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Page last updated: 2/08/2008
This page contains information about the 2007 Comprehensive Plan annual amendment cycle. For general information about the
process for amending the Comprehensive Plan, including how to apply for an amendment, click here.
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New Items
January 14, 2008 - The BoCC deliberated and made final decisions on the 2007 Comprehensive Plan Amendment cycle
applications. To read the Adoption Ordinances, please click here for the Brinnon MPR, and click here for the ordinance containing
the other five applications that were approved. (Warning: these Adoption Ordinance files are large; 4 MB and 10 MB respectively.)
Introduction
The Comprehensive Plan annual amendment cycle is coordinated by the Department of Community Development (DCD). Public
participation is directed through review by the citizen volunteer Planning Commission and the elected Board of County
Commissioners (BoCC). Visit this page for updated information on the 2007 amendment cycle.
The Docket is the set of proposals to be considered. See the Process section below for information about the review process. See
Documents below for links to press releases, legal notices, memoranda, staff reports, and other documents, when available.
Docket
Pursuant to Chapter 18.45 of the Unified Development Code (UDC)--Title 18 of the Jefferson County Code (JCC), Jefferson County
is conducting an annual Comprehensive Plan amendment process. Consistent with the State Environmental Policy Act (“SEPA” at
RCW 43.21C), the Growth Management Act (“GMA” at RCW 36.70A), and the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan, this
amendment process involves concurrent analysis of all proposals to review the potential for cumulative impacts.
In general, Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals in Jefferson County fall into one of two (2) categories:
Formal Site-Specific Amendments are proposals submitted by property owners requesting a change in either
Comprehensive plan land use designation or density.
Suggested Amendments are generally limited to proposals that that broadly apply to the goals, policies and implementation
strategies of the Comprehensive Plan. In order to ensure cumulative impact review, suggested amendments that could
potentially result in re-designation of groups of parcels are analyzed using the same criteria required for formal site -specific
amendments.
Preliminary Docket
The Preliminary Docket (posted in Documents below as a PDF file) is composed of twelve (12) proposed amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan. The nine (9) site-specific applications are automatically included on the Final Docket (see Final Docket
next). Following are brief descriptions of the three (3) suggested amendments that are considered in the Preliminary Docket
process. Each has a Master Land Use Application (MLA) number for reference.
1. MLA07-66 proposed by the Planning Commission, requesting the following: 1) Identify inconsistencies bet ween the
Comprehensive Plan and the Unified Development Code, 2) Propose alternative language to rectify the inconsistencies.
2. MLA07-67 proposed by the Planning Commission, requesting the following: 1) Identify inconsistencies between the County-
wide Planning Policies and the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan and the Unified Development Code. 2) Propose
alternative language to rectify the inconsistencies.
3. MLA07-104 proposed by Jefferson County, requesting the following: The designation of an Industrial Land Bank, a provision
of the Growth Management Act under RCW 36.70.A.367 to provide additional employment opportunities for citizens.
Final Docket
The Final Docket is established by the BoCC. See the Process section below. The Final Docket automatically includes any site-
specific amendment proposals on the Preliminary Docket. The Board established the Final Docket on June 18. The Final Docket
includes the nine site-specific amendments listed below and includes one of the three suggested amendments, MLA07-104, from the
Preliminary Docket.
Site-Specific Amendments:
1. MLA07-70 proposed by Tukey Investment LLC., requesting the following: 1) Change the current
land use designation for 921-182-003, a 20 acre parcel located at Oak Bay Road, Port Townsend,
Washington 98368; 2) Current land use designation is Rural Residential 1:20; 3) Amendment
proposal seeks to rezone from the current land use designation to Rural Residenti al 1:5.
2. MLA07-79 proposed by Janet Lynn Gillanders, requesting the following: 1) Change the current
land use designation for 702-113-002, a 20 acre parcel located at 204 Wildwood Road, Quilcene,
Washington 98376; 2) Current land use designation is Rural Residential 1:20; 3) Amendment
proposal seeks to rezone from the current land use designation to Rural Residential 1:5.
