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Board approves Phillips Masonry CUP, asks engineers to review stormwater runoff
Summary
The board approved a conditional use permit for Phillips Masonry to store construction equipment on a multi-parcel site but directed the engineering department to reassess stormwater and drainage after neighbors reported increased runoff and driveway damage downstream.
Planning staff presented Phillips Masonry Incorporated’s request for a conditional use permit to store construction equipment and employee vehicles on approximately 3.27 acres composed of three parcels, noting the site includes two 3,200-square-foot shop buildings and on-site utilities.
Board members pressed staff and the applicant on whether the development should have undergone a large-scale site or stormwater review. Planning staff explained the county’s large-scale threshold depends on the area being developed and that, in their view, the area used for the project was less than one acre; members pointing to packet figures said impervious area and compacted gravel total 1.75 acres and that runoff could be “significantly more than the undisturbed property.”
Applicant Dylan Phillips said he and partners cleared what had been a dump site and that they obtained septic and plumbing approvals years earlier. Neighbors raised concerns about erosion and downstream impacts: James Roberts said heavy rains have “completely destroyed my driveway,” and another commenter said they have seen the applicant maintain the road, but noted recent changes after clearing and graveling the hilltop.
Given the public concerns and packet numbers, a board member moved to approve the CUP with an explicit recommendation that the county engineering department review stormwater runoff and coordinate any needed accommodations with the applicant. The motion passed by voice vote. The transcript records no numeric roll-call tally; the board’s action included the engineering follow-up as a condition or recommendation.
