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Home My WebLink About101289 Min Ag + PORT TOWNSEN09 WASH146N 98368 SOOI Port Tow send. Plannmg :.ssion CITY OF PORT TOWNS D '. °; � •y i II r eet i`n of October 12,p 19891. koll -Call : k Acting Chairman Losec called the -meeting. to. order at 7: 35'. PIM, Other members present were Karen ric} son, Aia'h Carman, Lois Sherwood and Sally cDol . Also present was.,A s-istant Planner Kevin ' dei l l . } ' 14 Mr. -Kosect welcomed Ms. McDole to her first e'lEin 'of the ' Planning commission. +. . ,L f Il . Approval mutes from Previous Meeting - Ms, Sherwood moved to approve the '.iii mutes' of the meeting f rom September,. 28 19891b r Communications t Planning commission members receiVed a -copy' f a letter from the Port f'or't Townsend concerning the aPl n inI �$�oI[1 11ss�ol7•s • recommended denial of the Sperry/Little conditional- use application.. I . old Business • Mr. Grimm 3oined theombiwssion .at thi - time. . .;F A. Public Hearing' variance A Ppl ication 8907-06,,' Kenneth Shelton 1 , staff Presentation,and e'viewFr "} k Mr, o'Ilei l l reviewed two draft sets of findings of- fact and conclusions for the application. Draft A recommends the variance be denied and Draft B recommends the variance' be. approved. The applicant proposes an addition to a garage attached to an existing single-family' residence located at 932 58th Street. The expansion proposed by the applicant wouid, .e t nd- the west ` building line to within five feet of the west, piroperty lines r. . Harper-, City Attorney, in a memorandum to, Ke 1n- o' eil1 advised that reference to the development of dise Street should be stricken from the language in conclusion 2,9 ,+ 1 I 2 . Public -Testimony 4 1 II ti t Planning Commission--October 121 1989 Page 2 of 4 Kenneth Shelton, applicant, submitted drawings of the proposed expansion and showed the commission a photograph of the property. He stated building the garage as required by the code would be visually damaging to the neighborhood and the addition would have no affect on the future development of Gise Street. The commissioners asked questions of the applicant. Jean Dunbar, a neighboring property owner, stated that the neighbors had no objections to the variance, . Committee Report Erickson/Gramm) Mr. Grimm stated that the vacation of Gise street is not possibility because the street abuts body of water. He asked for clarification on setback requirements for outbuildings. Mr. O'Neill reviewed the setback requirments for outbuildings in the zoning code. . Erickson stated that she could see no apparent hardship that would allow a variance. Ms. Erickson moved to recommend to Council Draft A of the Finding f Fact and Conclusions recommending the denial of the variance. She recommended that the first sentence 'n finding of fact number five be changed to read ' . . .east and the west. " She also recommended the language in conclusion number ..two referring to Gise Street be changed to read " . . . property can not be vacated, . , . 't Mr. Grimm seconded and the motion passed unanimously. B. Public Hearing Short Plat App. 8908- , Harold Gruver 1. Staff Presentation and Review . O'Neill told the Commission the represent Ative of the Gruver Short Plat asked to have the hearing postponed to the meeting of October 261 1989. The Commission decided to reschedule the hearing during new business. C. Public Hearing Conditional use App. 8908-04, Keith Jackson/eater Street corporation, Inc. 1, Staff Presentation and Review Mr. O'Neill distributed a copy of a► letter received from City Attorney Keith Harper concerning the application. Mr. Harper reviewed concerns over parking space requirements. Mr. O'Neill then reviewed the applicati Planning Commission--October i2o 1989 Page Hill Building located at 639 Water Street. Nor. O'Neill reviewed the alternatives for conditions on the parking requirements. The Commission discussed including a condition that would require parking spaces as set forth in the code at the time of request for a certificate of occupancy. 