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This application is used to waiver a portion of a parcel for development permits or to release the
entire tract from the six year moratorium for development permits. This process was created
under the guidance of RCW 76.09.060. This application needs to be filled out completely, so
that we have all the information necessary to process the application in an expedient manner.
Are you requesting a Waiver or a Release from the Moratorium?
Waiver ❑ Release
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Identify what type of timber was removed, ie: Douglas Fir, Western Red Cedar, Alder, Maple,
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Was the timber harvest done under an approved forest practice application: ❑ Yes �(No
Was there an enforcement action taken by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR):
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Forest Practice Application Number: V`vim
Forest Practice Application Date of Approval:
What do you plan to use the affected parcel for:
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Are there any critical areas on your site? ie: wetlands, streams, creeks, steep slopes, etc..:
❑ Yes )(I�o Identify the type critical area/s:
Please list conditions of approvals by DNR for your forest practice application:
(Additional information can be placed below or on additional page)
Were any of the buffer areas effected by the timber harvest? ❑ Yes A-No
Identify if you harvested any timber in the critical areas on your site: ❑ Yes'fi10
Have you replanted per DNR standards: ❑ Yes N<&o
APPLICATION SIGNATURE
1) I certify that I am the forest land owner, as that term is defined in RCW 76.09.020 and
WAC 222-16-010, and that am familiar with the requirements of the Forest Practices Act, RCW
76.09 and the forest practices rules, WAC Title 222. I am specifically familiar with RCW
76.09.060(3) and its effects.
2) I certify and declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington
that the foregoing is true and correct.
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RECEIVED
NOV 1 3 1998 Joanne Campbell Hamilton
MASON CO, PLANNING DEPT. P. O. Box 782
640 E. Sherwood Rd
Gary Yando Allyn, WA 98524
Director of Community Development November , 1998
426 W. Cedar
P.O. Box 578
Shelton, WA 98584
Sir:
I am writing in regards to the proposal to lift the moratorium on Lot 26, Range 1 W,
Township 22, Section 30 of Sherwood Hills bought by Robert Biehl on October 19th, 1998.
1 have owned the adjoining acreage, Lot 25, since 1983 and built my home there in 1987.
1 have been Vice President of the Sherwood Hills Homeowners Association for the last two
years.
The reasons I moved to Allyn and Sherwood Hills in particular were because I liked the
small town rural atmosphere and woodland environment. I wanted to live where parcels were
five acres or more so that each owner would not encroach on another and there could still be
wildlife habitat. I believe that the majority of homeowners in Sherwood Hills have been good
stewards of the land. They are as concerned about the environment, as I am. Clear-cutting in
recent years by real estate agents and developers are threatening that stewardship. They are not
neighborly and not stewards. They're only out to put money in their pockets, generally at the
expense of others. The people who live here have made an investment in this neighborhood and
this county, not just monetarily, but in time and personal effort.
Our only access road is private. Our road maintenance dues are low, so as not to create
financial hardship on any owner. Our funds are spent only on materials and equipment
rental/purchase. All of the labor is done by volunteers, and all of the homeowners volunteer. We
do our own grading, spread gravel, clean ditches and culverts, and place concrete blocks. Not
once has any developer ever attended a meeting nor volunteered for anything.
In 1987 or `88 Harley Somers of Somers Realty bought Lot 1 of Sherwood Hills, which
he clear-cut and offered for sale. A couple of years later he bought Lot 3, which he clear-cut,
shortplatted and offered for sale. Lot 1 was bought, revegetated by the new owner and built on
last year. It now has some young trees. Lot 3 has not been reforested, nor has any effort been
made to stabilize its steep slopes. Only 1 of those 1+acre parcels has been sold.
In 1994 Steve Spilman of Spilman Logging Co. bought Lot 2, between Lot 1 and Lot 3.
He clear-cut, shortplatted, and offered it for sale. It has not sold. He also did nothing to reforest,
revegetate, or stabilize the steep slopes. Conversely, this summer he mowed down the vegetation
naturally taking root. There is nothing to break the falling rain or hold the soil to any benefit. In
March 1997 during heavy rains, the hillsides of Lots 2 and 3 slid down on the our access road
near Sherwood Creek, blocking the road in three places. The Homeowners Assoc. took
emergency measures and paid to have the road cleared, but for 2 days we all walked home. We
pulled down a couple of unstable trees teetering at the top of the slide. (the only ones the loggers
left), and proceeded that summer to set large concrete blocks. with drainage underneath.
This summer I allowed a 50' long ditch to be dug into my property (which is left natural with
young trees approx. 20 years old) to direct runoff from the road along and below Lot 26.
Hopefully this will disperse the runoff without further erosion to the road. Our volunteers also
regraded the road to change the slope towards this channel and laid more crushed rock.
The County Commissioners and Building Dept. officials should carefully consider the
cost of projects they allow in the name of"progress". Robert Biehl wants to clear-cut Lot 26,
bordering Lot 3. Combined, Lots 2, 3, and 26 will leave approximately 17 adjoining acres clear-
cut, with no form of erosion control. It makes no sense to clear-cut both sides of a ridge between
two forks of a creek, which Sherwood Hills is. This whole area is a watershed for Sherwood
Creek and Mill Pond. The creek is a spawning creek for Chum and Sockeye Salmon, which I
have seen, and was finally verified by an article in the North Bay Reviews last issue as being in
Mason Lake. The wooded areas are habitat for deer, coyotes, bear, cougar, rabbits, flying squirrel
(I had one land on my house), and a variety of birds. This includes the Piliated Woodpecker
which is a Candidate for listing as a State Endangered, Threatened, or Sensitive Species.
I for one, am tired of dealing with the consequences of problems created by developers
clear-cutting properties. They seek to reveal the views-a selling point. Seldom has clearing been
planned and executed with long range slope stability in mind. The temporary cloth barriers
installed during the actual logging do very little to prevent or contain erosion. The process of
vegetation removal, soil compaction by heavy machinery and logging trucks, exposure to wind
and heavy rainfall contribute to unstable soil. When the wind comes roaring up this ridge out of
the southwest and the "unmarketable" trees are uprooted and the trees on adjoining properties are
at risk, I don't want the Homeowners Assoc. and the homeowners to be the ones to pay.
I want long term solutions. I want the assurance of a bond posted to take care of any
damages caused by this current logging and proposed development.
This is the first time in this county that an application has been filed to lift the six year
moratorium for a forest practice violation. It is ironic that ordinance 108-98 went into effect Oct.
6, 1998, and the violation was reported on Oct. 21 st, two days after Lot 26 was bought by Robert
Biehl. I understand he sought out the owner and made the offer to purchase. The property was
never listed by a realtor. If his permit had not been questioned, more than 1.34 acres of timber
would have fallen without a Forest Practice Application. I would expect a realtor and developer
to be better informed of the processes and permits required to conduct business in Washington
State.
I ask you, the Director of Community Development, to carefully consider the impact on this
small community of residents of your decision whether to lift the moratorium. I invite you or one
of your representatives to inspect the surrounding properties, road, and drainage areas. If
requested, I or one of my neighbors would be happy to accompany you.
I request copies of the Geo-Tech Report, Storm water Site Plan, and other reports and plans
proposed or required in regards to this property.
Respectfully,
oanne Campbell Hamilton
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