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HomeMy WebLinkAbout042816 CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION OF APRIL 28, 2016 CALL TO ORDER The Port Townsend Planning Commission met in regular session on April 28, 2016, in the Council Chambers at 540 Water Street. Chair Frick called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners present at roll call were Kirit Bhansali, Douglas Frick, Rick Jahnke, Monica MickHager, Dwight Nicholson, and Paul Rice, with Nan Evans excused. Staff members present were Planning Director Lance Bailey, Senior Planner/Planning Manager Judy Surber, Public Works Director Ken Clow, City Engineer David Peterson, and Deputy Clerk Amber Long. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA Motion: Kirit Bhansali moved to accept the agenda. Paul Rice seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 6-0 by voice vote. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - APRIL 14, 2016 Motion: Monica MickHager moved to approve the minutes of April 14, 2016. Paul Rice seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 5-0 by voice vote. Kirit Bhansali abstained. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Interim Provisions for Merging of Medical and Recreational (1-502) Marijuana Regulations Chair Frick read the rules of procedure for the public hearing. Mr. Frick disclosed a partial financial interest in a retail store in Jefferson County (not within City limits). Staff confirmed that there should be no conflict. No other Commissioners declared a financial or property interest in the matter. Senior Planner John McDonagh gave the staff presentation, summarizing the proposed changes to the marijuana regulations. He pointed out changes that had been made to the proposed ordinance exhibits since the Planning Commission had previously reviewed them: the definitions in Exhibit A were rearranged alphabetically, and staff removed the reference to collective gardens in Exhibit B. Planning Commission Meeting April 28, 2016 Page 1 of 5 Mr. Frick called for public testimony, but there was none. Staff answered questions from the Commission about the definition of"designated provider," the current 300- foot buffer for collective gardens, and commercial uses in the mixed-use zoning district. The Commission pointed out that on Exhibit A, the definition of"marijuana- infused products" appears twice and suggested that staff delete the first one. As there were no clarifying questions from the public, Mr. Frick closed the public testimony portion of the hearing. There was no further Commission discussion. Motion: Rick Jahnke moved to approve the proposed interim provisions for merging of medical and recreational (1-502) marijuana regulations. Dwight Nicholson seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 6-0 by voice vote. OLD BUSINESS GMA Periodic Update — Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities & Utilities Elements City Engineer David Peterson and Public Works Director Ken Clow summarized the update process for the Capital Facilities Element, which has now been split into Utilities and Capital Facilities. The Commission discussed the Utilities Element draft page by page and had questions answered by staff. The Commissioners expressed appreciation for work done on this element and its readability. Staff noted that references to the Water System Plan and the Wastewater Plan will be made consistent. In addition to suggested edits from the prior meeting, the following changes will be made by staff: Page 7-3: Staff will complete the Challenges and Opportunities section. Page 7-4: Delete the comma before "relocate" in Policy 9.5. Page 7-7: Staff will rework the language in Policy 12.5, moving or replacing "as needed." Page 7-8: In Policy 13.2, add "instream" between "existing" and "water flows." Page 7-12: Staff may need to rewrite Policy 18.2(b)/18.1.5 based on a recent court decision. In Policy 18.3, change "through" to "by using." Page 7-15: In the last paragraph under Stormwater Utility, change "redevelops" to "develops." Page 7-17: In Policy 24.2, delete "and" at the end of the sentence. The Commission then discussed the Capital Facilities Element page by page. Staff explained that much of the original text, specifically calculation information, has been deleted in this draft. The inventory that was added (starting on page 7-7) is required for the update. Follow-up issues for staff includes: Page 7-4: Strike the heading for the now-deleted "Purpose" section. Page 7-7: Staff will work on the wording of the sentence at the top of the page beginning "Endangered species listings could have..." In the inventory, staff will consider removing the reference to a specific number of career firefighters. Staff will check with the Police Chief about the Police section of the inventory. There was an extensive discussion of the term "problem solving" used in the Police Planning Commission Meeting April 28, 2016 Page 2 of 5 section. Page 7-9: Commissioners clarified that North Beach County Park is not currently maintained by the County, as stated in the Parks and Recreation section. Staff will check on the number of parks, as the figure in the element draft (24) is different than what is in the Parks Functional Plan (19). There was general agreement to add a reference to the fact that the County owns the Fairgrounds. Page 7-11: Following a discussion about planning for future water needs, there was general agreement to change "City customer demands" in the table to "customer demands." Page 7-13: In the Stormwater and Surface Water item in the table, add a reference to "conveyance." Staff explained why library level of standards were deleted and parks level of service standards remained in the table. Public Comment: Debbie Jahnke explained why there might be a discrepancy in the park count between the Capital Facilities Element draft and the Parks Functional Plan. She recommended mentioning "access" and "equitable distribution" in the parks level of service standard. Mr. Frick asked that Ms. Jahnke send proposed wording to staff, who will look into pulling language out of Parks Functional Plan. The meeting went into recess at 8:13 p.m. and resumed at 8:19 p.m. GMA Periodic Update — Comprehensive Plan Economic Development Element and Remaining Chapters Senior Planner/Planning Manager Judy Surber gave an overview of the proposed changes to the Economic Development Element. She highlighted some of the changes in the draft and mentioned that staff will be replacing the word "artisan" with "craft" in the next version. The Commission discussed the draft Economic Development Element page by page. There was a brief discussion of comments made through the SpeakUp Port Townsend site. Follow-up items for staff include: Page 1: There was general agreement to reword the last sentence of the second paragraph to read: "Over the long term, our economy needs to be balanced, diverse, and nimble enough to recover from extreme weather events, energy issues, and economic challenges." Pages 1 & 2: Under Growth Management Act Requirements, move the sentence starting "Although the GMA..." to the beginning of the section and clarify the language regarding mandatory elements. Page 2: In the second italicized section, change "/or" to "for." Page 3: In the first sentence on the page, change "coordinating" to "coordination of and add "as" after"as well." In #2 under Challenges and Opportunities, change the first "and" to "an." Page 4: In list item #4, add "average" to the end of the first sentence. In the next line, delete "that" after "63%." Staff will check on the phrase "traded sector" as used in #4. In #7, delete the comma in the last line, and in #8, add "effects" after "climate change" or change to "effects of climate change." In the second-to-last paragraph, change "Jefferson Health" to "Jefferson Healthcare." Page 6: In Policy 1.1, change "Project" to "Program." After a discussion, it was generally agreed not to make 1.1 more broad, because 1.2 is generalized. In Policy Planning Commission Meeting April 28, 2016 Page 3 of 5 1.5, there was agreement to make "public development authority" plural (and change the wording of the sentence to match grammatically). Page 7: In Policy 4.1, change "Chapter 01" to "Chapter 3." Page 9: Change the numbering of the first "Policy 6.5" to "Policy 6.3." Fix the formatting of Policy 7.8. Page 13: There was agreement to generalize and condense the "Note" in brackets at the center of the page. Page 15: In list item #9, strike "within the next 9 years." In the last sentence of the second-to-last paragraph, change "200" to "300." Page 18: In list item #1 under Tourism, make "Tourism Advisory Group" all lowercase. Staff will check on the statement in list item #4 under Tourism. Page 21: Staff will check on the job figures in the first paragraph under Measuring Our Success. Ms. Surber gave an overview of suggested updates to the Introduction (Chapter II) to the Comprehensive Plan. The Commission discussed the draft Introduction page by page. Commissioners expressed appreciation for the new graphic on page 7. Follow-up items for staff include: Page 2: There was general agreement to use "is anticipated" instead of"should occur" in the first bulleted item of the What is the Comprehensive Plan? section. In the second bulleted item, add "systems"'after "transportation." Page 5: Staff will check on the wording of the last paragraph on the page. Page 6: In the second line on the page, delete the extra "the." Page 9: Remove "on this page" from the last sentence of the Age section. Page 10: In the third sentence of the first new paragraph, change "9.0% higher" to "62% higher." Staff will make sure that the two references to "23.6%" are correct. Page 11: Staff will double-check the information source for the listing of top industries. Page 12: Add "Development" between "Economic" and "Element" at the end of the first paragraph. Page 14: Staff will look at information from 1996 for the seven "building blocks" (only six are listed). Page 16: Staff will check the RC&D report for information on sea level rise. There was a question whether the statement in the paragraph beginning "Global scale environmental..." should be changed to "...sea level rise of several feet..." Public Comment: Debbie Jahnke noted that the Hovee study uses the term "traded sectors." She also pointed out a typo on page 16: in the last sentence of the first new paragraph, "federal policy level" should be changed to "federalop verty level." NEW BUSINESS - NONE OTHER BUSINESS - NONE UPCOMING MEETINGS Planning Director Lance Bailey discussed postponing the tentative special meeting on May 19th due to Rhododendron Festival. After a discussion, it was generally agreed to change the meeting to Wednesday, May 18th. Planning Commission Meeting April 28, 2016 Page 4 of 5 COMMUNICATIONS - NONE ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:37 p.m. Attest: Planning Commission Chair City Clerk's Office Planning Commission Meeting April 28, 2016 Page 5 of 5