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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
For
JOINT CITY/COUNTY MEETING JUNE 25, 2009
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Port Townsend City Council
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Al Scalf, Director, Jefferson County Dept. of Community Development
Cara Leckenby, Assistant Planner, Jefferson County
Judy Surber, Senior Planner/Planning Manager, City of Port Townsend
DATE: June 18, 2009
SUBJECT: Housing Action Plan -Potential City and County Properties
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Affordable housing continues to be a topic of national, state and local importance. The Housing Action
Plan, developed in conjunction with the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County, involving diverse
groups of stakeholders, adopted by the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County in 2006 identifies 42
major action plan strategies determined to be important in effectively implementing the housing action
plan in Port Townsend and Jefferson County. Additionally, the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan
and City of Port Townsend Comprehensive Plan identify goals and policies addressing affordable
housing.
Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan:
Goal: HSG 4.0: Encourage the development of housing for people with special needs.
Policy: HSP 4.7 Consider vacant public lands to accommodate low income housing opportunities
throughout the county.
City of Part Townsend Comprehensive Plan:
Housing Affordability:
Goal 2: Promote affordable housing throughout all geographic and economic segments of the
community.
Policy 2.4: Develop and maintain and inventory of surplus public lands that may be suitable to nonprofit
housing providers for affordable housing. Consider affordable housing needs and opportunities
associated with inventoried surplus public lands before disposing of them.
Housine Action Plan
Action Item: 5.9 Development projects
Strateev 36 Identify and Package or acquire prototype sites
Identify and package or acquire prototype sites with which to develop high quality, innovative, cost
efficient, mixed income housing products at priority locations throughout the city and county.
Action: Inventory and evaluate supply of public and private buildable lands - able to be developed for a
BoCC/CC Agenda
variety of missed income innovative residential projects throughout the urban centers of the city and
county.
BACKGROUND: At the January 12, 2009 Joint Meeting, Mayor Sandoval stated she would like to see
the Ciry and County work together to look at the land currently owned by the entities which would be
appropriate to set aside for affordable housing. Additionally, the possibility of then turning the properties
over to an organization or holding for potential long term leases was discussed. It was agreed to have an
action item regarding land inventory at the next joint meeting.
Commissioners and Council members acknowledged that most of the land held in city/county ownership
has a designated use or critical aeeas issue. Furthermore, housing should be located in aeeas with
adequate infrastructure and within close proximity to services.
At the March 5, 2009 joint meeting, the City and County's initial lists were presented as follows:
The criteria used in development of the preliminary City list stems from Action 5.9 of the Housing Action
Plan:
1) Urban areas
2} Able to be developed for a variety of mixed income innovative residential projects (e.g., an acre or
more in size, no designated use)
3) Environmental hazards - e.g, majority of site is cleaz of critical areas
4) Infrastructure requirements
S) Zoning
County staff prepazed an exhaustive list of all properties owned within the City of Port Townsend. The
list of County owned properties has subsequently been further narrowed to remove properties containing
existing park and recreational uses, the Courthouse, and properties unsuitable for residential development
due to critical areas and zoning.
A combined list of City and County properties owned within the Ciiy of Port Townsend has been
prepared for presentation to the City Council and County Commissioners and is attached.
Although staff previously proposed to conduct further work with these properties, including developing a
preliminary program based on the housing needs assessment and the need for certain types of housing;
circumstances have changed. See recommendations, below.
Possible next steps identified in the adopted Housing Action Plan include:
Complete appropriate due diligence assessments - of the properties for environmental hazards and
mitigation, infrastructure requirements, public facility priming needs, suitable zoning, and
development code specifications and opportunities.
Package key prototype project lands -for lease or sale from public or private parties for the
purpose of developing mixed income demonstration projects using land lease, community land
trusts, and other innovative ownership.
ANALYSISlSTRATEGIC GOALS/PROS and CONS:
The analysis and pros and cons are found in the attached matrix of City and County owned properties.
FISCAL IMPACT/COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
BoCCiCC Agenda
Additional analysis is recommended which would require one, or a combination of, of the following:
additional staff time, consultants, or partnerships with housing providers. See recommendations, below.
There is no fiscal impact associated with identifying a possible affordable housing land bank.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Wo action is required at this time however staff recommends that the City and County consider the
followine:
1) Staff recommends that the City Council and Boazd of County Commissioners consider adding the
properties identified on the list to an affordable housing Iand bank consistent with goals and
policies of the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan and the City of Port Townsend
Comprehensive Plan. The list could be modified in future to add additional properties (e.g., if the
selection criteria were expanded to include lands less than one acre in size).
2) Staff recommends that the City Council and Boazd of County Commissioners in accordance with
the action steps identified in the Housing Action Plan consider either pursuing a grant to retain a
qualified consultant and/or distributing the "affordable lands inventor`'" to housing providers and
inviting them to partner with the City/County. This direction is recommended as staff resources
are limited and developing affordable housing requires specific expertise.
