Four Oaks Subdivision: Notice of SEPA Comment Period (WS-SEPA-2023.001) and Subdivision Application (WS-SUB-2023.001) — Public Hearing March 22, 2023

For Main Street White Salmon LLC, File #WS-SUB-2023.001 and #WS-SEPA-2023.001

In the supporting documents (below) is the Notice of SEPA Comment Period/Notice of Subdivision Application Memorandum for the proposed Residential Subdivision project to divide a 4.33-acre parcel into 31 residential lots. Application materials are also included in the supporting documents below. 

Project location information:

County: Klickitat (Region: Central)

Address: N Main Street, White Salmon, WA 98672

Parcel Number: 03111909100200

Proposal name: Four Oaks Subdivision

Description of Proposal: The Four Oaks Residential Subdivision proposes to divide a 4.33-acre parcel into 31 lots. The site features include grassy sloping meadows and a few oak trees. The proposed roads will connect from N Main Street, across from Innovative Composite Engineering, to the parcel to the west for future development. No buildings are proposed as part of this SEPA review; the existing barn(s) are proposed to be removed. 

Notice is hereby given that Nancy White (Applicant), on behalf of Main Street White Salmon, LLC, filed a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) checklist (File WS-SEPA-2023-001) in conjunction with an application for a residential subdivision (File WS-SUB-2023-001) to divide a 4.33-acre parcel into 31 residential lots as a residential planned unit development. The subject property is zoned Single-Family Residential (R-1) and is parcel number 03111909100200. The project site includes critical areas in the form of heritage trees. The application was determined to be complete on February 10, 2023.

The property is identified as Klickitat County Parcel Number 03111909100200; abbreviated legal description: LOT 2 SP 2009-10 NW NW; 19-3-11.

The application submitted by Main Street White Salmon, LLC includes the SEPA checklist and preliminary plat plan. These documents are available for viewing at White Salmon City Hall, 100 N. Main, White Salmon, Washington, during regular business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

A SEPA determination has not yet been made. The City (Lead Agency) will issue the SEPA determination for public comment within 90 days of the date that the application was determined complete.

A decision on the residential subdivision development application will be made within 90 days of the date of the application was determined complete, which was February 10, 2023. A public hearing before the Planning Commission is required for this project and will be scheduled for March 22, 2023, at 5:30 pm with further consideration at a public hearing by the City Council with that date to be determined. The location of the Planning Commission public hearing will be in Council Chambers located at 119 NE Church Avenue, White Salmon, WA 98672. A separate public notice for the public hearing will be mailed to all property owners within 300 feet (within city limits) of the subject development and published in the Enterprise newspaper.

Any person desiring to express his or her views or to be notified of the action taken on this application regarding the SEPA application should notify the City of White Salmon in writing of his or her interest within fourteen (14) days of the date of publication. Fourteen days from the date of publication is 5:00pm on March 1, 2023.

Written comments regarding the subdivision proposal may be submitted by 5:00 pm on March 22, 2023, and oral comments may be provided at the public hearings.  Comments can be submitted by mail to the City of White Salmon, PO Box 2139, White Salmon, WA 98672, or in person at City Hall, 100 N. Main St., White Salmon, WA 98672. E-mail correspondence should be sent to Erika Castro-Guzman at Erikac@ci.white-salmon.wa.us.

SEPA Comment Period:                  March 1, 2023, at 5 PM

Application Comment Period:       March 22, 2023, at 5 PM

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

City Contact Person: Jeff Broderick, City Land Use Planner, 509-493-1133 x204.

Applicant Information: Nancy White, Main Street White Salmon, LLC