HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning and Development January 11 1991WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
January 11, 1991
The meeting was called to order at 2 p.m. in the Council Conference Room, 2nd
floor, 1000 N. Forest St. by Committee Chairperson Marge Laidlaw.
Also Present:
Emily Jackson
Don Hansey
Absent
None
1. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHERRY POINT - FERNDALE SUBAREA
COMP PLAN MAP FROM URBAN RESERVE COMMERCIAL TO
URBAN RESERVE AND THE OFFICIAL ... ZONING MAP FROM
GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO URBAN RESIDENTIAL FOR THREE
DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE
(AB90 -442) 47 -58
MOVED TO RECOMMEND PASS TO COUNCIL.
Motion passed unanimously.
2. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ... ZONING ORDINANCE
REGARDING SURFACE MINING ACTIVITIES IN THE RURAL,
AGRICULTURE, FOREST AND GENERAL PROTECTION ZONING
DESIGNATIONS (AB90 -443) 59 -79
Considerable discussion followed, including presentations from Dan Warner and
Dave Ernst. Most of the discussion was about the permit clause on p. 74. Consensus was
that some further attention needed to be spent on the wording which right now is ambiguous
and unclear.
Fred Sieger, representing the county's gravel suppliers, pointed out to the Committee
that they would like to have public hearings on this matter before any final decision is made.
The matter is not simple, and the public has a need to know the facts. Jackson asked Sieger
if this ordinance was passed with the understanding that it would be addressed again in the
near future, say six to nine months, would this create a tremendous amount of financial
hardship for the industry. Sieger said yes, it would, if they moved to fit in with the ordinance
and then were later told that oh, well, it really isn't necessary and they've, for instance, dug
test wells for water monitoring.
Further discussion followed about what the Committee could deal with without public
hearings and about the deadline for the ordinance and about remanding the ordinance to
the Planning Commission.
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JACKSON MOVED THAT IT BE KEPT IN COMMITTEE UNTIL, SOME
OF THE LANGUAGE ON PAGE 74 IS REWRITTEN FOR
CLARIFICATION.
Motion carried unanimously.
3. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ... ZONING ORDINANCE TO
REQUIRE THAT REQUESTS FOR DIVISIONS OF AGRICULTURAL
LAND BE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE REPRESENTING
BUILDINGS AND CODE, PLANNING, SOIL CONSERVATION
SERVICE, AND AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICE (AB90-
444) 80 -82
JACKSON MOVED TO RECOMMEND PASS TO THE COUNCIL.
Motion carried unanimously.
Ile meeting was adjourned.
ATTESTED:
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Ramona Reeves, County Clerk
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE:
Marge Lai w, Chairperson
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