HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning September 19 1995WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Planning and Development Committee
September 19, 1995
The meeting was called to order at 3 p.m. by Committee Chair Ward Nelson in
the Council Committee Room, 311 Grand Avenue.
Also Present:
Marlene Dawson
Larry Harris
Absent:
None
COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
1. DISCUSSION REGARDING AMENDING TITLE 20, THE OFFICIAL
WHATCOM COUNTY ZONING CODE, TO ALLOW FOR PRIVATE,
NON - COMMERCIAL, TEMPORARY RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
ON LOTS WITHIN RURAL FORESTRY ZONES (AB95 -351)
Those speaking included:
Nate Brown, Planning & Development Services
Bill Florea, Land Use
Dan Gibson, Counsel for Council
Jim Henterly, Complaintant
Rita Foley, Sedro Woolley
Barbara Brenner, Council Member
Terry Vosback
Vickie Woods, Planning Department
Judy DeMeyer (sp ?)
Harris moved to recommend forwarding to the Planning Commission.
Motion carried unanimously.
2. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LYNDEN NOOKSACK VALLEY
SUBAREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP FROM RURAL TO
GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND THE WHATCOM COUNTY
ZONING MAP FROM RURAL ONE UNIT PER TWO ACRES (R2A)
TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR
ACRES (AB95 -360)
Vickie Woods, Planning Department, gave a brief presentation.
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Harris moved to recommend approval.
Motion carried unanimously.
3. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LYNDEN NOOKSACK VALLEY
SUBAREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP AND THE WHATCOM
COUNTY ZONING MAP FROM RURAL FIVE ACRES (R5A) TO
RESIDENTIAL RURAL (RR2) FOR APPROXIMATELY 5.06 ACRES
(AB95 -361)
Vickie Woods, Planning Department, gave a brief presentation.
Nate Brown, Planning & Development Services, commented.
Dawson moved to recommend approval.
Motion failed 1 -2 with Dawson in favor.
Nelson moved to recommend a hearing on this item.
Motion carried 2 -1 with Harris opposed.
4. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FOOTHILLS SUBAREA
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP AND THE WHATCOM COUNTY
ZONING MAP FROM RURAL FORESTRY (RF) TO RURAL FIVE
ACRES (R5A) FOR APPROXIMATELY 20.44 ACRES EAST OF
SILVER LAKE (AB95 -363)
Vickie Woods, Planning Department, gave a brief presentation.
Those speaking included:
Jon Sitkin, P.S.
Dennis Feathers
Dawson moved to recommend approval.
Motion carried 2 -1 with Harris opposed.
5. REQUEST FOR DENIAL OF THE FEATHERS REZONE FOR
APPROXIMATELY 30 ACRES IN THE FOOTHILLS SUBAREA
(R10A TO R5A) (AB95 -357) .
Vickie Woods, Planning Department, gave a brief presentation.
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Jon Sitkin, P.S., commented.
Dawson moved to recommend a hearing be held.
Motion, carried unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
For committee members' information only, Nate Brown, Planning & Development
Services, stated there will be an interim control ordinance scheduled for next meeting's
agenda.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 4:52 p.m.
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