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VITESGHF, on oafih depose and say that fihe attached is a transcrzpt prepared by me of the tape recording of the hearing held by the Spokane County Planning Commission, March 9, 1973, pertaining to the zone change, ZE-50-72, Agricultural fio Restricted Industrial (Brockman-Rothrock, Inc ) SaYd transcript is true and correct insofar as I was able fio interpret the voxces a s recorded - ChrYStina M Wesche, Office Manager Spokane County Planning Commissfon Subscnbed and sworn to before me this day of june, 1973 . ~ / Notd~-y Public in and for the State of Washington, resxding at Spokane, Wa shington My Commission expire S'" 7t7 S SPOKANE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION , Friday, March 9, 1973, 9 00 A M ZE_S0-Z2 - AC:RTGLTLTtTRAT. TO RFSTRTGTEI? TNDLTSTRTAT.= BROGKMAl~.t-ROTHROGK, I~.TG - (8,aents for Round-iTn GoMoration) Members Present Mrs Milton Rawlings, Jr , Chairman, Francis j Schadegg, Vice-Chairman, Herbert jacobson, and H A Smxth AWT.tN GS Mr Huggins, can you give us some brief background on this ? .HTTrC, Yes W;zile the staff inembers are mounting on the board the Development Plan of the proposed property, I might just by way of a minimum amount of background indicate what the purpose of today's hearing is, at least as I under- stand zt and in terms of the request by the Board of County Commissioners The purpose of the hearing today will be to consider the draft Environmental Impact Statement that has been prepared in conjunctYOn with this proposal, was prepared for the Plannzng Commission by the firm of Haworth and Anderson, has been distributed earlier to members of the Planning Commission, to Home Owner's Association in the area, and to various public and quasi-public agencies havznq a program or juris- dictional responsibility in the area Secondly, the purpose of the hearrng would be to consider comments that have been received relatYVe to that Environmental Impact Statement Comments were solicited on the statement from those parties to whom the Impact Statement had been sent, and the general solicitation of comments was made by publication in the Spokane daily newspaer in thxs instance The public was advised generally that copies of the Impact Statement were available in the offices of the Planning GommYSSion for review Several comments, wrztten comments, have been received from the Home Owners' Association and from the other agencies that did review the impact draft Also the, among purposes of the hearxng would be for the P].anning Commxssion following the review I have just mentioned to recommend to the Board of County Commissioners a final Impact Statement In light of the EnvYronmental Impact Statement, the Board of County Commis- sioners rEquested that the Planning Commission again review the subject zone change applicatxon itself and make furfiher recommendation to the Board of County Commzs- sioners as to whether or not the zone change should in fact be approved and if so, what conditions should be attached to that approval - 1 - , Finally, the Board requested that the Planning Commissxon further consider . since the Board indreated they felt that the Planning Commission's earlier hearings had not had adequate testimony on this subject, that the Planning Commission further recommend to the Board of Counfiy Commissioners with respect to the proposed establishment of a new County arterial roadway connecting jackson Avenue to Indiana Avenue via Mansfield and Wilbur Road as proposed in conjunctxon with the subject zone change application May T ask our staff inembers to hand out at this time the staff recommendations with respect to the item to the members of the Commissfon The Commission members as I see it have had for some time the Impact Statement ifiself Also made available to them were copies of the, I would say very significant and extensive remarks or comments made by representatives of the Home 4wners' Association We have here in the file for the Commission's examination the shorter letters running from one to four pages that have been received from various aqencies that have reviewed the applxcation I would suppose, Madam Chairman, that an appropriate procedure might be to call upon parties, the party who prepared the initfal Impact Statement Oh, excuse me, there is one other item of information that has been prepared in advance of the hearing in addition to the staff recommendatzons It has just been handed to me Upon receipt of the written comments on March Sth, we requested of our consultant, Mr Anderson, that he prepare - we made the comments available to him as they came in and asked hYm to in effect evaluate the comments Our consultant has consequently prepared some comments on the comments, i f you want to call them that or elaboration that is labeled an Addendum to his draft Impact Statement whxch attempts to address itself to the comments that have been received As I was starting to say, perhaps an appropriafie procedure at this point would be to call upon parties who have made written statement to determine if they wYSh fio make any explanation of those comments that they have submitted, or perhaps the Commission would rather start the procedure by addressing questions either to our consultant about his draft Impact Statement or questions to either the writers of the comments or to our consultant about the content of the comments that have been received In general, I would say we would hope that the hearing would serve the purpose of more fully acquainting the Planning Commission with both the written comments that have been received and any supplementary remarks that individuals want to make about the Impact Statement -2- RAWLINGS Fine What are the Commission's wishes on this ? . SGuAnFrr (Not Audible) RAVV'L.TNCS I think the Commission itself oughfi to take just a few moments here to read the things in front of us here I think Charlie, we shou2d maybe seek first some comments from people who have made written comments (Background conversation between Mrs Rawlxngs and Mr Schadegg - Not Audible ) RAWLINGS I think first we will seek any commenfis from people who have submitted written comments on this item Are you not hearing in back ? There are some seats a little closer We will firy to pick up the volume on this Can we a little bit ? -W? ('-RNTT.FMAN_ Madam Chairman, members of the Commxssion RAVLLINGS I think it is important that you speak directly into the mike We are having a hearing problem in the back My name is TERRY SN()W- T am an attorney at 555 Lincoln Building I represent some of the people in the Pinecroft-Irvin-Mirabeau Home Owners' Association For purposes of establishing a record, I would like to make a couple of comments With reference particularly to the Guidelines of environmental location of the State Environmental Policy Act of 1971, a copy of which I have here T don't know if you have copie s of it or not, but RAW.TNCS Our staff does We do not have individual copies SNOW You are certainly welcome to review mine The first, of course, comment we have is that the proposed draft which has been submitted was prepared by Mr Anderson who was hired by fihe proponents of thzs measure I would first refer you to and then you can look at it if you like to read it I suppose, Page 3 of the Guidelines for implementatfon which in the nght hand column indicate that there should be preparation of a draft Impact Statement and public announcemenfi of its availability It is our contention that you are stfll at stage one at this point and time, that we are not actually reviewing the draft statement which should have been properly prepared by the responsible officials You have only at this time received an Ynput from both the proponents and the opponents Now the Sfiate stafiute does ~ enact that requires that the responsible official draft the document And referring to Page 10, he can supplemenfi at any time or as the draft goes through the channels , fihus as it is approved or denxed, offfcials along the way can add documentation which might be a sympton -3- 1Vow as I have stated the initial dratt which we have before us was prepared by a person under the employment of the proponent Page 6 of the Guidelines states that proposals by prrvate fnterests and in those proposals the responsible official mighfi require of a private sponsor the bulk of the necessary information fDr an impact statement if an impact statement is found necessary Thzs, however, does not authorize a responsible official to have a proponent draft a text of that document I think it is obvious to anyone who reads the document, the proposed text, that it is full of value judgments and conclusions Now these are some things fihat the people along the way are supposed to decide not the proponent In reading Page IO of the Guidelin es for the implementation of this Act, the third paragraph, it is stated thafi the Tmpact Statement should generally be an zndependent report, that it include sufficienfi information withxn ifis coverage fio allow a thorough review and full understanding of the proposed action and Yts environmental effects I sincere2y doubt that one could construe the proposed draft xs an independent report Paragraph 4 on the same page it is stated about all an Tmpact Statement is is a report that will help lead to envYronmentally informed decisions but not a statement of justifzcatzon nor a traditional public relations document, and I submit that the proposed draft in front of you is just that In review and as you might have, I presume you have reviewed it, you might have noted certain major deficiencies as I did Fzrst of all, it is obviously a public relations document, a document to justify their positzon Also I would submit that the document although it xs ln excess of 100 pages in length, that it is not comprehensive It neg2ects any meaningful reference to any expansion that they planned to undertake at fihis jo b szte So we must consider the environment not only at the present, the immediate plan, but also maybe 5 or 10 years down the road T think it was maybe infieresti.ng to note, if you read fihe document as I did, t hat they stated that certain homes in the ar6sare old, deteriorated and the implication is that they don't belong there anyway It was apparently their feeling that we will ]ust shove these people out and of course, continue with the 10 roads into the residential areas, whrch of course, is what my people are objecting to Another major deficiency are the standards for pollution that were cited in the document Studies have not been conducted on the job site or out in the area to see what a switch engine, what type of decibel ratings the swich engine will produce or what a truck will produce Of course, we will have the new arterials and possibly -4- there wn11 be some change It is interesting to note that the standard that they did adopt and have referenced to xt dxfferent times in the document was that from 85 to 90 decibels, pardon me, it wiIl require 85 to 90 decibels before local citizens will undertake activity vnth influence or legal action My question at this point rs whether that is in the daytime or at night when these people are firying to sleep Because Yf you read the report, you will find that the prlmary vehicular firaffic as well as the rail and the trucks, the pn,mary time that they will be operating will be during the nighttime The railroad engYnes will be switching their 8 to 15 cars from 12 to 5 in the morning The trucks which number approximately 57 at this point of time w]pnmarily leavYng and entering the premises from 2 o'clock to 7 o'clock in the morning So what does thYS 85 to 90 decibels really mean ? Is that daytime or night- tlme when these people are trying to sleep ? Of course, we have the same problem when we get into the area of air pollution Certain formulas and computations Mr Anderson completed were based on formulas that he developed I can crte one off at the top of my head which relates to the pollufiion generated by a diesel truck Now certainly I am no engineer, and I can't refute what he states, but again we must go back to the GuYdelines for implementation of the Acfi that requires it be an independent report We don't want r it one-sided and the State Legislature doesn't want it one-sided A layman could not adequately refute what Mr Anderson has stated and you can hardly expect that someone who is hired by a proponent of building development of this type would come out against placing the building development in that area It is, therefore, my suggestion that the County should bear the cost of hiring a neufiral third party to develop an Environmental Impact Statement, one that is truly meaningful Certainly the people who prepared the rebufital to Mr Anderson's statement did a fine ]ob under the circumstances but not being engineers, it makes it somewhat diffYCUIt and they referred to that in their own rebutfial Now as authority for the hirzng by the County for a neutral third party to prepare such a statement, I would refer you to R C S 43 21-C 020 , Paragraph 1, whzch states that xt is the continuing policy of the State of Washington in cooperation wxth Federal and Iocal governments and other concerned publxc and pnvate organiza- ~ tzons to use all pract2cal means and measures, including financial and technical asszstance in a manner calculated to foster and promote the general welfare, etc - 5 - Therefore, I submit that there is some legislative history or Iegislatron on the books which would suggest that where necessary the Counfiy or other proper governmental agency should provide a financial assistance in order to properly implement this program Thank you RAW .TN GS Thank you, Mr Snow Mr Huggins, we have had in front of us Mr Anderson's Impact Statement, also the one prepared by the Home Owners which I think was quite thorough What else has (End of Tape) (New Tape) SC,T3A FGG_ Try reading them and see - if it gets too long, we )ust it is going to be hard to go RAW'.tnTr S We really can't evaluate the signatures and not and understand i.he content HLTC C_TNS _ No It is not - I was not intending to suggest fihafi you would not examine the letters I think wl.thout question you should examine the Ietters before you arrive at any decision The question xs whether you want to have them read at the present time I will proceed at least for some of the first letters The letter that zs top of my file RAWLINGS I fihink the Commis sion would Iike to proceed with the letters, Mr Huggxns uGtaINS _ Have me read the letters ? Right The Ietter at the top of my file comes from the Spokane County Engineer You recall that the advertisement asked that the letters be supplied to the Director of Planning, c% fihe Planning Commission office, consequently, that is how the Ietters are addressed "Dear Mr Huggins "The review of the draft envzronmental impact statement concerning the Roundup Company proposal has been completed The following comments are limited to the specific areas of traffic operations and the County Road proposal contained within the statement "The estimated traffic volumes as presenfied in the statement do not add any significant amount of traffic to the present volumes and should not resulfi in any signxficant operational problems at eYther the Pines Road interchange or on the proposed County Road Improvement The ma)orxty of truck traffic was estimated to occur during early morning hours whfch is the time when the lowest traffxc volumes occur during an average 24 hour period -6- "As mentioned in the statement the two-way ramps found at the Prnes Road interchange do not always provide optimum operafiing conditions and in view of this shortcoming the State Highway Department presently is considering the reconstruction of the ramps which will eliminate the present two-way operation which exists on three of the four ramps Upon the completion of this project, the intersection of Indiana and PYnes should be a typical four way County road intersection Wlth the proper desxgn considerYng the amount of truck traffic turning within the intersection the reconsfiructed intersection can provide optimum traffic operafiion "The statement does not contain any specific information relative to the proposed County arterial road To construct the proposed arterial road additional right of way must be obtained along Jackson Avenue, through the Round-Up Company and ad)oining property, along Mansfield Avenue, and along WYlbur Avenue Realignment of the Wllbur and Mansfreld rntersection, the Wilbur and Indiana intersection and the realignment of jackson Avenue at its intersection with the proposed arterial road will be necessary Additional right of way will also be necessary to realign these Yntersections Any existing nght of way not needed for road purposes after the realignment ha s been completed can be vacated and returned to the ad j oinYng property owners "In conclusion, the data as presented in fihe statement does Yndicate fihat the increased traffic volumes generated by the Roundup operation should not significantly affect the existing t raffic operations in the area The proposed arterial with the proposed safety improvements at the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Railroad Crossing should provide an adequate facility for anticipated arterial-type traffic going fio and coming from the area "Yours very truly, /s/ Robert S Turner, P E by /s/ Gary Kennaly, P E, Traffic and Planning Engineer " utICCINS_ From the Spokane County Health DYStrict Should I proceed? "Re Roundup Company, Spokane Valley Warehouse, Environmental Impact Statement "Dear Mr Huggins "Pursuant to your request dated january 26, 1973, we have reviewed the subject draft statement The environmental areas which we feel need further consideration are the following "The proposed well sifie is too close to the underground bulk fuel storage As presently located, it poses an unacceptable risk to the entire water system the well is intended to supplement "The flora and fauna of the property are listed and discussed as endangered species However, there is no assessment of endemic diseases and undesirable pollen production which might be reduced by the proposed use of the property SimYlarly there is no discussion of the possible reduction of undesirable plant dxsease source nor of insect pests of animals and man for whYCh the vacant property is a source ~7 - "The topographical map following page 18 is illegible making the topography section somewhat unintelligible (HUGGINS A not uncommon comment, incidentally ) ~ "Land use is inadequately discussed on page 21 Proposed uses of surrounding land should be stated and an assessment made of combined air, noise and Ympaction factors "The layouts depicted on pages 7A, 22, 33, 123 and 124 do not appear to agree a s to protective berm location and shape "Oil and solvent wasfie from the firuck maintenance facility shouid be discussed for either removal from the site or impact if on site disposal is proposed "In the dlscussion on page 23 concerning the sewage treatment facilYty, it shoul.d be reworded to state, 'The Ynstallation will conform to design and specification plans approved by the Spokane County Health District ' We do not design and write specifications for such systems See also statemenfi on page 3 7 "The land use map on page 26 is not usable due to Ynadequacy of legend on page 27 asapplied on the map "The exterYOr lightzng and signing are summarily dismissed on page 28 The kinds, locatrons and 'visible direction' of both fixed lights and vehicular lights are crYtxcal since the housing to both the Northeast and South are afi higher land elevations than this property In view of the all night operations and the peak traffic hours (non-day light), these lights may be important pollutant factors and should be discussed in this analysrs in more detail Tt will be several years before the trees are of such size as to offer significant shielding of either Iight or sound "It is not clear on page 35 xf the 500,000 gallon storage tanks are also to be turned over to the Irvin Water District and thereby furnish back-up supply for fire-fighting throughout the District "The analysYS of AYr Quality beginning page 38 appears incomplete Additional factors to consider are (1) particulate and photo-chemical po11ut2on from other existing and proposed industrial activities, (2) emissions from the plant heatYng system and the diesel engine on the well pump, and (3) greater definitYOn of reducfiion fn downfiown Spokane considerfng that the salesman and truck delivery routes will likely remain mostly unchanged -8 - • "The discussion of operating noise within the building (page 45 is improperly placed under temporary consfixuction noise Noise emanating from the plant will permanently add to the ambient noise in the area "The report does not consider possible future expansion or the popuiation in the area "The report gives an approximate time table for truck traffic but not for rail traffic at the site Why is the truck traffic heaviest in the early morning hours ? Reschedule ? The prospect of at least nine trucks per hour between the hours of 2 00 AM and 7 00 AM passing through the area has a very high camp2ainfi pofiential The impact on sleep interference and annoyance factor (page 47) may very well be properly challenged. "The section of rail traffic noi.se states (page 51) that 'the maximum noYSe level that any residential area would experience would not exceed 50 decibels ' The reporfi does not state if this is the level produced solely by the ~ rail traffic or zf this is a total sound level includYng the rail traffic "What wxll be the cumulative noise level from aIl noise sources in each of the residential areas ? Near szde not centers of areas shauld be considered since they are mosfi critrcally affected "The baffling devices for the trucks will reduce the noise level by how many decibels ? "The houses closest to the proposed site in each residential area must serve as reference points in measuring the distances These are the people who would receive the higher noise levels (Probably nofi enough people fio bring about committee formation ) ~ "Perhaps a noxse barrier should also be constructed along the northern edge of the roadway Feasible ? "Noise from vehicles is predicated afi 'reduced speed' (page 46) and '20 mph' (page 53) and 'at low speed (10 fio 20 mph)' (page 55 ) On whafi are these speeds predicated ? Wfiat consideratzon is given to stop and start noise peaks generated at the rail crossing and entering the county arCerial from the plant premises ? ~"The statement (page 55) that noise Ievels must reach a certain level before citxzen action is taken appears to be a misinterpretation of the chart on page 57 ActYOn could of course be fiaken at any level whether warranted or not The chart further implies that noise pollution of fai.rly high Ievels may be ignored unless a sufficiently large number of people are affected that they can apply polifiical pressure This seems to ignore rights and concern for fihe few who may be greatly affecfied but unable to gain 'influential' acfiion - 9 - "Traffic impaction and safety hazards afi the Pines interchange appears to be inadequately emphasized The addition of heavy trucks attempting to cross north and southbound traffic to cross Interstate 90 carries ai greater hazard potential to school buses and other traffic than mere numbers would indicate "The restrYCtion (page 99) of pesticides to 'home and garden' type is unduly restrxcYtve and somewhat meaningless since this is essentially a commercial packaging classification and not 'authorized use' classification "We do not believe Roundup officials can enforce employee use of arterials except when driving company vehxcles "Other concluding statement nay need reevaluation after other earlier specific areas are reconsidered "Very truly yours, Environmental Health Division, /s/ Eugene C Prather, Environmental Health Specialist NUCCrNS. As I mentioned, we asked our consultant, Mr Anderson to develop replies to these written statements which you have in the supplement before you Incidentally, except for the Home Owners' Association commenfis which you received earlier, that letter was the longest and the others are shorter, ff you RAW_.iNC S What are you saying to us ? uTrCCTNS _ Well, I am saying that you got through the longest one, do you want to go on through to the shorter ones ? This next letter is from Daniel V Neal, District Supervisor of the local office, the Spokane office, of the Department of Ecology "Dear Mr Huggins "We are foYwarding the above-referenced material to Dennis Lundblad, Department of Ecology, Olympia, for any comments he may have in reference to said project "However, we have also taken the liberty to comment on your statement The main reason is that we of the regional staff are familiar with the area involved You will undoubtedly receive some kfnd of reply from Mr Lundblad a s well "Our comments are as follows We were unable to tell from the Environmental Impact Statement whether or not this type of facilxty was in conformance with the Sewerage Drainage Basin Plan - 10 - The location of the sewage treatment plant appears to be in the lowest elevation of the site This would tend to indicate that surface drainage would flow toward the drainfield In the Environmental Impact Statemenfi, it is clearly stated that the plans are to double the plant size fairly quick But no reference is made as to what effect this will have on the drainfield area We also have a question as to how much and where the cooler- freezer water will be disposed "This would tend to be the extent of our comments to date We would request fihat you send any comments or questions to Mr Lundblad, Department of Ecology, Olympia gA .TN GS Did you then subsequently hear from him ? H TCGTNS From Mr Lundblad ? $AWLINGS Yes HITCCTNS. Yes Yes, we did Very short, as follows RAWLINGS If his letter not of - or let' s hear it now HLTCCTNS. Yes "Dear Mr Huggins "We are in receipt of your draft environmental impact statement However, the review by our Distrfct Supervisor, Daniel Neal, should suffice to alert you to our concerns "We appreciate the opportunity to review this document " /s/ Dennis L Lundblad utr GTNS _ Next in order is the letter from Norman Gall, President of the Pinecroft Mirabeau Home Owners' Association which requests an extension of time on the March Sth cut-off date It does not actually contain comments on the draft itself That has been mailed to you Do you wish for me nevertheless to read that statement? That letter ? RAWT.TNCS I think we can consider that in HTTC GTNS. Yes A letter from the Director of the Spokane Regional Planning Conference as follows -11- "Dear Mr Huggins "Re A-95 Rev3ew of Roundup Company - Sppkane Valley Warehousp - Envzronmental Impact Statement "The Spokane Regional Planning Conference has reviewed the subject dratt Environmental Impact Statement received from your office January 29, 1973 We have had no negative responses or commenfis on the Statement However, copies of reactions received by the clearinghouse are enclosed with thi s 1 etter (HUGGINS. I perhaps should explain at this point we also sent a copy of the Impact Statement to the Regional Planning Conference in the hope fihat they would utilize their regular mailing list under the supple A-95 procedures to further alert any agencies that we did not alert of the availability of the Impact Statement, and they d.Ld receive several replYes, although as indicated, no negative response ) "It is our conclusion, acting as District Cleannghouse 12 , under Executive Order EO-70-08, State of Washington, that the proposed project is in conformance with developmental plans, goals and objectives as of fihis date "Sincerely yours, Spokane Regional Director " (u GGTNS And then he enclosed responses from various agencies to which they advised as to the availability of the Impact Statement. These are in the context of a form that has been sent to those agencfes by the Regional Planning Conference, and I can just very qurckly identify the information from each respondent Central Valley School District, namely, Gilbert Mills, Superintendent He checked the response, "We do not have an interest in the above project" Incidentally, there are four such possfble responses plus a place for written comments, if the respondent wishes The four possible responses are "We do not have an interest in the above project " "We have a quest:6on or interest in the above project and wish to confer with the applicant " "We are interested in and approve of this project " "We wish to make the following comments (Attach additional sheets if necessary " -12- Response from Planning Director, City of Spokane -"We are interested in and approve of this project " Response from Assisfiant City Vlanager - Engineering, City of Spokane - "We are interested in and approve of this project " Response from the County Commissioners' Office -"No Comment" RAWL.InTCS That is understandable HtTCCTNS_ They realize, of course, that the whole matter will come before them and they deprYVe you of comment at thf s time From the SMATS Policy Commitfee Chairman of the Spokane Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, Policy Committee Chairman -"We are interested in and approve of this project ""We wish to make the following comments This proposed proJect by Roundup Company is compafiible with the forecasts used in preparing the adopted Long--Range Transportation Plan " Director of the City Parks and Recreation Department -"We do not have an interest in the above project " Nick Beamer, Acting Executive Director of the Comprehensive Health Planmng Council of Spokane County, he has two comments One, "We are interested in and approve of fihis project", and fihen the following addifiional comment "The concern of the Comprehensive Health Planning Council of Spokane County, Inc would be that fihe project conform to the rules, regulations and policies of the Spokane County Health District " HU aGINS From the RAWT.INGS That is the end of the check list T4tT Gr,Tnts_ That is the end of the comments received by the Regional Planning Conference and forwarded to us RAWL.rnrCS p K HUGGINS A letter from the District Supervzsor, Daniel V Neal of the Department of Ecology RAWLINGS I thought we had that HUGGINS. You have got that Right We have another copy of it Now, from the District Offxce, the District Engineer of the WashYngton State Highway Commission "Dear Sir "Responding to your transmittal of 2/5/73 and our earlier exchanges, this offYCe has no comment on the project on the basis of the natural environment Responsibilities in that regard Iie with other agencies well qualzfied to respond - 13 - "Regarding the human environment and specifically the effect on the transportation network such as S M A T S , Spokane County and the Highway Department "At present, this office sees a definite effect on the Interstate highway and its ramps as a result of the referenced pro]ect We anticipate the highway can accommodate the increases fn the immediate future and Department designs for the future will take into consideration development in the area " HLTCCTNS Arr%n earlier letter from Urcia prior to his circulation of the Impact Statement, suggesting that we send a copy of the Impact Statejnent to the State Planning and Community Affairs Agency We subsequently talked to that agency on the telephone, and they indicated that they did not feel that a copy needed to be sent to them A letter from the Air Pollution Control Authority, Fred Shiosaki, Director "Dear Mr Huggins "A point not covered in the draft environmental impact statement which should be recognized as a potential cause for complaint is the odor from the diesel truck exhaust Diesel exhaust, like many other odors, can be detected at hzgh dilution Under adverse atmospheric condYtions, there can be an accumulation of these odorous gases and can result in unfavorable reactions from neighbors of the warehouse "I recomm end that the Roundup Company be asked to submit a proposal to control diesel emissions This could be done by fitting their trucks with catalytic mufflers and/or require that truck motors not be permitted to idle when parked fn the area "Sincerely " HLTCCINS The letters I am going over are the transmitfial letters by which we sent out fihe Impact Statement That I belfeve is the bottom of the written comments received in addition to the comment received from the Home Owners' Association Would it be approprlate at this time, now, Mrs Rawlings to read the responses that we requested our consultant to make to those comments or would you simply wish to study those at your leisure ? RAW7.TNCS What are the wishes of the Commission? Ht7 GGTNS Do you have any leisure ? jAGOBSON Is it )ust the one letter there.. Charlie, and how long is it? RAWL.INC S ThiS - 14 - jACOBSON Oh Oh SCH DEGG I personally at least would like to look the thing over before coming to any conclusions YAWLINGS. I think we should too HLTCCTITS I might say that that small Addendum is not quxte as Iengthy as it would appear since it contains reprints of the letters I read finemselves, which of course, would not be reread SCHADEGG_ Well my point w«s that in reading these comments, I would feel the necessity myself to judge them to relate to the document which fihe comments are referring somewhat HUGGINS, Yes That is quite possible since the letfiers and the comments to fihe letters are in that same booklet SCHADF GG_ In the amount of time that I have had available in the last two days thi s kind of thing ha s been limited HUGGINS Right RAWLINGS Is there another spokesman from the negative position here ? CAROTYnT MA . O.. East 12117 Grace Avenue We contacted Mr A1 Benson, Dr A1 Benson, for a comment on the air pcRution sectfon of the Environmental Impact Statement as our Home Owners' Association was not capable of giving a reply to it In view of the lack of stafiements and also the lack of time that we had to work with the statement, he was able to return to us a small or short evaluation and because of the amount of time we are taking up today, I will not read the articles that he referred to but just the, read the titles of them into the record The letter is addressed to the Pinecroffi-Irvin-Mirabeau Home Owners' Association, Attention Carolyn Malmoe "To Whom it May Concern "My evaluation and conclusions that the air quality and potential effect of the proposed project sections of the Environmental Impact Statement of the Roundup foods warehouse proposal for a plant near the 11500 block of East Grace in the Spokane Valley are 1) The writers of this section admit ignorance of the possible health effects and make erroneous statements about our present knowledge of the air pollution effects in the Spokane Valley and then extrapolate that knowledge to a favorable position for them 2) My professional opinion is that present levels of several a1.r pollutants, for example partzculates and carbon monoxide, etc be monitored in the area particularly on weekdays and in stagnant air situations and then an academic reevaluation be made on the data and expectant new effects - 15 - 3) From available general dafia on air pollution, it appears possible that the applYCant's warehouse in conjunction with other air pollution factors could be detrimental to residents in the area "Please note enclosures If it fs considered necessary, I will clarify any of the above statemenfis "Sxncerely, /s/ Allen B Benson, PhD Chemistry, North 4528 Windsor Dnve " He makes direct reference to a report as Volume 15 issued in November, 1972, No 11 put out by TndL~tn.al Ny_qien- News Re~o,rt . and also an article written by PhillYp C Wolfe and it is entitled, C.arhnn Mnnoxicl P Mea sLrement and Monttorincx Yn Urban Air, and he has underlined specific things that he is referring to by this cover letfier RAWLINGS Wnat is his address again, Mrs Malmoe ? ,MALQ,QF., North 4528 WYnd sor Drxve R,AWLINGS Locally Right Thank you very much Other comments from the opposition ? Mr Kain ? KAI,N.. Mrs Rawlings, I might jusfi note for the record that there was a request for an extension of time The matter hasn't even been discussed here We would like to have a ruling one way or the other with regard to our request I would like to stress agaxn briefly that our opinion is absolutely and point-blank that you do not have in your presence an Environmental Draft Impact Statement - a draft statement That you have the workup of the proponent's "hired gun" to do what they want done You have the remarks of the opposition Mr Huggins, to my knowledge, has no input whatsoever, and the State law says the responsible ofticial shall do these to ,Ahe County Commissioners something in which Mr acts and you are turning over Huggins has had vfrtually no input No control He is "rubber stamping" the developer's expert and that is what you are apparently accepting as an Environmental Impact Draft Statement Our position is that Mr Huggins has a duty to prepare a draft statement and submit that statement to these same agencies and others, including the Federal health people for review after there has been a critical analysis of the Ynformation contained in Mr Anderson's statement, keeping in mxnd that he is an employee of the developers Thank you RAWr.TNC Mr Kain, I would respond that Mr Huggins has given considerable consideration to this, and I don't think that this Commission feels that we are in a - 16 - position at the moment to determine whether you should have an extension of tYme, ~ and I think we have to proceed with some of this informatxon before we can make that judgment KATN Well, Mrs Rawlings the Gufdelines say that upon a written requesfi, a 15 day extension should be granted (Comment by Schadegg - Not Audible ) RAWL.TNCS Yes, we have a written requesfi uLT GGINS. Mr Neal is here I would ask him to respond to that I have discussed the letter to which I only referred briefly with Mr Neal and would ask him to respond to that For my own part I think the Commission would need to make a )udgment as to af ter hearing the testimony, as to whether or not they feel that adequate information has been supplied both in the statement and our own comments to the statement and the comments of the several respondents to constitute an adequate Impact Sfiatement I would ask Mr Neal specifically to reply R.AWLINGS Mr Neal, would you come forward and speak to this NEAL_. Mrs Rawlings, I am sorry, I have missed a lot of this (not audible) T-TtTCCINS. Did you hear Mr Kain's request ? NEAL. For the continuance ? Yes uLTCCTNS_ Yes O K I am simply, simply asking for your opinion as I did in consultation with you as to whether the Commission is obliged to or should grant an extension of time for further comment on the draft Impact Statement NEAL. I haven't seen the request for a contfnuance but I think in this situation the burden is upon those requesting the continuance to set forth sufficient facfis for the necessity of it and in my conversation with Mr Huggins, absent that and absent, a sufficient showing at this time of the need for a continuance And since I have been here from the start I haven't heard any other comments in that regard, so I would presume that Mr Kain would like to respond to this But then following Mr Kain's response if in fact the Commiss ion deems that those facors are insufficient, if they do deem they are sufficient, then the Guidelines do provide for a 15-day extension, depend~ing upon what the Commission decides in regard to the reasons Mr Kafn may or may not give for the extension It would seem to me that if the request for a continuance is merely to gather supportive data, merely to prepare additional informa- tYOn that the proponents be able to articulate their primary objections and that they be given the opportunity to add an addendum to this report at the time that this matter is - 17 - 4 referred back to the County Commissioners That is you know, that is the next step It must be referred back to the County Commissioners, but if in fact that is all that the request is for - now I presume Mr KaYn should respond fo my comments , but it seems to me that if in fact that is all they desire to do is to gather additional information that they haven't had tYme to prepare that they be permitted to artrculate their primary ob)ections and that they be able to add the supportive dafia that they have articulated at this point at the Commissioners' level and fihat the matter can proceed in a timely manner RAW .Ttv ? Mr Neal, I think you should advise yourself of the letter from Mr Gall Mr Kain, do you care to respond ? KATN I really don't have any response, Mrs Rawlings The people in the area affected have submitted a letter asking for a continuance The rules say they are entitled to a 15-day continuance Their response was in here on March Sth This heanng is on March 9th It doesn't seem to me like it gives you much time even to consider the material fihey have already presented to you We will stand on the record we have made uLTCGTlvS_ I would like to ask Mr Neal if he believes it would be appropriate for either the applicants or the consultant to commenfi upon whether or not the requested extension of time should be (Nofi Audible - Coughing) S uADFC GWell, I have got a question to ask and I don't know whether it is really one fihat I ought to ask or what bearrng ifi has on the thing, but - this particular development ad)oins an area which has been set aside on the Comprehensive Plan as a light industrial area, or an fndustrial area of some kind and there hasn't been any particular proposal for development in here Now, acCOrding to the regulations as it were, the Environmental Impacfi Statement is for a development involved but in a case like this, what we are really considering is what the whole development to the area is going to involve in relationship to the remainder of the area Now where that leaves us in regard to the law and this particular appZication, now I am not sure, but fihis is a question I would like to have before I can make an ultYmate decision, because the nature of the Iocation of the remainder of the property is such that zt is getting very restricted as to what can go on in there and xt has to be something that can't go beyond what this particular development will do in adding environmental pollution particularly - 18 - uGGTnTS _ Mrs Rawlings, perhaps it would be helpful to the Commis sion member . relative to the request of the President of the Association, of Mr Kain's endorsement of that request, to actually read from the Guidelines, and I hasten to add fihe word, Guidelines, rather than the term, rules, as used by Mr Kain The Guidelines them- selves make it very clear in the offset that they are not rules but only guidelxnes "The review of the draft Impact Statement should not be expected nor schedul(d in anything less than a 30-day period Additionally, mailing fiime should be anticipated at the beginrung and end of the review period For proposals that are unique or are unusually larqe in terms of affected area, populatYOn, or environmental impact, the regular review period should be proporfiionately Iengthened beyond 30 days to 60 days and an opportunity provided for an additional extension of time up to a maximum of 15 days Yf specifically requested in writing to the initiating office Further, decisions that would advance the proposal should be withheld during the review period and until the final Impact Statement has been prepared and response to written revYew comments " SCHADFCC _ We11, in view of that, Charlie, there are some fihings relative fio this that I would like to see answered Now what I don't want to see is the Environmental Impact Statement used as a devfce to force basic research where research hasn't already been done to solve a problem There are going to be many unanswered things that we just can't answer specifically This f3,eld hasn't been developed quite that far yet, and I just want to go on record as not being sympathetic with the concept of bringing up things for which there is no knowrl recognized technique and standards As the basis for holding anything up, I don't think we can go ahead on that basis I wouldn`t call that at aII acceptable but on the other hand, there are some areas here which I have questions about which I think we can get something in the way of answers to I am not proposing in this, however, that we engaqe in a research operafiion waiting for conditions of stagnant air or whatever else is needed to maybe satisfy some of the questions that were raised I don't know that we can afford to wait that long, I don't think it was 3ntended that we wait that long and maybe it wa s, but I am not sympathetic with it if that is the ca s e KAIN. Mrs Rawlings, could I make a brYef answer RAWLI NG S Ye s KAIN To Mr Schadegg's statement The questian of time is crucial, I am ~ sure to the proponents, Mr S chadegg . It is also quite crucial fio the people that - 19 - r live in this area because when millions of dollars are stuck in the ground and in rolling equipment, their homes are there, they can't pick those homes up and move them They are committed And the time they might have to live there might be 20 years And I am not saying that we should delay and delay forever, but the question is what Ys the impact and you have heard today what we are talking about is half of the xmpact SCHADEGG. Yes That is what I said KATN Of this warehouse But only half because fiheir development plans call for double the size There is also a proposed tractor and farm equipment retailing facility in the immediate area and probably industrial users waiting to come in And that is the question Not the drop in the bucket but the buckefiful of water, that assum3.ng it is water, not one isolated instance but the tofial package how it will ulfiimately be handled A second reason that we shouldn't rush into a declsion - the County Health Department made an exhaustive, I believe a 5-page report There are many things which they say the question hasn't been answered, the matter hasn't even been considered, and those things should be considered ff we are to have a comprehensive Impact Statement Thank you very much L?j C FNTT.FtvMnr _ Mrs Rawlings, might I addres s fihe Commis sion on behalf of the Roundup Company ? RAWLINGS Yes Your chance is coming just one moment, please S GuADECC _ (Background commotion - Not Audible) make any kind of statement about it in the absence of certain kinds of Htr GGTN _ I don't think you are going to need (Not Audible - Coughing) right at the moment, but I think you should hear from the attorney on that point You know a s to whether the RAW .TN GS I intended to run down Mr Huggins of the questions that were raised in the (Not Audible) with Mr Anderson SCHADEGG (Not Audible ) RAWT.YNrs All right, sir Would you come to the microphone, please I think we would like to hear from you and we would like to hear from Mr Anderson then in response to some of the issues that these letters that were read raised I am pALTT. AT.T.tSON of Randall and Danskin, attorneys for Roundup Company and a couple of points I wanted to raise On this matter of expansfon, Mr Kain's information I feel is inaccurate As far as other land in the area, the Roundup Company - 20 - has the right for first refusal by contract on some adJoinzng land As far as plans xor expansion are concerned, the Roundup Company recognizes the possihlity of future expansion in the area if the growth of the area warrants it The project at the present tYme is designed for the present operation, and the fbM.seeable future I think it would be unreasonable for any company in any buszness not to have something of an eye on the future and the uncertainties of the future There is sufficient area that expansion cauld be accomplished if future development, population in the area calls for it, but Mr Kain in his stafiement and the extensive statement by the Home Owners' Association go far beyond the facfis in suggesting that the Roundup Company is applying for permission to build one warehouse when they plan in effect on building fiwo Such is not the case As far as the activity, well to the Haworth and Anderson report, the Roundup Company certainly acknowledges and it is a mafiter of public record that it picked up the tab so to speak for the work being done, and the reason as I understand it was that this being a new act, the County did not have funds or facilitres with whYCh to do this and the Haworth and Anderson Company is the most qualified on environmental studies of any that we know of It certainly was not directed to do a"PR" 3ob, and frankly, when I read it, it certainly didn't sfirike me as a"PR" job, bufi I also know it depends a Iittle bit on where you stand Like you know, I am the attorney for Roundup Company But when I read the parts of the statement that said there was some houses fihere that maybe shouldn't have been there and they are run down and low quality and so on, that didn't strike me as a"PR" presentation Also, the mafiter of air pollutanfis and noise pollutants and light and traffic have all been considered These are the things thafi should be considered They have been considered I think as thoroughly as the present circumstances warrant or as the present circumstances make possible, and I would suggest to the Commission tha t what we are really looking for is this whole Environmental Impact study, is that the governmental body charged with making the decision do so with its eyes open Any time there is an indusfirial development of this or any other sort there will be an impact There wnll be an impact here There will be added trucks, there will be added noise, there will be added pollutants We believe that the, well that would be going to the merits, but I wi11 say we believe that this development in this area certainly has minimal effecfis _ _ of that character as opposed to alternative development in the area, but on the present Yssue before the Commission, that is the Environmental Impact Statement, I think that certainly the statement has amplxffed by some of the questions and answers, gives this Commission a very eye-open view of what the impact of this development is upon the environment and that is what it is supposed fio do The objection that it wasn't prepared by the right person or the rfght person didn't pay the bill is not in my estimatzon a valYd objection Mr Kain is a lawyer, he knows that courts enter )udgmenfis, and he also knows that lawyers who are hired by clients write the )udgments and hand them up to the Judge to be sxgned That is the way it goes in our business Here the professionals did the job, and as you know, Mrs RawlYngs, and so do I, Mr HuggYns worked on it extensively I can say this - we dYdn't see it or review ifi or commented on Yt any sooner than you did if you have any specific questions , I would be happy to either try to answer them mys6lf or refer the question to an official of Roundup Company or the consultant RAWLINGS Thank you We would like to hear from Mr Anderson, I think, Mr Anderson and try to get some answers to things that were raised in the letters HUGGINS. Maybe, Nfadam Chairman, before you call on Mr Anderson, 3ust a ver bnef remark about our own role in the preparation of this Impact Statement Firsfi, with respect to the choice of the consultant, we personally recommended the choice of the consulting fYrm that was chosen It is, indeed, true that the cost, that is the fees for those professional services were pafd by the applicant I submit that is neither unusual nor improper The choice of the consultant, however, was not entYrely, not perhaps even initially the choice of the applicant We as a matter of fact suggested the consulting form of Haworth and Anderson as to our knowledge the most qualified firm of indxviduals dealing wlth environmental matters in qeneral and preparation of Environmental Impa ct Statement draft documents in particular We did extensively review the work initially done by Mr Anderson and in many consultations with him, suggesting many changes to the Ynitial draft which have been incorporated into the Addendum report that you have In addition, of course, with respect to other expertise, the other County officials have contributed to eYther the draft itself, the Addendum, or the additional comments that you have RAWLINGS Thank you, CharlYe Mr 4nderson gNDER50N Thank you, Mrs Rawlings First, I would like to, I was going to, my first two comments were going to be dYrected to what the last two gentlemen had - 22 - to say I would just say that we were directly involved with the Spokane County PlannYng Commission We transmitted the copies of the Impact Statement directly to the Spokane County Planning CommYSSion without review or addition or correcfixon or rewrite of any type to the Roundup Company, and we did work very, very closely with Mr Huggins dunng this whole process and have continued to work with Mr Huggins dunng the review period at the present time I might, I would also like to add my personal opinion on the whole process as you have, as you see it before you which is extremely complex as there may be It may be somewhat confusing It tends to be the nature of the law It is in a developmental stage without question throughout every state in the United States , but the purpose of SEPA is that I would read, it is to provide a total environmental view of a project I think that purpose has been obtained in this particular process that you have before you I would like to compliment the Home Owners' group, Mrs Malmoe, I think they dYd an excellent job in their review comments I would agree wholeheartedly with many of the comments you have inc"luded in your reporr I would disagree certainly in some areas as a criticism of that has been consistently leveled to me for making value judgments throughout the statement I would say the same value judgments were made in the other direction on your side But I don't see anything wrong with that from that s tandpoint I would take exception with taking parts of sentences out of context and putting two parts of sentences together in order to riake a point from two different parts But that you know again that is a stylistic thing and I don't really think there is anything wrong with this to present a total view of a partYCUlar project Now we have gone through in extensive detail all of the comments that were read to you prior to this time I would be happy to respond to them individually It would take time If you would like to do this at this time, I would be happyto do this and answer any specific questions that you would have RAWLINGS What you are sayj,rigMr Anderson, is that the letters that were read your response to their comments are in there ? ANDFRSON Very definitely There is one correction we do have to the supplement, it is to Mr Prather's letter and it is on his second comment concerning the flora and fauna of the property are listed and discussed as endangered species That is entirely incorrect The flora and the fauna of the property are Iisted They are discussed not as a dangerous species because no flora and fauna were found to be on the dangerous species lists - 23 - RA,WLINGS His concern about the well site in connection with the under- ground fuel storage Would you comment on that ANDERSON_ I will be happy to read it to you - the response on that It has been recommended on the mitigating measure section on Page 90 of the EIS that the well (water supply source) be moved away from the service and maintenance area to prevent possible contamination of the domestic water supply It is anticipated that Roundup vvill comply with the request Roundup would have to respond to that directly RAWLINGS What about the employee traffic routes ? What is your comment in fihat regard ? ANDERSON Employee traffic routes I think our comment on that is no comment I think that is correct RAWLINGS Mr Neal's letterabout the disposal of the coder-freezer wafier Have you got a comment on that ANDERSC)N Of the freezer water? The cooler-freezer equipment used in Roundup' s operation are by air to air refrigeration by RAWLINGS Read slowly, Tony ANDERSOIV Oh Ok I am sorry The cooler-freezer equipment used in Roundup' s operation HTTCCTNS_ Excuse me, Tonly, would you identify the page where you are ANDERSON Page 22, response to the State of Washington Department of Ecology's comments - bottom comment RAWLINGS O K We're with you ANDERSON_ O K The cooler-freezer equipment used in Roundup's operation is of the air to air refrigeration type which releases small amounts of water in the form of condensation If waste water is present in larger amounts, it will be contained in the catch basins, however, this is not expected to occur RAVIT"LINGS All right Comments to the letter from Mr Shiosaki as far as the air pollution situation, odor from diesel exhaust and his recommendation for a proposal to control diesel emissions ANDERSON Page 3, top of the page With respecfi to the specific question of elimination of odor from the exhaust of diesel truck engines, the state of the "ark" at the present time is such that there are no manufacturers in the United States making production or have equipment to filter out odor, nor is there stock equipment available under present technology to eliminate 100% of diesel smoke and odor The Grandlin o£ Montgomeryville, Pennsylva,,p4a is one of the few manufacturers of catalytic exhaust mufflers for special stationary diesel equipment rnachinery, standby generators and underground equipment, have quoted an approximate price of $700 for a muffler to be used on a 335 Cummins dfesel whrch is the size of engine most used by fihe Roundup Company The estimate that 90% or more reduction in carbon monoxide, hydro carbon smoke and odor measured at the tail pipe with no change in the oxides of nitrogen A special muffler like this is still a year or two away from mass production We checked a number of different manufacturers to find nobody that had them on the market as far as there being a specific item for diesel trucks The General Mofiors Corporation makes catalytic converter mufflers for their buses but they are not available on a diesel truck producfiion line We called Grandl.in Company in Pennsylvanza and asked them if they could on special order make thxs type of a catalytic converter, and they said Yes and that was the price quoted of $ 7 0 0 a truck RAWT.TN'CS Are there questions from other Commission members in regards to any of the letters The other thing I have on my notes is the arterial and I think we will be pursuing that further ANDERSON There were a number - Mrs Rawiings, 1f I might add, there were a number of just general comments that we made on Page 2 tjoing through Page 6 They were clarificatfons We readily admft that this was a draft statemenfi We made typographical errors and in one case and my apologies to the reviewing agencfes, the typographical error resulted in some confusion and that was dealing with the time of arrivals and deparfiures of car traffic in the partfcular area At one point we said it was staggered and at the ofiher poinfi we said it was 98% in the peak A M and P M hours We were wrong That was 48% It was a typographical error, and we have included in here the data to show that particular relationship RAWL.INCS How many - have the Home Owners seen this ? MAL.VIOE. No, we have no t R_AWL.INCS Mr Schadegg S HADF. GG. I just had one question I guess it is for you, Charlie Is this statement correct that essent1ally once we are satisfied with what we see here, that we haven't been able to check, to look at fully yet, that a stafiement would be forth- coming, would in effect be your report ? HUGGINS. We are still dealing at the moment wzth the question on the Environmental Impact Statement itself SCHADEGG_ Right That's what I am talking about - 25 - HLTCCTNS. It is our suggestion to you that you evaluate whether or not the ~ materYal that you have reviewed, that you are reviewing now and the comments that you may yet receive today, that you evaluate at the conclusion of that testimony whether or not you wish to recommend the sum of those documents and the sum of this testimony to the Board of County Commissioners as an adequate and final EnvYronment al Impact Statement Beyond that, of course, you have the - keeping in mind that any action that you take in that direction is only a recommendatxon The determination, the acceptance if you will of some of the documents or a document as a final Impact Statement, that determination will rest with the Board of County Commissioners They are in my interpretation at least - I don't know whether Mr Neal is here and maybe some of the ofiher attorneys would like to comment - the Board of County Commissioners is the official in the act charged with the responsi- bility of approval or disapproval of this zone change proposal, and, consequently, the official charged with determination of the final Impact Sfiatement that is charged with the determination as to its adequacy It may well be that you might make a recommendation to the Board of County Commfssxoners that the sum of the documents received and reviewed by you should constitute the final Impact Statement The Board of County Commissioners may feel that additional investYgations or comments should be made and received before they are satisfied that a Final Impact Statement exists RAWL.INCS I think in one area the Commission would still like some informa- tion on is on the arterial Do you have any comments on that, and then we will go to Mr Kennaly from the Engineer's Office ANDERSON I do have a comment from the basis of the draft Impact Statement Review comments were received and again correctly so that the obscured, that the representation of the arterial extension was from Pfnes Road to jackson Avenue The new arterial that is but that is incorrect and it is all of those areas have been clariffed into the Impact Stafiement The extension is actually from the corner of Wilbur Road, now get this nght, Wilbur and Indiana to jackson Avenue That is the extent of the new arterial The present Indiana Avenue is fihe rest of the extension to the Pines Road interchange RAWLINGS Thank you, Mr Anderson Mr Kennaly, can you come to the mike and tell us a Yittle bit about thfs arterial and what your Department's observations are on it ? - 26 - • KFNNATV_ This arterial I think has been pretty well documented as to why we . got to thrs particular alignment We were trying to provide a new access route from the Pines interchange and to the area in question, not specifically to serve Roundup, but to serve the other properties up in the area as far as providing a more direct route than does now exist from along jackson Avenue to the Pines interchange The allgn- ment was proposed in our office and we have done through a consultant some field studies to assure us that this alignment is possible We have made no contacts, at least our office directly has not, the survey crews perhaps have had some contacts with the property owners involved WhYCh we have mentioned and was mentioned in our comments, we will have to secure additfonal right of way before this alignment can be constructed upon But we have made no official contact with anyone concerning fihe purchase of right of way or anything of that nature and will not untxl we get a better determination as to whether this zone change is realfzed or what the status of the situation is AWT.TNG Any questions from members of the Commis s2on ? Thank yau Mr Kain KATN. Yes I wonder I would Iike fio make a brief statement for the record again if I might On behalf of the opponents to the Roundup development, it may be that we are putting the cart before the horse The State Law R C S 43 21-C 030, subsection "C" provides and I'lI leave out the materi.al that is nofi pertinent "Counties shall include in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other major actions significantly affecting the quality of the environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on the impact, etc " Mr Huggins has just indicated to you that the acceptance of a final Environmental Impact Statement and the content therein fs in the domain of the County Commisszoners The theory of the law is that the first act to be done is to determine the effect on the quality of the environment and then a decf sion is at that time made with regard to what your decision shall be on a specific zonfng proposalAnd in this particular case what your decision shall be on modffication of the County roadway system We have no final Impact Statement None is available None can be available until the Commissioners decide what that statement shall contain So at this time to recommend any actYOn wxth regard fio zoning or rerouting of County roads would be premature because to do so you would have, you cannot rely on the Environmental Impact Statement because you do not have the power at least according to Mr Huggins to author such an instrument Thank you - 27 - ~ (Background discussxon among Commission members - Not Audible ) . RAWT.TNGS Mr Neal, do you have any advice fio us in that matter ? NE.AL.. Well, I fihink first of alI after reviewing the letter, I would like to address myself to the, Mr Kain`s reque st for continuance It seems to me that the purpose, the reason why we are here is to develop information so fihat this department and all other interested governmental agencies and any other interested indYVidual can make an honest determination of whefiher or not the pro]ect will in fact be detrimental to the environmenfi , to the quality of the environment and the report I don't, it seems to me it doesn't make too much difference as far as the law is concerned whether it is on blue paper on green paper or Charlie writes on the front of it or he writes on the back of it I think we should Iook to the content of it and determine whether or not the fnformation that we have here and the information that has been developed complies with the intent of the law And I think the intent that the Environmental Impact Act was to give these agencies enough information so thafi they can render an honest judgment as to whether or not there will or will not be a detrimental effect upon the quality of the environment Now, if that report and the report that of the Addendums, of the Home Owners' comments and the opponents' comments satisfies that, I really don'fi think the law is going to get down to the point and say that Mr Huggxns has fio erase Mr Anderson's name and has to put hxs name and that is what they want or what else Let's look to whafi the report says and if in fact it does satisfy the intent of the law, then I thfnk that is sufficient In regard to the extens ion of the, the reque st for an extension of time, it seems to me that something the Commission should consider is the fact