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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 06/09/1999 . . .' I. ~ORTANGELES WAS H I N G TON, U. S. A. PLANNING DEPARTMENT AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION 321 East Fifth Street June 9, 1999 CALL TO ORDER 7 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Ill. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Meeting of May 26, 1999. IV. OLD BUSINESS: 2. 12~ COMPREHRNS1VE PLAN AMENDMKNIS: C. Revise Urban Growth Area (UGA) east boundary line to Deer Park Road (generally) and north of Highway 101 along Buchannan Drive. (The public hearing for this issue was closed at the May 26, 1999, meeting. A decision will be made on June 9, 1999.) V. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC VI. STAFF REPORTS VII. REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS VIII. ADJOURNMENT . . . MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION Port Angeles, Washington 98362 June 9, 1999 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Members Present: Fred Hewins, Fred Norton, Jason Robotkay, Bob King Members Excused: Mary Craver,Linda Nutter, Dean Reed Staff Present: Brad Collins, Sue Roberds, Dan McKeen Public Present: Andy Duran APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner King moved to approve the May 26, 1999, meeting minutes as presented. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Robotkay and passed 3 - 0 with Commissioner Norton abstaining due to absence. OLD BUSINESS 19--9_~LCOMI!REHENSIYE-.fLAN AMENDMENIS: C. Revise Urban Growth Area (UGA) east boundary line to Deer Park Road (generally) and north of Highway 101 along Buchanan Drive. (The public hearing for this issue was closed at the May 26, 1999, meeting.) Commissioner Norton noted for the record that he had listened to the tapes of the May 26, 1999, public hearing and reviewed the minutes in order to participate in the final deliberation for this issue. Vice Chair Hewins asked Planning Director Collins to review the background for the issue and the action that is pending. Commissioner Norton stated that the proposal provides the beginning for future practical planning efforts in light of ongoing development east of the City's UGA and moved to approve Comprehensive Plan Amendment CPA 99-01(C) based on the following findings and conclusions: Endings.: Based on the information provided in the May 26, 1999, Staff Report for CPA 99-01 (C), (including all of its attachments), comments and information presented during the public hearing, and the Planning Commission's discussion and deliberation, the City of Port . . . P[(lIJning Commission Minutes June 9. 1999 Page 2 Angeles Planning Commission hereby finds that: 1. All information provided in the May 26, 1999, Staff Report for CPA 99-01(C), (including all of its attachments), comments and information presented during the public hearing, and'the Planning Commission's discussion and deliberation have been considered in this decision and is considered a part thereof. 2. The applicants are Norbert and Michelle Juhasz, represented by Linda Nutter and Craig Miller, and they are requesting an extension of the eastern Port Angeles Urban Growth Area (Attachment A). 3. The Urban Growth Area (UGA) extension is shown on the Planning Department map (Attachment B) to include property in and east of Morse Creek Ravine, generally described as an extension of the existing UGA boundary eastward from south margin of the BPA power lines to the east margin of the Deer Park Road right-of-way (including the Four Seasons Ranch and Four Seasons Park developments), then north to the General Commercial zoning designation, then east following the GC zone boundary, then north including the GC, RLC, P, and Rl zones, and extending north to the International (US-Canada) Boundary in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. 4. The subject area is located east of the City's existing UGA including properties in Sections 5-8 and 17-18, Range 5 West and Township 30 North. 5. Existing land uses within the subject area are as follows: * Low density residential, public lands, and critical areas within the Morse Creek Ravine Public lands (including a park and a trail), General Commercial (including a movie theater and a car dealership), and Rural Limited Commercial (including a restaurant, a gravel pit, and shooting range) along US 101 Low density residential west of Deer Park Road and south of the GC zone Low density residential north of the RLC zone * * * 6. The SEPA Responsible Official issued a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) under WAC 197-11-340(2) on May 18, 1999, regarding this request. Following the comment period for this action, the threshold determination was withdrawn, based on comments received from Clallam County, Four Seasons Ranch, and Cedar Park Homeowners Association representatives. On June 4, 1999, the SEP A Responsible Official adopted the existing Environmental Impact Statement for a similar UGA action issued by Clallam County on June 13, 1995. The City's responsibility under the State Environmental Policy Act (RCW 43.21 C) are fulfilled by this action. 7. This is an areawide Comprehensive Plan Amendment, and public notice was provided by legal notice and a paid advertisement in the Peninsula Daily News. . . . Planning Commission Minutes June 9. 1999 Page 3 8. The Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies identified as being the most relevant to the proposal were Growth Management Element Goal A Policies A 1-17, Objective A-I, Land Use Element Goal A, and Policies A 1-2. 9. The County Port Angeles Region Zoning Map designations the subject area as Rl, P, GC, and RLC. 10. The subject area was included in the Port Angeles Urban Growth Area as originally adopted by Clallam County. 11. Morse Creek has been identified as habitat for Puget Sound chinook salmon, which have been listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. 12. The Four Seasons Ranch and the Four Seasons Park residential developments have experienced waste water system failures, which were a cause for Clallam County to originally adopt an Urban Growth Area boundary to include the proposed area. 13. Public testimony was given by the Clallam County Planning Director, Four Seasons Ranch Maintenance Commission President, and Cedar Park Homeowners Association President opposing CPA 99-01 (C). 14. The City of Port Angeles cannot provide and does not plan for urban services such as sanitary sewer systems outside the Urban Growth Area. 15. The County-Wide Planning Policy identifies policies related to the designation of urban growth areas, including Urban Growth Area Policy No.3 which requires UGA to include areas characterized by urban growth adjacent to city boundaries and Urban Growth Area Policy No.6 which prohibits lands designated for commercial or industrial uses which encourage adjacent urban development being located outside aUGA. Conclusions.: Based on the information provided in the May 26, 1999, Staff Report for CPA 99-01(C), (including all of its attachments), comments and information presented during the public hearing, the Planning Commission's discussion and deliberation, and the above listed findings, the City of Port Angeles Planning Commission hereby concludes the following: A. The proposed UGA extension includes areas that are characterized by urban development and, therefore, appropriately should be part of the Port Angeles Urban Growth Area. B. Urban facilities and services needed to serve the proposed area can be provided by the City of Port Angeles. c. The listing ofPuget Sound chinook salmon in Morse Creek as threatened under the Endangered Species Act may necessitate sewer system improvements in the subject area. . . . Planning Commission Minlltes June 9, 1999 Page" D. The proposed amendment is consistent with the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan, specifically those listed in Finding 8. E. The City of Port Angeles cannot plan or provide urban facilities and services outside its Urban Growth Area, even though the area is characterized by urban development. F. Property owners in the subject area have experienced problems that could be served by urban facilities and services. G. The proposed amendment is consistent with the County-Wide Planning Policy, specifically those listed in Finding l5. H. The proposed expansion of the Port Angeles Urban Growth Area would allow for the planning of urban services to serve residential and commercial land uses that are characterized as urban development and is in the public interest. Commissioner Robotkay seconded the motion which passed unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC None. STAFF REPORTS As there are no scheduled public hearings for the June 23 meeting, the meeting was cancelled. REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS None ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. ~~ Brad Collins, Secretary ~~Ch~r PREPARED BY: S. Roberds