Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: CD - Community Development

Directors' Update: July 21, 2021

Business Meeting: July 27, 2021

Summary:

Preliminary approval of East Roanoke PUD located within the Centralia Urban Growth Area.

Publications: n/a

Cover Letter To: Lee Napier

Additional Copies To:

Resolution

WHEREAS, the City of Centralia transmitted to the County a request for preliminary approval of the Planned Residential Development (PUD) proposal known as East Roanoke PUD, a development located with the Centralia Urban Growth Area (UGA); and

WHEREAS, the East Roanoke PUD,  a 79-unit subdivision, was granted preliminary approval by the City  of Centralia on May  24, 2021, subject to twenty-eight conditions of approval; and

WHEREAS, per City of Centralia code Title 20, Chapter 20.05 (B) preliminary and final plats will be approved by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC); and

WHEREAS, a Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS) was issued February 10, 2021 detailing under "Notes and Conditions" that a Lewis County permit and approval is required for all work within the shoreline jurisdiction, flood zone and other sensitive/critical area; and

WHEREAS, preliminary approval condition #22 states the property be annexed into the City of Centralia prior to final approval; therefore, condition #26 that the project is required to meet all county requirements (county road access and development in a mapped floodplain) may not be under county jurisdiction at the time of final plat recording; and

WHEREAS, the preliminary plat approval, which must be presented to the BoCC, is in the nature of a ministerial, non-discretionary process; that is, if the submittal meets the terms of preliminary plat approval and conforms with state law and local codes, the final approval must be granted per RCW 58.17.170; and

WHEREAS, the BoCC has reviewed the  preliminary approval  decision and incorporates this resolution as findings of fact and conclusions to support the decision.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BoCC of Lewis County, Washington, accepts the preliminary approval  decision contained in the City of Centralia File -East Roanoke PUD- record and incorporates this resolution as findings of fact and conclusions to support the decision.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 27th day of July, 2021.