The Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee is now being formed and seeking members.

According to county administration, the purpose of this committee is to advise the San Juan County Planning Commission on land use and development matters effecting Deer Harbor. The Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee would also be responsible for carrying out studies sufficient to enable an informed decision regarding the location of the Community Center and other issues of importance to the future planning efforts. In addition to the tasks noted above, the Committee is responsible for developing architecture and building design guidelines that may be adopted at a future date.

The Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee will have authority and responsibility to:

1. Review the Deer Harbor Hamlet plan at least once every five years and recommend to the County Council amendments designed to achieve more effectively the purposes and policies of the plan;

2. Review and comment on all applications for redesignation, long and short plats, and conditional use permits and variances required by this plan, and all applications for shoreline permits for development within Deer Harbor; review and comment on all environmental determinations issued according to the State Environmental Policy Act for proposed developments in Deer Harbor;

3. Monitor applications and County permit approvals for other developments within Deer Harbor to enable effective and comprehensive review of this plan;

4. On request of the Administrator or on their own initiative, make recommendations regarding the intent or meaning of any provision of this plan;

5. Fulfill the above responsibilities by action in accordance with bylaws for conduct of the Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee adopted by the County Council;

6. As the full committee or subcommittee appointed by the chair, hold regular meetings with representatives of the Community Development and Planning Department and Public Works Department, for exchange of information about plans for the extension of services or improvements to facilities within Deer Harbor;

7. In order to enable the committee to fulfill its duties, the Planning Director will provide the committee with: (a) current summary reports of all pending land use applications; and (b) complete copies of all applications requested by the Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee.

The Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee shall consist of seven members, residents of Deer Harbor and its environs, who shall be appointed by the County Council for terms of two years each so that the terms of members are staggered.

The actions of the Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee are recommendations and therefore are not subject to appeal.

Those interested in applying for a position with the Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee should contact maureens@co.san-juan.wa.us or call 378-2898.