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PL 071305 Perry Annex City of Yelm Community Development Department 105 Yelm Avenue West P.O. Box 479 Yelm, WA 98597  Pre-Application Meeting July 13, 2005 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: Prairie Baptist Fellowship, Phil Perry Project Proposal: Possible Annexation of 15036 Hwy 507 SE Project Location: Hwy 507, just southwest of the Yelm City Limits The site is not currently within the City limits. The following comments are based on successful annexation into the City with a zoning designation of R-4 Low Density Residential. Annexation Annexation into the City is a City Council Decision. The Council bases its decision on not only the benefit to the City, but also the projects impact to the City. The annexation process includes the following steps: 1. A petition for annexation with the boundaries of the proposed annexation area is presented to the City by the proponent. 2. Staff reviews the proposal and makes a recommendation to allow, or not allow annexation, based on the policies of the Comprehensive Plan and the joint plan with Thurston County, including: The impact of additional roads brought into the City’s system. Availability of adequate water and sewer capacity. The boundaries of the annexation as it relates to ease of service delivery. The Water System Comprehensive Plan requires that any area annexed into the City provide sufficient water rights to offset the impacts of the development. In order to transfer water rights, the petitioner must present the City with the water rights certificate and information showing beneficial use within the previous five years. If, in the City’s opinion, the information appears sufficient that Ecology would approve a water rights transfer, the application will be submitted to Ecology and the annexation petition will be processed concurrently. 3. The City Council reviews the petition and takes action to allow the annexation to proceed as submitted, to allow it to proceed with different boundaries, or to not allow the annexation. 4. If allowed to proceed, the petitioner must gather the signatures of property owners that represent at least 60% of the land assessed value, or the signatures of at least 50% of the owners of the gross land area of the proposed annexation area along with the signatures of 50% of the registered voters. 5. Once the signatures are presented to the City, staff prepares to finalize the annexation, which is done by the City Council. Both the water rights transfer and the annexation would be conditioned on the approval of the other. The annexation would not be finalized until the water rights transfer is finalized and the water rights transfer would not be finalized until the annexation is finalized. Zoning Low Density Residential (R-4) Any residential use is allowed, including a single family dwelling, and other multifamily dwellings, provided they do not exceed four dwelling units per gross acre. Setbacks: Front yard - 15' with a 20 foot driveway approach. Rear Yard - 25 Side yard – Minimum on one side 5 feet, with a total of both sides of 12 feet. Maximum Building Height 35’ To subdivide the property into a residential subdivision: Landscaping Chapter 17.80 YMC codes requires landscaping for new and expanded businesses 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. For a residential subdivision, solid wood fencing meets this requirement. Type III landscaping is intended to provide visual relief where clear sight is desired. This landscaping includes street trees and vegetation required with frontage improvements and landscaping to provide an attractive setting and overstory canopy. Type III landscaping is typified by a six foot landscaping strip with street trees for a large overstory canopy along streets and pedestrian corridors and grass or other approved vegetation for groundcover. Earthen berms with grass or other vegetative groundcover and other design features may be worked into landscaping provided the resultant effect of providing a pedestrian-friendly environment and visual relief where clear site is required can be achieved. Type V landscaping is required in storm water retention areas. The floor and slopes of any stormwater retention/detention area shall be planted in vegetation that is suitable and will thrive in hydric soils. The landscaping of the stormwater facility shall be incorporated with all on-site landscaping. Open Space All residential developments are required to provide 5% of the gross area in usable open space. All dedicated open space must have the following attributes and characteristics: Open space shall be dedicated for one or more of the following uses: 1. Environmental interpretation or other education; 2. Park, recreational land, or athletic fields; 3. Off-road footpaths or bicycles trails; 4. Any other use found by the city to further the purposes of this chapter. Above ground stormwater facilities cannot be counted as open space and corner entrances into the plat do not count as open space, unless improved by one of the 4 uses above. All site plans shall include the location of all trees to be retained and removed (species, diameter and condition) exceeding eight inches in diameter (measured at four and one-half feet from the base of the tree) that are affected by development. Those trees or groups of trees to be retained are to be drawn and identified with their protection zone on the site plan. Traffic Chapter 15.40 YMC, Concurrency Management. 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 by the proposed use. A single family residence creates 1.01 new trips. The TFC charge is $757.50 per dwelling unit, payable at building permit issuance. 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 Traffic Engineer can be submitted to the City for review and consideration. If the subdivision creates more than 20 new trips, a Traffic Impact Analysis is required. State Environmental Policy Act. (SEPA) A SEPA Environmental checklist and Traffic Impact Analysis is required. Other Thurston County Health Department Review may be required if any wells and/or septic systems are located on or within 100' of property. All wells and septic systems within 100' of the property must be shown on preliminary plat drawings. Any existing wells and septic must be abandoned, and any water rights deeded to the City. ORCAA: Buildings containing asbestos and/or lead paint are potential environmental and health hazards. State and federal laws regulate the demolition of buildings containing asbestos and/or lead paint. State law (Chapter 173-425 WAC) defines land clearing burning as outdoor burning of trees, stumps, shrubbery, or other natural vegetation from land clearing projects. Olympic Region Clean Air Authority (ORCCA) issues land clearing permits for burning. The applicant shall contact the ORCAA, 2940-B Limited Lane NW, Olympia, WA 98502, (360) 586-1044 to secure any necessary permit(s) for the removal of materials containing asbestos and/or lead paint, and for land clearing burn permits. Prior to issuance of a city building permit the applicant shall demonstrate compliance with any ORCAA requirements, and prior to any demolition, proof of compliance with ORCAA and a City demolition permit is required.