Columbia County Planning Commission 114 South 2nd Street, Dayton, WA 99328 Meeting Agenda Monday, June 10th, 2019 @ 5:30 PM
1) Call to Order 2) Roll Call and Establish Quorum 3) Approval of Meeting Minutes a. May 13th, 2019 4) Public Hearings a. None scheduled 5) New Business a. Public request for amendment of Light Industrial zone 6) Old Business a. 2020 Comprehensive Plan Update i. Comprehensive Plan submitted to the Department of Commerce ii. Presentation of tentative schedule 7) Commissioner Reports 8) Director Report 9) Comments from the public and items not present on the agenda 10) Adjournment a. Next meeting: Monday, July 8th, 2019 @ 5:30 pm
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Columbia County Planning Commission 102 Fairgrounds Lane, Dayton, Washington 99328 (Youth Building) Meeting Minutes Monday, May 13th, 2019 @ 5:30 PM
1) Call to Order a. Chair Jason Towery called to order the regular meeting of the Columbia County Planning Commission at 5:33 pm. 2) Roll Call and Establish Quorum a. Commission members present: Jay Ball, Jason Towery, and Chuck Reeves Members absent: Bryan Martin Staff: Meagan Bailey, Planning Director Special guest: Ben Floyd, Consultant for Comprehensive Plan Public: Sign-in Sheets 3) Approval of Meeting Minutes a. April 22nd, 2019 i. Reeves made a motion to approve the meeting minutes as presented; Ball seconded. None opposed; motion carries. 4) Public Hearings a. None scheduled 5) New Business a. 2020 Comprehensive Plan Open House i. Consultant Ben Floyd opened the discussion with a presentation on the Comprehensive Plan update, including an update on recent proceedings for the update, new code additions, as well as a brief discussion on the GMA and the goals/intent of the Comprehensive Plan. ii. Various items were discussed as initiated by members of the public, including: 1. Confirmation that the military travel routes will not negatively impact future development; and,
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2. Concern that privately owned timberlands designated as AR-2 could create some land use conflict; and, 3. Question regarding total acreage for Rainwater; and, 4. Discussion regarding commercial zoning in the County versus within the City of Dayton and Town of Starbuck; and, 5. Discussion on allowing additional 5-10 acre parcel, with questions regarding viability of farmland preservation; and, 6. Indication that acreage and percentage numbers for industrial and commercial zoning are not accurate and should be reviewed; and, 7. Discussion on how-to determine if water is physically and legally available in regards to the HIRST decision and the applicability of that decision; and, 8. Discussion on housing and concerns on what the vacant houses are (uninhabitable, cabins, etc.). iii. Consultant Ben Floyd provided a detailed update on the tentative schedule for plan comment periods, hearings, and final adoption. 6) Old Business a. 2020 Comprehensive Plan Update i. Critical Areas Ordinance 1. Reeves motioned that the Planning Commission accept and sign the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law of the revised Critical Areas Ordinance for Columbia County as presented; Ball seconded. Chair Towery signed the FOF’s as presented. ii. Request for formal support to submit draft of the Comprehensive Plan to Washington State Department of Commerce to initiate the 60 day review period. 1. Reeves motioned that the Planning Commission support the submittal of the Comprehensive Plan draft to the Washington State Department of Commerce to initiate the 60 day review period, pending the incorporation of edits received during the
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open house, as well as final technical edit by the Consultant; Ball seconded. None opposed; motion carries. 7) Commissioner Reports a. Ball – general accolades provided to Planning Department, Planning Commission, and Consultant for efforts on the Comprehensive Plan update. 8) Director Report a. None presented. 9) Comments from the public and items not present on the agenda a. Reeves – question regarding the Touchet Valley Trail and the upcoming landowner meeting; Jennie Dickinson and Kathryn Witherington with the Port of Columbia were present and offered additional information and answered questions. 10) Adjournment a. Ball motioned to adjourn the regular meeting of the Columbia County Planning Commission at 6:45 pm; Reeves seconded. Meeting adjourned.
Approved June 10th, 2019
Jason Towery, Chair Date
Attest
Meagan Bailey, Planning Director Date
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May 12, 2019
MEAGAN BAILEY PLANNING DIRECTOR COLUMBIA COUNTY 114 S. 2ND ST. DAYTON, WA 99328 [email protected]
I would like to petition the planning board to amend the matrix for ‘Light Industrial Zone’ to add Recreational Park & Camp Ground (on that property) to include; recreational areas, RV & Boat storage, tent camping, sleeping cabins, bathroom, shower & laundry facilities, food service and retail.
