TC 2013101556 Cmt Ltr 05212013
City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
P.O. Box 479
Yelm, WA 98597
May 21, 2013
Resource Stewardship Department
Thurston County
2000 Lakeridge Drive SW
Olympia, WA 98502-6045
Re: TLC Holdings Pre-submission #2013101556 Special Use Permit
To Whom It May Concern:
The City of Yelm has reviewed the above referenced pre-submission request and offers
the following comments regarding the proposal for a Special Use Permit for an RV/Boat
Storage facility in the Yelm UGA on property currently zoned RR 1/5, and pre-zoned as
Medium-density Residential upon annexation to the City of Yelm.
As the property is within Yelm’s urban growth area, development should be consistent
with the requirements of the Yelm Development Guidelines as well as Thurston County
design standards.
The property is pre-zoned Medium-Density Residential upon annexation into the City of
Yelm. RV and Boat storage is not an allowed use in the residential zone, and is also
not allowed as a special use in the City of Yelm, so at the time of annexation to the City
of Yelm, the business would be considered a non-conforming use.
Frontage improvements (half street improvements) to SR 510 should be required and
would be consistent with the Urban Arterial Street standard found in the Yelm
Development Guidelines.
A single new commercial driveway approach would be allowed by the Development
Guidelines to serve the proposed use, which should be paved and striped consistent
with the standards of the Development Guidelines. The location must be reviewed for
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safety and distance to other driveways and the intersection of 89 Street, and whether
the access should be limited or restricted due to location. The City specifically requests
the opportunity to review and comment on any traffic analysis and civil construction
plans in regard to access.
The South Thurston County Coordinated Water System Plan adopted by the City of
Yelm and Thurston County limits the approval of new water systems within the Yelm
Water Service Area, which includes the entire UGA, to satellite systems approved and
managed by the City of Yelm. It appears that the existing well on the property may
need to be developed as a community water system to serve the proposed use, it would
be appropriate to address this issue through the land use approval process.
(360) 458-8408
(360) 458-3144 FAX
www.ci.yelm.wa.us
The aquifer lying underneath the City of Yelm is a critical aquifer recharge area and the
City requires the treatment and infiltration of stormwater in a manner approved by the
City of Yelm. The City has adopted the 1992 Department of Ecology Drainage Design
Manual, which requires that stormwater generated from development be treated for
sediments before infiltration.
Landscaping should be consistent with the City of Yelm Development Guidelines,
including an eight foot perimeter landscaping and a fifteen foot landscaped buffer
adjacent to residentially zoned property.
Sincerely,
Tami Merriman, Associate Planner
Department of Community Development
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