PUBLIC NOTICE SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM (SMP) PERIODIC REVIEW

PUBLIC NOTICE SHORELINE

MASTER PROGRAM (SMP)

PERIODIC REVIEW

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that Adams County is proposing

to update the County’s adopted

Shoreline Master Program. The

County and the Washington

Dept. of Ecology (Ecology)

are accepting comments on a

periodic review in accordance

with RCW 90.58.080(4) and

pursuant to the joint review process

set forth in WAC 173-26-

104. The County has prepared

draft Shoreline Master Program

(SMP) amendments to be consistent

with state law, county

plans, regulations, and other

changed local circumstances.

Proposed amendments to the

SMP are limited to changes to

the Shoreline Management Act

and related rules, and some

limited modifications to reflect

changes to local circumstances.

Public comments will be accepted

from February 23, 2023 to

March 27, 2023. Send comments

to County staff contact Andie

Lorenz (contact information provided

below). Comments sent to

the County will be forwarded to

the Dept. of Ecology.

The proposal and related document

are available for review on

the following project website:

https://www.ezview.wa.gov/site/

alias__1790/35043/overview.

aspx (or https://tinyurl.com/AdamsSMP)

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN

that Environmental Review

(SEPA) is being conducted on

the proposal and a Determination

of Non-significance (DNS)

was issued on February 23,

2023. The comment period on

the DNS concludes on March

10, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Send comments

to County staff contact

Andie Lorenz (contact information

provided below).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN

that the Planning Commission

and the Washington Dept. of Ecology (Ecology) will hold a

joint public hearing on the proposal.

The hearing is scheduled

for Thursday, March 23, 2023 at

10 a.m., at the Adams County

Services Building conference

room Located at 425 E Main

St in Othello WA. Online attendance

may be provided via

GoToMeeting (https://meet.goto.

com/andiel/adamscountyplanningcommissionmonthlymeeting).

If you have any questions about

the proposed amendments, the

SEPA determination, or public

hearings, please contact the

Planning and building Department.

The meeting packet,

including the staff report will be

available preceding the meeting.

• The County staff contact is

Andie Lorenz, Director, Building

& Planning Department, at (509)

488-9441 or [email protected].

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• The County’s consultant

(technical) contact is Nicole

Stickney, AICP at (509) 316-

7131 or [email protected]

• The Ecology staff contact

is Michelle McConnell, Regional

Shoreline Planner, at

[email protected]

• The Adams County Building

and Planning Department

is located at 449 E Cedar Blvd,

Othello, WA 99344 and the telephone

number is (509)448-9441

Published February 22, 2023