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HomeMy WebLinkAboutres2013-019 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL Na 2013-110 CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to: Nat Resources Corn.5/29/13 6/18/2013 Originator: R E C E q E ID &Council Division Head: POP i _5'13 Dept.Head: ,AW (a -S -1 L JUN 1 1 2013 Prosecutor: 5-15 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL Purchasing/Budget: ^ / Executive: // / /l v ` 1 3 TITLE OF D44...4,... IJ .• Resolution accepting revised Agricultural Land Cover Analysis ATTACHMENTS: Memo; 2013 Land Cover Analysis update; Resolution SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( x ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( ) Yes ( x ) NO SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( x ) NO Requested Date: SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public hearing,you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate. Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.) Members of the Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee and Planning &Development Services staff will update Council members on activities of the past couple years and present the revised Land Cover Analysis for consideration and acceptance through the proposed Resolution • COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION: 6/18/2013: Forwarded to Council for 6/18/2013: Council Approved 5-0-2, Kremen approval and Crawford out of the room Res. 2013-019 Related County Contract#: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number: RES2009-040;RES2011-023 Res. 2013-019 Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on the County's website at: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/counci_l. PROPOSED BY: Planning SPONSORED BY: Plannina INTRODUCED: 6/18/2013 RESOLUTION NO. 2013-019 DECLARING ACCEPTANCE OF THE WHATCOM COUNTY AGRICULTURAL LAND COVER ANALYSIS, AND REVISION OF THE RURAL LAND STUDY AREAS BY THE WHATCOM COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHEREAS, agriculture is a major industry in Whatcom County with farm gate receipts of over $326 million annually; and WHEREAS,the Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee(AAC) was established in 2001 to assist the County and make recommendations in the effort to establish, promote and implement a comprehensive agricultural program, among other things; and WHEREAS, through Resolution 2009-040, the Council accepted the AAC's 2007 Rural Land Study report, which recommended heightened protection for specific rural lands with strong agricultural values; and WHEREAS, through Resolution 2011-023, the Council endorsed the Whatcom County Agricultural Strategic Plan developed by the AAC, which laid out further strategies for reaching agricultural protection goals; and WHEREAS, since 2011, the AAC regular meetings have included implementation of the strategic plan and review of the Rural Land Study Areas; and WHEREAS, the AAC developed revised Rural Study Area boundaries and incorporated them into the updated 2013 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis, which was accepted with specific requested revisions by the AAC at their May 8, 2013 meeting; and WHEREAS, Planning and Development Services staff incorporated the AAC revisions into the Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis, version 2.3, dated May 13, 2013; and WHEREAS, the AAC and Planning and Development Services staff are working together to develop recommendations for a new small lot agricultural zone as an option for consideration Page 1 in line with the Rural Land Study and the Agricultural Strategic Plan; and WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis update provides analysis and background information on the updated Rural Study Areas, and other areas around the county with agricultural use, and will be used as part of the basis for developing future recommendations; NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that the Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis (dated May 13, 2013) is hereby accepted; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the analysis and mapping contained in the Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis constitutes an update to the 2007 Rural Land Study by the Agricultural Advisory Committee. ,A kfrkaErCt of " day of June , 2013. • YIAT 0'6 o •, '•o COUNTY • r « • . WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON C. 410114--ASTW Dana Kr'4wn- vi ClerkN 'the Council Kathy Kershner, Council Chair APPROVED AS TO FIRM: Royc-- n• -m, Civil Deputy Prosecutor Page 2 WHATCOM COUNTY AGRICULTURAL COVER ANALYSIS .'. Planning & Development Services:Agricultural Program May 13, 2013 Version 2.3—Includes revisions to Rural Study Areas and other updates as recommended by the Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Project Approach 2.0 Project Results 2.1 Tables and Graphs 2.2 Map Series Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 Acknowledgements The Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee(AAC), a volunteer citizen committee appointed by Whatcom County Executive Jack Louws,contributed to and reviewed this report.AAC members include: Ed Block(Chair), Dave Buys (Vice Chair),John Bayer, Lesa Boxx, Brian Cieslar, Mike Finger,Vicki Hawley, Larry Helm,Wesley Kentch, Leroy Plagerman, Debbie Vander Veen, Landon VanDyk, and Richard Yoder. This report was written by Whatcom County Long Range Planning staff member Samya Lutz,with Geographic Information System analysis by Sarah Watts. Whatcom Farm Friends executive director Henry Bierlink,and Whatcom County staff members Mark Personius(Long Range Planning Manager), Peter Gill (Senior Planner), and Joshua Fleischmann (Planner) also contributed to the review and analysis contained in this report. Page 2 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 1.0 Project Approach PURPOSE Whatcom County has a goal of retaining at least 100,000 acres of agricultural land. As county staff members work with the agricultural community and decision makers on strategies to ensure this agricultural land remains available for agricultural use,the need for accurate and reliable data is clear. Planning and Development Services staff have developed a repeatable methodology for measuring the quantity and type of agricultural land in and around areas of the county with a potential for long-term commercial agriculture use.This analysis is intended to supplement other data available on agricultural land in Whatcom County. The National Agricultural Statistics Service releases county-level data through USDA every