that this matter has been going on for several months That the matter, the Commission may nofie and I think the matter was referred back to the Commission on November 10, 1972 , several months ago, and it seems to me that if Yn fact there were ma)or ob)ections fio this plan or to this proposal that 4 or 5 months is a sufficient length of time to articulate those ob]ections and then to be able to come before this Commission with those objections, however (Not Audible - Coughing) they'd want to, to raxse those issues and yet still recommend to the Commission that unless the opponents at this tYme can state to the Commission the reason for the continuation If they wish to rafse any new matters that have not been rafsed by the letters or the _ Zg - . . evidence that has been heard, then I think as it is in a court of law, a written a request for a continuance iVdiscretionary matter, and it seems to me even after reading the letter that is signed by the Home Owners that the Commission should require something more than that but morever my recommendation that if in fact they want to raise new objections, they should be able to do so at this time If it is merely to support their data they should be able to do that at the time it is heard before the County Commis sioners But I thYnk the law in the court will require the Commission to come forward with some Impact Statement Whether or not Charlie signs it or you sign it or who else, I don't thfnk the court is going to be that technical I would say that that report does not fit the intent of the law, and I thxnk that is what we are concerned with RAWr.TUrS Thank you Mr Neal It has been very helpful I am gorng to ask for a concluding statement if you wfsh, from both Mr Allison and Mr Kain Then I think this Commission by the sheer pressure of time is going to have to move on to other area s of our agenda I didn't mean to exclude you, Mr Snow, but if you can incorporate your statements together, it would help us KBIN. Mrs Rawlings, my remarks will be very brief As I indicated to you before trusted with the duty of responding to a draft statement is the County Health Department Very Iittle has been said concerning their request for additional testing and additional consideration of the matter Mr Anderson dfdn't touch on that except for one rather inconsequential observation They hopefully feel that you are not equipped with suffzcient data at this time to recommend any kind of a statement to the Commissianers and I agree with them With regard to continuance for these people to further prepare, I can merely state that seems this Commission has had their input, even the staff has it only since March Sth Today is the 9th That was the time the Guidelines set forth by this Commission It seems extremely unlikely that their material has been given that consideration by eifiher the Director or the staff or the Planning Commission, that the proponents' alleged draft statement has been given by these same public officials And I think that an additional time period will not be disastrous to the proponents or to the PZanning Commission As I said these people are stuck with whatever result obtains for many, many years with regard to the use of their homes and their property Thank you RAWLINGS Thank you, Mr Kain Of course, one of the standard conditions would be that they would have to meet Health District standards And that they are - AA - • K8IN Mrs Rawlings, the Health Department's a nswer to this statement is . they don't know enough about it to form any conclusions and they are one of fihose, the agency is one of the prime agencies that asked for input RAWt'.TnTCS Mr All3son A.r.T ON I didn't address the matter of continuance last time, I would like to partly comment and expand on what Mr Neal said, and that is I don' fi think ifi takes having a draft Environmental Impact Stafiement before a person be it this Commzssion or the Home Owners' Association to realize what the basic areas of consideration are The traffic has been an obvious consideration because there are trucks involved Noise is an obvxous consideration Pollution is an obvious consideration and those matters have been opened and obvious, and I don't know exactly how many months, a year more or les s, and I think it is nofi timely at this time for the Home Owners' Association or anyone else fio suggest thafi they need more tzme to comment and built infio those questions I feel that a continuance is not in order under the Guidelines Further comment can be made, further comment is invited on the Envlronmental Impact Statement on what we might call in a sense a fznal Environmental Impact Statement or whatever comes next after a draft Environmental Impact Statement has been mentioned We are in sort of a new area We aren't quite sure what all the terms will turn out to b~~ien the matter gets fio the Board of County CommissYOners they will have the entire record here, the draft statement, fihe addendum, the comments and any further comments that any interested party desires to make On a couple of specific points, the matter of the well was raised, and I can say on behalf of the Roundup Company we believe its tentative location is 150 feet from the, what was it, the disposition point for cleaning materials or RAWL.TNG Fuel storage ALLISON_ O K, that was fuel storage room wasn't Yt? Yes If that xs too close, then it can be relocated but we haven't had our water wftcher go out and make sure that it can go quite any place We don't want it in fihe middle of the parking lot but it can go on another part of the property if fihat is a recommendation in order to 2nsure good water quality As far as arterial traffic is concerned, the matter of peak hour traffic can probably be improved upon somewhat in the new location It will be possible to better sfiagger the trucks, the outgoing trucks, particularly better staggered than at the - 3 0 - ~ present location in town When I say better staggered, I don't mean internally . staggered but staggered with other peak traffic Actually the facilxty that is contemplated wiil have the capacity to pufi trucks out in closer sequence than they can go out now and thus avoid going over into what is otherwise peak traffic times I can't give you a - fic commifiment, but I can assure that the Roundup Company has studied fihis matLer and Ys making every effort to minimize traffic going out at the same time as other peak traffic In conclusion, T think the material that has been presented before this Commission is probably the most exhaustive consideration that has ever been given to a new project and we aren't actually talking about something that is terribly strange I don't think that the Commission has to Ieave home, the fact that it has seen many diesel trucks coming and gaing from all kinds of businesses and down the highway and it has seen warehouses before, and you have seen the design of this one and I thYnk the Commission will probably agree this entire projecfi has been desxgned so as to minimize any adversive effect on the environment Mr Neal suggested and I don't think he quite meant what he said fihat the job was to determine whether or not there was a detrimental effect on the environment I am not suggesting thafi the Roundup Company doesn't suggesfi that there are no adverse effects on the environment The purpose of the statement though is to get whatever the effects are, plus and minus, before the public body charged with makrng the decxsion so it can make an intelligent decision and also to assxst in tayloring the project so as to mznimize any adverse environmental impact which necessarily exist R_ AMTN G, Thank you, Mr A1LxsoM COMM_TSEtON DTS , TSSTnN ANT) VOTTNC RAWLTNCS Now we move znto the area of Other Business - the first item is ZE-50-72 , Reconsideration of the Zone Change Applicatfon for Roundup Corp Is there a motion on this item ? JLCOBSON Well, we have several items here we are voting on RAWL.INCS. Should we take this ? How would the Commission like to consider this questaon in the area of whether an Environmental Impact Statement has been met, the request for zt and then to - 31 - r • S,NADF GG I have some comments to make as we were going along there, . and I have got to say, frankly, that I haven't had a chance to fully review all of the statements made, although I have skYmmed over them rather quickly as well as the commentary And i feei that the attorneys', Prosecutor's description of what the Environmental Impact Statement is su ~S pposed to b~correct, and I have no reason to doubt it for the moment at least that I think we do have one once it is put together and with that in mind, I`II move that it be foYwarded to the County Commis sioners for the recommendation of approval of the zone change lA.r,n B,SQN I would s econd ifi RAWLINGS Mr jacobson seconded it Is there any discussion, any questions ? HUGGTNS _ I have Just a que stion Do I understand your motion, Mr Schad egg , to be to the effect that you forward to the Board of County Commis sioners the drar't statement together with the comments received, and that you recommend such documents together as the final Impact Sfiatement? SCHADFCC. Riqht The final Impact Statement and present it with the recommendation pf approval of the zone change utTCCr1vS. I wonder if it would be approprzate to handle S HADF'.r G_ You can handle it separately, I don't care HLTCCT_NS The first part of your motion says SCHADFCC= O K I'll cross off the last part, if you want to HUCCINS _ O K RAWLINGS I think too that we must comment on their request for an extension of time HUGGINS. Yes TACOBSON Could I comment on that ? RA .TN GS _ Ye s , do in jA OBSOIV Middly, you could go fnto thildepth - there is no end to it it seems to me and frankly, I am about to blow my head already, But RAWLINGS I think we have reached the limzts of our ability to discuss this information IACOBSON Yes, and I don't wanfi to, you know, to downgrade any of it but this is as far as I have been able to go, this is the way I feel that, we have done our responsibility and we approve it and pass it on ,SCHADEGG. I'll call for the question RAWLII\TGS All right Let' s review the motion so that we have it clear in r.2 : -2 - 32 - SCuAD.Cr _ The mofiion is that we send the draft co py of the Enviromental ~ ` Impact Statement along with the comments and the additions that have been submitted to the Board of County Commissyoners as our Environmental Impact Sfiatement RAWY.Tn? GS And this was seconded by you , Mr jacobson ? TACOBSON Yes RAMMING& Any other discussion? Are you ready for fihe question? Those in favor,"Aye" UNANIMOUS Opposed, "No" NONE Motion carries Now, a reevaluation of the zone requesfi or was that a part of your motion ? S uAnFGr= I haven't thDUghfi of the reevaluation of the zone request As I see it, we have an Impact Statemenfi and the zone request extends outside the original light Yndustrial zone that has been scheduled but it is stiIl withYn the general area, and I was moving for a recommendation for approval be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners uGGTN~ Very briefly, I would just Iike to call your attention to the comments on the second page of our staff recommendatxons where we suggesfi that if you find that the Environmental Impact Statement that you have identified, which you have just identified as your recommended Final Impact Statement, if you feel that that material in balance and together with the information you have received at earlier hearings indicates that fihe zone change be granted, then we would recommend modification of the earlier conditions of approval embodied in the Board of County Commissioners' decision, namely their Findings and Order of August 3, 1972 To incorporate the present development plan fihat is the plan displayed at today's hearing of the applicatYOn as well as such of the mitigafiing measures and you recal.l that a number of those were referred to recommended by the consultant as are not already covered by the conditions specified in the Board's Order SC.HADF GG. Yes Just an addition to fihe currenfi motion That it be recommended subject to the conditions of the plan reevaluatfon submitted at this heanng RAWT.Tnr G I might jusfi state that my feelings on the request for the extension of time is the fact that it is going to the Commissioners in the sense allows a certain extension of time SGHADFCG_ Sure it does This has already been extended for 5 months, and I think that is long enough I don't think we can do anything more than we have RAWLINCS I don't see nothing further to be gained by more formal extension af time Let's revYew the motion again, Frank, that is before the Commiss. on - 33 - F A .~~CH-lDE~'aG: That the request be forwarded to the County Commissioners BAWr.TnTCS That was acted favorably upon ? SCHADEGG. No I am goxng to say recommendatian for approval subject to the conditions as expressed here relative to the submission of fihe new plan design that they have submitted and take into account the mitigating measures as recommended by the consultant Yt is pretty much a restatement af that paragraph RLWLrN GS Can you count the mltigatxng measures made by the consultant ? 5 econd ? SQTiADEGG. Tt is obvious if they can't meet wxth the conditYOns, why JACOBSQN I would second it RAWLINGS Any further discussion? ~ SMITH. QuestYOn ? RAWi'.TMs In favor of the motion, say "Aye" UNANIMOUS Opposed, "No" N'ONE Motion carries HIT~"~.GTN,S. If I may suggest a need fflr a third motion Yn connection with the fsnal request of the Board af County Commissioners on this matter You will find our own recommendations xn the Iast paragraph of the second page of the recommendations And now as to whether or not the Planning CommYSSxon feels that the recawmaded arterial routing is,indeed , appropriate as I say the la st paragraph of our recamrnen- dations reJ.ate to that and we would suggest for the mation to that sYnce it was a separate xtem that the Commissioners requested, that c-~fnation vn that vvould be appropriate SCHAl)EG_C-, Well, then I wxll move that we approve of the arterial rerouting and in endorsement of that the adequate and best feasible way of furnishYng arterial access to the site, etc jA_oo jasnU I would second that RAWLTNGS Mr jacobson seconds that motion Any further ques'tion or discussion ? SMITH, Question ? RAWLINGS Those in favor say "Aye" UNANIM4US Opposed, "No" NONE Motion Carries - E N D - - 34 - ~ e OFFICE OF THE B{?ARD OF C+DUNTY COMMT.,SSI(7NMS . SPOKANE COUl'STY, WASHINGTON ~ ~ ~DEPARZ'MENTAL COMNIUNICATION Octaber 12, 1972 TO Plannzng Commission From Board of County Commissianers SUBJECT Zone Change from kgricultural to Restricted Industrzal Fzle No ZE-50--72 Applicant Broekman-Rothrock, Inc (Postell), East 121,5 Sprague Aventae KE 5-3034 Use of Progerty Warehouse for Roundup Grocery Legal Description The West 1,$90 feet of Sectzon 9, Town.sha.p 25 N, Range 44, E W M lying south of Jackson Avenue and north of the Spokane International Ra.i.lroad right of way Notice of Public hearing sent to Tri County Tribune April 24, 1972 Date of Publication April 27, 1972 Advertzsed hearing date for Planning Commission for May 12, 1972 Advertised hearing date for Board of County Commissianera for May 25, 1972 Plaxining Commission decision an May 12, 1972 Approved to Restrzcted Industria3, subject tv conditions Notice of appeal sent to Board on May 1 1972 ~ i ~ May 25, 1972 Board set a hearing date on the appeal for June 13, 1972 Hearing eontinued to June 15, 1972 because of no quorum of Board on June 13, 1972 June 30, 1972 Board held a meeting with Round-Up Grocery to da.scuse right of way, cost, arid problems lnvolved in rauting of access road from site to Freeway, via Wilbur and Indlana Board gave Round-Up to August 3, 19 to indicate if they wlshed to assume this cost af road improvements August 1, 1972 Round-Up indicated approval to participate in road costs August 3, 1972 Board signed F.~xidings and Order agprovsng zone change ta Restrl cted In.dustrial, subject to the conditions attached ~ August 22, 1972 Board received a notice of appeal to Superior Court ( November 10, 1972 Board directed Planning Commission to hold further public hea.ring pursuant to submittal of "Envl.ronmental Impact Statement" and review of the proposed establishment of a new County arterlal. December 1, 1972 Planning Commission hearing on the abave ~ < 's .i£! ye t 4 i ~l ~.rt" t~ av F r i t 7 ~ ~ 7 e ~ i,r L x ~ ~ ~ 7 ~ . ~ the Vlrork and shall notify the Architect if the Drawings 112 Unless otherwise specified in the Contract Dotu and Specifications are at viriance therewith ments or in the Instructions to Bidders the Contractor 107 The Contractor shall be responsible for the acts as soon as practicabie after the a%%ard of the Contract and omissions of al) his employees ind all Subcon shall furnish to the Architect in v%riting a(ist of the tractors their agents and employees and all other persons names of Subcontractors proposed for the principal por performing any of the Work under a contract with the t'ons of the Work The Contractor shall not employ any Contractor Subcontractor to whom the Architect or the Owner may have a reasonabie objection The Contractor shall not 10 8 The Contractor shall rewew stamp with his ap be required to employ any Subcontractor to whom he proval and submit all samples and shop drawings as has a reasonable objection Contracts between the Con directed for approval of the Architect for conformance tractor and the Subcontractor shall be in accordance with with the design concept and with the information given the terms of this Agreement and shall include the General in the Contract Documents The Work shall be in ac Conditions of this Agreement insofar as applicable cordance with approved samples and shop drawings 10 9 The Contractor at all times shall keep the premises ARTICLE 12 free from accumulation of waste materials or rubbish SEPARATE CONTRACTS caused by his operations At the completion of the Work 12 1 The Owner reserves the nght to award other con he shall remove all his waste materials and rubbish from tracts in connection with other portions of the Project and about the Project as well as his tools construction or other work on the site under these or similar Condi equipment machinery and surplus materiilc and shall tions of the Contract clean all glass surfaces and shall leave the Work broom clean or its equivalent except as otherwise Specified 12 2 The Contractor shall afford other contractors rea 1010 The Contractor shall indemnify -ind hold harmless sonable opportunity for the introduction and storage of the Owner and the Architect and their agents and em their materials and equipment and the execution of their ployees trom and against all claims damages losses and work and shall properly connect and coordinate his expenses including attorneys fees arising out of or result Work with theirs mg from the performance of the Work provided that 12 3 Any costs caused by defective or ill timed work any such claim damage loss or expense (1) is attnbut shall be borne by the party responsible therefor able to bodily injury sickness disease or death or to injury to or destruction of tangible property (other than ARTICLE 13 the Work itself) including the loss of use resulting there ROYALTIES AND PATENTS from and (2) is caused in whole or in part by any negligent act or omission of the Contractor any Sub The Contractor shall pay all royalties and license fees contractor anyone directly or indirectly employed by any The Contractor shall defend all suits or claims far in of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be fringement of any patent rights and shall save the Owner liable regardless of whether or not it is caused in part harmless from loss on account thereof by a party indemnified hereunder In any and all claims ARTICLE 14 against the Owner or the Architect or any of their agents or emplovees by any employee of the Contractor any ARBITRATION Subcontractor anyone directly or indirectly employed by Ali claims or disputes arising out of this Contract or the any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may breach thereof shall be decided by arbitration in accord be Iiabie the indemnification obligation under this Para ance with the Construction Industry Arbitration Rules of graph 1010 shall not be limited in any way by any limi the American Arbitration Assoaation then obtaining un tation on the amount or type of damages compensation less the parties mutually agree othen,vise Notice of the or benetits payable by or for the Contractor or any Sub demand for arbitration shall be filed in wnting with the contractor under workmen s compensation acts dis other party to the Contract and with the Amencan Arbi ability benefit acts or other employee benefit acts The tration Association and shall be made within a reasonable obliRations of the Contractor under this Paragraph 1010 time after the dispute has arisen shall not extend to the Iiability of the Architect his agents or employees ansing out of (1) the preparation ARTICLE 15 or approval of maps drawings opinions reports sur veys Change Orders designs or specifications or (2) the TIME giving of or the failure to give directions or instructions 15 1 All time limits stated in the Contract Documents by the Architect his agents or employees provided such are of the essence of tha Contract giving or failure to give is the pnmary cause of the 15 2 If the Contractor is dela ed at an time in the injury or damage progress of the Work by changes ordered in the Work ARTICLE 11 by labor disputes fire unusual delay in transportation SUBCONTRACTS unavoidable casualties causes beyond the Contractors control or by any cause which the Architect may de 111 A Subcontractor is a person who has a direct termine justifies the delay then the Contract Time shall contract with the Contractor to perform any of the Work be extended by Change Order for such reasonable time at the site as the Architect may determine AIA DOCUMENT A107 SMALL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT JnNUARY 1974 EDITION AIAO 01974 S THE AMERIC/1N INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 1735 NEW YORK AVE N W WASHINGTON D C 20006 . ~ ~ ti ~ ARTICLE 16 other empioyee benefit acts from claims for damages PAYMENTS because of bodily injury including death and from claims for damages to property which may arise out of or result 161 Payments shall be made as provided in Art~cle 4 from the Contractor s operations under this Contract of this Agreement whether such operations be by himself or by anv Sub 16 2 Payments may be withheld on account of (1) de contractor or anyone directly or indirectly empioyed by fective Work not remedied (2) claim5 filed (3) failure any of tliem This insurance shall be wntten for not (ess of the Contractor to make payments properly to Sub than any limits of liability specified as part of this Con contractors or for labor materials or equipment (4) tract or required by law whichever is the Rreater and damage to another contractor or (5) unsatisfactory prose shall include contractual Iiability insurance as applicable cution of the Work by Ihe Contractor to the Contractors obligations under Paragraph 1010 16 3 Final payment shall not be due until the Con Certificates of such insurance shall be filed with the tractor has delivered to the Owner a complete release of 0`^'ner and each separate Contractor all liens ansing out of this Contract or receipts in full covenng all labor matenals and equipment for which a ARTICLE 19 lien could be filed nr a bond satisfactory to the Owner OWNER'S LIABILITY lNSURANCE indemnifying him against any (ien 164 The making of final payment shall constitute a The Owner shall be responsible for purchasing and waiver of all claims by the Owner except those arising maintaining his nwn liability insurance and at his op from (1) unsettled liens (2) faulty or defective Work ap tion may maintain such insurance as will protect him peanng after Substantial Completion (3) failure of the against claims which may arise from operations under Work to comply with the requirements of the Contract the Contract Documents or (4) terms of any special guarantees re quired by the Contract Documents The acceptance ARTICLE ZO of final payment shall constitute a warver of all claims by the Contractor except those previously made in wnt PROPERTY INSURANCE ing and still unsettled 201 Unless otherwise provided the Owner shall pur chase and maintain property insurance upon the entire ARTICLE 17 Work at the site to the full insurable value thereof This PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY insurance shall include the interests of the Owner the Contractor Subcontractors ind Sub subcontractors in the The Contractor shall be respons~ble for initiating main Work and shail insure against the penls of Fire Extended taining and supervising all safety precautions and pro Coverage Vandalism and Malicious M~schief grams in connection with the Work He shall take all reasonable precautions for the safety of and shall provide 20 2 Any insured loss is to be adjusted with the Owner all reasonable protection to prevent damage injury or and made payable to the Owner as trustee for the loss to (1) all employees on the Work and other persons insureds as their interests may appear subject to the who may be affected thereby (2) all the Work and all requirements of any mortgagee clause materials and equipment to be incorporated therein 20 3 The Owner shall file a copy of all policies with and (3) other property at the site or adjacent thereto the Contractor prior to the commencement of the Work He shall comply with all applicable laws ordinances ZO 4 The Owner and Contractor waive ali nghts against rules regulations and orders of any public authonty each other for damages caused by fire or other periis having junsdiction for the safety of persons or property or to protect them f~om damage ~n~ury or loss All to the extent covered by insurance provided under this damage or loss to any property caused in ~vhole o~ in Par4graph The Contractor shall require similar waivers part by the Contractor any Subcontractor any Sub by Subcontractors and Sub subcontractors subcontractor or anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them or by anyone for whose acts any of ARTICLE 21 them may be liabie shall be remedied by the Contractor CHANGES IN THE WORK - except damage or loss attributable to faulty Drawings or Specifications or to the acts or omissions of the Owner 21 1 The Owner without invalidating the Contract may or Architect or anyone employed by either of them or order Changes in the Work consisting of additions de ' for whose acts either of them may be liable but which lehons or modihcations the Contract Sum and the Con are not attnbutable to the fault or negligence of the tract Time being adjusted accordingly Ail such Changes Contractor in the Work shall be authorized by wntten Change Order signed by the Owner or the Architect as his duly author ARTICLE 18 ized agent CONTRACTOR'S LIABILITY INSURANCE 212 The Contract Sum and the Contract Time may be The Contractor and each separate Contractor shall pur changed only by Change Order chase and maintain such insurance as will protect him 213 The cost or credit to the Owner from a Change in from claims under workmen s compensation acts and the Work shall be determined by mutual agreement AIA DOCUMENT A107 SMALL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT JANUARY 1974 EDITION AIAO 01974 THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 1735 NEW YORK AVE N W WASHINGTON D C 20006 6 ► ~ , ARTICLE 22 payment for all Work executed and for any proven loss CORRECTION OF WORK sustained upon any matenals equipment tools and construction equipment and machinery including rea The Contractor shall correct any Work that fails to con sonable profit and damages form to the requirements of the Contract Documents where such failure to conform appears dunng the ARTICLE 24 prngress of the Work and shall remedy any defects TERMINATION BY THE OWNER due to faulty materiais equipment or workmanship which appear %ti ithin a period of one year from the Date of If the Contractor defaults or neglects to carry out the Substantial Completion of the Contract or within such Work in accordance with the Contract Documents or ionger penod of time as may be prescribed by law or by fails to perform any provision of the Contract the Owner the terms of any applicable speaal guarantee required may after seven days written notice to the Contractor by the Contract Uocuments The provisions of this Article and without prejudice to any other remedy he may have 22 apply to Work done by Subcontractors as well as to make good such deficiencies and may deduct the cost Work done by direct employees of the Contractor thereof from the payment then or thereafter due the Contractor or at his option may terminate the Contract ARTICLE 23 and take possession of the site and of all matenals equip TERMINATION BY THE CONTRACTOR ment tools and construction equipment and machinery thereon owned by the Contractor and may finish the If the Architect fails to issue a Certificate of Payment Work by whatever method he may deem expedient and for a period of thirty days through no fault of the Con if the unpaid balance of the Contract Sum exceeds the tractor or if the Owner fails to make payment thereon expence of finishing the Work such excess shall be paid for a period of thirty days the Contractor may upon to the Contractor but if such expense exceeds such seven d-tys written notice to the Owner and the Archi unpaid balance the Contractor shall pay the difference tect terminate the Contract and recover from the Owner to the Owner ARTICLE 25 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AIA DOCUMENT A107 SMALL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT JANUARY 1974 EDITION AIAS 01974 7 THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 1735 NEW YORK AVE N W WASHiNGTON D C 20006 a n ~ ~ ~ i i ~ 1 i This Agreement executed the day and year first written above OWNER Fred Meyer Company CONTRACTOR Nelson Landscape Service, Inc i ` . By By ~ AIA DOCUMENT A107 SMALL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT JANUARY 1974 EDITION AIAO 01974 THE AMERICAN INSTI7UTE OF ARCHITECT$ 1735 NEW YORK AVE N W WASHINGTON D C 20006 S Z~d ~~Y It . WAREViOUSE SPOKANE 'VALLEY ENV IWORMENT AL IMP kCT STATEMENT C. ~DEPSON ~ t~-~! H,~.~~Na~T t t LDRAFT - ROUNDUP COMPANY SPOKANE VALLEY WAREHOUSE , ENVIRON~MENT,AL I M P A C T , S T A T E M E N T f ~ ~ d E preparpd for , , SPOOCAHE COUNTY PLANN IiVG COMMI SS LOiV by . _ , , , January, 1973 ' i I ~ 1 ~ J ~ ~ Thie Eaviroamental Impact 3tatement hae been prepared at the request aad under the direction of the SpokaneTCounty Planning CommissioAo It is intended to provide a helpful and consietent ~ overall approach to the question of what is the environmental impact of thelproposed warehouse project of'Roundup Companq ia the Spokane , Vallep, which requiree a zoae change from the present "Agricultural" to one of "Restricted Industrial." The propoaed development has beea determiaed to be of a significant nature in ecope, eize, and effect, thus, thie statement ie expected to help meet the requirementa, regulatione, aad procedures of the State Environmental Protectioa Act ae adminietered by the 3tate Departmeat of $cologyo ~ I , ~ ! ~ , I ~ ~ - L ~ ~ I ~ t { t ~ 1 t ~ \ `TA6LE of CO`HTEPlTS ~ i ~ ~ ' PAGE Description of the Proposed Project o. o e. 1 ~ Location and Setting . o... e o.. e 1 Description of the Project o e e...... 6 Categorical Environmental Impact Analysis o 0 8 Natura,l Environment . . . . t . . . . . . . . . 9 Past and Present . . . . . . 9 Flora and Fauna . . e . . . . . 9 Site Description . . ~ . . 18 Topography . . . . . . . 18 Geology . . . . . e . . . . 18 Archaeology and History . . . . . . . . . . 18 Free Standing or Flowing Water e... 19 Faulting . o . . . . . 19 Summary . . . . 19 Land Use . . . . . . 21 Condition of Site Pr3or to Proposed Project . 21 Impact of Proposed Project on Site . e e 21 Zoning Background . . . . . . 0 23 Other Land Use 3n Area e. . 0 25 ► i Design/Visual/Aesthetic Quality and Character . . 28 ~ ~ Wate ; Supply and Qua 1 i ty - Pol l ution e . . . 35 ~ ~ Quality and Quantity . . . . .t . o . o . . 35 Po'11 ution . . 37 t ~Air Quality - Pollution ' . . o . 38 Potential Effect of the Proposed Project e. 39 ~ y Pioi sq Pol l ution . . . a e.. 43 Pr,oposed Warehouse Development e . 43 Construction Noise - Temporary o. 44 Potential Traffic Noise - Automobile . . . . . . 45 Noise Penetration of Surrounding Areas . e 46 Rai 1 Traffic Noi se . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Diesel Truck Noi se . . . . . . te . . . . e o . . 51 _ Waste Di sposal . . . . a . e . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Sol id Waste . . o o . . . . . . . . o . . 60 - Sewage Disposal . . . . . e e' : e e e . e . . . 61 Other Liquitd Di sposal . . . . . . . . b . e . . 61 ~ i i i > t } , ~ PAGE , Pesticides and Herbicides . a r. . . . . . . . 63 i Congestive Factors . . . . . . o . . o o . . 0 64 Traff i c F1'ow 64 Car Traffic - Interstate 90 . o. o. 64 Qiesel Truck Traffic - Interstate 90 . 66 Interchange Traffic Congestion . e 68 Ra i1 Traf f ic . . . o . . . o . . o e . . . e . . 72 Parking Facilities . . . . . . . . e . 0 74 School Impaction . . . . e . . . a . . . . 75 Spokane County Sheriff's Office e.. 75 Fi re Department Faci 1 i ti es . e... e..... 75 General Congestive Safety o.. o... e..% . 76 Publ ic Uti 1 i ti es e e o o............ 78 11 ectri city . . . . . . . e . . . . . o . 78 Gas . . . . . . . o . . . . . . 78 telephone . . . . e . . . 79 Housing Patterns and Effect e e. e 80 ` Demqgraphic Characteristics and Change . 84 1 . . e....... 85 , Ecoqomic Impact ~ Property Value - Proposed Project . . . . . . . 85 Property Value - Surrounding Area . . . . . . . 87 Property Taxes . . o . . . . . 87 ~mplqyment . . . . 0 88 Dncome . . . ~ . . . 88 General Summary of Categorical Impact Analysis . 90 ' Topical 9uestions and Statements • 92 Su ary of Any Adverse Environmen'tal Effects Which lannot Be Avoided i,f the Project is Implementede 93 ~ Alternatives to the Proposed Action or Project. 95 1Existent State . 1 • 95 i qommercial or Industrial Use . o.. . 95 Res i denti al Use . e.. J 96 Agricultural Use . . . o . . 96 Open Space or Park . ~ . t e . 96 , Miti,gating Measures Proposed to Minimize Any Poten- tiai Adverse Impact . . . . o . e . . . . . . . 98 What is the Relationship Between LocallShort-Term " Uses of Man's Environment and the Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term Productitvity e.. 101 3 ~ 1 + } , i ~ PAGE ~ Whatiis the Consistency of the Proposed Pro3ect to the Presently Adopted Policieso Standards and GeneralTlan of the Spokang County Compre- hensisve Plan . e o 0 0 102 I Concluding Statement e. e o e.l. e.. 103 ` , s t ~ APPENDI X : . e . e . . . . e e . . e e . . o . . . . . . 105 c Appehdi x A e Irvi n Water Oi strict #6 . 106 l Appendix B - Water Test Samples . . . . . . . . . 107 ' Appendix C- Inland Power and Light e o e. lla Appendix D- Notes on Noise Poilution o e.. 0 111 Appendix E- County Planning Commission Records Zone Change Proceedingsa 1962 (ZE-32-62) o. 115 ~ I Appendi x F- County P1 anni ng Corrmi ss i on Records Zone Change Proceedingso'1972 (ZE-50-72) 0 120 ` ~ ~ Appendix G - #Additlonal Pictures of Project 123 ~ t G ' r ~ t ~ 1 { r ~ , . i t i s at -1 - DSSCRIPTION OF 1'HS PROPOSSD PROJECT ~ I.ocatioa and Settin& The new Roundup Company warehouse ie propoeed on a site of approximately 50+ acres in the Spokane Valley, located in Sectioa 9, Township 25 North, Raage 44 Eaet, at the southeast corner of Jackson Avenue and University Road 'It is bouaded on the north by Jackeon Avenue, on the west by UniveYeity Road}, on the south by the Union PaciLfic Railroad, and on the east by a north-south line located 1870 feet due eaet from Univereity Road The firet map on the aext page ehowe the general location of the site with respect to Spokane and the Spokane Valley. The second map (see ehaded area) givee the location of the site with respect to ite immediate area near the main line of the Burlington Northern Railroad (about a half mile north), the Union+Pacific Railroad on the south bouadary of the site, and Interstate 90 just a half mile south of the site The third map ehows the etreets in more detail, and particularly the arterials (shaded) The Union Pacific trunk line at the south edge of the property wae formerly the Spokane International Railwaq The aettiag of this eite is rather typical of land on the floor of the Valley, and of the gravelly soil that predominates The en- tire site ie presently undeveloped and is covered by a combination of native wild grasees and ehrubs, eome exotie~grassee introduced through cultivation in nearbq areas, and seed grasses growa for a few yeaYS in the noYtharest coraer af the •ite. 1`he eftn geaely eiopae to the eouth towards the vnion Pacific tracks.1 Precipitation ie aleoltypical of tha Spokane Valley, end ~ + ~ 1 ,.,...i-- - -+.~_.....i... ~ ~ ~..T1..j...... - . f u. . _ ~ P r , C x YIDMAT ~ GENERAlItEO O.R r%;t ~°t COMPREHENS VE PLAH • ~ • SPOKANE METROPOIITAN AREA ~ BPOKANF REOIONAL PLANNINO CONFERENCE ~ +nni ITTLE 5p~~4 E p o ~ ~r4ewtu eo MEW LAKE I M~ MEAD ~ • 'a r ~ -1T1 U~ITS' ~ > . y. e STOMEMAM RD. ? . 11. 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S gI 'q e1I~ z z =8M 6Ms ~ Location of the Site in the Spokane Valley ~ 1 I `r -a 4'rT~~~~• POK 'v ~ ~ , : ~r. ~ ~ , ~ • y ~ ~ r4 r~ ~ cr 0 N• '~n~~;;:;~~ POST..4F. F ICe F~,~• 5 ~I . . nLroH ~ , • ~i : ~ ~ - , ~ _ . ~ 4~ ~ , ~,r~ RE _PERICK F p i R v I aw ~ FAtRVtE1+~'~~r ~ u 4 ! ' "~y~ J A~ i ~.L WapP - M . . ~ Q • • . , z L ~ u -ru ~ 0 ` [30QDG D - - - - ~ 3 ~j 502 E , L EYE 0: 8Ug+c r ' ~'.-T" 0 h ~ • MAA1ETTA AVE'. p0 tj W ~ ,TACKSsJN orr AvE. m er cx W MQ~ T MFR ~ r ~ D / ~/I.,1.;i~•f A>o~~ >rt ~ ~ ; . y£ ~ ~ . ~ ~rl~Irerf r . r W cu KN4 x . , : • , ~ ~ M A C~ ' L b ~ =~rt~ ~y__.;x • 4. R, S~pNrYr ~ KNCx , SH ~ ~N~ -~.l►p►~HON 4 SHAAINON EC.I.99 65~ ~ FREEWAY z z ~ " . NDiANA IN pl AM'A Clo6l.uin RA ~ v£, ~ u } U~' n w ^t► w 4 S"mrt . . yOFiA . 0 C,c m Ft cc ~ a ~ , ~ 7 • ~ ~o x~ x a a rq~ ~ ~ MI3s4oN v EL.. p! .,F~'~t{4,Vl,.s:t~ • f l~ , • , , , . ! . „ t . ~ . . . ^:"~q►;'+""•"r'"~'.!`r_ar' ~ rrR+,'~T;7T*a!"1 Ul •f,ry``~"~` " ~ ~ kXWE VE ~ ~ L~ • ~ , SI*~TD ~ ~L . ~ , ~ ak wELL A1AJtVvEL~, 5i r~ro a Z , ~ C0 ;C cc ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ • , a+ I d YI tic ; t e00 ri E ~ y ar...r.iyr , ~4,~; ~...r+~, ~..5 i , `ra Y~.,.e.ww~ "C~-'''.►'~ ~ as/. ' 1._ n. a-A.. Q`~ f1 ~ •r4-! , ' ~ ~ ~ 1. ~ . _ . . . , ~ . . . ' riS..hY1NaL.a: .i.l~+-.4 JA~ ' 4r.:.►~ ~..~.i•' ~.+.L~' ...t:,l k' J GtT GUU~tT r c 1 C S^'} 1L ~ ' - 5 - averages 14 to 17 inches per year Although temperatures may go below freezing at times in winter and at times up over 950 F in summer, the qearly average is closer to 48° Fahrenheit More wi111 be said'in a later section about the abundaat, cleaa water supply available from the groundwaters which flow westerlq below the Valley floor 2 In swmmary, the location and setting of the proposed project is on a site centrally located in the Spokane Valley, along ~ easential rail service and a short dietance from ~Interatate 90 i The site is +favorable to an operatioa of thie kind, fairly level, ~ and its overall eetting is one tbat lende itself to Reatricted Industrial application. , , ~ ~ ~ Notea Location and Settin& 1 1Source On-eite iAepection by etaff of Haworth b Andereon ZSource Spokane Chamber of Commerce ~ , J ~ -6- ~ Deacription of the Projectl ~ The propoeed project is a warehouee-office complex of about 500,000 square feet on 50+ acres. The company is a distributor of goods to grocers, drugstores, restaurante, hospitals, nursing homee, schools and colleges There is no manufacturing or processing of these roughly 18,000 items The operation ia principally a pack- aging and sorting center of goods which are made at other places The need for the proposed new warehouse is a result of their iacreased volume of businees which has forced them to operate from several scattered locatione This hae become very inefficient and inconvenient and has caused much additional traffic with trucks and cara within the city limits, with its attending sis and noise pollution. Still another problem ha8 been the diatance and time in getting to Interetate 90 over which many of the trucke and trailere operate This project will provide jobs for some 300 people, whose work covers all facete of receiving, order aelecting, Bhipping, office management, computer controls and electronics date trans- r ~ missioa and receiving. It will also provide additional taxes to support community needs euch as police, fire protection, schools and park development Present plans call for fireproof, precast, coacrete walls and floora, and a wood, alue-laminated, prefabricated roof with wood decking The overall height, including the portion of offices on a balcony level, is approximately thirty (30) feet On the following page is a photo of a model of the planned pro3fect The model illustrates not only the design of the building, ~ but also the landscaping with trees, lawns and shrubs Included is a sound and sight buffer zone or berm between the truck zone and the street A new well, with a 2'500 gallon-per-minute pumping unit and 500,000 gallon waterstorage facility wil'1 supply the aew project. A new arterial road development will connect Jackaon Avenue directly with Highway I-90 at PineB Road See map of the site on the eecond _ page following with the proposed new arterial drawn in Notee Description of the Project ~ 1Source Roundvp Company plans and apecificatione ~ ;T . , . ~ . ~ x ~ ~ ~ a . . ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ . . ~ 7 ~ ~ w d ~ i ~ ; ~ ~ ~4044104 tAk i~~~ ~ ~ ' r + .I ' . - i 1 jti \V ' J ryr, . r~~ r r~ ` § ! A U i ~ •~v~ pAIL1iC4t9B K r . i ~MU ~.i +*~««MMw• ~ ~•►~V~+~•~, ~ ~ ` ~Cop,NA ~ .a~ . 1REE1AIA►1/ OOL ' ~ . ountil '~v°"~ roFo$ea ~ew C ~~Y ar~+ raject S~ow~.~~ p ~,M the prQ~,osed ~ "'c+~'~'" L+~P of - 8 - CATEGORICAL ~ ENVIRONMENTAL I1TACT ANALYSIS ~ The,following eection presents a detailed analyais on a number of varied but very critical environmental impact categorical evaluationso The materials used ia their development were obtained through extensive research of all public and private agencies which had pertinent infor- mation concerniag reepective environmental categories, the general literature from each sub3ect, the pereonal experience of the consultants, aad original productioa of data where none was available. Thia section ie presented more ppecifically to answer the State of Washington°e 1971 Environmental Policy Act sectioa, "What ie the Eaviron- mental Impact of the proposed action?" Extensive analysis and conclusions are presented in thie section, and data and atatemente presented here are critical to the following sections coacerning Topical Questions and Statementa, which provide the specific basic answere to the other queetions I aeked by the State Legialation. r ~ l ~ i , ~ ~ ~ 1 e i I ! -9- ~ ~ CATEGORICAL ENVIltONI+ENTAL IMPAGT ANALYSIS ~ s Natural Bnyironment , Past and Preaent The site for the proposed pro3ect ie roughly characteristic of the level graasland community origiually native to the Valleq The soil ie an sesociation of prairie, grey-brawn, and podzolic soils, built upon Garrieon-type gravelly and sandy loam from the glacial outwash.l Previous uses of sthie particular property are not exactly known, but probably were agriculture in nature Most of this property was acquired by Irrigation District #10 (now partof Consolidated Irrigation District #19) through non-pay- , ment of irrigation asse8sments and was sold to the present owner in 1955 Since that time only sixteea (16) acres of the northweet section of the site has been developed in any Way This acreage was leased to Jacklin Seed Company in 1960 who planted it in hard I fescue for seed (Festuca ovina, variety dorviuscula) The company ~ has"°Eiarvested this plot since 1960 and it has been left in this ' condition 2 ~ , The Yemaining acreage of the site has been left essentially ~ untouched since 1955. It hae to some extent returned to its native condition, although meny of the grassee and forbso ae well as moet ofthe trees now preeent, are introduced specieee3 Flora and Fauna4 ~ ti The plant commuaity in the area aot in hard fescue grass con- 8ists primarilq of blue bunch wheat grass (Bromus tectorum), blue grass (Poa pratensie), a native wheat grass A ro roa gpicatwn epp. I~ ~ _ ';,L ? - ~;r -s R-sT.;~'• ^ - m~ i t , - t _ - - i ~ - - . ,v I p " I , w . . . . . I~ £ _ . „ . e . . ~ - . w ' . , . , . _ . . ' ' rt3_ . ~ . . . ' ~ ~ ~ . . ~ , . . . . . } • . ~ . ~ ~ . . . . ar+:~ ~~Arw. ♦ , " .x.. ~ ~ , _ . . _ z~.. `4'~. • ~ ~ + ' ~ . . . ~ ~ z r • 1~-. v: * . - n•. ~ , ~ ~ F • ~ , ~ / - 11 - inerme), and introduced creeted wheat grass (A cristatum) Abundant forbs include three species of batchelor button (Centaurea.Eyanus, C maculosa, and C diffusa), goat's beard (Tra o 0 on dubius), the thistle (Cirsiun undulatum), milk weed (Asclepias.Epeciosa), and sweet clover (Melilotue officinalis) Treee grow along Jackeon Street bordering the property to the north These trees are the black locust (Robina Psuedoacacia), the Norway maple (Acer patenoides), the Mahaleb cherry (Prunus Mahaleb), and the wild cherry (Prunue emarginata) Of theee only the wild cherry ie native to eastern Washington A grove of trees along a now defunct irrigation ditch near the center of the property consiets primarily of souY cherries (Prunus cerasus), which ie enother introduced species It is unlikely that any large, wild maannals are ever fovnd on the property The Columbia ground squirrel (Citellus columbianus) ; is evidently quite prevalent in the area as there are numerous indica- ~ tione of its excavations here The etriped ekunk (Mephetis mephetia), the long-tai'led weasel (Mustela frenata), the deer mouse (Peromyscus ~ maniculatus), the comnon house mouse (Mus musculus), and the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) may occasionally be seen on the property ! Birds which use this area to the greatest extent fall into two , general categories the ground-nesting birds native to grasslands ' in this life zone,and birde of prey likely to feed on the small rodents ~ and grasshoppers of the property Most prevalent of these birds of prey are the eparrow hawk (Falco.2parverius) and the red-tailed hawk ~ (Buteo jamaicensie) Ground nesting birds most conomnon here are the ; ring-necked pheasant (Phaeianus colchicus), and the western meadow ` lark (Sturnella neglecta), the horned lark (Eremophila alpestris), ~ the morning dove (Zeaaidura macroura),'and the killdeer (Cha;adriua ~ ~ vociferus) ' A more complete listing of the plants, mammals, reptiles, and 1 ~ birds that frequent the Dalley are shown on the next four pages Ground-nesting 8pecies of b irds which may well be directly affected by the warehouse construction are indicated with an aeteriek in the ~ list of birde shown. Tree nesting and moat migratory epecies will probably not be adversely affected by the development ae the preseat plane iaclude the planting of treee and ehrubs along the aorthern ~ - 12 ~ 0 portion of the property and certain other areas. If feed trees are planted (i e, mountain ash, cherrq, crab apple, or even pine trees) there may well be a greater diversity and number of birds, particularly the migratory epecies, frequenting the area. There are no endangered species which are even remotely likely to inhabit the area The upland plover (Bartramia longicauda), which , is becoming rare, wae probably at one tfine found here However, it is now found only in the les8 developed areas of the Spokane Valley to the east Ae the on-sight assessment of flora and fauna was made during the winter months, additional informatiaa was supplied by nearby residents, area naturaliste, aad the general literature dealing with the rangee and habitate of theee epeciee of tbe Pacific Northweat ~ ~ ~ i Notes Natural Environment 1Source Mr C B Relsey, Countq Agricultural Extension SeYVice 2Source Jacklin Seed Company, Dishman ! 3Source• Oa-site inspection by etaff of Heworth 6 Andereon 4Source Mr William Yake of staff of Haworth & AndereoD K i i f ~ - 13 - PLANTS Graeeeea Bluegress Poa pratensfs Broma Graeas Cheat bromus tectorum liromus sAe Blue Bunch Wheat Grae: Agropyron spicatum app, inerrne Crested Wheat Qraes Agropyron cristatum Hard Fescue es uca ovina varo dorivscula Tiraothy ~J.i eum pratense Red-top araee Agrostis 9fba Tall Meadow Oat araee Arrhenatherum elatioe Forbas Swaet Clover Melilotus officinalis Alfalfa 14edicego sativa Clover Triffohum spo Hairq 9etch VCo~ia vmosa Dandelion Tar2xacum vufgare Prickly Lettuce Lactuca scariola Batchelor button Centaurea diffusa Centaurea mcuiosa Centaurea cyenue Thistle Cirsium unTulptilun Milkweed9 Purple Top Asclepias speciosa Cinquefoil Pontilla m"Mifofium yar4 flabelliformis Yarrows Tansy Achllla mi i o.ium eep, lanulosa Toad Flax 1,3.naria cT'~a m,-)tica - aoat 's Beard Tragopogon atUNIus Moth Mullein V'e'rbascum blati-aria Evening Prf mrose benofhera biennis Chicory Uichorium secf"icas Phlox Phaox caespitosa Balsam-root Balsamorhiza sagittata Creeper Parthenocissus inserte Wild Morning alory Zonvolvuius arvensis Jim I13.3l Mustard Sisymbrium a~`issimum Willow Herb Uqlnprd'ia ilobium paniculatum Blanket Flower ariasfe-ta *Buttercup Ranunculus 'gTaberrimus *Granpals Beard beum trifforum *Shooting-ster 750decatheon pauciflorum #Babyos Breath rithopfi`rW9__mq~buYbera *Sunflower RfeTienthus annuue Treee 8 Mahaleb Cherry P'rurnts mahaleb Sour Cherry Prurnis corasua Wild Cherry 'Prunus emargrnata Hlaak Loouet o n a s~edotsaoia Norway Maple Acer pIa~ariojdes - Siberian Elm MmA pumfiue DogHOad Corrius'szo ► # These specfea were not collected durfng the Wirtter censue9 however they ere very ifkel y apring and awmmer plente common to the area. ~ , - 14 - MAtrIlKALS Certa3.n or. Very Likely Inhabitants Columbia Ground Squirrel Citclllis columbianus Striped Skunlc 1+Zephetis mEphetis Deer Mouse Peronprscus maniculatus House Mouse Mus muscuf»s - Norway Rat )Rattus norvegicua Montane Meadow Mouse Eicrotis montanus ' Long-tailed Weaeel us ea frenata , . ~ Domestic Mammels ~ Domestic Dog Canis familiaria Domestic Cat 7'elis cetus Domestic Horse )Eauue cabellus Less Likely or Casual Inhabitants Long-tailed Mouse Microtus longicaudus Weatern Harvest Mouse Reithrodontonys megalotis ~ Gapper Red-backed Mouse Vlethiononys gapperi. Western Jumpi»g Mouae 7apus princeps E Northern Grasehopper Mouse rVivilegus homys leucogaster ~ Nuttall Cottontail Rabbit nuttaflii' , California ~rotia B8t caliTornicus ~ Little Brown N~yotis Bat OotjMls s '~uci~'ugus ~ Big Brown Bat Eptesicus ~ fuscus Vagrant Shrew Sorex vagrans Northern Pocket Qropher T~omomys talpoides Badger Taxidea taxus'' White-tailed Deer Mocoileus vfrginianua ochourus j Coyote Canis latrans . . . , REPTIIES t ~ Casual Inhabitant , . . ' Great Basin Gopher Snake Pituophi9 melanoleucus destrticalik- , ' Inhabitante of Nearby Hills, May Occur on Property Very Rarely ~ Rocky Mountain Rubber Boa Charzna bottae utahensis Western Yellow-bellied Racer o u er constrfctor mormon , Valley Garter Snake Thamnophla . si ~ sTltcfiT Wandering aerter Snake Tliamnoph-Ts elegans "va grans , . , . . , . . . ~ . . . . ~ r ~ - 15 - BIRDS ~ S'fi8t.118 M09f: =pv 7 a rit i uhnhi tant Q . . . R *Californ3.a Qusil Lophortyx cPlifornicus R *Ring-necked Phegsant nasinnus ce1cF'iicus R *Hungarian Partridge T)erdix perdix - S *Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus R *Mourning Dove Unaidura macroura R #Horned Lark Rremo hYla ~alp estris S *~Testern Meadowlark ~'turna ne glecta , S *Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina ~ M *►Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwfchensis W Brewer 's Sperrow Spi7e ila ffewerx. ~ R Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaiconsia R Sparrow Hawk Palco sparverius R Starling S'turnus vulgaris R Red-shafted Flicker Lrolapt'es ca.ter R Brewer'a Blackbird Mu agus cyanocephalus W Northern Shrike Lanzus excubitor R House Sparrow 15asser aomesticus ' S House Wren Trogfodytea aeclon S Robin Turdus migratoriua ; - . _ _ . . Less likely or caeual inhabit2nts i S Common N3.ghthawk Chordeiles minor S Darn Swa11oW IRirunao rus%lca ' S Cliff Swallow Petroche).idon pyrrhonota ' R Black-billed Magpie Fica plca R Common Crow Zorvus rachyrhynchoe S Bullockos Oriole Icterus bullockiiS #Brownheaded Cowbird No .otFrus ater ~ R American Goldfinch Spinus tristi's S ~ *Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum S #Lark Sparrow Uhonestes grammacus R Oregon Junco Junco oreganus, - W TrEa Sparrow Splz?el).a aroriea M White-crowned Sparrow 'fonotric9a.71-eucopfiys S *,Song Sparrow e ospiza meYocia S #Vesper 5parrow pooecetes pramfneus S Violet-~;reen awallow Ta`chycinetaTFia1assfna S Rough-winged Swallow 'Ste1F1Zopteryx truftco111s R Contmon Raven Oorvus corax I r R Red-breasted Nuthatch Mta canaatensils W Mouritain Bluebird Sialla currucoides W I3ohemien Wwwing bdmb,yama arturs-1 S Cedar Waxwing 13ombycs ceBrorum S Rock taren ua pinctes obsoletus R Red-winged Blackbird pgel~ius phoeniceus M Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina M Audubon's Warbler D"endroica audnboni M Orange-crowned Warbler 7ermivora ceiata M McGillivarayoe Warbler orornis to mief M Wilson's 4darbler sonia pusifia M Nashville Warbler Termivora' ruf icapilla . . ~ # Inaicates eumaner resident ground-neating birds - 16 - BIRDS (Cont' d) Status Less likdl~y or casual inhabitarrts R Downy Ifoodpecker Dendrocopos dubescens R Hairy Woodpecker bendrocopos 7mosus i S Lewia Woodpecker Asvndesmus lewis - ' W Short-esred 0w1 Asio flammeus R Marsh HeKk Zlrciis cyaneus S(m) Ring-billed aull Lorus d"elwarensis R Rock Dove Z'o umba v a W Lapland Longepur Mcarfus lappon3.cus W Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivp1'fs R areat Horned Owl u o virginiPnus W Rough-legged Hawk huteo'lagopue ~ i ~ - 17 - ~ , Notes Flora and Fauna Specific References ~ 1 Richard, W H,"The Dietribution of Small Maannals in Relation to the Climax Vegetation Mosaic in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho " Ecolo&Z Vol 41 pp 99-106 2 Grassea and Legumes for Soil Consefvation in the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Exteneion Service, Jewett, S.G. Birde of Waehington State. 3 St John, Harold, Flora of Southeastern Washington and Adjacent Idaho Esconda, California, (1963), 583 pages 4. Gilkey,~H M and L J Dennis, Handbook of Northwestern Plants. Oregan State Univereity Book Stores, Inc., Corvallis, Oregon (1967), 505 pagee. 5 Peterson, R T A Field Guide to Western Birds 6 Conant, R A Field Guide to Reptilea and_Amphibians , 7 Pough, R H., Audubon Western Bird Guide, New York 1957, 316-pages General References 1 Lyonsr, C P Trees, Shruba and F1oWers to Know in Washington J M Dent and Sona, Toronto, Canada, 1956. 1 2 Gaines, X M and D. G Swaa, Weeds of Eastern Washington C W. Iiill, Spokane, Washington, 1972, 349 pages 3. Daubenmire, R."Steppe Vegetation of Washington", Washington Agricultural Extension Service, Technical Bulletin 62 19709 131 pages 4. Daube1nmire, R. "Forest Vegetation of Waehingtan," Washington Agri- cultural Exteneion Service} Technical Bulletin 60 1968s 104 pages r f 4 Interviewa 1 Coneolidated Irrigatioa Dietrict #19 2. Jacklin Seed Co., Mr Butch Schultz+ ~ ~ 3 Mr. Tom Rogere, Teacher, Univereit~r High School 4. Mr Warren Hall, Teacher, Lewis & Clark Higb School 5. Mr C: B. R,elseq, County Agricultural Exteneion Service t ► ~ ~ - 18 ~ Site Description Topo~ra hrl ~ The subject site is generally quite flat and slopes gently from north to south See the contour map, next page, for more epecific information as to the alope of the site itself The railroad tracka, which border the southedge of the property, follow a depresaion in the Valley floor which comes from an easterly direction beyond Pines Road at its intersection with Interstate 90, and then turns west and north from the property From the property itself, the valley floor extende westerly at about the same elevation However, directly north and northeasterly, , the slope becomes eteeper, with a rocky knoll directly east One of the ma3or residential developmente to the northeast, Mirabeau Ranch, ie separated from the subject property by a eharp riee in the topo- graphy Geolou_ 2 From a geological standpoint, the aite is part of the lowland, ~ glacial-outwash plain upon which the Spokane River flows from its ~ source, Coeur d''Alene Lake, down to the Columbia River Under and through t~is highly-permeable sand and gravel deposit flows a most abundant and pure underground stream of water.It is to the ground- ~ water supply that the pro3ect will go with a well and pumping system to +furnish up to 2500 gallons-per-minute of water. It appears that the ground water at the location of this well ia about 80 to 90 feet below the valley floor Below the glacial-outwaeh fs the original granite-schiet bed-rock, of the pre-Tertiary period. Archaeology and HiatorY3 ` ~ ~ There appears to be no evidence of uae of the subject property itself by native American Indians of a'bygone period Nor i8 there ~ any visible remaine of what might have been a camping apot, burial grouud, or Indian artifacte. ' ~ ~ 1 ! r ~ ~ i / •'t _ ! t. t • ~ ► • ~ ~ ~ ~ . i ! t t - y,.,~+*•~.as~ ! o. j ~ i i ~ ~ r+~~~ ` ♦ 1 11 L• * ~ ' S ti t , ' 00 *i~ ~ t=► 1 1 y t ~ e d ~ 1 ~ ~i ~4~ ~ 1 ~ r► ~ j ~ o i► ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' t ► ~ q . ! 1. ' ~ e ~~S., t► t s t~ 1` ~ ~ ' ~ : ~i~. ~ : 1t ~ • ' Qi J Q ~ ~'i io a 1 f ~ ► ~ ~•--~'f ~ ~ r t r ~ ~ Ar r _ A ~ ,.,,r,+rr"'~~ ♦ ~ ~ i i ~t 1 . r t ~ C t~ ~ , ~ • } ~ , t ~ 1 v i • ~ m ~ t " " ; gL t~ . t s• ° ~ ' t s~ s . ~ k - 19 - ~ Free Standfng or Flowing Water4 There is no aurface water to be found on the site, except that during rains or melting snow there will be the usual run-off As a matter of fact, the ground is sufficiently porous that it will absorb most storm and melting snow rua-offe. No gulleya or water-waqe are , evident on the property at the preseatrtime. ; Faultin&$ r ~ The Spokane area has been a relatively "quiet" zone as far as ~ earthquakes are concerned There are ao knowa "faults" near Spokane, , the nearest are those in central Montana and in the Seattle area j The Spokane area is considered in Zone 2, from a risk standpoint, on r a scale of Zone 0- no damage, Zone 1- minor damage from distant earthquakes, Zone 2- moderate damage, corresponding to inteneity VII of the M M`scale, and Zone 3- major damage, corresponding to in- I tensity VIII and higher on the M M ecale These zones are ehown ~ on the map on the aext page. I , Summary 1 Coneidering the varioua natural aepecte of the eite as deecribed above, it hae eeveral obvious advantages ae property suited for development, and few critically adverse characterietice. f Notes Site Description 1Source Oa-site observations by staff of Haworth & Anderson 2Source 'Phillips, Cavin, Dunstan and Crosby, Spokane Valley Groimdwater Pollution Studv, (Washington State University, Inatitute of Technology, Divieiaa of Induptrial Research, 1962) 3Source On-site obeervations by etaff of H,aworth b Aadereon 4Source ; Ibid ~ SSource iUniform Suilding Code, (International Conference of Building Officiale, 1971). ! 3 I 1 i 1 I t 1 ~ 1 ~ y LJ Ur i .rr a • 1 , SqSMIC RlSK MAP UMIfORM BUILDING CODE 1970 EDITION SEISMIC RISK MAP 1 ! ! ! ' - ~ eARpow ARC1K OCEaH , 9EA/N SI'RA/t ~ niaeANlts onrsoN j MoM r°~~ ` e I ! 3 2 ~ OI 1 ApCM AA I~e UNLOU 1'{ y y b ~ ~,i I ~ i , ; ~ ~ IBERING rOOtaK sEd oACIf/C OCEAN de SEISMIC ZONE MAP ~ ~ i T~ + ~ ~ ~ o ~ w~a, ee w~tr ALASkA STATUIL YIItS ~a:-nAIE a NuSIu I I ~ ~ ~ r RAUA I o i ~ ~INAU pAAU 2 lz~ 0 I MOLO M f. 0 KAI AUI ll Z u1NA yti 3 ~ wE ~1yOOLA I ~ 2 ~ . ~ ~j$~ $ 6~$ ~ ~ 1 ~ MAwAIt Y ~ f ~ sO N ~ ~ y 4 sEis►+ic zoNe MaP ( i~xa ~m i-wsru tau w► a~~n u~mo n~ra ~ nawa i I a ~ INU1t N9 ! 11~I! tlr N~w~n ~ I 122 l23 f 'I . ~ 21 - I ~ Land Use As Spokane has grown, increasing quantities of land within the City limits have been put,to urban use The location of eome of the industrial and commercial areas has also "shifted" and in - r many cases, like people who want more open space, manq of the b usinesses who are able to do so find it to their advantage to move to the suburb an areas This is particularly true of the ~ Spokane Valley, along or near transportatiaa facilities auch ae ! the railroada and freeways ~ Condition of Site prior to the Propoeed Projectl i F The original or natural state of the land on the proposed site ~ r was probably the native grass of the valley, and not a wooded area With the coming of irrigation, it was then used for the normal agri- cultural purposes that the valley supportedo No records are naw available, however, to indicate exactly what crope were raised In ~ 1960, about 16 acres in the northwest section of the property wae cultivated for grass seed.2 1"act of Proposed Project on the Site3 The proposed development of the site will not require a great ~ amount of excavatioa or finish grading The warehouse building, about ~ ~ 500,000 square feet in area, will occupy the south-center section of the property This portion varies only three to four feet over the + area to be occupied by the warehouse building See coatour map, next Page • ~ ; ~ There will be some excavation for the dry wells as catch basins }for rain-water drainage off the paved and roof arese Also, the ~ 500,000 gallon domestic water storage baein is to be underground. ~ The truck parking and loading zone on the north side of the warehouse building `will require some removal of top soil, but this will furnieh ; the material for the buffer zone or berm between the parking zone and ~ Jackson Avenue The railroad epur into the warebouse ie also to be about five feet below the level of the warehouse floor. ~ s ~ r _ . ~ , ~ s ~i~AC~AM Ave~lue . --xew`irao't ie~a.cr r i ~ • ' I , .4, yt t,c~__....,„- , . . i`*.... y ~ 1 r ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ '`i►. y ~ ~ Y ~ / .ti~ er~ rrs ~ ~ ~ t ~ k ~ ~ t ~ ti i J r~1 ' 'r ~frL li r ~ ~y 1 1 r! ~ w ~ ~ ~ { ~ r i ~ ~ r'r^ ~ f / ~ \ / f _ e i`~i~ ~•~r ~ t 1 ( , /0 ' ~ Y ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 1 ♦ \ ~ . 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M. . ~ i - ..rr o ~ ~ ~ F ~y L, • ■ ~h ■ - + w ~ ~ • . 1 - ~i Mw ~•roV ~ Y . ~ ' li ~ ~ , ~ ~ : I • a ~:.il+" ~rwlk ~ ~ . 1~"~~q;~ K+~.ai+i~M9~ . ~ I o~ n _ ~j ~1 R~1 rnvrN, asart ~ ~ , , T :4.I. ~ wr~ v~n ~ , „ ,~f r . ~ i~f~ X* ~ , ~ . . ~ ~ ~ r act; . - r ,~it t~w ~ ~ . ~ , ww ~ . . ~ ~ . DI~ ~ + ~ " ~ • ~1.L (XtAII~ sr~r.t'~ t c~ ~Q~l6~HATK~I DIIYWtlI , hPi~ ~ , . ~ ~ ~i t'~iN sc~~e ~'e ~~c~ ~t • . . • ~ . ~ ~ . . , . ~ - 23 - The warehouse-office buildfng will be physically located in the south central part of the aite The original specifications also provide for the truck maintenance facilities mbe placed near the northwest corner of the property Employee and visitor parking lots are situated along the north central area of the site, while the truck parking and loading zones are south of this area, next to the north side of the warehouse building One of the safety features for ;pedestrian foot traffic is an overhead walkway from the parking lot , to the warehouse-office building Road access to the employee and visitor parking lot is from an entrance in approximately the north center of the site off Jackson Avenue. The truck and service eatry to the site is from the new a=terial street as it crosaes diagonally over the northeast corner ~ of the property There is to be no normal entrq from University Road ~ on the west ~ a A complete packaged mechanical sewage-treatment facility ia ~ to be installed in the southwest quadrant of the site, which is the ~ lowest part of the property The drain field from this facility will ~ extend and drain off in a southwesteraly direction The installation will conform toldesigns and specifications of,the County Environmental Heal:th DiBtrict Alrtogether, the altered state of the site will require the move- ment of about 74,500 yards of top aoil and gravel None of this will , ~ be moved off the property, but will be used for levelling and grading the land for its finished use, and preparing the north edge of the site i f , for 1'awns, shrubs, landscaping, and be'rm There probably will be no ~ soil brought in, unless the buffer zone or berm requires more material than originally planned A contour map, ehowing the location of the warehouse-office building, berm, and other featurea of the development, ~ is included on the previous page. r Zoning Background4 , The eite on which this aew warehonse ia proposed was zoned as ~ ~ Agricultural on April 24, 1942, probably for the purpose of preventing . completely unrestricted use of the land uatil the,exact character of ~ ~ 1 ~ , - 24 - the area became established, 3ust as other acreage was similarly zoned Thua, property that wae zoned Agricultural was usually zoned Agricultural Suburban as it was platted into residential lota Con- versely, as land was planned for indu8trial use, a zone change to an industrial classification became suitable In 1959 an application for a change in zoning for this property from Agricultural to Manufacturing was denied because the proposal was not in harmony with the then existing Comprehensive Plan for the r Spokane Valley, amoag other reasons. Between 1959 and 1961 the Countq , i Planning Commnission completed land use aand,neighborhood studies, as well as other elements of the Valley's Comprehensive Land Use Plan An industrial corridor was at that time considered along both sides of the railroad right-of-way from Trent Road to Pines Road In ~ August, 1962, the ProPertY of which this ProPosed Project is a Part ~ was requested fpr a zoning change from'Agricultural to Restricted ~ ' Industrial. ' s After considerable study of alternatives to the Valley's Com- prehensive Plan and a series of public hearinge in the fall of 1962, ~ ~ the County Planning Commission reconunended approval for a change in ~ zoning to Restricted Industrial The Board after holding its own ( hearing concluded that there was amp'lelunused acreage zoned Restricted Industrial in the vicinity, and further that there was not good ar- terial access to this property from the Freeway nor (at that time) realistic prospecta for obtaining good arterial access ~ In 1965, the proposal was heard again, but again denied because ~ there wasistill no feasible plan for arterial accesa to the property ~ It was also noted that the then-proposed Bowdish-Indiana route ,while ~ f perhaps the most feasible, would present traffic problems at the Pines Road and Interstate 90 interchange ' Again in 1969, an application waslmade for an industrial park ~ ~ on thie site, complete with a road network, restrictive covenants, , and a landscape screen along Jackson Avenue Again the application ~ was denied, for substantially the eame reasons as for previous ap- ~ plications At this point it should be noted that on October 22, 1968, the Spokane Regional Planning Conference revised and approved their Generalized+Comprehenaive Plan foY the Spokane Metropolitan Area and that it wae recomended that ett industrial corridor be set ~ ~ ~ i ~ 1 - 25 - up along the railroad tracts from Trent Road to the Pines Road and ' Interstate 90 interchange and beyond The preaent proposed pro3ect again aeka for a change in zonfng from Agricul'tural to Restricted Industrial However, the developers of this pro3ect have offered solutions to some of the problems on which previous applications were denied For instance, it is proposed to ~ provide a new arterial from Jackson Avenue to the intersection of //o ~14uf 4, , Pines Road and Interstate 90, financed by the developer This will 1;T4, c4qa, enable traffic to and fram the project to by-pass certain residential ~ areas as well as give a better access to the induatrial area The ~ arterial will croes the railroad tracks on Wilbur and proceed east on Indiana to the iatersection The Union Pacific Railroad hae egreed ~ e • to install straffic signals at the crossing See zoning map oa next ' two pages ~ ~ ~ 1 Other Land Use in the Area ~ Land uee off-site but in the immediate areas to the north and east ~ are b asically residential in nature The specifics of these uses are in- cluded in the section under "Housing Patterns." It ehould be mentioned that the land to the immediate south of the property is utilized for a very visibly blighted automobile wrecking yard The land to the immediate west is scattered withsmall warehouse structures and light industrial ' plants From an industrial or commercial land use standpoint, these other ' present ooerations do not appear to be as well-planned, designedy and ~ ~ landscaped as does the proposed Roundup project ~ ~ Notes Land Use ~ i ~ 1Source , On-aite observations by 8taff of Haworth & Anderson ; ZSource I Jacklin Seed Company, Dishm.