Appendix A
Zone Legal Descriptions

The Official County Zoning Map classifies the County in the following manner:

THE ENTIRETY OF OKANOGAN COUNTY, excepting School District #350 in the Methow Valley, as "Minimum Requirement District."

A specific subarea, MOLSON OVERLAY (Map NumberVIII) within the Minimum Requirement District is hereby established:

The subarea boundaries shall be the same as the boundaries of Okanogan Fire District No 11 as they existed on the date of approval of this code.

METHOW REVIEW DISTRICT

SCHOOL DISTRICT #350 IN THE METHOW VALLEY, excepting one (1) Rural Residential (RRD) District, one (1) Low-Density Residential (LDRD) District, one (1) Commercial (C) District, one (1) Special Review Commercial District, one (1) Urban Residential District, one (1) Neighborhood Use District, one (1) Industrial (I) District, (1) Airport Development (AP) District, and one (1) Agricultural (AD) District-all of which are located in the vicinities of Mazama, Winthrop, Twisp and Carlton. Methow Review District/School District #350 includes land within the Methow River drainage and is further described as follows:

Excluding the following described property:

Lands in Methow Valley School District #350, excepting those lands designated for Commercial (C) District, Industrial (I) District, Airport Development (AP) District, Rural Residential, Low-Density Residential, Special Review Commercial, Urban Residential, Neighborhood Use, and Agricultural (AD) District, are classified as Methow Review District on the Official Zoning Map which has four different density requirements specifying the number of dwelling units per acre or acres. These are "Methow Review District 3.5 Dwelling Units Per Acre" areas, "Methow Review District 1 Dwelling Unit Per Acre" areas, "Methow Review District 1 Dwelling Unit Per 5 Acres" area and "Methow Review District 1 Dwelling Unit Per 20 Acres" area.

THE METHOW REVIEW DISTRICT 1 DWELLING UNIT PER 20 ACRES (MRD 20) area is the land in School District #350, outside of Sub-unit A as designated by the Methow Valley Plan: An addendum to Okanogan County’s Comprehensive Plan, 1976, that is elevated above and is not considered a part of the floor of the Methow Valley. For the purposes of the Zoning Map and Zoning Code, the boundary of the Methow Review District Valley Floor (MRD 5) in School District #350 is described as:

 

The Methow Review 1 Dwelling Unit Per 5 Acres area constitutes the Methow Valley floor, as previously described herein, excepting those lands designated for Commercial (C), Industrial (I), and Airport Development (AP) districts and those lands designated as Methow Review District 1 Dwelling Unit Per Acre and Methow Review District 3.5 Dwelling Units Per Acre.

METHOW REVIEW DISTRICT-1 ACRE-MRD 1 (VINCINITY OF WINTHROP Supplemental Map Number I)

The Zoning Map creates residential areas near the Town of Winthrop, including two areas which allow one (1) dwelling unit per acre. [Methow Review District (MRD 1)]

One Methow Review District 1 Dwelling Unit Per Acre (MRD 1) is located adjacent to and north of the incorporated limits of Winthrop, further described as:

A second Methow Review District 1 Dwelling Unit Per Acre (MRD 1) is located adjacent to the south portion and west of the incorporated limits of Winthrop, further described as:

VICINITY OF TWISP (Supplemental Map II)

The Zoning Map creates one (1) Industrial (I) District, one (1) Methow Review District 1 Dwelling Unit Per Acre (MRD 1) and one (1) Methow Review District 12,500 sq. ft. per dwelling unit (MRD 12,500).

The Methow Review District 12,500 sq. ft. (MRD 12,500) is located adjacent to and northerly of the Town of Twisp, further described as:

The Methow Review District 1 Dwelling Unit Per Acre (MRD 1) area is located adjacent to and southeasterly of the incorporated limits of Twisp, further described as:

The Industrial (I) District is located adjacent to and east of the incorporated limits of Twisp, further described as:

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I)

Vicinity of Carlton (Supplemental Map III)

The Official Zoning Map classifies an area located at the unincorporated community known as Carlton as a "Commercial" district. The "Commercial" district is further described as:

THE LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (LDRD) (Supplemental Map X)area is the land in School District #350, within of Sub-unit A as designated by the Methow Valley Plan: An addendum to Okanogan County’s Comprehensive Plan, 1976 and identified as the planning area in the UPPER METHOW VALLEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, that is elevated above and is not considered a part of the floor of the upper Methow Valley. For the purposes of the Zoning Map and Zoning Code, the boundary of the Rural Residential District (RRD), within Sub-unit A as designated by the Methow Valley Plan: An addendum to Okanogan County’s Comprehensive Plan, 1976 and identified as the planning area in the UPPER METHOW VALLEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, is described as:

Mazama Core (Supplemental Map IV)

The Official Zoning Map classifies an area located at the unincorporated community known as Mazama. The Mazama core includes One (1) Special Review Commercial District, one (1) Urban Residential (UR) District and one (1) Neighborhood Use (NU) District described as follows:

NEIGHBORHOOD USE (NU)

URBAN RESIDENTIAL (UR)

SPECIAL REVIEW COMMERCIAL (SRC)

 

 

Vicinity of Carlton (Supplemental Map V)

The Official Zoning Map classifies an area located approximately a half mile north of the unincorporated community known as Carlton as an "Agricultural," district. The "Agricultural" district is further described as:

Agricultural-Residential (AR) District Zone (Barnholt Loop-Caribou Trail) (Supplement Map VI)

The Official Zoning Map reclassifies an area located south of the City of Okanogan, Washington in the Barnholt Loop - Caribou Trail area from a zoning classification of "Minimum Requirement District," to a newly created zoning district classification of "Agricultural-Residential," further described as:

Airport Development (AP) District (Supplemental Map VII)

DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

Suburban Residential Zone - Oroville (Supplemental Map IX)

The "Suburban Residential" (SR) Zone is located in Sections 4,5,8,9,16,21, Township 40

North, Range 27, E.W.M., Okanogan County, State of Washington, described as follows:

Commercial (C) Zone-Oroville (Supplemental Map IX)

The "Commercial" (C) Zone is located in portions of Sections 4,5,8,9, and 21, Township 40 North, Range 27 E. W. M.,. Okanogan County, State of Washington, in two distinct parcels the first of which is described as follows:

The second, distinct parcel within the "COMMERCIAL" (C) ZONE-OROVILLE (Supplemental Map IX) is described as follows:

Thence run North and Northwest along said center line of said county road #3581 to the POINT OF BEGINNING,

EXCEPT the following parcel which is incorporated into the City of Oroville, Washington.

EXCEPT that portion thereof as may have been conveyed for highway or road purposes.

 

"Agricultural Residential" Zone-Oroville (Supplemental Map IX)

The "Agriculture Residential" (AR) Zone is contained in portions of Sections 5,8,9,17,18, and 21, Township 40 North, Range 27 E.W.M, Okanogan County, State of Washington, in two district parcels the first of which is described as follows:

The second parcel within the "Agricultural Residential" (AR) Zone-Oroville is described as follows: