Committee flags septic and plan discrepancies in transfer-station CUP; asks member to send written comments

Sep 21, 2024

During a brief conditional-use-permit review for the Point Roberts transfer station scale house, committee members raised zoning, easement and septic compliance concerns and voted to have a member prepare a synopsis of issues and forward it to county staff and Whatcom County Health Department.

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The PRCAC reviewed a conditional use permit (CUP) application to replace the Point Roberts transfer-station scale house. A committee member raised multiple technical concerns: the notice showed a different zoning designation than the current zoning on the staff plan, a private access easement to Johnson Road was not shown on the engineering site plan as required, and the public-works yard septic tanks were found by the health department to be leaking and in need of replacement.

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