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Spokane Valley Planning Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda
City Hall Council Chambers, 10210 E. Sprague Ave.
December 13, 2018 6:00 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
VI. COMMISSION REPORTS
VII. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT: On any subject which is not on the agenda.
IX. COMMISSION BUSINESS:
i. Public Hearing: CTA-2018-0004, A proposed amendment to
Spokane Valley Municipal Code Title 21, creating a new chapter
21.60 adopting a Planned Action Ordinance for the Centennial
Business Park in the northeast industrial area.
X. FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
XI. ADJOURNMENT
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Planning Commission Action
Meeting Date: December 13, 2018
Item: Check all that apply nold business Fl new business Fl public hearing
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FILE NUMBER: CTA-2018-0004
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing -Amendment to the Spokane Valley Municipal Code (SVMC)
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: The proposed amendment is a City-initiated text amendment to Title 21
of the Spokane Valley Municipal Code (SVMC). The proposed amendment will create a new chapter 21.60
SVMC adopting a planned action ordinance (PAO) for the Centennial Business Park in the City's northeast
industrial area.
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: SVMC 17.80.150; SVMC 19.30.040; RCW 36.70A.106; RCW
43.21C.440;WAC 197-11-164; WAC 197-11-168;WAC 197-11-172.
BACKGROUND: In December of 2016,the City was awarded a competitive grant by the Washington State
Department of Commerce for$114,200 to develop a PAO for the Centennial Business Park(formerly identified
as Northeast Industrial Area). The area was identified as a community priority for industrial development in
the City's Comprehensive Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). See page 7-129 of the
Comprehensive Plan. The PAO is a tool that may be used by developers to streamline the permitting process
for industrial development in the Centennial Business Park.
The City has been working with a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) since 2017 to develop a Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement(DSEIS) that supports the adoption of the PAO. The TAC is
comprised of state and local agencies with technical transportation expertise,property owners,utility providers,
and City staff who helped scope, edit, and provide input into the DSEIS. The transportation analysis was
thoroughly vetted by Spokane Regional Transportation Council to ensure future land use assumptions were
consistent with regional model.Neighboring jurisdictions examined the modeling effort in substantial detail to
ensure impacts of future development were accounted for in the PAO area.
The Planning Commission conducted a study session on the proposed amendment on November 15,2018.The
PAO code text amendment identifies the procedure for designating projects as Planned Actions consistent with
the DSEIS and State Environmental Protection Agency(SEPA). Projects that meet the PAO criteria have the
option to use the environmental analysis and mitigations identified. Being designated a Planned Action is
strictly voluntary and provides predictability and time savings for projects because projects that meet the
criteria and qualifications for a planned action shall not require an additional SEPA threshold determination,
an EIS, SEPA appeal,or any additional review pursuant to SEPA. If the decision is made to not use the PAO,
they will proceed through the existing permitting process.
The adoption of the PAO code text amendment for the Centennial Business Park supports the industrial
development envisioned in the Comprehensive Plan, and the mitigation measures identified in the DSEIS
adequately supplement the environmental issues not addressed in the Comprehensive Plan and FEIS. The
adoption of the PAO code text amendment provides a thorough analysis of the impacts of development in the
area and provides a more predictable and efficient permit process.
On November 15,2018,the Planning Commission conducted a study session to review PAO and related DEIS.
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Conduct the public hearing and deliberate on the amendment.
The Planning Commission will adopt findings and make a recommendation on the amendment to City Council
on January 24,2019.
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STAFF CONTACT: Mike Basinger,AICP,Economic Development Manager; Chaz Bates,AICP,Economic
Development Specialist
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Draft Staff Report dated December 6,2018
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COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC WORKS
SCITY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
po ne PUBLIC HEARING STAFF REPORT
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STAFF REPORT DATE:December 6,2018
HEARING DATE AND LOCATION:A public hearing is scheduled for December 13,2018,beginning at 6:00
p.m. in the Spokane Valley City Hall Council Chambers at 10210 East Sprague Avenue, Spokane Valley,
Washington 99206.
PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION: The proposed amendment is a City-initiated text amendment to Title 21 of the
Spokane Valley Municipal Code (SVMC). The proposed amendment will create a new chapter 21.60
SVMC Centennial Business Park Planned Action.
APPROVAL CRITERIA: Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 2017-2037;SVMC 17.80.150 and 19.30.040.
SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS: The proposed new chapter 21.60 SVMC is consistent with the goals and
policies of the Comprehensive Plan and the criteria for review and approval of the SVMC.
STAFF CONTACT:Mike Basinger,AICP,Economic Development Manager; Chaz Bates,AICP,Economic
Development Specialist
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit 1: Draft Centennial Business Park Planned Action Ordinance(chapter 21.60 SVMC)
Exhibit 2: Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement(DSEIS)
Exhibit 3: Presentation
APPLICATION PROCESSING: Chapter 17.80 SVMC,Permit Processing Procedures.The following table
summarizes the procedural steps for the proposal.
Process Date
SEPA—DS and Scoping Notice Issued March 3,2017
Department of Commerce 60-day Notice of Intent to Adopt Amendment November 23,2018
SEPA—DSEIS and Notice of Availability November 23,2018
Published Notice of Public Hearing November 23,2018
PROPOSAL BACKGROUND: In December of 2016, the City was awarded a competitive grant by the
Washington State Department of Commerce for$114,200 to complete a planned action ordinance (PAO)
for the Centennial Business Park (formerly identified as Northeast Industrial Area). The Northeast
Industrial Area was identified as a community priority in the City's Comprehensive Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The area was identified as a community priority for industrial
development in the City's Comprehensive Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). See
page 7-129 of the Comprehensive Plan.The PAO is a tool that may be used by developers to streamline the
permitting process for industrial development in the Centennial Business Park.
The City has been working with a transportation consultant and a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
since 2017 to develop a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) that supports the
adoption of a PAO. The TAC is comprised of state and local agencies with technical transportation
expertise,property owners,utility providers, and City staff who helped scope, edit, and provide input into
the DSEIS.The transportation analysis was thoroughly vetted by Spokane Regional Transportation Council
to ensure future land use assumptions were consistent with regional model. Neighboring jurisdictions
Staff Report and Recommendation CTA-2018-0004
examined the modeling effort in substantial detail to ensure impacts of future development were accounted
for in the PAO area.
The PAO code text amendment identifies the procedure for designating projects as Planned Actions
consistent with the DSEIS and SEPA. Projects that meet the PAO criteria have the option to use the
environmental analysis and mitigations identified. Being designated a Planned Action is strictly voluntary
and provides predictability and time savings for projects because projects that meet the criteria and
qualifications for a planned action shall not require an additional SEPA threshold determination, an EIS,
SEPA appeal,or any additional review pursuant to SEPA. If applicants chose to not use the PAO,they will
proceed through the existing permitting process.
Analysis:
The 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) analyzed the
industrial designation through the year 2037 in the area for the proposed PAO. The Comprehensive Plan
and FEIS assumes a total of 4,000 employees within the project area. The SEIS completed for the PAO
code text amendment provides supplemental environmental review identifying specific mitigations to
support the future industrial development. The supplemental analysis allows industrial development to be
streamlined in a limited area. The PAO will be limited to industrial development and confined to the area
known as Centennial Business Park, shown in Figure 1 below.
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The Comprehensive Plan identifies the northeast portion of the City as appropriate for industrial
development. The Comprehensive Plan also identifies infrastructure improvements and continuing
coordination as essential to achieving the City's vision for this area. The proposed PAO code text
amendment and related SEIS will assist in achieving the City's vision for the area. Pursuant to SEPA,the
SEIS provides additional project level review for a defined geographic area. The SEIS supplements the
Comprehensive Plan FEIS with the following environmental elements: Transportation — systems, traffic,
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circulation;Water—runoff/absorption,supply;Air—quality,odor.These elements of the environment were
identified as needing additional information and were included as part of the Determination of Significance
and Scoping Notice issued in March,2017.No additional elements needing analysis were identified during
the scoping process.
The table below summarizes the impacts to the elements of the environment analyzed in the SEIS as well
as the mitigation measures to address those impacts. For a complete discussion of the elements of the
environment considered please refer to Section 3 in the SEIS.
Table 1:Summary of Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Environmental Impacts Mitigation
Element
Increased industrial development is likely to — Use existing regulations for ambient air quality
increase impacts to air quality including and transportation related emissions.
Air Quality ambient air quality,point source impacts, — Provide notice to agencies responsible for point
and increased motorized transportation source pollution permits
emissions.
Increased development on vacant land will — Stormwater facilities will comply with the
Surface Water and increase impervious surface from rooftops, Spokane Regional Stonnwater Manual and use
Water Runoff parking area and access drives. Best Management Practice(BMP)techniques to
address stormwater
Increased development will increase land — Require an inadvertent disturbance plan that
disturbance activities.The area has been includes procedures for the discovery of cultural
Historic and Cultural previously disturbed by homesteading, materials and human skeletal material
Resources residential subdivisions,roadway
construction,utilities,railroad lines,and
major industrial development.
Increased development will require water, — Various improvements already identified in
sewer,telecommunication,natural gas,and respective improvement programs(water&
Utility Provision power. sewer).
— Ensure adequate notice for potential projects
during land use or building permit action.
Increased demand on various local and — Various transportation improvements,including
Transportation arterial streets. grade separation of Barker,widening of Barker,
and Barker I-90 interchange
The adoption of the PAO code text amendment for the Centennial Business Park supports the industrial
development envisioned in the Comprehensive Plan, and the mitigation measures identified in the SEIS
adequately supplement the Comprehensive Plan and FEIS.
The PAO and SEIS provide a comprehensive analysis of the potential impacts that may result from
increased industrial development in the Centennial Business Park. Industrial development within the PAO
is assumed to occur at the same intensity and location identified in the adopted Comprehensive Plan,FEIS
and implementing development regulations. The PAO analyzes the impacts of future development and
provides appropriate mitigations making the permit process more predictable and efficient for industrial
development in the Centennial Business Park.
A. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS SPECIFIC TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE TEXT
AMENDMENT
1. Compliance with Title 17(General Provisions) of the Spokane Valley Municipal Code
a. Findings:
SVMC 17.80.150(F)Municipal Code Text Amendment Approval Criteria
i. The City may approve Municipal Code Text amendment,if it finds that:
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(1) The proposed text amendment is consistent with the applicable provisions of the
Comprehensive Plan;
Staff Analysis: The proposed amendment is supported by the Comprehensive Plan
and is consistent with the following goals and policies:
ED-G1 Support economic opportunities and employment growth for Spokane
Valley.
ED-G3 Balance economic development with community development priorities
and fiscal sustainability.
ED-G6 Maintain a positive business climate that strives for flexibility,
predictability and stability
ED-P3 Encourage businesses that provide jobs and grow local markets.
ED-P4 Promote key retail, office and industrial opportunity sites, as identified
in the City's economic development studies and other planning
documents(e.g. Certified Sites).
ED-P6 Promote the development or redevelopment of vacant and underutilized
properties, particularly those with potential to serve as a catalyst for
economic development.
ED-P8 Provide and maintain an infrastructure system that supports Spokane
Valley's economic development priorities.
ED-P11 Leverage federal, state, and regional economic development resources
and programs for City economic development purposes.
LU-G4: Ensure that land use plans, regulations, review processes, and
infrastructure improvements support economic growth and vitality.
LU-P9: Provide supportive regulations for new and innovative development
types on commercial,industrial,and mixed use land.
T-G1 Ensure that the transportation system and investments in transportation
infrastructure are designed to improve quality of life or support
economic development priorities.
T-P9 Provide and maintain quality street, sidewalk, and shared-use path
surfaces that provide a safe environment for all users.
CF-P6 Ensure that facilities and services meet minimum Level of Service
standards.
(2) The proposed amendment bears a substantial relation to public health,safety,
welfare,and protection of the environment;
Staff Analysis: The code text amendment and supporting environmental analysis
identifies the potential impacts that may result from increased industrial
development in a specified geographic area.Under existing regulations and
standards industrial development would occur at the same intensity and location but
development would be evaluated and potentially mitigated on a project-by-project
basis.The proposed amendment articulates the anticipated location and intensity of
industrial development in the area and provides appropriate mitigation measures to
protect the public health, safety,welfare, and protection of the environment.
b. Conclusion(s):
The proposed text amendment is consistent with the approval criteria contained in the SVMC
17.80.150(F).
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2. Finding and Conclusions Specific to Public Comments
a. Findings:
The amendment is subject to 60-day notice of intent to adopt. The Notice of Availability and
public comment period started on November 23,2018 with the 60-day comment period ending
January 22,2019.
b. Conclusion(s):
Adequate public noticing has been provided for CTA-2018-0004 in accordance with adopted
public noticing procedures.
3. Finding and Conclusions Specific to Agency Comments
a. Findings:
A number of agencies, including, Washington State Department of Transportation, Spokane
County, Spokane Regional Transportation Council, Spokane Clean Air, Washington State
Utilities and Transportation Commission, Avista, and Liberty Lake were participants on the
TAC. TAC members have provided input and comments that have been incorporated
throughout the SEIS and code text amendment.
The amendment is subject to 60-day notice of intent to adopt. The Notice of Availability and
public comment period started on November 23,2018 with the 60-day comment period ending
January 22,2019.
b. Conclusion(s):
Adequate public noticing has been provided for CTA-2018-0004 in accordance with adopted
public noticing procedures.
B. CONCLUSION
For the reasons set forth in Section A the proposed code text amendment to create a new chapter
21.60 SVMC, adopting a Planned Action Ordinance is consistent with the requirements of SVMC
17.80.150(F) and the Comprehensive Plan.
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Chapter 21.60
CENTENNIAL BUSINESS PARK PLANNED ACTION ORDINANCE (N4ACBP-PAO)
Sections:
21.60.010 Purpose of the Northeast Industrial Area PAOCentennial Business Park Planned Action Ordinance
21.60.020 Findings.
21.60.030 Procedures and criteria for evaluating and determining projects as planned actions.
21.60.040 Monitoring and review
21.60.050 Conflict
21.60.060 Severability
21.60.070 Effective date
21.60.080 Expiration date.
21.60.010 Purpose of the No thcast'nduc+ria' Arca PAGCentennial Business Park PAO.
The purpose of this chapter is to:
A. Set forth a procedure designating certain projects within the boundaries of the geographic area described in
SVMC 21.60.030 as"planned actions"consistent with s 1. a RCW ;
B. Streamline the land use permit review process for projects which qualify as planned actions within the
Northeast Industrial ArexCentennial Business Park(4da,4CBP) by relying on the Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement(SEIS)completed for theIAC and
C. Ensure that projects designated as planned actions are appropriately mitigated and conditioned so that no
adverse impacts to the environment will occur as a result of development approval;
21.60 020 Findings.
