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JEFFERSON 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
January 13, 2022
REFUGE-OLYMPIC MOUNTAIN
RETREAT & CONFERENCE CTR
PO BOX 641
BRINNON WA 98320-0641
RE: SITE ADDRESS: 2275 DUCKABUSH RD
CASE #: BLD2021-00721
Dear REFUGE-OLYMPIC MOUNTAIN:
The Department of Community Development is in the process of reviewing your application. The
following information is needed to continue review of your project.
The building permit cannot be approved until a new conditional use permit is approved. Please
reference the letter accompanied by this request that expired the binding site plan and previous
conditional use permit.
To maintain zoning compliance for the Refuge Retreat and Conference Center, you will need to
reapply for zoning approval through a new conditional use permit. Jefferson County will no longer
require a binding site plan for this project, as it is not a subdivision. The submittal for this conditional
use permit is required within 90 days of the date of this letter, April 13, 2022. The county may
authorize an extension if requested before the 90-day deadline. You must apply and hold a
pre-application conference before the submittal date to ensure a complete application. A
pre-application conference is required for all Type II and III projects in Jefferson County (JCC
18.40.090(2)).
Please submit the above information to the Department of Community Development within 90 days
of the date of this letter which would be 4/13/2022. Please call 360-379-4454 to speak with the
assigned planner if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
_____________________________________
Shannen Cartmel
Department of Community Development Staff
CC: HAROLD ANDERSEN
JEFFERSON 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/CommunityDevelopment
January 13, 2022
THE REFUGE-OLYMPIC MOUNTAIN
RETREAT & CONFERENCE CTR
PO BOX 641
BRINNON WA 98320-0641
RE: ZON2014-00029/SUB2014-00008 both under MLA14-00064
Dear THE REFUGE-OLYMPIC MOUNTAIN:
The Binding Site Plan approval issued in accordance with Revised Code of Washington (“RCW”) 58.17.035, and
Conditional Use Permit Approval on the above project expired December 12, 2021. The final binding site plan was
not recorded by the 5-year expiration deadline as required under Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
58.17.140(3)(b), Jefferson County Code (JCC) 18.35.540, and JCC 18.35.400(1)(a). A conditional use permit
shall be considered expired if on the date the permit expires the project sponsor has not recorded the binding site
plan within 5 years of approval.
While the County would like to provide opportunities for applicants to extend the expiration of their applications,
no extensions of the expiration are allowed in this instance. Under JCC 18.40.560(2): “Extensions to the duration
of the original permit approval are prohibited” and (3): “The department of community development shall not be
responsible for notifying the applicant of an impending expiration. [Ord. 8 -06 § 1]”.
To maintain zoning compliance for the Refuge Retreat and Conference Center, you will need to reapply for zoning
approval through a new conditional use permit. Jefferson County will no longer require a binding site plan for this
project, as it is not a subdivision. The submittal for this conditional use permit is required within 90 days of the
date of this letter, April 13, 2022. The county may authorize an extension if requested before the 90-day deadline.
You must apply and hold a pre-application conference before the submittal date to ensure a complete application.
A pre-application conference is required for all Type II and III projects in Jefferson County (JCC 18.40.090(2)).
Please contact the Department of Community Development at 360-379‑4450 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
_____________________________________
Brent A. Butler, Director
Department of Community Development