27.08.090 Public access policy.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (3)(a) through (3)(d) of this section, applicants for open space land classification may agree to provide public access to the subject property and the features and resources contained therein. Such applications shall earn public benefit rating points in accordance with provisions of this chapter. Applications involving public access shall be accompanied by the landowner’s proposed rules of conduct and a description of how public access is to be managed within the limitations set forth in this section. The one-acre home site exclusion may apply in administering public access management by limiting access to those portions of the property outside the home site exclusion. Approved applications shall be conditioned to require approved signage pursuant to CCC 27.08.100, Signage.
(2) The County Assessor’s Office shall provide applicants with terms of the Clallam County Public Access Policy as part of the application packet.
(3) In certain instances, public access may be detrimental to the resource(s) involved; therefore, public access points shall not be assigned to properties in which any of the following conditions occur:
(a) The subject property involves an endangered or threatened species as provided by CCC 27.08.060(6), Endangered Species;
(b) The subject property qualifies as open space due to the promotion of soils, wetlands, beaches, or tidal marshes; except, applicants may earn public access points by demonstrating to the satisfaction of the legislative authority that public access shall be managed such that there will be no adverse effects on the associated natural feature;
(c) The subject property contains a known archaeological site as listed by the Washington State Office of Archaeological and Historic Preservation; or
(d) Access to the subject property would involve trespass on or over neighboring properties.