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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing - BOCCOpen Record Public Hearing 2023 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Hearings November 20, 2023 2:00 p.m. In Attendance: Rob Jones, Chair Cindy Carter, Vice -Chair Danny E. Stone, Member Barbara J. Vasquez, Clerk of the Board Jim Anderson -Cook, Deputy Director of Development Services Chris Young, Director of Development Services Barbara Duerbeck, Prosecuting Attorney's Office Rebekah Kaylor, Prosecuting Attorney's Office Public: See Sign In Sheet The Commissioners held an Open Record Public Hearing to consider the 2023 Comprehensive Plan Amendments. All staff in the room introduced themselves. Commissioner Jones asked if any of the commissioners had any personal interest in any of the hearings today. Jim Anderson -Cook, Deputy Director of Development Services discussed the following applications: �► Amendment/Rezone) & P 22-0151 (SEPA) from Sentinel Shores LLC. The applicant has submitted a Site -Specific Land Use Re -designation application requesting the subject parcels be re- designated from Rural Lands, Rural Residential 1 to LAMIRD - Rural Community along with an application for a rezone from Rural Residential 1 (RR1) to LAMIRD - Rural Community (RC). The proposal site is comprised of two (2) parcels totaling approximately 79.80 acres. The proposal site is located adjacent to the Columbia River, just south of the town site of Beverly, in a portion of S. 34, T. 16 N, R. 23 E, W. M ., Grant County, WA (Parcels #15-0289-000 & 15-0284-000) . At their regularly scheduled public hearing on August 9, 2023, the Grant County Planning Commission conducted an open record public hearing to consider remanded file P 22-0150 & P 22-0151. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposed comprehensive plan amendment and rezone. Commissioner Carter asked about the 2022 application that was sent back to Planning Commission in hopes that state legislation was going to change regarding LAMIRDS. Staff stated no. Barbara Duerbeck clarified that the state specifically looked at this parcel and decided to not change the legislation. The financial penalties involved if the Commissioners choose to violate the GMA, will impact ORV grants in the approx amount of $262 million, and $24 million of taxes, totaling approx. $24,315,324.00 in potential adverse findings. Anson Bartrand, Sentinel Shores, discussed the rural area and the ability of the BOCC to make this approval. Steve Davenport, Senior Planner with Department of Commerce, recommends denial of the application. Commissioner Carter recognized the housing shortage in the area, there is a problem that needs to be fixed. Mr. Davenport stated Commerce is looking into more affordable housing answers. Dr. Margaret Bartrand, stated the problem has gotten worse, with kids being transported for over an hour to go to elementary school. Schools are not able to be built in the area due to the zoning issue. Commissioner Jones asked Mr. Davenport about the Logical Boundary definition. Arill Bartrand, voiced his support for the zoning change. He feels the boundary lines were an oversight and they are trying to correct it. He believes this is a timing issue, not a GMA Compliance issue. David Bartrand spoke in favor of the application. The potential is there to make this 1 community and make it better. Jonah Bartrand asked about the revenue impact presented by the Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Benjamin Serr and Heather Carter (Attorney General Office) were in attendance via Webex. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, to close the public comment portion of the hearing. Commissioner Stone seconded and the motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Stone to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the subject re -designation. Commissioner Carter seconded for discussion purposes. Commissioner Stone discussed his motion, making a public statement that change needs to come from the State level. Commissioner Carter agrees with Commissioner Stone, but the financial impact to the County is too great. Discussion ensued. Commissioner Stone voted aye, Commissioners Jones and Carter voted nay, recognizing the nine (9) Findings of Fact in the nay. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Jones to veto the Planning Commission recommendation and deny the subject rezone application recognizing the ten (10) Findings of Fact in the negative. Commissioner Stone voted nay. The motion passed with a vote of 2 to 1. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Jones to veto the Planning Commission recommendation and deny the subject rezone application recognizing the ten (10) Findings of Fact in the negative. Commissioner Stone voted nay. The motion passed with a vote of 2 to 1. • File #P 23-0024 (Comp. Plan Amendment/Rezone) & P 23-0025 (SEPA) from Ian &Cara Turner. The applicant has submitted aSite-Specific Land Use Re -designation application requesting the subject parcel be re -designated from Open Space to Rural Lands, Rural Residential 1 along with an application for a rezone from Open Space Conservation OSC) to Rural Residential 1(RR1). The proposal site is located at 56199 NE Kruk Rd, Grand Coulee, WA and further described as a portion of the W % of the SE % and a portion of the E % of the NE % of the SW % of S. 20, T. 28 N, R. 30 E, W.M., Grant County, WA (Parcel #18-2299-000). At their regularly scheduled public hearing on August 9, 2023, the Grant County Planning Commission conducted an open record public hearing to consider file P 23-0024 & P 22-0025. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposed comprehensive plan amendment and rezone. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, to close the public comment portion of the hearing. Commissioner Stone seconded and the motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the subject re -designation recognizing the nine (9) Findings of Fact in the affirmative. The motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Stone to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the subject rezone application recognizing the ten (10) Findings of Fact in the affirmative. The motion passed unanimously. File #P 23-0079 (Comp. Plan Amendment/Rezone) & P 23-0080 (SEPA) From Gregory &Vicky Minden. The applicant has submitted aSite-Specific Land Use Re -designation application requesting the subject parcel be re -designated from Resource Lands, AG Rangeland to Rural Lands, Rural Residential 1 along with an application for a rezone from AG to Rural Residential 1 (RR1). The proposal site is comprised of one (1) parcel totaling approximately 59.87 acres. The proposal site is located at 19943 Road F.4 NE, Soap Lake, WA 98851 and further described as SENW; NESW LS Tax#'s 30 22 28, Grant County, WA (Parcel #17-1295-003). At their regularly scheduled public hearing on August 9, 2023, the Grant County Planning Commission conducted an open record public hearing to consider file P 23-0079 & P 22-0080. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposed comprehensive plan amendment and rezone. Commissioner Stone asked what the parcel is currently being used for. Staff stated there is a home there, but the rest of the land is not being used for anything. Discussion ensued. Gary Carpenter, neighbor, spoke against the application. He feels the county is "anti -Ag". Greg Minden, proponent, stated he has no intention of creating 5 -acre parcels at this time. His plan is to split the parcel into 2 pieces only. This will not become a housing project. Steve Davenport, Commerce, stated this application is in violation of the Growth Management Act. Greg Minden, proponent, is surprised at the States response. Gary Carpenter stated that it has no water on it because no one has applied water. He feels it can be done. Barbara Duerbeck also discussed the county -wide analysis. The last analysis was completed in 2018 and the next is due 2027. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, to close the public comment portion of the hearing. Commissioner Stone seconded and the motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Stone to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the subject re -designation recognizing the nine (9) Findings of Fact in the affirmative. Discussion ensued by Commissioner Stone and Barbara Duerbeck. The motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Stone to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the subject rezone application recognizing the ten (10) Findings of Fact in the affirmative. The motion passed unanimously. File #P 23-0090 (Comp. Plan Amendment/Rezone) & P 23-0091(SEPA) from Jose M. Madrigal. The applicant has submitted a Site -Specific Land Use Re -designation application requesting the subject parcel be re -designated from Resource Lands, AG Irrigated to Rural Lands, Rural Residential 1 along with an application for a rezone from AG to Rural Residential 1(11111). The proposal site is located at 2206 Rd 3 NE, Moses Lake, WA 98837 and further described as that portion of the SW % of the SW % of S. 16, T. 19 N, R. 27 E, W.M., Grant County, WA (Parcel #16- 1458-000). At their regularly scheduled public hearing on August 9, 2023, the Grant County Planning Commission conducted an open record public hearing to consider file P 23-0090 & P 22-0091. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposed comprehensive plan amendment and rezone. Steve Davenport, Commerce, reiterated his comments from the last hearing, that this application is in violation of the Growth Management Act. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, to close the public comment portion of the hearing. Commissioner Stone seconded and the motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Stone to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the subject re -designation recognizing the nine (9) Findings of Fact in the affirmative. Commissioner Stone thanked the Prosecuting Attorney's Office for their hard work. Commissioner Jones would like to seethe future analysis done. The motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Stone, seconded by Commissioner Carter to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the subject rezone application recognizing the ten (10) Findings of Fact in the affirmative. The motion passed unanimously. • File #P 23-0104 (Comp. Plan Amendment/Rezone) & P 23-0105 (SEPA) from Jenna Alexander. The applicant has submitted aSite-Specific Land Use Re -designation application requesting the subject parcel be re -designated from Rural lands, Rural Remote to Rural Lands, Rural Residential 1 along with an application for a rezone from Rural Remote (RRem) to Rural Residential 1(11111). The proposal site is comprised of one (1) parcel totaling approximately 40.00 acres. The proposal site is located at 10996 Rd A NW, Ephrata, WA and further described as the NW % of the NE % of S. 11, T. 20 N, R. 26 E, W.M., Grant County, WA (Parcel #16-0601- 020). At their regularly scheduled public hearing on August 9, 2023, the Grant County Planning Commission conducted an open record public hearing to consider file P 23-0104 & P 22-0105. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposed comprehensive plan amendment and rezone. Dan Leavitt, Pacific Northwest Engineering, spoke in favor of the application. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, to close the public comment portion of the hearing. Commissioner Stone seconded and the motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Stone to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the subject re -designation recognizing the nine (9) Findings of Fact in the affirmative. The motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Stone, seconded by Commissioner Carter to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the subject rezone application recognizing the ten (10) Findings of Fact in the affirmative. The motion passed unanimously. • File #P 23-0106 (Comp. Plan Amendment/Rezone) & P 23-0107 (SEPA) from Self Storage of Moses Lake, LLC. The applicant has submitted a Site -Specific Land Use Re -designation application requesting the subject parcel be re -designated from Urban lands Residential, Medium Density to Urban lands, Commercial along with an application for a rezone from Urban Residential 3 (UR3) to Urban Commercial 2 (UC2). The proposal site is comprised of two (2) parcels totaling approximately 5.00 acres. The proposal site is located on the west side of Stratford Rd NE, approximately .46 miles north of SR 17 N, in a portion of the NE % of the SE % of S. 10, T. 19 N, R. 28 E, W.M., Grant County, WA (Parcel's #17-0389-000 & 17-0388-000). At their regularly scheduled public hearing on August 9, 2023, the Grant County Planning Commission conducted an open record public hearing to consider file P 23-0106 & P 22-0107. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposed comprehensive plan amendment and rezone. Dan Leavitt, Western Pacific Engineering spoke in favor of the application. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, to close the public comment portion of the hearing. Commissioner Stone seconded and the motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Stone to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the subject re -designation recognizing the nine (9) Findings of Fact in the affirmative. The motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Stone, seconded by Commissioner Carter to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the subject rezone application recognizing the ten (10) Findings of Fact in the affirmative. The motion passed unanimously. • File #P 23-0098 (Comp Plan Amendment) & P 23-0095 (SEPA) from County of Grant, Washington. The applicant has submitted an application requesting to update Chapter 7 — Transportation Element, Appendix E and Chapter 8 — Capital Facilities Element, Appendix F, of the Grant County Comprehensive Plan The purpose of this update is to provide necessary changes to Appendix E, Transportation Plan and Appendix F, Capital Facilities Plan of the Comprehensive Plan. Pursuant to the Growth Management Act, Cities and Counties Comprehensive Plans are required to contain at least a six-year Traffic Improvement Plan (TIP) and Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) that identifies proposed projects and funding sources during the six-year period. This proposed update is for the time period of 2023-2028 and will be updated annually to reflect changes, if any, to projects added or completed during that plan year. The proposal site is located Countywide. At their regularly scheduled public hearing on August 9, 2023, the Grant County Planning Commission conducted an open record public hearing to consider file P 23-0098 & P 22-0095. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed comprehensive plan amendment with one member abstaining from vote. . A motion was made by Commissioner Stone, to close the public comment portion of the hearing. Commissioner Carter seconded and the motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Stone, seconded by Commissioner Carter to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the subject six-year mandatory update recognizing the nine (9) Findings of Fact in the affirmative. The motion passed unanimously. • File #P 23-0099 (Comp. Plan Amendment) & P 23-0116 (SEPA) from County of Grant, Washington. The applicant has submitted an application requesting to update Chapter 5 — Economic Development Element, Appendix J, of the Grant County Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of this update is to include projects that have been submitted to and approved by the Grant County Economic Development Council to be included in the listing of Strategic Infrastructure Program Eligible Projects. At their regularly scheduled public hearing on August 9, 2023, the Grant County Planning Commission conducted an open record public hearing to consider file P 23-0099 & P 22-0116. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed comprehensive plan amendment with one member abstaining from vote. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, to close the public comment portion of the hearing. Commissioner Stone seconded and the motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Stone to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the annual update recognizing the nine (9) Findings of Fact in the affirmative. The motion passed unanimously.