NOTICE OF APPLICATION& SEPA THRESHOLD DETERMINATION

NOTICE OF APPLICATION& SEPA THRESHOLD

DETERMINATION

Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.080, notice is hereby given that Adams

County did on February 20, 2024, 2024, made a Determination

of Nonsignificance (DNS), for the following application.

Project: Freeman Farm Unit 37 Major Plat No. 1

Description of Proposal: Adams County Building and Planning received an application and SEPA checklist for the above referenced major plat.

The Freeman Farm Unit 37 major plat consists of 20.47 acres of land subdivided into 9 lots. Each lot is proposed to be between 1.25 acres and 1.34 acres and one 10.12-acre lot. The proposed use of these lots is to be for single family residential

housing. The potable water for the proposed lots is to be a group B public water system. The remaining lot will continue to be farmed and supplied by irrigation water from the east Columbia Basin Irrigation District.

Proponent: James Freeman

1085 S Athey Rd

Othello WA, 99344

Site Location:

The location of the proposed development is Adams County Parcel no. 1529032152638 west of Othello and South of Highway 26 in the northwest half of township

15 range 29 section 8.

Lead Agency: Adams County Planning Department

Adams County has determined that this proposal will not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision was made after the review of a completed environmental checklist

and other information on file with the lead agency. This information

is available to the public upon request.

Threshold Determination:

{X} This DNS is issued pursuant to WAC 197-11-340(2), Adams County will not act on this proposal

for 14 days from February 28, 2024.

Timely comments on this threshold

determination must be received

no later than 4:00 PM, March 13, 2024, for this DNS

Copies of the SEPA checklist and other documentation are available through the Adams County Website at https://www.co.adams.wa.us/ or the Adams County Building and Planning Department located at 449 E Cedar Blvd, Othello, Washington 99344, 509-488-9441.

S/Adams County Planning Dept.

To be published in the Ritzville Journal, Wednesday, February

28, 2024, and Wednesday, March 06, 2024.