five years;the most recent release of 2007 data was published in late 2009.The 2012 data has not yet been released.This USDA-NASS data includes the number of acres of farmland, and other statistical information, but is not geographically based. DATA AND METHODOLOGY The data used for this land cover analysis came from a variety of sources, accessed over time from July 2010 through July 2012. The bulk of the aerial inventory work was done during the first month of the project, and used May 2008 Pictometry aerial photos (oblique and 8-inch resolution ortho-corrected images). Later in the project,the Spring 2010 Pictometry aerial photos became available (same resolution) and were substituted for the earlier 2008 data. The inventory was checked for consistency with August 2010 National Agriculture Imagery Program aerial photographs, which offer a lower 1-meter resolution. The extent of the analysis was restricted to areas zoned Rural and Agricultural.Areas that may be in agriculture outside of these zones are not included in the mapping and analysis. Additional data layers were overlayed on the aerial images to determine land cover characteristics, conveyed in the following categories (defined in the next section): Farmland, active Farmland, fallow Farmland infrastructure Farmstead single family residence Woodland/forest or CREP Water/stream/lake/wetland Commercial/public/educational Multi-family/mobile home parks Page 3 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 Single family residence Quarry Vacant Public roads are not included. Private roads are generally included as part of the residences or farm infrastructure. Pervious farm field roads are included in the surrounding farmland category. Land use data comes from the county Assessor's taxation records associated with a parcel's "land use code" and "building value" information. This land use information helped verify aerial categorization such as farmland infrastructure, residential uses, and commercial or public uses. In addition, county critical areas data and zoning categories are used.The analysis was updated in June 2011 to reflect rezoning as a result of Council Ordinance 2011-013 which affected about 16,000 acres of land across the county; roughly 5,000 acres of which were in rural and agricultural designations. This version was updated with a re-analysis of the agriculture zone and to reflect changes recommended by the Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee to the Rural Study Area boundaries. Land analyzed includes lands in Agriculture, Rural 5 acre and Rural 10 acre zoning. Rural Study Areas are a subset of the Rural 5 acre and Rural 10 acre lands that the Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee has delineated as critically important farmland areas due predominantly to their soils, agricultural viability, and location. Not all Rural 5 acre and Rural 10 acre lands in the county have been analyzed. Most Rural lands proximal to the City of Bellingham, and south of Van Wyck Road to the Skagit County line are not included, though the South Fork Valley of the Nooksack River is included. If incomplete,the percentage completion of the zone analyzed is included in the project results. Under Washington State's Open Space Taxation Act, Whatcom County offers an "Open- Space Farm and Agriculture" voluntary program that offers modest tax relief for property owners with agricultural land that meets certain criteria.This information is geographically- based, and information is available back to 1988. However, not all lands in agriculture are enrolled in the program, and the accounting might not accurately reflect productive agricultural land or keep up with the loss of that land from agricultural production in Whatcom County. DEFINITIONS The inventory of land cover does not necessarily equate to use. Even with the high resolution aerial data and the Assessor's use code data, it is impossible to have certainty that the land cover reflects a certain use. For example, what is inventoried as farm infrastructure might also include a building that is used as a single family home, or even one that is used for non-farm related commerce. What is included here represents an analysis of land cover,with categories assigned based on available data and reasonable assumptions. Page 4 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 The categories used throughout the analysis are defined as follows: Farmland, active—consists of land covered in berries, crops, hay, pasture, nursery stock,and the like. Any land that appears to be actively maintained through mowing, plowing, tillage, or other means of maintenance is included. Farmland,fallow—consists of land covered with low overgrowth and appearing to be unmaintained, usually in close proximity to active farmland. These areas do not appear to be currently used for farming, but do appear to be easily convertible to active farmland. Farmland infrastructure—consists of any structure, manure pond, staging or storage area appearing to be associated with farming activity, and usually in close proximity to active farmland. Farmland infrastructure may also include commercial activity directly associated with the farmland. Farmstead single family residence—consists of any residence associated with farmland or farmland infrastructure. In some cases the residence is clearly separated from the farm's infrastructure and easy to delineate; in other cases the exact location of the residence is less clear and the location is estimated. Woodland/forest or CRt consists of any treed area. USDA-NRCS Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) enrolled areas are included in this category, reflecting a change in the coding between the 2011 analysis and 2013 update due to proprietary issues with the result that CREP data is no longer available to be shared with Whatcom County. Water/stream/lake/wetland —consists of any visible water bodies, including major ditches. (In certain circumstances, small, immediately adjacent vegetated areas are also included.) Commercial/public/educational—consists of any public, utility, educational, or non-farm commercial use. This category includes schools, businesses, sub-stations, water storage, cemeteries, and the like; but does not include farm-related commercial activity.The raw GIS data codes commercial separate from public and utility uses, but these subcategories are combined in this report. Multi-tamily/mobile home parks- consists of parcels coded as duplex,tri-plex or greater, and established mobile home parks. Single family residence- consists of any residence not tied to an agricultural