Notices

 Notice is hereby given under WAC 197-11-455 and WAC 197-11-510 that the Okanogan County Office of Planning and Community Development has issued a Threshold Determination of Non-Significance for the proposed Okanogan County Rezone of the Tunk Basin, Lower Tunk Basin, and Tamarack Basin due to lack of legal available water and to protect instream flows. 

Proponent & Lead Agency: Okanogan County Planning Department

Proposal: The Okanogan County Office of Planning and Development is proposing a rezone of properties within the Upper & Lower Tunk Basin and Tamarack Springs Basin to increase the density from Rural 5 to Rural 20 zoning designations to help protect the available potable water and instream flows. 

The non-project undertaking will rezone 845 parcels within the Upper and Lower Tunk Basin and Tamarack Springs Basin (currently zoned as Rural 5 (R5) to the Rural 20 (R20) zoning designation to help address the lack of available water in said area and protect instream flows.

Location: The properties affected are within the Tunk Basin, Lower Tunk Basin, and Tamarack Basin of northern Okanogan County.  A map is available upon request from the Planning Department.

Agencies, affected tribes, and members of the public are invited to comment on the non-project SEPA checklist, Threshold Determination of Non-Significance and the non-project action. The deadline for submitting comments is November 17, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. You may submit your comments in writing electronically to: spalmer@co.okanogan.wa.us or comments can be mailed or delivered to 123 5^th Ave N. Suite 130, Okanogan WA 98840.

Public hearing:  A public hearing has been scheduled with the Okanogan County Planning Commission to give interested parties the opportunity to provide verbal testimony on the proposal. The public hearing will be conducted on November 28, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Auditorium in the Virginia Grainger Building in Okanogan Washington.  Verbal testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Written comments may be submitted at the hearing or prior to the hearing at the email and address listed above.

Date of Publishing is:  NOVEMBER 2 AND 3, 2022     

SEPA Checklist
Signed DNS
Tunk Valley Zoning    

OKANOGAN COUNTY
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A SEPA CHECKLIST
AND PUBLIC HEARING

 Notice is hereby given under WAC 197-11-455 and WAC 197-11-510 that the Okanogan County Office of Planning and Community Development has issued a Threshold Determination of Non-Significance for the proposed Okanogan County zone map error correction. 

Proponent & Lead Agency: Okanogan County Planning Department

Proposal: The Okanogan County Office of Planning and Development has discovered a mapping error that occurred during the zone code update done in 2019.  The error affected 11 properties along Highway 20.   We are proposing to correct the mapping error.

The original zone designation for the affected properties, prior to 2019 was Rural Residential.  In 2016, an interim zoning map was adopted which kept the afore-mentioned parcels in the Rural Residential designation.  When the final zone map was adopted in 2019, the parcels were erroneously changed to Low Density Residential when the new zone map was created.  The mapping error correction being proposed will return those parcels back to the original designation zone of Rural Residential.

Location: The properties affected are just north of Winthrop and include the following parcels:
3521290017, 3521190030, 3521320070, 8844700101, 3521300049, 3521300046, 3521320071, 3521330030, 3521330029, 3421030113, 3421030087

Agencies, affected tribes, and members of the public are invited to comment on the non-project SEPA Checklist, Threshold Determination of Non-Significance and the zone map correction project documentation. The deadline for submitting comments is October 20, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. You may submit your comments in writing or electronically to: spalmer@co.okanogan.wa.us or comments can be mailed or delivered to 123 5^th Ave N. Suite 130, Okanogan WA 98840.

Public hearing:  A public hearing has been scheduled with the Okanogan County Planning Commission to give interested parties the opportunity to provide verbal testimony on the Okanogan County zone map error correction. The public hearing will be conducted on October 24, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Auditorium in the Virginia Grainger Building in Okanogan Washington.  Verbal testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Written comments may be submitted at the hearing or prior to the hearing at the email and address listed above.

MAPS
SEPA Checklist
Signed DNS

Recruiting for Methow Valley Sub Area B and C Advisory Groups

Notice is hereby given that the Okanogan County Board of County Commissioners are seeking interested individuals to volunteer on an Advisory Committee for the Methow Valley Sub Areas B and C.  The Advisory Committees will be charged with sub area planning, review and comment on projects within the sub area, update to sub area plans which are part of the Okanogan County Comprehensive Plan, and make recommendations to the Okanogan County Planning Commission on these and other issues in their respective sub area.  Other duties may include:

• Aid the legislative body when formulating public policy and help transform policy decisions into action
• Address issues of interest or conduct background work on technical or politically sensitive issues
• Serve as a way to build public consensus on controversial issues before elected officials decide
• Give the community a forum for discussion in greater depth than is possible before a legislative body

If you are interested in volunteering to participate on an advisory committee, please request an application by sending your resume and letter of interest to Pete Palmer, Director Okanogan County Planning and Development, 123 5^th Ave North, Ste 130, Okanogan, WA 98840 or email it to spalmer@co.okanogan.wa.us .