HomeMy WebLinkAbout55-03 - Ord. Amending County Development Regulations ORDINANCE NUMBER 55 - 03
AMENDMENTS TO THE MASON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
AN ORDINANCE amending the Mason County Development Regulations , Ord . No . 82-96 , revising
portions of Chapter 1 . 03 . 040 , Off- Street Parking Standards , under the requirements and authority of
Chapters 36 . 70 and 36 . 70A RCW.
WHEREAS , the Board of County Commissioners adopted this chanter and section within the Mason
County Development Regulations in a public hearing on June 1996 ;
WHEREAS , the Mason County Planning Commission held a public hearing on the off-street parking
standards to receive comments and then formulated their recommendations on March 17 , 2003 ;
WHEREAS , the Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing about the proposed revisions on
April 22 , 2003 , and continued the hearing to May 13 , 2003 for written comments , to consider the
recommendations of the Planning Advisory Commission, and the Mason County Department of
Community Development and citizens ' testimony on the proposed amendments ;
WHEREAS , the Mason County Board of County Commissioners has approved findings of fact to support
its decision as ATTACHMENT A;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED , that the Board of County Commissioners of Mason
County hereby approves and ADOPTS the amendments to the Mason County Development Regulations
(concerning off-street parking standards in Rural Residential zones and Inholding Lands) , as amended, as
described by ATTACHMENT B
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DATED this _ day of June , 2003 .
Board of County Commissioners
Mason County, Washington
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ATTEST :
Herb Baze , Chair t c i
Clerk f the Board
Wesley E . 131insor Commissioner APPROVED AS TO FORM :
4Jayniijan, Commissioherj Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
From the preceding findings , the Mason County Board of Commissioners adopted a
motion to include the proposed revised text in the Mason County Development
Regulations Chapter 1 . 03 . 040 , off street parking in rural residential zones and Inholding
Lands , as presented by the Mason County Department of Community Development .
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Chair, Mason County Board of Commissioners Date
ATTACHMENT A
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE MASON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (Ord. No. 82-96)
REGARDING OFF- STREET PARKING
ON RURAL RESIDENTIAL AND IN OL ING LANDS
MASON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
June 3 , 2003
FINDINGS OF FACT
1 . Under consideration is the proposed ordinance to enact development standards to
regulate the number of vehicles parked outside of structures on Rural Residential and
Inholding Lands in Mason County.
2 . The Mason County Development Regulations (Ord. No . 82 - 96) , revised in March
2002 and February 2003 , does not contain standards for parking and/or storage of
vehicles on rural residential properties in Mason County. Complaints about vehicle
accumulations as a conflicting and dominant land use and potential health hazard have
increased, leading to a concern about area property values .
3 . Excessive vehicle accumulations can cause environmental damage by leaking
vehicles , cause aesthetic impacts of conflicting land uses to neighbors, cause nuisance
impacts associated with auto wrecking and auto repair, and otherwise degrade area
property values .
4 . The proposed revisions in Development Regulations Chapter 1 . 03 . 040 state the
limits to vehicle numbers on parcels with and without a residence, vehicles contained in
enclosed building which are not included in those limits , a standard that existing vehicle
accumulations must come into compliance with these standards by July 2004 , and the
definition of terms related to these standards .
5 . At the March 17 , 2003 Mason County Planning Commission meeting discussing
the ordinance revisions , the Planning Commission members asked questions of staff and
heard public comment on the changes in ordinance text . Following their discussion on
certain further changes , members approved a motion to recommend adoption of the new
development standards in Chapter 1 . 03 . 040 on off- street parking .
6 . At the April 22 , 2003 Mason County Board of Commissioners public hearing, the
Department of Community Development presented these development standards , as
recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission . Public comments were heard and
questions from the County Commissioners focused on how the ordinance standards
would be enacted . The public hearing was continued to May 13 , 2003 to receive
additional written comments on the proposed development standards .
ATTACHMENT
1 . 03 . 040 Of&Street Parking an g
A) Note : These Parking requirements for all land uses will be-,adapted
follow the standards from Ordinance #815 , Mason County Parking
Standards.
B) In all Rural Residential zones and Inholding Lands :
1) no parcel without a residence shall have more than 3 vehicles
located on the parcel.
2) no parcel having a residence shall have more than 10 vehicles
located on the parcel.
3) the limits of criteria 1) and 2) above apply regardless of the specific
vehicles on the parcel or whether the vehicles are moved around on the
parcel.
4) vehicles contained in permitted residential garages or enclosed
buildings approved for occupancy Group U- 1 (motor vehicle storage) and
having a complete floor surface and floor drainage that contains any
fluids from infiltrating into the ground, shall not be counted or included
in the limits of criteria 1) and 2) above.
S) all vehicle accumulations on a parcel made non -conforming by these
regulations shall be removed from the parcel by July 1 , 2004.
6) these limits shall apply to vehicles located on a parcel for more than
seven (7) days.
7) a residence is defined in this section as a site-built, manufactured, or
modular home permanently installed on the parcel.
8) vehicles in this section include, but are not limited to, cars, trucks,
vans, buses, recreational vehicles, trailers, all-terrain vehicles,
motorcycles, watercraft, airplanes, and earthmoving, logging, or
construction equipment, but does not include farm equipment.
9) adjoining parcels of common ownership (not separated by state or
county road) shall be considered part of the same parcel for the purposes
of this section .
MASON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS final version .Tune 2003
Section 1 . 03 . 040 Off-Street Parking new text in italics ; aoi� is strikeout