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STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON
An ordinance conserving, on )
an interim basis, mineral lands)
of long-term commercial signi- )
ficance, as required by Chapter)
36.70A.170 RCW )
Ordinance No. 06-0705-94
The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners enter the following
findings:
section 1.00 Desiqnation of Interim Mineral Lands of Long-Term
Commercial Siqnificance
Any lot, tract, parcel, or site currently operating under a Surface
Mining Permit issued by the washington State Department of Natural
Resources, and at least one half (1/2) mile outside of any Interim
Urban Growth Area boundary, is hereby designated as interim mineral
land of long-term commercial significance (henceforth "designated
land") .
Section 2.00 Removal of Designation
Designations shall lapse upon closure of the mining site to which
the designation pertains in accordance with the Surface Mining
Reclamation Act, RCW 78.44,
section 3.00 Regulations
No designated land shall be subdivided to a lot size of less than
ten (10) acres, nor shall more than one residence be built per lot,
section 4.00 Riqht to Extract Minerals
The County guarantees the right to mine on designated lands. Upon
issuance by the County of any development approval on any parcel
within three hundred (300) feet of designated lands, the County
shall place notice on the title of said parcel indicating that it
is near land on which activities incompatible with residential
development may occur.
section 5.00 Voluntarv Desiqnation
Owners of land not designated under section 1,00 may petition for
designation as mineral land, thereby subjecting their land to the
regulations of section 3.00 and the protections of section 4.00,
provided said land
1. is at least one half (1/2) mile from any Interim Urban
Growth Area,
comprises at least ten (10) acres, and
possesses high potential for mineral deposits according
to:
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3.
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Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology
and Earth Resources: Bulletin 37: Inventory of
Washington Minerals and subsequent updates,
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b.
U.S. Soil Conservation Service: Soil Survey of
Jefferson County, or
written testimony from a qualified geologist.
c.
section 6.00 Severability
If any section, subsection, or other portion of this ordinance is
for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such section, subsection, or portion shall
be deemed a separate portion of this ordinance and such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance.
section 7.00 Effective Date
This ordinance shall not become effective until ten (10) days
following the date of adoption set forth in section 8.00 below.
Section 8.00 Adoption
Adopted by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners this 5th day
of July, 1994,
COUNTY BOARD OF
ISSIONERS
ATTEST:
Lorna Delaney,
oard
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Mark Huth, Jefferson County
Prosecuting Attorney
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