusions and Recommendation. Also, on packet page 94, Conclusions of Law, IX would
37 become X; the new IX would read:
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Planning Minutes, 9/3/96, Page 2
As previously discussed, Woods continued, Recommendation 5 is significantly different
between the two documents (August 16 and August 20 Hearing Examiner's documents).
Recommendation 5 on packet page 95 needs to be stricken as written and substituted with the
Hearing Examiner's recommendation of August 20, 1996:
Further discussion followed regarding accessory dwellings and energy - efficient homes.
Starkenburg withdrew his motion to amend.
Dawson withdrew her motion to amend.
Starkenburg moved to use the substitute. Hearing Examiner's recommendation of
August 20, 1996.
Motion carried unanimously.
2. CONSIDERATION OF HEARING EXAMINER'S RECOMMENDED
APPROVAL OF A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, FILED BY DR. YING
SEK CHAN FOR "WOODLAKE MEADOWS" (PUD95 -0001 AND PLS94-
0005) (AB96 -303)
Planning Minutes, 9/3/96, Page 3
Those speaking included:
Jack Swanson
Pat Jones, Jones Engineering
Bob Andersen
Matt Aamot, Land Use Services
Dan Gibson, Council's Counsel
Kim McAdams
Barbara Gimrith
Topics discussed included: buffer size; changes by Council (Gibson); the Hearing
Examiner's recommendations; the second public hearing's discussion on water quality; and
delineation by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Dawson moved to amend the Hearing Examiner's recommendation to reduce the buffer
from 100' to 50' by deleting the first sentence on packet page 121, item 20:
"The buffer around Wetlandedepicted on e;diibit H shall be inct eased to
feet- There shall be no buffer averaging. No mechanized equipment or...."
Motion carried unanimously.
Aamot referred to a memo from Mary White, Engineering, regarding the Hearing
Examiner's Recommendation 5 (packet page 119). Starkenburg stated this will be discussed at
tonight's meeting. There was further discussion on this memo. Starkenburg stated again this
matter will be discussed and action taken tonight before the full Council.
(Clerk's Note: This item was forwarded to Council without a recommendation.)
OTHER BUSINESS
Comprehensive Plan (AB96- 051D): Starkenburg noted this document was received
today (except for the Land Use and Capital Facilities chapters). He thanked staff for all their hard
work. Starkenburg further stated the format would consist of two chapters at a time in the
Planning and Development Committee. Other Council members would be asked to attend as their
schedules allow. Only staff would be heard; committee would be giving direction to staff._ The
reason for this is that the most recent information will be available for the hearings. The
beginning date for the committee hearings would be September 10 through October 8. Only
written comments from the public would be accepted.
Michael Knapp, Planning and Development Services, stated his department would focus
on what is not in compliance. Elizabeth Sjostrom, Planning, also commented.
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I The committee was in agreement with Starkenburg's suggestion.
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3 Brenner agreed to hold Public Works and Capital Projects Committee from 1:00 to
4 2:30 p.m. so Planning and Development Committee could begin at 2:30 p.m.
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6 Interlocal Agreement (AB96- 042A): This matter will continue with Planning star,
7 Council's counsel, and the Administration working on the Agreement. Woods pointed out there
8 is no longer any formal intent to adopt the previous Agreement.
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10 Comprehensive Plan (AB96- 051D): Starkenburg suggested including Custer in the
11 Comp Plan. There was discussion. Planning and Development Committee recommended giving
12 staff direction to include Custer in the Comp Plan.
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14 Lot Consolidation (AB94- 516A): Dawson called attention to the time schedule by
15 Planning on lot consolidation. Knapp responded; Gibson also commented. Woods recommended
16 Planning Commission members be requested to attend the Comprehensive Plan hearings. This
17 would assist Council members in understanding background information in order to get a
18 complete picture of the Comp Plan. There was discussion.
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20 Dawson also inquired of Knapp regarding the red tagging of R.V. trailers.
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24 The meeting was adjourned at 4:48 p.m.
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29 Jill Nixon, Recording Secretary
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37 rown- Davis, Council Clerk
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Alvin Starkenburg, Council Me er
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