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PLANNING DEPARTMENT WALLIS D. HUBBARD,DIRECTOR
MEMORANDUM
TO TOM DAVIS
Division of Buildings
FROM: THOMAS G. MOSHER,Al
Senior Planner
DATE: May 16, 1995
SUBJECT: FILE NO. CUE-3-95
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1026 WEST BROADWAY AVENUE • SPOKANE,WASHINGTON 99260-0240 • (509)456-2205 • FAX (509)456-2243 • TDD: (509)324-3166
ZONING ADJUSTOR
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF A CONDITIONAL ) FINDINGS OF FACT,
USE PERMIT FOR A HOME INDUSTRY ) CONCLUSIONS,
(retail sales of crafts and antiques) ) AND DECISION
APPLICANT: Penny Simonson (Watson)
FILE: CUE-3-95
COMPANION FILE(S): CV-222-94
APPLICATION DESCRIPTION: The applicant seeks to establish a home industry for an
existing business of retail sale of antiques and crafts in a detached structure. The applicant also
resides at the site. Section 14.616.240.4 of the Zoning Code of Spokane County allows this
use upon issuance of a conditional use permit. Authority to consider such a request exists
pursuant to section 14.404.100 of the Zoning Code of Spokane County and Spokane County
Board of County Commissioners resolution No. 89 0708, as may be amended.
PROJECT LOCATION: Generally located in the Spokane Valley,north of and adjacent to
Wellesley Avenue,approximately 960 feet east of McDonald Road in the SE 1/4 of Section 34,
Township 26N,Range 44EWM; 13409 E.Wellesley Avenue, Spokane,WA. Parcel No.:
46344.0832
OPPONENTS OF RECORD: Tom Tupper
PUBLIC HEARING AND DECISION: After consideration of all available information
on file,one or more site visits,exhibits submitted and testimony received during the course of
the public earing held on April 12, 1995,the Zoning Adjustor rendered a written decision on
May /W , 1995 to APPROVE the application;restricted and conditioned as below.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Testimony was taken under oath.
2. The proposal is described above and detailed in documents contained in the file;
more particularly the following is significant:
a. The retail sales activity takes place on the ground floor of the existing barn,
minus the area on the south end of the barn devoted to a vehicle garage. The second
story level of the barn is presently not used for retail sales customer area.
b. Parking is presently located,east southeast of the barn in a somewhat restricted
manner,generally handling a maximum of 10 customer vehicles. The area is presently
lightly graveled.
c. A 7 foot tall bather fence partially exists on the north property line of the
property and is apparently intended to be erected along the entire north property line;
except that,the portion of the fence in the front yard of Keller Road should be no greater
than 3 feet,unless an administrative exception for a 4 foot height has been granted by the
Planning Division.
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d. The hours of operation and days of the week of operation are presently
respectively restricted to 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
e. There presently exists an unlighted sign at the east edge of the driveway. The
sign exceeds the sign size for the zone and must necessarily be adjusted in size at some
future date. The sign shall not exceed 4 square feet on a face. (Zoning Code:
§14.616.240.4.d.ii.) There are no other outward indications of the business; that is, no
window displays or outside displays.
f. The square footage of the barn and the existing residence are consistent with the
standard located in the Zoning Code for the respective size. (Zoning Code:
§14.616.240.4.b.)
g. The house and the barn(housing the retail establishment)exists today much as
they have for decades; with the exception that the barn has recently received a new roof
and exterior paint. Without cars parked near the barn, the property looks much as it has
in the recent past one or two decades.
h. The property is located on the north side of Wellesley Avenue, approximately
midway between Forker Road and McDonald Road. A visual survey of that stretch of
Wellesley Avenue shows approximately 10 large, barn-like accessory structures on both
sides of Wellesley. This is an addition to the old Knights of Columbus structure located
across the street and slightly west of the subject property.
i. The subject property also has a large garden plot on it,not unlike other
properties in the area.
j. The driveway appearance is common and ordinary,with a lightly graveled
surface.
