0011 MDNSMitigated Determination of Non-significance
File Number SUB-05-0011-YL
Proponent: Bob Benum
Description of Proposal: Subdivide approximately 20 acres into 82 residential lots. The project includes the construction of stormwater facilities, interior streets, and street improvements
to Wilkenson and Canal Roads.
Location of the Proposal: The project site is located west of Wilkenson Road and north of Canal Road, bounded on the north by the Centralia Power Canal.
Section/Township/Range: Section 18, Township 17 North, Range 2 East, W.M.
Threshold Determination: The City of Yelm as lead agency for this action has determined that this proposal does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.
Therefore, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will not be required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other
information on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public on request.
Conditions/Mitigating Measures: See Attachment A
Lead agency: City of Yelm
Responsible Official: Grant Beck, Community Development Director
Date of Issue: June 13, 2005
Comment Deadline: June 28, 2005
Appeal Deadline: July 5, 2005
Grant Beck, Community Development Director
This Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) is issued pursuant to Washington Administrative Code 197-11-340(2). The City of Yelm will not act on this proposal prior to 5:00
p.m., July 5, 2005.
You may appeal this determination to the Hearing Examiner, at above address, by submitting a written appeal no later than 5:00 p.m., June 6 , 2003. You should be prepared to make specific
factual objections. Contact Grant Beck, Community Development Director, to learn more about the procedures for SEPA appeals. This MDNS is not a permit and does not by itself constitute
project approval. The applicant must comply with all applicable requirements of the City of Yelm prior to receiving construction permits which may include but are not limited to the
City of Yelm Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Title (17), Critical Areas Ordinance (14.08), Storm water Drainage Design and Erosion Control Manual (DOE), International Residential Code, State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Title (14), Road Design Standards, Platting and Subdivision Title (16), and the Shoreline Master Program.
DO NOT PUBLISH BELOW THIS LINE
Published: Nisqually Valley News, June 10, 2005
Posted in public areas: June 13, 2005
Copies to: All agencies/citizens on the SEPA mailing list and adjacent property owners
Department of Ecology
Attachment A - Mitigated Determination of Non-significance
SUB-05-0011-YL
Findings of Fact
1. This Mitigated Determination of Non Significance is based on the project as proposed and the impacts and potential mitigation measures reflected in the following environmental documents:
Environmental Checklist (dated January, 2005, prepared by Apex Engineering)
Traffic Impact Analysis (dated January, 2005, prepared by Heath & Associates)
Preliminary Storm Drainage and Erosion Control Report (dated January, 2005, prepared by Apex Engineering)
2. The traffic impact analysis submitted as part of the subdivision application was based on 80 lots and indicates that the project will generate 847 vehicles per day of average weekday
traffic, with a PM peak of 88 vehicles per hour. The project would not decrease the level of service at all but two of the intersections studied.
The level of service at the intersections of Wilkenson and Canal and Wilkenson and NP Road would decrease from the projects traffic. The traffic impact analysis recommends that payment
of the Transportation Facility Charge as required pursuant to Chapter 15.40 Yelm Municipal Code will mitigate traffic impacts identified in the report.
3. The Yelm School District has adopted a school mitigation requirement based on the demand that new residential units create for additional school services and facilities. Additional
demands on the school system will be mitigated through the requirement that the developer enter into a mitigation agreement with the District.
Mitigation Measures
1. The proposal will have a significant impact on the transportation system of the City of Yelm which will be mitigated through the imposition of the Transportation Facility Charge as
required in Chapter 15.40 Yelm Municipal Code. The proponent shall mitigate transportation impacts based on the new residential p.m. peak hour trips generated by the project. The Transportation
Facility Charge (TFC) shall be based on 1.01 new peak hour trips per residential unit. The proponent will be responsible for a TFC of $757.50 per dwelling unit which is payable at time
of building permit.
2. The proposal will have a significant impact on the Yelm School District which will be mitigated through the negotiation of a school mitigation agreement with the Yelm School District.
Prior to final subdivision approval, the proponent shall submit to the City of Yelm a signed school mitigation agreement between the developer and the Yelm School District.