HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning July 14 1992WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 14, 1992
The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1000 N.
Forest, 2nd floor, by Ken Henderson, Chairman.
Also present: Absent:
Larry Harris
Dennis Vander Yacht
1. DISCUSSION OF COUNTY -WIDE PLANNING POLICIES
Topics discussed: Recommendations from Planning; process for adopting; setting date
for public hearing, either late August or early September; need for publicity.
Persons speaking: Dan Taylor, Planning Department; Henderson; Harris.
2. ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCE,
CHAPTER 2.24A UNTIL JULY 15,1994, OR UNTIL PERMANENT ZONING
IS ESTABLISHED (AB92 -268)
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE INTERIM ZONING
ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 2.24A FOR SIXTY (60) DAYS (AB92 -303)
Topics discussed: Need; history; need to work with the Lummis; County's jurisdiction
over the fee lands on the reservation; possible problems of no negotiation with the tribes.
Persons speaking: Taylor; Harris; Henderson.
Tim Hostetler, Staff to Lunu i Planning Commission and Lummi Council: Lummis
indicate that they are ready to sit down the start negotiations again. There are many items
that both governments need to work together on. Agrees that yes, the County does need to
keep up the interim zoning. Questions whether any government exists on fee lands now,
because there are a number of houses without zoning; Bldgs. & Code doesn't seem to be
enforcing the laws. Indicated that Whatcom County has agreed already to turn over the
zoning of all lands on the reservation to Lummi control as soon as the Lummis had zoning
in order, but this was ten years ago. Lummis would like to start negotiations on the MOU.
Chris Hinz, President of Fee Land Owners Association: Agrees with the Lummis that
the County needs to extend the interim zoning and to enforce it, which is not being done.
Pointed out that according to the courts, the County has the authority to zone fee lands.
Questioned that the County had committed itself to turning over the zoning to the Lummis.
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HARRIS MOVED TO RECOMMEND PASS OF BOTH ORDINANCES TO
COUNCIL.
The motion carried unanimously.
3. EMERGENCY CONSIDERATION TO ALLOW REZONING OF
APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF ACRE FROM RR-2 TO GC ON E. POLE
ROAD JUST OFF THE GUIDE (AB92 -270)
Topics discussed: Need economically; EPA regulations and deadlines; recommended
positively by Planning because the re -zone is feasible.
Persons speaking: Taylor; Harris; Vander Yacht; Henderson.
Jim Bouker, owner of business on Guide and E. Pole Rd.: The EPA deadlines have
already been extended twice and he doubts that it would be extended again. The re -zone
would facilitate safety for the public.
VANDER YACHT MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL.
Motion carried unanimously.
4. REZONE: CREASY /ARNIE ROAD AREA, RURAL TO LII (AB92 -053)
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE COUNCIL HEARING
Topics discussed: Importance of the issue; possibility of holding a hearing
(recommended by Planning); contract re -zone allows County to add items; have hearing as
soon as possible.
Persons speaking: Taylor; Henderson; Harris.
HARRIS MOVED RECOMMEND THAT COUNCIL SET A HEARING DATE.
Motion carried unanimously.
5. RESOLUTION REGARDING RANKING OF COUNTY WATERSHEDS
(AB92 -234A)
Topics discussed: Resolution as written is not ready to go forward; intention of
resolution; background; process for re- ranking; history of the Lake Whatcom Management
Plan; status of the Plan; various options available to the County; ways to make County more
eligible for potential funding; $50,000 in Referendum 39 funds; options; request from Blake
that any recommendations of this Committee be run through the Executive and her inter-
governmental committee that is working on the Lake Whatcom Watershed; value of
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pursuing the formal Lake Whatcom Management Plan; Harper's recommendation not to go
back into the non -point plan format; implementation of the action plan.
Persons speaking: Henderson; Harris; Sue Blake, Water Resources Manager; Diane
Harper, County Planning Department; Taylor; Gail Dorf; Non -Point Manager, Dept. of
Ecology.
Committee asked Blake to obtain some estimated dates from the Committee.
6. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF A CITIZEN
COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A CHARACTER PLAN FOR THE POINT
ROBERTS SUBAREA, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF A PROCESS FOR
FACILITATING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE CHARACTER
PLANNING PROCESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN GUIDELINES (AB92 -241)
Topics discussed: Existing committee; recommendation by Taylor for using the
existing committee; Planning staff support; purpose of the character plan (design standards,
not development standards); process problems.
Persons speaking: Taylor; Harris; Henderson.
HARRIS MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
Motion carried unanimously.
7. OTHER BUSINESS
Taylor explained the background of the ordinance correcting a Scrivener's error in
Title 20 which will be introduced tonight to Council for action at the next meeting.
Because there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST: PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
J
ancy OAin, , -in, Assistant Clerk Ken Henderson, Chairman
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