Chelan County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

After adequate opportunity for review and comment, all providers of water, sewage disposal, schools, and fire/police protection serving the development have issued a letter that adequate capacity exists or arrangements have been made to provide adequate services for the development.

No county facilities will be reduced below adopted levels of service as a result of the development.

The business incubator activities’ size and location are compatible with planned or existing adjacent land uses.

Activities continue to be seasonal and temporary and would avoid or mitigate impacts addressed in subsection (3) of this section.

Activities outside of standard periods support education, training, and organization of business incubators.

Notice shall be given to all adjacent property owners, identifying the proposed change in alternative months, days, or hours of operation. Public comment may warrant an amendment to the CUP through the hearing examiner.

Developed accessory use or activity area must be located a minimum of one hundred feet from adjacent property lines, and must have screening and/or buffering from adjacent roads and properties. Screening and/or buffering may include: maintained or natural open space; vegetated berms; trees; shrubs; orchards; solid or sight-obscuring fences or plantings; streets or roads; and/or natural vegetation or terrain.

Landscape requirements shall be provided as prescribed in Chapter 15.50 of Title 15, Development Standards, as amended.

No vehicles shall be located within one hundred feet of a property line and shall be visually screened from public roads or private roads open to public use and from surrounding properties.

Additional landscaping and yard setbacks or open space may be required as necessary to mitigate the impacts or maintain consistency with the surrounding land uses.

The administrator may request specific county services impact studies.

The cabin units shall not contain more than two bedrooms.

The cabin units shall be no larger than six hundred square feet in size.

When the minimum lot size is waived, a note shall be placed on the face of the plat that states that the parcel is not a building site other than for a permitted public utility use. The requirement for verification of adequate provisions for domestic water and sewage disposal may be waived.

When the minimum lot size is waived, a notice to title shall be recorded with the Chelan County auditor stating that the parcel is not an allowable building site other than for a permitted utility use.

The minimum lot size in the district that a public facility is located in may be waived on a finding that the waiver will not result in noise or other detrimental effects to adjacent properties.

The hearing examiner may impose additional requirements to address issues such as, but not limited to, noise, public health and safety, vehicular access and odor.

Setbacks for front, side and rear yards shall be a minimum of fifty feet from property lines.

All bus loading areas shall be located off of public streets.

All playground/playfield areas shall be enclosed by a fence or functionally equivalent containment mechanism.

Off-street parking shall be in accordance with Chapter 11.90.

Projects shall be designed and operated in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal regulations.

Property on which the composting facility use is located shall be at least one mile from the closest residence at the time of approval.

All buildings and structures shall meet the required yard setbacks for the district. The hearing examiner may establish setbacks greater than those required in the district for buildings, structures, stockpiles and non-mobile machinery to minimize potential adverse impacts to adjoining lands and public rights-of-way.

A haul route agreement shall be approved by the county engineer prior to the commencement of operations.

Site illumination shall be designed and oriented so as not to create glare and so that lighting sources are not visible from off-site residences and public roads.

The hearing examiner may specify the hours and duration of operations.

Maximum noise levels shall not exceed the standards of Chapter 173-60 WAC, as amended.

Air emissions must comply with the Clean Air Act, Chapter 70.94 RCW.

The use shall be landscaped per the standards of Chapter 15.50, Title 15 of this code.

Equipment storage shall be within an enclosed building or behind a view-obscuring fence.

The use shall be landscaped per the standards of Chapter 15.50, Title 15 of this code.

All excavation operations and trucking directly related to such operations may be permitted only between the hours of six a.m. and five-thirty p.m., Monday through Saturday, unless the hearing examiner determines at a public hearing that no nuisance exists, or that unusual circumstances are present, in which case the relaxation of this regulation shall terminate when such conditions and circumstances are deemed by the hearing examiner to no longer exist.

If property to be utilized has an exterior boundary line which shares a common property line with residential property or resource zoning districts, or if in the judgement of the hearing examiner, the nature and location of the operation is such as to constitute a hazard to public safety, then a solid wall or fence no less than five feet in height shall be installed and maintained no closer than fifty feet from the excavated area. Locked gates shall bar all openings in the fence when the permittee or his agents are not on premises.

