Extension Approval(360) 458-3835 (360) 458-3144 FAX www.ci.yelm.wa.us City of Yelm Community Development Department 105 Yelm Avenue West Yelm, WA 98597 February 23, 2010 Kevin Foley, AICP BASELINE Engineering,
Inc. 1910 64th Ave. West Fircrest, WA 98466 Re: Rainier View Estates, SUB-05-0531-YL Dear Kevin: The Community Development Department has received your request for an extension of approval
of site construction plans for Rainier View Estates. The approved site construction plans are extended to February 4, 2011. Please note that updated fees or permit charges are due and
payable at the time of building permit issuance. Also, the Preliminary Plat Approval was issued on August 22, 2006. This approval will expire on August 22, 2011. There are no extension
requests available for this preliminary plat approval. As you know, the City of Yelm has been proactive in water planning since 1994, when the City made application with the Washington
Department of Ecology for new water rights sufficient to serve the entire City and its U?????rban Growth Area. ???????????? ???????????????? ???????? ?????????????????? ?????? ??????????????
?????????????????????? ???????????? ?????? ???????????????? ???????? ?????????????? ?????????? ?????????? needs, the City has aggressively pursued the acquisition and transfer of existing
water rights in order to provide for continued growth until new water rights are acquired. Yelm has historically been successful at acquiring and transferring sufficient water to meet
demands. The Washington Department of Ecology recently denied a water rights transfer that the City had been working on for 18 months and which had been approved twice by the Thurston
County Conservancy Board. The denial of this water rights transfer means that the City currently has a limited number of water connections available for new development. The City has
appealed Ecology's decision to the Pollution Control Hearings Board.
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able to make a finding of concurrency with the municipal water system for all new developments with land divisions. At this time, the Community Development staff will be recommending
denial of all preliminary land division applications. The State Building Code at Section 19.27.097 RCW requires evidence of water availability. The issuance of a building permit by the
City of Yelm is ??????????????????????commitment to serve a proposal with potable water. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call at (360) 458-8496. Sincerely, Tami
Merriman Associate Planner