A. The City is subject to the full requirements of chapter 36.70A RCW,the Growth Management Actthc GMA,
located within an urban growth area,and has an adopted comprehensive plan in compliance with the
Q 4AGrowth Management Act;
B. The N4ACBF-SEIS is consistent with the comprehensive plan and has been prepared and adopted under the
provisions of the GMA and SEPA;
C. The HA -SEIS identified and addressed all significant environmental impacts associated with land uses as
described in the SEIS;
D. The thresholds described in the SEIS are adequate to identify significant adverse environmental impacts;
E. The mitigation measures contained in SEIS,together with applicable ei.ty- development standards,are
adequate to mitigate the significant adverse environmental impacts anticipated the- development in
SIA;
F. The expedited permit review process,as set forth in this chapter 21.60,will benefit the public,adequately
protect the environment,and enhance the economic development of the Centennial Business Park;
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G. Opportunities for public involvement and review have been provided,and comments considered as part of the
preparation of the draft and final supplemental environmental impact statement;
H. The uses allowed by the city's City's industrial zoning classification will implement the Comprehensive
Plat ;
I. The 1•A-CBP planned action is not an essential public facility as defined by RCW 36.70A.200(1).
J. Thi,c hapter 21.60 SVMC shall be known as the"Northeast Industrial Ar aCentennial Business Park Planned
Action Ordinance."
21.60.030 Procedures and criteria for evaluating and determining projects as planned actions.
A. To qualify for a planned action designation,a project application shall comply with the following:
1. Be located entirely within the planned action area,as defined in Figure 21.60-1. Eligible parcels will be
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2. Have primary uses that meet the definitions of light industrial; heavy industrial; or warehouse,wholesale,
and fright movement use categories as set forth on arc defined as heavy or light industrial pursuant to
SVMC Appendix A Definitions SVMC.
3. Submit an environmental checklist or other project review form as specified in WAC 197 11 315pursuant
to SEPA;
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4. Submit estimates of total building gross square footage and/or number of employees to provide sufficient
information for the City to estimate the number of PM Peak hour trips for the project.
5. Not exceed a cumulative PM peak trip count of 1,340 trips from all development within the CBP from the
effective date of chapter 21.60 SVMC this ordinance.
6. Meet density and dimensional requirements for non-residential standards pursuant to+i-SVMC 19.70.030
7. Pay a proportionate share of off-site improvements based on PM peak hour trips as provided in the
-SEIS to mitigate transportation related impacts;
i. The fees.The fee is$2,831 per PM Peak hour trip.
8. Submit a signed "Sewer Planning Requirements Form"as specified by Spokane County Environmental
Services; and
9. Project impacts€a-r - be mitigated through the application of the mitigation measures detailed in
NIA -SEIS; as well as other GAL ,state,and/or federal regulations;
B. Planned Action Review Criteria.
. The shall base its decision to designate a project a planned action through review of an`
environmental checklist or other project review form as specified in WAC 197 11 315,
and the review of the application and supporting documentation;
2. The city- shall designate a project as a planned action, pursuant to ' Ater 21.60 SVMC an PA
RCW 13.21C.031, if it meets the following conditions:'
a. The project is not otherwise exempt from SEPA;
b. The project is consistent the , 3.� -SEIS and the adopted city of Spokane Valley Ceomprehensive
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c. The project has had its significant adverse environmental impacts adequately identified and
addressed in the N4ACBP-SEIS;
d. The project impacts may be mitigated through the application of the mitigation measures
detailed in MA -SEIS; as well as other€i.t ,state,and/or federal regulations;
e. The project complies with all applicable c4City,county,state and federal regulations,and where
appropriate,the project complies with needed variances,modifications,or other needed permits and
conditions;
f. The project meets all the planned action qualifications identified pursuant to i SVMC 21.60.030 .
g. The project is not an essential public facility as defined in RCW 36.70A.200;
3. A project that meets the criteria and qualifications for a planned action shall not require a SEPA threshold
determination, preparation of an EIS,SEPA appeal,or any additional review pursuant to SEPA
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4. Should environmental conditions change significantly from those analyzed in the -SEIS,the City
may determine that the planned action designation is no longer applicable until an environmental review
is conducted.
C. Planned Action Permit Process and Application.
1. Applications for planned actions shall be reviewed pursuant to the following process:
a. Application shall be made on forms provided by the and shall include a SEPA checklist,or
approved planned action checklist.
b. The department shall determine whether the application is complete as provided ire
Chapter chapter 17.80 SVMC.
c. After the si.t -City receives a complete application,the responsible SEPA official shall determine,
pursuant to using the criteria and procedures in this chapter 210.60 SVMC,whet if the project
qualifies as a planned action. ...ince a aro`ect i mined to .u. a e.` '����'
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I. ity sh tifyr° the applicant,and the project shall proceed in accordance with the
applicable permit review procedures specified in Chapter 17.80 SVMC
ii. The City shall notify utility providers in the area,such as: sewer,water, power, natural gas,
telecommunication of a pending development under the planned acti34• . Notice
shall also be provided to Spokane Clean Air or their successor.The notice required by this section
may be combined with the public notice required or provided with the underlying permit and
may take the form of the environmental checklist or other project review form. Notice provided
shall not be less than 14 days.
d. If a project does not qualify as a planned action,the City shall notify the applicant.The notice shall
describe the elements of the application that result in failure to qualify as a planned action.The
notice shall also prescribe a SEPA review procedure consistent with the city's SEPA
regulations and the requirements of state law.
e. Projects that fail to qualify as planned actions may incorporate or otherwise use relevant elements of
the -SEIS or other relevant environmental review documents,to meet SEPA requirements.The
City may limit the scope of SEPA review for the non-qualifying project to those issues and
environmental impacts not previously addressed in the N4A -SEIS.
f. The decision regarding qualification as a planned action shall be final.
21.60.040 Monitoring and review.
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A. The I shall monitor the progress of development tea- the designated planned action area to
ensure that development is consistent with the assumptions of'h chapter 21.60 SVM and the MA -SEIS.
Development shall be monitored regarding the type and amount of development,the associated impacts of
that development,and the adequacy of the mitigation measures identified in chapter 21.60 SVMC and the
-SEIS.
B. The total number of PM peak trips available at the time this ordinancochapter 21.60 SVMr becomes effective
is 1,340 PM Peak hour trip=.The city City shall have an internal tracking system for the number of PM peak
trips available within the planned action boundary.The tracking system shall reduce available PM peak trips
once a TGDL is accepted with an associated complete applicationat the time an application is deemed
.Trips shall be re-introduced if the building permit expires without construction of the project.
C. This planned action ordinance shall be reviewed no later than six years from its effective date to determine
the continuing relevance of its assumptions and findings with respect to environmental conditions in the
planned action area,the impacts of development,and required mitigation measures.The e+tyCity,based upon
this review, may propose amendments to this chapter and/or may supplement or revise the N4ACBr-SEIS.
21. 50 Conflict
In the event of a conflict betwe' t-14 -chapter 21.60 SN` or any mitigation measure imposed thereto,and any
ordinance or regulation of th Cis the provisions of chapter 21.60 SVMC shall control.
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to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the
constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this chapter or its application to any other person or
situation.
21.60.9060 Expiration date.
The planned action adopted pursuant to chapter 21.60 SVMC ordinance codified in this chapter shall expire 20
years from the date of adoption, [insert adoption datel unless otherwise repealed or readopted following a public
hearing.
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FACT SHEET
NAME OF PROPOSAL
The City of Spokane Valley Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park Planned
Action Ordinance.
PROPOSED ACTION
The City of Spokane Valley plans to adopt a Planned Action Ordinance (PAO) to support and
streamline environmental permitting in the City's northeast industrial arcaCentennial
Business Park. The PAO designation would apply to industrial development within the
envelope analyzed in this SEIS.
PROPONENT
City of Spokane Valley
LOCATION
The proposal is located in the City of Spokane Valley's northeast quadrant bounded by Flora
Road on the west, Trent Avenue on the north, the Union Pacific line on the south, and the
city limits on the east. The approximate center of the project area can be further located at
47°41'32.2"N 117°09'48.2"W.
PREVIOUS ACTION TAKEN
The City of Spokane Valley completed an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the
2017- 2037 Comprehensive Plan. This 2017 Planned Action Supplemental EIS incorporates by
reference and supplements the analysis contained in the 2017 — 2037 Comprehensive Plan
EIS.
DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION
2017-2040 —Market driven phased development
LEAD AGENCY
City of Spokane Valley
10210 E Sprague Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
SEPA RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL
Mike Basinger, AICP, Senior Planner
509-720-5331
mbasinger@spokanevalley.org
CONTACT PERSON
Chaz Bates,AICP, Economic Development Specialist
509-720-5337
cbates@spokanevalley.org.
REQUIRED APPROVALS AND/OR PERMITS
Planned Action Ordinance adoption by Spokane Valley City Council.
AUTHORS AND PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS EIS
This City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement has
been prepared under the direction of the City of Spokane Valley, as SEPA Lead Agency.
DATE OF DRAFT SEIS ISSUANCE
November 23, 2018
DATE OF COMMENTS DUE
January 22, 2019
AVAILABILITY OF THE SEIS
Notice of Availability and copies of the Comprehensive Plan/FEIS and supporting
development regulations have been distributed to agencies, organizations, and individuals
noted on the Distribution List (Section 3.3 of this document).
The complete 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan, FEIS, and supporting regulations are available
for download at the project website: www.spokanevalley.org/CP.
The complete NIACBP-SEIS and associated draft development code are available at:
www.spokanevalley.org/PlannedAction
Copies of these documents are also available for public review at the following location:
Spokane Valley City Hall
10210 East Sprague Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Section 1: Concise Summary of Alternatives
Section 1.0: Summary 6
1.1 Introduction 6
1.2 Proposed Action and Location 6
1.3 Discussion of Alternatives and Phasing 7
1.4 Summary of Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures 7
1.5 Issues to be Resolved 8
1.6 Significant Unavoidable Adverse Impacts 8
Section 2.0: Description of proposal 9
2.1 Introduction 9
2.2 Planned Action Process 9
2.3 Environmental Review 9
2.4 Proposed Action 10
2.5 Benefits and Disadvantages of Delaying the Proposed Action 10
2.6 Major Issues to be Resolved 10
Setion 3.0:Affected Environment, Impacts, and mitigation 11
3.1 Air Quality 11
Affected Environment 11
Impacts 12
Mitigations 13
3.2: Surface Water and Water Runoff 14
Affected Environment 14
Impacts 15
Mitigations 15
3.3 Historic and cultural preservation 15
Affected Environment 15
Impacts 16
Mitigations 16
3.4 Utility Provision and Supply 17
Affected Environment 17
Impacts 19
Mitigations 20
3.5 Transportation 22
Affected Environment 22
Impacts 27
Mitigations 38
Section 4.0: Notices 4443
4.1 Determination of Significance and Scoping 4443
4.2 Draft EIS and Document Availablity 4544
4.3 Distribution List 4246
3.4 Final EIS and Document Availablity Alia
Section 5.0 Response to Comments 4948
5.1 Comments and Responses on the Scope 490
5.2 Comments and Responses on the DEIS 494-5
Appendix A: Existing Transportation Conditions Report for Spokane Valley Northeast Industrial
Area PAO
Appendix B: Spokane Valley Northeast Industrial Area PAO Traffic Analysis for Phase i,Phase 2,
and Phase 3
Appendix C: Infrastructure Plan for the Spokane Valley Northeast Industrial Area PAO'
Appendix D: General Sewer Summary Packet for Planned Action Ordinance Applications
1 The documents that comprise Appendix A, B, and C were developed prior to naming the
area Centennial Business Park, the Northeast Industrial Area and Centennial Business Park
are synonymous.
SECTION 1.0: SUMMARY
1.1 Introduction
This section summarizes the information contained in the Planned Action Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the City's Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial
Business Park (NIACBP-SEIS). It contains a summary of impacts, mitigation measures, and
significant unavoidable adverse impacts. The summary is intentionally brief; the reader
should consult individual sections of the SEIS for detailed information concerning the
affected environment, impacts, and mitigation measures.
1.2 Proposed Action and Location
Proposed Action
An adoption of an ordinance designating a portion of the City of Spokane Valley's Northeast
Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park as a Planned Action for the purposes of the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) compliance. The Planned Action designation would apply to
proposed industrial development within the envelope analyzed in this SEIS. The Planned
Action designation would apply to development that occurs through the end of 2040.
Location
The proposal is located in the City of Spokane Valley's northeast quadrant bounded by Flora
Road on the west, Trent Avenue on the north, the Union Pacific line on the south, and the
city limits on the east, and includes the south 3/4 of Section 6, the west 1/2 of Section 5, and a
north portion of Township 25 North, Range 45 East, Willamette Meridian. The approximate
center of the project area can be further located at 47°41'32.2"N 117°09'48.2"W(see Figure
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1.3 Discussion of Alternatives and Phasing
The SEIS dos not evaluate discrete alternatives since it proposes to use the adopted
alternative in the 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan and FEIS as the ceiling for build-out.
Instead, this SEIS provides additional project level detail for a defined geographic area for
elements not adequately addressed in the original document (Transportation — systems,
traffic, circulation; Water — runoff/absorption, supply; Air — quality, odor). In other words,
the Northc st Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park — Supplemental Environmental
Impact Analysis (1 4CBP-SEIS) is an implementation to the adopted FEIS instead of offering
an alternative to it.
1.4 Summary of Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Table 1-1 provides a summary of the environmental impacts for each element of the
environment evaluated in Section 3 of the SEIS. For a complete discussion of the elements of
the environment considered in this SEIS, please refer to Section 3.
Table 1: Summary of Potential Impacts and Miti:ation Measures
Environmental Impacts Mitigation
Element
Air Quality Increased industrial development - Use existing regulations for ambient
is likely to increase impacts to air air quality and transportation related
quality including ambient air emissions.
quality,point source impacts, and - Provide notice to agency(ies)
increased motorized transportation responsible for point source pollution
emissions. permits
Surface Water and Increased development on vacant - Stormwater facilities will comply with
Water Runoff land will increase impervious the Spokane Regional Stormwater
surface from rooftops,parking Manual and use Best Management
area and access drives. Practice (BMP)techniques to address
stormwater
Historic and Increased development will - Require an inadvertent disturbance
Cultural increase land disturbance plan that includes procedures for the
Resources activities. The area has been discovery of cultural materials and
previously disturbed by human skeletal material
homesteading, residential
subdivisions, roadway
construction, utilities, railroad
lines, and major industrial
development.
Utility Provision Increased development will require - Various improvements already
water, sewer, telecommunication, identified in respective improvement
natural gas, and power. programs (water&sewer).
