Planning Commission

Overview

The Planning Commission is composed of 9 citizen volunteers appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to support the Department of Community Development and to make advisory recommendations on land use planning matters to the Board of County Commissioners as authorized in the Planning Enabling Act (RCW 36.70.040). The group does not review project-specific permits. Appointees represent their constituents and the general public from their district.



Note: The next meeting of the Planning Commission is December 6, 2023.

Meetings

  • The Jefferson County Planning Commission generally schedules meetings on the the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. 
  • Meetings are held virtually and in person. The virtual address of the meeting is on the agenda of the meeting itself.  In-person meetings are held at 5:30 pm in the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W Valley Rd Chimacum, WA 98325.

Meetings and formal public hearings are noticed in the newspaper of record, The Leader.

Agendas, Minutes & Audio Recordings

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval. Currently, these links require a username and password. Both the username & password are "public"

Please note: older meetings usually did not not have video recordings.

Approved 2023 Meeting Dates

On December 15, 2022 the Planning Commission approved the following meeting dates. Meetings may be added or canceled as needed and will be noticed at least 24 hours in advance. To receive notification of any calendar changes, please sign up to be noticed at: https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/list.aspx.

2023
01/04/202304/05/2023
07/05/2023
10/04/2022
12/06/2023
01/25/2023 04/19/2023
07/19/2023
CANCELLED
10/18/2023
12/20/2023
POSSIBLE
02/01/202305/03/2023
CANCELLED
08/02/2023
Virtual-only
10/25/2023
Special Meeting
CANCELLED
02/15/2023
CANCELLED		05/17/2023
CANCELLED
08/16/2023
CANCELLED
11/01/2023

03/01/202306/07/2023
09/06/2023
11/15/2023

03/15/202306/21/2023
CANCELLED
09/20/2023
CANCELLED



Membership

The current composition of the Planning Commission is as follows, with expiration date of respective 4-year terms of service. A district map can be found HERE.

  • Kevin Coker, Term expires: March 17, 2027
  • Cynthia Koan, Term expires: March 17, 2025
  • Ahren Stroming, Term expires: March 17, 2028

District 2

  • Matt Sircely, Vice Chair, Term expires: March 17, 2025
  • LD Richert, Term expires: March 17, 2027
  • Michael Shultz, Term expires: March 17, 2028

District 3

  • Richard Hull, Chair, Term expires: March 17, 2025
  • Chris Llewellyn, Term expires: March 17, 2026
  • Michael Nilssen, Term expires: March 17, 2024