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Home My WebLink About2021 Comp Plan Cycle Prelim DocketJEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 621 Sheridan Street | Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-4450 | email: dcd@co.jefferson.wa.us http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/260/Community-Development Page 1 of 2 2021 Comprehensive Plan and UDC Text Amendment Preliminary Docket TO: The General Public FROM: Department of Community Development (DCD) DATE: March 12, 2021 Pursuant to JCC 18.45.050(2) Compilation of Preliminary Docket, by the end of the second full business week of March of each year, the Administrator shall maintain for public review the annual list of suggested amendments made by citizens, the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) or members of the BoCC, County Staff, County Departments or other agencies. At its regularly scheduled meeting of March 3, 2021, the Planning Commission (PC) discussed and declined to suggest any amendments to the 2021 docket. Instead, they agreed to work to refine and ready the following two recommended amendments from the 2019 – 2020 dockets, during any available 2021 PC regular scheduled, and/or duly noticed sub-committee meetings: MLA19-00020. Jefferson County Planning Commission suggests development of new regulations using “Eco- ADU” as a method for permitting multiple Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) per parcel. The suggestion would allow the existing square footage of ADUs to be allotted over multiple ADUs per parcel when certain “eco” performance standards are met. MLA19-00023. Jefferson County Planning Commission suggests an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan adding a priority work item to the Housing Element’s Action Plan to “convene a panel of citizens knowledgeable in the innovative technologies listed in Policy HS-P-2.3 to research and recommend a set of performance measures upon which to build a set of opt-in, very-low-impact and/or impact-positive standards for Jefferson County.” One might consider the Eco ADU (MLA19-00020) and Housing Element’s Plan (MLA19-00023) being coordinated with and inserted onto the Jefferson County / Port Townsend Housing Action Plan Network (HAPN). DCD received one suggested and one site specific amendment by the March 1st deadline and which constitute the 2021 Preliminary Docket. The first is a UDC text amendment to add development regulations for green burials: MLA21-00018 Applicant: Jefferson Land Trust TYPE V UDC TEXT AMENDMENT - GREEN BURIALS. This application proposes a change to the UDC to allow green burial cemeteries on forest zoned land, consistent with Policy LU-P-29.4 of the Comprehensive Plan: Page 2 of 2 Policy LU-P-29.4 Allow green burials in designated or accepting cemeteries and consider allowing green burial cemeteries consistent with Title 68 RCW, on forest zoned land greater than 20 acres in size with a conditional use permit. The site-specific amendment application is for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to create a Mineral Resource Overlay for future mining of sand and gravel: MLA21-00019 Applicant: Miles Sand and Gravel TYPE V COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - MINERAL RESOURCE OVERLAY. The Applicant requests an amendment to the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map to include land for Mineral Resources Land (MRL) overlay. MRL is used to “overlay” or designate the property as a mineral resource extraction area as an interim use. The underlying land use designation of Commercial Forestry (CF80) would still exist, and forestry would remain the subsequent use after mineral resource extraction and reclamation are complete. The amendment to the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map would allow the Applicant to seek the project-specific approvals for mineral resource extraction. The MRL overlay designation in this proposal will add approximately 200 acres to MRL overlay designated property at the locations shown on the map exhibits. The geographic area proposed for addition to the MRL overlay is located in the vicinity of existing MRL overlay areas, where there is an existing mineral extraction facility. Properties surrounding the proposed MRL overlay area are in forestry use. Future uses of the proposed MRL overlay, on an interim basis, are expected to include sand and gravel extraction and processing, which will coincide with existing forestry uses on areas not being actively mined. The proposed MRL overlay area is owned by Rayonier. Mineral resource extraction and associated activities within this area will be conducted by Miles Sand & Gravel Company. Pursuant to JCC 18.45.050(3) the site-specific amendment MLA21-00019 shall be automatically placed on the final docket for processing during the 2021 amendment cycle. Further information on the applications, process or access to application materials are available by contacting David Wayne Johnson, Long Range Planner at: dwjohnson@co.jefferson.wa.us by calling 360-379- 4465, or at this link: