HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLD1995-00289 Jefferson County Permit Center December 22 , 1995
621 Sheridan
Port Townsend WA 98368
(360) 379-4463
FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
AS REQUIRED UNDER THE
JEFFERSON COUNTY INTERIM CRITICAL AREAS ORDINANCE
Critical Area Review Case No: CAR95-0081
Date Received: 05/30/95
Applicant ROBERTA BLINDER
Mailing Addr: 2008 YACHT RESOLUTE
NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Project Description: single family residence
Site Address: 363 VICTORIA LOOP
PORT TOWNSEND, WA 98368
Legal Description: Subdivision CAPE GEORGE COLONY DIV 1
Block 1 Lot 21
S-T-R: 12-30-02 W Parcel # 937800121
FINDINGS
In accordance with the authority provided under subsection
4 . 101 and the requirement contained in Subsection 5.402 of the
Jefferson County Interim Critical Areas Ordinance, the Critical
Areas Administrator enters the following findings of fact
relating to the referenced application:
1) The application was reviewed by Jefferson County Permit
Center staff on 06/09/95 for the potential presence of critical
areas regulated under the provisions of the Ordinance, and the
following critical areas were confirmed as potentially present
on the subject property: landslide hazard area, fish and
wildlife habitat area.
2) Acting upon the above information, Jefferson County staff
conducted a site inspection of the subject property on 06/15/95
and confirmed the existence of the following critical areas
and/or their associated buffers on the property: landslide
hazard area, fish and wildlife habitat area.
3) County staff reviewed this application and found that a
geotech report has previously been prepared for the site and
was conducted by Northwest Territories, Inc. of Port Angeles.
This report is entitled "Bluff and Property Evaluation of Lot
21, Cape George Colony" and was prepared for Viola Sanders by
NTI in April 1990.
4) The "Conclusions and Recommendations" setion of this report
read as follows: item #4 reads "To maximize longevity, any
permanent home should be constructed as far back away from the
CAR95-0081
bluff edge as possible. This expedient should provide an
approximate 100 foot buffer zone between the house and bluff
edge; " item #5 reads "Any home constructed as close as 50 feet
from the bluff edge should consider one of modular or similar
design that could be relatively easily moved if required. "
5) The applicant has submitted plans which show the nearest
corner of the proposed home to be within 70 feet of the top of
the bluff. The proposed home is designed to be built upon posts
so that it may be moved from site if bluff conditions threaten
safety, welfare, or property.
6) According to Subsection 9 . 402 . 2, constructing the home on
posts to make it possible to move the structure if necessary,
is considered an appropriate mitigating measure as outlined in
the recommendations of the geotech report completed by
Northwest Territories, Inc.
7) In the opinion of staff, these bluffs remain unstable and
may be subject to a catastrophic slide. Staff believes that
ground water may be a significant factor in the destabilization
of this slope. This factor was not not mentioned in the
accompanying NTI report. In addition, the potential for an
earthquake of a high magnitude occuring in western Washington
in the near future is considered to have a high probability
factor by regional experts.
8) The fish and wildlife habitat area is entirely associated
with the shoreline. The minimum buffer for fish and wildlife
habitat area along the shoreline is 30 feet as measured from
the beginning of the vegetation line along the beach. In this
instance, the required fish and wildlife habitat area buffer is
entirely contained within the landslide hazard area and its
associated buffer and needs no additional consideration.
This waiver from the provisions of the Jefferson County
Interim Critical Areas Ordinance is granted subject to the
applicant complying with the following conditions. Any
deviation from these conditions shall result in this waiver
being revoked by the Critical Area Administrator and the
application becoming subject to further review under the
Interim Critical Areas Ordinance. Please sign and return to
the Permit Center.
CAR95-0081
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CAR95-0081
ROBERTA BLINDER
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
1) A setback (buffer) of 70 feet shall be permanently maintained
from the top of the landslide hazard area. All buffers shall be
measured perpendicularly from the top of the landslide hazard area.
2) Landslide hazard areas and their associated buffers shall
remain naturally vegetated. Should buffer disturbance occur during
construction, replanting with native vegetation shall be required by
the Critical Area Administrator. No alteration shall be made to the
landslide hazard area or its associated buffer without prior
authorization by the Critical Area Administrator.
3) The proposed development shall be located on the subject
property exactly as identified on the Universal Plot Plan, or other
Site Plan, approved by the County as part of the triggering permit
application. Applicant shall be responsible for contacting and
notifying contractor(s) of the above conditions in order to ensure
compliance at various stages of construction/development.
Al Scalf Date
Director of Community Development
I understand that the granting of the above waiver from the
provisions of the Jefferson County Interim Critical Areas
Ordinance is made subject to my complying with the above listed
conditions, and that any violation of said conditions shall
result in revocation of the permit or approval and further
review of the project under the critical Areas Ordinance.
Please sign and return to the Permit Center.
Applicant Date
CAR95-0081
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