- Ensure adequate notice for potential
projects during land use or building
permit action.
Transportation Increased demand on various local - Various transportation improvements,
and arterial streets. including grade separation of Barker,
widening of Barker, and Barker I-90
interchange
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1.5 Issues to be Resolved
Adoption of the Planned Action Ordinance supports development and expansion of the
North ast Industrial Ar aCentennial Business Park (NIACBP) with industrial development
consistent with the City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 2017-2037. The key
environmental issue facing decision makers is the impact of additional traffic on the area
roadways and the mitigating measures to address such impacts.
1.6 Significant Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
Transportation
The development of the NIACBP would generate additional traffic volumes on the area's
transportation network. Increases in congestion at intersections and along corridors will
result in significant, unavoidable, adverse impacts on the transportation system. However,
the improvements proposed will increase capacity and mitigate undesired impacts, reducing
the impacts on the system to an acccptablc lcvclthe adopted level of service.
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SECTION 2.0: DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL
2.1 Introduction
The 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan and FEIS covered the analysis for the industrial
designation in the proposed area through the year 2037. This SEIS adds additional
information to support the adoption of a Planned Action for industrial development in the
area. The proposal assumes an approximate total of 4,000 employees within the project area;
3,200 more over existing conditions. The employees generally translates to approximately 4
to 6 million square feet of building area.
2.2 Planned Action Process
Planned Action Overview
WAC 197-11-164 defines a Planned Action. The City proposes to designate the Northeast
Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park as a Planned Action, pursuant to SEPA and
implementing rules.As shown in Figure 1, the project area is generally bounded Flora Road on
the west,Trent Avenue on the north,the City limits on the east,and the Union Pacific mainline
and Euclid Avenue on the south. Spokane Valley will follow applicable procedures, described
generally below, to review proposed projects within the project area through the land use
review process associated with each project to determine their impacts and impose any
appropriate development conditions.
Planned Action EIS
The significant environmental impacts of projects designated as Planned Actions must be
identified and adequately analyzed in an EIS (WAC 197-11-164). The City anticipates
supplementing the 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan and FEIS with additional project level
detail for elements not adequately addressed in the original document for the Planned
Action. This supplement includes transportation analysis, water, runoff/absorption, supply;
and air quality and odor.
Planned Action Ordinance
According to WAC 197-11-168, the ordinance designating the Planned Action shall:
• Describe the type(s) of project action being designated as a Planned Action;
• Describe how the Planned Action meets the criteria in WAC 197-11-164 (including
specific reference to the EIS that addresses any significant environmental impacts of
the planned action);
• Include a finding that the environmental impacts of the Planned Action have been
identified and adequately addressed in the EIS, subject to project review under WAC
197-11-172; and
• Identify any specific mitigation measures other than applicable development
regulations that must be applied to a project for it to qualify as the Planned Action.
Following the completion of this SEIS process, Spokane Valley will adopt the Planned Action
designation by ordinance in 2017.
2.3 Environmental Review
2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan and FEIS
The City of Spokane Valley completed the 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan and Environmental
Impact Statement in December of 2016. The elements of the environment that were
considered in the EIS included economic welfare, land use, transportation, housing, and
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natural environment. This Planned Action Supplemental EIS incorporates by reference and
supplements the analysis contained in the 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement.
2.4 Proposed Action
The proposal is to adopt a Planned Action for the City of Spokane Valley's northeast
industrial areaCentennial Business Park. The area that would be the subject to the Planned
Action is seen in Figure 1. The proposal assumes the build-out proposed in the
Comprehensive Plan EIS, roughly an additional 4-6 million square feet of industrial
development and 4,000 employees (3,200 over existing conditions) over the 20 year plan
horizon. These growth levels are consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan and
represent the analysis celling for the Planned Action. Since the Planned Action assumes the
same level and type of growth analyzed in the comprehensive plan, this analysis does not
contain distinct alternatives.
2.5 Benefits and Disadvantages of Delaying the Proposed Action
The Proposed Action includes adoption of a Planned Action Ordinance for future
development in the Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park. There is no benefit to
delaying the implementation of the Proposed Action. The expected and planned for growth in
the area is allowed under existing policy and regulation, and the Planned Action allows for a
comprehensive analysis of impacts of the planned for growth and a more efficient permit
process.
2.6 Major Issues to be Resolved
Adoption of a Planned Action Ordinance would support development and re-development of
the area to an industrial character consistent with the comprehensive plan. The key
environmental issue facing decision-makers is the impact of additional traffic on area
roadways and mitigating measures to address such impacts.
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SETION 3.0: AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION
3.1 Air Quality
Affected Environment
Ambient Air Quality
The Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended in 1990, governs air quality in the United States. Its
counterpart in Washington State is the Washington Clean Air Act of 1991. These laws set
standards for the concentration of pollutants that can be in the air. At the federal level, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers the CAA. The Washington Clean Air Act
is administered by Ecology at the state level and by local clean air agencies at the regional
levels. Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (Spokane Clean Air) enforces federal, state and
local regulations to reduce air pollution for areas within Spokane County.
The U.S. EPA sets National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six criteria pollutants:
Carbon Monoxide, Lead, Nitrogen Dioxide, Ozone, Particle Pollution, and Sulfur Dioxide. The
purpose of these standards is to prevent air pollution from reaching levels that harm public
health and welfare. The CAA requires states to develop plans for protecting and maintaining
air quality in all areas of the state. It also requires states to develop specific plans for
bringing nonattainment areas back into attainment. The plans are called State
Implementation Plans (SIPs).
In the past, the Spokane region has been in nonattainment for carbon monoxide (CO) and
Particulate Matter (PM1o) and as such Spokane Clean Air in conjunction with the Washington
State Department of Ecology have developed a SIPs for both PM10 and CO. The SIP for PM10
explains how the area will continue to meet the federal standard for PM10 through 2025. The
SIP for CO demonstrates that the area will be in compliance with the NAAQS (40 CFR part 50)
through 2025.
Ground-level ozone poses health risks to humans, animals, and plant life. Primarily a
concern during the hot summer months, ozone is formed as a result of photo-chemical
reactions between nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds in the presence of
sunlight and heat. Both nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds can be emitted
directly from industrial, mobile, and consumer sources.
Transportation Air Quality
Regionally significant transportation projects (regardless of the source of funding) proposed
for construction within nonattainment areas or maintenance areas are subject to the
Transportation Conformity regulations specified under federal regulations (EPA 40 CFR Parts
51 and 93) and state regulations (Chapters 173-420 of WAC). The Spokane Regional
Transportation Council (SRTC) classifies a project as regionally significant as, in part,
projects that serve roads federally classified as a principal arterial, highway or freeway and
alters the number of through-lanes for motor vehicles for a length greater than a half mile,
or impacts a freeway or freeway interchange (other than maintenance projects federally
classified as a principal include constructing or widening new roadways and widening
signalized intersections; the SRTC Policy Board can also determine a project as regionally
significant.
SRTC's Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Horizon 2040, demonstrates that future carbon
monoxide (CO) emissions from the 2010, 2030, and 2040 future project conditions are all
well below the CO Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget (MVEB) of 558,000 lbs/day as required by
the approved CO Maintenance Plan. In December of 2016, SRTC certified that the
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transportation related provisions in the City's adopted Comprehensive Plan are generally
consistent with the Revised Code of Washington, including the Growth Management Act, and
SRTC's RTP Horizon 2040. The plan included the 2017-2022 TIP roadway projects with the
Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park.
• Barker and Trent Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Grade Separation,
• Barker Road street widening 3 lane urban arterial from Spokane River to Euclid
Avenue,
• Interstate 90 and Barker Interchange improvements
Point Source Air Quality
While the single largest contributor to most criteria pollutant emissions is derived from on-
road vehicles, secondary sources of emissions are derived from commercial and industrial
land uses. Additional point pollution sources include space heating equipment (e.g., gas and
diesel) and wood-burning appliance emissions. Spokane Clean Air issues three types of
permits:
• Notice of Intent(NOI) — Required for a portable source installed at a specific site
temporarily, not to exceed 12 consecutive months. NOC required the first time a
portable source is installed and operated
• Notice of Construction (NOC) - construction, installation, replacement or
modification of air contaminant sources, emissions units or air pollution control
equipment; required to register the permit annually
• Air Operating Permit(AOP) - Issued to major sources of air pollution and other
sources identified by EPA; required to register the permit annually
Spokane Clean Air maintains a list of classes of stationary sources that require a permit,
which are identified in Regulation I,Article IV Exhibit R2 of the Spokane Regional Clean Air
Agency. Below is a partial list of the types of operations regulated based on air emissions:
• Asphalt Plant • Baghouse
• Boiler • Chrome Plating
• Coffee Roaster • Concrete Batch Plant
• Crematory • Crushing Operations
• Emergency Generator Sets • Furnaces/Ovens
• Lithographic Printing • Paint Booth
• Resin/Gelcoat Operations • Solvent Cleaning, Stripping
Impacts
Ambient Air Quality
Increased industrial and commercial development within the Northeast Industrial
ArcaCentennial Business Park are likely to have minimal in impacts to NAAQS criteria
pollutants (Carbon Monoxide, Lead, Nitrogen Dioxide, Ozone, Particle Pollution, and Sulfur
Dioxide). The SIP for PM10 explains how the area will continue to meet the federal standard
for PM10 through 2025. The SIP for CO demonstrates that the area will be in compliance with
the NAAQS for CO through 2025 and meets EPA requirements for a Limited Maintenance Plan
(LMP).
2 www.spokanecleanair.org/documents/regulation_docs/ARTICLE-IV.pdf
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Transportation Air Quality
The single largest contributor to most criteria pollutant emissions is derived from on-road
vehicles. The SRTC Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Spokane County concludes that the
on-road mobile source CO emissions estimates will remain below the CO Motor Vehicle
Emissions Budget of 558,000 lbs./day as required by the approved CO Maintenance Plan. The
emissions decreased by 53% from 2010 to 2020 and decreased significantly between 2020,
2030, and 2040. The decrease in emissions are attributed to technological advances in
vehicles since VMT is projected to increase over the planning horizon 2010 to 2040. The
increases in VMT should be mitigated by vehicle technology allowing the modeled emissions
to stay below the MVEB. The City's adopted Comprehensive Plan was certified by SRTC and
found generally consistent with the Revised Code of Washington, including the Growth
Management Act, and SRTC's RTP Horizon 2040.
Point Source Air Quality
As of May 2017 the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park has 9 registered
commercial and industrial facilities that require a NOC permit and portion of the Kaiser
Aluminum Washington facility registered for an Air Operating Permit. The 9 registered
facilities area:
• Wagstaff, Inc. • US Wax & Polymer
• Eastside Electric • Greenacres Gypsum & Lime
• Eclipse Screen Printing Company
• UTEC Metals / Gillingham Best • MOCO Engineering
• Spur Industries • Avista Utilities
The adopted Comprehensive Plan and this analysis anticipates a range of industrial type
development of 2.9-3.9 million square feet. The exact type of industrial development is
unknown. Increased industrial development is likely to increase point source air pollution,
and all new point source pollution will be required to comply with Spokane Clean Air permit
requirements.
Mitigations
Ambient Air Quality
The SIP for PM10 and CO explains the area will be in compliance with the NAAQS. No
mitigations beyond those already required from existing regulations are required.
Transportation-Air Quality
Transportation project conformity may be required for certain projects. In order to facilitate
a streamlined process, projects that could trigger project conformity shall be forwarded to
SRTC. This process will be conducted through the evaluation of projects in determining
whether they are consistent with the thresholds analyzed in the PAO.
Point Source Air Quality
Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (Spokane Clean Air) enforces federal, state and local
regulations to reduce air pollution for areas within Spokane County. Spokane Clean Air
receives notice of potential commercial and industrial facilities that trigger their permit
process either through the building permit notice or SEPA notice. In order to facilitate a
streamlined process, projects that could trigger a Spokane Clean Air permit shall be
forwarded to Spokane Clean Air. This process will be conducted through the evaluation of
projects in determining whether they are consistent with the thresholds analyzed in the PAO.
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3.2:Surface Water and Water Runoff
Affected Environment
The majority of the City is underlain by an extensive, sole-source aquifer that provides high
quality drinking water and provides some return flows to the Spokane River. The entire
North ast Industrial Ar aCentennial Business Park lies within the Aquifer Sensitive Area
(ASA). A single developed parcel (55075.0231) south of Euclid and Eden sits within the
shoreline jurisdiction but outside the shoreline buffer area which is limited by the Union
Pacific railroad. Development on parcel 55075.0231 will be subject to the adopted Shoreline
Master Program. No other parcels are within the shoreline jurisdiction or any other surface
water.
The City of Spokane Valley does not have a centralized storm collection or treatment system
and generally requires that all stormwater be managed on-site. The soils within the
Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park are generally well draining and have good
to high infiltration rates. The table and figure below display the hydrologic soil groups that
occur within the Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park. Development projects
within the Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park are expected to have
stormwater management facilities that discharge runoff below the ground surface through
Best Management Practice (BMP) techniques such as bioswales and dry wells. The
stormwater management facilities will comply with the City of Spokane Valley regulations
and the Spokane Regional Stormwater Manual.
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Table 2: Infiltration Rate and Percent Soils in Centennial Business Park
Hydrologic Soil Type Infiltration Rate Acres Percent
Garrison Good 685 83%
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Impacts
The Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park is expected to grow in industrial
development. The development will generally occur on vacant land increasing impervious
surfaces within the study area from rooftops, parking areas, and access drives. Stormwater
will infiltrate the ground and likely enter the groundwater from onsite stormwater
management facilities.
Stormwater facilities will comply with the Spokane Regional Stormwater Manual and use
Best Management Practice (BMP) techniques to address stormwater. Stormwater from
parking lots, access drives, and roads will use oil-water separators and bioswales for
treatment prior to infiltration. Non-pollution generating surfaces like rooftops will use
infiltration galleries or dry wells. The BMPs must be capable of treating flows up to the 10
year 24-hour storm event.
Mitigations
No mitigations beyond those required by exiting City regulations are proposed.
3.3 Historic and cultural preservation
Affected Environment
Historic and cultural resources are protected by a variety of state and federal laws. Federal
law applies to all projects that involve federal money, permits and/or licenses, and state law
applies to local projects. State law includes the Governor's Executive Order o5-05 (EO 05-
05), statutes regarding the protection of cultural resources (WAC 197-11, RCW 27.44, and
RCW 27.53), and SEPA.
Both RCW 27.44 and RCW 27.53.060 require permits from the Washington State Department
of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) before excavating, removing, or altering
Native American human remains or archaeological resources in Washington. Failure to
obtain a permit is punishable by civil fines and other penalties including criminal
prosecution.
