HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-Superceded SEPA checklist with DCD commentsDCD Comments - Red line
Mar 09 2021
Please remove BLA and include entire proposal of
development
Mar 09 2021
Include approximate timeline and detail of each phase.
Including the BLA, the Stormwater Permit, the FPA, the
logging, the road construction, the land development, the
placement of homes, etc.
Define "majority" when will paving occur, after how many homes are installed. How many roads will be
paved, location of the roads.
One word 'no' answers are not sufficient--should state something like 'There are no pending approvals, applications, or proposals directly affecting the property.
Clarify site development permit. You will need building permits,
septic permits, etc. How many of these permits will be required.
How many homes are proposed. Be more specific.
Proposal needs to be defined from BLA to last home and site development being completed, including any roads or other developments. See WAC 197-11-060
(3)(a) and (b) and the SEPA Handbook Page 10 for definition of proposal. This needs to be thorough and complete.
More specific. Give Section-Township-Range as requested above. Provide legal description of the plat. Full legal description required.
Mar 09 2021
One word 'no' answers need elaboration. Could state "There are no indicators of unstable soils in the immediate vicinity." The applicant should detail what surface indicators are present regardless of whether there is indication of instability.
Indicate source of fill as required in question. What about the excavation, grading and fill for the home-sites? Total area for
this?
Need to be specific. What types of
erosion control will be implemented?
Does not address 'Use' component of
this question--should indicate that
development of site and installation of
mobile homes will not increase risk of
erosion/land movement. Should be
demonstrated through evidence.
Indicate which BMPs will be followed.
One word 'no' responses are insufficient. Should detail off-site and adjacent
uses to demonstrate that none are present.
Should define the level of impact,
prove minimal, and justify why no
mitigation is required.
Instead of 'no', the answer should demonstrate in specific terms and probably reference GIS layers and/or topographic map to demonstrate
that no surface water is present.
Mar 09 2021
Should state directly 'The project will not require work over, in, or within 200 feet of any waters.
Should state 'No filling or dredging will
occur in relation to this proposal'
Should state 'Proposal will not require
surface water withdrawals or
diversions'
Should state 'Proposal does not lie
within a 100 year floodplain.
Should state 'There are no surface
waters in project vicinity, so the
proposal will not result in discharge of
waste materials into any surface
waters.'
Should elaborate on: expected size of systems, system types
based on soil conditions, the maximum number of homes/systems
possible, and an estimated number of people served by OSS as a
result of development.
Should detail what treatment method will be used. Stormwater management is required. DCD does not allow diversion of water into natural drainage prior to some other on-site stormwater method being used. The engineered
stormwater site plan needs to indicate on a site plan where this will occur. The project requires an engineered stormwater plan, which has been partially submitted. As part of a class IV general stormwater permit, the
stormwater permit must account for all stormwater treatment for each residence. This answer must address this and the engineered stormwater plan will be required to address stormwater on each homesite as well.
Should describe/reference what the
correct treatment, management, and
maintenance approaches are.
Should state 'The proposal does not
alter or affect drainage patterns in the
vicinity of the site.' Also need to show
how the proposal doesn't affect other
drainage patterns.
Mar 09 2021
Should provide an assessment of
other vegetation--there is sure to be
other plant life beyond trees and
shrubs.
Should describe the process/research used to substantiate
that no endangered species are located on site.
Stormwater Management Plan:
-BMPs: Silt Fence
Stormwater Controls for
neighborhood/subdivision (individual or
community?)
Will home-sites have general residential landscaping in the front and
backyards? Not sufficient--seems that protection of certain existing
vegetation and possible replanting requirements could be
addressed here.
Include further inventory of other plant
species to substantiate this claim.
The whole of 5(a) could have been
more robust--an inventory of species
and description of when observations
took place should have been included
in this section.
Mar 09 2021
Did you verify via the ESA website?
Describe the process or research done
to substantiate that no endangered
species are located on site.
Insufficient reply--this should address known migratory
species and patterns of migration in the area and
demonstrate that none were observed on site.
This is in contradiction with 4(d) which
states that only 40% of habitat/
vegetation will be preserved.
Should state 'No invasive animal
species were observed during
inventory of animals on site.' Did you
verify these claims?
Typo to be corrected from 'increace' to increase.
Insufficient answer. Elaborate all possible health hazards: propane tanks could cause explosions; motor vehicle use and storage may create hazardous waste/leaks. Possibility
of gas/petroleum leaks from construction equipment? Dust? How will underbrush/non-merchantable timber be cleared or removed. Will it be removed off site, burned? What
about during the construction process? Paint? Other chemicals. Needs to demonstrate that the cumulative impact to risk is low or negligible. More information is required.