The area shall be posted with signs having letters at least three inches high and two inches wide, giving clear warning of the dangerous conditions resulting from the excavation. Said signs shall be no farther than one hundred feet apart around the periphery of the subject property and shall be maintained in good repair until excavation and reclamation operations are completed.

Whenever the property is adjacent to developed residential property, public roads, streets or highways, streams, lakes or other public installations, there shall be installed and maintained or cultivated in addition to any required fence, a view-obstructing planting screen not less than fifteen feet in width, and in such planting strip shall be shrubs, bushes or trees which shall be selected to be evergreen, indigenous, fast-growing, compatible with the soil, and on the basis of size, form and minimum maintenance requirements. Said planting screen shall be planted according to acceptable practice in good soil, irrigated as necessary and maintained in a good condition at all times at the expense of the operator. Such view-obstructing planting screen herein required shall be installed as a yard improvement at or before the time excavation operations commence or within a reasonable time thereafter, in the judgement of the hearing examiner, giving due consideration of local planting conditions. Where natural flora does not exist, a view-obstructing fence may be installed, subject to the conditions given above, which fence shall maintain a fifteen-foot setback from the property line.

Operators shall divert or protect all natural drainage courses to prevent pollution or reduction of natural flow, shall impound runoff as necessary to hold run-off to levels existing prior to the introduction of excavation operations, shall protect streams and grounds from acid-forming or toxic materials exposed or produced by excavation operations, shall seal off to the extent directed by the hearing examiner any breakthrough of acid water creating a hazard, shall not allow water to collect or permit stagnant water to remain in excavations. Wherever possible, the operator shall refrain from disturbing natural drainage course, streams, rivers and lakes.

Blasting or other activities producing ground vibrations shall not constitute a nuisance to, or damage in any way, the property of adjacent landowners. The hearing examiner may require testimony by technical specialists in order to determine appropriate amounts and placement of explosives and other vibration-producing equipment, and may place such restrictions as are appropriate to resolve the problem.

Maximum permissible noise levels shall be according to the provisions of Chapter 173-60 WAC, Maximum Environmental Noise Levels.

Excavation operations shall be permitted no closer than one hundred feet from any property line, street, road or highway. In no case shall mining operations impair lateral support or cause earth movements or erosion to extend beyond the exterior boundary lines of property being excavated. Structures or buildings shall not be located closer than fifty feet from a developed residential property line. Office buildings shall maintain a twenty-five-foot setback.

Underground excavation operations shall not be left in a condition so as to be or become hazardous. Mine shafts, air courses, inclines, or horizontal workings temporarily unused or deserted shall be blocked by solid bulk-heads constructed of concrete, wood or steel. A locked manway or door may be installed as part of the bulkhead. Where shafts, air courses, inclines or horizontal workings are to be permanently abandoned in accordance with good mining practice, the collar portal to such workings shall be completely blocked by permanent bulkheads constructed of concrete and/or steel or by causing the collapse of solid rock at such collar or portal in such manner as to prohibit the reopening of said workings by natural movement of the collapsed rock by gravity down inclined workings.

Vertical Limitations/Aquifer Protection.

Such topsoil as exists on this site shall be retained on the site in sufficient quantities to ensure an adequate supply for reclamation purposes; and

One copy of approved excavation and reclamation plans and specifications shall be kept on-site at all times during the progress of the excavation operation;

Additional conditions may be required to address the following specific objectives:

A copy of the reclamation plan being submitted to the appropriate state regulatory agency in application for a state permit and, when available, an approved copy of the final plan, and in those cases where such a plan is not required by the state, a special reclamation plan acceptable to the hearing examiner which shall consider the following: compatibility with existing neighboring land uses, present land use of the site, transportation systems, utility extensions, the physical character of the site and the surrounding landscape, zoning patterns and the comprehensive plan;

The estimated quantities of all materials to be extracted;

A legal description of the site;

An on-site study to determine appropriate mitigation requirements for noise, vibration, and dust levels. The study should specify what levels the applicant deems satisfactory to mitigate off-site disturbances;

An operation proposal detailing estimated frequency of blasting, estimated truckloads per day, what provisions for screening and fencing are proposed and estimated hours of operation;

Proposed hauling routes to and from the site;

A completed environmental checklist;

A map at suitable scale identifying the following on the proposed site:

Have a varied slope;

Have a natural appearance in both profile and plan view;

Have no large rectilinear topographic elements;

Not exceed two horizontal to one vertical except as necessary to blend with natural adjacent slopes;

Be compacted if significant back-filling is required to produce the final reclaimed slope;

Provide measures to establish a beneficial wetland where a lake or pond or swamp is created; and

Place topsoil and revegetate as necessary to stabilize slopes and control erosion.

