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Centralia City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 20

05 URBAN GROWTH AREA REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 20.05.010 Intent.

It is the intent of this chapter to implement an interlocal agreement between the city of Centralia and the county of Lewis, whereby the county delegates to the city authority within the designated city of Centralia urban growth area to receive and process land use applications, submit staff recommendations, enter decisions, issue permits, process appeals and conduct enforcement under specified county and city regulations.
(Ord. 2112 § 1 (part), 2003; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008)

§ 20.05.020 Documents and procedures adopted by reference.

A. 
Development within the city of Centralia urban growth area shall be governed by Lewis County policies and development regulations adopted for that area and, where applicable, by the official zoning maps of the county; except that the following city and county regulations and procedures, as published in the Centralia Municipal Code (CMC) and the Lewis County Code (LCC), respectively, and together with any amendments noted below, are expressly adopted for purposes of this chapter by this reference, as follows:
1. 
City of Centralia comprehensive plan;
2. 
Port of Centralia comprehensive plan;
3. 
Shoreline master program for Lewis County and shoreline substantial development permits and exceptions under Chapter 17.25 LCC;
4. 
Critical areas ordinances, Chapter 17.35 LCC;
5. 
This title, city of Centralia zoning code, except as expressly preempted by referenced portions of the Lewis County Code, noted herein;
6. 
Permits under the 2015 International Code series, Chapter 19.27 RCW and Chapter 18.04 CMC:
a. 
Building code—IBC, IRC, NEC, IMC;
b. 
Plumbing code—Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC);
c. 
Fire code—International Fire Code;
7. 
CMC Title 19, Subdivisions;
8. 
CMC Title 14, Streets and Sidewalks;
9. 
Chapter 10.30 CMC, Nuisances;
10. 
Chapter 18.10 CMC, Design and Development Guidelines, and any subsequent amendments;
11. 
LCC Titles 12 and 15, telecommunications franchising and wireless communications;
12. 
LCC Title 17, airport obstruction zone permits;
13. 
Chapter 16.04 CMC, for SEPA review, except where LCC Title 17, SEPA Review, is solely applicable. A city staffer shall be designated to perform the function of responsible official under SEPA.
B. 
Preliminary and final plats will be approved and signed by the board of county commissioners only after certification by the city that all elements for recording have been met.
C. 
Appeals of any decision issued by the city hereunder, to the extent it is appealable, shall be made to a special deputy hearing examiner under contract with the county, who for purposes of such appeal shall operate as the city hearing examiner. Such appeals shall be heard in city of Centralia facilities and conducted in accord with all procedures set forth therefor under county ordinances and regulations for hearing examiner actions. City staff shall present the case report and defend the action taken in conjunction with these appeals. All appeals from the hearing examiner shall be by LUPA petition under Chapter 36.70C RCW.
1. 
For project permit decisions classified as either Type II or Type III decisions under Chapter 20.02 CMC, for designated city of Centralia urban growth areas, a special deputy hearing examiner for Lewis County, established pursuant to Chapters 2.25 and 17.15 LCC and the interlocal cooperation agreement on urban growth areas between the city of Centralia and Lewis County, shall be the decision maker and appeal body.
2. 
For Type II decisions under Chapter 20.02 CMC, for designated city of Centralia urban growth areas, a special deputy hearing examiner for Lewis County, established pursuant to Chapters 2.25 and 17.15 LCC and the interlocal cooperation agreement on urban growth areas between the city of Centralia and Lewis County, shall be the decision maker and appeal body.
3. 
For Type III decisions under Chapter 20.02 CMC, for designated city of Centralia urban growth areas, a special deputy hearing examiner for Lewis County, established pursuant to Chapters 2.25 and 17.15 LCC and the interlocal cooperation agreement on urban growth areas between the city of Centralia and Lewis County, shall be the decision maker and appeal body.
D. 
Authority over Lewis County board of health regulations on potable water and septic tank approvals and review shall be retained by Lewis County.
E. 
Engineering standards at Section 1.20.B, Road Closure; road closures shall be administered by Lewis County pursuant to LCC Title 12.
F. 
Engineering standards at Section 1.16, Utilities; utility installation associated with Lewis County franchises within Lewis County rights-of-way shall be administered by Lewis County pursuant to LCC Title 12 and Chapters 36.55 and 36.75 RCW, et seq.
G. 
The county shall provide the city with a copy of the following maps for the Centralia UGA. Such maps may be copies of those published by other agencies (e.g., NFIP) or may be as depicted on an official GIS map published by the county. The city shall use such maps for determining whether or not a proposal is within an environmentally sensitive area as provided in the adopted regulations.
1. 
FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (one-hundred-year floodplain);
2. 
Shoreline environmental designation map;
3. 
Steep slope area;
4. 
Geologically hazardous area;
5. 
Aquifer recharge area;
6. 
National Wetland Inventory (NWI) area.
H. 
The city shall not approve any land use that causes resulting service levels to drop below adopted levels of service for county roads at cities in the transportation element of the adopted county comprehensive plan, without first requiring mitigation acceptable to the county. The city shall use the SEPA (if applicable) and/or site plan review committee (SPRC) process to obtain approval of the county for such mitigation.
(Ord. 2147 § 8, 2005; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008; Ord. 2386 § 3, 2017; Ord. 2112 § 1 (part), 2003)