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HomeMy WebLinkAbout092975 Min MINUTES OF THE PORT TOWNSEND PLANNING COMMISSION OF SEPT. 29r 1975 Vice Chairman Johnson called the meeting to order. Commissioners present; Graham, Scott, wojt and Tiller. Mr. Johnson first commented on Chairman Lester' s hospitalization and stated he was doing well. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as mailed. BUDGET REPORT In a report on the budget for 1976 , Commissioner Scott stated that things were expected to be tight, Points brought out were: There will be no increases. There will be a cutback on travel. There is no provision for the salary of a full-time City Planner. The amount of $500 . has been allotted for the possible services of a planner on a contract basis'. She added, that quite a few extra meetings had been held this wast year, No extra meetings, only the regular eleven scheduled meetings, have been provided for. Commissioner woj t inquired about the status of the $350. allotted to travel to date , Scott stated that so far $112 . has been spent. The travel allotment has been reduced to $200 . in the new budget. wojt suggested the possibility of buying a tape recorder out of the remaining travel funds , Another suggestion was made that possibly the tape recorder of the City Council might be borrowed for the Planning Commission meetings. No decision was made on this matter. Vice Chairman Johnson thea brought. up the matter of a Planning Association of Washington Conference to be held in Vancouver, WA October and Commissioner of t is attend. d th e t ia U Layi h. Tiller brought up the Wr? point that, since most of these conferences were held during the week, it was almost impossible for many commissioners to attend though they might be desirous of zoing so. 7 .R . Johnson then inquired of City Planner Tyler as to the progress being made on the proposed street plan. Tyler stated that there would be a meeting within a► couple of weeks with members of the City Council Street Committee, Street Supt, , City Engineer, etc. Since there was time before the scheduled public hearing was to begin, a discussion began on the applications submitted to the Commission. Scott stated that she found the form itself incomplete since it did not include addresses of applicants . Tyler stated that this could easily be rectified, and would be. of t then stated that after considerable thought since the last meeting, she wondered if the Svensson Rezone (Application No. which had been approved could be reconsidered. A motion made to 4 this effect was not passed. Tiller pointed out that the City Council was not bound by our decisions, and to try to reopen this case would be a "real can of worms. " :74� >a + + �2,. Minutes Sept. 29 , 1975 (continued) i. PUBLIC HEARING, which was taped, was then held on Application No, 70, by Kenneth Holmes for a street vacation of "That portion of Rose Street, lying between S & T Streets" There were no objections from the audience, A m .'on IkYe as o cted� by o - stat t is rode mm b r ., ai s vote of. Three - yes, One - no. APPLICATIONS were then considered, as follows: APPLICATION No. 72 - Request from Pacific Northwest Evangelical Freechurch Homes, Lawrence and Kearney, for a Rezone from R--1 to R-3, to build a Retirement Complex. Lenghty discussion followed. Johnson felt that this again care into the area of spot-zoning, and that the request should be fully covered in a public hearing. Motion made and carried that a Public Hearin be held at the next meeting of the Planning Commission. lr& SEE Addition to the menutes below) APPLICATION No. 73 - Request by Richard D. Steinke an incomplete application) for a vacation of the alley between Lots 1, 2, 7 and 8 , in Block 27 of the O.C. Hastings Addition, Concerning this request, Mrs. Paddock, of the Port Townsend Realty Co, , and Mrs, Steinke stated that the house in question was built on an alley, and that clear title was in question . Discussion among the Commissioners followed, with a motion made and carried that this request be granted. 7417��� �� ls_� 04 --a Again, the subject of incomplete applications was brought up. A motion was rade and carried that the Commission, beginning with Application No. 79 , would not consider any application that was ., incomplete , The Secretary was instructed to write a letter to the Mayor t this effect. APPLICATION . 7 - Variance request by Geor Capr tti, for Lot 7 less Right of Way of State Highway, Block 30. After dis- cussion re parking in this area, vote taken: Three - for. One Abstention - Scott. APPLICATION No, 75 - variance request by First aptis t Church, Lawrence and Fillmore, Section S2 , T-30 , Lot 4 less 301 Blk 1, for additional Sunday School and Nursery Room: Expansion of Existing Church, Mr. CA de Boland spoke. Motion made and carried that this variance be granted as requested, W� a APPLICATION No, 76 - Street vacation request by Jeff Pedersen, 537 Jackson S t. , to vacate the unvacated portion of Franklin between Monroe and Jackson St. Motion made and carried to grant this request. Minutes of Sept , 197 Cont) _3- APPLICATION No. 77 Variance request by Jake Mahone for . .. Block 57, Lots One less North 20 ' and East one half o Three, 4. qV less 40 ". Proposed Use: Apartment and retail. No objection. Motion made and carried to grant this request APPLICATION No. 78 -- Variance request by John Buhler, 1535 Garfield St, , for Block 71, Hastings Second Addition, Lots 1 and 3. Existing Use: Warehouse. Proposed Use: Warehouse and Sales in Commercial. use. Capon considering and discussing this application, of s loners found that they could not grant the request for ten foot setback variance , since it is in opposition to the existing zoning code . Also, they are not in a position to request amendments to the existing code. After bxplaining the situation to Mr. Buhler, the Commission voted to deny this application,, Mr. Buhler will possibly appeal directly to the City Council. MOO The next regular meeting is October 27, 1975o Meeting was adjourned, Irene Stancik Secretary 4 Note re plication No, 7 ■ i ■�+i ��sir Request from Pacific Northwest Evangelical Freechurch Holmes. Following the meeting, slice Chairman Johnson and members of the Commission decided that this request was not wide enough in scope, and that a Public Hearing should be held covering the following "Walker Street to Gaines" and from "Lawrence Street to the Junior Nigh School Property" R-1 t R-3 , This public hearing to be held. October 27, 1975* 91