Chapter 21.46

Other

• Administrative Permit required for other development

  An Administrative Permit shall be required for all other development in the 'VS' District, except as provided for in Section 21.46.040B of this Chapter.

• AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures in F, PG, RG require Design Approval

  New structures and additions to existing structures which are accessory to agricultural operations in the Farmlands (F), Permanent Grazing (PG) or Rural Grazing (RG) zoning districts shall only require Design Approval pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 21.44 of this Title.

• Exemptions for agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. activities in F, PG, RG

  The following activities in the Farmlands (F), Permanent Grazing (PG), and Rural Grazing (RG) zoning districts are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter: repair and maintenance of existing agricultural facilities and structures; establishment, maintenance and modification of agricultural operations; replacement of agricultural structures, provided the replacement structure does not exceed the height, floor area, lot coverage or bulk of the structure to be replaced by more than ten (10) percent.

• Approval required for all development

  No construction of structures, additions, grading, significant vegetation removal, or deposit or removal of material causing the change, alteration, or modification of the landscape or existing development shall be permitted without the approval of the Appropriate Authority.

• Exterior color changes require Design Approval

  Exterior color changes for existing structures shall require only Design Approval pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 21.44 of this Title.

• Initial on-site inspection within 30 days30 days

  An initial on-site inspection shall be required for all development and subdivisions in the 'VS' combining district within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the project application.

• Development on slopes less than 30%30 pct

  development on less than thirty (30) percent slopes

• New roads not permitted on slopes greater than 30%30 pct

  New roads shall not be permitted on slopes of greater than thirty (30) percent, unless such roads comply with the provisions of Section 21.66.040c4.

• Structures sited to minimize tree removal, gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume., and visibility

  Structures shall be located and sited so as to minimize tree removal, grading, and visibility from common public viewing areas.

• Specific finding of no substantial adverse visual impact required

  No development may be approved by the Appropriate Authority, without a specific finding that the development as approved and conditioned will not create a substantially adverse visual impact when viewed from a common public viewing area.

• Subdivisions designed to minimize visibility

  Subdivisions in 'VS' Districts shall be designed to minimize the project's visibility by techniques which may include, but are not limited to: lot configurations which provide high potential for each building site to be screened by existing or proposed topography and vegetation; specified building sites and new access road locations that allow for screening by existing or proposed topography and vegetation, minimized grading, minimized tree removal, and development on less than thirty (30) percent slopes; clustering of structures, with visually significant wooded hills and ridges placed in open space or scenic easement.

• Subsequent on-site inspection within 30 days after staking30 days

  When the project staking is completed in accordance with 'County-wide Staking and Flagging Criteria', a subsequent on-site inspection shall be made within thirty (30) days to assess the potential for substantially adverse visual impacts of the project when viewed from a common public viewing area.

• New utility and transmission lines placed underground

  New utility and transmission lines shall be placed underground, except upon demonstration that: (a) the utility provider is unable feasibly to place utilities underground; or (b) overhead utilities will not have the potential to create substantially adverse visual impacts when viewed from a common public viewing area due to poles and lines being screened by existing or proposed topography or vegetation; or (c) overhead utilities will better protect resources of the property and area.

• Use Permit required for development with potential substantial adverse visual impact

  A Use Permit shall be required for any development in a 'VS' District if any portion of that development, after flagging, staking and an on-site inspection, pursuant to Section 21.46.060, is determined to have the potential to create a substantial adverse visual impact when viewed from a common public viewing area.