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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/21/2010 MINUTESMinutes for City of Bremerton Planning Commission Regular Meeting September 21, 2010 Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hoell at 5:30 p.m. II. Roll Call Those present were: Commissioner Cockburn, Commissioner Jose, Commissioner Streissguth, Commissioner Tift, and Chairman Hoell. Commissioners Kosusko and Mosiman were excused. Quorum certified. Also present: Dave Sherrard (Parametrix), JoAnn Vidinhar, Nicole Floyd, Lindsey Sehmel, and Pam Bykonen (DCD staff). III. Approval of Agenda Chairman Hoell introduced the agenda. A motion was made by Commissioner Jose and seconded by Commissioner Cockburn to approve the agenda as presented. It was agreed by general consensus to approve the agenda as presented. IV. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the Regular Meeting held on August 17, 2010 were presented for approval by Chairman Hoell. It was noted that reference to Commissioner Jose's participation on the selection committee for the SKIA Sub -area Plan had not been included in the record. A motion was made by Commissioner Tift and seconded by Commissioner Jose to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of August 17, 2010 as amended. Called for a vote: Commissioner Cockburn: Yes; Commissioner Jose: Yes; Commissioner Streissguth: Abstain; Commissioner Tift: Yes; Chairman Hoell: Yes. The motion carried. V. Public Meeting A. Call To The Public (public comments on any item not on tonight's agenda). Chairman Hoell asked if there were any comments from citizens. Jim Manley, Real Estate Agent representing the Souschek Property located at 2110 19 Street: "Not being an agenda item, I just wanted to give you a brief overview of something that we're working on and I want to start conversations with the City. His property is presently zoned R -10 and we'd like to review that in the Comp[rehensive] Plan [amendments] coming up. My first two pages of the handout I had explain some of that but in order to go very quickly I want to explain the pictures very quickly Planning Commission Meeting September 21, 2010 Page 1 of 5 so you know what they are." Mr. Manley showed photos of the property and explained the history of oil- related businesses that have been there along with surrounding property uses (apartments and condominiums). Because of the economy and the soil contaminants on the property, Mr. Souschek would like to work toward a change in the zoning at the next Comprehensive Plan update in 2011. Chairman Hoell asked if there were any further comments from citizens. Seeing none, she closed this portion of the meeting. B. 1. Public Workshop — Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Overview: Lindsey Sehmel, City Planner, reviewed the Capital Improvements for the City of Bremerton from 2011 through 2016. Normally CIPs would be included in the annual Comprehensive Plan amendments, but due to a reduced budget and lack of additional amendment items, there will not be a 2010 update to the Comprehensive Plan. 2. Public Workshop — Shoreline Master Program — "Structure of the Shoreline Master Program ": David Sherrard, SMP Consultant, Parametrix, began the educational workshop with an explanation of the Community Involvement stage of the update process where draft policies and regulations will be developed with input from the public. Also, the Bremerton shoreline inventory has been completed and sent to the Department of Ecology for comment. One of the goals of the SMP update is to ensure that, although the SMP is a "stand alone" document, it will be included as a section in the Comprehensive Plan as well as the Bremerton Municipal Code where the development standards are located. Mr. Sherrard reviewed the statutory use priority of water dependent uses, water related uses, water enjoyment uses (not industrial), and non -water oriented uses. He gave examples of each item and discussed what uses could be included in each priority item. Mr. Sherrard discussed what the current code's policies are including priority for water - dependent uses and the requirement of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for many water enjoyment uses. Karen Danis (Jacobsen Blvd.) asked if there are other areas in the code that need changes similar to the change of when a CUP is required. Mr. Sherrard said that there will be changes throughout the process, but staff is more focused on changing the structure of the code to provide a reach -based direction to determine priority. Larry Taylor (Snyder Ave.) asked what effort was being made to have the Shoreline Master Plan conform to other agency's requirements such as Washington State Fish & Wildlife, the Army Corps of Engineers, etc. Mr. Sherrard said the consulting staff will do everything they can to make sure the other agencies' concerns will be addressed up front. Larry Taylor then asked about the inner harbor line and the outer harbor line, specifically, if that delineation could be given up. Mr. Sherrard explained that the inner harbor line marks where the state has sold tidelands and the area between the inner harbor line and outer harbor line is controlled by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The DNR is also part of the SMP Technical Advisory Committee. Planning Commission Meeting September 21, 2010 Page 2 of 5 Mr. Sherrard continued the workshop with an overview of public access mandates which allow for public access to public shorelines, protection of private property, and minimizing impacts to existing views. Commissioner Jose noted there was a provision for charging fees for public access but it had never been used and asked Mr. Sherrard to explain. Mr. Sherrard said that for fees to be collected for public access a public benefit must be provided and the fees must be proportional to both the impact and the public benefit. The fees must be applied to the public access which would require a detailed plan of what is to be provided and at what cost and generally would have to be used within five years. Mr. Sherrard moved on to Bremerton's view corridor policy. He questioned the usefulness of a view corridor policy within a residential