071813 Cmts to County on Septic Permit Flowers 07242013
City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
P.O. Box 479
Yelm, WA 98597
July 24, 2013
Thurston County Environmental Health
2000 Lakeridge Drive SW
Olympia, WA 98502-6045
Re: Dustin Flowers Onsite sewage system permit
Project Number 12 118740 BS Parcel # 22730410400
To whom it may concern:
Thank you for the opportunity to review the above referenced permit application by
Dustin Flowers for an onsite sewage system to serve a secondary dwelling unit at
11002 Vancil Road SE, Yelm. The City of Yelm has reviewed the application and
provides the following comments for your consideration while reviewing the application.
The property is located with Yelm’s urban growth area, and is subject to compliance
with the County Wide Planning Policies, adopted by both the City of Yelm and Thurston
County.
CWPP 2.1 (e) promotes the concentration of development in growth areas by requiring
development to be configured so urban growth areas may eventually infill and become
urban, where urban services and utilities area not yet available.
CWPP 2.2 (d) requires that development occurring within unincorporated urban growth
areas conform to the development standards of the associated city or town with the
explanation that development short of this requirement may cause the larger society to
bear the expense of retrofitting the development to meet urban standards upon eventual
annexation. This standard will further enable the larger community to structure how
growth will occur to minimize the cost of providing the infrastructure for these service
systems.
To ensure that these policies are met, the secondary dwelling unit should be located on
the parcel in such a way that it may be served in the future by city streets and utility
services, and would not restrict the development of its future zoning of R-4 Low Density
Residential (up to 4 units per acre). The City of Yelm subdivision code requires that all
lots within a subdivision front on a public street built to public standards. The City of
Yelm understands that phasing extensions of urban services and facilities should be
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concurrent with development, but provision for future public right-of-way both within the
parcel and from Vancil Road should be identified.
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 of Yelm’s water service area to satellite systems approved and managed by the
City of Yelm. As the proposal appears to include the development of a two-party well
(community water system), this requirement should be a condition of approval of the
Permit.
Consideration should be given to improving the transition between the City Street, and
county Road with a more durable pavement or concrete section to prevent further
damage by increased traffic flow to this area.
The property is within the City of Yelm future water and sewer service area, however
these utilities are not available for connection at this time.
Thank you for your time and consideration reviewing these comments. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Tami Merriman
Associate Planner
Community Development Department
January 30, 2014 Page 2 of 2