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Carolyn Gallaway, and Jefferson County.
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VISION STATEMENT
Introduction
Planning Area
Comprehensive Plan Purpose
iv
Why Plan?
iv
Guiding Land Use & Growth Decisions
iv
The Growth Management Act
vi
The County -wide Planning Policy
viii
Jefferson County's Compliance Strategy
ix
Planning Process & Public Participation
x
Planning Since 1991
x
Considering Alternative Futures
xi
Plan Creation & Amendment
xii
Public Involvement
xii
Vision Statement
xiii
Framework Goals
xiv
Using This Comprehensive Plan
xvii
Comprehensive Plan Contents
xvii
Related Plans
xviii
Community Plans
xviii
Plan Implementation & Monitoring
xviii
The Decision -Making Process
xviii
Amending this Comprehensive Plan
xx
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Appeals
xxii
ur: s r a ,ay r r Hear nqs Board Revie.%,
Judicial Review
nr•.
Monitoring
xxii
1 LAND USE
1-1
1.1 Framework
1-1
Land Use Typologies
1-2
Population Projections
1-4
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Land Use, Health, uSurface Water Analysis
1-7
Land Use Inventory uAnalysis
+7
Land Use & Public Health
l -e
Review o[Surface Water Conditions aExisting
1-41
Polluted Discharges
1-12
Land Use Strategy
1-13
Land Use uZoning Designations
1-13
Aura|Oca|gnuoo'`a
1-17
Resource Land Designations
l-ZO
Master Planned Resort Designations
l-Zl
Urban Growth Area Designations
1-23
Public Designations
1-24
Major Industrial Development & Industrial Land
1-84
Banks
l -Z5
Legal Nonconforming Uses &Lots
1-25
Community Planning Efforts
l-za
County -wide Planning Policies
l-oa
Rural Areas Policies
UrbmnCrowuh4reas&sem.�es
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Overarching Land UseGna|s&po|/c/es
l -SO
Oene/m|Lana U�,e
1-30
Land Use Consistency with Naval Base Kitsap
1-31
Industrial Development
1-32
Housing
1-32
Public Purpose Lands
1-32
Transportation
1-33
Environment
1_34
Drainage, Flooding, stornnwate/Management, &
Polluted Discharges
1-35
Flood Hazards
/-so
Legal Nonconforming Uses
1-36
1.2 Rural
1-39
Rural Character
1-3e
Limited Areas cfMore Intensive Rural Development
l -q
Rural Centers, Crossroads, mMPRs
1-41
Rural Corncnerc/a| Areas, Cenlers&Crossroads
1-43
Master Planned Resorts
l -OO
Evaluation of Rural cunnnneoia| Boundaries
1-64
Rural Industrial Lands
l -aa
West Jefferson County
1-7e
Economic Activities Outside of Rural Commercial Areas
1-79
Rural Goals uPolicies
1-81
Rural Character
1-8|
Rural Centers, Crossroads, & MPRs
1-84
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Rural Industrial Lands 1-39
Economic Activities Outside o[Rural Commercial
Areas l -9O
Capital Facilities in Rural Areas 1-93
1.3 Resource 1-94
Resource Lands ofLong-Term Commercial significance
Under theoIVIA
1-e4
Agriculture
/'94
Forest
2-3
Mineral
�-95
Conservation
l -es
Resource Lands Goals mPolicies
l -es
14 Urban
1-97
Urban Growth Areas
1-97
Municipal &Unincorporatpo
1-97
Port Hadlock /|runda|eUrban Growth A,oa
1-98
History o[Planning
1-98
Phased Implementation
/+04
Alternative Phasing Sewer Policy
1-105
Land Use Map & Zoning Designations
1-106
Dwelling Unit & Population Holding Capacity Analysis
1-107
Housing Variety &Affordability
1-108
Urban Growth Area Goals &Policies
1-109
Urban Level Capital Facilities
1-113
3tornnwaterManagernent
1-114
Transportation
1-116
Green Space Planning inUrban Growth Area
1-117
1.5 Action Plan 1-118
2 NATURAL RESOURCES 2-1
2.1 Purpose 2-2
2.2 Tr=nds&Oppp,uunities
2-3
Conditions aTrends
2-3
Forest Lands
2-3
Mineral Lands
2-4
Agricultural Lands
2-S
4quacu|turePesou,ces
2-6
Challenges uOpportunities
2-7
2.3 Natural Resources Plan
2-8
2-8
N/nera|LanUs
2-9
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Agricultural Lands 2-11
Aquaculture Resources 2-14
2.4 Goals & Policies 2-18
2.5 Action Plan 2-25
3 HOUSING
3-1
3.1
Purpose
3-1
3.2
Trends & Opportunities
3-2
4-4
Housing Affordability & Attainability
3-9
Assisted Housing Programs & Resources in Jefferson
Preservation Plan
4-5
County
3-10
4-5
Homelessness
3-11
3.3
Housing Plan
3-12
3.4
Goals & Policies
3-13
3.5
Action Plan
3-17
4 OPEN SPACE, PARKS, & RECREATION, HISTORICAL &
CULTURAL PRESERVATION 4-1
4.1 Purpose 4-2
4.2
Trends & Opportunities
4-2
Conditions & Trends
4-2
Challenges & Opportunities
4-4
4.3
Open Space, Parks & Recreation, Historic & Cultural
Preservation Plan
4-5
Jefferson County Parks, Recreation & Open Space Plan
4-5
Open Space
4-6
Historic & Pre -Contact Cultural Resource Preservation
4-6
4.4
Goals & Policies
4-8
4.5
Action Plan
4-13
5 ENVIRONMENT 5-1
5.1 Purpose 5-1
5.2 Trends & Opportunities 5-2
Conditions & Trends 5-2
Strategies _
Challenges & Opportunities 5-9
Comprehensive Environmental Protection -
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Balance Environmental Protection With Other
6-2
Community Needs
5l2
5.3 Environment Plan
5-13
Critical Areas Maps
5-13
5.4 Goals &Policies
5-19
Water Resources
5-1e
Surface Water Conditions
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Surface Water Quality
5-27
Shorelines
5-24
Air Quality
5-25
Natural Heritage, Vegetation, & Landfo,nno
5-26
v|evv. Light, Glare, uNoise Conditions
5-27
Critical Areas Regulated Under the Critical Areas
6-13
Ordinance
5-27
Aquifer Recharge Areas
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Flood Hazard Areas
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Geologic Hazard Areas
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Fish QWildlife Habitat
s-ao
Wetlands
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EiS Action Plan
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6 TRANSPORTATION 6-1
eJ Purpose 6-1
6.2 Trends&Opportunities
6-2
Conditions &Trends
6-2
County -wide Conditions
6-2
Challenges &Opportunities
6-7
County Aouds &StateSysten
6-7
6.3 Transportation Plan
6-7
AoadmeyLevel ofService
6-8
Concurrency
6-9
Transit Level nfService
6-10
Non -motorized Trail & Standards
e-10
Transportation Demand Management Strategies
6-13
Safety, Maintenance, aPreservation
6-13
Active Living
6-13
County -wide Transportation Improvement Program
6-13
|runda|e/PortHadlock Urban Growth Area
6-14
a* Goals &Policies 6-17
6.5 Action Plan 6-26
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7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 7-1
7.1 Purpose 7-2
7.2 Trends & Opportunities
7-3
Conditions & Trends
7-3
Unemployment nate
7-3
Age
7-4
Wages
7-5
Taxable Sales Trends
7-8
Educational Attainment
7-9
Industry Sectors
7-11
Challenges & Opportunities
7-11
Jefferson County Economic Development Organizations
7-13
County -wide Planning Policies
7-16
7.3 Economic Development Plan
7-17
7.4 Goals & Policies
7-19
7.5 Action Plan 7-24
8 CAPITAL FACILITIES & UTILITIES 8-1
8.1 Purpose 8-1
8.2 Capital Facilities
8-2
Overview
8-2
County -wide Planning Policies
8-4
Summary of Trends & Opportunities
8-5
8.3 Essential Public Facilities
8-5
Overview
8-5
Essential Public Facilities & Public Purpose Lands'
Essential Public Facility Designations in Jefferson
County
8 -
County -wide Planning Policies
8-8
Summary of Trends & Opportunities
8-9
8.4 Utilities
8-9
Electric Utilities
8-9
Providers
8-9
Duty to Serve
8-10
JPUD Inventory
8-10
Electricity! Future Capacity Needs & Requirements
8-12
Telecommunication Utilities
8-13
Telecommunications Systems Types & Regulations
8-13
Conventional Telephone
8-14
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Cellular Service 8l5
Broadband 8-15
Telephone: Future Capacity Needs &Requirements 8-16
[ounty'vvidep|anning Policies 8-18
Summary ufTrends & Opportunities 8-18
8.5 Capital Facilities uUtilities Plan
8-18
Capital Facilities
8-18
Essential Public Facilities
8-18
Utilities
8-19
8.6 Goals &Po|ides
8-19
Capital Facilities
8-19
General
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Potable Water
Sewer &Wastewater
e -z7
Solid Waste
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Surface Water Management
8-30
Essential Public Facilities
8_31
Utilities
8-37
General Capacity aConservation
Telecommunication & Internet Utilities
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Electrical Utilities
8-4,,0
8.7 Action Plan 8-41
REFERENCES, ACRONYMS, & GLOSSARY
To be updated following the public review draft
Appendix A: Community Engagement Summary Vision ao38
Appendix o.Peso|udon#3e�5,Population Forecast and
Allocations
Appendix C.Transportation Technical Document
Appendix o.Capital Facilities Plan Technical Document
Appendix ePort *ad|och/I,onda|eLand Capacity Analysis
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
PLAN FOUNDATION I
Exhibit A Jefferson County Planning Area iii
Exhibit B Relationship: County -wide Planning Policies &
Elements viii
Exhibit C Comprehensive Plan Update Process Diagram xii
1 LAND USE
1-1
Exhibit 1-1
General Land Use Categories
1-3
Exhibit 1-2
Jefferson County & City of Port Townsend 20 -
year Population Projection & Distribution
(2018-2038)
1-4
Exhibit 1-3
Population Shares 2010 & 2038
1-5
Exhibit 1-4
Employment: Quimper Peninsula Travel
Demand Model Updated 2018
1-7
Exhibit 1-5
Current Land Use Map, 2018
1-8
Exhibit 1-6
Current Land Use, 2018
1-9
Exhibit 1-7
Park and Recreation Trail Connections -
Chimacum and Port Hadlock
1-11
Exhibit 1-8
Land Use/ Zoning Map
1-14
Exhibit 1-9
Future Land Use Designations/ Zoning
Districts & Acreage
1-15
Exhibit 1-10
Planned Densities
1-16
Exhibit 1-11
Summary of Rural Land Use & Zoning
Designations
1-17
Exhibit 1-12
Summary of Overlay Land Use & Zoning
Designations
1-19
Exhibit 1-13
Summary of Resource Land Use & Zoning
Designations
1-20
Exhibit 1-14
Summary of Master Planned Resort Land Use
& Zoning Designations
1-22
Exhibit 1-15
Port Hadlock/Irondale Urban Growth Area
Land Use & Zoning Designations
1-23
Exhibit 1-16
Public Land Use Designations & Zoning
1-24
Exhibit 1-17
Community Planning Areas
1-27
Exhibit 1-18
Location of Rural Commercial Areas & Master
Planned Resorts
1-42
Exhibit 1-19
Rural Commercial Area Total Acreage & Infill
Acreage
1-66
Exhibit 1-20
Location of Rural Industrial Lands
1-69
Exhibit 1-21
Transitional Rural Zoning
1-107
Exhibit 1-22
Estimated Total Dwelling Unit & Population
Holding Capacity
1-108
Exhibit 1-23
Land Use Action Plan
1-118
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2 NATURAL RESOURCES
2-1
Exhibit 2-1
NRCS Potential Mineral Source Soils
2-4
Exhibit 2-2
Jefferson County Farmland Classifications
2-6
Exhibit 2-3
Forest Lands Zoning
2-9
Exhibit 2-4
Map of Forest Resource Lands
2-15
Exhibit 2-5
Map of Mineral Resource Lands
2-16
Exhibit 2-6
Map of Agricultural Resource Lands
2-17
Exhibit 2-7
Natural Resources Action Plan
2-25
3 HOUSING
Geologic Hazards
3-1
Exhibit 3-1
Housing Units by Type, 2017
3-5
Exhibit 3-2
Household Type, County -wide
3-6
Exhibit 3-3
Age 2016 and 2040
3-7
Exhibit 3-4
Median Household Income
3-8
Exhibit 3-5
Unemployment Rate, Jan 2014 -Dec 2016
3-8
Exhibit 3-6
Poverty, 2011-15
3-8
Exhibit 3-7
Housing Action Plan
3-17
4 OPEN SPACE, PARKS & RECREATION, HISTORIC &
CULTURAL PRESERVATION 4-1
Exhibit 4-1 Jefferson County Parks 4-3
Exhibit 4-2 Open Space, Parks & Recreation, Historic &
