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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplication Cover Letter Pacific Northwest Office 1218 3rd Ave, Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98101 206.588.4188 Gulf Coast Office 1110 River Rd S, Suite 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 225.256.4026 June 3, 2024 Jefferson County Community Development 621 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 Re: Rock Island Shellfish Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application Dear Department of Community Development Enclosed, please find shoreline substantial development permit (“SDP”) application materials for Rock Island Shellfish’s proposal to cultivate oysters in a rack and basket system on certain intertidal areas of Parcel Nos. 965100009, 965100010, and 965100011 (“Project”). This application follows a pre-application conference for the Project on March 26, 2024, with the representatives for Rock Island Shellfish and Donna Frostholm. All application items requested for the Project’s SDP are included, as follows: Request Location JARPA Attached. SEPA Checklist Attached. Master Permit Application Attached. Shoreline Supplemental Application Attached. Habitat Management Plan Attached. Code Consistency Analysis Attached. Wetland Analysis Included within Habitat Management Plan. See also Marine Surveys & Assessments Habitat Report. Site Plan Included within Habitat Management Plan. Diagram of Installed System Included within Habitat Management Plan. Plauché & Carr LLP 2 Habitat Assessment or Corps Permitting Paperwork Rock Island Shellfish submitted the attached JARPA to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting a Corps permit for the Project. The Project will obtain Endangered Species Act and Essential Fish Habitat consultation coverage pursuant to the programmatic consultation for shellfish activities in Washington State inland marine waters, and it will comply with all terms, conditions, and conservation measures associated with the programmatic consultation (also attached). Specification of cultivated species Addressed in Habitat Management Plan. Location of area where rebar will be welded Addressed in Habitat Management Plan and Permit Application Form. Stormwater Calculation Worksheet Not applicable. No development landward of OHWM proposed. Thank you in advance for your time and attention to these application materials and review of the Project. Sincerely, Jesse DeNike JGD:am Enc.