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AGENDA
CITY OF PORT ANGELES
PLANNING COMMISSION
321 East Fifth Street
Port Angeles, W A 98362
February 22, 1995
7:00 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
ll. ROLL CALL
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Meetings of February 8, and 15, 1995
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CONTINUED ITEMS:
1. REZONE REQUEST - REZ 95(02)01 - SERENITY HOUSE OF
CLALLAM COUNTY. Eighteenth Street between "D" and "E" Streets: Request
for rezone of property from RS-7, Residential Single-Family, to RMD,
Residential Medium Density. (This item is continued from the February 8, 1995
meeting.)
> Y. PLANNING STUDIES:
1. Draft Port Angeles Regional Watershed Policies
VI. ELECTION OF OFFICERS - 1995 Term
YD. COMMUNICATIONS FROM mE PUBLIC
vm. STAFF REPORTS
IX. REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
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ADJOURNMENT
PLANNING COMMISSION: Orville Campbell, Chair, Cindy Souders, Bob Winters, Bob Philpotl, Bob King, Tim Gennan, and Linda Nuner.
STAFF: Brad Collins, Director, Sue Roberds Office Specialist, and David Sawyer, Senior Planner,
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All correspondence penaining to a hearing item received by the Planning Department at least
one day prior to the scheduled hearing will be provided to Commission members before the
hearing.
PUBLIC HEARlNG PROCEDURE: Spokesmen for the proponents and opponents will be given an opportunity to
speak to the request. Information submiued should be factual, relevant and not merely duplication of a previous
presentation. A reasonable time (10 minutes) shall be allowed the spokesman; others shall be limited to short
supporting remarks (5 minutes). Other interested parties will be allowed to comment briefly (5 minutes each) or
make inquiries. The Chairman may allow additional public testimony if the issue warrants it. Brief rebuttal (5
minutes) for proponents and opponents will be heard separately and consecutively with presentation limited to their
spokesman. Rebuttal shall be limited to factual statements pertaining to previous testimony. Comments should be
directed to the Board, not the City Staff representatives present, unless directed to do so by the Chairman.
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MINlITES
PLANNlNG COMMISSION
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
February 22, 1995
7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Orville Campbell, Bob King, Linda Nutter, Bob
Winters, Tim German, Cindy Souders, Bob Philpott
Staff Present:
David Sawyer, Sue Roberds
Public Present:
Leanne Jenkins
APPROV AL OF MINUTES
No minutes were approved, however, Commissioners Campbell, Nutter, King, and
German concurred to forward the record of action taken on the Serenity House rezone
proposal from the February 8, 1995, meeting to the City Council as a deadlock.
Commissioners Philpott, Winters and Souders abstained from the discussion.
. PLANNING STUDIES
CLALLAM COUNTY DRAFT PORT ANGELES REGIONAL
WATERSHED PLAN:
Senior Planner David Sawyer reviewed a memorandum regarding review of the County's
draft Port Angeles Regional Watershed Plan. The County has developed a series of
watershed related policies which have been grouped together as the Plan. The policies
and proposed actions of the plan have been submitted by the County, which is requesting
concurrence as well as a statement as to the level of the City's commitment. The County
requests that the City promptly identify and resolve issues with which the City cannot
concur. The purpose of the Plan is to protect and enhance the quality of the Port Angeles
regional watershed.
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The City's Growth Management Advisory Committee (GMAC) has reviewed the Plan and
has submitted comments for review. The Planning Department's recommendation is to
review the Plan and, following that review, forward a recommendation of concurrence
to the City Council. It was noted that the City Attorney's opinion is that the City will
not be able to concur with many of the policies until legally required public hearings or
policy deliberations have occurred. The City should respond to the County by indicating
which policies can be supported, which policies cannot be supported, and which policies
would require further review, including a specific description of what type of review
would be necessary.
Pklnning Commission
February 22. 1995
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Leanne Jenkins, Clallam County Water Quality Planner, 223 East Fourth Street,
spoke regarding the background of the Plan and the Plan's content. The Port Angeles
Regional Watershed Plan is part of the County's Port Angeles Regional Comprehensive
Plan. Under the Puget Sound Estuary Program and the Puget Sound Water Quality
Management Plan, Clallam County ranked its watersheds in 1988 for prevention and
correction potential against non-point source pollution. The number one ranked
watershed was the Dungeness, with the second ranked being Port Angeles. Sequim Bay
underwent a separate planning process. The Sequim Bay and Dungeness River
watersheds have been completed and are implementing those plans with several hundred
thousand dollars in grant funding for each plan to be implemented with measurable
success. In order to achieve a certain amount of efficiency in the Comprehensive
Planning process, a sixty-seven member Comprehensive Plan Committee was appointed
to undertake review of separate elements of the Plan. The land use and watershed
committed consisted of twenty-one members. The Plan is meant to guide the actions of
a variety of interests in the watersheds including governmental agencies. The proposal
is the result of fifteen months of work. Because Port Angeles is a"part of the watershed,
there is a co-leadership role for the City to plan in developing and implementing the Plan.
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There is an implementation strategy attached to the Plan which describes who is
responsible for doing what, what those roles will be, funding suggestions, timelines, and
monitoring and evaluation. The Plan encourages balance of environmental concerns with
all of the other land use and economic and public facilities concerns that have been
traditionally addressed as well as integrating water quality concerns into all of the other
activities that are taken. Even though the County has primary responsibility for adoption
and implementation of the Plan, Port Angeles has a role to play. She asked for a letter
of concurrence which would commit the City to perform and in some cases seek funding
to implement some of the policies. Implementation of the policies should be done
through regular channels.
