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OR KANCE amending the Mason County Comprehensive Plan and Mason County
Development Areas Map (rezone) under the authority of RCW 36o7oAe80.
E EAS, the Washirpiton State Growth Management Act (RCW 36.7oA.13o) 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 regu atnons
continue to comply with the requirements of the Act; and
WHERE- S, tie County needs to address certain requests for comprehensive plan and
zoning changes to meet the goals and require[ tints of Ciapter 36.7oA RCW (Growth
Management Act); and
WHEREAS, Green Diamond Resource Company, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant",
owner of real property in Mason County has requested an amendment to the
Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Map and zoning change to the Development Areas
map affecting their property; and
LEREAS, on October 1511 2012, the Mason County Planning Advisory Commission held a
public hearing to consider the amendments and passed a motion to recommend approval of
said changes; and
WHEREAS, on December 11, 2012 the Board of County Commissioners ("Commissioners")
considered the Applicant's request and the same was denied; and
WHEREAS, on February zz, 2013 the Applicant requested the Commissioners reconsider
their denial; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioners reconsidered the requested amendments at a duly
advertised public hearing on March 19, 2o13; and
�v�fl=l 7R S, the Board of County Commissioners took public testimony from interested
parties, considered all the written and oral arguments and testimony, and considered all the
comments presented; and
E EAS, the Board of County Commissioners in reviewing the proposed changes
considered the impacts consistent with Mason County Code, Title 17, Sections 17005.079
and 1.70o5°o8o(c) anc Title a5, Sections 15eo3 and 15.o7; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners also considered the Staff Report and
recommendations of the Mason County Planning Advisory Commission; and
WHE.EAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds that the proposed amendments to
the Comprehensive P an Future Land Use \'lap and Development Areas Map comply with all
applicable requirements of the Growth Management Act, the Comprehensive Plana and the
Mason County Code, and that they are in the best public interest; and
WHE'' EAS, the Board of County Conirmssioners concluded at a duly advertised public
hearing that adoption of the amendments will further public health, safety and welfare;
BE IT HEREBY °RDAUNED, the Mason County Board of Commissioners hereby approves
and ADOPTS revisions to the Mason County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and
Development Areas Map as submitted by Applicant and described in the attached Findings
of Fact (ATTACHMENT A).
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Dthis II day of March 2013.
Board of Commissioners
Mason County, Washington
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Randy Neatherlin, Chair
Tim Sheldon, Commissioner
Terri Jeffreys, nissioner
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ATTACHMENT A
ASON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
FINDINGS OF FACT
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE MASON COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND DEVELOPMENT AREAS MAP
1. Applicant has made application to Mason County for its consideration of amendments
to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and rezone change to the Development
Areas Map.
2. Applicant is requesting an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use
Map re -designating 248.7 acres of Long Term Commercial Forest (resource designation)
located along Lake Nahwatzel to rural with a zoning designation of Rural Residential 5.
Additionally, 248 7 acres along Kennedy Creek will change from a rural designation of Rural
Residential 20 to Long Term Commercial Forest.
3. Affected parcels along Lake Nahwatzel are specifically described as portions of parcels
52005-00-00000, 52005-00-02000, 52005-42-00010, 52005-00-72160, 52004-00-00010,
52004-30-70150, 52004-32-00000, 52004-00-00000, 52004-34-00000; and along Kennedy
Creek as a portion of parcel 41936-00-04000.
4. Mason County Development Regulations, Title 17, Section 17.05.o8o provides criteria
and characteristics for consideration in rezoning parcels from an existing land use zone to
another zone. However, Subsection 17 05 o8o(c) states that the criteria do not apply to the
initial zoning placed on land re -designated from Long Term Commercial Forest. Therefore,
the application was not subject to evaluation under the rezoning criteria.
5. The requested rural zoning of Rural Residential 5 is also consistent with general and
residential policies as applied to rural areas in Chapter III, Section 3 of the Comprehensive
Plan. Residential zoning and development is already predominant around the lake.
6. The criteria utilized for re -designation of resource land as outlined in the Mason County
Resource Management Code Sections 8.52.o6o(c) (Long Term Commercial Forest Lands)
and 8.52.o7o(b)(3) (In -holding Lands) have also been met. The amendments are consistent
with the Comprehensive Plan's goals for protecting resource lands as described in Chapter
III, Section 4, Policy RE-1o5. By designating an equal number of acres as Long Term
Commercial Forest to replace those re -designated, the proposals do not diminish the overall
acreage of resource lands
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