2-F Rocky Prairie/Maytown Land Use and Rezoning AliAnalysis Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket

JDiJeremy Davis Thurston County Planning Board of County Commissioners 1st Briefing April 28, 2010 Study Area

Proposal A1Area 1: RRI & RRR 1/5 to R 1/20 Area 2: RRI & RRR 1/5 to PP Property Ownership Map Acreage McIntosh: 805 Batten: 40 Port of Tacoma: 745 City of Tacoma: 24 WDFW: 809 Total: 2,423 Highlights

Tax Implications EiEnvironmen tltal Critical Areas Priority Habitat Land Use and Zoning Tax Implications

Selling ppricerice is a major ffactoractor Future value is hard to determine WDFW property is tax exempt McIntosh property is “Designated Forest Land Batten Property Taxed as Residential as Highest Use Port of Tacoma Land Tax Estimate: – $210,000 to $250 ,000 * – $450,000 or more from gravel mine*

*Source: Port of Tacoma Environmental

Soil Mima mounds Prairie WDFW & WDNR Habitat Studies Wetlands Oak Stands Soil Characteristics

SpanawaySpanaway--NisquallyNisqually complex Spanaway ggravellyravelly ssandyandy loam Tenino gravelly loam Alderwood gravelly sandldy loam Mukilteo muck 1967 Aerial Photos LiDAR Hillshade

Mima mounds likely over portions of site Site Visits Confirmed in several locations Further assessment would be necessary to map out specific areas

Prairie Soils Priority Habitat Areas Pii&OkPrairie & Oak Priority Habitat Areas All WDFW Priority Areas Critical Areas Wetlands Map Gravel Mine Map Priority Species

Butterflies Plants PPtbl(SC)uget blue (SC) White t op ast er (SS) Oregon branded Howellia aquatilis (FT) skipper (SGCN(SGCN)) Oregon white oak Sonora Skipper (SM, Other Animals SGCN) Oregon spotted frog TaylorTaylor’s ’s Checkerspot (FC, SE) (FC, SE) Olymp ic mudidminnow Valley Silverspot Oregon vesper (FSC, SC) sparrow (FSC, SC) Maadordon ski pper (S E , SGCN, FCFC))

SCGN = Species of Greatest ConserConservationvation Need FC = Federal Candidate

SC = State Candidate Species FSC = Federal Species of Concern

SM = State Monitor FT = Federal Threatened Species

SE = State Endangered Priority Species ZiZoning HitHistory

1980 – Unmapped Use 1988 – RR 1/5 1994 – RRR 1/5 1999 – Citifor Rezoning to RRI Public Parks Trails and Preserves Intended for publicly owned land used for open space, trails, preserves and other public uses Land is owned by a government agency Rural 1/20

Predominant Environmentally Parcel Size of 20 Sensitive Lands Acres Existing Land Uses Primary Land Uses Adopted in 2007 – RRidtilesidential – Recreation – OSOpen Space – Agricultural – Resource RRR 1/5

Predominant Less Environmentally Parcel Size of 5 Sensitive Lands Acres or more Existing Land Uses Primary Land Uses – RRidtilesidential – Recreation – OSOpen Space – Agricultural – Resource RRI

Provide areas for natural resource based industrial uses Uses limited in rural areas away from services Area should have limited resource use potential Primary Land Uses – Resource (Mineral Extraction, Forestry) – Resource Based Industrial LAMIRD Designation

Limited Areas of More Intensive Rural Development Uses should have been in place in July 1990 Intended to allow for areas of higher intensity rural uses Comprehensive Plan does not specifically address industrial LAMIRDs County not required to designate historic use areas as a LAMIRD Site Plan 1967 Aerial Photo 1992 Aerial Photo 2000 Aerial Photo 2009 Aerial Photo Option 1 Proposal A1Area 1: RRI & RRR 1/5 to R 1/20 Area 2: RRI & RRR 1/5 to PP Option 2 Proposal Area 1: Batten RRI to RRR 1/5 Area 1: Other RRI & RRR 1/5 to R 1/20 Area 2: RRI & RRR 1/5 to PP Option 3 Proposal Area 1: Batten No Change Area 2: RRI & RRR 1/5 to PP Option 4 Proposal Area 1: No Change Area 2: No Change Next Steps....

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