3. MLA07-90 proposed by Richard Broders, requesting the following: 1) Create a Mineral Resource
Land (MRL) overlay on parcels 902-124-002 and 902-121-002 for an area approximately 398
acres; 2) Current land use designation is commercial forest CF1:80.
4. MLA07-93 proposed by Rayonier Forest Resources, L.P., through Terra Pointe Services, requesting
the following: 1) Change the current land use designation for 412-182-004, a 42 acre parcel
located at Section 18, Township 24, Range 12, on Clearwater Road in Eastern Jefferson County,
Washington; 2) Current land use designation is Commercial Forest (CF); 3) Amendment proposal
seeks to rezone from the current land use designation to Rural Residential.
5. MLA07-94 proposed by Rayonier Forest Resources, L.P., through Terra Pointe Services, requesting
the following: 1) Change the current land use designation for 921 -321-004 and 921-322-002, a
120 acre parcel located at Section 32, Township 29, Range 1E and the east half of the northwest
quarter of Section 32, Township 29, Range 1E, West of Oak Bay Road and North of Mats Beach
Road; 2) Current land use designation is Commercial Forest (CF); 3) Amendment proposal seeks to
rezone from the current land use designation to Rural Residential.
6. MLA07-96 proposed by Security Services Northwest, Inc., on behalf of Hill Timber and Bay
Mountain Timber, requesting the following: 1) Change the current land use of Tax Parcels 902-112-
001, 902-114-001, 902-142-002, 902-112-004, 902-111-008, 902-142-003, a total of 40 acres on
Highway 101, mile marker 278; 2) Current land use designation is Rural Residential 1:20; 3)
Amendment proposal seeks to rezone from the current land use to Commercial Forest (CF).
7. MLA07-99 proposed by Sharon McCarthy, requesting the following: 1) Change the current land
use of Tax Parcel 001-081-005, a 20 acre parcel located at 770 South Jacob Miller Road, Port
Townsend, WA 98368; 2) Current land use is Rural Residential 1:20; 3) Amendment proposal
seeks to rezone from the current land use designation to Rural Residential 1:5.
8. MLA07-100 proposed by Sharon McCarthy, requesting the following: 1) Change the current land
use of Tax Parcel 001-081-001, a 20 acre parcel located at 770 South Jacob Miller Road, Port
Townsend, WA 98368; 2) Current land use is Rural Residential 1:20; 3) Amendment proposal
seeks to rezone from the current land use designation to Rural Residential 1:5.
9. MLA06-87 proposed by the Statesman Group of Companies, LTD, and Black Point Properties, LLC,
requesting the following: 1) designate parcels 502-153-002, 003, 023, 022, 021 and 502-154-002
and 502-152-005, 012, 013, 014, 015, and 016, composing 252.64 acres in the Pleasant
Harbor/Black Point area of Brinnon, as a Master Planned Resort (MPR)—called the Pleasant Harbor
Marina and Golf Resort—consisting of a marina with 290 slips; a planned maritime village with
~180 units and a 10,000 square-foot new commercial village replacing current facilities; an 18-
hole golf course with conference, food service, and meeting capability; and ~1,090 residential units
designed to serve the visiting public through a “condotel” program with individual units privately
owned but managed as a resort. The MPR designation process involves a site-specific
Comprehensive Plan amendment, review of an associated Master Plan through a public process
involving the Planning Commission and the BoCC, and eventual execution of a Development
Agreement between the develop and the BoCC.
Webpage dedicated to MLA06-87: Proposed Brinnon MPR
Suggested Amendments:
1. MLA07-104 proposed by Jefferson County, requesting the following: The designation of an
Industrial Land Bank, a provision of the Growth Management Act under RCW 36.70.A.367 to
provide additional employment opportunities for citizens.
