NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE

Grant County has issued a Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (WAC Chapter 197-11) for the following project: A phased Planned Unit Development and Subdivision of four parcels totaling 171.58 acres into thirty four (34) residential lots and open space tracts located in the Rural Residential - 1 zoning District of Grant County. The PUD has three proposed phases. Phase 1 will have 9 residential lots, Phase 2 has 12 residential lots and Phase 3 will have 13 residential lots, along with several open space tracts. The project access is located on the west side of Silica Road approximately 1/4 of a mile south of the intersection of Sunland Estates Road and Silica Road, then west approx 1/4 mile, then south 1/2 mile to the site. The project is located in a portion of the North 1/2 of Section 18, Township 18 North, Range 23 East, WM, Grant County, WA (Parcel #15-0433-000, 15-0433-001, 15-0433-002, 15-0433-003).

After a review of a completed Environmental Checklist and other information on file with the Planning Department, Grant County has determined that this proposal does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment as conditioned.

Copies of the MDNS (File #11-5599) are available at no charge from the Grant County Planning Department, 457 1st Avenue NW, PO Box 37, Ephrata, WA 98823, (509)754-2011. Office hours: 8 am-12 noon, 1-5 pm, M-F. The public is invited to comment on this MDNS by submitting written comments to Dorothy Black at the above address no later than 5 pm on November 21, 2011.

#11037/2003290

Pub.: November 4, 2011