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AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARINGS BY THE PIERCE COUNTY HEARING EXAMINER
Pierce County Public Services Building (Annex), Public Meeting Room, 2401 S. 35th St., Tacoma, WA 98409
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2019
HEARING TIME: 10:00 A.M.
Project: Wetland Variance: Lewis
Application: 897706
Online Address: https://palsonline.co.pierce.wa.us/palsonline/#/permitSearch/permit/departmentStatus?applPermitId=897706
Applicant: Maya Lewis
Biologist: Dara Kessler, dara.kessler@piercecountywa.gov
Request: Reduce the required 110-ft. wetland buffer to 19 ft. This Category III wetland is associated with a Type N2 stream that is contained within the wetland buffer. The site is in the Residential Resource (RR) zone classification and Mid-County Community Plan area, located at 12408 62nd Ave. E., Puyallup, WA, in Council District #5.
HEARING TIME: 11:00 A.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE:
Project: Preliminary Plat: Edmunds Park at Tehaleh
Application: 883015
Online Address: https://palsonline.co.pierce.wa.us/palsonline/#/permitSearch/permit/departmentStatus?applPermitId=883015
Applicant: NASH Cascadia Verde, LLC
Planner: Robert Jenkins, rob.jenkins@piercecountywa.gov
Request: Divide a 123.63-acre, five parcel site, into 177 lots, in three phases, with a minimum single-family lot size of 2,800 sq. ft., and an average lot size of 3,837 sq. ft. The plat will have 71 front-loaded single-family detached lots, 36 front-loaded single-family detached lots off two shared access facilities, and 69 alley-loaded single-family detached lots. The plat includes:
- forest buffers along the extension of Canyon View Blvd. E. and the eastern edge of Tehaleh;
- internal forested open spaces;
- an east-west allee (multi-use forested corridor) on the north edge of the platted lots;
- an extension of North Forest Park;
- a 59.51-acre future development tract to the north and west;
- a 21.70-acre future development tract on the east side of the extension of Canyon View Blvd. E.;
- three alley tracts; and
- two shared access facility tracts.
Utility infrastructure necessary to serve this plat will be located in Tehaleh Phase 2; i.e., a sanitary sewer pump station to the north, a storm drainage facility to the west and connecting lines. The plat will be served by public water and sanitary sewers and will access an extension of Canyon View Blvd. E. at one point. The roads within the plat will be public. This plat is within Phase 1 of the Cascadia Employment Based Planned Community (EBPC) zone classification, located at 12700 – 13300 Blocks of Canyon View Blvd. E. (when extended), in Council District #1.
HEARING TIME: 1:00 P.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE:
Project: Wetland Variance: Newingham
Application: 898354
Online Address: https://palsonline.co.pierce.wa.us/palsonline/#/permitSearch/permit/departmentStatus?applPermitId=898354
Applicants: John and Kristie Newingham
Biologist: Mary Van Haren, mary.vanharen@piercecountywa.gov
Request: Reduce the required 225-ft. Category II wetland buffer to 100 ft. in order to construct a single-family residence. The site is in the Rural 20 (R20) zone classification, located at 25520 – 186th St. E., Orting, WA, in Council District #1.
Note: The Hearing Examiner’s decision is final unless appealed. Please call (253) 798-7210 for further information.
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AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARINGS BY THE PIERCE COUNTY HEARING EXAMINER
Pierce County Public Services Building (Annex), Public Meeting Room, 2401 S. 35th St., Tacoma, WA 98409
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019
HEARING TIME: 9:00 A.M.
Project: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit: Iverson
Application: 892671
Online Address: https://palsonline.co.pierce.wa.us/palsonline/#/permitSearch/permit/departmentStatus?applPermitId=892671
Applicant: Sherlyn and Robert Iverson
Planner: Robert Perez, Assistant Planner
Request: Revision to the 2007 shoreline permit #606521, to remove Condition 9 which states, “any existing buoys and floats shall be removed from this site at the time of final building permit inspection”. An existing float and buoy were removed but a buoy was later installed without proper permits and currently remains on site. The project is in the Rural Residential Shoreline Environment and Rural 10 (R10) zone classification of the Gig Harbor Peninsula Community Plan area, located at 523-7th Ave., Fox Island, in Council District #7.
