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SECTION 4 – COMMERCIAL FORESTRY DISTRICT (FC)

A. INTENT

The intent of the Commercial Forest District is to provide for and

encourage the long-term productivity, commercial management, and

sustained use of forest resources. The Commercial Forestry district

provides for uses that are compatible with forestry activities while

maintaining water quality and soil productivity. This district is

characterized by lands which are relatively remote from residential areas,

have a very limited infrastructure base or limited access to public

infrastructure, and have a history of being used for the production of

timber or other natural resource development and extraction.

B. PERMITTED USES

1. The cultivation, harvest, and production of forest products or any

forest crop, in accordance with Chapter 76.09 RCW and any

relevant provisions of the Washington Administrative Code.

2. The cultivation, harvest, and production of ferns, moss, boughs,

bark, berries, nuts, tree fruits, tree seeds, nursery stock, and

Christmas trees.

3. The operation of sawmills, chippers, shake and shingle mills,

scaling stations; log dumps, sorting and storage areas; forest

industry equipment maintenance buildings and storage yards; and

forest industry residue dumps and other uses involved in the

harvesting and primary processing of timber.

4. The management and propagation of fish and wildlife.

5. Watershed management practices, including erosion control

measures, drainage control structures, vegetation management to

improve run-off characteristics, weather stations, stream gauging

stations, and watershed research facilities.

6. Quarrying and mining of minerals or materials including, but not

limited to, surface mining of sand, gravel, and rock and the primary

reduction, treatment, and processing of minerals or materials

together with the necessary buildings, structures, apparatus, and

appurtenances including rock crushing, washing, sorting and

asphalt mixing, subject to the following conditions:

a. Dust, dirt, or other airborne solids from any source shall not

be emitted in quantities as to adversely affect adjacent

property.

b. Mining and quarrying operations shall be constructed in a

manner which will prevent pooling of water on excavated

areas.

c. Drainage facilities and construction methods shall be used

which will minimize erosion of excavated areas and watersuspended

silts and soil shall not be permitted to enter

streams.

d. The Department of Community Development shall be

notified of planned mining operations prior to beginning

development. Such notifications must include starting dates,

expected duration of operation, the amount of material to be

removed, pit reclamation procedures, etc.

7. Normal public utilities including, but not limited to, communication

and electrical power substations, water reservoirs, transmission

lines, pumping facilities, communication relay stations, and wireless

communication facilities.

8. Livestock grazing.

9. Contractor storage yards, including the storage of equipment, sand,

rock, gravel, logs and other materials incidental to the performance

of normal or typical construction activities conducted off-site, shall

be subject to the following requirements:

a. All buildings used for the repair of machinery and equipment

shall be located at least 30 feet from all property lines;

b. Outdoor storage areas shall be within a fenced area and

screened from the view of surrounding properties and the

adjoining public right-of-ways;

c. No on premise sales of materials are allowed;

d. Burning of brush, limbs and other organic debris originating

off-site is permitted provided a burning permit is secured;

and,

e. The use shall adhere to all other minimum standards,

including signage, parking, lighting, access, etc.

10. A permanent residential dwelling subordinate to forest management

purposes and which is occupied only by persons, including their

immediate family members, employed in that management and on

the same premises being managed. The applicants for this use

shall submit a forest management plan demonstrating how the

residential dwelling is necessary for, and subordinate to, the

commercial forestry activities being undertaken on the property.

11. Nature parks and interpretive centers including buildings, trails,

parking areas, interpretive areas, and signs describing natural

history, cultural history, and/or natural habitat.

12. Any use which is similar in nature, usage, and impacts to a listed

permitted use.

C. ACCESSORY USES

1. Buildings, structures, or uses incidental to the permitted uses listed

above.

2. Uses incidental to a permitted conditional use including, but not

limited to, garages, storage buildings, ponds, etc.

3. Temporary use of recreation vehicles (less than six months each

year) as living quarters for trail crews, fire crews, nursery crews,

logging crews, maintenance crews, and watchmen.

4. Any use which is similar in nature, usage, and impacts to a listed

accessory use.

D. SPECIAL USES

Any use listed below requires a Special Use Permit from the Hearings

Examiner and is subject to a Type II Administrative Process according to

Pacific County Ordinance 145, or any amendments thereto.

1. Bio-solid waste application provided such application is conducted

in accordance with local and state health permitting requirements.

2. Any use which is similar in nature, usage, and impacts to a listed

special use.

3. Cluster developments that meet the standards contained in

Subsection 21.Q, Cluster Developments.

E. CONDITIONAL USES

Any use listed below requires a Conditional Use Permit from the Pacific

County Board of Adjustment and is subject to a Type III Administrative

Process according to Pacific County Ordinance 145, or any amendments

thereto.

1. Construction and operation of water diversion structures,

impoundment dams, and hydroelectric generating facilities.

2. Operation of dispersed, primitive recreational facilities including

campgrounds, game reserves, developed trail heads, but excluding

uses such as community centers, riding academies, off-road

vehicle parks, marinas, camping clubs, and recreational vehicle

parks.

3. Major utility and communication facilities including, but not limited

to, overhead transmission lines, power generation plants and

underground pipelines, all of which are designed to serve regional

needs beyond the local community.

4. Inert waste/wood waste landfills and solid waste transfer facilities.

5. Rock crushing activities located within one thousand (1,000) feet of

the following land use districts: Agricultural (A), Rural Residential

(RR), Rural Lands (RL), Restricted Residential (R-1), General

Residential (R-2), Resort (R-3) and Mixed Use (MU).

6. Any use which is similar in nature, usage, and impacts to a listed

conditional use.

F. PROHIBITED USES

All other uses not listed as permitted, accessory, special, or conditional

uses, or those uses not similar in nature, scale, and scope to the varying

categories of uses listed above, are prohibited.

G. MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

1. The minimum allowable density for all new short subdivisions and

subdivisions is subject to the requirements of Pacific County

Ordinance No. 149, or any amendments thereto.

2. The minimum lot size shall be sufficient to ensure the proposed

development meets minimum development standards contained

within this Ordinance and other applicable regulations, including

minimum parking requirements, minimum building setbacks,

minimum standards for water provision, and the minimum area

required for the use of on-site sewage disposal systems.

3. New lots created after the enactment of this Ordinance shall be

consistent with the minimum lot sizes prescribed in Pacific County

Ordinance 149, or any amendments thereto. Existing lots, legally

created prior to the enactment of this Ordinance, are considered to

be legal lots of record and are exempt from having to meet the

minimum lot size requirements prescribed in Pacific County

Ordinance 149, or any amendments thereto.

4. Cluster Development. Projects utilizing clustering may reduce the

minimum lot size down provided the overall density of the

underlying Land Use District, as established on the Pacific County

Comprehensive Plan Map, remains the same, and provided the

standards contained in Subsection 21.Q, Cluster Development, are

met.

5. Building Setbacks. All structures shall maintain a minimum setback

from all property lines of twenty-five (25) feet as measured from the

edge of the property line to the structure.

6. Building Height:

a. The maximum building height for all residential and

accessory structures is thirty-five (35) feet.

b. The maximum height for all other structures is fifty (50) feet,

unless Section 22, Wireless Communication Facilities,

applies.

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