3. The adopted Spokane County Comprehensive Plan designates the area of the
proposal as Urban. The proposal is generally consistent with the Urban category of the
Comprehensive Plan and complies with RCW 36.70.450. The following is from the Urban
section of the Spokane County Comprehensive Plan. _
a. Under"DETAILED DEFINITION: B. Characteristic Features: The presence
of neighborhood commercial business is described as acceptable to be found with the
predominant residential uses.
b. Under"DETAILED DEFINITION: D. Non Compatible Uses: There are few
land use activities that would be inappropriate in the Urban category; but the text goes on
to say that "major commercial" uses . . . would not be compatible within the Urban area.
Major Commercial is a defined term referring to Division Street strip-type commercial and
shopping centers.
c. Major Commercial users are specifically described as not being compatible
within the Urban area. The proposed home industry is not a Major Commercial use.
NOTE: The land use is primarily a residential use with a proposed accessory,limited
activity business operated subordinate to the primary residential use.
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d. Objective 1.1.i describes'home occupations' as being allowed provided they
are non-disruptive of neighborhood amenities.
e. The Comprehensive Plan defines'cottage industry'in its glossary in fairly
broad terms. The Comprehensive Plan addresses cottage industries in the Energy
Management section,encouraging conservation of all forms of energy. The present
operation is consistent with the definition of'cottage industry'contained in the glossary
of the Comprehensive Plan insofar as it: is clearly incidental to the residential use of the
property; is of a small-scale;does not generally change the residential character of the
property(most properties in the area have outbuildings including barns and storage
sheds);is conducted in such a manner as to not give the outward appearance of a
business in the ordinary meaning of the term; and is an opportunity for employment
performed primarily by occupants of the residence.
4. The site is zoned Urban Residential-3.5 (UR-3.5), which allows the proposed use
upon approval of this application. Minimally,the applicant must meet or be capable of meeting
the standards of section 14.616.240.4 of the Zoning Code of Spokane County, the section
pertaining to the conditional use permit for a home industry. This section contains
subparagraph "a"through "i". The standards of subsection "b" though "i" are very objective
and measurable. The applicant either meets these standards and/or is easily capable of meeting
them. However, 14.616.240.4.a is a subjective standard(". . . the property shall retain its
residential appearance and character. . ."). In an effort to clarify the purpose and intent of the
home industry concept and to assist in determining if the ". . .property . . .retain(s)its
residential appearance and character. . . ," the definitions of key words from Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition are:
residential: of or appropriate for residences
residence: the place in which one lives
appearance: definition of outward aspect
character: a distinctive feature or aspect
5. The existing land uses in the area of the proposal include a range of lots from about
1/3 of an acre to a little over one acre. Typically,uses listed as a conditional use are assumed
as permitted in the underlying zone, subject to the listed standards and any other conditions
needed to assure compatibility in the given instance. But,pursuant to 14. 404.101,the
requested conditional use permit may be denied if the Hearing Body cannot find that the
requested use will be compatible with other permitted uses. Section 14.616.240.4 lists certain
standards to achieve compatibility,some of which the Hearing Body may exercise nominal
discretion over in order to achieve the overall intent of compatibility with surrounding
properties. Clearly, 14.404.102 allows the Hearing Body to impose any and all manner of
additional conditions and requirements in an effort to achieve maximum compatibility. In the
instant situation,the existing retail operational is alleged to have caused considerable
inconvenience and adverse impacts to the property adjacent to the north(Tupper),as
documented in Exhibit 4. Although the fence recently erected by the applicant,along the north
property line which separates the applicant from the neighbor immediately to the north,has
alleviated a substantial portion of the inconvenience,the following inconveniences are alleged
to remain.