use, based on either a non-agricultural land use code or different ownership than adjacent agricultural land. If a residence is in the trees and boundaries are not easily seen, an area of approximately one acre is delineated for the homesite. Quarry—consists of sand and gravel quarries and associated infrastructure. Vacant—consists of any land that is cleared but unused, has derelict buildings, storage of cars or the like, or has no clear land use or cover. The reader is cautioned against using blanket statements that convey specific use assumptions as facts.The analysis contained here is a gross analysis of a broad area, and is intended to provide a reasonable baseline.Additional data can be overlaid to provide information on priority farmland protection strategies, and changes in land cover can be analyzed as well. Page 5 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 Project Results 2.1 Tables and Graphs The following subsections use the categories defined in the previous chapter to characterize the land cover by area.The 'Quarry' and 'Vacant' categories are combined for ease of depicting the data.The broader category of'Farms' is included here to incorporate the sum of the 'Farmland, active', 'Farmland, fallow', 'Farmland Infrastructure', and 'Farmstead Single Family Residence' categories; which are then detailed in subsequent charts or adjacent graphs. The areas analyzed are the Rural 5 acre (R5A), Rural 10 acre (R10A), and Agricultural (AG) zoning designations, including the specific Rural Study Areas within the R5A and R10A zones that were delineated by the Agricultural Advisory Committee (the delineated lands shown here are an update of the maps that are part of the Rural Land Study published in 2007, based on 2012 Agricultural Advisory Committee review and analysis). Within this broad area, an overlay zone—the Agricultural Protection Overlay—was analyzed separately for land cover characterization of the reserve tract areas that have been affected by APO land division actions. As noted in the previous chapter, not all Rural lands are analyzed; if incomplete, the percentage completion is shown on the individual zone pages. Here are the areas analyzed: Agriculture zone—consists of the land designated as Agriculture in accordance with Whatcom County Code 20.40, and the corresponding zoning map. Rural Study Areas (RSAs) consist of ten separate contiguous blocks of land within the R10A or R5A zoning designations with significant agricultural value. Rural 10 Acre (R10A)—consists of land designated as Rural with a 10 acre minimum lot size in accordance with Whatcom County Code 20.36, and the corresponding zoning map. Ku re! 5 Acre (R5A)—consists of land designated as Rural with a 5 acre minimum lot size in accordance with Whatcom County Code 20.36, and the corresponding zoning map. Agriculture Protection Overlay '01 reserve tracts—consists of land developed through the APO ordinance in accordance with Whatcom County Code 20.38, and specifically the reserve tract portion of the development set aside for agricultural use. Page 6 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 AGRICULTURE ZONE WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL AG- FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS zone GIS Land Cover Totals 11,185 2,326 330 23 899 659 68,790 84,211 (acres) Tablet.Agriculture Zone:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals 62,468 2,104 2,889 1,329 (acres) Table 2.Agriculture Zone:Farm Land Cover Acreage Single Fam Residence 1% -Vacant/Quarry 1% Multi-family 0% Commercial /Public 0% Active Farmland Water 74% 3% Farms 82% Fallow Farmland 3% Infrastructure 3% Farmstead 2% Figure 1.Agriculture Zone:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 7 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 RURAL STUDY AREAS The Rural Study Areas (RSAs) delineated by the Agricultural Advisory Committee in 2012 as an updated delineation to the 2007 Rural Lands Study maps, consist of ten areas with significant agricultural value within the R10A or R5A zoning designations, totaling 25,619 acres. Each study area has significant prime soils and farming operations.As noted in the original Rural Land Study, the determination of these RSAs should not be viewed as a basis to foreclose agricultural activities in other areas of the County, but rather to identify those lands that are critically important due to their soils, agricultural function, and location in proximity to the actively farmed land within Whatcom County.The location of the areas within the county is shown on the map below. ,.70/0.087503 1 � •: 1)4.Iw —'' ]1171 I* t,-,f. ',-'r . •.___, 130101 R0Gw10 _ �I - .f..y 0. G. 1V-11� �: slH11w' . 1., F - 4_Fx_i ki• -LA, .. _w '' -"7 ' \, --.-- 4 , _1 7.\_,- ,-...\ :''' — '''' -.is,Nc H Whatcom County _---mow--_ ,;.t' '',C. -Rural Study Areas and Agricultural Zone 5...=.===..._-__ , ; 0 07515 3 4 e c r...• ALL RSAs WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover Totals 6,945 577 218 32 1,684 483 15,679 25,619 (acres) Table 3.All RSAs:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals 13,638 512 714 816 (acres) fable 4.All RSAs:Farm Land Cover Acreage Page 8 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 Multi- Vacant/Quarry family Single Fam 2% 0% Residence — — I Commercial/_ . Public 1% Water 2% Active Farmland 53% Farms 61% Fallow Farmland 2% Infrastructure 3% Farmstead 3% Figure 7-All aural Study Areac.Chararterhatinn by Percentage Land Cover Tables 3 and 4, and Figure 2 in this section depict the overall characterization for all of the Rural Study Areas together. Figures 3,4, and 5 depict how the 25,619 acres within the ten RSAs are distributed in terms of comparative size, acreage, zoning, and soil categories. Overall, 11,384 acres (44%) carry R10A zoning, and 14,235 acres (56%) carry,RSA zoning. Rural Study Areas by percentage of total acreage Custer Ten Mile 8% E..Badger 19% 8% South Fork 6% Grandview Minaker. - 11% 1% Leare5 Tr aiII 14V Guide Aldrich 18% HHarkseli Lawrence 13°, 2% Page 9 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 Rural Study Areas by size and zoning (acres) TEN MILE 3,163 SOUTH FORK 1.10`� MINAKER 283 LOOMIS TRAIL - LAWRENCE "' ❑R10A HARKSELL 3 3-'3 •R5A GUIDE ALDRICH _- �►-"k�. Afoiti GRANDVIEW ' ° EAST BADGER 2.117 f �1 CUSTER 2,066 Figure 4. Soils in the Rural Study Areas are predominantly suited to farming. Prime soils and soils of stateside importance are classified by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in coordination with state and regional offices.The following graph depicts the proportion of these agricultural