HomeMy WebLinkAbout77-12 - Ord. Extending Moratorium on Collective GardensORD
NANCE NUMBER " 17----
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM
ON COLLECTIVE GARDENS ESTABIJSHED
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WHEREAS, o1 July 19 the Board of Co
Ity Commissioners ("Boa
imposed a
moratorium on collective gardens as defined in E2SS6 5073 for a period of ninety days; and
WHEREAS, on September 6 and 22, 20` the Board adopted
Moratorium to conto
Findings in support of the
ue for a ninety day period terminating on November 16, 2011; and
Vt1HETEAS, or November 15, 2011 the Board adopted Findings (Ordinance 80-`
support to extend t
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extend the
W H1
e NioraYoriumen for a six month period to expire on May 6, 2012; and
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May 8, 2012 the Board adopted
Moratorium
r a sox mont
Pll
in
ndiorigs (Ordinance 43-12) in support to
period to expire on November 8, 2012; ano
ER AS, the intent of the Moratorium is to allow Mason County to address collective
gardens in the County's Development Regulations as provided under RCW 39.51A.140; and
WHEREAS, Development Regulations have not yet been adopted by the County and an
extension of the Moratorium for an additional six (6) months is needed to complete this
process; and
WHEREAS, unless a zoning moratorium is imposed, collective gardens may be located
within Mason County while t
e County Tacks the necessary tools to ensure the location is
appropriate and that the potentia secondary impacts of collective gardens are minimized and
mitigated; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners deems it to be in the public interest to
establish a zoning moratorium pending consideration of land use regulations to address
collective gardens; and
WHEREAS, the County seeks to extend the moratorium on "co lective gardens" as
defined in RCW 69051A0085 with a public hearing pursuant to RCW 360 70A.390, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on November 6, 20:2 to allow for public testimony
on said moratoriL
extension, and
'7,RLEMtilti the Mason Cou
my Board of Commissioners do ordain as follows:
Section
The recitals set forth
findings on support of extending the
above are hereby adopted as the Board's pre]ominary
oratoriJm imposed by Ordinance #43-12. The Board may,
in their discretion, adopt additioral findings at the conclusion of the public hearing referenced
in Section 3 be
oWo
Section 2. Pursuant to the provisions of
moratorium is hereby a
or contunJ
pproved on Masor
ation of any co ective gardero
Co
C` 36.70Ao390, an extension of the z0
my prohibiting the estab
ishmen
g
maiottenance
Section 3. As provided in RCW 36o70Ao390, the Board of County Commissioners set a
public hearing for November 6, 2012 to to
<e public testimony and to corsidder adopting �u
findings : usifying extending the moratorium set fort
Section 4.
he moratoric
in Section 2 above.
m set forth in this Ordinance s
na
be extent
period of six months frrn the date this Ordina ice is passed and shal
May 8, 2013 un
ed on enrec
rher
For a
automatically expire o�vi
ess extended as provided in RCW 36.70A.390, or unless terminated sooner by
le Mason County Board of Commissioners.
Section 5. The Mason Cu rty Departrent of Community Develo
xment is hereby
authorize. anc directed to continue drafting regulations regarding collective gardens.
Section 6. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application of the provision
to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
DATED this day of JJOUEMt5t? ._ , 2012.
ATTEST:
AL,
annon Goudy, CI f the Bo
APPROVED AS
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Tim Whitehead, Chief DPA
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Sheldon, Commissioner
Steve Bloomfield, Comrssioner