Should provide examples of energy
conservation technologies uses in the
specific manufactured home
construction specific to the types of
homes proposed to be installed at this
site.
Should elaborate on the process/
research done to substantiate whether
contamination is know/unknown.
Should elaborate on the process/
research done to substantiate whether
contamination is known/unknown.
Household chemicals and road
construction/paving materials will likely
also be present. Propane tanks? Gas
tanks?
Mar 09 2021
Should state 'No significant
environmental health hazards are
anticipated as a result of proposal so
risk reduction measures are not
necessary.'
Traffic seems like it would still be worth
noting, here, but probably okay.
Should be rephrased to state 'No
sources of noise pollution or possible
nuisance exist in project vicinity'.
Construction Noise:
tree removal, large heavy
machinery operating,trucks to
carry out timber, and home
development Construction.
Should elaborate what typical
neighborhood noise means.
Should state the house of operations
intended. Also what noise ordinances
are being reviewed to get this
information.
Applicant could state how much
forest land of long-term
commercial significance will be
converted to residential
development. Designated forest
land is more complicated than
whether platting has occurred.
Needs to reconcile with DNR's
definition of designated forest
land.
By growing trees, does the applicant
mean forestry use? Or vacant, but
zoned for a particular use. Needs
clarification. Distance of recreational
trail to development. Will vegetation be
retained around trail?
Should state 'The proposal will not affect or be affected by surrounding operations
since no land in the vicinity is being used for forestry or agricultural uses.'
Mar 09 2021
Should state 'Not within shoreline
jurisdiction and site is not addressed
under any designation of the SMP.'
Should evidence this claim by stating that critical area maps through the
County's GIS system and site walk through did not reveal any critical areas
as defined in 18.22 of JCC or relevant RCW & WAC sections.
Should state 'No people will be displaced as a result of this proposal.'
Should state 'Since no displacement will occur as a
result of the proposal no measures to avoid or reduce
displacement impacts are required.'
Discuss existing accesses. How these are being preserved. This
needs to be addressed by applicant in SEPA not DCD. What are
the surrounding existing uses? DCD determines if this is
adequate and it will help DCD make a threshold determination.
Should state 'No agricultural or forestry
uses are in the vicinity of proposal.'
Should state 'The site is currently
undeveloped so the proposal will not
eliminate any housing.'Needs to address what housing
impacts are in order to make 'none'
and appropriate answer. For instance,
could state 'No impacts to existing
housing stock are anticipated, as no
development exists.' However, I would
argue that a more in depth
assessment of housing impacts is
desirable, beyond the displacement
and elimination of existing stock.
Mar 09 2021
Should demonstrate whether views are
present and then demonstrate how
there is no alteration or obstruction.
Should specify the portion (proportion and location) of native vegetation
to be maintained. What is substantial? Previous answers indicate 40%,
others most? Be specific. What types of native vegetation will be
retained.
Describe which features of the proposal are going to
minimize glare/light from homes--should demonstrate why
it is unlikely.
Are street lights proposed?
Should state 'There are no off-site
sources of light or glare that will impact
the proposal.'
Should state 'The proposal will not
displace or interfere with use of the
Larry Scott Trail.' How will it not
interfere? Will vegetation around the
trail remain? Describe in more detail
why tree clearing and residential
development will not impact the
existing recreational activities that
“bisect the subject site”.
How? What is being done to ensure
this. What regulations require this.
More substantive answer needed.
Should state 'No sites of historic or
tribal significance are known.' Should
probably reference and substantiate
this claim. Did they contact DAHP?
Tribes?
See above comment.
Mar 09 2021
Did you complete a rough preliminary review of
cultural and historic resources completed before
stating this? See above comments regarding this.
Should state: 'The site is undeveloped and will not impact any buildings,
structures, or sites eligible for registration. Further, no known landmarks,
features, or other evidence of tribal or historic use or occupation are
known.' (If this is in-fact proven by research done to provide this SEPA
for application.)
Describe existing street system? What highways and streets serve the site or aid in
transportation to the site.
How many parking spaces total?
Sidewalks, bike paths?
Who prepared the Traffic Analysis?
Describe the results and conclusions
of the analysis here.
If there are adjacent forestry parcels, the applicant should verify how this project will not impact
the movement of forest products on other nearby streets and roads.
Detail. Refer to traffic analysis.
Mar 09 2021