HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit 16 - 15- Notice of HearingJEFFERSON COUNTY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TYPE III LAND USE APPLICATION
MLA22-00026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a virtual public hearing has been scheduled for February 21,
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:
JEFFERSON LAND TRUST
1033 LAWRENCE ST
PORT TOWNSEND WA 98368-6523
Application Received Date: March 8, 2022
Application Complete Date: June 10, 2022
Public Hearing Notice Date: February 8, 2023
SITE ADDRESS AND PROJECT LOCATION: Parcels 902243033 & 902243020; Section
24 - Township 29N - Range 2W; S24 T29 R2W TAX 64 SUBJ/REST COVT #521386 & S24 T29
R2W TAX 52 SUBJ/REST COVT #521386; 31 Fairmount Rd, Port Townsend, WA 98368
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND REQUIRED PERMITS/STUDIES:
TYPE III SHORELINE VARIANCE AND SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR A
WATER ORIENTATED RECREATIONAL USE – The Jefferson Land Trust (“the applicant”)
proposes to construct the Hall Baetz Viewpoint along 31 Fairmount Road in Port Townsend,
Washington. The project site is located on the southern side of Discovery Bay. The Hall Baetz
Viewpoint would serve as a public viewpoint of Discovery Bay and a natural/media interpretation
area. In a larger context, the Hall Baetz Viewpoint may be designed to connect the existing
Olympic Discovery Trail to a proposed trail expansion to the west. The trail expansion is not
included in this Type III Shoreline Variance application. Improvements of the Hall Baetz
Viewpoint include one viewing/memorial structure, one interpretive sign, one road approach, one
parking lot with a capacity of eight vehicles, one vault restroom facility, and a pedestrian
circulation walkway. The proposal would create approximately 9,500 square feet of new
impervious surface and 33,240 square feet of land disturbing activities. A Mitigated Determination
of Non-Significance was issued on January 23, 2023.
PUBLIC HEARING AND WHERE TO VIEW DOCUMENTS:
The public hearing will be conducted on February 21, 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/87217703466 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=3618697&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) 379-4465
Exhibit 16
or emailed to djohnson@co.jefferson.wa.us
Project Planner: David Wayne Johnson
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/