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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 98-194-CCGRA.NT COUNTY OFFICE OF BOARIJ OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS POST pFFIGE 60X 3'7 EPHRATA, WASHING70N sae2s 15091 754•2011 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON IN THE MATTER OF APPROVING THE FRENCHMAN ESTATES PRELIMINARY PLAT, A 28-LOT SUBDNISION ON EIGHTY ACRES IN THE OPEN SPACE REC. ZONE LOCATED IN A PORTION OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 17 N., RANGE 27 EAST, W.M., GRANT COUNTY WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 98-194-CC RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR FRENCHMAN ESTATES PAUL AND JOANNE VERHEY WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County have been advised by the Grant County Planning Commission that an open record public hearing was conducted on November 4, 1998 on the matter of approving the Frenchman Estates Preliminary Plat, a twenty eight (28) lot subdivision on approximately eighty (80) acres located in a portion of the North Half of Section 13, Township 17 North, Range 27 East, W.M., Grant County, Washington. WHEREAS, the Grant County Planning Commission made a unanimous recommendation to approve the preliminary plat with conditions at the open record public hearing on November 4, 1998. VVHEREAS, the Grant County Board of Commissioners held a public meeting on December 8, .�� WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners have made a decision to uphold the recommendation from the Grant County Planning Commission to approve the proposed preliminary plat with the conditions as stipulated by the Planning Commission. WH�REAS, the Board of County Commissioners have found that the proposal is consistent with the Grant County Comprehensive Plan. WHEREAS, the Board of County Comrnissioners have found that the public usa and interest will apparently be served by the plat. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners have found that the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act have been cotnplied with and a Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) was issued on this proposal on October 19, 1998. W��AS, the Board of County Commissioners have concluded that appropriate provisions for drainage, roads, alleys, public ways, water supplies, sanitary wastes, parks, playgrounds, fire protection facilities, school sites and grounds and other public and private facilities and improvements have been made. Page 2 of 4 Resolution Approving Frenchman Estates Preliminary Plat W��As, tha Board of County Commissioners have found that the Preliminary Plat shall be governed by the following nine (9) conditions of approval. NoW THEIt�I+oRE, B� IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners for Grant County, Washington approve by this Resolution, the Frenchman Estates Preliminary Plat located in a portion of the North Half of Section 13, Township 17 North, Range 27 East, W.M., Grant County, Washington. The preliminary plat is hereby approved for a period of five (5) years from the date below, subject to the following conditions. 1. The Proposal shall be in compliance with the Grant County Comprehensive Plan, the Growth Management Act, The Washington State Environmental Policy Act, the Grant County Zoning Ordinance, the Grant County Resource Lands and Critical Areas Development Ordinance and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, rulings or requirements. 2. Proposal shall comply with all requirements deemed necessary by the Grant County Health District, 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 173-201A, Ground Water Quality Standards; and, WAC 246-272, On-Site Sewage Systerns. 3. Proposal sha11 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, 4. Proposal shall comply with all requirements of the Grant County Public Works Department which includes, but is not limited to: a) Applicant must pay Public Works Plat Review Fee of $100 plus $2 per lot. Current fee is $156 based on 28 lots. b) Current WSDOT Access Connection Permit must be upgraded to a county road intersection and all WSDOT requirements met. c) The single access to SR 262 essentially creates a series of cul-de-sacs exceeding the recommended maximum length of 1000 feet. Provisions must be made for future extensions of the proposed road network to the North and West. A 60' R/W must extend from the main entrance road to the North Plat boundary for future road purposes, a 30' R/W must be provided along the North boundary, and the 60' R/W's for the two cul-de- sacs must extend to the West boundary. d) All access roads must meet paved County road standards for rural access roads with a finished width of 26 feet. This standard calls for a minimum of 4" of crushed base course, 2" of crushed top course, and a 2 shot bituminous surface treatment. e) Provisions must be made to control all on-site surface run off. � Proposed plat should include a replat of Lot 3 of the Stout Short Plat if a new lot line for Lot 3 is intended. g) Final Plat Map must conform to all standard requirements Page 3 of 4 Resolution Approving Frenchman Estates Preliminary Plat 5. Proposal shall comply with all requirements of the Washington State Department of Transportation which includes, but is not limited to: a) The existing access connection must meet the standards required by WSDOT Access Connection Permit #6789 if the access connection remains private road. b) At a minimum, this will require the connection to have a paved surface roadway. c) The radius rnust be 16.7 meters (55 foot) and funnel to a 7.5 meter (24 foot) minimum roadway. It must have one meter (3 feet) wide shoulders with six to one slope. A 12 inch culvert is also required. d) If the access connection is to become a Grant County Road, a three party Local developer Agreement signed by WSDOT, Grant County, and the proponent must be completed prior to final plat approval. 6. 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 Preservation. 7. Preliminary Plat approval shall be contingent upon conformance with all applicable land use rules and regulations in effect as of September 10, 1998 8. Prelirninary Plat sha11 comply to the fullest extent possible the recommendations of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife listed below: a. Maximize the amount of remaining open space through low density housing and strategic placement of building sites and roads; disturb the native vegetation only to the extent necessary to complete planned development sites; b. Utilize the natural existing plant communities in landscaping schemes; restore disturbed sites with native grass and forb seed mixes; c. Establish best management practices for risk reduction of weed invasion, wind and water erosion, and brush fires; d. Let it be known through covenants in the land deeds that hunting on the adjacent public lands is a long established practice and should be expected to continue; e. The WDFW would not be held responsible for damage or nuisance problems from wildlife with the establishment of residences, gardens and landscaping; f. Establish strict covenants in the land deeds to control cats and dogs to minimize predation and harassment of wildlife populations, and; g. Protect and augment the riparian strip along the western border of the property with additional plantings of various shrubs and trees to provide food and cover for wildlife. Page 4 of 4 Resolution Approving Frenchman Estates Preliminary Plat 9. The following note shall appear on the face of the final plat: "This plat is located in an agricultural area. All current and future property owners hereby acknowledge that in the event of a conflict between residential uses and lawful agricultural activities, Grant County shall favor the agricultural use in conformance with the Grant County Right to Farm Ordinance 90-92-CC." Done this � day of December, 1998. ' �� .��i �,. !•�1�_ .�,,� ,{� . , _. ,.� � � � , . , . � � .�.� . ��'.�_i�'��. � �. _. ,_,. _ �M�� . �� Commissioner, Helen Fancher ��,,.- � Commissio er, T'm Snead Constituting the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Washington