Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout01212025 Planning & Zoning Work Session NotesWORK SESSION NOTES PLANNING & ZONING Called by: Chair Carol Griswold Time: 6:00 PM Date: 1/21/2025 Purpose: P&Z 2025 Priorities, Municipal Lands Inventory and Management Plan — Lands for Housing Discussion — Review documents for joint work session with City Council Present: Daniel Meuninck, Courtney Bringhurst, Clara Brown Council Members Present: Carol Griswold, Sean Ulman, Clare Sullivan, Rhonda Hubbard, Nathaniel Charbonneau, Brenan Hornseth Absent: Vanessa Verhey Work session was called to order by Chair Griswold at 6 PM. Griswold asked staff if there are any comments. Community Director Daniel Meuninck encouraged commissioners to help with updating the Rules of Procedures. Discussion items residency requirements to be on P&Z Commissioners. Meuninck reached out to Chamber of Commerce. As well as encouraging outside city limits business owners, that have a business within City limits, to apply to be on the P&Z Commission. The limit of approved outside city limit applicants is one to be on P&Z Commission. Planner Bringhurst brought up Spring Creek replat and would like to meet with Public Works Director to discuss matters regarding concerns. People are accustomed to driving to the beach. Is this going to solve utility easements. There are no current plans now. Putting easements on property makes future projects difficult. Don't want to delay anymore present concerns. While discussing the 50 feet easements, it will be difficult to move the easement if 20 feet were added. Would like to follow up with Public Works for easements. P&Z Priorities 2025 draft. Resolution 2025-007 was looked over and a few changes were made. For the ongoing priorities, a few words and wording were suggested, • From the ongoing priorities, "Work with PACAB on the Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC) new zoning overlay and development plan." At the ending of the sentence where development plan is; it was suggested to be rephrased as; into P&Z requirements. So it then will read as; "Work with PACAB on the Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC) new zoning overlay into P&Z requirements." • It was mentioned that "Work with Historic Preservation Commission to develop methods to preserve historic downtown" sounded vague • It was mentioned by Planner Bringhurst that she will make the adjustments and changes to Resolution 2025- 007 before it is presented to City Council. It was suggested that a compliance officer or someone that can make sure those who have ABL's or SBL's are in compliance with current code. It also was discussed to look closely at Title 15 and 16, to see if any changes need to be made and the definitions be updated. Commissioners and staff discussed when to start special meetings at a special time. Also, if there are presentations that need to be presented during a regular meeting or work session. That they should be organized and in a timely manner. Review of Municipal Land Inventory and Management Plan: Housing Recommendations for City -Owned Land. Housing — how to ensure that year-round housing be built. There was also a discussion on parks and no rush to replace the parks. Most of the zoning maps need to be updated with the correct updated information. There is a replat in process for map 78, Fort Raymond vacant lots. North of Hemlock. Possible request for expanding Lowell Canyon Road. There ae 2 properties, Bette Cato and Lowell Canyon, surplus. There was a discussion about rezoning industrial for housing. There may be a meeting with the Harbor Master to change zoning around the Harbor Commercial district. To make it possible for housing to be built and certain business that can be placed there. The building height is to be discussed with the council during the Work Session. There was discussion about how to approach the City Council by reviewing documents for the Joint Work Session scheduled for Monday, January 27, 2025. The commissioners feel ready to present Marijuana Establishments but the other topics that include Building Height and ADU's didn't seem as forth going. But they will present them to the City Council after there was a discussion on who and what can be said. Commissioners put their ideas together and discussed the matter that will be presented and in what matter they will be presented. Griswold asked commissioners and staff if they would like to say anything before adjourning the meeting. No one said anything. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 PM by Chair Griswold.