All homes shall be kept at all times a minimum of twenty-five feet from the street right-of-way and ten feet from all other lot lines;

There shall be a minimum setback distance of fifteen feet between homes and all community or service buildings.

A twenty-five percent expansion to the number of attendees (bonus attendees) for up to three events per calendar year may be permitted, if the following conditions can be met:

Any parcel of property being considered for an RV park/campground must front on and/or have direct access to a public street or road at a minimum of one location. Primitive roads and U.S. Forest Service roads shall not be considered suitable access to an RV park/campground.

RV parks/campgrounds shall not be permitted in any area found unsuitable for such development because of poor drainage, physical topography, soil characteristics, rock formations, or other features that may be harmful to the public health, safety, or general welfare.

Size/Density of RV and Camp Spaces.

RV Unit Setbacks and Spacing.

At a minimum, all RV park roads and access roads shall be on an adequate base, graded and surfaced to provide a dustless, all-weather surface. The road system within an RV park shall be privately owned, constructed, and maintained. Road construction standards are as follows:

Off-street parking shall be provided at the rate of one space for each RV site. The hearing examiner may require additional off-street parking space as deemed appropriate to accommodate additional parking needs.

There shall be at least four off-street parking spaces provided for the RV park office, together with one additional parking space for each twenty-five RV sites.

Each parking space shall be a minimum of ten feet by twenty feet in size. All individual and common parking spaces shall be treated to eliminate dust.

Provisions for the disposal of grey water shall be made at fifty-foot radii from those sites not connected to the sewer system.

Utility buildings providing flush toilets and showers for each sex shall be provided at convenient intervals throughout the park. Where RV spaces are not provided with individual sewer connections, utility buildings shall be located within three hundred feet of those spaces. The health officer shall determine the number of toilets and showers. All sewage from RVs and park buildings shall be discharged into a sewage disposal system approved by the appropriate agency.

All RV park proposals shall be reviewed by the Chelan County fire marshal to ensure adequate ingress and egress and internal circulation for emergency vehicles.

The Chelan County fire marshal shall review all RV park proposals to determine what fire protection measures are necessary for the park.

In the absence of adequate on-site water sources, as determined by the Chelan County fire marshal, such as reservoirs, swimming pools, lakes, rivers and streams, the provisions of the current edition of the International Building/Fire Code, as adopted by Chelan County, shall apply for purposes of satisfying the required fire flows.

The storage, collection, and disposal of solid waste in an RV park shall be accomplished so as to prevent fire and health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding, accidents and odor.

Approved solid waste containers shall be located not more than one hundred fifty feet from any RV site.

Collection areas shall be screened with a view-obscuring fence and properly identified.

All RV parks situated within five hundred feet of a public sewer trunk line shall be required to connect to the line if the owner of the line permits.

All utilities, such as domestic water, irrigation water, fire protection, storm drainage systems, etc., shall be installed in accordance with established guidelines. All power and communication lines shall be placed under-ground except where topography, soil, or other conditions make underground installation impractical as evidenced by the response of the supplier of such utilities.

A minimum twenty-five-foot buffer yard shall be established along that portion of the RV park that adjoins a public right-of-way. A minimum twenty-foot-wide buffer yard shall be established along all other property lines, unless otherwise provided for in this title.

The purpose of a buffer yard is to create an area providing landscape screening and fencing which is used to reduce visual, noise, light and compatibility impacts. The hearing examiner will determine on a case-by-case basis the need and extent of landscape screening or fencing necessary to mitigate these impacts.

