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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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Zoo N Y oy P O Box 279, Shelton,WA 98584
1864 (360)427-9670
Site Inspection
December 06, 2007
GORDON ZENGNER
4480 E STATE ROUTE 302
BELFAIR WA 98528
Case No.: SP12007-0025-1--,
Parcel No.: 122282190042_)
Project Description:-Feasibility to rebuild garage.
Dear Applicant:
Pursuant to your application, a site pre-inspection (SPI)was performed on your property. Below you
will find comments made regarding the proposed development and its critical values.
In some cases, setbacks for development from shorelines, steep slopes, streams,and wetlands must
be included in your specific proposal; these setbacks are included as part of the comments listed
below.
This information is based on County and State regulations as they exist to date. These regulations
may change and may affect the requirements for development of the subject property.
Please contact me at(360) 427-9670,ext. 365 if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Allan Borden
Land Use Planner
Mason County Planning Department
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Comments:
Site Inspection for Gordon Zeugner on Oct. 2, 2007:
The purpose of the pre-inspection was to evaluate a property at
4480 State Route 302 near Victor for potential replacement and
extension of an existing garage structure. The property has a
general slope of 5 to 10 percent to the west. The property has
this garage and residence located back from Case Inlet. These
findings state regulations in effect at the time of inspection, unless
noted otherwise.
The zone for the site is Rural Residential 5. Standard building
setbacks for this zone are a 25 foot front yard setback, and 20
foot side and rear yard setback (lot line setbacks). The exception
to this is for lots less than 100 feet in width, where side yard
setbacks are equal to 10 percent of the lot width, but no less than
5 feet; for this property that side yard setback is about 8 feet.
These setbacks are measured from structures or projections
above grade, such as roof overhangs or gutters, balconies, stairs,
decks, fuel tanks, or heat pumps. An administrative variance
may be requested to reduce these setback distances from
property lines, to as low as 5 feet (side yard) or 10 feet (front yard
or road), if the size, shape, or features of the property constrain
development from the proper setbacks. This process requires
application and review at the time of the building permit submittal.
The applicant proposed replacing the garage and attached shed
(non-conforming for side and front setbacks) with a new structure
within the same footprint very close to the side property line; and
proposed an addition away from the side property line. Using the
enclosed drawing supplied by the owner, the existing garage is 21
2 in. deep and 16 ft. 8 in. wide; the existing attached shed is 21
ft. 2 in. deep and 10 ft. 4 in. wide. The footprint of these
structures is right along the side property line (zero ft. setback)
and intrudes into the highway right-of-way with the roof overhang.
The applicant inquired whether a 3-foot extension can be located
on the north side of the structure.
The Mason County Development Regulations does provide for
such replacement, as long as the area of the new structure within
the setback occupies no more than the square footage of the
existing footprint of the existing structure(s); any proposed
expansion of the structure needs to meet the setbacks as noted
above. An expansion of the footprint needs to meet the front yard
of road setback of 10 feet from the property line that could be
approved by administrative variance; this process requires
application and review at the time of the building permit submittal.
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The expansion like this does not meet your intent with this
proposal and provide an added depth to the garage for half of the
width of the existing garage. An alternative would be to rebuild
the shed as a garage with a setback 5 to 8 feet from the side
property line and to the desired width and depth that you sought
for the existing garage replacement; another standard to follow:
keep at least 5 feet distance between the roof projections of the
existing house and the proposed new structure.07aw k gois
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property line and just outside of the state highway road easement
on your property.
Resource Ordinance - Slope or Landslide hazards (development
proposed within 300 feet of a slope greater that 15 percent):
There is a general slope from north to south that does not exceed
15 percent associated with the low natural shoreline adjacent to
Case Inlet. The applicant does not need a geologic study as part
of development review.
Resource Ordinance - Shoreline setbacks: The shoreline
designation for this portion of-Case Inlet is Urban Environment per
the Mason County Shoreline Master Program and development
setbacks would be determined by the Mason County Resource
Ordinance. The only relevant development standard to follow is
the side yard setback of at least 5 feet from the property line to
the roof eaves.
General process: Typically, future site development would include
a site plan, showing all setbacks from property lines, structures,
shoreline, and proposed improvements. Proper access is
available via the existing driveway along the state highway road
easement. Specific County Code standards for future
development may be found at the County website address
http://www.co.mason.wa.us. If you have any questions please
feel free to call. Thank you.
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