Cultural Resources Action Plan 4-13
5 ENVIRONMENT
5-1
Exhibit 5-1
Water Resources: Uses, Regulatory Issues, &
Comprehensive Plan Elements
5-5
Exhibit 5-2
Water Resources: Responsible Agencies &
Applicable Laws'
5-6
Exhibit 5-3
Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas
5-14
Exhibit 5-4
Hydrography: Streams, Wetlands, & 1998
FEMA Flood Zones
5-15
Exhibit 5-5
Geologic Hazards
5-16
Exhibit 5-6
Critical Areas: Fish -Bearing Inventory &
Primary Association Habitats
5-17
Exhibit 5-7
Seawater Intrusion Protection Zones
5-18
Exhibit 5-8
Environment Action Plan
5-32
6 TRANSPORTATION
6-1
Exhibit 6-1
Functional Classification Map
6-3
Exhibit 6-2
Transit Passenger Trips & Service Hours
6-5
Exhibit 6-3
On -Road Bicycle Routes
6-11
Exhibit 6-4
Multi -Purpose Paths
6-12
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Exhibit 6-5 2018-2023 Six-year Transportation
Improvement Program 6-14
Exhibit 6-6 Port Hadlock/Irondale Area Improvement
Projects 6-16
Exhibit 6-7 Transportation Action Plan 6-26
7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
7-1
Exhibit? -1
Unemployment Rate
7-3
Exhibit7-2
Population by Age
7-4
Exhibit 7-3
Comparison of Population by Age, 2016, 2040
7-5
Exhibit 7-4
Average Annual Wage by Sector, 2016
7-6
Exhibit 7-5
Employment Share by Sector & Inflation
Adjusted Average Wage
7-7
Exhibit 7-6
Inflation Adjusted Annual Taxable Retail Sales
7-8
Exhibit 7-7
Inflation Adjusted Quarterly Taxable Retail
Sales
7-9
Exhibit7-8
Adult Educational Levels
7-10
Exhibit 7-9
Adult Educational Levels by Age Group
7-10
Exhibit 7-10
Economic Development Action Plan
7-24
8 CAPITAL FACILITIES & UTILITIES
8-1
Exhibit 8-1
Capital Facilities & Public Services Provided
8-2
Exhibit 8-2
Relationship of Capital Facilities Plan to
County -wide Planning Policies
8-4
Exhibit 8-3
Distinguishing Public Purpose Lands from
Essential Public Facilities
8-7
Exhibit 8-4
JPUD Electrical Income by Customer Class
8-12
Exhibit 8-S
Residential Population Electricity Demand
8-13
Exhibit 8-6
Port Townsend Vicinity Cell Towers & Signal
Map
8-15
Exhibit 8-7
Overhead & Underground Fiber Optic System
Location
8-16
Exhibit 8-8
Capital Facilities, Essential Public Facilities, &
Utilities Action Plan
8-41
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VISION W t
Vision Statement
OUR HOME
Jefferson County, Washington encompasses approximately 1,814 square
miles of land, bound on the north and east by the shores of the vast
Salish Sea, with the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Hood Canal to the
southeast. The terrestrial borders of Jefferson County join with Clallam
County to the north and west, and Mason and Grays Harbor Counties to
the south.
Approximately 80% of the land within the total County acreage is in
non -county public ownership. Jefferson County stretches across the
Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest, and encompasses
spectacular rainforests and mighty rivers including the Queets, Quinault,
Hoh, Bogachiel, Quilcene, Dosewallips, Duckabush, and hundreds of
miles of shoreline.
The first inhabitants of this vast region were indigenous people
belonging to a number of different tribes who lived here for millennia.
These groups of people still reside in our county and/or have affirmed
treaty rights under the provisions of their "usual and accustomed
grounds and stations" within our county and include the Chem-a-kum,
S'Klallam, Klallam, Sko-ko-mish, Suquamish, Makah, Quinault, Quileute,
and Hoh River tribes and nations.
Early European settlements began in the mid -1800s. Today's towns and
villages, rural crossroads, and tribal nations in Jefferson County grew
from early -established footprints of urban, commercial, and cultural
centers. Our geographical setting contributed to military installations on
our shorelines and corresponding economic development from World
Wars I and 11. Then the post-war decommissioning of costal defense
systems at Forts Warden, Townsend, and Flagler dismantled dreams for a
strong economic base. While many people chose to leave for a more
stable economic future, those who stayed found opening doors to other
economic opportunities. Today, nearly thirty -thousand people live in
small communities skirting the Olympic Mountains to the west and east.
As both a refuge from metropolis surroundings, and a destination for
economic opportunity, Jefferson County has stood out as a place where
fishers, farmers, hunters, mariners, artists and artisans, foresters and
outdoor enthusiasts, as well as independent and innovative
entrepreneurs of every kind have subsisted and thrived in this working
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VISION
landscape... and just as real, are other lives—in close proximity, in
juxtaposition—of those who do not have all they need to survive. This
is a place that holds a creative tension between perspectives; and a
place of hope in this rural wilderness we call our home.
The communities of Jefferson County embrace a balance of
tradition and innovation while preserving the rural character of our
land and lifestyles. Land use priorities have protected open spaces,
forests, and farmland for long-term management and conservation,
while also embracing innovations that foster opportunities for
increased synergy between natural and built environments.
We believe that investing in our local economy, culture, and
ecosystem yields benefits for current residents and future
generations. Low -impact techniques, localized environmental
remediation, and other innovations in housing and industry benefit
overall ecosystem vitality and biodiversity while aiding ecological
restoration and adapting to climate disruption.
Our vibrant community fabric offers opportunity for all residents,
including working-class individuals and families; as well as those who
struggle to live, thrive, and age with dignity. Jefferson County values
creativity and life-long learning and reveres constitutional rights,
personal independence and privacy; as well as working cooperatively as
a community on issues that affect all of us.
Jefferson County embraces our diversity. We respect and honor tribal
treaty rights and tribal sovereignty. Policies are in place to ensure that
government -to -government collaboration and consultation is regular
and ongoing.
We value high-quality education, public services, and facilities. Emphasis
on community spaces and networks of non -motorized trails, bike lanes,
and paths encourages interactive communities of healthy individuals.
Community members of all ages have access to safe and active
environments, healthcare—including preventative, mental health, and
long-term care—as well as fresh and abundant local food.
Jefferson County citizens value the strengths and resiliencies found in
volunteerism. We take an active role in local government and participate
in organizations and institutions that support our communities.
Volunteer initiatives and private services provide additional opportunities
and forward momentum in our communities when there are limited
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public funds and capacity, or when identified needs are outside of the
purview of county government.
We enjoy a healthy and diverse local economy with wisely -considered
economic development and balanced growth. Though people inevitably
leave their mark on the natural landscape, through responsible planning
we are intentional with the type of mark we create—keeping our
character rural while allowing communities to develop and thrive.
Sectors including food system development, marine trades and
craftsmanship, healthcare and education, resource management, high-
tech and science -based trades; and sectors relating to tourism, art and
cultural events, among others, support our robust economy. We believe
that investing in human potential and the resilience of our local
economy, including improved infrastructure networks, yields benefits for
current residents and future generations.
We honor and respect the natural world as integral to our health and
lifestyles. We protect our open spaces, shorelines, forests, clean air and
clean water, wildlife and wildlife habitat so that future generations may
also practice stewardship of the land, the seas, and the communities of
Jefferson County.
Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan
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INTRODUCTION
This Comprehensive Plan is the foundation for ensuring our community
values are preserved while we proactively plan for future growth. This
Comprehensive Plan considers the voice, vision, and future of the
Jefferson County community in the Jefferson County Planning Area
through the year 2038.
This Chapter describes:
► The Jefferson County planning area.
► The purpose of this Comprehensive Plan.
► The planning process and public involvement
► The Vision Statement and Framework Goals that guide this
Comprehensive Plan.
► Use of this Comprehensive Plan in decision making.
► How this Comprehensive Plan is amended and monitored.
Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan
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PLAN FOUNDATION
PLANNING AREA
Jefferson County is in the north -central portion of Washington's Olympic
Peninsula. The County is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, and
on the east by the waters of the Admiralty Inlet and Hood Canal. Clallam
County and the Strait of Juan de Fuca define the northern border, while
Mason and Grays Harbor Counties define the southern boundaries.
Jefferson County comprises approximately 1,814 square miles of land
area and approximately 2,187 sq. miles within the full county boundary
which includes offshore water areas. It is the eighteenth largest of the
State's thirty-nine counties. The Olympic National Park and National
Forest, which bisect the County into western and eastern halves,
comprise approximately 60 percent of the County's 1.16 million acres of
land. About another 20 percent of land is under the jurisdiction of other
federal and state agencies. Most of the County's population—nearly 96
percent—resides in eastern Jefferson County.
Jefferson County largely is a rural county with one incorporated city, Port
Townsend—the largest community. There are two Master Planned
Resorts (MPR), Port Ludlow and the designated, yet undeveloped,
Pleasant Harbor MPR in the Brinnon Community. The bulk of the
County's population is located primarily in the northeast portion of the
county, in the communities of Port Townsend, the Tri -Area (Irondale, Port
Hadlock and Chimacum), and Port Ludlow. Quilcene and Brinnon are
the largest communities in the southern portion of the county.
The county is comprised primarily of agricultural and forest lands.
Clusters of small residential developments are found along waterways
and rural roads, a reflection of settlement along Puget Sound, early
transportation routes, and a resource-based economy. This rural quality
of life is what attracts many residents and tourists to the county and is
what most residents have expressed a desire to protect.
