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INTERIM ORDINANCE EXTENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 24-05 AMENDING THE
MASON COUNTY FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE , CHAPTER 14 . 22 ,
MASON COUNTY CODE .
WHEREAS , the Board finds that the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance regulates
development within the flood plain and Section 14 . 22 . 180 specifically regulates
development within the Skokomish River Valley ;
WHEREAS , the Board finds that critical environmental water quality conditions have
been identified within the River, resulting in the adoption by the state Department of
Ecology of the Skokomish River Detailed Implementation Plan for Fecal Coliform
Bacteria that specifically recommended as one means to address the issue the farmers
" Store manure in a manner that protects it from being carried into streams by rain water
or flood events . " ( Page 4 ) ;
WHEREAS , the Board finds that the Skokomish River flows into the Hood Canal , which is
at significant risk from and has had repeated events of low levels of dissolved oxygen that
have caused a recurrent "dead zone " for many years ;
WHEREAS , the Board finds that contributions to the dissolved oxygen problem are likely
to include nitrogen from agricultural and other sources as documented in the May 2004
Preliminary Assessment and Corrective Action Plan published by the state Puget Sound
action team and Hood Canal coordinating council ;
WHEREAS , the Board finds that important opportunities to address these concerns and
other water quality concerns may be lost as early as April 1 , 20057 if the county fails to act
immediately to remove regulatory constraints in the existing county ordinance and allow
facilities to be build to contain and control livestock manure and other nitrogen contributing
waste as requested by Rich Geiger of the Mason Conservation District in his letter dated
February 7 , 2005 ;
WHEREAS , the Board finds that Rich Geiger in his letter of February 7 , 2005 identified that
the Mason Conservation District " is currently working with several agricultural landowners
in the Skokomish to encourage them to employ best management practices developed by
the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service ( NRCS ) . By employing these practices ,
these landowners will protect water quality critical to correcting ongoing problems with
shellfish habitat , endangered salmon habitat , and low dissolved oxygen in the Hood
Canal . " ,
WHEREAS , the Board finds that the prohibition on any new or expanded structures in the
Skokomish River flood plain prevent landowners from applying these best management
practices and also from using Mason Conservation District , state , and Federal assistance
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Skokomish River flood plain prevent landowners from applying these best management
practices and also from using Mason Conservation District , state , and Federal assistance
in addressing these water quality issues ;
WHEREAS , the Board held a public hearing on March 22 , 2005 , to consider amendments
to the flood damage protection ordinance to address these concerns ;
WHEREAS , the Board received a letter from the Mason Conservation District dated
September 12 , 2005 , requesting at least a 30-day extension to ensure that there is
adequate time to complete the application process for a water quality protection project
currently being prepared ;
WHEREAS , Ordinance 25- 05 is scheduled to expire on September 16 , 2005 , if the Board
takes no action ;
NOW , THEREFORE , THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF MASON COUNTY DO
HEREBY ORDAIN as follows :
SECTION 1 .
That the effectiveness of Interim Ordinance 24 -05 amending the Mason County Flood
Damage Prevention Ordinance to allow for the construction of structures in the
Skokomish Valley flood plain that are intended to protect or enhance water quality by
the management of farm waste , is hereby extended until October 13 , 2005 .
SECTION 2 .
The Board will hold a public hearing on this interim ordinance to consider additional
comments and changes to its provisions on Tuesday , October 11 , 2005 , at 9 : 30 A . M .
DATED this 13th day of September, 2005 .
Board of Commissioners
Mason County , Washington
Tim Sheldon yn a Ring Erickso Jayni L K min , C it
ATTEST : APPROVED AS >TO FORM
Clerk of the Board Prosec ting Attorney
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