CU-15-00003 Wheatley BOCC resolution agenda staff report_3.15.16

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KITTITAS COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 411 N. Ruby St., Suite 2, Ellensburg, WA 98926 CDS@CO.KITTITAS.WA.US Office (509) 962-7506 Fax (509) 962-7682 “Building Partnerships – Building Communities” AGENDA STAFF REPORT AGENDA DATE: March 15, 2016 ACTION REQUESTED: Board signature of the Resolution approving the Wheatley Zoning Conditional Use Permit (CU-15-00003). BACKGROUND: Ninon Wheatley, applicant, submitted a request to operate an enhanced agricultural facility with farm visits that sells local products, food, wine/beer tasting, and educational classes. Additionally an agricultural processing facility is proposed where Northwest products are repackaged into spice blends, baking mixes, make at home dinners, etc. and sold to businesses. The operation is located on a 5 acre parcel which is zoned Agriculture 20 and has a Land Use Designation of Rural Working. The subject property’s zoning designation allows for the proposed farm visits with enhanced agriculture as an administrative conditional use. There is also a desire to hold community events and seminars on-site not to exceed eight (8) events per year which also requires an administrative conditional use permit. Additionally, there is a request for an agricultural processing facility which requires a conditional use. Since multiple uses are proposed for the site, the review has been consolidated under the full conditional use permit process. The proposed uses are consistent with KCC 17.15.060.1 (A) Agriculture, agriculture processing, farm visit with enhanced agriculture, and small-scale event facility. The proposal is located approximately 1250 feet north of the Thorp I-90 interchange at 9201 N. Thorp Hwy, in a portion of Section 11, T18N, R17E, WM, in Kittitas County, Assessor’s map number 18-17-11040-0023. A zoning conditional use permit and SEPA checklist were submitted to Community Development Services on September 1, 2015 and were deemed incomplete on September 25, 2015. Additional information was received from the applicant on September 28, 2015. On October 2, 2015 the application packet was deemed complete. The affidavit of site posting in accordance with KCC 15A.03.110 was received by CDS on October 2, 2015. The Notice of Application was issued on October 16, 2015. This notice was published in the official county paper of record and was mailed to jurisdictional government agencies, adjacent property owners and other interested parties. The last day to submit written comments was on November 2, 2015. The following agencies provided comments during the comment period: WA Department of Health, KC Community Development Services – Building, KC Public Works, and WA Department of Ecology. Additionally, comments were provided during a pre-application meeting with Kittitas County staff, which was held on May 27, 2015. These comments have been considered and included as conditions of approval to address these agency concerns. Late comments were received from the WA Department of Health and KC Environmental Health Department. One (1) public comment was submitted for this proposal at the time of staff review and was COMMUNITY PLANNING  BUILDING INSPECTION  PLAN REVIEW  ADMINISTRATION  PERMIT SERVICES  CODE ENFORCEMENT