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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.