20080243 MDNS (signed)SEPA NO: 08-0243 MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE Proponent: Marijke Deutscher (Yelm Daycare Center) Description of Proposal: Construct three buildings consisting of a 10,000
square foot Daycare Facility, a 5,000 square foot Veterinary Clinic and a 5,000 square foot Medical Clinic. Location of the Proposal: The project site is located at the corner of Tahoma
Boulevard and Berry Valley Road Section/Township/Range: Section 24, Township 17 North, Range 1E, W.M. TP# 21724131000 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 ATTACHED Lead agency: City of Yelm R?????esponsible Official: Grant Beck, Community Development Director Date of Issue:
October 7, 2008 Comment Deadline: October 21, 2008 Appeal Deadline: October 28, 2008 Grant Beck, Community Development Director This Mitigated Determination of NonSignificance (MDNS)
is issued pursuant to Washington Administrative Code 197-11-340 (2). Comments must be submitted to Nisha Box, Community Development Department, at City of Yelm, 105 Yelm Avenue West,
P.O. Box 479, Yelm, WA 98597, by October 21, 2008, at 5:00 P.M. The City of Yelm will not act on this proposal prior October 28, 2008, at 5:00 P.M. You may appeal this determination
to the Yelm Hearing Examiner, at above address, by submitting a written appeal no later than October 28, 2008 at 5:00 P.M. 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 Code (Title 17 YMC), Critical Areas Code (Chapter 14.08 YMC), Stormwater Drainage Design and Erosion Control Manual (DOE), International Building Code, State Environmental
Policy Act (SEPA) (Title 14 YMC), Road Design Standards, Platting and Subdivision Code (Title 16 YMC), and the Shoreline Master Program. ------------------------------------------------------DO
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ATTACHMENT SEPA Case Number 08-0243 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 (June 2008, MC Squared Inc.) ?? Traffic Impact Analysis (June 2008, WH Pacific Inc.) ?? Preliminary
Storm Drainage Report (June 2008, MC Squared Inc.) 2. The City of Yelm has adopted a concurrency management system as required by the Growth Management Act. Chapter 15.40 YMC (Concurrency
Management) is designed to ensure that the improvements required to support development are available at the time of development. A concurrency determination may be issued for a proposal
as it relates to transportation issues when: the development provides on-site frontage improvements; the project makes off-site improvements as necessary to provide for the safe movement
of traffic; and the project makes a contribution to projects identified the six year transportation improvement program in the form of a Transportation Facilities Charge. 3. This parcel
and project application is a portion of a larger commercial project. Because of the size, timing, and proximity of these projects, the city requested a Transportation Impact Analysis
for the full build out of the commercial development to determine impacts to the transportation system. The Transportation Impact Analysis indicates that the total project will generate
approximately 1,552 peak PM trips at full build-out. 820 peak PM trips would be generated by ‘Viewmont Place’ a retail shopping complex of 308,000 square feet located on 27.66 acres
north of Yelm Avenue (SR 510) between Killion and Mountain View Roads. 414 peak PM trips would be generated by 'Westmont Place' a retail shopping complex of 155,800 square feet located
on 14.20 acres located north of Tahoma Boulevard across from Berry Valley Road. 174 peak PM trips would be generated by 'Ritter Commercial Development', a 65,500 square foot mixed use
retail and office development on 5.38 acres located at the northwest intersection of Yelm Avenue and Tahoma Boulevard. 143 peak PM trips would be generated by 'D & W Development' which
includes a 10,000 square foot day care facility, an 8,000 square foot veterinary clinic, and an 8,000 square foot medical center located on 3.25 acres northeast of the intersection of
Tahoma Boulevard and Berry Valley Road. 4. The entire development is located within the Killion Road Local Improvement District which was formed to construct Tahoma Boulevard, reconstruct
Killion Road to urban arterial standards, and reconstruct Yelm Avenue (SR 510) to urban arterial standards. This $8.8 million dollar project was on the Yelm Six Year Transportation Improvement
Program prior to the formation of the LID. Assessments to properties within the LID are based equally on the frontage of each parcel in the LID and the number of trips anticipated to
be generated by each parcel of land. 5. Based on the current Transportation Facilities Charge formula, properties within the LID have contributed $362 per peak PM trip to the LID project
by completing an improvement identified on previous STIP’s and should be credited this amount.