zone or high -bank shoreline. The SMP update will include language that will deal with view corridors on a reach - by -reach basis. Karen Danis asked if Bremerton's view corridor policy is currently in effect. Nicole Floyd, City Planner, explained that the view corridor policy is in effect but the rejection in 2006 by the Department of Ecology of a proposed amendment to the SMP that would have eliminated the view corridor policy could lead to confusion regarding the current policy. [The amendments to the SMP had been rejected only because of the timing of the full SMP update.] Another goal of the SMP update is to determine the most appropriate areas for public access. Bremerton has an up -to -date inventory of all street ends that abut shorelines within the city limits. Richard Nerf (Madrona Point) asked about public access to privately held tidelands. Mr. Sherrard said the City and the SMP are required to recognize the property rights of Washington tideland owners. Larry Taylor asked for the date of the shoreline [street -end] inventory. Mr. Sherrard said it had been completed in 2006 by city staff. Commissioner Streissguth asked if there were examples of DOE approved integrated shoreline plans. Mr. Sherrard said that the City of Renton has an integrated shoreline plan developed by him that is ready for their City Council's approval but has not yet been approved by DOE. Commissioner Jose asked for clarification as to why Mr. Sherrard recommends the use of an integrated shoreline plan. Mr. Sherrard said his recommendation is based on the diversity of the shoreline in Bremerton such as topography, ecological sensitivity, existing land use patterns, etc. and to simplify permitting rules. Larry Taylor asked if the update would include language to speed up the process a person would have to go through to make beach improvements such as a dock or bulkhead. Currently, expensive studies and reports on the shoreline must be conducted before a permit can be obtained. Mr. Sherrard replied that one of the tools city staff will have by approaching things on a reach -basis is a means to use already completed studies to indicate appropriate uses in specific areas which could save resources. Planning Commission Meeting September 21, 2010 Page 3 of 5 In closing, Nicole reviewed how the community can become more involved with the Shoreline Master Program update. Commission Streissguth expressed concern regarding SMP updates being made without regulatory oversight during the process to ensure compliance. She asked for the timeline of the City's completion of the update and the review [by DOE] and wondered if the processes ran parallel or if the City completes its portion before having a regulatory review. Commissioner Streissguth also reminded staff about including the issue of the science of sea level rise and its best management practices for development in the SMP update. Mr. Sherrard explained that a Department of Ecology staff person experienced with master program updates was assigned to Bremerton who coordinates with technical staff from DOE and reviews Bremerton's draft documents. Although DOE's final approval comes at the end of the update process, Bremerton has many opportunities to "check in" with DOE, the local tribes, and other resource agencies before the final approval. Nicole added that coordination between Washington State Fish & Wildlife, the tribes, the Department of Natural Resources, Kitsap County jurisdictions, etc. have been meeting quarterly to discuss issues of concern and to receive input on draft documents. Chairman Hoell closed the Public Workshop. VI. Business Meeting A. Chairman's Report: None. B. Director's Report: None. C. Old Business: Chairman Hoell asked if there were any questions for Lindsey Sehmel, City Planner, regarding the SKIA Sub -Area Plan that was presented at the September meeting. There were none. Lindsey asked for a member of Planning Commission to participate on a committee to work with public outreach. Commissioner Jose offered to join the committee. Chairman Hoell asked staff for an update on directional signage for downtown Bremerton. Nicole said that staff had spoken to Wyn Birkenthal, Parks Department Director, and Mike Mecham, City Engineer, about additional way- finding signs directing visitors to Bremerton tourist attractions. Each sign costs approximately $650 - $700 ($150 - $200 per sign, $500 per pole) and requires two Public Works employees to install. Currently, the Sign Shop is down to one employee and the City is still under budget constraints so it is unlikely that the City will be able to create and install way- finding signs in the near future. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) does provide generic tourist attraction signs but staff felt that type of sign would not accomplish Commissioner Jose's request. Commissioner Streissguth suggested having Public Works partner with WSDOT. Commissioner Jose asked Lindsey to add tourist/directional signage to the draft 2011 Capital Improvement Program for presentation to Public Works. Commissioner Streissguth thought there might be grant funding available where signage could be included. Planning Commission Meeting September 21, 2010 Page 4 of 5 Lindsey asked for a member of the Planning Commission to participate on the Gorst Watershed Technical Advisory Committee for 201112012. The committee will meet on a quarterly basis with a total of four to five meetings. Commissioner Jose offered to participate on the committee. D. New Business: Commissioner Jose reported on the CDBG Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) that he took park in. The CAC reviewed Block Grant funding applications, interviewed the applicants, and made a recommendation for funding that will be presented to City Council at a future date. Commissioner Jose enjoyed serving on the committee and thought well of the projects that were recommended for funding. VII. Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 6:54 p.m. The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for October 19, 2010. Respectfully submitted by: Andre6,Spencer, Executive Secretary Approved by: Lois Hoell, Chairman Planning Commission Meeting September 21, 2010 Page 5 of 5