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BOARD OF COUNTY CONIlVIISSIONERS
GRANT COUNTY, WASHI�TGTON
IN THE MATTER OF DENYING
A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF 6 LOTS
KNOWN AS TAYLOR ACRES IN A
PORTION OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 22 N.
RANGE 27 E., W.M., GRANT COUNTY,
WASHINGTON.
RESOLUTION NO. 97— 5—CC
RESOLUTION DENYING
A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF SIX
LOTS
Ron and Dena Taylor
WHEREAS, the Board of County Co*�+mi��ioners of Grant County have been advised
by the Grant County Planning Commission that a public hearing wa� conducted on November 6, 1996
on the matter of approving a Preliminary Plat in a portion of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter and
the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 19 North,
Range 27 East, W.M., Grant County, Washington.
WHEREAS, the Grant County Planning Commissnon made no recommendation to
approve or deny the Preliminary Plat due to the lack of a quorum vmite.
WHEREAS, the Grant County Board of County Commissioners after proper
notification as defined in RCW 58.17.090 held public hearings on December 9, 1996 and December 23,
1996 on this Preliminary Plat Pmposal.
Conclusions:
WI�REAS, the Board of Couniy Commissioners have concluded that the proposed
subdivision does not conform to the General purpose of the CompreIlnensive Plan which "is to set
guidelines and criteria fos the preserva6on of the agricultural land of Grant County, its recreational
and scenic potential, the totat environment and the health and welfazs of its citizens".
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commiccioners have heard testimony from several
residents in the area., and from Gerald James of the Lakeview Water District that there has been a
significant drap in the water tahle over the years and that a Lakeview Water.District well in the vicinity
of this proposal was contaminated with coliform bacteria.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners have concluded that the proposed
subdivision may affect the quantity and quality of potable water in the area.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners �ave concluded that the pmposed
subdivision is not in the best interest of the residents of Grant County.
F'inclings:
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners ]have found th'at We pmgosed
subdivision is currently productive irrigated farmland located in the Columbia Basin Project.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners fleave found that the proposed
subdivision does not conform to the General purpose of the Comprehensive Plan and public use and
interest will apparently not be served by this proposal.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED, that the Boatd of County Commiccioners
for Grant County, Washington deny by this Resolution, an six lot subdivision for the following descnbed
property.
Farm Unit 71, Irrigation Block 7�, Columbia Basin Project, and Lot
15 and a portion of Lot 16, Gran� Orcharc3�, all in the Southwest
Quarter of Sectia� 29, Township 22 North, Range 27 East,
Willamette Mericiian, Grant County, Washington.
Done this 13t h �y of Ja� • , 1997.
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Resoiufion Denyiag a Six Lat Preliminazy Plat Known as Taylor Acres
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