Sincerely,
MARJORIE L. LOWE PO BOX 205 DAYTON, WA 99328 509-520-6721 [email protected]
Columbia County Code Page 1/3 Chapter 18.45 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES Chapter 18.45
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES1
Sections: 18.45.010 Purpose. 18.45.010 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter providing for the establishment of commercial and industrial zones is as follows:
A. To establish standards for the height and size of buildings, the areas and dimensions of yards and open spaces.
B. To provide for facilities to minimize traffic congestion and hazards.
C. To provide for facilities and the operation of both commercial and industrial uses to minimize noise, vibration, water, and air pollution and fire and safety hazards within those zones.
D. To provide areas within Columbia County that would be compatible to commercial and industrial type uses.
Subject Zone District
C-1 LI-1 HI-1
Maximum building height 35 feet 60 feet, 35 feet adjacent to residential None zone. May add 1 foot for each 2-foot increase in setback. Minimum parcel size 1/2 acre w/water and sewer 1 acre w/water and sewer 2 acres
Setbacks
Front
County road 25 feet + 1/2 ROW from centerline 20 feet 45 feet
State 80 feet from ROW 20 feet 45 feet highway Private road 10 feet from ROW 20 feet 45 feet
Side 10 feet 20 feet (0 feet if no road frontage) 25 feet (30 feet on corner)
Rear 50 feet 20 feet (0 feet if no road frontage) 25 feet
Minimum road frontage or 100 feet 200 feet 200 feet lot width Minimum lot depth 100 feet 200 feet 200 feet
Signage 1 freestanding monument sign, 1 square foot of signage for each 10 feet of road frontage. 1. Any external sign displayed shall pertain only to the use conducted within the building. 2. Artificially illuminated signs shall not be permitted if they face an abutting agricultural residential zone (AR-1). 3. All signs shall be mounted flat against the buildings. 4. Moving or intermittent flashing signs are prohibited.
Notes:
1. C-1 zone:
a. The minimum lot size of this zone shall be one-half acre when a public water supply and public sewer facility is used, except that motels, hotels, and planned area developments shall meet the following requirements: 9,200 square feet shall be required for three-dwelling-unit buildings. Each additional unit shall require an additional 1,000 square feet.
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 2/3 Chapter 18.45 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES b. When use of a private water supply and/or private sewage system is contemplated, the minimum lot size in this zone shall be as deemed appropriate by the Columbia County health department in accordance with Chapter 248-96 WAC or any other applicable regulation.
2. L-I zone: a. A use which creates a nuisance because of noise, smoke, odor, dust, gas, or water pollution is prohibited. b. Materials shall be stored and the ground shall be maintained in a manner which will not attract or aid the propagation of insects or rodents or otherwise create a health or fire hazard. c. Landscaping. There shall be a 10-foot landscaped buffer adjacent to public roads and 20 feet adjacent to residentially zoned property. Minimum five-foot-wide landscaped planters shall separate buildings and other structures from parking and driveways. d. Service, manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, processing and storage activities, except as permitted as an accessory use or by approval of a CUP or PUD, shall be wholly within an enclosed building or where permitted screened from view, except from abutting industrial property, by a permanently maintained sight-obscuring fence at least six feet high. Barbed or razor wire shall not be permitted where abutting residential or commercial zones and must be specifically approved for use where visible from a public right-of-way. e. Points of access from a public street to properties in an LI-1 zone shall be so located as to minimize traffic hazards in areas of high traffic and be well lighted and defined by a landscaped planter. f. Building entrances or other openings adjacent to or across the street from an agricultural-residential zone shall be prohibited if they cause glare, excessive noise, or otherwise adversely affect land uses in the AR zone. All exterior lighting shall be designed to keep light and glare on site. g. A public water and waste water system shall be utilized where available and allowed, otherwise systems meeting state health and DOE requirements are required. In UGAs nonpublic systems shall be designed to allow future connection to public infrastructure. h. The site shall be designed to deliver stormwater to an approved public system or maintain all stormwater generated on site in conformance with state of Washington stormwater management standards. i. All access to public roads shall be provided with a paved apron a minimum 30 feet deep measured from the property line.
3. H-I zone: a. All buildings housing manufacturing processes or industrial uses shall be located at least 200 feet from the nearest zone classified other than industrial, and all other buildings or structures shall be at least 100 feet from a nonindustrial zone. b. All minimum setback requirements shall be increased one foot for each one foot that the building or structure exceeds 45 feet in height.
