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Ci00j-,c:onsiders an,)ther zoning issue
By NATALIE JOHNSON
One week after approving
a controversial rezone of 160
acres near Sanderson Field, the
City of Shelton Commission is
getting ready for another.
The commission heard a pre-
sentation on an amendment to
the zoning of a district in be-
tween the Sheltonville Historic
District to the north and the
Mason County campus to the
south.
"It's a very small strip of
land," community and econom-
ic development director Steve
Goins said.
The proposed ordinance
would amend the zoning, which
is currently professional office/
residential mixed use, "to ex-
pand the allowed and condi-
tionally allowed uses within
this district while continuing
to complement and protect the
adjoining neighborhoods, and
to make the regulations, par-
ticularly the design guidelines,
easier to apply," according to a
briefing to the commission.
Among several changes is
the removal of a requirement
for design plans to be reviewed
by an established neighborhood
association.
"We're not aware of any
neighborhood association in
that area," Goins said.
The plans would still need to
be reviewed by the city for any
new development other than
single-family residences and
duplexes.
A section regulating "exte-
rior materials was completely
removed. The "traffic mitiga-
tion" section of the zoning was
renamed "vehicle access and
circulation," and specifies that
access from alleys must be ap-
proved by the city.
A section governing re-use of
historic buildings was modified
to not reference existing code
provisions and state and fed-
eral regulations, and provisions
regarding studies of the .historic
structures were also removed.
Changes would also include
setback from the street, maxi-
mum building coverage, maxi-
mum building ground floor
area, and storm drainage re-
quirements.
Also, the changes may per-
mit some retail and service
oriented uses not presently al-
lowed in the zoning.
After concerns from the
community about how many
neighborhood residents had
been notified about next week's
public hearing, the commission
discussed the possibility of hav-
ing two public hearings on the
issue.
The city commission will hold
a public hearing on the zoning
amendment during their regu-
lar meeting at 6 p.m. Monday.
Journa photo by Natahe Johnson
Community and Economic Development Director Steve Goins
briefed the city Monday on a second zoning ordinance in as
many weeks.
Man gets five years for no-contact violation, tampering
By KEVAN MOORE
A Shelton man was sentenced
this week in Mason County Supe-
rior Court to five years in prison
for violating a no-contact order and
witness tampering.
Alexander R. Brewer, 25, of the
300 block of Melissa Lane, was
sentenced Monday, April 25, to 60
months in prison for the no-contact
order violation and 57 months for
the witness tampering. The sen-
tences will run concurrently.
Brewer was stopped at 3:06 a,m.
on November 30 after an officer
noticed a headlight was out on the
green Honda Civic two door he was
driving. Brewer had a Washing-
ton ID card but no license. A check
showed that Brewer's driving sta-
tus was suspended and revoked in
the third degree.
Brewer has four prior felony con-
victions for violating court orders
Brewer has four
prior felony
convictions for
violating court
orders and four
gross misdemeanor
court order
violations.
and four gross misdemeanor court
order violations. Brewer also has
felony harassment and intimidat-
ing a public servant convictions.
A female passenger identified
herself as April M. Jacobsen, 28,
and dispatch advised the officer
that there was a confirmed DV no-
the petitioner.
The Thurston County Superior
Court order said that Brewer was
to have no contact with Jacobsen
whatsoever and he was to stay
1,000 feet away from her, her resi-
dence, school and plaea of mpl0y-
ment.
Brewer pled not guilty on Decem-
ber 9, 2010 but changed his plea to
guilty on Tuesday, April 12, of this
year.
The tampering occurred when
Brewer's ceUmate at the jail, Mi-
chael McCord, was released on Jan-
uary 13. McCord approached his
attorney with a letter from Brewer
to Jacobsen urging her not to testify
against him. The attorney directed
McCord to the police who shared
the letter and a statement from Mc-
Cord with prosecutors.
Brewer and Jacobsen have a child
contact order where Brewer was :, ogether and she urged the court for
the respondent and Jacobsen was tJeniency in sentencing him.
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Child molester gets
89 months in prison
By KEVAN MOORE
A child molester was sen-
tenced In Mason County Su-
perior Court this week to 89
months in prison.
Leovigildo Leal-Leon, 37,
got 89 months for first-de-
gree child molestation and
41 months in prison with 36
months of community custody
for second-degree child moles-
tation. The sentences will run
concurrently.
The 13-year-old victim in
the case said that Leal-Leon
touched her private parts over
her clothing on multiple occa-
sions beginning when she was
just 11 years old. The moles-
tation occurred at a Skokom-
ish Reservation residence and
at a downtown Shelton home.
Leal-Leon originally pied
not guilty on August 12 2010
to first-degree child moles-
tation. The charges were
amended in September of last
year to include a pair of sec-
ond-degree child molestation
counts.
Leal-Leon's first trial be-
gan January 19 and a jury
got their instructions two
days later. After a weekend
recess, the jury was unable
to reach a unanimous ver-
dict on January 25. But on
March 18, following a second
trial, a jury found Leal-Leon
guilty of counts one and two,
but not guilty of the second
second-degree child molesta-
tion charge.
May
is
Historic Preservation
' Month
Reconnect with Mason County History!
The following events and museums are provided by your local
historic and community association:
Open House at the AHyn Historic Church
The oldest building n Allyn and listed on the state historical register
May 14th 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
East 18510 State Route 3, Allyn, Washington 98524
Open House at the Grant School
The restored 1915 Grant Schoolhouse on Picketing Passage
May 15th 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
151 East Community Club Road, Shelton, Washington 98584
Matlock Community Historical Museum
Historic schoolhouse and museum open during the Old Timers'Fair
Saturday May 7th 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Sunday May 8th 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Mary M. Knight School, Matlock, Washington 98560
Advertising sponsored by your Mason County
Historic Preservation Commission
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