According the staff memo provided in the work session packet: At the September 27, 20t6 public hearing, the Board did not take action on a Draft Ordinance related to the application request to change the underlying zone from Urban Reserve Industrial (URI) to Industrial (M) for approximately 17.9 acres within the Port Angeles Urban Growth Area. The Board listened to staff's presentation, took public testimony and deliberated on the requested map amendment. The Board requested prior to making a decision on the proposed map amendment that staff prepare and present to the Board additional analysis on industrial land inventory in the western portion of Port Angeles. Staff will provide to the Board a land use analysis that includes all industrial lands in western portion of Port Angeles at the Work Session meeting on October 24,20t6.
S.G. Hurwofth submitted an application to request a Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map
Amendment for approximately 7.7 acres from Urban Reserve Industrial (URI) to Industrial (M). The subject area includes the applicant's vacant parcel of approximately 7.7 acres and three adjacent parcels under separate ownership totaling approximately 10.2 acres, for a total of t7.9 acres, The three adjacent properties were added by the Planning Commission for the purpose of review of this map amendment application at their June 1, 2016 Work Session. The subject area is located in the western portion of the Port Angeles Urban Growth Area (PAUGA) on the east side of South Fey Road and just north of US 101, within a portion of Section 7, Township 30, Range 6 (APN 063007429020, a n d 063 007 420200)
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on July 20, 20L6. A motion was made and seconded to retain the Urban Reserve Industrial zone that was established in 201L, as outlined in the Staff Report under Alternative 1. A roll call vote was taken and did not pass with 4 for the motion and 4 against. The Planning Commission could not obtain a fifth vote to forward a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners. The four votes that were in favor of retaining the Urban Reserve Industrial zone found that the application request did not meet at least three of the six Map.
Amendment criteria needed to warrant a Map Amendment. The application request was tabled for further discussion and deliberation.
At their August 3,20L6, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Comprehensive Plan, and Zoning Map Amendment by a vote of 6 to 3, and adopted Findings and Conclusions to support their recommendation for approval.
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