2022-02-08_Ordinance1343_WednesdayWorkshop_StaffPresentationCommunity Development 2025 NE Kresky Ave Chehalis, WA 98532 Phone: (360) 740-1146
Ordinance 1343Mineral Lake YMCA Rezone
Board of County Commissioners –Wednesday Workshop
February 8, 2023
Staff Presentation Agenda
1.Background
2.Decision Making
3.Summary of Proposal
4.Hearings Schedule
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 2February 8, 2023
February 8, 2023
Background
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 3
December 20, 2020 YMCA rezone application
July 26, 2021 Determination of completeness
August 5, 2021 Notice of application**
March 3, 2022 SEPA determination**
June 28, 2022 Planning Commission hearing**
July 12, 2022 Planning Commission recommendation
November 1, 2022 BOCC hearing**
November 8, 2022 BOCC decision to reject rezone proposalNovember 22, 2022 Final vote on Ordinance 1337December 13, 2022 YMCA appealJanuary 20, 2023 BOCC vote to rehearFebruary 14, 2023 BOCC hearing**February 27, 2023 BOCC decisionMarch 1, 2023 Final vote on Ordinance 1343
** = public comment opportunity
February 8, 2023
Public Record
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 4
https://lewiscountywa.gov/departments/community-development/rezones/
February 8, 2023
Decision Making
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 5
BOCC is deciding …
Is the use appropriate at the location?
February 8, 2023
Decision Making
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 6
Use is a category:Single family residentialMultifamily residentialCommercialIndustrial
Agricultural
Forestry
Mining
Recreation
Master Planned Resort
February 8, 2023
Decision Making
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 7
A use is not a project
Use = multifamily residential
Project = 5 story apartment complex with on-site parking, storage units and pool
February 8, 2023
Decision Making
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 8
Use Project
Anticipated effects vs actual impacts
Example
SFR will generate traffic vs traffic impact analysis
Project permitting
Impact analysis
Required mitigation
Likely to be addressed through future project permitting?
February 8, 2023
Decision Making
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 9
A use is not the property owner
The decision must be based on the use
regardless of who owns the property.
February 8, 2023
Decision Making
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 10
LCC 17.12.100 Approval Criteria:
1.Conforms to Growth Management Act, Lewis County
Comprehensive Plan and Countywide Planning Policies
2.There is a demonstrated need for the amendment
3.Public interest will be served by the amendment
•Anticipated effect on population, employment distribution
•Anticipated effect on schools, fire districts, etc.
•Anticipated effect on ag, forest or mineral resource lands
4.Isn’t spot zoning
July 26, 2022
LCC 17.12 Approval Criteria
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 11
1. GMA, Comp Plan and Countywide Planning Policies
•Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
•Washington Administrative Code (WAC)
•Lewis County Comprehensive Plan goals and policies
•Countywide Planning Policies
July 26, 2022
LCC 17.12 Approval Criteria
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 12
2. Demonstrated Need
•Site-specific actions –rezone, UGA changes
•GMA -population or jobs
•Other –site characteristics
July 26, 2022
LCC 17.12 Approval Criteria
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 13
4. Not Spot Zoning
•No islands of zoning that are inconsistent with the surrounding area
•Except when explicitly allowed by state law –mining, master planned resort
July 26, 2022
LCC 17.12 Approval Criteria
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 14
3. Public Interest
•Anticipated effect on schools, fire districts, etc.
•Anticipated effect on ag, forest or mineral resource lands
•Anticipated effect on population, employment distribution
Land Use based!
July 26, 2022
LCC 17.12 Approval Criteria
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 15
3. Public Interest
•Who is the public?
•Adjacent property owners
•Neighborhood
•Lewis County
•Washington State
February 8, 2023
Decision Making
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 16
BOCC is deciding …
Is the use appropriate at the location?
During Deliberations …
state why yes/no based on approval criteria
November 1, 2022
Mineral Lake YMCA Rezone
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 17
•500 acres north of Mineral Lake
•Master Planned Resort overlay on FRL
•Overnight youth camp -400 campers, 100 staff, cabins, tent sites, trails and dock
•MPR require 40% of land to remain open space
•SEPA determination required restricted uses and sunset provision
November 1, 2022
Mineral Lake YMCA Rezone
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 18
•YMCA purchased additional land
•The rezone proposal has not changed
•The new land is not subject to the rezone
February 8, 2023
History
Lewis County Planning Commission -Public Hearing 19
•December 31, 2010 Ordinance 1219 –FRL Local Significance
•Long term significance = 80 acre parcels
•Local significance = 20 acre parcels
•LCC 17.42 Table 1
•Appealed
•December 17, 2012 Ordinance 1241 –revert to FRL of Long Term Significance
•20-acre lots were created 2010 –2012
February 8, 2023
Allowed Uses –Forest Resource Land
Lewis County Planning Commission -Public Hearing 20
•Uses allowed under FRL of Long Term Significance:
•Timber practices
•Agriculture
•Extraction of minerals
•One single-family unit per parcel
•One ADU without kitchen per parcel
•Disperse recreation/primitive camping
•Aircraft landing fields/heliports
LCC 17.30.450 –17.30.470
February 8, 2023
Allowed Uses –Master Planned Resort
Lewis County Planning Commission -Public Hearing 21
•Allowed uses under MPR as conditioned by SEPA MDNS:
•Lodges and cabins
•Recreational facilities and areas
•Cultural and entertainment facilities
•Boat dock/marina as compatible with Shoreline Master Program
•Required 40% land retained as open space
•Prohibited (usually allowed in MPR)
•Hotels, motels, rental homes
•Single family and multifamily residential
•Golf courses
•Spa facilities
•Commercial uses like restaurants, shops, grocery stores, etc.
LCC 17.20E
February 8, 2023
Binding Site Plan
Lewis County Planning Commission -Public Hearing 22
•Commensurate with Binding Site Plan:
•LCC 17.130, Adequate Public Facilities and Services
•Water
•Waste Water
•Fire/Emergency Service
•Solid Waste
•Critical Areas Ordinance, Shoreline
•Transportation, including fire and life safety upgrades
•Cultural Resources
November 1, 2022
Mineral Lake YMCA Rezone
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 23
YMCA
February 8, 2023
Hearing Schedule
Lewis County BOCC –Wednesday Workshop 24
•Record open now through February 13 for written testimony
•Send to mindy.brooks@lewiscountywa.gov
•Public Hearing February 14, 2023 @ 10:00am
•No deliberation or decision on February 14
•Continue hearing to February 27, 2023 @ 11:00am
•Deliberation and decision
•No testimony on February 27
•Final Ordinance approved March 1, 2023 @ 10:00am
•The ordinance is updated to reflect the deliberation and decision
made on February 27
•No testimony on March 1
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