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PLAN FOUNDATION
EXHIBIT A Jefferson County Planning Area
COUNTY VICINITY MAP
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PLAN FOUNDATION
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
PURPOSE
This Comprehensive Plan is a legal document that serves as a decision-
making guide for both officials and citizens. This Comprehensive Plan
serves as a tool for making decisions about future growth and
development in Jefferson County over the next 20 years.
This Comprehensive Plan outlines goals and policies that help define,
direct and guide future growth and development throughout the
county.
Why Plan?
Comprehensive land use planning is a systematic process designed to
define a long-range community vision. The process unites a clear
understanding of existing conditions within a community with the
development of goals and policies that enable that community to make
decisions from which its long-range vision will be addressed. The process
is a powerful tool for turning promising possibilities into long-term
realities.
Planning enhances the ability to weigh competing needs in the
community and make judicious allowances for each. It affords the
opportunity to balance the demands of development with benefits of
economic development and protection of human health and the
environment. It provides tools for supplying family wage jobs and
affordable housing without compromising our rural character. In
addition, it prepares for harnessing the rewards of a growing population
while simultaneously meeting the challenge of providing safe, healthy,
and convenient community services for everyone. Planning enables
addressing the current needs of the community before development
begins and then directs how and where that growth should occur.
Guiding Land Use & Growth Decisions
This Comprehensive Plan provides a legally recognized framework for
making decisions about land use in the unincorporated areas of
Jefferson County. This Comprehensive Plan manages growth by
directing more intensive development to appropriate areas while
protecting public health and conserving environmentally sensitive areas
and natural resource, rural, and open space lands. It is also intended to
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provide an educational and a policy implementation tool for a broad
range of public and private users, including community groups, Jefferson
County officials, and other government agencies. This Comprehensive
Plan helps these users in several ways:
This Plan is the framework for other plans and regulations that
govern the location and intensity of land uses throughout
unincorporated Jefferson County. This Comprehensive Plan's policies
provide the basis for updating community plans (subarea, local, and
functional), for evaluating proposed changes in zoning and in
reviewing proposals for development projects such as land divisions.
It also indicates to the public how Jefferson County would likely
review and approve changes in plans, zoning, or other regulations
that apply to an area or a specific parcel.
► It guides the provision of public facilities and services by integrating
land use, infrastructure, and delivery of human services. This
Comprehensive Plan provides the framework for decisions about
public facilities and services (such as where facilities should be
located to support planned growth). This Comprehensive Plan also
directs public spending to areas where growth is targeted.
It provides regional coordination and consistency with other
jurisdictional planning efforts. It is intended that other public
agencies (local, regional, state, federal, and tribal), in cooperation
with Jefferson County, use this Comprehensive Plan in conjunction
with the County -wide Planning Policy as regional perspectives or
county -wide viewpoints when other plans and growth policies are
developed and when making project decisions.
► It allows for citizen participation and involvement. Comprehensive
planning is an evolving process which allows for periodic review and
updates in response to changing community goals and vision as
articulated by citizens, businesses, and interested organizations.
It allows us to thoughtfully plan and the future and create a place
where we are happy to live.
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The Growth Management Act
Through the Growth Management Act (GMA), the State of
Washington provides a new framework for land use planning and
the regulation of development in response to challenges posed to
the health and quality of life by rapid growth.
Within the framework established by the GMA, a wide diversity of
local visions for the future can be accommodated; however, certain
procedural criteria must be met. Recognition of the variations and
diversity in local communities is implicit in the framework of GMA.
A "Bottom -Up" approach to planning is recommended. "Bottom -
Up" planning originates at the community level with the
articulation of a vision statement, which encompasses the values of
as many different community members as possible. The vision is
then translated into goals and policies, and eventually regulations.
The main requirement is that the vision is consistent with the goals
and intent of the GMA.
It is important to note that a "Bottom -Up" approach does not mean
that procedural and regulatory constraints may be ignored.
Successful "Bottom -Up" planning is predicated on allowing a
community to choose the appropriate "tools" for the job, provided
that those selected are located entirely within a "tool box" defined
by the GMA. It is critical in the planning process for a jurisdiction to
provide sufficient guidance so that a community understands the
need to avoid selecting "tools" which are found outside of the "GMA
toolbox." Failure to provide adequate guidance will likely result in
inappropriate choices being made.
The GMA establishes several requirements for local comprehensive
planning. The Act identifies specific goals for all Comprehensive
Plans, prescribes the elements each plan is to contain, provides
requirements for interim regulations, mandates the establishment
of Urban Growth Areas (UGAs), requires local governments to
demonstrate how they will pay for the improvements and facilities
called for in their plans, and mandates extensive public
participation in the planning process.
The GMA changed the process for developing Comprehensive Plans in
several important ways:
► It established 14 statewide goals with which local Comprehensive
Plans and regulations must be consistent. See sidebar.
► In addition to the mandated goals, local Comprehensive Plans must
contain the following elements per RCW 36.70A.070:
— Land Use Element
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— Housing Element
— Capital Facilities Plan Element
— Utilities Element
— Transportation Element
— Rural Element for counties
— Economic Development Element, when state funds are available
— Park and Recreation Element, when state funds are available
P. Local governments must adopt policies and regulations to protect
critical areas and natural resource lands.
► Local governments must demonstrate how the capital facilities
necessary to support the development envisioned by their
Comprehensive Plan will be provided and paid for as development
occurs, or within a specified time thereafter.
► The Comprehensive Plans of counties, and cities or towns within
those counties, must be consistent with one another (e.g. alignment
with growth allocations and Countywide Planning Policies, not local
policies).
► In consultation with cities, Counties must adopt population
allocations for the 20 -year planning period.
► Counties and cities must agree on UGAs "within which urban growth
shall be encouraged and outside of which growth can occur only if it
is not urban in nature." The UGA must be able to accommodate the
allocated growth that is expected to occur over 20 years.
► Counties and cities must jointly adopt County -wide Planning Policies
which establish guidelines on how their Comprehensive Plans will
be developed to be consistent.
The GMA requires that Jefferson County and any city within it prepare
comprehensive plans every eight years to manage population and
employment growth for 20 -year planning horizons. (RCW
36.70A.130(5)(b)). As long as the population of Jefferson County
population is less than fifty thousand and has had its population increase
by no more than seventeen percent in the ten years preceding the
deadline, the County has an additional twenty-four months following the
eight-year deadline. (RCW 36.70A.130(7)(a)). The County has worked to
meet this mandate with extensive public involvement and community
outreach.
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The County -wide Planning Policy
On December 21, 1992, Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend
adopted a joint resolution establishing the County -wide Planning
Policies (CWPPs) as a policy framework to guide the development of
comprehensive plans.
CWPPs are designed to ensure that county and city comprehensive
plans are consistent with one another and consistent with regional
growth management planning. According to the Growth Management
Act, each local Comprehensive Plan should demonstrate that such
policies have been followed in its development. (RCW 36.70A.210(1) and
WAC 365-196-510).
The CWPPs recognized the need for counties, cities, special purpose
districts, and those agencies and jurisdictions involved in the delivery of
public services, to coordinate the independent development of
Comprehensive Plans. The implementing legislation to the GMA
required that counties and cities agree upon policy statements in eight
subject areas, including: urban growth areas, contiguous and orderly
development and the provision of urban services, joint county and city
planning, siting of essential public facilities, county -wide transportation
facilities and strategies, affordable housing for all economic segments of
the population, county -wide development and employment, and rural
areas. In addition, the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County
agreed to include policies pertaining to: fiscal impacts associated with
the impacts of growth and how to use the CWPPs.
Exhibit B offers a guide to the relationship between the County -wide
Planning Policy and the Comprehensive Plan Elements. Compliance
with the County -wide Planning Policies has been integral to the
development of individual elements of this Comprehensive Plan, and
each element provides an overview of consistency with relevant CWPPs.
EXHIBIT B Relationship: County -wide Planning Policies & Elements
County -wide Planning Policy Comprehensive Element Policy to Implement RCW 36.70A.110 Urban Land Use
Growth Areas (UGAs)
2. Contiguous and Orderly Development and
Provision of Urban Services
3. Joint County and UGA Representation Planning
within UGA
4. The Siting of Essential Public Facilities of County
or Statewide Significance
• Capital Facilities, Essential Public
Facilities, and Utilities
> Land Use
Capital Facilities, Essential Public
Facilities, and Utilities Element
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S. County -wide Transportation Facilities and
Strategies
6. Affordable Housing
7. County -wide Development and Employment
8. Rural Areas
9. Fiscal Impacts Analysis
10. County -wide Planning Policy: Use and
Amendment
Source: Jefferson County, 2018
► Transportation
• Capital Facilities, Essential Public
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Facilities, and Utilities
► Housing
► Economic Development
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► Land Use
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► Capital Facilities, Essential Public
Facilities, and Utilities
Plan Foundation
Jefferson County's Compliance Strategy
This Comprehensive Plan has been designed based on four fundamental
sources of support and guidance. Together, they provide the framework
for this Comprehensive Plan, which is responsive to local needs and
regionally unique land use patterns and follows the goals and
requirements of the GMA.
► Compliance with the goals and procedural criteria of the GMA and
its implementing regulations.
► Compliance with CWPPs, adopted jointly by the City of Port
Townsend and Jefferson County, to ensure that local plans are
consistent with each other and with the GMA.
► Continuous, open public participation in the planning process.
► Analysis and compliance with the Growth Management Hearings
Board decisions and decisions made by Washington State courts.
The GMA goals and procedural criteria, and the Growth Hearings Board
and court decisions, set the State-wide framework. The County -wide
Planning Policy and public participation supply local detail for realizing
the broader GMA goals within Jefferson County.
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Planning Since 1991
The State legislature, responding to the Growth Strategies Commission
Report on Long -Range Planning in the State of Washington, adopted the
GMA in 1990.
Jefferson County Commissioners voted to "opt -in" to the GMA in late
1991. Public involvement in the planning process began immediately
with the formation of citizen task forces to develop Interim Critical Area,
Mineral Land. and Forest Resource Land Ordinances.
Concurrently, the County developed a questionnaire, titled Jefferson
2000, which surveyed County residents' opinions about their vision for
the future. Jefferson 2000 also asked residents to rank "values," such as
economic growth, environmental protection, visual beauty, and the
accessibility of services.
The County convened the Jefferson 2000 Strategic Planning process,
which involved 26 separate taxing districts and service providers
responsible for water, fire protection, libraries, and similar services to
County residents. Jefferson 2000 Strategic Planning used information
generated by the Jefferson 2000 questionnaire and analysis of existing
services, facilities, and long-range plans of the service providers to begin
capital facilities planning required by the GMA.
The Joint Growth Management Steering Committee was created in 1991
to oversee the development of GMA planning in Jefferson County. The
Steering Committee consisted of three representatives from the City of
Port Townsend, the only incorporated city in Jefferson County, and the
three County Commissioners. The Steering Committee was formed with
a provision that, should additional UGAs be designated, the Steering
Committee would be expanded to accommodate representation from
the newly designated UGA.
The CWPP was developed cooperatively between City and County staff
consistent with the requirements and procedural criteria of the GMA,
and was reviewed by the Joint Growth Management Steering
Committee. Public hearings were held on the CWPP, and both City and
County government adopted these policies by resolution on December
21. 1992.
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Considering Alternative Futures
To assist citizens and decision -makers in formulating a new long-range
Comprehensive Plan for Jefferson County and to comply with the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Chapter 43.21c PCW, the County
commissioned and issued an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
The EIS contained an analysis of existing conditions and land use needs
and demands and compared and analyzed the possible environmental
impacts of the Comprehensive Plan alternatives. Alternatives evaluated
were developed by the planning staff and Planning Commission with
input from the County's community groups and residents.
