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ERLING BIRKLAND DENNIS BLOOM GRETCHEN KAEHLER
YELM COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INTERCITY TRANSIT DEPT OF ARCHAEOLOGY&
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YELM WA 98597 OLYMPIA WA 98507 1063 S CAPITOL WAY SUITE 106
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CHIEF MARK KING MICHAEL NICOLAS TODD STANCIL
THURSTON CO. FIRE DISTRICT#2 ORCAA CITY OF YELM POIICE
PO BOX 777 2940-B LIMITED LANE NW DEPARTMENT
YELM WA 98597 OLYMPIA WA 985026503 PO BOX 479
YELM WA 98597
AMY TOUSLEY GEORGE WALTERS CYNTHIA WILSON
PUGET SOUND ENERGY NISQUALLY TRIBE NISQUALLY THURSTON COUNTY
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OLYMPIA WA 98501 4820 SHE-NA-NUM DRIVE SE 2000 LAKERIDGE DRIVE SW BLDG
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BOB ZEIGLER
DEPARTMENT OF FISH&WILDLIFE
PO BOX 43200
OLYMPIA WA 985043155
Stephanie Ray
St. Columban Catholic Church
506 1 st St. South
Yelm, WA 98597
Ed Foster
Corp CatholicArchbishop
710 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Jim Wolch
BCRA
2106 Pacific Ave, Ste 300
Tacoma, WA 98402
Thursday,July 17,2014 SEPA Required Mail List
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SEPA NO: 20140179
DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE
Proponent: St. Columban Catholic Church
Description of Proposal: Construct a 5,300 square foot classroom, administrative and education
building at existing church site.
Location of the Proposal: The project site is located at 506 First Street, Yelm, and identified by Tax
Parcel Numbers 22719330801, 22719330805, 22719331100, and
22719331200.
Section/Township/Range: Section 19,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
req u est.
Lead agency: City of Yelm
Responsible Official: Grant Beck,Community Development Director
Date of Issue: July 17, 2014
Comment Deadline: luly 31, 2014
App eadline: August 7, 2014
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Gr t Bet�k,Community Development Director
This Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) is issued pursuant to Section 197-11-340 (2) WAC. Comments must
be submitted to Tami Merriman, Community Development Department, at City of Yelm, 105 Yelm Avenue West,
Yelm, WA 98597, by luly 31, 2014, at 5:00 P.M. The City of Yelm will not act on this proposal prior to August 7,
2014,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 August 15, 2014 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
DNS 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, International Building Code, Critical Areas
Regulations(Title 14 YMC), Road Design Standards,and the Platting and Subdivision Code(Title 16 YMC).
DO NOT PUBLISH BELOW THIS LINE
Published: Nisqually Valley News July 25, 2014
Posted in public areas: July 17, 2014
Copies to: All agencies/citizens on SEPA mailing list and adjacent property owners
Dept.of Ecology w/checklist
Attachment A
Determination of Non-Signifitance
20140179
Findings of Fact
1. This 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(BCRA Engineers May 2014)
✓ Geotechnical Engineering Report(Associated Earth Sciences, May 2014)
✓ Traffic Memo(Heath&Associates, May 2014)
2. The City of Yelm is identified as a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area, a designated environmentally sensitive
area. Existing development regulations require the treatment of stormwater prior to infiltration into the
ground as well as the containment of hazardous materials on site. No additional impervious surfaces are
proposed for this project.
To protect the Critical Aquifer recharge area, any existing wells and on-site sewage disposal system must
be abandoned pursuant to applicable Washington State and Thurston County health regulations at the
time of development of the property.
3. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Yelm subspecies of the Mazama Pocket Gopher as threatened
under the Endangered Species Act. Soil maps show the area of the proposed project to be of low
suitability as habitat for the pocket gopher. Visual reconnaissance by City staff showed no evidence that
the property contains any protected species. Based on these facts, the Yelm Critical Areas Code would
not require the preparation of a special report prior to approval of the project.
Compliance with Yelm's requirements under the Critical Areas Code does not ensure compliance with the
provisions of the Endangered Species Act, and this determination does not authorize violation of the
Endangered Species Act, including the take of a member of a protected species or its critical habitat.
3. Review of transportation impacts by Heath and Associates shows no significant impacts to First Street(SR
507)or Mill Road at driveway locations to the site.