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NOTICE

Okanogan County Office of Planning & Development

As of Monday, June 15, 2020 the Okanogan County Planning Department will be OPEN TO THE PUBLIC but will allow only 2 persons in the office at a time and customers must call in advance.

 APPOINTMENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED

We are fully staffed to receive inquiries via telephone and email

Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

·         Applications and plans will be accepted by mail, couriers or in the parking lot of the Virginia Granger Building (Planning Department) – Call and we will meet you.

·         In office submissions will be available on a limited basis (no more than 2 persons may enter at a time).  Staff will be required to wear a mask.  Customers must sanitize their hands upon entry, are encouraged to wear a mask and must have no signs of illness to enter. 

Front Desk 422-7160 planning@co.okanogan.wa.us

Pete Palmer (Director of Planning) 422-7218 spalmer@co.okanogan.wa.us

Courtney Ingle (Admin Secretary) 422-7214 cingle@co.okanogan.wa.us

Rocky Robbins (Planner I) 422-7117 rrobbins@co.okanogan.wa.us

Pam Wyllson (Planner I) 422-7122 pwyllson@co.okanogan.wa.us

Angie Hubbard (NR Planner II) 422-7090 ahubbard@co.okanogan.wa.us

Char Schumacher (NR Sr. Planner) 422-7113 cschumacher@co.okanogan.wa.us

Gene Wyllson (GIS Coordinator) 422-7123 ghwyllson@co.okanogan.wa.us

Ted Murray (GIS Analyst) 422-7118 tmurray@co.okanogan.wa.us  

We will continue to work diligently to meet your needs through this trying time.

Thank you for your patience. 

News:

The Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting June 22, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.  The meeting will be available to the public over webex.  You may join by computer or phone using the information below.

An ordinance adopting as interim land use controls an amendment to OCC 17A.400.130-and 17A.400.120 (D) Water Availability Study Areas to designate water resource inventory area #48 with the exception of the Columbia River influence as a water availability study area, repealing Ordinance 2019-5 and scheduling a public hearing in accordance with Revised Code of Washington 36.70.795.

Map of Ground Water Restricted Areas in WRIA 48

Okanogan County Comprehensive Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

REVISED OKANOGAN COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

Notice is hereby given that the Okanogan County Office of Planning and Community Development has issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement which discusses environmental impacts of the proposed revisions to the 2014 Okanogan County Comprehensive Plan.  The Comprehensive Plan proposal has been 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 2891 people (revised) by the year 2040.  The revised comprehensive plan includes three alternative policy approaches for dealing with the projected population increase.  The draft environmental impact statement considers a 4^th alternative suggested during the scoping period.

In November of 2018 the SEPA Responsible Official for Okanogan County determined the proposal is likely to have significant adverse impacts on the environment and ordered the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement in accordance with WAC 197-11-360. Comments received during the scoping period identified several significant issues to be examined in the DEIS. 

Agencies, affected tribes, and members of the public are invited to comment on the DEIS and the revised comprehensive plan. The deadline for submitting comments is September 3, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. You may submit your comments in writing or electronically to: cingle@co.okanogan.wa.us or mailed or delivered to 123 5^th Ave N. Suite 130, Okanogan WA 98840.

A public hearing has been scheduled with the Okanogan County Regional Planning Commission to give interested parties the opportunity to provide verbal testimony. The public hearing will be conducted on August 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Auditorium in the Virginia Grainger Building in Okanogan Washington.  Verbal testimony will be limited to 5 minutes per speaker. Written comments may be submitted at the hearing or prior to the hearing at the email and address listed above.

Information regarding this proposal can be obtained from: Okanogan County Office of Planning and Development, Perry Huston, Director of Planning, 123 5^th Avenue North, Suite 130 Okanogan, WA 98840 509-422-7218 or phuston@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:  July 17 and 18, 2019

Purchase and sale agreement for Public Works Gravel Pit
Notice for Purchase and Sale agreement
Notice for Invitation to attend Open house
Map
Assessor doc

 Office of Planning and Development
123 5th Ave N Suite 130
Okanogan, WA  98840
Phone:  (509) 422-7160  Fax:  (509) 422-7349