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STATE OF WASHINGTON)
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON) )SS
I, Kathleen Elizabeth Boyd, an employee of
the Port Townsend & Jefferson County
Leader, a weekly newspaper which has been
established, published in the English
language and circulated continuously as a
weekly newspaper in the town of Port
Townsend in said County and State, and for
general circulation in said county for more
than six (6) months prior to the date of first
publication of the Notice hereto attached and
that the said Port Townsend & Jefferson
County Leader was on the 27th day of June
1941 approved as a legal newspaper by the
Superior Court of said Jefferson County and
annexed is a true copy of the AD #209168
SEE ATTACHED TEAR SHEET
As it appeared in the regular and entire issue
of said paper itself not in a supplement
thereof for a period of 1 week(s), beginning
on the loth day of July, 2024, ending on the
loth day of July 2024, that said newspaper
was regularly distributed to their subscribers
during all of this period. That the full amount
of $145.06 has been paid in full.
Lloyd Mullen, Publisher
Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before
on this 1st day of August, 2024.
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF TYPE III
LAND USE APPLICATION
SDP2024-00006
APPLICANT
ROCK ISLAND SHELLFISH
P.O. BOX 181
PORT GAMBLE, WA 98364
Application Received Date:
June 3, 2024
Application Complete Date:
June27,2024
Application Notice Date:
July 10, 2024
SITE ADDRESS AND PROJECT
LOCATION: HOOD CANALTIDELANDS
AT PARCELS 965100009, 965100010,
AND965100011 (LOCATED ALONG THE
SOUTH SIDE OF KILLAPIE BEACH
ROAD)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND
REQUIRED PERMITS/STUDIES:
Shoreline substantial development
permit application and flood
development permit application to
raise Kumamoto oysters (Crassostrea
sikamea) within private tidelands in
Squamish Harbor in a rack and basket
system. SEAPA baskets, a near -bottom
culture system, will be installed,
maintained, and operated within the
intertidal zone between +4 feet to
-4.2 feet mean lower low water. Each
basket will be stocked with oyster
seed. Oysters will be raised to full
growth prior to being harvested and
sold commercially. SEAPA baskets will
be placed in approximately two acres
(of the six -acre project area). Native
eelgrass (Zostera marina) occurs within
the intertidal zone and oysters will be
raised at least 16.5 feet from any place
where the eelgrass is present. Gear
abandoned in the intertidal area by a
previous aquaculture operation will be
removed as part of this proposal. The
applicant submitted a Habitat Report
and a Habitat Management Plan.
COMMENT PERIOD AND WHERE TO
VIEW DOCUMENTS: The application
and any studies may be reviewed at
the Jefferson County Department
Of Community Development. All
interested persons are invited to
(a) comment on the application; (b)
receive notice of and participate in any
hearings; and (c) receive a copy of the
decision by submitting such written
comment(s)/request(s) to the Jefferson
County Department of Community
Development, Development Review
Division, 621 Sheridan Street,
Port Townsend, WA 98368, (360)
37994466. Comments concerning
this application should be submitted
to the Department by 4:30 p.m, on
August 9, 2024. If the last day of the
comment period falls on a weekend
or holiday, then the comment period
shall be extended to the first working
day after the weekend or holiday.
Comments submitted after this date
may not be considered in the staff
report.
SEPA ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The optional DNS process of the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA),
Washington Administrative Code
(WAC) 197N11N355 is being used.
This may be the only opportunity
to comment on the environmental
impacts of the proposal. DCD reviewed
the proposal for probable adverse
environmental impacts and expects
to issue a DNS. This determination
is based upon a review of the SEPA
Checklist, project submissions, and
other available information. The
SEPA Official has determined that:
If the proposal is approved, policies
and performance standards found in
the Jefferson County Code and the
Jefferson County Comprehensive
Plan will be used to form permit
conditions intended to mitigate
adverse environmental impacts.
Additional conditions or mitigation
measures may be required under
SEPA. If the threshold determination is
a Determination of Non®Significance
(DNS) or a Mitigated Determination
of Non®Significance (MDNS), parties
of record may appeal the decision
to the Hearing Examiner within 14
days of the final Notice of Decision.
A Determination of Significance (DS)
may not be appealed to the Hearing
Examiner. Decisions of the Hearing
Examiner may not be further appealed
except to Superior Court.
PUBLIC HEARING INFORMATION:
This is a Type III permit application. An
open record hearing will be scheduled
and separate public notice will be
provided at least 15 days prior to the
hearing. A copy of the staff report will
be made available for inspection at no
cost at least seven calendar days prior
to such a hearing.
APPEALS: The final permit decision
for this Type III permit application will
be made by the Hearing Examiner.
Decisions of the Hearing Examiner
may not be further appealed except to
Superior Court.
Project Planner: Donna Frostholm,
3600379®4466 For further
information, please visit the Jefferson
County Department of Community
web page at www.coJefferson
wa.us/commdevelopment/
PTL.: July 10, 2024
Legal No.209168