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JEFFERSON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Special Meeting – March 11th 2026
Jefferson Transit Center
63 Four Corners Road, Port Townsend, WA 98368
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Chair Koan called the meeting to order at 05:33 p.m.
Kevin Coker Present Matt Sircely Present Sunny Allen Present
Cynthia Koan Present LD Richert Present Chris Llewellyn Present
Devin Gonzalez Present Michael Shultz Present Andrew Schwartz Present
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA: Chair Koan asked the commissioners if there
were any objections to adoption of the agenda as written. No objections were made. The
agenda was approved by unanimous consent.
APPROVAL OF 02/25/2026 MINUTES: 02/25/2026 minutes were moved for approval by
Commissioner Coker. Commissioner Llewellyn seconded the motion. Commissioner Schwartz
provided a correction to the spelling of Shellie Yarnell’s name as well as a request to strike a
portion of Shellie’s public comment as it was misunderstood. Commissioner Koan asked for a
raise of hand for an “aye” vote to the amended minutes. The motion passed unanimously.
GENERAL UPDATES
PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATES:
1. Commissioner Coker shared his experience at the Home Show. He reports there was a
good turnout.
2. Commissioner Gonzalez shared that he is willing to help organize resources to assist in
stewarding in an onboarding process for new commissioners.
3. Commissioner Sunny (Allen) shared that on Tuesday April 7th from 9:30 to 1:30 at the
courthouse, there will be an event for students to meet with lawyers and discuss diversity in the
field.
4. Commissioner Sircely shared an update to the process for signing up for the Senior
Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits. He shared that the applications can be obtained
online but they must be submitted in-person at one of the local food banks or one of the local
farmer’s markets.
DCD STAFF UPDATES:
1. Joel Peterson shared that both Michael Schultz and Chris Llewellyn have shared their
interest to re-up their terms as Planning Commissioners. The vacancies have been advertised in
The Leader but no applications have been received. The Board of County Commissioners has
been sent a consent agenda item to refill the terms during their March 17th meeting.
2. Jeremy Williammee provided an update that the Board of County Commissioners
approved the Critical Areas Ordinance. It will be published in the Leader Monday March 16th.
PUBLIC COMMENT – GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments, in their entirety, can be viewed within the video
recording of the meeting which is located in our Laserfiche Web Portal: www.co.jefferson.wa.us
– Services>Laserfiche Web Portal (username and password are both: public)>Community
Development>Planning Commission>Mtgs>Recordings>PC Meeting Recordings 2025>XX-XX-
2025. Time stamps within the video recording of the meeting are referenced below as necessary
1. Shellie Yarnell – Brinnon – wished to clarify her comment from the previous meeting.
She shared The Washington Department of Commerce is currently scrutinizing 8 Washington
cities for missing deadlines on their Comprehensive Growth Plans and those come with attached
fines and she does not want to see Jefferson County be city number 9. She shared her desire to
see us stay on track.
2. Jean Ball – Quilcene – shared her appreciation that we allow for public comment before
and after regular business items.
TRANSMITTED INFORMATION:
1. 02-25-2026 Meeting Minutes
2. 03-11-2026 Meeting Agenda
3. Memo Jefferson Proposed Dev Regulation Revision 2025_0924
4. Template for PC Deliberation Items
5. 2 Natural Resources 2025_1219
6. 4 PROS & Historic 2025_1219
7. 5 Environment 2026_1219
8. 7 Economic Development 2025_1219
9. 9 Climate Element 2025_1219
10. Element Tracking Final JeffCo CP Edits 2025_1223
REGULAR BUSINESS
1. Joel Peterson led the group in a review of Comprehensive Plan elements and
suggested edits. The following Comprehensive Plan elements were reviewed: 2 -
Natural Resources; 4 - Open Space, Parks & Recreation Historical & Cultural
Preservation; 5 - Environment; 7 - Economic Development; 9 – Climate.
a) Commissioner Sircely provides several suggestions for changes and will share
them with staff via e-mail.
b) Chair Koan requests that staff return with clarification on how short-term
rental permitting may or may not be affected by updates to the number of
Additional Dwelling Units allowed in Urban Growth Areas.
c) David Baliff provides a presentation on the Economic Development Council
as the Economic Development element was presented.
2. Time did not allow for review of the proposed Unified Development Code
Amendments.
PUBLIC COMMENT
1. None
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Koan adjourned the meeting at 07:49 p.m. until the
next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed.
The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled March 25th at 5:30 p.m. at the Jefferson
County Transit Center.
These meeting minutes were approved this ___________ day of _____ 2026.
Cynthia Koan, Chair Tonya Flores Cruz, PC Clerk