soils within each Rural Study Area. RSAs by USDA soil categories (percentage area) TEN MILE SOUTH FORK MINAKER --- LOOMIS TRAIL -- � LAWRENCE � •PRIME HARKSELL •Statewide Important i Other GUIDE ALDRICH - GRANDVIEW +I EAST BADGER -- , CUSTER 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Figure 5. Page 10 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 The following separate subsections describe each individual Rural Study Area in more detail: Custer, East Badger, Grandview, Guide Aldrich, Harksell, Lawrence, Loomis Trail, Minaker, South Fork, and Ten Mile. In addition to the land cover characterization, the subsections provide information on soil types present as categorized by the US Department of Agriculture—Natural Resource Conservation Service. The number and size of parcels within each Rural Study Area is also presented.This parcel data comes from the Whatcom County Assessors office and does not necessarily reflect legal lots. In addition, the Assessors parcel data is drawn according to public lands surveys, and is not ground-truthed or precisely corrolated to aerial photographic data.That is why, in additon to the acreage categorized within various parcel sizes, there is also some acreage categorized as "outside parcel area;"this 'extra' acreage reflects the areas falling outside parcel lines when the characterization and Assessor data sets are overlain.The parcel data is provided to complement the information portrayed on the associated maps. Page 11 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 CUSTER RURAL STUDY AREA The Custer RSA is comprised entirely of Rural 10 Acre zoning. Seventy-two percent of the area within this RSA is categorized as having agricultural soils; with 1,419 acres of prime soils, and 63 acres of statewide important soils.The following tables depict the parcel breakdown by acres and number of parcels and the land cover characterization for this RSA.The map also depicts the land cover characterization, as well as the locations of short and long plat subdivisions on record. Parcel Breakdown _ Acres Parcel Breakdown No.of Parcels <5.00 Ac. 125 <5.00 Ac. 48 5.01-10.00 Ac. 393 5.01-10.00 Ac. 46 10.01-20.00 Ac. 364 10.01-20.00 Ac. 26 20.01-40.00 Ac. 485 20.01-40.00 Ac. 15 >40.01 Ac. 696 >40.01 Ac. 10 Outside parcel area 3 145 2066 Table 6.Custer RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Number of Parcels Table 5.Custer RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Acres WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover 557 62 4 0 36 9 1,398 2,066 Totals(acres) Table 7.Custer RSA:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals(acres) 1,245 59 48 46 Table 8.Custer RSA:Farm Land Cover Acreage Vacant/Quarry Single Fam 1% Residence 2% Commercial/ Public 0% Water-- 3% Active Farmland 60% Farms 67% Forest 27% Fallow Farmland 3% Infrastructure 2% Farmstead 2% Figure 6.Custer Rural Study Area:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 12 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 t� w 11.. - 1: til asalL , • 6,114. . . . . 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Custer Rural Zone:RifiA Average Parcel Size=14.23 acres -oµ,'�1_ Existing Single Family Resid[,nces:96 a pti o4, Study Area Potential Additional Development Rights:113 DU .. 4,.ns..ro.1.,.,,,,,,.,.,,, a I. eote t�s Land Use Characterization Farmland.Active Long Subdlvwons ..••••er.•∎,,.,,.=,,,�.,,w.m... Single Family Residence Farmland Fallow \\‘'•Shod Subdivisions w w., ^,= N — "�rrrn wrrtrr�r IZ:Z"v Farmstead Single Family Residence 4 WoodlandWoresl !� r..+er�.w r�.rw t MwM■rW.r. Multi-Family/Mobile Home Palk Quarry December 2012 %3erv1`*16 i;rrinnd Igimllrurtufc Vacant „ o„�. --- , Commercial/Public/Fducalional/Ulilily Water/Slream)LakeNVelland Page 13 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 EAST BADGER RURAL STUDY AREA The East Badger RSA is comprised entirely of Rural 10 Acre zoning. Ninety-nine percent of the area within this RSA is categorized as having agricultural soils; with 1,947 acres of prime soils, and 148 acres of statewide important soils.The following tables depict the parcel breakdown by acres and number of parcels and the land cover characterization for this RSA. The map also depicts the land cover characterization, as well as the locations of short and long plat subdivisions on record. Parcel Breakdown Acres Parcel Breakdown No.of Parcels <5.00 Ac. 64 <5.00 Ac. 27 5.01-10.00 Ac. 267 5.01-10.00 Ac. 32 1 10.01-20.00 Ac. 692 10.01-20.00 Ac. 47 20.01-40.00 Ac. 532 20.01-40.00 Ac. 18 >40.01 Ac. 534 >40.01 Ac. 10 Outside parcel area 28 134 2117 Table 10.E.Badger RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Number of Parcels Table 9.E.Badger RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Acres WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover 596 61 6 0 35 215 1,204 2,117 Totals(acres) Table 11.East Badger RSA:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals 1,045 67 46 46 (acres) Table 12.East Badger RSA:Farm Land Cover Acreage Single Fam Multi-family Residence 2% 0% Vacant/ Commercial/ Quarry Public 0% 10% Active Farmland Water 50% 3°% Farms 57% f . rest • Fallow Farmland 3% Infrastructure 2% Farmstead 2% Figure 7.East Badger Rural Study Area:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 14 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 .. ..,i ,,,.. 1 Y r ,�^ I ,no. .rr - I�1 1 —r..... As# I! .- ' .9 — . , 1 * ! . . _ 1,, . , L Y7 Ll f ' --: • - - s :7-1 _1 -- okin _:_a ..; . .316 . - }. I -- •z , r 1' - - J — ' - r ii* A ... If, • • dil. 1111,rr i - 1 ' - -111 l �� :1. __ ..r7 _ L t,' 1i 2=4 : ,..71141: % ..F i____ ,.pi 7-- ,..,.. . , _____ .. . ...... __ ,, _L ...:. ...,..,__.. , ,„. ,, ,,,_ , ......r. ... . , 7- ■ T . , . i: lN. .70.:!:. rl- tr ,J •HI `L� -r E. Badger Rural Zone:R10A Average Parcel Size= 15.59 acres ,oraii Existing Single Family Residences:69 cot, Study Area Potential Additional Development Rights:113 DU . zoiz T Land Use Characterization Farmland,Active Long Subdivisions Single Family Residence Farmland Fallow -\`,:`Short Subdrvisons +� uY '-+••- -.