The four alternative "Growth Scenarios" analyzed in the Draft EIS were:
► The Focused Growth Alternative
► The Dispersed Growth Alternative
► The Moderate Growth Alternative
► The Preferred Growth Alternative
The 1997 Draft EIS evaluated environmental impacts that may result
from the implementation of the proposed alternative plans. The
alternatives explored the meaning of rural character, and the distribution
of growth in urban areas, rural centers, and resorts, together with the
balancing of GMA goals and CWPPs.
The Draft EIS and the Draft Comprehensive Plan were considered in the
public review and adoption process. The Final Environmental Impact
Statement (Final EIS) of May 27,1998 included additional analysis and
findings resulting from public comments on the Draft EIS. The Final EIS
included all comments received in writing along with County responses
to the comments.
The Final EIS, together with the Draft EIS it completes, provides a
foundation of land use and environmental analysis for subsequent
Comprehensive Plan periodic updates and amendments and
implementation measures such as development regulations and projects.
The Final EIS has been supplemented and addended since 1998.
The Preferred Alternative, evaluated in the Final EIS was adjusted and
integrated into the 1998 Comprehensive Plan.
The 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update completed addressing the 2038
planning horizon draws on and benefits from the exploration of
alternatives in the Final EIS, including the definition of rural character,
approaches to distributing growth primarily in urban areas, and
suggested environmental policies and mitigation.
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Plan Creation & Amendment
Exhibit C below describes how the various pieces of the comprehensive
planning process fit together. Concurrent with environmental review,
public hearings and workshop meetings have been held by both the
Jefferson County Planning Commission and the Board of County
Commissioners.
EXHIBIT C Comprehensive Plan Update Process Diagram
Public Draft Plan & Pi
Discussion Outreach &
Community Inventory & SEPA Car
Visioning Analysis Draft Planning Environme
Elements Commissio ntal Review Hf
n Review
Public
Public involvement is the cornerstone of long-range comprehensive
planning for any community. Complying with the requirements of the
GMA in Jefferson County has engaged community leaders, interested
citizens, developers, property rights advocates, environmentalists, and
neighborhoods in a dynamic, active public process.
Public participation has occurred not only through citizen participation
in task forces and goals -setting workshops, but also under the auspices
of the Planning Commission. Consistent with the Planning Enabling Act,
Chapter 36.70 RCW, the Planning Commission has been involved in
comprehensive planning in Jefferson County. The Planning Commission
has advertised its activities in the local newspapers and held open
houses on a variety of issues.
Port Ludlow Open House Meeting, July 2016
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Public involvement in comprehensive planning is required for
compliance with the GMA and has been identified by the Growth
Management Hearings Board as essential to proper development and
adoption of plans. In addition, public participation is essential in
adopting a Comprehensive Plan which preserves the character of
Jefferson County as envisioned by community residents.
With the 1998 adoption and with other periodic and annual amendment
cycles, the County has conducted public engagement efforts. Appendix
A documents the 2018 Comprehensive Plan periodic update community
involvement efforts.
VISION STATEMENT
Comprehensive Planning in Jefferson County has matured in the quarter
century since the GMA was passed, and the diverse viewpoints shared
during participation of the community has shaped a meaningful and
enduring vision that is pragmatic and responsible. Jefferson County's
vision statement is prominently located at the beginning of this plan
following the table of contents. This vision guides and directs the
Comprehensive Plan element goals and policies.
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A
This Comprehensive Plan represents a synthesis between a thorough
analysis of existing conditions, the history of development patterns,
anticipated population growth, the requirements of the GMA, the
opportunities for new land uses, and the Vision Statement.
The following framework goals reflect the analysis and county -wide
vision statement as well as the results community engagement
described in Appendix A and are the heart of the Jefferson County
Comprehensive Plan. They are a bridge from the Vision Statement to the
Element -specific goals and policies. Just as these fundamental
Framework Goals emerged from a shaping body of public discourse,
they also provide structure to the presentation of this document. It is not
intended that these keystone goals be placed in any order of priority, but
that they each are held with consideration, and each support the weight
of the other Framework Goals necessary to support the interrelated
framework of the whole. That is, they are to be balanced to support the
desired future of Jefferson County.
Framework Goal I
Preserving Rural Character
Conserve Jefferson County's functioning rural way
of life, agricultural and forest working lands,
shoreline and mountain vistas, and natural
ecosystems, not only as a static spectacle of vibrant
scenery, but to preserved as a living, working, and
sustaining rural landscape with which the
community is in relation.
Framework Goal 11
Sustainable and Suitable Growth Patterns
Maintain a rural landscape by smartly growing in
urban areas, resorts, and established rural centers
and crossroads. Plan for infrastructure needed to
care for these communities. Consider
environmental, economic, and fiscal sustainability
when investing in infrastructure and adding new
development in rural and urban places.
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Framework Goal III
Enhancement of the Rural Economy
Grow a robust economy with living wagejobs based
on resource lands, manufacturing, tourist and
recreation -oriented services, and evolving
technologies; through a paradigm of rural economy
that benefits the county's clean quality environment
while allowing our communities to thrive.
Framework Goal IV
Housing Variety and Affordability
Create opportunities for innovation and flexibility in
housing types affordable and attainable across
incomes, ages, and abilities. Promote an adequate
supply of quality year-round housing for the work-
force, seasonal housing for farmworkers, and
recreational homes or accommodations for visitors.
Framework Goal V
Allocation of Land and Investment
to Meet Anticipated Needs
Meet projected community needs for housing,
commercial, and industrial growth through
appropriate zoning and capital facility investment.
To be consistent with urban growth and rural
character goals, focus higher densities in urban
growth areas and secondarily within resorts, rural
centers and crossroads.
Framework Goal VI
Environmental Conservation
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Foster environmental stewardship, preserve clean _
air and water, and protect fish and wildlife habitat.
Anticipate and respond to climate change with
mitigation and adaptation strategies.
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Framework Goal VII
Mobility
Provide a transportation system where residents,
workers, and visitors have safe, comfortable, and
interconnected ways to travel in Jefferson County
whether as a driver, bicyclist, or pedestrian.
Framework Goal VIII
Active and Healthy Living
Promote community health and safety by fostering
built environments that increase access to
nutritious foods, active lifestyles and community
services that are convenient to where residents
live, work, learn and play.
Framework Goal IX
Continuous and Ongoing Public Involvement
Provide opportunities for meaningful public
involvement. Engage diverse stakeholders.
Framework Goal X
Compliant with GMA
Maintain a Comprehensive Plan consistent with
GMA goals, requirements, and case law, and the
County -wide Planning Policy, and within this
framework, strive to provide leadership and
collaborative work with the State on legislative and
local solutions to the challenges met with GMA in
rural counties.
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USING THIS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Comprehensive Plan Contents
This Comprehensive Plan is organized in the following elements:
► Plan Foundation
► Element 1 Land Use
► Element 2 Natural Resources
► Element 3 Housing
► Element 4 Open Space, Parks & Recreation, Historical &
Cultural Preservation
► Element 5 Environment
► Element 6 Economic Development
► Element 7 Transportation
► Element 8 Capital Facilities, Essential Public Facilities, and
Utilities
Appendices provide additional detail and supporting materials, as
follows:
P. Appendix A: Community Engagement Summary Vision 2038
► Appendix B: Resolution #38-15, Updated Population Forecast
► Appendix C: Transportation Technical Document
P. Appendix D: Capital Facilities Plan Technical Document
► Appendix E: Port Hadlock/Irondale Land Capacity Analysis
Each element includes assessments of existing conditions containing
baseline data for key areas.
Individual "elements" of this Comprehensive Plan describe goals and
policies that have been developed to provide clear policy direction for
land use decision-making in the future. Each element also includes
strategies that implement the goals and policies.
The Unified Development Code (UDC) provides detailed regulations for
implementation of these goals and policies.
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The following related plans address shorelines, subarea, and parks
important to meeting GMA requirements for required or optional
elements, and are hereby incorporated by reference as amended:
► Shoreline Master Program Goals and Policies (2014)
► Brinnon Subarea Plan (2004)
► Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan (2015)
Community Plans
Prior to the development of its initial Comprehensive Plan, Jefferson
County invited communities to help prepare area -specific plans.
Following are the plans completed through that process:
► Brinnon Community Development Plan (original 1982)
► Coyle Community Development Plan (1977)
► Gardiner Community Development Plan (1989)
► Marrowstone Community Development Plan (1978)
► Tri -Area Community Development Plan (1982)
Both Planning Commission and Department of Community
Development staff reviewed Community Plans. The results of the
Community Planning Process and the Community Plans have been
integral to the identification of goals and policies included in this
Comprehensive Plan.
Wayfinding: Western Jefferson County
Existing conditions, goals, and policies related to western Jefferson
County are denoted with a "W" icon and corresponding text in the / Related to western
sidebar throughout this plan, as shown at right. While all elements ` Jefferson County
pertain to western Jefferson County, the Land Use, Natural Resources,
Open Space, Parks, and Recreation, Historical & Cultural Preservation,
Environment, and Economic Development elements include
information specific to the area.
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PLAN IMPLEMENTATION &
MONITORING
The Decision -Making Process
Planning decisions must be consistent with the intent of this
Comprehensive Plan. This Comprehensive Plan is a legal, binding
document and cannot be disregarded; it is also a document designed to
adapt to changing trends and circumstances. This Comprehensive Plan
serves as the basis for land use decisions. Over time this Comprehensive
Plan's policies may change to ensure that the development pattern
occurring in the county remains consistent with both the intent of the
Vision Statement, and the Comprehensive Plan's goals and objectives.
Limitations in County Finance Structure
to Implement Plan
To carry out the duties of the county and other duties required by the
state, a county is enabled in the State Constitution to collect taxes for
municipal purposes. These funds are largely through levying taxes on the
assessed valuation of property. The property tax levy is statutorily
constrained by established overall limits on the regular levy rate and the
limit on annual levy increases.
Although there are various sources of state funds that come to local
jurisdictions and, at times, grant funding is available, the County's finite
ability to provide funds and financing to implement policies in the
Comprehensive Plan is a reality that will drive decision-making and
budgets, require prioritization of phased implementation, and possibly
cause implementation delays.
The County's budget needs to cover a large role of providing local
governance, and services including health and emergency services,
sheriff, correctional facilities, parks and recreation, water quality
protection, and many others.
The Comprehensive Plan recognizes these funding limitations and the
need to balance aspirational policies with the need to identify where
funds will come from. Alternative methods of accomplishing goals and
policies are important in light of revenue collection challenges.
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Levies outside of this regular limit are "excess" or "special" levies that may
be elected to fund specific community needs like school and fire
districts, or funds for housing programs.
Volunteerism
Tremendous actions have been accomplished by an active and
energized community. There are countless examples of creative and
motivated citizens filling the gaps between identified needs which may
be outside of the County's purview or needs that suffer from chronically
unfunded or underfunded programs. Our County can harness a
collective spirit and collective responsibility, to overcome funding
hurdles. Jefferson County supports and embraces community
involvement and volunteerism as a community development strategy.
