Common Sense Alliance

Here are newly released and updated documents about the CAO.  For older CAO documents please check the CAO Document Archive folder.

Council Agendas, CSA Memorandums to, and Resolutions re CAO

Documents produced by the Department of Ecology pertinent to land use policy issues in San Juan County.

 Documents in this file were created to support the speakers' presentations.

The documents contained herein are available slide presentations and handouts given on June 10, 2010 at the Special Joint Session of the County Council and the Planning Commission, as follows:

1. Presentations made by Doug Peters of the Washington State Department of Commerce ~ GMA Requirements for Protecting Critical Areas
2. Overview by Jon Cain, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, of existing Critical Area Area Regulations, SJCC 18.30.110-160 (no handouts) 
3. Review by Randy Gaylord, Prosecuting Attorney of Provisions for Non-conforming Structures & Uses including Provisions of EHB1653

Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) and Shoreline Master Plan (SMP) update session June 18, 2010 in Anacortes.  Speakers for the session:  Robert Furestenberg, Dr. Lynden Lee, Jana Hansen (City of Mt. Vernon) and Dennis Reynolds and Charles Klinge (land use attorneys).  Documents found here were presented at this session.