Comments for Northwest Land Matters http://www.northwestlandmatters.com Developments in Energy, Natural Resources & Environmental, Real Estate, and Land Use Law in the Pacific NW Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:57:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.5 Comment on Van Ness Feldman Launches Hurricane Sandy Resource Center by http://dphotographer.co.uk/ http://www.northwestlandmatters.com/environmental/van-ness-feldman-launches-hurricane-sandy-resource-center/#comment-17 Sun, 09 Feb 2014 18:58:11 +0000 http://northwestlandmatters.wp.lexblogs.com/2013/03/van-ness-feldman-launches-hurricane-sandy-resource-center/#comment-17 Good day! This is my 1st comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and say I genuinely enjoy reading
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]]> Comment on Cottage Communities: Sprawl Dressed In A More Stylish Outfit? by Reinaldo http://www.northwestlandmatters.com/growth-management-act/cottage-communities-sprawl-dressed-in-a-more-stylish-outfit/#comment-10 Thu, 28 Nov 2013 01:15:03 +0000 http://northwestlandmatters.wp.lexblogs.com/2011/04/cottage-communities-sprawl-dressed-in-a-more-stylish-outfit/#comment-10 People are attracted to bands on musical, cultural, social, sensory and spiritual levels.
Studebaker John Grimaldi on Harp for a few years–man can he cook on that harp.
To be fair I have to own up to my part in my various cats’ various mental health problems.

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]]> Comment on 5 Years or 7 Years: When Does My Plat Expire? by Steve http://www.northwestlandmatters.com/development/5-years-or-7-years-when-does-my-plat-expire/#comment-6 Mon, 21 May 2012 20:46:07 +0000 http://northwestlandmatters.wp.lexblogs.com/2010/10/5-years-or-7-years-when-does-my-plat-expire/#comment-6 The City of Edmonds has denied me applicability of this extension for my 4 lot short plat/short subdividion. Are they correct in stating that “:EHB 2152 is a clarification/elaboration of SSB 6544 that was passed in 2010 which granted two year extensions for final plats and subdivisions. SSB 6544 is set to expire on December 31, 2014. As with SSB 6544, the House and Senate Bill reports on EHB 2152 draw a clear distinction between “subdivision” (5 or more lots) and “short subdivision” (four or fewer lots). Our reading on SSB 6544 and EHB 2152 is that the extension only applies to subdivisions and final plats (5 or more lots) and short subdivisions are still subject to the five year time limit established in ECDC 20.75.100.”?

]]> Comment on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Requests Public Comment on Potential Improvements to Endangered Species Act by rgv homes http://www.northwestlandmatters.com/development/us-fish-and-wildlife-requests-public-comment-on-potential-improvements-to-endangered-species-act/#comment-15 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:58:33 +0000 http://northwestlandmatters.wp.lexblogs.com/2012/03/us-fish-and-wildlife-requests-public-comment-on-potential-improvements-to-endangered-species-act/#comment-15 Nice post! Keep up the good work!

]]> Comment on EPA Releases Report on Incorporating Climate Change Information Into Land Protection Planning by Donna Noble http://www.northwestlandmatters.com/growth-management-act/epa-releases-report-on-incorporating-climate-change-information-into-land-protection-planning/#comment-14 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:16:22 +0000 http://northwestlandmatters.wp.lexblogs.com/2011/10/epa-releases-report-on-incorporating-climate-change-information-into-land-protection-planning/#comment-14 I think this is a step in the right direction, but doesn’t quite go far enough. Climate change impacts should not only be incorporated by preservation efforts but by any commercial real estate actions as well.

]]> Comment on New Draft Rapanos Guidance Issued: EPA and Corps Seek to Expand Federal Control over Tributaries, Wetlands, and Isolated Waters by Phillip Turner http://www.northwestlandmatters.com/environmental/new-draft-rapanos-guidance-issued-epa-and-corps-seek-to-expand-federal-control-over-tributaries-wetl/#comment-12 Tue, 03 May 2011 17:24:14 +0000 http://northwestlandmatters.wp.lexblogs.com/2011/04/new-draft-rapanos-guidance-issued-epa-and-corps-seek-to-expand-federal-control-over-tributaries-wetl/#comment-12 Speaking of the EPA, I actually came across an article today that I think you may or may not have seen already, but it sheds a pretty good light on the current situation with the EPA and the “Haze Plan” that some seem to be pushing. Either way, it just came out in the Albuquerque Journal and is ranked as one of the top current articles regarding the EPA, so I thought I’d share it with you nonetheless. If you’re up for a glance, here’s a link http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=93P42TS46AM&preview=article&linkid=a2c15c0c-b9ae-4983-afac-9715fc90ded9&pdaffid=ZVFwBG5jk4Kvl9OaBJc5%2bg%3d%3d

Have a good one!

]]> Comment on New Draft Rapanos Guidance Issued: EPA and Corps Seek to Expand Federal Control over Tributaries, Wetlands, and Isolated Waters by Brock Howell http://www.northwestlandmatters.com/environmental/new-draft-rapanos-guidance-issued-epa-and-corps-seek-to-expand-federal-control-over-tributaries-wetl/#comment-11 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:03:45 +0000 http://northwestlandmatters.wp.lexblogs.com/2011/04/new-draft-rapanos-guidance-issued-epa-and-corps-seek-to-expand-federal-control-over-tributaries-wetl/#comment-11 Brent —

I think the more appropriate characterization of what EPA & Corps are trying to do isn’t “expand” jurisdiction, but rather “restore” protections that had been in place for nearly 30 years. By using the word “expand,” your significantly limiting the context within which clean water law has operated over the life of the program.

]]> Comment on Can Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Programs Work in Washington State? by Brock Howell, Futurewise http://www.northwestlandmatters.com/growth-management-act/can-transfer-of-development-rights-tdr-programs-work-in-washington-state/#comment-9 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:53:59 +0000 http://northwestlandmatters.wp.lexblogs.com/2011/04/can-transfer-of-development-rights-tdr-programs-work-in-washington-state/#comment-9 While the political intent the Maryland TDR program may have been to create a smart growth policy that compensates landowners at the same time it did a big rural “down-zone,” TDR is not a tool that can “compensate” landowners for a previous down-zone. A down-zone creates a sunk-benefit that no private market participant would pay for.

The GMA encourages the use of TDR programs. Through the designation of rural, agricultural, and urban areas, the GMA creates an appropriate framework for creating an effective TDR program. However, the constant push to re-zone ag, forestry, and rural areas for more density (or expand UGAs) will continue to make any TDR program ineffective.

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