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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
621 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
November 30,2001
AI Scalf, Director
Scoping Document for the Port Ludlow Marina Expansion
Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS)
Application: SDPOO-00014, Shoreline Primary Use Substantial Development Permit (SDP)
Applicant: Port Ludlow Associates LLC (formerly Olympic Property Group)
Determination of Significance (DS):
Jefferson County issued a DS and Scoping Notice for the above-referenced project on
September 28, 2001 that was published in the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader on
October 3, 2001.
This Marina component SEIS will supplement the 1993 Port Ludlow Development Program
EIS, which examined the potential cumulative environmental impacts of the entire Port
Ludlow Development Program, including a proposed 100-slip expansion 0 the Port Ludlow
Marina. Pursuant to Section 3.904(1) of the Port Ludlow Master Planned Resort (MPR)
Code, detailed environmental review for future Resort development shall take the form of a
project-level SEIS that supplements the 1993 programmatic EIS. A full Resort SEIS or EIS
will include this Marina expansion SEIS as a component (refer to the Note on page 2).
Scoping Summary:
The extended scoping period for the Port Ludlow Marina expansion SDEIS was from
October 3 to November 2, 2001. Five scoping comment letters were received from citizens
in addition to earlier comments received from the Washington State Departments of Fish
and Wildlife (WDFW) and Ecology (Ecology). Each of these letters was considered.
A public scoping meeting was held on October 12, 2001 at the Bay Club in Port Ludlow.
Associate Planner Josh Peters, representing the Jefferson County Department of
Community Development (DCD), facilitated the meeting. Representatives of the applicant
(port Ludlow Associates) and the EIS consultant (Reid-Middleton) were present. Twelve
area residents and a representative of the Washington State Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) attended the meeting. Summary minutes of the scoping meeting are on
file with DCD.
Scope of Port Ludlow Marina Expansion SDEIS:
Based on comments received during this scoping process and the MPR Code, Jefferson
County has identified the following elements of the environment for discussion in the
Marina component SDEIS:
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Elements
A. Earth - potential for bank erosion, scour, and dredging
B. Surface Water - water quality impacts to Port Ludlow Bay from the proposed
expansion/use (including analysis of measures to limit gray and black water discharge
from slip users and the adequacy of the existing pump-out station) and related
stormwater runoff
C. Plants and Animals - identification of marine habitat and species (especially
threatened and endangered species listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act
and by the State of Washington) and impacts to the habitat and marine species
D. Land and Shoreline Use - relationship to existing land use plans and population,
consistency with existing MPR Code, impacts to adjacent land uses (noise, odors,
boat and floatplane access to neighboring docks)
E. Aesthetics - view impacts, light and glare
F. Transportation - potential new trip generation and parking demands
G. Public Services - increased demand for fire protection/emergency medical services
and sanitary sewage disposal
Alternatives:
The following alternatives will be addressed in the SDEIS:
Alternative 1 - proposed project (lOO-slip expansion per 2000 application amended
in 2001)
Alternative 2 - proposed project modified such that expansion is waterward instead
of westward in front of the Scott Court properties
Alternative 3 - 1993 (Alternate) Design for 100-slip expansion
Alternative 4 - no action (no expansion of the Marina)
Discussion of impacts will include both short-term construction impacts and long-term
(operational) impacts. Any known cumulative impacts will also be addressed.
Note: Per the MPR Code, Jefferson County will not issue any approval or permit (i.e.,
shoreline permit or building permit) for Marina expansion until completion of a Resort EIS
or SEIS for the entire Port Ludlow MPR Development Program outlined in the 1993
programmatic EIS. The Resort EIS must address the cumulative impacts of both the Resort
and Marina expansion. Jefferson County is acting as lead agency for this Marina component
SEIS in the interest of facilitating environmental review for multi agency review of the
Marina expansion proposal. WDFW, US Army Corps of Engineers, DNR, and Ecology all
have some level of jurisdiction over the Marina expansion proposal. As Jefferson County
has jurisdiction over the overall Resort development, of which the Marina expansion is a
component, the County will evaluate the environmental impacts of the entire Resort
development proposal before issuing approvals or permits for any individual component.
Timeline and Public Involvement:
The DSEIS is schedule to be ready for circulation sometime between mid-February and
mid-March 2002. Upon notice of the availability of the DSEIS, there will be a 30-day
comment period. A Final SEIS (FSEIS) will be completed before any permits are issued. _
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