HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB2025-00007_15_Notice of Public Hearing_11_26_2025JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
SUB2025-00007
ISSUANCE DATE: November 26, 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Jefferson County Hearing Examiner will hold a public hearing to review and receive comments on a Binding Site Plan (BSP) to develop an 11-lot light industrial
park, including Tracts A, B, C, D and E at the Jefferson County Airport.
APPLICANT: Port of Port Townsend, ATTN: Dave Nakagawara, 2701 Jefferson St., Port Townsend, WA 98368
PROJECT LOCATION: The main site is located north of the intersection of Four Corners Road and Night Owl Road in Jefferson County. Abbreviated legal description: S33 T30 R1W SW NE (Less
Tax 50) and parcel number is 001331005. Access to the main site is via the southern parcel 001334041, with an abbreviated legal description of S33 T30N R1W Tax 102.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project will prepare 11 lots, approximately one acre each, for individual development on a 23.62-acre site. Access will be from a new private road off of Four
Corners Road, across parcel number 001334041. Each lot will be developed with a light industrial use including a building up to 10,000 sf, parking areas, and outdoor storage areas.
The buildings and lots will include a mixture of light industrial uses allowed within the Essential Public Facility-Airport, Airport Overlay III zone. The project includes grading and
storm drainage improvements, access roads, a public water main to provide fire protection and services to each lot, a Large Onsite Sewage System (LOSS), and landscaping with native
vegetation retention. Dry utilities including power, fiber, and communications will be provided by Jefferson PUD.
Jefferson County Department of Community Development (DCD), as the lead agency under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), has issued a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) in
accordance with WAC 197-11-355 on March 5, 2025 for the proposal. The comment period ended on March 19, 2025. DCD received comments from agencies, but no written comments from the
public regarding this proposal. Based on comments from agencies, the existing Jefferson County development regulations, the design of this proposal, and the Studies and Reports submitted,
the final DNS was issued on June 18, 2025. No appeal was received.
STUDIES AND PERMITS REQUIRED: A required Site Development Review was issued by Jefferson County on October 25, 2024. The proposal will require an NPDES Construction Stormwater Permit,
Final BSP including site infrastructure installation, Jefferson County Stormwater Management Permit, and building permits.
PUBLIC HEARING AND WHERE TO VIEW DOCUMENTS: The all-virtual public hearing before the Jefferson County Hearing Examiner is scheduled for 9:30 A.M, on Friday December 19, 2025.
To join the meeting:
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
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, 621 Sheridan St, Port Townsend, WA 98368, (360) 379-4450 or via email to the project contact.
The staff report and the case file will be available 14 days before the hearing.
To view the case file, including application and staff report, and other hearing materials: go to www.co.jefferson.wa.us – Services – Laserfiche Web portal (username/password: public)
– Board of Commissioners – Boards & Committees – Hearing Examiner – 2025 – Airport BSP
PROJECT CONTACT: Greg Ballard, Development Code Administrator/ Lead Project Planner, gballard@co.jefferson.wa.us, Jefferson County Department of Community Development 621 Sheridan St,
Port Townsend, WA 98368, (360) 379-4450.