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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. ~_.~ ~ Mr Nick Bossoff January 22, 2001 Page 2 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 Page 2 of 4 Mr Nick Bossoff January 22, 2001 Page 3 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 Page 3 of 4 Mr Nick Bossoff January 22, 2001 Page 4 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, rl~ Clf~ Catherine Carlson Community Development Director cc Mitcb~Bramlitt._AutoZooD Shelly Badger Stephanie Conners Tim Peterson Gary Carlson File Page 4 of 4