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JEFFERSON COUNTY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TYPE III LAND USE APPLICATION
MLA22-00065
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a virtual public hearing has been scheduled for February 17, 2023 starting at 10:00 AM. The hearing will be
held by the Jefferson County Hearings Examiner to review and receive comments on a Type III Land Use Application.
APPLICANT:
CHARLES & HEATHER SOUTHARD
8087 LARS DR NE
BREMERTON WA 98311 9400
Application Received Date: July 25, 2022
Application Complete Date: October 7, 2022
Public Hearing Notice Date: February 1, 2023
SITE ADDRESS AND PROJECT LOCATION: Parcel number 001334021; S33 T30N R1W TX 56 PARCEL 2 OF SURVEY V16/P116; 155
NIGHT OWL RD PORT TOWNSEND 98368
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND REQUIRED PERMITS/STUDIES:
Full release from a six-year development moratorium including stormwater management permit and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
Review. The applicant requests a full release from the mandatory six-year development moratorium placed on the property after the previous
owner obtained Forest Practices Application (FPA) 2615192 timber harvest approval from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Cedarland Forest Resources LLC harvested 9 acres of the 10.3-acre property with a class II FPA from the Department of Natural Resources
(DNR), approved on December 27, 2017. Per Jefferson County Code (JCC) 18.20.160 (5)(b) a mandatory six-year development moratorium was
placed on the property, set to expire December 27, 2023. The applicants Charles and Heather Southard bought the property on April 4, 2018,
unaware of the development moratorium. The applicant is applying for a Type III Full Moratorium Release to build a single-family residence with
associated residential development, and to plant 6 to 7 acres of native plants and viable timber. The site consists of 9 acres of harvested timber,
forestry roads, and less than an acre of unharvested timber. The mapped and confirmed critical areas on the property are a Critical Aquifer
Recharge Area and a Seismic Hazard Area. The Critical Aquifer Recharge Area does not require special reports. The Seismic Hazard Area is
addressed in a Geotechnical Engineering Report prepared by GeoTest Services, Inc. on July 8, 2022. The applicants submitted an engineered
stormwater plan by Weinberg Engineering LLC.
PUBLIC HEARING AND WHERE TO VIEW DOCUMENTS:
The public hearing will be conducted on February 17, 2023 via a virtual Public Hearing with Jefferson County Hearing Examiner. The hearing will
begin at or about 10:00AM. The hearing can be accessed at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82055156244 More information is available on the
Jefferson County Office of the Hearing Examiner webpage (https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/789/Office-of-the-Hearing-Examiner). The application
and any studies may be reviewed at the Jefferson County Department of Community Development 14 days prior to the date of the hearing and
will be available here: https://test.co.jefferson.wa.us/WeblinkExternal/Browse.aspx?id=4104126&dbid=0&repo=Jefferson
All interested persons are invited to (a) comment on the application; (b) receive notice of and participate in any hearings; and (c) receive a copy of
the decision by submitting such written comment(s)/request(s) to the Jefferson County Department of Community Development, Development
Review Division, 621 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368, (360) 379-4484 or emailed to hsmith@co.jefferson.wa.us
SEPA INFORMATION AND DETERMINATION:
A Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) was issued on November 29, 2022. Parties of record may appeal the decision to the Hearing
Examiner by submitting a written statement to the Jefferson County Department of Community Development within 14 calendar days after the
SEPA threshold determination is issued (JCC 18.40.330).
Project Planner: H. Smith, 360-379-4484, hsmith@co.jefferson.wa.us
Jefferson County Department of Community Development 621 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360) 379-4450
For further information, please visit the Jefferson County Department of Community Development web page at
www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commdevelopment/