-4n t ~ 3Source Engineering and architectural plana of project ~ ~ 4Source Records of Spokane County Planning Commnission, including ~ atudiea of 1962 and 1972 See Appendix. i ~ SSource Records of Spokane RegionaljPlanning Conference, Oct 22, 1968 F i( i t I ~ 1 ~ ~ I J ` , - - • ~ _ ~ ~ _ ~r ~ _ ~ . ~ ' ~ I fREf Ef [K ~ a 4 f IrV1E#1 f..ItY . 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Much at-- ~ tention will be paid to plantings, sound and sight buffer zones, and _ "an overall sense of attractive design and livability that wi11 be more appealing than many other types of construction that are les~- ~ full maintained and groomed."2 It is their "intention to earn thei; welcome to the community by maintaining the facility and its servicea ~ to the best of their ability." This includes roadway improvements, new arterial street, and an addition to the domestic water supply i the Irvin Water District. See artiet's sketch, next page, for - illustration of these features. ~ Prior to approval for a zoning change, a landscape and site _ development plan ia to be submitted to the Director of the Spokane County Planning Commission. The plan is to apecify the variety, ~ number and location of turfed areae, trees, shrubs, and other plants; design and specifications of parking areae and internal roadways; ~ access points to adjoining roads; exterior lighting and signing; location and arrangements for maintenance of fire protection equip- ~ ment and water lines and hydrants; location and type of fences, burg- lar alarms, and other theft prevention apparatus; a sight and sound • obscuring screen or berm along and between Jackson Avenue and the truck parking and loading zone; and other specifications not included ~ under the heading of visual and aesthetic design.4 The warehouse building itself,as well as the truck maintenance building, will retain the finish of the natural concrete wall con- • struction. No artificial lighting effects will be used on the buildings. It seems probable that because of the landscaping with ~ trees and shrubs, plus the raised buffer zone or berm, the trucks and the buildinga themselves will be fairly well screened from sight ~ and sound for traffic on Jackson Avenue and beyond. The architect's sketch of the east end of the north elevation of ~ the building is shown in the drawing on the next page. The view at the top is that of the building from the truck loading and parking ~ level. The window area of the offices ie at the left and the east ~ ~ 1 2 3 14 5 6.7 . ~ I- ~ i ~1 . . . . . . . ' ~?~1~~a-- ~ ~ I I 1 t . . - _ . , . ~ . , • - - ~ ~ , • . . . ~ , ~ ~ I: . . . . , . . I . . . 'w ` o ;=<::.1: . •Y'*.: ;~.L` K . ' :~;~;1~'~ " ' ~ .•R.~c+~:.t.'.,.~ri..~ . . . ~ ~.1 4:w' . . ~ • ~ . Y vy .w . _ - . . _ • ~ . . ' . ' , . , ` ~ ' . . ' • . , . , ' • , . '~LMlir~ ~ . . . . . . . • . . . . A~l A NORTH ELEVATION of OFFICE-WAREHOUSE (East end of north elevation, offices at left, pedestrian bridge in center, and warehouse to right) - 31 - end of the loading doors (with numbers above them) extend to the right the full length of the building. Note the cross-section of the second floor pedestrian walk-way vhich crosses over the truck roadway from the parking lot. . The bottom half of the sketch is an elevation of the pedestrian bridge from the parking lot. The crosa-section of the buffer zone, or berm, showe the height of the berm above the ground level. It is about six (6) feet above the parking lot and landscaped areas between the berm and Jackson Avenue. It is also about eleven (11) feet above the truck roadway. It will therefore obscure much of the sight and sound of the trucks and building from Jackson Avenue and the area beyond. The building as viewed from Jackson Avenue presente a low but in- teresting prof ile. Shielded as it is by both a row of trees and a berm, and although the entire structure covers a rather large area, yet the design is such ae to be in ecale with the surrounding area. From Jackson Avenue, the berm allowe a view only of the tops of trucks and building. It is apparent from f irst viewing the complex that the two main , functions of warehousing and offices have been separated by a pedestrian bridge to the building from the parking lot. To the left of the walkway is the open glass office area. The windows are framed in dark, anodized alwainum with gray-tinted glass. To the right of the walkway is the mnlular front of the warehouse operation, with super-graphic numbers over I the loading doors giving interest to the warehouae facade. Along the entire length of the building, the wall texture is that of the smooth, pre-cast concrete. An interesting feature of the main entrance, with its glass-enclosed overhead bridge, ts not only the safety feature for crossing over the truck driveway, but aleo the eye-catching view of the entire activities of the truck loading area. Two additional views of the buildinge and grounds are showa on the next two pages. ~ , L x ~ 1 ' ; k ~ ~ 1 , - ~ r KY . ' #A 4 2 `~4 . i1 .y r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r• ~ ~ ~ sk \,.,ry 1 , , ~ l t ~l w I t ; ~ h 1 - 34 - Summar,y The architecta and engineere have drawn up a coordinated office- warehouae-open epace design with the purpose of providing not only a functional, efficient distribution center but also a grouping of buildinge and landscaping which are aeetheCically acceptable and an improvement over the existing etate of the 1'and Every effort haa been made to add the beauty of treee, ehrube, and green lawne in their proper eetting around the low-profile of an interestingly deeigned offfce-warehouee building Much attention has been paid to providing a eafer, better located artetial street, an additional , water supply for the area, and as much protection ae poseible from potential noiee and air pollution r ~ Notess DesiSn/Visual/Aeathetic qualit,y and Character r 1 Sources Plana and specifications of the Roundup,Company a 2 SourceY Publiehed etatement by Roundup Company, October 20, 1972 3 Sourcet Ibid ~ 4 3ources County Planning Commiseion ~ , -35- I Water Supply and Quality - Pollutionl As wae mentioned in a previous section, the proposed project will inatall its own well, to be taken over and maintained by the Irvin Water District The map on the next page shows the location of the well at the northwest corner of the property, where the water is estimated to be about 80 to 90 feet below ground level Since there isan abwndance of groundwater, the well can be operated if need be at its maximum pump capacity of 2500 gallons-per-minute Present plans call for a 500,000 gallon reservoir, entirrely below ground level and covered, from which water for fire protection ~ will be drawa Thie storage capacitq will furnish a full stream of water into the fire eprinkler system in the warehouse-office building ► , for two hours Two pumps will be installedzfor drawing water from ~ el~►~ E~,rt ~ ~ the reservoir, one will be electric motor driven, the other driven by ~ ~ a diesel motor. ~ ~ J guality and quantitY a , Since thewarehouse operation is solely a redistribution function (i e, no manufacturing, no processing), the normal need for water is quite limited. The excess capacity of the well ie then turned into the Irvin Water Diatrict°a ten-inch (10") main on Jackson Avenue, which will almost double the present pumping capacity of the Dietrict Also, ' this additional water flow will be entering the syatem at a point which i ie presently low on water preasure This water system will provide a eubetantial investment value and needed water supply for the DiBtrict 2 The source for water for most of the water districts in the Valley, ' as well as for the City of Spokane, is the underground flow which eomes I down the valley fromthe east. The Irvin Water District's water, similar a to that of Trentwood and other nearby water districte, haa a chemical ~ analysis as ehown in the Appendix The waterrhas a hardness of 150 to , 190 parte per million, and mairteine aa arterage tempexature of 48A Fahrenheit The coliform bacterial count is,far below that allowed by ' the U S Pub lic Health Service for public water aupplies allowed in , iaterstate commerce.3 6 1 ~ y G ~ 11y ~ °y s ' • • ° • ~ ../n a"~+`/~ ' . 36 • ;r.,,,,,,,.,~C r aer ow ww "p~ i O ~ ~ ~ O . , "0 - ~ y LI C H°t' 0 0 = e.. . . ~ . ~ \ e ~l11►'CE UfLUN6 . ~ ~ : • . . umr _ « ~ - - - 140 ; 0 ~ 0. ~ ~ +n. j , , . ~ . -r~ , t , • . ' ' • y r ''J~ . e D . ~..r+ a ~ WATEK RESEKiIOIK ~ -►~a...........ar ~ s,r►" _ r~'° l r- rr~~~ . 7 ' , • ~ P1JMP P1~JUsE 1-001, ~ / ♦ ~ . o- s ~ ~ _ j ~ - . ~ ~ ~ , ..Ftall~ rF _ - - 37 - Po1luCion One of the ever-present problems of waste diaposal, such as sewage, is proper treatiment and dispoeal of the effluent Most of the resi- dential areae of the Valley are served only by individual septic tanks and drainf ields In the case of the subject project, however, a pack- aged mechanical treatment plant will be installed, together with a drainfield for the liquid effluent This sanitary sewage treatment facility will of course be built under the direct supervision and staa- idarda of the Spokane County Environmeatal Health Department _ The system will be located in the extxeme southwest section of the property, which is the lowest point It is about 800 feet down- grade from tbe company's water well The plant will provide both primary and secondary treatment of the sewage waste, but will not include the run-off from the washing of trucks and trailers in the maintenance shops This latter effluent will be drained iato drywells There will be [ practically no phosphates or othertoxic chemicals involved in the ware- house operation, except perhap8 for eome small amount of dish-washing soaps used in the company's employee eating facilities Provieion hae been made for storm drainage from the paved and roof areas to go into catch basins and drywells All of these have capacity to contain a maximum storm of an average 20-year period This storm drainage system, too, will conform to standards set up by the Spokane County Tangineero I Notes Water Supply and Quality - Pollution 1Source Plans of the proposed project 2Source Irvin Water District #6 See also Appendix for copy of inemo from the Board of Commiseionere. 3Source Mr Dennis Byram, County Health District ~ t ~ -38- Air quality - Pollution I The general ambient air quality in the Spokaae region, in comparison to other major metropolitan centere, can be coasidered excellent There are rertainlproblem conditions which do exiet (i e. ,Carban Monoxide and Suapended Particulates) which can be aesociated with specific causal factvrso In the case of Carbon Monoxide (CO), the chief problems ~ are located in the downtown Spokane eector where the highest volume of traffic is found CO conditions exceed federal primary ambient air quality atandards nearly half of the allowable time These CO problems are directly related to the vehicular traffic (and resultant pattems and flow), in thia particular location t Suspended particulates, on the other hand, are the result of two basic factors (1) agricultural and natural wind blown duats coming from outeide the Spokane Metropolitan proper area, and blown into and acroes the city, and (2) people activity, such as driving a car on an unpaved etreet which then causes the creafion of dust on a dry day. Other "people activities" which,add to the ~ suspended particulateE and consequent adverse readings are the large number of coal and oil stoves, especially during the winter months, and open burning and grase field burning during portions of the sprfng and fall Specific ambient air quality data for the Spokane Valley is not available at this time, although certain assumptions can be made First, potential air problems in terms of CO are most likely minimal. 'Parcels of laad located in close proximitq to the I-90 freeway and other major arterials with heavy traffic flow will undoubtedly experience higher readings of CO than parcela located ~ further awaq-(during certain time periods and under certain stagnAnt meteorological conditione ) Second, levels of suspended particulates may well be nearly the eame as found in other seetions e€ the metre-- politan area due to the fact that background levels will affect most areas of the air basfn in a like manner and also that there is still a considerable amount of agricult,ural activity plue a large ! number of unpaved roade in the area. _ , _ - - 39 - The proposed pro3ect eite i8 in ani area of the Spokane Valley that is most likely not adversely affected by CO from the I-90 freeway, as it is located nearly 1000 feet from the freeway (the nearest straight-line to a major traffic generator) Also, the volume of traffic on the freeway at this point is not such as ~ to produce excessively hfgh CO readingo. The project site will most likely be affected by suspended particulate activity in the , same manneY as any other similar area so found in the Valley. Potential Effect of the Proposed Project Since ambient air quality data is not available, and since there are many unpredictable variables which muat be considered whea trying to predict the effect of an action on the embient air, ~ it is impossible to know this project's absolute effect on air I qualityo It i8, however, possible to project the total amount of ~ emisaions that can be expected to be created~in thia area by ~ thie proposed activity. There are two potential sources of air pollution emissions whzch will be associated with this project These will be the diesel trucks used in the conveying of warehouse grocery products to and from points of delivery, and also the sutomobiles transporting the employees, salesmen, and others to the warehouse location There will be no other on-site or in-plant activities which will reault in the production of adverse air pollution emissione, with the pos~ible exception of the one railroad switch engine a night which w3.11 add t negligible amount of diesel emissions On an average busy day (24 hour period), it is expected that 300 r care will be tranaporting employees, s~lesmen, customers, etc., to ~ the new warehouse site. From the present main warehouse location of Roundup Company, the extra distance that these cara will have to travel is approximately 12 miles (again, on the average). This ~ , additional 12 mile trip to and from the new location will result in , the following added pollutioa amounte being released into the at- ? mo8pheresl ~ I ~ ~ ~ -40- Carbon Monoxide 420 lba per day Hydrocarbons 53 lbs. per day Oxides of Nitrogen 36 lbsa per day Total Auto Emissions 509 lbs. per day The above eatimated figures can be hypothesized to be those amounts which wi,ll be added by the necessity to drive the additional two-way mileage to the new locatioa. It ehould be mentioned, however, _ that the present location of the main Roundup warehouse ia very close to the central business district (CBD) area which requires a number of their employees to use dowatown surface streets This consequently adde to the downtown traffic and the already adverse sir quality in the CBD The movement of these vehicles from the downtown core could potentially help in the reduction of the most critical carbon monoxide problems An already existing emission facter which will be shifted to the new locatioa ie the emissions resulting from t-he operation of the diesel trucks. In the figures following below, the basic assumption has been made that there will be 57 diesel trtucks in operation each day, and that each truck will, on the average, , produce 100 brake horsepower per hour. The duration of their operation will be approx:imately one hour ae they leave the Pines Road intereection to I-90, traverse to the warehouse, undergo idling aad neceseary activities at the warehouse, and finally traverse the'diataace back to I-90 2 ` Carbon Monoxide 70 lbs per day Hydrocarbons 31 lbs per day Oxidee of Nitrogen 157 lbs. per day , (For the geaeral methodology ae to how the above average figuras were errived at, pleaee eee the footnotes at the end of the section). - 41 - It is expected that the total air pollution impaction on the particular eite area where the propo8ed warehouee ie to be located will be the following emiasion levels Carbon Monoxide 490 lbs. per day Hydrocarbons 84 lbs. per day Oxide of Nitrogen 193 lbi. per day Total Emisaiaas from all sourcee 767 lbs. per day. It should be pofnted out that the above levels are best-estimate pro3ectfone and are merely presented to show the absolute level of potential air contamination which could impact the specific site These pollution amounte, in perspective of total Spokane County daily tonnage emissions for their Yespective categories, would amount to less than one-tenth of one per ceat of that amouat In final analyeie, these emissions are estimated to have an insignificant „ if non-measurable, effect on the ambient air quality in the warehouse site area and the Spokane Valley se a whole, and may help reduce by a small amount the car and truck activiry in the more heavily impacted dowmtown coreo Notes 1. These estimates oft air contamination by the vehicles expected to be at the Itoundup Warehouae development are derived from a formula establiehed bq irt Hocker of the State of California Air Resources Board and by Anthony H. Andereon of Haworth and Anderson Without divulging the specific methodology, it relates the Hydrocarbons (Organics), Oxides of Nitrogen, and ~ Carbon Monoxide in grams per mileaby model year as established ~ by testings of the A.R.B. to the e8timated number of total ~ vehicles for the proposed developmeat and the amount of miles each vehicle is anticipated rto be drivea each day. (On the ~ ~ t ~ ~ -42- average, each of the 300 vehicles will travel an extra 12 miles each day) In order to ineure accuracy, the 300 vehi- ~ cles are broken into model year caCegories based on national sampling averages and percentagea For example, 10 8 per cent 1 of the 300 vehicles will be estimated to be ia the 1972-1973 model year category, 10.5 per cent in the 1971-1972, etc ~ 2. Diesel truck emission estimates are derived by a formula established by Art Hocher and Anthony H Andereon, and 1 basically utilize the State of California emiesion test data from 1968 to 1970 for the average diesel truck engine fn ' grame per brake horsepower. In tura, it was estimated how long the trucka w6uld be operat-ing wnder what load and/or t engine epeed conditions. Ia this case, a truck of 30 minutes operatidg time under load at 150 brake horsepower, and 30 minutes ~ of idle time under 50 brake horeepower wae used. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r - - 43 - ~ Noiae Pollution Sound, so vital a part of our euistence, fs grow3.Ag to such disa- greeable proportions within our envilronment that today it is a very real threat Noise is defined ae "unwanted sound," "undesired sound," or "sound without value 11 1 Noise, as used fn this environmental fmpact ~ statement, consists of any sound independent of loudness that may produce physiological or psychological damage and/or interfere with the social ends of an individual or groupe, enda that include all of man's activities communication, work, rest, recreation, and Bleep. ~ Noise is an environmeatal pollutant, a waste product generated in conjunction with the various activities of man Noise ie a form of an energy residual, eimilar ia context to thermal pollutioa, with one major difference Eaergy in the form of sound waves (acoustical pollution) has a very ehort life and a rapid decay time For more detailed infor- mation9 see the Appendiu Proposed Warehouse Development It is expected that the Roundup Warehouse Development will create little, if any, adverse noise pollutfon problems for the occupants of the building and/or cause aay physiological or psychological impact on local residente adjacent to the development,of Jackaon Avenue or in other surrounding areas 2 This concluaion is based on the evaluation of the noise data that follows, and ~the most recent aoiee information )regarding the possible harmful effecte of noise The cloaest family dwelling units to the proposed development are located in two areas (1) 8 homea along Jackaon Avenue, acrosa the street from the site, and (2) 18 Department of Houeing and Urban De- ~ velopment "235" low income homes located at the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Bowdieh Roade This area is called Sunny Valley Acres, the closest house of which ie about 300 feet from the nearest edge of the property, or about 1600 feet f'ram eeaeer ef Bueay Vaifay Aeree ts center of proposed project Mirabeau Raaclt Subdivision, at ite closest point, fe approximately , 1400 feet from the proposed warehouee a~ad road development proposal ~ , i -44- The Fairacres reefdential development at ite closest point is ap- proximately 1000 feet from the site.3 'See map in Housing Patterns ~ 1 ~ Construction Noise Temporary I Construction noise generated by the development of the site and road system will be kept to a minimum due to the nature of the building materials, architectural design, and`the general flatness of terrain which will reduce the amount of heavy equfpment needed for preparing ' the site. The warehouse facilitq has been so designed as to present a physi- ~ ~ cally attractive and sesthetically appealing building complex. Pre-cast ~ building materials are being utilized to reduce construction time aad ► ' noise radiation to the surrounding arepe Heavy building equipment which r ' normally generates a noise level of 80 to 95 decibels4 will only be ► ~ operated' for ahort periode of time Noise radiation from incoming and outgoing diesel freight trucke will ~ ~ be greatly reduced by an oprical noise barrier (berm) that has been de- ! sigaed around the loading and parking zone which is located on the northern ( front of the warehouse The barrier is approximately eleven feet high, made of compacted earth, and haa the esseatial qualities for interposing hpto s se an effective noise shield Compacted earth has reasonable mass, will 64-cttdc not vibra`te easily nor will it leak air through itself The building is ~ so designed that all of the remaining refractive or reflective sound , paths are rather poor ones, and'this xhll further diminish noise pene- r tra'tion of the eurrounding areas Noilse barriers or shiklds can reduce noise levels as much as 20 decibels5 within 100 feet Residents in close proximity to the development site, auch as resi- dents on Jackson Avenue and in Sunny Valley Acres can expect some noise , impaction due to the construction phase, but this ehould be for only a short period and will result in a sma11 annoyance factort onily 6 The residents of these areas should experience little adverse psychological or physiological affecte from the condtructian noise The noise-xadiat3on , properties of the coaetruction noise are withfn an acceptable decibel rauge in which no hearing impairmeat Oould occur 7 s ~ It is also expected that all heavp equipm+ent traffic will use the # ~ 1 , -45- ~ major arterial road system (Interstate 90) to the site and therefore avoid noise penetration of the surrounding residential areas. Further, aince the,gradient and present road sqstem is relatively flat, i.t will not be necessary for the heavy equipment to operate in lower gear ratios which increase the engine revolution per minute and produces noise emis- /~i sions ` ' Roundup Company is a wholesale distributor and,does not utilize ~ machineryi, belt drivea conveyors, or electric motors that have the capa- ~ ? bility of generating excessive internal noise levels Operating noise ~ levels within the building should fall well below the Federal guidelines I ~ outlined in the Walsh-Healey Health and Safety Regulations Act and the l ; Occupational Safetq and Health Act which governs all industries involved ~ in interstate commerce. ~ I ~ Potential Traffic Noise Automobile ! ~ Roundup Company will employ approximately 300 employees with stag- gered work ehffts day shift, swing ehift, and graveyard It has been estimated by the Transportation Department of the Roundup Company that no more than 125 vehicles would be in the parking area at any one time , Peak inbound traffic noise will be generated intermittently between 6 00 a m I and 8 00 a m. Peak outbound traffic noise will occur between 3 30 p m and 4 30 p m All but a very few employees will come and go via the new arterial and Freeway Approximately 31employees will be coming from the East via Trent to Pines Road and then to the new arterial Approximately 5 employees willcome from the We¢t via Trent to University Since better than 95% of the new 6r traffic volume generated by the relocation of the facility will enter the site via the Freeway and new i arterial accesa road, no eignificant increase in noise levels is expected. Higher than normal traffic noise levels can be anticipated along Jackson 7 ` ~ Avenue, M# nsf IAld Ave , and Wilbur Road This will prevail for very short perlods during peak traffic hours. The construction of the new arterial access road to the eite will iffectively route traffic away from the iurrounding reaideatial areas.I There ehould be a limfted per- manent noiee increase in any of the following areas Sunny Valley Acres, Fairacres`Mobile Home Park, Fair~cres or Mirabeau Ranch. Car traffic noiee will raage between 70 and 85 decibela only during peek inbound ~ Ei ' - 46 - ~ and outbound hours Road traffic will be proceeding at a reduced speed and this will further reduce the noise emiesions There will be little if any sustained car traffic noise produced by the proposed developmento8 Since Rqundup has agreed to help finance ~ the construction of its own access road to the site, surrounding connector and feeder roads will experience no marked increase in traffic volume or increase in overall noise levels. It is poseible that some local service eYntk«,jC vehicles will use xhe new access road and tn doing so, reduce truck traffic on Mansfield and Wilbur Road. Consequently, eome of the reaidential areae will experience less truck traffic Due to the phyeical properties of sound waves and the rapid decay time of sound, the residente of Sunny Valley Acrea and Jackeon Aveaue should not experieace any adverse noiee that would endanger their health or general ~ well being 9 Noise levele ahould fall,within an acceptable range with no ~ complainte expected by local citizens f The increased road traffic and atteadantI noise pollution in the surrounding area will have little if any significant social or economic impact on the preeent population clu8ters. . ! 1 I ~ Noise Penetration of Surrouading Areas , Many of the residential areas within close proximity (2,000 feet or lese) to the proposed development site are at such great distances that the noise impact f rom car, truck, or1rail ltraf f ic is insigaif icant and should create no~ problems Recent noise studies on the public's reaction to peak 4- 7he 1 ~noise near residences have shown that a level of 85 to 95 decibels must be "Pd,~... ' reached before local citizen committee activity with influential or legal action will occur 10 It is not expected that noise levels will reach such a high level duriiig the life expe,ctancy of thie development Given the phyaical characteristics of the degeneration of the intensity of ,sound wavee ae distance to the receiver increases, excessive noise pene- tration of exieting residential areas is practically negligible if not non-existent ~ Concerning the Mirabesu Ranch area, it is more than 1,260 feet from the development, and only a few'residente of the southeastern section of the subdivision have line-sight noise penetration By the time the sound . waves reach this general area, loudnees of the noise will have been so diminished, tbe noise level will have a neglibAble impacte Since the ~ ~ , ~ -47- Mirabeau Ranch Subdivision is slightly elevated and above the develop- ment site, sound waves will-be somewhat absorbed and refracted by the elevated topography This will further diminish the i;npact of nofse from the site Reaidente of Sunny Valley Acres and Fairacrea are lo- ~ cated at such aidistance as to effectively negate any unacceptable noi8e penetration of the area Residenta of Jackeon Avenue will experience an absolute increase in noise levels due to their closeneas to the site, but this area inAhe `J Y u wko ~ future is expected to become rezoned to lightlinduatrial The housing ~ units are of low quality, less than $15,000 00 They are older homes ~ and are deteriorating Residents of thfs area should experience no more noise than the residents of the well-traveled roads of Mansfield and Bowdish Roads. Noise levels on these two routes are considerably higher ? ~ than on Jackson Avenue because of their heavy traffic volumes ~ ~ The proposed development ae preeently planned should not cause I ' noise problems in the surrounding areas in any of the following cate- ~ ~ gories hearing impairment, speech interference, task interference, or ~ sleep interference There may be a small increase in regards to the ~ ~ annoyance factor, but existing noise conditions have already created a ~ andtaggravated thie situatfon. It i8 anticipated that this development will not create nor cause a noisy environment It will create new nofse sources within the area, but their significauce is negligible I i ~ Rail Traffic Noise ~ ~ Increased rail traffic noise impaction of residential areas north ~ and~northeast of the site area is not expected, due to three intervening , variables' (1) Distance of souna receivers from noise eource, (2) Noise i characteristice of diesel locomotives and, (3) Environmental factors, a non-free field. The Roundup Warehouse is designed to hold and handle up to 16 rail cars at one time Predicted rail useage is set at a flow average of 7 to ~ 8 cars per day. Unidn Pacific°s,trunlc lines are adjacent to the southern ~ edge of the property and run east end we8t for the entire distance ~ (1,900 feet) Burlingtoa Northern also hes a aet of tracke and they are aegt to the Union Pacific trackage. ~ ~ ~ ~ i i -48- Present rail traffic fn the area of concern ie as follows : Union Pacific 6 trains a daq 3 each way Average 100 cars on long-train one each day each way 30 cars on second long-train one each day each way 20 cars on third long-train one each day each way Total 300 care per day both waye Burlington Northern Operates 1 local each way per daq with 12 - 18 cars Union Pacific plana to build a short siding into eite area in order to provide R.oundup with the necessary rail cars it needs for its inter- state and iatrastate dfstribution operations TrackB into the property will be depressed 5 feet below ground level and will extend inside the warehouee. Switching operations will be done from 12 00 p.m. to 5 00 a m According to the moet accurate information available from Union Pacific's Chief Engineer in Omaha, Nebraska, diesel switch engines and generalpur- , pose engines produce, uader maximum load conditions a noise level of be- tween 88 and 92 decibels (dBA) Union Pacific will use either one of the two engines in their ewitching operatione at Roundup (1) ~ Diesel Switch Engine (1,000 Horsepower) Unib 1075, rated 92 dBA under maximum load in fifth throttle position, at ~ 25 feet. (2) General Purpoae Dieael Engine (1750 Horsepower) Unit 180, rated at 90 dBA under maximuan load, full throttle, at 25 I feet, 82 dBA at 100 feet, afid 64 dBA at 200 feet Diesel engines in use at the site+will be turbo-charged (High Torque) ~ and will be baffled to reduce noise emission levels The above engines are manufactured by the Electromotive Division of General Motors and in- corporate noise attenuation devices on all engines It should be noted that the noiee levela produced by locomotives is generally lower and less intenae than eome of owc home appliances aad other motor vehicles such as motorcyclee.ll , ~ e I I = 49 - i ~ ~ Siuce the swiCch engines will not be operating at full throttle and the terrain is relatively flat, noise levela ehould be coneiderably less than 90 decibels (at 25 feet) as mentioned 12 We have been informed by Union Pacific officials that noise emiesion studies are currently being condacted and more specific data will be developed concerning thie problem within the nexC several weeks. Based on the information supplied; the following conclueions can be made regarding noise impaction of surrounding residential areas. The regidential areas under consideration ared Jackson Avenue, Sunny Valley Acres, Fairacres, Fairacres Mobil Home Park and Mirabeau Ranch Subdivisioa r Since it is impractical to conduct noise field studies in the site area under conditfnns which will be found during and after constructfon and under normal operations, the following statements are predicated on current iaformation about noise characterietice, eound level pressure ~ I decay times, and distance factors 13 ~ i ~ ~ The residents of Jackson Avgnue, Sunny Valley Acres, Fairacres, and Miribeau Ranch Subdivision are at leaet 1,000 feet north of the Union a ~ Pactf ic rail lines. The degeneration :ing d decay of noise (sound pressure level, measured in decibele)from swit operations at the warehouse i will not cause a significant noise level increase in the aforementioned areae. ~ ~ Sound levels are measured at their source, thus their decibel rating decreases as the distance from that soiwce increases Locomotive noise l will be generated ae s line and point source Given the nature of the terrain (assuming a free-field), flat and open, when the engine is under f a light load or idling, point source noise levels will decay approxi- matelq six decibels for each doubling of distance from the noise source 14 ~ Wfth a noise level rating of 80 decibels under light load conditions, the residents of Jackson Avenue, Fairacres, Sunny Valley Acres, Fairacres Mobil Home Park, and Mirabeau Rancb Subdivision could experience the following noise levels in their respective locationso (See the graph on the next page.) ~ i ~ s ~ ~ I , ~ ' POTENTIAL NOISE LEVEI.S From Source to Jackson Avenue*** - Locomotive-Point Source - - Track Siding SOUNDPATH))))) 00 ft 25 ft. 50 ft 140 ft 200 ft 400 ft 800 ft 1300 ft GROUND LEVEL Decibels dBA 80 74 68 62 56 50 46 - Free Noise Field-Fl$t Open Terra#n - ' From Source to Fafracres*** Locomotive-Pofnt Source Ttack Siding SOUNDPATH))))), 00 ft 25 ft 50 ft 100 ft 200 ft 400 ft 800 ft 1600 ft 2600 ft Decibels dBA 80 74 68 62 56 50 44 40 Free Noise Fleld-Flat Open Terrain , . _ ' From Source to Sunnq Valleq Acres*** Locomotive-Poiat Source Track Siding SOBNDPATH))))) 00 ft 25 ft 50 ft 100 ft 200 ft 400 ft 800 ft 1804 ft i Decibels dBA 80 74 68 62 56 50 42 v+ Free Noise Field-Flat Open Terrain ° ~ From Source to Fairacres Mobile Home Park*** Locomotive-Paint Source - ; Track Siding SOUNDPATH))))) 00 ft 25 ft 50 ft 100 ft 200 ft 400 ft 800 ft 1400 ft Decibels dBA o 80 74 68 62 56 50 45 Free Noise Field-Flat Open Terrain , _ From Source to Mirabeau Ranch Subdivision*** Locomotive-Point Source Track Siding S4UNDPATH))))) 00 ft 25 ft 50 ft 100 ft 200 ft 400 ft 800 ft 1600 ft 3200 ft , Decibels dBA 80 14 68 62 Sb 50 44 38 - Free Noise Field-Flat Open Terrain _ Distances from noise source to residential areas are based on straight line measurements taken from County Township maps Section 9, Township 25 North, Range 44 East ► ~ 51 r ~ It should be noted that the figures used in the noise penetration analysis are not exact noise level readings but only estimates There are several intervening environmental variables that would tend to de- crease all estimates in the residential areas reflective, refractive, or noise absorbing objecte, and noise barriers such as the depressed railroad spur line.l5 r Based on the analyeis, residents of the following areas should ex- ~ perience little if any noise impaction from the additional rail traffic movement at the project, Fairacrea and Mirabeau Ranch Subdivision Noise levels in these two areas would most likely fall wfthin a ZO to 38 decibel range This noise level would not create a noisy environ- ment nor would it adversely affect the residents 16 This noise level is wfthin acceptable limits Existing railcar activity is light, and the additional demand for 7 to 8 care per day will have a ne$ligible impact on the noiae levels in the area Residents of Sunay Valley Acres, Pairacrea Mobile Home Park, and Jackson Avenue should not experience aa adverse noise impaction con- ditian Recent noise studies indicate that when potential noiae re- ceivers are at least 600 feet from the noise source, noise is no prob- ; lem l~ Residents of these areas can expect short periods of noise levels between 30 and 46 decibels Such levels should not disturb or ~ interfere with normal living activities. The aaaximum noise level that ~ any residential area would experience would not exceed 50 decibels Such sound pressure levels will be for short periods when rail traffic is 3,n the lwarehouBe area C Diesel Truck Noise ~ ~ Roundup Warehouse utilizes Kenworth diesel truck units with Cummins diesel engines which are rated at 88dBA underload at 35 mph at 50 feet. Roundup currently owns and aperates 47 diesel units, with the oldest trucks being in operation siace 1965 (23 units). The breakdown of the number of Nebicles and their respactive agee is as followsa f r ~ I ~ + l - 52 - Diesel Truck Units Number Year Horsepower Make 23 1965 250 Cuamina 4 1966 250 Cumnina 3 1968 335 Cummfns 3 1969 335 Cummina 2 1970 335 Cummins 4 1971 335 Cummine 8 1972 335 Cummins 47 Total All are stack equipped with pyrometers to avoid over-loading or over-heating the engines. From 1968 on, all trucks are equipped with anti-pollution devices This includes some of the following equipment baffling devices to reduce noise pollution, anti-pollution mufflers, in- Bulated eagine compartmenta to absorb engine noises, and turbo-chargera to increase engine efficiency and reduce air pollution Roundup officials eetimate that by the time the new warehouse is occupied, all 65 model engines and poesibly 66, will have been traded in on new engines having the latest air and noise~pollution preventive equipemtnt Tractor diesele are run 7 to 8 years, and rebuilt every 3 years. Roundup also intends to purchase 10 new Kenworth diesels in 1973 These new diesels wi11 have noise requirements of not more than 92 decibels under maximum load drjQ-f condit ions dtsta' c c Noise penetration of surrounding areas is dependent on two variablea (1) amount of diesel truck taaffic in the prescribed area and (2) noise generation potentials of the truck unite at peak inbouad and outbound truck movement periods The total number of diesel trucks arriving and leaving in a 24-hour period ie estimated at about 114 vehiclea Incoming and outgoing traffic will be spread out during the 24-hour period. A sur- 7 vey of truck traffic movements is provided on the following page The ~ heaviest truck traffic period is estimated to be between 2 00 a m and 7 00 a.m with approximately 24 trucke leaving which represents about 5 trucks per hour, and 17 trucka arriving, about 4 trucks arriving every hour Information supplied to 8aworth & Anderson regarding the noise properties of the Roundup dieeel trucke, estimatea that the general op- erating noise levels of their uuite ie between 80 and 90 decibels, uader maximum load measured at 25 feet from'the center poiat of the roadway. -53- Therefore, the following statements and analysis are based on the best available data concerning noise and diesel trucks 18 The residential areas that will be potentially affected by diesel truck noise are the following Fairacres, Jackson Avenue, Sunny Valley Acrea, Fairacres Mobile Home Park, and Mirabesu Ranch Subdivision. With a noise level rating of 84 decibela undeY light load at 20 mph at 25 feet, the reeideat8 could experience the, following noise levels in their respective locatione. ~ ~ 0 , ► ~ 1 4 ~ I a ~ r i 1 ~ I ~ f , ~ a ~ , 1 Y YOTENTIAL NOISE I,EVELS From Source to Jackson Avenue*** Diesel Truck-Point Source New Atterial SOUNDPATH)))}) 00 ft 25 ft , 50 ft 100 ft 200 ft 300 ft GROUND LEVEL Decibels dBA . 84 78 72 66 dl Free Noise Field-Flat Open Terrain ~ i From Source to Fairacres*** Diesel Truck-Point Source ' New Arterial SOUNDPATH))))) 00 ft 25 ft 50 ft 100 ft 200 ft 400 ft 800 ft 1300 ft Decibels dBA . . 84 18 71 66 60 54 50 Free Noise Field-Flat Open Terrain _ From Source to Sunny Valley Acres*** _ Diesel Truck-Point Source New Arterial SOUNDPATH))))) 00 ft 25 ft 50 ft 100 ft 200 ft 400 ft 100 ft s Decibel dBA o 84 78 12 66 60 55 u, Free Noise Field-Flat Open Terrain P_ i - From Source to Fairacres Mobile Home Park*** Diesel Truck-Point Source New Arterial SOUNIDPATH))i))) 00 ft 25 ft 50 ft 100 ft 200 ft 400 ft 650 ft Decibel dBA . . 84 18 72 66 60 56 Free Noise Field-Flat Open Terrain _ From Source to Mirabeau Ranch Subdivision*** - - - , _ _ , - Diesel Truck-Po3nt Source ' New Arterial SOiNDPATH))))) 00 ft 25 ft 50 ft 100 ft 200 ft. 400 ft 800 ft 1600 ft 2600 ft Decibel dBA , 84 78 12 66 60 54 48 44 Free Noise Field-Flat Open Terrain Distances from aoise source ta residential areas are based on straight line measurements from the warehouse traffic entrance on access arterial to agproximate center of residential areas Footage measurements derived from Countp Township Map - r 55 - These above estimates of noise levels are based on the sound pressure level dissipation characteristics on flat open terrain (free field) An additianal chart on diesel truck peak noise levels is on the next page However, it ehould be made clear, that the noise informatioa on the chart is for highway truck traffic on1Y Noise levels in the re- spective ress.dential areae beyond 600 feet from the noise source can ex- pect lower sound pressure levels Residents of Jackson Avenue, Sunny Valley Acres, and Fairacres Mobile Home Park could experience noise levels within the 40 to 65 decibel range. This sound level will be for short periods only, during peak inbound and outbound freight movemente Residents of Fairacres and Mirabeau Ranch Subdivfsion can expect noise levels between 20 and 50 decibels. Noise usually is no problem at such distances (over 1,000 feet) 19 Several planned mitigating factors will help reduce noise in the general area of the warehouse An 11-foot noise barrier encloses 3 sides of the truck parking and loading zone Noise levels of 70 to 85 decibels withia this confined area wfll not be transmitted beyond the earth bar- rier The parking and loading zone is a non-free sound field The 11- foot barrier will partially reflect, refract, and absorb the noise being generated in the parking zone Noise levels beyond the noise reduction barrier should be reduced by at least 10 to 15 decibels 20 Truck traffic on the new arterial will be traveling at low speed (10 to 20 mph), and this will reduce noise emissione from the dieael trucks The most affected residents will be those living along Mansfield and Wilbur Road Noise levels will increase in these areas during peak traffic periods However, the present noiae level is already fairly high, due to the close proxisity of the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Railroads and the Interstate Freeway The area in question consists mostly of mobile homes and run-down dwelling unite Property values are low, and the landscape ia physically unattractive Noise levels are not expected to reach a level where citizen complaints would be warranted Noise levels ehould fall within the 60 to 70 decibel range only during peak traffic periods The chart on the next page illustrates the noiae level.s that must be reached before citizen action is taken. It is doubtful that such levels would be reached The overall assesBment of the potential noise impaction of the sur- FLAT SECT~ON, DlESEL TRUCK PEAK N015E RANGE 0VER OPEN TERRAIN 0 n 100 ~ w~ , m 6 Q ~ Y4f ~ ~ 4 ~ 90 - TYPICAL t- W o om W ~ RANr► ~E ~a r AVERAGE LEVEL 0F 0 t'+ ~ < DaESEL TRUCKS'r6 d8A aa N 8~ USU~AL ~ a 0R/W LI Nc • ' . Q ' . ~ C1 n I ~'t ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ • ~38 am o ~ F+, rt QM y ~ k 9 { r Y t '~$~l N 1 ti M t-4 J .y w v Q V , ~ ti K v j ~ • a ~ Y " O . . ~ ~ , i 1 `M.°1~. » .y,.,~~•tw . ..•d~i ~ W t f•1~ O ~ 4 a , ' . j ~ + F . ro r ~ • r ~t. ~ ~ p pM i ~ ~ 6Q - rt fD O Z X a ~ - ort NOISE iS USUALLY N0 PR08LEM BEYOND 6001 K hh a°cl ~ I t I I I ~ I ~ I o~ 15 20 30 40 50 60 TO 100 200 300 400 600 W0 OISTANCE FROiNAi EDGE 0F PAVEMIENT - IN FEET N v - 57 - e I , dBA I ' s0` LOCAL C01/1MlTEE ACT1VfTY WIYH z tiVFLUEtVI'iAL OR LEGAL AC1'IDN ~ PEi' I T I ON 0F rPRo??'ES1° ` ~ 80 . LE1'YERS OiF PR0TES? COMPLAIiVY'S LIKELY ~ 70 cOMPLArNTs PossIBLE ~ ~ ._9 COMPLA1NTS RARE ~ ~ 60 ' Acc~PTaUcE , ~ i 50 ~ TREN~ ~~BLIC ~~~CT~ON T~ ~~AK NO9 SE ; ~~AR RESIDENCES Source Beaton, John L and Bourget, Louis "Can Noise Radiation From 4 ~ Highways Be Reduced by Design," HighwaY Research Record Vol 232, 'pages9 1-10 0 ~ -58- rounding residential areas is that expected noise levels should not produce noise sound energy that is detrimental or unpleasant for the public at large Much of the noise created by traffic will be of the ~ non-continuous type Some nonauditory effects such as speech inter- ference may occur for a few residents along the new arterial, but no harmful auditory effects are anticipated Notes Noise Pollution 1 Source Report of the Panel on Noise Abatement, "The Noise Around Us Fiadings and Recommendations," U S Department of Commerce, U S Government Printing Office, Washington, D C (September, 1970) page 6 2Haworth and Anderson This is the consultant's opinion based upon the analysis of noise studies and the noise factors in this section 3The distance figures from the center point of the warehouse to the residential areas are estimates, and are not to be considered exact footage figures 4Source Cohen, Alexander, "Location - Design - Control of Transporation Noise," ASCE Journal, Volume 93 (December 1967), 80-90 SDecibel is the unit measure of sound See appendix for further infor- mation ' 6Noise levels will be higher than normal, but will not last for extended periods , 7 This statement is based on studies performed by the Environmental Pro- tection Agency, "Social Impact of Noise" Report No NTID 300 11, Document No PB-20674 U S Government Printing Office, Washington, D C SThis is a conclusion of Haworth and Anderson only 9Possible-noise levels will be below the hearing impafrment level, as reported by the Environmental'Protection Agency, EPA Report No NTID 100 7"Effects of Noise on People," U S Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C (1972) lOSource Beaton, John L and Bourget, Louis "Can Noise Radiation From Highways Se Reduced by Design," Highway Research Record, Vol 232, 1-10 11See appendix for chart liating noise levels of certain equipment, ap- pliances and vehicles 12Current noise studies on diesel engines are based on maximum load con- ditions Rail traffic in the Roundup Warehouse will not be operating at maximum load conditions Train speeds will bE reduced, dua ko several rail crossings in the area, and the terrain is flat which de- creases the engine's pulling requirements Under those conditions, decibel rat3.ngs should be from 10 to 12 decibels lower than 92dBA 13See appeAdix for specific details on sound and noise characteristics. i ! ~ i - 59 - Notes Noise Pollution (continued) 14Source Hankel, Keith M "Sound Transmission and Absorption," Pollution En ineering MaSazine, Environmental Handbook Series, pp 7-8 This decrease is due primarily to the spherical spreading of energy and to a lesser degree air absorption of the energy 15Actual noise levels in these residential areas would be lower due to the fact that noise is filtering through a non-free field. 16Statement predicated on recent noise studies by Environmental Protection Agency, Report No 5500-0072 "Physical and Psychological Effects of Nofae Pollution", U S Government Printing Office, Washington, D C (Aug. 1972) 17Beaton and Bourget, op cit , pp 1-10 18See for example, Hillqufst, R K,"Objective and Subjective Measurement of Truck Noise", Sound and Vibration, April, 1967 19Noise levels in these areas would be equivalent to the noise level in an unoccupied bedroom, library or living room. (40 to 20 decibel range) 20Source Retlinger, M,"Noise Level Reduction of Barriers", Noise Control (per ) September, 1957 1 , ~ - 60 - ~ ► , , Waste Disposal Solid Waste , Generally speaking, there will be three types of solid waste generated in this operation 1) Paper and other waste from the office, 2) Small amounts of garbage, paper,, and refuse from the employees' eating facilities, and 3) Paper, corrugated, boarde and dunnage from incoming ehipmente and regacking operations The first two iteme wil1 not constitute a major problem aB far as volume and disposability is concerned Besides the usual waste basketd scattered around the offices and luach rooms, 50 gallon barrels and a supply of large boxea will be located at various strategic places around the warehouse It is estimated that this type of refuse, plus sweepings off the warehouse floors wi.ll total about 10 barrels and perhapa 10 of the large boxes per week. These will be hauled in the company's own trucks to the County Land Fill at Mica The company has been assured that this amount of refuse will not create an unusual impact on the capacity of the County's Land Fill 1 As to the third item, present pla.ns are as follows the company will continue its present contract with an independent party to repair and maintain its wooden pallets in the warehouse Ttiis contractor will dispose of the wood scrap from the palleta, as well as the wood used in crating and dunnage from incoming shipments 2 As to the paper and corrugated, it wil,l be handled in one of two ways one is to install conveyor belts around the warehouse on which will be placed all paper and corrugated that can be recycled This willte carried to a central compactor-bailer, which will automatically compact thia recyclable material into 800 lb bales Tliese will then be sold and ehipped to paper mille in Washington, Oregon, California, Canade, or Japan. It appears that there is an unlimited demand at the present time for paper material for recycling 3 If the company decides not to compact and bail its own recyclable material, there are independent contractors, auch as Waste Paper Sesvice . Company9 who will pick up the material for compacting and eelling 4 ~ ~ ~ /{/Q ok - b4t! Lkte ~ r - 61 - t Sewage Disposal As was Yeferred to under the sectfon "Water - Pollution," a Smith and Loveless Engineering`system of primary and--secandary sewage treat- _ ment will be installed_under specifications and regulatiojWot' the -r Spokane+County Envirunmental Health Department This will be a ~"packaged" plant for complete mixing, extended aeration, activated sludge procesa, and effluent which is atable and also aesthetfcally acceptable, particularly for diapersion through the sand and gravel drainfield aa will be used in thie installation It has been estimated that this plant will remove 85 ;to-95 per cent of the ~ Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), 80 to 95 per ceat suspended solfds, and 90 to 98 per cent of the bacterfa (coliform)o Provision is being made for doubling the size of the plant at a later date if needed 5 There will be no industrial wastes to enter the system, as thie operation does notmanufacturing or procesaing Likewise, there are littie, if any, phoaphatee or nitrate to be treated Other Liq uid Diaposal ' Rain aad melted snow will flow to catch basins and dry-wells ' constructed and maintained according to standards set by the County Engi.neer These wi~ll be of a capacity to handle a"20-minute, 20- year" storm There will be no industrial liquid waste from the project as the operation is a redietribution function of products manufactured or processed by euppliers at other locations The emall amount of liquid waste from the truck maintenance operation will flow into catch basine and dry-wells In Buch cleanup operations, biodegradable and non-phosphorus type of soap and cleaners will be used 6 f f ! { i t iti - 62 - ~ Notes Waste Disposal 1 Source County Engineer's Office. The present land-fill at Mica has an etimated life of another 15 years It handles about 1000 yasds of uncompacted refuse during the peak ' dumping season, and 700 yarde during elack seaeon. The Roundup operation will contribute leee than one per cent additional 2 Source Warehouse Manager, Roundup Compe►ny 3 Source Ibid 4 Source Ibid 5 Source Smith and Loveless Engineering Company 6 Source Warehouee Manager9 Roundup Company ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ z , ~ ~ { ~ I c - 63 - Pesticides and Herbicides ~ . Except for a few years after 1960, this plot of land has not been in agricultural productioa or in aay other use which required the application of pesticides Informatfon as to the exact use of the land is not now available, but it probably had no applications , of pesticides in those early years.l After 1960, about sixteen (16) acres in the northwest corner of the property was uaed for growing grass seed, b ut pesticides were not used 2 It may be concluded that j from the preaent evidence, there are no residual, toxic chemicals ~ from the use of pesticides preaent in the ground aurface.3 The plans of the Roundup Company are for rather extensive landscaping, including treea, shrubs, flowers, and lawn It is expected that little, if any, use of peaticidea will be necessary, however, their use must necessarily conform with all existing govern- mental environmental procedures and ehould avoid those control elements , ` which are coneidered potentially dangeroueo ~ f t r ► ~ ~ ~ 4 ~ Notee Pesticides and Herbicides 1 1Source Jacklit► Seed Company ~ ~ 2Source Ibid 3Source Ib id , ~ ~ - 64 - Congestive Factors In this section eeveral primary areas will be given consideratioa Traffic Flow, Schoole, Police, and Pire Departments,. Traffic Flow There are two primary road systeme and one ma3or highway inter- change through which traffic will flow to the proposed warehouse loca- tion The two primarq road syatems are (1) Valley Freeway (Interstate 90) to the Pines Road Interchange, and (2) Pines Itoad to the same inter- change A secondary road sqstem conaisting of the new couaty arterial from the Pines Road-Freeway Interchange to the eite will receive medium ~ to heavy traffic during peak inbound and outbouad periods The Pinea Road Interchange is approximately 1 miles eset of the site For location of road systeme, see map on next page. Car Traffic - Interstate 90 It ha8 been estimated by Roundup officials that out of the possible 300 employees that will be working at the warehouse, 292 will use the Valley Freeway to reach their work place Approximately 3 employees will be coming from the east via Trent to Pinea Road, to the new arterial, and 5 employee's will come fram the weat via Trent to University The move- ment of these employees will have no no~ticeable impact on the connecting and feeder routes to the development. Existing road systeme can ade- quately handle this small number of vehicles. Asauming that about 292 employees would use the Valley Freeway as the most practical and economical route of reaching their work place, the beat estimaCe of automobiles used to tranaport the worker in any 24-hour period would range between 250 and 300 vehicles 1 Since the work houra and shifte are staggered, the traffic v~olume increase on the Valley Free- way will be spread out over the 24-boure period It ie eatimated that about 125 vehicles will be uaing the Freeway be- tweea the hours of 6 00 aeme and 8 30 a.m., and about 120 vehicles between 3 30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m The Interetete'Freeway system can adequately handle this small increase in road traffic, and ie within meaageable limits. , 1 - 65 - , . ~ ~ Ova! 'B91Wd ~ i , e ~ . , a a_ r a' ' Q ? ~ r M - f ~ ) d3~~ ~ J N ~ ) a 2 ~ NstOMOe m D Q P Q~ 9 j Q v I T f R T ~ I 1 ~ Y 3 hLLW ~ ' ~ v► W ~ ~ ~ ~ a ~ ~ -^t I J y ~ N z ' 3 n°, af ~ ~d U ~AMMMAiNn x ► $ Q i r Y - 66 - ~ This small increase is not expected to create additional traffic con- gestion on the Freeway 2 Recent traffic studies by the Spokane County Engineere Office, Traffic Department, and the Washington State Department of Highways, indi- cate that combined east and westbovad trafficipassing through the western side of the Pinee Road Interchange is approximately 27,300 cars per day 3 Figures were not available for individual lane traffic in both directions. The 1970 traffic figures ahow that on the average 4,950 vehicles per day ~ were using the eastbound exit ramp to the Pines,Road Interchange Using ~ the figuree presented earlier, of 300 additional vehicles using the Freeway in a 24-hour period, ramp exiit car traffic will increase by about 6.1 per cent and highway car traffic by about 1.1 per cent. Given the fact that this increased car traffic will be staggered according to the three work ehifts, no adverae impact is anticipated The small increase in Freeway car traffic is minimal and witbia control- i lable limits. 1 ~ Diesel Truck Traffic - Interstate 90 Roundup is a wholesale distributor and will use a fleet of 57 diesel trucks in its dietributing operations Arriving and leaving truck traffic will be using the Freeway and the Pines Boiad Interchange The total numbes of dieael trucks arriving and leaving in a 24-hour period is estimated at about 114 vehicles.4 Truck traffic will be dis- , tributed over the work day. Thisifigure also includes service vehicles, suto-freight, and other eemi-trailer units that do business with Roundup A survey of truck traffi4c movement is provided on the following page The heaviest truck traffic period is between 2 00 a m and 7 00 a m, with ap- proximately 24 trucke leaving, about 4 per hour;and 17 tsucics arriving, 4 about 3 per hour. This traffic will be during the early morning houre when traffic is very light and congestive factors are not considered to be , significant About the only traffic in this area will be incoming and outgoing delivery vehicles. Truck arrivals and departures will be spread out during each hour. It is important to note, that between the hours i of 6 00 a.m. and 9 00 a.m. when local car and truck traffic is at a peak, iabound and outbound truck traffic at Roundup will be at a minimum, with a total of 13 trucke coming and going, about 4 per hour in the 3-hour period ~ I ' ~ ► i $OW IZK IA.M ~ 2 , 3 * 4, 5, 6 t7, g, g_IO t 11 _ 12N 1P M_ 2, 3 s 4. 5 , 6~78, 9, IO 15 14 - 13 12 ~+I ~ I TR CKS IRRIV6G ~ TRU RS IiEAOJG ~ lo V O 9 - . ~ . ~ 8 7 ~ 6 _ 5 r 4 3 , I Z - . _ ' ~ • 1 TOTAL-31,3 4 6 7 5 12 7 3 3 4 5 5 7 7 S 3 2 3 ROUNDUP COMPANY Survey of Truck Movement-Aaily Average 12-20-12 i - 68 ° Truck traffic between 9 00 a me and 4 00 pom. will be light. Afternoon truck traffic will not have an appreciable impact on peak hour car traffic between 4 00 p m and 6 00 p.m. A total of fourteen trucks will be leaving and arriving during these two hours, about 7 trucke per hour Be- tween 6 00 p~n and 10 00 p m a total of approximately 17 trucks will be arriving and leaving. Truckftraffic will be arriving from both tifie east and west and will , be ueing the Pinee Road Interchange to arrive at the eite area Since the truck traffic is well spread out during the day and night hours, the traffic impaction onthe Freeway eystem is not exce8eive. Also, truck traffic arrivals and departures wil'1 be at their lowest levels during ~ peak Freeway car traffic movements, and this should help alleviate aay additional traffic congestioa that presently exiets durfng theee houree Interchange Traffic Congeation - Pines Road and Interstate 90 ~ The most critical area of traffic congestion concerns the Pines Road ~ Interchange There are several design featuree of thie Interchange that , t' create traffic congestion and potential road hazardso Two-way entrance ~ and exit ramps off Pinee Road can cause serious road accidenta. Such phyeical designe often confuse and miedirect tourists and drivers who are unfamiliar with the interchange. There are two major intersectione through which traffic to and from the warehouse would flow, as there ie one ma3or arterial and Pines Road leading from the development with only Pines Road cro8sing two intersectiona. The map on the followiag page shows the relationship of the two inter- sections and the interchange involved. Cas and truck traffic flowing through the interchange at Pines Itoad from the proposed development will not only come from one direction, but fvom both east and west, with the t mejority of traf f ic coming f rom the west o ' In order to arrive et eome reasonable conclueione regarding preeent traffic flow arid the iucrease that might be expected from the traffic in i ard out of the Rouadup Warehouee developmeat, Spokane County and State of Washington traffic couata were utilized. These peYCentagee are baeed on the latest figuree available. The f igures avaf lable are f or eotal volume of traf f ic f lowing etraight , 1 - , , - Idew Accesa Arterial . I ' • „ ~ I . ~ - - . . ' ~ r ~ ~ . , p,, a , , . - ~ . . . „ ~ ~ . I ~ - . ~ ~ North / South I ~ ICAL nM1LSECTIONS AT PINES ROAD AND I1iTERSTATE 90 FREMAY CRIT - 70 - through the intersections in a north and eouth direction. Traffic counte for right or left turns made greceding through the interchange were not available The summary of traffic flow on the next few pages ehows only the total flow, so ae not to confuse the overall canclusion8 regarding the impact of the Roundup development preeent traffic conditions Indi- vidual east - weat aad north - eouth lane traffic totale were uaavailablee The combined totale have been halved ia order to eimulate lane traffic in both directions Itoundup Traffic Generatiaa Pattern Number of Vehicles u Trips/Day Total y 300 Automobilee 2 0 600 57 Trucke 2.0 114 Total Trips/Day 714 About 97e0 per cent of the incaming and outgoing car traffic genera- ted from the development will use the new arterial accese road and the Valley Freeway. It hae been estimated that approximately 98 0 per cent Z of the total car trips will occur at the peak a m and p m hours used in this eurvey. Only 11.4 per ceat of the total truck tripe will occur in the a me peak traffic period, of which 46 2 per cent, or 6 will be inbound, and 58 3 per cent, or 7 will be outbouad. Likewise 15.0 per cent of the total truck tripe are made in the afteraoon, of which 64 7 per cent, or 11 will be iubound, and 35 3 per ceat, or 6 will be outbound Approximately 26 4 per cent of all truck traffic will occur during the peak a.m and p m traf f ic houre On the baeis of the above figuree, these trips are computed as a per cent of the total present traffic flow at the interchange and inter- sectione Thiis then g#ves a good estimate of the impact on present traffic flow the additional traffic from the development would create Siace peak hour traffic flowe were uaavailable lrom State or County oFficee, daily averagee;are used to compute the expected per cent increases. ~ ~ A w cn ~ LM : w Rw (a , 1 : i 7'067 Countq Acceas Arterial , _ , - , , i ~ ,300 1,069 i . - Y 139650 . , C 79350 ~ . ~ C C o . r N ° w a o ~ 13,650 79350 ~ . ~ ~ 49,950 ~ ,110 / r 0000000, 1 North / A 3outh A V ~ v O ~ gn : . ~ m : O w 15 900 ' I PINPS ROAD AND INTERSTATE 90 INTERCHANGE Traffic Counta-Average Per Day - 72 - Effect_of Roundup Warehouse Average Additional Percentage Interchanoe b Iritersections_ Traffic Flow Roundup Increase Eastbound land-wesCern eide 139650, 403 2.95 Eastbound exit-ramp-western eide 4,950 403 8 14 Westbovnd entrance ramp-western side 59300 390 T.35 ~ Westbound lane-western side 13j450 403 2.95 Eastbound entrance ramp-eastern side 11,110 11 0.99 Westbouad exit ramp-eastern eide ~ 10069 11 1 02 ' EaBt 6 westbouad-western side combiAed total 279300 806 2.95 Pines'Road-north 7,910 403 5 09 Pines Road-south-beyond intersection No effect No effect , (Pines Road-north-beyond intereection No effect No effect Inepection of ithe foregoiug resulting traffic increases ehows that the additional total ~traffic flow increases are not excessive. Since the in- crease in total flow is small, the impact on traffic flow and congestion is not coneidered unmanageable It shoul'd be further aoted that Roundup's proposed access arterial' to the eite has been designed and engineered by the Spokane County Engineering Department to provide the safe, adequate t$affic flow the County stan- darda require for both the resideate and businees travelere in the area See-artieCte eketch on next page ~ Rail Traffic , ~ South of the proposed warehouse d'evelopmento and adjacent to the southera propertq line are two sets of railroad trunk 11nes UnionYacific i and Burlington Northern eact► operate one eet of tracke for freight bauling. a ~ Union Pacific freight traffic will be increased by 8 cara average a day to 1 ~ the site, witb projection of increaees to 15 a day in the future. ~ ~ l ~ .A ti 11 0_ o. - _ .r . ~ . ~ JRCK19Q~.