MINUTES: AUG. 3, 1999 LAND USE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE 



ATTENDING: JOHN GERSTLE, GARDNER PERRY, MAY GERSTLE, ANNE WOODWARD, MARK 

SALKIND, CAROL SALKIND, JACQUI PEGUES, DOUG HOFFMANN, RON TURNER, ENID 

DOLSTAD, SHARON PRICE.



NEXT MEETING: WED., AUG.18, 7:30 AT CHATAUQUA



PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING: DISCUSS THE CURRENT POLICY STATEMENTS RELATED TO 

THE 4 OBJECTIVES AND DECIDE WHETHER TO SUBMIT AS THEY STAND, CHANGE, OR 

DELETE ANY OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS





The following proposed amendments for the 4 objectives were approved by the 

attendees.



Objective: Limit population on Vashon-Maury Island to a level that is 

consistent with a rural community and supportable by a rural level of 

services



Current Policy: R-107- King County should monitor the the quantitiy and 

quality of the water supply for the Vashon Community Planning area, along 

with building permit and subdivision data and reassess the Vashon Community 

Plans allowable growth capacity, if warrented. If new information indicates 

an immediate and severe water shortage, the County should apply a complete 

moratorium on construction of new dwelling units while it updates the Vashon 

Community Plan and Area Zoning.





Proposed Amendment - King County should monitor ...If new information 

indicates an immediate and severe water shortage in a water service area, the 

County must apply a complete moratorium on construction of new dwelling units 

in that service area while it updates...



Objective: Provide Housing for People of low to moderate income



KC is considering the following code change: No accessory dwelling units in 

rural, agricultural or forestry zones. This change would not impact B&Bs.



1st Proposed Amendment - Accessory Dwelling Units shall be allowed in rural 

zoning. The number of people in the dwelling shall be limited by County 

guidelines for income of renter, cost of rent and the availability of water 

and sewage treatment.



Notes- (1) KC has commented that medical hardship is covered under a 

different part of the code. (2) See related proposed amendment #2 for 

protecting ground water resources.

we omitted farm workers, elderly relatives, and child care givers as being 

too limiting



2nd Proposed Amendment - A subdevelopment of five or more residences 

(apartments or detached housing ) shall be required to provide one additional 

dwelling that would be affordable to low income families (as defined by King 

County for Vashon) for each five residences in the subdevelopment.



Objective: Reduce development in high and moderate recharge areas to protect 

ground water resources



Current Policy: R-205A: For Vashon Maury Island a residential density of 1 

home per 10 acres shall be maintained on existing areas... and may be applied 

to areas identified as highly susceptible to ground water contamination or 

reduced recharge in a ground water mgmt plan with which KC has concurred.



1st Proposed Amendment - For Vashon-Maury Island, a residential density of 

one home per 10 acres shall be maintained on existing areas... and shall be 

imposed on all areas identified as highly susceptible to ground water 

contamination or reduced recharge in the current Vashon-Maury Island Ground 

Water Management Plan.(omitted 1998 and as submitted by King County)



2nd Proposed Amendment - No accessory dwelling units [which effectively 

double the allowable density of new development], except for those allowed 

for medical hardship, shall be allowed in high and moderate recharge areas 

for sole source aquifers.

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3rd Proposed Amendment - The Public Benefit Rating System (PBRS) shall be 

available to provide tax relief to landowners who agree to forego development 

in sole source acquifer regions where the property has been identified as 

highly susceptible to ground water contamination or reduced recharge in the 

current Vashon-Maury Island Ground Water Management Plan.(omitted 1998)





Objective: Protect fish and wildlife habitat



Current Policy NE 504: As part of King Countys basin planning process , King 

County may adopt vegetation retention goals for each drainage basis in the 

Rural Area. These goals should be consistent with Policy R-216. The County 

should explore incentives and regulations to attain these goals, and the 

County should monitor their effectiveness. 



Proposed Amendment to NE 504: [add ] On Vashon-Maury Island, King County 

shall establish vegetation retention requirements for the drainage basins of 

the two known salmonoid-beaaring streams, Shinglemill and Judd, and for the 

drainage basins of any other streams that are later identified as salmonoid 

habitat