HomeMy WebLinkAboutsdp2023-00023 jones reviewer letter 021424 JEFFERSON COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
621 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 | Web: www.co.jefferson.wa.us/communitydevelopment
Tel: 360.379.4450 | Fax: 360.379.4451 | Email: dcd@co.jefferson.wa.us
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SquareONE Resource Center | Building Permits & Inspections | Development Review | Long Range Planning
February 14, 2024
Dear Reviewer,
RE: SDP2023-00023
Jefferson County has forwarded the attached application to you for review and comment because your
agency is responsible for determining compliance with state and federal requirements or may otherwise
be affected by the following proposal:
Shoreline substantial development permit application and flood development permit application to
raise oysters using suspended tumble bags in McDonald Cove. Bag culture oysters would be grown
in mesh bags that are staked to the bottom. Stakes will be about one foot to two feet above the
intertidal substrate and floats will suspend the mesh bags. Seeding of Manila clams is proposed, and
per JCC 18.25.440(4)(c), seeding shall not be considered development (and therefore does not
require a shoreline substantial development permit). The applicants submitted a habitat survey
report, which states no eelgrass or kelp is present in the project area. This is an ‘after-the-fact’
application as the shellfish farm has been operating since fall 2018 and shellfish harvested are for
commercial sales. The proposal is subject to review under the State Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA) and the applicant submitted an Environmental Checklist.
Location: McDonald Cove, 312401 US HIGHWAY 101 Brinnon
Comments must be received within 30 calendar days or by March 15, 2024. If no written response has
been received within 30 days, your agency will be presumed to have no comments. If necessary, the
UDC administrator may grant an extension of time for comment. Please contact at (360) 379-4466 if you
desire an extension of time or have additional questions regarding this proposal.
Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Donna Frostholm
_____________________________ February 14, 2024
Donna Frostholm, Project Planner Date
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