Chapter 11.72
ICICLE VALLEY DESIGN REVIEW OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections:
11.72.070 Minimum development standards.
11.72.080 Design review guidelines.
11.72.010 Applicability.
The following lands are subject to the provisions of this district:
(1) Sections 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, Township 25N., Range 16 E.W.M;
(2) Sections 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 23, 27, and 35, Township 24N., Range 16 E.W.M.; and
(3) Sections 7, 17, 19, 21, 27, 29, 31 and 33, Township 24N., Range 17 E.W.M.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any land use or development under county jurisdiction that is proposed to be located within the Icicle Valley design review overlay district with the exception of residential footprint expansions less than fifty percent. (Res. 2021-91 (Att. A), 7/20/21; Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).
11.72.020 Reserved.
(Res. 2021-91 (Att. A), 7/20/21; Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).
11.72.030 Reserved.
(Res. 2021-91 (Att. A), 7/20/21; Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).
11.72.040 Permitted uses.
In the Icicle Valley design review overlay district, uses are permitted as conditional uses as outlined in Section 11.72.050, except the following:
(1) Agricultural uses;
(2) Forestry uses. (Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).
11.72.050 Conditional uses.
In the Icicle Valley design review overlay district, uses listed as conditional uses in the underlying zone are not permitted as conditional uses. The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted when authorized in accordance with Chapter 11.93 and the adopted Icicle design review guidelines:
(1) Single-family dwellings outside existing subdivisions;
(2) Sustainable timber harvest, when the area exceeds five acres in area, only in those instances where a conversion from timber production to some other form of land use;
(3) Private roads and access drives;
(4) Short-term mineral extraction. (Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).
11.72.060 Uses prohibited.
In the Icicle Valley design review overlay district, uses not listed as permitted, accessory or conditional uses shall be prohibited. (Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).
11.72.070 Minimum development standards.
The following minimum development standards shall apply in the overlay district:
(1) Heliports shall be permitted as a conditional use only in conjunction with temporary logging operations (not to exceed more than three hundred sixty-five consecutive days).
(2) Residential and Other Structures.
(A) A cistern, well, or pond with five-hundred gallon minimum storage capacity, along with powered pumping system and at least two hundred feet of hose shall be provided for each residence or other principal structure;
(B) All stilted foundations shall be enclosed;
(C) Roofs shall be made of noncombustible materials as described in the International Building Code;
(D) All chimneys shall be equipped with an approved spark arrestor, and all tree branches within fifteen feet of a chimney shall be removed;
(E) All weeds and combustible debris (except for small scattered ornamental(s)) shall be cleared for a distance of at least thirty feet from each structure;
(F) Trees within one hundred feet of residences and other principal structures shall be thinned so that crowns do not touch each other, and pruned of all limbs within ten feet of the ground;
(G) A house identification number, in conformance with standards developed by the design review board, shall be placed along Icicle Road for all residential structures.
(3) All livestock enclosures shall be set back at least two hundred feet from the mean high water mark of any surface water or well. (The design review guidelines were adopted by Chelan County with the enactment of Resolution 87-42, 5/12/1987). (Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).
11.72.080 Design review guidelines.
Application review shall utilize the written standards, criteria, and the Icicle design review guidelines, as amended, and the Icicle access road design guidelines, dated June 11, 1986, as amended; See Appendix B. (Res. 2021-91 (Att. A), 7/20/21; Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).