~° ~ ~6p; • m'`~ ~'t . 1 ~ ~ t n ~ r~ 1 }I p ~ f M I` ~ ~ . ~ ~ Ollbi_ P , r ~f"~N~4'°•'*~..n'.,"""'~,~,w ' ` W ~ CNC) ~ - - . FRIEEWqy ~ - 74 - Union Pacific presently operatee 6 trains a day with 3 traine each way The breakdown of rail traffic ie as follows Average 100 care on long-train one each day each way " 30 cars on second long-traia one each day each way " 20 car8 oa third long-train one each day each way Tota1 150 300 cars per day, both ways Burlington Northern operatee 1 local each way per day with 12 to 15 cars each The demand for rail care for Roumdup's operations will result in a very emall increase in total units now presentlq moving on the track8 The additional 16 cars per day coming and going represent a 5 3 per cent increase in the total rail traffic movemente There will be little if any rail traffic congestion developed bq the additianal number of rail cars needed by Rouadup. It ehould be further mentioned, that Union Pacific has agreed to cas7 finance and construct rail eignals at the Wilbur Street crossing, because of the increased road traffic that will be generated by the new arterial Currently the rail croasing i8~not signaled, and it has been a potentially hazardous area both f or pedeetrier► end vehicle traf f ic . This ma j or im- provement will make the croseing a much eafer and ueeful intersection ~ Parkin Facilities ~ The purposed warehouse development will have a functional and well- designed parking area for visitors, employees, and,service vehicles The current parking area facilitatea smooth, rapid exit and entrance move- mente The numnber of parking units available are-ae follows other parking ~ 162, executive and customer parking 46, and warehouse parking 216. The ~ parking area ie not expected to be filled to capacity. The area is large enough to accomodate aay future incresse in employe-e population and/or future economic growth Oae additional factor of the parking area in- cludes an elevated pedestrian waltcway from the parkiag lot to the main building This wi11 preveat pedestrian traffic from using the truck loading zone, and will provide maximum safety and convenience for employ- ees and visitoree 1 ~ - 75 - i School Impaction ' The purposed development will have no immediate new student negative impact on the school district withiu the area. Almost 100 per cent of the SCIW01 cltSf I employeea have residencea outeide of the project area, and the East Valley School Dietrict is not expected to experience a change or increase in en- rollment. Conaidering the loag-range effect, it ie not likely that em- ployees would choose to move cloeer to their work place9 for this would mean selling and purchasing a new home, and disrupting establiehed social friendships, and breaking the contiauity of their children's educational training. If some Roundup families oY their employees flo elect to move into the East Valley School District, the small increase should not cause an undue burden on the echool system. Because the present emploqees of Roundup most likely reside outeide of the East Valleq School District, the project will provide a net increase in tax revenuea without a cor- responding increase in etudent enrollment. (The positive economic im- d pact on the school district ie outlined in greater detail in the Economic Impact Section ) There is no recognizable adveree impact that the pur- FQQt~ rI lL posed developmeat will have oa the Eaet Valley School Dietricte ~ §pokane County Sherif f° s Of f ice The proposed development ie anticipated to have little impact on the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, according to Captain Edward W. Braune. He streased the point that no extra manpower or equipment is needed to pro- vide patroling and surveillance activities Roundup will be operating 24 hours a day, so only routine day and aight patroling by the County Sheriff°e personnel will be neces8ary. It is anticipated that Ronndup will provide safety aad theft deterriag equipment on its premises, which will potentially include aa automatic 8urglar Alarm System and a security force of tlndetermined eize. ~ Fise Department Facilities The Roundup'Warehouee developmeut is located witbin the Spokane Couaty Fire Protectioa Dietrict #lo The firehouee ie situated on Broadway ~ , f ~ 76 - ~ ~ and Sullivan. In contacting Mr James B Kearney, Fire Marshall, he stated that the additional service eactended to Roundup would not require new {ersonnel or equipment. The project may increase the potential eervice load of the District, but no major capital outlays ~ are aeeded. The Fire Marehall will have the full cooperation of Roundup in supplying information as to fire hydrants, spriakler systems, warehouse inapections, and fire code regulations. The propoaed project's new well can be operated, if need be, at its maximum pumping capacity of 2504 gallone per minute. Aleo, the 500,000 gallon reaervoir with ite two pump systeme can eupply a full etream of water into the eprinkler system in the office and warehouee eectione for two houre. Thie Aew water eystem will provide the Irvin Water Dietrict ~ j F0~ with a eubetantial investmeat value, without cost to the DLetrfct's usere. It will alBO improve the District ° s water preseure for the ~eo-l ~ area and perhapB reduce fire insuraace coate. (See Appendix for copy of inemo from the Irvin Water District General Congestive Safety At an earlier stage in the proposed project, it was planned that the maia arterial accese road to and from Pines Road and the new warehouse would be on Mansfield Avenue There was considerable aitizen concern that Maasfield would be totallyfinadequate to safely handle the increased amnant of traffic, especially the large diesel trucke The concern centered arovad the access to and from Mansfield Avenue and Pines Road o At thie point, aouth boin►d traf fic at Pines I'wad would be approaching the intersection at Mansfield at a relatively ; high epeed, coming downhill and around a small curve. It wae felt that the slow moving diesel trucka could be involved in accidente at thie point. Another coacern was the potential d8ager of the moving trueke w9.th school children walking along Manefield and/or wailtiag for school buses ~ at Maasfield or Pineeo In aaswer to their safety concerne, and ia order to provide the bettes disect end leee dieruptable accees to the warehouse, the J - 77 - ~ previously mentioned new arterial accese was plamed for implementatioaa ' It ie felt that thie accese, effectivelq moving 8ross-Pines Road traffic to a point further eouth and away from Mansfield, and taking 1 any artesial reliance off Mansfield, eolvea the above two concerns from a physical plan atandpointe Impoaderable factore auch as driver miehape, childreas° "horseplay", etc., alwaye provides aa elemeat of potential safety probleme iu aay eituation where a traffic flow ie ~ invilved r Notes Congestive Factore lIa order that the number of cars tuaveling to the site is not under- estimated, the inflated figure of 300 automobiles will be used. This assume8 that every employee will use hie own car (one employee ,per car) 2Conclusion drawn by Haworth and Andereon from available data 3Traffic cownts were for Pines Road and Valley Freeway Interchange only. 4It has been further estimated that approximately 90% of the trucke, or 103, will be moving on the Freeway weet of the Intercbange, and approximately 10%0 or 11 trucke, will be moving to os from the Eset to the Pinee Road Interchaage. ~ 4 ~ a - 78 - Public IItilities (Except Water and Sewer) ElectricitY The Roundup warehouse will receive electrical aervice from Inland Power & Light Company The electrical service will enter the site area via underground cabl'es at the southeast corner of the development. Mr. Arnold Brauff, Operations Manager for Inland Power & Light (see personal letter in appendix), hae atated that the pow+er to the eite will be trans- mitted fram either the Valley Way Sbbatation or a proposed aubetation in the design phase in the Pleasant Prairie area. Ia fact, they plan to have power also available from another alternative substation ia caee of emer- gency The electrical power will be transmitted to the eite via overhead cable line to the property, then going underground to the necessary transformers. Inland PoTaer & Light Company hopes to be able to remove the overhead line that presently runs along the railroad tracks Aa is the present trend in locating utilities underground, thi7e electrical G~►~ ~L~~~~,~. line aervice will also be underground. Bxact line locatioa and line sizes ~er~ muat of necessity wait for more defiaite epecificatione. However, theze will be no problem in obtaining the required electric eervice when needed. ~ Gas 2 Natural gas lines are aleo readily available An 8-inch underground line now exiets at the corner of Bowdish Road and Jackson Avenue Plane call for a 6-inch connector line from Bowdieh, west down Jackson Avenue and then coming into the site at the west end of the parking lot Mr Robert Taylor at the Waehington Water Power Company has estimated Roundup's industrial natural gas consumption rate at 14,000,000 to 20,000,000 B T U per day It is interegting to note, that if the Rouadup property were " zoned for residential use,reaidential natural gas consumption would average about 25,000,000 B.ToUe per day, depending on number and type of housing ~ uaite per acree The proposed 1}and use zone change to I~estricted Industrial would coneerve natural reeources, ae compared to Reeideatial zoning. TheB-inch maia line oa Bowdieh Road ie of adequate eize to eerve the proposed de- velopmento ~ ~ - 179 - ~ Telephone3 The present telephone service via the property ie underground. The Pacific Northwest Bell line comes in at the southwest corner of the property. Exact location of the linee from outaide the property cannot be determined until more specific details are knawn, such se number of linee, exchanges, and type of communication ayetems It is eetimated that the project truak facilitiee would handle thie additioaal load without adveree eervice problems mo the other areae preeeatly beiag eervicedo , ~ ~ Notes Public Utilities ' 1Source Inland Power & Light Companyo Mr Arnold Brauff, Operations Manager 2Source Washington Water Power Compaay, Mr. Robert Taylor, Industrial Sales Manager 3Source: Pacific Northwest Bell, Mre, Marq Lu Kunze, Commercial Service c - 80 - Housing Patterns and Effectl There are three fairly compact clusters of residential developments within the etudq area, the Sunny Valley Acres Subdivision, the Fairacree Subdivision, and the Mirabeau Ranch Subdivisione A less compact group of homes and a mobile home park exiet along Mansfield Avenve betveen Bowdish and Pinee Road Other significant land uses include a shopping center to the west about a mile, a group of homes along Jackson and Argonne, an auto wrecking yard at Univereity and the Freeway, a contractor's yard at Uni- versity and Grace, and another at Bowdieh and Mansfield, an elementary school on Pines near Trent Road, and a acattering of homes along Montgomery and Bowdish Road. The Mirabesu Ranch Sbbdivision ie located northeast of the Roundup Warehouse. From the center point of the proposed warehouse development to the approximate center of the Mirabesu Ranch Subdivision is a distance of over 3,300 feet, measured over a slfght rise which separatea the two. The Fairacres Subdivision is located approximately 1,300 feet north of the center point of the site Sunny Valley Acree is located 1,600 feet east of the center point of the proposed eite. Mirabeau Itanch is located oa a low plateau and only a few residents will have a direct optical and/or noise exposure path to the Roundup site. For a detailed graphic de- scription of the areas in question, consult the map on the next page The majority of the residential unite in the eubdivisions mentioned above are of rather recent origia and are of overall good conetruction, attractive in appearance and well-kept. Homes in the Fairacres Subdivi- sion range in price from $15,000 to $30,000 and are essentially middle income housing unitee Homes in the Mirabeau Ranch development vary in price from $20,000 to $40,000 and arq, generally speaking, classified se A 17 upper income homes Sunny Valleq Acres is a United States Department of Houeing and Urban Development "235" low income housing group, however, these homes are quite new and add a much needed building contrast to the area. Homes in this complex range in price from $17,000 to $21,000. The eight reeidential unite along Jackeon Avenue are, for the moQt paxt, older low income homee, unattractive, deteriorating, and depreciating both physically and economically at a rapid rate. Many of the homes in this section seem to have reached their ueeful ecoaomic life expectancy end R e a~ _ - ' ( SEC 9 T25N R 44G_ AT OFfIC1AL Pl. 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Y I 5 r ~ ° MAP OF HOUSIING ARSA3 s 1 f -82- ~ and are now at a point of diminiehiag returna. The Fairacree Subdivision has not beea fully developed, with approxi- mately 35 home sites completed, with about 30 eiagle-family residential lots etill undeveloped The Mirabeau Ranch Subdivision ie compact and preeently nearing full development on all existing land area. Existing housing patterns will remain relatively fixed and lot vacancies will continue to be developed in the subdivisions. No tangible change in housing patterne is expected, due to the general trend of development of the area to light industrial Most Roundup employees will come from the surrounding metropolitan area with established residence outaide of the site development project. As Roundup continues to grow and expand ite product market, 8ome new emploqees or preeent employees maq elect to move cloeer to their place of work, but thie will have no immediate impact. , The long-range effect on existing housing patterns is estimated to be minimal o ~ The three photographe on the next page ehow eome of the houeing patterne and land uses at the present time. The top picture wae taken looking west over the property and ehowe the scattering of housee eaet of the eite The eecond photograph wae taken eouth of the property, looking over the Freeway, then over the sutomotive wrecking yard juat , eouth of the railroad tracke which Iie between the yard and the site, and then above that and a little to the right center ie the eite itaelf. The third photograph wae taken Iooking eaet along Jackeon Avenue, north of the property, juet a few feet eaet of IInivereity Road. p,~ ~Q ~ Notes liouein$ Patterns and Effect lOn-sight inepection by etaff of Haworth and Andereon, and pereanal coneultation with real eetaee firoa of Broakmea-Ytothxock, In*o r r I~ :~s . ~ ~ ~5~" , . F . . . ~ . . ~ . . ee - . . ~ . . . ~ • ' . - x , t . . . k . . - - . ~ - ~ a . ~~;y.~{~~' _ _ . ~ ~ , W , y ~ ' . ~ o . • . ' _ ~ t~. ~ I . '9' ~1 i~ . ~ ' ~ a , ~ ~..,~y . . • - _ _t~, - - , d µ ~ 4 • . . _ . . . ~~v~~... r . ~s,e~~•bx~~~~?~ e~~~f~v'~r I4-~°_ ~ f . ~ v. ~ ° .i w~~ . . . _ » VMt~ '~`~'~II~' .r - ~P~ . . / •yll . ~ -.,'z' "`v~ r•Y ~ . . ~ ~ •e r ~ ~ ~ E . . , ~ ~1µ* ~ ~ • ~ ~ ' ry a~~~~ ~ ~ • ~ 1 Pt W. ~ II ~ . i r _ J - 84 - ~ Demona,phic Characteriatica and ChanM Roundup currently employs about 300 people Since almost 100 per - cent of the employees for the proposed warehouse development will come mostly from the City and the Valley, where they have their establiehed i residencel no significant changes will result from the shift of em- ployment It therefore appeare that the demographic information for the area would remain practically the Bsme as beforeo Future economic growth of the firm and a eubsequent increase in employee population may create additional demand for housing and public servicee in the Spokane Valley if these employees choose to live cloee to their work place. Hawever, euch treade in future population char- acterietice aad iacreased economic growth ase difficult to predict. , ~ i ~ ~ ~ r ~ I Notea Demographic Characterietice end Chatte 1Sources Recorde of Itoundup Companq r ~ ~ ~ i - 85 - Economic Impact Coneideration of the economic impact of the proposed project includes 1) Property valuee of a) the subject site, and b) the surrounding area, 2) Property taxes, 3) Employment, and 4) Income. Much of this revolvee around the type of zoning, and subeequent development, that will be eventually decided upon, not only for the subject property, but aleo for that of certain acreage in the same area, particularly along the railroad right-of-waye For inetance, the eubject eite, ae well as other property along the I railroade hae been proposed as mo8t economicallq aad practically suited for Restricted Induettial zoning in the Generalized Compre- hbnsive Plan for the area.l In the opinion of some of the residents in the area, the eubject eite 8hould remain zoned "Agri- cultural" or "Residentialo"Z The arguments concerning theae view- poirite are given below ' I 1) a. Property Value - Prppoeed Project 3 The estimated final value of the proposed project is ae follows s Land and Improvemente o. e o. e$ 5009000 ~ ~ Building and Equipment. . . o. 5#500?000 Total $690009000 , ~ Laad improvementa include, among other thinge, that of a new ~ arterial street, ae pointed out in previous dections The cost to Roundup Company ie estimated at $110,000 A1so included in the total value is the coet of a new water eystem, the net result of which will be a valuable addition to the Irvin Water District, supplying their ~ usere with badly needed additional water and additional pressure Several suggestione have been made as to alternative uses of the proposed site, all of them having economic connotations 4 One of the inferences has been that there is much land nearby which ie already zoned "Restricted Industrial" which Roundup Company could use. Much9 if not most, of the acreage so zoned and appearing vacant ~ in thie asea is, on iaspection, found to be emall parcels, or is held for expaneion of exietiag firmeo or ie held by the railroade for developmeut of rail useree None appear to have all of the ~ ~ w 86 r advantages for Roundup°e type of operation aa doee the sub3ect site. Another suggestion hae been that the subj ect site remAin zoned "Agricultural." The histoYy of the site is that the soil, being of about Clase III compoeition, is not generallp suited or adaptable for moat agricultural production It has been used lately for the purpose of grazing, though the preseut grase ie rather sparse If seeme evideat, judging by the closeneae of the subject aite to the railroad tracks, by the unsightly view of a large automobile wrecking yard acroas the tracks, and by the closeness of a con- tractor's equipment storage yard, barnB, and older housing, plus ~ the nearnese of the Interstate 90 Freeway with its traffic noi8e, that the subject property, at beet, vould be developed "Residential" only for 1'ow-iacome houeing or trailer courte. It is eatimated that the development of the 50+ acres of thie site as "Residential" might9 at most, generate an additional value for tax purposes of perhape $4,000,000 ae compared with the propoeed project of $6,000,000.5 It is important to note that reaidential use of this land would most certainlp result in a higher "service" coet to the governmental entitiee involved than would proposed use as a warehouse. Demands for such services as new school classroom apace, law enforcement, fire protection, etco would be greater. There remains one additional alternative, that of ueing the eite as "open space" for the use of the community From an aesthetic viewpoint, this is probablp deeirabl'e But it means that the area tresidents would have torpurchase the property at "fair market value" which in thie case is the price that can be cbtained for use in a "xestricted Industrial" development. All things coneidered, the eubject property is very well suited to light induatrial use because of its level topography, availability to rail and truck aervice, readily accessible utilitie8, and nearby Iaterstate 90 Freeway. Thue, rezoniug the property to Reatricted Iaduetriel would have the greateeC economic beaotit foac thw px+aporey. . ~ l -87- 1)b Property Value-Surrounding Area6 The preaent zoning of the immediate area surrounding the propoaed site ie shown on the zoning map under the sectioa entitled "Land Uae " ~ Restricted Induetrial is seen within about 800 feet to the west of the site. Single-Family and Multi-Family Resident Zoning is established at varying distancea from the site as well a8+for trailer houeingo Most of the land within approximately 1000 feet of the subject property has not been used for recent residential development except for low-income houaing trailer courts, and older housing Since there is presently limited residential land uee and development in the immediate area (1000 feet radius) and long- range planning calls for iacreased commercial and reatricted induetrial use along both the Union Pacific - Burlington Northern right-of-way (which goes by the south edge of the property) and the main line of the Burlington Northern about a mile north of the property (near the north boundary of the Mirabesu Ranch housing), it appears that houaing patterna will remain fairly stable unleas major population increases occur in the area and/or major industry locates in the zoned areae aearby. Thus, due to quite probable increased industrial use of the land areas along the railroad tracke, the economic impact impliea that further residential devglop- ment in this immediate area is an unattractive economic investment This does not necessarily mean that there will be an immediate decrease in property values in such housing areas as the Mirabeau Ranch. However, regardlese of whether or aot the Roundup Company project is completed, the long-range affect of ad3acent railways and Freeways will be that of restricting residential development , aad encouragdsig cammercial and restricted industrial uae 7 l 2) Property Taxess ~ The preeent millage tax for the district in which this eubject propertq ie located ie ahown below, as well a8 the amount of tax ~ that 50% of true value will generate (rate timee 50% of $69000,000) ~ ~ 88 - , Tax Recipieat Milla&e Amount of Tax State 4.818 $149454 ~ County 4 449 139,347 ~ibrary 1.205 39615 Roade 5 000 15,0000 Fire District #1 40847 149541 Schools 18.545 55035 Total Tau $1169592 In another section entitled "Congestive Factors," it has been estimated that there will be no immediate increase in achool children, and no immediate increase in men or equipment in the Fire Protection and Sheriff'e Departmente The new arterial street fe also to be f3nanced by the Roundup Company. Altagether, it would appear that there will be a substantial increase ia the tax base of this district, with a minimum of additional public services 3) Employment Most of the present employees now working in the various Spokane warehouse and office location8 of Roundup Company will be commuting to the new location, if and when the project is completed The Company's present total employment is about 300, although they estimate a slight reduction if the new operation proves to be as efficient as they hope gowever, if the volume of bueiness done by the Round- up Company continuea to expando as theq aaticipate, then some addi- ~ tional hiring will be done at the Valley location 4) Income The payrolle and purchaeing of suppliee and other expense items at the Valley location will not have an immediate effect on the aYea around the new warehouse locatioao Here agaia, however, as employeee move to the Valley to be cloeer to their work, their ! yt s 89 .r incomes will be epent more in the Valley Thus, eventually, there will be a poeitive economic impact on business in the Valleyo In contrast to this, there will be a temporary negative economic impact in aresa around the present Roundup warehouees and offices in the City, at least until another operation takea over their buildinga Rouadup plane on continuing part of their operations (Cash & Carrq) in their present location, and there have already been inquiries regarding the future availltability of their buildinga which will be vacated. In brief eummary as to Economic Impact, the development of the proposed pro3ect would lead to increased economic land values of the site itself, as well as the immediately adjacent property, it would definitely , increaee the tax base for the district, with little adveree impact or cost to the district, the employment and income impact for the immediate future for the area would be negligible, but hae the poesibility of 1ACreseed employmeat and income in the long-rua. Notes Economic Impact rSource Generalized Comprehensive Plan, Spokane Metropolitan Area, as proposed by Spokane Regional Planning Conference, revised and approved, October 22, 1968. 2Source Hearings before County Planning Commiseion and Board of County Commissioners f 3Source Roundup Company'a project plane 4Source Hearings, ope cito ~ SSource On-sight inspection and evaluation of stasff of Haworth ~ Anderaon, and coneultation with etaff of Broderick-Rothrock, Inc 6Source Ibid. ' 7 Source Ibid BSource. Spokane Countq Tax Recordse 9Sources Recorde of Roundup Company. ~ -90 - j General SwmmarY of Categorical Eavironmental Impact Analysis , i The various categories of environmental aYeas covered ia this section of the Impact Statement cen be brieflq eummarized under two I headings 1) Natural Environmeat - i.e , physical or natural eetting- ' 2) Man-Made Environment - i e, eocial, economic, aesthetic ~ i ~ These two headiags maq aeem overeimplified but they do point up the interaction between man and man, and between man and hia natural environmente In the case of the pro3ect propoeed by the Rouadup Company for the new office-warehouse development in the Spokane Valley, the followiug cotmmente are eignificant 1) The impact on the phyeical or natural environment seems to thie study to be minimal both positive and negative The use of the land at the site from an agricultural etandpoint seems i to be neithes practical or economical, in fact, it is not being used for aay eignificant purpose at the moment, gradually gcowing up ia natural grasees, weede and brush. The positive impact of the completed project would be the landscaping of open spacee into treee, shrube, lawn and flowers. I 2) The impact on man's social, economic, and aeathetic ~ ~ environment appears to be balanced in fabor of the positive, ~ ~ recognizing that there are also some negative or undesirable aepecte resultiag from the implementation of the project. These negative impacte, howeveY, are to be counteracted in several ways by positive mea8ures in the plana for the development. One of the important positive etepe ia in the nature of the ~ design of the buildinge and grounde, to give an appearance as aesthetically pleasing ae poesible. Another ie the improvemeat in traffic patterns ia the area, diverting heavy traffic away from 0 91 • the residential areae bq meane of a new arterial road And again, a positive conetructive addition to the immediate area, both from a practical as well as economic standpoint, ia the new water system. Finally, the completed project supplies the district `v3th a very subetantial increase in tax base, benefiting such sectors of public ,eervices as schools, librariea, fire district, and police serviceae The negative aspect falle in the realm of potential impact to man's well-being from air and noise pollutioa9 traffic congestion, and a queationable drain on public utilities, i eo, electricity, gas, telephonee The economic impact has several sides to it, concerned as it is with the most beneficial use of not ouly this aite but other ' property along the railroads and near the Freeway. This is in ; contraet to the potential decrease in property values in the nearby residential areas (which perhaps ehould never have been developed ~ in thie area in the firet place, i e, near railroade, etc ) and/or ~ the overall economic development of the entire Spokane Valley as covered by the Generalized Comprehensive Plan of the Spokane Regional Planning Confereace. , f While the total environmental situation must be taken into consideration in coming to a final decision with respect to this proposed project, the objective analyeis must also be examined in ~ its separate parts, this has been done in the previous section entitled "CATEGORICAL ENVIRONMENTAL IlKPACT ANALYSIS " This type of ~ categorical aaalysis then becomea the foundation for answering the ~ questioas ia the following section entitled "TOPICAL QUESTIONS AND , ~ STATEMENT. " ~ f t - 92 - , , , TOPICAL qUESTIONS AND STATMNTS The f ollowing eection is a compoeite of the epecif ic questions asked by the State of Washiugton Environmental Policy Act of 1971, and relate to those specific issues which the County of Spokane should con- eider in it's overall eavironmental review of a project The answers to each of these are in 8uanmary tform and brief due to the fact that the detailed information aad data that is relevaat to each is found in the preceding eection, the Categorical Environmental Impact Analqeis. , , ~ , ► , I ~ i I i ~ , e 93 w Summary of any adverse environmental effects which aannot be avoided if the propoeal is implementedo l. There will be a disruption of exiating flora and fauna. However, since there is vacantland on the adies of the development, most of the wild life will find sanctuary theree ` 2 The present land contours will be reshaped through grading9 but be- cause the terrain is relatively flat, the disruption of the surface land will be minimum. 3. The natural state or agricultural use of the land will be altered to light induatrial land use If the land area ie ever returned back to ~ its natural etate (i eo agricultural use), the land preparation will not be extensive because of the flat terrain and lfmited dieruption of the soil. 4. There will be a minimal, but neceesary increaeed demand on public utilities and services. 5 There will be the generation of 1 to 8 per cent more traffic flow aticertain nearby arterial intersections, and 3 per cent increase in traffic flow on the Valley Freeway. 6. Noise levels in surrounding residential arese will increase above present levels during peak inbound and outbound car, truck movements 7. There will be increased road and pedestrian hazards caused by the introduction of more than the existant vehiclee (car, truck and traina) in the area This will be minimized by better traffic control feature8, especially at the Railroad crossing at Wilbur Road. 8. There may be a very nominal discharge of emidsions into the atmos- phere by vehicles operated by employees of the development. The total ' effect in each pollutant category, given the worst conditions, will be appro$imatelq 490 lbs of carbon monoxide per day, 84 lbse of hydrocarbon, and 193 lbs. ogide of nitrogen per daye Thie is not an exceesive amount of pollutaat for'a vebicule oriented development. ~ - 94 - 9 Although the aewage treatment plant designed for the development ~ will adequately treat the liquid waste producte, some of the released ~ t water in the drain field may contain certain small amounte of umtreated wastes9 such ae negligible portione of phosphates and nitrates i l0o A greater volume of solid waste will be developed thaa if the land t were to remain in its natural statee 1 lle There will be an increased use of financial resources and mea and equipment that could have been used for other pro3ects. 12o The proposed change in the land use to lfght indu8trial will have a dampeaiag effect on reeidential housiag development in the area. ~ ~ ► ~ , l 1 ! ~ _ ~ - 95 - Alternatives to the Proposed Action or Project There are several other poseible alternative uees that might be developed on this aite. These are 4. Leave in the existent state 2. Develop another commercial or induetrial ase. 3. Develop into a residential use 4. Develop into an agricultural use. ~ 5. Open epace or parke. Existent State One quite obvious alternative is to leave the site in its present state. As compared to the present state, the economic benefit which will be derived from the proposed pro3ect are qudte substantial Also, there are a number of physical upgrading factors, euch ae the addition to the Irvin Water District pumping capacity, the new Couaty arterial access road with a controlled rail crossing, and the potential speeding up of the improvement schedule for the Pines Road - I-90 interchange which are of substantial community benefitb From a physical aesthetic standpoint, many people would say that leaving it in its present state would be desirable to any improvement gowever, this particular project has taken into con- ~ ~ siderat&on strong architectural design and sesthetic improveanent points which would have many individuale agreeing that this will be an improvement over the present statee This latter poiat of physical aesthetics ieyquite obviously, a matter of personal taete ' Commercial or Induetrial Use Whil& from a etrict revenue standpoint to the Couaty and the property awner, an activity such as a major commercial center or large induetrial or manufacturing (of some "heavy" nature, euch as an oil refinery, lumber ~ mill, etc.) would seem to be a logical alternative, other factora such as inappropriate location, lack of exieting demand for such facilities, and relative incompatibility with adjacent present agricultural, reeidential, and other light iddustry uses would suggest that this type of use (or uses) would not be appropriate or needed at the,present time. It should also be r - 96 - t noted that the site area hae been tentatively zoned for light industrial use in the Generalized Comprehensive Plan for the metropolftan area and not for commercial or beavy induetryo i ~ Residential Use ~ ~ An alternative use for any land area is to turn it inbd a houeing f project or subdivision. Since the future planned land use of this area is for light induetrial use, residential developments would be inconsisteat with the overall objectives and goals of the Regional Comprehensive Plan. . The site area bordere the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern truck lines and is also relatively close to the Valley Freeway, end a car wrecking yard. The site area does not appear to be a potentially attractive reaidential land area, due to the close proximity to there aforementioned uses If this land were to be put into reeidential use, it is likely that the overall econ6mic, aesthetic, eocial and physical environmental impact would be more severe I &ricultural Use ~ 1 , Although the present land is zoned for agricultur-al use, the topsoil is coasidered third class soil which is,not highly suitable for agricultural ~ usea Past htatory of land development in the area indicates that it hae not been economically feasible to use this type of land for agricultural ~ purpoaea. Irrigation water is not available for seasonal growth cycles and ~ the nu trient value of the soil ie of marginal quality. These various ~ ~ facdore seem to indicate that ueing thi6 area for agricultural use would be ~ a poor inveetmeat of phyeical and economic resourcese , , Open Space or Park , While most land would be deairable as either open space or park lands, economice dictate that communities set priorities on what land areas ahould ► be set aside for this purpose in a manner affardable by the community. In this instance, the County Recxeation Plan Element has not set aside land in thie area for these purposee. Even thautb thie ie tha caee, ttsia type 4f use could be potentially possibte if the County of Spoksne were willing to 1 pay the cost for the market value of the land. i ' - 97 - This would seem to be an unfeasible economic move due to the fact that a parke program would,requfre a cost (purclase, development, and upkeep) while the programmed development will supposedly provfde economic benefits to the Countyo Also, at the present time, there are two existing Countyq)arks very near the proposed site area the Mirabesu Park and the Valley Miasioa Park The new Spokane Zoo ie located in this immediate viciaity, too. r ~ f i ~ 98 - r ` Mitigating Measures Proposed to Minimize Any Potential Adverae Impact ~ ~ If the project were to be adopted as proposed, there are certain categotical areas where potentfal adverse impect could occuro The following meaeures are,presented ae possible mitigating suggestions to help in the ~ ~ pleaning and implementation of this pro3ect ~ Careful consideration should be paid to the natural flora and fauna during grading and construction eo se to aseist in saving as much natural grawth as possibleo Equipment and vehicle traffic on the land eite should be kept to a minimum so as to prevent additional ~ ecarring of land surf ace. 1 * Careful attention ehould be paid to the planning and placing of the ' landacaping If possible, etrategic placing of trees and shrubs would aid the aesthetic value of screening out freight loading and ~ truck parking zone ~ * It, ie recommended that the water supply eource (well) be moved in an ~ ea~sterly direction away from the service and maintenance building n-/1" ~ Possible contamfnation of the domestic water supply may occur from ~►r ~ w~ ~CG~t~ the inff~ltratd►on and seepage of residiual diesel oil fuels and waste water from the truck service area into the groiand water. * The Roundup Company plans to eventually replace all its older diesel truck units with newer units which incorporate and meet existing air 74~~, ( quality and noise emission standards ' It has to date replaced 10 of 6c doj7G- ~ite oldei units with engines that include the latest anti-pollution ~ devices 1 This policy should be continued. * It is recommended that the Pines Road interchange be considered for fnd-+r poseible design changes, regardless of whether this development occurs (C"~'-'- i r "i iIr or not The two-way exit and entrance ramps ehould be eliminated for ~~C, of greater operational efficiency and safety. * Care should be exercised during grading and conatruction to minimize ~ all dust (suepended particulates) escaping into the atmosphere s ~ * A detafled map of the location of fire hydranta Bhould be given ro ~ ~ the Fire Dietrict together with information on the maintenance program ~ ~ propoeed for theee hydraate ~ i ~ { 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ -99- * Al1 attempts posaible should be made to keep constructioa nofae at a minimum ~ It is recommended that only "safe" garden and household type peati- cidea and herbicides be utilized on theelandecaped area of the de- ~ velopment. * It ie also strongly recommended that Roundup officials insist that their employees only use the new access arterial when arriving and leaving their place of work. Thie ehould also apply to all eervice vehiclea and truck traf f ic ~ It is suggested that truck departures and arrivals not be allowed during peak local car traffic movements between l 15 a m and 8 30 a.me Thia would minimize any further traffic congestion on the Pines Road Intercha~tge durfng the morning hours * It is further recommended that between the peak afternoon traffic houre of 5 00 p.m. and 6 00 p.m , no incoming truck traffic be permitted G~n to use the eastbound entrance ramp of the Interstate Freeway at Pine6 Road. Thie would facilitate a emootheY and les8 congested flow of car traffic coming into the interchaage from City of Spokane, during the peak afteraoon traffic periodo j ~ ~ - 100 - ~ What ia the relationship between local short-term uses of man's en- vironment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity? The short-term uses of man's environment which are potentially involved in the new warehouse development are summarized ae follows * The use of public utilities, both,ia terms of availability (i e. ' electric power, natural gas and water supply), but also in terma i of unused line or systema capacity (i e added solid waste, etc.). The use of air by the employees' cars and the warehouse trucks. r * Utilization of the land area for a uee different than that of the , t existing state, that of an open9 undeveloped parcel. * The utilization of the men and equipment to build thie pro3ect. I Thie is a short-term opportunity coet "relative to their potential t availability for other projects" . , * The use of financial measures to construct this project. This ~ ~ involvea the use of the various services and facilitieesin the ti community which might otherwise be unused or available to other groups ~ Disruption of the existing flora aad fauna of the site, with the consequent introduction of new species of flora ~ The long-term productivity of this project, a concept which is very difficult to relate to ehort-term uses, might have as a partial liet the foilowing ieeme * Providing a new, modern and eff icient warehouse for long-tgrm em- ~ ployment, and incresaed economic returns Developing a potentially more visually attractive site area than the present flat aad undeveloped grass land Supporting the long-term growth in %tholesale dietributing, which is an integral eecondary economic activity in Spokane County. * With the increased mechanization and reduction of hand labor, the new warehouse provides an orderly and efficient way to train and upgrade warehouee employee6 to better and eatiafyiag employmento r ~ ( ! 1 r 1 ~ - 101 - Are the=e any irrevereible environmental changes which would be in- ~ volved in the proposed action ehould it be implemented? Placed in the perspective of a long-range time frame, there is ao commitment of resources that is either irreplaceab le or irreversible. In a ehorter time frame (i e the lirfe expectancy of thia particular project of the Roundup warehouee) there is the commitment of land re- source and other aspects of the physical environment. Concerning the land, the preeent etate - the 50.4 acres - will be changed from a relatively unproductive agricultural use tov a more viable light induatrial uee With the change from "natural etate to a useful state", there will also be changes iu respect to the soils and eome basic topographical subetances. Obviously, some of the existent flora will be removed, and some of the exi'stent fauna (i e gophers, field mice, etc ) will move to other adjacent fields In both cases, it ie questionable as to whether any irreversible harm will come from this replacement or movement. The species of flora and fauna found on this land area appear to be quite common to the Spokane Valley and are found in large numbers elsewhere, as well ae immediately adjacent to the site There have been no endangered epecies identified as indigenous to thie area Water and aid are utilized daily by the people who will work at this plant However, through the life cqcle processes and with proper re-cycling, those resources are made available for use again The fo=m which this short-term commitment of the Roundup Warehouse project proposee to take will poesibly detract from the opea space quality of the land in the area. However it will 8ubstantially add to the aesthetic qualitq in relationahip to other potential industrial, commercial and/os residential areae$ aad to ite return to a more productive uee then is preeently exietente f r - _ tr - 102 - What is the coneistency of the propo8ed project to the preeently adopted policies, atandarda, and geaeral plaae of the Spokane County Compre- hensive Plan? General Plan Policy The County of Spokane adopted a Comprehensive Plan, as amended March 26, 1970, which is incorporated with the Regional Comprehensive Plan last tevised and'approved October 27, 1968. The County Plan includes a 18nd use element, a,neighborhood and - community plan, a circulation element, and a recreation element Augmenting this document is the Zoning Ordinance of Spokane County. The development site area iB presentlq zoned for agricultural use. In the Generalized Comprehensive Plan for the Spokane Metropolitan Area, the development area is shown as a future location for light industrial development. The Spokane County Comprehensive Plan specifiea that in- duatrial areas should be considered in respect to level land with,good drainage, land which is not broken up by many ownerships or other uses, easy access to transportation - primarily rail and highways, availability of power, water and sewagb disposal, and immediate or potential labor supply, and`proximity to market This proposed project has been planned to meet the policies and standards of the County planning document ae well as to augment and en- hance the economic livelihood and well;~being of the,general populace of Spokane CoatiVy. The location has been carefully thought out to reduce traffic impaction to a minimal level,~to help reduce noise pollution, and at the same time produce a better finiehed product at an iacreased economilc return to the County and its citizene. The propoeed warehouse development ie coneiatent with the existiag Cowaty Comprehensive Plaa and the Generalized Comprehensive Plan of the Spokeae Metropolitau Areao and ib an osdeYly, compatible dee of the land. i ~ ~ - T ° 103 5 ! f CONCLUDING STATEMENT a In the final environmental aaalqsis of this proposed Roundup Warehouse, oae mu8t look at the total environmeatal picture which includes not only the effect on the phqsical, biotic eavironment, but also that of the abiotic, non-phyeical areaas - the social, economic and aesthetic factors There are environmental categories of thie development which will be diaturbed, such as the flora and fauna, the natural, or rather more accurately, the present undeveloped grassland, the small increased demand in utilities and services, and the need and use of air and water reeources. There are also other factors which must be consideYed, in terms of the potential economic benefit of thie particular pro3ects the new arterial accese road, and the adequacy of this development proposal relative to other alternative use6. The pro3ect'e potential adverae tonditions9 such a8 increased diesel truck aiY pollution emiesions must be equally considered with the positive aspects of the project4e new water supply facilitp. In any caae,, an environmental impact analysis auch ae this should be utilitzed to view the whole picture of the project, its effect, the context of what it will mean, and the overall setting of the area in whiah it is to be placed. The preceeding objective analyeis has attempted to present this "total environmental picture," and it is recommended that consideration be given to all environmental categories and interactions, not j uet one or two areas to the exclusion of the reet. Roundup Company is aware of the varioua potential problem areae which exist and have given recognization to the fact that various ateps have and will be taken to minimize potential adverse effecte. Overall, thie development appeara to be well-balanced and more than adequarely planned. The potentfal environmental effecte which this development faces is not at all unique to the Spokane Valley regiono 3n conclueion, it appears that if developmenC of eome type is desired andiwill be allowed in the Spokane Dalley, this project hae many less harmful overall eaviroumental effects than alternative, poesibly more unappropriate, uses~. The many benefita to the County ' - 104 - and to the residents of the area in terma of increseed tax revenues, and greater service potentials, offset the mostly minor adverse and potentially adveree problems. Given the implementation of ineasurea to minimize the already difficult traffic congestion during certain hours, this project should be duiy coneidered as being appropriate for this area. Ia final perepective, and coneiderdng all factore, it appeare not to be unduly harmfvl,and ie in fact favorable, to the environment. Man living and iu the above case working in his environmeat hae hietoricallq caused a compromiee of the "natural" non-mar osdeY of the phyeical, biotic aad abiotic world. As mau has become more aware of how hie activities affect the order of life and this "natural" world, improvemente in the environment have beeA occuring. The total environment ie an interfacing, interacting eatity, with man playing a role within this dynamically changing etage. As lang se man is a part of this total, and as long as he ie in need of activities to sustain himself, there will hopefullq be the continual evaluation of whether certain activities should occur, and if they should, where and how they should take place This Roundup warehouse pro3ect is an activity and project of man, proposed to take place in an area of the environment presently used and altered by man, and projected (by man) to be used in the future The contiaued use of this land and environment, especially in a form to minimize potentisl adverse effects, seems much more appropriate than forcing this activity of man to find a more environ- mentallq unfavorable locatioa. i ~ . . ~ d r .r « J ~ Y NI AI xi ~t a~l ai ~s1 - 106 - APPEND?X A ~ The following are fact8 concerning the proposed annexation and its effect on the Irvin Water District Roundup Grocery will furnish and install a well or wells and pumping equipment to supply 2500 gallons per minute This will almost double the pumping capacity of the dfstrict This operation will be entering at a point which is presently low on pressure Roundup will pay the entire costs of annexation and improvement and then turn Che pumping plant over to the district for operatioa. Due to the recent growth in the diatrict, this additional well and pump were part of the long range program for the dietrict , Board of Commissioners IxVIN WATER DISTRICT #6 i Y ~ WATER SAMPLE INFORMATION FOR CIiFMICAL ANALYSES - 107 - S1 STF11 I D N1*11}Elt APPENDIX B-1 SYSTDt &%VIF COUNTY Wln.Tt na. COLLECTED 13Y , 'frvin tJa Cer Dis t 6 Spokane 3 2 Byram DATE COLLECTED TI?fE COLLECTED DATE LAST SAMPLE TAKEN ~pwp ~}~ucET 0 OTiIPR (SpecLiy) FROM O STOMCE TI1NK tnrnrtANr SOURCB SAMPLE COLLECTED FR04,PU't3LIC WATER SYSTEM AT (Name) Q L►KE DmiL No 1 [Jari'Fa "peottr~ ~k NWt 9-25-44 Q scaUw ~ SPRiNC _ NW Corner Fredr ick & Bowd il5h )IELD pn 'rMPEwATM Auuatnirr THIS'WATER IS 0 rtiteaeo REIIARKS TESTS IsIA41'RFJITBD O O1110t tfiBA'ilW 8@1D RgPORT TO , Spokane County Health District State of Weehfngton Dapostcient of Sociel end 1lealth Sesvicea North 819 Jefferson Street nivisYON op RUMIc Smf.th Zower Soattle, Veshington 98104 Snokane Waehington 99201 ~ (Citq) itatp) 1~8/1 2 mo/1 1 mg/1 Z me /1 sciica (sta:) 6 00 1 3Bicasboaete c} a, 3) 1 202 52 I 3 32 Alu++[man 01) = I I Cerbonete 003) ~ I Iroo (F~) ~ 02 1 1 1t~ngenepe 015 Sultatc (SOs) ~ 11 6 ~ 24 I I ~ Sulfite (SOO aio:iae (CI) ~ None ~ C°1ctio~ (ca) I 31 2 I 1 56 ~ pluoside (F) ~ 143 ~ 08 Megneeivm Qtp~ ~ 25 75 ~ 2 11 ~ liitrete (N03) es Hitrogen (11) ~ 1 66 ~ 12 Sodiun (Ne) I 3 9 ~ 17 ~ Nitsite (NOZ) ae Nitrogre (N) ~ 014 I pocaesiuo 1 88 ~ OS ~ Fhoephete (POe) ~ 045 ~ T°TaL 3 89 ToTaL 3 76 i ma/i pU Lob ~ 7 1 I Suspendcd Solida ~ 5pce1[ie eveductanee Aissolved Solide ~ (Mietanhoa/cm 25°C) 256 ?otul SoliJe - I Turbidity (Jtt) - ~ 5 t 4 zocol sotias ' 122 ' Color (unita) ~ 5 i Totol Hordnees (CaOp3) ~ 184 Odor (threshold dilution taetor) ~ None I Alkolinity (CoODS) ~ 166 Tnste (threahold dilutton taetos) 4 itoncarboaoteiherdoess (Ca00j1) ~ 11$ 4Free GD! (°1E/i) 34 0 4~ici~an herdneoe (Co003) I 78 ~ I4 Hageestum hardneae (CoOp3) ~ 106 4 Coleuleted hnrdeese (CaOOa) 184 I I I I ~ , I ~ IlN1'8 REtYIVED QA?K GW1.ETtD O~IPLSTf.D BY 1A8 NO ~ 8-3-71 SM 8-4-71 JS 0w DS ~ 164 i mg/t m vPm (verce pee miitton) a 0e11 . epm (equivaleata pee atll" RBA-1WA (R-1) 3 Coaweted to C0s vhoe esieulaeleg totei ovlide 4 Ceiantated eaiuee WATER SAMPLE INFORMATION FOR CI[EMICAL ANAT.YSES - 108 - S1 STFS1 I D NlMl1ER APPENDIX B-2 3 6 0 5 0 SYS1E.`S NMfE COIINTY kotnctY Ku!COLLECTED DY Irvin Water Dist. # 6 Spokane 3 2 Denna.e L Byram ~ D1►TE COLLLCTED TVtE cALLECTED DATE LAST SAMPLB TAK6N Op1Mp O pAUCE? OonWR (so•eiiy) ~ 9-22 -71 3 45 FROM O STORIICE TANK Q mrnRnKr SOURCE SAMPLr Ol LEC'TED FROM Fl/nLIC WATER SYSTEM A? (Neme) Qu~.g ~We~.t ~ 2 QoTt~R (sv,ottr)'lyg% Sg~ Sa NW% 9-25-44 []mrm - . -01spxcNC SW Corner Jackson of Bowdish FIELD pu TD+rew►ruRE auuLicnrr THIS WATER IS 0 rriteaeo RQlAWCS TESTS &MEATED O 02 N~ tRZAMtt! 8END ASPOR? rOi Spokane County Health Dietrict State oE Maahingtoe North 819 Jefferson Street noparcmenc of soetei and Nealth Servicea nivisYOH op l[EaLrH Smlth ?ower Soettle, Weshington 98106 Spokane, Waebirigton 99201 (ctcy) icsiv) l m8/i amn/1 I mc/1 2 ae/1 1 Sillea (SiOO) I 3 QO 13Bieatboaete 010DO( 251 32 1 4 12 Alumiman Y(Al) I I CaYbonate 003) ~ I iron (Fe) ~ None xa"geoQRe Mt+7 I None stittace (so4) ~ 15 6 ~ 32 Sulfite (SOa) ~ I ~Chloride (Cl) I 6 0 I 17 C°lctu° (C°) ~ 37 6 ~ 1.88 I Fluoride (F) ~ 09 ~ 01 Negnesivm 040 ~ 31 58 ~ 2 60 I Hitrote (N03) es Nitsognn (17) ~ 80 ( 06 ✓ ~ Sodiuan (NA) I , 3 >r ~ .15 I Nitrite (NOZ) oe Nit:ogen (m) ~ 033 ~ ~ poteeeium (10 I 2.05 ~ Or, ~ phoepbate 004) ~ 13 ~ ~ 1 ~ I I TOrTAL 4 68 TMAL 4 68 . , 1 msh pll, Leb 76 I Suspcndcd Solida ~ 5 ec![ie eonauetpnee ~ ~ P I)isaolvcd Solida C (rietomhoa/cm 2S° C) 280 ioCal 5olida ~ Turbidity (.TTU) I ~ I 4 Total Sol ids I ~ ~4 G►lor (units) ( 4 I Total Nordncee (CaOp3) I 7 7~ Odor (thre6hold dilutton taator) I ~ ( Alkalinity (Cepp2) I ~ Taste (threrhold dilutioe tactor) I 4 Noncurbonate hardnoaa (WaO.%) ~ 18 4 pree ODg (mg/1) _ IU,5 4 Celeium hardoeea (CaOpS) ! 94 ~ f 417aPneafuin herdneas (Co003) ~ 130 ~ I 4 Celeulated hardneae (CaOpi) ~ 224 I ~ I 1 QA'tE RhCEIVLD DATh aQ1PLriFA 00l1pLE1'FD BY LAB NO f 9-29-71 10m1-71 ' JS OW 502 Li mg/1 r ppm (paeto pee mi111oA) , ~ Z +oelt . opm (aqutvalent• pee vilttoa) HBA-196mA (R-I) b-tt 3 Ceavoetad to C0s vhsn eoteuiseleg tetal aoliAs 4 Colentatad ral~oao , WATER SAMPLE INFORMATION FOR CIiEMICAL ANALYSES - 109 - S1 STLM I D NittAER APPENDIX B-3 51fSTENf NM1E COUMtY +cott►.'rr Ho CQI,I,ECThD I3Y -frvin Water Dist 6 Spokane , 312 Byram DATE COLLECTED TD`iS OOLLECTED DATB LAS? $AMPLE TAKEN ~PIMP 0 FAUCFT OOT1tPR (SpeelE, 8- 2- 71 2 15 pROM srow►cc i~MC Mro~Kr SOURCE " &AMPLL COILECTED FROM PUALIC WATER SYSTEM AT (Nnmc) QIARE t~WELa No QorHER (speottr) NWk SEk SFek SEk 4-25-44 f Qsrac,w. . , _]SPR[NG + W of PineRA:aJEttd-Dibl~=$M~J~/ FTELD pH T@IPCRAiIlRL AucALINITM 71tiS' WATBR IS O TJLTBRED AEMARKS TESTS ~ Nrrav►TCo o=Ma taeaNn,. 8ffiND aSIIOAT 70s ~ Svokane County Health District State of Neahlngton North 819 Jeffereon Street Dopartmont oE Soetet and Ileaith Secvteoe , DIVISIOH OP itEAiI)t Smlth rower Seottle, Weehington 98104 Spokane Washington 99201 (City) isiP) 1m8/1 a W/1 1 mB/1 2me/1 Siliea (stpS) 2 50 1 I3BIC8ibOf1Ate 01ooO 1 202 52 I 3 32 Alwninum (ll) Carbonate (Cps) I:o" (Fe) ~ None + ~ , + Manbeneae (nn) ~ 009 suliatc (SOji) ~ 7 Q ~ 15 Sulfite (S0)) Chloride (Ci) ~ 0 ~ 11 w1et~ (ca) ~ 36 8 ~ 1 84 ~Fluortde (F) ~ 092 ~ 01 ` ttegnesium M N 15 55 ~ 1 28 ~ Nicrace (rw3) as NitroEcn 04) ~ 1 48 ~ 11 Sodim (Na) ~ 4 1 ~ is ~ Nitrice (NOZ) ae Nitrogen (N) + 01 ~ ~ Potessium 1 95 ~ QS ~ phoephate (pp4) ~ 045 I ~ 1 . I ~ TWaL 3 35 TOrAL 3 70 ~ t mg/1 1 pH Lab ~ 7 8 ~ Suspcadcd Solld9 ~ 5pecifie coeductanee Dissolved Solida ~ (Mtcromhoa/eto, 2r G) 268 grotal solids - - ~ Tusbidity (JIU) ~ (~5 Totel Solids I Color (ueits) ~ Totnl Nardneee (Ca003) 173 5 ~ 156 Odoc (threehoid dilutloa inetos) ~ None ~ Alkalinity (Ca003) ~ 166 ( Taeta (tlirephold dilution tectot) 4 Honcarbonatc hardness (G300j) 4 prep aDs (mg/1) , 7 0 4 Celcitva hardness (Ca003) 92 4 Mngeesium hardness (Caap3) , 64 4 Coleuteted hardness (CaOpa) ~ 156 - ~ ~ M?E RECEIYFA DAU GQlP1.BTCQ OGltPLE7FD BY L1B HO 8-3-71 -4-71 JS 0►W DS 166 1 WBn m apm (va«. ~r udtlion) a mell m epm (eqnivaleuse pes wtilio* NEA 1WA (R-1) A+11 3 Comraeted to COi vLee p.steetaeleg total eoiide 4 Csieniated veauos t k ~Tr........-~ .o .»a. DEC ~ ~~~APPENDIX C 110 - LEO THAMS • ~ ►~urd.nt ~ E A BUR6ESS vfc. P..efd.nt INLAND POWER & LlG-IT COMPANY : oo"A`° `E""A`o 6ALE 80Y VINCENT P SLATT• MANAM T~wu &AST 320 SECONO AYENIIE. SPOKANE. WASi+IN6TON. 99282 ~ PHONE RI 7•71 B 1 . d December 18, 1972 ` a ` Wolker-McGough Architects & Engineers North 120 Wcl I r Spokane, Washingbn ~ , Attention: Paul lrunan I r ~ Gentlemen ~ ; This letter is fo confirr» our conversotions in which Inland Power & Light has o9ceed fo serve the Roundup Grocery warehouse complex at University cnd Jcrckson wifh , , i underground service. The power wi 1 I be transmi tted from ei ther our Val ley Way , ` Substation or a proposed substation which we are in the process of designing in the , PlECSant Prairie areo. We anticipate tronsmitting the power upon our overhead tincs up to the property line, then 8oing undereround to the necessory tronsfoRners. We w+ould ofso, in all probabitity, remove the overhead tine that presently rurss along the roti Iroad trocks. rhat I ine would also be placed under9round. } x A, y ' If you desire any further informotion, please do not hesitate fio call me. . » 9 y } y ~ Yours truly,l . A D P~QWE R 8LIG HT COMPA NY ~ r w 1 I Le* , Ay Operotions NbnaBer } s v 4 r a AB.dt " , ► r ~ r 1 r r j 1 1 t . C I ' ' ~ ~ ~ x ~ ~ l~ ~ L ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,h ,.►~l,.~.. j 4 .P..w . ~ w ~ - 111 - APPENDIR D-1 NOTES ON NOISE POLLUTION- _ ~ ~ Definitiori of Noise I Sound as defined in a purely physical eense is an organized movement of molecules caused by a vibrating body in same medium water, air, rock or whatever " Soumd moves through the sir somewhat like wavea move in the ocean In soimd, the waves are alternate rings of compreBeed, and then rarefied air moving away from a central source at a aonstant epeed As each wave first a compression, then a rarefaction en- counters an object, it exerts a force a push, then a pull on the ob3ect Sound is also a~physiological'sensation For 4uman&, sound has two eignificant characteristics pitch and loudnesa., In terms of affecting people, pitch is generallq an annoyance. Pitch is ihe height or depth of a tone or sound depending on the rela- tive rapidity of the vibratione by which it is produced Pitch is the number of complete vibrations, or cyclee per second of a wave ~ Loudness, which is the strength of a sound usually measured by the amplitude of its wave, can affect our ability to hear It is the in- tensitq of the sound waves combined with the reception characteristics of the ear. In terms of sound'e affect, intensity ie how hard a sound wave hit8tan ob3 ect, a characterietic which can be meaeured precieely with instruments i ~ The Measurement of Sound ~ Intenaity, which the brain perceiaes as loudness, is measured in decibela (dBA). To measure the relative inteneity of different eounds, scientista (sudiologists) have worked out the ratioe of loud sounds to softer ones. The zero onthe decibel ecale is based onithe lowest souad level that the healtby, unimpaired human ear can detect Decibela are not linear waits like miles or pounde. Rather, they are repreaentative poiats on a eharply rieing curve. ~ - - 112 APPENDIX D-2 Thus, while 10 decibels is 10 times more intense than one decibel, 20 decibele is 100 times more intense (10x10), 30 decibels is 1,000 times more intense (10x10x10) One huadred decibels, therefore, is 10 billion times as intenae (that ie, represente 10 billion times as much acou8tic energy) as one decibel Becauee of phyeical laws, the ecale increasealas the square of the change Thus, so soft a souad as human breathing is about 10 times greater than zero decibel The Bcale is ~ in logarithmic form The decibel measure gives a rough connection be- tween the phyaical intensity of sound and the eubjective loudnesa it causes Sound levels are measured at their source, thus their decibel rating decreases as the distan ce from that eource increases Noise ie dissipated exponentially with the dYatance from the source For a singl-e point source, sound level decaye approximately aix decibela foY each doubling of dietance from the source If noise is produced by a line source, such as a crowded highway, the sound will decrease thrse decibels for each doubling of distance. ~ The Peychological and Physiological Effects of Unwanted Sound Human hearing begina to be damaged by prolonged exposure to more than 85 decibels The effects of noise are by no means selective It effects our entire system Loud, prolonged noise of over SO decibels can increase body tensions which can affect the blood pressure, the functions of the heart, and the nervous system For extended periods of loud noise exposure of 90 decibels and above, there is permanent ~ cell damage A aound level of 190 decibels on the A-Scale (decibel) willfrupture the ear drum and permanentlq damage the "organ of corti" 4 within the inner ear The noise problem is widespread and generally is more concentrated within our, cities than in the outlying residential areaB Today the level of ntoise to whichthe average urb an American ie exposed is more than twice what it was in 1955 Environmental sound levels within our high deneity urban regions are doubling everq 10 yeara Suburban areae are not experiencing such a eignificant` increase in noise level'e be- cauee of their distance from major noiae sourcee In order that one may get a certain appreciation for the magnitude ~ ~ - 113 - APPENDIX D-3 of the noise pollution problem, the following graph is supplied to il- lustrate aound levels generated by certain instruments or noise sourcee All of the measurements were obtained with a General Radio Sound Level Meter which meete exieting Federal and State noise level metering : Yequirementa MEASURED NOISE LEVELS IN DECIBELS DSCIBEL Rock Band . . 120* Jet Takeoff 120* Jet Flyover at 1,000 feet 103* Jack Hamer . . . . . . 9 7* Heavy Traffic at 25 feet 90* Motorcycle at 25 feet r . . 90* Diesel Truck at 25 feet 88 * Diesel Truck at 50 feet 84 # Diesel Truck at 100 feet . 80 Food Blender e . . 880 Power Lawnmower at 20 feet 80 Passenger Car at 25 feet . . 80 Garbage Disposal o o . . . . . . 80 ' rClothes Washer . . , 78 Vacuum Cleaner • 77 Diahwasher . . 74 Air Conditioner at 50 feet . 62 Conversation . . . r 62 ~ Denotes an unacceptable and harmful noiae level if exposure is for extended periods of time , The Need For Control r Citizen awarenesa of noiee as an environmental pollutant is 3ust ~ now materializing and is reaching a level of action necessary to bring this problemzunder control It is hoped that the preceding information has at least clarified some of the problems associated with noise pol- lution Urgent action, planning and new design techniques are needed in order,to reverse the present trend toward an increaeingly noiey environment. ' ~ f - 114 - APPENDIX D-4 1REFERENCES Baron, Robert Alex The Tyranny of Noiae New York St Martin Press, 1970. ~ Stevena, S S and Warshafsky, Fred Sound and Hearin& Time-Life Books Life Science Library Series, New York, 1971 Acton, W.I "A Review of Hearing Damage Risk Criteria," Annals of Oc- cupational Hygiene, Vol. 10 (1967), pp 143-1153 ~ Beranck, Leo L "Noise", Scientific American (December 1966) pp 132-136. Schofer, Joseph L "A Syatem Analyst`s View of Noise and Urban Plaaning", ASCE Journal Wol 96 (October 1970), pp 153-158 Thiessen, J G "Survey of the Traffic Noiae Problem", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol 37, No. 6(June 1965), pp 19-31 Congressional Record, "Report On Noise", Vo1. 