The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About09G- Stream Report and Buffer Averaging Report Parcel: 602231006 256 Lee Way Road, Brinnon, WA 98320. Page1 Kimberly Meehan-Roulst, Wetland Specialist 340 Pierce St., Port Townsend, WA 98368 Cell: 360-774-0551 Specializing In: Wetland and Stream Mapping, Delineation and Restoration JEFFERSON COUNTY CRITICAL AREA REPORT FWHCA’s IV: Type 5 Non Fish Bearing Stream and Buffer Averaging Report PARCEL NUMBER: 602231006 PHYSICAL ADDERESS: 256 Lee Way Road, Brinnon, WA 98320 PROPERTY OWNER: David Otos APPLICANT: David Otos Email: otosd55@gmail.com Phone # 1-360-600-2933 Investigator: Meehan-Roulst Wetland Consulting, Kimberly Meehan MEEHAN-ROULST WETLAND DELINEATING Parcel: 602231006 256 Lee Way Road, Brinnon, WA 98320. Page2 SITE INFORMATION: CONSULTING COMPANY: Meehan-Roulst Wetland Consultin TYPE OF CRITICAL AREA BEING INVESTIGATED: Soils Wetlands Fish and Wildlife Habitat *FWHC’s Type NS Stream greater than 20% slope JCC 18.22.270. LAND OWNER David Otis PROPOSED PROJECT: To construct a shop to store their truck, motorhome and boat. TAX PARCEL NUMBER(S): 602231006 SITE LOCATION: 256 Lee Way Rd. Brinnon, WA 98320 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Sec: 23, T 26N, R 1W CRITICAL AREAS: FWHCAs: Type “NS” Stream Habitat. Greater than 20% slope. ROAD ROUTE INSTRUCTIONS: From Jefferson County Permit Center, head south on Sheridan St. towards W Sims Way/WA-20. Stay straight onto WA-19 into Chimacum. At the four way stop near the Chevron Station turn left onto Center Valley Road. Follow it over Mount Walker into Brinnon. Right after Yelvik General Store, turn right onto Lee Way Road. Then turn right and you will arrive at the gate. The keycode is 1945. Once through, follow it up the hill. 256 will be on the right side of Lee Way Road. USE CODE: 9100-Vacaant Land ZONING: RR-5-Rural Residential TAX CODE: 0441 SIZE OF PARCEL: 5.1 Acres Parcel: 602231006 256 Lee Way Road, Brinnon, WA 98320. Page3 EXISTING ARTICLE VI FWHCA’s: Type “NS” Non Fish Bearing Stream There is a regulated non fish bearing stream that starts uphill on the northwest corner of the parcel. Stream then runs southeast. The stream exits in the middle of the parcel before exiting under Lee Way Road. The final exit point is into the Puget Sound between the Coyle Peninsula and highway 101 in Brinnon Washington. The average slope gradient is greater than 20%. As per Table 18.22.630(1): Stream Buffers, stream has a FWHCA’s buffer of 75’. Table 18.22.630(1): Stream Buffers* Stream Type Buffer Requirement Type “S” – Shoreline Streams 150 feet Type “F” – Fish Bearing Streams 150 feet Type “Np”– Non-Fish Bearing Perennial Streams 75 feet Type “Ns” – Non-Fish Bearing Seasonal Streams greater than or equal to 20% grade 75 feet Type “Ns” – Non-Fish Bearing Seasonal Streams less than 20% grade 50 feet In addition to the 75’ buffer, there is a building setback line of 5’. A total of 80’ from the streams ordinary high watermark is where any building can be placed without buffer averaging. BUFFER AVERAGING CRITERIA AND JUSTIFICATION: The parcel is 285’ wide from north to south. It is on average, 745’ long running west to east towards the Quilcene bay. The stream basically runs in the middle of the parcel. The 80’ buffers on both sides leaves little buildable room for a shop. On top of that there is a deep ravine on the south side of the parcel. Above the ravine, east side, is a small flat area for a shop. The only area to build with the constraints of the stream and ravines is the existing leveled out pad they have been using for container boxes, boats, trucks extra. The request for a 25% stream buffer reduction is needed for the proposed construction of the shop to store the above out of the outside elements. Originally the land owners wanted to construct a 36X’40’ shop. After the reduced stream buffer and the 5’ building Parcel: 602231006 256 Lee Way Road, Brinnon, WA 98320. Page4 setback to the buffer left enough room for a 36’X38’ shop. The stream buffer and building setback has been measured out on the ground. The combination of the two setbacks extended two feet over the proposed 40’. Land owner is content with the shop being reduced by two feet. BUFFER AVERAGING IMPACTS: (a) The buffer reduction shall not adversely affect the habitat functions and values of the adjacent FWHCA or other critical area. The buffer area that was reduced by 25% (18.75’) has been cleared years ago. A access to the building pad has a culvert under the road for the stream to continue its flow. The area where the buffer is reduced is non vegetated with a storage container is, a parked truck and a boat. No change in habitat functions and values to FWHCA’s. (c) The slopes adjacent to the FWHCA within the buffer area are stable and the gradient does not exceed 30 percent. Gradient does not exceed 30 percent slope on either side of the stream. Slope ranged 10-15 percent. The slope of the stream itself is