[Ord. 2017-03 (Exh. E); Ord. 2015-02 § 2; Ord. 95-01 § 13; Ord. 90-02 § 12.]
1 Code reviser’s note: CCC 18.45.020 through 18.45.050 were editorially removed at the request of the county.
Prior legislation: Ord. 2017-04.
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 3/3 Chapter 18.50 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE (LI-1)
Chapter 18.50
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE (LI-1)1
Sections: 18.50.010 Purpose. 18.50.010 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter, providing for the establishment of an LI-1 zone, is as follows:
A. To provide locations for light manufacturing, warehousing, fabrication, assembly, direct service industry, and storage (including self-storage and outdoor storage such as equipment and vehicle storage), with limited direct on-site retail sales while protecting the general public and commercial or residential property located in the vicinity.
B. To establish development standards for the height and size of buildings, the areas and dimensions of yards and open spaces, setbacks, buffers and landscaping in a manner that is compatible with surrounding existing and future land uses and which promotes attractive industrial neighborhoods that contribute to the overall image of the community and encourages investment.
C. To provide for development that provides adequate on-site parking and circulation and limits negative impacts on public transportation routes.
D. To provide performance standards for the operation of light industries in such a manner to minimize noise, vibration, air pollution, water pollution and fire and safety hazards in the light industrial zone and buffer and protect abutting commercial and residential zones.
E. To provide areas in Columbia County that are compatible to light industrial type of uses including uses best suited for location outside of an urban growth area and compatible with rural and agricultural land uses. [Ord. 2015-02 § 2; Ord. 2011-01 § 2(C) (Exh. D); Ord. 95-01 § 14; Ord. 90-02 § 13.]
1 Code reviser’s note: CCC 18.50.020 through 18.50.070 were editorially removed at the request of the county.
Prior legislation: Ord. 93-09 and Res. 2000-19.
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 1/11
18.15.045 Use matrix. A-1 A-2 A-3 AR-1 AR-2 C-1 LI-1 HI-1 R-1 W-1
Abattoir/slaughterhouse/rendering plant C C
Accessory ag structure <1,800 sf P P P P P
Accessory ag structure >1,800 sf P P P C C
Accessory structure, industrial P P
Accessory structure, residential P P P P P
Adult entertainment C
Ag chemical production C C
Ag chemical storage and sales C C C
Ag machinery storage P P P P P
Agricultural market C C C C C P
Ag-tourism activities C C C C C P
Airports and aviation activities C C C C
Alt-energy related to the allowed uses on site A A A A A A A A
Alternative energy production facilities (commercial) C C
Alternative energy production facilities (noncommercial) C C C C C C C C
Animal clinic, large animals C
Animal clinic, small animals C C C
Apiaries and honey production P C C
Apparel manufacture C C
Arboretums and gardens, public C C C
Archery range C C C
Arts and crafts, antique sales P
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 2/11
A-1 A-2 A-3 AR-1 AR-2 C-1 LI-1 HI-1 R-1 W-1
Asphalt plant C
Assisted living facility C C
Auto repair shop C C C
Auto sales or service P
Auto storage C
Auto towing, secured P
Auto/truck sales and service P
Backpacking/hiking P
Bakery, retail C P
Bakery, wholesale C P P
Bank P
Bed and breakfast C C C C C C C
Beverage industry C P P
Bicycle shop C P
Boarding/rooming house C C
Boat building and repair C P P
Book store P
Bowling alleys P
Building supply outlet C P
Bulk fuel distributer C C
Canning/packing foods C C
Car wash C P C
Caretaker’s residence C
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 3/11
A-1 A-2 A-3 AR-1 AR-2 C-1 LI-1 HI-1 R-1 W-1
Catering establishment C C P
Cement/clay products manufacturing C P
Cemetery C C C C C C
Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics manufacture/processing/packaging P P
Church or place of religious worship C C C P
Clinic P
Cold storage plant C P P
Commercial accessory buildings A
Commercial composting C C C
Commercial livestock sales C
Commercial planned unit development C
Commercial recreational activities C C C
Community center C C C P
Community club/grange/lodge C C C P
Concrete batch plant C C C
Condominiums C C C