According to the publically available information from DAHP's online database, the
Washington Information System for Architectural and Archaeological Records Data
(WISAARD), for cultural resource survey reports, archaeological site records, and cemetery
records there are no registered or eligible properties within the project area. The databased
did identify 27 properties derived from County Assessor building records imported by DAHP
into WISAARD in 2011. These assessor derived properties were part of a project to facilitate
community and public involvement in stewardship, increasing data accuracy, and providing
a versatile planning tool to Certified Local Governments (CLGs) and does not necessarily
identify a designated historic property.
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Impacts
The Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park is primarily vacant and is likely to
see increased development over time. The area has been previously disturbed by
homesteading, residential subdivisions, roadway construction, utilities, railroad lines, and
major industrial development, including a recent gravel mining operation on the north
termination of Eden Road. The DAHP predictive model indicates that the Northeast Industrial
ArcaCentennial Business Park is primarily is situated in a High to Very High Risk probability
area, likely because of the proximity to the Spokane River. However, the modifications to the
landscape within the Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park there is likely low to
moderate probability of intact cultural resources within the area.
Mitigations
Land disturbing and construction activities shall submit an inadvertent disturbance plan in
their scope of work. The inadvertent disturbance plan shall include procedures for the
discovery of cultural materials and human skeletal material.
• Inadvertent Discovery of Cultural Materials
In the event that archaeological deposits are inadvertently discovered during
construction in any portion of the AI, ground-disturbing activities should be halted
immediately in an area large enough to maintain integrity of the deposits and DAHP
should be notified directly. DAHP would then contact the Spokane Tribe of Indians,
depending on the nature of the find.
• Procedures for the Discovery of Human Skeletal Material
Any human remains that are discovered during project-related construction,
maintenance, or operation activities will be treated with dignity and respect. In the
event that human remains are discovered during construction the following
procedures are to be followed to ensure compliance with RCW 68.60: Abandoned and
Historic Cemeteries and Historic Graves, and RCW 27.44: Indian Graves and Records.
If ground disturbing activities encounter human skeletal remains during the course of
construction, then all activity must cease that may cause further disturbance to those
remains and the area of the find must be secured and protected from further
disturbance. In addition, the finding of human skeletal remains must be reported to
the county coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner
possible. The remains should not be touched, moved, or further disturbed.
The county coroner will assume jurisdiction over the human skeletal remains and
make a determination of whether those remains are forensic or non-forensic. If the
county coroner determines the remains are non-forensic, then they will report that
finding to DAHP, who will then take jurisdiction over those remains and report them
to the appropriate cemeteries and affected tribes. The State Physical Anthropologist
will make a determination of whether the remains are Indian or non-Indian and
report that finding to any appropriate cemeteries and the affected tribes. DAHP will
then handle all consultation with the affected parties as to the future preservation,
excavation, and disposition of the remains.
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3.4 Utility Provision and Supply
Affected Environment
Water
Water service within the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park is provided by
Consolidated Irrigation District (CID). The Bureau of Reclamation owns the physical system
but CID operates and maintains the system. CID is divided into two independent systems
defined by the Spokane River; the North System includes the West Farms, Otis Orchard, East
Farms, Granite, and Chinook pressure zones. The Northeast Industrial ArcuCentennial
Business Park is within the North System in the West Farms pressure zone. The West Farms
pressure zone is within well field 5 and has three wells and one reservoir.
CID's retail service area extends beyond the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business
Park and the City of Spokane Valley city limits. CID has coordinated with the City of Spokane
Valley, Spokane County, and the City of Liberty Lake in order to ensure that the CID water
system plan is consistent with locally adopted plans. The City of Spokane Valley found the
water system plan to be consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan and development
regulations. CID anticipates that undeveloped areas within Spokane Valley will change from
agricultural areas to urban or suburban areas.
It is expected that CID will provide service to all new connections within the retail service
area when the District's conditions for water service and District Bylaws are met, generally
the conditions include:
1. The municipal water supplier has sufficient capacity to serve water in a safe and
reliable manner.
2. The service request is consistent with adopted local plans and development
regulations.
3. The municipal water supplier has sufficient water rights to provide service.
4. The municipal water supplier can provide service in a timely and reasonable manner.
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Sewer
The County provides wastewater collection, conveyance, treatment, and disposal for areas
within the City of Spokane Valley, based on an inter-local agreement established in 2009.
In areas where sewer is not currently installed, developer extensions may be required. The
adopted level of service standard within the City of Spokane Valley is that public sewer is
required for new development consistent with its sewer concurrency requirements.
Most of the Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park is presently unserved by
sewer. In 2017, a mainline sewer was installed in Euclid Avenue along the southern border of
the planned action boundary and serves as a start to bringing sewer service to the area.
Spokane County designs the collection and transport systems for peak flow conditions so
that overflows, backups, and discharges from the system do not occur under normal
operating situations. Generally, the collection and transport system will use gravity flow
where possible. In areas where use of gravity flow is not possible, pump stations, force
mains, and low-pressure sewer mains are used to pump the sewage to a location where
gravity flow can be used. Specific design criteria shall conform to the requirements of the
Washington State Department of Ecology and Spokane County Environmental Services.
The Northeast IndustrialCentennial Business Park Planned Action Area-is located in the
North Valley Interceptor sewer basin and served by Drainage Basins 7 and 8. Drainage Area 7
is bounded by BNSF on the north, the city limits on the east, Euclid Avenue on the south, and
Barker Road on the west. Generally, sewer flows generated in this basin can drain south by
gravity in the proposed Barker Road sewer main to the Euclid Avenue sewer main. Easements
may be needed for the proposed development to construct sewer and connect to Barker Road.
The southern triangular portion of Drainage Area 7 will tie into Barker Road via Euclid
Avenue south of the UPRR tracks.
Drainage Area 8 is bounded by BNSF to the north, Barker Road on the east, Euclid Avenue on
the south, and Flora Road on the west. Tschirley Road and Eden Lane are existing
north/south roads that are also in this basin. Sewer flows generated within this drainage
area will drain south based on the existing topography. When future gravity sewer mains are
constructed in Tschirley Road, Flora Road, or the future east-west Flora/Barker connectors
within the basin, these sewer flows would be conveyed south to the North Valley Interceptor
through the Euclid Avenue sewer main and Flora Pit sewer extension.
Drainage Basin 8 includes the residential platted property at the northwest corner of Barker
Road and Euclid Avenue. The residential area is not part of the Northeast Industrial
ArcaCentennial Business Park. This residential plat would be served by the proposed Barker
Road sewer line draining south or the Euclid Avenue Sewer Main draining west.
Drainage Basin 8 also includes a pump station owned by Wagstaff Industries, LLC. The
private pump station flows west across Flora Road to the Spokane Business and Industrial
Park(SBIP) private sewer system, then south in a force main to an existing manhole and 10"
sewer line.
The whole Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park drains southwest through the
new Flora Pit sewer extension line paralleling the Spokane River and connecting to the
existing North Valley Interceptor, which drains to the Spokane County Regional Water
Reclamation Facility (SCRWRF). The SCRWRF provides treatment to most of Spokane Valley's
wastewater. SCRWRF is located at the old Stockyards site east of Freya and south of Trent.
The SCRWRF currently has a rated capacity of 8 mgd, but is expandable up to approximately
24 mgd on an average daily basis. Spokane County also has an agreement with the City of
Spokane for an additional 10 mgd of treatment capacity at the Riverside Park Water
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Reclamation Facility (RPWRF). The combination of these two treatment facilities has been
estimated to handle 20 years of future growth in Spokane Valley.
Power,Natural Gas,Telecommunications
Avista Utilities provides power to the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park.
Avista is statutorily obligated to provide reliable electricity service to its customers at rates,
terms, and conditions that are fair, just, reasonable, and sufficient. To determine how to best
meet the future electric needs of its customers, Avista produces an Electric Integrated
Resource Plan (IRP). The IRP looks ahead 20 years to identify resource strategies and
portfolios that will cost-effectively meet customers' long-term needs.
Avista Utilities provides power to the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park. To
determine how to best meet the future natural gas energy needs of its customers,Avista
produces a Natural Gas IRP. The IRP looks ahead 20 years to identify resource strategies and
portfolios that will cost effectively meet customers' long-term needs.
Internet service is available through multiple providers. CentruryLink and Comcast are the
primary cable television and Internet providers. CenturyLink provides Internet service via
telephone lines and Comcast provides Internet service via cable. However, numerous cable
providers serve the area, and generally, include Internet access service options
I m pacts
Water
The Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park will see increased industrial
development; however, this development is consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan.
Consolidated Irrigation District's water system plan indicates that the North System which
includes West Farms as an adequate supply to meet 20-year max day demand and peak hour
demand needs. CID plans no improvements to North System supply facilities at this time.
The water system plan also includes an alternate design concept analysis that shows the
North System has adequate physical storage to meet current and projected 20-year needs. At
this time CID plans no storage improvements for the North System.
The water system plan does identify deficiencies within the Northeast Industrial
ArcaCentennial Business Park related to the distributions system not meeting the fire flow
and pressure criteria in the vicinity of Flora Rd and Tschirley Road.
Sewer
The planning and design for wastewater treatment and effluent disposal facilities is based on
the 20-year projections of population growth and current water quality criteria as
established by the Washington State Department of Ecology. In the case of Northeast
Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park, forecasts are based on the City of Spokane Valley's
Comprehensive Plan.While the County's Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan was
last updated in 2014 and the City's Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2016 both plans
forecast industrial land uses within the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park.
For this analysis it's assumed that the increased development in the Northeast Industrial
ArcaCentennial Business Park is anticipated by County's 2014 Comprehensive Wastewater
Management Plan (CWMP) and planned for in the October 2015 Flora-Euclid Sewer Basin
Pre-design Report.
According to CWMP, the County's current treatment capacity at the SCRWRF and RPWRF are
sufficient to accommodate projected 20-year flows. However, additional treatment capacity
will likely be needed to support long-term buildout needs of the County's service area. When
flows reach 85% of the design and/or contractual capacities for three consecutive months,
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facility planning will begin (if it will have not already been started) to determine the optimal
method to address treatment facility needs for future flow increases.
Ongoing maintenance of conveyance and distribution lines will be necessary. No conflicts
with proposed plans, policies, or regulations are expected. No improvements to add capacity
are necessary and only the new collection line along Barker Road is planned. Additionally,
the existing dry-line in Eden Lane, installed in 1990, was connected to the Euclid Avenue
main in 2017.
Typically Spokane County Environmental Services, the agency administering the CWMP,
receives notice of development projects via State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) noticing.
If the Northeast Planned Action Ordinance is adopted the standard SEPA noticing would not
occur. Spokane County Environmental Services uses its comments to provide sewer design
and construction requirements, including details related to easements, dedications, and
sewer connections.
Power,Natural Gas,Telecommunications
According to Avista's Electrical Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), over the next 20 years, Avista
anticipates adding almost 90,000 retail customers with a 0.6 percent annual growth in
electric demand. The IRP includes plans and strategies to meet future demand. The IRP is
updated every two years and looks 20 years into the future. Natural gas also has an IRP that
includes plans and strategies to meet future demand.
New industrial development will place increased demand on electrical and possibly natural
gas needs within the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park. Avista reviewed and
commented on the City's adopted comprehensive plan that anticipated industrial uses in the
area.While the review was done at a very high level, the Planned Action Ordinance does not
change the anticipated land use. Industrial users that would place a significant demand on
electrical and/or natural gas may require additional consultation with Avista to ensure
appropriate level of service.
Mitigations
Water
The Consolidated Irrigation District water system plan identifies three improvements to the
distribution system that impact development within the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial
Business Park. These improvements are aimed at addressing the low pressure and fire flow
impacts identified above. The water system plan includes improvements for both 20-year
and 50-year horizons because water mains typically have a longer lifespan than 20-years
and the CID aims to prevent installation of a main that might require replacement prior to
reaching its full service life due to capacity limitations. The three improvements within the
West Farms pressure zone that impact the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business
Park are seen in the table below.
Table 3:West Farms 20 and 50 year Distribution Improvements
Type of Location 20-year Improvement 50-year Improvement
Deficiency
Low Vicinity of Flora Rd and None Improvements (a) and (b)
Pressure Tschirley Rd North of
Euclid Ave and South of
Trent Ave
Fire Flow Vicinity of Flora Rd and (a) Replace Campbell Rd 20-year improvements and
Tschirley Rd North of from Euclid Ave to
Wellesley Ave with 16"
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Euclid Ave and South of (b)Construct 12" loop (c) Replace north side of
Trent Ave parallel to south side of Trent Ave from Tschirley Rd
Trent Ave from Barker Rd to Flora Rd with 10"
to Tschirley Rd
Sewer
Spokane County develops a 6-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) summary as a part of
its sewer planning. In the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park the City of
Spokane Valley and Spokane County have an agreement to coordinate the installation of
sewer improvements with transportation system improvements. Barker Road is slated to be
widened to a 3-lane urban cross section in a phased project beginning in 2020 and the
installation of a sewer line ranging from 8-10 inches is planned at that time.
In addition to the proposed Barker Road project, Spokane County has completed a number of
sewer projects scoped in the 2014 CWMP to facilitate industrial development within the
Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park, these include:
• SM-6.1: Euclid Avenue Gravity Sewer Main (Flora to Barker). Constructed in 2017, this
project includes a new 15-inch sewer main. Flows will be collected at the intersection
of Barker Road and Euclid Avenue and in Flora Road on the east side of the Spokane
Business Industrial Park, south of Euclid Avenue.All flows will drain in Euclid Avenue
to the Flora Pit Sewer Extension (see Project SM-6.2). This project is designed to
deliver sewer flows generated between Barker Road, Flora Road, Euclid Avenue, and
the BNSF Railroad. The purpose of this project is to provide future sewer service to a
potentially developable commercial area in the northeast portion of the City of
Spokane Valley.
• SM-6.2: Flora Pit Sewer Extension. Constructed in 2016-2017, this project includes a
new 18-inch sewer main that collects sanitary sewer flows between Barker Road and
Flora Road in Euclid Avenue (see Project SM-6.1). Flows will drain southwest through
this new sewer line paralleling the Spokane River and connect to the existing North
Valley Interceptor Extension at the Flora Pit Road and Sullivan Road intersection. The
purpose of this project is to collect flows draining to Euclid Avenue and provide future
sewer service to a potentially developable commercial area in the northeast portion of
the City of Spokane Valley.
While improvements in capacity are not necessary at this time, the 2014 CWMP does
mention monitoring treatment capacity at SCRWRF to assist in predicting when design
for upgrades will be required.
• WWTP-20.1: Longer-term Expansions/Upgrades to SCRWRF. This project is a
placeholder for longer-term expansions/upgrades to the SCRWRF, such as treatment
process construction that may be necessary to increase its capacity and/or treatment
capabilities. Appropriate expansions will be done in phases, maybe before, but
probably beyond the next 20 years.
