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Commissioners Office
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Julie Shannon, Executive Secretary I
DATE: January 2, 2018
SUBJECT: HEARING NOTICE re: Ordinance 05-1218-17 Establishing a Moratorium on
Commercial Shooting Facilities; Hearing scheduled for Monday, February 5,
2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioner's Chambers, Jefferson County
Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The County Commissioners are requested to approve the attached HEARING NOTICE re:
Ordinance 05-1218-17 Establishing a Moratorium on Commercial Shooting Facilities; Hearing
scheduled for Monday, February 5, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers,
Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA.
ANALYSIS:
On December 18, 2017, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance 05-1218-17,
which established in unincorporated Jefferson County a moratorium for up to one year on the
submission, acceptance, processing or approval of any Jefferson County permit applications for
any proposed use, development, proposal or project for the siting, construction or modification of
any commercial shooting facility, so that the County could develop an ordinance for the
permitting, development and operation of commercial shooting facilities in the County.
Pursuant to RCW 36.70.795 and RCW 36.70A.390, the County must hold a Public Hearing
within 60 days of enacting the ordinance. The Board will hold its Public Hearing on February 5,
2018, at 10:00 AM. Once approved by the Board, a Hearing Notice will be advertised on
January 3rd, January 10th, and January 24th, 2018 in The Leader, and will also be posted on the
County's web page.
The Public Hearing is scheduled for Monday, February 5, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in the
Commissioners' Chambers, Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend.
The Board will hear oral public testimony regarding Ordinance 05-1218-17 Establishing a
Moratorium on Commercial Shooting Facilities at the Public Hearing. Written testimony on
Ordinance 05-1218-17 will also be accepted any time beginning on January 3, up through the
close of the public hearing on February 5, 2018. After taking public testimony and deliberating,
the County Commissioners could either take no further action, or could amend the ordinance.
Consent Agenda Item
Commissioners Office
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the proposed HEARING NOTICE re: Ordinance 05-1218-17 Establishing a
Moratorium on Commercial Shooting Facilities; Hearing scheduled for Monday, February 5,
2018, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers, Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820
Jefferson Street, Port Townsend.
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Please publish three (3) times: January 311, January 10th, and January 24th, 2018.
Bill: Jefferson County Commissioners' Office
PO Box 1220
Port Townsend, WA 98368
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Moratorium Ordinance on Commercial Shooting Facilities
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to RCW 36.70.795, RCW 36.70A.390, a Public Hearing will be held
on Monday, February 5, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers, 1820 Jefferson Street,
Port Townsend, Washington for the purpose of taking written and oral testimony regarding Ordinance 05-
1218-17 Establishing a Moratorium Ordinance on Commercial Shooting Facilities.
On December 18, 2017, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance 05-1218-17, which
established in unincorporated Jefferson County a moratorium for up to one year on the submission,
acceptance, processing or approval of any Jefferson County permit applications for any proposed use,
development, proposal or project for the siting, construction or modification of any commercial shooting
facility. The moratorium applies to existing and new commercial shooting facilities. The moratorium
was established so that the County could convene a citizen review committee, study the impacts of
commercial shooting facilities, and develop reasonable regulations that (a) provide for and promote
safety; (b) do not prohibit or expressly regulate the discharge of firearms; (c) protect the environment; (d)
ensure compatibility with neighboring land use; and, (e) promote the continued availability of commercial
shooting facilities in unincorporated Jefferson County.
After taking public testimony and deliberating, the County Commissioners could either take no further
action, or could amend the ordinance. As presently adopted, Ordinance 05-1218-17 contains the
following sections:
Section 1. Moratorium.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Effect of Moratorium.
Section 4. Duration.
Section 5. Public Hearing.
Section 6. Work Plan.
Section 7. Findings.
Section 8. Severability.
The public can view the complete text of Ordinance 05-1218-17 on-line at www.co.jefferson.wa.us or a
copy can be obtained by calling 360-385-9100. The public may provide verbal and/or written testimony
on the ordinance at the Public Hearing, and may also submit written testimony to the Jefferson County
Commissioners, P.O. Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368 or e-mail to jeffbocc e,co jefferson.wa.us, at
any time up through the end of the Public Hearing.
Approved this 2nd day of January, 2018
JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
David Sullivan, Chair