Municipal Code (formerly Key Ordinances)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Planning Commission
Last Update: 29 January 2012
The Planning Commission of the Town of Beaux Arts is its advisory body on land-use issues. The Commission consists of five Commissioners, all of whom are residents of the Town, are appointed by the Mayor and are confirmed by the Town Council. Commissioners are volunteers who serve six-year terms and are eligible for re-appointment without term limits.
Current members of the Planning Commission are:
Position No. 1 Gordon Roberts (term expires in 2012)
Position No. 2 Dick Stratton (term expires in 2014)
Position No. 3 Wade Morlock (term expires in 2015)
Position No. 4 Jan Johnston (term expires in 2016)
Position No. 5 vacant (term expires 2017)
MEETINGS
Regular Planning Commission meetings are held at 7:00pm on the third Thursday of each
month, except in the months of July, August, and December. Because Beaux Arts has
no Town Hall, Commissioners
take turns hosting the monthly meetings in their homes. The monthly
meeting host acts as that meeting's chair. A meeting agenda
listing the topics to be discussed and the meeting location is posted on
mailstands throughout the Village about one week in prior to the meeting.
Any Villager may offer their home as a meeting location.
Special meetings may be held from time to time as needed. Notices and agendas for special meetings are posted on mailstands at least 24 hours before the meeting. The location of each special meeting is listed on the agenda for that meeting.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Planning Commission's role is to assist the Town Council in matters related to land use and
zoning, including reviewing the Town's Comprehensive Plan, studying current issues related to land use or zoning,
developing ordinance language in response to these issues, conducting
preliminary public hearings on proposed ordinances to ensure public involvement
in the rule-making process, writing findings of fact based on the public
hearings, and making recommendations to the Town Council based upon those
findings. The Planning Commissions' bylaws
outline these duties in detail.
Government in Beaux Arts is truly grass roots. Villagers are encouraged to attend all meetings and speak on issues of concern to them. Villagers who cannot attend a meeting may submit written comments for the Planning Commission's consideration by mailing them to the Town's mailing address (see General Information), emailing Deputy Clerk Angela Kulp at bldgdept@beauxarts-wa.gov or calling 425.269.6985 to make arrangements for transmitting their comments by other means.
APPROVED MINUTES
Copies of approved minutes from recent Planning Commission meetings can be viewed by
choosing from the list below. Please keep in mind that the minutes listed
are only a summation of the proceedings of the meeting and are not a
verbatim transcript.