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Planning Commission adopts standalone grading-and-clearing permit for city limits; sets $150 application fee
Summary
The commission approved a new standalone grading-and-clearing permit that will apply inside city limits for projects meeting set thresholds (earthwork 50+ cubic yards, clearing 3,000+ sq ft, removal of more than six significant trees, grade change 4+ feet, new impervious surface 1,500+ sq ft). The permit application fee is $150.
The Yelm Planning Commission opened a public hearing on a proposed grading-and-clearing permit at 5:18 p.m. on Feb. 10 and approved the permit after a motion and second. The permit creates a standalone review pathway for clearing and grading work inside city limits that is not otherwise part of a subdivision or site-plan application.
Staff explained the permit would apply in these circumstances: earthwork of…
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