Construction contractor’s offices/yards C P C
Convalescent home/nursing home C C
Convenience store, including fuel sales C P
Convenience stores/restaurants associated with service stations/truck stops A C C C C
Correctional facility C C
Cultural and/or historical facilities C C C C C C
Dairy farming P P
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 4/11
A-1 A-2 A-3 AR-1 AR-2 C-1 LI-1 HI-1 R-1 W-1
Dairy product processing C C C C C C
Dairy, feed lot or other permanent confined animal operation, subject to all C state laws Day care center C C P
Department stores P
Detention facility C C C
Drive-up food service C P
Dry cleaning/laundry service C P C
Educational services P
Electronic product manufacture/assembly P P
Equipment auction yard C C
Espresso stand C P
Event center C C C C C C
Exercise facility P
Fabricated metal product, sheet metal, welding C C P P
Farm labor housing C C
Farm shops, barns, hay sheds A P P
Farming/viniculture/horticulture/floriculture P P P P P P P
Feed lot/yard C
Feed store C P
Fire/police station C C C C C C C C
Fish farm C P P
Fish/wildlife habitat areas P P P
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 5/11
A-1 A-2 A-3 AR-1 AR-2 C-1 LI-1 HI-1 R-1 W-1
Fishing supply/sales C C C C
Flea market C
Food processing plant C C P P
Food/beverage storage and distribution C C P P
Forestry P P P P P P
Frozen food locker C P P
Fruit/vegetable stand C C C
Fuel yard C C C
Furniture products manufacture/assembly, cabinet makers C P P
Furniture/home furnishings sales P C C
Glass products manufacture/assembly P P
Golf course, driving range C C C C C
Government uses and structures C C
Grain storage, private P P P
Grain storage, public P P P
Grain/feed/crop storage P P P
Grazing P P P P P P P
Greenhouse, commercial C C C C C C
Grocery store P
Guest house (single bedroom, no kitchen) A A A A
Gun range C
Hardware products manufacture/assembly P P
Hardware/garden store/lumber yard C P
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 6/11
A-1 A-2 A-3 AR-1 AR-2 C-1 LI-1 HI-1 R-1 W-1
Hazardous waste temporary storage C C
Heating and plumbing sales/service C P
Hobby farming, livestock for personal use P P P P P
Hog ranch C
Home day care provider C C C C C
Home occupation P P P P P
Horse boarding/training, riding stable C C C C
Horseback riding C C C C C C
Hotel/motel P
Hunting club/lodge C C C C C
Industrial parks P P
Kennels, commercial, dog C C
Laundromat P
Leather products manufacture/assembly P P
Libraries C P
Livestock, cows/horses P P P C C
Livestock, other common farm animals P P P C C
Livestock production P P P C C
Livestock, swine for home consumption P P P C C
Machine shop C P P
Machinery/heavy equipment sales, service, storage C P P
Manufacture/assembly/fabrication lumber yard C P P
Manufactured home park C C
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 7/11
A-1 A-2 A-3 AR-1 AR-2 C-1 LI-1 HI-1 R-1 W-1
Manufactured home sales C C
Manufactured homes, travel trailers, campers, C C manufacture/assembly/fabrication Marijuana growth and processing C C
Marijuana sales C
Marina C C C C
Meat packing plant C C
Medical/scientific research C C C
Medical/scientific product manufacture/assembly C C C
Microbrewery/brewery/winery C C C C C
Miniature golf C C C
Mining, rock quarries, batch plants C C C
Motocross track C C C C
Nonilluminated greenhouses or illuminated <200 sq ft A C C C C C
Not-for-sale fuel storage P P P
Nursery, commercial/retail/wholesale C C P C
Nursing home C C
Office supply store P
On-site sales of farm products produced, processed and/or packaged on site, C including nursery, meat, dairy, orchard or similar products Paper mill C
Paper products manufacture/assembly C C
Parcel delivery service, packaging, crating P
Parking lot, commercial/public P
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 8/11
A-1 A-2 A-3 AR-1 AR-2 C-1 LI-1 HI-1 R-1 W-1
Parking lot, trucks C
Parks and playgrounds C C C C C
Pawn shop P
Personal services (barber, salon, etc.) P
Pet store P
Pharmacies P
Planned residential development P P P C P
Plastic products manufacture/assembly C C
Play fields, parks, public or private C C C C C
Portable sawmills P C C P P
Poultry, commercial P C C
Preschool C C P
Printing, publishing, binding C P
Private airports and landing fields P C C
Processing and value-added operations related to the production of ag C products grown on site Public and quasi-public facilities C C C C
Quarry (>3 acres) C C C C