118 (February 29, 1972) pp 1509-1548 Report of the Panel on Noise Abatemeat, "The Noise Arouad Us Findinga ~ and Recommendations," U S Department of Commerce, U S Govenwaent Printing Office, Washington, D C Environmental Protection AgencY, "Report to the President and Congreae on Noise," EPA Report No NCR 800 1! U.S. Government Printing Office, Waehington, D. C (1972) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t ' ~ APPENDIX E Excerpt from County Planning Recorde ZONE CHANGE ZE-32--62 - AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL POSTELL Planning Commission Recommendation Approve, sub3ect to the filieg of a plat of industrial tracts consistent with the site plan submitted by the applicant,, esid plat being subject to the follYowing conditione Conditi'ons 1 That the dedicatory language prohibit accesa to Jackson Avenue from anq tract in the plat 2 That a 20-foot strip of land along Jackeon Avenue be reaerved in the dedication as a planting strfp, and that tree and ground cover planting be accomplished by the sponsor prior to the filing of the final plat, or that, in lieu of such prior planting, a bond be furnished Spokane County in an amount adequate, in the estimation of the Couaty Engineer, to cover the expense of auch planting, that the variety, number and location of such planting be approved by the Director of Plaaning and the County Engineer 3o That a 20-foot radius be ehown at street cornere 4 That appropriate atreet names be indicated 5. That streets bg improved to standards established by Spokane Countq, or a bond to cover the cost of such improvements be furnished the Coun,ty Engineer in the amount ae determined by the County Engineer 6. That profiles of streets, proposed grades, and drainage plan be sub- mftted and approved by the County Engineer before the final plat ie drawn The County Engineer may require that design of drainage improvementa be made by a registered civil engineer 7 Conditional approval of the plat ia given subject to a written approval of the road system from the County Engineer The subdivider is not 4 authorized to have the final plat drawn until thie written approval is obtained 8 That' a statement be placed in the dedication to the effect that water will be provided each lot prior to eale. 9e That the sponeor make appropriat,e arrangemente with the Irting Water District for the provieion of water to each tracte -9-A- (eontd.) I ~ ~ ~ ` - 116 - ZFr32-62 - AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTR?AL (contd 10. That a name be indicated before the final plot ie filed, such name to be approved by the County Asseseor 11 That a certificate of title be furnished the Planning Commiesion prior to the filing of the final pLat 12 That the preliminary plat be givea conditional approval for one year. ~ Findings ' 1 At the initial hearing held on this proposal August 30, 1962, the Planning Coum►ission postponed action and directed the staff to make a special study of the general area enclosed by Argonne and Pines, the Northern Pacific Railroad tracks and the Valley Freeway The results of this study were presented to the Planning Conmiiasion at a second hearing on this proposal September 27, 1962 Included in this report was a description of the topography of the study area, existing land use and zoning land use developments since 19579 existing and proposed arterials, exiating utilities, and existing and proposed schools and recreation areas within the study area Two alternate land developmeat plans were presented by the staff, one of which proposed residential development of the subject property, while the second plan included the subject property within an industrial corridor along the Spokane International Railroad tracks, Significant findings of that study include the following a) There are three fairly compact cluaters of residential developmenta within the etudy area the Locuat View and Shannon Acres Sub- divisions, the Fairacres Subdivision, and the Mirabeau Ranch Sub- division A less compact group of homes and a mobile home court exist along Mansfield Avenue between Bowdish and Pines Road Other significant land uses include a shopping center and group of ' homes along Argonne, an auto wrecking yard at University and the Freewag, a contractor's yard at University and Grace, and aaother at Bowdish and Manafield{, an elementarq school on Pines near Trent Road, and a scattering of homes along Montgomery and Jack- ~ son I b) The study area is bisected by the parallel tracke of the Union Pacific and the Spokane international railroada which run along the douth boundary of the subject propertq ~ -10- ~ (contd ) ` I ~ I ► - 117 - ZE-32-62 - AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL (contd ) c) The topography of the subject site is generally quite flat with a gentle plope south One of the major residential developments, Mirabeau Ranch, is separated from the subject property by a sharp rise in topography The Shannon Acres Subdivision ie one-half mile from the subject property at the closest point. d) Land alond the Spokane International right-of-way is presently zones Restricted Industrial to within approximately 800 feet of sub3 ect property e) The Irvin Water Diatrict which serves most of the sCudy area reported that it could preaently serve the subject property with either domestic or industrial supplies of water unleae the industries were abnormal water users Gas and power lines exist in the area and could easily aerve the subject property f) The location of present elementary schools is such that if the residential alternate plan presented by the staff were chosen, portions of three rather than two neighborhoode would be the logical development pattern in the study area Thue an additional elementary echool in the etudy area would be needed Land presently zoned Restricted Induatrial would be planned for reai- dential uae and property with existing induatrial usea would be planned for redevlopment to reefdential use under this plan g) Investigation by the stiff and the County Engineer indicates that a truck route from subject properties to the Pinee interchange would be feasible via Bowdish and Indiana provided a grade crossing can be obtained at Bowdish 2. At a previous hearing on this matter the applicant presented his views as to the need for industrial land of the type he will be prepared to offer The staff presented acreage figures on land presently zoned and used for industrial purposes in the Spokane Valley From the manager of the Spokane Industrial Park, figures as to the amount of floor space available within that development were made available 3 At this hearing the applicant presented a proposed preliminary plat of industrial tracts which wnuld front on an interior road and a road paralleling the railroad tracks Access to Jackson Avenue from these tracts would be prohibited, tracts abutting Jackeon would not be served by a railroad spur, and a 20 foot wide etrip along Jackson would be reeerved and developed as a landscaped strip. The interior road would connect University and Bowdieh -11- (contd ) - 118 - ZE-32-62 - AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL (bvintd ) B. Reasons I, Of the two development plana presented by the staff for this general area we feel that the plan incorporating an industrial corridor along the Spokane International tracka is more in harmony with adopted and previously proposed elements of the Comprehensive Plan for the Metro- politan area We note that the alternate plan presented by the etaff which suggests residential use for this property would indicate an additional residential neigt►borhood requiring an elementary acbool aad ' playground which have not been contemplated in the recreation and public buildinga elements of the Compreheneive Plan. 2 We believe that the subject property bq reason of level topography, availability of rail service and utilities, and aearby access to the Freeway is admirably suited to induetrial uae. We believe, on the contrary, that by reaeon of being adjacent to main tracks of two major railroads, a large unscreened wrecking yard, and a contractor's yard, that the eubject property ie unsuited and unlikely to develop ae resi- dential property 3. Restricted Industrial zoning hae alresdy been established along the Spokane International Railroad tracks less than 800 feet west of this property We feel that ite extenaion onto this property is logical and in accordance with an overall development plan for the general area 4. Present use of land within the study area indicates that agricultural use ao a primary economic use of theland has all but disappeared In this area as in other urbanizing areas of the County, the purpose of the Agricultural zone is to prevent completely unrestricted use of the land until the character of the area becomes established Thus property zoned Agricultural is usually zoned Agricultural Suburban as it is platted into residential lots Conversely, as land that is glanned for industrial use is platted or developed, a zone change to an industrial classification becomes appropriate. As agriculture ie no longer a feasible use of this property, and since we feel that industrial uae is appropriate and an industrial pl.at is propoBed, we feel that this is an appropriate time to change the zoning 6 We are well aware of and appreciate the feara of residenta in this general area that industrial use of this property might rEduce the resi- dential amenity of their properties and conetitute a threat to the value of their properties We note, however, that the Mirabesu Ranch development is separated from this property by a sharp change in topography and that this property cannot even be aeen from mvet of the ~ _12_ (contd.) ~ - 119 - t ZE-32-62 - AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTItIAL (contd ) residences in that development We feel Chat the provisions of the ~ Restricted Industrial Zone together with the conditivna recommended for approval of the proposed induetrial plat will be adequate to protect re6ldential propertiea in the general area 6 As to a need for industrial land - while we have evidence of vacant land already zoned industrially, we do not believe that the addition of this piroperty to that supply would be exceesive We feel that an ade- ~ quate aurplus must be maintained ta encourage competitive land prices and to provide a variety of choice We knvw that much of the zoned acreage appeariag vacaat is held for expanaion of existing firms, held bq railrosds for development bq rail users, or available only in small parcele C. General Data 1. Location Section 9, Township 25 N, Itange 44, E W M The S 1/2 of the S 1/2 of the NW 1/4, except the E 1/2 and the SE 1/4 of tbe SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 Also that portion of the N 1/2 of the SW 1/4 lying north of the Spokane Iater- national Railroad, except the easy 135 feet of the South 361 3 feet. 2. Applicant S A. Postell ~ W 1001 Ide Avenue Spokane,,Washington ' 3. Site Size Approuimately 65 acres 4. Exieting Zoningo Agricultural, eetablished.April 24, 1942 5 Prpposed Zoning Reetricted Induetria3. ~ 6. PropoBed Use of Prnperty Industrial Park r 7. Application of Zoning i Provieioa Chapter 4021, Sectian 4.21 040-4 21 000 ~ -13- ' ~ y } 1 ~ ~ 1 ~ - 120 - ZONE CHANGE ZE-50-72 - AGRICULTZJRAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL BROCKMAN ROTHROCK, INC Staff B.ecomm4endation Approve that portion of the advertised property lying south of Jackson-Mansfield Avenue realigned to the Reetricted Industrial Zone, subject to the following conditions 1) Location and Orientation of Structures The advertised property shall be developed in substantial conformance with the approved development plan, i e, the warehouse-transfer building shall be located in the southera portion of the project, the truck maintenance facilities and parking areas shall be located in the southcentral portion of the project, and the office building and emploqee parking areae shall be situated in the northeast quadrant of the proposal 2) Dedication and Improvement of R/W Mansfield shall be dedicated to a width of 60' from Wilbur to its inter- section with Jackson in an alignment acceptable to the Countq Engineer and shall be paved and curbed to County specifications at the owner's or applicant's expenee Jackson Avenue R/W shall be widened to the south by 20' from University to its intersection with the newly dedicated Mansfield Improvement to Jackson shall include curbing and paving to existing oil University Road shall be widened se indicated on the approved development plan and shall be improved by the installation of curb and paving A good and sufficient bond to cover the cost of required roadway improvements and landscaping as specified in the approved landscape plan described below shall be required in an amount to be approved bq the County Engineer and Planning Director prior to approval of the Zoning Resolution ~ 3) Landscaping and Site Development Plan Prior to approval of the Zoning ResolutPn by the Boatd of County Conamnis- sioners, a landscape and site development plan shall be approved by the Director of Planning The plan shall specify the variety, number and location ot turfed areas, trees, ehrube; and other plante, design and epecificatione of parking areae and internal roadways, accese pointe to ad3oining public roads, exterior lighting and signing The plan shall grovide at a minimuum a) For a,eight-obscuring ecreen along Jackson Avenue b) For appropriate turf and ehrubbery around the office building and truck maintenance ehop , c) For paving of all parking areas and internal roadways d) That exterior lighting and signing be designed and located in such a manner ae to not produce a glare upon adjacent pxopertiee. 4) Utilitie8 and Sewage Disposal A8 a coadi.tion of the iasuance of building ~ permite upon the site, the applicante e6all install a mechanical sewage treatment plant eatiafactory ia design to the County Sealtb Dietrict and shall I -6- (coatd.) - 121 - Z&-50-72 - AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL (contd ) install fire hydrants at euch locations ae may be required by the Valleq Fire Marshal together witb adequate water mains to eupply euch hydrants Background i This property has along h3story of applications In 1959 an application to the Manufacturing Zone was denied because the proposal was not in harmony with the then existing Campreheneive Plan for the Valleq, among other reasons Between 1959 and 1961 the Planning Commission completed land use, neighborhood studies, and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan In the Plan for the Spokane valiey an industrial corridor was contemplated along both sides of the railroad tracke from Trent Road to Pinea Road In August 1962, the property was propoaed ae an industrial plat and Restricted Induetrial zoning was requested After coneiderable study of alternatives to the Comprehensive Plan and a series of public hearings, the Planning Commiee ission recommended approval to the Board of County Commiseioners in December, 1962. The Board after holding ite own hearing concluded that there wae ample unused acreage zoned Reatricted Tndustrial in the vicinitq, and further that there wae not good arterial accesa to thia property from the Freewayr nor ('at that time) realistic proepects for obtaining good arterial acceas In 1465 the propo$al was heard agatn, and the Comission recommended denial ~iecause tfiere was still no feseible plan for arterial acceas to the property. It wae al&o noted that the then-preposed Sowdish-Indiana route while perhaps tF'►e,noet feasible, would present traffic problems at the Pines Interchange In 1969, the applicants proposed an industrial park complete with a road network, reatrictive covenants, and a landscape screen along Jackson Avenue Although the Planning Conunisaion was of the opinion that the proposal offered appropriate s-afeguards for proper development, the Board of County Commie- sioners depied the application because there was considerable industrial acreage in,the iflnnediate vicinity wh3.ch was zoned in an induatrial claeaif ica- tion and sUbetantially unused for industry The Commiesioners also noted that the property did not have good arterial accees from the Freeway via Pines Road and the difficulties of eecuring a satiefactory arterial route from Argonne Road to the project appeared to be insurmountable i Arialysis , The 50-acre parcel lies west of University Road between Jackson Avenue and the Spokane International Railway R/W. The applicants have proposed that the ownershtp be utilized for a warehouse-redtstribution center for food producta The site vould have a large warehouee butlding, truck aetvice facilttiee, and an off ice building. The staff is of the opinion that the advertieed property in Eonjunction with the specific orareliouee-redietribution eeater propoeai ia appropriete !or Reatrieted LnduQtrtal Zoning because i _74 contd f ~ 12L. - t ZE-50=72 - AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL (contd ) ~ 1) The staff is of the opinion that arterial accese from Pines Road to the ~ project via Mansf ield Avenue would adequately eerve the project withuut die+FUpting surrounding residential neighBorhoode The proposed facility would be a relatively low generator of employee--oriented traffic The stafg notes that the proposed warehousing facility would have a much smaller ratto of employeea per square foot of floor area than a similar induatrial fabrication or general manufacturing plant Although the redistribution portion of the operatiort would generate truck traffic, the staff notee that such traffic could be requred through tompanq policy to utilize the proposed Mansfield arterial route ratfier than 811owing euch traffic to filter througfi the adjoining residential neighborhoode 2) The nature of the proposed operation requires considerable land area ae evidenced by, the submitted site plan The applicants have also indicated tbat the operation requires reaaonable proximity to the Freeway becaude of the redistribution operation The staff is of the opinion that there are -yery,feur zoned ihdustrial sjttes tn the Metropolitan Area which can meet the stated criteria for sucFi an operation 3) The staff ie of the opinion that the redeaign of the Jackean-Mansfield artertal in conjunction witfi the requtred planting strips along Jackson Ayenue vvnld help preserve the integrityof the residential neighborhood to tfie north Access controlg would be imposed to insure the least dfaruption to the adjoining resldential neighborYiood The 8taff notea that ~ lvtnre applicatione for induetrial zoning in the corridor between Jackeon- , 'gaanefivld and the Spokane I1nternational Ity would be analyzed in accordance vith the traffic generatiRg potential of the propoeed ueee ~ , l r ~ , ~ ► -7-A- ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a 1~ • ♦ i~'_ ~ . ~ ~ . ~ ~ .1 ~ ~ ° ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ v~ ~ ~ , ~ . ~ ~,.f`i -i! 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' r u-IA OL ~ j 4 0 I t' ~ js~; ~ ~ , -S~;' . , . ~ _ _ : M `i,.. _ :4 I ~ y v ' f _ ~ f ~r' M ~ ~ ' . ~ _Y~ ~ n{ , ~ i ~ y r~~ ~ + , yj., ~ ~ ~ ~ l~ _ ~ I or THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS r 1 ~ I A!A Document A107 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor Short Form Agreement for Small Construction Contracts Where the Basis of Payment is a STlPULATED SUM 7HlS DOCUMEN7 HAS IMPORTANT LEGAL CONSEQUENCES COfVSU[TATION WITH AN ATTORIYEY IS ENCOURAGED WITH RESPECT TO !7S COMPIETIOfV OR MODIFlCAT10N for other contracts the AlA ►ssues Standard forms of Owner Contractor Agreements and Standard General Conditions of the Contract for Constructron for use m connection therew►th This document has been approved and endorsed by The Associated General Contractors of America AGREEMENT made this Twenty-Third day of June in the year Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Six BETWEEN the Owner Fred Meyer Comapny (Roundup Company Warehouse and Office) and the Contractor Nelson Landscape Service, Inc the Project Roundup Landscaping the Architect Walker McGough Foltz Lyerla The Owner and Contractor agree as set forth below AtA DOCUMENT A107 SMAII CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT jANUARY 1974 EDITION 0 AIAO 01974 THE Ah1ERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 1735 NEW YORK AVE N W WASHINGTON D C 20006 ~ 1 _ 1 ~ ARTICLE 1 THE WORK The Contractor shall perform all the Work required by the Contract Documents for (Here mse►t the caption desc►ipt ~ e ol the Work as used on othe► Contract Dacuments ) The work shall consist of provision of landscape treatment for areas defined on Drawings L-1 and L-2 The Contractor shall be responsible for coordinating and scheduling all operations ~ ARTICLE 2 TIME OF COMMENCEMENT AND COMPLETION The Work to be performed under this Contract shall be commenced imm ed ia t e ly and completed June 1, 1977 (it is intended that all work under this Contract will be substantially completed on or before November 20, 1976) ARTICLE 3 CONTRACT SUM The Owner shalf pay the Contractor for the performance of the Work subject to additions and deductions by Change Order as provided in the General Conditions in current funds the Contract Sum of (Stace here the lump sum amount unit prices or both as des red ) The Fixed lump sum shall be $24,127 00 In addition to the fiXed lump sum (Broken down as follows ) stated, the following unit prices I Plant Material 79675 00 shall prevail II Weed Control-Broadleaf 820 00 Dryland Seedin $ 438 Sterilization562 00 (Quantities to'-be (per acre) III Rock Removal & Prepare measured and mutually Area (D for Planting 3,300 00 agreed upon by Owner & IV Landscaping Main Contractor) Entrance 112770 00 Additional tiaaterin& (if provided) lst Application $1,500 $249127 00 2nd Application $12200 3rd Application $1,000 AIA DOCUMENT A107 SMALL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT JANUARY 1974 EDITION AIA@ 01974 THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE Of ARCHITECTS 1735 NEW YORK AVE N W WASHINGTON D C 20006 2 ♦ ARTICLE 4 PROGRESS PAYMENTS F3ased upon Applications for Payment submitted to the Architect by the Contractor and Certificates for Payment issued by the Architect the Owner shall make progress payments on account of the Contract Sum to the Contractor as follows On or about the tenth day of each month, 950 of the value, based on the contract prices of labor and materials incorporated in the work and of materials suitably stored on the site during the preceding month, up to and including the last day of that month, as estimated by the Architect less the aggregate of prevlous payments On sub- stantial completion of the entire work, a sum sufficient to increase the total payments to 980 0f the contract sum ARTICLE 5 fINAI PAYMENT The Owner shall make final payment Th i r ty days after completion of the Work provided the Contract be then fully performed subject to the provisions of Article 16 of the General Conditions ARTICLE 6 ENUMERATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS The Contract Documents are as noted in Paragraph 71 of the General Conditions and are enumerated as follows st belo+v the Agreement Conditions ol the Conuace (Generaf Supplementary and other Conditions) Draw,ngs Specihcations Addenda and accepeed Alte►nates 5how8ng page ar sheet numbers in all cases and dates where appl cable 1 This agreement Drawings No L-1 and L-2 AIA DOCUMENT A107 SMALL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT JANUARY 1974 EDITION AIAS 01974 THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE Of ARCHITECTS 1735 NEW YORK AVE N W WASHINGTON O C 20006 3 GENERAL CONDITIONS ARTICLE 7 failure to carry out the Work in accordance with the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Contract Documents 8 4 Based on such observations and the Contracto~ s 71 The Contract Documents consist of this Agreement Appl~cat~ons for Payment the Arch~tect w~ll dete~mine (which includes the General Conditions) Supplementary the amounts owing to the Contractor and will ~ssue Cer and other Conditions the Drawings the Specifications ~ificates for Payment in accordance with Article 17 all Addenda issued prior to the execution of this Agree g S The Architect will be in the first instance the in ment all modif~cat~ons Change Orders and wntten terpreter of the requirements of the Contract Documents ~nterpretat~ons of the Contract Documents issued by He will make decisions on all claims and disputes be the Architect These form the Contract and what 15 reyuired by any one shal) be as binding as if required tHeen the Owner and the Contractor Ali his decisions by all The intention of the Contract Documents is to are subject to arbitration include all labor materials equipment and other items 8 6 The Architect will have authority to reject Work as provided in Paragraph 10 2 necessary for the proper Which does not conform to the Contract Documents execution and completion of the Work and the terms ARTICLE 9 and conditions of payment therefor and also to include OWNER all Work which may be reasonably inferable from the Contract Documents as being necessary to produce the g 1 The Owner shall furnish all surveys intended results 92 The Owner shall secure and pay for easements for 7 2 The Contract Documents shall be signed in not less permanent structures or permanent changes in existing than tnplicate by the Owner and the Contractor if either faciiities the O%tiner or the Contractor do not sign the Drawings g 3 The Owner shall issue all instructions to the Con Specifications or any of the other Contract Documents tractor through the Architect the Architect shall identify them By executing the Con tract the Contractor represents that he has visited the ARTICLE 10 site and familianzed himself with the Iocal conditions CONTRACTOR under which the Work is to be performed 7 3 The term Work as used in the Contract Documents 101 The Contractor shall supervise and direct the includes all labor necessary to produce the construction ~vork using his best skill and attent~on The Con requi ~ed by the Contract Documents and all mater~als tractor shall be solely responsible for all construction and equipment incorporated or to be incorporated in means methods techniques sequences and procedu~es such construction and for coordinating all portions of the Work under the Contract 10 2 Unless otherwise specifically noted the Contractor ARTICLE 8 shall provide and pay for all (abor matenals equipment ARCHITECT tools construction equipment and machinery water 81 The Architect will provide general administration heat utilities transportation and other facilities and of the Contract and will be the Owner's representative services necessary for the proper erecution and comple ~ during construction and until issuance of the final Certi tion of the Work ficate for Payment 70 3 The Contractor shall at all times enforce strict 8 2 The Architect shall at all times have access to the discipiine and good order among his employees and Vl/ork wherever it is in preparation and progress shall not employ on the Work any unfit person or any 83 The Architect will make periodic visits to the site one not skilled in the task assigned to him to familiarize himself generally with the progress and 104 The Contractor warrants to the Owner and the quality of the Work and to determine in general if the Architect that ali matenals and equipment incorporated Work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract in the Work will be new unless otherwise specified and Documents On the basis of his on site observations as that all Work will be of good quafity free from faults an architect he will keep the Owner informed of the and defects and in conformance with the Contract Docu progress of the Work and will endeavor to guard the ments All Work not so conforming to these standards Owner against defects and deficiencies in the Work of may be considered defective the Contractor The Architect will not be required to 10 5 The Contractor shall pay all sales consumer use make exhaustive or continuous on site inspections to and other similar taxes required by law and shall secure check the quality or quantity of the Work The Archi all permits fees and licenses necessary for the execution tect will not be responsible for construction means of the Work methods techniques sequences or procedures or for 10 6 The Contractor shall give all notices and comply safety precautions and programs in connection with the with all laws ordinances rules regulations and orders Work and he will not be responsible for the Contractor s of any public authonty bearing on the performance of AIA DOCUMENT A107 SMALL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT JANUARY 1974 EDITION AIA4 01974 THE AMfRICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 1735 NEW YORK AVE N W WASHINGTON D C 20006 4 . ~ ♦ 4 NO i'%'l BEFOP,E THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SPOKANE COUNTY, TIASFiINGTON ZE-50-72 IlT mFIE MATTER OF CHANGING THE ) ZONING r?AP FROM AGRICULTURAL ) R E S O L U T I O N TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL ON ) ~ ~ ~ - - - - - - PROPERTY LOCATED IN SECTION 91 TOjINSHIP 25N RANGE 44, E. W M., ) SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON ) The above-entitled matter coming on regularly for hearing be- fore the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County, Wash- ington, on this day, and it appearing to the Board that the Snokane County Planning Commission has given due notice of the hearing on the matter in the manner and for the time provided by law, that said Planning Commission has held a publa.c hearing as required, and that the said Planning Commission concurs in the plan to zone the following described property as RESTRICTED INDUSTPIAL 4===t= The west 1,890 feet of Section 9 lying south of Jackson-Mans- field Avenue extended as hereinbelow provided, and north of the ' Spokane International Railroad right of way in Section 9, Town- ship 25N., Range 44, E.W.M , Spokane County, WashYngton. rIOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the above-described progerty be, and the same hereby is zoned under the classification of Restricted Industrial (R-1) as defined in the Zoning Ordinance of Spokane County, adopted August 25, 1953, as amended. , AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that any development on the above- described property shall be subject to the conditions as set ,,,~~forfh inithe Findings and Order dated this date and incorporated herein by referenceo PASSED BY THE 80ARD THIS DAY OF , 19 . ATTECT BOARD OF COUNTY COriMISSIONERS OF SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON VERNO W. OHLAND C r of t-he ard . BY enun 12E f`±~l^~~~' Deputv - ' Itl r o~ , 30 This is to certify that this is c_ tr', a true and correct copy of Resolution No passed by the Board this ~ALLEN y ~ / day of , 19 . gy. A e~~eA* - ~o"- e, 9094 4 - - eputy I hereby certify that I have posted the above changes and revisions on the Zonsng Map in the Building Codes Department, and do further certify that the zone classification change is the same as described above and shown on the attached map. SIGNED < "JAC DATED • - 2 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SPOKANE COUNTY, VIASHINGTON FINDINGS A1VD CONCLUSIOIVS REGARDING ZONING MAP PROPOSALr ZE-50-72 BROCKMAN-ROTHROCK, INC. WHEREAS, This matter has been before the Spo%ane County, Planning Commission for public hearings on May 12, 1972, December 1, 1972 and March 9, 1973, and WHEREAS, The Spokane County Board of Corimissioners has held public hearings on June 15, 1972 and April 18, 1973, and WHEREAS, Opposing parties have been represented by legal counsel and have been afforded every opportunity to present evidence both oral and in writing and to express their views at the public hearings; and WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners has fully considered the testimony given at hearings of the Board, the records and minutes of the Planning Commission, the.Environ- mental Impact Statement, and all other evidence presented, and, WHEREAS, The members of the Board of County Commis- sioners have personally inspected and acquasnted themselves with the site, and the proposed use and questions surrounding this issue and have reviewed the zoning statutes, background and history of the site and of the property in the vicinity. NOW, THEREFORE, The Board of County Commissioners makes the following findings of fact. r ~ On April 12, 1972, Brock.man-Rothrock, Inc., filed a petition to change the county zone map from the existing agricultural classification to restricted industrial classifi- cation on the property described as follows• The West 1,890 feet of Section 9 lying south of Jackson-Mansfield Avenue extended as herein below provided, and north of the Spokane Inter- national Railroad right of way in Section 9, Township 25 N., Range 44, E.W.M., Spokane County, Washington. II The area in question is approximately 50 acres in size and is located in an industrial corridor indicated on the Comprehensive Plan and extending generally between Trent Road and Pines Road along both sides of the Union Pacific and Burling- ton Northern Railroad tracks in that area. That a substantial wrecking yard and railroad tracks are ad3acent land uses and that property approximately 1,000 feet to the west of the sub- 3ect property is zoned in an identical classification (Restricted Industrial). III That the property in question is in an area developing to urban uses, that the soils of the site are not prime soils for agricultural use and that, consequently, to limit the use of the site to agriculture would be unreasonable That the property in question is better suited for restricted industrial use than for residential use because of the proximity of the -2- railroad tracks and the wrecking yard, and hecause residential development would place unanticipated demands upon schools and other public services. The neighboring water district will benefit substantially by the water facility improvements to be made as well as the school district by the payment of substan- tial taxes by the developer without a corresponding increase in local school enrollment. IV The subject property is a practical and reasonable site for the location of the Roundup Company warehouse. The Roundup Company warehouse is necessary to the operation of the Roundup in Spokane County as a wholesale grocery company. Round- up Company performs a business function which is essential and beneficial to the Spokane area. V Noti.ce was given and public hearings were held as required by law. VI The Spokane County Planning Commission on tday 12, 1972 recommended that the proposed zone change be granted subject to the following conditions 1 Location and Orientation of Structures The advertised property shall be developed in substantial conformance with the approved de- velopment plan; i e., the warehouse-transfer building shall be located in the southern portion of the project, the truck maintenance ,3- faci~ities and parking ar~as shall b~ lacated in the cen~ral portion o~ the praject, and the office building and employee park~ng azeas shail b~ situat~d in ~he northeas~ quadrant af the proposa~. ' 2. ~edica~ion and Imprvvement o~ R/W. t~ansf~~ld shall b~ dedzcated ~o ~ width vf 60' frn~ ~~1iZbur to its ~.nt~rs~ction Eaith 3ack- ~1 ~or~ in an axi.gnment acceptable to the Go~anty . Eng~.neer ~nd shall be paved and~curb~d t~ ~ - County speci.fications a~ ~he owner's vr app].i-~ cant's expense. Jackson Avenue R/~r7 shall be widened ta the south by 2Q' from Univezsity to its int~rsection with the newly dedic~ted Mansfield. Impr~vement to Jackson shall in- ~i; e~.ude curb~~ng and paving to existing oi1,, University Rc~ad shall be widened as indicated on the appraved deve~.opment plan and ~hal~. be improv~d by the i~stallatic~n of curb and pav%~ng. A gaod and su~~~.cient bond to cover the cost o~ requir~d roadway improvements and lands~aping as speeified in the approv~d landscape plan described~bel4w shal]. be re~ quired in an amaunt tv be approved by the County Engineer and Pianning Director priar ~o approval af the Zoning Resalu~ion. ~ ~ 3. Landscapinc~ and Site Develojam~nt Plan. _ , Prior to apprvval of fihe Zp~ning Resolution by ~ ~ ~ the Board o~ County Cc~mmi.ssioners, a landscap~ =-z~_ and si.te development plan sh~a~.~ be. approved by the Director o~ Pla~nnin~. The Plan shall sp~cify the vari.ety, number and locat,ion af ~ tu~~ed . areas , trees , ~hrubs , and ot~ier plants ; ~ ` des~g~ and specxf~cations af parking areas anc interna~. roadways; access point~ tr~ adjoinxnq publ,ic roads; exterior lighting and si,gning. The Plan sha~I prov~,de at a min~mum: a, FQr a sight-abscuring screen alang Jacksan Avenue; b. For appropriate turf and shrubbery arQUnd ~Ehe vf~ic~ building and truck main~enance shop; ~ c: For paving of all parking ~a~eas and interna~. raadways; d. That extera.or lighting and ~igning ' be clesigned and located in such a manner as to not pr~duce a glar~ upan adjacen~ properties. ~ ~ 4. U~ilitie~ and Se~age Dis~osa~. As ~ conditian of tha xssuance of building perr,ii~s ~pon site, ~he appl~cants sha~l instal~ a m~chanical sewaqe ~r~atment p~ant ~~tisfactory in des~gn t~ the County ~ealth Dist~i~t and shall insta~~ ~~r~ hydrants at such zvcation~ a~ ma~ be requir~d by t~e Vall~y ~ire h~arshal together with ad~quate water mains c~-- ~~~~4, to sup~~.y ~uch hydrants. ~ ~ r~~.,,,.. ~ ~1I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The ma~~~r w~.~ ~hen transmitted ~a the Board of C~oun~ ~ Car,~missi~ner~ which h~1d a fu,~ther pub~,ic hearinq and an August 3, ~97~~ a~prvved the praposed zon~ change subject to ~he fol-- 1o~~ina can~itions ; Lacation and ~ri~nt~tian o~ S~ructures. The advertised prop~rty ~hall be devel.oped in substan~i.a~ confo~ma~nce with the approv~r~ develvpment plan, a..e,, the warehc~use-trans~er~ af£ice b~ilding shaI.l ~e ].ocated in the southex~ partion of the proj~ct, the truck main~enance faci].ities and Fazki.ng areas shal.l. be l~cater~ , ~.n the ~entral portivn o~ ~h~ prr~ject, Land~ca~ing and Site D~ve~.vPment Plan. As ~ cc~ndition of ~he issuance of building , permit~ u~pn th~ site, a land~ea}~e and s~.te devel,apmen~ plan sha11 be revi~wed by the D~.rectvx of Planning and approve~ by the Board a~ Cvunty Commission~rs. The plan shal~. specify the variety,number and lvcation of turfed areas, trees, shrubs, a~d other plants, design and sp~ci~icatians o~ park~.~g areas and internal roadways; aeGess pva.n~s to adjo.ining pub,li.c raads; ex~erior light~ ing and signing. The glan shal7. pravide at a r~in~mum: a. ~or a ~iqh~~obscuring scr~en ~lflng JacksQn Avenu~; b. For appro~riate ~u~f and shrubnery araund the ~ruck maintenance shop; c. For paving ~o~ all parking areas and ~nternal ro~c~w~~r~; i ~ ~ i  i d That exterior lighting and signing be designed and located in such a manner as to not produce a glare upon adjacent properties An appropriate guarantee to cover the cost of landscaping as specified in the approved Landscape Plan shall be required in an amount to be approved by the Planninq Da.recto r. 3. Utilities and Sewage Disposal. As a conda.tion of the issuance of building per- mits upon the site, the applicants shall install a mechanical sewage treatment plant satis- factory in design to the County Health Dis- trict and shall install fire hydrants at such locations as may be required by the Valley Fire Marshal together with adequate water mains to supply such hydrants. 4. Dedication and Imgrovements of Right of WaX. A new roadway dedicated to a width of 60' and improved to Spokane County specifications shall be constructed at the applicant's expense in an alignment acceptable to the Spokane County Engineer, starting at a point 250 feet more or less easterly of the Indiana Avenue-Wilbur Road intersection, thence proceeding northerly across the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern tracks in the Wilbur alignment, thence proceeding to a point near the Bates and Mansfield Avenue inter- section, thence proceeding northwesterly to intersect with Jackson Avenue at a point 1,100 feet mare or less west of the Jackson-Bowdish intersection. r The Jackson Avenue R/w shall be widened to the south by 20' frort University to its intersection with the above-described roadway. Improvements to Jackson Avenue shall include drainage control, and pavement widening. University Road shall be widened as indicated on the approved Develop- ment Plan and shall be improved by the installa- tion of paving and drainage control. The applicants and the property owner shall dedicate at no cost to Spokane County all property required for the above-described roadways and owned by them at the time of filing of this 2vning appls.cation. The applicant shall deposit to the account af Spokane County the amount of $l.lp,ppp for the purpose of acquisi- tion and improvement of the above-described roadways or shall furnish to Spokane County an acceptable guarantee of such funds. It is -6- understood that Spokane County will bear any costs of the above-described improvements over and above the amount of $110,000. It is also understood that should the final cost of the above-described improvements be less than $110,000, that such difference will be re- turned to the applicant. 5. Automatic flashing signals with cantilever arms shall be installed protecting both railroad lines at the tlilbur Road crossing. The speci- fications and cost of such signalization shall be as determined by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. That portion of the cost assigned by the Commission to Spokane County shall be borne by the applicant up to the amount of $40,000. The applicant shall furnish to Spokane County an appropriate guarantee of such funds a VIII The action of the Board of County Comr►issioners was ~ challenged by writ of certiorari filed in the Superior Court of the State of Washington for Spokane County on October 2, 1972, as cause No. 209142. The challenge was based upon the contention that (1) the action of the Board of County Commisss.oners was arbitrary and capricious and (2) that the action of the Board of County Commissioners at its hearing on June 13, 1972 whereby the Board undertook to approve the proposed zone change was con- trary to the enabling statute of the State of Washington applicable to county planning commissions (RCW 36.70 630). IX By agreement of the parties the matter was referred back to the Board of County Commissioners. The Board of County Commis- sioners thereafter determined that an environmental impact state- -7- ment might be required and referred the matter back to the Planning Commission for consideration of the proposed change in the location of the road from that which had been recommended by the Planning Commission and for consideration as to whether or not an environmental impact statement was required X Thereafter the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the matter of an environmental impact statement and location of the road and determined, with the concurrence of all inter- ested parties, that an environmental impact statement should be prepared. The County Planning Conunisslon recommended that an envsronmental smpact statement be prepared by the independent ~ consulting firm of Haworth & Anderson. Accordingly, Roundup Co. entered into an agreement with Haworth & Anderson whereby Haworth & Anderson undertook to prepare an environmental impact statement for Spokane County and Roundup Co. undertook to pay the cost of preparation of the statement. XI The draft environmental impact statement was prepared by the firm of Haworth & Anderson under the guidance and direction and Zn cooperation with the county planning director. Except for furnishing information requested by Haworth & Anderson, Roundup Co. had no influence on, or control over, the form or content of the environmental impact statement. XII After completion of the draft environmental impact -8- statement, the Caunty Flanning Commission caused copies thereof , to be distributed to all parties recommended by the Fxeliminary Guide,lines-State Environmental Policy Act vf 1971. Thereafter, on March 9. 1973, the Caunty Planning Cammission held a hearing to consider the enrriranmental impact statement and the comments received with respect thereta, and the proposed aroad change. At that hearing the +Cvunty Planning Commission determined that the draf t enviranmental impact statement had been properly distributed to the agencies and individuals entitled thereto and that the draf t envirvnmental impact statement, together with the comrnents receivec3 and the addendurn to the environmental impact statement prepared by liaarorth & Anderson shoul.d be accepted as th+e final environmental impact statement and further appraved the progoseel change in the route vf the rvad as recommcnded by the Board vf Caunty Commissioners, whereupon the Cvunty Flanning Commissivn recommended to the Board of County CQmmissiraners that the zone change petitivned for be approved subject to the cvnditivns as s tipulated by the Baard of County Cammiss ioners Augus t 3, 1972 and subject further to the fallowing cvn.ditians : ~ a) Careful consideratian should be paxd to the natural flora and fauna during grading and constructian sv as to assist ~in saving as much natuaral groivth as possible. Equiprnent and vehicle traffic vn the land site shauld be kept to a ~ minimum so as to prevent additional scarring of land surfa.ce; b] Careful attention should be paid to the planning and placing of the land- scaping. If possible, strategic glacing vf trees and shrubs wvuld aid the aesthetic value af screening vut freight loading and truc3c parking zcane ; c) It is xecvmmen.ded that the water supply source (well) be moved in an easterly direction away f rvm the service and main- tenance building°. Passi,ble contamination -9- of the domestic water supply may occur from the infiltration and seepage of residual diesel ail fuels and caaste water frvm the txuck sexvice area into t1ze ground water; d} The R4undup Company plans to eventually replace all its vlder diesel tzuck una.ted with newer units which incvrporate and : meet existing air quality and noise ernissian standards. It has to date re-''4. placed 10 of its older units with engines that inclu!de the latest anti--gollution devices. This palicy shauld lae continued; e! It a.s recvmmenc3ed that the Pines Raad interchange be cansidered for p4ssilale design changes, regardless of whether this deveiopment vccurs or not. The two,way exit and entrance ramps should be elimi-- nated far greater operational efficiency and safety; f) Care shvuld lae exercised during gradinq and cvns truction to minimi ze all dus t (suspended particulates ) escaping inta the atmasphere ; . g) A detailed map of the location of fire hydrants should be given to the Fire Di.s- trict tagether with infQrmation on the maintenance program prvpQSed for these hydrants ; h) All attempts pvssible should be mac3e tv keep construction nvise at a rninimum; i) It is recommended that only "safe" garden and househvld type pesticides and herbi- cides be utilized on the landscaped area of the develapment; j) It is also strongly recorunended that Roundug officials insist that their employees csnly use the new access arterial when arriving and leaving their place of work. This should also apply to all ser- vice vehicle and truck traffic;, k) It is suggested that truck departures and arrivals not be allQwed during peak local ear traffic movements between 7:15 a.m., and 8:30 a.m. This would minimize any further traffic cQngestion on the Fines Road xnterchange during the marning hours; 1) It is further recommended that between the . --1o- i ~ ~ ~ ~ peak afternaon traf~ic hvur~ vf 5: QO p.m. -A ~ a.~ and 6: ~0~ p.m. , no incaming truck tra~~ic ' b~ permitted to use the ~astbound entra.nce c~-,,~; ramp of th~ Inter~~ate Fr~eway at Pines RQad. This would faci~i,~ate a smQOt~er f f and Zess con ested ~I.ow qf car tra€~~C r~ ~ ~ coming ~n~a the interchange f~ram th~ City ~ of Spokane, durin~ the peak afternaon , A'`f, ~~l~ tra~fYC ~erio~; ~ ~ ~ f. m3 Th~ Plan C~mm~ssi,an further recomr~ends ~ ~ that the substitute developmen~ plan subm~.tted at the t~a~ch 9, ~.973 P~.~n ~ Commzssion H~aring b~ a furth€r candi.~ivn ~~'L ~ of apprQVal. ~ ~ ~ xzzr The Board o~ Cvunty,Commissioners held a hearin~ on the County Pl.anning Commission's recomimendations on April ].8, 1973, and accepted ~he same withvut chanqe. From the foregozng Fi.nda,ngs vf Fact the Board o~ Caunty C~mmi.ssa~~aners makes the fall.owing conclusions: 1. The proposed zvne change is in harmony with the Cc~un~y comprel~~nszve land use p~.an for the orderly physica~. development o~ the Spokane Val~.ey; 2, The environmental impact stat~ment is adopted an~ ~pp~oved as bea,ng in pzvpez t~rm and sc4pe ~nd in ~c~nformity with the app~icable laws o~ the State of ~lashington; 3. The ~rvposed zone change with ~h~e.recomm~nded cvny - ditiQns ,is in the pubZ,i~ ~nte~~s~ and will pro~note the pub~.ic health, safety and welf~re of the ci~izens of ~he area; 4. Environmenta~. ~actors aff~cting the publi~ health~ s~fet~, welfare ar.d aesthetic cons%dezafi~i.ons have been thoroughly pr~sen~ed and cansidered by the~Planning Cammission ~nd by th~ .+~~r ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ t , , ~i ~ ~ u v ~ ~ r . ~ ~ ~ • ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~i ~ c'r~ ~ . A ' 8oard of County Commissioners, 5. The proposed zone change as approved, including the change in the road and subject to the recommended conditions, will not be unduly detrimental to the surrounding property ovmers nor change the character of the nearby residential areas APPRO`lED BY THE BOARD THIS ~ DAY OF ATTEST• BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON VERNON W. OHLAND V of the Board •.rq*~,4 *ar~ a'~^~**^ By Vpxity ~ CF ~NL E RIaS' VJ (~~w'~ Vi 0 3 i ~ a i ~ ~ I -12... ~ s ~ ~ ,a 72 - 490 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SPOKANE COUNTYr WASHINGTON FINDINGS AND ORDER REGARDING ZONING MAP PROPOSAL, ZE-50-72, BROCKMAN-ROTHROCK, INC WHEREAS, The Spokane County Planning Commrssion did, after public heanng on May 12, 1972, forward to the Board of County Commfssioners a recommendation that the Zoning Map be changed from the existing "Agricultural" classificatxon to the "Restncted Industnal" classificatton on property described as follows The West 1,890 feet of Section 9 lying south of Jackson-Mansfield Avenue extended as hereinbelow provided, and north of the Spokane International Railroad right of way in Section 9, Township 25 N., Range 44, E. W, M. , Spokane County, Washington and, WHEREASo At said hearing the Spokane County Planning Commission imposed the following conditions for approval of said zone change 1) Location and Orientation of Structure s The advertised property shall be developed in substantial con- formance with the approved development plan, i e, the warehouse- transfer building shall be located in the southern portion of the project, the truck maintenance facilities and parkxng areas shall be located in the central portion of the proJect, and the office building and employee parking areas shall be situated in the northeast quadrant of the proposal 2) Dedication and Improvement of R/W Mansfield shall be dedicated to a width of 60' from Wilbur to its intersection wifih Jackson in an alignment acceptable to the County Engineer and shall be paved and curbed to County speczfications at the owner's or applicant's expense Jackson Avenue R,/W shall be widened to the south by 20' from University to its intersection with the newly declicated Mansfield Improvement to Jackson shall include curbing and paving to existing oil University Road shall be widened as indicated on the appraved development plan and shall be improved by the installatton of curb and paving A good and sufficient bond to cover the cost of requured roadway improvements and landscaping as specified in the approved landscape plan descnbed below shall be required in an amount to be approved by the County Engineer and Planning Director prior to approval of the Zoning Re solution 3) LandscapinQ and Site Development Plan Prior to approval of the Zorung Resolutzon by the Board of County Commissioners, a landscape and site development plan shall be approved by the Director of Planning. The Plan shall specify the variety, number and location of turfed areas, trees, shrubs, and other plants, design and specifications of parking areas and internal roadways, access points to adjoining public roads, exterior lighting and signing The plan shall provide at a minimum a) For a sxght-obscuring screen along Jackson Avenue. -1- r: ♦ r b) For appropnate turf and shrubbery around the off,ice building and truck maintenance shop c) For paving of all parking areas and internal roadways d} That extenor lighting and signing be designed and located rn such a manner as to not produce a glare upon adjacent propertie s 4) UWittes and SewaQe Disposal As a condition of the issuance of bw.lding pernuts upon the site, the applicants shall install a mecharucal sewage treatment plant satisfactory in design to the County Health District and shall install fa.re hydrants at such locations as may be required by the Valley Fire Marshal together with adequate water mains to supply such hydrants WHEREAS, T he Board of County Commissioners did hold a public hearing on June 15, 1972, to consxder the recommendation of the Planning Commission and testimony and evidence of the applicanfi and other interested parties, and i WHEREAS, At said hearing, opporturuty was afforded those favoring and those opposing the above-described Zoning Map proposal, and the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane Counfiy having fully considered the testimony given, the records and minutes of the Planning Commission, the recommendatzons of the County Engineer, and ali other evidence presented and having personally acquainted themselves with the site and v3cinity in questton, does hereby find the reasons for approval as expressed by the Planmng Commission to be sufficient and controlling with one sa.gnificant exception After inspection of the roadways in the area in the company of the County Engineer and with the concurring adva.ce of the County Engineer, we are of the opinion that the arterial connection contemplated by the Planning Commission should be re-routed from the intersecta.on of Wilbur Road and Mansfield Avenue southward along Wilbur Road to IncLiana , Avenue and thence east to Pines Road and thafi the type of roadway improvements should include pavement and drafnage control but that curbing would be unnecessary and inappropriate for the area We are of the opina.on that such routing is entireiy feasible from an engineenng standpoint and preferable to the Mansf2eld route We note that the W31bur-Indiana route would avozd the intersection of Mansfiel.d and Pines where sight distance is severely limited, and further, that the preferred route would bypass nearly all residential properties in the general area, whereas the Mansfield route would expose substantially more residentfal properti.es fio the arterial - Z - ► THE BOARD also notes that the applicants have slightly revised the Development Plan approved by the Planning Commission by incorporating the office space within the main warehouse building This was done in part, we understand, to further remove the activity connected with the project from proximity to the re sidential propertie s to the north We feel that the change is an improvement in terms of that purpose NOW, THEREFORE, The Board of County Commzssioners does hereby adopt and incorporate herein by reference the recommendations of the Spokane County Planrung Comrmssion insofar as the same are not inconsistent with the further findings of the Board of County Commissioners as set forth herein and does conclude that the above-descnbed property should be zoned in the Restricted Tndustrial classification at such time as appropnate guarantees can be furnished that the following conditions wi1l be met 1) Locatt on and Orientation of Sfiructure s The advertised property shall be developed in substantial conform- ance with the approved development plan, i e, the warehouse- transfer-office building shall be located in the southern portion of the project, the truck mazntenance facilita.es and parking areas shall be located in the central portion of the project 2) Landscapina and Site Development Plan As a condition of the is s uance of building permits upon the site, a landscape and szte development plan shall be reviewed by the lhrecfior of Planning and approved by the Board of County Commissioners The p].an shall specify the variety, number and location of turted areas, trees, shrubs, and other plants, design and specifications of parking areas and internal roadways, access points to adjoining public roads, exterior lighfiing and signing The plan shall provide at a minimum a) For a sight-obscuring screen along Jackson Avenue. b) For appropnate turf and shrubbery around the truck maintenance shop c) For paving of all parking areas and internal roadways d) That extenor lighfiing and signing be deszgned and located in such a manner as fio not produce a glare upon adjacent propertie s An appropriate guarantee to cover the cost of landscaping as specified in the approved Landscape Plan shall be re quired in an amount to be approved by the Planrung Ihrector 3) Utilities and Sewaqe Disposal As a condition of the issuance of bw.lding permits upon the sxte, the applicants shall install a mechanical sewage treatment plant satl.sfactory in design to the County Health District and shall install fire hydrants afi such locata.ons as may be required by the Valley Fire Marshal together with adequate water mains to supply such hydrants 4) Dedications and Improvements of Riaht of Wav A new roadway dedicated to a width of 60' and improved to Spokane County speci#ications shall be constructed at the applicant's expense in an alignment acceptable to the Spokane County Engineer, starting at a point 250 feet more or le s s easterl,y of the Indiana • . ~ Avenue-Wilbur Road intersection, thence proceeding northerly across the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern tracks in the Wilbur alignment, thence proceeding westerly along the Mansfield Avenue alignment to a point near the Bates and Mansfield Avenue intersection, thence proceeding northwe sterly to intersect with jackson Avenue at a point 1,100 feet more or less west of the Jackson-Bowdish intersectton The Jackson Avenue R,/W shall be widened to the south by 20' from University to its intersection with the above-descnbed roadway Improvements to jackson Avenue shall include drainage control, and pavement widerung Uruversity Road shall be widened as indicated on the approved Development Plan and shall be improved by the installati,on of paving and drafnage control The applicants and the property owner shall dedicate at no cost to Spokane County all property required for the above-described roadways and owned by them at the time of fxling of this zoning applzcation The applicant shall deposit to the account of Spokane County the amount of $110, 000 for the purpose of acquisition and improvement of the above-described roadways or shall furnish to Spokane County an acceptable guarantee of such funds It is understood that Spokane County will bear any costs of the above- described improvements over and above the amount of $110, 000 It f s also understood that should the final cost of the above - described improvements be less than $110, 000 that such difference will be returned to the applicant 5) Automatic flashi.ng signals with cantilever arms shall be xnstalled protecting both railroad line s at the Wilbur Road cros sing The specifications and cost of such signalization shall be as determxned by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission That portion of the cost assigned by the Commission to Spokane County shall be borne by the applicant up to the amount of $40, 000. The applicant shall furnish to Spokane County an appropriate guarantee of such funds THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SPOKANE COUNTY does hereby order that an appropriate resolution to reclassify the property herein described be prepared, and that such resolution incorporate the strest improvement requirements and additional conditions listed above. DATED Thia,, day of 19 72 BO OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SPOKANE COUN'I'Y, WASHINGTON eoz& e"410 ~ - - - ATTEST VERNON W OHLAND lerk e Board 4Deputy By _ ~ _ . ~ WEST CQAST GROCERy COMPr4N9 SPOKANE REGION 11016 E. MONTGOMERY I P.O. BOX 2808T.A. ! SPOKANE. '0jASHINGTON 99221,1 ~5n9)g28-7;U0 ,"q`~'' k1 ~A~ 0 }"i , ~-r M a y 17 , 199 Mr. Steve Hozobiowski MaY 2 Spokane County Planning Dept. 11990 Broadway Centre Building $f I ~ ~ n ,H~VE CQil_;„ ;,~,~r W. 721 Jefferson Street SPokane, WA 99260 "1 ~ P~ t1~~~~~~~~ ~r~ ~.~T'•'-- ~ ~ . Dear Mr. Hozobiowski, ~ ~I am writing you on behal.f of West Coast Grocery Co. to request a change on the property at E. 11016 Montgomery Ave, in Spokane County. It is our desire to remove a part of the dirt burm to improve the appearance of the property. At the time we constructed this building, we were the first commercial facility in the area. Obviously, now the area is nearly all commercial buildings. The dirt burm north of the warehouse was required for visual and noise isolation. We would like to remove the burm only from the north end of our skywalk going east to the truck entrance. This is a small part of the total burm which is only 400 feet in length. Our intent is to permit someone in need of fill to haul the dirt away. After removal of that portion of the burm to a point level with the parking lot, we will add top soil and attractively landscape that area. Our purpose for doing this is twofold: First, the appearance from the street will be greatly improved with nice landscaping instead of the way it is. We have tried several things to improve the appearance, but have not been successful. Secondly, we have continously experienced vandalism and theft in our parking lot. We anticipate a reduction of these incidents if the majority of the parking lot is visable from our office window area. It is important to note that the portion of the burm I'm proposing to remove does not expose any of the warehouse and truck area to neighbors, but rather only the office area of the complex. Page -2- ~ ~ I'm unsure of how to proceed with tnis, so at ti;1- suggesLion of oneof vnuY emnloyees. T wr_ote this r_eqt1es!= tn you. , please contact me for additional informati.ori OL" better, let me take you to lunch so we can discuss this request and tour our property. My direct line telephone 922-9590. Thank you for i LarryJL. Broberg ~ Transportation & FaciiiLieli iiyr. West Coast Grocery Co. Spokane Division LLB/jd ~ I _ 1 i ~ AugYuct i. . i': F,. 11t316 Jac;keon, Box T.A. St>oksne,j Waehingtou 99220 Dear Kr. Radtord j Zn response to yaur letter dated July 179 19?7,g Iwould like to inform you tiiat -~,ver91 membera of our atriff 3'ave inspecte4 the landscsping oa y+aur prapsrty at 11016 Jadt,son Avenue. It ia our apinion that at this ti-rae the landscapxng re,,,a:?_:'emerito ar ZE-50-72 haYe Y1Ot beBII OOtsp3.A#.ed. 1 ~~c:•c~ec:'ii.cn11y, we xtote that adequa►te rreed contral far t114 eaet and nortli oortiane of your property has not bsen accompliehed. Aleo, dry land eeeding ~ ?,E.cui_ u- ~n t~~c ni^ to t~:e no~•ttz or yQ:z}. not '.~•r~n . ~ )e i t ~:r. -tiL c._-.nnot l . ._,on6j.. c,,;., ui..~~. ' ~ ~ J.J~.,v. n;~ ..,a~~:tiunv~~ ..a~ t1 1 a 1 i 7 _ . . :3 L- Sxnc : :•~:i ~ f~Oi~.c :i • wt.~:;1:'_ ~.B,T1ilC~" 'T"*,s/:l b cc t Bonnie C. Johaeonj United Pactitf C Irtaurqnce ~ ot~a Svei t6er~ Zot~iag Adraiaistrato~ ~ jim Emacio, Protecuting! Attarncy OCtOtiJer LF . 1977 Nir. ~.k. Radi ora ' 11016 Jackson T3ox 2808 TA Spokane, WA y9220 ~tya l' . r . To reiterzte our conversation of September 28,,1977, I am wr_it~ne; you to inform you that the landscaping requirement8 of 2d-50-%2 have been completed. As you will recall, we aleo discussed action you con- template in order that the earth berms to the North and East of your warehouse will assuate a"grass land" character. It ie my sincere hope that more egreeable weather ia forth coming such that weed control and seeding of bare apota can be accomplished in R satisfactorymmannPr. Please inform yoi,ir bonding company that upon their request, vre wil.l releaee the bond they hold for ZE-50-72. Should you have furtner questions, please call me. SincerP7.?r, Thomas W. Slade Planner I 'I'S/sb ~ D : July 25, 1977 Mr. John T. Sweitzer, Zoning Administrator Spokane County Planning Commission N 811 Jefferson Spokane, Washington 99201 Dear Mr. Sweitzer: On June 17, 1976, we submitted a bond in the amount of $40,000 guaranteeing completion of landscape project in accordance with condition number three (3) of resolution #73-328 of the landscaping and site development plan. Work was completed in the fall of 1976 and spring of 1977 by Nelson Landscape Service, Inc. whereupon we requested that we be released from the $40,000 bond obligation. Because of the weather conditions this spring, several of our trees have died and will be replaced this fall. Except for this temporary condition, however, we are assured by our architects (Walker, McGough, Foltz, Lyerla) that we have fulf illed the land- scaping requirements. Jack Lyerla and I have contacted your office on several occasions soliciting this release, without response. In the meantime, the expense of keeping the bond in force continues. We would appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. ir e R d al Manag cc: Jack Lyerla R E C E I V E JUL 2 6 1971 SPOKANE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT ROUi7dupco. E. 11016 Jackson, P. 0. Box 2808, T.A., Spokane, WA 99220 - D ~s ~ ~ June 17, 1976 Spokane County Planning Commission N. 811 Jefferson St. Spokane, Washigton 99201 Gentlemen: This is to restate Roundup Co.'s intention to complete landscaping of area adjoining distribution center by July, 1977. This work will be in accordance to condition number (3) of the resolution #73-328 of the landscaping and site development plan. This also is in compliance with zone change ZE5072. In addition we hereby submit bond in the amount of $40,000.00, guaranteeing completion of landscape project. This bond is in consideration for requested building permit from Spokane County. Also enclosed is letter from Walker, McGough, Foltz and Lyerla to our Home Office relative to this matter, along with Nelson Land- scaping Service cost breakdown. Very truly yours, UND CO C. R. Radfor General Manager CRR:dp Enclosures Accepted by Spokane County Planning Commission ~ ` L ~ - , ~wY-u ~ ~ w• ~ Nam , Title, Date (D _ 1 7- 7(o ' L..Rcoundupco- E. 11016,1ackson, P.O. Box 2808, T,A., Spokane, WA 99220 / ~ ~ 1 . • • _r- i . . ,i. , , i r .1'_. !),I ' \ ~i. i,'il'};'. flli:~llll ~~^.~-i~~ • If'~i'(112~i11t. ..