Notice of Application, Issuance of Determination of Non-Significance, and Adoption of Existing Environmental Document

| June 2, 2011 1:00 PM

Notice is hereby given that Grant County will be reviewing a

proposal submitted by the Grant County Planning Department to amend

the following portions of the Unified Development Code (UDC): UDC

23.08.420 Utility Developments-Minor, UDC 23.08.430 Utility

Developments-Major and UDC 25.02 Definitions-Utility

Development-Major and Utility Development-Minor by removing all

reference to electric transmission lines.

Notice is hereby given that Grant County will be reviewing a proposal submitted by the Grant County Planning Department to amend the following portions of the Unified Development Code (UDC): UDC 23.08.420 Utility Developments-Minor, UDC 23.08.430 Utility Developments-Major and UDC 25.02 Definitions-Utility Development-Major and Utility Development-Minor by removing all reference to electric transmission lines. Grant County expects to issue a Determination of Non-significance and Adoption of existing Environmental Documentation for this proposal, utilizing the Optional DNS Process in WAC 197-11-355. This proposal may include mitigation measures under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is prepared.

This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal and the proposed mitigation measures. A copy of the subsequent threshold determination may

be obtained upon request. ADDITIONAL PERMITS: None. STUDIES REQUIRED: None. LOCATION: County Wide. ZONING: All zones. Required mitigation will be pursuant to the Unified Development Code. OPEN RECORD PUBLIC HEARING: The Grant County Planning Commission, 7:00 pm, July 7, 2011 in the Commissioners Hearing Room, located in the Grant County Courthouse, 35 C Street NW, Ephrata, WA 98823. At this time any person(s) may appear and provide testimony. Copies of the application materials (File #11-5583) and the adopted environmental documentation are available from Dorothy Black, Grant County Planning Department, 457 1st Ave. NW, P.O. Box 37, Ephrata WA 98823, (509) 754-2011 extension 625; office hours are 8am – 12pm and 1pm – 5pm, Monday – Friday. Comments must be submitted no later than 5pm June 17, 2011 to the Planning Department. All comments should be as specific as possible and may be mailed, hand delivered or sent by facsimile. Any person has the right to comment, receive notice, participate in any hearings, request a copy of the final decision, and appeal the decision as provided by law and County Code. This may be the only opportunity to comment on the above listed materials.

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Pub.: June 2, 2011