SPR Approval
City of Yelm
105 Yelm Avenue West
PO Box 479
Yelm, Washington 98597
(360) 458-3244
January 22,2001
Nick Bossoff
Peterson Consulting Engineers
4030 Lake Washington Blvd, NE, Suite 200
Kirkland, WA 98033
Re SPR-OO-8266-YL - AutoZone- Notice of Final Decision
Dear Mr Bossoff
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 conditions of approval.
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 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.
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Mr Nick Bossoff
January 22, 2001
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The following condition is based on the Traffic Impact Analysis, prepared by Heffron
Transportation, dated February 29, 2000
Conditions of Approval
1 The applicant shall mitigate traffic impacts to the transportation system Mitigation includes
payment of the Transportation Facility Charge (TFC), Ordinance 580, for 24 new pm peak
hour trips generated by the project. The total TFC is $18,000 00 The TFC is payable at
building permit issuance
2. The applicant shall be responsible for street frontage improvements along the property
frontage on Vancil Road Improvements shall be constructed by the City of Yelm and
WSDOT as part of the Yelm Avenue East project. The applicant shall be financially
responsible for improvements to include curb, planter strip, sidewalk and street trees along
said frontage The City will require either a cash contribution or bond to cover the
applicants pro-rata share Costs will be calculated by the number of front feet and based
upon actual bid numbers
Water
Finding. The City's Water Comprehensive Plan identifies a portion of the City area for service
The City is pursuing additional land areas for approval and the extension of facilities
Completion of such activities is dependent on grand and developer funding, as well as
planned bonding and existing public funds The status of such plans and funding sources
must be considered in any review of concurrency Developer extensions and or
dedications, latecomer agreements, oversizing agreements, and the creation of local
improvement districts may all be considered In the event of a new funding source,
however, concurrency is not found until the funding source is in fact in pace - e g award of
a grant, a binding letter commitment for third parting funding, or the successful formation of
a local improvement district. Any necessary water rights are considered, only after
approved for municipal use by the Washington State Department of Ecology, or
appropriate appeals board, and the time for appeal or challenge has expired
Condition of Approval
The applicant shall connect to the City water system The cost of connection is established
by City resolution and is payable at building permit. The meter fee shall be per the City fee
schedule
Sewer
Finding The city's Sewer Comprehensive Plan identifies a portion of the City area for service
The City is pursuing additional land areas or approval and the extension of facilities
Completion of such activities is dependent on grand and developer funding, as well as
planned bonding and existing public funds The status of such plans and funding sources
must be considered In any review of concurrency Developer extensions and or
dedications, latecomer agreements, oversizing agreements, and the creation of local
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Mr Nick Bossoff
January 22, 2001
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improvement districts may all be considered In the event of a new funding source,
however, concurrency is not found until the funding source is in fact in pace - e g award of
a grant, a binding letter commitment for third parting funding, or the successful formation of
a local improvement district.
Conditions of Approval
1 The applicant shall connect to the City STEP sewer system The cost of connection is
established by City resolution An Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) equals 240 gallons of
water consumption per day Inspection fees shall be per the City Fee Schedule
2. An irrigation meter may be installed for the purpose of irrigation
Stormwater
Findings The completed project will increase impervious surfa~es on the site and adjacent
streets 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
Conditions of Approval
1 The applicant shall design and construct all storm water facilities in accordance with the
DOE Storm Water Manual, as adopted by the City of Yelm Best Management Practices
(BMP's) are required during construction The applicant shall compile a final storm water
report along with construction drawings
2. The applicant shall submit a storm water operation and maintenance plan to the Public
Works Department for approval prior to final plat approval
Desiqn Guidelines and Landscaoinq
Finding 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 City of Yelm has adopted Design Guidelines for its commercial zones The Design
Guidelines require all development to deal with the following design issues Site planning,
pedestrian access, vehicular access and parking, building design and site design and
landscaping
Condition of Approval
1 Prior to building permit issuance, the applicant shall submit a final landscape and irrigation
plan to the Planning Department for approval Installation of the improvements, with the
exception of the sitting area/plaza, approved in the plan must occur prior to issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy
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Mr Nick Bossoff
January 22, 2001
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2. The applicant shall bond for the sitting area/plaza improvements Improvements shall be
complete within four months following the completion of the street improvements to Vancil
Road by the City of Yelm
If you have any questions or if I can be of further assistance please contact me at (360) 458-8408
Sincerely,
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Catherine Carlson
Community Development Director
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Shelly Badger
Stephanie Conners
Tim Peterson
Gary Carlson
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