~-� N els Farmstead Single Family Residence Woodland/Folesl ,�- ti, -_ ti ••�•• I. Milli-Family/Mobile Home Park Quarry December 2012 qs seNtcft II., Farmland Infrastructure Vacant , ,, , „_ ail Commercial(Public/Educational/Ultldy Water/Slream7Lake(Wetland Page 15 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2 3 2013 GRANDVIEW RURAL STUDY AREA The Grandview RSA is comprised entirely of Rural 5 Acre zoning. Seventy-six percent of the area within this RSA is categorized as having agricultural soils; with 1,830 acres of prime soils, and 385 acres of statewide important soils.The following tables depict the parcel breakdown by acres and number of parcels and the land cover characterization for this RSA.The map also depicts the land cover characterization, as well as the locations of short and long plat subdivisions on record. Parcel Breakdown Acres Parcel Breakdown No.of Parcels I <5.00 Ac. 726 <5.00 Ac. 239 5.01-10.00 Ac. 511 5.01-10.00 Ac. 82 10.01-20.00 Ac. 559 10.01-20.00 Ac. 37 _20.01-40.00 Ac. _ 669 20.01-40.00 Ac. 23 >40.01 Ac. 418 >40.01 Ac. 6 Outside parcel area 30 387 2913 Table 14.Grandview RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Number of Table 13.Grandview RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Acres Parcels WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover 684 56 15 0 190 12 1,956 2,913 Totals(acres) Table 15.Grandview RSA:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals 1,709 94 68 85 (acres) Table 16.Grandview RSA:Farm Land Cover Acreage Multi- Vacant/Quarry family Single Fam 0% 0% Residence - - Commerci 7% Public Water Active Farmland 2% —111111,1114,4%‘," 59°l Farms 67% Fallow Farmland 3% Infrastructure 2% Farmstead 3% Figure 8.Grandview Rural Study Area:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 16 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 • w!._ _ - - �li::_I.i �dl�` 1i373'A4 A�ra��.17�. 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IA%. .1:. - ..• t i r— 6k�c! =a. 70 gyp■ _ • r .•: pi'ii�%.ir•=• , _ 3 [ �' .rue--....;�� 73117 : j ' ,, -.''. .r,:......_.I...r.;401H4.:.i.1;:.444041.7. 4.1iestral_t_,: ..VI' 6.• . r? e: r' s7 Grandview Rural zone: R5A Average Parcel Size=7.45 acres „t:, L Area Single Family Residences 274 F,t' • c�orr} Study Area Potential/additional Development Rights:325 DU ......r.. ,,,,, ,,,,, „ ZOIC r M n�lamed u.,,-., Land Ilse Characterization -al) •xi.C1rcr ,,,,,a„„••, ,I ,.1—m—^,,,_•„r -.1 __ --_r.... Srrxjle F.omdy Remdonce .=a.r.asitI.Fid:ow \\,Shod SuMirv,a.ann M.4.1"�r•1"��1"^11'" .m.mag.." .N+'r _Farrnklemd Srgle Family Realrlerme NM'r4x•cl• Ir•rl;Fc•rvm: 7�. �w.w war++�:.. Mule-Fannl1ikiohite Home Park L)S•e:rrlileer i207^ ..� y 'an! to" nrn,ynd Mini HRpCluro ••[M,• 4 u r7• •7• I , u'-. ..urrl•ercreVPahhr•EdacnlmnnWhwly N,.Inrl3trn.ml1 akr Men tlnnd Page 17 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 GUIDE ALDRICH RURAL STUDY AREA The Guide Aldrich RSA is comprised of 56% (2,555 acres) Rural 10 Acre zoning, and 44% (2,008 acres) Rural 5 Acre zoning. Ninety-six percent of the area within this RSA is categorized as having agricultural soils;with 3,843 acres of prime soils, and 561 acres of statewide important soils. The following tables depict the parcel breakdown by acres and number of parcels and the land cover characterization for this RSA. The map also depicts the land cover characterization, as well as the locations of short and long plat subdivisions on record. Parcel Breakdown Acres Parcel Breakdown _ No.of Parcels <5.00 Ac. 1005 <5.00 Ac. 439 5.01-10.00 Ac. 1130 5.01-10.00 Ac, 160 10.01-20.00 Ac. _ 1006 10.01-20.00 Ac. 78 20.01-40.00 Ac. 949 20.01-40.00 Ac. 31 >40.01 Ac. 436 >40.01 Ac. 7 Outside parcel area 38 715 4564 Table 18.Guide Aldrich RSA:Breakdown by Number of Parcels Table 17.Guide Aldrich RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Acres WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover 729 78 56 13 349 67 3,272 4,564 Totals(acres) Table 19.Guide Aldrich RSA:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals 2,833 67 158 214 (acres) Table 20.Guide Aldrich RSA:Farm Land Cover Acreage Vacant/Quarry Single Fam 2%�Residence 8% Multi-family Active Farmland 0°%_, 62% Commercial/. Public '= . 1% Farms Water 71% Fallow Farmland 1% Infrastructure 3% Farmstead 5% Figure 9.Guide Aldrich Rural Study Area:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 18 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 I eRLA E —--I- - -' r-•.K'' 1.-v. ' ',II..11 ...il A • . ..1 - -L --' Li, - .: j it-7- I '' ,. t -I .: J / '- ' R5A , ---i _ ..--",. . _...._ 1 ,. . ..- - II rdi . _ 1 !- 7 - ii,.L ... -• la i ■Nt o' , . I I' ,r • .... .-- :--- 'If,-. ,iii ..,-v.., t2, r, .. , ,,i .- 1"••• i• ' 1.2,1, . a i 's l i, '• POL, ,g net l_1 nOrfrt. L. il — le 1,... i 1 : - .• li% • •4-. z-q•! .i. . 'gm w. IMA,—•- •,. I .. Rii, •-_,:k,..: • - twIL_An■2 at 7 , ..., .., , _._ 1. . - , . , ' ''- 1'III' iii.■410 -,: ,740.1011r- - ..,I tr Si, 1--• - •r lir • 6 ' .7--41 4 I—..; —.. - .1* ill lik.,.1.- • - m -• -• IN '-'-• - ' . 1 .L' . '- , . • . Cir TUT . -- r.'— '.0. 4, .• . ikr... __ -Th.-T.1/R,"-"J" •,/ I— . - _ :.. , ; . iE.T. r,_ _rw. ■ ilt . 1 I .,_... . . _L Rit:.4. 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I'-'1.--.:1407Uatr-.-.., g...f: _ • , -•,ii f,je_ .-471.1.1i:1'_u W. .I.1 ,:-.- ' ' 1. '-i R5A _ .. i, .1•." _._ _ 1 _Ira 1. • ....„, .....,it,. ...1m_ .- .1 i 4:., mimam.114,m/ I. . el ' ... 4.., •-•.:•. \ . II* iPL •-iiillielli,1 , -till m PROF'411:111e, - ' I . ; , , . Frf '_.:11 11 i MI! 1°1 .. 4-7 - , :- '-' (HI ■ 1 , ,e1—..A.Iiiiii i.. , Guide/Aldrich Rural Zone:R6A/R10A Average Parcel Size RSA=4.91 acres Existing Single Family Residences:3031244 R10A=8.27 acres",:+0'79,74;›, Study Area Potential Additional Development Rights:168 DU199 DU ,,...,,,.. r cl...* .t S ■■•11•1%.WIN I -',,nr..77:,:',—" Land Use Characterization ■.4 Farmland,Active Long Subdivisions Single Family Residence Farmland,Fallov, 0,\',Short Subdivisions • A'ati• on Farmstead Single Farnily Residence MI Woodland/Forest I. Multi-Family/Mobile Home Park Quarry December 2012 Qrs serytc, .III Farmland Infrastructure Vacant 0 ,i, 0^ .. riMn Commercial/Public/Educational/Utility Waler/Slream/LakeANelland Page 19 Wliatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 HARKSELL RURAL STUDY AREA The Harksell RSA is comprised entirely of Rural 5 Acre zoning.The following tables depict the parcel breakdown by acres and number of parcels and the land cover characterization for this RSA.The map also depicts the land cover characterization, as well as the locations of short and long plat subdivisions on record. Parcel Breakdown Acres Parcel Breakdown No. of Parcels <5.00 Ac. 1084 <5.00 Ac. 540 5.01-10.00 Ac. 909 5.01-10.00 Ac. 140 10.01-20.00 Ac. 449 10.01-20.00 Ac. 31 20.01-40.00 Ac. 667 20.01-40.00 Ac. 24 >40.01 Ac. 213 >40.01 Ac. 4 Outside parcel area 51 739 3373 Table 22.Harksell RSA:Breakdown by Number of Parcels Table 21.Harksell RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Acre WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover Totals 870 48 21 12 396 40 1,986 3,373 (acres) rable 23.Harksell RSA:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals 1,664 78 125 119 (acres) Table 24.Harksell RSA:Farm Land Cover Acreage Vacant/Quarry 1% Multi-family 0% 5irlgle Fa:t� Commercial/Public idence 1% Water Active Farmland 1% 49% Farms 59% Fallow Farmland 2% Infrastructure 4% Fairr nst^eacl 4`:J,- Figure 9.Harksell Rural Study Area:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 20 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 .' _ r , .1. -_ III-- ____. ti,l- ,_. ....2. - ' _ -.;10,--- - -- ...... •.. - . k_ I . 