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LEGAL NOTICE

| July 1, 2016 1:00 PM

A non-project proposal to consider the adoption of amendments to the Grant County 2006 GMA Comprehensive Plan and associated zone changes.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of County Commissioner will conduct an Open Record Public Hearing on July 18, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. in the Grant County Commissioners Hearing Room, Courthouse, Ephrata, WA in accordance with Chapter 25.12 of the Grant County Unified Development Code (UDC) to consider proposed amendments to the Grant County Comprehensive Plan submitted in accordance with the criteria listed in the UDC adopted in October, 2000 and as subsequently amended, and in accordance with State Law RCW 36.70A.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL:

A non-project proposal to consider the adoption of amendments to the Grant County 2006 GMA Comprehensive Plan and associated zone changes. Proposed amendments considered for adoption include an urban growth boundary change, site-specific land use designation changes, changes to Figure 5-5 Future Land Use Map; and rezones. The proposed amendments specifically include proposals submitted by the following applicants and will be heard commencing at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2016 in the Grant County Commissioners Hearing Room on the bottom floor of the Grant County Courthouse in Ephrata, Washington, at which time any person may appear and be heard either for or against the amendments being considered. PLEASE NOTE:

Specific hearing times for the individual applications will not be established, as the hearing time for each application may vary; the applications will tentatively be heard sequentially as listed:

1. Earl Laurent (Files P 16-0114, 0115, & 0116) - Site-Specific Land Use Re-Designation and Zone Change. The subject site is comprised of approximately 11.7 acres ± with a current Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation of Rural Remote. The applicant has submitted a Site Specific Land Use Re-designation application requesting a portion of the property be re-designated to Shoreline Development along with an application for a zone change from Rural Remote to Shoreline Development 3. The proposal site is located along Park Lake Road NE, at the north end of Blue Lake, east of SR 17. The site is located in a portion of the SW 1/4 of S. 15, T. 24 N, R. 27 E, W.M., Grant County, WA (portion of Parcel #16-2132-000).

2. Clint Brown (Files P 16-0122, 0123, & 0124) - Site-Specific Land Use Re-Designation and Zone Change. The proposal is comprised of two parcels totaling 80 acres. The current designation of the parcel is Rural Remote. The applicant has submitted a Site Specific Land Use Re-designation application requesting the property be re-designated to Rural Residential 1 as well as a zone change to Rural Residential 1. The proposal site is located at the end of Rd. 10.8 NW, approximately one mile east of Dodson Rd. NW. The site is located in a portion of the NW 1/4 of S. 11, T. 20 N, R. 26 E, W.M., Grant County, WA (Parcel #s 16-0602-003, 16-0602-002).

3. CPM Development Corp (Files P 16-0129 & 0130) - Mineral Resource Overlay request. The subject site is comprised of one parcel totaling approximately 40 acres. The current Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation of the parcel is Irrigated. The proponent has submitted an application requesting the property be designated with a Mineral Resource Overlay. The proposal site is located approximately 3/4 of a mile north of Rd. 4 SW and three (3) miles west of Dodson Rd. SW. The site is the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of S. 24, T. 18 N, R. 25 E, W.M., Grant County, WA (Parcel # 15-1671-000).

4. Town of Coulee City (Files P 16- 0138, 0139, & 0140) - Site Specific Land Use Re-Designation, Zone Change, and UGA Expansion. The proposal site is made up of multiple properties and owners totaling approximately 142 acres. The applicant is proposing to expand the Urban Growth Area for the Town of Coulee City and re-designate the area Residential, Low Density. There is an additional area already within the UGA under public ownership (Grant PUD & USBR) that is proposed to be re-designated Public Facility. The current Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation of the parcels is Rural Residential 1, Rangeland, and Residential, Medium Density. The proposal site is located along Pinto Ridge Road, south of Coulee City and north of the railroad right-of-way. An additional site is located north of Rd. 36 NE and east of Rd. I.8 NE. The site is located in the east portion of S. 3, T. 24 N, R. 28 E, and the east portion of S. 34, T. 25 N, R. 28 E, W.M., Grant County, WA. (Parcel #s 171412000, 171417000, 171418000, 171419002, 312181000, 312181001,070142002, 070618000, 171583001, & 171586001)

Copies of the proposed amendment applications, Comprehensive Plan/FEIS and the 2016 Addendum to the EIS are available for review at the Grant County Planning Department, 264 West Division Avenue, Ephrata, WA. Additional background data, including the petitions for urban growth boundary change, site specific land use re-designation and other amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, SEPA checklists prepared for proposed amendments, and other pertinent data is also available for public review. Contact Tyler Lawrence, Project Planner at 754-2011, Ext. 2501.

Barbara J. Vasquez, CMC

Administrative Assistant &

Clerk of the Board

Grant County Commissioners

#07017/5188398

Pub.: July 1 & 8, 2016