HomeMy WebLinkAbout60-03 - Ord. Amending Ord. 82-96 County Development Regulations Regarding Motor Vehicle Impound Yards ORDINANCE NUMBER 60 - 03
AMENDMENTS TO THE MASON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
(Ord. No. 82-96)
REGARDING MOTOR VEHICLE IMPOUND YARDS .
AN ORDINANCE amending the Mason County Development Regulations , Ord. No . 82 -96 ,
adding Section 1 . 03 . 105 Motor Vehicle Impound Yards, regarding development standards for
this land use in Mason County, under the authority of Chapters 36 . 70 and 36 . 70A RCW .
WHEREAS , the Board of County Commissioners adopted these chapters and sections within the
Mason County Development Regulations in a public hearing on May 1 , 2000 ;
WHEREAS , the Development Regulations contains motor vehicle impound yards in the land use
matrix table, but there are no standards to adequately address this land use in Mason County;
WHEREAS , the Mason County Planning Commission held public meetings on April 21 and May
19 , 2003 about the proposed new Development Regulations section and formulated their
recommendations ;
WHEREAS , the Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing about the proposed
revisions on June 10, 2003 , to consider the recommendations of the Planning Advisory
Commission, and the Mason County Department of Community Development and citizens '
testimony on the proposed revisions to Mason County Development Regulations , adding Section
1 . 03 . 105 Motor Vehicle Impound Yards , regarding development standards for this land use in
Mason County;
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 Commissioners of
Mason County hereby approves and ADOPTS the amendments to the Mason County
Development Regulations , Ord . No . 82 -96 , Section 1 . 03 . 105 Motor Vehicle Impound Yards ,
regarding development standards for this land use in Mason County, as amended, as described by
ATTACHMENT B .
ORDINANCE NUMBER =• 60 - 03 , page 2
DATED this 1 Oth day of June, 2003 .
Board of County Commissioners
Mason County, Washington
ATTEST :
Herb Baze, Chair
Clerk of the Board
Wesley Eitohnscd, Commissioner APPROVED AS TO FORM :
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Jayni L. Kamin, Commissioner
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE MASON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (Ord. No . 82-96)
REGARDING MOTOR VEHICLE IMPOUND YARDS
MASON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
June 10, 2003
FINDINGS OF FACT
l . Under consideration is the proposed ordinance to make amendments to Mason
County Development Regulations, adding Section 1 . 03 . 105 Motor Vehicle Impound
Yards , regarding development standards for this land use .
2 . The Mason County Development Regulations (Ord . No . 82-96) , adopted on May
1 , 2000 , contains motor vehicle impound yards in the land use matrix table . There are no
standards to adequately address this land use in Mason County.
3 . At the April 21 , 2003 and May 19 , 2003 Mason County Planning Advisory
Commission meetings , the Department of Community Development presented the
proposed development standards for motor vehicle impound yards . In their review, the
Planning Advisory Commission members asked questions of staff on the proposed
standards and the potential impact on adjacent land uses, especially location of this land
use and adequate buffering from existing uses . Following their discussion, members
made final changes to standards and approved a motion to recommend adoption of the
new section in Development Regulations Section 1 . 03 . Motor Vehicle Impound Yards .
4 . At the June 10 , 2003 Mason County Board of Commissioners public hearing, the
Department of Community Development presented the current concerns and proposed
development standards , as recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission, that
addresses development standards for motor vehicle impound yards . The County
Commissioner questions focused on how the ordinance changes would affect the review
of motor vehicle impound yards and the impacts to existing land uses on adjacent lots .
From the preceding findings , the Mason County Board of Commissioners adopted a
motion to make amendments to the Mason County Development Regulations (Ord . No .
82 -96) , adding Section 1 . 03 . 105 Motor Vehicle Impound Yards , regarding development
standards for this land use, as presented by the Mason County Department of Community
Development .
Chair, Mason County Board of Commissioners Date
Motor Vehicle Impound Yards staff report to County Commissioners June 10, 2003 4
Draft amendment to the Ntason County Development Regulations , lard. No . 82=96, and
Ordinance No . 13 -02 June 2 , 2003 BCC review version
ATTACHMENT
Proposed revisions are stated below :
Section 1 . Amend the Matrix of Permitted Uses , Figure 1 . 03 . 020 . to modify under Desription
of Use : "Motor vehicle impound yards in enclosed bldg. (see Industry, light) * " , to read as :
"Motor vehicle impound yards (see Section 1 . 03 . 105 ) * " .
Section 2 . Add a new section as follows :
Section 1 . 03 . 105 Motor Vehicle Impound Wards .
Motor vehicle impound yards and their accessory structures are permitted in designated Urban
Growth Areas at sites which are designated for industrial or commercial/industrial mix on the
Mason County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map for the respective Urban Growth
Area, as amended .
A. When the adjacent parcel is 1 ) designated industrial and either vacant or in industrial
use, or 2) designated commercial/industrial mix and in industrial use, then the standard
F3 fence shall be required along the property line with such uses .
B . When the adjacent parcel does not meet the requirements stated in A . , then the
proposed impound yard shall be enclosed within a structure, or the operation shall be
contained within one of the following buffers :
1 ) a minimum 20 foot wide buffer consisting of a type F4 fence on the project side of
the buffer, together with a type B 1 berm and plants as specified in Bufferyard E,
planted in such a fashion that a year-round screen at least eight feet in height shall
be produced within three growing seasons ;
2) a minimum 20 foot wide buffer consisting of the security and sight obscuring
fencing on the project side of the buffer, together with 4 canopy trees , 12
understory trees , 48 evergreen shrubs , and 24 deciduous shrubs per 100 lineal feet
of buffer planted in such a fashion that a year-round screen at least eight feet in
height shall be produced within three growing seasons ;
Noise, odor, light and glare from these operations shall meet the standards of Section 1 . 04 . 400
(performance standards of Rural Industrial land uses) .
These operations shall include the following best management practices : a) permanent paved
surface that aids in the control and containment of spills and fluid leaks during movement and
storage of impounded vehicles ; b) approved stormwater features that separate contaminants
from rainfall and runoff; and c) containment of moderate risk waste and petroleum products
shall be conducted as set forth in Mason County Resource Ordinance Section 17 . 01 . 080 . P
Secondary Containment of Hazardous Materials .
Draft amendment to the Mason County Development Regulations, Ora. No . 82-96, and
Ordinance No . 134-02 June 2, 2003 BCC review version
Guard dogs shall not be used .
Section 3 , Incorporate the City of Shelton Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map , as
adopted in the City of Shelton 1995 Comprehensive Plan, amended on June 2 , 1997 , and
shown as Attachment A.
[Revised on June 2 , 2003 ]
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L03 . 040 Off- Street Parking and Loading
Note : These requirements will be adapted from ordinance #815 , Mason
County Parking Standards
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