Note: The Hearing Examiner’s decision is final unless appealed. Please call (253) 798-7210 for further information.
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AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARINGS BY THE PIERCE COUNTY HEARING EXAMINER
Pierce County Public Services Building (Annex), Public Meeting Room, 2401 S. 35th St., Tacoma, WA 98409
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019
HEARING TIME: 9:00 A.M.
Project: Wetland Variance: Fox
Application: 898546
Online Address: https://palsonline.co.pierce.wa.us/palsonline/#/permitSearch/permit/departmentStatus?applPermitId=898546
Applicants: Ricky and Jeanne Fox
Biologist: Scott Sissons, scott.sissons@piercecountywa.gov
Request: Reduce the required 25-ft. wetland buffer for a Category IV wetland to 0 ft. to construct an access driveway to the proposed single-family residence. The site is in the Rural 5 (R5) zone classification, located at 8711 – 58th Ave. NW, Gig Harbor, WA, in Council District #7.
HEARING TIME: 10:00 A.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE:
Project: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit / Shoreline Conditional Use Permit: Larson
Applications: 884455, 886076, 884457
Online Address: https://palsonline.co.pierce.wa.us/palsonline/#/permitSearch/permit/departmentStatus?applPermitId=884455
Applicants: Robert and Jennifer Larson
Planner: Mojgan Carlson, Mojgan.carlson@piercecountywa.gov
Request: Applicants request the following:
- Construct a pool house, a pool, and a hot tub over 50 ft. from the bulkhead.
- Construct various retaining walls, 4-ft. wide pathways, and stairs for beach access. New retaining walls will be limited to 6 ft. in height and over 50 ft. from the bulkhead.
- Retain existing stairs, retaining walls, landscaping, and gates located north of the dock/pier.
- Remove 2,129 sq. ft. of shoreline hardscape from the project site.
- Remove the boathouse and marine railway located on Parcel #0121164006.
- Remove and replace the existing boathouse and associated marine railway on Parcel #0121168008.
- Remove and replace 277 linear ft. of the existing bulkhead with 145 linear ft. of a new bulkhead to create a sand/gravel beach.
- Plant 2,500 sq. ft. of native vegetation along the shoreline.
All items are accessory to a single-family residence, on the eastern shore of Henderson Bay, in a Rural Residential Shoreline Environment, Rural 10 (R10) zone classification, and the Gig Harbor Community Plan area, located at 4824-105th Ave. Ct., Gig Harbor, WA, in Council District #7.
Note: The Hearing Examiner’s decision is final unless appealed. Please call (253) 798-7210 for further information.
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CVA Newsletter #42, December 2018
In its 14th year, the Donkey Creek Chum Festival attracted 850 visitors to the Harbor History Museum and CVA was there!
Key Peninsula/Peninsula/Islands Watershed Council Nets
$10,000 from Cider Swig Proceeds For Lu Winsor Grants
Barbara Ann Smolko of Surface Water Management accepts a check from the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation Board President Jud Morris.
With matching County funds and Peninsula Light donations, KGI will award around $25,000 in 2019 to individuals and groups who aim to enhance the natural environment through education or restoration projects in our area.
The next application round will be announced in March.
Watch for it on the KGI Watershed Council Facebook Page.
A Community Plan Amendment on native plant canopy is working its way through county hearings, next up is the Planning Commission, TBA in January.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT, Gig Harbor Community Plan, pg. E104
Goal GH ENV-14 The goal for tree canopy coverage shall be 75% within the Urban Sensitive Resource Overlay and the Rural Sensitive Resource zone to implement the Peninsula Open Space Corridors map.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Our Crescent Valley Rural Sensitive Reserve area, farms and all, currently measures at 80% canopy coverage. Yay! (See CVA’s website to find the description on page 43 of the Stewardship Plan.) Besides enhancing our own properties, native plant canopy provides our neighbors these Public Benefits:Staff supports the proposal. Staff supports the proposal based on the following:
The proposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and Community Plan goals andpolicies for the maintenance and restoral of native vegetation in the Rural Sensitive
Resource and the Urban Sensitive Resource Zones.
