Background
Jefferson County adopted the Unified Development Code (UDC) in
December 2000 as the set of implementing regulations for the
1998 Comprehensive Plan. For more information on
the purpose of the UDC, the process by which it was developed and
adopted, and current code sections,
visit the UDC page.
The County maintains the Comprehensive
Plan and the UDC pursuant to requirements in the State Growth Management Act (GMA).
For more information about land use planning in general, visit the
Long-Range Planning page.
For information about how the UDC is used to review project
applications, visit the
Development Review Division page.
"UDC HOPE" is the UDC
Housekeeping Omnibus for Permit Efficiency project, or "Omnibus" for
short. The Omnibus is a package of proposed code amendments
developed through comprehensive review of the UDC. County
staff, in collaboration with the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC)
and the UDC Committee of the Planning Commission, prepared a
preliminary amendment package that was approved by the
Planning
Commission on July 20, 2005 for formal
public review.
See Public
Review below for information about the review
process.
Draft Proposals
The following is presented in
chronological order. The Omnibus package was eventually
adopted on July 10, 2006. See Ordinance
Adoption below.
Preliminary Proposal
The line-in/line-out draft chapters linked below
constitute a
preliminary proposal for the purposes of public review. The
Planning
Commission
makes its formal recommendation to the
Board of County Commissioners
(BoCC)
after holding a public hearing on the
proposed amendments on October 5, 2005.
The May 31,
2005 Jefferson County Code (JCC)
Staff Comments provide an overview of the proposal as recommended by
staff and by the Planning Commission UDC Committee:
Chapter 18.05 - Introduction
Chapter 18.10 - Definitions
Chapter 18.15 - Land Use Districts
Chapter 18.18 -
Irondale/Hadlock Urban Growth Area
Chapter 18.20 - Performance
and Use Standards
Chapter 18.25 - Shoreline Master Program
Chapter 18.30 - Development Standards
Chapter 18.35 - Land Divisions
Chapter 18.40 - Permit Application Procedures / SEPA
Chapter 18.42 -
Personal Wireless Service Facilities
Chapter 18.45 -
Plan / Regulation Amendment Process
Chapter 18.50 - Enforcement
Additional Recommendations - leading up to Planning
Commission Recommendation
The following changes to the Omnibus amendment package in response
to various comments that were received from County departments and
the public.
-
Memo to Planning Commission 9/16/05
- Includes information on Site Plan Approval Advance
Determinations (SPAADs) and the regulation of political signs
-
Memo to Planning Commission 10/16/05
-
18.20 Performance Standards 10/28/05
Changes to Accessory Use provisions to allow and Accessory
Dwelling Unit in Glen Cove.
-
18.30 Development Standards 10/28/05
Allows political signs under 8 square feet on public property as
a general exemption. Also clarifies stormwater management
provisions.
-
18.35 Land Divisions 10/28/05
Requires Surety be posted for any unconstructed improvements
that are required as a condition of plat approval. Also
changes have been made to state law that require delinquent and
current year property taxes be paid before approval of a
Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA) or plat approval.
-
Memo
to BOCC 12/14/05
Addresses three additional staff recommendations: deleting a
reference to a certification that does not exist, stating that
tidelands may only be platted by the Dept. of Natural Resources,
and adopting the standards contained in the Non-Motorized
Transportation and Recreational Trails plan.
Planning Commission Recommendation
The Planning Commission finalized its recommendation on the
Omnibus amendments at the November 2, 2005 meeting.
Chapter 18.05 - Introduction
Chapter 18.10 - Definitions
Chapter 18.15 - Land Use Districts
Chapter 18.18 -
Irondale/Hadlock Urban Growth Area
Chapter 18.20 - Performance
and Use Standards
Chapter 18.25 - Shoreline Master Program
Chapter 18.30 - Development Standards
Chapter 18.35 - Land Divisions
Chapter 18.40 - Permit Application Procedures / SEPA
Chapter 18.42 -
Personal Wireless Service Facilities
Chapter 18.45 -
Plan / Regulation Amendment Process
Chapter 18.50 - Enforcement
Note:
These additions were presented to the Board of County
Commissioners (BoCC) on December 19, 2005 and were part of the
proposal under consideration as the subject of the BoCC public
hearing on January 9, 2006.
