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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Salish Coast Elementary School
Conditional Use Permit and Parking Variance
File No. LUP17-024
On Friday, July 7, 2017, beginning at or about 2:00 p.m., the Port Townsend Hearing
Examiner will hold an open-record public hearing to consider the above referenced
applications involving construction of a new elementary school.
The public hearing will take place in the City Council Chambers, located at 540 Water
Street, Port Townsend, WA. A copy of the application and all other related documents
are available for review in the Public Inspection files maintained by the DSD Department
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located on the 3 floor, 250 Madison Street, Suite 301.All interested persons may
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appear at the hearing and provide oral or written testimony
Description:
Construction of a 68,000-square foot replacement school to be known as
Salish Coast Elementary that will serve grades Pre-Kindergarten to 5th. After
construction of the new facility, the existing Grant Street Elementary School will be
demolished. Other planned site improvements include hardscaped and natural surfaced
play areas as well as a covered play shed. A landscaped outdoor learning courtyard will
provide teaching and production gardens in support the District’s garden-to-table meal
program. Frontage improvements will occur along Discovery Road, Grant Street and a
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portion of 16 Street. Site circulation will be improved with separate bus and car drop
off areas, increased on-street parking along Grant Street and a dedicated off-street
parking lot for staff, as well as a dedicated bicycle path along Discovery Road.
Schools are a permitted use in the underlying Public Infrastructure (P-I) zone; however,
to convert the School District’s residentially zoned property at 1634 Grant Street into
surface parking for school staff approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required.
In addition, a Variance approval is requested to allow for additional relief from the City’s
on-site parking requirements. The CUP and Variance applications have been
consolidated for concurrent processing as provided for by City code.
Applicant:Agent:
Port Townsend School District Integrus Architecture
c/o Brad Taylor c/o Loretta Sachs
1610 Blaine Street 117 S. Main Street, Ste. 100
Port Townsend, WA 98368 Seattle, WA 98104
Grant Street Elementary School is located on approximately
Location/Legal Description
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8-acres of land addressed as 1637 Grant Street. The District also owns 20,000 square feet
of land across from the school site, addressed at 1634 Grant Street, which is part of the
overall replacement school project. All land associated with the project is located within
the Eisenbeis Addition to the City of Port Townsend. A complete legal description for
the entire project site is available in the project file available from the City’s
Development Services Department (DSD). The Jefferson County Assessor’s parcel
numbers for the site are 948-310-601, 948-311-701, 948-311-801, 948-311-901, 948-
313-201. 948-313-301, 948-313-402, 948-314-401, 948-314-501, 948-315-601 and 948-
315-701.
Staff Contact:
John McDonagh, Senior Planner, 344-3070
Date:
June 21, 2017