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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TYPE III LAND USE APPLICATION
SDP2023-00023
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public
hearing will be held by the Jefferson County
Hearings Examiner on a Type III Land Use
Application.
APPLICANT:
Christian Jones
312401 US HWY 101
BRINNON, WA 98320
Application Received Date:
December 1, 2023
Application Complete Date:
February 6, 2024
Application Notice Date:
February 14, 2024
SITE ADDRESS AND PROJECT LOCA-
TION: McDonald Cove at 312401 US Hwy
101
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND REQUIRED
PERMITS/STUDIES:
Shoreline substantial development permit
application and flood development permit
application to raise oysters using suspended
tumble bags in McDonald Cove. Bag cul-
ture 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 there-
fore does not require a shoreline substantial
development permit). The applicants sub-
mitted 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.
PUBLIC HEARING AND WHERE TO VIEW
DOCUMENTS:
The public hearing will be conducted on
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 10:00 am. To
join the meeting:
VIRTUAL: Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.
us/j/82678751298
IN-PERSON: 1820 Jefferson Street, Port
Townsend, WA 98368 in the Board of County
Commissioners’ Chambers.
PHONE: (253) 215- 8782, Webinar ID: 826
7875 1298, *9 to raise your hand, *6 to un-
mute To view the case file, including applica-
tion and staff report, go to www.co.jefferson.
wa.us – Services – Laserfiche web portal
(username and password is: public) – Board
of Commissioners – Boards and Commit-
tees – Hearing Examiner – 2024 – 050824
McDonald Cove
SEPA INFORMATION AND DETERMINA-
TION:
This is a Type III permit application that was
subject to SEPA Review. As the SEPA lead
agency, Jefferson County issued a Determi-
nation of Non- significance on April 1, 2024.
Project Planner: Donna Frostholm, 360-
379-4466.PTL.: April 24, 2024Legal No.208426