Minutes 1-3-07 - Pierce County Home Page

Discuss/take action on classification of unclassified use per § 240-21(B)(3) Jim Kleinhans
reports: A potential property owner in the Town of Hartland wants to rent out a single family
residence on a commercial basis - short term, on weekends for groups of up to 16 people to work
on hobbies and crafts. This is a one acre parcel. It doesn’t work as a boarding house or bed and
breakfast because she doesn’t live there. It doesn’t work as lodging because it isn’t zoned
commercial. I have a number of concerns regarding parking spaces and the size of the sanitary
sewer. I couldn’t make it work in the zoning codes. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends
the committee consider:
1. Whether such use warrants special regulation;
2. Whether the proposed use can be regulated through existing language and if so, under
which ordinance provision it should be regulated or
3. Whether an ordinance amendment to create a new classification and/or regulations is
warranted.
Do we offer enough options or do we need another conditional use permit or maybe an ordinance
amendment for another type of lodging? Another applicant asked to do this for a bunk house and
we couldn’t do anything for him. Holst, the very size of this parcel limits it, but that doesn’t mean
it couldn’t happen in another place. Pichotta suggests another type of conditional use permit
process might be appropriate to address some of these things that we are seeing. Another
classification or mechanism for some of this issues that don’t fit our current ordinance. Sanden,
does a Farm and Home Based Business work for this. Pichotta, that’s a minimum of 5 acres and
the use would need to be accessory to the residential use. We need something that would be a
classification or fourth option that doesn’t kick the door wide open. Holst states he sees more of
these things coming before us. Chairperson Barkla, Staff is being directed to come up with a new
mechanism with which to address these uses through a conditional use permitting process.
Discuss/take action on refilling of vacant part-time Zoning Secretary position. Pichotta
reports: This half-time position has been vacant since Jan. 1 st following the resignation of Joy
Olson. This position has been in existence since 1990 and funding for the position is included in
the Department’s annual budget and staffing plan. As the duties of this position include
answering questions and issuing Land Use Permits, it is important that the individual be “up to
speed” prior to the beginning of the construction season. Staff Recommendation: Staff
recommends approval to fill the part-time zoning secretary position. Chairperson Barkla states
this issue was before Finance and Personnel on Monday night and was approved contingent upon
the approval by this committee. Nellessen makes a motion to approve refilling the part-time
Zoning Secretary position/Sanden seconds. All in favor. Passed.
Departmental Update and Future Agenda Items
Conditional use permit renewal for Wieser Concrete in the Town of Maiden Rock
Performance evaluation of Administrator/Planner