~~i~l-~1ii•t'i (i~l'~~ (~()f~l.' March 22, 1976 Mr. John D. Konen Zoning Administrator Spokane County Planning Commission North 811 Jefferson Street Spokane, Washington 99201 Re: Completion of landscaping at Roundup Warehouse ZE-50-72 Dear Sir : This will inform you that Roundup Company will be letting the landscaping contract within 30 days and will complete our responsibilities for the zone change from agriculture to restricted industrial. The firm of Walker, McGough, Foltz, Lyerla, Architects and Engineers in Spokane, will prepare the plans for bid and this will be completed this week. Sincerely, X- Oran B. Robe r ts on Chairman of the Board OB R : j sw cc: C. R. Radford C0U111 • . , ; ; i ; , , • t ~ r ► ! ~ A "'d ~ Spokane County ~ ~EALTH is a state ot compleie physrcal mentel and social well being and not mereJy the absence of dlsease oi intirm,tr ~ Dos$r!ct ~ , March 2, 1973 a ~ ~ Spokane County Planning Camission ~ Attn. Charles Huggins t-~ N. 811 Jefferson ' Spokane, Washington 99201 ~ RE: Roundup Company Spokane Yalley Warehouse Envt ronnsental Impact Statement Oear Mr. Huggiws, Pursuant to your request dated January 26, 19739 we have re- viewed the subject draft statemento 7he enviroronentai areas ! which we feel need further consideration are the followinge , ~ The proposed well site is too close to the underground bulk fuel storageo As preQently located, it poses an unacceptable risk to the entire water system the well is 9ntended to supple- menta ~ The f1ora and fauna of the property are listed and discussed ' as endangered specieso However9 there is no assessmnt of endemic diseases and undesirable pollen production which might be reduced by the proposed use of the propertyo Similarly there is no discussion of the possible reduction of undesirable piant disease source nor of insect pests of animals and man for which the vacant property is a sourcee The topog raph ica 1 map fol l awireg page 18 isi11 eg ib 1 e mak ing ~ the topography section soQnewhat unintelligiblee ~ Land use is inadequately discoassed on page 21. Proposed uses , of surround'ng land should be stated and an assessment made of cvsnbined air9 noise and impaction factorse The layouts depicted on pages 7A, 229 339 123 and 124 do not appear to agree as to protective berm location and shapeo ~ f Adm t sttation Laboratory 450 3630 456 3667 Personal Heelth c~~a s ssao E 0 PLOEGER M D M P H Director l 456 3813 Envircnmentel Fteaith Vitel Statistics 466 2340 North 819 Jefferson Street Spokane Washington 99201 4563670 ~ t . Page (2) ► Spo'cane County Planning Comission N. 811 Jefferson March 2, 1973 ~ 0i1 and solvent waste from the truck maintenance fac'lity should be discussed for either removal fran the site or impact ,f on site disposal is proposed. ~ in the discussion on page 23 concern'ng the sewage treatment ' factlity, it should be reworded to state, " The installation witl conform to design and specification plans approved by ~ the Spokane County Health D,strict." We do not design and write spec'fications for such systems. See also statement ` on page 37 The land use map on page 26 ,s not usable due to inadequacy of 1 egend on page 27 as app] ied on the map. ~ The exterior lighting and s9gning are surnarily dismfssed on page 28. The kinds, locations and "visible direct,on" of both f'xed lights and vehicular lights are cr3tica1 since the, housing to both the Northeast and South are at h9gher land elevations than this property. In view of the ail night operations and the peak traffic hours (non-day light), these 1ights may be irnportant pollutant factors and should be dis- ,Cussed in this analysis in more detail. Ot will be several years before the trees are of such siie as to offer signiftc- ant shielding of either light or sound. , It is not clear on page 35 if the 500,000 gallon storage tanks are wlso to be turned over to the arvin Water District and ~ thePeby furnish back-up supply for fire-fighting throughout ~ the District. ~ . The analysi5 of Air Quality beginn3ng page 38 appears incarV► plete. Additional factors to consider are (1) part'culate and phota-chemical pollutton from other existing and proposed ,ndustrial activrties, (2) em,ssions from the plaeet heating systc:rn and the diesel engine on the well pump, and (3) greater definition of reduction in dawntotim Spokane considering that , the salesman and truck delivery routes will iikely remain , rrost ] y unchanged. ~ The discussion of operating noise within the building (page 45) is improperly placed under temporary construction noise. Noise emanating fran the plant will permanently add to the ' amb9ent noise in the area. Yhe report does not consider possible future expansion or the popuiation in the area. ~ ~ Page (3) Spokane County Plarening Commission N 811 Jefferson ' March 2, 1973 r The report gives an approximate time table for truck traffte but not for rail traffic at the site. Why 's the truck traf- , ftic heaviest in the eariy rrtorning hours? Reschedule? The prospect of at least nine trucks per hour between the hours of 2s00 AM and 7:00 AM passing through the area has a very high complaint potential. The impact on sleep interference and annoyance factor (page 47) may very we11 be properly chaileng-' ed. ~ The sectzon of rail traffic noise states (page 51) that "the maximum no,se level that any restidential area wouid experience, would not exceed 50 decibels." The report does not state if th3s is the levet produced solely by the ra31 traffic or if this is a total sound level including the rai1 traffic. I, What wiI 1 be the ctarrwl ative not se level from al l noise sources 'n each of the residential areas? Near side not centers of areas should be considered since they are most critically af- f ected. , The baffling devices for the trucOcs will reduce the noise level by how many decibels? The houses closest to the proposed s3te in each residential area must serve as reference po'nts in measuring the distances. These are the people who would receive the higher noise levels. (Probably not enough people to bring about committee formation.) Perhaps a noise bao-rier should also be constructed along the , northern edge of the roadway. Feasible? ~ ~ Noase from vehicles ys predicated at "reduced speed" (page 46) and 1120 mph" (page 53) and "at ]ow speed (10 to 20 mph)" (page 55•) On what are these speeds predicated? What consideration is ' given to stop and start noise peaks gerserated at the rail crossing and entering the county arteriai fron the plant prem'ses? The statement (page 55) that noise levels must reach a certain level before cit3zen action is taken appears to be a misinter- pretation of the chart on page 57. Activn could of course be taken at any level whether warranted or not. The chart further amplies that noise pollution of fairly high levels may be ignored unless a sufficiently large number of people are af- 'i fected that they can apply political pressure. This seems to igc►ore rights and concern for the few who may be greatly af- fected but unable to gain "3nfluential" action. ~ ~ ~ F' Za~: f Spokaeie County Planning Caronission N. 811 Jefferson March 29 1913 ~ Traffic impaction and safety hazards at the Pines interchange ~ appears to be qnadequately emphasized. The addition of heavy trucks attempting to cross north and south bound traffic to ~ cross interstate 90 carries a greater hazard potential to school buses and other traffic than mere numbers would indicatee The restriction (page 99) of pesticides to "home and garden" type is unduly restrictive and somewhat meaningless since th'; is essentia]ly a commercial packaging classification and not i "authorized use" classificationo We do not bellieve Roundup offrocials can enforce employee use ~ of arteri~als except when driving company vehicles. Other concluding statement may need re-evaluation after other eas-lier specific areas are recons3dered. r ~ Very tru 1 y yours, ' ENVtRONMENTAL HEALTN D9VISION ~ c~ ~.e cl ~ 4~2 ' Eug ne C. Prather ~ Env ronmental Hea1th Specialist ~ ECPI.IcJ 1 t ~ I I S ( L I 1 ~ ~ I 1 I ~ T 1 ~ ~ r i v ~U~d &1§2 co. EAST 1212 FRONT AVENUE P O BOX 2808 TERMINAL ANNEX SPOKANE WASH AREA 99220 October 20, 1972 ~ i0 P~FSIMWS AvU TAX"rfr."tS GF TJr, FI'rC='OrT-IRVIN-MIFiAzffAU DISTPICTS As a potryntial rp:.E ;o3N, we at Rcuridup Co. would lYke you to know more about u3 h;w we her re the traa:.ng az ea, how our plans aYfecti the i,rirleaiate com au ,i4v, -A►,i ~rou xn Darticular. Spoi{anr, i3 a'rey dL*tr.ibution pcint of Lne Irl-ind Enaire. Rourdup Ca. flt.3 1ri'%-.U twlla tir..ttoic'c'lc JYCtUr° aS d.SLT'.a11*GT oi gOO.lS t0 6aOCyrS, ho :cltils, )cxrsinb hor.-,, school5 anr, col 1e-e3. o0n° jvp0tl.n. lt.r75 t.t7 ttltSP &ndenFnGint bLSineS:'eS di]d y iR9t.0J..1on , ToUcy'1 llyr 3 ll at Or i tF^is you +J?Ili J flAd Otl tL1E Sf:G1YeS O` y»r cu~n-r ',roccry or suaernart*ot, re dt n-.snnup Owo, oo no mAnc.fa.tir7 ng, no pro^e ,sirr, which r-,euns we cE: ve c: etty much as a package ara oOI'L.&ng cpntr, r, an i r,ti Ln tor~ for the gor,da thp DtopIe of this rebion requir f. ~ Foanriu.) Co. p-ov-~das jobs for some 300 peoole, wr.c live in n:)Me3 a.d pxy tnrir inare of taaes, and a►re as zozttrnecl about the kiripEr eecno%Z s)..:ia1 11pvatooTwnt ct une com.-ranztr as we of tne compariy are, aua as ,~c{.. re,; -4An,s ut this arpa are. Tn: wc; k covers all facAts oP rec~alvlrig, ordnr selc.ctirL-, shLccirg, offtcp man3Lberent, CGDtF4tt'r contrrls ana o1eCtY'tlhlt`c O•iLd t1'3t'i.,ml i.-iOt'1 and recc:.ti11'lg• Rounc'>>p Co. ha5 a~rte: to e~ar~r►a^e 50 acrec, shr~urn c►~ the attdrhed di a.4..rE•, .^z ~z tiave rig"t of firs+_ refusa' to purChase tbs re -laining Iand in thts t; u,t, ap~-oxlr ateli 30 acr"s. Attat.had a,s aiso a p►iotn ol a rrocel of. the Alanr,ed pro )EC.t, m-iue up for us bf tizlk..i, ►ru,)ugr, F-1tL 3na Lji.r:.a, the architacttural firr khJ.c,1; ha.y dzs.c f,Mai s4c.h sr ruc. ti.: E S as the va; }is.ngton Sta:.E Ddvl1lion for Expo 7" ►~z hate wor4rd c? ,cly wyth 4'he arctitects in tE►e des_€n nat only ot t"e Lqilning, bu;also in 4re 1antiSCapYng. tie ha-te concer,trdtecl on Fl-antinro. bui,fEr LC*'PS a=3 an otipr,.ll st;nSE o-L a4trac-vzvF esi5i and litiabZlatiy tqa2 wili bp marp ap-GoZ_na tl-an nany ot5c. - tS-Fes oi cvrstruct.trn tqa*. 3ra le s.~~lll~~ -zznL~ln~d =krd ~rcc, ~pd. It is our inLEntion ~a earr, ou: welcore w!) i n:? f rra4.c La~nlrg a, r: a:i1i -%14 arid _ts se: Vl ce5 Lo thr te st ni Car ab,1.*,.. CL: ~rPC~s C-27' ► c-rta..` alv:vti`aS t.n *hP 3''ct rVt: 1+']~foC ..Y-S~'1'p1G' bullta 3^^aaor - - w-t-r ..u_-ply, 1'ir1ad..ng a we11, a_5O0,C00 aalia-i : eser• air lac._~.~ #t, , tinJ a 2.500 _;L'Zc,n-cEl -r1.Lnu4L',E a tmp. Tnis 2.3 nZCt,.iSary to us f o, sta ,c, Qy fir, protLct_-jn ',.aever, -,Lr r,ormal neEd fi^ wauvr is quite lim ted (sinc.e u►- cc ro rar,ufac tarirg er pz acessznv).A2 w.&L1% trerePu.-M, t,rn o-rbr thzs lsytiTEm ta Ve Irvtri :ai,er s.istric.te ihis wiiA. p: ov.aa a s,.bst3ntial znti. stnent va1..E tr ,he a,,:;tzict at no cost Lo tnp resYCirML 4,xnsticr5. It 9n--uld al,.,0 1,itr1ieJG' oater pr-3t-ure Pci tne area a ''iw "u~ "'.1%.C f.r e n5UL 'liCG CCstS • KEystone 4-0451 Page 2 ~ d , ~ The 3Ltacheci drawing also shows the proposed road development for which gIu^c~Vp Co, wz.ll pa~~ thE total cost (estimated at ~110,000)o It has been saxn that the exlsting roaas are bas:cally unsafP for chilaren and sLk stdntial tr:f t~c nod ut il2zi ng thcse roaas o fhe ropdway improvements ~ sl-oKn hdve tecn designe3 and Pngineered by the Spoklnz County hngineerirg , DC.part^Ent to pro%Ic'e une saPe, a.aequate Lra,°fie flc.w the eounty stantlatcis require .for boLh the i ez;idents and business travelers in the areao Noro ol' ti1e entirE traf'fic : edeployment cost will be assessed in any form agair.st you or the conununity served by these roadso Round6p Coo will also pay the cost of a fully signalized rail crossing at 'd.lbur Streete ~ There is agreat overall econom:c benefit to the bud~e t af the ccr,u~ut~i~y resulting from a slrgle facility de te1cpmEnt at t!^,i- location (as contra stcd to multzplc facility developnents ) e Property taxps on this new distrituticn center arP estimated at $70,000 per yeare This is money tnat will go di*ectly to support cemmunity needs sucn as police, fire ~ protFCti on, schools arid F,rk dF Y e lopment e Our 'LnvEStment in the cor^.munity is not just c.f dnllars in our buildingD equipment and inventories, but also in the pcople of the Roundup Co. ThESe people hope to make you proud with thelr part in becoming your neighborse If there are any othc.r specific questlons that interest you about the eompany or its plans9 ple3se accept this as an invitation to write us directlyo i er , ~ ~ .~~e adford ~ General Marag ; t ~ ~ e t 1 ~ ~ ~ i i ~ r j e f o F 1S1 1 I a ~ Z f ° The folloWtng are facts concerning the proposed annexation ~ . and it's effect on the IRVILI WATER DISTR.ICTo Roundup Grocery will furnish and install a well or Wells and pumping equipment to supply 2500 gallons per minuteo This ~ will almost double the pumping capacity of the districto This operatian w3.11 be entering at a point which is presently low ~ ► ~ on pressureo ~ ~ Roundup'will pay the entire costs of annexation and im- ~ ~ provement and then turn the pumping plant over to the district ; for operation. , j Due to the recent groWth in the district, this additional ~ ~ well and pump were part of the long range program for the district. ~ ~ ` Board of Commissioners of ~ i IRVIN WATER DISTRICT #6 ~ , ~ ~ N , , ~ ~ r _ . - 1 t/4 ,.r r^_• ~ t r Fpr . , i 1 ti y } ~ ~ J s L~ ti~ R t 1 ~ ar 6F ~ ~ ~ J L 'y ~ N w ~ ! 4 =x ' ~ ~ x . f,~; y vr py ~j' M t 3J~ ~~'`~-4~ .p 3✓ '-~Y+c: ~ 2 '~Sw ~ }a ~ ~ ~ {i ",fs t ~ v ] ~ u. ~ F Y! ~r~+'rtl ,r~ ~ t c ~r ~ ~ -k ~ ~^f'*` -,di ~~.'S,~' 1 ~ ,x4•• st 2' f kx't""~ ~'~~"5 d G . ~ `-,,,~r 4 ~ ~~J : ~+>cs°~~~~ . r~ ~7 ~ ~ 3~x er V„ ~ h p/ ♦ +~~-"t ~ <,x,' x ~ 1~~~•s~ Af 4 f ~ .wY~.' p~- ~y ~ ~~5~~ til; 'Y~`i,,'S< ~ ~ ~ 14 . ~ ~ ~ ~ w rE ~ ~ ~ s s s~ f V M yti,r ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ~ fi# ~ ~t M ~ w~~A"r -0 fi _ ~ . r ~ VNIVE~Stt~ ^ ~ I ~ ~ __.~r ► ~ t 7 } nY~~ C~ ~ , D ~ ` { 4-- ~ - IIW; ? b a 6 ~ m . VI ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r D ~ 1 ~ 1 1 1 ~ f .ti HOME OFFICE TACOMA WABHINOTON Bond No 94 89 55 BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That we, ROUNDUP CO (A Corporation Spokane,Washington os Principal(s) and UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wash ington, and authonzed to transact surety business in the State of Washington as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto SPOKANE COUNTYw BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS? Spokane,Washington , in the sum of FORTY THOUSAND AND NO/100------------------ 40,000 00 ) DOLLARS, lawful money of the United States of America, for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we bind our selves, our heirs, legal representatives, successors cnd assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents WHEREAS, it is Roundup Co's ( a Corporation) iatention to complete landscaping of area adjoining distribution center described as such, the west 1,890 feet of Section 9 lgring south of Jackson=Mansfield Avenue extended as hereinbdow provided, and north of the SpokanQ International Railroad right of way in Section 9, Township 25N , Range 44 E W M, Spokane County, Washingtoa, by July, 1977, in accordance to condition No 3 of the Resolution #73-328 of the landscaping site development plan dated M89 17 9 19 73 NOW THEREFORE, the condition of this obligation is such that if the Principal Roundup Co ( A Corporation) shall inieverq respect comply with above condition, than this obligation shall be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect E ~ Dated this 21.s.t day of ,IuaP , 19 ~6 E V ( A Corporation) t ~(b~~~1E ~ V OIIe P R i N P A L - mIa COMINON ~ UNITE PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY ~ BDU 1419 ED 6/72 B ATTORNEY IN F CT B M GLEICH BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON IN THE MATTER CONCERNING ZONE CHANGE, ZE 50-72, AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County, Washington, will hold a public hearing at 2 00 P.M., on April 18, 1973, at their office in the County Courthouse to reconsider the afore- mentioned Zone Change on the following property The West 1,890 feet of Section 9 lying south of Jackson-Mansfield Avenue extended as hereinbelow provided, and north of the Spokane International Raa.lroad right of way in Section 9, Township 25 N., Range 44, E.W.M., Spokane County, Washington. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any person interested may appear at said hearing and present testimony either for or against the recommendations of the Spokane County Planning Commission BY ORDER OF THE BOARD this 29 day of March, 1973. VERNON W. OHLAND Clerk of the Board B & .,"o,~ ~ I osa ne onta e, e 1 ~ BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON IN THE MATTER CONCERNING RECONSIDERATION OF ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION, ZE-50-72, COMMISSIONERS' DECISION AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL - BROCKMAN, ROTH- ROCK, AGENTS FOR ROUNDUP CORP. IN THE MATTER CONCERNING the Planning Commission's recommendations relating to the above mentioned zone change on property located in Section 9, Township 25 N, Range 44,E W M The Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County, Washington, concurrecl with the recommendations of the Planning Commission, as contained in the commission's minutes of March 9, 1973, and found the reasons expressed by the Planning Commission to be sufficient and controlling The Board requested the Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney prepare Findings and Order incorporating the recommendations of the Planning Commission APPROVED BY THE BOARD this 26 day of April, 1973 VERNON W OHLAND CLERK OF THE BOARD BY ~ o anne Montague.. Deputy c all/alker McGough Fo8tz L.yerla ARCMITECTS & ENaINEERS NORTM 120 WAII STREET Peednere P 0 80X 1482 BRUCE M WALKER AIA SPOKANE WASMINGTON 99210 JOF1N W McGOUGH FAIA WALTER W FOLTZ. AIA JACK M LYENIA PE (509) 838 8881 GORDON E iiUEML, AIA June 23, 1976 Spokane County Plan Commission North 811 Jefferson Spokane, Washington 99205 Attention Mr John Sweitzer Dear John Enclosed is a print of the landscape plan for Roundup Distribution Center in the Spokane Valley I am also enclosing a copy of the contract with Nelson Landscape Service, Inc If you have any questions, feel free to call Sincerely, WALKER McGOUGH FO LYERLA J ck A4 Lyerla, P E JML dg Enclosures REUMVED"' imesve r#L4$jt* Wuiq ri nmwewmm I:75 _flr. C . 1%. &d.51ord G -*enaral Nlanaver n Rauszdup Corapany P.O. 8ox 2808, Tetmtnal Annex :?Pakane, W.4 99220 L -~~r U ir. of Lza:3scapir4y - RUUndup C;ompany wbmhouse - Z£--500-72 - +l.; r+1culturn1_ t•a Ra strtcted Inc!ustriai (Dur .1aLe~ t..~i ::r-c:n:~~:~ l~o.r.p~.~t~`w :•,rat~:au; eb:~flc3::~, :~t j~~,:~.:x~ a:~d Unive,rstty.has beeri conpleted for over a yent. Z'he p1'oject ilas bQen developed in substantial conformncE with the 8pprovad devslopnie,nt ptan, roariway improve- ments have beelt camploted, a utLlfty system has b8en establlshad fior tile site, and a ?+etm has hE•e^ co^strLx-,te--' t4 ~nolr shfeV', nortv'o±:s Q-F the onalration. Our office. fs g-onccra;:. Lb-at the I4.dd~_capL-iq for tsia project be complete3. The Planning Commtasion acUon ogaternp~tod that a spscific Iandaoape plan be pre- pared aQproved by out offise, and. -xeouLed. To avoid further oonfliat with resldentfal properties to the nocth, I wm-Ad sugqe8t that cepresentatives from Ros,tndup Company CotltaCt our offlco bo begtA'ptepareitiots of ths r+squited plans this fall. Mr. Deyasnroth of out staif iNl11 be avsilable to help your designecsz tn establiehinQ the perrameterA of the lsndacape pla:. tiN0 hope that this finel pha►sa of tht project wiil demonstrote the effectiveness of planned industrial deveIopments neat reot$ential areaa. If y^ou have ar7 Questlons regerdinq this matter or wish to set up an appointxnent with deslgnated staff manbers, p2ease czll m.,,% at 456-2274. Sincerely, jahn D. Kronsn Zoninq Administrator 11?K:me f ~ STATE OF WASHINGTON ) County of Spokane ~ s s I, CHRTSTTIVA M_ WESCHE . on oath depose and say that the attached is a transcript prepared by me of the tape recording of the hearing held by the Spokane County PlannYng Commission, December 1, 1972, pertaining to the zone change, ZE-50-72 , Agricultural to Restricted Industrial (Brockman- Rothrock, Inc ) Said transcrYpt is true and correct insofar as I was able to interpret the voices as recorded Christina M We s che , Office Manager Spokane County Planning Commission Subscribed and sworn to before me thxs day of June, 1973 NotaPublic in and for the State of Washington, residing at Spokane, Washington My Commission expires ti SPOKANE COUNTY PLANIVING COMMISSION Friday, December 1, 1972, 9 00 A M ZE-50-72 - ACRTGLTT.TLTRAT. TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRTAL. BROCKl1/IAN-ROTHROGK, TN _ (Aaent _for Develonm„ ent by Round-Up Grocery,) Members Present justin L Quackenbush, Chairman, Francis J Schadegg, Vice-Chairman, Robert j Cook, and Mrs Milton Rawlings, jr (The tape recorder was not recording at the beginning of the hearing ) Mr Huggins read a letter from the Commissioners HUGGINS Mr Chairman, since this is an item new to the Commission, as a matter of fact new to the staff , it would be appropriate to have jerry Neal of the County Prosecutor's Office to give the Commission a brief explanation of the Environmental Policy Act of 1971 and the apparent responsibilftYes of the County under thafi Act QtTAGKENBLTSH. Before we do that - why don't you review for us what took pl ace subsequent to the recommendation for the approval of the zone change by this body HUGGINS O K C ENTLEMAN. Excuse me, Mr ChaYrman QLTAGKENBLTSIT Ye s C_F.ORCE KATN . an Attorney of Law, 555 Lincoln Building I wonder if I could address you briefly on the two points that I would like to consider before we get Znto the hearing OUACKENBUSH Not right now, George I would like to just qet so we hear 20 to 30 items at a session probably twice a month and I would just like to get the property located in our minds again before we proceed further ISBIN There is a notice before the Board - there is a request for a confiinuance before the Board and has been mentioned at one time I wonder if we can take care of that now and some other preliminary matters without getting QTrA ,K .NB TSH O K What's the motion for continuance ? KATN The property owners 3.n the area, the property owner group has sent a letter to the Planning Director addressed to the Planning Commission asking if this matter be continued until a completion of a survey of the area by an agency - University of Wa shingfion Prior to the time of any heanng, Mr Chairman, I would like to challenge the jurisdict3on of the Planning Commission to hold a hearing today for - 1 - ~ a failure of proper notice according to the statutes in the State of Washington and for lack of the proper makeup of fihe present Planning Commission to hear further matters with regard to this particular issue QUA K-.NB TS O K Do you want to take them individually then ? ISAI1y, Yes With regard to the effective notice, Mr Quackenbush, R C W 36 72 070 provides that alI County officers shall cause alI legal notices to be advertised in the official paper designated by the County Commissioners The official newspaper Ys the Trl-County TribLne - that is the official County gazette There was no publication of this hearing in the Tri-GoLnty TribtnP. Furthermore, R C W 36 70 590 requires a one time publ.ication sn a newspaper of general circulation of the meeting and a one time publication in the official County gazette Again, the official County gazette xs the Tri-Gaunty TribLnP = and I am informed that no publication was made in that newspaper of this particular meeting on this basis My point is that fihe Planning Commission has no jurisdfction to proceed because the notice is junsdiction, the law providing that the publication shall be made in both of the aforesaid matters The second point is that this matter has been referred to the Planning Commission which is now composed of four members for this partxcular statement to be afred There are only four members here Those who originally heard this matter and voted fn favor of recommendfng preparation of the zane change to the Commissioners, some of those people are not here It is improper and unjust and unfair to the opponents of this proposal to have four people confiinue wYth the hearfng when others voted in favor of passage of the matter And, thirdly, with regard to the continuance requested by the land owners in the area, the case law available to us at this point and time with regard to the Environmental Impact Statement and its necessity in planning matbr s provides that the very first act to be done by any Planning - first thing they are to do is determzne the necessity of the Environmental Impact Statement In this partxcular case it happens to be the last acfi of the Planning Commission It is thei.r format that the first thing that has to be done, it is the determination of the necessity of the statement and then a full and complete hearing thereafter with regard to the proposed recommendation of the Commission, the Planning Commission, to the County Commxssioners QLTAGI F.NB TSH O K. Your motions are noted Go ahead, Mr Huggfns - 2 - ' HLT G.,TN. I was about to recommend that the Planning Commission hear an explanation from Mr Neal as to the Environmental Policy Act of 1971 and the apparent responsibilities of the County under that Act QLTAGKFNB TSH No, would you just go back and review the property and what took place sYnce we've heard this HUGGINS_ Oh, all right The property is located south of jackson Avenue and east of University in this location in Spokane Valley It is bordered on the south by a double railroad track - Spokane International and a subsidiary of the Union Pacific, T believe, are the two lines The Planning Commussion recommended approval of the zone change subject to several conditions One of the chief conditions of that recommendation was that fihere be an arterial, collector arterial, roadway established within the property and also extend east of the propery along Mansfield Avenue to an Yntersection wrthWilbur At the time of the Planning Commission's hearings, I believe rt was assumed by the Planning Comrrussion that that roadway would fihen continue on an existing route out Mansfield onfio Pines which is presently the collecfior arterial in that area When the matter was presented to the Board of County Commissioners there was a request for a public hearing to contest the recommendation of the Planning Commission and that public hearing was held Following that public hearing, the Board of County Commissioners on their own investigation and with the advice of the County Engineer, included that indeed the arterial should be establisbed within fihe zone change property but that instead of terminating, instead of the new fmprovement terminating at Wilbur, that Yt should turn soufi.h on Wilbur, crossing of the mentioned railroad tracks and then connect and turn east on Indiana out to Pines, and in their Findings and Order with respect to the application, they amended the conditatons recommended by the Planning Commission to that effect Q TA I ENRT? Didn't we it seems to me the four years I have been here we have considered this two or three fiimes and what happened to the objection to that proposal concerning fihe railroad crossing ? Wasn't thafi - that was one of the first xtems we talked about several years ago HUGGINS Yes, the subject property has been before the Planning Commzssion for a zone change fio an industrial type zone several times The Planning Commission on some occasions recommended its approval and has on other occasions not recommended its approval, primanly stating reasons that an insufffcfent arterial - 3 - ' route was available in the area Dunng this most recent series of hearings before the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners, that is during 1972 It Ys my interpretation of the Planning CommYSSion`s and the Board's actzon that they believe that an appropriate arterial route could be established and would be established according to the conditions proposed by the Commission, including the crossing at Wilbur Part of the conclusions of the zone change were for signalization and far safety improvements of that railroad crossing Following and perhaps during, I am not really sure of the chronology here, but in any case following the Findings and Order of the Board, a questxon was raised as to whether or not appropriate sequence of public meetings and hearings under the PlannYng Enabling Act had been held by the Board insofar as they did make a change, however minor, in the recommendations of the Planning Commission before taking their action The law prescribes a certain chronology of ineetings and public hearinqs before the Board can undertake, before enacting official control, a zoning ordinance change That involves any change of the recommendation of the Plannzng Commis sion That particular question, action, the Prosecuting Afitorney, Mr Neal,suggested might be the basis for successful Iitigation against the Board of County Commissioners' action and suggested to the Board that that mighfi, p1.us the quesfiion of whether an Environmental Impact Statement should be prepared, was sufficient to suggest that further hearings should be held on the matter to make these determfnatfons Which bnngs us in to the basic purpose of today's hearing which would seem to make a determinatxon as to whether or not this proposed action is of sufficient environmental siqnifYCance to require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement otTA t.NB rSH O K. I might say, Mr Kain with regard to your fzrst motion which had fio do with defective notice, that I think it is somewhat tied in with whether or not a ruling is made that an Environmental Impact Statement is required if this body, we will, of cours e, want to hear from Mr Neal, should determine that an Environmental Impact Statement should be submitted to this body, then I think your motion for a continuance 3s mute at this point At this poznt I should say Secondly, with regard fio the composxtion of the body, ff I understand you correctly what you are suggesting to us is that where there fs a review of a prior act by a Plannfng Commfssion, the Planning Commission can only act for exactly the same people who safi on that matter - are present at the subsequent hearing Is that your point -4 - KAIL1T, Mr Chairman, that isn't necessarily my point My point is that in determining modiflcation from your onginal recommendation, if all of those people who are not present at that initial hearing are not present at thfs time If it is not a legal mania then those in opposition have the right to present the entire bank of testimony again QUAGKENBLTSH Well, would that be the case if the people who are the members of the Commission who were presenfi at the time of the first testimony were present at the time of the subsequent action Would that KAIN In other words, if all who are present here today were present QUACKENBUSIT Yes and heard the testimony KATN-. All who had heard the testimony in thxs hearing QUACKENBUSIT Yes I discoarage t,hat question I think if, as I say, we want to hear from Mr Neal on this, but I think probably this all might become mute if in fact it's determined that an Environmental Impact Statement is required, either on the zone change itself or the question of the establishment of the new arterial KATN Well, I think the residenfis in the area would be in poor standing to object if an Environmental Impact Stafiement was held to be required QtTAC.KENBUSH Evidently the notice was sufficient to you and your group KATN Well I- Mr Quackenbush, I don't maintain that I read every word ln Th _ nokesman-Review I was notified I believe Monday that Mr Huggins had attempted to reach me last Friday, a week ago, so I was aware of ifi utT GG NS. Mr Chairman, I wonder if we might settle thYS question of jurisdiction of the present Q1TA KF.NB Su I don't see any sense in getting into that at this point If it appears that this body will propose to take some specific action either modifying its prior recommendation or making a specific recommendation concerning the entire project to the County Commissioners, then I think we would want to consider further Mr Kain's motion with regard to defective notice But I think we should go on to the Environmental Impact aspect because if in fact and as you know I have read the law, if we decide there should be a filing of an Environmental Impact Statement this all becomes mute Mr Kain's motions become mute utTCCtlvS_ I thought I detected an agreement in that, in Mr Kain's last comment and I would just like to put it in the form of a question. If the only action contemplated a nd in fact undertaken by this Commission on this date is the question - 5 - relating to determination of environmental significance in the requirement of preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement, do you object to the Commission having ]urisdictlon to undertake fihat ? KATN Yes, wfthout any question It's the result that is obtained here not the consideration In other words, if we succeed in having an Environmental Impact Statement required, that is fine We want to be heard and we want a full opportunity to be heard on the necessity of such a statemenfi QUACKENBUSH Right I think the point I have made that if in fact a determinatlon is made that the Environmental Policy Act does require an Environmental Impact Statement, your motions then become mute because the natural course of actYOn would then be the preparation of an Environmental Impact Stafiement and a full hearYng thereon with your people having an opportunity to comment O K Mr Neal, do you want fio give us your thoughts For the record so we can get it on the tape, would you give us your name and position, please My name is JERRY NEAL. I am the Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Spokane County Mr Chairman and members of the Commission The - if I could briefly address myself to the State Environmental Policy Act It was - it is entitled the "State Environmental Policy Act" It was passed in 1971 It is Yncluded in R C W 43 21 -C By background this Act, the Act of the State has enacted briefly was patterned after the Federal Environmental Act, which was enacted in 1969 The Act talks in terms of two words, and they are not further defined than these two words "significant" and "insignificant", and it is, therefore, the duty for this panel to determine whether or not they are going to follow the procedures of the Act to determine whether their actions taken have a significant impact upon, an environmental impact upon the project, will have a signYficanfi impact or an insignficant impact upon the environment or quality of environment The reason for the Act, very briefly stated in the Federal Act, and I will read it to you, is that it requires a full disclosure of potential governmental action which and I quote " sigr.ificantly affect the environ- ment prior to irrevocable decis3ons to proceed " At this level I think it becomes important for the Commission to determine whether or not the decision which they make will significantly affect the environment The need for an Environmental Itnpact Statement, therefore, rests with the government officials or panel to wit The (Not Audible - CoughYng) The State agency does not have the authority to order one The decision whether to proceed with a, rests, an Environmental Impact Statement ~ rests right here -6- Each decisxon that this Commission makes should be vfewed in terms of the Act The act speaks, addresses itself to wafier quality standards, air standards, solid waste, pesticides, biological standards, land use, noise, etc I think that where it was in the Act and the Guidelines that were prepared by the Department of Ecology, I am sure you are well aware of them - talks in terms of the effect of the natural resonrces, the use or change that the project whether approved or not approved will have The Act also addresses xtself to primary and secondary impacts If I may say the primary impact I think is obvious The secondary impact would be a situation in which assuming that the decision in 5-Mile were presented to merely lay fihe ground- work for the water This would be a(primary impact The secondary Ympact obviously would be that this would lead to further development of the area and there would be a primary secondary impact of great significance, and the Act wishes the Commission to consider not only the primary impact itself but the secondary impacts in view of the situation fihat you would have, the 5-Mile situation being brought about - obviously abandoned water in favor of amoritization I feel very inadequate trying to address myself to this body and concerning the and makv`a recommendation that would prove to define for you the words "significant" and "insignificant" There is no case law and as an attorney we generally feel more secure if we had some judge to make a decrsion for us rather than for us to make the initial decision We feel much more secure in being able to stand on that authority There are no cases in the State of Washington interpreting the State Environmental Policy Act We must, therefore, look to the Federal decisions that have been enacted and there have been many of them that have been litigated As the Commission probably knows, we had a hearing in judge Shields' court of this very issue concerning a prior decision of the Planning Commission and the court at that time ruled that the a ction wa s of no s ignif icance whats oever That wa s, I believe, the Alvin Clark Subdivision The impact here and the determination that th3s panel must make, whether it is signficiant or it is insignif3cant to confer with the various State agencies to determine whether or nofi they have any input into the overall project The present project obviously is a zone change and a road extensfon, I believe will have an impact upon the groundwater, the sewage, the air polution, the noise (Not Audible) . -7 - Now I am not in a positlon to say they are significant or they are nat significant, but I think that v+nthout question that they may have some impact upon various environmental factors and, therefore, ft is my recommendation that we do proceed in view of the Act with a further study to determine the significance of these factors and that a report be prepared, and as Mr Quackenbush has so wisely suggested that we can hold another hearing We have sufficient notice for my good friend, Mr Kain to present his views at that time QUA I F.NB 1SH Well, as I understand it, Mr Neal, if this body feels that there is a significant environmental impact, then, of course, the Act itself then requires the fYling of an Envxronmental Impact Statement 11TFAL. Yes If the determYnation is made that it is a significant impact, however, that it is nofi to say that after determining these factors they could not conclude that it is not an insignificant impact and not requiring the filing of a statement CJiTACKFnTBtTSH When we talk about fihe Environmental Impact Statement, there are of course the negative impact sfiatement which is still based upon the filing of an Environmental Impacfi Statement, whether it be negafiive or whether it sefis forth the fact that there will be environmental impacts arising from this development NEAL Yes Thafi is not to say, however, Mr Quackenbush, that the same procedure that was followed or the same conditions that were present zn the Alvin Clark matter which there was merely a statement thafi there was no sigrnficant fmpact whatsoever, therefore, requiring the filing of no report at al]. I do not recommend ihat that procedure be followed in this case, however, but you are for the vast ma]orYty of the cases, Mr Quackenbush, you are correct OLTA KFNB TSN It just seems to me from my reading of fihe Act that I don't know if this is going to lead to an Environmental Impact Statement being filed in every zone change but of one of where there is any question at alI about an environmental impact on the area, that the staff and the applicant should efther file the Impact Statement as such and submit it for camment to the various agencies and interested parties or there should be a negative declaration NEAL. Yes. I think that is a very wxse thing to do, to follow. Q TA I.NB TST-r Whxch is still an Envxronmental Impact ,1YEAL. Yes QtrAGKFNBLrsN O K -8 - NE,AL, I might say, that while the - California has permanent and active statutes, they are more specific in some 3nstances than I believe in the State of Washington King County has also followed them in setting up (Not Audible) OUACKENBUSH_ Their guidelines ? NEAL. Yes. Whet her they will or will not be required There is a case - perhaps you are aware of it, one of Sonoma County's cases where they have almost said indirectly that before any building permit wxll be issued they will have fio have an Environmental Impact Statement QUACKENBUSH One final question As a practical matter, T would think the applicant, or Round-Up Grocery, would be vitally interested in this Obviously, if fihis body makes the determination and an Environmental Impact Statement is not required, fihe applicant is going to be subjected to a court review of that decision Now, have you talked, I understand Mr Fancher represents the applicant Frankly, if Mr Fancher feels that there should be an Environmental Impact Statement, we would like to know that NEAL Yes I- perhaps Mr Fancher could address hfmself, and I believe we are in concurrence OUACKENBUSH O K Mr Chai.rman and Ladxes and Gentlemen of the Commission, my name is RTCK FAnTCHER, with the law firm of Randall and Danskin, 440 Lincoln Buildfng The Environmental Policy of 1971, I think we are just beginning to hear the beginning of it I have had occasions to brief out, not only our State Act as pointed out which does not have any WashYngton case laws, but also the Federal Act Based upon my findings, I have concluded on behalf of our client and recommended to them that an Environmental Impact Statement would be in order in this particular case, and that as far as Round-Up is concerned, that they are probably going to be looking at a cost of about $3, 500 to prepare such a statement fn conjunction with the County and they are prepared to do so at this fiYme As pointed out, this matter, we have tried to work with Mr Kain, the counsel for the opponents to see if there was some reasonable way we could settle this case It doesn't appear as though there is going to be a way So we have to go to court and we wanfi to go to court on the basis that we have complied fully with any law which might apply to us We want to be good citxzens in this area, and we want to be good ~neighbors, and this is the point that we want to make Even it may, even be - 9 - technzcally argued at same Iater date, and the court may later decide that an Environmental Impact Statement was not required, we would prefer at this stage to go ahead and do one and to avoid that even the argument of that zn the future The Federal casw* and the ones I have read, fihere are a~aut 20 af them, and all af them are about six months old and they wYl.1 state xn such areas as 140 unit housing units wn1l need an Environmental Impact Statement Urban renewal where they demolish a few buildings in the downtown area needs an Enviranmental. Tmpact Statement Addzng of . this gets out of the planning area but, adding af increases to IC C rate structures needs an Environmental Impact Statement If xt is arguable that there wa lI be a slgnxfxcant effect upon the total environment, the statement sbnuld be down in the Federal case law Now whether the Washzngtan case would choose to be so Ixberal we don't know That is our problem, we can't tell you but we feel that at this stage we wouTd rather even avoid the issue We wou3d rather comp7.y - do an Environmental Impact Statement We feel quite strongly that there vv7I1 be signifYCant effects on the envzronment in certain areas and xt vvill be very surprisxng thafi some of these effects vrnll be quite beneficial and which we think will come oufi xn fihe report Along this line we have talked to a fellow by the name of Tony Anderson Mr Anderson is the one that did the Environmental Impacfi Statement for EXP4 '74 He is, he has a PhD in ECVnomics along with a number of other things and hf s ffrm is, we velieve, the xeading draftsmen an the Envxronmental Tmpact Statements They have written many of the procedures and draftrng these statements in Caliiarnia and alsa elsewhere in the State of Washington We have talked wxth N!r Anderson and we will probably be prepared to enter into an agreement with hYm and ta start worlc zmmediately on the preparing of thrs statement The statement will take apprvxlmately four weeks to prepare So from the Round-Up standpoxnt we recognf ze the effects that it has on us, and as I pointed out to you, there is obvious expense to it, but we are willing to go through with this Agarn, our argument is we can't see hvw we are goYng to avoid court We have tried to settle thYS case We will continue to fixy to settle thxs case The only way they seem to want it settled is that we are not present there and we are nat willing to make that sacrifice at this time Are there any questYOns you may have? QUACKENBUSIJ I mxght say that we are not just here building a record for an approval on through the Commxssioners into court, because if in fact an Environmental Impact Statement, if this body determxnes one should be fzled, obvivusly thfs body -10- is going to give serYOUS consideration to those statements and also to any further testimony from other parties concerning the Environmental Impact Statement You mentxoned several cases - Calxfornia cases - evidently where it is determined - Federal cases, it is determined Environmental Impact Statements were required Just for our benefit, can you tell us of any occasxons where ifi was deternuned, where Environmental Impact Statements were not required ? FAN'GHFR. Yes There are approximately three cases that I have found One wa s putting a f ence around a 7,000 acre pro j ect , a mere putting up of a f ence The court held that was not a significant impact The other was back in Dulles Airport in Washington, D C where one of the airlines was going to set up a stretch jet to t~x~sVnyg system. They held that the adding of a sfiretch Jet with just a little larger Jet fihan they were presently using was not a significant nature The third case involved a park down in California which was a Federal case, the U S MarYne Corps was going to run maneuvers in the park and they held that that wes not of a significant enough impact There is a very recent case back in New York out of the second court of appeals in which they are building side by slde One would be a Federal building for housing Federal afitorneys, etc Next to it would be a 9-story jail and this was in fihe Cxvxc Center downtown New York There the G S A filed a statement to the effect, a one page statement, that there will be no impact A negative impacfi state- ment The court held in that case that as regards to the 9-story office building that was sufficient As regards to the jail, they wanted a more detailed study to determine whether or not there should have beai an impact statement, so The thing is Yf we had the* time and the luxury of many court battles, Round-Up I am speaking of now, we would just as soon take the approach that an fmpact statement wasn't necessary because we don't feel the sxgnificance of a major effect upon the area But unfortunately our position is that if we are going to court anyway, we would rather go afi once, we would rather go on a very conservative basis, and we are willing from our standpoint at least we recogtiize that it will cost us more, and we are willing to prepare the statements which are neces sary OirAGKFNBLTSU O K Charlie, evidently our legal adviser, Mr Neal and Mr. Fancher representfng the applfcant, Mr Kain, representing the opponents, all three attorneys which might appear to be unusual agree that an Environmental Impact Statement and I might even throvv my hat in that group, should be presented ~ -11- ~ Let's talk about the procedure My experience with Environmenfial Impa ct Statements is that the applicant usually prepares the initial draft, submrts it to, in this case your office where you would then proceed further with it and then through your office, it would be submifited to tYre opponents and to the other agencies who would want to comment HUGGINS_ Well, I have discussed this particular aspect with jerry Neal, and I ask Jerry to correct me if I have the wrong understanding The Act requires the preparatxon of the statement by the responsible public officxal and identifres that official as the offidal withoufi whose acfiion or concurrence the project would not continue to be vital On the case of a public project, it xs rather obvious the department or agency whose project it is would prepare the sfiatement In the case of a private project, the agency who musfi approve that project as a zone change or a plat is responsible for the authorship, that is, is to be the author of the Environmental Impact Statement and for that reason in the recommendafiion thafi you have in front of you, the second part of that recommendation suggests that the Commissfon recommend to the Board of County Commissioners that they direct the County Planning DYrector undertake the preparatYOn or draft of the Environmental Impact Statement I have also discussed procedural steps with King County Planning agency and the King County Zoning Examfner, and the procedure that they are following there and it xs by actual resolution is for the pl3nning agency to make an Ynitial determxnation and then if required, to prepare the impact statement Certainly the planning agency would need to call upon an applicant to furnish fnformation, that to furnish at least part of the information - the information relating to the applicant's project that would make up a portion of the Environmental Impact Statement, but the authorship of the statement should be the public agency Is that correct ? Q,~UA I FNB SH Well, all right You have the recommended motion in front of you which recommends that - you don't have ? The motion recommends or the recommended motion is that the subject zone change considering the nature and scale of the proposed Iand use and considering the coro].ary proposal for rerouting of a County arterial does constitute an action of potential envzronmental significance of sufficient magnitude withYn the meaning of the Environmental Policy Act of 1971 to require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement, and that the Commission further recommends that the Board of County Commissioners direct that the County Planning Director undertake the preparation of a draft Environmenfial Tmpacfi Statement - 12 - a• • ~ and distribute such draft statement for revYew and comment as prescribed by the Environmental Policy Aqt. Is there a motion to this eftect ? COOK I so move MRS _ RAWLINGS Second OUACKENBtTSH, Is there any further discussion? Mr Huggins HLTCCTNS_ Mr Chairman, I would be prepared to make it very, very brief conszderind the apparent agreement as you mentioned of all the attorneys, but I think it would be appropriate if there was at least a Iittle direct testimony in the record as to the significance of the proposal If you feel that would be in order QLTAGKENBLTSH Well, I think it is superfluous at this point HLTCCTNS O K QUACI ENBITSu Is there any further discussion? All those in favor of the motion ? AU - Unanimous QPPOSED - None Carried S HADE GG. Does the record show just how the Chairman voted ? Q^UA CI FNB SIT Yes There were four affirmative votes I would just assume, Mr Fancher, that you are going to retain this gentleman to submit his input to Mr Huggins, and I would think maybe Mr Kain, fihat it might be beneficial for you to submit information such as suggested Yn Mr Gall's letter of October 28th also to the Planrung Director in order that he can fYle the statement itself Then I would submit, that the statement would then be distnbuted to the various agencies for comment and likewise would be submitted specifically in this case to Mr Kain and to Mr Fancher in addition to those required by law HTTCCTNS. yes The Guidelines (Not Audible) QUACKENBUSH I might suggest that you and Mr Neal concerning the notice requirements prior to the consideration of that Impact Statement Ht?CCTNS. Yes Mr Chairman, if I may address briefly the other Ytem covered by the Board of County Commissioners' letter with respect to this matter Just reYterating, the second item involves a matter considered only in part at previous hearings of the Planning Commission and which we feel should be further considered, nameiy, the prbposed establishment of a new County arterial roadway both wxthfn and east of the subject property I would simply recommend that since the recommendation has determined that an Environmental Impact Statement which would cover this arterial route be prepared that that report be postponed and be made a part of the Commission's report on the Environmental Impact Statement itself - 13 - 0• QTTACKF.NB TSIT Yes I would assume that would cover the arterial aspect also T4LT G-, NS_ Yes. 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D. 19 ~`v~~~~~"- !h r@,~~r~~ 1'0 ~:Il: _ • nt~~stRr,. ;;Qt .~'hat said _ was publi.~hed in tIia regular and e~,tirt issue 'if t.rid ~ t+t~irC~ • of every nuznber of the przper duzing tnQ period o4 iinae of publica- iian, and that the no4ice was pubiislied in thQ newspaper proper cmd i101 1Z1 Ct sLippIePl7e;1t. ~ S~::bscr;i~ed' and svrorn ta before me at the City o# Spokcme, this ~ic;t-af af.- ~ -1 • _ _ _ ~ ~ . - . . , No►crry Public in and for the Staie of WashingYam residizig at SpQkane, Wash. 1+.56..22714 Je►nueury 29 l 19` Mrs. C. L. Carpe:ter E. 1.1604 Urac• Avenue Spokane, Vashington 9920k: Dcar Mrs. Gwrpenter : I am aorry to reply that we are unab].• to fnrniah yau with a peraonel copy of the Roundup draft environmental impe►at atatemaent as per your request ot January 26. The raport contai:zs aeveral pages o; photographic prints and it Has simio].y not feasiole tio repoodi►ce the regort Li a quazitity al3.oweuig for euah diatribs*,,lar' an A copy hae bcen ftitrniahed to the Pinecroft Irvin Kimbeau Hoaeowners Aseociation - ° ` n r±•;, ~ .,zo?:. in Care o~' Air. I,:Orm 1,1, Ca~.l a:.d F _o t:ie attor:':e-,r rer_.~r9c~ ~c t•.:.r.*; t o T,,~ ~:.i } , • • ~I~ do ":lt-Jt~ 3 O' i 4e; Otl?' oi -"1C~ 1:_ :1~.@ 310L1 . t0 '1G 30. CHARI.ES L. HUCt3INS Director of Plar-ni.ng CLH s db i r X€.XXXx~-1CX3cC--s=%ncrsrx 456 -22 27 t# January .79, I973 Carvlym V. Ma.lmve E. 1?117 Grace Avenue Spakaane, Washington 992o6 Desr Mrs, Ma1moe : I en sarry to regly that -do ar+e unakrle to fuurrLish youu Wi~i aL persoilal cogy Qf #,he RQundup draft envirvnment.a3, impact statemerit as p+er your x-equest vf January The report contains eeveral pages af phatca►grappc prints anc~ ~t was sfmply _ r;at feasible to reproduce tli+a reapart in a qu$ntity a3lQwing far euch disttibutiou. A aopy has been furniehed to t-he F3.rLecroft Irviii Mirabeau llvmeQwiiera Associatian in care of M,r. Narman W. Ga1l and to your attorizey, Xr. GlneQrgra Kain. w'e do have a capy an ffla uithh may be exmined in our offf ces and r# iuvite you to do sv* Siscerely, CFUIiR,LES L. HiGGTNS Director vf PlEuining CLi1 a db _ a C ~ i . ~ eid) ~ Ob • ~ . ~ t.72~ ~ ~f . vV ♦ ~ Y ~ ~ . ~ G?IoZl1 l Q IqE(;EIVED ~ A~y 2 6 1973 _ _.r_ (`nUN' i . 11604 Grace Averiue . ~ . _ a . . ~okane Countv Pla._,,__s;~ C. r _)rth 811 Je#'ferson - ~,;okane , W asningt on 9~c , ? ; u anuary 26, 1 :ea.r Pfr. HugEin ~ a resident. oi -he :•,iraueau :.:-;nci~ drea wno will oe in~iirec t."-- i` irectly affected by the proposed Roundun Grocer-, :ackson Avenue, T hereby request that you provide me Impact Statement Uraft for that pro,,oosed aevelopment v_.: ~.,=w Section 3, Part d., ~--~-:Ion ..ronmental !'olicy Act of 1971. ruV :iae ? _ c ~ . , : , - i"' ~ _ ' ] - ~ ~ - - • ~ - ~ . , . _ _ - - • ~ _ ~ f . ~,t~:y ~..~G,~.., , > • RECEIVED J a N 26 1973 sPOKaNt CouMrY PLANNING GOMMISSiON ~ONE CHANGES POSTED ON Z( NG MAPS Application No 4E 7 2 Res No Z3 '3.18 Res Date_,.,i- /7-7.3 From A4Qv I Lv_~'vrQi.~ To Posted By r►.~41 -or Date Posted 7 3 ' t..~ ~ Acres Sec ~ Two ,~,5 ~ Range E EAST VOOOO/ (Wall Map) Building Codes Department Scale 1" - 1000' (Wall Map) Front Office Scale 1" - 1000' (V1Ta11 Map) Middle Office Scale 1" - 1000' 00000 v (Section Maps) Front Office Scale 1" - 4 00' (File Map) Tracfng #34 (Valley Zoning Map) Scale 1" - 1000' '00 ~ (File Map) Metro #11 (Director's Office) Scale 1" - 2 000' ( (File Map) County - Front Office Scale 1" - 1 mile ~ (File Map) County (Map Room) Scale 1" - 2 miles ~ (Score Card) Middle Office SOUTH EAST (Wall Map) Building Codes Department Scale 1" - 1000' (Wall Map) Front Office Scale 1' - 1000' (Wall Map) Middle Office Scale 1" - 1000' (Secfiion Maps) Front Office Scale 1"- 400' (File Map) Tracing #34 (South East Zoning Maps) Scale 1" - 1000" (File Map) Metro #11 (Directors Office) Scale 1" - 20001 (File Map) County-Front Office Scale 1" - 1 mile (FYIe Map) County (Map Room) Scale 1" - 2 miles (Score Cards) Middle Office Office of the County Commissioners Spokane County Builcifng Spokane, Washingtong Dear Sirs= Reference forthcomming hearing on April 189 regarding 8oundup proposal$ Aequest the following on behalf of the Pinecrof t o Maribeau s ~ Irv3.rr Homeowners Assoc = 1. a lecturn from which to address the commissiono ile prefer to stand while giving our statements, and find it inconvienient to hold documents while reading thcmo 2o you require the attendance of Eugene C. Prathor at the hearing to represent the County Health Distriet, Environmental Department to arbitrate any ecological disputes which may ariaea Thanking you in advanceo I remains n y m T ent R~~~~~E Lj Ap R 17 1973 sPOrcANE couN IY Pt.ANNiNG coMMIssIoN WASHINGTON STATE ~ HWA Y ~ - ~I Dan►el J Evans Governor ~~~Clum!'~~.SS .01~1 G H Andrews DirErtor ,I DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS Highway Administration Buflding F+' Olympie Weshington 96504 t2061 753 6000 April 2, 1973 Mr Charles L Huggins Director of Planaing Spokane Couaty Planning Commission N 811 Jefferson Street Spokaae, Washington 99201 Re Proposed Roundup Company Warehouse Site Draft Eavironmental Impact Statement Dear Mr Huggins Reference is aaade to rhe Office of Planning and Community Affairs' trans- mittal letter dated March 7, 1973 requesting that we furnish you with coaiments regarding the subj,ect project We have completed our review and have no comments Thank you for the opportunity to review this informatioa Sincerely, G H ANDREWS Director of Highways By H R G Assistant Director for Plannfng, Research and State Aid GHA/avb RA/RBD cc David W Stevens, Administrator Community Services, OPP&FM R E C E I V E Lr*Rh APR 5 1913 SPOKANE C041NTW PLAIVNIIVC GAMUdSSiON lohn N Ktipp Cha rman Marold INilsh 8aker fergusc~n r1 H 1 arkt r Lorna Reain Luren7 Gvetz Sea t 43 Evere VJalla Wall~ 8 on e t,on Spakane s°e eca y ~ ~ EAST 1212 FRONT AVENUE P O BOX 2808 TERMINAL ANNEX SPOKANE WASH AREA 99220 March 6, 1973 Spokane County Planning Commission No. 811 Jefferson Spokane9 Washington 99201 Attn Charles L. Huggins9 Director of Planning RE Proposed Roundup Company Warehouse - Spokane Valley Gentlemen In response to your question concerning our agreement with the Irvin Water District on the referenced project, our understanding is as follows The Irvin Water Districtos consultant, Walter bdoodward shall be commissioned to draw up the design documents for the installation of a wells including pumps, controls etco on the proposed s3.tea Roundup Company shall pay all cost including a connection to the existing 10" water maia now located in Jackson, a part of the Irvin Water Districts distribution systemo Upon completion of the new pump and well the Roundup Company shall turn the installation over to the Irvin Water District complete except for the connection to the fire reservoir9 along with the necessary easementse A domestic water service connection ahall be made to the Irvin Water Districts distribution system and ftoundup shall become a suscriber for their serviceo I hope this will answer any questions you may haveo e ~ C o R Radf ord General Manager CRR •iay KEy$tone 4-0451 ~ 1 UNDERWOOD CAMPBELL ZELL'MER & KAIN ATTO R N EYS AT LAW FLOYC J U N DERWO00 0/ GOUN8LL 5 S 6 L 1 N C O L N B U 1 L O 1 N Ci DAVENPORT OFFICE FRED G CAMPBELL 629 MORGAN STREET wIILARD A 2ELLMER SPOKANE WASMINOTON ee20I OAV[NPORT WASHINGTON 00188 ROGER N UNDERWOOD MAD190N 4-3166 RANDOLPN S 3101 GEORGE A KAIN NORMAN D BROCK TERRY L SNOW March 26, 1973 Spokane County Board of County Commissxoners Spokane County Courthouse Spokane, Washington 99201 Re ZE 50-72 Brockman- Rothrock, Inc. Roundup Co , Inc. Gentlemen It has come to my knowledge for the first time today that the recommendations of the Plan Commissfon of March 9, 1973 in the above entitled matter will be considered by you at your meeting of March 29, 1973. No notice of any kind wa s sent to the undersigned or any officer of the Pinecroft- Irving- Mira beau Association, informing us of this meeting It is our desire to fnform the Board of defects in the procedures followed by the Plan Commission and to challenge their findings and re- commendatfons As you recall we have previously appealed from the original Plan Commission recommendations, and from the decision of the Board. The ~ matter wa s then referred back to the Board and by fihe Board to the Plan Commfssfon We should have been given timely notice of the heanng of March 29th to enable us to adequately prepare a response to the Plan ~ 4T~,,, Commission's recommendatron. For this reason we ask that you set a special hearing time for this matter, to enable us fio prepare and to set aside sufficfent fiime for a public hearfng on the matter. Very truly yours, RECt- UTVDERWO , AMPBELL ELI,MER & KAIN 2 6 1973 / ~sZ , o MAR By George A Ka in , .,)runr►Iqt %.AJu 1' Attorney for P.I.M. Assocfation NLANNING CC~NiMi~~ivN CNEoi cc Mrs. Ronald Malmoe jerry ATeal, Chief Cxvfl Dep. Pros. Atty. 4 ~ MINUTES March 9, 1973 OTHER BUSINESS ZONE CHANGE AND RELAT ED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATE MENT ZE-50-72 - AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL BROCKMAN-ROTHROvK, ~ V l,tl.~C s(Agents for Roundup Corporation) A Planning Commission Recommendations 1 That the following documents taken together be accepted as the Final Environmental Impact Statement relative to the subject applicatfon a) Draft Environmental Impact Statement dated january, 1973 b) Written Comments Received 1) Review Comments and Statements from Pinecroft Irvin Mirabeau Homeowners' Association 2) Letter from Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority 3) Letter from the District Engfneer, Washinqton State High- way Department 4) Letter from the District Supervisor, 'VTashington State Department of Ecology 5) Cornment from Spokane County Comprehensive Health Planning Council 6) Comment from Spokane Metropolitan Area Transportation Study 7) Comment from the City of Spokane - Engineering Division 8) Comment from City of Spokane Plan Department 9) Letter from Spokane Regional Planning Conference 10) Letter from Spokane County Health District 11) Letter from Spokane County Engineer 12) Letter from East Valley School District #361 c) Addendum to the Environmental Impact Statement dated March S, 1973 2 That the subject property be rezoned from the Agricultural to the Restricted Industrial Zone classification subject to the conditions stipulated by the Board of County Commissfoners in their Findings and Order dated Auqust 3, 1972, subject further to modification of those condffiions of approval by addition thereto of such of the "mitigating measures" recommended by the consultant in the Impact Statement as are not already covered by the conditions specified in the Board's Order The rezoning should be further subject to substitution of the development plan presented at the March 9th hearing and transmitted herewifih for that plan endoraed by the Chairman of the Board, August 3, 1972 - 27 - (contd ) ZE-50-72 - AGRICULTURAL TO RE3TRICTED iNDUSTRIAL (contd ) 3 That the proposed arterial reroutinq (Jackson Avenue to tndiara; as described Yn the Board's Order of August 3, 1972 (Condition rdo Four) be accomplished as indicated by the Board B Reasons 1 We feel that an exhaustive investfgation has been made of the potential environmental impact of the proposed zone change and development jllTe feel that the recommended final impact state- ment fulfills the intent of the Environmental Policy Act of 1971 2 We note that the impact statement identiffes both positive and negative potential impacts We are of the opinion that the development proposal itself together with the recommended arterial improvement and other recommended conditions of approval will serve to minimize or mitigate most of the negative impact and that the resultant balance of environment considerations favors approval of the zone change 3 We feel that the basic conclusions contained in our previously stated reasons are still valid The revised development plan, additional recommended conditfons of approval, and the revised arterial routing all serve, we believe, fio increase the appropliate-- ne s s of approval 4 We endorse the proposed arterial rerouting as an adequate and the best feasible vuay of furnishing arterial access to the site, of providing for collector arterial service within the balance of the planned industrial corridor, and for rerouting industrfal traffic away from homes on portions of Jackson, Wilbur, and Mansfield C General Data 1 Locatfon Section 9,Township 25 N,Range 44,EWIVI The West 1,890 feet of Section 9 lying south of jackson Avenue and north of the Spokane International Railroad right of way 2 Applicant Brockman-Rothrock, Inc East 1215 Sprague Avenue Spokane, Washfngton 3 Site Sfze Approximately 50 acres 4 Existing Zoninq Agricultural, established April 24, 1942 S Proposed Zoning Restricted Industrial 6 Proposed Use of Wholesale Food storage, warehousi.ng, and Property distribution 7 AppliCatfon of Zoning Provisfon Chapter 4 21, Section 4 21,040 _27_A _ ~ ~ STAFF RECOMMEI~TIIATION RELATIVE TO ZE-56-72 AND RELATED ENVIRONMEIVTAL IMPAC T STATFMhr1T This hearing has been convcrea for the following purposes at the request of the Board of Coanty Commissioners a) To consider a draft Environmental Impact Statement prepared in conjunction with Zone Change application, ZE-50-72 ,(Agricultura3 to Restricted Industrial - Applicants Brockman-Rothrock, Inc as agents for Roundup Corporation, Location SE corner of jackson Avenue and University Road), b) To consider comments received relative to said Environmental Impact Statement and to recommend to the Board of Cou nty Commissioners a final impact statement, c) To reconsider the subject zone change application in light of the Environmental Impact Statement, d) To further consider the establishment of a new County arterial roadway connecting Jackson Avenue to Indiana Avenue via Mansfie Avenue and V1Tilbur Road as proposed in conjunction with the subject zone change application You have received earlier the Draft Environmental Impact Statement regarding the subject proposal prepared for us by the fixm of Haworth and Anderson You have only Vrednesday received the most lengthy comments upon that draft prepared by members of the Pinecroft Irvin Mirabeau Homeowners Association You will have before you today the several writfien shorter comments that have been received in response t our solicitation of comments And finaily, you will have before you art addendum to our consultants' draft prepared at our further request whici includes corrections or clarifications in response to our own eomments to the consultant, as well as the cansultant's evaluation of and further response to questions raised by letters received Because of the sheer bulk and limited time available, Mr Anderson did not attempt a written response to the Home Owners' Association comments but has indicated his willinqness to respond at the hearing to questions you may have a s a result of those or any other comments received We are of the opinfon that the above material taken together constftute an exhaustive investigation of the potential environmental impact of th proposed development. We feel that it more than adequately fu-lfilIs tha purpases o-f the Fnvfranmenta1 Pol#.ry Act ef 1971 We sper.