1979/12/12 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

, • 5,0 , • December 12,1D7S ; It i '' =tr?,:nt.IntrZee'ffe'et2Whcich:reneTlx:1:7ften=h=nrat=rally , i ..I. E. A portion of the propertY on the north end of the rezone site is . -•1' below 158 slope and could be built to the E-1 zoning density and has ready access to sewers. ,. .. .• . are9:1=drecommended that the rezone request from C-d r^d A-1 rr r-h iPZeagerbers,==er=t1h:nwg:ein'thnOnng'."eY we""neer"' .1 Gary Brandstetter,Attorney representing residents in that area,stated 1,... that rezoning in this area will not decrease the property values. He said that Mr.Bud Williams,an Independent appraiser,tras retained to , do an appraisal in that area. ,. I.A.Williams then added that he found the area to contain tremendous grades,clay soils and hillsides not stable for construction due to the continued weepage. He said single family low densitY is the beSt uSe . .J for the property. He said that zoning alone will not Upgrade the , property. Other factors to consider were sewers and utilities. He also added that geology reports indicate a high water table and when vegetation is removed the problems are compounded. rlutIoltensnedeEee8e1 :Xing Zese=gn'esn'thrl:VO'yer to [ warrant it. Councilman Michelson left the meeting at this time. Eq.Brandstetter then summarized that there are many areas of steep slope generally forested or otherwise vegetated. He said therefore under existing conditions soil erosion is nominal but potential for erosion is very high. Certain areas with particular geologic formations crop out and/or particular soil types occur on slopes of 258 or greater constituting land slide hazard areas. Steep slopes are a scenic resOurce especially forested slopes at the edge of the plateau overlooking the . Snohomish River floOdPlein. Due to rising land costs,developments are more frequently tending to occur on areas of steep slope,a practice which results in severe erosion at the time of construction and continuing erosion thereafter. . Great public expense to build and maintain roads and surfaces on steep slopes,loss of visual erninenty and increased landslide hazard. At Present the County Planning DePartment dtscodrageS deVelePrent cn slopes 158 or steePer because of the expense of roads and utilities. ple said this came directly from the Halprin Plan Study. , He said that tented conclusions of the Plan mandate restriction of intensive land use in this area and imp/ementatien ProPesals sugneSt Pi, that the sonirm process be used to regulate and prohibit development. He then quote.a paragraph stating regulation of development,or even prohibition of urban development for conservation and environmental ; ' .;:.. reasons is gaining Increased acceptance. Much of the land can be preserv- ed throughregulatory means such as zoning that would permit only limited use of the property rather than intense urban development. Lands sub- ject to environmental disadvantages should I.,be developed and can be preserved as open space through regulation. ' '1,,