NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND SEPA REVIEW
FOR A SHORELINE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
“Whitewater Park” FILE # Z2008-084-SCUP
Notice is hereby given that Barry Russell, on behalf of the City of Spokane Parks and
Recreation Department, applied for a Hearing Examiner Shoreline Conditional Use Permit
and Administrative Floodplain Development Permit on December 5, 2008. This application
was complete on May 13, 2009. The property is located at 2709 W. Riverside Avenue.
Any person may submit written comments on the proposed actions or call for additional
information at:
Planning Services Department
Attn: Tami Palmquist, City Planner
808 West Spokane Falls Boulevard
Spokane, WA 99201-3329
Phone (509) 625-6157
Email: tpalmquist@spokanecity.org
Web: www.spokaneplanning.org (click on Current Planning)
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Applicant/Owner: Barry Russell, Director of Parks & Rec.
City of Spokane Parks & Recreation Department
808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 625-6204
Agent: David Evans and Associates, Inc.
908 N. Howard St., Suite 300
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 327-8697
File Number: Z2008-084-SCUP
Public Comment Period: Written comments may be submitted on this application and
any environmental issues related to it by June 26, 2009. Written comments should be sent
to the Planning Services Department address listed above.
Location Description: The subject property is located at 2709 West Riverside Avenue, at
the intersection of Riverside and Clark Avenues, adjacent to the Sandifur Pedestrian
Bridge.
Legal Description: A full legal description of the subject property is available in the
Planning Services – Zoning Department, located on the 3rd Floor of City Hall, 808 West
Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA 99201-3329.
Description of Proposal: The Whitewater Park is proposed on the Spokane River west
of downtown Spokane. It is a flow through in-stream structure constructed by modifying
the river bottom. Additionally the Park includes a parking area, restroom and trail on the
South Bank will access to the river. On the North Slope a picnic area and shelter will be
constructed.
The project site is located within the Shoreline Master Downriver Gorge Conservancy
designation, Zone 2 Riparian Habitat Area (RHA), and the 100-year Flood FEMA Zone.
Work is proposed in-water and upland of the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM).
Additional Permits: The JARPA (Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application) form may
be viewed on City of Spokane Planning Services Department website. The address is
www.spokaneplanning.org (click on Current Planning). It includes a list of state and
federal permits being sought for this project as well as a project description.
A Floodplain Development Permit is also being sought by the applicant and will be
provided at time of building permit.
SEPA: The City of Spokane is the Lead Agency for this proposal; Leroy Eadie, Planning
Director, is the responsible official. This proposal will be reviewed under the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) under Spokane Municipal Code Section 17E.050. A copy
of the Environmental Checklist is available in the Planning Services Department or on the
web at www.spokaneplanning.org (click on Current Planning).
Current Zoning: RSF (Residential Single Family) Zone with a Land Use designation of
Conservation Open Space.
Community Meeting: A community meeting was held on August 14, 2008.
Public Hearing Process Once a Community Meeting has been completed, the
applicant is authorized to make application to the City of Spokane for the review of the
Shoreline Conditional Use Permit. A Notice of Application will be posted on the property
and mailed to all property owners and taxpayers of record, as shown by the most
recent Spokane County Assessor’s record, and occupants of addresses of property
located within a four hundred foot radius of any portion of the boundary of the subject
property, including any property that is contiguous and under the same or common
ownership and control.
This Notice of Application will initiate a 30-day public comment
period in which interested person may submit written comments to the address of the
City Staff. Once the public comment period has ended, staff will issue a threshold
determination for the project and obtain a public hearing date from the City Hearing
Examiner. Finally, a Notice of Public Hearing will be posted and mailed (similar to the
Notice of Application). This notice will contain the date, time, and location of the public
hearing. Written comments and oral testimony at the public hearing for this proposed
action will be made part of the public record. Only the applicant, persons submitting
written comments, and persons testifying at a hearing may appeal the decision of
the Hearing Examiner.
Written comments should be mailed, delivered or emailed to Tami Palmquist, Planning
Services Department, 808 West Spokane Falls Boulevard, Spokane, WA 99201,
tpalmquist@spokanecity.org. Application status and additional information and
documentation can be viewed on-line at spokaneplanning.org.
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