Chapter 11.34
COMMERCIAL MINERAL LANDS (MC)

Sections:

11.34.010    Permitted, accessory and conditional uses.

11.34.020    Standards.

11.34.010 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. 2001-60 (part), 4/17/01: Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).

11.34.020 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: five acres.

(2) Maximum lot coverage: buildings and structures shall not occupy more than thirty-five percent of the lot area.

(3) Minimum Setback Distances. Minimum setback requirements shall be as provided in this section except when abutting commercial agricultural lands (AC), commercial forest lands (FC), riparian and shoreline areas, or as increased by the provisions of this title:

(A) Structures shall maintain at least a fifty-foot setback from all property lines.

(B) Offices shall maintain at least a twenty-five foot setback from all property lines.

(4) In addition to mineral resource activities that are subject to permitting by the State Department of Natural Resources, Chelan County shall require a surety bond in accordance with Title 14.

(5) 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. The notice for mineral resource lands shall also inform that an application might be made for mining-related activities, including mining, extraction, washing, crushing, stockpiling, blasting, transporting, and recycling of minerals.

(6) 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 of the Chelan County Code. (Res. 2017-119 (Att. B) (part), 12/19/17; Res. 2008-13 (part), 2/5/08; Res. 2007-98 (part), 7/2/07: Res. 2001-60 (part), 4/17/01; Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).