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Home My WebLink AboutSDR2023-00018_24 Site Development Review 902225010JEFFERSON 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/260/CommunityDevelopment SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW Date Completed: May 4, 2023 Per Ordinance No: 09-1003-22 and Jefferson County Code (JCC) 18.40.440, site development review (SDR) provides owners and developers of land an assessment of site requirements for development of property. SDR is required prior to development. The result of SDR is a description of the physical aspects and constraints of the site for the purpose of guiding development. While SDR will not vest a property to development regulations, it provides for a professional analysis of the site according to current development regulations. Jefferson County Department of Community Development (DCD) Planning Staff has reviewed the property at 513 Misty Ridge Road Port Townsend WA, 98368, parcel 902225010. This SDR reflects the conditions of the property at the date the review was completed. NOTICE TO APPLICANT: The purpose of the SDR is to provide owners and developers of land with a professional assessment of possible site development issues without first applying for permits. As this is a preliminary review of available GIS mapping data and nontechnical information supplied by the applicant, it is NOT a guarantee that development can occur in the manner described. However, it is a valuable tool to allow applicants to plan out the development process in advance. Here are three key disclaimers: •Site Development Review DOES NOT VEST applicants to a particular set of regulations; that can only be accomplished in the manner set out in JCC 18.40.320, which in many cases requires filing of a building permit application. •Completion of this review does not guarantee future approval for an onsite septic system. Anapplicant must apply for and complete all required permitting pursuant to chapter 8.15 JCCand WAC 246-272A. Use of older septic systems is not guaranteed. •The adequacy of a potable water supply cannot be assessed until the time of building permit application. Proposals necessitating a determination of adequate potable water supply must meet all county and state requirements in effect at the time of application. PROPERTY REVIEW: Zoning: This parcel is zoned Rural Residential, one dwelling unit per twenty acres (RR 1:20). This is a substandard lot and is 5.07 acres in size. Legal Lot of Record Status: This parcel was part of a record of survey under large lot subdivision Sky View Heights on March 30, 1990 under Auditors File Number (AFN) 329516. 2 The record of survey was amended on August 27, 1990 under Auditor’s File number (AFN) 333980. This parcel is a legal lot of record because it was subdivided by survey in 1990 by Professional Land Surveyor Arnold C. Wood on behalf of Northwest Investments Inc. This was allowed per subdivision exemptions under Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 58.17.040(2) and Jefferson County Ordinance No. 1-79, Section 3.40 (9) Exemptions: Divisions of land into lots or tracts where the overall density of the entire parcel being divided does not exceed one unit per five (5) acres, with specific requirements being met for this division. Setbacks: The setbacks from Misty Ridge Road and Nighthawk Ridge Road are twenty (20) feet from the edge of the road right-of-way per Jefferson County Code (JCC) 18.30.050(3)(d). The setback to all other residential properties is five (5) feet. If any easements, including an ingress/egress easement, there may be a twenty (20) foot setback per Jefferson County Code (JCC) 18.30.050. Forestry Setback Reduction Options: The forestry setbacks for this property are 250 feet from the eastern boundary line of the parcel and adjacent commercial forest lands and 100 feet from the northern boundary line of the parcel and adjacent rural forest lands. However, the applicant may apply for a setback reduction per Jefferson County Code (JCC) 18.15.150(3)(a)(i). The property owner may reduce these setbacks by submitting the following: Short Written Narrative/Letter: The applicant shall demonstrate the proposed project will maintain the maximum setback possible and why the size, shape, and/or physical site constraints of an existing legal lot do not allow the full forestry setback (JCC 18.15.150(3)(a)(i)). The applicant’s narrative/letter must address EACH of the following: a. Size of an existing legal lotb. Shape of an existing legal lotc.Physical site constraints of an existing legal lot d. Reduced setback provides adequate access for fire vehicles Critical Areas: Slight Landslide Hazard Slight Landslide Hazard: There is a mapped slight landslide hazard on the eastern portion of the property. At this time, Jefferson County Code (JCC) does not regulate slight landslide hazards. However, this hazard may require a geotechnical report in the future depending on JCC regulation changes/updates. Required Reports: None Stormwater permitting: Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) shall be implemented as conditioned on any permit approvals and as required in the current edition of the Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington. Jefferson County has adopted the most current edition of the manual produced by Washington State Department of Ecology. •A Stormwater Management Permit is required for grading of 500 cubic yards or more,land-disturbing activities of 7,000 square feet or more, or creation of 2,000 square feetor more of impervious surface. This approval may be obtained through a building permit or, if you wish to clear the property prior to building, you must obtain a separate stormwater management permit. This is required prior to clearing and grading for related development, such as septic system installation or road/driveway construction. •Stormwater Management Permits or Vegetation Removal Permits are required for anytree removal within a critical area or its buffer regardless of square footage cleared. •Impervious surface includes gravel surfaces. •Building permits must address stormwater. 3 o A small project is any impervious surface under 2,000 square feet. You mustmeet minimum requirement #2 from the manual. o A medium project is any impervious surface from 2,000 to 4,999 square feet or 7,000 or more square feet of clearing. You must meet minimum requirements #1-#5, including on-site stormwater management. The building permit application should include a designed stormwater management system to address runoff from the roof and other hard surfaces.o A large project is any impervious surface from 5,000 square feet or greater. Youmust meet all minimum requirements. The building permit application shouldinclude a designed stormwater management system to address runoff from the roof and other hard surfaces. If your project meets the large project threshold, your parcel is five acres or larger, and you are not within an Urban Growth Area, an engineered stormwater plan is required to ensure low-impact design standards are met. •If you plan on clearing the property and would be required by the state Department ofNatural Resources (DNR) to submit a Forest Practices Application (FPA), you must work with our department first to obtain a Stormwater Management Permit with State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review, in association with a Class IV-General FPA, in order to avoid a 6-year Development Moratorium per the state Forest Practices Act. Jefferson County recommends you contact DNR for FPA requirements. Next Steps: 1.Apply for development permit(s).