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a. A perception of the feeling of the invasion of privacy on the part of the Tuppers
exist in the three center windows on the west side of the barn.
b. The presence of automobiles relatively close to the common property line is a
continued nuisance to Tuppers;not so much visual as audial.
c. As viewed from the Keller Road end of the Tupper driveway,looking toward
the applicant's barn and house, automobile traffic is visible and a nuisance factor with
respect to the business activity.
6. Regardless of whether this conditional use permit is approved,a substantial concern
remains as to the volume to which this business might grow in the future, thereby,changing
the nature of the activity over time. If it is approved as it is presently operated and thereby
found to be retaining the residential appearance and character of the neighborhood,how will
this decision be able to ensure that the property will hereafter maintain its residential appearance
and character? The only answer would seem to be the limitation of the volume of business
conducted at the site in terms of the number of visits per day or customers at one time.
7. Subsequent to the hearing,the Zoning Adjustor inspected the property again for the
sole purpose of viewing the Tupper residence from inside the craft shop. The view through the
window from the office area in the northwest corner of the barn has no perception of the
Tupper residence,due to the 7 foot tall sight-obscuring fence. Views from the windows in the
shop also were mostly obscured by the 7 foot tall fence. There was nearly no leafed-out
foliage on the deciduous trees and the bare branches and the coniferous trees obscured,as
viewed from the inside of the shop,nearly the entire Tupper residence. The most visible part
was a portion of their east facing shingled roof. The photo views presented by Tupper from
his home are not distinguishable in reverse as viewed from the shop towards the house.
Having said that,there is nonetheless,on the part of the Tupper's, a feeling that their privacy
has been and is being still invaded. Mr.Tupper has proposed a simple solution of lightly
frosted glass on some of the windows. Apparently seeing such frosted glass would render any
perception of invasion of privacy neutral,in his opinion.
8. The applicant was brought into the permit system through a complaint. Complaint
file CV-222-94 is made a part of this record. It was clarified to the applicant in the hearing that
the sign for the home industry needs to conform to the standard of the Zoning Code. With the
adjustment of the sign,the granting of the Conditional Use Permit could eliminate the validity
of the complaint,insofar as the Conditional Use Permit withstands appeal.
9. The applicant may possibly have established this business without a Change of Use
Permit or Certificate of Occupancy for the building from the Spokane County Division of
Buildings. The record does not so reflect one way or the other. Consequently, there may be
requirements associated with the access with respect to such issues as wheelchair access,
handicap parking identification and the possible need to provide public restrooms,etc. On the
other hand, some of these provisions may not be applicable due to the limited volume of
business being carried on at the property. Such decision rests with the Division of Buildings.
10. Pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act,the environmental checklist and
other data have been reviewed and the project has been found to not have any probable
significant adverse impacts to the physical environment. A Mitigated Determination of
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Nonsignificance(MONS)was issued on March 13, 1995 and sent to ten (10) agencies and
parties of interest. The agencies reviewing the checklist neither indicated that a more detailed
environmental review should be provided nor commented that the MDNS should be
reconsidered. Comments regarding the environmental matters were made at the public hearing
or in written testimony. There was not sufficient evidence presented pursuant to WAC 197-11-
340(3)(a)to withdraw the MDNS. Initially,there were some concerns regarding chemicals
that might be associated with refmishing furniture and other processes that were suggested by
comments in the checklist. This resulted in a disclosure by the applicant that very little
refmishing was done at the site. The quantities of chemicals are in orders of pints and quarts.
Because of the time consuming nature of furniture stripping,etc.,almost all pieces are sent out.
