HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdditional Information Request 10-18-2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
621 Sheridan Street | Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-379-4450 | email: dcd@co.jefferson.wa.us
www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commdevelopment
October 18, 2021
CAPE GEORGE LAND CO LLC
PO BOX 4438
OLYMPIA WA 98501-1779
RE: CASE #: MLA20-00152
Dear CAPE GEORGE LAND CO LLC:
The Department of Community Development is in the process of reviewing your application. The
following information is needed to continue the review of your project.
Further review by the County review team has resulted in a requirement to prove each resultant lot
would qualify as buildable. Per Jefferson County Code (JCC) 18.35.060(2)(b): Prohibited
Boundary Changes cannot: "Result in a lot, tract or parcel or site within a binding site plan that
does not qualify as a buildable lot as defined in Chapter 18.10 JCC. The definition of a buildable
lot reads:
"Lot, buildable” means a lot of sufficient size and location to:
(a) Comply with all the standards and requirements of this code, with the exception of
the density provisions contained herein; and
(b) Support an on-site wastewater disposal (i.e., septic) system or connect to a public
sewerage system and support an individual water system (i.e., well) or connect to a
community water system that is consistent with the policies, standards, and
requirements of the Jefferson County health department and the Washington State
Department of Health as they now exist or may hereafter be amended, and any
other applicable policies, standards, or regulations of the Washington
State Department of Ecology.
As an aid to developers, the county notes that a lot of two acres in size or greater will
typically be adequate to meet the health standards referenced above. Given suitable soil
conditions and alternative treatment methods, it may be possible for an area smaller
than two acres in size to meet health standards. However, for purposes of septic system
approval, an area smaller than 12,500 square feet shall not be recognized as a buildable
lot unless a waiver is authorized pursuant to Chapter 8.15 JCC. With the exception of
the 12,500-square-foot minimum permissible land area referenced above, the
dimensional numbers cited above should be viewed only as a general guide and shall
not be construed as binding upon the county in any specific fact scenario.
This definition is intended to apply only to lots of record as defined herein. With the
exception of the density provisions contained in Chapter 18.30 JCC, nothing in this
definition shall be construed to excuse compliance with any other provisions of this
code or any provision of local, state, or federal law, including, but not limited to:
critical areas set forth in Chapter 18.22 JCC; the use, setback, height and impervious
surface limitations of Chapters 18.15, 18.20 and 18.30 JCC; and any requirements
imposed under the authority of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Chapter
43.21C RCW; or any other applicable regulations governing the provision of
infrastructure.
Certain lots proposed in the boundary line adjustment show lots that consist of sloped land, land
with easements, right -of-way’s, and roads through them. The undevelopable areas of each
proposed parcel cannot be counted towards the minimum land area. Jefferson County Department
of Public Works commented that: every right-of-way shall be at minimum 60-feet wide, with the
possibility of reducing to nothing less than 50 feet. The right -of-way shall not be calculated in the
minimum lot standard.
Please provide preliminary designs of site development showing house/building locations, access
points and associated driveways, on-site stormwater system locations, on-site sewage systems
(OSS) locations, and all applicable setbacks for each resultant lot. The following must be provided
to determine the buildability of each parcel:
1. The location or proposed location of any structure or structures or residence or
residences with OSS and a reserve area identified, and the distance between each such
structure/improvement and the proposed boundary lines;
2. All easements, private or public. All existing accesses must be accounted for as a
boundary line adjustment cannot diminish or impair any public or private utility easement
or deprive any parcel of access or utilities;
3. The location, right -of-way widths, pavement widths and names of all existing or
platted streets or roads, whether public or private and other public ways within or
adjacent to the affected lots, tracts, or parcels;
4. Proposed water source for each lot;
5. The area and dimensions of each lot before and following the proposed adjustment;
6. The location of all existing and proposed water and storm drainage facilities.
Please submit the above information to the Department of Community Development within 90
days of the date of this letter which would be 1/17/2022. Please call 360-379-4454 to speak with
the assigned planner if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Shannen Cartmel
Lead Associate Planner
Jefferson County