Quarry (<3 acres) P C C
Racetrack/speedway (horse, mini sprint, etc.) C C C
Recreational vehicle park or tent campground C C C C
Recycling plant, exterior C C
Recycling plant, interior P C
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 9/11
A-1 A-2 A-3 AR-1 AR-2 C-1 LI-1 HI-1 R-1 W-1
Repair services, appliances/electronics P C
Research laboratory C P
Restaurant, drive-in, cafe C C P C C
Retail stores (grocery, food, etc.) P
Retail, textiles, sporting goods P
Roller skating/ice skating rink P
Rubber products manufacture C C
RV sales and service C
Sand and gravel pits/rock quarries C C C
Sawmill C C C C
School, college/university C C
School, K-12 C C
School, private or parochial C C
Self service laundry P
Service stations, including truck stops C C
Short-term rentals C C C C C
Sign shop C P
Single-family homes P P P P P
Single-family recreational or part-time dwellings P P P P P
Skiing P P
Slaughterhouse C
Snowmobiling P P
Solid waste landfill C C
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 10/11
A-1 A-2 A-3 AR-1 AR-2 C-1 LI-1 HI-1 R-1 W-1
Solid waste transfer station C C C C C
Storage and distribution of farm fertilizers, chemicals, bulk fuel and related C C C equipment Storage rental unit C
Storage, sales, distribution of hazardous materials C C
Taxidermy C C C P
Telecommunication towers C C C C
Temporary uses and special events P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3
Terminal yard/trucking yard C C
Theater, interior P
Theater, drive-in C C C
Tire shop C P C
Tractor/trailer sales C C
Trail systems C C C C C C C P
Transfer station/park and ride C C C
Upholstery shop C C C C P
Utility uses and structures C C C C C C
Variety stores, secondhand and pawn shops P
Vehicle recycling facilities C
Vehicle repair and service shops P C
Veterinary clinic C C C C
Vocational/trade schools C C
Warehouse C P P
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. Columbia County Code Page 11/11
A-1 A-2 A-3 AR-1 AR-2 C-1 LI-1 HI-1 R-1 W-1
Wastewater treatment facilities C C C C
Wholesale distributing facility C
Winery for the crushing, fermentation, bottling, tasting or sales of grapes, C fruits, or berries where at least 20% of the raw product is grown on site Wood processing plant C C
Wrecking/junk yard C C C
P – Permitted Use A – Accessory Use C – Conditional Use Level of Approval: 1 – Administrative 2 – Hearings Examiner 3 – BoCC
[Ord. 2019-02; Ord. 2017-03 (Exh. D); Ord. 2015-02 § 2.]
The Columbia County Code is current through Ordinance 2019-02, passed January 22, 2019, and Resolution 2017-12, passed June 5, 2017. STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1011 Plum Street SE PO Box 42525 Olympia, Washington 98504-2525 (360) 725-4000 www.commerce.wa.gov
05/28/2019
Ms. Meagan Bailey Planning Director Columbia County 341 E Main Street Dayton, WA 99328
Sent Via Electronic Mail
Re: Columbia County--2019-S-220--60-day Notice of Intent to Adopt Amendment
Dear Ms. Bailey:
Thank you for sending the Washington State Department of Commerce (Commerce) the 60-day Notice of Intent to Adopt Amendment as required under RCW 36.70A.106. We received your submittal with the following description.
Proposed comprehensive plan amendment for the GMA periodic update, including updated development regulations associated with the update
We received your submittal on 05/28/2019 and processed with the Submittal ID 2019-S-220. Please keep this letter as documentation that you have met this procedural requirement. Your 60 -day notice period ends on 07/27/2019.
We have forwarded a copy of this notice to other state agencies for comment.
Please remember to submit the final adopted amendment to Commerce within ten days of adoption.
If you have any questions, please contact Growth Management Services at [email protected], or call William Simpson, (509) 280-3602.
Sincerely,
Review Team Growth Management Services
Page: 1 of 1 Columbia County Final Comprehensive Plan Schedule
Final draft submitted to Commerce May 28th SEPA review, notice of determination ~ June 27th 60 day comment period close July 27th 30 day SEPA comment period close July 27th Review received comments, incorporate July 29th – August 2nd edits, finalize drafts Introduce final plan to Columbia County August 12th Planning Commission Hold duly advertised public hearing with September 9th CCPC Present CCPC recommendation to BOCC; September 19th adoption of plan and regulations