Comments to County
City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
P.O. Box 479
Yelm, WA 98597
May 5, 2008
Tony Kantas
Thurston County Development Services
2000 Lakeridge Drive SW
Olympia, WA 98502-6045
Re: Project Number 2008100719
Dear Mr. Kantas:
Thank you for the opportunity to review the above referenced permit application by Larry Mahan for a Special Use Permit to establish a 124-space RV Park and associated store to serve
the RV Park located at 14136 Yelm Highway SE.
Although the property is not within Yelm’s urban growth area, it is located very near its boundary. The City would like to express its concerns regarding this Special Use Permit application.
Based on the Thurston County Geodata web-site, the property is zoned Rural Residential – One dwelling unit per five acres. Special uses are allowed per TCC20.54.
The site is located at or adjacent to the entrance to the SR 510 Yelm Loop. The Washington State Department of Transportation is proposing a round-about at that location. Ingress and
egress to the site may be an issue.
The South Thurston County Coordinated Water System Plan adopted by the City of Yelm and Thurston County limits the approval of new water systems in unincorporated areas to satellite
systems approved and managed by the City of Yelm. It would be appropriate to address this issue through the land use approval process.
Sincerely,
Grant Beck, Director
Department of Community Development