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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 09/08/1999 .~ . . I. ~ORTANGELES WAS H I N G TON, U. S. A. PLANNING DEPARTMENT AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION 321 East Fifth Street September 8, 1999 CALL TO ORDER 7 p.m. II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Meeting of August 25, 1999. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. PUBLIC MEETING: REZONE REQUEST - REZ 99-01- PORT OF PORT ANGELES. Portions of Lots 4 and 17. and all of Lots 5 - 16. Block 48 of the Townsite of Port Angeles. Request for a rezone from Industrial Light (IL) to Industrial Heavy (ill) for a block ofproperty located west of the Turnwater Truck Route, between Marine Drive and Third Street. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC STAFF REPORTS REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS ADJOURNMENT PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: Mary Craver (Chair);Fred Hewins(Vice);Bob King,Linda Nutter,Dean Reed,Fred NJrton,Jason Robotby PLANNING STAFF: Brad Collins, Planning Director; David Sawyer, Senior Planner; Sue Roberds, Planning Specialist. e. . . MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION Port Angeles, Washington 98362 September 8, 1999 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Members Present: Fred Norton, Linda Nutter, Jason Robotkay, Fred Hewins, Dean Reed, Bob King Members Absent: None (One Vacancy) Staff Present: David Sawyer, Sue Roberds, Dan McKeen Public Present: Kenneth Sweeney, Ralph Baumann, John Barth ,APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Reed moved to approve the August 25, 1999, meeting minutes as presented. The motion was seconded by Commissioner King and passed 5 - 0 with Commissioner Robotkay abstaining due to absence. PUBLIC MEETING: REZONE REQUEST - REZ 99-01- PORT OF PORT ANGELES. Portions of Lots 4 and 17. and all of Lots 5 - 16. Block 48 of the Townsite of Port Angeles. Request for a rezone from Industrial Light (IL) to Industrial Heavy (IH) for a block of property located west of the Tumwater Truck Route, between Marine Drive and Third Street. Senior Planner David Sawyer reviewed the Planning Department's staff report and recommended approval of the rezone as proposed. Chair Hewins asked what is the intent of the rezone to Industrial Heavy? Planner Sawyer responded that the applicant operates a bulk fuel plant on the property to the north of the property proposed for rezone and wishes to establish a bulk propane use as well. He would like to keep the two services in the same area if possible. The proposed rezone is for the property south ofthe existing fuel operation. The existing bulk fuel plant operation is nonconforming in the Industrial Light zone. A rezone to Industrial Heavy will allow the existing bulk fuel use to continue, and the proposed propane distribution use to be established, by conditional use permit. A propane use as proposed would not be allowed in the Industrial Light zone. A conditional use permit has been applied for. . . . Planning Commission Minutes - September 8. 1999 Page 2 Commissioner Nutter asked Fire Marshall Dan McKeen ifit is advisable to combine bulk fuel and propane uses. Fire Marshall McKeen answered that the combination of the two uses does not pose a problem to public safety. The proposed location is actually a good area for a propane gas use as topographically it should not allow gas entrapment to occur. Commissioner Nutter moved to recommend that the City Council approve a rezone to Industrial Heavy (lH) as proposed for the subject property citing the following findings and conclusions: Findings: Based on the information provided in the public record including the application file, the staff report, any written comments received during the public comment period, and the Planning Commission's deliberation, the City of Port Angeles City Council makes the following findings and conclusions: 1. The proposed rezone request is to change the subject property's zoning from Industrial Light to Industrial Heavy. Please see the September 8, 1999, Staff Report for REZ 99-01 Attachment B. 2. The proposed area consists ofthree properties. The northwest property is currently developed with a fuel storage and distribution yard, the northeast property contains a combined warehouse and office building, and the south property is vacant and paved. 3. In the past, the south property has been used as a parking lot for Port activities and most recently as a log truck scaling facility. 4. The Comprehensive Plan designates the area as Industrial. 5. A fuel yard is a conditionally permitted use in the IH zone. 6. A fuel yard is not a permitted use in the IL zone. 7. The applicant has submitted a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application to extend the existing fuel yard operation to the south property. 8. The existing land uses surrounding the area are all industrial related. The Comprehensive Plan designation is Industrial (1) on all sides ofthe area. The Zoning designation is IH to the north and west and IL to the south and east. 9. Land Use Element Policies Al and 2 establish the need for all decisions to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan's Land Use Map and policies. Industrial Policy H5 states liquified petroleum gas (such as propane) facilities shall not locate outside of the IH zone. . . . Planning Commission Minutes - September 8. 1999 Page 3 10. The SEP A Responsible Official issued a Determination of Non-Significance for the proposal on September 2, 1999. 11. The posted public comment period for this application ran from August 12 to August 27, 1999. During that time, the Planning Department did not receive any written comments on this proposal. Conclusions: A. The proposed rezone is compatible with surrounding land uses and Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance designations. B. The Comprehensive Plan's Land Use Element Policies Al and 2, and Industrial Policy H5 directly relate to the proposed rezone. C. The rezone is in the public interest. The motion was seconded by Commissioner King and passed 5 - 1 with Chair Hewins voting against the motion. Chair Hewins stated that he voted against the motion because the City planned which areas would be zoned Industrial Light and Heavy during review of the Comprehensive Plan several years ago. He does not think it's a good idea to sacrifice IL zoned land unless absolutely necessary. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC None. STAFF REPORTS None. REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS Commissioner Reed noted that he may not be able to attend the September 22, 1999, regular meeting. Commissioner Robotkay attended the recent meeting on the Gateway Project with the project consultants holding a public forum at City Hall. The project is very interesting and the consultants were receiving a varied input but unfortunately it appeared that attendees were concerned with their specific areas not the project as a whole. He encouraged other Planning Commissioners to attend the second forum. Planner Sawyer indicated that the second forum would be held at the Clallam Transit Authority office on September 21 and 22. Commissioner Hewins noted that the most recent mailing from the American Planning Association lists several good books on planning commissions. Western Washington University is offering a course through Peninsula College on an introduction to planning that sounds interesting. Planning Commission Minutes - September 8. 1999 Page 4 . ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m. ~~~~ ,i/h Fred Hewins, ChaIr PREPARED BY: S. Roberds . . . 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