Yelm School Mill Pond PortablePre-Application Meeting
October 17, 2001
***These comments are preliminary in nature and are not intended to represent final comments and or requirements for the City of Yelm. Until a complete application is made, the planning
and/or public works department can only attempt to inform the applicant of general requirements as they appear in the form presented by the applicant at the time of pre-submission.
Proponent: Yelm Community Schools
Representative: Erling Birkland
Project Proposal: Add 1 portable classroom to existing Mill Pond School Site.
Project Location: 10605 SE Mill Road, North of existing buildings on site.
Zoning and Open Space/Institutional District, Chapter 17.48
Setbacks: Minimum Lot Coverage 70% of site.
Setbacks: Front yard - 15' from R-O-W
Rear Yard - 25' along property boundaries that are adjacent to residentially zoned properties (west.)
Side yard - 25' along property boundaries that are adjacent to residentially zoned properties.
Parking: Chapter 17.72. - 1 stall for each ten (10) students of design capacity. Applicant will need to supply current parking stall count, and total student capacity count.
Landscaping: Chapter 17.80, Type I, and IV.
Type I landscaping is intended to provide a very dense sight barrier and physical buffer to significantly separate conflicting uses and land use districts. Whenever a non-residential
activity is proposed adjacent to a residential zone or use, a minimum fifteen-foot buffer area of Type I landscaping shall be provided along the property boundary between the uses.
This would be required in the 25' setback described above.
Type IV landscaping is needed to provide visual relief and shade in parking areas. All new parking areas resulting from the addition shall be landscaped.
A conceptual landscaping plan is required with application for Site Plan Review. Final landscaping and irrigation plan is required as element of civil drawings.
Refuse: All refuse areas are required to be fenced or enclosed and screened with landscaping.
Traffic: The City has adopted a Transportation Facility Charge (TFC) of $750.00 per pm peak trip. The Ordinance provides a default table that the applicant can use to determine new
pm trips generated or if the type of use is not on the default table the Trip Generation Manual, 5th Edition, Institute of Transportation Engineers shall be used to determine new pm
peaks hour trips. To determine the projects impact and fee use the following formula:
Elementary / Jr. High School
.02 new trips x per student x $750.00 = $TFC
.02 X 30 = .6 X $750.00 = $450.00
If the applicant feels the proposed use would not generate the default number of trips as designated in the TFC Ordinance an analysis prepared by a Washington State Licensed Engineer
can be submitted to the City for review and consideration.
SEPA: Environmental Checklist will be required if the required additional parking is 21 or more new stalls.
Application and Process:
Site Plan Review, Chapter 17.84 is an administrative process. Minimum application requirements are located in Section 17.84.060 and are listed on the application form. Project review
with SEPA can be completed in approximately 90 days. Without SEPA project review can be completed in approximately 60 days. Land use approval typically contains conditions of approval
that the applicant must complete prior to receiving a building permit.