HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB2025-00007_15_NOTICE of Public HearingJEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (DCD)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING &
ISSUANCE OF FINAL SEPA THRESHOLD DETERMINATION
SUB2025-00007
Land Use Permit Case #: The Port of Port Townsend has applied for a Binding Site Plan (BSP)
to develop an eleven lot light industrial park at the Jefferson County Airport.
PUBLIC HEARING AND WHERE TO VIEW DOCUMENTS: The public hearing will be
conducted on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10am. To join the meeting:
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82678751298
Phone: 1-253-215-8782 - *9 to raise your hand, *6 to unmute
Webinar ID: 826 7875 1298
Or: In person at 1820 Jefferson St, Port Townsend, WA 98368 – Commissioners’ Chambers
To view the case file, including application and staff report, and other hearing materials:
www.co.jefferson.wa.us – Services – Laserfiche Web portal (username/password: public) –
Board of Commissioners – Boards & Committees – Hearing Examiner – 2025 – 071025 PT
Airport. Contact David Wayne Johnson, Project Planner (360) 379-4465 with any questions.
Description of Proposal: This project will prepare 11 lots, approximately one acre each, for
individual development on the 23.62-acre site, with access from Four Corners Road. Each lot
will be developed with a light industrial use including a building up to 10,000 sf, parking areas,
and outdoor storage areas. The buildings and lots will include a mixture of light industrial uses
allowed within the Essential Public Facility-Airport, Airport Overlay III zone. The project includes
grading and storm drainage improvements, a private road, a public water main to provide fire
protection and services to each lot, a Large Onsite Sewage System (LOSS), and landscaping
with native vegetation retention. Dry utilities including power, fiber, and communications will be
provide by Jefferson PUD.
Location: The main site is located north of the intersection of Four Corners Road and Night Owl
Road in Jefferson County and is in the Prospect Ave/Airport Commercial Area Neighborhood.
Abbreviated legal description: S33 T30 R1W SW NE (Less Tax 50) and parcel number is
001331005. The southern parcel 001334004 is used for access and utilities only and is not
included in the Binding Site Plan land division.
Permits required: A required Site Development Review was issued by Jefferson County on
October 25, 2025. The proposal will require an NPDES Construction Stormwater Permit, Final
BSP including site infrastructure installation, Jefferson County Stormwater Management Permit,
and building permits.
Reports Submitted: AHBL, Preliminary Storm Drainage Report date December 2024; Terra
Associates, Geotechnical Report dated October 16, 2024; TENW, Traffic Impact Analysis dated
November 19, 2024.
SEPA Threshold Determination: This proposal does not qualify for an exemption from SEPA
under WAC 197-11-800(6)(d). This determination is made by Jefferson County Department of
Community Development (DCD) acting as Lead Agency. DCD issued a preliminary threshold
determination of a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) on March 5, 2025 per WAC 197-
11-355. The comment period ended on March 19, 2025. DCD received comments from
agencies, but no written comments from the public regarding this proposal.
Based on comments from agencies, the existing Jefferson County development regulations, the
design of this proposal, and the Studies and Reports submitted above, the final DNS is hereby
issued on June 18, 2025. There is no additional SEPA comment for this proposal.
Appeals: The SEPA appeal must be submitted in writing to DCD Planning within 14 days of
final threshold determination with the applicable appeal fee, in conformance with JCC
18.40.330. Appeals of environmental determinations under SEPA, shall be consolidated with
any open record hearing on the project permit for consideration by the Jefferson County Hearing
Examiner.