If you are submitting a development proposal (building permit or land use permit), you need fill out and submit a Field Indicators Worksheet even if there are no known critical areas on your property. The    Wetland I.D. Guide contains instructions for completing the Field Indicators Worksheet.

Follow these instructions to determine if Island County has a record of a wetland on or near your property:

•  First, download Google Earth on your computer
  •  Click on the link above and follow the instructions to download Google Earth to your computer. Once you have the program successfully downloaded you can follow this next step:

• Then, click on this link to view  Island County's Wetland Map (in Google Earth)* - use this map to determine if the County has a record of a wetland on or near your property

• If your property is affected by a wetland or wetland buffer then complete the appropriate instructions listed in step 4.

   

If you are submitting a development proposal, you need to address all critical areas found on your parcel. View Island County's Critical Area Maps (below) to determine if other known critical areas are present on your property:

Island County's Critical Area Maps*

•  North Whidbey (1.7 MB)
•  Central Whidbey (1.8 MB)
•  South Whidbey (1.7 MB)
•  Camano Island (1.3 MB)

•  Shoreline Designations (538 MB)

•  FEMA Flood Zone Maps

• Applicants for single family structures (residences), whose property is affected by wetlands or wetland buffers, must also complete the Land Use Intensity Worksheet and the Wetland Buffer Worksheet found in the back of the Wetland I.D. Guide

Download Instructions (coming soon) for using Google Earth to complete the Wetland Buffer Worksheet

or

• Applicants for subdivisions, non-residential or commercial uses, whose property is affected by wetlands or wetland buffers, must hire a wetlands professional and submit a Wetland Report that contains the elements of the Land Use Intensity and Wetland Buffer Worksheets found in the back of the Wetland I.D. Guide

Rural Stewardship Plan Application Form

•    Island County's Rural Stewardship Plan is for property owners within unincorporated Island County whose residential parcel is one acre or larger.  A Plan can be developed for anywhere conservation practices will protect water quality and habitat.  In exchange, Rural Stewardship participants qualify for front-of-line permit processing, and may choose either a reduction in property tax valuation, or a lowered Land Use Intensity rating.
•   The Rural Stewardship Plan is best suited for landowners who can make a long-term commitment to manage their land in accordance with their Plan's requirements, usually for a period of more than 10 years.  The Plan's set conditions are specific to the affected property; officially recorded on the land's title; and binding upon both the original applicant and future landowners.

Wetlands and

Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas

Whidbey

Justin Cravenl

Camano

Chris Luerkens

Whidbey

360-678-7811

Camano

360-387-3443

Geologically Hazardous Areas and Steep Slopes

Bill Poss or

John Bertrand

360-678-7813

360-678-7812

Matt Kukuk

360-678-7816

Farm Management Plans

and Rural Stewardship Plans