31.02.270 Master planned resorts.
A master planned resort, with a primary focus on destination resort facilities consisting of short-term visitor accommodations and indoor or outdoor recreational facilities could be proposed within Clallam County. Due to the potential long-term economic benefit of a master planned resort to the County’s economy, consideration to siting these resorts in forested or rural areas should be made.
(1) Master planned resorts may be located outside urban growth areas provided that the following criteria and mitigation measures are met:
(a) The resort, including buffers and open space under the control of the development, is sited on a parcel or parcels of land no less than 240 contiguous acres.
(b) Existing State or County roads are adequate, or need minimal improvements, to serve the development.
(c) Capital facilities, utilities, and services, including those related to sewer, water, storm water, security, fire suppression, and emergency medical, provided on-site shall be limited to meeting the needs of the master planned resort. Such facilities, utilities, and services may be provided to a master planned resort by outside service providers, including municipalities and special purpose districts, provided that all costs associated with service extensions and capacity increases directly attributable to the master planned resort are fully borne by the resort. A master planned resort and service providers may enter into agreements for shared capital facilities and utilities; provided, that such facilities and utilities serve only the master planned resort or urban growth areas.
(d) A buffer is required adequate to ensure that harvesting of timber or crops on adjacent resource lands is not precluded.
(e) Notice regarding adjacent resource lands and the potential nuisance and conflicts is provided to future property owners.
(f) New urban and suburban land uses (densities one dwelling per acre or greater) are precluded within one mile of the resort, unless located within an existing urban growth area.
(g) The County finds that the land is better suited, and has more long-term economic importance, for the master planned resort than for the commercial harvesting of timber or agricultural production, if located on land that otherwise would be designated as forest or agricultural land of long-term commercial significance.
(h) The master planned resort is consistent with development regulations of the County to protect critical areas.
(i) On-site and off-site infrastructure impacts are fully considered and mitigated.
(j) The primary focus of the resort is on short-term visitor accommodations and indoor and/or outdoor recreational facilities. Development approval of the resort must provide mechanisms to ensure that the resort does not become a residential subdivision, such as establishing a minimum ratio of short-term to long-term accommodations.
(k) Provision shall be made for protecting or mitigating impacts to existing and newly discovered historic, archaeological and cultural sites within the master planned resort area.