02/12/2018 - Minutes
City of Port Orchard
Land Use Committee
Meeting Minutes – February 12, 2018
Committee Members Present: Fred Chang, Scott Diener (chair)
City Officials and Staff: Mayor Rob Putaansuu, Community Development Director Nick Bond, Public Works
Director Mark Dorsey, Long Range Planner Keri Sallee
Chair Diener called the meeting to order at 7:32 am, and requested that the committee select a chair for 2018.
Diener nominated Council Member Cucciardi, and Council Member Chang nominated Diener. Since Cucciardi was
not present, a vote could not be taken, and election of the chair was deferred to the March meeting. The
permanent 2018 meeting day and time will also be determined in consultation with Cucciardi.
1. Discussion: Log Cabin Museum Park Benches. Public Works Director Dorsey said that the Sidney Museum and
Arts Association has installed two park benches next to the Log Cabin Museum, in a location that is an unopened
City alley (right of way). The Association has asked that the City allow the park benches to remain there. Dorsey
said that he has no objection to the Association’s request, although the benches are not installed securely and the
City will want to be sure that this is done. Community Development Director Bond said that the Association could
either donate the benches to the City, or obtain a right‐of‐way use permit to keep the benches in their current
location. The committee recommended that the Association donate the benches and that the City install them
properly. Dorsey will contact the Association about this proposal, and Diener will add it as a discussion item on
the Council’s next meeting agenda.
2. Discussion: Vision 2050 SEPA Scoping Notice and Comment Period. Bond gave the committee an overview of
the Puget Sound Regional Council’s (PSRC) scoping effort for an EIS to address Vision 2050, the PSRC’s proposed
update to its regional plan. The City has an opportunity to respond to PSRC’s scoping notice, and inform them
about how the City wants to grow and whether it agrees with the PSRC’s proposals for population allocation and
proposed growth patterns. Bond has concerns about fiscal sustainability, appropriate locations to encourage
growth, city classifications, and environmental/climate change impacts. Dorsey noted that the Public Works
department is already at capacity in dealing with deferred maintenance issues as well as current/future
improvements, and if the City accepts a larger population allocation, there will need to be significant additions to
the department’s staff and budget to manage the impacts to utilities and transportation. Bond proposed that the
discussion go to the Council’s February 20 work‐study meeting, come back to the Land Use committee in March
for further discussion and finalization of a draft letter to PSRC, and then go back to Council for approval to send
the letter. He will also discuss the scoping document with the other local planning directors to learn about their
concerns and positions on various issues.
3. Discussion: Zoning Code Update. Bond said that his department is working on an update to the City’s Zoning
Code, based on a model form‐based code that was developed for Teton Valley, Idaho with a grant from the US
Department of Housing and Urban Development. Changes will be subtle and primarily targeted to the multifamily
residential and commercial zone classifications; in some cases, only the name of the zoning designation and/or
chapter organization will change, without changes to the underlying code requirements. Bond will develop a
public participation plan for review by Council, and bring drafts to the Land Use committee as the update
progresses.
Diener adjourned the meeting at 8:28 a.m. Audio‐video recording was successful.
Next Meeting/Location: March 5 at 9:30 am, in the 720 Prospect conference room.