16135 Railway Rd SE Microsoft Office Outlook - Memo Style (5)Gary Carlson
From: Jim Park and Barb Wood [parkwood @ywave.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 7:27 PM
To: Gary Carlson
Subject: Re: fences-16135 Railway Rd
Thanks... working on it tonight ... sorry about the delay on getting it to you ... the sun was this weekend:)
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From: Gary Carlson
To: Jim Park and Barb Wood
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 8:49 AM
Subject: RE: fences-16135 Railway Rd
Barb,
I may be premature to meet the group until we have more documentation. To keep the cattle we need you to fill out a
time line from annexation to the present showing the property had been used for agricultural purposes without an 18
month gap. The time line will need to be documented. Once we have the data a sit down will be more productive. FYI,
our standard meeting time is Wednesday afternoon.
Gary
From: Jim Park and Barb Wood [mailto:parkwoodC(?ywave.com]
Sent: Friday, April 15, 20115:44 PM
To: Gary Carlson
Subject: Re: fences-16135 Railway Rd
Thanks Gary,
How time flies...
Is there a good time to meet with you and the Planning Department? We are off on Mondays...
Take care
barb
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From: Gary Carlson
To: Jim Park and Barb Wood
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 11:45 AM
Subject: RE: fences-16135 Railway Rd
Barb,
What records I can find show you being annexed into the in 1992 as residential agricultural Ordinance 466. However,
the area was rezoned to R -6 to allow for Woodfield. I find no reference to your grandfathering in that documentation.
Gary
From: Jim Park and Barb Wood [mailto:parkwoodC(?ywave.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 20117:23 PM
To: Gary Carlson
Cc: Grant Beck; Tami Merriman
Subject: Re: fences-16135 Railway Rd
Dear Gary,
Thank you for your response ... I wasn't sure I had the correct e -mail address for you... Hopefully you have rec'd the fwds I
sent from the County and TRPC...
After speaking with you yesterday, it was good to hear that there were no complaints from neighbors. Instead, it was an
inquiry from an existing City of Yelm employee; a building inspector, regarding the cattle in the field. It is unclear why he
was concerned enough to bring it to your attention? As stated in a previous correspondence, the neighbors we have
spoke with are very happy that the cattle are there:)
We believe that there are multiple benefits to the Yelm community of the cattle being there. However, we also realize
that those benefits need to be recognized by the Administration and Council.
We are more that happy to present those benefits to the Yelm Administration, and the Council. Just let us know...
Thanks again:)
barb and jim
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From: Gary Carlson
To: Jim Park and Barb Wood
Cc: Grant Beck; Tami Merriman
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 2:59 PM
Subject: RE: fences-16135 Railway Rd
Barb,
Sorry about the delay but you had the right address, it went into my junk mail. However, I did see your first email and
brought into our Site Plan Review Committee your response. Based on the zoning and the use listed with the
Thurston County's Assessor's Office we cannot determine a continuous use of Agriculture on the site. Chapter 17.93,
Nonconforming uses, Section 17.93.030 YMC states:
"Abandonment or discontinuance. A nonconforming use shall be deemed abandoned by discontinuance or
abandonment for a period of eighteen month, and any subsequent future use of such land or buildings shall be in
conformity with the provisions of this title."
Annexation would allow existing uses, i.e. agriculture, to continue as long as it is consistent with Section 17.93.030.
Unless you can produce documents listing you as an exception to the cited section we are going to enforce the zoning
regulations and not allow the cows. Please respond with a time table of bringing your property into conformance.
Thank you.
Gary
From: Jim Park and Barb Wood [mai Ito: parkwoodCa)ywave.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 20113:33 PM
To: Gary Carlson
Subject: fences-16135 Railway Rd
Hi Gary,
Just a follow -up. Please let us know if you have rec'd our phone message and e- mails ... I had to guess the e -mail
addresses:)
Thanks again
barb