NOTICE OF PROPOSAL DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE AND SCOPING NOTICE REVISED OKANOGAN COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Notice is hereby given that the Okanogan County Office of Planning and Community Development has proposed revisions to the 2014 Okanogan County Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan proposal is prepared in accordance with RCW 36.70 Planning Enabling Act, RCW 36.70A Growth Management Act, and other applicable case law and requirements. The Comprehensive Plan contains policies that inform other land use regulation in all unincorporated areas of the county. The proposed revisions to the comprehensive plan consider the medium range of population increase prepared by the OFM which projects that the population will increase by 3511 people by the year 2040. The revised comprehensive plan includes three alternative policy approaches for dealing with the projected population increase. After review of the proposed comprehensive plan and an environmental checklist the SEPA Responsible Official for Okanogan County has determined the proposal is likely to have significant adverse impacts on the environment and has determined an environmental impact statement is required in accordance with WAC 197-11-360. The SEPA Responsible Official has determined the EIS should examine the likely impacts of the proposal to groundwater quality and quantity, transportation infrastructure, and critical areas. Agencies, affected tribes, and members of the public are invited to comment on the scope of the EIS. You may comment on alternatives, mitigation measures, or other probable, significant, and adverse impacts related to the proposal. The deadline for submitting comments is January 4, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. You may submit your comments in writing or electronically to: rrobbins@co.okanogan.wa.us or mailed or delivered to 123 5th Ave N. Suite 130, Okanogan WA 98840. Information regarding this proposal can be obtained from: Okanogan County Office of Planning and Development, Perry Huston, Director of Planning, 123 5th Avenue North, Suite 130 Okanogan, WA 98840 509-422-7218 or phouston@co.okanogan.wa.us. A copy of the proposal and other documents may be viewed at www.okanogancounty.org/planning Lead Agency: Okanogan County Planning Date of Publishing is: November 14 and 15, 2018
Threshold SEPA Determination SEPA Checklist Draft Comprehensive Plan Map of Alternative 1 Map of Alternative 2 Map of Alternative 3
Comprehensive Plan 12/22/2014 Comprehensive Plan 12/22/2014 Methow Valley More Completely Planned Area Methow Valley More Completely Planned Area Sub Unit A Comprehensive Plan Map Transportation Map	Comments Recieved Department of Ecology Carol Cassella Futurewise Kerri Wilson Kerri Wilson Attachment Methow Conservancy Mike Real Methow Valley Citizens Council MVCC Attachment 1 MVCC Attachment 2 Nancy Soriano Nanacy Soriano Attachment 1 Nancy Soriano Attachment 2 Okanogan Highlands Alliance Isabelle Spohn Susan Crampton

Schedule for Comprehensive Plan
November 20, 2017	Identify Sections and Objectives
November 27, 2017	Identify Sections and Objectives
December 4, 2017	BOCC Review Preliminary Draft
December 11, 2017	BOCC Review Preliminary Draft
January 2018	Joint meeting with Board of County Commissioners and Planning Commission
	Begin Draft Environmental Impact Statement-Scoping
February 2018	Draft Enviornmental Impact Statement
March 2018	Planning Commission Hearings