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HomeMy WebLinkAbout081016 CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING OF AUGUST 10, 2016 CALL TO ORDER The Port Townsend Planning Commission met in properly noticed special session on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, in the City 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, Nan Evans, Rick Jahnke, Douglas Frick, Monica MickHager, and Paul Rice, with Dwight Nicholson absent. Staff members present were Planning Director Lance Bailey, City Attorney Steve Gross, and Deputy Clerk Amber Long. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA Motion: Kirit Bhansali moved to accept the agenda. Rick Jahnke seconded. Vote. motion carried unanimously, 6-0 by voice vote. APPROVAL OF MINUTES —JULY 13, 2016 AND JULY 18, 2016 Dwight Nicholson joined the meeting at 6:34 p.m. Motion: Monica MickHager moved to approve the minutes of July 18, 2016. Nan Evans seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 7-0 by voice vote. Motion: Kirit Bhansali moved to approve the minutes of July 13, 2016, with the following change to the last item in the list before the New Business heading: "leaning requireing that short-term rentals only be operated by the legal owner in residence at the time, not an agent or tenant." Rick Jahnke seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 7-0 voice vote. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT David Aronovitz spoke about the Commission's discussion on the minutes. OLD BUSINESS Short-Term Rentals/Vacation Rentals/Transient Accommodations Code Revisions Planning Director Lance Bailey gave the staff presentation. Planning Commission Minutes August 10, 2016 Page 1 of 2 Public Comment: - David Aronovitz spoke in favor of allowing non-owner occupied short term rentals. - Candice Cosler spoke in favor of allowing short term rentals in detached ADUs. - Heidi Morgan spoke about the need for enforcement and in favor of owner-occupied only. - Deborah Pedersen reiterated her comments made through eComment and pointed out a grammar error in 5.45(C) of the draft ordinance. - Debbie Jahnke suggested that 17.57.020(B)(d) be changed to require a government- issued ID instead of a driver's license. The Commission generally agreed that a short term rental should be the "primary residence" of the person renting it out and that it would be difficult to enforce a requirement that the owner be present during the rental. The Commission also generally agreed to require that a local emergency contact be provided on the license application. Follow-up items for staff include reconciling the inconsistency between the definitions of"dwelling unit" and "motel", and new language for (a) on page 9, which currently allows no more than "two persons" in a rental. The Planning Commission requested another meeting to review the changes that have been discussed. The public hearing will be moved to September 8th. NEW BUSINESS - NONE OTHER BUSINESS - NONE UPCOMING MEETINGS The next meeting is on August 24th. COMMUNICATIONS - NONE ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:26 p.m. Attest: Planning V om `,fission Chair City Clerk's Office Planning Commission Minutes August 10, 2016 Page 2 of 2