Amending this Comprehensive Plan
This Comprehensive Plan addresses long-range and County -wide issues
that are beyond the scope of decisions on subarea, local or functional
plans or individual development proposals. This Comprehensive Plan
serves as a vital guide to the future and provides a framework for
managing change. It is important that amendments to this
Comprehensive Plan retain the broad perspectives articulated in the
community vision statements, satisfy the goals, policies, and strategies of
this Comprehensive Plan, and remain consistent with the intent of the
GMA. There are typically two means of addressing Comprehensive Plan
Amendments: through an annual docket review or periodic review per
RCW 36.70A.130.
Amendments are to bejustified through findings from monitoring of
"growth management indicators" (see following section). Amendments
to this Comprehensive Plan must also conform to the following:
a. The requirements of the Washington State Growth Management
Act, Chapter RCW 36.70A and the State Planning Enabling Act,
Chapter RCW 36.70, and the GMA implementing rules at Chapter
365-196 WAC.
b. Any proposed amendments to this Comprehensive Plan must be
submitted by the County to the Washington State Department of
Commerce at least 60 days prior to final adoption by the Board of
County Commissioners (RCW 36.70A.106).
Planners should refer to: Sources of law at all levels of government,
including federal and state constitutions, federal and state statutes,
federal and state administrative regulations, and judicial
interpretations for proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments
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(WAC 365-196-720-745); this Comprehensive Plan's Vision Statement,
Framework Goals, and Community Vision Statements; the County-
wide Planning Policy, related plans, and the comprehensive plans of
other counties or cities with which the County has, in part, common
borders or regulated regional issues (WAC 365-196-010] and 365196-
510).
d. Proposed amendments to this Comprehensive Plan will be
considered on an annual basis (no more frequently than once per
year), except when the following circumstances apply: (i) the initial
adoption of a subarea plan that does not modify this Comprehensive
Plan policies and designations applicable to the subarea, and (ii) the
adoption or amendment of a shoreline master program pursuant to
PCW 90.58. Other exceptions to the annual process are stated in
RCW 36.70A.130(2)(a). All proposals will be considered concurrently
so the cumulative effect of the various proposals can be ascertained
(WAC 365-195-620[31). The County may consider adopting
amendments more frequently than once per year if a declared
emergency exists.
e. Consistent with the timelines contained in the GMA (RCW 36.70A),
the County must review all UGA boundaries, as well as the densities
permitted within both the incorporated and unincorporated
portions of each UGA. If necessary, the UGA boundaries will be
revised to accommodate the urban growth projected to occur in the
county for the succeeding 20 -year period.
Amendments or changes to natural resource lands and critical area
designations should be based on consistency with one or more of
the following criteria:
— Change in circumstances pertaining to this Comprehensive Plan
or public policy.
— A change in circumstances beyond the control of the landowner
pertaining to the subject property.
— An error in designation.
— New information on natural resource land or critical area status
(WAC 365-190-485).
Details of the amendment process are contained in Jefferson County
Code Chapter 18.45.
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Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Appeals
Growth Management Hearings Board Review
A petition for review to challenge an amendment to this Comprehensive
Plan or related plans that are within the jurisdiction of the Growth
Management Hearings Board must be filed with sixty days of publication
of the amendment per RCW 36.70A.280-290.
Judicial Review
Anyjudicial action to review any decision concerning the amendment of
this Comprehensive Plan, including related plans, shall be commenced
in superior court within sixty days from the date of the final decision of
the Growth Management Hearings Board per RCW 36.70A.300(5).
Pursuant to PCW 36.70A.295, direct review of an amendment to a
Comprehensive Plan is possible if all the parties to the proceedings
before the Growth Management Hearings Board agree to direct review
by the superior court.
Monitoring
The monitoring of growth management indicators such as those listed
below improves the effectiveness of public policy and allows progress in
achieving the goals and objectives behind that policy to be measured:
► population growth, actual v. projected,
► land capacity, actual v. projected,
► economic indicators, property values/comparative sales compared to
statewide averages and local trends,
► public health and safety
► natural resource consumption,
► changes in technology,
► needs,
► omissions or errors, or
► a declared emergency.
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Use of growth management indicators assures accountability to the
public. It demonstrates how effectively the County is moving toward
identified goals. Ongoing monitoring allows public resources to be
prioritized to meet goals and, if the desired outcome is not achieved, to
consider modifying the goals or implementing regulations. Growth
management indicators work well with the public participation process
of the planning cycle. Using growth management indicators, citizens
and decision -makers can review growth management policy and make
changes that reflect present day realities.
These indicators are considered during the regular periodic review of this
Comprehensive Plan or may be considered during annual review
dockets where appropriate.
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7 Economic
Developmenl
Jefferson County enjoys an enviable quality of life, and
outstanding scenic, recreational, and ecological resources. In
addition, it enjoys proximity to urban areas in the Puget Sound
region, and a growing popularity as a tourist destination. The rural,
resource-based history is evident in the county's numerous and
vast areas of commercial forestlands, farms, and gravel mines.
Maintaining and enhancing our quality of life is a key aspect our
County's economic development strategy, as well as providing
resiliency within various possible economic futures. However, this
somewhat isolated setting, paired with the large amount of state
and federal lands in the county, can create challenges for
economic development.
Accessibility to all areas of Jefferson County is quite limited. Only
four state highways provide vehicular access. State ferries provide
access at the City of Port Townsend at the county's northern -most
point. Jefferson County is more geographically isolated than
counties elsewhere in the Puget Sound creating a unique and
challenging business and economic development setting. The
North Olympic Development Council reported that the natural
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abundance of the region has not translated into prosperity for its
residents nor jurisdictions (North Olympic Peninsula Resource
Conservation & Development Council (NODC), 2016).
With over two-thirds of the county in public ownership and unavailable
for direct economic development activities, we may perceive Jefferson
County as having limited economic development opportunities. Within a
changing economy, future economic development strategies will require
finding opportunities that transcend the perceived limitations of land to
be developed, or accessibility of the north Olympic Peninsula.
Though more isolated, our geographic setting and natural environment
factors into sustaining the quality of life and sought- after lifestyles. Even
though we may perceive, and even experience a lack of prosperity from
our natural abundance, the natural and social qualities of Jefferson
County are becoming key elements of our developing and strengthening
economic development strategy. For example, Olympic National Park,
occupies most of the Jefferson County's center and is one of the top ten
most -visited national parks in the US with most of those visitors traveling
first through Jefferson County to enjoy the park's spectacular scenery
and outdoor recreation opportunities. Tourism development strategies
that increase Jefferson County's ability to attract and serve these
travelers can be a way that these challenges can be turned into
opportunities.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The local Jefferson County economy is currently dominated by industrial
and natural resource activities, along with the attendant governmental
and health services provided to the community. The Growth
Management Act provides jurisdictions with opportunities to plan
Industrial Land Banks as a planned reserve area for a future industrial
site, as well as provisions for planning Major Industrial Developments.
Additional detail can be found in the Land Use Element.
Still present are the historical industries of forestry and lumber
production, and maritime trades such as seafood processing, ship repair
and boatbuilding. Agricultural activities include aquaculture, organic
farming, and food production. These industries can create and sustain
their own type of diversified, experiential tourism activities.
7.1 PURPOSE
The purpose of the Economic
Development element is to establish "local
goals, policies, objectives, and provisions for
economic growth and vitality and a high
quality of life." (RCW 36.70A.070(7)).
A strong, stable, diversified, and resilient
economy provides a high quality of life for
the citizens of Jefferson County and the
region. The economy generates the
resources necessary for the well-being of
families and individuals and the resources
through which local governments provide
for the health, safety, and welfare of its
citizens. Therefore, Jefferson County is
committed to promoting and encouraging
economic development to meet the public
service needs of its people now and in the
future.
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7.2 TRENDS &
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Conditions & Trends
Unemployment Rate
Since the U.S. recession of 2007-2009, Jefferson County unemployment
has been higher than State and national figures. Recent peaks of
unemployment coincided with the recession of 2007-2009. The
Jefferson County unemployment rate has declined since then, from a
peak of 10.5% in 2011 to 7.3% in 2016. Jefferson's unemployment rate has
remained consistently higher than the state unemployment rate, which
went from 9.3% to 5.4% over the same period.
EXHIBIT 7-1 Unemployment Rate
12%
100/0
*�
8%
♦ / %A.. 7.3%
6% / `� ♦ //
4%
2% Jefferson
— — State
U.S.
0%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Notes: Historical resident labor force and employment, not seasonally adjusted;
data developed from Employment Security Department/WITS; U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics.
Issued: June 25, 2017; Benchmark: March 2017
Source: ESD, 2017; BERK Consulting, 2018.
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Age
Jefferson County has the oldest median age of county populations in the
State of Washington. Further, Jefferson County has a relatively larger
proportion of residents aged sixty or over, than the country as a whole or
Washington State. Reciprocally, there are proportionately fewer young
residents in Jefferson County compared to country as a whole or
Washington State.
This trend can be expected to affect the economy in ways ranging from
shifts in housing demand, retail sales, labor force replacement and
healthcare services demands. As seen in the data on educational
attainment (Exhibit 7-8), the County's population is comparatively highly
educated, but a large proportion is retired and not in the working
population.
EXHIBIT 7-2 Population by Age
Source: ESD, 2017, BERK Consulting, 2018.
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2006
2016
0-4
Male 541
500 <0
5-9
Female 623
561
10-14
776
626„
15-19
763
609
20-24
594
623
25-29
530 -
592
30-34
564
640
35-39
700
674
40-44
901
702'
45-49
1,073
826
50-54
1,250
965,
55-59
1,368
1,275
60-64
1,246 ®
1,570 _
65-69
1,112
1,822 —
70-74
828
1,418 _
75-79
655
906
80-84
447.
591 JM
85+
27M
534 =
Source: ESD, 2017, BERK Consulting, 2018.
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EXHIBIT 7-3 Comparison of Population by Age, 2016, 2040
STATE 2016 JEFFERSON 2016 JEFFERSON 2040
■ 0-19 ■ 26-39 ■ 40-59 ■ 60+
Source: ESD, 2077, BERK Consulting, 2078.
Wages
The 2016 average annual average wage for Jefferson County was $36,850
in 2016. This was below the state's average annual wage of $59,073, as well
as the state average minus King County, which was $46,771. The median
hourly wage in 2016 was $20.16, less than that of the state's median hourly
wage at $23.91 and for the state less King County at $20.68.
Industries with higher average wage earnings included utilities,
manufacturing, government, and professional and technical services
jobs. Inflation adjusted average wages in the county have been lower
than the State and nation and have been falling further behind. Given
the high proportion of potential retirees in the population, wages are
likely to be a smaller proportion of county residents' personal incomes.
See Exhibit 7-4 on the following page.
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EXHIBIT 7-4 Average Annual Wage by Sector, 2016
All Industries
$36,850
Utilities
$83,935
Manufacturing
$55,598
Government
$51,258
Professional & technical services
$46,568
Finance & insurance
$43,914
Construction
$42,654
Information
$37,614
Wholesale trade
$36,492
Transportation & warehousing
$35,524
Ag., forestry, fishing & hunting
$33,949
Other services, ex. public admin.
$30,151
Administrative & waste services
$28,999
Healthcare & social assistance
$27,004
Retail trade
$24,440
Educational services
$23,303
Real estate & rental & leasing
$20,994
Accommodation & food services
$16,583
Arts, entertainment, & recreation
$15,866
$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $90,000
Source: ESD, 2017, BERK Consulting, 2018
The largest employers by sector in Jefferson County are accommodation
and food services, retail trade, and health care. Together these sectors
make up approximately 40% of covered employment in the county.
