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SPR Approval , .. j City of Yelm 105 Yelm Avenue West PO Box 479 Yelm, Washington 98597 (360) 458-3244 November 22, 2000 Mr Dennis Baker 19004 108th S1. C1. E Bonney Lake, WA 98390 Re SPR-00-8263-YL - Geomatics, P 5.,104 Berry Valley Rd- Notice of Final Decision Dear Mr Baker" The Site Plan Review Committee has considered your application for the above referenced project and finds that as conditioned below, the proposed project is consistent with the Yelm Comprehensive Plan and all applicable City policy's and development standards Pursuant to Chapter 15 49, Integrated Project Review Process, a project which is subject to Site Plan Approval is a Type II Permit and can be appealed to the City Council An appeal must be filed within 14 days of the date of this notice The affected property owners may request a change in property tax valuation from the Thurston County Tax Assessor's Office The proiect is approved subiect to the following findings and conditions of approval. Stormwater: Finding' Impervious surfaces create storm water runoff When uncontrolled and untreated storm water runoff can create health and safety hazards YMC requires all development to comply with the Stormwater Manual for the control and treatment of stormwater runoff The development does not meet the threshold of 5,000 feet of impervious surface, therefore is not required to provide any further stormwater facilities Transportation Finding Yelm is a small compact community most directly affected by two state highways which bisect the community The two state highways are used by local residents for transportation throughout the city and for access to commercial and residential areas throughout the community In lieu of Widening eXisting streets, the City has elect to create certain alternatives, Y -1, Y -2, Y -3 which will aVOid the need to significantly Widen existing streets, and particularly Yelm Avenue New developments do in fact burden the city's central streets, and unless the bypass alternatives are accomplished, the City would have to require developers to pay the cost of the internal street widening The city plans show and the City finds that adequate facilities will be accomplished better and in a timely fashion by bypass faCilities as a substitute for the widening of existing facilities As a result, the City finds that the regional plans in fact 'vJ ~ .; benefit projects in all areas on the City and will accomplish the goal of providing adequate facilities to City standards within a reasonable time to serve the demands created by the proposed project. Improvements to this site to do meet the minimum redevelopment requirements to require frontage improvements for this project. However, if significant changes would occur frontage improvements may be required in the future consistent with the City of Yelm's Development Guidelines, Condition of Approval As an existing residential use the site generated one p m peak hour trip which will be credited against the new traffic impact. The new approved office use would generate 3 68 new trips for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area which is equal to 5 15 P m peak hour trips generated by the business, The net new trips is4 14 pm peak hourtrips, The Transportation Facility Charge for the project is $3,133 98 and payable prior to occupancy Water Finding The proposed site is currently connected to the City's water system The conversion from residential to business office will not likely increase water consumption beyond 240 gallons per day If significant changes in use would occur the City would have to re-assess the consumption and determine if additional ERU's need to be purchased Irrigation Meter' Proponent may install a separate irrigation meter for irrigation purposes Sewer Finding The proposed site is currently connected to the City's sewer system and should not require any additional upgrades at this stage of development. If significant changes in use would occur the City would have to re-assess the consumption and determine if additional ERU's need to be purchased Landscaping Findings Landscaping and screening are necessary to promote safety, to provide screening between compatible land uses, to safeguard privacy and to protect the aesthetic assets of the City Chapter 17 80, Landscaping, requires the applicant to provide on-site landscaping for all development proposals The landscaping plan submitted meets the intent of Chapter 17 80 Landscaping shall be installed prior to occupancy or the applicant shall provide the City with a bond for 1 'Yz the cost of materials and labor Sinqaqe. Finding The Yelm Building Department requires a sign permit for all signage, Chapter 1548 Condition of Approval The applicant must obtain a sign permit from the City of Yelm prior to placement of any signage Page 2 of 3 Fire Finding Fire protection to the building must be provided per the Uniform Fire Code Existing hydrants should be sufficient for this project. All hydrants must meet minimum City standards General Public Works Finding Street lighting and interior street lighting need to meet the City of Yelm's Development Guidelines No additional lighting requirements will be required for this proposed project. If additional changes in use would occur additional lighting may be required If you have any questions or if I can be of further assistance please contact me at (360) 458-8408 Sincerely, Catherine Carlson Community Development Director cc Virgil & Darlene Baker Shelly Badger, City Administrator Stephanie Conners, Public Works Supervisor Tim Peterson, Public Works Supervisor Gary Carlson, Building Official File Page 3 of 3