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Home My WebLink AboutMLA18-00099 Approved and Signed PermitSON fU iy (a JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE �s1/r N0'� TYPE III LAND USE PERMIT APPLICANT: JARED M THACKER MEGHAN L THACKER PO BOX 1337 PORT HADLOCK WA 98339-1337 DATE ISSUED: September 17, 2019 MLA NUMBER: MLA18-00099 FPA NUMBER: FPA18-00003 PROJECT PLANNER: Shannen Cartmel PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Release from a six-year development moratorium including a stormwater management permit and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Review. The applicant requests a full release from the mandatory six-year development moratorium on converting forest lands to residential development placed on Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forest Practice Application (FPA) timber harvest approvals. The applicant proposes to use the approximate ten -acre parcel to build a single-family residence and appurtenances. Approximately 3 acres of pasture will be created. The remainder of the site is approximately 5.90 acres or 60% of the site and will remain native vegetation. The applicant submitted a Non -Wetland Determination Report prepared by Ecological Land Services dated January 17, 2019 and a revised report from Ecological Land Services received June 17, 2019. The property's previous owner, Fukue Hill received a Class ill Forest Practices Application (FPA # 2614299 in June 2016), A subsequent owner, Cedarland Forest Resources LLC, harvested the property between June 2016 and August 2016. The applicant purchased the property in December 2016 after the harvest was completed. The applicant submitted an engineered stormwater report by Ron D. Cleaver, Professional Engineer, PROJECT LOCATION: Parcel number 801 324 008, Section 32 Township 28N Range 1W, located at 10697 Center Road, Quilcene, WA 98376 CONDITIONS: 1.) This APPROVAL is for a full release of the development moratorium only. Any future permits on this site are subject to review for consistency with applicable codes and ordinances and does not preclude review and conditions, which may be placed on future permits. 2.) The wetland report identified a Category III and Category IV wetland offsite with buffers extending onto the site. The Category Ili wetland will require a buffer of 110 -feet and the Category IV wetland will require a buffer of 40 -feet. The buffer shall be measured horizontally from the outer wetland boundary. No filling, grading, clearing, or other alteration of the wetland or its buffer is allowed. 3.) Buffer perimeters shall be marked with temporary signs at an interval of one per parcel or every one hundred (100) feet, whichever is less. Signs shall contain the following statement: "Wetland & Buffer Do Not Remove or Alter Existing Vegetation." 4.) A Stormwater Plan has been submitted by the applicant's representative, Ron D. Cleaver, and approved by the Department of Community Development. Once the subject permit has been issued the applicant shall fully implement the provisions of the submitted plan. A Certificate of Occupancy will not be issued for the building permit until the Department receives a letter from Ron D. Cleaver Jr., PE that verifies plan compliance. No clearing for roadways or utilities shall occur on the project site until clearing necessary for the installation of temporary sedimentation and erosion control measures have been completed. 5.) A "Native Vegetation Protection Covenant" shall be recorded against the property to permanently maintain all native vegetation. 6.) The applicant shall replant 6.5 acres of the site with 2,340 trees spaced 11' x 11' or a rate of 360 trees per acre. 50% of the trees shall be Douglas Fir, the remaining portion of trees shall be: Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar, Alder, Big -leaf Maple or Vine Maple. The planting shall be completed during the next planting season and prior to bullding occupancy and the planted trees will be expected to have a 90% survival at the three-year mark. Monitoring reports will be required to be submitted yearly to Jefferson County for review. 7.) The applicant proposed and is approved to utilize full dispersion, requiring a 100 -foot natural vegetative flow path for the driveway. The roof areas shall be treated by dispersion trenches and each require a 50 -foot natural vegetative flow path. The native vegetation shall be permanently maintained around all pastures to treat stormwater runoff from per "Cleared Areas BMP". All native vegetation areas proposed not to be developed shall be permanently preserved. 8.) The project shall adhere to the Best Management Practices (BMPs) to control stormwater, erosion and sediment during construction. BMPs shall address permanent measures to stabilize soil exposed during construction, and in the design and operation of storm -grater and drainage control systems. 9.) The project shall comply with all applicable local, state, and federal permitting requirements, statutes, and regulations. Page 1 of 2 10.) Jefferson County has determined that the use of real property for agriculture and forestry operations is a high priority and favored use in the county. The county will not consider to be a nuisance those inconveniences or discomforts arising from such operations, if such operations are consistent with commonly accepted best management practices in compliance with local, state, and federal laws. If your real property includes or is within five hundred (500) feet of real property designated as Rural Residential 1:10 or 1:20, Rural Industrial, Rural Commercial, Agriculture, or Forestry, you may be subject to inconveniences or discomforts arising from such farming and forestry operations, including but not limited to noise, tree removal, odors, flies, fumes, dust, smoke, the operation of farm and forestry machinery during any 24-hour period, the storage and disposal or manure, and the application of permitted fertilizers and permitted pesticides. One or more of these inconveniences may occur as a result of agricultural and forestry operations which are in conformance with existing laws and regulations. FINDINGS: 1.) The Administrator finds that this application complies with applicable provisions of the Unified Development Code, all other applicable ordinances and regulations, and is consistent with the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan and Land Use map. 2.) A public hearing was held on August 27, 2019 at 2:00 pm. The Hearing Examiner granted approval subject to the conditions contained within the Hearing Examiner Report on September 12, 2019. 3.) The staff report prepared for the hearing examiner includes findings for this permit (dated August 2019). Findings are also within the Report and Decision prepared by the Hearing Examiner dated September 12, 2019. APPEALS: Pursuant to RCW 36.70C, the applicant or any aggrieved party may appeal this final decision to the Hearing Examiner within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date of issuance of this land use decision. For more information related to administrative appeals see JCC 18.40.330. September 17 2019 UDC Administrator ` Date MLA18-00099 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 621 Sheridan Street I Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-4450 1 email: dcd@co.jefferson.wa.us wv,fw.co.jefferson.wa.us/commdevelopment Page 2 of 2