CONCLUSIONS
1. Clearly,the proposal generally satisfies the performance standards suggested by the
phrase " . . .retains its residential appearance and character. . .," as supported by the
following points; although,the sign will need to be reduced in size in order to conform with the
specific standard of the Zoning Code.
a. At and related to the specific residential site,including man-made improvements
and the general appearance of the environs:
i. "appearance" is defined as dealing mostly with "outward aspect." The
outward aspect of this property is consistent and compatible with properties in the
area; that is,its accessory building(the barn)looks not unlike other structures
throughout the area,if not more picturesque than the newer style metal-sided
buildings. The daily parking of several vehicles next to the barn,particularly on a
greater than 2 acre parcel of land,is also not uncharacteristic of the area.
ii. "character"is similar to"i" above-described appearance of the site. The
distinctive feature of a barn is completely consistent with the character of the old
cobble stone constructed house,the large mature trees,the large expanses of grass
(even with the small graveled parking lot), and the various garden supplies and
small storage shed accessory building in character with the barn. -
b. Off-site character and appearance:
i. two aspects of off-site appearance and character are the visual
impression of the property as viewed from Wellesley Avenue and Keller Road and
the business as viewed from adjoining properties. With respect to the views from
the road and the character and quality of the traffic on these roads,the views are
very characteristic of the area,as described above. The sign exceeds the standard
provided in the Zoning Code; but,can be reduced in size and not be offensive.
Traffic will be generated by the continued operation of the craft store; but,traffic is
fed to the site by Wellesley Avenue,a minor arterial. The residential property to the
immediate southeast,has fenced its property,which effectively blocks the view of
any busy activity at the craft store site,and furthermore registered no complaints
with respect to the continued operation of the craft store. On the other hand,the
Tupper property to the immediate north advanced strenuous objections to the
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activity of the craft store. That objection was substantially reduced by the 7 foot tall
fence which was erected on the north side of the property,with Tupper
acknowledging a great reduction in inconvenience and intrusion. The Tupper
family still feels a potential for visual invasion of privacy from the three interior
windows of the craft store and have asked that these windows be "frosted" in order
to eliminate their(Tupper's)perception that their privacy is being invaded. This can
relatively cheaply be done without an adverse,detrimental effect to the craft store
business.
ii. The Tupper family also urges that automobiles be kept south of the
property line,to a location approximately even with the steps leading into the
present craft shop,in order to lessen the sound of car doors slamming and people
talking or laughing as they may come and go from the shop. The concern that
remains with respect to this off-site character and appearance is the degree to which
the business could grow and expand before becoming inconsistent with the
character and appearance of the neighborhood. Control of this measure can best be
maintained by requiring a continual renewal of the permit,with no permanent status
being possible, and reviewing the level of traffic at the renewal time. Additionally,
the best control of this seems to be control the amount of parking by requiring that a
more formal parking lot be established,with defined limits to the parking lot and a
requirement that no business parking be allowed in the public right-of-way or in an
area streetward of the rear of the house. That is, that the driveway be kept clear of
vehicles from the back of the house to the street. Consistent with comments made
by the applicant in the hearing,the parking lot should be prepared to handle no
more than 8 cars,plus maneuvering space,generally in the area east and southeast
of the barn. On rare occasions some parking may occur between the rear of the
house and the barn.
Although the proposal,mitigated as suggested above,will not significantly alter
the surrounding area,and may only slightly impact the specific locale,it is unrealistic to
expect'no effect from the proposal. The law does not require that all adverse impacts be
eliminated; if it did,no change in land use would ever be possible. Miranatha Mining,
Inc. v. Pierce Cy, 59 Wn. App. 795, 804, 801 P2d, 985 (1990).
c. The facts do not support a claim of a loss of'residential appearance and
character,'on-site or off-site, sufficient to deny the application. The legislative
assumption (the presumption of validity)is that a listed conditional use permit can,in
most cases,be made acceptable by complying with the required standards and make
conditions of approval. The burden of proof otherwise rests with the opponent(s). The
opponent(s) are not persuasive in this respect.
2. In order to maintain residential appearance and character,in almost every sense of
the word,it will be necessary to limit the impacts on the neighborhood,particular the Tupper
property to the north,by establishing certain performance and prescriptive standards beyond
which the business activity is not entitled to advance. These include,but are not limited to,
such items as hours of operation,frequency of deliveries, hours of deliveries, noise,parking
location,parking lot definition,visual privacy of the property to the north,etc.
