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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST
JULY 1989
TITLE 2700 - LAND USES MANAGEMENT
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Supplement No. 23
POSTING NOTICE. Supplements to this manual are numbered consecutively.
Check the last transmittal sheet received for this title to see that the above
supplement number is in sequence. If not, order intervening supplement(s) at once
on form 1100-6. Do not post this supplement until the missing one(s) is received
and posted. After posting retain this transmittal until the next supplement to this
title is received. Place it at the front of the title.
Page Code
2721.23 thru 2721.23--1
Superseded
New
(Number of Sheets)
2
Digest:
Documents Forest policy relative to recreation residences, and also addresses future
needs for water and sewage facilities in the concentrated residential areas.
J. D. MacWILLIAMS
Forest Supervisor
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TITLE 2700 - LAND USES MANAGEMENT
2721.23 Recreation Residence
1. Authority Delegated
In accordance with the authority granted by the Regional Forester in
2710.44, the Forest Supervisor delegates and authorizes District Rangers to
take certain actions on recreation residence term permits.
District Rangers may reissue and make prior approved amendments to
existing recreation residence permits on approved tracts. They may also
modify and approve Operating Plans associated with these permits.
Modification of the standard permit clauses and the addition or deletion of
clauses is permitted with prior written approval of the Forest Supervisor.
Responsibility for the handling of annual billings, fee appraisals, forest land
use reporting, and terminations shall remain with the Forest Supervisor.
2. Improvements and Structures
One recreation residence, one storage building, and an outhouse are the only
structures that will be authorized for each recreation residence lot. For lots
that have additional structures that were constructed prior to January 1,
1989, the improvements will be allowed to remain as long as improvements
are used and maintained or until the permit is transferred. If they are
destroyed or need significant repair, the permittee must remove the structure
and restore the area. New guest cabins will not be permitted. Existing
guest cabins will not be rebuilt if destroyed or if needing structural repair.
Satellite dishes are not in keeping with the rustic setting of the lots and will
not be approved.
A site map will be attached to each permit. This map is a required
supplement to the written description of the land permitted and is cited in
the first paragraph of the permit as a legal exhibit and part of the document.
This map will be drawn to scale and will show existing structures, above
ground and below ground improvements (including driveways, power lines,
water lines, drainfields, etc), completed title block (owner, lot number, date),
and approximate boundary lines. New permits will be issued only after an
updated site map has been received.
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3. Construction
The District Ranger has the authority to approve construction plans for
facilities.
The maximum square footage that a home may have is 1200 square feet
measured on the outside of the foundation. A full second story is not
permissible, however a loft is allowable provided that the maximum height of
the building is less than 25 feet as measured from the foundation to the
highest point of the roof.
A single one story storage building for storing firewood may be approved.
Maximum size is 300 square feet and no higher than 20 feet to the highest
point of the roof.
Prior to construction approval, the permittee must comply with one of the
following alternatives: (1) Supply to the District Ranger a copy of the
building permit from the county, or (2) Supply to the District Ranger
construction drawings stamped by a licensed engineer and certifying that
building codes are met, PLUS supply authorization from the respective
County Health Department that sewage and drainfield requirements meet
standards for the proposed construction.
If a residence is destroyed by fire or other catastrophe, the permittee will be
required to clean up and secure the area within 30 days unless a time
extension in writing is granted by the District Ranger. Hazards must be
remedied immediately. A permittee may rebuild on the same lot provided,
(1) the applicable standards, including visual, are met, and (2) reconstruction
is completed within three years. Empty lots will not be kept under permit
indefinitely as this leads to "selling rights to build". If a permittee chooses
not to rebuild a destroyed cabin within three years, the permit will be
terminated and the lot will be considered for open space.
4. Water and Sewage
The following clause will be inserted in all new recreation residence permits:
If a community (public) water or sewage system should become
available to the residence, the holder must disconnect from
any private systems within 12 months.
No new wells, alternate water systems, drainfields and other related
improvements will be approved once a community system comes on line.
Drainfields will not be permitted off of the resident lot. Vault toilets or other
facilities that meet code will be authorized for those lots that are unable to meet
drainfield standards.