The Gig Harbor Community Plan’s direction to preserve native vegetation is supportedby supplemental plans such as the adopted Crescent Valley Biodiversity Management
Area (BMA) Stewardship Plan, which covers a large portion of the area that the policy
would apply to.
1. Free storm water management services. (i.e., slowing the rate of runoff, sending potential pollutants deep into the soil.)
2. Free aquifer recharge. (i.e., percolating rainwater deep through soil layers.)
3. Free anti-erosion services. (i.e., stabilizing slopes with root systems better and cheaper than bulkheading.)
4. Free cooling and warming services to our northwest soils and streams, as well as to our homes. (i.e., buffering the effects of strong winds, hard frosts, and droughts.)
5. Wildlife habitat. Our human developments punch holes in the web of life that grows timber and sustains salmon. Homes for birds, insects, and wild mammals are essential to preserve what our Community Plan calls “the nature of our community.” Neither the land, nor the nearshore, nor Puget Sound can remain healthy without preservation of substantial tree canopy.
6. Wildlife corridors. Wildlife must move from one type of habitat to another as the seasons change. Connected streams of tree canopy across our peninsula must be maintained because isolated patches of trees do not provide ecosystem services for wildlife or for us humans.
7. Human health and well-being. Trees scrub the air we breathe of pollutants while exchanging CO2 for oxygen. They cool and calm the human spirit.
8. Aesthetically pleasing surrounds. As much as the waters of the Salish Sea, trees are our view and our land value.
9. Carbon dioxide sequestration. Trees are an ally in reducing the percentage of the planet-heating CO2 in the mix of air we breathe.
Gosh, I hope I covered it all. (And did you know that some parcels larger than 2 acres can qualify for a tax rate reduction for providing these public benefits?) If you have questions or are interested in seeing the entire PDF for this amendment proposal, email Lucinda, WingardJL@hotmail.com
Draft of the New Buildable Lands document:
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Hello All:
I had a busy week catching up on all the other business of the reserves, and want to send out a post event Thank You!
To everyone that pitched in preparing for and hosting last Saturday to make it a success…
Of course there are lots of things to improve on, but I’m just ecstatic that we pulled it off (and families came, etc). We have the Kapowsin Half-Millennium birthday card displayed here at the office (thanks to Bob Walter for making it). Russ Blount is not in the photo because he held down the fort at the off-site parking in his field. Thanks Russ!
A few folks have emailed that we should schedule a work party. I am not going to be the organizer this time – I have other events and project to focus on this summer, but maybe by September I will think about it. You can reply all to start a discussion on what needs to be done and who might want to do it, and when.
Also, a meeting to de-brief while we still remember, and consider next steps was suggested; so I will test the waters of August to see if you will be here and can meet.
PLEASE reply if you are available all or any of these dates: August 9, 16, or 23. I sent an email to the fire station inquiring about room availability.
Our invasive species team is available for loosestrife and yellow iris work at the lake on July 30-31 so I’ll be out there at that time.
Thanks again, it was really fun.
Birdie Davenport
Aquatic Reserves Program Manager
Aquatic Resources Division
Looking for all Pierce County wetlands
In Washington, the existing statewide wetland maps (National Wetlands Inventory [NWI] maps) are out of date and inaccurate in many locations. They are based on imagery and data from the 1980s and do not reflect current wetland location and extent.
Additionally, wetlands are missing from the NWI maps. These errors of omission have been recorded to be as high as 50% in some areas, and may be as high as 90% in some forested areas. Inaccuracies and errors of omission are due in part to the difficulty of photo-interpreting certain land cover types. Also, many wetlands on agricultural lands were not mapped.
The NWI classified wetlands to identify wetland habitat types. It lacks abiotic information such as landscape position, landform, and water flow path, which can be used to predict functions and, in combination with land uses, wetland condition. To complete this project, the University of Washington will use remote sensing data sources, such as LiDAR, high-resolution aerial imagery, Landsat imagery, digital elevation data, hydrography, and updated soil maps provide an opportunity to address these known shortcomings. Moreover, recent developments in automated remote sensing technologies allow for more efficient coverage of large areas.
