HomeMy WebLinkAboutAP06 sdp2024-00006 Notice of Hearing 07-30-2025JEFFERSON COUNTY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
SEPA APPEAL/TYPE III LAND USE APPLICATION
SDP2024-00006
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Jefferson County Hearings Examiner on
a Type III Land Use Application.
APPLICANT:
Rock Island Shellfish
P.O. Box 181
Port Gamble, WA 98364
Application Received Date: June 3, 2024
Application Complete Date: June 27, 2024
Application Notice Date: July 10, 2024
SITE ADDRESS AND PROJECT LOCATION: Hood Canal Tidelands at Parcels 965100009, 965100010, and
965100011 (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 Hood Canal using 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 native 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. The proposal is subject to review under the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and the applicant submitted an Environmental Checklist.
The proposal is immediately adjacent to three parcels owned by the applicant. No upland activity
related to this aquaculture application is proposed on the three subject parcels or within shoreline
jurisdiction elsewhere in the county. No new buildings, ground clearing, or staging areas are proposed.
PUBLIC HEARING AND WHERE TO VIEW DOCUMENTS:
The public hearing will begin at 10:00 am on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 and may extend into Wednesday,
August 20, 2025 at 10:00 am. To join the meeting:
VIRTUAL: Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82678751298
PHONE: (253) 215- 8782, Webinar ID: 826 7875 1298, *9 to raise your hand, *6 to unmute
CA received 08/05/25
EXHIBIT AP06
To view the case file, including application and staff report, go to www.co.jefferson.wa.us – Services –
Laserfiche web portal (username and password is: public) – Board of Commissioners – Boards and
Committees – Hearing Examiner – 2025 –Rock Island
SEPA INFORMATION AND DETERMINATION:
This is a Type III permit application that is subject to SEPA Review. As the SEPA lead agency, Jefferson
County issued a Determination of Non-significance on May 20, 2025. Jefferson County received a SEPA
appeal on June 3, 2025.
APPEALS:
The decision by the Hearing Examiner is final on the date issued. Pursuant to chapter 18.25.750(5) JCC,
appeals to the Shoreline Hearings Board of a decision on a shoreline variance or shoreline conditional
use permit may be filed by any aggrieved party in accordance with RCW 90.58.180 within twenty-one
21) days of filing the final decision by Jefferson County with the Washington State Department of
Ecology. Information on appeal process and rules of procedure is available on the Shoreline Hearings
Board web site at Shorelines Hearings Board | ELUHO
Project Planner: Donna Frostholm, 360-379-4466, dfrostholm@co.jefferson.wa.us
CA received 08/05/25
EXHIBIT AP06