-ift-to-a44 recommend that v-ou fvrward t:) the Baa-rd of Countv Cornmiss3oners the draft statement touetner wfth wr itton corlments rQCeived--and th,3-t vax r-ecommend such dociament-s taq ther as the final Environmental Impac", Sfiatement for the subject protec.t - I - (contd ) I - i ~ ZE-50-72 A1VD RELATED ENVIR4ATMErrTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, (contd.) To attempt a summary c:valuation on the staff's part of the Impact Statement and comments rclati re to the advisability of approval or denial of the proposed zoiie change would constitute disrespectful treatment of the rnaterial If the Commissfon feels, as we do, that the material in balance and together with information received at earlier ~-arings Indicates that tho-zone Ehange should be-granted, th~ -we vmmki recammend--modificatiaA of the-earliep-sond-~tions of apDraval - embodied in the Boarrl--of County Commissianers' Findings--and Order of Aucrust 3, 1-9.7-2, to incorpor-a.te the present deuelo;=ent p1an af-th-g-- applica-nt a-s-wiell-a-s such of th4a "mft#oatinq- measures" recommended-bv th-e consultart- as are not already covered bv the conditions specified in the Board's order Finally, with respect to the Board's request for evaluation of the proposc- arterial reroutfng, we would recommend endorsenlent of the rerouting as an adequate and the best feasible way of furnishing artera.al access to the sxte, of providing for collector arterial service wYthin the balance of the planned industrial corridor, and for reroutfng industrial traffic 3way from homes on portions of jackson, Wilbur, and Mansf ield ► -2- ~ ~ a : J f u. i~ rc ~ 64 SUPERIOR COURT OF THL STATE 0F kTASHINGTON IN AATD rOR THE CQr1NTY OF SPGKANE PII+IECROF'1'-IRVIN•MIRA3EAU H0HEEOk'AtERS ~ AS SOCYATION, 6~ t,~ ~CAl'tOI.YA1 g RONALD Mo MALP,OE9 husband ~ i ana o7ifeo E. 12117 Grace, ~ NORAiILN W C.ALLg E. 11603 Grace, ~ Np. EAPL H. ZIEGLER9 E. 12212 Grace, ~ JUIVE PAOLSEN, E 10716 Grncet ) NOTICE 0F APIPF..A]L JOYAI L, dBZULAH MOOH, husband and ~ wifen E. 11702 ftnsfield, ~ X.UCILE A. BA1tTZt E 11321 IY1dian8, , ~ERNEST QUTN-t1, E. 11105 Jackgon, ~ MARVIV d ROSE'TTA HAYES, husband and ~ wife, E. 12018 Buckeye, ~ PICHARD Lo ii088S9 E. 11123 Jacks4a; ~ ROkVALD d JO AttJN FASQUALEo husband , and wife, E 11021 Jacis9on, ~ THON'.AS K. d ILOT.ITA C1iSTa9 husband ~ and ivi f eD E. 11504 Fai rvi ew, ~ RICHARD S. CU'DDY, E 12019 Buckeye; D ARTHUR W. d CARLA nARidlES* husband ~ and wife, E. 11821 Fredertck, ~ RON d DARLE,1E BOUMSp husband and ~ wife$ E. 12116 Buskeye; ~ D0LNIJIE SOHCHUItST9 E. 11204 Buckeye e ) JAD~+'S We 5~ONER9 L. 12213 BLTCaCayO°y ~ JOHN d PAULI:= ERYCKSON$ husband ~ and wf fo9 E. 11945 Buckeye, ~ JQNN Ho BIAUNT, E. 11618 Buckeye, j TERRi W. d DIAI`3NlE Mo OIiEItST9 y tiasband 8nd wife, E 11810 FredezicFt, ~ WYLBLRT C. NiISTEltlCit9 ~ y ) E 12025 kYC:derick; ~ MARGARET ST;:VENS, E. 21824 F'rederfck, ) EUGENE E, I.I:WIS, E. 12009 Cxsce, ~ T014 d MARYF DAItCY9 bu sb and 3nd wl fap E. 11815 Frederic&, ~ ALLEN J, & SEIIItLEY J. LISTv husband ) and wffat No, 1919 Wx].bur Rdo; ~ MEN Do LEzaIS. E. 12009 Grace, ~ MARJORIE CARPENTER, E. 12003 rraderfc.kg ) RO2JALD A. HAI.I., E. 1I703 Fairview; ~ DONALD H. & LEOhTA A. CRA.tzYF'OkD9 ~ huttb8tad arid wife, L. 11509 Graca, ~ DA.LE d I,BRtn: ROBIRTS ohusbaad and ) tdio, E, 12104 Frecleric&; ) JOAN tzo DAVXS9 Eo 12123 Buciceye, , PlARGARcT LYDBERT, L. 11902 Fred4arick, ) 3IrfMIE LEE & SHAROP1 SIJL NORTZ9 busbaad ) and wife, E. 12110 GraZeD ~ GAttY I,EE COPjNLR, E o 12104 i3uckeye, ~ i a riIK,L $ RLGINk JOtSLSa husband And ~ wf fe , E. 12115 Buckoye, ) ALN:~TETH & P'ATRZCIA Cl =7NGTON9 h.tsband ~ and wiZeg E. 11719 Fredosick, ➢ ~ ~ r l ~ ~ ~ i f 4 y ~ ~ r Xx DAY.E & Y.INDti DI138Lr.9 husband and ~ wffe9 E. 10720 crace, ~ RICHARD ANDEKSONp E e 10716 Otace; ~ and ) V'ZT0 VIidCEN'T CACUCCIOLOo ~ L. 11523 Gracay on beh31f af themselves and all ~ ~ otbers similarly sftuated9 ~ - Plsiutiffcs-Petitiquers, ~ ~ vs. ~ COUN'1'Y OF S1'0KANE9° WASHYNGT0N; ~ 1Ja0, AI.LEI1s RA`I W. Cg3ItYSTEIJSEA1m 8 ~ E. W. PARSONS, fndfvidually and ~ in their official capmcit3.es as ~ Comanissfoaers of the County of ~ ~ Spokaae; ~ BRaCICMAIJ-RO7t'HRt}CK,p YR1C.9 a ~ carpanatiom; ~ ` SAM Ao POSTELL ~ ~ DOLPH SPALDING a and ~ { H. D. SPAY.nIriG# and a1l of ~ the successors-iaoffiee, agetats, , i and empioyees og the abovo-aamed4 , ~ DEFEIVDAN'TSoRESPONDENTS. ~ 4 ~ . TO t k' 0 0. A]LLEi1T IiAY Wo Cc'P~,ZSTLNSEN 4L sa.4stktarr ~ FreA hjervt E. W. PAtZSONS C/o CUIINTY AUT}ITOFt SPAY.E+NE COUId3'Y CflE3RT IiOUSE / 5I'UKANE 90 14ASIIII3CTON ~ p o!: avt, e, Cl~as~i r ~o v dtq / SAM A, POSTEL W. 1323 IDE AMM sroKANE, w60-141~raToN mRoMMI-R4THI:OCK0 INco E, 1215 SF'Ftl1,GtJE AVLTMB 51?OXAMO W45HYNCTON 09202 DBLPH SPAI.DYNG Ho D. 5PAI.DINGG rIo 2210 uNI'VERSITY SPOKAATIEo WASHINCT4N Ymu and each of yau are hereby notified that the 3bove-namQd Plai:atiffs- Pet3tioaerso feeling themselves aggrfevedp clo rereby appeal to the Supa:2or Courtt og the Stat4 0f Washingtozt, iu ansl for the County of SpoYtarxop iYem each anc3 every naYtr o~ ~he fi7aa1 dcscision mada and entered by the 13omrd of Covaty Comiss3oaer~ 01&0 Spoumne County on August 3$ 19729 ae Natice of Appeei ` i 3 1 1 ! r ~ i ~ !2 1 L "Findings and Order Ragmrdfng Zouiag Map Froposal0 ZE-50-72p Brocimasa- Rothrockv Inco p" No. 72-490, whera3a and wu►mreby said Board pf Coeanty Cam-m3saianex$ chsnZed thm zoming clsssification of tha property La foaue :roffi "Arricultuz8g" to "Restricted Indu$trialo" Dated et Spotcane# tk'ash3m&gon, t$nis 22nd day oF Augustv 1972, P1AlECR0r,T-1RV1N-H4RAfiEAU HO''LOWNERS ASSO:.'IATION CATt4LYN 14ALMOE *qOIVRLD M. MALN;0BA. P,Ot?tW kTo GALIL EARL 11o ZIEGLER JUNE PAULSEiY JQIIIt 1Lo N~ON BEULAH I.CON LtICILE A BARTZ MTEST QVXNN MARVZN HAYES POSET'f~ HAV£S RICHAtD L„ 110385 'tONASLD PASQUALE Jo ANN rAsQUALL , TI~%LLASS K. CASTa iLOLITA CAS'1'0 RICHARn CUi3DY AF.THt,TR t1o B/lIttVES C..10 LA ~Vx? 1LS F*ON BOITitrs 13ARI.EWE B0UA.ES B0NNIE SOcIGHUItS1' p JAM= td, SPWrE.1`i JoHna ERIcKsOrs pAULETTE LRYCKS0N JOHN :3, BLUilNT ~ ^t'EARY 11o OBLRaT nxAM4E r,e oBEPsT WILBrRT Ctl AgESTLTiEK mcAREr STEVLNS LUGLNE E. I.EUIS T4M DARCY ' ;RAt'~Ic DARCY RLLLtd J. t,fiEST SfiiIRLEY J WEST KAI~LIv D, LLWIS , WWO1:144 CAAPilv"TLR RONAL3J Ao HALL D{:"TALD H, CrWrFORD LEQ"LIA A. CRAt1FOFtD DALE ROBIRTS LeRUE ROBYR tS 30AN ►4, DAVIS MAI'►~A?FT LYBI3EnZ' im2MTI4 CUI~'~INGTON idotfce of Appenl -3- PATAICIA CWIdINGTOiV ~ , , ~ , „ ,rr l JiMriIE LEE NOKTZ SIiARON SUE NQctTZ GARY LEE COi3MR R. A4ZKE JONES REG114A .70NES DALL DIBB'LE LZ'i'MA S3ImBLE RICH= AN3ERSON VITO VYNCENT CACUCCIOY.Us Pro se ~ Copy og tha goregoing aptica pf appeal sroceivod amd aarvica admitrad i this ~2.;~n4day of August,$ 1972 41 o ~ 9 Z 6 l ~ ~ c~~`,~~~ Notice of 1#ppeal -4- ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ orman Gall ~ lv F D PIP'iAA ~ East 11603 Grace Avenue FEg 2 plSn Spokane, Washa-ngton 99206 sPOKarvE couNnr PLANNIfVG CONlMISS10N Charles Huggins Spokane C ounty PI.anning Direc t or North 811 je fferson %pokane, tiashington 99204 February 12, 1973 Mr Hugglns, On the advice of our legal counsel, Mr. George Kain, the Pinecroft Irvin Mixaneau Homeowners AssocZation request that we be mranted an extension of the March 5, 1973 cu-t-off date for replyin$ to the Roundup Grocery Company TVarehouse Enviro.nmental Impact Statement on the followln6 points, 1 Spokane County ,wzth Raundup Qrocery funds, was able to secure tte services of professianals who had a comalete staff at their dlsDosal zn 3rafting the statement, 2. Very 3.a.naited copies of the draft were rnade available to our people although several reauested them by written request to your office. 3. Roundup Crocery Co , Flaworth and Anderson, and Spokane County Planning Dept. were gzven 60 days to draw up the draft Pinecroft Irvin Mirabeau Aomeowners Associatian is f1nanclally unable to .hire proi"essional Deonle to draur up a reDly. Our entire staff must come from residents tvho donate ti.me to work on the aroject. Li;nited copies have added considerable hardshzp,so much that it tyas necessary for ua t o borrow Mr Kaints cooy to even begzn. A 30 aay period simply is not sufficient time in which to compose an alequate, intelligent reply to this type of Environmental Inpact Statement. ~ We, therefore, must lnsist that a reasonable extenszon be granted ; us under the guidelines set forth for envsronc-nental impact statements r dated Deeember 1972. ~ S cerely, ~„e / c,~v oxman Gall, President - NG / mr c c c W 0 Allen, Spokane County CommZSSioner ; Iir George Kaia1, Attorney ~ 1.4r e 'Ngrman uall P1necroft Irv1-n ►,1rabeau Hoa v~1ners Assc E. 11603 Grace ~ S p oKane , ~~Jashs.ngt on 99Z00 n ~ - ~ ~ ~i irw Mr Charles IIuggins ~ Spokane County Planning Director North 811 Jefferson SDokane, EVashington 99204 R ~ ~0 73419~ A M AGENDA, MARCH 9, 1973 TELEPHONE NO 456-2274 SPOKANE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Time Friday, March 9, 1973 , 1 30 P M Place Conference Room A, Court House Annex (Use Mallon Avenue entrance) OTHER BUSINESS 1 RECONSIDERATION OF ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION, ZE-50-72, AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL (Applicants Brockman-Rothrock, Inc as aQents for Roundup Corporation) . a) To consfder a draft Environmental Impact Statement prepared in con unction with Zone Change application, ZE-50-72 ,(Agricultural to Restncted Industrial - Applicants Brockman-Rothrock, Inc as agents for Roundup Corporation, Location SE corner of Jackson Avenue and University Road), b) To consider comments received relative to said Environmental Impact Statement and to recommend to the Board of County Commissioners a final impact statement, c) To Reconsider the subject zone change application in light of the Environmental Impact Statement, d) To further consider the establishment of a new County arterial roadway connecting jackson Avenue to Indiana Avenue via Mansfield Avenue and Wilbur Road as proposed in conjunction with the subject zone change application 2 PUDE-1-72 , PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TOHNSON (Postponed from February 9 , 1973) Reconsideration of PUDE-1-72 by the Planning Commission at the request of the Board of County Commissioners for two purposes a) To consider the necessity of an Environmental Impact Statement, and b) To consider a specific finding under Section 4 20 030 as to whether subject application plans comply with the development policies of the Comprehensive Plan, the purpose of the resolution (Chapter 4 20) and provisions of" said Section 4 20 030 _1 7 - S J"A 1 E OF WASHINV1ON I, (ow ~ PAR4e~ !:Kfi1_ DANIEL J EVANS JOHN A BIGGS ' GOVERNOR OIRECTOR Eastem Washington Regional Office ~ Er% E V ~E East 103 Indiana Spokane, Washington 99207 MAR 7 1973 February 16, 1973 ~ SPOKANE COUNTI( Mr Charles L Huggins PLp►NIVINC (iOMMISS10(V DirecCor of Planning 5pokane County N 811 Jefferson Street Spokane, Washington 99201 ~ Subject Roundup Company 3pokane Valley Warehouee Eavironmental Impect Statement Dear Mr Huggins We are forwarding the above-referenced material to Dennis Lundblad, Department of Lcologya Olympia9 for any comments he may have in reference to said project. IIowever, we have also taken the liberty to comment on your statement. The mai.n reason is that we of the regional etaff are familiar with the area involved. You will undoubtedly receive some kind of reply from Mro Lundblad as well. Oux comments are as follows We were unable to tell from the Environmental Impact Statement whether or not thzs type of fac lity was in conforman q with the Sewera e Drainage Basin Plan Q &K ~ a,r.. %Z'*v% ;owest T"ne lo caCion of the se aQ,e treatment p ant appears to be in he ~ elevation of the site 11iis would tend to indicate tha sqrface dra~n- age would f low toward the drainf ield F",~,~~r, ~,'r - In the E I Sta entit_is cle y 6tated that the plans are to double thelplan szze fairly quic But no reference is made as to - ' what effect this will nave on the drainfield axea. 4, l~~ p Aff'&~ . ut f f We also have a question as to how much aad where tlie co ler-freezgx " watex will be dieposed. ~ tu This would tend to ~ ~ be the extent of our coimnents to date We would request LiiaL you send any comments or queetiona to Mr Lundblad, Department of Lcology, Olyinp3a ery truly yours, ~i, V\~ ~ ' ! ~ , ` • Daniel V. Neal Dis trict Supervlsor nw glc r~~"~ ~ a~" v~J~d'~ ~ cc J Belilke - DOL' - Olympia ti U ~1. ~i13 Dennie Lundbled - DOS - Olympia w/encle. 2 G~~~~` ~~'°1 SPOKANt CvUN lY PLP'NPfINr rntAalilc%,Sjl0N February 27, 1973 State of NvashMnon i-Dc~)arn~~ent c~t i3colnw ae; ic Mr Charles L Huggins Director of Planning Spokane County N 811 Jefferson Street Spokane, Washington 99201 SUBJECT Roundup Company Spokane Valley Warehouse Environmental Impact Statement Dear Mr Huggins We are in receipt of your draft environmental impact statement However, the review by our District Supervisor, Daniel Neal, should suffice to alert you to our concerns We appreciate the opportunity to review this document in erely, ~ Dennis L L d , E Office of Planning and Program Development DLL clp R %~O~ MAR 2 1973 8P0KANE COUNTY PLANNINQ► C41U4MISSIait rnor John A B►ggs Direcror Qlympia WashmSton 98504 Telephone (206) 753 2800 WASHINGTON STATE Daniel j Evans Governor HIGHWAY COMMISSION , G H Andrews Director DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS , y Office of District Engineer N 2714 Mayfair Street Box 5299 North Central Station Spokane Washington 99205 February 21, 1973 Mr Charles L Huggins Director of Planning Spokane County Planning Commission N 811 Jefferson Street Spokane, Washington 99201 C001 Spokane County Roundup Company Spokane Valley Warehouse Environmental Impact Dear Sir Responding to your transmittal of 2/5/73 and our earlier egchanges, this office has no comment on the project on the basis of the natural environ- ment Responsibilities in that regard lie with other agencies well qualified to respond Regarding the human environment and specifically the effect on the trans- portation system, we do have comment Traffic predictions are important to all agencies cooperating on the transportation network such as S M A T S, Spokane County and the Highway Department At present, this office sees a definite effect on the Interstate highway and its ramps as a result of the referenced project We anticipate the highwaq can accommodate the increases in the immediate future and Department designs for the future will take into consideration development in the area truly yours, ~ ALTER K HORNING, P E District Engineer ~ WRH vc ~ E~~~~E r. FE 6 2 3 1973 SPOKANE COUN iY PLANNING, COMMISSION Baker Ferguson Ctia rmen hfarold WaJsh John N Rupp Lorna Ream A H Parker Lorenz Goetz Wplle Wr3lla Everect Seettle Spokene B eme ton sec eaa y i ~ Spokane County is a state of complete physical mental and soclal wefl being and not mereiy the absence ot drsease or mfirmity HEALTH ~ ~IStrICt March 2, 1973 ~ vL ~ MAR 5 1973 SPOKANE COUN1Y Spoicane County Planning Corrtimission PLANNINC COMMiSSlON Attn: Charles Huggins N. 811 Jefferson Spokane, dJashington 99201 REs Roundup Canpany Spokane Valley Warehouse Environmental Irtpact Statanent Dear Mro Huggins, Pursuant to your request dated January 26, 19739 we have re- viewad the subject draft stateneente The enviftrnnental areas which we feel need further consideration are the following. The proposed well site is too close to the underground bulk fuel storageo As presently located, it poses an unacceptable risk to the ent3e°e water system the well is intended to supple- mente The flora and fauna of the property are listed and discussed as endangered specieso However, there is no assessment of endenic diseases and undesirable pollen production which might be reduced by the proposed use of the property. Sim'larly there is no discussion of the possible reduction of undes,rabte plant disease source nor of insect pests of animaals and man for which the vacant property is a soureee The topographical map following page 18 is illegible making the topography section sorrewhat unintelligiblea Larod use is inadequately discoassed on page 21o Proposed uses of surrounding land should be stated and an assessment made of combined air, noise and impaction factors. The layouts dep'cted on pages 7A9 22s 339 123 and 124 do not appear to agree as to protective berm loeation and shapee Administration Le boretory 458 3830 458 3667 clinic E 0 PLOEGER M D M P H Director Personal Health 456 3640 456 3613 Environmental Health Vitel Statistics 456 2340 North 819 Jefferson Street Spokane Washington 99201 4563670 ~ ~ Page (2) Spokane County Pianning Commission ~ N. 811 Jef ferson March 2, 1973 0i1 and solvent waste from the truck maintenance facility should be discussed for either removal from the site or impact if on site disposal is proposed. In the discussion on page 23 concerning the sewage treatment facility, it should be rewerded to state, " The installation will conform to design and specification plans approved by the Spokane County Health 03strict." We do not design and write specifications for such systems. See also statement on page 37 The land u4e map on page 26 is not usable due to inadequacy of iegend on page 27 as applied on the map. The exterior lighting and signing are summarily dismissed on page 28. The k'nds, locations and "visible direction" of both fixed lights and vehicular lights are critical since the housing to both the Northeast and Sauth are at higher land elevations than this property. In view of the all night operations and the peak traffic hours (non-day light), these lights may be important pollutant factors and should be dis- gOssed 3n this analysis in more detail. It will be several years before the trees are of such size as to offer signific- ant shielding of either light or sound. It is not clear on page 35 if the 500,000 gallon storage tanks are also to be turned over to the Irvin Water District and thereby furnish back-up supply for fire-fighting throughout the District. The analysis of Air Quality beginning page 38 appears incanp. plete. Additional factors to consider are (1) particulate and photo-themical pollution from other existing and Qroposed industrial activities, (2) emissions from the plant heating system and the diesel engine on the well pump, and (3) greater definition of reduction in dawntoMm Spokane considering that the salesman and truck delivery routes will 1'kely remain mostly unChanged. The discussion of operating noise within the building (page 45) is improperly placed under temporary construction noise. Noise emanating from the plant will permanently add to the ambient no3se in the area. The report does not consider possible future expansion or the population in the area. ~ ~J Page (3) Spokane County Planning Commission N. 811 Jef ferson March 2, 1973 The report gives an approximate t3me table for truek traff,c but not for e°ail traff ic at the sitee Why i s the truck tr'af- fic heaviest in the early morn3ng hours? Resehedule? The prospect of at least nine trucks per hour between the hours of 2:00 AM and 7s00 AM passing through the area has a very high complaint potential. The impact on sleep interference and annoyance factor (page 47) may very well be properly challeng- ed. The sect3on of rail traffic noise states (page 51) that "the maximum noise level that any residential area would experienee wauld not euceed 50 decibels." The report does not state if this is the level produced solely by the rail traffic or if this is a total sound levet including the rail traffic. What will be the cumulative noise level from all noise sources 1n each of the residlenttial areas? Near side not centers of areas should be coASidered since they are most criticaliy af- fected. The baffling devices for the trucks will reduce the noise level by haw many deeibels? The houses closest to the proposed site in each residential area mast serve as reference points in measuring the distances. These are the people who would receive the higher noise ievels. (Probab1 y not enough peop 1 e to br ing about carmit tee foPmat i on. ) Perhaps a noise baa-rier should also be constructed along the northern edge of the roadwaye Feasible? Nof se f rom veh 3 c 1 es i s pred i cated at "°reduced speed" (page 46) and 1120 mph" (page 53) and "at low speed (10 to 20 mph)" (page 550 On what are these speeds predicated? What ccnsideration is given to stop and start noise peaks generated at the ra,l crossing and enter3ng the county arterial fran the plant premises? 'fhe statentent (page 55) that noise levels must reach a certain 1eve1 b,efore citizen action is taken appears to be a misinter- pretation of the chart on page 57. Action could of course be taken at any level whether waa-ranted or not. The chart further implies that noise potlution of fair1y high tevels may be ignored unless a sufficiently large nwnber of people are af- fected that they can apply political pressure. This seems to ignore rights and concern for the few who may be grmatly af- fected but unable to gain "influential" action. 3 ~ ~ Page (4) Spokane Caunty Planning Ccmmissian N. 811 Jeffersan March 2, 1973 Traffic impaction and safety hazards at the Pines interchange appea r s ta be irradequate 1 yemphas ized. The add it i on caf heavy trucks attempting ta cross north and south bound traffic to cross Interstate 90 carries a greater hazard potential ta schaa►1 buses and other t raf f i c than mere number s wou 1 d ro nd ieat+e. The restriction (page 99) of pesticides t4 "home and garden.rl type is unduly restrictive and somewhat meaningless since this is essentially a ecmmercial packag;ng elassi~ication and nat "author'zed use" elagsvfieation. We do not believe Roundup officiais can enforce employee use of a rter' a l sexcept when dr iv i ng eompany veh i c l es. Other conc 1 u+di ng statement nay need re-eva f uat iora af ter a►ther earlier speeific areas are reconsidered. Very truly yours, ENVlRaNMENTAI HEALTH D1ViSI0N / 4~~2 ~ 4roEnvronamwtal Cs Prather Health Specialist EC P/j c, ~ ~ ~ . 4FFI(1E OF COLJh1TY ENGINEER w t~ R4BERT S TURI'JER COUNTY ENGINEER _ . . . , . . = SIP401KAmE 'PA►S33EIN0TT01%T 9921W01 SPOKANE COUN Y COURT FiOt15E March 5, 1973 Charles L Huggins Dtrector of Planning Public Works Building N 811 Jefferson Spokane, Washington 99201 RE Roundup Company Spokane 'Ualley Warehouse Environmental Impact Statement Dear Mr Huggins The review of the draft envirvnmental impact statement concerning the Roundup Campany proposal has been completed The fallowing comments are limited tv the specific areas of traff7c operat7ons and the the County Road proposal contained wlthin the statement The estimated traffic volumes as presented in the statement do not add any signlficant amount af trafflc to the present volumes and should not result in any signif7cant operational problems at either the Pines Road lnterchange or on the proposed Caunty Road Tmprovement The maaority of truck traffic was estzmated to occur during ear1y morning hours wh7ch 1s the tlme when the lowest trafflc volumes occur during an average 24-hour period As mentioned in the statement the two-way ramps found at the Pines Road interchange do not aiways provide optimum operating conditions and in view of this short coming the State H7ghway Department presently is considering the reconstruction of the ramps which will eliminate the present two-way operation which exists on three of the four ramps Upan the completion of this project, the 7ntersection of Indiana and Pines should be a typical four-way County road intersection With the proper deszgn considering the amount of truck traffic turning w7thin the intersection the reconstructed intersection can provide optimum traffic operation The statement does not contain any specific information relative to the proposed County arterial road To construct the proposed arterial road additional right of way must be obtained along Jackson Avenue, through the Round Up Company and adjoining property, along Mansfield Avenue, and aiong Wilbur Avenue Realignment of the Wilbur and Mansfleld intersection, the Wilbur and Indiana intersection and the realignment of Jackson Avenue at its intersection with the proposed arterial rQad will be necessary Additional right of way w111 also be necessary to realign ~ , C Hugglns March 5, 1973 Page 2 these intersections Any existing right of way not needed for road purposes after the realignment has been completed can be vacated and returned to the adjoining property owners In conclusion, the data as presented in the statement does indicate that the increased trafflc volumes generated by the Roundup operation should not significantly effect the existing traffic operations in the area The proposed arterial with the proposed safety improvements at the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Railroad Crossing should provide an adequate facility for anticipated arterial-type traffic going to and coming from the area Yours very truly, a.v"'f 0,-) Robert S Turner, P E Spokane County Engineer RST/e 9k By bm4,-~ Gary KeAnaly, P E Traffic & Planning En ineer STATE OF WASHINGTON fr5EPARTMEKY Or rwOOLOGY DANIEL J EVANS JOHN A BIGGS GOVERNOR D/RECTOR Eastern Washington Regional Office East 103 Indiana Spokane, Washington 99207 February 16, 1973 Mr Charles L Huggins Director of Planning Spolcane County N 811 Jefferson Street Spolca.ne, Washington 99201 Subject Roundup Company Spokane Valley Warehouse Environmental Impact Statement Dear Mr Huggins We are forwarding the above-referenced material to Dennis Lundblad, Department of Ecology, Olpmpia, for any comments he may have in reference to said project Iiowever, we have also taken the liberty to comment on your statement The main reason is that we of the regional staff are familiar with the area involved You will undoubtedly receive some kind of reply from Mr Lundblad as well Our comments are as foilows We were unable to tell from the Environmental Impact Statement whether or not this type of facility was in conformance with the Sewerage Drainage Basin Plan The location of the sewage treatment plant appears to be in the lowest elevation of the site This would tend to indicate that surface drain- age would flow toward the drainfield In the E I Statement, it is clearly stated that the plans are to double the plant size fairly quick But no reference is made as to what effect ttu.s will have on the drainfield area We also have a question as to how much and where the cooler-freezer water w-ill be disposed This would tend to be the extent of our comments to date We would request that you send any comments or questions to Mr Lundblad, Department of Ecology, Olympia ery truly yours, y` ~ ~l. ± ~rl ~ ~ ~ Daniel V Neal DVN glc District Supervisor RECEIVED cc J Behlke - noE - Olympia FE6 2 41973 Dennis Lundblad - DOE - Olympia w/encls SPOKAivE COUNTY PLAIVNING COMMISSION , February 26, 1973 Charles L Huggins, Director Spokane County Planning Commission N 811 Jefferson Street Spokane, Wash 99201 Dear Mr Huggins Re A-95 Review of Roundup Company - Spokane Valley Warehouse - Environmental Impact Statement The Spokane Regional Planning Conference has reviewed the subject draft Environmental Impact Statement received from your office January 29, 1973 We have had no negative responses or comments on the Statement However, copies of reactions received by the clearinghouse are enclosed with this letter It is our conclusion, acting as District Clearinghouse 12, under Executive Order EO-70-08, State of Washington, that the proposed project is in conformance with developmental plans, goals and objectives as of this date Sincerely yours, SPOKANE REGIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE 6&4"L-01 ~o ose M Urcia, Director JMU ls Enc E E I "V'o E~ F E 6 2 7 1973 SPOKANE COUfVTV PLANKING CQMM1SSiON ADDRESS REPLY TO SPOKANE REGIONAL PLANNIIVG CONFERENCE ROOM 353 CITY HALL SPOKANE WASHINGTON 99201 PLEASE RETURN Tf FORM TO THE SPOKANE REGI S, PLANNING CONFERENCE BY AGENCY RESPONSE FORM DATE February 15, 1973 TO Regional Clearinghouse Attention Jose M Urcia, Director ; Spokane Regional Planning Conference ~ Room 309 - CitY Hall ~ ~ Spokane, Washington - 99201 ~ ~ 1 1 FROM Name E e Terry Clegg Title Planning DzrectoY i Agency C ity of Spokane SUBJECT Review of Summary Notification Applicant Roundup Company Pr03eet Spokane Valley Warehouse State Clearinghouse Number We do not have an interest in the above pr03ect ~ We have a question or interest in the above pr03ect and wish to confer with the applicant . We are interested in and approve of this pr03ect X . We wish to make the following comments (Attach additional sheets 1f necessary.) S:;r.at..rP an :"'-&tle of Per~oz CoTr+~ ~.Lrg FcrT. ~ Planning Dirbctot PLEASE RETURN T~ FORM TO THE SPOKANE REG AL PLANNING CONFERENCE BY AGENCY RESPONSE FQRM DATE February 15, 1973 TO. Regional Clearinghouse Attention Jose M Urcia, Director Spokane Regional Planning Conference Room 309 - City Hall Spokane, Washington - 99201 FROM NaItte rlE,n A_ Yake Title Aqnt_ citv Manecrer - Enqineering Agency rifu of Smk4nef Washinqton SUBJECT: Review of Summary Notification Applicant Roundup CQm2anv Projeet Snokane Valley Igare State Clearinghouse Number We do not have an interest in the above project We have a question or interest in the abave project and wish to confer with the applicant . We are interested in and approve of this project X . . We wish to make the following comments (Attach additional sheets if necessary ~ Signature and TitlP of Person C.ernr let_r- : o.-m Asst.City Manager - Engineering a PLEASE RETURN 7 3 FORM TO THE SPOKANE REG.AL PLANNING CONFERENCE BY AGENCY RESPQNSF FnR.M DATE February 16, 1973 TO. Regional Clearinghouse Attention Jose M Urcia, Director Spokane Regional Planning Conference Room 309 - City Hall Spokane, Washington - 99201 FROM Name David H Rodge rs ~ Title SMATS Policy Committee Chalrman Agency Spokane Metropolitan Area Transportation Study SUBJECT Review of Summary Notification Applicant Roundup Company, Spokane Valley Warehouse Pr03eet Environmental Impact Statement State Clearinghouse Number We do not have an interest in the above project . We have a question or s.nterest in the above pr03ect and wish to confer with the applicant . We are interested in and approve of this pr03ect X . We wish to make the following comtnents (Attach additional sheets 1f necessary ) Thss proposed project by Roundup Company s.s compatible with the forecasts used in preparing the adopted Long-Range Trans- portation Plan Signature and Title of Person Completing Form SMATS Director ~ PLEASE RETURN T$IS FORM TO THE SPOKANE REGIONAL PLANNrNG CONFERENCE r BY: AGENCY RESPONSE FORM DATE ° FebruarV 23 ~ 1973 TO Regional Clearinghouse Attention Jose M. Urcia, Director Spokane Regional Planning Conference Room 309 - City Hall Spokane, Washington - 99201 FROM: Name. Nick Beamer Title e Actina Executive Director Agency Comprehensi.ve Health Planning Council of Spokane County, In,ca SUBJECT• Review of Summary Notification Applicant- Roundup Compary Projeet Spokane Valley Warehouse State Clearinghouse Number• We do not have an interest in the above project o We have a question or interest in the above project and wish to confer with the applicant . We are interested in and approve of this project xx , e We wish to make the followinq comiinents (Attach additional sheets if necessary. ) The concern of the Comprehensive Health Planning Council of Spokane County, In~,c, would be that the pro7ect conform to the rulest regulations and nolicies of the Spokane County Health Districto Signature and Title of Person Completing Form , Nick Beamer Acting Executive Director ' PLEASE RETURN Tl FORM TO THE SPOKANE REGI ~L PLANNING CONFERENCE 1 BY AGENCY RESPONSE FORM DATE February 15, 1973 TO Regional Clearinghouse Attention Jose M Urcia, Director . Spokane Regional Planning Conference Room 309 - City Hall Spokane, Washington - 99201 FROM Name Gilbert C Milis Title Superintendent Agency Central Valley School District #356 ~ SUBJECT Review of Summary Notification Applicant State of Washington Federal Grant Review I i Pro3eet Roundup Co, Spokane Valley Warehouse i ~ State Clearinghouse Number We do not have an interest in the above pro3ect xx . We have a question or interest in the above project and wieh to confer with the applicant We are interested in and approve of this pro3ect . We wish to make the following comments (Attach adds.tional sheets s.f necessary S? gnatu."p wrd Title of person Cc-: g'Le J4-.Jrly Fo T& ~ /t. f~C-t~ ~ l`' ~ ~ y► ~ uperintendent ~ ~ PLEASE RETURN T] ' FORM TO THE SPOKANE REGI ►L PLANNING CONFERENCE ~ BY - AGENCY RESPONSE FORM DATE . February 1 r-j, 1973 1 t TO• Regional Clearinghouse Attention Jose M Urcia, Director Spokane Regional Planning Conference t Room 309 - City Hall ~ Spokane, Washington - 99201 FROM Name Countv Commissioners Office ~ Title ' Agency SUBJECT: Review of Summary Notification Appls.cant • RounduD Companv Pro j ect Snokane Vallev Warehouse ~ • Y State Clearinghouse Number We do not have an interest in the above project No Comment r We have a question or interest in the above project and wish to canfer with the applicant We are interested in and approve of this project . We wish to make the following comments (Attach additional sheets ~ if necessary ) ► ~ r I Signature and Tztle ef. Pezson C.-j-&ple-ting I'orm . , r R ` PLEASE RETURN ' S FORM TGl THE SPOKANE REC tAL PLANNING C4NFERENCE $Y AGENCY RESPQNSE F{?R.M. DATE Fetiruary 20, 1973 TO Regs.onal Clearinghouse Attention Jose M Urcia, Director Spokane Rega.onal Planning Canference Room 349 - City Hall Spokane, Washingtan - 99201 FROM Name William S. f aarn , Title Director of Parks and Recreation Agency Citv Parks and Recreation Department SUBJECT Revs.ew of Summary Notif ication Applicant Roundup Company , Projeet. Warehouse State Clearinghouse Number We do not have an interest in the above project X We have a questian vr interest in the above project and wish to confer with the applicant We are interested in and apgrove of this project We wish to make the following comments (Attach additional sheets if necessary ) Signature and Title nf FQrsan Cornpleting Form Williem S Fearn ~ 1 t~ = ~r,-: AoR POIlUTION CONTROI AUTHORITY POKANE OUIdTY February 6, 1973 Mr Charles L Huggins Spokane County Planning Commission North 811 Jefferson Spokane, Washington 99201 SUBJECT Roundup Company Spokane Valley Warehouse Dear Mr Huggins A point not covered in the draft environmenta.l impact statement which should be recognized as a potential cause for complaint is the odor from the diesel truck exhaust Diesel exhaust, like many other odors, can be detected at high dilution Under adverse atmospheric conditions, there can be an accumulation of these odorous gases and can result in unfavorable reactions from neighbors of the warehouse I recommend that the Roundup Compa.ny be asked to submit a pro- posal to control diesel emissions This could be done by fitting their trucks with cata.lytic mufflers and/or require that truck motors not be permitted to idle when parked in the areae Sin erely, 1 l red A Shiosaki, Director Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority FAS mc ~~~~~~EOO'h' FE B 6 1973 SPOKAfVE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSI0N ADDRESS REPLY TO SPOKANE COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY NORTH 811 JEFFERSON SPOKANE WASHINGTON 99201 i Ammuns @900TOme ~ ~ February 15, 1973 David W Stevens, Administrator Community Services State Planning & Community Affairs Agency Olympia, Washington 98504 Dear David Per our telephone conversation February 15, 1973, between you, Mr Huggins and myself, I am attaching a brief description and map of Roundup Company, Spokane Valley Ware- house Environmental Impact Statement regarding the local clear- inghouse letter written February 13, 1973 to Mr Charles L Huggins acknowledging receipt of the subject application and requesting him to send to the Planning and Community Affairs Agency a description of the project This project is a private development and of local significance I hope this will take care of the matter in question Sincerely yours, SPOKANE REGIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE . ose M Urcia, Director JMU ls Snc cc Charles L Huggins RECEIVED FEB 16 1973 SPOKANE COUNTY PLANNING CAMMISSIOIV ADDFiESS REPLY TO SPOKANE REGIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE ROOM 353 CITY HALL SPOKANE WASHINGTON £9201 . : ''This letter sent to the lowing Spokane County Parks & Recreation Dept Washington State Dept of Highways Public Works Bldg North 2714 Mayfair Street N 811 Jefferson St Spokane, Washington Spokane, Wash 9 9 2 O 1 Att'n Ben Ashford ~ Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authroity Kit Beecher, Director Public Works Bldg Inland Empire Zoological Society N 811 jefferson St North 112 Gillis Road, Suite 108 Spokane, Wash 99201 Spokane, Washington 99206 ~ Robert S Turner Spokane County Engineer Public Works Bldg N 811 Jefferson Spokane, Wash 99201 h Mr Vaughn P Call, Acting Director Spokane Regional Planning Conference Room 2 09 , City Hall Spokane, Wash ~ Mr jerry Neal Prosecuting Attorney's 4ffice Public Safety Bldg W 1116 Ma].lon Ave Spokane, Wash h ~Qamsgng? on-~taje~ep~gio~'locigi,~ Hea~tL Service N 711 Lincoln St Spokane, Wash u) Thomas G Haggarty, Regfonal Mgr State of Washington Dept of Eco].ogy E 103 Indiana Ave Spokane, Wash 99207 ~ Superintendent East Valley School District N 3 415 Pine s Rd Spokane , Wash h Spokane Valley Fire District #1 N 72 0 Sullivan Road Veradaie, Wa s h ~ Irvin Water Ih strict #6 c/o Mrs F D N 3120 Butler Stundershausen Spokane, Wash E O Ploeger, M D ~ District Health Officer Spokane Health District County Court House Annex Spokane, Wash 99201 Februacy 7, 19 7 3 Tony Andetson HawOrth & Anucr3Ua VV. 420 Spraqw SpokaAS, Washingtoa Dear Tony, Enclosed pleasa find commant from, Frad Shiasaki raqarding the Roundup Impact •tatement. I miqht augqest that you cantact him personalx t- reqardinq hi• ctunawnt a~d rraommsndation. i' -Aa ifh -r e-,r' . ; CHARLES L. HUGGINS Directot of PIanniAq ErLCI. 'T~ _ ~ - 45u _ . I Re : Round up Company Spokan• Velley Watehouss Environment8l Itnpact Statemer,. l,al.i ...:i1.iL.~.ii.r .'L1iAt ,.1.vLL~1:lj.t~.la~.~. 1:..~'..-L vL.11•4:a:.rll1, i.t..•11::j .a~a.L. j'L:.,. aqancy lsavinq "Jurlsdiction by law or special exportese with teapect to any envircxunental laapact involved". The repart i s bslng aircutlated to local and atete aqa wie a who have a Drogram and j uri sdictional n s pcmaibility with re spect to the subject properiy such as the lacal watet, fite and achoal dtstricts as well as aqencies haviAQ juriodiction by victw of apecial expertise ia anvimraeatal aupact naattsts suah as the Stats Drpartmont of EcoloQy and the SDokane County A!r PoUution CoAtrat Dlstrict. Copiea are also heing 9ent Lo thQ Pinecroft Irvfn Mirabeau Homeowners' Associatioan. We so11c1t your commentg on the :egort relauve to yaur area of concern or responsibility. We ask that asty commeats be zaade in writing and be delivoced to this agency no later thaa Match 5, 19 73, Ail cosamants so received will be inaatparated with the draft statement arid utilised by ths PlanninQ Comaiis- sion end 8onrd of Caunty Comnaissioaers in svaluation oE the aub)sct develop- ment project and zone change. Sincerely, CHARLES L. HUGGINS Directvc of P1aAninq Encl. :vls 456-2274 january 2+6, 1973 Pinscroft Irv#,n Mi~abeau Homevwnees` Association► Attn: George A. Kain Attarney at Law 555 `LincgIn. Bldg. , . Spokane, Was h. 99201 Re: Roundup Comp~ny Spajtans VaUey► Warehouae Environrnontal Impact Statemsnt Dear Sic: T'he enclosed draft envir~mental impact statement is beirg sent to y+ou as the eitizens' organizaUon havlng adirvct Interest aAd acncern in th~ sub)ect project. Tho repcrt io being circulated to lacal and state agenciea who 1ave a pragram andl jurrisdi+atfvnal reaponsibiltty wtth respoct to the subject prro- perhr' a uch as tho lcacal water, flm and school distrfrta as well as aqencies h:4'~~ ~urladiG#iOn by ViI'tue 4f speCial 8Xp8rtAa+r~ II1 enVir'4'3nme1"ltc'3l impact m$tter$ s1ch the St8te D9p3rtn1ont of ECology cZnd thf~ Spokane CQun~y Air ~ Fo11 uUem Cantral Disttict. We solicit ycw ccumments on the repoct relattve to your area o# concorn cc res,ponsibility. Wv aak that any commer~~s be macie In wrfUnq and be tQ this agency no late= than Maurch 5. 1973. AU comments so received wl-f. te imag"ate+d with the draft statems mt and uUli zed by the Planniny G qm.: w~. w1 - sivn and HoaM vf County Commtss3vn*rs in avaluation of t1e subject ~evelap- ma nt project and z one change. Sincetely. ~ CHARLES L. HUGGIN'S► Liractor of Planning Encl . :VlS . Febcuary 6 , 1973 Mr. Kit Beecher, Director Inland Empire Zooloqical 3ociety North 112 Giliis Road Suite 108 Spokane, Washinqton 99206 Re: Roundup Company Spokane Valley Warehou8e Enviconmental Impact Statement Dear Mr. Beecher: The enclosed draft snvironmental iinpact etatement is beinq aent to you as an agency havinq "Jurisdiction by law or special expsrtise with reepact to any environmental impact involved". The report ia beinq cicculated to local and state aqencies who have a proyram and iuriedictional reaponsibility with respeat to the subiect property euch as the local water, fice and school districts ae well as agenciea having juri8diction by virtue of special expertise in envlronmentel iinpact mattere euch as the State Department of Ecoloqy and the Spokane County Air Pollution Control District. Copies are also being sent to the Pinecroft Irvin Mirabaau Homeownere' As eociation . We solicit your coinments on tha caport relative to your area of concern or responaibility. We ask that any coniments be made in wcitinq and ba delivered to this agency no later than March 5, 1973, All comments so received will be incotporated with the draft etatement and utilized by the Planninq Commission and Board of County Commissioners in evaluation of the subiect development project and sona change. Sincerely, CHARLES L. HUGGINS Director of Planninq Enclosure CLH : cmw February 5, 1973 Washinqton State Departmant of Hiqhwaya Nocth 2714 Mayfair Street Spokane, Wa shington Attention: Mr. Ben Ashford Re: Roundup Company Spokane Valley Warehouse Environmental Impact Statement Dear Mr. Ashford: The encloaed draft enviconmental impact statement is beinq sent to you as an agency having "jurisdiction by law or special expertisa with respect to any anviionmental impact involved". The report is beinq cicculated to local end state agencies who have a program and iuriadictional responaibility with respect to the subiect property such as the local water, fire and school districts as well as agencies havfnq j ucisdication by virtue of special expertise in envionmental impact matters such as the 3tate Depattment of Ecology and the Spokane County Air Pollution Control District. Copies are also being 8ent to the Pinecroft Irvin Mirabeau Homeowners' Association. We solicit your comments on the ceport relattva to your area of concern or responsibility. V4re ask that any comments be made in wr.tting and be delivered to thia agency no later than March 5, 1973. All commenta so received will be incorporated with the draft statement and utilized by the Planning Commiasion and Board of County Commissioners in evaluation of the aubiect development project and zone chan9e. S incerely , CHARLES L. HUGGIN3 Director of Planning CLH:cmw AijL iLLiavit of Publication STATE OF WASHINGTON ~ss. County of Spokane. I, ,,fVwAr.n A. CLM olo solemnly swear that I am the Principal Clerk of the ~ ~ ^^r• ~n•~ u' , a newspaper established aaid regularly published, once each ' `(Week) in the English language, in and of general circulation in the 1 (DaY) ~ City of Spokane, Spokane County, Washiagton; that said newspaper has been so established and regularly published and has had said general circulahon continuously for more than six (6) months prior to the 23rd day of July, 1941; that said newspaper is printed in an of- fice maintained at its place of publication in the City of Spokane, Wcsshington; that said newspaper wcrs approved and designated as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior Caurt of the State of Wash- IN accordanca Wirn tng E„viro„me,,. ington for Spokane County on the 23rd day of July, 1941, and that said tal Policy Acr or 1971, a draft envi- order has not been revoked cmd is in full force and effect; that the deen ronmenai spo►crea eeRCO~~aY notice attached hereto cmd which is a part of the proof of publication, dealing with a Droposal fo rezone aporoximatety fiffy ecres a! procer- }v 10cated af the southeast interset• WQS published in said newspaper t1II1@3, t'1@ tion of Jeckson Avenue and Uni• ' versitv Road in the Svokane Valley trom the presertt Agricuitural aas5i- publication having been made once each ticatfon to the Restricted industriel ciassitication. The`prooertY is Pro- , Posed for use by the Roundup Com- ~OIIl the C~QY O~ A. D. 19 Danv for a food disiribvfion ware- house faciiHy. The draft reaart meY be exam- {O t2'1P riQ'Y Of A. D. 19 ined In the offices of the Spokane County Planning Commissfon af North 811 Jefferson. Written com- `c? inenfs on the draft are solicited bV hat gCilfl was published in the regular and entire issue spo►cane County and snould be re- Of every number of the paper during the petiOd Of tillle of publica- ceived in the Commission`s offices no lafer ihen Marth 5, 1973. tlOll, and that the notice was published in the newspaper proper and CHARLES L. HUG6INS Dated• February ~,r1973r of Planninp not in a supplement. Subscribed and sworn to before me at the Ci of Spokane, this ~ day of 19 " ~ . e:^'Pr.i',~ ~ '11-4 Notary Public in and for he State of Washi.ngton, Form 0-16 residing at Spokane, Wash. . No IN THE SU PERIOR COU RT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON in and for Spokane County OFF[CE OF . - HAWORTH & ANDERSON WEST 420 SPRAGUE AVENUE SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 99204 15091 624-e733 January 25. ;073 ROUNDUP COMPANY - SPOKANE VALLEY WAREHOUS' UL Ll:i:: i~Uililulii) lIclii:?dl:iy' -[i the Spokane Valley was determined to be of environmental signif icance , requiring a zone change from "Agriculture" to "Restricted Industrial," and warranted the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. The draft version of that statement has been prepared and is now available for agency and public review and comment. The proposed project is a 500,000 square foot warehouse-office complex to be built on a 50 acre site just a mile northwest of the Pines Road - Interstate 99 interw-tion. This Environmental Impact Statement was prepared for the Count,~ c,f Spokane in accordance with the provisions of the State Environment.!.: Policy Act of 1971 and the guidelines set up by the State Departmer._ of Ecology. It is intended to allow a greater evaluation of the of this development on the overall environment. In this Environmenta.i Impact Statement a number of categories were covered, such as the identification of the flora and f auna; features of the site as it now i_:; and as it will be if the project is completed; aesthetic qualities zrlc' character of the project; factors affecting water, air, noise, waste; possible impact on traffic, schools, fire and police protection, utilities, housing; economic impact. In-depth analysi: , particularly of traffic congestion and noise pollution. The State Department of Ecology's final procedures and guidelines requiPe a number of specif ic questions to be answered, among them being alternatives to the proposed project, mitigating measures proposed to minimize any potential adverse impact, short-term versus long-term uses of the land, evaluation of the proposed project in light of present policies and plans of the Spokane County Comprehensive Plan. For instance, among the alternatives to be considered for the site were that of residential use, agricultural use, open space or park, leaving it in its present condition, or some other commercial or industrial use. Of additional interest is the plan for a new water system and a new county arterial. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS • LAND USE PLANNING • ECONOMICS • HOUSING - URBAN 6 REGIONAL STUDIES ~ - HAWORTH & ANDERSON WEST 420 SPRAGUE AVENLJE SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 99204 15091 624-6733 Distribution List for Roundup EIS County Commissioners - 3 County Planning Commission Alembers - 7 County Planning Commission Staff - 3 v County Road and Engineering Dept. - 1 County Air P61lution Control District - 1 ~ County Health District - 1 ✓ County Parks and Recreation - 1 v Regional Planning Conference - 1 '*oState Department of Social and Health Services - 1 V"State Department of Ecology - 1(1 already delivered) ✓ County Fire District #1 ✓ East Valley School District - 1 ~ Irvin Water District - 1 ~ Mirabeau Homeowners Assocation - 1 ✓ Homeowner's AtCorney - Kain - 1 Roundup Company - 1(H&A will deliver) Roundup, Attorney - A11-sen - 3 (HEt_ Qle1i,.-`rec_) ~ ;=e~-r• C C [ c'Ar e t Total 30 - 10 delivered, b to County Ylanning Commission There are 19 in this delivery to County Planning Commistion; Haworth and Anderson will deliver the 1 copy to Roundup. , Ya ~,L"t ~r e . i ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS • LAND USE PLANNING - ECONOMICS • HOLJSING • URBAN & REGIONAL STUDIES ~ e t~ ~ i t 02TF2CE O~ G OUNTY E NG I NE E R ~ Ax/ 16 i ROBERT S TURNER Y A9~i..-`°"~'~ COUNTY ENGINEER qW1Ld4Axx-.-GWox ()J .Zu 1 SPO A COU Y COIRT OUSE January 19, 1973 Mr Norman Ga 1 i Pinecroft-Irvin-Mirabeau Homeowners Assoc E 11503 Grace Ave Spokane, Washington 99206 Dear Sir The information you requested by letter on January 10, 1973 is listed below 1 Enclosed 2 a Pines Road north of I-90, A D T - 7100 Pines Road south of Trent, A D T - 6055 b No traffic counts available c University Road, south of trent, A D T - 847 d No traffic counts available 3 No up to date traffic counts available Contact the 41ashington State Highway Department for further lnformation 4 NOTE All road classifications are Washington State Urban Arterlal Board classifications a University Road, Trent to Jackson, Secondary, 19 feet University Road, Jackson to I-90,access, traii not malntazned, 9 feet. b Jackson Ave , col i ector, 19 feet c Wilbur Road, Mansfield to Indiana, access, graded, 16 to 18 feet Yours very truly, Robert S Turner, P E RST l p Spokane County Engineer RECEIVED ~ c c P1 anni ng Corrmi ssi on JAN 19 1913 SPOKANE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION ~ ~ ~ ~ < ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ` ~ ~ r ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ a ~ ~ ~ ~t ~ ~ ~ " ~ ` ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ , ~ u ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a ~ ~ ' ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ` ~ y ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ C ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~`'J ~ ~ \ ` ~ y ti Y ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ 4 C1 d "`J ~ ~ ~ \ ` ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ y m ~ ~ . C ~ ~1 , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ti , ~ t ~ \ ~ ~ ~ ` ~t ~ ~ r ~ ~ ` 4 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ C ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ , ~ * , ~ , ~ ~ ~ 1 ` ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ • ;/J~' J J C1 J~~~• - ~ ~ ~ , RECEIWD f~72 D E C 2} 1 , ~ SPpKqNE COUNTY PLANNING CaMM15}SION r ~ RAN DALL & DAN S K I N ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS 440 LINCOLN BUILDING C D RANDALL iBes 19e7 SPOKANE WASHINGTON 99201 F B DANSKIN 1869 1971 A A LUNOIN PJ ALLISON RIVERSIDE 7-2052 G L KtMER AREA CODE 509 R T CARTER J P MURRAY F G FANCHER ~ P DOUGLAS December 12, 1972 Mr W 0 Allen, Chalrman Board of County Commissioners Spokane County Courthouse Spokane, Washington 99201 Re Roundup Co Rezoning Gentlemen Recently the Planning Commission recommended to you that an environ- mental impact statement be prepared in regard to the proposed Roundup Co rezoning ln the Valley That recommendation came after a hearing before the Planning Commission at whlch all attorneys in- volved expressed the view that the Environmental Policy Act of 1971 mlght require that such a statement be prepared It is the position of our client, Roundup Co , that if there is any question as to whether or not an impact statement should be prepared, then Roundup would prefer that such a statement be done so as to avoid the possibllity of litigation over the question It is recognized that this may be the first impact statement pre- pared and processed by the County of Spokane It is also recognized that the County Planning Commission is not staffed with the personnel necessary to prepare such a statement Nevertheless, the law indi- cates that it is the ob ligation of the County, rather than the de- veloper, to prepare such a statement Under the practice which has developed in Callfornia, which has a law very simllar to ours, the developer, with the aid and cooperation of the local offlcials, prepares the preliminary draft of an impact statement and submits it to the County Planning Commission for their consideration Thus the developer provides the information and data on which the County can draw lts conclusions as to the effects of the project upon the environment It is with this in mind that Roundup Co has hired the firm of Haworth & Anderson, who are experi- enced environmental consultants, to draft a preliminary impact state- ment The purpose in hiring this firm is to aid the Planning Commis- sion in drafting its environmental lmpact statement r e Mr W 0 Allen, Chalrman December 12, 1972 Page 2 It is hoped that the prellminary draft of the statement can be pre- pared in the next three to four weeks As soon as it is prepared it will be turned over to the Planning Commission for their con- sideration In the meantime, employees of the firm of Haworth & Anderson will be in contact with the Planning Commission and with many local county officials to gather the needed information If you have any questlons concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact us Very truly yours, RANDALL & DANSKIN Frederi c G Fancher FGF ms ~ East Vaas-45y School Distr°icu Noe 361 DARROLL A WALLER Superuitendent Telephone WA 41830 Admnustration Office - N 3415 Puies Road SPOKANE WASHINGTON 99206 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROBERT P IRONS DONALD KRUEGER MONTE D SCMROEDER HARL R MONTEE LEO TIEOE December 6, 1972 -~1 Mr Charles Huggins Spoka,ne County Planning Commission Spokane County Courthouse Spokane, Washington 99201 Dear Mr Huggins I wlsh to ca,ll to your attention our concern in the East Valley School District regarding the development of a large warehouse complex as it relates to the hazards of transporting students The area currently is extremely hazardous for both pedestrian traffic a.s well as bus traffic We would suggest serious consideration be given this problem in a,rriving at a decision Thank you for your consideration Best regards, EAST VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 361 Darroll A Waller Superintendent DAW ds R E%'0W`;E I V E D DECv? 1972 SPOKANE COUNTY PLAIVNING COMMISSION , ~ i ~ 1 1 SPOKANE COUNTY FLANNI~.rG COMNiISSION ~ Narth 8111 jt- fforson Straet Spok3m: , V+ 3 sliington 99201 December 6, 1972 Honorable Board of County Commissioners , Spokano County Court House Spokane, Washington 99201 Gentlemen At a special meeting of the Spokane County Planninq Commis sion held on Friday, December 1, 1972, at 9 00 A M to 10 45 A M, in Conference Room "A" of the County Court House Annex, the enclosed action was taken and is recommended to the Board of County Commissioners Members present Messrs Qu3ckQnbush, Schadegg, Cook, and Mrs Rawlings Members 3bsent Messrs Jacobson, Quigley, and Smith Staff inembers present Huggins, Deysenroth, Blegen, Hills, and Wesche SincoroIy yours, SPOKANE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSYON JUSTIN L QUACKENBUSH, Ch3irman CHARLES L HUGGINS, Director of Planning CLH cmw Official minutes and record of action taken by Spokane County Planning Commission st thEir meeting on December 1, 1972 ► I i MINUTES December 1, 1972 DETERMIr1ATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT zE-50-72 - AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL BROCKMA,N- ROTHROCK Planning Commission Recommendation That the subiect zone change, considerincx the nature and scale of the proAOSed land use and consfderinQ the corolary proposal for reroutinq of a Countv arterial, does constitute an action of potential environmental sfctnificance of suffica.ent maqnifiude within the - meaninQ of the Envlronmental Policy Act of 1971 to require the preparation of an environmental impact statement The Commission further recommends that the Board of County Commissioners direct that the County Plannincr Director undertake the preparation of a draft environmental impact statement and distribute such draft statement for revfew, and comment as prescribed by the Environmental Polfcy Act of 1971 Backaround and Reasons for Action By letter of November 10, 1972, the Board of County Commissioners requested that the Planning Commission hold a public hearing for the purpose of developing a recommendation to the Board as to whether or not an "environmental impact statement" should be prepared in connection with the sub)ect zone change At thz hearing, Mr Neal of the Prosecutinq Attorney's Offfce explained the Environmental Po13cy Act of 1971 and th~ County's responsibilities thereundEr to the Commission Our sfiaff, Mr Neal, and Attorneys Fancher and Kain (representing the applicant and objectors, respectively) all concurred in the necessity of preparing an impact statement Mr Fancher, speaking for his clients, indicated that they were prepared to retain the services of an expert in the area of envfronmental impact statements to furnfsh information required of the applicant The Commission concluded that the above-stated recommen- dation was appropnate Yn this case We wish to make it clear, since this is Dur initial determination, that our actron should not be interpreted to irnply that we feel an environmeiital impact statement should be prepared in connection with each zone charlk, o or plat which we review since we would pr2sume that many, indeed mo -,t such actions would not consitute a"signiffcant" effect upon the quality of the environment Request for Report on the Arterial Roadway In their letter of November lOth, the Board also requestcd that thc Planning Commxssion further consider and recommend to the Board regarding the appropriateness of the proposed Jackson -11Tilbur--Indiana arterial connection Since the establishment of the new arterial connection contributed to our determination of en rironmental significaiiee, and since we anticipate that the new roadwuy lr I be dealt with extensively in the impact statement, we Woll C p ,lt,r to postpone any recommendation regarding the roadway I ~ - III'alll ~li = Illlr~~ " ~ r ~ ~ ti rxi , 91 ~ , ~ cou~rr cc~r~~tSS~auv~Rs RAY W CHRISTEIVSEN W O Btll ALLEN Chairman E W Bill PARSONS First District Second District Third District SPOKAN E WASH I N GTON 99201 November 10, 1972 Spokane Countg Planning Commission IVorth 811 Jefferson Street Spokane, I7ashington 99201 Gentlemen We are advised by our attorney that there are two matters in connection with the application of Brocknan-Rothrock, Inc for a zone change from Agricultural to Restricted Industrial (ZE-50-72) which require consideration or further consideration by the Planning Conmission and ourselves Specifically, we are advised tha.t the applicant should subrnt for review the necessity of an "Environmental Impact Statement" pursuant to RCW 43 21C The second item involves a matter considered only in part at prevzous hearixigs of the Planning Cormission, and wh.ich we feel should be further considered, namelg the proposed establishment of a new Countg arterial roadway, both wnthin and east of the subject property We would, therefore, request that the Planning Comrnission schedule at your earliest convenl.ence a public hearing to formally consider the above-mentioned items and to ma.ke f.irther xecommendation to the Board of County Commissioners with respect to those items Sincerel , ~ ~ ~ f Chairman Spokane Board of County Commissioners t4QA nn t '2 2 ~ • P INECRaFT-IRVIN-MI RABEAU COMMUfV ITY iVovember 1972 I Dear property Owner: You are being contact+ed as part of a tatal effvrt ta surrrcy al 1 residents and property owners of the Pinecroft- irvin-Mirabeau area, The purpase of this survey is to collect infarmati on and opi ni ons as the firs t s tep towards i mprovi ng vur communi ty . Thi s is a communi ty-based effort, and we have receivcd te+chnieal assistance from the Division ~ of Cammuni ty Develvpment at the Uni versi ty of Washi ngtan. The individual answers that you give wili he kept s tri ctly canfii dential and wi1l not be i denti fiable i n any way. A mimeographed svmmary of survey resul ts wii 1 be made showing the answers as totals anly. Please complete the enciosed questionnaire, answering aZ 1 of the ques ti ans that are appropri ate for you. Fnr ex- ample, if you have never actuai ly lived in the area, yvu woul d probably nat answer any of the opi ni on questians about local schovls, traffi c, or recreational needs of the commu- nity. Answer the questivns as soon as possible, and mai i the ques tivnnaire back to us in ti;e encl ased return envei ope . Tf you woul d 1 i ke a copy of the survey results, gi ve us your name and address, ei ther with the questionnai re or by _ separate postcard, and a copy will be sent to you. The re- sults should be available sometime in January. It would be appreci ated i f you wauld i ncluc1P stamps ar a smal l danation tv defray the cos t of mai 1 i ng . Thank you for your coaperati4n. if you have any ques- tians, write or phone : Narman W.Gai l, Presi dent PINiNA E. 11603 Grace Spokane, Wa. 99206 (WA-8-5550) or Wes Seideman, Chairman, Survey Qrganizirrg Committee E. 11920 Freder3 ck - Spvkane, Wa. 99206 (WA 8-0827) R EC 4F_ 1 ~!l E MAR 5 1973 SPQKti,ic C►UU NiY PLANNIN+G COMMIS510N PINECROFT-IRVIN -MIRABEAU COMMUNITY November 1972 ig~Cor: +ank you for your time in answering these questions. tiis survey is an effort by residents of the area to col- ;ect information and opinions as the first step towards impraving our community. The work of preparing and conduct- ing the survey has been done by the Pinecroft-Irvin-Mirabeau Homeowners Association (P.I.M.H.A.), with participation open to every member of the community. We have received assist- ance from the Division of Community Development at the University of Washington. The individual answers you have given wil] be kept s tri ctly confi denti al and wi 11 not be i denti fi abl e i n any way. The survey results will be given to the community as totai s only. A11 the answers wi 11 be tabul ated and presented at a public meeting sometime in January of 1973. The place, time and date of this public meeting will be announced later by notices in the newspapers and by handbills distributed to each household. We hope you will plan to attend. At this meeting the community will decide whether or not to go ahead wi th a s tudy and acti on prograir, to i riprove our area. Hopeful ly, this survey is just the fi rst step in making the Pinecroft-Irvin-Mirabeau community a better place in v,hich to live. If you have any questions, call Norman Gall President of P.I.M.H.A., at WA 8-5550, or Wes Seidemen, Chairman of the Survey Organizing Committee, at WA 8-0827. Thank you for your cooperation. We invite you to be- come actively invoived with us in the continuing effort to improve our community. P I N E CRO FT - I RV IN-MI RABEAU H014EOWNERS ASSOCIATIOrd R E~~~~~~ D MAR SPOKANE COUIv i Y °[_ANNINr t ~ PINECROFT-IRVIN-MIRABEAU HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION CORMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SURVEY November 1972 Interviewer's name Interview area ~ All replies will be kept strictly confidential The informa- tion obtained will be given to the community as totals only LEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS 1 How many aduits 18 years of age or older reside at this address? Males Females 2 How many adults residing in your household are employed full time? 3 Is it necessary for these employed adults to drive more than 10 miles round-trip ; to their place of employment? ' Yes No Don't know 4 Please list the number of children in your household who are full-time students Kindergarten Grades 10 - 12 Grades 1- 3 Attending local college Grades 4 - 6 _ None Grades 7 - 9 5 How many preschool children reside in your household? 6 In which of the following types of residence do you reside? Sing1e-family Mobile home park Duplex Apartment complex Single mobile home site Other (specify) 7 Do you own (buying) your home? or are you renting? r ~ • • 8 How long have you resided at your present address? Less than 1 year 5 to 10 years 1 to 2 years 10 years or longer _ 3 to 5 years 9 What was your most important reason for locating in this area? 10 Do you plan to continue to reside in this area for at least the next 2 years? Yes No Oon't know 11 If NO to Question #10, please indicate your main reason for relocating IF YOU PRESENTLY RESIDE IN THE SURVEY AREA, PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION #15 If yeu own vacant property within the survey area but do NOT live therein, p1ease answer Qtiestions 12, 13 and 14 12 What is the approximate size of the vacant property you own in the survey area? acre(s) 13 How is the vacant property presently zoned? Residential Other (speci fy) Agri cultural Don't know Restricted i ndustri al 14 What, if any, are your future plans for the vacant property? COUNTY SERVICES 15 Do you feel that snow removal and sanding of roadways and intersections is adequate in your area? Yes No No opinion 16 If NO to Question #15, please list any locations you feel are particularly hazardous 0 ~a ' 17 How would you rate the road maintenance in your area? Excellent Good Fair Poor No opinion 18 Have you had an emergency at your residence within the last year that required assistance from either of the fol l owing a Spokane County Sheriff? Yes No B Spokane County Fire Dept ? Yes No 19 If YES to Ques #18, how would you rate the assistance you received A Spokane County Sheriff? Good Fair Poor No op B Spokane County Fire Oept? Good Fair Poor No op 20 If the emergency at your residence involved the Spokane County Fire Dept , what was the nature of the emergency? 21 Is your residence located within approximately 1000 feet or less of a fire hydrant? Yes No Don't know 22 Have you experienced any problems with stray animals in your area during the 1 as t yea r? Yes No 23 If YES to Ques #22, have you had to call the Spokane County Dog Control? Yes No 24 How would you rate th`e services of the Spokane County Dog Control? Excellent Good Fair Poor No opinion 25 Do members of your household use the Valley Branches of the Spokane County Library? Yes No Don't know 26 If YES to Ques #25, how do you rate the supply of materials available to you through the Library Branches? Excellent Good Fair Poor No opinion 27 What County services, if any, do you think need totbe"improved? , ~ TAXES 28 If you are paying property taxes within the area, do you feel the taxes are Very high? Somewhat low? Somewhat hi gh? Very low? About right? No opinion 29 Would you be willing to pay higher taxes to upgrade County services? Yes Perhaps No No opi ion GOVERNMENT 30 Do you feel that Spokane County Government is meeting the needs of this community? Yes No No opinion 31 If NO to Ques #30, what are yojr reasons? , EDUCATION IF Y01J DO fdOT HAVE CHI! DREN ATTEfJDING SCHOOL IN THE EAST VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION #43 32 Do you think the Eas t Valley Schco1 District is meeting the educational needs of your child (children)? Yes No No opinion 33 What class size do you feel is best for your child? 