Public
Review
The Planning Commission held a public hearing
on October 5, 2005, at the
WSU Community Learning Center in Port Hadlock. Check the
Planning
Commission section of the
Long-Range Planning page for
the agenda and minutes. The written public comment period was
extended
through close of business October 12.
The recommendation of the Planning Commission
and staff takes into consideration public comments during the first
phase of the formal public review of this proposal. See
Draft Proposals above for a presentation in
chronological order of various versions of the proposal.
The recommendation of the Planning
Commission and staff was presented to the
Board of County Commissioners
(BoCC)
on December 19, 2005.
See the Ordinance
Adoption section that follows for a description of the review
process before the BoCC.
Ordinance
Adoption
The Board of County Commissioners (BoCC)
is the decision-making body that eventually considers adoption of an ordinance that effectively amends the UDC. The BoCC considers the Planning
Commission and staff recommendations, as well as any input from the
public through public comment periods and public hearings before the
Planning Commission and BoCC, in making its
decision.
The
recommendation of the Planning Commission and staff was
presented to the Board of County Commissioners
(BoCC)
on December 19, 2005. The
BoCC held a public hearing on January 9, 2006 and later
directed staff to develop an itemized history of the Omnibus
package, indicating the origin of the ideas and the rationale behind
them.
Partial Adoption in January 2006
In the interim, on January 26, the
BoCC adopted
Ordinance No. 02-0126-06, which adopted proposed amendments to
Chapters 18.45 and 18.50 of Title 18 of the JCC.
Chapter 18.45 -
Plan / Regulation Amendment Process
Chapter 18.50 - Enforcement
Continuing with the bulk of the package,
staff presented the Omnibus itemized
history to the BoCC during
the afternoon session of the BoCC
regular agenda on
May 22.
The BoCC discussed the Omnibus proposal with DCD staff on
June 5. A public hearing was held on
June 19
at in the BoCC Chambers of the Jefferson County Courthouse.
PDF files of the public hearing legal notice and each of the chapters proposed for amendment
in Title 18 of the Jefferson County Code (i.e., the Unified
Development Code or "UDC") are posted
below.
The remaining chapters within Title 18 were not proposed for
amendment at that time.
Omnibus Proposal -
Subject of June 19 Public Hearing
Chapter 18.05 - Introduction
Chapter 18.10 - Definitions
Chapter 18.15 - Land Use Districts
Chapter 18.20 - Performance
and Use Standards
Chapter 18.30 - Development Standards
Chapter 18.35 - Land Divisions
Chapter 18.40 - Permit Application Procedures / SEPA
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On July 10, 2006, the
Board of County Commissioners
(BoCC) adopted Ordinance
No. 08-0710-06, thereby adopting an "Omnibus" amendment package for
the Unified Development Code (UDC),
Title 18 of the Jefferson County Code (JCC). The amendments
are effective 8:00 AM, Monday, July 17, 2006.
Note: The amendments
adopted on July 10 do not include proposed provisions
addressing mineral extraction and noise disturbance.
Ordinance Attachments - JCC Title 18 Chapters with
line-in/line-out amendments, as adopted July 10, 2006 and effective
July 17, 2006
Chapter 18.05 - Introduction
Chapter 18.10 - Definitions
Chapter 18.15 - Land Use Districts
Chapter 18.20 - Performance
and Use Standards
Chapter 18.30 - Development Standards
Chapter 18.35 - Land Divisions
Chapter 18.40 - Permit Application Procedures / SEPA
More
Information
For more information on the
Omnibus process, contact Long-Range
Planning.
For more information on the purpose of the UDC, the process by
which it was developed and adopted, and current code sections,
visit the UDC page.
For information about how the UDC is
used to review project applications, visit the
Development Review Division page.
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