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July 7th, 2005

BOARD SETS HEARING FOR BAYVIEW RIDGE SUBAREA PLAN PROPOSAL

SKAGIT COUNTY -The Board of Skagit County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday July 27, 2005 at 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon, on the Bayview Ridge Subarea Plan proposal. Written comments and/or public testimony are encouraged. The Board is considering a proposal to create a small urban area called a “non-municipal Urban Growth Area” at Bayview Ridge to accommodate about 2,000 of the future residents forecast to live in Skagit County.
The Bayview Ridge Subarea is an approximately 4,000 acre area that includes a 3,600 acre "non-municipal urban growth area," located in the Skagit Valley approximately one mile west of the City of Burlington on the "ridge." The area includes the Skagit Regional Airport and a mix of existing urban levels of commercial, industrial and residential properties plus rural residences and some farms. The remaining undeveloped properties are generally large, providing an opportunity for multiple uses and master site planning. The plan anticipates that by 2015 as many as 3,631 residents may live in the subarea.
A Citizens Advisory Committee worked with the County to prepare the plan, which was then forwarded to the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission focused on major issues including airport compatibility and appropriate scale of land use in various safety zones; and Infrastructure, especially storm water management sufficient to protect downstream farms, water, sewer, parks, transportation, schools, and emergency services.

For further information, contact:
Jeroldine Hallberg
Associate Planner
Planning & Development Services
1800 Continental Place
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
360.336.9410 x 3175