HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-11 - Ord. Amending Chapter III Planning Policies, Section 4 Resource Lands of Comprehensive PlanORDINANCE NUMBER q Z
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER III (PLANNING POLICIES),
SECTION 4 (RESOURCE LANDS) OF THE
MASON COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
ORDINANCE amending the Planning Policies (Chapter III) of the Mason County
Comprehensive Plan under the authority of RCW 36.70A.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Growth Management Act (RCW 37.70A.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 on October 17, 2011 the Mason County Planning Advisory Commission
held a public hearing about the proposed changes to the Planning Policies chapter of the
Comprehensive Plan, and passed a motion to recommend approval of said changes.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, THE Mason County Board of
Commissioners hereby approves and ADOPTS revisions to Chapter III (Planning Policies),
Section 4 (Resource Lands) of the Mason County Comprehensive Plan as described by
ATTACHMENT A.
DATED this day of December 2011.
Board of Commissioners
Mason County, Washington
ATTEST:
annon Goudy, Cle . •f the
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASO ► COUNTY, WASHIN ON
Ring Erickson, C it
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Tim Sheldon, Commi sione.r
Steve Bloomfield, Con6Smissioner
ATTACHMENT A
III-4 RESOURCE LANDS
Long Commercial Forest Lands
[new policy]
RE-105 Land that is designated as Long Term Commercial Forest may be re-
designated to non -resource land, provided that the Board, in the same
resolution that effects such re -designation, also designates as Long Term
Commercial Forest an equivalent or greater number of acres that meets the
criteria in subsections A — E, so that the overall acreage and quality of Long Term
Commercial Forest land in the County is not diminished:
A. The land to be newly designated must have an equivalent or greater Douglas
Fir Site Index, as calculated using a weighted average, as the land that is re-
designated.
B. The land to be newly designated must be assessed as open space or forest
land pursuant to Chapter 84.33 or 84.34 RCW.
C. The land to be newly designated must be contiguous with an existing Long
Term Commercial Forest in Mason County, or contiguous with land in an
adjoining county that is similarly designated as forest resource land under the
Growth Management Act, so that no area of forest resource land is created that
is smaller than 5,000 contiguous acres in size.
D. The Long Term Commercial Forest from which land is re -designated must
remain at least 5,000 acres in size after the re -designation.
E. The areas proposed for designation and re -designation must each be a
minimum of 100 acres in size.
In -Holding Lands
[new subsection under Policy RE200]
RE-200
D. Once designated, In -holding lands shall remain In -holding lands even if they
no longer meet the criteria in subsection A due to the re -designation of adjoining
Long Term Commercial Forest lands pursuant to policy RE-105. Any subsequent
re -designation from In -holding to non -resource land shall require the owner to
demonstrate that the In -holding designation is no longer needed to mitigate
potential incompatible land uses with the remaining, adjoining long-term
commercial forest lands.