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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 06/22/1988 . . . AGENDA .PORT ANGELES PLANNING COMMISSIDN 321 East Fifth Street Port Angeles. Washington 9S362 JUNE 22, 1988 7:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Meeting of June 8, 1988 IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PERMIT - SMA 88(06)88 - WATERFRONT TRAIL, East of City Pier to Francis Street: Request for a Shoreline Permit to consider the development of public access structures such as ramps, stairs, benches, signage and paving of the existing right-of-way as part of the .6 mile Waterfront Trail east of the City Pier. (This item is continued from the June 8, 1988 meeting). 2. STREET VACATION REQUEST - STV 88(06)5 - CITY OF PORT ANGELES, 6th/Lauridsen Blvd: Request for vacation of that portion of City right-of-way abutting Lots 1,2,3, & 4, Block 216, TPA. 3. ZONING CODE AMENDMENT -ZCA 88(06)4 - EXTENSIONS: Zoning Code amendment to designate the Planning Department as the body responsible for action taken on requests for extensions of Departmental permits. V. PLANNING STUDIES: 1. Residential Care Amendment - ZCA 88(6)4: Continued review. 2. Office Commercial Information - REZ 86(1)1: Background information at Commission's request. 3. Review of Retail Stand Ordinance - ZCA 87(7)2: Discussion VI. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC VII. REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS VIII. -ADJOtJRNMENf-- . PLANNING COMMISSION Port Angeles, washington June 22, 1988 I CALL TO ORDER Chairman Wight called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. II ROLL CALL Members Present: Jerry Glass, Larry Leonard, Jim Hulett, Jerry Cornell, Bob Philpott, Donna Davison-Ness, Dick Wight. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: Paul D. Carr, otto Miller, Bruce Becker. III APPROVAL OF MINUTES . Mr. Cornell moved to approve the minutes of the June 8, 1988, meeting, with two corrections in the Interpretation. Mr. Philpott seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. IV PUBLIC HEARINGS SHORELINE MANAGEMENT HEARING WATERFRONT TRAIL: Request for a Shoreline Permit to consider the development of public access structures, such as ramps, stairs, benches, signage and paving of the existing right-of-way as part of the .6 mile Waterfront Trail ease of the City Pier. Location: East of City pier to Francis street. (Continued from June 8. 1988.) Mr. Leonard moved to continue this hearing to the first meeting in July. Mr. Hulett seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. STREET VACATION HEARING CITY OF PORT ANGELES: Request to vacate that portion of City right-of-way abutting Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Block 216, TPA. Location: sixth and Lauridsen Blvd. Mr. Carr reviewed the Department Report. opened the public hearing. Chairman Wight . Jack Z. Miller, property owner, background information and spoke Planning Commission inquired as vacation, and noted that there was provided some general to the request. The to the purpose of the no representative of the . PLANNING COMMISSION June 22, 1988 Page 2 Public Works Department available to answer questions. Chairman Wight closed the public hearing. Ms. Davison-Ness moved to continue this i tern to the next meeting to enable a representative from the Public Works Department and the applicant to be present, and to correct the inaccuracy in the petition. Mr. Glass seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. ZONING CODE AMENDMENT EXTENSIONS: Zoning Code amendment to designate the Planning Department as the body responsible for action taken on requests for extensions of Departmental permits. Mr. Carr reviewed the Department Report. The Commission discussed time periods for extensions and the benefits of specifying time periods for conditional uses. The Commis- sion also discussed the lack of review time because the final draft arrived on the night of the meeting. . Following further discussion, Chairman Wight opened the public hearing. There was no public comment. Chairman Wight closed the public hearing. Ms. Davison-Ness moved to recommend passage of the proposed amendments, provided the following changes were made: 1. Under procedures, the applicant public hearing and there be three present before the application prejudice. be present at the opportunities to be is denied without 2. Extensions may be granted for from one to five years. Mr. Hulett seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Planning Commission directed staff to provide quarterly reports on the dispensation of extensions. Mr. Cornell left the meeting. V PLANNING STUDIES ~ Residential Care Amendment . Mr. Miller reviewed the latest proposal. Jack Z. Miller expressed opposition to the proposed Code amendment because residential care facilities had many aspects of multi-family housing and the proposed amendment allowing those facilities . PLANNING COMMISSION June 22, 1988 Page 3 in single-family residential districts would amount to mUlti-family rezones of the single-family zones. The Planning Commission discussed the similarity between residential care facilities and mUlti-family housing at length. Following further discussion, Mr. Leonard moved to continue the item to the next long-range meeting. Mr. Philpott seconded the motion, which passed 6 - O. Duane Folden offered tours of his adult care facilities. ~ Office Commercial Information The Planning Commission acknowledged receipt of the background information. ~ Review of Retail stand Ordinance . Mr. Leonard stated that he felt the Retail Stand Ordinance should be revised so that the permittee and the location of a pre-existing, nonconforming retail stand could be changed. One of his maj or concerns was that the current Ordinance would not allow pre-existing nonconforming retail stands to be sold and moved in the city. Other Commission members noted that such stands could be _l_ocated__in _other public facilities or in other communities. Mr. Leonard moved to recommend removal of the nonconforming requirement, that the permittee and location of existing retail stands be changed to allow the retail stand to be sold and moved to other locations as allowed by conf0rming retail stands. He then withdrew the motion for lack of a second. VI COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC None. VII REPORTS OF COMMISSIONERS Ms. Davison-Ness noted that the Exchange Club would be dedicating the Freedom Shrine in the new City Hall this coming Friday at noon. . Mr. Philpott inquired as to how much change had occurred at the drop-off box outside city Hall. Staff would inquire. Mr. Hulett expressed concern about the expansion of West- side Video into a restaurant facility and the apparant lack of parking space which, coupled with on-street parking, . PLANNING COMMISSION June 22, 1988 Page 4 could be hazardous. Mr. Carr noted that the proposed expansion met the Parking Code requirements but that on- street parking was a problem. Mr. Leonard noted that the trailers on vine street were gone. Mr. Glass requested staff to check again to make sure that the red truck and the diesel storage occurring on the property near his have been removed. He also expressed his views on the Commission's responsibility to review projects with respect to the overall community and to enforcement of City ordinances. VIII ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 11:10 PM. /lr . C~,,~~ Paul D. Carr, Secre ry Tape condition: fair PLAN. 57 . . . . 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