Friday, August 21 at 10 a.m., Orcas American Legion Hall

— from Lynda Guernsey —

Notice of Public Hearing for an Eastsound Subarea Plan Update
Adding Eastsound Development Regulations to San Juan County Code Title 18, and
Repealing San Juan County Code Chapter 16.55,
Amending the Comprehensive Plan Official Map,
Adding an Eastsound Subarea Plan Appendix to San Juan County Comprehensive Plan


(Update from Colin Maycock, Senior Planner on Aug. 11: The staff report for the Eastsound Subaraea Plan may be found at https://www.sanjuanco.com/cdp/esap/ESAP_Documents.aspx?dept=ESAP&listname=ESAPStaffDoc

The Staff report consists of:

  1. One report;
  2. Twelve exhibits;
  3. Five appendices; and
  4. One errata sheet.)

Notice is hereby given that the San Juan County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Eastsound Subarea Plan update; Repealing San Juan County Code Chapter 16.55, amending the Official Map, adding Eastsound development regulations to San Juan County Code Title 18, and the corresponding addition of a Eastsound Subarea Plan appendix to San Juan County Comprehensive Plan.

The hearing will begin at or after 10 am, August 21, 2015, in the American Legion Post #93, 793 Crescent Beach Drive, Eastsound, WA. Interested parties are encouraged to attend and provide

To allow for distribution to Planning Commissioners, written comments submitted prior to the hearing should be received by 1:00 p.m. August 17, 2015. Written comments submitted at the hearing should include a minimum of 10 copies.

Proposed Comprehensive Plan Official Map amendments include repairing split zoned parcels adjacent to the airport and 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 making the Subarea goals and policies an appendix of the San Juan County Comprehensive Plan.

Copies of the proposed amendments, maps and SEPA checklist, SEPA Determination & associated documents are available from the County web site.

For more information or to submit comments contact Colin Maycock AICP, San Juan County DCD, PO Box 947, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250, (360) 370-7573, colinm@sanjuanco.com

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