Planning Commission

Commission Members & Purpose

The Planning Commission consists of seven members, which are appointed by the county Board of Commissioners. Applications for consideration by this commission are processed through the Land and Resource Management office.

The purpose of this commission is to review applications and make recommendations to the county Board of Commissioners for final action. The planning commission considers projects located in the shoreland areas for conditional use permits, (i.e. topographical alterations, commercial uses, cluster developments, and extractive uses), projects located in the non-shoreland areas (i.e. commercial wind energy conversion systems), and projects located in the shoreland and non-shoreland areas (i.e. preliminary plats and common interest communities).

Planning Commission Schedule and Application Filing Dates

Application for Conditional Use Permit

Pre-Plat Application

Public Hearings

Public comments regarding applications must be received by 12:00 pm the day before the public hearing date.  Members of the public wishing to make comments at the public hearing may be present at the public hearing.  As an alternative, members of the public wishing to observe and/or make comment on this application may participate in the public hearing virtually.  A link to the virtual meeting will be provided on the Land and Resource website seven days prior to the public hearing regarding this application may be expressed at the public hearing, mailed to the Land and Resource Management Department at the address listed below.

Rules for Public Comment

Survey Requirements

The Board of Commissioners adopted the Land and Resource Policy #11: Survey Requirements with an effective date of July 1, 2022.

All non-earthmoving Conditional Use Permit Applications will require a survey.

Any Conditional Use Permit Application received that requires a survey, but does not include a survey with the application, will be returned to the applicant as incomplete.