The most well defined chapters are the Natural Environment and Public Involvement and
Education Chapters. Within the Natural Environment Chapter are found actions related
to the Port Angeles Harbor in managing it for multiple uses with the City and the Port
as primary managers, She suggested that the Committee's policies should be incorporated
in the City's Shoreline Master Program. The Commission then began a page by page
review of the Plan with reference to the recommendation by the City's Growth
Management Advisory Committee through its minutes of February 1st, 8th and 15th.
(Those minutes and recommendations are attached to these minutes for specific
identification.) The Watershed Committee was very specific as to governmental
cooperation. The direction is for more cooperation resulting in smoother implementation.
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Following page by page review of the draft document with review of the GMAC's
February minutes, the Commission moved to concur with the Plan with the exception of
the policy regarding White's Creek (page 39 item No. 20) concerning the replacement
of culverts to allow fish passage, and with the clarification of the GMAC February 8
minutes regarding open space policies, Commissioner Philpott moved to forward on
to the City Council a recommendation to concur in concept with all policies proposed
in the January, 1995, Clallam County's draft Port Angeles Regional Watershed Plan
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PLanning Commission
Feb1Uary 22, 1995
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with the exception of the following policy amendments and notations:
1. Page 11, policy 9, a Strike out "(for the 2-year, 24-hour storm)" and add IIFor
new development" to the beginning of the first sentence.
2. Page 11, policy 9, g Add "where feasible."
3. Page 11, policy 10, b Add some examples of "soft" and "hard" practices
and improvements.
4. Page 12, policy 13 a Add the it new 11 before "storm," replace "stenciled"
with "marked," .
5. Page 12, add pol. 13b Add policy that addresses education efforts.
6. Page 13, policy 20 "Develop training and education programs ... maintenance
of ttfflaft runoff facilities. "
7. Page 14 policy 26 Recycling should be made mandatory with incentives for
those who do and penalties for those who don't.
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Page 14, policy 28 Owners should be assigned some responsibility on private
property for posting signs and cleanups.
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Page 15, policy 2 Develop and/or require educational program not just
presentations.
10. Page 16, policy 4 Is too negative and should either be deleted or rewritten
more positively.
11. Page 16, policy 5 "Improve" schools presupposes a problem with the schools
approach. and this policy is an example of not asking the
schools for concurrence.
12. Page 22, policy 22 Add "with vegetation" after "areas."
13. Page 24, policy 1 Costs associated with implementation of this policy will
need to be reviewed with the City Council.
14. Page 24, policy 2 Education policies should include school involvement.
15. Page 26, policy 13 The Clal1am County Historical Society should be added to
the Public Involvement and Education implementing
agencies list.
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Page 35. policy 1/2 It is inappropriate and premature to include policies
regarding the UGA boundary until the City and county have
resolved issues concerning the UGA.
Planning Commission
Febrnary 22, 1995
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Page 35, policy 4a Tax increases will need to be reviewed with the City
Council.
18. Page 36, policy 9 Modify to identiry failing residential on-site sewage
disposal systems within the City limits, and provide sewer
service consistent with the City's Urban Services
Ordinance.
19. Page 37, policy 15 Move first two sentences to page 22 as a new policy after
policy 20.
20. Page 38, policy 20 This policy is not feasible under current conditions. Delete.
21. Page 38 Amend the fourth paragraph of Section 3 1.04.320 regarding
Gales Addition to read "This neighborhood is within the
Port Angeles Urban Growth Area and is expected to annex
to the City in the next twenty years. "
22. Page 43, No.4 In the Four Seasons Neighborhood section, reference
should be made to Lower Bagley Creek which is located at
the eastern edge of this neighborhood as well as in the
. Fairview Neighborhood,
23. Page 52, policy 6-9 The city will help disseminate information that. does not
take a position on dam removal.
24. Page 52, policy 10 The city's position in regard to Elwha River restoration
(i.e., dam removal) is reflected in this policy.
25. General comment The plan does not address how toxic c1eanout material from
filter traps should be disposed of.
Concurrence with Policy 20t page 39t was not reached. .Implementation of some
policies is subject to subsequent individual review, public hearings and approval at
a later time. Commissioner German seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously.
ELECTIONS
Chair Campbell opened elections for the 1995-96 term. Commissioner Winters
nominated Commissioner Nutter Chair. Commissioner Philpott seconded the
motion, which passed unanimously.
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Commissioner Winters nominated Commissioner German as Vice Chair.
Commissioner King seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
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Planning Commission
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COl\1MUNICA TIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
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STAFF REPORTS
Senior Planner extended staffs thanks and congratulations for a superior job in
performance of the Chair of the Commission to outgoing Chair Campbell. Staff also
extended congratulations to Commissioner Souders for her recent award from Governor
Lowry for her governmental and environmental work over the past year.
REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
Without exception, each Commissioner echoed staffs praise of outgoing Chair
Campbell's performance as Chair over the past year during which the Commission has
been conducted in an ultimately fair and professional manner to be proud of as citizens
of this community.
Commissioner Winters also wished to congratulate Commissioner Souders on her
achievement award which is well deserved. The Commission as a whole repeated the
praise and thanks.
Commissioner Souders noted that she has been proud to be a member of a Planning
Commission which conducts itself so professionally and with great care for its
constituents.
Newly elected Chair Nutter thanked the Commission for its vote of confidence in her in
electing her as the new Chair. Outgoing Chair Campbell is a hard act to follow but she
will work hard to maintain the standard which has been set and would appreciate ideas
and thoughts on how to accomplish completion of the Comprehensive Plan compliance
process.
Commissioner Campbell thanked staff and the Commission for their words of praise and
support and added that he looked forward to the coming year under Chair Nutter.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting stood adjourned at 9 p.m.
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Bra Collins, Secretary
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Orville Campbell, Chair
PREPARED BY: S, Roberds