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Jefferson County tiwnershtp
City of Part Townsend:..
qfG Complex
21 tots and 1 udcuterf'ROtN's
EiSENBfiS AD-iTtC}Ft:~ BLK 237 LOTS 1,2,7
8) W/PTN VAC GRANT 5T. ADJ.
EISENBEIS ADD3TIQN ~BLK 23$ L0T5 1,Z,7 &
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EISENBEIS (BLK5.237 & 238(LTS 3,4,5,6 0E
EA) (BtK C(N OF SR 20 LS TAX 1,29,30}
W/PTN VAC GRANT &STti STS AD.I.I
Parcel Number
94833801 0.55acres
348323701 L83acres
448323702. 0.;53 acres
Assessed: {SOS) - $870,000 assessed value (public works and Parking}
(701j - $1,709,380 assessed value (DCD & EH & Vacant Land East )
(702)- &139;800 assessed value (Vacant land North & Parking}
?oWl.ACreagec Acreage is approx 2.91 acres
Taneds Gtl G®+x~ral Comvm3rcial
Estimated Wield*t City notes that density isn't specified in this zone. The num4~er of units would
be determined by limitations imposed by bulk and dimertisianal (outlined
below}
Remarks:
City of Por[ Tawnsend's comments: The current zoning of C-II Genera(Gommercial allows-for upperv
story residential uses with commercial on the ground floor. The max+mum height of 40-feet would
accommodate a 4 story build'ang: it may be feasible to process a code amendment whichwauld-a(iaw
for an increase in height at this iaeation for the purpose of affordable housing unit. The-G-Il zon(ng
dfstrict;daes not specify residential,densitylimifations. The number of units would be determined by
the design (sine of the units, parking requirements, setbacks, height limitations, etc.}_
The City of Porf7ownsend may be consulted for information regarding critical areas, zoning and
infrastructure requirements.
J effersoniCaunty-e9wnership
City of fort Townsend'.
Ad%acent to toareP Crrove':Cemetery, off
of Discovery Rd and 25"'
ROW connetted with !VE portion is a
separate parcel owned byfoanty
Parcel IUumher
001034042{ROWS 0.54 acres
001034008 4:2 acres
Assessed: 5124,200assessed value: Exempt - Cemeteries
Total Acreage: Acreage is approx 4.1 acres, usable area may tre 2.25 acres (Not includ'irsg
Rfi3W's}
2onedc Gity P-i PubrUinfraso-ectore
Surcountling zonir~q is: R^11~SF~Single-€amityResniential-
up fp 8 dwe8ing undS par acre (Mln, $06~ gq.ft. lof}
Estimated yield* {assuming re-xane to R-II(SFj):
Total area- 30% infrastructure
Maximum Density permitted by zone + 20% density bonus
2.2.5 - (2,25*303'e) = 1.58
~,5g~`($-r{8*20%})=17 Dwelling Units
Remarks:
The lower 1(3t~f the property is a h9staricai Cemetery, Survey conducted t7ecemtrer 189-shows
ppssible lotationsofgraves.
Lity of Port Townsend maybe consulted for further information regarding possible adJacertt
development aftd infrastructure requirements.
The yield above assumes a re-zone to R-li. The City of Port Townsend may be consulted#orfurther
information regarding a possible re-zone.
Jefferson Courtly thnrngrshlp
City of Port Tow»send
lacksarr Street on the fart VJorden stefe
of lVlortrrxeNii1
MOl1NTA1N V€EVJ 3"'Addition
BLK 21, tats 1,& Z
Parce€ Number
0.2 acres (2 tats}
Each-lot 45x260 ft
TotaPAtteage: Atreage is approx .2 acres, approx .1 acre each €at
Zoned; R-€1(SF} Single-Famly Rasiden8al -up fb 8 dwelling units per a«e (Min. 5,660 sq_R~ Ibtj
Estimated 1Cield*: Possible -two lots developed into 3 dwelling units.
Remar€css
Relatively sloped property, sloping#rom elevation ofapprox 322 ft at the eastern corner to approx 19A
feet at-the western corner {approx€mately a 20% slope}.
The county received the pro perty on November 2, 1927 at a tax sale as there was ru>purehaser of fhst
property. As it was acquired due to a tax sale, all proceeds would go to the taxing districts in the city of
Port Townsend. The property was put up for sale in 2004 for $65,000 and there were no bidders an the
property:
City of Pao `townsend`s comments: Mapped se€smic~iandslide eroslari: City Public works t7irector, Ken
Claw, has aorrespandedwithcounty staff stating the city's interest'ta obtain right-df-way for exist€ng
iacksan Street. The developable area is limited, however, it appearstfiat it may acaomtnodate a single
famHy home and-poss(biy an ADU, however, the site presents some design challenges-giueh the slope
and Iim(ted aceesa, Rirector Ciow believes that there is view potential
The City of Part Townsend may be consulted regarding possible access from Bryan Street.
The City of Port Townsend may be consulted regarding whether the two loss (lots 1 and 2 of block 21}
are individually develgpable.
Assessed: $93,750 assessed value. Vacant
