HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 05-286-CCGRANT COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF RESOLUTION No. 05;g7ro -CC
APPROVING A REASONABLE USE
EXCEPTION, FROM ORVIL LARSEN,
TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING ON A 0.9 -
ACRE PARCEL IN THE RURAL Reasonable Use Exception
RESIDENTIAL -2 (RR2) ZONE. THE For Orvil Larsen
SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN S 23, T
22, R 26E, WM. GRANT COUNTY, WA.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County has been advised by
the Grant County Planning Commission that an open record public hearing was conducted on
September 7, 2005, on the matter of granting a Reasonable Use Exception to Daniel Hansen to
allow the residential development of a 0 9 -acre parcel in the Rural Residential -2 Zone of Grant
County. The subject parcel No 21-1828-000 is located in a portion of S 23, T 22 North, and R
26 East Willamette Meridian, Grant County, Washington, and
WHEREAS, the Grant County Planning Commission on September 7, 2005 made a
recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners to approve this proposed Reasonable
Use Exception; and,
WHEREAS, the Grant County Board of Commissioners held a closed record public
hearing regarding this matter on October 4, 2005, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has made a decision to uphold the
recommendation to approve the proposed Reasonable Use Exception; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has found that the proposal is
consistent with the Grant County Comprehensi-,e Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has found that the public use and
interest will be served by the Reasonable Use Exception, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has found that the proposal will not
adversely affect the health, safety, and general welfare of the public in the vicinity of the
proposal.
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CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
1) Development shall be in compliance with the Washington State Environment Policy Act,
the Grant County Comprehensive Plan, the Grant County Unified Development Code,
and all applicable local, state, and federal regulations, rulings or requirements.
2) Proposal shall comply with all requirements deemed necessary by the Washington State
Department of Health, and the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding
domestic water supply, sewage systems and storm water control and treatment including,
but not limited to; RCW 90 48 080 Discharge of Polluting Water Prohibited, WAC 173-
201, Surface Water Standards; WAC 173-201 A, Ground Water Quality Standards, and,
WAC 246-272, On -Site Sewage Systems.
3) Proposal shall comply with all requirements of the Grant County Fire Marshal and shall
comply with the Grant County Fire Flow Guidelines, the Uniform Building Code,
Uniform Fire Code and all other applicable requirements for fire protection and life
safety.
4) If any Native American Grave site(s) or archaeological/cultural resources (Indian
Artifacts) are found all construction activity shall stop and the owner/developer shall
immediately notify the Colville Confederated Tribes and the Washington State Office of
Archaeology and Historic Preser� anon.
5) The developer shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Grant County Health
District.
6) The proponent must comply with the requirements of the Grant County Public Works
Department; including but not limited to, an access permit is required prior to the
issuance of a building permit.
7) The developer shall comply with all applicable requirements of Grant County Emergency
Services; including but not limited to, proponent will need to contact this office
8) Reasonable Use Exception approval shall be contingent upon conformance with all
applicable land use rules and regulations in effect as of August 31, 2005
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FINDINGS OF FACT
The Board of County Commissioners consider and found to be consistent the following
findings of fact in making their decision:
1. The application of UDC chapter 23.04 Zoning Districts (would would not) deny all
economically viable or beneficial uses of the property, absent a demonstration by the
county that the proposed use(s) are prohibited by the laws of nuisance or other pre-
existing limits on the property which prohibit such use(s).
2. There (are/are not) other reasonable uses to which the property can be put.
3. The proposed use or development (poses/does not pose) an unreasonable threat to the
harm sought to be avoided by the application of this Chapter or the public health, safety
or welfare on or off the site for which the reasonable use exception is sought
4. The inability of the applicant to derive reasonable use of the property (is/is not) the result
of actions by the applicant in subdividing the property or adjusting a boundary ]me
thereby creating the un -developable condition after the effective date of this chapter.
5. The use exception being sought (is/is not) the minimum necessary to allow for
reasonable uses of the property.
6. Such use exception being sought (is/is not) consistent with the general purposes of this
chapter and other chapters of the GCC and the public interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners
for Grant County, Washington approve by this Resolution and subject to conditions, a
Reasonable Use Exception granted to On -i I Larsen to allow the residential dei elopment of a 0.9 -
acre parcel No. 21-1828-000, in the Rural Residential -2 Zone located in a portion of S 23, T 22
North, R 26 East, Willamette Meridian, Grant County, Washington.
EFFECTIVE DATE Upon siigna�tu/re,
DATED this `tk day of Vc2005.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Yea Nay Abstain GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
❑ ❑ ❑ &40.4'e`L'
LeRoy C. Allison, Chair
Deborah Kay Moore, Member
❑ ❑ Richard Stevens, Member
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