All projects that desire to participate in the PAO shall connect to public sewer consistent with
adopted County regulations and policies. In order to facilitate a streamlined process, notice
shall be provided to Spokane County Environmental Services as part of the process used to
evaluate a project's consistency with the thresholds analyzed in the PAO of the project. As
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part of the PAO request, applicants shall complete Spokane County's general sewer packet,
including a signed sewer planning requirements forms.
Telecommunications,Natural Gas,Power
In order to address the potential loss of SEPA comment period, as part of a potential
project's review for consistency with this analysis notice shall be provided to Avista Utilities
and Comcast Communications of the project.
3.5 Transportation
Affected Environment
For a full detail of the existing conditions related to transportation please see Appendix A:
Existing Transportation Conditions Report for Spokane Valley Northeast Industrial Area PAO-.
Streets
The street network within the study area is fairly coarse compared to other parts of the City,
as much of the land is undeveloped and there are few local streets. There are three existing
collector and arterial streets within the study area each spaced about a mile apart. All streets
within the study area have two lanes, there are no signalized intersections and only a few
streets segments contain curb and gutter.
Major(collector and arterial)Streets
• Barker Road — Barker is the primary north-south street through the study area. It is
the only street in the study area that crosses the Spokane River, thus providing direct
access to I-90 and Appleway Boulevard to the south. It also connects with Trent
Avenue to the north.As a result this street has the highest existing traffic volumes in
the study area averaging about 5,500 vehicles per day. Barker is designated as a minor
arterial within the study area. The posted speed is 45 mph in the study area and 35
mph south of Euclid.
• Flora Road — Flora Road is parallel to Barker Road and located one mile to the west of
Barker. This street provides connections between Trent Avenue and Euclid Avenue,
but does not connect across the Spokane River. It becomes a private road south of
Euclid.
• Euclid Avenue — This is the only continuous east-west street through the study area
providing connections between Liberty Lake to the east and Sullivan Road to the west.
However, the street dog-legs where it intersects Barker Road (crossing the UP
railroad tracks) and Flora Road in the study area.
Local Streets
Excluding the small residential development on the northwest corner of Barker Road and
Euclid Avenue (which is not part of the study area), the study area contains just three
publicly accessible local streets (Dalton Avenue, Tschirley Road and Eden Street) combining
for just over 1 mile in total length. Eden Street is one of the only streets in the study area
with a curb and gutter.
Major Regional Roadways Nearby
3 Appendix E includes the Spokane County General Sewer Summary Packet
4 Appendix A was developed prior to naming the area Centennial Business Park, the
Northeast Industrial Area and Centennial Business Park are synonymous.
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There are several major regional roadways that, while outside the study area, provide access
to the state and national highway system. Connections to these roadways will be critical to
employee and freight access as part of future land development.
• Trent Avenue (SR 290) — Trent is a major east-west connection and freight artery
through the Spokane region. It is a five lane principal arterial road just north of the
study area with a 50 mph posted speed. There are side street stop controlled
intersections where both Flora Road and Barker Road intersect Trent. The intersection
at Barker and Trent is currently in design for a round-about and the improvements
are fully funded.
• Interstate-90 — I-90 is the major east-west interstate highway across the state of
Washington and is one of the principal interstates spanning the country from coast to
coast. This highway is an important artery for freight and interstate travel in the
region. An interchange to I-90 is located 1.5 miles south of the study area with an
interchange at Barker Road.
• Appleway Boulevard — Appleway/Sprague is the major east-west corridor through the
heart of Spokane Valley. Barker Road intersects Appleway Boulevard about 2 miles
south of the study area.
• Sullivan Road — Sullivan Road is a major north-south arterial located just to the west
of the study area. Euclid Avenue intersects Sullivan about 1 mile west of the study
area. Sullivan Road also provides access to Trent Avenue and I-90.
Traffic Operations
The Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan adopts the following Level of Service Standards
(LOS):
• LOS D for major arterial corridors:
o Argonne/Mullan between the town of Millwood and Appleway Boulevard
o Pines Road between Trent Avenue and 8th Avenue
o Evergreen Road between Indiana Avenue and 8th Avenue
o Sullivan Road between Wellesley Avenue and 8th Avenue
o Sprague Avenue/Appleway Boulevard between Fancher Road and Sullivan Road
• LOS D for signalized intersections not on major arterial corridors
• LOS E for unsignalized intersections (LOS F is acceptable if the peak hour traffic
signal warrant is not met)
As part of this analysis the City conducted a LOS for 18 intersections critical to the
development of the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park. As shown in the table
below, under the existing conditions, most intersections included in this study currently
meet LOS criteria in both the AM and PM peak periods. Intersections that do not meet the
LOS criteria are shown in bold text.
Table 4:Existin: LOS for NIACBP Critical Intersections
Intersection Type Approach
AM Peak PM Peak Reported
Delay LOS Delay LOS (AM/PM)
(secs) (secs)
Barker Rd/Trent Ave Side-Street Stop 59 F* 41 E NB
Barker Rd/Euclid Ave (north) Side-Street Stop 10 A 11 B EB
Barker Rd/Euclid Ave (south) Side-Street Stop 12 B 17 C WB
Barker Rd/Buckeye Ave Side-Street Stop 13 B 10 B WB
Barker Rd/Riverway Ave Side-Street Stop 16 C 20 C WB
Barker Rd/Indiana Ave (north) Side-Street Stop 11 B 12 B EB
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Barker Rd/Indiana Ave (south) Side-Street Stop 14 B 15 B WB
Barker Rd/Mission Ave Signal 13 B 17 B
Barker Rd/Boone Ave Side-Street Stop 22 C 18 C EB/WB
Barker Rd/Westbound I-90 Ramps Signal 68 E 43 D
Barker Rd/Eastbound I-90 Ramps Signal 44 D 113 F
Flora Rd/Trent Ave Side-Street Stop 129 F 124 F SB/NB
Flora Rd/Euclid Ave (north) Side-Street Stop 11 B 11 B WB
Flora Rd/Euclid Ave (south) Side-Street Stop 10 A 10 A EB
Sullivan Rd/Trent (north) Signal 16 B 12 B
Sullivan Rd/Trent (south) Signal 13 B 21 C
Sullivan Rd/Euclid Ave Signal 51 D 60 E**
Del Rey Dr/Trent Ave Side-Street Stop 23 C 18 C SB
Source: Fehr&Peers
* Does not meet City LOS standard because intersection operates at LOS F and traffic volumes satisfy the peak hour
signal warrant
**LOS E is acceptable here because Sullivan is a major arterial corridor that meets LOS standard corridor-wide
Transit Network
Spokane Transit Authority (STA) provides public transit service within Spokane Valley, no
fixed-route transit service is provided in the study area. The closest bus stop is about a mile
south of the study area at the Barker Road/Mission Avenue intersections. This stop is served
by route 98 which operates at 30 minute frequencies during weekdays between Liberty Lake
and the Valley Transit Center. Route 96 also stops just over a mile west of the study area at
the Sullivan Road/Euclid Avenue intersection. This route also operates at 30 minute
frequencies weekdays and connects North Sullivan Road with the Mirabeau mixed-use
commercial area, Pines Road and the Valley Transit Center. As the study area densifies, STA
may provide transit service in the future and all arterial roadways will be designed to
accommodate transit vehicles.
Bicycle Network
There are no existing bicycle facilities within the study area. However, some bicycle facilities
exist just south of the study area. These include a bicycle lane on Barker Road just south of
the study area (that extends for about 2/3 of a mile) between the Spokane River Bridge and
Boone Avenue and the Centennial Trail multiuse path on the south side of the Spokane River
also just south of the study area. This Centennial Trail spans about 7 miles across the City of
Spokane Valley and beyond connecting the Pasadena Park area with Liberty Lake.
Bicycle lanes are planned to be constructed along Barker Road between the Spokane River
and Trent Avenue and between Boone Avenue and Appleway Boulevard by year 2021 as part
of the City's Barker Road Improvement Project. As part of the City of Spokane Valley's Bike
and Pedestrian Master Program, bicycle lanes are also proposed on Flora Road and a multi-
use trail is proposed parallel to Trent Avenue just north of the study area. No funding or
timeline has been identified for these projects.
Pedestrian Network
The majority of the streets within the study area do not have sidewalks, curbs or gutter.
There are two exceptions, a 0.3 mile stretch of Eden Avenue north of Euclid Avenue and a
short segment (about 360 feet) along the west side of Barker Road. The Eden Avenue
sidewalk is a 5 foot sidewalk and curb on both sides of the street. The sidewalk on the east
side is detached from the curb, while on the west side it is attached except for the northern
section. The Barker Road is a detached sidewalk and curb that was constructed as part of a
recent development. There are no signalized pedestrian crossings in the study area and no
painted crosswalks.
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Truck Routes&Volumes
There is a high percentage of truck traffic on the major streets in the study area compared to
other parts of Spokane Valley. Truck traffic on the three major streets in the study area
(Barker Road, Flora Road and Euclid Avenue) accounts for about 12-17% of the average daily
vehicle traffic, and 3-13% of the peak hour traffic. The three major streets are classified as
T-3 based on the annual freight tonnage they carry (between 300,00o and 4 million tons of
freight per year). The major corridors around the study, Trent Avenue, I- 90, Sullivan
Avenue and a section of Barker Road just south of I-90 support even higher volumes of
freight and are classified as T-1 or T-2, carrying more than 4 million tons of freight per year.
Several businesses operating in the industrial area support existing larger industrial
businesses and generate internal trips related to business interaction. For example, there are
Kaiser Aluminum suppliers that shuttle materials back and forth within the existing
Industrial Park and within the study area.
Rail Operations
The Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park is also flanked by two mainline
railroads. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) mainline parallels the northern edge of
the study area and the Union Pacific (UP) mainline parallels the southern boundary of the
study. The BNSF route is one of the company's main transcontinental lines between west
coast ports and the interior of the country and hosts Amtrak's twice daily Empire Builder
between Chicago and Seattle/Portland. Both rail companies also have rail spurs to industrial
land uses west of the study area.While no rail spurs currently exist in the study area,
preservation of access to both rail lines will be important to future industrial development
within the study area.
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) data indicates that the BNSF line hosts about 54 trains
per day, mostly long-haul freight trains passing quickly through the area, and the UP line
hosts about 9 trains a day, including a combination of short-haul freight, long-haul freight,
and short trains performing switching operations. The table below describes some basic
operating characteristics, including a list of crashes since 1975.
Table 5:Operatin: characteristics of at-:rade rail crossin:s
Railroad Street Avg Trains Typical Gates Down Typical Crashes 1975-2016
Crossing per day Frequency avg/max mins Speed
Barker 54 10-90 mins 3:00 /4:30 1-79 mph 1991 - fatality
BNSF
Flora 54 10-90 mins No data 1-79 mph 1975 - no injury
1990 - no injury
Barker 9 1-4 hours 2:00 /4:00 24-49 mph 1989 - fatality
UP None
Flora 9 1-4 hours No data 24-49 mph
Source: Fehr&Peers; Federal Railroad Administration
At-Grade Rail Crossings
There are four at grade railroad crossing within the Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial
Business Park: BNSF at Flora; BNSF at Barker; UP at Flora; and UP at Barker. Traffic queueing
impacts related to railroad crossings were analyzed as part of this analysis for the crossings
on Barker Road. Flora Road crossings were not analyzed because the grade separation project
on Barker and BNSF would close the BNSF crossing at Flora.Additionally, the UP traffic is
about 5 times less BNSF traffic.
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The queuing analysis was done using Synchro, a traffic analysis software, and are based on
observed gate down times and traffic volumes during both the AM and PM peak hour. Trucks
are assumed to be the equivalent of three passenger vehicles and each passenger vehicle is
assumed to be 25 feet in length. The table below shows the queuing lengths at both the
average gate down time and the longest gate down time at peak travel times. The longest
gate down time at peak travel times is likely to occur only a few times a year but can occur
more frequently on the BNSF crossings.
Table 6:Vehicle Queue Len:the at Barker Road Railroad Crossin:s
Vehicle Queue Length(feet)
Trains per Gate Down
AM Peak PM Peak
Frequency day Time
NB SB NB SB
BNSF Crossing
Average (50th percentile) 54 3 minutes 150 250 275 275
Worst Case(95th percentile) 54 4.5 minutes 275 425 475 475
UP Crossing
Average (50th percentile) 9 2 minutes 300 250 225 500
Worst Case(95th percentile) 9 4 minutes 700 250 525 1,050
Source Fehr&Peers
In the southbound direction at the Barker Road crossing there is only about 100 feet between
the railroad crossing stop bar and the Trent Avenue intersection, which is enough space for
about 4 cars (or 1 truck and 1 car). This means the queue typically extends about 175 feet
along Trent Avenue (and can be as long as 375 feet during the worst case scenario). Vehicles
queued on Trent would be in either the westbound left turn pocket, which is about 200 feet
long or the eastbound right-turn lane, which is about 300 feet long. Currently these lanes are
long enough to store vehicles queued on Trent during the worst case scenario without
spilling into the thru lanes.
When gates are down at the UP crossing during the PM peak hour, queues typically build up
to about 500 feet southbound and 225 feet northbound (with the queue typically spilling onto
both directions of Euclid Avenue). During the worst case scenario queues can be 1,075 feet in
the southbound direction during the PM peak and 700 feet in the northbound direction
during the AM peak.
Lastly, because there are no grade-separated rail crossings in the study area, there are times
that the gates are down on both the UP and BNSF line at the same time. This could delay
access into or out of the site for emergency vehicles by as much as 4 minutes. The nearest
alternative route would be via Sullivan Road (2 miles west of Barker Road), which is grade-
separated from both railroads, and Euclid Avenue.
Programmed Transportation Projects
Several streets within the study area and surrounding intersections are programmed for
improvement as part of the Spokane Valley Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP) and/or as a part of the Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) financially
constrained project list in the Horizon 2040 Plan. Programmed projects that will impact
transportation in the study area are listed in the table below. These projects, because they
have been programmed prior to the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park PAO,
are assumed to occur regardless of the action and do not appear as a mitigation.
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Table 7: Existin: Transportation Projects Impactin: Study Area
Agency In Study
Program
Project Description g Year
(Project#) Responsible Area?