When determined necessary by the hearing examiner, plantings in each buffer yard shall include a mix of evergreen and deciduous overstory trees, intermediate and understory trees and shrubs. Additionally, a six-foot-high fence, ornamental wall or view-obscuring planting screen may be established at the rear of all buffer yards. Existing healthy plant material located within the buffer yard may be counted, as contributing to the total plant materials required. The minimum size of landscape plant materials at the time of planting shall be as follows:

A permanently installed irrigation system may be required, depending upon the geographical location of the RV park and plant materials utilized, to ensure adequate maintenance of the landscaping throughout the park and buffer yard areas.

The hearing examiner may impose additional landscaping requirements in accordance with Chapter 15.50, Title 15 of the Chelan County Code.

All lighting shall be designed so as to eliminate light and glare spillover onto adjoining properties.

Community structures shall be adequately lit at night.

Adequate lighting shall be provided at the park entrance.

One identification sign, not to exceed thirty-two square feet in total area, at the entrance of the RV park shall be permitted. The sign may be indirectly illuminated but shall be nonflashing.

Directional or informational signs for the conveyance of tenants and the public relating to parking, office, community buildings, circulation, etc., shall be permitted; provided, that each sign is not larger than two square feet in area.

Signs within the required buffer or required front yard along a public road shall be no higher than forty-two inches. No sign shall exceed the normal building height requirement prescribed by the zoning resolution for the district in which the park is located.

All conditional use permit applications for an RV park shall be accompanied by a site plan, drawn to scale not to exceed one inch to one hundred feet, a circulation and parking plan, and a landscape plan.

Information Required.

Landscaping plans shall include the name, location, and type of vegetation as well as its size at planting and maturity. Landscaping plans shall also disclose the provisions made for a permanently installed irrigation system where necessary. Screening plans shall describe the type, height and location of proposed screens and/or fences.

Major Recreational Vehicle (RV) Parks/Campgrounds. Developed campgrounds having more than fifty units composed of any combination of the following:

Minor Recreational Vehicle (RV) Parks/Campgrounds. Developed campgrounds having fifty or fewer units composed of any combination of the following:

Lodge/Cabins. The lodges/cabins or a combination thereof, as allowed, comprised of not more than two bedrooms per unit.

The lodge or cabin units shall not contain more than two bedrooms per unit.

No lodge or cabin unit shall exceed one thousand square feet in size.

New residential development shall not be permitted on the site for year-round or second home residential housing, except as permitted in subsection (14) of this section.

The maximum allowed density for lodge units and/or cabin units is fifteen units per acre.

Permitted lodges may include additional services to be located within the structure, as allowed by existing building codes, including but not limited to the following: office, convenience store, recreation/game facilities, laundry, bathrooms, showers, etc. Such facilities are intended to serve the needs of the park users and staff only.

Permitted lodges may include additional services to be located within the structure, as allowed by existing building codes, including but not limited to the following: office, convenience store, recreation/game facilities, laundry, bathrooms, showers, etc. Such facilities are intended to serve the needs of the park facility users and staff only. Commercial uses shall not be opened and/or available for use by the general public.

Campground/RV parks shall meet the general site development requirements of Section 11.93.330, and shall have no more than twenty camp or RV sites or any combination thereof to the maximum of twenty.

As approved by the hearing examiner, short-term/temporary occupancy of recreational vehicles for a time period of not more than ten days during any sixty-day period is permitted.

Mixed use development allows the option to create up to five units within a lodge or five cabin units, and fifteen RV or tent sites, provided all other applicable provisions of this section are met.

After adequate opportunity for review and comment, all jurisdictional agencies and/or providers of water, sewage disposal, and fire protection serving the development have certified that adequate capacity exists or arrangements have been made to provide adequate services for the development.

No county facilities will be reduced below adopted levels of service as a result of the development.

The height and location of all equipment installed on the site, above and beyond the setback restrictions, if unusual circumstances bearing on public safety or other vital concerns are deemed to exist.

The number and locations of points of ingress to and egress from any stockpiling operation are subject to regulation by the administrator.

Lighting may be regulated by the administrator to minimize visibility from adjacent property and preclude it from shining directly onto adjacent property.

Stockpiles shall not exceed height, slope and moisture content limits determined by the administrator, nor shall such stockpiles be located as to threaten adjacent slopes or properties. In making this determination the administrator may consult with the Washington Department of Transportation, the Department of Natural Resources, the director of public works or other authoritative sources.