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3. The Comprehensive Plan,with which every proposal should show general
compliance,is clearly supportive of the home industry(cottage industry)concept. The
Comprehensive Plan generally requires compliance through various plans,policies and
regulations,which is the purpose of the hearing and this decision. Barrie v.Kitsap Cy, 93
Wn. 2d, 1148 (1980). The Plan was used for the development of the Zoning Code, which in
turn authorizes conditional use permit for home industries under certain qualifying conditions
and circumstances.
4. Some aspects of a home industry were not raised as concerns or anxieties by those
in opposition. However,experiences shows that issues of parking,deliveries,problems
existing with employees arriving and departing from the site,hours/days of operation,etc.,
need to be dealt with to maintain residential appearance and character. The primary use in the
area and the intent of the zone is for residential purposes. Any businesses run in the area
through a conditional use permit must be subordinate to and consistent with the primary
residential uses of the area. These include mitigating measures,as appropriate,as were listed
in the Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance(MDNS)issued by the Planning Division
and agreed to by the applicant,on March 13, 1995. This also includes a condition to require a
covenant agreement with respect to supporting a petition for a sewer ULID in the future. It
also includes provisions to pave the parking lot area, striping it with paint and including tire
stops to keep cars contained within the parking lot area. The parking lot area must comply with
the'208' storm water drainage requirements for a parking lot.
5. The proper legal requirements for advertising the hearing before the Zoning
Adjustor of Spokane County have been met.
6. The Zoning Adjustor may require such conditions of approval as necessary and
appropriate to make the project most compatible with the public interest and general welfare.
7. Various performance standards and criteria are additionally needed to make the use
compatible with other permitted activities in the same vicinity and zone and to ensure against
imposing excessive demands upon public utilities, and these shall be addressed as conditions
of approval.
8. The proposal, as conditioned,will not be detrimental to surrounding properties.
9. The proposal does not impose excessive demands on public utilities.
10. The proposal,as conditioned, is compatible with uses permitted outright in the
zone.
DECISION
From the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions,the Zoning Adjustor
APPROVES the proposal, subject to compliance with the following
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CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
I. GENERAL
1. The following conditions shall apply to the applicant,owner and successors in
interest and may run with the land at the discretion of subsequent owners.
2. Failure to comply with any of the conditions of approval contained in this decision,
except as may be relieved by the Zoning Adjustor, shall constitute a violation of the Zoning
Code for Spokane County and be subject to such enforcement as is appropriate.
3. The Zoning Adjustor may administratively make minor adjustments to site plans or
the conditions of approval as may be judged by the Zoning Adjustor to be within the context of
the original decision.
II. DIVISION OF PLANNING
1. The business may only continue to be run while parcels B and C of SP-87-481
remain in common ownership and no residence is constructed on parcel C. The business also
may not operate if the barn and the house are allowed to deteriorate into disrepair and neglect,
as judged by Planning Division staff.
2. The proposal shall comply with all applicable standards of section 14.616.240.4 of
the Zoning Code of Spokane County unless deviations,variances or exceptions have been
lawfully granted. Parcels B and C of Short Plat SP-87-481 must also comply with the
underlying standards of the UR-3.5 zone, all as set forth in Chapter 14.616 of the Zoning
Code.
3. This permit expires on June 1, 1997 unless renewed under the following terms:
a. The property and the business shall continually have demonstrated compliance
with conditions of approval 1 and 2 above,the standards of the underlying zone,the
standards of the conditional use permit section of the Zoning Code,including a revised
sign size, and the following terms and conditions listed hereafter.
b. The applicant shall apply for renewal no later than the expiration date.
c. Property has been inspected by the Planning Division staff and a review of all
complaints of record shall have occurred.
d. Any initial administrative determination to renew the permit shall be sent to
adjacent property owners, with a description of the right to appeal such administrative
determination.
