HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-98 - Ord. North Bay/Case Inlet Tap-In Restrictions for Wetland Properties ORDINANCE C�o
NORTH BAY/CASE INLET TAP-IN RESTRICTIONS FOR WETLAND PROPERTIES
WHEREAS, the Mason County North Bay/Case Wet Wastewater Treatment Facility project has
a service area which includes land parcels that are within designated wetland areas, as identified
in the Mason County Critical Areas Ordinance and associated maps, as of the RD (Rural
Development) funding obligation date, May 7, 1996; and
WIIEREAS, RD financing has been arranged to construct improvements within the County of
Mason North Bay/Case Inlet service area; and
WHEREAS, RD has established policies to restrict utility service where proposed improvements
would be placed in designated wetland areas; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is applicable to only those properties located within the service area of
the North Bay/Case Wet Wastewater Treatment Facility and only applies when one wants to
connect to said Facility when it becomes available,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY MASON COUNTY
1. That Tap-in Restrictions will be enforced to deny future sewer connections to the system
when verification is not made by applicants,that planned improvements to properties
requesting connection to the sewer system, will be constructed outside the designated
wetland areas; provided,however,
a. That an exclusion to these Tap-In Restrictions will be granted for(1) all road and
utility crossings consistent with(a)Mason County Comprehensive Transportation
Plan, (b)Mason County Comprehensive Sewer and Water System Plans, (2) any
recreational, educational, or research facilities consistent with state and federal
wetland guidelines, (3) any residential development of plats submitted or individual
parcels created prior to the RD funding obligation date of May 7, 1996.
b. An exclusion from Tap-In Restrictions is also granted for a project with USCOE
Section 404 approval; and
C. That administration of this policy shall provide for an application waiver to the
Tap-In Restriction, which will be reviewed by Mason County on a case-by-case
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basis. If the County recommends a waiver, such recommendation shall be
submitted to RD or its successors for final approval.
2. This restriction is effective for the life of the Rural Development Loan and shall expire
with no further action of the County Commissioners on the date that said loan is fully paid
off.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Mason County Board of Commissions this� day of
March, 1998.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMSSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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