2 . Public Testimony Dan 'bitterness, representing the applicant, stated that the proposed condition of meeting parking requirements at the time a► certificate of occupancy is requested was acceptable to the applicants. Some discussion followed over possible parking requirements. 3 . Committee Report (Sherwood/Grimm) Ms. Sherwood stated that if the applicant has -no objections to the suggested parking requirement language she would be in favor of recommending approval of the application. fA Ir. Grimm roved to recommend approval of application 8908-04 to City Council with the modification to condition number one to require parking as enforced at the time of the certificate of occupancy and correcting conclusion number one to read 1' . . .hotel use of the. . . 't Ms. Sherwood seconded and the ,motion passed unanimously. IV. New Business Nix'. 'Neill distributed findings of fact on shorelines for the Bay Vista Condos project. In response to the letter received from the Port the Commission decided to forward -the findings of fact and the minutes to the Port concerning the Sperry/Little project. i , Street Vacation 8909-05, Glen Wood. Hearing was set for November 30, 1989 with Grimm and Sherwood on Committee. Conditional Use 8910-01, Clayton Cook. Hearing was set for November 30, 1989 with NicDole and Carman on committee. .I C. Street Vacation 8909-03 , Sally NicDole. Hearing was set for December 14, 1989 with Carman and Noec on committee. Draft Ordinance relating to the sign code. A special meeting was scheduled for November 1 , 1989 , Short Plat, 8908- 3 , Harold Gruver. Re-Scheduled for October 26 , 1989 a a Planning Commission--October 12, 1989 Page 4 of 4 VI, Announcements Next scheduled business meeting: October 26 , 1989: 1 . or 1at 8804-02 , dames D ubenberger, Taverna i /Grimm) 2, Conditional Use 8909-02,, Bay Vista condominiums (Erickson/Carman) 3 . Parking Improvement Plan 4, Short Plat, 8908-03 , Harold Gruver Carman/ osec VII , The meeting was adjourned at . Darlene Bloomfield Planning Commission Secretary 9W Port To annCo 's xo �= CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND r * t ■ E N (Revised) . •, .4 i Business Meeting October 1. , 1989 1 . ROLL CALL -------- .......... . Mo � ��• ' READING AND APPROVAL ofMINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING . COMMUNICATIONS: a. current mail ■. 4. OLD BUSINESS: a, PUBLIC HEARING: variance Appl. 8907-06, Kenneth Shelton 1. Staff Presentation and Review Public Testimony 3, Committee Report - Kosec/Grimm) - + 4. Findings and conclusions b. PUBLIC HEARING: Short Plat Appl, 8908-03 , Harold Gruver I. Staff Presentation and Review 2, Public Testimony 3, Committee Report -r CAr'man/ osec r ' 4. Findings and Conclusions c. PUBLIC NEARING: Conditional Use Appl. 8908-04, Keith Jackson/Water Street Corporation, Inc. I. Staff Presentation and Review + 2, Public Testimony Committee Report - (Sherwood/Grimm) 4. Findings and Conclusions J .r M MM ' ; T # �04- VAtA+ ' 1 11 + 'ti 1 F 4 NEW BUSINESS Street Vacation Appl. 8909-05, Glen Wood Hearin date: Committee: r2z 1 rvt ry%, z b. Conditional Use ApplicAtion 8910-01 , Clayton Cook Hearin date: Committee: C, Street Vacation Appl. 8909-03 , Sally MoDole Hearin Date: 121 /87 Committee: d. Draft ordinance relating to the sign code. . ANNOUNCEMENTS: Next Soheduled• i Meetings: October 26, 1989 a. Short Plat Appl. 8804-02 , James Daubenberger Committee: Ta rernakis/Grimm - b. Conditional Use Appl, 8909-02, Bay Vista Condominiums Committee: Erickson/Carman C, Parking Improvement Plan aroveR ADJOURN _ 2 _ t est List Y � P /dOl CJ`Ll j'h /L/�• Do you wish to If yes, indicate NAME 1pleese printl ADDE��SS preset testimony? topic. YES NO DAIJ Cl 0 7 13 R) 41 kv O D O Cl D D D b El Cl D D D El Cl 1:1 L7 O