Process
Applications for Comprehensive Plan amendments were due March 1. There are twelve (12) proposed Comprehensive Plan
amendments on the 2007 Preliminary Docket, three (3) suggest ed amendments and nine (9) site-specific applications. The Board of
County Commissioners (BoCC) with guidance from the Department of Community Development (DCD) and the Planning
Commission sets the Final Docket. The nine site-specific applications automatically go on the Final Docket.
See the Docket section above for descriptions of the amendment proposals and Documents below for press releases with additional
information on the amendment cycle process.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing April 18, 2007 concerning the question of whether to include the three suggested
amendments on the Final Docket. The Planning Commission recommended that all three suggested amendments be docketed for
consideration this year. See Documents below for a legal notice, DCD staff report and related documents.
The BoCC held a public hearing on June 18 on the subject of establishing the Final Docket for the 2007 Comprehensive Plan
Amendment Cycle. See Documents below for the legal notice. The Board established the Final Docket by motion. Only one of the
three suggested amendments was docketed. The Docket therefore contains one suggested amendment and the nine site -specific
amendment applications.
Once the Final Docket is established, the next steps in reviewing the Docket include staf f analysis of the proposals and the public
review process coordinated through the Planning Commission. See Review Schedule below.
The Planning Commission holds a public hearing (or hearings) concerning proposals on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Docket. DCD releases a staff report prior to the public hearing. A legal notice in the newspaper of record, The Port Townsend &
Jefferson County Leader, initiates a public comment period in preparation for the Planning Commission public hearing. See
Documents below for notices and reports.
Following the public hearing or hearings, the Planning Commission completes a recommendation to the BoCC on the 2007
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket. See Documents below for the formal memoranda. A County staff recommendation
accompanies the Planning Commission recommendation for each item.
The BoCC takes action on the 2007 Docket after reviewing the Planning Commission and staff recommendations. The BoCC may
also hold a public hearing or hearings before taking action. See Results below for information on the BoCC decisions and Documents
below for the adopted ordinances.
Review Schedule for 2007
March 1 - Proposals due.
April 4 - Joint Planning Commission-BoCC workshop to see presentations from proponents of site -specific amendment proposals and
to begin discussion on suggested amendments.
April 18 - Planning Commission hearing on Preliminary Docket.
June 18 - Final Docket set by BoCC.
September 5 - The Integrated Staff Report and SEPA Addendum and the Brinnon MPR Draft EIS and Final EIS for the 2007
Comprehensive Plan Amendment cycle became available. Download and view documents below or view copies at the DCD main
office and County Library.
September 19 - On this date the Jefferson County Planning Commission held a public hearing on the 2007 Comprehensive Plan
Amendment cycle, with the exception of MLA06 -87, the proposed Master Planned Resort (MPR) in Brinnon.
October 3 - On this date the Jefferson County Planning Commission held a public hearing on MLA06-87, the proposed MPR in
Brinnon.
November 26 - On this date the BoCC held a public hearing on the 2007 Comprehensive Plan Amendment cycle (with the exception
of MLA06-87, the proposed Master Planned Resort (MPR) in Brinnon). The public hearing was held in the Superior Courtroom at the
Jefferson County Courthouse.
December 3 - On this date the BoCC held a public hearing on MLA06-87, the proposed MPR in Brinnon. The public hearing was
held in the Superior Courtroom at the Jefferson County Courthouse.
December 6 - Due to poor traveling conditions caused by a storm event in Jefferson County on December 3rd, the public hearing on
MLA06-87 (the proposed MPR in Brinnon) was continued on this date in the Su perior Courtroom at the Jefferson County Courthouse
in Port Townsend.
December 10 - Originally anticipated as the date the BoCC would hold deliberations and make final decisions on the 2007
Comprehensive Plan Amendment applications, instead the BoCC extended via resolution the timeframe for the legislative decision on
the proposed 2007 amendments. The resolution read in part, "...the County Commissioners find that it is in the public interest to
extend the decision making time for the annual amendment docket...and hereby extend the decision date for the legislative decision to
January 14, 2008." During the time originally scheduled for deliberations, the BoCC held a public meeting during which DCD staff
and the Chairman of the Planning Commission reported on the ten (10) applications on the 2007 Comprehensive Plan Amendment
docket in preparation for BoCC deliberations and final decisions.