4. Additional improvements or alterations of the site shall consist of the following and
be installed within 90 days of the final disposition of this permit, unless adjusted by the
Division for weather interference:
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a. The applicant shall cause the west facing windows of the public areas of the
shop to be lightly frosted, sufficient to distort the vision of anyone looking from the
inside to the outside.
b. The upstairs part of the barn shall not be used for any public places. The
ground floor shop area shall not be expanded beyond its present square footage, with
respect to publicly accessible square footage.
c. The building and house shall be maintained in a similar general overall quality
and appearance as they exist in at the approval of this Conditional Use Permit,generally
as depicted in file photographs of the present day situation.
d. No business or delivery vehicles or customers shall park or stop longer than a
few moments in the area between the rear of the dwelling unit and the street. A small
paved parking lot shall be developed in the area generally east of the barn,in the general
area of the present gravel. The parking lot shall be striped and have a physical bather
capable of stopping vehicles from proceeding east onto the lawn. Curb stops or a fence
shall be erected sufficient to keep automobiles from occupying space north of the steps to
the shop. The parking lot may provide for a maximum of 8 car parks and shall be striped
and drained into a qualifying,engineered storm water maintenance swale,designed to
comply with storm water drainage swales to protect the aquifer. Adopted storm water
management standards shall be used for the design. The suggested parking lot design is
a row of automobiles parked in front of the east facing"porch" of the accessory building
with a travel way and another row of car parks which would face toward the east. An
overflowing parking lot is not acceptable and the Planning Division may administratively
require remedies to restrict the customer load.
e. The 7 foot tall fence shall be extended westerly to Keller Road,dropping to a
maximum of 4 foot height as it approaches Keller Road,consistent with the legal front
yard, as defined by the Zoning Code,of the Tupper property to the north. The fence
shall be maintained in good repair and in an appearance similar to its present state,
including periodic maintenance of the north side of the fence unless such maintenance
would be perceived as detrimental by the property owner to the north.
f. No security lights may be erected on the west or the north side of the accessory
building. Any security lights placed on the south or east side of the accessory building
shall be of a down light design,no more than 20 feet in height and designed to not allow
any light to spill onto adjacent properties.
5. The craft shop may be may be operated any five days of the week except Sunday.
The hours of operation shall open no earlier than 9:00 a.m. and shall not be opened any later
than 6:00 p.m.
6. The Planning Division may make any administrative adjustment to any of the
conditions of approval as the Division sees fit in order to maintain residential appearance and
character,including limitations to restrict the volume of business if the volume of business
grows to the point of threatening the residential appearance and character of the neighborhood.
7. If the Division of Planning believes there are extenuating circumstances associated
with the renewal of the permit,it may cause there to be a public hearing and reconsideration of
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the permit. The notification expense shall be that of the county if such reconsideration takes
place.
8. The Division of Planning shall prepare and record with the Spokane County
Auditor a Title Notice noting that the property in question is subject to a variety of special
conditions imposed as a result of approval of a land use action. This Title Notice shall serve as
public notice of the conditions of approval affecting the property in question. The Title Notice
should be recorded within the same time frame as allowed for an appeal and shall only be
released,in full or in part, by the Division of Planning. The Title Notice shall generally
provide as follows:
The parcel of property legally described as is
the subject of a land use action by a Spokane County Hearing Body or
Administrative Official on , imposing a variety of special
development conditions. File No. is available for inspection
and copying in the Spokane County Division of Planning.
III. DIVISION OF BUILDINGS
1. The applicant shall contact the Division of Buildings in order to be informed of code
requirements administered/enforced as authorized by the State Building Code Act.
Design/development concerns include: FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS;FIRE
HYDRANT/FLOW;APPROVED WATER SYSTEMS; BUILDING ACCESSIBILITY;
CONSTRUCTION TYPE;OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION;EXITING; EXTERIOR
WALL PROTECTION;AND ENERGY CODE REGULATIONS.
