NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Clallam County received a Shoreline Critical Areas Variance application, a Type III permit on October 2, 2026. A public hearing has been scheduled for this application before the Clallam County Hearing Examiner on Thursday, December 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., in room 160 of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 East Fourth Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362. The public may also participate on Zoom.com at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85191946 078?pwd=BsavMPDhWk9awGQ7YlVBdX0ZNR0QrS.1 Meeting passcode 12345 or by phone +12532050468,,85191946078#,,,,*12345# Comment Deadline: The application and submitted materials are available for public review at the Department of Community Development, Monday through Friday, between 8:00AM-4:30PM. Any interested person may submit written or oral comments on the proposal up until the public hearing date which is December 3, 2026 at 2:00pm in order for staff to address the comments prior to a written decision. The decision on the application will be made by County Staff not to exceed 120 days from the date of the application. Any person may also submit a written request to DCD to receive a notice of the decision once it is made. Comments shall be directed to Todd Coward, Planner II at (360) 417-2239 or todd.coward@clallamcountywa.gov. Description of the proposal: (PSHR2026-00002) The applicant is requesting a reduction of the regulated buffer of a Type ‘F’ stream to accommodate the development of a single family dwelling. The regulated buffer for the stream is 100 feet from the ordinary high water mark. The shoreline critical areas variance request is to reduce the buffer to 30 feet from the ordinary high water mark. The applicant has proposed compensatory mitigation to ensure no net loss of ecological function of the stream buffer. Location of the proposal: The subject parcel is located 12.9 miles northwest of the City of Port Angeles and is within Section 21, Township 30N, Range 8W W.M. The parcel’s legal description is Lot 23 of Maple Grove Division 1, Volume 11 of Plats, Page 19 (AFN: 1989-0622620). The parcel is described as Assessor’s Parcel Number 083021-530230 and addressed as 445 Vista Maple Grove Road, Port Angeles. Compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA): WAC 197-11-800(6)(e) states that the granting of variance based on special circumstances, not including economic hardship, applicable to the subject property, such as size, shape, topography, location or surroundings and not resulting in any change in land use or density will be categorically exempt from SEPA Determination. It was decided by the Lead Agency (Clallam County) that the proposal would not be exempt from SEPA pursuant to WAC 197-11-800(1)(i), where a project undertaken wholly or partly on lands covered by water shall not be exempt. A Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) was issued on October 9, 2026 for this proposal. Pursuant to WAC 197-11-355(1), this Notice of Application will also act as a SEPA Determination Notification. Comments for the SEPA Determination will be accepted up to the start of the December 3, 2026 public hearing. The Determination has been published under SEPA Record 2026-04313. PDN.: November 10, 2026 Legal No.1038886

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