Reconstruct intersection in
Sullivan/Euclid - City of Spokane
Concrete Intersection concrete pavement (slight 6-year TIP 2018 Valley No
change in lane configuration)
Barker Road — Euclid to Reconstruct to 3-lane urban City of Spokane
Garland section 6-year TIP 2021 Valley Yes
Barker Road — Garland Reconstruct to 3-lane urban 6-year TIP 2023 City of Spokane Yes
to Trent section Valley
Barker Road Widen and improve to 5-lane
Improvement Project — urban section; roundabout @ 6-year TIP 2024 City of Spokane No
Appleway to I-90 Broadway; realign east leg of Valley
Broadway
Barker Road Reconstruct and widen to 3- City of Spokane
Improvement Project — lane urban section 6-year TIP 2023 Valley No
Spokane River to Euclid
Barker Road/BNSF Construct grade separation at ,-year of Spokane
Grade Separation Barker/BNSF RR/Trent 6-year TIP 2022 Valley Yes
I-90/Barker Road Construct general purpose Horizon 2020 WSDOT No
Interchange lanes and replace Barker Rd I/C 2040 Plan
Sullivan Road Bridge Construct new bridge over Horizon 2031- City of Spokane No
over Trent Trent and BNSF railroad tracks 2040 Plan 2040 Valley, BNSF
Impacts
The Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park is likely to see increased
development resulting in impacts to the transportation network not only within the area's
boundary but to intersections and roadways beyond the project boundary. Improvements to
the transportation network represent one of the largest investments related to increased
development and one that is easily linked to the pace and intensity of development. In order
to provide a predictable and flexible impact analysis, the transportation impacts have been
separated into three phases, described below. Each phase includes a technical memorandum
and is included as Appendix B:Spokane Valley Analysis for Phase 1,Phase 2,and Phase 3 .
• Phase 1 — 2017-2019. Consists of two adjacent industrial developments proposed on
approximately 80 acres of currently undeveloped land on the northeast corner of
Barker Road and Euclid Avenue in Spokane Valley. The two projects are estimated to
have a combined total of 375 employees when they open.
• Phase 2 — 2020-2032. Consists of the widening of Barker Road to five lanes south of
Mission Avenue to I-90. This project is the only large scale mitigation project needed
in Phase 3 that was not tied to another project with a pre-defined timeline.
• Phase 3 — 2032-2040. Consists of all the remaining projects needed to accommodate
approximately 3,2006 additional employees in the Northeast Industrial
5 Appendix B was developed prior to naming the area Centennial Business Park,the Northeast Industrial Area and
Centennial Business Park are synonymous.
6 Employment forecast is based on the 2017 Comprehensive Plan.An updated version of the SRTC model assumes
less growth for the area;however,an updated analysis completed after initial review the DSEIS indicated the
impacts are similar, so the Comprehensive Plan numbers are being used for consistency. Please see Appendix-
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Arcakentennial Business Park. The level of intensity expected is consistent with the
adopted 2017 Comprehensive Plan.
Phase 1 Impacts
New vehicle trips associated with the two projects in Phase 1 were estimated for the morning
and afternoon peak hour on a typical weekday using the ITE Trip Generation Manual, 9th
Edition. Trip rates were calculated based on the number of employees. The land use of both
sites was assumed to be General Light Industrial (ITE Code 11o) as this land use type best
matched the anticipated trip rates and directional distribution by time of day for the two
proposed developments. Note that Manufacturing (ITE Code 140) was also considered,
however, the General Light Industrial use resulted in slightly more conservative (higher) trip
generation rates, so that land use category was used.
The table below shows the estimated vehicle trips that will be generated from Phase 1. Phase
1 is anticipated to generate a total of 1,198 new trips per weekday, including 131 in the
morning peak hour and 160 during the afternoon peak hour. The number of trucks is 13%
and is based on 2017 traffic counts.
Table 8: Phase 1 Vehicle Trip Generation
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Weekday
Trip Generator Land Use Employees ` Total
In Out In Out
Project #1 Light Industrial 150 56 10 13 50 473
Project #2, 1St Shift Light Industrial 125 46 9 11 42 399
Project #2, 2nd Shift Light Industrial loo 0 0 37 7 326
Total 375 112 19 61 99 1,198
Trip Distribution
The distribution of trips in Phase 1 was estimated using existing peak hour traffic volumes
and turn movements along Barker Road. Traffic data were collected in either June, 2016 or
February, 2017. The estimated distribution of trips from Phase 1 is shown in the list and
figure below:
Spokane Valley Northeast Industrial Area Planned Action Ordinance - Spokane Regional Transportation Council
Model Update;April 4, 2018
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• Trent Avenue, west of Barker Road: 28% '
• Trent Avenue, east of Barker Road: 18%
• Euclid Avenue, west of Barker Road: 2% -
• Euclid Avenue, east of Barker Road: 8% w «
• Mission Avenue, west of Barker Road:
1 gyp,
• Mission Avenue, east of Barker Road: 2% 2.% "'4.46-
• I-90, west of Barker Road: 19%
• I-90, east of Barker Road: 5% 4
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• Barker Road, south of I-90: 10%
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Figure 4: Phase 1 Trip Distribution
Level of Service Results
Traffic operations, including vehicle delay and level of service (LOS) at each intersection
under Phase 1 were analyzed using Synchro (a transportation planning software). The results
of the LOS analysis, including a comparison of existing (2017) and future (2019) conditions
under Phase 1, for each of the six major intersections on Barker Road are shown below.
Table 9: Phase 1 Intersection Level of Service Results
Existing(2017) Phase 1(2019)
Intersection along AM Peak PM Peak I AM Peak PM Peak
Barker Control' Approach
Delay LOS Delay LOS Delay LOS Delay LOS
Trent Ave SSSC 59 F2 41 E 139 F2 90 F2 NB
Site Access Rd SSSC n/a n/a n/a n/a 11 B 12 B SBL/WB
Euclid Ave (north) SSSC 10 B 11 B 11 B 13 B EB
Euclid Ave (south) SSSC 12 B 15 C 14 B 20 C WB
Mission Ave Signal 13 B 17 B 14 B 15 B
I-90 westbound Signal 68 E 43 D 92 F 46 D
I-90 eastbound3 Signal 44 D 113 F 50 D 122 F
1. SSSC = Side Street Stop Control
2. Does not meet City LOS standard because intersection operates at LOS F and traffic volumes satisfy the peak hour
signal warrant per MUTCD guidelines
3.Based on HCM 2000 methodology
Results show that under Phase 1 there would be minimal change in vehicle delay from today
at the Barker Road/Euclid Avenue (north and south) and the Barker Road/Mission Avenue
intersections. Those intersections would continue to achieve LOS B or C, well within the
acceptable LOS threshold established by the Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan. The
intersections with the most significant traffic impacts under Phase 1 include:
• Barker Road/Trent Avenue
• Barker Road/I-90 Westbound
• Barker Road/I-90 Eastbound
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At Grade Railroad Crossings
The impacts of queuing vehicles at the two at-grade railroad crossings along Barker Road
were analyzed using Synchro under Phase 1 conditions. The table below shows the queuing
lengths for the average gate down time and the longest gate down time at peak travel times.
Table 10:Vehicle queue length on Barker Road at-grade rail crossings when gates are down
Vehicle Queue Length(feet)
Railroad Trains Gate Down
Crossing Condition per Day Time' AM Peak PM Peak
NB SB NB SB
Average (50th percentile) 54 3 minutes 175 300 375 325
BNSF
Worst Case (95th percentile) 54 4.5 minutes 325 525 650 525
Average (50th percentile) 9 2 minutes 400 275 300 650
UP
Worst Case (95th percentile) 9 4 minutes 950 275 650 1,350
1 Duration and frequency of gate down times was recorded at both the BNSF and UP rail crossings along
Barker Road between 7AM and 6PM Tuesday, February 14, 2017
The queues at the UP crossing will likely back up onto Euclid Avenue in both directions, but
beyond being a little longer than observed today, are not anticipated to have any additional
traffic impacts. However, because there is only about 100 feet of space along Barker Road
between the BNSF railroad crossing stop bar and Trent Avenue the Barker Road/BNSF rail
crossing a more detailed analysis was performed to see if there would be any impacts to
traffic on Trent Avenue.
In most cases during the peak period, vehicles will end up queued along Trent Avenue, either
in the eastbound right-turn pocket (about 300 feet of storage space) or the westbound left-
turn pocket ( about 225 feet of storage space). During the AM peak, the percentage of
vehicles turning left or right off of Trent Avenue onto southbound Barker Road is split close
to 50/5o (eastbound/westbound). During the PM peak the split is 75/25
(eastbound/westbound). These ratios were applied to the estimated queue length during the
average and worst case scenarios.
Table 11:Vehicle queues on Trent Avenue at Barker and BNSF Railroad Crossing
Vehicle Queue Length(feet)
Trent Ave
Condition Total Barker
Queue Road Turn Lanes Unused Storage
Need
EBL WBL EBL WBL
Existing Vehicle Storage Space 100 300 200 n/a n/a
Average (5oth percentile)AM 300 100 100 100 200 125
Average (50th percentile) PM 325 100 175 50 125 175
Worst Case (95th percentile)AM 525 100 225 200 75 25
Worst Case (95th percentile) PM 525 100 325 100 -25 125
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The table above demonstrates that during the average scenario there would be sufficient
storage space in both the westbound left-turn pocket and eastbound right-turn pocket along
Trent Avenue during the peak hours. In the worst case scenario there would be sufficient
capacity in both the westbound left-turn pocket and eastbound right-turn pocket along
Trent Avenue during the AM peak hours. During PM peak the westbound left-turn pocket
has sufficient capacity but the eastbound right-turn pocket exceeds capacity by 25 feet
(about 1 car) during the PM peak. It is estimated (based on the frequency of 4.5 minute gate
down times) that this scenario would occur about 9-10 times per year.
Phase 2 Impacts
Phase 2 was developed after Phase 3. Where Phase 3 identifies the impacts out to 2040, the
City desired to identify an intermediate level of development between Phase 1 (in year 2019)
and Phase 3 (in year 2040). Of the recommended projects to mitigate traffic impacts
associated with Phase 3 development (see section below), the largest and most expensive
would be widening Barker Road to five lanes from Mission Avenue to I-90. Unlike some of
the other recommended projects, the timeline for widening Barker Road to five lanes is not
tied to other projects, but would be based on the pace of nearby development and associated
growth in traffic
Traffic forecasts show that Barker Road between Mission Avenue and I-90 will likely need to
be widened to five lanes at some point between the year 2025 and 2032. This forecast
assumes steady growth in background traffic on this corridor over the next 20 years at a rate
of about 1.33% per year. The variability in timing in this analysis is based on how rapidly the
Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park is developed. If no new industrial
development in the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park occurs over the next
14 years, background traffic growth alone on Barker Road — caused by other nearby and
regional developments — would likely trigger the need to widen Barker Road south of
Mission Avenue by year 2032.Alternatively, if there were to be rapid buildout of the
Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park over the next 5-10 years, the earliest year
that widening would likely be needed is in 2025.
Using the City's adopted LOS, the approximate year in which traffic growth along Barker
Road south of Mission Avenue would trigger the need for the City of Spokane Valley to widen
the section of Barker Road between Mission Avenue and I-90 to five lanes is shown in the
table below for three different development scenarios in the Northeast Industrial
ArcaCentennial Business Park.
Table 12: Forecast year Barker Road would exceed LOS south of Mission Avenue
Phase 2 Development Scenario Year LOS D threshold
would be exceeded
With no new development in the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial 2032
Business Park
With '75% of the 2015-2040 forecast growth in the Northeast Industrial 2026
AreaCentennial Business Park
With 100% of the 2015-2040 forecast growth in the Northeast Industrial 2025
ArcaCentennial Business Park
Phase 3 Impacts
Traffic volumes under Phase 3 were estimated using the same regional travel demand model
that was used for the recent update (2017) to the Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan. Prior
to running the model, input was gathered from the project's technical advisory committee
(TAC) to identify future land use and transportation network changes that were not already
incorporated in the model. The TAC is comprised of representatives from Spokane Valley,
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Spokane County, Liberty Lake, the Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC),
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), developers, utility providers, and
the railroads.
After consulting with the TAC, a few changes were made to the regional travel demand
model in the vicinity of the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park before
running the model:
• The 2015 and 2040 land use, including the number of dwelling units and employees, in
the seven TAZs within Liberty Lake (442, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449 & 450) were updated
based on information provided in the Liberty Lake Network Analysis Transportation Study
(February, 2017).
• Indiana Avenue was connected between Barker Road and Harvard Road in the 2040
model
• A new east-west connector road between Flora Road and Barker Road was added
between Euclid Avenue and Trent Avenue to reflect a developer funded planned
connection for the area
• Reconfiguration of the Barker Road/Trent Avenue intersection, including a scenario
both with and without Flora Road open across the BNSF Railroad south of Trent Avenue
After the TAC's initial review, it was identified that the 2015 and 2040 travel demand models
used for the Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan (and Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial
Business Park PAO) differ from the land use assumptions in the most recent version of the
SRTC 2015 and 2040 regional travel demand model (updated in December of 2017). In early
2018, an analysis was conducted to identify if any different infrastructure needs would have
been identified for the Spokane Valley Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park
PAO using the recently updated SRTC land use forecasts and travel model compared to the
land use forecasts assumed in the DSEIS. The analysis of infrastructure based on the new
forecasts show that there would be no change in infrastructure recommendations identified
previously.7
2040 Street Network Assumptions
The 2040 Synchro network(used to analyze level of service at each intersection) assume the
following changes to the street network from what they are today. These were also reflected
in the Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) 2040 travel demand model. These
assumptions based on projects that were programmed in the Spokane Valley Six-Year
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) or the SRTC financially constrained project list
from the Horizon 2040 Plan when this study started:
• Northbound and southbound left turn lanes were added at all intersections along
Barker Road to reflect the planned upgrade of Barker Road to a 3-lane urban section
• The Barker Road/I-90 interchange was reconfigured to a standard diamond
interchange with two-lane roundabouts plus slip ramps for right-turn movements at
both ramps (as reflected in I-90/Barker Rd the Interchange Justification Report)
• Five lanes were added along Barker Road between I-90 and Appleway Boulevard
• The existing partial interchange at I-90/Appleway Boulevard was replaced with a
new, full interchange at I-90/Henry Roads
7 Spokane Valley Northeast Industrial Area Planned Action Ordinance — Spokane Regional
Transportation Council Model Update;April 4, 2018
8 This configuration is consistent with the existing SRTC plan and was assumed when this study was
initiated. However, since this study was initiated WSDOT completed their modeling for a new Henry
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• New northbound and southbound left turn lanes were added on Sullivan Road at the
Trent Avenue ramps
Trip Generation
Based on land use assumptions from the 2017 Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan, the
Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park will grow by about 3,200 employees
between 2015 and 2040. The 2040 travel demand model forecasts the Northeast Industrial
ArcaCentennial Business Park to generate about 1,500 PM new peak hour trips, with about
1,340 of those generated by land uses east of Flora Road. The table below shows employment
growth and PM peak hour trip generation from new employees within the Northeast
Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park boundary. The travel demand model assumes an
average PM peak hour trip generation rate of about 0.46 trips per employee, with 37% of
trips inbound and 63% of trips outbound during the PM peak. This trip rate is similar to
ITE's trip rate for General Light Industrial uses (ITE Code 110).
