NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Stevens County Land Services Department, that pursuant to SCC 3.31 and RCW 36.70A, a public hearing has been scheduled for 9:00 a.m., Thursday, July 21, 2022 before the Stevens County Planning Commission regarding the periodic update of the Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations. Those wishing to attend the hearing have an option to attend in-person or virtually.
In-person location: the Stevens County Ambulance Training Center located at 425 N Highway in Colville. Parking for the facility is located on the West (side closest to the North roundabout on Main Street). Please do not use the East side parking area for the restaurant (Ronnie D’s).
Virtual Component: email Jenni Anderson at janderson@stevenscountywa.gov. A link to the meeting will be emailed approximately 1 week prior to the hearing.
Written comments: submitted to Jenni Anderson, Planner, Stevens County Land Services, 215 S. Oak—Courthouse Annex, Colville, WA, 99114 or via email at: janderson@stevenscountywa.gov.
The GMA periodic update includes the County-wide Planning Policies; Comprehensive Plan; Title 3, Zoning, Subdivisions and Administrative Procedures; and Title 13, Critical Areas. The full documents for the update are available on the Stevens County Comprehensive Plan website at: http://stevenscompplanupdate.com/documents.php. Proposed changes include:
•updated policies and regulations to reflect changes in state law and administrative code;
•new policies and regulations pertaining to water resources and military training routes;
•updated regulations regarding wetland rating methodology, riparian and wetland buffers, stormwater runoff, water quality and nonpoint pollution;
•new regulations for subdivision exemptions and large lot segregations, archaeological and historic resources and electric vehicle infrastructure;
•revised regulations for urban open space, marijuana land uses, and subdivision alterations and vacations;
•requests for site specific zone changes.
Pursuant to WAC 197-11-625, Stevens County reviewed the update for probable adverse environmental impacts and issued an EIS Addendum on December 13, 2021. Comments on the Addendum ended on February 10, 2022 with the 60-Day Notice of Intent to Adopt. No further comment regarding the environmental review are being considered at this time.
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