Chapter 11.32
COMMERCIAL FOREST LANDS (FC)
Sections:
11.32.010 Permitted, accessory and conditional uses.
11.32.010 Permitted, accessory and conditional uses.
Permitted, accessory and conditional uses in this district shall be as identified in Chapter 11.04, District Use Chart, of this title. Said uses shall be allowed, as indicated in the district use chart, only after the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable provisions of the Chelan County Code are met. (Res. 2007-98 (part), 7/2/07: Res. 2005-66 (part), 6/28/05; Res. 2002-8 (part), 1/15/02; Res. 2002-6 (part), 1/15/02; Res. 2001-60 (part), 4/17/01; Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).
11.32.020 Standards.
All development in this zone shall meet the applicable provisions of the Chelan County Code, including without limitation the following:
(1) Minimum lot size: twenty acres, which measures to the centerline of adjoining public rights-of-way, which may be modified one time for:
(A) Cluster subdivisions and planned developments; or
(B) Fractional lot, no less than fifty percent of the minimum area of the district, within a major or minor plat; or
(C) Fractional lot for boundary line adjustment meeting the criteria of Section 12.18.030; or
(D) Lot size reduction for existing dwellings, under the criteria listed in subsection (9) of this section.
(2) Minimum lot width: two hundred feet at the front building line.
(3) Maximum building height: thirty-five feet.
(4) Maximum Lot Coverage. Buildings and structures shall not occupy more than thirty-five percent of the lot area.
(5) Minimum Setback Distances. Minimum setback requirements shall be as provided in this section except when abutting commercial agricultural lands (AC), riparian and shoreline areas, or as increased by the provisions of this title:
(A) Front yard: twenty-five feet from the front property line or fifty-five feet from the street centerline, whichever is greater.
(B) Rear yard: twenty feet from the rear property line.
(C) Side yard: ten feet from the side property line. On corner lots the street side yard shall be a minimum of twenty-five feet from the property line or fifty-five feet from the street centerline, whichever is greater.
Applicants for development within the FC zoning district are encouraged to review and consider the most recent wildfire protection plans, when available. Currently, Chelan County has adopted plans for the following areas: Entiat Valley Community; Lake Wenatchee/Plain Area Community; Leavenworth Area Community; Manson Community; Monitor, Cashmere, Dryden and Peshastin Area Community; Peshastin Creek Drainage Community; South Shore Lake Chelan Community; Squilchuck Valley Area Community; Stehekin Valley Community; and Union Valley Area Community.
(6) Chelan County requires that all plats, short plats, binding site plans, development permits, and building permits issued for development activities within five hundred feet of land designated as agricultural, forest, or mineral resource lands contain a notice that the subject property is within or near designated long-term commercial lands on which a variety of commercial activities may occur that are not compatible with residential development for certain periods of limited duration.
(7) Upon receipt of an application for all plats, short plats, conditional use permits, variances and similar land use applications, the county shall provide notice of the application to adjacent property owners and all owners of property located within one thousand feet of the proposed subdivision or development per the provisions of Section 14.08.050, Title 14 of this code.
(8) The temporary installation of portable sawmills and chippers, log sorting and storage and other uses involved in the harvesting and the commercial production of forest products shall be defined as not more than three hundred sixty-five consecutive days.
(9) Lot Size Reduction for Existing Dwellings. The owner of land with forest uses may segregate, one time only, the property into one additional lot subject to the following criteria:
(A) The initial parcel shall be a minimum of five acres prior to any segregation.
(B) When proposed lot size is the minimum necessary to incorporate legally constructed dwellings and accessory uses, on lots recorded prior to September 9, 1997. This provision does not apply to accessory dwelling units, dependent care housing or farm worker housing.
(C) The proposed lot has adequate access.
(D) The lot size meets the provisions of the Chelan-Douglas health district.
(E) Division is completed through a short subdivision process in Title 12. (Res. 2017-119 (Att. B) (part), 12/19/17; Res. 2015-73 (Atts. A, B) (part), 8/4/15; Res. 2011-86 (Att. A) (part), 10/4/11: Res. 2008-13 (part), 2/5/08; Res. 2007-98 (part), 7/2/07: Res. 2003-94, 7/22/03: Res. 2001-60 (part), 4/17/01: Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).