Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: CD - Community Development

Directors' Update: TBD

Business Meeting: Jan. 2, 2024

Summary:

Notice of public hearing to adopt Ordinance 1353 to amend the Lewis County zoning designations, and associated Comprehensive Plan designations map, Master Planned Resort overlay to properties north of Mineral Lake

Publications: The Chronicle; The East County Journal

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Barbara Russell

Resolution

WHEREAS, Lewis County is required to plan under the Growth Management Act in accordance with RCW 36.70A.040; and

WHEREAS, on June 28, 2022, continued to July 12, 2022, the Lewis County Planning Commission held duly-noticed public hearings on the proposed amendments to the Lewis County zoning designations map, and associated changes to the Comprehensive Plan map, to apply a Master Planned Resort overlay to properties north of Mineral Lake; and

WHEREAS, the BOCC did deny the proposed amendments to the Lewis County zoning designations map, and associated changes to the Comprehensive Plan map, to apply a Master Planned Resort to the properties north of Mineral Lake in Ordinance 1337 (November 8, 2022) and reaffirmed the denial in Ordinance 1343 (February 27, 2023); and

WHEREAS, the YMCA of Greater Seattle did appeal the Lewis County decision to the Thurston County Superior Court on December 12, 2022; and

WHEREAS, the Thurston County Superior Court issued a final order on December 22, 2023, Case No. 22-2-03384-34, directing Lewis County to approve the amendments to the Lewis County zoning designations map, and associated changes to the Comprehensive Plan map, to apply a Master Planned Resort to the properties north of Mineral Lake in accordance with the conditions of the final order; and

WHEREAS, publication of notice and a hearing before the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners is required in order to take final action on amendments to the Lewis County Comprehensive Plan map and associated change to the zoning map; and

WHEREAS, publication of notice of hearing for Ordinance 1353 has been published on January 2, 2024 in the legal paper of record.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a public hearing before the BOCC is hereby scheduled for January 16, 2024 to take final action on Ordinance 1353 to amendment the Lewis County zoning designations map, and associated changes to the Comprehensive Plan map, to apply a Master Planned Resort overlay to properties north of Mineral Lake; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the BOCC ratifies that the Clerk of the Board did publish the notice of hearing in the legal paper of record on January 2, 2024.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 2nd day of January, 2024.