Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: FW: State review continues
Ken and All,
One more th=
ing. Why does the County keep talking about the 150 foot
shoreline buffers in the CAO? As we are updating our SMP the SMA, not =
the
GMA, has jurisdiction over shoreline protection. As a result of EHB 16=
53
the standard isn't protection "at least equal to" the CAO but to
achieve "no net loss of ecological functions." This is a
completely different standard. Since passage of 1653, the County has mislead the public, as they have throughout the SMP up=
date
process.
Happy Summer=
,
Jim
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: FW: State review continues
"<=
i>1. &nbs=
p;The
County is currently working to provide Ecology some feedback on the issues
raised by the 300+ comment letters received during the state-wide public
comment period. "
OK, why was the
comment period state wide ??? Oh, I know, everyo=
ne on
the planet has an interest in MY PROPERTY !
Why can our 'Count=
y'
(who else but - Michelle?) provide DOE with 'some feedback' after the comme=
nt
period ended
??
The County is US, =
WE
THE PEOPLE - not Michelle. We have spoken and she has no right to clarify or
'feedback' - ANYTHING.
(we should demand copies of everything she fed b=
ack)
This is especially
true because she is paid from a state DOE grant - a very incestuous situation !! Why is a defa=
cto
state employee representing the property owners of Jefferson County who pay=
the
property taxes and who are being hurt by this SMP ?? (essentially DOE
represents the county in DOE decision making)
As far as I am
concerned Michelle's actions reopen the comment process and roll back the
timeline, otherwise we are denied equal protection as guaranteed by the 14th
amendment! Our comments have not been protected from her SPIN
!
Ken
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 2:48 PM,
Norman MacLeod <=
gaelwolf@waypt.com>
wrote:
From: Michelle McConnell [mailto:mmcconnell@co.jefferson.wa.us]
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 4:15 PM
To: Michelle McConnell
Subject: SMP: State review continues
Greetings & Happy Summer<=
/i> Interested
Parties!
STATE
PROCESS
The State’s review of our =
Locally Approve=
d SMP
(LA-SMP) continues with WA Department of
Ecology:
1.
The County is currently working =
to
provide Ecology some feedback on the issues raised by the 300+ comment lett=
ers
received during the state-wide public comment period.
2.
After our Response to Comments is
submitted to Ecology (within the next month or so), Ecology will prepare th=
eir
Findings and Conclusions along with their decision to A) approve; B) approve
with required changes; or C) deny the SMP. If changes are required, s=
ome
dialogue may be required to find complete agreement between the State and t=
he
County.
3.
After Ecology approval, the final
step is for the Board of County Commissioners to adopt the new SMP by ordin=
ance
as new components of the Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Code.
So while the process is
moving forward, we still have a few months to go before final adoption and =
the
new SMP takes effect. Stay tuned… this email list will continue=
to
receive project updates.
NEWSPA=
PER
CLARIFICATIONS
You may have seen the recent
articles in last week’s Leader newspaper – a few points =
of
clarification are needed:
· =
Buffers & Setbacks – W=
hile
it may seem a finer point, there is a difference between the terms buffers =
and
setbacks as proposed by the LA-SMP. The 150-foot distance proposed is=
a
standard shoreline buffer for stream/river and marine shorelines that
fall under SMP jurisdiction. There are separate 5-foot side-yard and
10-foot building setbacks proposed as well. Far from a
‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, the LA-SMP also proposes 6 option=
s to
adjust the standard shoreline buffer when specific situations arise.
The current SMP has only requires
setbacks: 30 to 100-feet for residential and a minimum of 15-feet for
commercial and urban development. The County’s Critical Areas
Ordinance has included a 150-foot buffer for fish & wildlife habitat
conservation areas since early-2008, and has successfully withstood legal
challenge. The City of Port Townsend SMP requires buffers that range =
from
50 to 200-feet. Other jurisdictions around Puget Sound also have 150-=
foot
buffers in place (e.g. Whatcom County).
· =
SMP jurisdiction – Not =
all
shoreline areas in the county meet the statutory definition for
‘Shoreline of the State’. The SMP will apply to all
shorelines that meet the criteria for SMP jurisdiction. Lakes less th=
an
20 acres in size, rivers/streams with less than 20 cubic feet per second me=
an
annual flow, and lands under federal or tribal ownership do not qualify.
Thanks for your continued intere=
st,
Michelle
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Michelle
McConnell, Associate Planner - LRP Lead
Jefferson County
Department of Community Development
Long Range Planning
Division
621 Sheridan St., =
Port
Townsend, WA 98368
MAIN
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WEB
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