HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning September 8 1992WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 8, 1992
The meeting was called to order in the Council Chambers, 1000 N. Forest St., 2nd
floor, at 1:30 p.m. by Ken Henderson, Chairman.
Also present: Absent:
Larry Harris
Dennis Vander Yacht
1. REVIEW OF LAKE WHATCOM WATERSHED INTERIM ZONING
WITH DISCUSSION OF AGREED UPON GOALS FOR THE LAKE
WHATCOM WATERSHED (AB92 -310 & AB92 -310A)
Topics discussed: Background; update on goals and policies; applicability to other
watersheds in the area; materials from the Urban Residential; residential requirements for
water and sewer; proposed changes to the Lake Whatcom subarea comprehensive plan
rather than a zone change; storm water management in forestry districts and in development
areas; precondition to development rather than moratorium; definition of "municipal,"
"public," and "private" relating to water and sewer districts; storm water management;
potential legal problems; working with studies that have been done rather than doing
another study; current storm water requirements; legal implications of storm water
regulations; legal implications of storm water mismanagement; monitoring of storm water
systems.
Persons speaking: Henderson; Sue Blake, Water Resource Manager; Diane Harper,
Assistant Director, Planning; Harris; Vander Yacht; Brian Hansen, 14 W. Commercial; Curt
Denke, Attorney; Sherilyn Wells, 1020 Geneva.
Committee agreed to hold off on any decision until further information comes from
the Lake Whatcom Watershed Committee and the City of Bellingham and until receipt of
the reports from the Forestry hearing.
Because there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST:
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Nancy CAn, Assistant Clerk Iten Hende son, Chairman
Planning & Development Minutes, 918192, Page 1