HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-043 - Ord. Amending Mason County Code Title 17 Section 17.07.560 ORDINANCE NUMBER _ 3
AMENDMENT TO MASON COUNTY CODE TITLE 17; SECTION 17.07.560
ORDINANCE amending Mason County Code Title 17, section 17.07.560 relating to increasing
height limits.
WHEREAS, under the authority of the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA)
(RCW 36.70A) Mason County is taking legislative action to revise its development regulations;
and
WHEREAS, the height limit in the Airport Industrial zone of the Shelton Urban Growth Area is
limited to 36-feet; and
WHEREAS, the Port of Shelton requested the height increase, in compliance with the FAA, to
accommodate greater building heights; and
WHEREAS, the development regulations were amended to allow for increased heights up to
45-feet in the Airport Industrial zone, or higher with a Special Use Permit; and
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WHEREAS, on June 17, 2024 the Mason County Planning Advisory Commission held a public
hearing to consider the amendment and passed a motion to recommend approval of said
amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioners considered the proposed amendment at a duly advertised
public hearing on July 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners took public testimony from interested parties,
considered all the written and oral arguments, testimony and comments presented; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners also considered the Staff Report and
recommendations of the Mason County Planning Advisory Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds that the proposed amendment to Title
17, section 17.07.560 relating to raising the height limit complies with all applicable
requirements of the Growth Management Act, the Comprehensive Plan, and the Mason
County Code, and that it is in the best public interest; and
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, the Mason County Board of Commissioners hereby approves and
ADOPTS amendment to the Mason County Code Title 17, section 17.07.560 relating to raising
the height limit as described in Attachment A.
DATED this &clay of 2024.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ATTEST:
Ran y eatherlin, Chair
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sharon Trask, Commissioner
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Tim Whitehead,Chief DPA Kevin Shutty,Comm sinner
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ATTACHMENT A
17.07.560 Building size and height.
Maximum height in the Airtport Industrial Zone shall be forty-five feet(45'), except when adjoining a zone
with a lower height restriction, in which case any structure located within one hundred feet(100')of the more
restrictive zone shall have a maximum height as imposed by the more restrictive zone.A special use permit shall be
required for structures over forty-five feet(45'). Industrial equipment such as cranes or communication towers,
appurtenant structures, and structures deemed necessary for airport operations shall be exempt. Deviation from
this standard will be processed in accordance with Chapter 17.05.Structure height may be further restricted by the
Airport Overlay Zone Ordinance or by the FAA.
Created: 2024-03-07 09:56:29 [EST]
(Supp.No.66,2-24)
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