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Presented by Carl Weimer Chairman of the Whatcom County Council &

Potential Conflicts Between Local Pipeline Safety Planning, Property Rights, and Growth Management Initiatives. Presented by Carl Weimer Chairman of the Whatcom County Council & Executive Director, Pipeline Safety Trust. What Growth Management (Smart Growth) Laws Require of Communities.

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Presented by Carl Weimer Chairman of the Whatcom County Council &

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  1. Potential Conflicts Between Local Pipeline Safety Planning, Property Rights, and Growth ManagementInitiatives Presented by Carl Weimer Chairman of the Whatcom County Council & Executive Director, Pipeline Safety Trust

  2. What Growth Management (Smart Growth) Laws Require of Communities • Greater density of housing in urban areas to protect resource lands (farmland and forestry) and rural character from sprawl

  3. What conflicts do these laws create for pipeline safety? • Tend to force more housing near pipelines in urban areas • Tend to create more dense housing near pipelines in urban areas • Make land in urban areas more valuable

  4. Apparent disconnect between land use planning and pipeline safety Transmission pipelines not shown on planning maps

  5. This is the Olympic Pipe Line Right-of-way about a mile from where the Olympic Pipeline exploded and killed three in 1999. These homes were built within 15-20 feet of the pipeline after that tragedy

  6. Since homes were built play equipment, trees,sheds, and other structures have been placed on right-of-way

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