Dec. 8 Last Public Hearing of Eastsound Subarea Plan Update

Tuesday, December 8, beginning at 10:15 a.m.  in the Eastsound Fire Hall

Notice of a Public Hearing

(Editor’s note: this notice is required to be published on Nov. 25, when the documents referred to in the notice will be available online. We will repeat this notice on Nov. 25, but want our readers to be aware of the update and access the information about it beforehand.)

Notice is hereby given that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Eastsound Subarea Plan update. As part of the 2015 docket, the ordinance repeals San Juan County Code Chapter 16.55, amends the Official Map, adds the amended Eastsound development regulations to San Juan County Code Title 18, and amends and adds the Eastsound Subarea Plan goals and policies to the San Juan County Comprehensive Plan.

The hearing will begin at or after 10:15 am, Tuesday, December 8, 2015, in the Eastsound Fire Station, 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound, WA. Interested parties are encouraged to submit written comments or attend and provide oral comments. Written comments submitted at the hearing should include a minimum of five (5) copies.

Proposed Comprehensive Plan Official Map amendments include repairing split zoned parcels adjacent to the airport and also along Bartel Road; extending the Village commercial designation along the north side of Main Street; and creating a new Eastsound residential district with a maximum 12 unit per acre density in the Mountain View Street area. Amendments to the Plan include amending and splitting the land use regulations from the Subarea goals and policies, moving regulations to the Unified Development Code, and moving the Subarea goals and policies into the land use section of the San Juan County Comprehensive Plan.

The official comment period on the proposed amendments to the Eastsound Subarea Plan will be from November 25 to December 8, 2015.

The Eastsound Subarea Plan update documents include:

• Minor amendments to the goals and policies of the plan and land use districts;
• Revised regulations concerning allowed and prohibited uses; and
• Amendments to the official map that include repairing split zoned parcels at the corner of North Beach and Mount Baker Road and another split zoned parcel on Bartel Road; an extension of the Village commercial district along the north side of Main Street and the creation of a new residential district with a maximum density of 12 units per acre around Mountain View street.

All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver five (5) copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250 or mail to 355 Court Street, #1 Friday Harbor, WA. The ordinance is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

The ordinance may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County website at https://www. sanjuanco.com/Council/PendingOrdinances.aspx . A copy of the proposed ordinance will be mailed without charge upon request. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7472.

A 2015 Docket Ordinance repealing San Juan County Code Chapter 16.55, the Eastsound Subarea Plan, amending Section B, Element 2, Subsection 2.6.B (2) of the County Comprehensive Plan, adopting an amended Eastsound Subarea Plan that includes a Land Use Plan and Official Map, Goal and Policy Statements Describing the Specific Purposes of the Eastsound Subarea Plan and amending San Juan County Code Sections 18.20.010, 18.20.030, 18.20.040, 18.20.050, 18.20.080, 18.20.140, 18.20.150, 18.20.180, 18.20.190, 18.20.220 and Chapter 18.30 to include Development Regulations for the Eastsound Subarea.