2. The applicant shall comply with any requirements of a Change of Use permit or
Certificate of Occupancy. If neither are necessary, the Division of Buildings shall file an
explanatory memo with the Planning Division indicating that no additional permits are
necessary to carry on the business of a craft shop.
3. The Division shall require IV.2. below prior to issuance of permit(s).
IV. DIVISION OF UTILITIES
1. Pursuant to the Board of County Commissioners Resolution No. 80-0418,the use
of on-site sewer disposal systems is hereby authorized. This authorization is conditioned on
compliance with all rules and regulations of the Spokane County Health District and is further
conditioned and subject to specific application approval and issuance of permits by the Health
District.
2. The Owner(s)or Successor(s)in interest agree to authorize the County to place their
name(s)on a petition for the formation of a ULID by petition method pursuant to RCW 36.94
which the petition includes the Owner(s)property and further not to object by the signing of a
protest petition against the formation of a ULID by resolution method pursuant to RCW
Chapter 36.94 which includes the Owner(s)property. PROVIDED,this condition shall not
prohibit the Owner(s)or Successor(s) from objection to any assessments)on the property as a
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result of improvements called for in conjunction with the formation of a ULID by either petition
or resolution method under RCW Chapter 36.94.
3. Any water service for this project shall be provided in accordance with the
Coordinated Water System Plan for Spokane County, as amended.
V. SPOKANE COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT
1. Sewage disposal method shall be as authorized by the Director of Utilities, Spokane
County.
2. Water service shall be coordinated through the Director of Utilities, Spokane
County.
3. Water service shall be by a new/an existing public water supply when approved by
the Regional Engineer(Spokane), State Department of Health.
4. Subject to specific application approval and issuance of permits by the health
officer,the use of(an) individual on-site sewage disposal system(s) may be authorized.
5. Disposal of sewage effluent beneath paved surfaces is currently prohibited.
VI. DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND ROADS
None is needed.
NOTICE: PENDING COMPLETION OF ALL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WHICH
NEED TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO PERMIT ISSUANCE,PERMITS MAY BE
RELEASED PRIOR TO THE LAPSE OF THE TEN(10)-DAY APPEAL PERIOD.
HOWEVER,THE COUNTY HAS NO LIABILITY FO "MENSES AND
INCONVENIENCE INCURRED BY THE APPLIC• IF THE PROJECT APPROVAL IS
OVERTURNED OR ALTERED UPON APPEAL.
DATED this / ;111- day of May, 1995.
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THO • S G. OSHER,AICP
' •ping .• djustor
Spok. e Coun y,Washington
FILED:
1) Applicant(Certified/Return Receipt Mail)
2) Opponents of Record
3) Spokane Division of Engineering and Roads
HD/CUE-3-95 Simonson(Watson)
CASE NO. CUE-3-95 SPOKANE COUNTY ZONING ADJUSTOR PAGE 12
4) Spokane County Health District
5) Spokane County Division of Utilities
6) Spokane County Division of Buildings
7) Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 1
8) Division of Planning Cross-reference File and/or Electronic File
NOTE: ONLY THE APPLICANT OR AN OPPONENT OF RECORD MAY FILE AN APPEAL WITHIN
TEN(10)CALENDAR DAYS OF THE ABOVE DATE OF SIGNING. APPEAL MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED BY$215.00 FEE APPEALS MAY BE FILED AT THE SPOKANE COUNTY DIVISION
OF PLANNING,PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING, 1026 W.BROADWAY AVENUE,SPOKANE,WA 99260
(SECTION 14.412.042 OF THE ZQNIrODE FOR SPOKANE COUNTY). DEADLINE FOR
APPEAL IS 4:00 PM ON 5//?-(o
HD/CUE-3-9S Simonson(Watson)