Skamania County Seeks Public Input on Forest Conversion and CAO Update

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  Skamania County issued two public notices on July 22, 2026“Issued: 2026-07-22 Comments due: 2026-08-05 Record: https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/separ/Main/SEPA/Record.aspx?SEPANumber=202603084 --- SEPA #202603071 --- Project: Critical Areas Ordinance Periodic Update Lead agency: Skamania County Type: DNS Applicant: Skamania County & City of Stevenson Location: 170 NW Vancouver, Stevenson, WA 98648, Stevenson Description: Critical Areas Ordinance Update – 2026 Periodic Review. Proposed revised critical areas ordinance to replace the County’s existing critical areas regulations, first adopted in 1996. The update is being conducted as part of the required periodic review by the Growth Management Act. City of Stevenson intends on adopting Skamania County CAO update. Issued: 2026-07-22 Comments due: 2026-08-12 Record: https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/separ/Main/SEPA/Record.aspx?SEPANumber=202603071”
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  One notice, SEPA #202603084, involves a request by Ashley Gibbons and Dalton Payne to convert forest land for a single-family home in RL5 zoning“Applicant: Ashley Gibbons & Dalton Payne Description: The applicant has requested a forest practices conversion to remove timber for construction of a single-family home in residential RL5 zoning.”
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  Comments are due by August 5, 2026“Comments due: 2026-08-05”
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  The second notice, SEPA #202603071, is a proposed update to the County’s Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO)“Critical Areas Ordinance Update – 2026 Periodic Review. Proposed revised critical areas ordinance to replace the County’s existing critical areas regulations, first adopted in 1996. The update is being conducted as part of the required periodic review by the Growth Management Act. City of Stevenson intends on adopting Skamania County CAO update.”
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  The Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) was first adopted in 1996“Critical Areas Ordinance Update – 2026 Periodic Review. Proposed revised critical areas ordinance to replace the County’s existing critical areas regulations, first adopted in 1996. The update is being conducted as part of the required periodic review by the Growth Management Act. City of Stevenson intends on adopting Skamania County CAO update.”
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  The update is required under the Growth Management Act“Critical Areas Ordinance Update – 2026 Periodic Review. Proposed revised critical areas ordinance to replace the County’s existing critical areas regulations, first adopted in 1996. The update is being conducted as part of the required periodic review by the Growth Management Act. City of Stevenson intends on adopting Skamania County CAO update.”
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  The City of Stevenson plans to adopt the revised ordinance“City of Stevenson intends on adopting Skamania County CAO update.”
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  Public comments on this project are due by August 12, 2026“Comments due: 2026-08-12”