HomeMy WebLinkAbout20- SEPA DETERMINATIONJEFFERSON COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
621 Sheridan Street | Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-379-4450 | email: dcd@co.jefferson.wa.us
www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commdevelopment
FINAL
DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE
AND LEAD AGENCY STATUS
DATE: March 2, 2022
PROPONENT: Pomona Woods, LLC, Ann Burkhart
APPLICATION: MLA21-00066 – ZON21-00040
PROPOSAL: TYPE III CONDITONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SMALL-SCALE TOURIST
RECREATION USE RETREAT CENTER - Pomona Woods LLC (“the applicant”) proposes to construct
a commercial, small-scale tourist and recreational retreat center (“Pomona Woods”) along Oak Bay Road
in Port Hadlock, Washington. The Pomona Woods Retreat Center would accommodate guest reservations
for group activities such as yoga retreats, business group retreats, and corporate or not-for-profit strategic
planning. Rooms would not be reserved for individual guests. The 7,155 square foot Pomona Woods Retreat
Center proposes twenty-four rooms, a commercial kitchen to serve guests three meals a day, and would
accommodate a maximum of thirty-five guests and seven employees. A caretaker residence (for two on-
site caretakers), septic system, main parking lot (29 stalls), caretaker parking area (2 stalls), lawn area, one
access road, and one entrance sign are also proposed to serve the retreat center. The proposal would create
53,497 square feet of new impervious surface. All work would be conducted on a vacant, heavily forested
property. There is a Coastal Saltwater Intrusion Protection Zone located on the property. No other critical
areas are located on the property. The applicant has submitted a SEPA Environmental Checklist,
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, Custom Soil Resource Report, Class IV General Forest Practice
Application, and Geotechnical Report in conjunction with the Conditional Use (Type III) Permit
application. The proposal is subject to review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).
PROPERTY LOCATION: The proposed project is located along Oak Bay Road in Port Hadlock, WA
98339 (Parcel # 921183008 and 921183002; Section 18 - Township 29N - Range 1E).
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The subject parcels are legally described as S18 T29 R1E S 1/2 SE SW and
S18 T29 R1E GOV LOT 4(S1/2 W OF CO RD).
NOTICE OF LEAD AGENCY: Jefferson County has determined it is lead agency for the above-
described proposal.
NOTICE OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE: Jefferson County has determined that the above described
proposal, conducted in conformance with the applicable Jefferson County Codes and Ordinances, would
not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment, and an environmental impact
statement is not required. This determination was made after review of a completed environmental
checklist and other information on file with the Jefferson County Development Review Division and an
inspection of the site.
COMMENT PERIOD: This Determination of Non-Significance (“DNS”) is issued after using the
optional DNS process in Washington Administrative Code (“WAC”) 197-11-355. Jefferson County has
considered comments on its preliminary determination of non-significance. There is no further comment
period on the DNS.
*Exhibit S*
APPEAL PERIOD: This determination is issued pursuant to WAC 197-11-340(2)(f). Jefferson County
has considered comments on its preliminary determination of non-significance. Any appeal of this
determination on the basis of noncompliance with the provisions of Chapter 43.21c RCW must be
submitted in writing (via mail or personal delivery) with the required appeal fee by 4:30 p.m., March 16,
2022 to the Jefferson County Department of Community Development (“DCD”), Development Review
Division (621 Sheridan Ave, Port Townsend, WA 98368) for consideration by the Jefferson County
Hearing Examiner.
The DNS determination may be appealed to the hearing examiner pursuant to JCC 18.40.280(3)(b),
Chapter 2.30 JCC, and the Hearing Examiner rules of Procedure. The open record public hearing on the
SEPA appeal shall be before the hearing examiner, who shall consider the appeal together with the
decision on the project application in a single, consolidated hearing. The appeal must be in writing, in
conformance with JCC 18.40.330, and be filed within 14 calendar days after the threshold determination
is issued as set forth in subsection (4) of this section. Appeals of environmental determinations under
SEPA, shall be consolidated with any open record hearing on the project permit.
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Brent A. Butler, SEPA Responsible Official Date
March 1, 2022