LAWRENCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING – January 4 ...

MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Committee members werepresent to request the Board adopt the Lawrence County Mountain Pine Beetle Policy Statement /Data Recommendations and Data Explanation. Discussion followed with members of theCommittee. Moved-Seconded (Flanagan-Ewing) to a accept the Lawrence County Mountain PineBeetle Policy Statement / Data Recommendations and Data Explanation and forward to the USForest Service as part of the Coordination Process. Motion Carried.Moved-Seconded (Ewing-Sleep) To apply for a grant from the R.A.C. for $50,000 each year for thenext three years to assist in marking of pine beetle trees on private property from Title II Funds.Motion Carried. The Board asked Bill Coburn to formulate the grant request.RECESS: 11:09 a.m. Moved-Seconded (Ewing-Weisenberg) to recess the County CommissionMeeting. Motion Carried. 12:10 p.m. The Chairman called the meeting back to order.FEMA FLOODPLAIN / GALENA: Jo Dickert, Homeowner was present to discuss the FEMAFloodplain in Galena and the affects on her property. Dickert asked that the County sponsor theLetter of Map Revision. Amber Vogt stated after research the County is not able to sponsor theletter as we did not contract to have the work done.PLANNING & ZONING:ORDINANCE #11-01 / NEW REGULATIONS FOR TEMPORARY SECONDRESIDENCES: Moved-Seconded (Ewing-Weisenberg) to remove from the table second readingon the proposed Ordinance #11-01 New Regulations for Temporary Second Residences. MotionCarried.Second Reading was held on the proposed Ordinance #11-01 New Regulations for TemporarySecond Residences. No public input was voiced and the hearing was closed. The Board discussedthe proposed Ordinance #11-01. Flanagan expressed concerns and stated the CountyCommissioners should still retain some discretion to look at hardship situations and make decisionsbased on circumstances. Vogt recommended adding a definition of second residence to the zoningregulations to help alleviate some problems.Moved-Seconded (Flanagan-Sleep) to approve and adopt Ordinance #11-01 New Regulations forTemporary Second Residences as recommended by Planning & Zoning with minor modifications asedited. Motion Carried. Flanagan asked that Vogt report to the County Commission at the end ofthe year the affects of the new Ordinance.CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #244 / JOHNSON SPECIALTY RESORT: The Boardacknowledges the request of Eric & Robert Johnson to cancel CUP#244 for a Specialty Resort.Motion Carried.