Notice of Application and Public Hearing

Notice is hereby given that a Conditional Use Permit application

and SEPA Checklist received by Grant County on July 5, 2011 from

ConocoPhillips Company (Designated Contact:  Larry Ostwald, 3180

Highway 12 East, Helena, MT 59601, 406-441-4746) were found to be

technically complete on July 7, 2011.  PROJECT:  A Conditional Use

Permit and SEPA Checklist to enable the expansion of an existing

Bulk Fuel Storage Facility on an approximately 15.50-acre parcel in

the Rural Residential 1 zoning district of Grant County.  Expansion

will include the installation of one 10,000-barrel ethanol storage

tank, a truck unloading area, a new concrete drive, gate, and fence

for the unloading area, and installation of piping from the new

storage tank to an existing truck loading rack.  ADDITIONAL

PERMITS:  Building Permits.  STUDIES REQUIRED:  None.  LOCATION: 

The site address of the existing facility is 6864 Stratford Rd. NE,

Moses Lake, WA.  The subject parcel is located approximately 3

miles north of the intersection of State Highway 17 and Stratford

Rd. NE, near the intersection of Rd. 7 NE and Stratford Rd. NE, and

in the NE quarter of Section 34, Township 20 North, Range 28 East,

WM, Grant County, WA (Parcel #19-0320-000).  ZONING:  Rural

Residential 1.  PUBLIC HEARING:  Hearing Examiner meeting

tentatively scheduled at 12:00 noon, September 14, 2011, in

Commissioners’ Hearing Room of Grant County Courthouse in Ephrata,

WA.  At this time any person(s) may appear and provide testimony. 

CONSISTENCY STATEMENT:  This proposal is subject to and shall be

consistent with Grant County Code, International Building Code, and

International Fire Code.  Copies of application materials (File

#11-5597) are available from Rick Rettig, Grant County Planning

Department, 457 1st Avenue NW, PO Box 37, Ephrata, WA 98823,

(509)754-2011, ext. 622.  Office hours:  8 am–12 noon, 1–5 pm,

M–F.  Comments must be submitted to the Planning Department no

later than 5 pm, July 29, 2011.  Comments should be as specific as

possible and may be mailed, hand-delivered, or sent by facsimile. 

All persons, agencies, or tribes have the right to comment, receive

notice, participate in any hearings, request a copy of the final

decision, and/or appeal the decision as provided by law and County

Code.

#08013/1800943

Pub.: August 1 & 8, 2011