HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-01-09-minutes-cds-project-work-sessionKITTITAS COUNTY
CDS PROJECT WORK SESSION
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM
Special Meeting
MONDAY 10:00 AM January 9, 2023
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright, Vice -Chairman Brett
Wachsmith, and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Dan Carlson, Jeremy Larson, and Jessica Miller,
Community Development Services; and zero (0) members of the
public.
At 10:04 am Chairman Wright opened the CDS Project Work Session.
CITIZEN COMMENTS (1 MIN. TIME LIMIT)
There were no citizen comments.
DISCUSS CDS PROJECTS AND WORK PLAN
CDS DIRECTOR DAN CARLSON provided an overview of the projects to
review with the BoCC. Three of the projects are building
related. Discussion occurred regarding the following topics:
1) County Sponsored Affordable Housing Building Plans - this
would be three sets of donated pre -approved plans that
would save on the design cost for building a home. The only
review that would need to be done would be on the parcel
for construction. There would need to be different
snowloads for each design depending on where the
construction was built in the county. Discussion regarding
the possibility of needing to limit the number of plans a
person could purchase and limiting to certain zoned areas.
2) International Wildland-Urban Interface Code/Map - discussed
the option to create a new map specific to Kittitas County
risk factors in order to simplify IWUIC review and provide
predictability for applicants. Building Official Jeremy
Larson stated that DNR has created their map and want to
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use it. Currently the CDS office is reviewing each parcel.
CDS wants to form a fire appeal board or process for if the
applicant does not agree and CDS will bring this for
discussion at the next study session.
3) Short -Term Rentals - this is regarding the need to address
short term rentals in Kittitas County. Some of the impacts
of the short term rentals include excessive garbage,
insufficient parking, noise, lack of septic capacity, fire
risk, insurance impacts, increased demand for law
enforcement, impacts to affordable housing, and impacts to
neighbors. Discussion occurred regarding possibly hiring a
consultant to see where we stand with how many are there in
our county currently and how to proceed with the current
ones and on new constructions.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business
Meeting concluded at 10:59 a.m.
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