approximately 25%. (7) The administrator shall have the authority to average buffer widths on a case- by case basis; provided, that the specific standards for avoidance and minimization set forth in JCC 18.22.350(1) shall apply, and when the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the administrator that all the following criteria are met: (a) The total area contained in the buffer area after averaging is no less than that which would be contained within the standard buffer and all increases in buffer dimension are parallel to the FWHCA. Parcel: 602231006 256 Lee Way Road, Brinnon, WA 98320. Page5 The buffer averaging is reducing the 75’ Type NF stream buffer by 25% and/or 56.5’. The area of reduced buffer was reduced down to 56.5’ for a horizontal stretch of 44’’. The total square footage of the reduced buffer area is 814 square feet (18.5X44). To compensate for the reduced buffer so there is “No Net Loss” of buffer, the 75’ buffer will be pulled out to 93.5’ for a width of 44’ (total of 814 square feet). The increased buffer will be on the east side of the parcel below the building pad where the reduced buffer was placed. (b) The buffer averaging does not reduce the functions or values of the FWHCA or riparian habitat, or the buffer averaging, in conjunction with vegetation enhancement, increases the habitat function. The riparian vegetation next to the Type NF stream where the buffer is being added to compensate for the reduced buffer will increase the functions and values to the stream by having more area that will not be impacted from future development. (c) The buffer averaging is necessary due to site constraints caused by existing physical characteristics such as slope, soils, or vegetation. The buffer averaging is necessary due to the constraint of a deep ravine on the south property line and the stream that runs through the middle of the property. The only are is where the existing building pad exists, above a steep ravine. (d) The buffer width is not reduced to less than 75 percent of the standard width. Buffer will not be reduced less than 75% of the standard buffer width. (e) The slopes adjacent to the FWHCA within the buffer area are stable and the gradient does not exceed 30 percent. The areas on each side of the stream, north and south sides, is 10-15% slopes. Parcel: 602231006 256 Lee Way Road, Brinnon, WA 98320. Page6 (f) Buffer averaging shall not be allowed if FWHCA buffers are reduced pursuant to subsection (6) of this section. Subsection (6) questions have been answered above. Justification for the questions have been met to allow for a 25% reduced stream buffer. (8) Buffer Marking. The location of the outer extent of required buffers shall be marked in the field as follows: (a) During Construction. Buffer perimeters shall be marked with temporary signs at an interval of every 50 feet, whichever is less. Signs shall remain in place prior to and during approved construction activities. The signs shall contain the following statement: “Stream Buffer – Do Not Remove or Alter Existing Native Vegetation.” Reduced buffers will be marked in the field with three-foot wooden laths in the ground stating “56’’ Stream Buffer-Do Not Remove or Alter Native Vegetation”. The area where the buffer will be compensated for will have wooden laths stating “93.5 Stream Buffer-Do Not Remove or Alter Native Vegetation. Please see the map below showing where the reduced buffer areas are and as well as the area next to the stream where the buffer loss will be compensated for: Parcel: 602231006 256 Lee Way Road, Brinnon, WA 98320. Page7 OTHER PROPOSALS: The landowners are also requesting to enhance the stream buffer by removing the invasive himalayan blackberry. Once removed, they would like to replant the areas with native shrubs and plants that are already existing next to the stream. Plants and shrubs that have a large root system to suffocate the blackberry from growing back are: western sword fern, tall oregon grape and salal. All are upland vegetation that only exist in non- hydric soils. The stream slopes upward on each side. The soils next to the stream are Upland Soils. CONCLUSION: David Otis is proposing to construct a shop/garage within Jefferson County FWHCA’s 75’ Stream Buffer. In order to accomplish this he is asking for buffer average by reducing the buffer to the maximum allowed, 25% buffer reduction. Mitigation will be making up for that buffer loss by increasing the standard buffer downstream and removing the invasive Himalayan blackberry and then planting back native shrubs and Parcel: 602231006 256 Lee Way Road, Brinnon, WA 98320. Page8 plants to control it from growing back. This not a final decision; Jefferson County Administrator has the final approval of this FWHCA’s buffer averaging report. Parcel: 602231006 256 Lee Way Road, Brinnon, WA 98320. Page9 APPENDIX A VICINITY MAP JEFFERSON COUNTY CONTOURS MAP Parcel: 602231006 256 Lee Way Road, Brinnon, WA 98320. Page10