Mountain Lumber
City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
P.O. Box 479
Yelm, WA 98597
Pre-Application Meeting
February 4, 2004
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 Community
Development 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: B&H Builders
Project Proposal: Construct a 30x250 lumber storage bay at Mountain Lumber
Project Location: 10430 Creek St. SE
Zoning and Setbacks:
Heavy Commercial (C-2), Chapter 17.27
Minimum Lot Size - 5,000 sq. ft.
Setbacks: Front yard - 15' from R-O-W
Rear Yard - 20'
Side yard - 10'
Maximum height of buildings shall be 40 feet.
Chapter 17.57.060:
Outside storage of merchandise is allowed when it is normal and standard practice. Outside storage shall be maintained in an orderly manner consistent with good housekeeping practices
and shall be: 1. Effectively fenced and screened from all residential areas and public rights of way.
The 3-sided building meets this requirement.
Landscaping
Chapter 17.80 YMC codes requires landscaping for new and expanded development to screen incompatible uses, to soften the hardscape between parking lots and buildings as well as streets
and parking lots, to provide shade in parking lots, and to ensure storm water treatment and storage areas are aesthetic.
Type II landscaping is intended to provide visual separation of uses from streets, and visual separation of compatible uses so as to soften the appearance of
streets, parking areas, and building elevation. This landscaping is used around the perimeter of a site, and adjacent to buildings. Type II landscaping is required along the southern
property line, between the new building and the existing fence.
SEPA: An environmental checklist is required if the project creates 4,000 or more sq. ft., or 20 or more parking stalls. It may be possible to use the SEPA Checklist from the original
project application. The SEPA determination may be amended to include any impacts from this development.
Site Plan Review is not required for this project, however the amended SEPA determination may provide conditions of approval.
DESIGN GUIDELINES - Mountain Lumber Storage Building
Project Review Checklist
Guidelines Applicable
Guidelines Met
I.A.(1)
Relate development to pedestrian oriented street frontage.
I.A.(2)
Relate development to street fronts (other than pedestrian-oriented streets).
I.B.(1)
Minimize visibility and impacts of service areas.
I.C.(1)
Take advantage of special opportunities and mitigate impacts of large developments.
I.D.(1)
Reduce impact of service areas and mechanical equipment.
I.E.(1)
Integrate biofiltration swales and ponds into the overall site design.
I.F.(1)
Enhance the visual quality of development on corners.
I.F.(2)
Provide a paved pedestrian walkway from the street corner to the building entrance.
II.A.(1)
All pedestrian paths must correspond with federal, state and local codes for handicapped access, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
II.A.(2)
Provide adequate lighting at the building entries and all walkways and paths through parking lots.
II.A.(3)
Develop an on-site pedestrian circulation concept.
II.B.(1)
Provide a pedestrian path at least 60" wide (preferably 96" wide) from the street sidewalk to the main entry.
II.B.(2)
Provide pedestrian paths or walkways connecting all businesses and the entries of multiple buildings on the same development site.
II.B.(3)
Provide pathways through parking lots
II.C.(1)
Where street ROW is insufficient to provide adequate sidewalks buildings and other site features must be set back from the public ROW to achieve at least minimum sidewalk widths.
II.C.(2)
Where new streets are developed, provide sidewalks according to minimum standards.
II.D.(1)
Provide, where feasible, pedestrian circulation routes to adjacent uses and transit.
II.D.(2)
Integrate nearby transit stops into the planning of adjacent site improvements.
II.D.(3)
Encourage pedestrian paths from all transit stops through commercial areas to residential areas within 1,200 feet
II.E.(1)
Enhance building entry access.
II.F.(1)
Provide pedestrian-oriented open space at key locations.
III.A.(1)
Provide access roads through large lots with more than one street frontage.
III.B.(1)
Minimize driveway impacts.
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Guidelines Met
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Guidelines Met
III.C.(2)
Meet requirements for parking lot design detail standards.
III.D.(1)
Minimize parking areas through joint use and management.
III.D.(2)
Encourage structured parking.
III.D.(3)
Reduce impacts of parking garages.
IV.A.(1)
Incorporate human-scale building elements.
IV.B.(1)
Reduce scale of large buildings.
IV.C.(1)
Architecturally accentuate building corners at street intersections.
IV.D.(1)
Enhance buildings with appropriate details.
IV.E.(1)
Retain original facades.
IV.E.(2)
Use compatible building materials. (See Building Material Summary Matrix, pg 59)
IV.F.(1)
Treat blank walls that are visible from the street parking or adjacent lot.
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IV.G.(1)
Locate and/or screen roof-mounted mechanical equipment so as not to be visible from the street or from the ground-level of adjacent properties.
IV.G.(2)
Where practical, locate and/or screen utility meters, electrical conduit and other service and utilities apparatus so as not to be visible from the street.
V.F.(1)
Use plant materials that are approved for use in downtown Yelm. Proponents may use other plat materials approved by the City.
V.G.(1)
Develop a site landscape design concept.
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V.H.(1)
Provide substantial site landscaping.
V.H.(2)
Protect and enhance natural features.
V.I.(1)
Screen all parking lots as required by Chapter 17.80, Landscaping.
V.I.(2)
An alternative to the required perimeter parking area landscaping plan may be submitted.
V.I.(3)
Provide internal parking lot landscaping.
V.J.(1)
Consider alternative building and parking siting strategies to preserve existing trees.
V.J.(2)
Consider the integration of pedestrian and bicycle paths with stands of mature trees where feasible to connect adjacent uses.