An improved, statewide map of wetland location and type is critical to the ability of local governments to protect wetlands. Under the Growth Management and Shoreline Management Acts, local governments play a critical role in wetland protection and management. They do this through comprehensive planning, zoning, and permit review. Planners and permit reviewers rely on existing NWI maps for these processes. A few local jurisdictions have conducted their own wetland inventories and improved their maps, but these are limited due to lack of resources, and none have predicted functions and conditions of wetlands. This leaves many local governments with inadequate maps and information on local wetlands, and the state with uneven coverage.
This project will improve the ability to more efficiently and accurately identify the location, size, and type of wetland resource. available as a publicly accessible, web-based map. Information about the maps, and any analyses using the data, will be disseminated through articles and presentations to state and federal agencies, and local governments and planners.
Source: https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1013138-washington-wetland-mapping.html
From Pierce County:
The Regulation Roadmap for Agriculture is now posted on the Pierce County Farming website: https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/3422/Getting-Started. The Regulation Roadmap was developed to assist producers to identify possible permits and licenses needed to produce and sell farm products. It also identifies the primary regulatory agencies dealing with farm products.
The Regulation Roadmap for Agriculture project is a partnership with the Agriculture Community of Interest, Pierce County Agriculture Program and Tacoma Pierce Health Department.
Diane Marcus-Jones | Senior Planner | Pierce County Planning and Public Works| (253)798-2616 |
2401 South 35th Street, Room 175, Tacoma, WA, 98409-7490 | dmarcus@co.pierce.wa.us | www.co.pierce.wa.us/pals I www.piercecountywa.org/farming
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NEWS RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Cathy Cochrane, 360.790.7958, cathy.cochrane@psp.wa.gov |
2017 State of the Sound report shows greater commitment needed to protect Puget Sound ecosystemThe 2017 State of the Sound report, released this week, shows that Puget Sound recovery efforts are effective, but at the current level of effort and investment, many 2020 recovery targets will not be met. “The health, wellbeing and vitality of the people of Washington are all closely tied to the health and wellbeing of Puget Sound. The State of the Sound report details the enormous and growing pressures on our ecosystem and the toll they are taking—including rapid population growth, ocean acidification, storm water pollution, and climate change,” said Gov. Jay Inslee. “This report shows how we can do better in applying the ingenuity and values of our state to these crucial problems.” The report summarizes the status of recovery targets and highlights how innovation and new technology are being used to restore beach habitat, build new partnerships to open shellfish beds, and clean pollution from stormwater. Nonetheless, the investments to date have been a fraction of what is needed to reach recovery targets. The report includes recommendations from the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council, Science Panel, and Executive Director for immediate and long-term action. Two of the recovery targets assessed involve the Southern Resident orca and Puget Sound Chinook salmon populations. “We are at a particularly critical juncture now, with the future of Southern Resident orcas and their main food source—Chinook salmon—so imperiled,” said Sheida Sahandy, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Partnership. “We can see that our investments are working, but the scale is inadequate to the challenge. Much greater commitment is needed, from a much larger swath of the community and with a greater focus on innovation.” The report also highlights how management approaches have changed to improve the collective recovery effort. “We can look to the great work of our many partners, including the region’s tribes, to demonstrate the types of efforts that need to be supported and expanded,” said Ms. Sahandy. About the State of the SoundRequired by state law, the State of the Sound provides data and information that can help guide decision makers in allocating resources to programs, policies, and funding efforts that can make progress in restoring Puget Sound. This report reflects the work accomplished by hundreds of groups throughout the Puget Sound region, including governments, tribes, nonprofits, communities, scientists, and businesses. For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov/sos. About the Puget Sound PartnershipThe Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency formed to lead the region’s collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. Working with hundreds of governments, tribes, scientists, businesses, and nonprofits, the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda, advances Sound investments, and tracks progress to optimize recovery. For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov. |
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