Table 13:Trip Generation within NIACBP
Section of 2015-2040 Employment Growth In' Out' Total'
West of Flora 340 60 100 160
Between Flora and Barker 1,460 250 430 680
East of Barker 1,420 245 415 660
Total 3,220 555 945 1,500
1: PM Peak hour trips
Trip Distribution
There is no public access across the railroad spur west of Flora Road. Therefore the portion
of the Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park west of Flora Road will load
primarily onto Sullivan Road and Euclid Avenue, while the area east of Flora Road will
primarily load onto Flora Road, Barker Road and Euclid Avenue. The distribution of trips
from land uses within the Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park is described in
the table below and mapped in the figures below.
Table 14:Trip Distribution within the NIA
Direction Via primary road/street West of Floral East of Floral
- Flora Road (north) 0% 8%
Northwest - Trent Avenue (west) 24% 20%
- Sullivan Road (north) 22% 3%
- Mission or I-90 (west of Barker) N/A 11%
Southwest - Mission/Indiana or I-90 (west of Sullivan) 11% N/A
- Sullivan Road (south of Marietta) 33% 14%
Road interchange and found it did not show purpose and need. Potential strategies to address future
traffic if the Henry Road/I-90 interchange is not built by 2040 are addressed in the mitigations section.
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- Sullivan Road (south of I-90) 22% N/A
- Wellesley Avenue (east) 2% 11%
East - Trent Avenue (eastbound) 3% 2%
- Euclid Avenue (eastbound) 6% 10%
- Mission/Indiana Avenue (eastbound) or 5% 4%
South I-90 (east of Barker)
- Barker Road (south) 2% 7%
Local - Nearby local streets 3% 13%
1: Percent trips by trip end location
Source:Fehr and Peers
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Figure 5: 2040 Trip Distribution West of Flora Figure 6:Trip Distribution East of Flora
Local Capture Rate
The 2040 local capture rate of 13%was derived from the SRTC approved travel model. The
local capture rate accounts for all trips that begin or end within the PAO boundary and
within the area roughly bound by Sullivan Road, Trent Avenue, the east City limits, and
Mission Avenue. The other 87% of trip that begin or end within the PAO boundary pass
through all the other road segments identified in Table 14: Trip Distribution above. Several
businesses operating in the industrial area support each other and shuttle materials back and
forth. It is likely that these types of supportive industries will continue to co-locate in the
Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park.All these local trips were considered as
part of the mitigation measures identified in this analysis. Overall, the total trips that growth
in the PAO area will add to the roadway system were reviewed and the results from the SRTC
model were post-processed to ensure future growth in traffic that is consistent with recent
trends and that all future traffic volumes are notably higher than current conditions.
Level of Service Standard Results
Traffic operations, including intersection vehicle delay and level of service (LOS) at each
intersection under both existing conditions (2017) and Phase 3 conditions (2040) were
analyzed using Synchro (a transportation planning software). The table below shows the
results of that analysis.
The results show that by 2040 under Phase 3 of development in the Northeast Industrial
AreaCentennial Business Park the majority of intersections studied would operate at an
acceptable LOS. These results assume all projects included in the Spokane Valley Six-Year
TIP and the SRTC financially constrained project list from the Horizon 2040 Plan are
operational by 2040. However, two intersections are forecast to fail the City's LOS standards
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by 2040, a significant transportation impact: Barker Road/Boone Avenue and Flora
Road/Trent Avenue.Additional transportation impacts were also identified along Barker
Road south of Mission Avenue and at the Barker Road/UP Railroad at-grade crossing, both
discussed below.
Table 15: Intersection LOS Results for Phase 3( ear 2040)
Intersection Control' AM Peak PM Peak A roach
Delay LOS Delay LOS pp
la. Barker Rd/Wellesley Ave2 Signal or 28 C 25 C
Roundabout
lb. Wellesley Ave/Trent Ave2 Signal or 26 C 25 C
Roundabout
2. Barker Rd/ Euclid Ave (north) SSSC 12 B 16 C EB
3. Barker Rd/ Euclid Ave (south) SSSC 14 B 19 C WB
4. Barker Road/ Buckeye Ave SSSC 14 B 17 C WB
5. Barker Road/ Riverway Ave SSSC 26 D 40 E WB
6. Barker Rd/ Indiana Ave (north) SSSC 13 B 17 C EB
7. Barker Rd/ Indiana Ave (south) SSSC 23 C 26 D WB
8. Barker Rd/Mission Ave Signal 20 C 25 C
9. Barker Rd/ Boone Ave SSSC 139 F4 >300 F5 WB
10. Barker Rd/ I-90 Westbound Roundabout 30 C 13 B
Ramps
11. Barker Rd/ I-90 Eastbound Roundabout 12 B 25 C
Ramps
12a. Flora Rd/ Trent Ave SSSC >300 F5 >300 F5 SB/NB
(if Flora Rd/BNSF rail crossing is
open2)
12b. Flora Rd/Trent Ave SSSC 174 F5 >300 F5 SB
(if Flora Rd/BNSF rail crossing is
closed3)
13. Flora Rd/ Euclid Ave (north) SSSC 15 B 15 B WB
14. Flora Rd/ Euclid Ave (south) SSSC 11 B 12 B EB
15. Sullivan Rd/Trent Westbound Signal 39 D 53 D
Ramps
16. Sullivan Rd/Trent Eastbound Signal 12 B 38 D
Ramps
17. Sullivan Rd/ Euclid Ave Signal 52 D 51 D
18. Del Rey Dr/ Trent Ave SSSC 35 E 29 D SB
1. SSSC = Side Street Stop Control.
2. This scenario assumes Barker Road will be diverted 1/2 mile east to a new intersection with Wellesley Road just
south of the BNSF Railroad
3.This scenario assumes Barker Road will intersect Trent Avenue via a new grade separated BNSF Railroad crossing
4.Does not satisfy peak hour signal warrant using MUTCD guidelines,thus would technically still meet the City's LOS
standard.
5.Does not meet City LOS standards. Intersection operates at LOS F and traffic volumes satisfy the peak hour signal
warrant per MUTCD guidelines.
While the forecast trip distribution in 2040 was pulled from the SRTC model, the city also
conducted a sensitivity analysis to review a 50/50 split of trips between trips heading north
and trips heading south on Barker, similar to trip distribution seen on Sullivan. The analysis
showed that Barker Road would still operate within WSDOT and City of Spokane Valley
standards in 2040 with the recommended mitigations in place.
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The intersection of Barker and Mission was used to conduct the sensitivity analysis since it
was found to have the worst delay in the 2040 analysis. The analysis increased northbound
through movements by 30 vehicles and southbound through movements by 105 vehicles
during the PM peak over the original 2040 forecasts; about a 10% increase in traffic
generated from the study area going to and coming from the south. The analysis showed that
with the increase volume the intersection would continue to operate at LOS C during the PM
peak hour and average delay at the intersection would increase from 25 to 31 seconds.
Barker Road/Boone Avenue Intersection
By 2040 the Barker Road/Boone Avenue intersection is forecast to operate at LOS F (as
measured by the westbound approach) during both the AM and PM peak - and traffic
volumes peak would be high enough on Barker Road and Boone Avenue during the PM peak
to meet the peak hour signal warrant using MUTCD9 criteria. The 2040 travel demand model
used for this analysis assumes that Cataldo Avenue - which is a local road that provides
access to several industrial sites just east of Barker Road and north of I-90 - would be
rerouted (as part of the Barker Road/I-90 interchange reconstruction planned by WSDOT)
north to intersect Boone Avenue just east of Barker Road instead of intersecting Barker Road
at the I-90 westbound ramps as it does today. This would effectively shift all of the traffic
currently (and in the future) along Cataldo Avenue to instead use the Barker Road/Boone
Avenue intersection. This would be sufficient by 2040 to cause the Barker Road/Boone
Avenue intersection to fail the City's LOS threshold.
Barker Road (I-90 to Euclid Avenue)
The 2016 Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan recommended widening Barker Road to five
lanes from I-90 to Euclid Avenue by 2040. That recommendation was re-examined as part of
this study.Average daily traffic (ADT) and the peak hour one-way volumes on Barker Road
were forecast for 2040 between I-90 and Euclid Avenue based on the updates to the travel
demand model described previously. Results are shown in the table below.
Table 16.Traffic volumes on Barker Road
Existing(2017) 2040
Peak Hour Peak Hour
Barker Road Segment Volume Volume
ADT (highest ADT (highest
approach) approach)
Boone Avenue — Mission Avenue 13,400 640 18,400 780
Mission Avenue — Euclid Avenue 10,200 510 16,000 715
The industry standard threshold for the amount of vehicles one thru-lane of traffic can
accommodate before significant delays occur ranges from about 600-900 vehicles per hour.
The variation depends on driveway/intersection frequency, access control, travel speed,
intersection control, concentration of traffic during the peak hour and other factors. The
results of the updated analysis, above, demonstrate that volumes would be high enough on
Barker Road between I-90 and Mission Avenue (combined with the presence of signalized
intersections and frequent driveways/intersections) to have a significant transportation
impact. Traffic volumes on Barker Road north of Mission are forecast to be a lower and,
9 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices(MUTCD), Federal Highway Administration,
https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
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while being on the cusp of warranting mitigation, are not forecast to have a significant
transportation impact.
Flora Road/ Trent Avenue
By year 2040, without any improvements, delay would increase substantially during both the
AM and PM peak and thus continue to fail the City's LOS standards. Since this is a side-
street stop controlled intersection, LOS is measured based on the approach with the highest
delay. Under an alternative where the Flora Road/BNSF Railroad crossing remains open, the
highest delay during the AM peak would be from the southbound approach, where traffic
originates primarily from residential development north of Trent Avenue (outside the study
area). In the PM peak, the highest delay would occur from the northbound approach, where
traffic originates from the industrial sites south of Trent Avenue. Despite the added delay,
the SRTC travel model predicts the deviation in Barker Road would cause a substantial
number of drivers to opt for Flora Road instead of Barker Road to access Trent Avenue.
Under and alternative where the Flora Road/BNSF Railroad crossing is closed, delay from the
southbound approach would still be well above LOS F during both the AM and PM peak
hours. Under both alternatives, peak hour traffic volumes would be high enough on Flora
Road and Trent Avenue to meet the peak hour signal warrant using MUTCD10 criteria.
Impacts at the At-Grade Rail Crossings
The impacts of queuing vehicles from the Union Pacific (UP) railroad at-grade crossing at
Barker Road were analyzed using Synchro in year 2040. The UP Railroad crosses Barker Road
between the Euclid Avenue westbound and Euclid Avenue eastbound intersections. No grade-
separation projects are currently planned at this crossing, thus is it assumed there will still
be an at-grade rail crossing at this location in year 2040. Based on data provided by the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the UP line hosts about 9 trains per day on average.
No information is provided on whether or not UP anticipates the number of trains a day to
change in the future. Thus, the same number of trains on average per day today was also
assumed to also occur in 2040. If the frequency of trains were to increase in the future this
would not impact the queue length (unless the average length of trains or speed of trains
changed), but instead, would affect the frequency of queueing. The table below shows the
estimated vehicle queue lengths in 2040 at the Barker Road/UP railroad at-grade crossing.
Table 17.2040 vehicle queue len: h, Barker Road/UP at-:rade rail crossin: when :ates are down
Gate Vehicle Queue Length(feet)
Condition Trains Down APeak PM Peak
per Day Time NSB NB SB
Average (50th percentile) 9 2 minutes 600 375 400 975
Worst Case Thru Trains
(95th percentile) 9 4 minutes 1,275 800 875 2,025
Worst Case Trains Accessing unknown 6 minutes875 1,200 1,275 3,000
Future Spur' (95th percentile)
1. This scenario is what could occur if a train were to be backing into or out of the new rail
spur planned by developers east of Barker Road during a particularly high surge in peak hour
traffic.
1°Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices(MUTCD), Federal Highway Administration,
https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
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The queues at the UP crossing are forecast to be about 50-100% longer than they are today.
The longest queues are anticipated to occur in the northbound direction in the AM peak and
southbound direction during the PM peak.
Vehicle queueing will occur both on Barker Road and Euclid Avenue. Based on the forecast
approach volume from each of those streets, close to 80 percent of the queue during the AM
peak heading northbound would be on Barker Road, with the remaining on Euclid Avenue
south of the tracks (heading westbound to turn onto Barker Road). Therefore it is anticipated
that the average vehicle queue during the AM peak on Barker Road heading northbound
would be about 475 feet, but about 3-4 times per year could be as long as 975 feet. Assuming
trains backing onto the planned rail spur east of Barker Road were to block the intersection
for 6 minutes, the queue on (northbound) Barker Road during the AM peak in this scenario
could be as long as 1,450 feet.
About 10 percent of the vehicles heading north on Barker Road would be making a right turn
onto Euclid before the railroad tracks and about 40 percent of vehicles heading west on
Euclid Avenue would be making a left turn onto Barker Road and not crossing the railroad
tracks. Thus, about 20 percent of the traffic south of the rail crossing in the AM peak would
not actually be heading across the tracks, but most of these vehicles would get stuck in the
queue. These vehicles would not only lengthen the queues in AM peak by an additional 20
percent, but this occurrence would add to driver frustration and increase the likelihood of
drivers performing risky maneuvers to get around the queues. While the northbound queues
would be shorter during the PM peak, the percentage of vehicles likely to get caught in the
queue not intending to cross the tracks (heading northbound right or westbound left at
Barker Road/Euclid Avenue [south]) would be even higher during the PM peak, representing
about 35 percent of traffic. Therefore, the long northbound queue is determined to be a
significant transportation impact.
During the PM peak the longest queues will occur north of the tracks from vehicles heading
southbound on Barker Road (or eastbound on Euclid Avenue). During this time about 50
percent of the queue will be on Barker Road and about 50 percent will be on Euclid Avenue.
Therefore it is anticipated that the average vehicle queue during the PM peak would be about
500 feet on both Barker Road heading southbound and Euclid Avenue heading eastbound, but
about 3-4 times per year could be as long as 1,000 feet on both streets. Assuming trains
backing onto the planned rail spur east of Barker Road were to block the intersection for 6
minutes, the queue on (southbound) Barker Road and (eastbound) Euclid Avenue during the
PM peak in this scenario could be as long as 1,500 feet on each street. Fewer than 25 vehicles
per hour are forecast to be heading either southbound right or eastbound left at this
intersection, thus about 95 percent of the vehicles in the queue would be waiting to cross the
tracks.
