Planning Commission

Regular meetings held every 2nd & 4th Tuesday at 7pm

Old Historic Courthouse
Commissioners Hearing Room - 2nd Floor
351 NW North Street
Chehalis, WA 98532

Media Release: Lewis County Board of Commissioners, December 30th, 2009

The Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board issued its long-awaited Final Compliance Order and Order Rescinding Invalidity regarding agricultural resource land designations in Lewis County. The County had been previously out of compliance with the goals and requirements of the Growth Management Act (GMA) and had placed over 170,000 acres of land under a development moratorium as a result. Earlier this fall, the County adopted changes to the comprehensive plan and development regulations to address the final four issues found to be non-compliant, including the designation of approximately 90,000 total acres within the County as agricultural resource land. This Growth Board Decision finds the County in full compliance with the Growth Management Act which will allow lifting of the development moratorium that had been in place since 2004.

This is the first time since 1999 that the County has been fully compliant with the Growth Management Act. As a result, the County is fully free to develop based on the current comprehensive plan and implementing development regulations.

Now that the Growth Board has found compliance with GMA, the County will schedule a public hearing on January 25, 2010, at or after 10:00 a.m. to hear public testimony prior to taking action to lift the development moratorium. Once the moratorium is lifted, the County will be able to process land use, building and other development permits within the County in areas that had been subject to the development moratorium.

The Board of County Commissioners wishes to thank the Planning Commission, staff, consultants, and the public for their efforts and dedication to address those remaining issues that resulted in this favorable decision. Lewis County can now focus efforts and resources on creating jobs and new economic opportunities for all citizens.

For additional information concerning this decision or the public hearing, please contact our Community Development Department, located at 2025 NE Kresky Avenue, Chehalis, WA; or telephone: (360) 740- 1146.

Ordinance 1211- Rescinding Moratorium

Map of county-wide rezone applications

Meeting information

September 14, 2010, 7:00 P.M.

• Agenda
• Matrix Cover Letter
• Matrix of Rezone Comments and Recommendations
• RCW, WAC and Goals and Policies
• Memo re Countywide Planning Policies
• Countywide Planning Policies strikethrough version
• Countywide Planning Policies final version
• Lewis County Population Allocation
• Toledo UGA Proposal coming soon

August 24, 2010, 7:00 P.M.

• Agenda
• South Lewis County Subarea Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement

1. Table of Contents
2. Acknowledgements
3. Introduction and Summary
4. Housing and Demographic Element
5. Natural Environment Element
6. Land Use and Economic Development Development Element
7. Transportation Element
8. Capital Facilities Element
9. Appendix A Resource Documents
10. Appendix B Subarea Plan Glossary
11. DEIS

August 10, 2010, 7:00 P.M.

• Agenda
• Matrix of Rezone Application Recommendations: South of Cowlitz River, Maps 10, 11, 12, 13

July 27, 2010, 7:00 P.M.

• Agenda
• Matrix of Rezone Application Recommendations: North of Cowlitz River, South of Hwy 12 Maps 9, 10 and 11

July 13, 2010, 7:00 P.M.

• Agenda
• Matrix of Rezone Application Recommendations: East of I-5, North of Hwy 12, South of SR 508 Maps 9, 10, 11 and 12

June 22, 2010, 7:00 P.M.

• Agenda
• Matrix of Rezone Application Recommendations: East of I-5, North of SR 508

June 8, 2010, 7:00 P.M.

• Agenda
• Matrix of Rezone Application Recommendations: West of I-5, South of King Rd.

May 25, 2010, 7:00 P.M.

• Agenda
• Matrix of Rezone Application Recommendations:West of I-5, South or SR 6, North of King Rd.

May 11, 2010, 7:00 P.M.

Agenda

Matrix linking Rezone Application # with Locator Map #

Zoning legend

• Locator Map 1: Zoning
• Locator Map 1A: Aerial
• Locator Map 2: Zoning
• Locator Map 2A: Aerial
• Locator Map 3: Zoning
• Locator Map 3A: Aerial
• Locator Map 4: Zoning
• Locator Map 4A: Aerial
• Locator Map 5: Zoning
• Locator Map 5A: Aerial
• Locator Map 6: Zoning Revised 6.2.10
• Locator Map 6A: Aerial Revised 6.2.10
• Locator Map 7: Zoning Revised 6.2.10
• Locator Map 7A: Aerial Revised 6.2.10
• Locator Map 8: Zoning
• Locator Map 8A: Aerial
• Locator Map 9: Zoning Revised 6.18.10
• Locator Map 9A: Aerial Revised 6.18.10
• Locator Map 10: Zoning
• Locator Map 10A: Aerial
• Locator Map 11: Zoning
• Locator Map 11A: Aerial
• Locator Map 12: Zoning
• Locator Map 12A: Aerial
• Locator Map 13: Zoning
• Locator Map 13A: Aerial

April 27, 2010, 7:00 P.M.

• Agenda

1. Staff Report re: Open Space
2. Memo from Dianne Dorey re: Recommendation of the PBRS Committee
3. PBRS Recommendations
4. Staff Report re: Lewis County Code 17.140
5. Open Space Land Qualifying Criteria
6. Chapter 17
7. Staff Report: Rezone Requests Review Summary and Schedule
8. Attachment 1: Groupings of Applications
9. Attachment 2: Density Criteria for Rural Areas
10. Attachment 3: WAC

Approved Planning Commission Meeting Notes