6. increase after traffic from the development is added to the base traffic in 2010, the horizon year. ?? new trips through the intersection of Yelm Avenue (SR 510) and Killion/Tahoma
?? of service drop from A to F, which does not meet concurrency standards for the City of Over 730 new trips through the intersection of Yelm Avenue and Longmire Street. 7. such as clos
ly spaced intersections and the effects of signals on nearby unsignalized intersections. ls showed, based on the data from the Transportation Impact Analysis, that during the pea hour:
?? nue (SR 510) ?? sed development to this intersection and others along the ?? elopment and would mitigate impacts to the Killion Road/Yelm Avenue (SR 510) intersection. ards and most
of the delays created by the development would be either fully or partially mitigated. 8. s that exceed the standards in the 1992 DOE stormwater manual as adopted by the City of Yelm.
itigation Measures 1. ed tation Facility Charge (TFC) shall be based on specific uses, and the 2. rm of a mitigation fee of $137.20 per peak PM trip payable at the time of building permit
issuance. ’s already paid towards the project and would be eligible for Transportation Facilities Charge credit. The Transportation Impact Analysis indicates that the proposed development
has significant adverse impacts to the transportation system through the addition of 1,552 peak PM trips. Expected delays at several intersections would significantly ?? Over 470 new
trips through the intersection of Yelm Avenue (SR 510) and 93rd. ?? Over 450 new trips through the intersection of Yelm Avenue (SR 510) and Burnett. Over 1,250 Boulevard. Over 770 new
trips through the intersection of Yelm Avenue (SR 510) and Cullens Road, with a level Yelm. ?? The Community Development Department reviewed the data in the TIA using Synchro and SimTraffic.
Synchro is a tool designed to model networks of signalized and unsignalized intersections which is useful for analyzing the operation and efficiency of intersections including calculating
calculating delays, levels of service, and capacity ratios. SimTraffic is a tool analyzing complex traffic situationse These modek The reconstruction and realignment of 93rd Avenue/Burnett
Road and Yelm Avemitigated impacts attributable to the proposed development to this intersection. The installation of a traffic signal at Longmire Street and Yelm Avenue (SR 510) mitigated
impacts attributable to the propoYelm Avenue (SR 510) corridor. The Coates Road connection between Cullens Road and Killion Road would carry a significant portion of the eastbound traffic
from the ‘Viewmont Place’ dev With these improvements, no concurrency intersection would operate at a level of service below the adopted concurrency stand The City of Yelm is identified
as a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area, a designated environmentallysensitive area. Potential Impacts to groundwater quality and quantity will be mitigated through measure M The developer
shall mitigate transportation impacts based on the new P.M. peak hour trips generatby generatby the project. The Transportime of tenant improvement. The developer shall contribute a
total of $212,934 towards the installation of a traffic signal at Longmire Street and Yelm Avenue (SR 510). This contribution will be in the fo This improvement must be in place prior
to the issuance any building permit within the entire development which would generate the 330th peak PM trip. If the improvement has not been completed by the City of Yelm, the developer
may construct the improvement and would be reimbursed mitigation fee
3. of a mitigation fee of $322.68 per peak PM trip payable at the time of building ermit issuance. e development and would be eligible for Transportation Facilities Charge credit for
the improvement. 4. e form of a mitigation fee of $63.06 per peak PM trip payable at the time of building permit issuance. ’s already paid towards the project and would be eligible for
Transportation Facilities Charge credit. 5. both sides of the street, stormwater, and a planter strip and sidewalk on the east side of the roadway. . Access to Tahoma Boulevard shall
be limited to the following locations: ?? ccesses located on the easement between the ‘Westmont Place’ and ‘Ritter ?? between the ‘Golden Dragon’ property (tax parcel 21724130700) and
tax parcel 21724130800.\ 7. Stormwater treatment shall meet or exceed the 1992 DOE Stormwater Manual. The developer shall contribute a total of $500,807 to the realignment of 93rd Avenue/Burnett
Road and Yelm Avenue (SR 510), improvement to full City standards including curb gutter, planter strips, and sidewalks, and the installation of a traffic signal at the realigned intersection.
This contribution will be in the formpThis improvement must be in place prior to the issuance of any building permit within the entire development which would generate the 740th peak
PM trip. If the improvement has not been completed by the City of Yelm at the time building permits are ready to be issued, the developer may construct the improvement and will be reimbursed
any mitigation fee’s paid towards the project from previous phases of th The developer shall contribute a total of $97,873 to the construction of the Coates Road extension from Cullens
Road to Killion Road. This contribution will be in th This improvement must be in place prior to the issuance of any building permit within the entire development which would generate
the 1,190th peak PM trip. If the improvement has not been completed by the City of Yelm, the developer may construct the improvement and would be reimbursed mitigation fee Prior to to
the issuance of any building permit for ‘Viewmont Place’ that includes a road access on Mountain View Road, the developer shall reconstruct Mountain View Road from the northern property
line of the ‘Viewmont Place’ development to the intersection of Mountain View Road and Yelm Avenue (SR 510). The improvement shall be to the Yelm commercial collector standard and shall
include two travel lanes, two bike lanes, curb and gutter on 6?? Directly across from Berry Valley Road. The existing aCommercial’. The existing approach located