1111 1 , , LLE S LAKE r-', r I 1 .1 1 1 �`�� t �• i- (f''' r I 111-� ..p' I i�. --1-4 - ft.-- -�-�.� is L •I E..r ...e..._ _-.,$. . .sRrs, ..„ bi 1 4 N- ilic4,;.-, .4 4\ .1 ... I - A 1 i . ...:-.4i., 7:: I .,.. ... ,.. ,\ .. . ..., ,,, ,,,,, ,„,, q. : ___,,. _.. :,- .-.; H. 13 1 •1 R. �� -�dp 1., , _,_ ___ . . , 1 � tr . Iu ++ Ian, - s�_ ■ .n. .k2i..Li , g. 111;frIte -\aim.",-.,:-::‘. r.... . _ au-,--1 4 - .......4.-,i__,._ ---i a I kriZeZ 21 . 7.7.% 4 L,,..„.7, ____ , [ _ie . i •k.,in 4' • r .vithill-q,..:kli ME .. gi=TIN . ,. ' Pi= in will. ill'. .<' . al _ 4' 1 t_ ,..___, ,_j 41:DU I IP, mram I ink- ‹-:,. ..H. 7, 1... - ,..m Z I > t ...,. .. I di IP!I! ILi' r . Harksell Rural Zone:R5A Average Parcel Size=4.5 acres `""'°'�•', Existing Single Family Residences:609 •"*cote col'45,^ , Study Area Potential Additional Development Rights:257 DU ..".wr XCa.rcrcru.:.wruore.a.. x�� ZOIZ •„rro.ro.1.rr.,r■rr1 Land Use Characterization Farmland,Active ,r'f/ Long Subdivisions `.e......r..._....r.■•.+...... rrrrr..srw..•■■.Mir w-. Single Family Residence • -,Farmland,Fallow \\C”,Shoe Subdivisions 01"'ft....rm.r=1:: N MN Farmstead Smote Family Residence Woodland/ForeslN�r.w.w•.Mwrw. aill Multi-Family/mobile I tome Park Quarry December 2012 01s serf 1-Farmland Inlrastruclure vacant i �_ _, am Commeraal/Public/Educalional/Ulrhty WalerlStrearn/LakeMfelland Page 21 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 LAWRENCE RURAL STUDY AREA The Lawrence RSA is comprised entirely of Rural 5 Acre zoning.The following tables depict the parcel breakdown by acres and number of parcels and the land cover characterization for this RSA.The map also depicts the land cover characterization, as well as the locations of short and long plat subdivisions on record. Parcel Breakdown Acres Parcel Breakdown No.of Parcels <5.00 Ac. 109 <5.00 Ac. 48 5.01-10.00 Ac. 89 5.01-10.00 Ac. 13 10.01-20.00 Ac. 90 10.01-20.00 Ac. _ 6 20.01-40.00 Ac. 126 20.01-40.00 Ac. 4 >40.01 Ac. 61 >40.01 Ac. 1 Outside parcel area 19 72 494 Tahle 26.Lawrence RSA:Breakdown by Number of Parcels Table 25.Lawrence RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Acres WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover Totals 108 10 16 0 23 3 334 494 (acres) Table 27.Lawrence RSA:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals 300 4 13 17 (acres) Table 28.Lawrence RSA:Farm Land Cover Acreage Vacant/Quarry Single Fam Residence_ 1% 4% Multi- ------ _________ family 0% Commercial/—_-- Public 3% Ak.'ti;v.e Farmhand Water Farms 2% \ 68% t'i eillow Farmland 1% Infrastructure 3% Farmstead 3% Figure 10.Lawrence Rural Study Area:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 22 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 i+N .••'�}r� r� •�_••-�. -`":',.• " •-.. �. �.-.,. Mir ,d . .f. ; •••' .- • fir•:Y ty�- ,A - � r ' - '-', •• L;1_.•... FI.• i. r r fl; I I I I 1` f :R kt rrr. • si ,.ri, . ,F.-. ,,,,tittilbt47 ..., e! —•!.. .a ,•,......, . •.‘:....!. :.•_..-.rt,i,.. ., .. . 1_.• _ . •• .. • 4.... , . ti .,: ‘i.L, .. , A..,j ).11. I —-- .: • , pI , r. ■ y I /. - . wry •v:4•,_- , r ,• •+ �.�. *4.a. "Z•• 4t \\I � ' 11....1‘.. .; t „r"4 t n If +: gi---. ,t..% Y. 1 .._ Ili ....• '144, ,---....-,. ..„ ,......, sl.... ...,..., 3„ .....„,.• p. T I.'\f.. 1 w Iel 1'7 .. 1 • ; - 'b• ,. . . eQ.{ t:i, 1 � { `S; s lr ilt:-'•.:..-, ."....N,,,,4,#, ..., . • 4 \,..',_.• , . 'ilklik: . .•.• , ..; , ., . • J .:---,- _ _ _411001...- ., , iit. -_*1,-.. . • . ,..:' :l 1. _ .. I iy• "!+I• -� ' Y1•i. .I • .r }" y++ir I N..., r I $1Q-y/i I i- $ .•�=y•- '' �.�-?.+K.._ -r"- A. . ,..Air i �'� Y. -• !- ..j +•Lawrence Rural Zone:R5A Average Parcel Size=6.6 acres '"'°'"I" Existing Single Family Residences.44 �1-�`'or� cO., Study Area Potential Additional Development Rights:59 DU a' zoiz Ti_i Land Use Characterization Farmland AGWO /,r, LOnq Sutr4rc..wnx � m.,,,.. , w•�..1 $iirgtn 1=nrrdy Re-OK/v.0e Farm[arIl,Palma \\"GMT Suberw pane "'.w w..+...,=a.. N -Fa rms[eaa Singh)Family I? denco _Wrdodl¢rwIFare-t wi �w w�i:��.,�l.�.w�w•r"'r MuM.•FameyIt bile t•1QIn8 Pp11• .Curly LDec:,iiber 2012 OS Senicl. Furmla,d Inlrastructwo Munn! a omit eon 3 r, r_.• Com merneUPclhLcyEdixwtItnaKILIdy WAIarIStrCam+l.#Hs1WRtlpnel Page 23 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 LOOMIS TRAIL RURAL STUDY ARE The Loomis Trail RSA is comprised entirely of Rural 5 Acre zoning.The following tables depict the parcel breakdown by acres and number of parcels and the land cover characterization for this RSA.The map also depicts the land cover characterization, as well as the locations of short and long plat subdivisions on record. Parcel Breakdown Acres Parcel Breakdown No.of Parcels <5.00 Ac. 985 <5.00 Ac. 411 5.01-10.00 Ac. 648_ 5.01-10.00 Ac. 96 10.01-20.00 Ac. 690 10.01-20.00 Ac. 48 20.01-40.00 Ac. 936 20.01-40.00 Ac. 34 >40.01 Ac. 348 >40.01 Ac. 6 Outside parcel area 46 595 3653 Table 30.Loomis Trail RSA:Breakdown by Number of Parcels Table 29.Loomis Trail RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Acres WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover 1,488 82 11 5 299 16 1,752 3,653 Totals(acres) Table 31.Loomis Trail RSA:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals (acres) 1,508 61 79 104 Table 32.Loomis Trail RSA:Farm Land Cover Acreage Multi-family Single Fam Vacant/Quarry 0% 8% r 1% Commercial/ Public 0% Water 2% Active Farmland 41% �., Farms 48% Fallow Farmland 2% infrastructure 2% FairrrsteadI 3% Figure 11.Loomis Trail Rural Study Area:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 24 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 , • --J I Ail 11-11-4-114u11._ immillmm•Illim mmoirm ig.1 MEM Will■nrilan INT i', d A _ maid 1 � Ilimi a f..1 EIEL r �� llllllll ` •. Now Ili 11111111115 -: nw- wool J t' t u - —' ' a...,...._ , . Ills„,,. , ,„,.,,4*,.6 kr LI \■11 .1..' .q Mil 4. 6,lipp•is,im vain 1 4-\,-, ...:V . 1 I ; "...; ril=mum-., .i.4,16. ri r 1 i. B ,.:E - •dr.; .. ho. 1111! 11111r1rjr _Min .. 1 •-,-- iiii I i` . I r _ , t ,.w -y. lug Y' Jtii ! M.. .l,_,111 111141...,. L ,••i,..a,.•_'. •1E01c.1.4_1.i,.,t,N..:,... si• 11111 T 0.1.1 izi ::PX-1A -f E I In5.:-....It...