HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning February 9 1993WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITITEE
February 9, 1993
The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1000 N.
Forest St., 2nd floor, by Dan Warner, Chair.
Also present:
Larry Harris
Barbara Brenner
Absent:
Council members Ken Henderson and Marge Laidlaw were also present.
1. ORDINANCE TO APPROVE COMP PLAN MAP AND ZONING MAP
AMENDMENT FROM RURAL (R10A TO R5A) TO URBAN
RESIDENTIAL (UR3) FOR APPROX. 565 ACRES AND TO
GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GVC) FOR APPROX. 15 ACRES IN THE
URBAN FRINGE SUBAREA REQUESTED BY THE TRILLIUM
CORP ON BEHALF OF CAITAC USA, PROPERTY OWNER (AKA
CORDATA NORTH OR WILDER RANCH REZONE) (AB93 -004)
Topics discussed: Concerns from County Engineers office; potential flooding;
traffic problems; match with Growth Management requirements and planning processes;
effects on the planning process; housing needs; residential density; green space;
infrastructure; clustering; infilling; surrounding zoning; tying in Cordata South; problems
with achieving density; units cost increases as density increases; planning process involved
in Cordata North; strip housing clear to the border; Emily Jackson's remarks on funding
developers; Fire Dist. 3's role; fire district consolidation; school district
division /consolidation; school population and demand; mitigation projects in the
environmental impact statement (EIS); monitoring agreements on maintenance;
simultaneous rezone /PUD permits; decisions based on good planning; affordable
housing; possible extension of services from City of Bellingham; water rights on wells in
area; potential alternates to Trillium's plan; concentric growth; growth nodes; diversity in
growth; lessons from past planning and Southern California; if denied, potential uses of
property and probable development under current zoning.
Persons speaking: Warner; Jean Gorton, Trillium; Ray Weden, Weden
Engineering; Dick Prieve, Weden Engineering; Harris; Carl Batchelor, Planning;
Brenner; Henderson; David Syre, Trillium Corp.; Mark Challander, Director, Council of
Governments; Laidlaw; Donna Macomber, POWRR member.
BRENNER MOVED TO RECOMMEND AFFIRMATION OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION.
The motion carried 2 to 1 with Warner against.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:27.
ATTEST:
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Nancy Cog Assistant Clerk
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
Dan Warner, Chair
Planning Minutes, 219192, Page 2