Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURESA. The county establishes the following exempt levels for minor new construction under WAC 197-11-800(1)(c):1. For the construction or location of residential dwelling units in WAC 197-11-800(1)(b)(i):a. Up to nine residential dwelling units within the boundaries of an UGA; orb. Up to four residential dwelling units outside the boundaries of an UGA2. For agricultural structures in WAC 197-11-800(1)(b)(ii): up to fifteen thousand square feet ofground coverage. This exemption shall not apply to feed lots3. For the construction or location of office, school, commercial, recreational, service or storagebuildings in WAC 197-11-800(1)(b)(iii): up to eight thousand square feet with associatedparking up to forty parking spaces4. For the construction or location of parking lots in WAC 197-11-800(1)(b)(iv): up to fortyparking spaces5. For any landfills or excavations in WAC 197-11-800(1)(b)(v):Washington Heritage Registera. Up to five hundred cubic yards; orb. Up to one hundred fifty cubic yards if the proposal is located on property subject tothe provisions in Title 22, Shoreline Management Master Program.The WHR is an official listing of historically significant sites and properties found throughout the state. The list ismaintained by DAHP and includes districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that have been identified anddocumented as being significant in local or state history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture. Toqualify for placement on the WHR, the resource must meet the following criteria:• A building, site, structure or object must be at least 50 years old. If newer, the resource should havedocumented exceptional significance.• The resource should have a high to medium level of integrity (i.e., it should retain important characterdefiningfeatures from its historic period of construction).• The resource should have documented historical significance at the local, state, or federal level.Governor’s Executive Order 05-05Washington State Executive Order 05-05—which requires state agencies with capital improvement projects tointegrate Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation (DAHP), the Governor’s Office ofIndian Affairs, and concerned tribes into their capital project planning processes—was signed into action byGovernor Chris Gregoire in November 2005. All state agency capital construction projects or land acquisitions, nototherwise reviewed under federal law, must comply with this executive order, if the projects or acquisitions havethe potential to affect cultural resources. Agencies with projects or acquisitions subject to review under theexecutive order must consult with DAHP and concerned tribes and invite their participation in project planning. Ifcultural resources are present, then reasonable steps to avoid, minimize, or mitigate potential effects must betaken.Other Applicable Cultural Resources LawsOther state laws that govern the protection of archaeological resources include:• Chapter 27.44 RCW, Indian Graves and Records, provides for the protection of Native American graves andburial grounds, encourages voluntary reporting of said sites when they are discovered, and mandates apenalty for disturbance or desecration of such sites.Draft | June 2013 3-130