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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04271995 Min " /' ~ '/. . City of Port Townsend Planning Commission 540 Water St., Port Townsend, WA 98368 206/385-3000 . . . PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Business Meeting I. ROLL CALL II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 13, 1995 III. COMMUNICATIONS: Current mail IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Comprehensive Plan (Toews) April 27, 19~ 1. Review of Comprehensive Plan development and adoption schedule B. Gary W. Kennedy and Jerry Haynes, Short Plat Application #9411-03 1. Staff Report (Surber) 2. Public Testimony 3. Committee Report (Welch/Erickson) 4. Commission Discussion and Conclusions V. NEW BUSINESS VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Next Scheduled Meetings May 11. 1995 Parkview Associates, Zoning Code Text Amendment #9504-04 May 25. 1995 VII. ADJOURN -- - ~~ '... · · · · - City of Port Townsend Planning Commission 540 Water St., Port Townsend, WA 98368 206/385-3000 Planning Commission Minutes April 27, 1995 I. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Chair Lois Sherwood. Other members in attendance were Ernie Baird, Lisa Enarson, Karen Erickson, Cindy Thayer and Ian Keith. Staff members present were Judy Surber, Dave Robison and Sheila Spears. Mark Welch was excused. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to approve minutes of 4/13/95 was made by Thayer and seconded by Erickson. The minutes were approved as written. III. COMMUNICATIONS A letter dated 4/18/95 from Stephanie Snyder and David Nechak reo the Kennedy Short Plat was distributed to Planning Commission members. IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Comprehensive Plan 1. Review of Comprehensive Plan development and adoption schedule (Robison) Robison handed out a detailed timeline for the Comprehensive Plan, saying that a strong commitment is needéd for the summer by staff, Planning Commission and City Council. He explained that staff has been working on the remaining issues during the past two months. Some of the issues that still have not been fully addressed are: 1) open space; 2) coordinate open space with the trails and non-motorized travel; and 3) stormwater control. There may be an opportunity to combine open space, trails, wildlife corridors and stormwater control. Robison reported that more work has been done on the mixed use areas in the Land Use Element. The City has been coordinating with county planning staff over the last two months working on alternatives for the Glen Cove area. Glen Cove could remain as it is or be incorporated into the City, serving retail and industrial uses. Robison will present the Glen Cove alternatives at the next Planning Commission meeting on 5/11/95 if there is time on the agenda. · · · . - Planning Commission Minutes April 27, 1995 Page Two If Planning Commission members have suggestions or concerns with the schedule for Comprehensive Plan meetings and hearings, they should contact Eric Toews. Erickson announced that she would be gone for two of the scheduled meetings in August. Robison said the schedule may need to be changed. B. Gary W. Kennedy & Jerry Haynes, Short Plat Application 9410-09 Sherwood announced that she has a conflict and will have to leave the meeting at 8:00. 1. Staff Report (Surber) Surber described the applicant's proposal to reconfigure two lots, one of which is landlocked, to provide access and waterfront exposure to both lots. The property is zoned R-1 and is located in North Beach on the northeast corner of vacated 57th and Sheridan Streets. The property is generally described as Lots 7 and 8 along with adjoining portions of vacated Sheridan Street and 57th Street in Block 52 of the Montana Addition to the City of Port Townsend. Surber made minor corrections to the draft report and presented an overhead view of the proposed site plan. The 30 foot easement described in La of the Decision will be stricken from the draft report at the request of the City Attorney. 2. Public Testimony Erickson asked for clarification on the map so that she could figure out where she was when she visited the site. She said that she had not been looking at the right property, but feels it looks like all the other undeveloped lots in the same vicinity. Applicant Gary Kennedy introduced Jerry Haynes as co-owner of the property. He explained that they are not generating any greater density and are sensitive to the North Beach area residents who are in the process of requesting a down-zone. He described that the neighbors are in support of their proposal. He doesn't presently live in the area but did for 10 years in the past. Thayer asked for clarification of Exhibit 6 reo the access easement. Kennedy explained the intent is that the Simpsons and he gave each other cross easements for the hammerhead turn- around. He drew it on Thayer's copy of the exhibit. Thayer asked if there is any other access to Block 53, even though it doesn't have an effect on this proposal. The response was that the developers of Block 53 will have to provide their own access with any future development proposals. · · · Planning Commission Minutes April 27, 1995 Page Three 3. Committee Report (Erickson) Erickson asked for clarification on the size of the lots and said that she sees no problems at all with this proposal and that it is the thing to do with landlocked lots. Thayer, referring to the Snyder letter about not bringing utilities up Sheridan Street, asked if they are not brought that way how is that going. to affect other property owners? Kennedy explained that rather than disturb the vegetation within undeveloped Sheridan he requested that he be allowed to bring the utilities in on the 57th Street utilities 'corridor which had already been disturbed. Keith questioned where the manhole would be. Enarson pointed out that the manhole doesn't have to be at the terminus of the sewer line. Surber displayed the map from the Simpson file which clarifies the utility lines. Surber explained that a correction needs to be made extending the 15 ft. utility easement outlined in 1. b of the Decision. Thayer asked for assurance that the legal description be more clearly written. Kennedy has asked a title company to clarify the legal description. Motion was made by Erickson to recommend to City Council for approval of Short Plat Application #9410-09 with corrections to the staff report as noted by the Planning Commission. Seconded by Thayer. All were in favor. Sherwood excused herself from the meeting at this time (8:05 PM). V. NEW BUSINESS A. Schedule public hearing for Campbell Construction Lynnesfield PUD #9404-10 Surber described the proposal to develop just over 100 dwelling units, including multi-family and single family units. She described the site for the proposal and said that about 20 letters have been received and there is a lot of public awareness of the SEP A that has been done on the project. She listed the options for scheduling the PUD for hearing. The earliest time the hearing could be scheduled is 5/25/95. Planning Commission decided that only one public hearing be set and it could be continued to a special meeting the fOllowing week if needed (two weeks is too long). They requested blue-print sized maps of the project for each Commission member. Also in their packets they .. · · · .~ Planning Commission Minutes April 27, 1995 Page Four requested all the letters that have been received, the SEP A checklist and the mitigations. They would like this before the regular packet so they have more time to study it. VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Next Scheduled Meetings May 11. 1995 Virginia Hollender, Variance #9503-16 (Thayer/Erickson) Parkview Associates, Zoning Code Text Amendment #9504-04 May 25. 1995 VII. . ADJOURN Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Enarson and seconded by Thayer. The meeting was adjourned at 8: 15 PM. dZdu~ Sheila Spears Community Development Assistant