}A ,g ,f� a mom, r: 11\ itm- OlF tizealltitr•i \ to. 1 1 i 47, [ '.�14i :. • , , , .._ 1 fikii 'r,.. ,,- . isiii'-ii. ' I.--; 1 o• . L g I 106 �� CL.ii- I .`,rit YrJLIJIJ11AsYil . lila .4 IITI-1IruuI1IUiü NM,. ii Itiil%m . � Ii ! illir• 10- •6 1 - - Loomis Trail Rural Zane:RSA Average Parcel Size=6.06 acres 0 r'70 ,,, Existing Single Family Residences:447 -a,`P� Study Area Potential Additional Development Rights:334 OU ,.,.s,,,,,•...,,., wiz rf ��:.�.a r�te::..r..r,... Land Use Characterization Farmland,Acme Long Subdivisions �...,..y. ..r..n....�i...,.,i Single Fam'ly Residence Farmland,Fallow \; Short Subdrvis,ons "'" :=. h gips Farmstead S,nyle Fam ly Residence agg Woodland/Forest �"•'• "w'+�^"°Iw°,�•�+'•:° r��F ++"^••'� illit Multi-Family/Mobile Home Park Quarry December 2012 CYg Ser4■ ▪Farmland Infrastructure Vacant ,i;; o _ , ▪Commernal/Pubhc/EducalionalfUlrldy WaterfSlreamlLakeM'elland I, Page 25 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 MINAKER RURAL STUDY ARE The Minaker RSA is comprised entirely of Rural 10 Acre zoning.The following tables depict the parcel breakdown by acres and number of parcels and the land cover characterization for this RSA.The map also depicts the land cover characterization, as well as the locations of short and long plat subdivisions on record. Parcel Breakdown Acres Table 33.Minaker RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Acres <5.00 Ac. 20 Parcel Breakdown No.of Parcels 5.01-10.00 Ac. 21 <5.00 Ac. 11 10.01-20.00 Ac. 12 5.01-10.00 Ac. 4 20.01-40.00 Ac. 186 10.01-20.00 Ac. 1 >40.01 Ac. 43 20.01-40.00 Ac. 6 Outside parcel area 1 >40.01 Ac. 1 283 23 Table 34.Minaker RSA:Breakdown by Number of Parcels WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover 23 14 2 0 4 0 240 283 Totals(acres) able 35.Minaker RSA:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals 210 0 14 16 (acres) Table 36.Minaker RSA:Farm Land Cover Acreage Single Fam Residence 1% Active Farmland I Commercial/ 74% Public 1% Water Farms 5% 85% IPPF Infrastructure 5% II Farmstead 6% =figure 12.Minaker Rural Study Area:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 26 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 Ii i 1 ■ a. -.."4 ItZ---.• . Iv _ . i . si cY I -- ----__ -- —Silo • ... -•-•_ ___. I., a,1 _ ---,..,.....,,_ _— JP' _, I ■. 74t1 : 1..i ._.......:•••• - 1■";• • • a , . • op, , .\NN- .-‘4i# - .-.• ,. , • .i. . ..„,, 4. 1-1 _ . --- -4"45441111111L i ,• , t t 1 I ....... 4 ■ 0 '-.1`—•t—• % ( P Nr*,, . A- 4 , 1 . . t . •. lii AN AKE ..L. i km I - .P.. t. _ .. . I _ . 1 . P. r _,,._... 6 r . . I p I /H—___. . .t. . . , II ... . . ., ... _......; 7. •. , . • t . ,.._ ,,,...,... , , •.!: ,! Minaker Rural Zone!R10/4 Average Parcel Size=12.26 acresfow""14,,D, A c0 com Existing Single Family Resldences.12 Study Area Potential Additional Development Rights:17 OLP 4,0 4.9 eve -1`Apv, T. :1.1. ?';r.V.M.1,,I.t.;;VT:....1••" Land Use Characterization Farmland Active Long SuIrrli risiorm Single Family Residence Farmland,Fallow •\ Short Stibdwisions .,,,“................,...........,.......... N 4.4 . .".". Farmstead Single Family Residence MI Woodland/Forest Multi-Family/Mobile Home Park Quarry December 2012 C5 seroc0 ak Farmland Infrastructure Vacant i, , a or IL CommercialfPubliclEducationalfUtility Water/Stream/LakeNVelland Page 27 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 SOUTH FORK RURAL STUDY ARE/ The South Fork RSA is comprised of 1,412 acres total: 1,199 acres in Rural 10 Acre zoning, and 213 acres in R5A zoning.The following tables depict the parcel breakdown by acres and number of parcels and the land cover characterization for this RSA.This area is depicted in two maps—a north South Fork RSA, and south South Fork RSA—in order to reach the scale needed to convey the land cover characterization, as well as the locations of short and long plat subdivisions on record. Parcel Breakdown Acres Parcel Breakdown No.of Parcels <5.00 Ac. I 221 <5.00 Ac. 109 5.01-10.00 Ac. 375 5.01-10.00 Ac. 52 10.01-20.00 Ac. 492 10.01-20.00 Ac. 36 20.01-40.00 Ac. 202 20.01-40.00 Ac. 7 >40.01 Ac. 81 >40.01 Ac. 2 Outside parcel area 41 206 1412 Table 38.S.Fork RSA:Breakdown by Number of Parcels Table 37.S.Fork RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Acres WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover 733 65 11 0 86 54 463 1,412 Totals(acres) Table 39.South Fork RSA:All Land Cover Acreage FARMS Detail ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals, „ 375 ���17 35 35 (acres) Table 40.South Fork RSA:Farm Land Cover Acreage Commercial/Public_,Single Fam Residence 1% 6%g�Vacant/Quarry Water__ — 4%--- — - 5% Active farmland Farms 32% Fallow Farmland 1% Infrastructure 2% Farmstead 2% Figure 13.South Fork Rural Study Area:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 28 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 r.•til i e•1•'s•. • •`:'fir. 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CornrnercialrPubllc/EducalionaUUtilrly Water/Stream/Lake/Welland Page 30 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2 3 2013 TEN MILE RURAL STUDY ARE The Ten Mile RSA is comprised of 4,745 acres: 3,163 acres in Rural 10 Acre zoning, and 1,581 acres in Rural 5 acre zoning. The following tables depict the parcel breakdown by acres and number of parcels and the land cover characterization for this RSA.The map also depicts the land cover characterization, as well as the locations of short and long plat subdivisions on record. Parcel Breakdown Acres Parcel Breakdown No.of Parcels <5.00 Ac. 643 <5.00 Ac. 216 5.01-10.00 Ac. 1060 5.01-10.00 Ac. 156 10.01-20.00 Ac. 704 10.01-20.00 Ac. _ 53 20.01-40.00 Ac. 1260 20.01-40.00 Ac. 46 >40.01 Ac. 957 >40.01 Ac. 17 _ Outside parcel area 121 488 4745 Table 42.Ten Mile RSA:Breakdown by Number of Parcels Table 41.Ten Mile RSA:Parcel Breakdown by Acres WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover 1,157 102 77 2 267 66 3,074 4,745 Totals(acres) Table 43.Ten Mile RSA:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals 2,746 65 128 134 (acres) Table 44.Ten Mile RSA:Farm Land Cover Acreage Single Fam Vacant/Quarry Residence 1% 6% Multi- - - family 0% Active Farmland , Commercial/------- S8% Public 2% Water Farms 2% IIP 65 Fallow Farmland 1% Infrastructure 3% Farmstead 3% Figure 14.Ten Mile Rural Study Area:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 31 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 • ■ 'f � } -_• - . �F-.. . r,.....saigract-.,.---t-4-., gi mai' le . - IV 'fir.;lili4.:..ing a a a' -J-r ' El f `Alt -! •ion. 1.11. / iii!IIE1i!Ei I i :.vine ::: . ,i, . ,' �- l�f rill ill :-.