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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday,
September 19, 2008
Contact:
Jeremy Davis, Associate Planner, (360)
754-3355 ext. 7010 or davisj@co.thurston.wa.us.
Thurston
County
Development Regulation Amendment Proposals Available for Review
OLYMPIA
– The Thurston County Development
Services Department is seeking public comment regarding amendments to the
Thurston
County
development regulations, including the County’s zoning, platting and
subdivision ordinances. Public
comment is being solicited on a variety of amendments including:
Chapter
17.15 Critical Areas, Tree Removal in Wetlands:
The proposed amendment would change the regulations regarding wetland
tree cutting to limit tree cutting to danger trees, or trees that may be sick
or unsound as defined in Chapter 17.15.
Title 18 Platting and Subdivision, Limitation on Bonding:
The proposed amendment would change the regulations to place limits on
the ability to bond for public infrastructure, landscaping and other
requirements of the preliminary plat approval prior to recording the final
plat.
Title 20 Zoning, Definition and Limitations for Stand Alone
Accessory Uses and Guest Houses:
The proposed
amendments would change the regulations for accessory uses adding a maximum
size for a guest house, and adding requirements and definitions for stand
alone residential accessory uses on lots nearby the primary residence.
Title
20 Zoning, Public Facilities in the R1/10 Zone: The
proposed amendment would permit public facilities in the Rural One Dwelling
Unit per Ten Acres zone with a special use permit.
Title 22 Tumwater UGA Zoning, Requiring a Site Plan Review
and Subdividing with No Sewer: The
proposed amendments would add requirements for an administrative site plan
review of nonresidential projects and multifamily projects of more than four
dwelling units. This would result
in a new site plan review chapter in Title 22.
In addition, the proposed amendments would provide flexibility for
subdividing within the Tumwater UGA where sewers do not exist for lots of five
acres or less.
Background information on any or all of the
proposals and a schedule of hearings is available at the Thurston County
Development Services Department, 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Olympia, WA 98502,
or by calling Jeremy Davis at (360) 754-3355 ext.7010 or Olivia Terwilliger at
(360) 754-3355 ext 5477
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