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Home My WebLink AboutPRE19-00039 outline PRE19-00039 Pre-Application Conference Point Whitney Boat Launch Expansion County Attendees: Shannen Cartmel, Assistant Planner – DCD; Linda Paralez, Planning and Building Manager – DCD, Patty Charnas, Director - DCD Other Agency Attendees: Bridget Kaminski-Richardson – DNR; Darrin Masters – WDFW; Rebecca Rothwell – ECY (via phone); Daisy Douglass – Army Corps (via phone). Time and Date: December 20, 2019 at 11:00 AM Applicant/Representative: Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife; Representative: Chris Gourley Site Location: Parcel number 601071001; 1000 Point Whitney Road, Brinnon, WA 98320. Description of Proposal: Expansion of current boat launch. The existing boat launch will be left in place while new planks and an articulated concrete mat will be placed along the same alignment at an elevation that may meet but not exceed the beach elevation. The ramp is being raised to improve safety and reduce impacts on beach substrates in the area. The total footprint will be 1056 square feet with an increase of about 136 square feet above mean higher high water(MHHW) and 920 square feet below MHHW. Mitigation for the work will include removal of two piles within the lagoon area and the grading to the west end of the “point” to match the grade of the beach. The Jefferson County Code is available on-line at: http://www.codepublishing.com/WA/JeffersonCounty/ Planning and Building Division – Shannen Cartmel – (360) 379-4454 Land Use: • Zoned Parks, Preserves, and Recreation (PPR) • WDFW is lead agency for SEPA review. • Critical Areas: Unstable Shoreline Slope, Slight Landslide Hazard, Critical Aquifer Recharge Area, Coastal SIPZ, FEMA Flood Zone AE, Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Area Shoreline Master Plan: • Shoreline Designation: Conservancy above Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM), Aquatic Below Ordinary High Water Mark • Application must comply with Jefferson County Code (JCC) Chapter 18.25- Shoreline Master Plan (SMP) Under the SMP 1: o Shoreline Conditional Administrative Use permit (C(a)), required for nonresidential/public boat launches (JCC Table 18.25.220) and a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit will be required for project. o Project will be processed as a Type III permit with final decision made by Jefferson County Hearing Examiner for the Shoreline Substantial Development Permit. The Conditional use permit will be approved administratively for conditional approval by the County and Final approval by Department of Ecology (ECY). The two processes (Shoreline Conditional Use/Shoreline Substantial Development Permit) will be processed together. o Both processes require 30-day Notice of Application public comment period. o The shoreline substantial development permit Notice of Hearing and Staff Report will be required to be noticed 14 days prior to the hearing. o Jefferson County has received a Biological Assessment, prepared by KPFF, which includes mitigation and will meet the requirement to submit a No-Net Loss of Shoreline Functions Report and Mitigation Plan. The report shall include mitigation, equivalent to the disturbed area, which will be located in another area of shoreline buffer. o A Geotechnical Report by a licensed engineering geologist may be required for the boat ramp expansion as it is located in a seismic hazard zone, modified shoreline slope, and moderate landslide hazard area. A geotechnical report is required for a publicly owned facility in a designated seismic hazard area. JCC18.22.170(9)((a)(iii). o The parcel is mapped as having potential archeological sites, upon noticing and depending on comments from DAHP and all local tribes; an Archeological Report may be required. o The applicant must show compliance with the following:  Boating Facilities – JCC18.25.350  Dredging (if applicable for restoration) – JCC18.25.360  Filling and excavation (if applicable for restoration) JCC18.25.370  Conditional use permit criteria – JCC18.25.590  General Requirements of Article VI, Chapter 18.25 JCC o After Jefferson County permit decision and 10-day appeal period to the hearing examiner for the conditional use permit, the application shall be sent to the Department of Ecology for review. Final approval is given by Washington State Department of Ecology. If approved by Department of Ecology, a 21-day appeal period begins. o The shoreline substantial development permit decision is made by the Jefferson County Hearing Examiner. Pursuant to RCW 36.70C, the applicant or any aggrieved party may appeal this final decision to Jefferson County Superior Court within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the date of issuance of this land use decision. For more information related to judicial appeals see JCC 18.40.340. Application & Fees Estimate: • Complete Application Includes (JCC18.400.100): o Permit Application o Shoreline Substantial Development Application, Check boxes for both conditional use and substantial development. o Site plan  Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) location  Lot lines for the entire property  Location of all existing structures and proposed structures.  Location of proposed mitigation  Location of existing vegetation and types o Stormwater calculation worksheet o No-Net Loss/Mitigation Report by a qualified professional o Geotechnical Report by a qualified professional o An Archeological Monitoring Survey – if required by DAHP/Tribes. • 2020 Fees due at time of application: • Shoreline Substantial Development Permit  $2400.00 (25 hours review time) billed at $96.00 per hour after the 25 hours  $149.00 Notice of Application  $149.00 Notice of Hearing  $12.00 Notice Board  $24.00 Scanning Fee  $1279.25 Hearing Examiner Fee  $200.66 Technology Fee  $4,213.91 Total fee due at time of submittal • DCD is combining the review for both permits to potentially save the applicant fees. The hours charged for a Shoreline Conditional Use (administrative) permit is for 16 hours or an additional $1536.00. DCD will invoice at a rate of $96.00 per hour for any amount of time above the initial 25 hours charged. • Additional DCD fees may also include: SEPA review and other appropriate fees if applicable after the pre-application conference, building permit fees. Fees are based on 2020 fee schedule and are subject change. • Contact our reception desk for an appointment for intake at 360.379.4450. JCC 18.40.090(5) Assurances Unavailable. It is impossible for the conference to be an exhaustive review of all potential issues. The discussions at the conference or the information provided by the administrator shall not bind or prohibit the county’s future application or enforcement of all applicable laws and regulations. No statements or assurances made by county representatives shall in any way relieve the applicant of his or her duty to submit an application consistent with all relevant requirements of county, state and federal codes, laws, regulations and land use plans. Pre-applications do not vest any portion of the development proposal. The applicant should read and understand all applicable statues, regulations, and rules.