� "�e.;�' — .. r l + ,� F�a i'.r' .1-410r":. - 4 ...-,- ■ 1 ''J;11�c�i:�1� 1--3, �S' �,I, !;a'�r _.� N��: II�iIfR:amI I -iris_ i1IIIkiaI f .Ity `, • .-- •--- eV. 1�. i R IRe �,apiiGrr. 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IA ma,Zone:R5A/R10A Average Parcel Size R5A=6.83 acres „r�M., Ten Mile Rural Existing Single Family Residences:155!195 R10A= 11.61 acres p,e+0nµ cO++�'� Study Area Potential Additional Development Rights:154 DU/160 DU a e Lvrr <^'F Land Use Characterization Farmland,Active Long SVbdrvlvons �, 4 Single Family Residence Farmland,Fallow \'\Short Subdivisions N`it=l al Farmstead Single Famtly Residence 111 Woodland/Forest ��� '^gin. '*�M+TM� � Mk Multi•Family/Mobile Home Park . Ouarry December 2012 QIg3ervti0' =Farmland Infrastructure Vacant -Commercial/Public/Educational/Utility Water/Slream/LakeMMlland Page 32 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2 3 2013 RURAL 10 ACRE—LAND COVER ANALYSIS The Rural 10 Acre zoned areas of the county that do not lie inside a Rural Study Area are characterized here.This analysis is based on 99%completion of the characterization in all R10A areas. WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover 9,823 237 696 4 900 455 5,103 1 17,218 Totals(acres) Table 45.R10A Zone outside RSAs:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals 3,907 761 174 261 (acres) Table 46.R10A Zone outside RSAs:Farm Land Cover Acreage Multi-family Single Fam 0% Residence 5% Commercial Quarry /Public 4% Water —1! Active Farmland 23% Farms 30% Fallow Farmland 4% Infrastructure 1% Farmstead 2% Figure 15.Rural 10 Acre areas outside RSAs:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 33 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 RURAL 5 ACRE—LAND COVER ANALYSIS The Rural 5 Acre zoned areas of the county that do not lie inside a Rural Study Area are characterized here.This analysis is based on 83%completion of the characterization in all R5A areas, as described in the first chapter. WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover Totals 29,187 1,014 567 96 5,151 1,671 20,116 57,802 (acres) Table 47.R5A Zone outside RSAs:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals 16,051 1,944 772 1,349 (acres) Table 48.R5A Zone outside RSAs:Farm Land Cover Acreage Multi-family Single Fam 0% Residence 9% Vacant/Quarry Commercial 3% /Public 1% Water 2% Active Farmland 28% Farms 35% Fallow Farmland 4% Infrastructure 1% Farmstead 2% Figure 16.Rural 5 Acre areas outside RSAs:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover Page 34 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION OVERLAY RESERVE TRACTS—LAND COVER ANALYSIS Agricultural Protection Overlay(APO) reserve tracts consist of land developed through the APO ordinance in accordance with Whatcom County Code 20.38, and specifically the reserve tract portion of the development set aside for agricultural use. Based on analysis by WWU studentsl and verified by county GIS analysis,APO cluster short plat reserve tracts were identified and overlain on the land cover categorization.This data is taken from sixty APO short plats representing 1,566 acres.The percentage of this total APO short plat acreage set aside as reserve tract(as opposed to residential) acreage is 74%, or 1,158 acres as detailed below. WATER COMMERCIAL MULTI- SINGLE FAM QUARRY TOTAL GIS FOREST COURSE /PUBLIC FAMILY RESIDENCES /VACANT FARMS Acres Land Cover 412 26 0 0 25 8 687 1,158 Totals(acres) Fable 49.APO Reserve Tracts:All Land Cover Acreage ACTIVE FALLOW FARMLAND FARMSTEAD FARMS-Detail FARMLAND FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENCE Land Cover Totals 622 20 25 20 (acres) Table 50.APO Reserve Tracts:Farm Land Cover Acreage Single Fam Vacant Residence 2% 1% Water 2% Active Farmland 54% Farms 60% Fallow Farmland 2% infrastructure 2% Farmstead 2 ' Figure 17.APO Reserve Tracts:Characterization by Percentage Land Cover 1 Database from WWU identified clustered residential parcels and not the reserve tract portion specifically. Analysts used best judgment in determining Reserve Tract location where questioned.In one case,two neighboring short plats share a reserve tract.(2012) Page 35 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 This page is intentionally blank Page 36 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v.2.3 2013 Map Series The following maps depict the land cover characterization by the categories defined in the first chapter, as shown in the legend.This legend is repeated later on its own page for ease of use. While the tables and figures in the previous chapter grouped some of the land use categories, the maps Legend retain them as separate categories. Rural Study Areas It is important to note that these maps depict Land Use Single Family Residential the land cover characterization at a point in time. MIE Farmstead SFR Some analysis is not complete due to the Multi Family SFR/Mobile Home Park differentiation of the land cover in those areas, or Farmstead Infrastructure the relative lower priority of those areas for Commercial/Public/Education commercial agriculture protection. Where zoning Farmland,Active designations are depicted,the land cover analysis Farmland,Fallow has not been done.The urban and more intensely Woodland/Forest developed small town areas of the county are not Quarry intended to be analyzed, as they are not high Vacant priority areas for the protection of long term _Water/Stream/Wetland/Lake commercial agricultural operations. Zoning Designation The first map shows the entire county.2 In Agriculture order to better see the characterization,the next Rural(10) maps depict larger scale subareas of the county, by Rural(5) number, as labeled on the key. The Rural Study Areas are outlined in orange on the maps. Refer to the map on page 7 to see the location of the RSAs by name in relation to one another. A full size map is available on the County's Planning and Development Services web site here: http://www.whatcomcounty.us/pds/gis/index.jsp. 2 For purposes of this report,the'entire county'consists only of the western portion of the county governed locally,not the eastern mountainous portion that is federally owned and managed. Page 37 Whatcom County Agricultural Land Cover Analysis v. 2.3 2013 COUNTY MAP—OVERALL LAND CHARACTERIZATION — } ill t tc - _ .r' :'� , - ,..Niic . q.t.. . ,.. 1.- _ ur..,,La_ . . _ _k i - � J. - � r 'J_i T l 1 fi .� - ‘. ' .- Y 'l . r - WHATCOM COUNTY 3-rore Fi.,,.ry Residence FD.mtrnsi Fame __ -J •• July 2012 _Farrn5leari Singk Fani Resraerrx-Mama rrl Fore`sf -. 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