VCC Land Use & Natural Resources Committee Meeting - August 18



Attendees: Jim English, John Gerstle, Jacqui Pegues, Gardner Perry, Carol 

Salkind, Mark Salkind, Nancy Silver, Ron Turner and Anne Woodward



Nancy Silver discussed earlier developments and the current application by 

Robert Terhune III for a subdivision - Vashon Meadows, a 12 lot subdivision 

on 11.56 acres on the west side of Vashon Highway, just north of the Lutheran 

Church. Nancy has filed an appeal and attended the pre-hearing conference on 

August 11.



According to the application, sewer service will be provided to each lot, 

approximately 6 acres of open space/sensitive area will be set aside and 

public water service will be extended to 8 lots with the other 4 lots to be 

served by an on-site well. ( The agreement between King County Water District 

19 and Terhune has not yet been signed.) Lot sizes will vary from 12,730 to 

21,100 sq feet. The site is zoned R-1-SO (1 dwelling unit per acre).



The appeal is based principally on four issues. (1) The site is a headland 

for the Ellisport Creek basin. (2) The wetlands serve as a significant 

recharge and slow release site helping to retard runoff for the surrounding 

area, already prone to drainage problems. (3) The subdivision and street 

layout with 50% clearing is not in keeping with the neighborhood character 

guidelines of the Vashon Town Plan or environmental guidelines of the 

Vashon-Maury Island Ground Water Management Plan. (4) Vashon Highway is a 

principal arterial and is supposed to have a 70 foot width. The Vashon 

Meadows plan calls for only a 50 foot width. The final hearing will be on 

Tuesday Oct 5 at 9:30 am in Seattle at the Bank of California Building. Nancy 

urged people to attend.



John said that a motion containing the proposed amendments to King County 

Comprehensive Plan 2000 was made at the August 16 VCC meeting. The amendments 

will be voted on individually at the Sept 20 VCC meeting unless the Council 

decides to hold a special meeting. Ron and others commented that the biggest 

problem with King County is lack of enforcement, not regulations. John will 

prepare hand-out material giving the background, the amendments, and public 

comments made organized as pros and cons. Anne, Jacqui and Gardner agreed to 

review a draft of the material before the next Land Use meeting. 



Anne noted several meetings of interest coming up. (see below) Gardner said 

that King County has not yet incoporated any of the citizen suggestions with 

regard to the Site Alteration Ordinance.



Next Land Use Comm. mtg - Sept 15 7:30 pm Chataqua Multipurpose Room

7 Presentation by Robin Cole on Master Plan for Maury Island Regional Park

7 Review of handout material (Amendments to KC Comp Plan 2000) for Sept 20 

VCC Meeting



Other Meetings of Interest



7 Sept 9 DDES Site Alteration Ordinance - Public Mtg, 7 pm Chataqua 

-Multipurpose Room (Comment period ends Sept 17)

7 Sept 14 Public Hearing on Draft EIS for Lone Star Maury Island Mining 

Operation , 7 pm Chataqua -Multipurpose Room