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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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