January 14 - Final deliberations and decisions by BoCC on 2007 Comprehensive Plan Amendment cycle.
Results
In its legislative capacity for Jefferson County, the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) approves, approves with conditions or
modifications, or denies each of the proposed amendments on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket. The BoCC takes action on
each of the Docket items on or before the second regular BoCC meeting in December. Meeting minutes of BoCC meetings can be
accessed from the County's Minutes and Meetings page.
A legal notice of ordinance adoption appears in the The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader newspaper within 10 days after
BoCC legislative action. PDF files of adopted ordinances and related documents are posted in the Documents section
below. Replacement pages for the Comprehensive Plan are posted on the Comprehensive Plan page.
Once BoCC has taken action, results will be posted here.
Documents
o March 5, 2007 Preliminary Docket Memo
o March 19, 2007 Legal Notice for Joint Planning Commission - Board of County Commissioners meeting about the 2007
Amendment Cycle
o September 5, 2007:
o The Legal Notice for intent to adopt, public hearing and comment period, and documents available.
o The Integrated Staff Report and SEPA Addendum contains analysis of eight (8) site-specific proposals and one (1)
suggested amendment. The report is provided here in sections for each chapter and appendix:
(Files over 1 MB are noted)
o Cover Page through Table of Contents
o Chapter 1 - Environmental Summary Factsheet
o Chapter 2 - Concise Analysis
o Chapter 3 - Supporting Record
o Chapter 4 - Distribution List
o Chapter 5 - Appendices
o Appendix A: Legal Notice
o Appendix B: Location Map (1.3 MB)
o Appendix B.1: MLA07-70 Tukey (1.1 MB)
o Appendix B.2: MLA07-79 Gillanders
o Appendix B.3: MLA07-90 Broders
o Appendix B.4: MLA07-93 Rayonier/Clearwater (1 MB)
o Appendix B.5: MLA07-94 Rayonier/Mats Mats (1.2 MB)
o Appendix B.6: MLA07-96 Hill Timber/D'Amico (1.1 MB)
o Appendix B.7: MLA07-99 McCarthy/West (1 MB)
o Appendix B.8: MLA07-100 McCarthy/East (1.1 MB)
o Appendix B.9: MLA06-87 Black Point/Statesman
o [MLA07-104 Jefferson County Industrial Land Bank, the one suggested amendment on the 2007
Final Docket is not mapped]
o The Brinnon MPR Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and the Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) contain analysis of the site-specific amendment proposed for the Pleasant Harbor Marina & Golf Resort in
the Black Point area near Brinnon. The DEIS and FEIS documents & more information are available on the
Brinnon MPR page.
o February 1, 2008: Please click on the links below to read the 2007 staff and Planning Commission
recommendations to the BoCC on the 2007 Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) Cycle applications. (Note:
The Brinnon MPR (MLA-06-87) and the other site-specific amendments in the 2007 cycle were processed on
parallel but separate "tracks" during the year; therefore, please look carefully to ensure that you are reading the
correct recommendation, report, notice of adoption, or ordinance with which you're concerned. We have attempted
to be clear in our use of document titles, below.)
o Final Staff and Planning Commission Recommendations - 2007 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Cycle
o Planning Commission Recommendations and Reports - 2007 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Cycle
o Final Staff Report - MLA06-87 (proposed Brinnon MPR)
o Legal Notice of Adoption - Brinnon MPR
o Legal Notice of Adoption - 2007 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Cycle
o Adoption Ordinance - Brinnon MPR (4 MB)
o Adoption Ordinance - 2007 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Cycle (10 MB)
For more information, please contact:
Long-Range Planning
Department of Community Development
621 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend WA 98368
Email: planning@co.jefferson.wa.us
Phone: 360-379-4450
Fax: 360-379-4451