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Examiner rules proposed facility would not fit zone BY JOE SMILLIE PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES –– Clallam County Hearings Examiner Mark Nichols has affirmed a planning department decision to deny a conditional-use permit for a marijuana growing and processing facility in a rural neighborhood west of Carlsborg. Nichols ruled Wednesday that the tier two recreational marijuana production facility planned by brothers Ryan and Travis Palmer of Tacoma did not fit within the low-density residential zone designed by Clallam County’s code to be protected for its “rural character.” “The proposed action would result in the addition of three structures on a scale that dwarfs surrounding low density rural residential development,” Nichols wrote. “This level of development is inconsistent with land uses envisioned within rural areas. “The primary use of land in rural areas should be for rural residential and smallscale resource production or extraction uses,” Nichols said, citing Clallam County code. TURN
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Sequim’s $16 million City Hall begins to take shape Thursday as workers with contractor Lydig Construction have nearly completed the structural framework for the 34,000-square-foot building.
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ONP joins other U.S. parks in banning drones, similar craft BY ROB OLLIKAINEN
concerns about visitor safety and PENINSULA DAILY NEWS park resources. “The use of unmanned aircraft OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK would create unacceptable safety — Unmanned aircraft are banned risks to park visitors, as well as from within the boundaries of impacts to visitor experience and Olympic National Park unless enjoyment of the natural sights there is written approval from and sounds of Olympic National Superintendent Sarah CreachPark,” Creachbaum said in a baum, park officials said Thursday. Thursday news release. “It’s national policy,” park spokes“Additionally, the Wilderness woman Rainey McKenna said. Act of 1964 prohibits the use of “There hasn’t been a particumotorized equipment within deslar incident that prompted [the ignated wilderness, which comannouncement], but there has prises 95 percent of the park.” been a change in Park Service Unmanned aircraft includes policy.” model airplanes, quadcopters and National Park Service Director drones. Jonathan Jarvis signed a policy In 2012, researchers from the memorandum in June that Park Service, U.S. Geological Surdirected superintendents nationvey and National Park Service wide to prohibit launching, landdeployed remote-controlled, ing or operating unmanned air4½-foot-wide electronic aircraft to craft on lands and waters adminstudy dam removal on the Elwha istered by the Interior agency. River. Federal park officials said the TURN TO DRONES/A6 policy directive was prompted by
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The chamber, which has more than 450 members, is under a five-year contract with the city that expires Dec. 31. The contract brought the chamber $340,000 in lodging taxes in 2014 — about half the chamber budget, Veenema said this week.
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The contract was awarded to the chamber without g o i n g through a competitive process, McKeen said Friday, Veenema something that has been done for the past 10 years. Nathan West, city community and economic development director, said Thursday the requests for proposal will be issued by Sept. 30. West said eligible groups could include the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau and the Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission. Veenema said this week the chamber plans to submit an RFP for the funding for 2015.
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