15 - 20 pupils per classroom No preference 20 - 25 " " " Don't know 25 - 30 " " " More than 30 " " 34 Do you think your child is recelving adequate individual attention in the classroom? Yes No No opinion 35 Are you satisfied with the transportation provided by the East Valley School District? Yes No No opinion 36 If NO to Ques #359 why are you not satisfied? l 0 r NEALTN AND SOCIAL SERVICES 37 Should audio and visual testing be done yearly and more thoroughly in the schools? Yearly testing Yes No No opinion More thorough testing Yes No No opinion Do you think the School District follows through on the health problems mentioned in Questions #38, #39, and #407 38 Preferential seating for children with audio or visual handicaps? Yes iVo No opt nion 39 Keeping complete and up-to-date health records? Yes No No opinion 40 Medication instructions for children receiving medication during school hours? Yes No No orinion 41 Are you satisfied with the health care provided for your child during school hours? Yes Klo No opini on 42 Do you think you are being notified promptly of any new health problems encountered by your chi 1 d at schooS, no matter how minor? Yes No No opinion 43 Do you thinl, there is a need for a day-care center for preschool children within this area? Yes No No opinion 44 If such a center were available, how often would you use this service? 1 day a week Not at all 2 or more days a week Pdave no preschoolers 45 How much need do you think there is for a central area for health-care fa'cilities, such as doctor, dentist, lab, x-ray unit, therapist? A great need iVo need Some need No opinion 46 Are you or any member of your family in need of information on any of the fol l owing heal th servi ces A Home nursing care? Yes No B Programs for the handicapped? Yes No C. Loan Closet (hospitaT beds, crutches, etc Yes No D Nealth programs for the elderly? Yes No • 47 Woul d you be ~....rested i n recei ving more inforrrld0on on emergency medical aid available to you from any of the fo7lowing A Spokane County Sheriff? Yes No No opinion B Spokane County Fire Dept ~ Yes No No opinion C Spokane County Poison Center? Yes No No opinion D Washington State Patrol? Yes No No opinion LAND USE AND PLANNING 48 Please rate the following possible uses for remaining vacant land parcels in this area Strongly Strongly No Favor Fajor Oppose Q~► ~se Opin A Single-famlly dwel lings B Duplexes C Apartment comp"I exes - D Single mobile-hosne sites E Mob1'e-home parks F Res tri c ted i ndus try G Heavy industry - H Retai1 s tores I f'arks J Other (specify) 49 If the remaining land parcels were subdivided for residential lots, what size lot is most acceptable to you? Same as present lot size (90 x 110 ft) Larger than present 1ot size Smaller than present lot size _ Other (specify) No opinion 50 Are you satisfied with the manner in which this area is being developed? Yes No No opinion 51 if NO to Ques #50, why are you not satisfied? 52 In what manner, if any, do you feel that residential areas and industrial sites should be separated? No opinion . ~ e 53 How would you rate the overall appearance of the following areas Excellent Good Fair Poor No opin A Mirabeau Ranch Addition B Pinecroft Second Addition C Univers i ty area 54 Do you feel there is a need for more litter control in the area? Yes No No opinion 55 If a litter control program were started in the area9 which of the following do you think should be given top priority? (Check only one) A Streets D Private residences B Vacant lots E Other (speci fy) _ C Large vacant land-parcels F No opinion RECREATION 56 Do you think there is a need in this community for more recreational facilities? Yes No No opinion 57 If funds were available to locate a recreationai area in this community, which of the following facilities do you feel is most needed? (Check only one) A Tennis courts D Bail fields B Swimming pool E None C Playground equipment F No opinion 58 If none of the facilities listed in Ques. #57 interest you' please indicate what kind of facility you would prefer 59 Would an adult member of your household volunteer to help supervise children's activities in a recreational faci1 ity? ' Yes No No opinion 60 Which of the following age groups do you feel most needs additional recreational facilities A Preschool (1 - 5 yrs) D 18 years and older B 6 through 12 years E No opinion C 13 " 18 " 61 If bike traiis and hiking paths were established how often would you or your family use them? Frequently Occasionally Seldom Never No opin i ~ M e ~ 62 If land were available for a small play area for children, would a member of your household be available to help develop the site? Yes No Don't know UTILITIES 63 What is your primary source of water? Irvin Water District Other (specify) Private well Don't know 64 Do you feel that you generally have adequate water pressure for your needs? Yes No 65 If NO to Question #64, when do you most frequently have inadeguatn- water pressure? (Indicate time of year and/or hours of the day ) A Ti me of year B Hours of the day TRAFFIC 66 Are you in favor of the proFosed widening of Pines Road to 4 ianes, from Interstate 90 to lrent Rcad? Yes No No opinion 67 If NO to Ques #66, why do you not favor the proposed widening of Pines Road? 68 Would you be in favor of having the County or State Highway Department include a sidewalK and curb on the west side of Pines Road in the plans for upgrading, at no added cost to the taxpayer? Yes No No opinian 69 Would additional traffic controls,such as stop signs, traffic lights, and yieid right-of-way signs, be helpful in this area? Yes No Don't know 70 If YES to Ques #59, what types of traffic controls would you suggest for specific lotations? A Control Location 6 Control Location C Control Locatlon . r 71 What do you think is the most important thing that needs to be done to improve our communi ty? 72 What do you like most about living in Spokane County? 73 What do you dislike most about living in Spokane County? 74 Do you wish to make any furtner comments concerning either this community or Spokane County in g2neral? A-1 ~ c Pinecroft Irvin flirabeau Homeowners Association c/o 14r Norman l,'V Gall East 11603 Grace Bvenue Spokane, 'Vashington Mr. Charles Huggi.ns Spokane County Flanning CommZSSlan Spokane, lilashZngton oc t ob er 28, 1972 ,'r. Hus~,ins and i~embers of the Spokane County Planning Cornmission, lhe Executive Board and the membershio of the Piuecroft Irvin iTirabeau Homeotvners Association request that you delay any further decZSions or actzons concerning the matter of the proposed Roundup Grocery-47arehouse on East Jackson Avenue to allow this Association t1me to complete the Survey an.d Tabulation portion of our Communitj DevelopmQnt Study. Th1s study is being taken with the asszstance oP tne Divlsion of Comr4.unity Development of tne Unzversity of '9ashington ana the survey lvill not be campleted until aporoximately December 31, 1972 It is our understanding that the Planning Commn.ssion has allow- ed similar delays to otner Homeotivners Associations conducting such studies and we would hope for the same consideration. incerely, W ~~l.~,~, iV or~tan " Ga 11 President RECEIVED N OV 2 8 ~9~1'2- SPOKANE COUNTY PI.ANNiNG COMMI6SION A.. idavit of Publica...in STATE OF WASHINGTON ~SS. County of Spokane. ~ 11 GERLLD a. CAVFN do solemnly swear that I am the Principal Clerk of thP a newspaper established and regularly published, once each ~ l(Week),. in the English language, in and of general circulation in the NOTiCE is herebv qiven thaf the ~(DaY) ~ Saokane Countv Piannin9 Commis- CltY of Spokane, Spokane COL1IltY, Washington; that said newspaper sion wall hold a oublic hearina in Confer•ence Rmm A County courr has been so established and regularly published and has had said House Annex, on Frjday, Decemher 1. 1972, R: v:oo A.M. to r„rtnPr general circulation continuously for more than six (6) months prior constder the aaolicatlon ot 8rock- 1941 • that said news Ct @t 13 rinted in an of- man-ROfhrxk, Inc., tor a zone t0 the 23rd day of July, p p p chanye frnm Anricuifural 1o Re- ' ~ st.icted Indvstria! (zE-so-rz) on fice maintained at its place of publication in the City of Spokane, prOpr.rty prOpOSed f0r deVClnpment bv the Round•Ua Grocery. Soeciti- WaghjIIC3tOI1; that said newspaper was approved and designated as a callv the Ptanninn Commissia,, Evill c«mldpr if the applfcent ynouie :„n- legal newspaper by order of the Superior Court of the State of Wash- mit tor review the necessitv of an 1941 that sadd "Environmental imaact statement'~ ington for Spokane County on the 23rd day of July, , and f~ ther ncortsfder 1he~prppoSede srab~ ozder has not been revoked and is in full force and effect; that the 11shn+ent of a new Covntv arir.rfal rcadwav, eotfi w3ihin and east of notice attached hereto and which is a part of the proof of publication, fho suh;ect -ropertv. pffier said cnn- si~r~ti~°t'makn fuPth?~ir~ecommP~tla. WQS published in said newspaper 7*-yn timeS, the finns to fhe Board of Counfy Com- brn~amen~tonwi with respect The tpron~he ^-r tv under cortsidcratlon Is descrtbed publieation having been made once eaeh A% ►ne we-r i.a¢o +eet of Sect`on o, A. D. 19T._' Tn wnehio 25 N.. Ranae dd. F.W.M . frOYll t~1P dQy Of- Ivf~~ soutT,'of Jacksop Avenue and ~ `nortth of th,1 Snokane internarional R-tI~on-1 rtaht ai way t0 the ~Qy O~ A. D. 19 At said tJme and place anv inter. esteA percm mav otfer estimenv and-ar evtctence in reqaras to tne above described matfers. That sai ' was published in the regular and entire issue - - CHAp fL~Ero~ ofHPlannIinp of every number of the paper during the period of time of publica- ~ Dated: November zo, tion, and that the notice was published in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement. • ~ ~ Subscribed and sworn to before--m-e at the City of"Spokane, this day of 19 ~:1~ ~`~1 • J Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, Farrti c-16 residing at Spokane, Wash. No IN THE SU PERIOR COU RT oF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON in and for Spokane County OFFICE OF Votico is hereby given that the Spokane County Plannzng Cammission will hold a public hea.ring in Conference Room A, County Court House Annex, on Frxda,}r9 December 1, 1972, at 9 00 A M, to further consider the applicata.on of Brocknan-Rothrock, Inca, for a zonE change from Agricultural to Restricted Industrial (ZE-.50-72) on property proposed for devolopment by the Round-up Grocerye Specifically the P].anning Commission vall considar if the applicant should submit for review the neceesity of an "Environmenta]. Impact Statement" pursuant to RCW 43o21C and wi].1 further consider the proposad establishment of a new County arterial roadway, both wl.thin and east of the sub3ect propertyo After said consideration the Planning Commission will make further recommendatZOns to the Board of County Commiesioners wlth ro,spect to the above-mentioned itemso The property under consideration is described as the West 19890 feet of Section 9, Townahip 25 N o, Rango 44, Eeir1.M e, lying eouth of Jackson Avenue and north of the Spokane International Railroad right of wayo ~ At said timo and place any intereated person may offer testsmony ancl,/or evidence in regards to the above described matters. _ CHARLXZ L a HUCGINS Director of PZanning Dated November 209 1972 Published in the Review on Tuesday, November 219 1972, one time only. ~(SC f.~C-'Y >u n / AUg~uBt 2, 1972 Mr. Edward E. Shaw, Attoxney Route #5, Box 307 Spokatse, Washington 99208 Dear Mac, Shawe J Re ZE- 50-►7 2, Appl ication for Zon+e Change T'he special hear3.ng held at the request a~ the Malmoe et a1 con,cern3.ng ZE-50-72 applieation fqr zone change, resulted fn , the Bosrd af Countiy Conmf.ssioners approval of the County Planning Comm3 ssions xecQmmendat ion that the zsno charge be accoznplished. In addition to the reccsmmendatfons of the P~.aft%W%3.ng Cammission the Baard of Cournty Comatnissioners has rEquired the $p~licant, ie Roundup GroGery to prov3.de certiain azterfal road improve- ments as a condition to the zane change. The hearing was cont ir~ued ~uati Y Z"hn~reday, A~ t 3: 1972 to allaw the apglicant to ~respond to the conci4.t~sx~s flf the 2oA~.' 6h8ng4 s ~ 'i'herefore, the Board of C ty Commissioners can find no cause to order anothex hea ng coneerning this zone cbange ' at thf s time. > Reapectfully, . W~ aa Aiien, c~t~ B ard of County Gammissiore re ef Spvkane Gounty, tixashingtan WOAae1 ~ ~ \ _ ~ ~ . ~Ot~~~Y (,OMMISSIONERS . d. . ; . . . ilE3 k~t?m'noT<.U-1(" ~ a~.rth c~u9e ,,,akane C olint;=Y polanej i-:ashingtc, i E-50••72 Application I i . _ irabeau~Home owners Assmi$tion to re . , . , , . . . ~ , present them ian the ahove capticned matt;-r, ~is my und+ers tanding that a hearing was he1.d before the F'a.anni.ng Gommis t-i ->n or abou~ May 12, 1972, at Which Ur.,e it was re+commended by said Flamir~;~-- ; orrmiss3.on that the ~.pplicant's petitian for zane changc be aDn.,roved. On or alcn~;, ~ Ttarae 15., 1472 , hear ing was had bef ore the $oard vf County Cvmmiss i oners an+3 i"(.. T.s iny understanding that at gaid hearing that the Board orallv annvunced thot it "'cnuld anprvve said zone charlge upon the ~~~licant's and/ar Roundup asr4cery'F, accepta.nce af cert,ain plans a.nd/or cuntingencies placed the.reon by the Boqrd, E=t ie mv further urd~.~s tanding that td d.ata hereof,~ nv Finclinge' CcancltsJ. :7I' Order have beeI] E3Ii~'uE'1^@d. '.t..11 t!' . _ . . ~ . ~ + + .1, ..rt-'. " r-,?F-,-. ~ ~-°'•i1~~,-~ z~~-; I ` ~ ff ntls qetition for "one Chan a ~ - 1.n ac{iol'".l.anc8 w.14€S the ~~rego.~nt., i aw a rec~~aicleratian and rehearing be grantecl befvre the Bc►ard in regard tt: fQregoing matter. Tt i$ my und+~.~standing from the petitionare herei.n th-: appeal tv 5uperior Cc+u,rt is cdntempllat►eti at this time since the propzrty in the surroundi-ng and contigtaaus aregs are in ~omnlete disccard and disz with the amaunced tentative Qral decision of the Board ~~ith regard tv i of the apglication approval based upon eertain contingeneies eitl:,er ora or contained in matters diw ~~ed at the hearing bef are yvur oardv wh._:. c `~een ~,)nc1 ar.-. r,~,,- , {,ctful ur , f 1 r~ r~' rf* ~ ~~d`'C Edward E. c,_• ; `1'f,~ ~ Caralyn :11a1m4e 1M7 r'raLe Pv0,1 _=.rr~kRn.e,,t ,a RECEL ,g . p . . [ J ! ..,~.~aAi UL 2 1 1972 . . SPOKANE COUir ~ PLANNtNG CC)MMIS-c ~ t ° % P-O~ Aggast 2 4 1972 Mr. Edwaxd E eS1aw, Attoxney Route #5$ Bok 307 5Paksne,q Vash-Ingtou 99248 Dear Xca 5'hawo Re ZEe-50-72, Application for Zone chmgQ T'he special hearing ho1d at the raquest og the Malmoe et al concerning ZE-5042 app1itation far zon~ !qhange reml~~ the Board o£ ~~~ty dbimissioners indica.~ing theit a~roval af t~ rec~~3ations c~ ZE-50-72 app~►ieatior~. Hc~verS t:e Board c~~emined a ebange 3n the a~~rial g].m $hou,Id be aade. The art@sial vouidl exit to the fr$eway v3.a Wi1~~ and Indiana, rat~er tbm vta Mmsfield aud Pinesd Thf~ would have the effett of remvi~ truEk txa€fi~ frs~n xesidenti81 ~ areas ai*ng Mansfie1d. Ap'~~oval coatingent upon an a~~~~pkl ; zCoute to W worked aut betwoon appl~~t bnd the County ~ Engineer. Tzuck t-raffic. in t~ ~si+d~~tial area shvuld be re~tricted tca local de13.very ouI.y and sltould be so poetedo The Board expects the apglicant to respr~ud to these condit3.ons cmMursdays ~ugust 3nat whCch time final action cazi be taken. 3he-refore, the Board af Couafty Comsni~sioners c,an find szo cause to order $notlcer hearirs,g co=ernia,g this zane chsnge, this time. Respectft~tllgr, W. Allen, Chaizman. Board of Coun~~ ~ommissionexe of Spo'kane Comty, Washiggton V34A: el i~ 4... T2 ~ ~ ALlgLlBt Y~,, --197 2~--, ~ ~ ~s~; ° ~ ~ , ~ S ,r i ~ ~ " ~ °L ~,t ~ u~ r ~ ~ ~ -4b Z i `Ll / t1~J ~l ~ ? ~ Y. 3w v~ 9,1 \v ~Z T y fJ~ v l'.) ~ v L r ~ ~ ^ _ 1 ~ ~ _ R L _ •r 5 C , ~ „ ^ t" S ~ 3 1 ~ brl a Spokane ^County Board of Comnnissioners Spokane Count~. a~. Courthouse ~ 5 ~Spokone9 Washingtqn `QR z A y Attentiopa MrR~ W~-Oi ` Allen, Chairman Re 3 CQUptq 2one Chanp PIo. ZE-50-72 GentlEmen r, y I, We hereby request that you proceed with the formal approval af the,prapQs,eld zone change by the adoption of findings of fact, aitatement} setting forth the factors considered, your analysie r,oP the findings which you eonaic3er to be eontrolling and the adoption of an ordinance establishing the zone change Contingent upon the zone ahange being Finally approved 7 (1) Roundup C~T-ai~dul~Is~3~ S A4 Fostell agree Jand -regreient ~ to you that they will, at no eost to the eounty, dedicate and convey to Spokane CQUnty, by right-of-way deed, a 60 foot right- of-.way over their property along the route indicated on the attaehed d"raw3ng}; ~-together with 20 Peet along the south s9.de of Jackaon The right-of-way deed wgll be Purniahed as soon as proper iegal descriptions can be obtained. (2) Roundup Co will proceed with the construction of a warehouae and related Paailities substantially in accordanee with the plot plan which has already been submitted to you The only contemplated ehange is that the office, whlch had been noted on the plot plan as being in a separate structure, may instead be incorporated in the main building without changing the exterior plane oP the building. (3) Roundup Co, will pay the cost of additional road right- of-way aequisition gnd improvenient of the road to tMe extent of $110,000.00. It is understood that this is a lump sum figure and that the individual costs of which it is made up may be ~ Spokane County Board of Commiasioners Page Two August 1 s 1972 greater or lesser than the estimates which have been made and that Roundup Ca, will pay alI 8uch costs and expenses to the total sum of $110,040.00, and that any additional costs or expense s w1.].1 be paid by Spokane County. (4) Roundup Go. will pay the aost of egtablish3.ng signal lighta at tlne railroad eroasing up to a maximum cost of $40,000.00 (5) It is underetaod that all funds due 5pokane County in accordance with this 1etter will be cieposited witb the county or 3.n lieu of this deposit s suitable bond Purnished before any bui3ding permit w3,lx be #►ssued. This lett+er sha3.l remain in effect and not subjeet to withdrawal or tsanoe3lation for a peri4d af 30 days from the date it bears, but after that date, if trie zone change has not been finally approved, then this letter shall be aubject to be3.ng withdrawn. Very truly youre3 RauNnvP ca. By Vice President S. A: Postell Attest, Searetary (Corporate Seal) th 4e I ~j Mr Charles Huggins I { Wo 1 ke r& Mc G o u h a R H I T E g C C T 5 Nort h 1 20 Woll Street Spokone, Woshington 99201 MEMORANDUM TO MInutes of 14eeting Held June 30, 1972, pate June 30, 1972 in Countv Plan Commission Office , , Subject Roundup Grocery Warehouse ~ . Expansion on Postell Property FROM (Project 7201) Purpose of ineeting To discuss right-of-way, costs and problems involved in routing of access road from Roundup site to freeway via Wilbur and Indiana Those presen.t Charles Huggins, County Planning Director Gary Kennaly, County Engineers Office Dan Clark, County Engineers Office C Radford, Roundup Grocery Companq W Stumph, Roundup Grocery Company R S Orr, Assistant Enginerer, Union Pacific Railroad Co & S I R R A R Brown, Union Pacific Railroad Co & S I R R L Earl Donahue, Union Pacific Railroad Co & S IaR R (Freight Agent) Erwin Brockman, Brockman-Rothrock - Realtors Jack Lyerla, Walker, McGough, Foltz & Lyerla 1 Charles Huggins summarized the conditions imposed by the County Commissioners The zoning is subject to specifics of the arterial route being uorked out to the satisfaction of the County Engineers Office and Roundup ~7b 2 The County proposed a rural arterial section rather than an urban arterial This requires,,,-~--foot right-of-way and provides for 28-foot paved section This arterial would run from the intersection of University and Jackson through the Postell property, east on Mansfield for 2 blocks, then south on Wilbur across the U P and B N tracks to intersection with Indiana Some property acquisition is involved The estimate given for this arterial was as follows assuming Postell dedicates his portion of property involved Mr Brockman stated that he would do this Property acquisition, contingencies, engineering, utility relocation, etc $110,000 Signals at rail crossing 209000 S130,000 . r riinutes of Meeting Held June 30, 1972 Re Roundup Grocery Warehouse June 30, 1972 - Page 2 It was stated by Mr Orr that he thought the figure for signals was about 50 percent low since two railroads are involved This would make the total cost of $140,000 The Utilities and Transportation Commission pro-rates costs of signalization 3 An alternate route was discussed running from the Postell property south on Bowdish to Indiana A problem develops there at the grade crossing close to the grades of the railroads involved In addition, a time element would probably occur since a new grade crossing would be involved, whereas there is a grade crossing now existi.ng at Wilbur, and widening only is involved plus signals It was the opinion of the County Engineers that this could also be more expensive 4 The County has the right of eminent domain, but this takes a great deal of tine 5 Mr ponahue and Mr Orr agreed to contact Burlington-Northern Railroad and come up with a more firm estimate for signalization B OT does not have much traffic on their existing line and are probably not too anxious to partlcipate, however, it is my understanding that their participation would be mandatory by the Utilities and Transportation Comaission 6 To proceed the Planning Commission and the County,Engineers require a decision from Roundup as to whetrer they wish to proceed at this location with the conditions imposed The County ciould take care of acquisition of property, design of the arterial, and bids Prior to this, they would require a dedication from Postell and a bond from Roundup Grocery guarantee- ing costs After the County makes a final cost estimate, anN overruns when bid would be the responsibilityof the County 7 When and if Roundup agrees to thes~e conditions a new plat plan should be submitted to the Plan Commission if the office and truck locations arE moved This plan should also follow as closely as possible the minutes of the zone change regarding landscape, screening, etc In other words, a more or less final plan as f ar as building location is concerned along with all other pertinent elements 8 Mr Radford stated that a decision cyould be forthcoming frc-- Roundup by the rriddle or end of the first week in July 9 One additional factor was mentioned and that zs that the tiL_-g of the arteriaj must coincide with the completion of construction of Roundup facilities so that truck traffic has access to the new arterial route ~ ~ -r ~ ~inutes of rieetinY lIeld June 30, 1972 Pe Roundup C rocery Iti►arehouse Juae 30, 1972 - Page 3 $eing no further items to discuss, the meeting was adjourned Distribution Mr Radford Mr Charles Huggins Mr 0 B Robertson Mr Earl Donahue Mr Gary Kennaly Mr E Brockman F RECEIVEO JUL 5 1972 SPOKANE COUi~ IY PIrAfV NING CAMMiSSION . f►1~A N EDWARD E SHAW ATTORNBY AT LAW ROUT6 8 BOX 307 HU 82103 SPOKANE WASHIN6TON 88208 7-19-1972 The Honorable Boarod of County Commisaioaers Courthouse Spokane C ovnty Spokane, Waehington Re s ZB-50--72 Applioation f or Zone Change Appeal by Nlalmoe et a1 Gentlement Pleas e be advis ed. th0 the under8 igned has been reta3ned by the Pinecroft'Irvin•• Mirabesu Home Owners Asaociatfon to represent them 3n the above captioned matter. It fe mqr unders tanding that a hearuig was held bef'ore the Planning Conuaissioa on ar about May 12m 1972s at whiah time it was recwmnended by aaid Plaming Camfasion that the applica:rt's petition for zone ahange be appravedo On or about June 15p 1972, hearing was had before the Board of County Commissa.oners and it is my underatanding that at said hearing that the Board orall,y announced that it wau,ld avprave said zone change upon the applicant's and/or Roundup Grocexy's acceptance of cgrtain plarm and/or contingencies placed thereon by the Boards It ie nqt f'urther wndere tandirig that to date hereafs no Findinga # Conclnsa.ons or Order have been entered in the abave matter approving or denqfug the appli• cantle petition far Zone Change. In accordance with the foregoingq I am therefore requeetulg that at this time e reconsideration and rehearing be granted before the Board in regard to the foregoing matter. It ie mV wacie3retanding froQn the petit3oners hereii that an appeal to Superior Court is contemplated at this time 91nce the property owners in the evmraunding and aontiguows areas are 3.ri complete diacord and disagreement w3,th the annaunced tentative cyral decision of the Board with regard to the matter of the application approval based upon certain contirigencies eithear orally stated or contained in mattere divulged at the hearing before your Boardo whiah have been and are directed to Roundup Grooery; and wlth the decfaion of t.he Mannln-g Commisafon• Your early attention and aonsideratfon ia reepectfully eolioited. Thank you• Re ttlxl],y , Ed d E. cc = Mrs o Carolpn Malmoe E. 12117 Graoe Ave.s Spokanej Wa 99206 Plean. 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K "^...y9C,.~"'~ 1'Tp"ear •rL'F'~~!"'7u !V^f - s_ . -s~..7'' h'r . .~nscrrne7~ . . _ Y ~ . +1Af1U F WRENN J DOIVALD C BROCKETT Dep11" r E NOY C KINNIE SPOKANE COUNTY ~'ROSECUTING ATTORNEII ~ioi c.+minal o.pusY Eti rvtETT J SHEARER COUNT1f CITY PUbLIC SAFETY BUILDINO GA~ALD A GESINOER WES7 1100 MAIION AVENUE JERRY p NEAL SPOKANE WASHINOTON 88201 WINTON R WEISCM JAMES 8 CRUM RQDERT B HENDER90N ~ PHONE 46e 3882 NciRRIS V BARNMIIL g ' ~e JEFiOID W HEILER 1 ` 4--.+ oev i ee wooo ° t r 1 E JAMEB BE lL Inveetipator HOlLANO B FORO CLINTON J MERRITT JR ~ u n e Z 6~ 1972 LepalAn Cin~ ENR1f SPOKANC COUMTY COURT hOUSC il Mr W 0 Al l en , Chai rman Spokane County Board of Commissioners Spokane County Court Nouse Spokane, Washington Re County Zone Change ZE-50-72 ~ Dear Mr Allen Thisisin reply to the June 20 9 1972 ] etter f rom h1r Charl es ~ Huggins conft rming your request for an opinion from our offi ce on certain questions raised on zoning case No ZE-50-72 The fi rst questi on presented is whether the entire ques ~ on of the zoning amendment was even properly before tha P1 :.nn ing ~ Commissi on at its flay 12 hearing In other words , didthe Planning Commission have jurisdiction to censider the rEquest for a change df zone. It would appear that this must ba answered i n 6he affirmati ve for the reasons which fol low It is contenJWy that the provisions of Spokane County Coie 4 21 040 were not complied with and therefore the action af the Planr.ing Com►nission was void It may very well be that one or more requirements of sub-division A of 4 21 040 were not compl ied wi th in the peti tion for a zoning change which was filed However, section 4 21 040 does not appear to be either the mandatory or the exciisive way by which a change in a zoning map may be initiated Two sections of the Spokane "V'ounty .ode give support to this statement. Sect »n 4 21.010-- Establishment and Change of Zones--Initiation of Action, pro- vides as follows "A change of zone or the establishment of a zone in an unclassified zone may be initiated ~y the Planning Commission, or pursuant to a ~ peti ion tiled as provided in this chapter." (Emphasis added) ~ - . I Section 4 21 030--Change in Zoning Map--Who May Initiate Action. Provides as follows "An.y citizen of Spokane County or owner of pro ep rty in Spokane County, may appear before the Planning Commission and request the Plan- ---y ntng Commission to initiate the action to change the zoning map The Planning Commission shall give due consideration to any and all such requests, and if it deems advi sabl e may hold a formal public hearing to further consider the proposed change or the zoning map." (Emphasis added) . Therefore Section 4.21 030 appears to be an alternative avenue by which a change may be made in the zoning map Section 4.21 010 expressly states that the Planning Commission may initiate a change of zone on its own motion, and without any formal petitlon requirements as to surrounding property owners. The second qeustion concerns the notice, or lack of proper notice, which was given concerning the Planning Commissions's May 12, 1972 hearing The notice requirements pertaining to action by the Planning Commission are contained in RCW 36 70 580 and .590. RCW 36.70 580 states that before recommending an official control or amendments to the board for adoption, the Planning Commission must hold at least one public hearing. 36.70.590 states as follows "Notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be given by one publication fn a newspaper of general circulation in the county and in the off ici al gazette,if any, of the county at least ten days before the hearing. The board may prescribe additional methods for providing notice " Spokane County has no additional requirements for notice other than the one 10 day notice tn a newspaper of general circula- tion Here, publication of the Planning Commission's hearing was made in the Tri-County Tribune on April 27, 1972 Addition- al]y, however, the Planning Commission indicates that a n%-Orice was sent to all property owners within four hundred feet of the proposed zone change, and a notice was also posted on three telephone poles near or adjoining the site These two forms of notice are customartly given, although neither required by any 1 ocal ordinan-ce or state 1 aw Therefore, i t wou 1 d appear that proper notice was given Planning Commission hearing It is next contended that, s`tncq Mr, Postell su6mitte4 a , ' ♦ ~ dedication of a road through the property in questiono the dedication was required to be processed under the provisions of RCW 58 17 Our analysis of Chapter 58 17 of the Revised Code of Washington would appear to negatide this intentione RCW 58e17 010 states as follows b "1'he purpose of thi s chapter i s to regul ate the subdivision of land "(Emphasis added) ~ A"subdivision" is defined in 58 17 020 as follows "The divi si on of land to five or more lots, tracts. parcel s, sites or divis ions for r E 1 the purpose of saie or lease and shall include ail re-subdivision of lands " Additionally, as used in that entire chapter, a"preliminary plat" is defined in terms of a drawing of a proposed sub- division only, in RCW 58 17 020(4) Since the situation here did not deal with any division of property whatsoever, it ~ would appear that the provisions of RCW 58 17 would not be applicable to the instant =oning amendment hearing Therefore, based upon the above reasoning, it would appear ~ that the Planning Commission did have jurisdiction or authority to hold their hearing of May 12 and consider the amending of the zoning classification of the property in question Sub- sequently, ,it wou 1 d fol l ow that the Board of County Commi ssi oners may now legally take action upon the Planning Commissions recommendatione We hope that above has been of assistance to youo , I 2 .Ver ruly your e ~ , RALD A GESINGER Deputy Prosecuting Attorney - GAG~is ~ , ' mitCEIVED - JUN 2 6 1912 . SPOKANE COUN tY PLp►NIVING COMMISSION io June 20, 19 72 Mr. Gasakl A. GOSiagsr Spokana County Prosscutinq Attomey'a Office Spokane County Public Safsty Bui3diAq Spokane, tiwn shinqton Daar Mr. Gesingar: This is to Confirm the requsst of the County Commissioners far dn opinion from your oifiae seqardiag aertain questioas raised about the Planninq Commissian's hoaring, May 12, 1972, on ca" aumber, ZE-50-72. The obiector who spoke to you raiaed several queations: 1) Tbat the PlaaainQ Commiaaion did nvt have appcopriate Jurisdictlon becausa the bpp3lcant's petition was inudequate under Soctian 4.21.040 of the County. Zoaning Ordinanca. I would cantenci that even if the patitian ia aemoastrated to be inadequate under that on, the Comrnigsion had evety riQht 2o ho3d the baBrinQ undsr Soctiva 4.21.030. To aay lcnowledgo, the question of the Planninq Commissi4n not havinq Jwrladiction because of inadequate petition vlas Aat saisvd at the Flanainq Comtaissian bearinq itself but rather at the hearinq before the Board of County Commtsstoners. 2) Thera io a contention that proper nottce af the Planniq Coazmis3lon's hearinq was nat givan. I enclose a copy of the Dublication made in the "Tri-County Tribune", which ua3ec Sectiaa RCW 36,70,590 ts the orily 1'eqllimd nGt1Ce. I S1B0 eAC148• s copy of the notice sent to property owners wlt.hia 400 feet snd the noUce poste3 ou tbme telephane polea near cr edjosniaq the s1t0. The lattec two foms of aatice ars cuatomarily Qiven, althougb uot raqWred by $tate law ar our locel Ordtnanca. I 3) ?hs obJectors am mppamntly coaatending that sia.-e the Planniug Coiamission roquired aertata road dedications as a conditioaa af the sr.ni change approval, that such dediaatioaas should be procsaaed under RC1N 58917. i would coatond that the purpose of RCw 58.17 a►s statsd i►n Section 58.17. 010 is to regulats the subdivision of land whlah is definsd in the , ! ~ J.,.s,r TLI'1e ?C~ ZC??^ . t . . t3LriLlitF3 d:► rti: ~.UV1b1Cii1 vl i.iiiu a•iitiv 11V.: Ut' i,:i.i1c1GC-4# is nat intsnded to apply when road dedic.~ttions at+s nat accoiupanied by land subdivision. To canstrue ath,erwies would require a plat to be fil a:: at any time anew raad were dedicated ot an additionaal riQht of way or road wideninq waa dedicated. Such a practice has nover beea follovvc=.~ i:: Spokane County aud to my knowledqe, in no county in tho Sta►te and waulc add a trsmendous and laappropriat0 burden to the eatablishmtnt of now roads nat accompanied by land subdivislons. Fa your genecal infocmation in teplyiaq to tha Commiasioners, I enclose a copy of an extract of the Planning Commis sion' s Minutes dealing with this partiaular application Fis +veU as a copy of tha "Approwed Devalopaent Plan" referred tro in tha Mtnutes. Easentially the Gommissioners are askinq your adviea as tb whether ths Planninq Commiaaicn had iuri:diction or authodty to hold their hearinq and, conaa- qu*ntly, whether the Board of Coun#y Comnilasionets may leqaUy take an acticzn upon the PlanninQ commiasion's recommandation. The Boand has indicated thair deaim to anncwuacs m decision the 26th of Juns. If your reply could be made availabl8 to them by the naocning of that dato, it would, I am sure, be qreatly appreciated. Sincerely, CHARLES L. HUGGIN3 Directoar of Planninq Er'closut+e s ~ CLHxmw cc: Board of CountY Coaamiaeianers I ~ UX ~Y I ~ I i ~ ,i ' 1, u , ~~'.j t ~,yi I ~ ~~ys C.• i Ai. . ^ iij~ ~I / ~i , t ` ~ ~ , ~:•'~r~ 1,ti1 ' : . ~ '7 ~'l I S ~ ~ 7 r.!~ 1 }+N ;M ~ ; ~ w i, ~ , . ~~'r 1r-~ r ~ ~ i I I h~' .,T t; ~ ~ I, ' i~Y~.i✓ i i I, , ~ ---T-' ~ ~Yry~1 i ~ ~ { 'te-t`r ~Iy'` ~ t~'f'` Tr ' r ~ t..~.• . :'*i+•./~T~'lrM.a,~:i`,,(I-l~SlJ.li~i~l~ i/~~~~~1. i}.'~ ~~I~~'.~]d{r~.;ya. ~ ~ . ~:n - _ ~ _ ~t' 1• • ~ RAY W. CHRISTENSEN W. O. •♦Bi l lI• ALLEN, Chairman E. W. I•Bi l lII PARSONS First District Second District Third District June 12, 1972 SPOKAN E, WASH IN GTON 99201 Mrs. Carolyn Malmo,_ East 12117 Grace A-\ Spokane, Washington 992u:1) Dear,Mrs. Malmoe: Re: Zone Change - ZE-50-72 Agr. to Restr. Indust - Brockman-Rothrock, Inc. Please be advised that the hearing of the Board of County Commissioners to consider the above entitled matter, scheduled for June 13, 1972, at 2:00 P.M., will be adjourned to June 15,, 1972, at 3:00 P.M. This adjournment will be necessary as there will not be a quorum of Board members available on June 13. Very truly yours, Board of County Commissioners r~y by : RrOsanne Nevers, C er cc. Planning Commission BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY CONIlMISSIONERS OF SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON IN THE MATTER CONCERNING ZONE ) CHANGE ZE-50-72, AGRICULTURAL ) TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL - ~ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BROCKMAN-ROTHROCK, INC. ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County, Washington, will hold a public hearing at 2:00 P.M. on June 13, 1972, at their office in the County Courthouse to consider the aforementioned zone change application NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any person interested may appear at said hearing and present testimony either for or against the recommendations of the Spokane County Planning Commi.ssione BY ORDER OF THE BOARD this 25 day of May, 1972. VERNON W OHLAND Cleje oard by. _ nne Nevers, Deputy Clerk , ♦ uos/ ~v OYOZOO MCKANNA, HERMAN AND tiERMAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW NORTH 122 UNIVERSITY RKAH MC KANNA SPOKANE, WA5HINGTON 99206 MERMAN 6RMAN TELEPMONE WA 4-8144 May 17, 1972 Spokane County Commi.ssioners Spokane County Courthouse Spokane, Washington Re. Zoning Application ZE-50-72 Agricultural to Restricted Industrial Notice of Appeal Gentlemen. Please be advised that Carolyn Malmoe, acting on behalf of herself and a group of interested citizens, does hereby give notice of Appeal from the decision of the planning commission entered upon the above captioned application on the 12th day of May, 1972, and does hereby request that the County Commissioners set a date for the hearing of said appeal. Notice of the appeal date may be directed to the undersigned as Attorney for the Appellants. Thanking you for yaur attention to this matter, I am, Very truly yours, ~ L ~'~.c~✓ r~/ Ii WARD HERMAN ih cc/ Carolyn Malmoe RECEIVED MAY 2 5'972 SPOKANE COUNTY PLANNIiVG C,OMMISSION MINUTES i b"'~ ; , May 12 , 19 7 2 Z O N E C H AN G E A k' ~••A ZE-50-72 - AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL BROCKMAN-ROTHROCK Planning Commission Recommendation Approve that portion of the advertzsed propertv lvina south of Tackson-Mansfield Avenue realiqned to the Restricted Industnal. Zone r sublect to the fol].owina conditions A Condit,ions 1 Location and Orientation of Structur+e s The advertised property sha],1 be developed in substanti.al confarm- ance wzth the approved deve].opment plan, i e, the warehouse- transfer building shall be located fn the southern portion of the project, the truck maintenance facilita.es and parking areas shall be located fn the central portion of the project, and the office building and employee parking areas shall be situated in the northeast quadrant of the proposal Z Ded,tcation and Improvement ot R/W Mansfield shall be dedicated to a width of 60' from Wilbur to its intersection with Jackson in an alignmenfi acceptable to the County Engineer and shall be paved and curbed to County specificata.ons at the owner's or applicant's expense jackson Avenue R/W shall be widened to the south by 20' from University to its intersecti.on with the newly dedicated Mansf2.eld Improvement to Jackson shall include curbing and paving to existing oil Universxty Road shall be widened as indicated on the approved development plan and shall be improved by the installati.on of curb and paving A good and sufficient bond to cover the cost o# required roadway improvements and landscaping as specified in the approved landscape plan described below shall be required in an amount to be approved by the County Engineer and Pianning Director pnor to approval of the Zoning Resolution 3 Landscapinq and Site Development Plan Prior to approval of the Zoning Resolution by the Board of County Commiss2oners, a landscape and site development plan shall be approved by the Director of Planning The plan shall specify the variety, number and location of turfed areas, trees, shrubs, and other plants, design and specifications of parking areas and znternal roadways, acce s s points to adj oining public roads, exterior l.iahfiing and signing The plan shall provide at a minimum a) For a sight-obscurfng screen along jackson Avenue - 5 - (contd ) ZE-50-72 - AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL (contd ) b) For appropri ate turf and s hrubbery around the of fice building and truck maintenance shop c) For paving of all parking areas and internal roadways d) That extenor lighting and signing be designed and located in such a manner as to not produce a glare upon ad j acent propertie s 4 Utilxties and Sewaqe Disposal As a condition of the issuance of bw.lding permits upon the site, the applicants shall install a mechani.cal sewage treatment plant satisfactory in design to the County Health District and shall instal,l fire hydrants at such locations as may be required by the Valley Fire Marshal together with adequate water mains to supply such hydrants Backqround Thi s property has a long history of applications In 1959, an application to the Manufacturing Zone was denied because the proposal was not in harmony with the then existing Comprehensive Pl.an for the Valley, among other reasons Between 1959 and 1961 the Planning Comnussion completed land use, neighborhood studies, and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan In the Plan for the Spokane Valley an industrial corridor was contemplated along both sides of the raflroad tracks from Trent Road to Pines Road In August, 1962, the property was proposed as an industrial plat and Restricted Industrial zoning was requested After considerable study of alternatives to the Comprehensive Plan and a series of public hearings, the Planning Commission recommended approval to the Board of County Commissioners in December, 1962 The Board after holding its own heanng concluded that there was ample unused acreaqe zoned Restrfcted Industrial in the vicinity, and further that there was not good artenal access to this property from the Freeway nor (at that time) realisttc prospects for obtaining good arterial access In 1965 the proposal was heard again, and the Commission recommended denial because there was still no feasible plan for arterial access to the property It was also noted that the then-proposed Bowdish-Indiana route while perhaps the most feasible, would present traffic problems at the Pines Interchange In 1969, the applicants proposed an industrial park incorporating a road network, restrictive covenants, and a landscape screen along Jackson Avenue Although the Planning Commission was of the opinfon that the proposal offered appropriate safeguards for proper development, The Board - 6 - (contd ) ZE-50-72 - AGRICULTURAL TO RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL (contd ) of County Commxssioners derued the application because there was consfderable industrial acreage in the immediate vicinity which was zoned in an industrial classification and substantially unused for industry The C omrru s si oners al s o note d that the property di d not have g ood arten al acce s s from the Freeway via Pine s Road and the difflcultie s of secwring a satisfactory arterial route from Argonne Road to the project appeared to be insurmountable B Reasons 1 The proposed zone change is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan which identifies an industrial corndor of which this property i s a part 2 The Commzssion is of the opinion that the proposed warehouse - redistribution center would have very Iittle impact on the adjoirung residential neighborhood to the north compared with other industrial uses The Commission notes that the proposed warehousing facility would have a much smaller ratio of employees to floor area than an industrial fabrication or manuf acturing plant Although the redxstrlbution portion of the operation would generate truck traffic, such traffic would utila.ze the proposed Mansfield arterial route to Interstate #9 0 rather than f2ltering through the adjoining residential neighborhood to the north 3 The nature of the proposed warehousing operation requires considerable land area as evidenced by the submitted site plan The applicants have indicated that the operation requirea reasonable pro)imity to the Freeway because of reda.stribution through commercial trucking The Commission notes that there are very few industrially zoned sites in the Spokane Metropolitan Area which can meet the stated critena for such an operation 4 The Commis sion is of the opinion thafi arterial acce s s from Pine s Road to the project via Mansfield Avenue would adequately serv° the project without clampfiing residenti.al neighborhoods to the north The proposed facility would be a relatively low generator of employee-oriented traffic and would utilize the arterial route for acce s s to Interstate #9 0. Acce s s control s and proper arten al de sign would insure the least disruption of the residentia2 neighborhood 5 The Commission is of the opinion that the performance standards contained in the Restricted Indusfirial Zone in conjunction with requirements for an appropriate landscape strip along the Jackson- Mansfield arterial, proper Ifghting, signing controls, sewage treat- ment, and firehydrants would make the project more compatible with and would help preserve the residential character of fihe residential neighborhoods to the north - 7 - (contd ) . T , ZE-50-72 - AGRICULTURAL T4 RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL (contd ) C General Data 1 Location Section 9„Township 25 IV , Range 44, E W M The West 1, 890 feet of Section 9 lying south of Jack s on Ave nue and north of the Sp ok ane International Railroad right of way 2 Applicant Brockman-Rothrock, Inc East 1215 Sprague Avenue Spokane, Washington 3 Site Si ze Approxi mately 50 acre s 4 Existtng Zoning Agricultural, established April 24, 1942 5 Proposed Zoning Restricted Industrial 6 Proposed Use of aod ~ Property WholesaleAstorage, warehousing,*~s 7 Applicat,ion of Zoning Provision Chapter 4 21, Section 4 21 040 -8- MAY AGENDA - MAY 129 1972 TELEPHONE NO 456-2274 SPOKANE COIINTY PLANNING COMMISSION Tlme Friday, May 12, 1972, 9 00 A iX Place Asz~embly Room, County Court House ZONE CHANGE 3. ZE-50-72, Agricultural to Restricted Industrial a. Location Section 9, Townshlp 25 N., kange E W M The West 1,890 feet of Section 9 ying south of Jackson Avenue and north of the Spokane Internationai Railroad right of way. b. Applicant Broclma.n-Rothrock, Inc. East 1215 Sprague Avenue Spokane, Washa.ngton c. Szte Size Approxi.mately 50 acres d. Existing Zoning Agricultural, established April 24, 1942 e Proposed Zoning Restricted Industrial f. Proposed Use of Property Wholesale storage, warehousing g. Application of Zoning Provision Chapter 4.21, Section 4 21 040 I Z, ~ 3 SACKSD,N A dE. 0 ~ r - , . ~ S~TLr ~ 1 WVOX g ~ N ~ ~ ~i ~ NO2rH ~c~c~ s' sZo 00 ~ ~ 3 East V,_ _e School Mstric. .Jo. 361 y DARROLL A WALLER, Supenntendent Telephone WA 4-1830 Adnnnistrauon Office - N 3415 Pines Roaci SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 99206 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROBERT P IRONS DONALD KRUE46R A A MANFRED EARL R MONTBE LEO TI6DE June 6, 1972 Mr Charles L Huggins, Director Spokane County Planning Commission Spokane County Courthouse Spokane, Washington 99201 Dear Mr Huggins I am writing to you in regard to the recent zone change west of Mirabeau on Jackson Since we operate several buses in the area and the roads are either through a heavy residentail neighbor- hood or a relatively narrow curved access on Jackson from the East, we are quite concerned about a.ny future truck traffic that would naturally develop Getting on and off of Pines at Jackson is very hazardous now With much additional traffic, particularly heavy hauling vehicles, it would greatly complicate our bus scheduling as well as jeopardize the safety of bus riders and pedestrians alike Until adequate access roads are developed in the area in question, we must express our opposition to this action of the Planning Commission Yours truly, EAST VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 361 Darroll A Waller Superintendent DAW ds RECEIVED cc W 0 Allen JUN ? ~972 County Commissioner SPOKANE COUNTY PLAiViViNG COMMISSION ti ri ~ . 0 o e • io. ~ oil 0 •~74to / f. 0 ?AAt ~ r ~ ~ 0 4 e • e ~ • e ~ 0 0 ° A2 ~ .o a ~ ~ ~ • , ~ p O • i s a 0 ~ AA"- e o • ~ s i ~ .4A44A4A ~ A a • 0 0 e ~ P RECEIVED g MAY 31 1972 §POKA(VE COUNTY PLANNING COMMiSSiON t r✓"~,.t1~ At S: 1Q t1I71E2 LLI1C1 plaCe r.,7 . _ ._„T-n•.'' . 7,ranting of this applicatior... PtAY AGENDA - MAY 121 1972 ,.'POKA1`1E COLTNTY PLliPJTdIT1G COMrn TSSIOi ' `~'ime : 1'riday, I,iay 12, 19 jL, t):OU A.I-i. ~ lace : A-~cemhly room, Coun-;Tr Court f!olz;-e '7,(1n~ r7(' rT_ ~ . . . _ , , a. . , ~'he West 1,890 feet o f Section 9 l,yinp; soT? oi' Jackson Avenue and north of the l.ailroad right of way. Brockman-Rothrock, Inc. ;ast 1215 Sprague Aver l, : f~pokane, VJashington , o :L to Approximately 50 acres o Existing Zoning: Agricultural, establis~~ed A::,,,_; e Proposed Zoning: Restricted Industrial Proposed Use of Property: WholeUale storage, warehousinr- (l 1 ~ r- _ r f^ - , i" T~ ~ l', .-v~_1. , ^ • ~ „ . rt ^ ~ • ~~Sl?~l f~E~ ` f ~ - ~ , . ~ 3 t ~ i - ~ ' , - v ~ yi u I J; 't CT T ; , i i._ " to :-r^opoUed rezor-in.-; T ~ ~ r , NN~'V~1~~ ~ ~ . , ~6/t4 &OoC> lo`+~ . ~ 117 -70-- / ~f C , X 1 ~ ~ c;2' 4 c. C_fj / G ~ o ~ ~--t,v ~...-~~•Q-~.~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ? ~ ~ . ` ~ to 1/ A c ks Z~ A/ ~ _ , ; a1C~ 1.._Lt~1(~ cC~ p1Zce '1_ri n"l .',r'r~?'? ^ l?^ fnr ~ n?^ ,?c^.'11I!:,1. };~ln P'•' .-.ranting of this appl? catior, . '!AY AGENDA - N1E1Y 12, 1972 : >POKANE COUNTY PLATdI`IIl`1G COI'-11-4ISSIO?`: me : Friday, May 12, 1972, 9:00 A.~ ll:~se*.qla!-Y noom, Cctinty t~ourt~ i' - - ' - " ' ~ . .1~~__ .<<)':d`.i.,'iL;~ . • ~ __;j.,_ , ~ .~.;1... 'ihe West 1,890 feet of Section 9 lying sou o i <Tackson Avenue and north of the Spokanp ?ailroad right of way. , ~ 3rockman-Rothrock, Inc. :~ast 1 215 Sprague Avr,T~~,- ~pokanc , Washir.gton . 3-ite Approximately 50 acr- . Existing Zoning: Agricultural, establi-hed a Proposed Zoning: Restricted Industrial . Proposed Use of Property: Wholes.--de storage, warehou , • . _ , - . i . e i . - - - . . . . . . _ . _ . . . . _ , . . . . , . . _ . _ _ ; . A~ S-QN Q vE~ o._ ~ . , ~ . T-Ej ~ ~ , 3_yB!VAYOt '-ndersigne: f_ _ w li~+ o--' r-ortm_°4y o~;:r,e_ ol;~ .;~~v ~.o , ~•~~l~n:.`~-- ~ . ~ . ` ~ ' ,!C 4-4v • . ; , ,e7- ~ l. . ~aiC~ t1.Eile and place 1'1t~~r•,~;.t.n~ .,-„~.,),-1 _ . , -7rcii lting of this appli.cation. ~ iAY AGENDA - NIAY 1 1972 ~'-POKANE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIOT: 'ime: Frida,y, Ma,y 1972, 9:00 A.:" . ~ ; _ ...--'-i_ , -'•-:;~J~ , fhe West 1,890 feet of Section 9 lying sout;.11 oi (iackson Avcnue an(I nor-~~i Sr,nk-ir.r~ `?ailroad right of way. ~ ~)rockman-Rothrock, Inc. .,ast 1215 Sprague Atiln-- ~;pokane, Washington Approximately 50 acr, i. Existing ZoninC: Agricultural, eStahli _;lled Proposed Zoning: Restricted Industrial . Proposed Use of Property: VJholesale storage, ware1zo11 ' - - { . Q~ ~ ~ . , ~ + f f' ' - _ , , i ~ ~ - , -i Lis ±e? be ow is a list of property owaers opposed to propose'~ rezoring . Cl l ~ ,A~ / • ~ , ~ • . . ~ {10~~~~ . I b t~ _ - - y /1':. : aid tir~e ~~nd place ~,j~~ ; ri'nrr"fod rr'r"nr, m:~~f nprear for, or n; r;.r,-uiting o' this appl:icat,ion. 'tJ1Y AGENDA - T'(AY 12, 1972 :-;POKANE COUNTY PLANNING COMMLSSIOT; i,riday, ?,Iay 1,,, ;.~~6 A._i. 71~ bl~, ??~om, Count-,- Court Iioti: . T,-` ;-I. L oc,~.-t;_S~~ioY,,'9, To'wns}iip xange v4, The West 1,890 feet of Sectioia-9 lyi'nftl---sout~~oY Jackson Avenue and nnrt!i o ~ i,` Railroad right of way. Brockrna.n-Rothrock, Inc. East 1215 Sprague Avenue Spokane, Washin;ton . xDite SiApproximately --0 acres ri. Lxistin; Zoning: Agricultural, establi sneu April c. Proposed Zoning: Restricted Industrial Proposed Use of Property: 1•Jholesale storage, ~rarehousing Apnl; cat7.on of ?oni_rp; ProTris; nn: Chanter 4.21, Sectior. 4.?1 .040 , ~ SAcKS~~I R c/E, ~ ~ ~ i 3 ~ a J ~ ~ . --1 v ~ V ~i I 2 r rJ I ' • I I I ~I ~~Iom is ~li:.t of rronc:~ty Qw8('rs o-nno:-:ed to proposed rs-zo_inr- . ' ` ~ ~ • . ~ , 7 ~ D ~ ~ ~ . , A . - , . - . ~itd i,l.me r uid place ~ . • , _ , ' - ~Tranting of this applir_.ation. '".AY AGENDA - MAY 12, 1972 ; :POKAr:E COUIITY PLATdNZl`1G COMI_SSIOT 7 'ime . :tj'riday, t Iay i L', 'i y f L, ~j : c:~u- A. . A`'Is r"?1bl~~ ~,-~nri, C01122':,7 („n112"'t; FTOLl^e .7 7 7 - , - • , a Locat;i_on: Section 9, Town,_.'.i~,-i~ ?ul f7e '?'he irlest 1, 894 feet of Section 9 lyir_g sou`.:, ~ i Jackson Avenue 1nd I1o1"t~1 0f the Spokane Internati-o,:-_I'. ?ailroad right of way. 3rockman-Rathrock, Inc. ~ast 1215 Sprague Avenz~ ~ ,pokane, Washington Approximately 50 acres r Existing Zoning: Agricultural, establisiaed A-~ Proposed Zoning: Restricted Industrial o troposed Use of Property: irlholesale storage, warehousi.- - ~-.1-_ . , n C' Tl-.-~•r~ - , , -1 1t.•-•'1 ~''1 ;-~L ~:l I . _ , . 7 . . , . . . . . _ ` . . _ . , , ~ Li - , z 3 - . ~ ,1 , _ _ ~ ~ --7 - . ! ~ 1 ' ~ - ViY,YoY ,-------r--r i ~ , ':istea belarw is a list of rroperty ovm. ers opposed to proposer' f.'ezon3nc / . Lt.) C) - - , ~ ~ . ~ -S /C,lf Lc ~ , e Y cvI ~ ~ ~ ~ a REAL PROPERTY /NVESTMENTS ~ B-- OCK ANm ~OTHROCK,INC E 1215 SPRAGUE AVENUE SPOKANE WASHINGTON 99202 KE 5 3034 May 11, 1972 , 4 Mr Charles Huggins Planning Commission Spokane County Court House Spokane, Washington i Dear Mr Huggins This letter is to authorize either Mr Brockman or Mr Rothrock of Brockman-Rothrock, Inc to speak for me as to my approval of the realignment of Jackson Avenue and Mansfield Avenue to facilitate traffic movement in this area ~ I agree to permit the road alignment as indicated in the sketch prepared by Walker, McGough and approved by the county engineer and ~ further agree to participate in the estimated cost of such road ' construction up to $30,000 00 f Very truly yours, YS a m Postell . ~I ,-r~okane Valley Fire Wepartment ~ L (Spokane County F P D No 1) ~ • l~ N722 SULLIVAN ROAD VERADALE, WASHINGTON 99037 ~ 0 FIRE DEPT Telephone (509) 924 3750 DOUG RIDER, Fare ChteJ May 4, 1972 Mr Charles L Huggines, Director Spokane County Planning Commission Spokane, Washington Dear Mr Huggins The following zone changes and preliminary subdivisions have been reviewed for adequate fire protection 1 ZE-44-72 - There are existing mains in this area but hydrants will be needed 2 ZE-33-72 - This area is covered by adequate mains and hydrants ZE-50-72 - There are existing mains in this area but hydrants /3~ will be needed 4 ZE-60-72 - There are existing mains in this area but hydrants will be needed 5 ZE-48-72 - There are existing mains in this area but hydrants will be needed -Sincerely, c ~ = im Kearney ` Fire Marshal JK cy PRE YENT FIRES SA VES LI VES KANE COUNTY NEALTH DISTRICT N $19 Jefferson Street Spokane, Washington 99201 DATE May 3, 1972 TO Planninq Commission FROM Dennis Kroll SUBJECT Zone chanqe - Roundup Grocery Co ZE-50-72 The general terrain and soil conditions are suitable for accommodating an individual waste water treatment arrangement which would be sized according to the amount and type of waste water and/or numbers of people employed ab RECEIVED MAY 3 1972 SPUKANE COUN tY PLANNING COMMISSION SCND-ENU-038 ZE-50-72 In the matter of a hearing to consider changi.ng the Zoning Map from Agricultural to Restricted Industrial on property described as the 4Jest 1,890 feet of Section 9, Township 25 N., Range 44, E W M, lying south of Jackson Avenue and north of the Spokane International Railroad right of way, Spokane Coun.ty, Washington. (Between S I Rai.lroad R/W and Jackson Avenue, east of IIniversity Road) AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) SS COUNTY OF SPOKANE ) Being first duly sworn, deposes and says That aAall tunes mentioned herein he was, and now is, a citizen of The United States9 a resident of Spokane County, washington, and over the age of twenty-one years That on 9 19 7~ he personally posted three (3) true and correct copies of the hereto attached NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING at the followz.ng places in Spokane County, to-w1.t 1 7::: 2 c►yc F ...4e'L / 3 ~ Su'-scribed and sworn to me ~ 192cz , E COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTA Y PUBLIC IN ~1ND FOR SP N Reslding at Spokane9 Washington -eo-C-5 = ? r ~ . , APPLICATION FOR SPOKANE COUNTY PLANNING COPt'(IvIISSIOIJ - Z O N I N G H E A R I N G Court,Hou se, Spokane, 'vra shington Date ~ Applicatlon No e~7~" 7 'Z - iJame of Applf cant BROC KPNAN-ROTHROC K, I NC a Street Address East 1215 Sprague City Spokane State Washington Telephone No Ke 5-3034 E.%istinq Zoning Classiftcation Date Existing Zone Classification Established Proposed Zone Ciassification O Proposed Use of Property Whol esal e storage, warehousi ng . Legal Description of Property -~;rill-57. c~ - - Site Size Approx 50 acres Section 9 Township 25N R,anqe 44 EWM Street Address of Property S A Postell 1IVho Holds Title to the Property If you do not hold title to the property affected by this applicatlon, what is your interest in it? Aaents for owner and purchaser _ Furnish a letter from a Title Insurance Company, showing the property owners of record, their address, within <<UO feet of the exterior boundaries of subject property ALL OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSVVERED l. tivhat are the changed conditions which are alleqed to warrant other or additional zoning ~ There is a marked increase of interest in the need for restricted - industrial property in the Valley area with good access to rail facilities and ~ freeway proximity This property has all the natural elements for restricted industrial property and is no longer app]icable to agricultural ~ , ~ i , r ~ 1 ~ r 2 uvhat facts j ustify the proposed zone reclassification based on the advancement of the public health, safety, and general welfare % Under proposed zoning, this propert,y will be substantially improved with modern structures, extensive iandscaping, roadways and increased employment in the area 3 vvhat effect will the proposed zone reclassification have on the value and character of ad j acent property" The proposed development as designed will enhance the area and most assuredly increase the value and character of adjacent property 43 Can a reasonable return #rom or reasonable use of the property in question be secured under the existing zone classification The general eastward development of the Greater Spokane Industrial Community has brought about conditions that negate the use of the subject property for agricuitural purposes ft is neifher aesi reab-le nor economica ny teasi fi e to operate the suUect property as a farm and such use would be adverse to the comrnunity at large A plot plan or sketch rnust be attached containing the followinq information (a) Scale of the drawing. (b) North point (c) Alt dimensions of property, existing buildings, and proposed buildings (d) Locatton of all existing and praposed buildings, or additions, with dimensions to the nearest property line (e) Off-street parking area (f) Defined points of access and egress (g) Date of the drawfng THE NECESSARY FEE MUST ACCOMPANY THIS APPLICATION The recommendation of the Planninq Commfssion in this matter wfll be presented to the Hoard of County Commissioners ior final action. Any person desiring to contest the recommendation of the Planning Commission must request, in writing, a hearing bPfore the Board of County Commissioners no later than ten (10) days following the date of the public hearing held by the Planning Commission ' ~ ~ 1c~ ~vt~ Cu j~, ✓ l" (Signed) ~ ~r ` , • ~ \ 09 Date . ~-Jpokane County Planninq Counantesion Cattnty Coart Houao 3pokanes VJashington 99201 ~ Cenleanen , We e the uradersigned prapesty owners, req"st the 3pokane County Plann#ng Commniss:lon (to consider azoniaig plan) or (to oonsider changiog the zomiag a~a ? from J , • T W Oizoe r ' - ~ OuoYiIAg d88Cr'lb9d pTOpe!!'yo 9: 40,07~~ 40" ADDRE , . L DE§CMPXIQ~ON. QF P S1 /2 of N 1/2 of NW 1/4 of S4J 1/4 1 yg S N 2210 Un i vers ity of RR r/w plus 1 ~ C4 . , ~ . , ~1"TT- of'°3'fo ~4 o ec iori L ~ N 221p University Tract 250 Pius . .,...,...Ma: - _ . . . _ . . . . . Tract 269 plus 3~ Tracts 99 to_103 incl _ . . . . , F „f._. I . ;,w . . . . W 1323 Ide Avenue SE 1/4 Sec 8 1 yg N of RR ~ ~ . ~ ~ vae ~r- •zYO~a~sa~o~ • , r , . s.,...._,... , . . ~ .~.~s P~US W 3/4 of S 1/2 of SE 1/4 of NW 1/45 & s . - S 1/2 of SW 1/4 of NW 1/4, Secti on 9 ~ isw ~sa ....~awsa~+..~..r..~ , _~P ~ . . , _ , . , P1US ~ Pts of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4, Sec 9 1yg N ~r T . ~,~f •~.i....~s . , • 1 .,.,,,,,,,,,,p,~ S ...C ft A1 so, ptn N 1/2 of NW 1/4 ofSW 1/4 1yg N of RR t/w v , ` 9 l 00 _ ~ ~C~ ' ~Z~►~ Ll/.. ~ z~3,3 ~ , . - m . , - • , ~ . ~ - . ~ o~ . ~ , • , - . . _ ~ 1 ~ - , , . ~ . _ , . , , . w. 12, ~..-a i..++~ } - ~.d , o...., . . . . . - lx~. _ .•.....m t 144% _ T • .w. ~r....r.~.o - ~ l~a , - . . . ~r..t , . , . - - - . : . , ~ ~ 1 16 ..w.s _ _ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ r.~.~. ~ R.... ~ . ~ i ~ e ~ LIST OF OWNE'RS AND PERSONS PAYING TAXES ON P'ROP'ERTY Spokane County Code Number ~7:~) Owners, arid Persons u-L thin 400 f e e t e Application is for a ~ ~~2' - - / ~ Certification of Title Compen,y I hereby certify that the following list of names and addresses consisting of tha.s and the following pages has been prepared from the latest available records and is to the best of my knowledge corrects Signed by For Pioneer National Title Ins. Co. (Title Company) Date ~r-Ll- 14, 1q72 ~V 7,q LAST GRANTEE IN CHAIIV ADDITION OF TITLE (O) AND ADDRESS LOTS BLK PERSONS PAYIlVG TAXES ( T ) o~ _ SECT N 8, TOWNSHIP 25 N~,. GE 44 . . . . Tj 0 P. L. White npo ~~Eee-""V E1Y 756 ft of NJ+ of T Sam A. Postell W 1323 Ide Avenue SEA Sec 8 lyg N~f RR 0 T 0 T SECTIO9 TOWNSHIP 25 N R_ _.AI~GE 44 - . . ~ . . . , ~ A 4 Thamas Q.uinn Ptn SWA of NWA S~c 9 daf ' T Ernest 8uinn E 11105 Jackson Beg 987099 ft E f NW 0 cor of Sl~ of NW)4 of Sec T 9, then S 641.3 it, then o E 329 e 46 f t, then 1V 64~10 3 f t, thenc e W 329 -33 T ft to the pob , 0 T 2. Elaine I a Brown 6 Ptn SW% of NWy4 S c_9 daf T Joey an Box 22 Parkwater Beg 658 e 66 f t E~f NW 0 Station cor of Sy~ of NWA of Sec T. Spokane *Wash. 99211 9; then S 641 e 3~t, then (Co tinued on next Page) . r r ° ~ LAST GRANTEE IN CHAIN ADDITION OF TITLE (0) AND ADDRESS LOTS BLK PERSONS PAYING TAXES (T) E 329°4 feet, then Soulh 641.3 feet, r , - . - - 0 then w 329e33 ft to th pobe T 0 Ernest Quinn _ E 11105 Jackson E"h of folg desc e prm SWY4 of T - NW)4 S e c 9 Beg at NW cor o, , of S16 of IVWA, then S 641 e 3 T , f t~. then E 6 58 e'7q f t. Then N 6410 3 f t, thpn W 0 658..66 f t to the Dob e T 0 ~7rPntn ~ 1 e R_ LE?R?'gp 2Q055 - 28% Avenue S LWh of folg desc pta of SW34 T - Seattle. Wne 98188 of 1VWA Sec 9. Beg, at NW 0 - , cor of S16 of NW)4,, hen S T, , 641e3 ft. then E 6 8079 ft~L 01 then N C41eA f t. then ,J 658.66 f t to pob C N T , 262_8 ft_ _ 0 T 0 Sam Q_ PnatPl 1 _W,1A2A Ide W%. of S16 of SE)4 J NWY4, & T, L SIz of SW34 of 1VWA_Siec 9. 0 T 0 F.rn Pat eti_i~n_n E 11105 Jackson W 130 e 66 f t of NE)~ of SE34 T, , L of NWY4 Sec 9, ALS , Bee 0 _658 e 66 f t W of NE cor of T 64 , SE'~ of N~ S ec 9. the~ W 658 e 66 ft* thenS 3 ft,, 0, thg E 658eh6 ft. therq N 643 ft to the p bo T 0 T ~ ~ LIST OF OWNERS AND PERSONS PAYING TAXES ON PROPERTY LAST GRAAtTEE IN CHAIN ADDITION OF TITLE (0) AND ADDRESS ~ LOTS BLK PERSONS PAYING TAXES ( T ) o .l W 1~23 Ide Ptn of NEK of SW34 S e c T , . 4 lve 1V of SI Rv r/w EXC 0 _ E 1 ac lvo S of N 4~S3 0 T f:14 ALSO,_,ptn 1 Af NVK Qf SW.K ~r~„~, N_of RR r/w. 0 aT Onn1 h Slaa],dygg ~,T 221,0 IInl,verm.tv JV of N* Q.f Mj~4 f~5WS. T lvm S of RR x/w. 0 T . ODOl,ph SpaldinR 2210 IIniversit;P~N* of S'1~ of NW94 of Sw34 T _ Sec 9 e o . T . o OPPORTUNITY _ T , - oHp D. SDaldinR 'Tract 250 T Dolvh Spa],ding . 2210 UniversityA~. 0 - T o H A D. Spalding Tract 269 _ T Do1 32h ._Spal___d_in N 2210 University 41AAI'~L o - - T - (Continued on next page) ~ LIST OF OWNERS AND PERSONS PAYING TAXES ON PROPERTY LAST GRANTEE IN CHAIIV ADDITION OF TITLE (0) AND ADbRESS LOTS BLK PERSONS PAYIIVG TAXES (T) p FRUITLAND ADDITION , T - 4$av Sa.linir . E 10512 Buckeye . Nfz Tract 12 & Nfz Tract T 13 EXC N 135 ft of W p s ,213 fte _ T , . 0 . T , 0 tTi m F_ 2ark E 1.21 f t of Slh Tract 12 Tenmm Mtrs . 00021462 & W:5l _ft of S16 Tract 130 0 . T 0 A~ ~it:on 316 Tract 13 ExC N 150 ft T A_ M_ S i.. on 2001 Sunland EXC W_l21 f t& EXC E 0 Las Veeas. N'evada 83 f t. T . 8q 106 . o . T 0 A 1 f r J e Mar.gh 150 f t of Sl~ Tract 13 T'B,],ain , A 4 JQhn s t on E 10623 Jackson kxC W 121 ft. 0 . T , ~E t of W 121 ft of 0~ 1. a~.,~ n e A. J o h n s t o n E 1 0 6 2 3 Jackson_ 90 f T ~;lh Tra -t 13 (Continued on next page) ~ ~LIST OF OWNERS AND PERSONS PAYING TAXES ON PROPERTY LAST GRANTEE IN CHAIN ADDITION OF TITLE (0) AND ADDRESS LOTS BLK PERSONS PAYING TAXES (T) f o Blaine A. Johnston 83 ft of Sl~ Tract 13 T com Mtg 00004923 EXc N 150 ft o 0 T . fI;U 0 P. Ze White /L& Tfiact 14 , ~ T Sam A. Postell . W 1323 Ide 0 T . o PIKECROFT FIRST ADDITIO4 T . o H. DolDh Spalding N 2210 University 4 Tracts 99 to 103 incl T pEa._..,pa Bal.t Tracts 104 to 108 incl T I,ucile A. Bartz E 11321 Indiana 0 T { 0 Edwa3:d -Bart 6ract 109 T Zucile A. Bartz E 11321 Indiana . 0 . . T 0 _ T Al`ME PLAT OF SUNNY. VALLEY ~kCRES 0 , T (Continued on next page) r s s~ - - ~ • a ~ LIST OF OWNERS AND PERSONS PAYING TAXES ON PROP'ERTY LAST GRANTEE'IN CHAIN ADDITION OF TITLE (0) AND ADDRESS LOTS BLK PERSOIVS PAYING TAXES (T) t 2 0 Stephen_R o Decker d T SrPruinod & Robertg .L 10 16716 _ 0 T . . 0 R,pbPrt 0_ Sto11P 2 T shPrwoqd & Roberts _ Z 10 16491 . . o T -3 /o .6 2 . 0 GUMIn T SherwoQd & RnbPrts L 10 16409 0 , - T 0'Ui 1 1 i am E.A~ul~ A"Wac/ ITd r? 2 T ShPrwood & RnbPrts L 10 16413 0 T 0 ~ T 0 T 0 T , . 0 - - T (Continued on next page) ~OKANE L'0~NTY PLAIV(VING COIVIMISS[OIV ~y QOK,~ ~y a • 0 U,~tAuL~ N 81 1 JEFFERSON ~ ~ ` C! rf'.`c 8POiuwE WasNiNOTON 9e201 ~ APR28 7Z 'i ~c 08 ~ / Asj P~ 39IS74 ~ ~ Sam A Poptell w 1323~de Avenue Spokane, Wash 99201 ada '~'z ~ ~ ' ~Ilo d ~edo ~u eit ch n° nu mb~ ~rd~,~~e dressQe Un~~eo ~ ~kd ~ r ~ _ ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ r f ~ _A ~ ~ ~ ~ You are hereb notified, fha~~ on ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ . Y ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ _ , at the hour of ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ . of said da in the S okane Coun ~ourt hlouse, S okane, Washin ton~ Y P P ~ The SPClKANE C~UNTY PLA~VN~NG CC3MMISSIQN wil~ cvn- duct a ublic hearing ta ~'~~~I~ER CH~~~~~~ ~g~ ~~a~ ~ AG~~C~JLTUR~AL ~4~ ~~~TRICT~D IN~~:TRI~►~. ~~-5~~7~, 5~@Ofi~SQR~D 8~' BRQCK~+lAN-R~T~iRQC~, I~iC. ~ E~ST 1~15 SPR~Gt3E ~VE~tt~E, ~PC?]~?~~E, ~4A~HIb~GT~~, F~R ~'~~DP4~E~ ~~~3~3LE; ~;L~ STQRAG~ ".ND 4~AREHGUStNG. ~~11E'I'al descri tion of areq: ~'be ~e~c o te~t vf sec~~c~n p Tawa~~ip ~5 1~., A~o~e E.1~'.D~~, lyinq ~c~th vf ,~~c1c~c~a A~~~~a ~ad nart~ af the 5pvka~• Int~ra+~tloael R~xlrv~d r~~bt of ~ray, SpokaAi Ca~ntY, ~~shiuqta~. tBotw~en S.I. Rail~rosd R/;~ apd ~~tCk~a~ A1~~q~18~ east of Uo~verrtt~ Road. 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