33.62.070 Application requirements for MRLOD or MRL.
(1) All parcels in the rural areas are required to submit an application for a Comprehensive Plan amendment, which will be reviewed by the Planning Commission and County Commissioners as outlined in CCC 31.08.320. For the first two years after the adoption of this provision, DCD will allow a Comprehensive Plan amendment at no cost to the applicant. All Commercial Forest Areas with the following geology (Ev(cf), EV(cp), Qgo, and Qgo(i)) per the mineral land maps would be designated MRLOD through the adoption of this section. All rural areas with the following geology (Ev(cf), EV(cp), Qgo, and Qgo(i)) per the mineral lands map, or through a study submitted by the applicant and approved by DCD, would be eligible for a Comprehensive Plan amendment at no cost to the applicant in perpetuity.
(2) Submit a SEPA checklist.
(3) Pay the applicable fees for review of the relevant development regulations and the SEPA checklist.
(4) Supply an operations plan, which shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(a) A site plan including, if applicable, but also not limited to, the location of all critical areas and their buffers on the site and the operator’s plan to manage them in a manner consistent with Chapter 27.10 CCC, the County’s critical areas ordinance;
(b) Planned hours of operation;
(c) Number of employees;
(d) Any associated activities (crushing, sorting, screening) the applicant intends to undertake at this site;
(e) Noise mitigation plans;
(f) A noxious weed control plan;
(g) A buffer plan, if needed, in conformance with subsection (7)(h) of this section;
(h) Contact information (email or phone) for a representative of the surface mine who can be contacted outside of normal business hours if needed or in case of an emergency;
(i) A draft DNR reclamation plan showing existing and proposed contours in a front, side and plan view; and
(j) To the extent needed, all mitigation plans intended to reduce the adverse environmental impacts of the surface mine to below the level of “probable” and “significant.”
(5) If processing (crushing, sorting or screening) is to occur within one-quarter mile of a residence, then a noise study will be required such that after any mitigation actions are implemented the noise generated by the applying surface mine at the residence that is most distant from the processing area but within one-quarter mile of the processing area shall not exceed the maximum environmental levels authorized by Chapter 173-60 WAC.
(6) If there is to be mineral extraction within five feet of a water table (aquifer) then the applicant must supply a hydrogeological report to ensure the mineral extraction will occur without any adverse environmental impacts to groundwater.
(7) Submit a separate application for a zoning conditional use permit if the applicant for MRLOD status chooses to install or construct and then operate an asphalt or concrete plant for more than 120 days in any one calendar year.
(8) If critical areas are present on the applying parcels, then the applicant must comply with Chapter 27.10 CCC and SEPA.
(9) The Comprehensive Plan amendment designation of all MRLOD in rural areas shall provide notice within 1,000 feet of the boundary of the MRLOD as outlined in CCC 26.10.410(2)(c).