2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
www.skagitcounty.net/2019CPA
The results of the amendments are described on the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance O20200005.
An Ordinance Adopting the 2019 Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Map, and Development Regulations was adopted on 12/21/2020. Copies of the ordinance are available at online or from Skagit County Planning & Development Services, 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon WA 98273.
VIDEO: Board of County Commissioners Work Session (November 24, 20202)
Final Recorded Motion, Planning Commission Recommendation on 2019 Docket (June 23, 2020)
DRAFT Final Motion on 2019 Docket (Posted 6/18/2020)
Skagit County’s 2019 Docket: Public Comments Updated 3/27/2020 (Please note: File size is 19MB)
Notice of Availability
Petitions for the 2019 Docket
The Growth Management Act provides that “each comprehensive land use plan and development regulations shall be subject to continuing review and evaluation” and requires Skagit County to annually accept petitions for amendments or revisions to our Comprehensive Plan. Skagit County implements this requirement through Skagit County Code Chapter 14.08, which describes the process for such annual amendments.
Planning Commission Meetings
Related Meetings and Hearings
- Board of County Commissioners Decision, March 19, 2019 | Transcript | Video
Resolution Establishing the 2019 Docket for Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Map, and/ or Development Regulations
- Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing, March 11, 2019 | Transcript | Video
- Public Comments concerning the 2019 Docket received during public comment period (February 20, 2019)
- Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing January 29, 2019 | Transcript | Video
- Notice of Availability and Public Hearing in Advance of the January 29, 2019 Public Hearing with the Board of County Commissioners to Establish the 2019 Docket of Comprehensive Plan, Land Use Map, and Development Code Amendments (January 4, 2019, updated January 31).
- Department Report with Maps, Analysis, and Recommendations in Advance of the January 29, 2019 Public Hearing with the Board of County Commissioners to Establish the 2019 Docket of Comprehensive Plan, Land Use Map, and Development Code Amendments (January 4, 2019 updated January 31)
Citizen-Initiated Proposals
| Number |
Petitioner |
Petitioner’s Description |
Workshop |
Video |
| Comprehensive Plan/Zoning Map Amendments |
| PL18-0404 |
Skagit Surveyors and Engineers, for Mangat Estates |
MRO Designation Removal
Remove Mineral Resource Overlay (MRO) designation from a 9 acre plat owned by Mangat Estates. |
Workshop in front of the Board of County Commissioners with Applicant Skagit Surveyors & Engineers, for Mangat Estates and Planning and Development Services (November 5, 2018). |
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PL18-0405
WITHDRAWN
1A-D
2A-D
3A-E
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Skagit Partners LLC |
Avalon
Amend sections of the Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs), the Comprehensive Plan, and the development regulations to establish a process for consideration and approval of a new fully contained community per RCW 36.70A.350. Ownership Certification | Alternative Process for Docketing Letter |
Workshop in front of the Board of County Commissioners with Applicant Bill Sygitowicz, Skagit Partners LLC and Planning and Development Services (November 5, 2018).
Materials Submitted at Workshop |
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| Policy / Code Amendments |
| P-1 |
Guemes Island Planning Advisory Committee (Rooks) |
Rainwater Catchment
SCC 14.24.380. Amend sections of the Seawater Intrusions Area (SCC 14.24.380) to include provisions for proscriptive rainwater catchment systems. |
Workshop in front of the Board of County Commissioners with Applicant Hal Rooks, Guemes Island Planning Advisory Committee (GIPAC) and Planning and Development Services Staff (November 5, 2018).
Materials submitted at Workshop |
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| P-2 |
Guemes Island Planning Advisory Committee (Fox) |
Wells on Guemes Island
SCC 14.24.300 - .330, and .380. Amend sections of the Aquifer Recharge Areas (SCC 14.24.300‐330) and Seawater Intrusion Areas (SCC 14.24.380) to require pre‐drilling approval for new wells on Guemes Island. |
Workshop in front of the Board of County Commissioners with Applicant Nancy Fox, Guemes Island Planning Advisory Committee (GIPAC) and Planning and Development Services (November 5, 2018).
Materials submitted at Workshop |
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| P-3 |
Wireless Policy Group LLC, for Verizon Wireless |
Small Cell Technology
SCC 14.16.720. Prioritize the adoption of revisions to the Wireless Facilities Code (SCC 14.16.720) to the 2019 Long Range Work Program, specifically concerning small cell technology. |
Workshop in front of the Board of County Commissioners with Applicant Wireless Policy Group LLC, for Verizon Wireless and Planning and Development Services (November 1, 2018).
Materials submitted at Workshop |
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| P-4 |
Skagit Land Trust (Doran) |
Great Blue Herons
SCC 14.24. Amend sections of the Critical Areas Ordinance to strengthen protections for Great Blue Herons, such as buffers around nests. |
Workshop in front of the Board of County Commissioners with Applicant Molly Doran, Skagit Land Trust and Planning and Development Services (November 5, 2018).
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County-Initiated Proposals
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| Comprehensive Plan Policy |
| C-1 |
Planning and Development Services (PDS) |
Transportation Element Technical Appendix: Guemes Island Ferry
Amend capital project cost summary (page 456); and Exhibits 41 and 42 (page 492) to reflect revised funds and costs for the proposed new Guemes Island Ferry.
Current Plan Drafts: Proposed 2020 to 2025 CFP and TIP Updates
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| Policy / Code Amendments |
| C-2 |
PDS |
Codify Comprehensive Plan Policy 4A-5.6
SCC 14.32. Collaborate with the Drainage Districts to develop code language authorizing their review and comment of development applications within their jurisdictions. |
| C-3 |
PDS |
Binding Site Plans at the Port of Skagit
SCC 14.18.500(2(c). Delete the following language: “Binding site plans shall be required for any commercial or industrial development that involves 2 or more leases or transfers of ownership which do not undergo a short plat or subdivision procedure.” |
| C-4 |
PDS |
Trails in the OSRSI (Public Open Space of Regional/Statewide Importance)
SCC 14.16.500(3) and (4). Modify code sections to reflect that trails are an outright permitted use in the OSRSI, and trailheads require an Administrative Special Use permit. |
| C-5 |
PDS |
Habitat Restoration as Hearing Examiner (HE) Special Use Permit
SCC 14.16: Habitat restoration is processed as an HE Special Use Permit in the Ag-NRL zone. Review each of the County’s zones and propose to permit habitat restoration as an HE Special Use Permit where appropriate. |
| C-6 |
PDS |
Fire Code Consistency with IFC Appendix D
SCC 15.04.030. Update requirements for Vehicle Access Roads to be consistent with the IFC: Appendix D. |
| C-7 |
PDS |
Building Permit Requirements for Signs
SCC 14.16.820(3)(c). Modify code language from “Building permits shall be required…in excess of 32 square feet or greater than 6 feet in height” to “…as required by the currently adopted International Building Code (Appendix H)." |
| C-8 |
PDS |
Airport Environs Overlay
SCC 14.16.210 - Edits to reflect collaboration between the Port of Skagit and the County in determining height restrictions in the AEO, and authorize Port review of BLA's within the AEO. |
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