Marysville Sound

Development · Mar 11, 2025

Planning Commission was scheduled to weigh setting a hearing date on forest practice permit review

In materials published ahead of the March 11, 2025 meeting, the Planning Commission was scheduled to consider setting a March 25, 2025 public hearing on an amendment to Marysville's clearing and grading rules covering forest practice applications 1.

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the March 11, 2025 meeting, the Planning Commission was scheduled to consider an amendment to Marysville Municipal Code Chapter 22D.050, which covers clearing, grading, filling, and erosion control 1. The item is described as a change to the Forest Practice Application Process, and a draft proposed amendment and an introductory staff memo were included in the packet 1. The suggested motion on the agenda was to set a public hearing date for the forest practice application process for March 25, 2025 1. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.

  • The Planning Commission was scheduled to consider an amendment to MMC Chapter 22D.050 (Clearing, Grading, Filling, and Erosion Control) addressing the Forest Practice Application Process 1.
  • The suggested motion was to set a public hearing date for the Forest Practice Application Process for March 25, 2025 1.
  • The staff memo states the amendment would assume regulatory authority over certain forest practices from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, applying to Class IV-General forest practices for conversion to nonforestry use 1.
  • The packet included a Planning Commission introductory memo and a draft proposed amendment 1.

Why it matters

The staff memo says the proposed amendment would let Marysville's Community Development department review and issue Class IV Forest Practice Applications — permits currently issued by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources when sites are cleared of trees — rather than routing them through the state 1. Staff describe the change as intended to streamline permitting and reduce delays 1. A public hearing would be the point where residents could comment on the proposed change before any adoption 1.

What changed / what's next

  • The proposed change would amend Marysville's clearing, grading, filling, and erosion control code (MMC Chapter 22D.050) as it applies to the forest practice application process 1.
  • The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome, and the packet does not include the text of the draft amendment's specific provisions 1.
  • The suggested motion targeted a public hearing on March 25, 2025; whether that hearing was actually set or held is not established by the supplied records 1.