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Center's parking breeds new ordinance
While construction surges
ahead on expansion of the
Belfair Thriftway shopping
center, some local residents are
beginning to question whether or
not the new center will have
enough parking spaces.
But Monte Anderson, the
county's principal planner who
worked with the center's
architect in revising plans for
parking and access to the site,
says the worst part will soon be
ove r.
"Once everything's finished
the parking may be a little tight,
but it really shouldn't be any
problem."
Future parking conditions at
the expanded center might have
become "even better" had Mason
County drafted its recently
established parking ordinance
before consideration of the
proposed site plans for the
shopping center.
In fact, though the county
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planning office is reluctant to
admit it, the ordinance was
passed for the large part because
of the difficulties encountered
with increasing the number of
parking spaces planned for the
expanded site.
"Fortunately, the principals
involved in this case, Alice Pope,
who owns the land and building,
and her architect were
cooperative in changing their
plans," says Anderson, "but it
pointed out to the county that it
didn't have a leg to stand on
when it came to consideration of
proposed projects and their
parking."
Last summer the planning
office received plans for two
proposed projects in the
shopping center, the construction
of a new building to house an
expanded Thriftway
supermarket, and a local branch
of Olympia Federal Savings and
Loan.
"Just looking at the original
plans," says Anderson, "we
could see potential problems
with crowded parking and, more
importantly, access to and from
the bank."
Using the county's
established environmental
checklist procedure, Anderson
worked with the Seattle architect
contracted for the job and two
site plan revisions were made in
June and August.
Anderson says he is pleased
with the changes.
"Originally, the bank wanted
to have the entrance and exit for
their drive-up windows fronting
the main highway right at the
intersection of Highway 3 and
the Old Belfair Highway. This
would have only added to the
Monte Anderson of the Mason County planning office stands amidst
construction for expansion of the Belfair Thriftway shopping center and
consults its plans for new parking.
planning council and county
commissioners concerning
approval of building permits for
the proposed project.
If the commissioners decide
that the plans for the project
might have adverse
environmental effects, then they
even better."
Orin Clark, owner of the
Belfair Drug Store, shares Stites'
opinion.
"I can't see it as a detriment
to my business and I really don't
think there'll be much trouble
with parking. Most of it should
effect of the new ordinance in
the future will probably be to
curb direct off-street parking
which now exists throughout
Belfair along Highway 3.
Sections in the ordinance
dealing with accesses will
encourage new buildings to
locate further back from the
highway to allow the installation
of a curb "bumper." Such
confusion of an already
dangerous intersection." can issue what's known as a stay down by the Thriftway, so
Plans now call for only two "conditional declaration of customers shouldn t have any
entrances to the shopping center, non-significance.' trouble parking near the drug
The existing access coming off This terminology means that store."
the side street south of the the commissioners can grant the Anderson says that the main
project a building permit on the
condition that certain
"mitigating" actions are followed
to rdduce the adverse
environmental effects.
Last fall, it was ruled in a
test court case on the state level
that both state and local
governments can use this process
of approval with mitigation.
According to Anderson, even
center will be retained, while the
southernmost entrance fronting
on the Old Belfair Highway will
be closed and only the one at
the northern corner of the center
will be kept open.
"What this does is trap
traffic inside the center's parking
lot and keeps it from pouring
directly out into an
intersection."
As for parking, the. new plans
;eal]" for the constructmn of 34
spaces for employes behind the
row of shops now housing file
center's restaurant, beauty
parlor, barber shop, drug store
and proposed variety and
hardware stores.
According to the plans, the
expanded center will offer a
total of 192 parking spaces.
Before construction began the
center contained 105 spaces.
Last fall, several months after
approval of the plans for the
expanded center, the county
planning office prepared an
ordinance establishing county
standards for parking and
accesses.
After review and approval by
the planning commission, the
county commissioners voted to
adopt the new ordinance.
As typical, the ordinance's
language can be confusing, but
basically it relies upon a formula
considering the proposed
project's intended use and
amount of square footage to set
the recommended number of
parking spaces.
Once this figure has been set,
the planning office can use it in
their recommendation to the
tf the county would,havq,d ba Hers would regulate access
the ordinance at the :*'me,:it and reduce the number of Cars
would have made little differedce backing out onto Highway 3.
in the final outcome of the plans
for the expanded shopping
center, but it might have raised
the number of parking spaces
"slightly."
Under the ordinance the
shopping center would be
considered "clustered
commercial" which requires 5.5
spaces per 1,000 square feet, a
figure based on studies by Urban
Land Institute.
Applying this figure to the
shopping center, it would need a
total of 225 spaces, an increase
of 33 spaces over the final plans
approved.
As for tenants already
renting shops in the center, they
seem undisturbed by the future
parking planned.
"At first I was really upset,"
says Ray Stiles, owner of Ray's
Barber Shop, "especially when
the bank construction got
underway.
"But now I feel that once
the mess is all cleared away most
of the people will park down in
front of the new Thriftway and
things will be pretty mucli the
same as they are now, maybe
Anderson says the ordinance
should also help end future
"strip development" along the
highway and encourage the
creation of mole "clustered
commercial" planning.
"Which, when done right, is
much safer and more attractive."
CASTING SET FOR
'THE HOBBIT'
Casting for the North Mason
High School Drama Club's spring
production of "The Hobbit" has
been scheduled for February 27
and 28 followed by a third
session on March 3.
Casting will be for high
school students only.
Performance of "The
Hobbit" will be April 27, 28 and
29 and Mary 4, 5 and 6.
Donations of both labor and
materials are needed for building
sets.
Funds from the recent talent
show and past dances sponsored
by the drama club are being used
for the production.
For more informaUon call
Terry Haydon at the North
Mason High School•
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HomeAward
This design is an emblem for Mason County P.U.D. No. 3's new
Home Award program. Under this program, homes built or upgraded to
standards will qualify for a metal plaque bearing this emblem. The plaque
involved house's badge signifying that it is a dwelling that will operate
lower energy bills. We feel that the energy conserving home is an effective
the rising cost of energy. So give us a call or drop by our Shelton office to fir
you can participate in this important Energy Efficient Home Award program.
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OFFICERS
Lloyd Suhr, President: M.D. Parrett, Vice President: E.W. Taylor, Secretary; Richard Holland
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