Jefferson County is characterized by having many small businesses
rather than one large employer, with a possible exception of the Port
Townsend Paper Mill as one of the County's single largest employers. This
characteristic of having a local economy of many small businesses
provides resiliency, as when an individual employer moves or goes out of
business, it doesn't take the whole local economy with it. Economic
development strategies in Jefferson County may include consideration of
major industrial developments or similarly large businesses, but the
mainstay has been developing and maintaining businesses scaled to the
infrastructure and development intensities that Jefferson County can
provide or foresee in our current planning horizon.
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EXHIBIT 7-5 Employment Share by Sector &
Inflation Adjusted Average Wage
Employment Share by Sector
Accommodation 25%
and Food
Services
Retail Trade 20%
Health Care and N
Social Assistance 15%
Government
10%
-Educational
Services
Manufacturing
11 Construction
5%
0%
1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Source: ESD, 2077; BERK Consulting, 2078.
Inflation Adjusted Average Wage
$70,000 1
$60,000 $59,073
$50,000
$46,771
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$40,000�.��.��''ir�.n""�'s.n�
$36,850
$ 30,000
$ 20,000
J efferson
$10,000 --- Washington State
$0 State Less Kin
1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
Source: ESD, 2017; BERK Consulting, 2078.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Taxable Sales Trends
Taxable retail sales capture information about some types of economic
activity. Inflation adjusted quarterly taxable retail sales can been seen in
Exhibit 7-6. The data show both the variability of some sectors across
time as well as the seasonal variation within sectors. It shows the reliance
of the county on retail and construction as source of sales tax revenue,
and the seasonal variation of these sectors. Sales from retail trade and
accommodation and food services also reflect the growing tourism in
the county. A 2010 report by E.D. Hovee and Company found that
travelers to Jefferson County spend proportionately more for dining,
accommodations, groceries, other retail purchases, and arts,
entertainment, recreation than is typical for visitors traveling elsewhere
in Washington. (E.D. Hovee & Company, LLC, 2010)
EXHIBIT 7-6 Inflation Adjusted Annual Taxable Retail Sales
Source: ESD, 2077, BERKConsulting, 2018.
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$160,000,000
$155,496,504
Retail Trade
$140,000,000
$120,000,000
$124,557,370
Con st rucTi on
$100,000,000
Accommodations
& Food Services
$80,000,000
'
$85,238,771
Wholesale
Iowa- ap 40.0
Trade
$60,000,000
$61,521,748
Information
$40,000,000
28,562,014
«� All Other
$20,000,000
22,582,742
Industries
$0
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
2016
Source: ESD, 2077, BERKConsulting, 2018.
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EXHIBIT 7-7 Inflation Adjusted Quarterly Taxable Retail Sales*
$45,000,000
$40,000,000
$35,000,000
$30,000,000
$25,000,000
$20,000,000
$15,000,000
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
$41,038,144
$34,766,589
$30,132,469
$12,957,784
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Retail Trade Construction Accommodations & Food Services All Other Industries
*Note seasonal periodicy.
Source: ESD, 2017, BERK Consulting, 2018.
Educational Attainment
Approximately 94.1°/% of Jefferson County residents age 25 and older
were high school graduates, compared to 90.4% of Washington State's
residents and 86.7% of U.S. residents in the period 2011-2015. Those with
a bachelor's degree or higher made up 37.0% of Jefferson County
residents age 25 and older compared to 32.9% of state residents and
29.8% of U.S. residents over the same period.
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EXHIBIT 7-8 Adult Educational Levels
30%
27.8%27.1%
23.30/ 4.6%
25%
23.2%
21.5%
21.1%
o
20.9 /o
20%
18.5%
15.5%
15%
12.0%
11.2%
9.8%
100/0
7.6%
8.1 %
6.8%
5.7%
5.5%
5%
4.0%
4.2%
1.7%
.
0 %
Less than 9th
Some High
High School Some College Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's or
Grade
School, No
Diploma/GED Degree
Degree
Higher
Diploma
■Jefferson State a U.S.
Source: ESD, 2017; American Community Survey, BERK Consulting, 2018.
While Jefferson County has a higher adult educational level than the
state, the county also has a larger share of residents over the age of 60,
indeed, the largest in the State, as shown in Exhibit 7-3. The educational
achievement rates of adults 65 and older is much higher than other age
groups, shown in Exhibit 7-9.
EXHIBIT 7-9 Adult Educational Levels by Age Group
Population in
Age Group
25 to 34 2,572
35 to 44 2,483
00�5% 58% 37% Riir
65 and older 9,598
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
■ Less than high school ■ High school graduate ■ Bachelor's degree or higher
Source: ESD, 2077, American Community Survey, BERK Consulting, 2018.
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Economic Sectors
Resource based sectors: the largest economic sectors of Jefferson
County by dollar value are the natural resource-based sectors, including
private commercial forestry, timber harvest, and gravel and other
mineral resource extraction. Commercial forestry occupies the largest
area of privately owned land in the county and is zoned at a minimum of
eighty acres per resource parcel.
Other Manufacturing, Service Based Jobs, and Industries
Historically, Jefferson County had more industrial developments than
today. Industry was developed in the County largely from military
installations and support facilities during World War I and World War II.
These include costal defense systems at Fort Warden, Fort Townsend,
Fort Flagler, and development of the Indian Island munitions depot.
Other major industrial developments included the Puget Sound Iron
Company in Irondale (1879-1881), the Western Mill and Lumber Company
in Irondale and Port Hadlock (1884-1907), and the Alcohol distillery in
Port Hadlock (1911-1913).
Currently, Jefferson County supports jobs in a broad range of service -
based jobs and in the manufacturing, marine trades, and maritime
industries. These jobs exist in the incorporated and unincorporated
urban growth areas, in the rural commercial and rural village centers and
intermittently throughout other rurally zoned lands. These include all
services related to small businesses, home businesses and cottage
industries, tourist based and food services and health care and medical
services. The service -based sectors come in second place in Jefferson
County after resource-based economies for total jobs supported and by
dollar volume generated.
Agriculture: while occupying much less of the economy than in previous
decades, Jefferson County possesses and designates areas for long-term
commercially viable agricultural production due to its high quality
agricultural soils and grazing areas. The return of agricultural -based jobs
and incomes is slow yet steady and is the focus of increasing support and
interest by agricultural leaders in attracting new and expanding existing
agricultural -based jobs in Jefferson County. To underscore the
importance of agriculture in our economic resiliency, during the Great
Recession, agriculture jobs actually grew in Jefferson County during the
recession years.
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Challenges & Opportunities
The county's land largely consists of rural and
resource lands, and limited urban areas, which
creates economic development needs unique to the
county and its residents. Economic development
strategies must balance economic growth, housing
needs, environmental and health protection, and a
high quality of life.
Many economic development opportunities exist to
provide forestry, agriculture and aquaculture
production and processing, marine industries, tourism
and recreation, and other enterprises suited to a rural
county; yet the State Growth Management Act (CMA)
limits opportunities for urban levels of development or
urban services outside of urban areas.
Planning under GMA, Jefferson County identified
development patterns in place at the time GMA was
adopted, July 1, 1990. As planning continued through
the adoption of the first County Comprehensive Plan
under GMA in 1998, and subsequent years,
designation of urban and rural commercial centers
was completed: the Port Hadlock/Irondale Urban
Growth Area, designations of rural commercial and
industrial districts, and outer boundaries of LAMIRDS
(Limited Areas of More Intensive Rural Development),
essential public facilities like the airport, and master
planned resorts. These designations were made very
conservatively. With the experience of local
jurisdictions implementing GMA over the last 20
years, the County is compelled to revisit the planning
assumptions of the 1990's and analyze in the current
planning horizon how we need to balance GMA goals
with our local circumstances to maintain and grow a
rural economy and preserve our rural character.
The County has the opportunity to designate major industrial
developments or plan industrial land banks under GMA. The County is
considering all tools available in compliance with GMA, as well as
partnering with economic development entities in the county and
engaging with the state legislature to advance creative solutions to the
challenges of implementing GMA in rural counties.
Another challenge is that the state legislature, under GMA, has not made
funding available for Economic Development Elements. Funding
strategic and long-term planning by the County and partners would help
further this Element's goals and implement strategies.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
k%1'_ jr
Strengths and Challenges
One objective of the Economic Existing Conditions Report (E.D. Hovee &
Company, LLC, 2010) is to provide a "SWOT" analysis—a preliminary
assessment of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats affecting
the local economy. SWOT findings are intended to consist of preliminary
summary observations, subject to refinement in consultation with
participating jurisdictions and stakeholders. The summary below is an
abbreviated representation of the 2010 findings and includes additional
findings from subsequent stakeholder discussions.
SWOT Analysis of key variables generally affecting economic
development in Jefferson County:
► An available workforce population with a higher than average
educational level;
► Natural setting and quality of life that increases appeal as a place to
live;
P. Proximity to growing Puget Sound region;
P. Growing popularity as a tourist destination;
P. Availability of industrial sites, working harbor, and diverse maritime
sector;
► A limited workforce that is increasing in average age or becoming
removed from the workforce through retirements, and relatively
high and growing service sector needs as population ages;
P. Distance from markets and direct client contact, constraining
options for business expansion.
P. A lack of county -wide recovery from the Great Recession that
continues to constrain those trades, goods and services that support
economic development (including recovery of construction,
manufacturing, and related sectors);
► A lack of affordable housing caused from housing costs outpacing
average household incomes;
► Higher home prices from limited housing supply, and a scarcity of
rental units with a 2017 vacancy rate of one percent or less;
► Barriers to attracting a qualified workforce especially for the
agricultural sector due to the shortage of affordable housing and
limitations on developing workforce housing; and
► Legal barriers and limited public -sector financing to build
infrastructure to support new or expanded job growth (municipal
wastewater treatment, access to broadband internet services) in
rurally zoned areas of Jefferson County.
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Jefferson County Economic
Development Organizations
While this element focuses on the County's role in economic
development, the County is committed to working collaboratively with
agencies, institutions, and organizations to foster economic
development in Jefferson County. The main organizations and their
strategic priorities are described below. These organizations are potential
partners for regional efforts at business retention, development, and job
creation.
EDC Team Jefferson
Founded in 2007, the Economic Development Council of Jefferson
County ("EDC/Team Jefferson") is designated by the Washington State
Department of Commerce as an Associate Development Organization
(ADO) for Jefferson County. It receives funding from various organizations
to help grow and develop the local economy. One of its main tenets is to
identify potential business opportunities that can be started or attracted
to Jefferson County. The EDC assists entrepreneurs and business owners
by connecting them to financing opportunities such as our Local
Investment Opportunity Network—"LION", and Community Development
Financial Institutions (CDFIs) such as Craft3, which provides assistance to
entrepreneurs, nonprofits and individuals who do not have access to
traditional financing. A close partner in EDC's economic development
efforts is Washington State University (WSU), through the WSU Jefferson
County Extension, as seen below.
According to EDC Team Jefferson, the Jefferson County economy pivots
around nine business clusters:
► Advanced Technology & Manufacturing -with established industries
ranging from renewable forest products to technology and
distribution firms.
► Arts & Culture - encompassing individual artists, non-profit
organizations, and private businesses such as galleries.
