Information on Detached Accessory Dwelling Units
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Background
This page provides access to documents and reports concerning accessory dwelling
units in San Juan County. The information is arranged according to the forum for
which the documents have been prepared, and then chronologically, with the most
recent documents on top.
The documents have been prepared for six forums:
- The courts in Washington
State;
- The Western Washington
Growth Management Hearings Board;
- The Washington Legislature;
- Settlement discussions with the
Friends of the San Juans;
- Ballot measures;
and
- Miscellaneous
– including documents by the Commissioners and people of San Juan County
Unless otherwise indicated, this page only contains materials prepared by the San
Juan County Prosecuting Attorney. Unfortunately, we cannot easily add the exhibits
to documents. If you would like a copy of the complete document, with exhibits,
please call our office.
Before the Court of Appeals
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Reply Brief of Appellant San Juan County, dated August
6, 2004
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Before the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board
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San Juan County’s Answer to Requests for Reconsideration/Clarification,
dated August 10, 2004
Note: Hearing date on the motion is scheduled for Monday, November
8, 2004 at 1 p.m. at the Firehall in Eastsound, Washington.
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Before the Washington Legislature
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Remarks of Randall K. Gaylord
- News Release of Randall K. Gaylord dated
July 9, 2004
- E-mail to Legislators on February 6, 2004
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Settlement Discussions with the Friends of the San Juans, Maile Johnson, Lynn Bahrych,
Joe Symons and others
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County's Proposal Showing Changes from Current Ordinance
dated September 21, 2004
- Letter to Maile Johnson dated September
20, 2004
- Letter to Steve Brandt dated August 17,
2004
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2004 Ballot Measure
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Ballot Text
- Statement in Favor of Ballot Measure
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Other and Miscellaneous
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The San Juan County Planning Department's website, found at
www.co.san-juan.wa.us/planning has a
section on accessory dwelling units. The Planning website includes the complete
text of the 2002 Ordinance pertaining to accessory dwelling units and the exhaustive
study of accessory dwelling units prepared in 2002.
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A comprehensive study of accessory dwelling issues in Washington State was prepared
in 1995 by the Municipal Research Services Cemter and is available on line at
www.mrsc.org/Publications/textadu.aspx
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