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 March 18,

2024, make a Determination of

Non-significance (DNS), for the

following application.

Description of proposal: Adams

County Building and Planning

received a SEPA checklist for the

above refenced Othello Housing

Authority Rocky Point Planned

Residential Development (PRD)

Project.

This PRD application consists of

a residential apartment development

of the 10-acre site located

at 632 S Taylor Road in Othello,

WA. The Othello Housing Authority

is the sole owner of the

property and its manager. No

additional associations will be

created. No additional covenants

will be created outside of the

policies set forth by the Othello

Housing Authority.

The Rocky Point Apartment

project has been revised from its

original proposal of 118 units in

3 phases to consist of a 41-unit

townhome apartment complex

within a ten (10) acer parcel.

Construction is scheduled to

begin in June of 2024 and run

through October of 2025.

Proponent: Othello Housing

Authority

C/O ZBA Architecture, PS via

Randy Vanhoff, AIA

421 W Riverside Avenue, Suite

860 Spokane WA, 99201

509-508-3556

Site Location: The site location

is 632 S Taylor Rd Othello, WA.

Adams County parcel number

2100490070200

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:

Pursuant to WAC 197-11-340(2),

Adams County will not act on this

proposal for 14 days from March

20, 2024.

All SEPA comments must be

received no later than 4:00pm

on April 03, 2024.

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.

Hearing Notice:

An open public hearing with the

Adams County Planning Commission

is currently scheduled

for March 28, 2024, to receive

public comments, no determinations

will be made regarding this

project until the SEPA comment

period for this revision has been

concluded on April 4, 2024.

The location of this public hearing

will be the Adams County

Cedar Blvd complex conference

room located at 445 E Cedar

Blvd Suite A or can be attended

remotely via GoTo Meeting using

the link provided through the

Adams County Planning Commission

web page. If you need

assistance connecting prior to

the meeting, please contact the

Adams County Building and

Planning office at 509-488-9441.

Public comments will be receive

during the public comment period

for this project in person,

remotely via the Adams County

GoTo meeting platform or in writing.

All written comments must

be received 24 hours prior to the

meeting and can be submitted

email through the Adams county

Building and Planning website

or by mail to 449 E Cedar Blvd

Othello WA, 99344.

S/Adams County Planning Dept.

To be published in the Ritzville

Journal, Wednesday, March 20,

2024 , and Wednesday, March

27, 2024