HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-012 - 2021-012 Ord. Amending Mason County Development Areas Map Bayshore Sand and Gravel Rezone ORDINANCE NUMBER 202\- 0I2
AMENDMENTTO MASON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AREAS MAP
BAYSHORE SAND AND GRAVEL REZONE
ORDINANCE Mason County Development Areas Map (rezone) under the authority of RCW
36.70A.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A.130) requires each
county, including Mason County, to take legislative action to review and revise its
comprehensive plan and development regulations to ensure that the plan and regulations
continue to comply with the requirements of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the County needs to address certain requests for comprehensive plan and zoning
changes to meet the goals and requirements of Chapter 36.70A RCW (Growth Management
Act); and
WHEREAS, Bayshore Sand and Gravel, interest of real property in Mason County known as
parcels 32003-20-00030 and 32134-30-00000, has requested a zoning change from Rural
Residential 5 (RR5) to Rural Natural Resource (RNR) for the purpose of expanding an existing
sand and gravel mine; and
WHEREAS, on June 22, 2020; November 16, 2020; and December 21, 2020 the Mason County
Planning Advisory Commission held a public hearing to consider the amendment and passed
a motion to recommend approval of said rezone; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners considered the requested rezone at a duly
advertised public hearing on March 16, 2021; and
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners took public testimony from interested parties,
considered all the written and oral arguments, testimony and comments presented; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners also considered the Staff Report and
recommendations of the Mason County Planning Advisory Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds that the proposed amendment to the
Development Areas Map complies with all applicable requirements of the Growth
Management Act, the Comprehensive Plan, and the Mason County Code, and that it is in the
best public interest; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners considered the recommendation by the
Planning Advisory Commission to approve the rezone request with the condition that the
minimum required buffer from adjacent properties be increased from the Department of
Natural Resources' standard of fifty (50) feet to one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners considered the recommendation by the
Planning Advisory Commission to approve the rezone request with the condition that the
Groundwater Monitoring Plan (GMP), prepared by GeoDesign, Inc. and dated October 29,
2020, be a required condition for any expanded surface-mining permits issued by the
Washington State Department of Natural Resources, to be implemented in accordance with
the monitoring components, schedule and reporting described in the GMP. Mining extraction
on the expansion shall remain a minimum of 10 feet above the wet-season groundwater
elevation determined by the monitoring required in the GMP; and
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, the Mason County Board of Commissioners hereby approves and
ADOPTS amendment to the Mason County Development Areas Map rezoning parcels 32003-
20-00030 and 32134-30-00000 from Rural Residential 5 (RR5)to Rural Natural Resource (RNR)
with the condition of the stated increased buffer requirement.
DATED this day of (Ylav6n 2021.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON
ATTEST:
Randy N atherlin, Chair
McKenzie SrWith, C erk of the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sharon Trask, Commissioner
Tim Whitehe�, �ieDPA �
Kevin Sh7y,
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