HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-011 - Ord. Amending Mason County Code Title 16 Relating to Boundary Line Adjustments ORDINANCE NUMBER 1024- 01�
AMENDMENTTO MASON COUNTY CODE TITLE 16
ORDINANCE amending Mason County Code Title 16, Plats and Subdivisions.
WHEREAS, underthe authority of Chapter 58.17 RCW, Mason County has authorityto regulate
the process by which land is divided; and
WHEREAS, the Mason County Board of County Commissioners made an amendment to Title
16,Section 16.40.041 (1)(A) relating to boundary line adjustments by Ordinance No. 2023-045
Att. B on August 15, 2023; and
WHEREAS,the Planning Department proposed to amend the same section back to the original
text to allow for further public comment in the future if it is amended again; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners conducted a public hearing regarding Mason
County Code Title 16, Plats and Subdivisions on February 13, 2024; and
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, the Mason County Board of Commissioners hereby approves and
ADOPTS amendments to the Mason County Code Title 16, Plats and Subdivisions as described
in ATTACHMENT A.
DATED this 13+`' day of V ebrv.ary 2024.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ATTEST:
Randy Neatherlin, Chair
McKenzie Smit , Cler of the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM: Kevin Shutty, Com issioner
Tim Whitehead, Chief DPA Sharon Trask, Commissioner
ATTACHMENT A
16.40.041 Decision criteria.
The review authority shall approve an application for a boundary line adjustment provided the following
criteria are met:
(1) The lots or parcels resulting after the boundary line adjustment shall meet all dimensional
requirements specified for the applicable zone as set forth in the approved Title 17 and, if applicable,
Chapter 8.52.
(A) Boundary line adjustments in residentially zone property must meet the requirements of
minimum and maximum lot sizes, as set forth in the approved Title 17.
(2) No lot, use, or structure is made nonconforming or more nonconforming than that which existed at the
time of application, and subject to the provisions of the approved Title 17 and, if applicable, Chapter
8.52.
(3) Will not diminish or impair existing or future drainage,water supply,sanitary sewage disposal
(including on-site sewage disposal)or legal access.
(4) All boundary line adjustments shall not result in any of the following:
(A) Shall not result in the creation of any additional lot,tract, parcel,site,or division.
(B) Shall not be reconfigured or adjusted in a way in which would render access for vehicles, utilities,
fire protection, or existing easements impractical to serve their purpose.
(5) A boundary line adjustment which includes out lots may be approved, provided that such tracts are
intended for and restricted by covenant to a specified accessory use,such as for stormwater
management, common area playground,or open space.
Created: 2023-05-24 11:42:55 [EST]
(Supp.No.63,5-23,Update 1)
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