► Education - including K-12 public and private schooling, and higher
education through WSU Extension, Peninsula College and Goddard
College.
► Small Business and Entrepreneur -focused on individual proprietors
or less than 5 -employee firms that are technology or craft/product
based in start-up or acquisition mode and with a range of growth
potentials.
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► Food & Farm - with activities ranging from farm and aquaculture to
food retail and distribution including farmers markets, food banks,
food coop and traditional grocery.
► Healthcare -encompassing hospital, medical/clinic, and alternative
health providers.
► Marine Trades -with key segments including shipwrights, outfitters,
and boat services.
► Real Estate and Construction - including persons employed with real
estate brokerage and development firms together with residential,
commercial and infrastructure construction.
P. Tourism & Retail -encompassing firms and activities (including
festivals) that provide hospitality, dining and retail services for local
residents and visitors. (Team Jefferson, 2010)
EDC Team Jefferson has identified the following strategies:
► Retain and expand local businesses by energizing entrepreneurship;
► Attract and keep 18 -35 -year-old emerging entrepreneurs and their
families;
► Increase access to local capital for entrepreneurs and small
businesses;
► Set a positive tone for business in Jefferson County; and
P. Focus on collaboration and leadership development.
Source: EDC Team Jefferson, 2017.
Port of Port Townsend
As independent government bodies run by directly elected
commissioners, Port Districts have a combination of government
powers (taxation, issuing bonds etc.,) and a mission to responsibly
promote sustainable economic growth.. They play a key role in
economic development by providing transportation and industrial
infrastructure. Formed by Jefferson County voters in 1924, the Port of
Port Townsend operates three marinas, a marine trades industrial
area, the Jefferson County International Airport, an RV park, and
boat launches at multiple sites.
In addition, Ports issue Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
(IDRBs) that offer manufacturing and processing companies below-
market interest rates for eligible uses, such as purchasing land
/equipment, constructing buildings, and/or upgrading existing
facilities. In addition to its maritime and aviation business centers,
the Port of Port Townsend provides building space for new and
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expanding businesses. It owns property at Port Townsend Boat Haven,
Point Haven, Herb Beck Marina, and the Jefferson County International
Airport that it rents out to a variety of businesses that support the local
economy.
Washington State University
WSU Jefferson County Extension services and programs strongly support
Jefferson County agricultural based economic development through
technical assistance, demonstration/teaching farms, local food resources,
and coordination and serving as an information clearinghouse. WSU
extension develops programs and works with the agricultural -based
community to explore and expand new models of agriculture that pulls
together innovations in agriculture and economy. Examples include
protecting organic farmers from Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs),
coordinating efforts to eradicate noxious weeds with the Noxious Weed
Board, and assisting with seed banking with the Seed Alliance. WSU
Jefferson County Extension is a close partner with EDC Team Jefferson.
The Chamber of Jefferson County
The Chamber of Jefferson County's work of building business and
building community throughout Port Townsend, Port Hadlock/Tri-Area,
and Port Ludlow is pursued through relationships with the Economic
Development Council of Jefferson County (EDC Team Jefferson) and city
& state governments, enabling the Chamber and Port Townsend's
Business Resource Center to be a hub for connecting with business
services and advocating for change when necessary.
North Hood Canal Chamber of Commerce
The Hood Canal Chamber of Commerce operates two Visitor Centers, in
Quilcene and Brinnon, which direct visitors to local lodging, food,
activities, and other goods and services available in the area. Chamber
staff also promote local businesses by developing advertising materials
and connecting local residents and tourists to local businesses.
North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development
Council (NODC)
North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development Council
(North Olympic Development Council or NODC for short) is a non-profit
corporation formed in October 1984 to advance economic and
community development on the North Olympic Peninsula of
northwestern Washington State. NOCD is designated and funded through
the U.S. Dept. of Commerce's Economic Development Administration
(EDA) as a regional Economic Development District. EDA works directly
with communities and regions to help them build the capacity for
economic development based on local business conditions and needs.
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The NODC works in collaboration with local governments, businesses,
tribal nations, and non-profit organizations to serve the people of
Clallam and Jefferson Counties. The Council Board of Directors has
identified several immediate areas of focus to foster economic
development. These are listed below:
► Work to improve infrastructure in support of economic growth;
► Make renewable energy technology and innovative manufacturing
key components of the regional economy;
► Focus on innovative manufacturing (i.e.: composites) to diversify the
regional economy;
► Encourage entrepreneurship;
► Help build a higher -skilled, high -wage workforce;
► Explore regional and international markets;
► Expand tourism opportunities/revenues;
► Improve regional collaboration and partnerships; and
► Advocate for natural resource and agriculture growth.
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I The private sector is primarily responsible for the creation of economic
opportunity in Jefferson County. The responsibility of the public sector is
to assure that these activities are carried out consistent with defined
community and environmental values. To this end, comprehensive plan
should clearly identify these values in order that economic opportunity is
not lost due to confusion or unreliability of process. Particular attention
will be given to the needs of non -service sector businesses and industries
as a strategy to increase wage earning potential within the community.
2. An economic development element should be prepared and included in
the County's and incorporated areas' comprehensive plan. This element
should identify and designate adequate areas for commercial, retail, and
industrial growth necessary to sustain and meet future population and
employment forecasts. The economic development element shall be
coordinated with the capital facility, land use and utilities elements of
the comprehensive plan.
3. Each UGA and rural center is considered the commercial and business
"hub" in their respective area of the County. UGAs should be viewed as
regional service and retail centers, while the rural center focus is on local
community retail and service needs, and transient accommodations.
4. Certain industries due to their size or type of operation, or due to their
dependence on the local resource base should not be located within the
boundaries of UGAs. When locating these types of activities outside of
UGAs, special attention must be given to assure that the activity will not
promote "urban development" of the surrounding area. These activities
will need to be self-supporting and not require the extension of urban
services.
S. The Port of Port Townsend's legislative authority should be utilized as a
tool to implement industry and trade strategies; including the
promotion of employment opportunities, the consolidation and
parceling of property, and the development of infrastructure to meet the
needs of industry consistent with comprehensive plans and
development regulations.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
7.3 ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The economic development plan leverages the strengths of the county
to support a strong and diversified economy. Key opportunities and sites
are listed below.
Workforce Development
Given the county's high educational attainment, there is an opportunity to
both increase and better align educational resources and training
programs with industry. This will ensure access to a high -skilled workforce
for regional businesses and to higher wage jobs for county residents.
Industrial & Manufacturing Businesses
A key strength and opportunity area is the availability of designated
industrial and manufacturing sites that can both serve small, local
entrepreneurs and potential advanced manufacturing businesses. In
addition to the availability of sites suitable for industrial or
manufacturing uses, the county's highly -educated workforce is an asset
for emerging manufacturing uses that require higher -skilled workers.
Industrial sites in Jefferson County include the Port of Port Townsend, Port
Townsend Industrial Park (which has become a commercial and business
park), Glen Cove, Eastview, Quilcene Industrial Area, the Irondale/Port
Hadlock UGA, the Port Townsend Paper Mill, 24 acres at the Jefferson
County International Airport, and Resource Based Industrial zoned sites.
In addition to the industrial sites described above, the light industrial
manufacturing park at the Jefferson County International Airport, also
known as the Airport Light Industrial Park also allows non -aviation
related industrial and manufacturing uses. In 2009, the County approved
a rezone of 24 acres from rural residential to Airport Essential Public
Facility capable of supporting up to ten small to medium sized low -
impact, non -aviation -related light industrial/manufacturing businesses.
As of 2017 the site requires a Binding Site Plan, clearing and installation
of infrastructure before any business operations.
Information about designation and siting of Industrial Land Banks or new
Major Industrial Developments can be found in the Land Use Element.
Place -making for Visitors & Residents
In addition to its natural and scenic assets, the distinct Port Townsend
Downtown and small-scale neighborhood business districts in the
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county are a place -making feature that attracts visitors and serves local
residents.
Commercial development in Jefferson County is mainly concentrated
within the City of Port Townsend, the Irondale Port Hadlock Urban
Growth Area, and to a lesser extent, within the County's LAMIRDs
(limited areas of more intense rural development), which includes
Brinnon, Quilcene Discovery Bay, Chimacum, Mats Mats, Wawa Point,
Beaver Valley, Nordland, Gardiner, and Four Corners. The Port Ludlow
and Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resorts also have sites zoned for
commercial development. Home Businesses, Cottage Industries and
Small -Scale Tourist Recreational uses are also allowed in most non-
commercial zones with a permit.
Sustainable, Innovative Agricultural & Food Businesses
Given its historic and environmental strengths, the county has a small
but growing set of businesses related to farming and related food
production such as grains, eggs, cheese, and spirits. In addition,
aquaculture continues to be a key industry. Local economic policy can
support this sector so that it continues to add diversity and
entrepreneurial opportunities to the economy.
Since the State's implementation of Initiative 502—the legalization of
recreational cannabis production, processing and sales—there are
approximately 50 State Liquor and Cannabis Board -licensed producer
locations in the County, 15 producer+processor license holders, and
around six retail marijuana stores in the City and County. The State
Department of Revenue collects excise taxes from cannabis sales to fund
a number of programs at the state level. Also, local jurisdictions receive
an allocation of these state funds to be used for a variety of local
enforcement and public health programs. (The somewhat complex
distribution rules to many different programs are authorized by the State
Legislature, Chapter 4, Laws of 2015, 2nd Special Session, Section 1603
(2E2SHB 2136). In 2017, Jefferson County sales generated approximately
$2,049,000 in state excise tax, and the County received approximately
$21,297 for local enforcement and health programs.
Infrastructure Improvements as Economic Development Strategy
Investments in infrastructure can be a powerful way to attract high-
qualityjobs and entrepreneurs. For rural counties such as Jefferson
County, investments in infrastructure such as broadband can address
multiple objectives such as the provision of healthcare services or
education, support tourism and attract a younger, more mobile
workforce.
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In addition to broadband, some parts of the county will also benefit from
sewer infrastructure. For example, the primary growth center for
unincorporated Jefferson County, the Irondale/Port Hadlock UGA
requires sewer as an "urban level of service" to implement new zoning
urban level zoning and density. Phased sewer implementation will
facilitate further economic development as almost one-quarter of the
UGA is designated for commercial land use, including a commercial
zone as the largest with 272 acres. Approximately 25 acres is designated
as Urban Light Industrial (all but 5 acres of which are already in light
industrial use). This UGA has been found to be legally compliant with the
GGMA as of January 27, 2010. The County is currently pursuing funding to
construct the wastewater infrastructure to promote future economic
growth in this area.
Within LAMIRDs development is constrained by the cost of utility and
infrastructure upgrades as well as existing LAMIRD boundaries. Some
wastewater treatment options are considered an urban level of service
and not allowed in LAMIRDs. This limits wastewater improvements that
would support job growth, existing commercial development, and
improve existing housing stock.
The Port of Port Townsend commissioned a preliminary feasibility study
to estimate the cost of building a large on-site sewage system in
Quilcene, estimated to cost between $6.5 million and $20 million. (Port
of Port Townsend, 2017) The service area examined was the entire Rural
Village Center as well as the southern half of the center. The information
will help the Quilcene community and Jefferson County consider
wastewater service options and rural economic development goals.
Efforts to provide wastewater treatment to Brinnon, another Rural
Village Center, have not been comprehensively developed as of 2018.
