§ 20.30A.040. Resource use parcel requirements.

1.

Establishment of a Resource Use Parcel. Each planned rural residential development shall contain a resource use parcel comprising as a minimum the following percentage of the proposed subdivision:

a.

Long-term agriculture district—eighty-five percent;

b.

Nisqually agriculture district—ninety percent;

c.

Long-term forestry district—seventy-five percent;

d.

Rural residential/resource—one unit per five acres district—sixty-five percent.

e.

Rural—one dwelling unit per twenty acres—sixty-five percent;

f.

Rural—one dwelling unit per ten acres—sixty-five percent;

g.

Urban Reserve—sixty-five percent.

2.

Ownership. The resource use parcel may be owned by a homeowners association, corporation, partnership, land trust, individual, or other legal entity.

3.

Use. The following uses of the resource use parcel are permitted, subject to any land use limitations in the underlying district:

a.

Permitted uses:

i.

Agriculture, including forest practices;

ii.

Passive recreation;

iii.

Natural areas including, but not limited to, critical areas and associated buffers, and wildlife corridors;

iv.

Community and individual water systems, sewage system drainfields, and stormwater facilities serving the subdivision, subject to the standards in Section 20.32.070. Such facilities shall not be permitted in agricultural and forestry districts where they would significantly impede the agriculture or forestry use or potential for such use; and

v.

One single-family residence and accessory uses, including a home occupation, pursuant to Chapter 20.54, and farm housing pursuant to Chapters 20.08A, 20.08C, or 20.09A.

b.

Special Uses. Only the following special uses are permitted in resource use parcels created in the rural residential/resource—one unit per five acres district, subject to Chapter 20.54:

i.

Boat launches;

ii.

Riding stables and arenas;

iii.

Golf courses and associated uses;

iv.

Commercial campgrounds.

4.

A residence within the resource use parcel shall count toward the total number of residential units allowed.

5.

Plat Restrictions. The limitations on the use and subdivision of the resource use parcel, as provided in Sections 20.30A.040(3) and 20.30A.080(2), shall be noted on the plat. If not all of the allowable density is used, the number of lots which may be created in the future shall also be noted on the plat. The limitations noted on the plat shall be effective until annexation to a city or town.

(Ord. 11539 § 1, 1997: Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 11025 § 19, 1995: Ord. 10398 § 14 (part), 1993)

(Ord. No. 14524, § 8, 6-7-2011; Ord. No. 15355, 1(Att. A, § LL), 10-18-2016)