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Home My WebLink About102981 Min PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON 919368 lop Pert Townsend Planning Commiioen 0 Ir j 46 W E?= NO CITY OF PORT TOWNSENO MINUTES gvr OCTOBER 29, 198i z. Opening Business Chairman Floyd called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.PI. Members- present were Sean Camf1eldt Larry Dennison Bi}1 liendernon, Ji a Campbell,, Jull"e McCulloch, Wanda Black, and John Floyd. City 13Ri eer Roger French was also present. After a brief cvjR1n__e.0ptt Lar Denni*son moved that the minutes of the regular September meeting be approved as written. Jean Camfield secondod the motion and it passed unan3.mously. IT. Appli"cation Number 110814=01 Jef f Ware Short Subdivi si"on 91:L 25th Streat part Townsend,, Ifila@ 983b8 Since the City Council had -not finished- the Environment Checklist and sent it ruling -to the C011LUL-nissigon, Bili. Henderson moved to table tho application • until. the cumilission receives the Checklist, Larry DenniLson seeonc%led the motion ani. it passed unanimously. 0 III._ Application Number 781-03 William E. Brown, Sr. Rezone Request 1310 Clay Street Pari Townsend'. Wa. 983b8 Bill Henderson moved that a public hearing be set up for the ]December 17,1981 meeting for Application Number 781-03. Lai vy Dennison seconded the motion, and it passed unan:oLmously. IP. Miscellaneous Chairman Floyd asked the secretary to pmt notices in the Port Townsend ?reader to give notice that the November ted December meeti".t� would be held on the 19th and 37th instead of the regular sched-ule because of the holidays. The secretary was also instructed to past notices for a public -hearing for an app�.i.cat�.an far a Current Use Tax Assessaent which would be treated like a change to the Comprehensive Plan. This is to he heard at the November 19,, 1981 meeting. V. ADD1ication Number 1Q81-02 Darrell E. Blandford- Ar Street Vacation (Ivy Street between lots 750Na Ell $t• 7 and 8 in the Evergreen Addition) Crsvnar►o Island, 14as 98292 The Bl.andfords request this vacation because there i s not enough room to build on and they awn property on both Si s of this part of Ivy Street. -i- Jean Camf:L'eld moved to table this application until the Stre et Superintendent's . request to provide a registered survey before approval.. rry Dennison seconded the motion and it passed unanimously, V1. Application Numbe r 7$1-41 V rob Land Company Street Vacat i*on (Hancock Street from Hastings south 12Q Applegate Lafte to 25th Street) S�quim, ��fa. 95362 Valrob wished to reopen-hearing in order to have alley way- located between their property vacated thus insuring access to future property owners. V rob s plan- was vague and the c s si on had many questions that could not be answered without a well thought out plan. Mr. Henderson suggested asking the app:Licant t o submit an access plan. Larry 11�;nnison moved to table this Street Vacation Application until. an access plan i*s submitted and reviewed with the Department heads and recommend to the Council that they table the application also until it can be submitted. Bi7.1 Henderson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. VII0 Petition to Impose 75 Foot Setback From Bluff Edge between Van Buren and Benton Streets. 0 The Commission requested that Bob De Wolfe undertake the study of this bluff area and this type of area in particular. At this meeting, Mr. DeWo e presented•th�:s Bluff-Slope Stability Study. Mr. DeW101fe gave a slide presentation show:*L the different- state of the bluffs in the city. He stated that the natural angle of erosion repose was 1t5 degree. Water is the major enema of the erosion of the bluffs,,he pointed out. Mrs. Cotton asked JLf proper drainage of the street above the bluff would el:L0minate the problem. Mr. DeWolfe stated I*t mould help,, but was only part of the answer. Ropy Be strom read a ].atter from a Mrs. Renell stating she was x.n favor of the setback. Mr. George Cotton stated that rock rolling down the buff caused more harm than building on tap of the bluff. Mr. Delio:Lfe stated building on top of the bluff contributes to the problem. Roy Be str stated his opinion in favor of the petiot3*.cn. He stated that building on top of the bluff softens it, causing damage like the kind Magnolia Bluff experienced-b in Seattle. Mrs. Hayden stated that the city needed to take a storm drainage study giving also the -hazardous bluff locations. A. I. ,yon explainsS problem and would :Like some assurance that a storm drain would -be put in. • Ruth Sather stated she didn1t want a 75 foot setback, but have water taken care of in a proper way. Beverlee Joesten asked if there was any regulation on buildi'ng an the . bluff? It was answered that the City Engineer can request i*t as :*Lt is allowed for in the Comprehensi've Plant but the City Ordinance does not dead. with the bluff edge. Dixie Fide stated that 75 foot restriction would restrict property owners from selling or building an their bluff front lots. B1011 Henderson stated that the city needs to make a study to find 0U+ hoer the city is responsibile for adversely effecti*ng peoples' property. He added the city's drain-off an important problem to the bluffuff, and Engineer 44 has some power to gauge' sites specific and buyers- should be warned of hazards Chairman Floyd sal*d the on should suggest a study of these problems to the City Council. rryrl Derm ison&moved, after lengthy discussicmt that this commiLssiLon recommends 9 to the Council khat the Pe tita.on fora 75 Fant Setback from the Bluff be denied. dean Camfield"seconded the motion and it passed un ALMOUSly. A memorandum was proposed to send to the Council stating that the revised COMSIAPrehengive Plan include a specific def a.na.tion to erosion as hazard areas. Council could resolve that any permits issued be 'sites specific" and have storm drainage study. Mr. French stated there was an old study that could be converted to use for drainage study. • VIIt. jmending CIty Ordinance ].62 5 Larry Dennison moved to table this until the November 19, ].98 1 meeting. Jean Camf ield seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. IX. Adj*oul-qment Chairman Floyd adjourned the meeting at 1WO P.M. 41 .0 G' VIL Inia Mulkey, Secretar7 Note: This meeting was tape recorded. • ,3� GUEST LIST W*A SIGNAUT RE PR I NTED N. ME .; .ADDRESS � z rle7 ZA5 &J4 i s 7r P, 2 lir L ej 44 .N& jr E t.LA F� . �c ai �� lS� � lc�d�s � � - 7.i. �- -��Qox yG s'-fir 0 V%6 jog ormom.& LAW NIPJ CAM pr 42m e.,. qL V (000 prod" wr do lip oo� F G r