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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03/24/1993 . I. D. ID. IV. .' V. VI. VD. VID. IX. . . AGENDA PORT ANGELES PLANNING COMMISSION 321 East Fifth Street Port Angeles, W A 98362 March 24, 1993 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Meetings of February 17th and March 10, 1993 COMMISSION ORIENTATION AND RE-ORIENTATrON DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT IDEIS) FOR THE City's Proposed Comprehensive Plan. COMMUNlCA TrONS FROM THE PUBLIC STAFF REPORTS REPORTS OF THE COMl\fiSSrON ADJOURNMENT Planning Commission: Bob Winten;, Chairman; Cindy Souders; Bob Philpott; Roger Catls; OrvilIe Campbell; Carl Alexander and Linda Nutter. Planning Staff: Brad Collins, Planning Direclor; Sue Roberds, Office Specialist; David Sawyer, Senior Planner; John Jimerson, Associale Planner. . . . MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION Port Angeles, Washington March 24, 1993 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Winters called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. ROLL CALL Members Present Bob Philpott, Orville Campbell, Bob Winters, Carl Alexander, Cindy Souders, Linda Nutter and Roger Catts Staff Present: Brad Collins, David Sawyer, John Jimerson APPROV AL OF MINUTES Commissioner Philpott moved to approve the minutes of February 17, 1993, meeting, as submitted. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Souders and was approved 3-0, with Commissioners Campbell, Alexander, Nutter and Catts abstaining. Regarding the March 10, 1993, minutes, staff noted that Finding One on page nine had been changed to reflect the intent of the action by replacing "short plat" and "building permit" with "subdivision" and "certificate of occupancy" respectively. Commissioner Souders moved to approve the minutes of March 10, 1993, with the above noted change and the following changes: In Finding Three on page nine, "short plat" and "16.04" are replaced with "subdivision" and "16.08" respectively; On page two, before Vice- Chair Souders opens the public hearing, add "Commissioner Winters announced that he lived near the site and for reason of appearance of fairness asked if anyone in the audience objected to his participation on this item He does not believe he has any conflict of interest. There being no objection, Commissioner Winters remained." The motion was seconded by Commissioner Philpott and passed unanimously. COMMISSION ORIENTATION AND RE-ORIENTA TION Planning Director Collins presented a discussion on a number of significant topics the Planning Commission should be familiar with including procedures, meeting decorum, by-laws, duties of the Planning Commission and major legislative and policy initiatives. Throughout the presentation the Commissioners and staff engaged in dialogue relating to the current topic at hand. Related to the discussion on conflict of interest, Commissioner Nutter informed the Planning Commission that she will be employed at City Hall this summer, but because her position is . Planning Commission Minutes March 24 ~ 1993 Page 2 financed by an agency other than the City, there is no conflict of interest. The City Attorney is familiar with the situation and concurs. Commissioner Alexander suggested the Planning Commission consider three changes to the by- laws as they pertain to the Executive Secretary, roll call voting and continuing past 10:00 minutes. Staff indicated they will prepare the draft amendments to be distributed at the next meeting. DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Commissioner Alexander commented that the Draft EIS contains a lot of good information. He asked for clarification on the relationship between the EIS and the comprehensive plan. Staff responded that the comprehensive plan will reference the EIS which will be available for review, but won~t be published as an attachment to the plan. The EIS is part of a phased SEPA review and will be referenced in future projects in instances where the impacts of those projects have been addressed in this EIS. . Commissioner Campbell asked for clarification on the three alternatives considered in the EIS. Staff explained the EIS is based on a set of policies created by the Growth Management Advisory Committee which became the preferred alternative. The other alternatives, no action and strong regulatory approach were also considered to provide a spectrum of possible outcomes for which the environmental impacts could be evaluated. Even if the City does not adopt the preferred alternative~ the EIS would be considered adequate as long as the action chosen falls within the scope of the three alternatives. Commissioner Souders asked how the specific mitigation measures can be incorporated into the approval. Staff responded that comments on specific mitigation measures must be submitted in writing to the City prior to April 7th and/or provided in public testimony to the City Council on April 6th. The City Council will consider the suggested mitigation measures and public comment and may incorporate them in their final decision. Commissioner Campbell asked about the deadlines for comment. Staff responded the deadline is 5:00 P.M. on April 7, 1993. Under the SEPA guide1ines~ the comment period may be extended by 15 days at the City's discretion. The comments are given to the consultant who will then prepare the responses to be published in the final EIS (PElS). The FEIS is preparatory for making a decision but isn't expected to anticipate the deciSIon and will be valid as long as the decision is within the scope of the three alternatives. Commissioner Catts asked what would happen if the Urban Growth Area is amended through the County~s process. Staff responded that a change to the UGA, such as locating it east of Morse Creek, may be beyond the scope of the EIS and would require an addendum to the EIS. . COMl\1UNICA TIONS FROM THE PUBLIC None. Planning Commission Minutes March 24, 1993 Page 3 . STAFF REPORTS Mr. Collins explained future agendas are heavy. He explained one citizen may be interested in having his request reviewed prior to the next available agenda (May 12) via a special meeting of the Planning Commission. After Mr. Collins presented the background of the case, it was the consensus of the Commission that there should not be a special meeting. Reasons stated included the fact that the citizen has not filed an application yet and holding a special meeting to hear the application before hearing applications that have already been submitted can be construed as special treatment. REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS None. ADJOURNMENT There being no additional business, the Planning Commission adjourned at 11:05 P.M. . .~ \14-~. ~ Bob Winters, Chairman o . s, Executive Secretary Prepared by: Iohn Jimerson .