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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes 2018-10-10MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION CityCouncil Chambers Port Angele g Washington 9A3 62 October 1O 2018 6:00 p.rn REGUIIIRMEE-TING PLEDGE OF'ALLEGIANCE Chair Schwab opened the regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present:Mel Messineo, Pamela Hastings, Duane Morris, Andrew Schwab (Chair), Amy Powell, Benjamin Stanley Commissioners Absent: Steve Hopkins City Staff Present: Allyson Brekke (Director) Ben Braudr ick (As s i s tant P I anne r) Public Present: Len Rasmussen, John Ralston, Don Nivens COMMUNICATIONS F'ROM TIIE PUBLIC John Ralston, City Resident He wanted to make sure he was noted as being present for the meeting. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Morris made a motion to approve the September 26, 2018 Minutes. Commissioner Powell seconded the motion. All were in approval. PUBLIC HEARINGS Legislative Public Hearing for Rezone Application 18-422 Len Rasmussen - Lots 1-3,7-8,and 16-18, trlinois Land and Investment Company and portions of the Street Vacation described in County Record 46-1987 Assistant Planner Ben Braudrick presented the staff report for Rezone Application 18-42. Commissioners Stanley and Messineo had questions for staff conceming environmental systems on the property and the availability and vacancy of existing high density residential land within city limits. Chair Schwab invited the applicant, Len Rasmussen, to speak to the Commission. Mr. Rasmussen provided the Commission with a handout and explained his vision for the subject property and reason for the rezorre proposal. Commissioners Hastings, Morris, Stanley and Messineo asked the applicant questions concerning onsite environmental factors, future project support, project timing, and the potential sale of the property if and when the rezone was approved by the City Council. Chair Schwab opened the public hearing. Planning Commission Minutes October 10,2018 Page 2 Public Comment: John Ralston, City resident and property owner Voiced his support for the rezone as a local property developer Don Nivens, City property ovyner Voiced his support for the rezone as a local property developer Chair Schwab closed the public hearing. The Commission engaged in discussing the opportunities and concerns for a potential rezone of 15 acres of land adjacent to Peninsula College but also at the edge of city limits. Chair Schwab asked for a motion. Commissioner Hastings made a motion to recommend approval of Application No. l8-42,to amend the City of Port Angeles TnningMap to the City Council based on staff review, application materials, applicable code criteria, public comment and the findings included throughout the staff analysis and the conclusions included in Section VII of the staff report. Commissioner Powell seconded the motion. Discussion tbllowed. Following discussion, Chair Schwab asked for a vote. The motion tied 3-3, with Commissioners Hastingso Schwab and Powell for and Messineoo Morris, and Stanley against. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS 2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Director Allyson Brekke introduced the discussion to amend the Comprehensive Plan based on five separate motions made by the City Council at their September 19û meeting. Chair Schwab opened the discussion by asking the Commission what the order of operations for the amendment should be. After lengthy discussion Commissioners came to the conclusion that the definitions of Goal, Policy, and Objective should be changed to: Goal - A general expression o¡ broad statement of desired outcome in the City. Policy - A topic-specific statement providing guidelines for current and future decision making. Action (Previously Objective) - A more specific subset of goals providing measurable and budgetable strategy. Following the defining of the terms, the Commission discussed next steps in the amendment process and agreed to look at each Comprehensive Plan element individually for consistency, adherence to term definition, overlap, and redundancy. Chair Schwab asked staff to prepare a draft timetable for the October 24th regúar meeting. STAFF T]PDATES Director Brekke updated the Planning Commission on the Housing Needs Assessment process, Housing Task Force, the City's effort to hire the Planning Manager position, and the current budget of the Façade and Sign Grant program, which due to extreme success in 2018 may have used all 2018-19 funding in one year with over $1,000,000 in economic impact. REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS Commissioner Hastings updated the Commission on the Housing Task Force meeting that she P lanning Co mmí s sio n Minu te s October 10,2018 Page 3 took part in. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Morris made a motion to adjourn, Commissioner Powell seconded. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Ben Braudrick, Secretary PREPARED BY: Ben Braudrick, Secretary Andrew Schwab, Chair THE C¡TY "J)oRT GETES PLANINING COMMISSION ATTENDANCEAND TESTIMONY SIGN IN ROSTER PLEASE SIGN IN ì^/ A S H I N G T O N, U.S, testify, your signature only acknowledges your presence at the meeting. MEETING DATE: IF you plan to testify, by signafure below, you certify that the testimony given is true and correct under penalty of perjury by the laws of the State of Washington. If you do not plan to Thank 0 Name Address Agenda ltem # l'do¡rARÕ RA<r.,c;ssC úU \11,1 (ctsr LrI, sr Pn