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August 16th, 2010

Skagit County Invites Participation in Bayview Ridge Concepts Survey

SKAGIT COUNTY-The Skagit County Planning & Development Services Department released a community survey earlier this month to assist the department in developing a Planned Unit Development (PUD) ordinance for the Bayview Ridge subarea. Skagit County residents are invited to participate in the survey, available here, before it closes at the end of the day on Friday, August 20.

County planners constructed the survey based on feedback received at the April community workshop at Bay View School. Workshop participants received briefings on the Port of Skagit County's operations at Bayview Ridge and commented on examples of PUDs and Low-Impact Development (LID) techniques from around the country. Highly-rated PUD and LID examples form the basis for the new survey, and the results of the survey will assist in the creation of a PUD ordinance.

Skagit County and international consulting firm HDR continue to work on a PUD ordinance to guide development at Bayview Ridge. A PUD ordinance allows planned developments in a specific location. The general purpose of a PUD is to allow flexibility in design and creative site planning to produce a more cohesive development than that which would be created through traditional lot-by-lot design. The PUD process may also provide for mixed uses.

As HDR continues to work on the ordinance, staff from the departments of Public Works, Planning, and Parks are working on mitigating drainage concerns, working with Burlington-Edison School District on school siting, and planning for recreational opportunities.
For more information on the Bayview Ridge planning process, visit www.skagitcounty.net/bayviewridge or contact Emma Whitfield at emmaw@co.skagit.wa.us