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Home My WebLink About032284 Min Special Meeting PORT TOWNSENDo WASHINGTON 98358 Port Townsend. Planning Commissiooildrah q&lipn CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND MINUTES OF MARCH 2 2 P 198 1 S C L MEETING I. Opening Business Chai an Zeppa cabled the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. 14embers present were Nancy Zeppa, Julie Me(c;U3,1och, fancy Slater., Jay Gibson, Jm' Campbell, and Jm' Tave akis. Chairman Zeppa explained commission procedures to the public present. iI. ADplication No. 184MM03 James S. D=Can/Leslie E. Sicogmai Conditional Use Permit 5820 58th St. Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 Mr. Sk o�an distributed vaci.-.nity maps to the Cuinmission, He explained the 'h ]Layoat of the proposed motel and passed out photographs shoTpaang the location site in town. He stated the planned to landscape 'the 25 foot easement the . state owne d. He said 4 that they planne d t o start with 40 units 3,n the f ir st building stage and mould start phase IS i.f business warranted it (as they expected it would). On being asked by commissioners he stated that the motel would be built on the property'line on Sims Way. 1"ney didn't expect the state to ever use, the full 100 feet alloved for S�xns Way. He stated they had an a7.ternateplan whichhich would have the access to and from the motel on Logan Street. Mr.. SEcogman shared the atyuuU Sslon he drawing -of the te at ive P 1-an The b e -one-road -to enter -and one road t o e *t (both-axe Lagan St.). The applao,c ants would improve Logan Street as fax back as they would be utilizing it. .The required setback at the rear of property in the alternative plan would be used for parking. PublicCorrm�ent Sue Sidle stated she was a neighbor to Mr. Duncan and did not live in vicinity of proposed motel, but recognized a need in Port Tcnmsend For another mote. and felt tyre cummercial area chosen was a good place to const et one. She knew the applicant wou:Ld build with integrity. 6 MyTT)aHi- llyard stated she lives in Seattle, but thought the mote. teas a good Idea becAlzse more motel space was needed especaLally dor fQroiZ�.es, vith priees mare a reasonable for them-; Thomas 14ajhan signed the sign in sheet that he was in favor of the motel. Everett Whealdan stated he lived on the south s3.de of Sims �d24Y �.i� Loan • St. He said they liked the trees and from the safety standpoint the highway was too narrow to have a motel accessing off of it. The park is next door and he did not want a mote. there. Kay Dierich said the city did meed more motels, but nut there as there was too much traffic. It was the main access to toLm and she had waited ten minutes to access onto Sims I-play recently. The., added bua',ldings trould increase the runoff into the ravine causing possible washout of part of the highway. Chairman Zeppa pointed out that there was a new drai"nage plan and the Public Works Director xprould have to approve the pro ect by this guideline before :*Lt could be approved by the City. Patricia Bennett stated that even with the third Lane access there were a lot of accidents at the Castle Ha.13. entrance, Publimoc Cu__ nt Closed The Commission eras concerned about the accessing onto Sims Way. Aleft turn lanea-seemed appropriate. Setbacks were not required except at rear of the property, but Sams Way was likely to be widened then building vmuld be adjacent to the Hightray, It cannot be assumecl the state would not :a"den R�s Way and c ould doL .so on either or both sides. They were interested in knovang Highway Development Policy. A green belt would add t o attractive city entry as Comprehensive plan requires. Mrs. McCulloch read sect ions of the Plan that addressed -an attractive entry into town and traffic generation problems. It was noted that land was properly zoned for a motel. CO aone r McCulloch suggested to applicants that they consult th t he Jefferson Copt Com2rehensive Plam and see what their set back requirements lipare. She stated there M ight be someway to trade rear setback for setbacks on Sims Way and Logan St. 1t would be a good idea to check with the Fire Chief to see I*f they needed the rear access. Mrs. McCulloch agreed to check into trading setbacks as the City did need more motel space. Thb problems needed working on and sowing. Commissioner Tavec-nakj"Ls stated that he iazould like to see access not just one lane over so car headlights zrould not blind traffic on Sims [day. Chairman Zeppa toad Mr. Skogman that he needed to talc with the State Department of Transportation and see what thel*r plans are. He eras instructed to check frith the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan frith regard to setbacks. See 3.f it i*s possible to trade setbacks. Jim Canpbe 11 move d to continue this Conditional Use Appli cata*.on leo. ].$4-03 at the workshop meeting on April 12, 198 . so that applicant can have the traff�.c pattern and setbacks worked out. Jay Gibson seconded the 0 motion and the vote was unanimous. III. Application No. 1283-01 James J. & Glenda D. TavertAaks.a Rezone from R-I to R-ITI x.807 Washi ton St. Port Toimsend., ala. 9836$ J= Tavernakis excused himself from the Tneetigr� and left. • VIr. Carmen, Mr. Tavernakis representative, reva*.evmd application. He told culjuMISSIOn that right nm%t applicant dust granted to make addition to his present',of f:*Lce and ihTould put a fence as a buffer between hen and other proper0 ty. The dwell:'OLng would be rented at present. He tmnted to consolidate all of his laboratories on one property along Frith x-ray facilities that do no's currently exit 'in Port Toimmsend. -2- Commissioner Campbe stated that the C mi s s i on could not be concerned Fa"th what he planned to do, but Frith Sand use orily. Nor. Carmen stated that lir. Tavernakis was more than willieng t o have restrictive covenants placed on the property. Co I*Ssioner Gibson read requirements for R,=P1 and RomwIli zoning. Het'also read accounts of cases of spot zoning. He P-01*nted out that R-III was zoning for multi-family diFyellings and the area was not multieafaarmniily. R,-IIT did not alloir If for nedica3 of fices. * He could see no gray that thi s application met the requirements of Ram I I I zoning. If passed it would be spat zoning for one vidual. Mr. Carmen stated that the Commission was not dealing with professi'p ona]. offices, but a clinic. Commissioner cewipbell said the area i,,Tas highly developed as RowrI not just a few places. The Cuimaissi*on felt the application i9ras real borderline frith Rs-1 on one side and Cullurleral"Lal on the other. : The CU-Tnprehensive Plan points out that Castle Hill dev�lOPMerrt might force strip deveOPMlent and the Cvission� should guard against strip development Occuring, This development iimuld al so have a negative traffic impact. Other properly 1%1 1111 available for th:*Ls type of facility. Connni.ssioner Slater Vranted it to go on Iecord • that the Commis sion was not against business or business practice, but this request eras not an A^III allcrt4,rance. Jay Gibson moved to recommend due Oal to Rezone Application No. 1283-01 as it would be spot zoning. Nancy Slater seconded the motion and the vote eras unanimous. IV. AL djournment Jay Gibson moved to adjourn at 9:30 P.M. Nancy Slater seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 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