However, a wastewater plant was commissioned for Dosewallips State
Park in 2014. A wastewater treatment plant is required to serve the
Pleasant Harbor MPR near the Brinnon Rural Village Center. There are
efforts to identify and correct failing septic systems in Brinnon through
the Central Hood Canal Pollution Identification and Correction Project
for the period 2017 - 2020. (Jefferson County Public Health, 2017) A
comprehensive strategy to address rural wastewater treatment could be
a future action strategy.
Water supply is critical in both rural and urban areas. A key water
provider is Jefferson County PUD, who is leading an update to a
consolidated water system plan; see the Capital Facilities & Utilities
Element and Appendix D Capital Facilities Plan Technical Document.
Other infrastructure investments that benefit economic development
include transportation improvements, especially to ferries.
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7.4 GOALS & POLICIES
Goal ED -G-1 Improve and enhance coordination with
federal, state, regional, tribal and local economic
development groups to promote a healthy and
vibrant economic environment within Jefferson
County.
Policy ED -P-1.1 Adequately fund Jefferson County's
designated Associate Development Organization
(ADO)—"EDC Team Jefferson"—and establish specific
responsibilities and performance measures for the
ADO to ensure that taxpayers obtain good value for
their investment. Support the ADO in providing access
to business management expertise for new and
growing businesses (JEDS Strategies 1.6 & 1.9). Support
collaborative work between economic development
partners, including Jefferson County Economic
Development Council Team Jefferson (EDC Team
Jefferson), North Olympic Development Council
(NODC), Port of Port Townsend, City of Port Townsend,
and other public and private partners in efforts to plan
for, promote, educate, train attract, build and
maintain businesses and economic development in
Jefferson County.
► Policy ED -P-1.2 Investigate and/or pursue programs,
grant funds and other technical and financial support
with federal, state, and local agencies to collectively
plan, develop and implement economic growth in
high demand sectors of the local economy.
► Policy ED -P-1.3 Consult with NODC and area tribal governments
regarding shared economic development planning and
implementation and discuss solutions to shared issues concerning
economic development and unemployment.
Policy ED -P-1.4 Coordinate with other economic development
entities and related citizen groups and individuals in Jefferson
County to prepare strategies that promote economic development
opportunities in existing commuter and tourist highway corridors
and non -motorized facilities and multi-purpose trails. Land use and
zoning strategies may include a highway -tourist -commercial zone or
other techniques consistent with rural character.
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Goal ED -G-2 Support a comprehensive approach to
education and training for employment, job retention
and advancement.
Policy ED -P-2.1 Support and actively participate in Olympic
Workforce Development Council (OWDC) as they facilitate a full
spectrum of education and job skills providers to coordinate class
offerings, facilities, and staff resources available to Jefferson County
residents (teenagers, adults, displaced workers, veterans, retirees,
etc.) who seek high school degrees, general education degrees,
remedial education, vocational training and retraining, skills or
knowledge enhancement, professional certification, two-year
degrees, four-year degrees, and advanced degrees.
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Goal ED -G-3 Support Jefferson County's industries
that leverage existing strengths, advantages, and` Related to western
potential in the following areas: ` Jefferson County
Health Care;
— Port related economic development;
— Marine Trades;
— Natural Resources;
— Advanced Technology/Manufacturing;
— Construction and Real Estate;
— Agriculture/Aquaculture;
— Education;
— Home -Based Business;
— Tourism & Retail in centers and corridors; and
— Local and Native Arts.
Policy ED -P-3.1 Support the efforts of the Port of Port Townsend in
diversifying the Jefferson County International Airport (JCIA) to
provide for a broader number of trades, manufacturing, and services.
This may include, but is not limited to, the siting of appropriately
scaled aviation and non -aviation -related industrial/manufacturing
activities in the Airport Essential Public Facilities District.
Policy ED -P-3.2 In accordance with County -wide Planning Policy 7.5,
recognize the legislative authority of the Port of Port Townsend as a
valuable tool to implement industry, trade strategies and promote
employment opportunities.
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► Policy ED -P-3.3 Protect from encroachment, the Port of Port
Townsend's industrial properties, waterfront and all other public
assets managed by the Port to ensure and enhance economic vitality
and quality of life for the citizens of Jefferson County.
► Policy ED -P-3.4 Conserve existing agriculture and encourage future
innovative agriculture ventures and technologies, while managing
the water and soil to be sustainable.
► Policy ED -P-3.5 Support broadband or other technology
infrastructure that fosters home-based businesses and online
provision of services, (e.g., telecommuting, telemedicine etc.).
► Policy ED -P-3.6 Protect future opportunities for planning Industrial
Land Banks and Major Industrial Developments by keeping
development regulations current and effective for these land uses.
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Goal ED -G-4 Work in partnership with public and
private economic development interests to review < Related to western
barriers, consider flexible regulations that incentivize, Jefferson County
encourage and facilitate innovative economic
opportunities within the County.
► Policy ED -P-4.1 Continue to work with state, federal, and local
agencies to coordinate and streamline land use review procedures
and processes, while ensuring a proper balance between expeditious
review and protecting the public interest.
► Policy ED -P-4.2 Continue to work towards internal efficiencies in the
application of development regulations.
► Policy ED -P-4.3 Periodically review and update, if necessary, land -use
and permitting procedures to assure that regulatory processes are
understandable, predictable, and timely.
► Policy ED -P-4.4 Continue to work with the City of Port Townsend,
Port of Port Townsend, PUD, economic stakeholders and economic
development agencies regarding capital facilities and land use in the
Glen Cove Industrial District.
► Policy ED -P-4.5 Amplify Jefferson County's strengths in tourism,
recreation, and retail through rural employment opportunities in
centers and corridors and through development and enhancement
of non -motorized facilities.
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Goal ED -G-5 Promote the development of tourist and
tourist -related activities as a source of employment! Related to western
and business opportunities in Jefferson County. ` Jefferson County
► Policy ED -P-5.1 Provide infrastructure for tourist services that
promote agricultural, experiential, and educational tourism, eco -
tourism, and native and cultural tourism as well as recreational
tourism with revenue generated from the lodging tax.
► Policy ED -P-5.2 Encourage efforts to preserve scenic open space,
historic and local cultural and tribal resources that attract both local
residents and visitors.
Policy ED -P-5.3 Encourage the development of small businesses,
services, cultural attractions, recreational opportunities, and special
events that capture and support tourism. Identify wider uses for
these small businesses to also furnish goods and services, such as
locally grown food, and value-added products to the traveling public
and local population.
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Goal ED -G-6 Encourage economic development that
sustains natural resources and open spaces, protects
environmental quality, encourages non -motorized
recreation and transportation, and enhances
Jefferson County's overall quality of life.
► Policy ED -P-6.1 Recognize the economic strengths and
opportunities that come from the appeal of Jefferson County's
surroundings, and preserve our quality of life as an economic
development asset.
Policy ED -P-6.2 Develop and update land use policies that conserve
working resource lands and provide sustainable employment
opportunities.
► Policy ED -P-6.3 Encourage "working water -front" small-scale marine
trade activities in Port Hadlock, Port Ludlow, Nordland, and Quilcene.
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Goal ED -G-7 Coordinate the development of
infrastructure that is adequate to attract and
accommodate the diversified economy centers of
Jefferson County, consistent with the requirements of
the Growth Management Act.
Policy ED -P-7.1 Support and coordinate efforts of infrastructure
service providers, and economic stakeholders in identifying and
meeting infrastructure needs of the diversified economic centers
where commercial and industrial development is appropriate.
Policy ED -P-7.2 Support the development, production, siting and use
of non-fossil based renewable energy such as solar, wind, water,
ammonia fuel. and other innovative renewable sources.
Policy ED -P-7.3 Through emergency or disaster preparedness
networks such as Jefferson County Regional Emergency
Preparedness Network QPREP), promote infrastructure, such as
storage, for a local food system capable of supporting the population
of Jefferson County without diminishing the long-term carrying
capacity of the County's natural resources.
Policy ED -P-7.4 Continue to work on the funding, installation, and
operation of the Irondale/Port Hadlock UGA sanitary sewer system,
and investigate alternatives and opportunities for wastewater
treatment systems to serve the needs of Brinnon and Quilcene.
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Goal ED -G-8 Ensure responsive, fair, and efficient
permit processing.
Policy ED -P-8.1 Develop and maintain implementing regulations
and internal policies that ensure that development applications are
processed in a timely, fair, and predictable manner.
► Policy ED -P-8.2 Ensure that permit review and requests for
additional information are fair, consistent and balanced with the
needs of the applicant and the public interest at large.
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7.5 ACTION PLAN
Exhibit 7-10 highlights key activities the County can use to implement
the Economic Development Element over the next eight years (prior to
the next periodic update), several in partnership with other entities:
EXHIBIT 7-10 Economic Development Action Plan
Action Description
Workforce Development
Align education resources Through the Olympic Workforce Development Council, connect
and current and target businesses and local employers with the North Olympic
industries. Development Council (NODC) local school districts colleges and
Placemaking for Visitors & Residents
Create an identity and brand ► Continue to support collaboration and partnership of the Tourism
for Jefferson County as a
other educators to co -design training and re -skilling programs.
►
Introduce educators, high school counselors and students to
experiential education settings for advanced manufacturing,
maritime and marine trades, and related career paths.
Diversify & Strengthen Industries
communities.
Support current and target
Develop a long-term strategy for the Glen Cove Light Industrial
industries that leverage
Area addressing diversity of businesses, zoning designations, and
existing strengths
intensification of uses, in collaboration with the City of Port
retain industries.
Townsend, Port of Port Townsend, and economic development
stakeholders and agencies.
If requested, consider rezoning Port of Port Townsend's Quilcene
Marina, currently residentially zoned property, to a public facility
zoning category.
Support the creation of a facility to support food production and
value-added processing of agricultural products.
Placemaking for Visitors & Residents
Create an identity and brand ► Continue to support collaboration and partnership of the Tourism
for Jefferson County as a
Coordinating Council with the Olympic Peninsula Tourism
tourist destination.
Commission and local communities and agencies.
Partner with Team Jefferson and other local partners to create a
strategic marketing plan that highlights the assets of different
communities.
Infrastructure Improvements
Make investments in .
Support the provisionofhigh-quality, reliable broadband to
infrastructure to attract and
support industries, service provision and increase quality of life.
retain industries.
Secure additional funds and financing to complete the Port
Hadlock sewer system.
Address needs for improved wastewater treatment in Brinnon and
Quilcene.
Develop opportunities to open new dialogue regarding LAMIPDs
and how GMA regulations can be tailored to better serve rural
communities with the appropriate level of needed infrastructure.
►
Advocate for enhanced ferry service to support tourism and retail
sectors.
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Study New Economic Opportunities
Conduct a cooperative study
• Coordinate with economic development groups to study business
into zoning for economic
and economic development opportunities in highway and tourist
development in
corridors. The study may consider highway and tourist commercial
transportation corridors.
development zoning to promote economic development.
. The study may consider the following: assessing how to promote
job growth and economic development along highway and tourist
corridors while maintaining rural character and guarding against
sprawl; access to the site for workers, tourists, and other visitors;
maintaining scenic views; non -motorized transportation and
recreation opportunities;, safety design for commuters, visitors
freight movement, trucks, cars, and pedestrians; node connectivity,
and other topics of interest to economic development and
community groups.
Source: Jefferson County, 2018
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