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Gary W Ross
Fawcett Street Storage, LLC
7403 Lakewood Dr W #11
Lakewood. WA 98499
City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
Yelm, WA 98597
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 18.18.030 YMC that your use of property and
building within the City of Yelm and described below are in violation of provisions of the Yelm
Zoning Code, Title 18 YMC and the provisions of the Yelm Building Code, Chapter 18.23 YMC,
adopting the International Building Code.
ALLEGATIONS OF FACT
1. Fawcett Street Storage, LLC owns property located at 925 Northern Pacific Road SE in
Yelm, Washington. The property is occupied by an abandoned warehouse known as the
Yelm Yeast Plant.
2. Fawcett Street Storage is a Limited Liability Corporation registered with the Washington
State Secretary of State and Gary W. Ross is the registered agent of the corporation.
3. The Yeast Plant has been unoccupied for over 18 months and any use of the property
must be in conformance with the provisions of the City's Unified Development Code —
[Section 18.01.090 YMC].
4. On Tuesday July 7, 2015, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force served a search
warrant on the premise and found the building was being used for a medical marijuana
collective garden.
5. The property is located within an Industrial zoning district, which does not allow
agricultural activities [Chapter 18.39 YMC].
6. The property was previously owned by Innovative Wholesale Supply Company, who
constructed improvements to the building without a building permit from the City of
Yelm, in violation of Chapter 18.23 YMC. The building currently does not have a
certificate of occupancy for any purpose.
ALLEGATIONS OF LAW
A. The above described real property is within the City of Yelm.
B. Use of the property as a medical marijuana collective garden is not allowed in the
Industrial zoning district.
C. Occupancy of the building for human habitation and agricultural use without a Building
Permit is in violation of Chapters 18.23 YMC and 51.50 WAC.
IT IS ORDERED THAT Fawcett Street Storage shall cease the use of the property and use and
occupancy of the building.
Failure to comply with the terms of this notice of violation may result in further actions by the
City of Yelm, including, but not limited to the issuance of additional civil penalties of up to
$250.00 per day of violation or further enforcement action through a court of competent
jurisdiction.
Signed in Yelm, Washington this day of _July 2015.
Gary Carlson
Building Official
NOTICE: Pursuant to Section 1.16.060 YMC, the person incurring a penalty may appeal the
determination that a violation occurred or may request remission or mitigation of the penalty
by filing a written request and an appeal fee of $50 to the Community Development
Department within 30 days of receipt of the notice.
The written appeal must be include the name and mailing address of the petitioner, a separate
and concise statement of each error alleged to have been committed, and a concise statement
of facts upon which the petitioner relies to sustain the statement of error.
copy. Brent Dille, City Attorney
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