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Grace Miller - Re: Verifying Business Location
From: Grace Miller
To: Bonnie Miller
Subject: Re:Verifying Business Location
Dear Bonnie,
Your property is Zoned by Mason County as Rural Residential 5 (RR5).The business activity that you have
proposed within your description below is allowed within this zoning as a "Home-based Occupation or Cottage
Industry."
I have attached the cottage industry criteria from the Mason County Development Regulations. As long as your
business meets this criteria it is allowed within this zoning without the need for a MC Special Use Permit.A copy
of this correspondence will be placed within the parcel file. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Thank you.
Grace Miller, Planner
>>> Bonnie Miller <bonniemiller.inspired@gmail.com> 9/18/2013 8:02 AM >>>
I am in the process of obtaining my business license, and as I set up I need to verify that the building will be
having my home office out of is zoned.I will be starting a photography business specializing in creative
portraiture, lifestyle portraiture, and weddings.I plan to just claim a home office, but will not be doing any studio
type photography out of my home, or dark room/film processing. I will also not be doing any construction, or
adding on to my home,just simply using the equipment (i.e., desk, computer, printer, scanner)that I have
already obtained.The address is 320 NE Barbara Blvd, Belfair WA 98528.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing back from you.
Bonnie Miller
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17.03
Development Requirements
17.03.010 Permitted Uses, Generally
It is the intent of this Chapter to provide for the maximum amount of flexibility in the siting of differing
types of land uses. For this reason,the performance standards and buffer yard requirements found at
Section 17.03.036 have been developed. However,both the Comprehensive Plan and this Chapter
recognize that some uses and densities will create inherent conflicts with surrounding land uses, and
with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. Thus, some uses are prohibited in some areas, and the
'intensity of some uses (such as residential, expressed in dwelling units per acre, and industrial,
expressed in floor area ratio) are restricted in others. Many of the requirements that apply to Rural
Lands have been placed in Chapter 17.04.
17.03.020 Matrix of Permitted Uses
The intent of this section is to assist proponents and staff in determining whether a proposed land use is
consistent with the applicable policies of the Comprehensive Plan. Those policies were formed with
the intention to allow property owners and project proponents as much flexibility as possible in the use
of their property, within the constraints of the Growth Management Act. Therefore, the following
• matrix identifies the permitted uses in the urban or resource land areas in Mason County;note that the
public should consult the specific adopted urban growth area plan for land use designation as permitted
or prohibited. Permitted uses, as they apply to Rural Lands,have been placed in Chapter 17.04. All
uses not listed as permitted uses,accessory uses,or special permit uses in the matrix or Chapter 17.04
are prohibited uses.
17.03.021 Cottage Industries
Unless noted by an asterisk (*) any use shown in FIGURE 17.03.020 is permitted in any
development area as a home-based occupation,or as a cottage industry.The activity shall comply
with the criteria in RU-524A, and shall be required to obtain a special use permit unless they
comply with the following standards:
A. Parking areas shall accommodate residents and employees only; any provision for
additional parking shall require a Special Use Permit.
B. The outdoor storage of merchandise or materials is allowed if they are not visible to the
public from off the site.
C. A cottage industry shall involve the owner or lessee of the property who shall reside
within the dwelling unit,and shall not employ on the premises more than five(5)non-
residents. A temporary increase in the number of employees is permitted to
accommodate a business that is seasonal in nature. However, not more than five
additional persons shall be employed on a temporary basis(up to six weeks)without a
Special Use Permit.
D. More than one business may be allowed, in or on the same premises provided that all of
the criteria are met for all business combined.
E. There shall be no alterations to the outside appearance of the buildings or premises that
are not consistent with the residential use of the property,or other visible evidence of
the conduct of such cottage industry,other than one sign no larger than 12 square feet.
F. No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupations which creates noise,
vibration,glare,fumes,odors,or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses
off the property. `
G. The cottage industry shall not create an increase of 5% or more in local traffic.
MASON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS June 2,2009