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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStop Work- Excavate Surface Soils - GRD Letters / Memos - 8/17/1994 GARY YANDO,DIRECTOR P50N_STgTFO o A O N DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT u o T z PLANNING - SOLID WASTE - UTILITIES N Y y BLDG. III • 426 W. CEDAR • P.O. BOX 578 rasa SHELTON, WA 98584 • (206) 427-9670 August 17 1994 MEMORANDUM TO: Tami Grifiey, Dept . of General Services FROM: Allan Borden, Dept . of Community Development RE: Cliff Rickards property (PN: 42018-21-00000) On June 15 , 1994, I received a complaint by phone from Mr. Robert Carey (W 7900 Shelton-Matlock Road; 426-6556) that Cliff Rickards was continuing to excavate surface soils from his own property located directly behind Mr. Carey. Previously in April 1993 , Mr. Carey had phoned in a complaint to which Don Bri:� h had made a site visit; at that time, Don noted that no impacts to the wetlands on this property were caused by the top soil removal . On June 20 , 1994 , I made a site visit and observed that sixty percent of a 300 ft . by 250 ft . has been excavated by scraping the top one to four feet of surface soil and hauling it away. Compaction on the road and work area has caused water to pond, and stump and limb debris has been piled in various locations, especially adjacent to the wetland area. The topography of the site is mostly less than five percent, but slopes greater than 15 percent have been created by the excavation done so far. The main concern; to be addressed with the grading now taking place on this property are erosion and sedimentation towards the wetland area and the railroad right-of-way, and the hauling of soil materials as part of a commercial operation without proper permits . The general grade of the areas now being excavated is towards the wetland area and the railroad, and the surface runoff across the cleared areas during intense rainfall events would head in this direction. No sedimentation control measures (silt fencing, hay bales, or drainages) are in place to lessen the potential sediment deposition that would impact he wetland or railroad right-of-way. The full review of this excavation of soil materials in the past eighteen months has yet to be made. The area of clearing and excavation and the fact that work done on site is part of a Recycled commercial operation (LAND ASCAPERS NORTHWEST, Shelton, WA. ) provide merit to addressing this on-going excavation work. The best method would be to have Mr. Rickards, as the property owner and the operator of the work being done, apply for a Mason County Land Modification Permit. All aspects of the work on-site, now and in the future, will be reviewed, and a permit and conditions corresponding to the operation can be finalized. The current excavation work would not be exempt from a Land Modification Permit for several reasons. The site is not in an isolated self-contained area, since runoff from land clearing and excavation areas may pose a threat to the nearby railroad and wetland areas . The location is not in a material site recognized by the county or state as a source for soil or gravel . The excavations that have taken place already are deeper that two (2) feet in depth and have created a cut slope greater than five (5) feet in height and steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical . Since the work has involved more than 500 cu. yd. of material since first noted in April 1993 , this project will need to be reviewed through the county' s SEPA environmental checklist process. If you have any other questions, contact me at ext. 365 MASON COUNTY DEPARTMENT of GENERAL SERVICES Mason County Bldg. III 426 W. Cedar P.O. Box 186 Shelton,Washington 98584 (206)427-9670 BUILDING PARKS& RECREATION FAIR/CONVENTION CENTER ADMINISTRATION September 1 , 1994 Clifford & Deborah Rickard 806 W Cota Shelton, WA 98584 RE: Parcel No.: 42018-21 -00000 Stop Work Order Enforcement Case No.: ENF94-0141 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Rickard, On 8-23-94, this office posted a stop work order at the above location in response to a referral of a complaint from the Department of Community Development. This stop work order was posted for the continuing violation of clearing, grading and excavation without obtaining a Land Modification Permit. Land Modification permits are required when the amount of cubic yards of any of the activities listed exceeds 50. THE FAILURE TO STOP WORK, THE RESUMING OF WORK WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR THE REMOVAL, MUTILATION, DESTRUCTION FOR CONCEALMENT OF THE NOTICE IS PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. Enclosed is the Land Modification Application. Please complete the application and submit it to this department prior to September 15, 1994. 1 have also attached a copy of the memorandum which details the investigation report as done by the planning department. The last paragraph on the last page refers to a SEPA environmental checklist being required for this permit. I have included those forms as well. The fees for the SEPA checklist need to be paid at the time the checklist is submitted and directed to the Department of Community Development. Any questions related to SEPA should also be directed to that department. Land Modification application questions will be handled by the Building Department. Enforcement Case No.: ENF94-0141 I have marked your file for a compliance date of September 15, 1994. If the application for the Land Modification Permit and SEPA checklist are not received by this date, further action to bring the property into compliance will be commenced by referring the case to the Mason County Prosecutors Office. SincerY I , ami Griffe Building Inspector cc: Property File Mike Byrne, Building Official Mike Clift, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Dean Bentley, Building Inspector Alan Borden, Department of Community Development First Class to Property Owner 1N'%7L-Q1T1T" ..,, Statement of Policy ..........................................: .............................................................. .............................................................. ............................................. "It is the policy of Mason County to provid we will investigate and res olve solve conce rns e. ner and with courtesy, objectivity, and equ: Part A: Nature of Complaint • Initiator's Name: • Address: • Telephone: • Department of Concern: Clerical • Area of Concern: ❑ Process Delay O Y Personnel Policy/Fee Code Violation j Other • Location of Concern: 1 • Nature of Concern: ................................. .................:::.................. ..::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::................... Part B: Concern Intake al ...................::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...................... and Referral .............................................................. �4 Received By: Referred To: Response Date: ...............:...................::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.............. ................................................................................................... ........ ...................................................................................... .... .................. .... ............................................................................. .............................Part C: Findings ......................................... Referral Forwarded to: [I N/A Findings: n^ W::. . ....••. :. . 1 .. ............. .....................:............... ::::::::::::::::::::::... ....................... part D: Resolution ..............................