As part of the Phase 1 development, a new rail spur is planned off the Union Pacific mainline
just north and east of the Barker Road/Euclid Avenue (north) intersection to provide rail
access to the planned industrial development. In the future (as part of Phase 3 of
development), land owners are considering extending that rail spur west across Barker Road
at-grade to provide access to developable land between Barker Road and Flora Road. Given
that train movements on the spur are planned to be infrequent and short, no significant
impacts to traffic operations on Barker Road are anticipated as long as the mitigation criteria
are met.
Harvard Road/Wellesley Avenue and Harvard Road/Euclid Avenue
These intersections are about 1.5 miles east of the Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial
Business Park, and Spokane County has identified that by 2040 both intersections will need
improvements to meet their LOS standards. At the time this document was prepared, no
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improvements for the two intersections have been identified. To determine the impact of
development within the Northeast Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park a select zone
analysis was performed for both intersections using the SRTC 2040 regional travel demand
model updated in December, 2017. The model was updated using the roadway network
adjustments discussed above in the Phase 3 assumptions. The results show that by 2040
about 12% of traffic passing through the Harvard Road/Wellesley Avenue intersection and
about 12% of traffic passing through the Harvard Road/Euclid Avenue intersection would be
generated by the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park. Ensuring these
intersection continue to function at adopted LOS will require cooperation and coordination
with Spokane County.
Trent Avenue/ Del Ray
The analysis assumed the forecast land use that is currently in the SRTC model for the
area north of Trent Avenue, which assumes the large TAZ in this area would grow by
about 800 dwelling units between 2015 and 2040. At the time when traffic analysis for
the PAO was completed, the Highland Estates project, accessed from the intersection, has
approximately 11 lots left to plat and 40-50 lots that are currently platted but vacant, and
an approved 120 unit apartment building. As part of the Barker/BNSF Grade Separation
project the City is studying how many additional trips to/from the north would lead to
LOS issues at the reconfigured Barker/Trent intersection.
Mitigations
The table below identifies the mitigation measures needed to support the 2040 development
of the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park. Several of the projects needed are
either already programmed as part of the Spokane Valley 6-year TIP, will be implemented by
other agencies (such as WSDOT), or will be built by developers as the area gets developed
(these projects are indicated below). The traffic analysis completed for the NIACBP-SEIS
demonstrated that several other mitigation projects will be needed by 2040 to meet LOS
standards and are not yet programmed that are identified by "Identified Mitigation
Measures".
Table 18:Needed and Existin: Projects to Meet LOS
Project Description Timeframe
Identified Mitigation Measures
Cataldo Avenue Reroute Cataldo Avenue to intersect Boone Avenue
realignment instead of Barker Road; add a cul-de-sac to Cataldo 2018-2023
Avenue at existing intersection with Barker Road
Interim signal at Barker Add an interim signal 2018-2023
Road/Boone Avenue
Barker Road —Mission Reconstruct to a 5-lane urban section 2025-2032
Avenue to I-90
Flora Road/Trent Avenue Add a signal with left turn lanes on Flora Road or 2021
convert to a roundabout
Barker Road/Euclid Add northbound right-turn lane and westbound
Avenue(south) left-turn lane and sign/strip "do not block By 2040
intersection"
Barker Road/Boone Add a permanent signal with northbound left and
Avenue right turn pockets or a roundabout accommodating By 2040
two lanes of traffic on Barker Roadl
Existing Programed Improvements
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Project Description Timeframe
Barker Road Widen and improve to 5-lane urban section;
Improvement Project — roundabout Broadway; realign east leg of 2021
Appleway to I-90 Broadway
Barker Road
Improvement Project — Reconstruct and widen to 3-lane urban section 2021
Spokane River to Euclid
Barker Road/BNSF Grade Construct grade separation at Barker/BNSF 2021
Separation RR/Trent
I-90/Barker Road Construct general purpose lanes and replace Barker 2020
Interchange" Rd I/C
Sullivan Road Bridge over Construct new bridge over Trent and BNSF railroad
Trent tracks (to accommodate an additional mainline 2031-2040
track)
1.A roundabout is provided as the highest cost option
At-Grade Rail Crossings
In order to mitigate the impacts of vehicle queues from Barker Road/ UP Crossings the
following mitigation strategies are recommended:
• To mitigate the potential for blocked streets and high-traveled driveways, it is
recommended to strategically sign and paint "Do Not Block Intersection/Driveway" at
locations where vehicles are likely to get blocked.We also recommend restricting (or
discouraging) the construction of new driveways to medium or large scale
developments on Barker Road or Euclid Avenue within 1,000 feet of the UP at-grade
crossing.
• To limit the number of vehicles that may get caught in the queue, but are not trying
to get across the tracks and may try a risky maneuver to get around traffic, it is
recommended to add a 500-foot long northbound right turn lane and 300-foot
eastbound left turn lane at the Barker Road/Euclid Avenue (south) intersection.
• The rail spur across Barker Road should be located sufficiently far from the existing
Barker Road/UP at-grade crossing and from the Barker Road/Trent Avenue
intersection so as not to risk vehicle queues from those locations backing into the rail
spur or interfering with the planned Barker Road/BNSF grade separation project. It is
recommended that the planned rail spur be located at least 1,500 feet from the Barker
Road/UP at-grade crossing and at least 2,000 feet from the Barker Road/Trent Avenue
intersection. This leaves about 1,300 feet of area along Barker Road in which the spur
crossing could be located.
• In order to address delay from train movement along the planned rail spur across
Barker Road, it is recommended that as a condition of construction of the new rail
spur, the City coordinate with owners of the rail spur along with the UP Railroad to
agree to limit movement of trains across Barker Road along the rail spur to non-peak
hours. Or to at least limit the time the gates are down during the peak hours to be less
than two-minutes.
The extension of the new rail spur would add a new rail crossing across Barker Road, which
is designated as an arterial street by the City of Spokane Valley. This will require the owner
of the rail spur to file a petition (RCW 81.53.030 and WAC 480-62-150(1)(a)) with the State
" Funding for the Barker Road Roundabout at the north ramp terminal has been secured. Design work
will commence in the fall of 2018, the construction schedule has yet to be identified. The Barker Road
south roundabout will be constructed in 2019.
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Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC). It would also require an on-site safety
assessment with UTC staff, Union Pacific Railroad, and the City of Spokane Valley at a
minimum as well as a feasibility study as decided by the UTC Commissioners to demonstrate
why a grade separation would be impractical at this location.
Non-project Mitigations
In order to mitigate the impacts of traffic from the Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial
Business Park at the intersection Harvard &Wellesley and Harvard & Euclid, the it is
recommended that the City of Spokane Valley and Spokane County develop a memorandum
of understanding (MOU) that clearly identifies the planned projects at the two intersections
to improve traffic operations and the estimated costs of those projects. The MOU would also
identify the estimated cost per PM peak hour trip generated by the Northeast Industrial
areaCentennial Business Park by multiplying the total estimated project cost (agreed on and
documented in the MOU) by the percentages identified above (12%) and dividing by the
forecast number of PM peak hour trips that would be generated by the Northeast Industrial
AreaCentennial Business Park east of Flora Road (1,340).
Consideration within the MOU may also consider broader locations and traffic impacts where
development in Spokane Valley impacts Spokane County infrastructure, and vice-versa,
other impacts and mitigation costs could also be included in the MOU. Once the MOU is
signed by all parties, a future developer will develop a trip letter and calculate the fee owed
to add necessary capacity at the Spokane County intersections.
Transportation Infrastructure Financing Strategy
In order to offset the costs of future infrastructure projects needed to mitigate the traffic
impacts identified, Spokane Valley has developed an infrastructure plan to identify a fair-
share cost estimate for needed improvements and is included for reference as Appendix C.
The table below shows the fair-share financial contribution that traffic the Northeast
Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park is expected to contribute to each of the intersections
or streets where needed projects were identified.
Table 19: Centennial Business Park Fair-share Cost of Improvements
Portion of
Associated future traffic Estimated Centen
from Total Project
Project Location Development nial
Cost(2017
Phase Business
Centennial dollars)
Business Park'. dark Fair
Share Cost
Interim signal at Barker Rd/Boone Ave Phase 1 only 4.0%2 $ 198,000 $7,920
Cataldo Avenue realignment Phases 1&3 10.3% $ 1,377,000 $ 142,003
Barker Road-Mission Avenue to 1-90 Phase 2 11.3% $2,818,000 $317,300
Flora Road/Trent Avenue Phase 3 21.4% $2,163,000 $463,686
Barker Road/Euclid Avenue(south) Phase 3 29.5% $244,000 $71,933
Barker Road/Boone Avenue(Phase 3) Phase 3 10.3% $2,214,000 $228,319
Barker Road-Euclid to Trent Planned (2021) 33.6% $4,184,000 $ 1,404,691
Barker Road-Spokane River to Euclid Planned (2022) 22.1% $3,302,000 $728,628
Sullivan Bridge over Trent Planned (by 2040) see below'
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Total Northeast huh ctrial reaCentennial Business Par, Fair-Share Cost $3,364,480
i.Rounded to the nearest tenth percentage
2.Since this project will only apply to Phase i,the proportion of traffic in Phase i was used here
3.Since only a portion of this project is to be funded by Spokane Valley and development in the Northeast
Industrial AreaCentennial Business Park primarily west of Flora Road will have the most significant traffic
impacts at this location,the fair-share cost of this project was calculated separately
The table below shows how the fair-share costs were factored into a final PM peak hour trip
cost for Phase 1 and Phase 2 & 3 development. If developers agree to participate in the
Northeast Industrial ArcaCentennial Business Park Planned Action Ordinance they will meet
their SEPA obligations to mitigate traffic congestion impacts through a mitigation
contribution of up to $156 per PM peak hour trip for development associated with Phase 1
and $2,831 per PM peak hour trip for all future developments after Phase 1.After making this
mitigation payment developers will not have to conduct another traffic study, outside of a
site access and circulation study, which may be required by Spokane Valley to ensure safe
access for all modes into and within the development site. The City may opt to shoulder the
cost of the Phase 1 development impact fee.
Table 20:Cost 'er PM leak hour trib develo ment 'hase
Fair-Share Forecast Phase 1 Cost per Phase 3 Cost per
Projects by Phase PM Peak
Cost Trips PM peak hour trip PM peak hour trip
Projects that benefit Phase 1 only $7,920 160 $50 N/A
Projects that benefit Phase 2&3 only $3,214,558 1,180 N/A $2,725
Projects that benefit Phase 1,2 and 3 $142,003 1,340 $ 106 $ 106
Total $3,364,482 1,340 $156 $2,831
If developers opt not to participate in the PAO, they will be responsible for conducting their
own traffic impact analysis following the guidelines set forth by Spokane Valley. They will
also be responsible for funding any found during that process that will be needed to meet
concurrency standards.
Utility impacts from future development and costs associated with that were not factored
into the mitigation fee. Developers will still be required to follow the Spokane Valley
approval process for utilities and will pay for those costs separately.
Spokane Valley will use other financing strategies to pay for the remaining costs of the
projects identified above that will not be covered by developers. One potential strategy
includes applying a broader-based impact fee program in collaboration with surrounding
jurisdictions to collect fair-share fees from residential developments in Spokane Valley,
Liberty Lake and unincorporated Spokane Valley. Other financing strategies Spokane Valley
might consider include implementing a local improvement district or transportation benefit
district, applying for grants, leveraging Federal Aid Road designation and leveraging other
State and regional resources.
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Section 1: Concise Summary Impacts 43 I Page
SECTION 4.0: NOTICES
4.1 Determination of Significance and Scoping
City of Spokane Valley
Notice of Determination of Significance(13S)and
Request for Comments on Scope of
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement(SEIS)
PROJECT NAME: Northeast Industrial Area Planned Action Ordinance
DE:SCRIP LION OF PROPOSAL: The City of Spokane Valley plans to adopt a Planned Action.Ordinance(PAO)to support
and streamline environmental permitting in the City's northeast industrial area.The northeast industrial area was identified as
a community priority in the 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement(EELS).The PAO
will implement the community priority by identifying mitigation measures including a phased infrastructure plan for
transportation and utilities.
The proposal applies to approximately 840 acres(277 acres developed and 563 acres undeveloped).The types of projects
anticipated are new and expanded heavy and light industrial uses as described below_The PAO will identify the impacts and
necessary mitigations for foreseeable industrial developments.The amount of new industrial development is unknown at this
time but will be described in the SEIS.
• Industrial, heavy use: Establishments that assemble, manufacture, package, or process raw or semi-finished
materials to produce goods. Heavy industrial uses can have the potential to be dangerous or to have significant
impacts to surrounding properties with noise,odor,nuisance,or vibration.
• Industrial, light use: Establishments that assemble,manufacture, package,or process semi-finished materials to
produce goods. All processing, fabricating, assembly, or disassembly of items takes place within an enclosed
building.Light industry uses tend to be consumer oriented as the products are for end users and typically not to be
used in an intermediate stop by another industry.
The lead agency has preliminarily identified the following elements for analysis in the Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement(SEIS): Transportation—systems,traffic,circulation; Water—runoff/absorption, supply;,lir—quality,odor.
Land Use,Housing,Economic Welfare,and Natural Environment were analyzed in the 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan and
Final Environmental Impact Statement(HEIS)and will be referenced as relevant and necessary.
APPLICANT: City of Spokane Valley
LOCATION OF PROPOSAL:The proposal is located in the City of Spokane Valley's northeast quadrant bounded by Flora
Road on the west, Trent Avenue on the north,the Union Pacific line on the south, and the city limits on the east, The
approximate center of the project area can be further located at 47541'32.2"N 117°09'48.2"W.
DETERMINATION: EIS Required.
The City of Spokane Valley,as the lead agency,has determined this proposal is likely to have a significant adverse impact
on the environment. An EIS is required under RCW 43.21 0.030 (2)(c) and will be prepared. The City anticipates
supplementing the 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan and FEIS with additional project level detail for elements not adequately
addressed in the original document.The Comprehensive Plan and FE1S was adopted on December 13,2016.
SCOPING AND COMMENTING:Agencies,affected tribes,and members of the public are invited to comment on the scope
of the SEIS. You may comment on alternatives,mitigation measures,probable significant adverse impacts,and licenses or
other approvals that may be required.Comments on the scope of the P15 must be received on or before 5:00 pm April 3,
2017.Send comments to Chaz Bates at City of Spokane Valley, 11707 Ii Sprague Avenue,Suite 106,Spokane Valley,WA
99216 or via email to cbates(aspokanvaliey.org
AVAILABILITY OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FEIS: The City of Spokane Valley 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan
and BELS can be read online at www.spokanevallcy.orplcp.A hard copy is available for viewing between 1:00 am and 5:00
pm at Spokane Valley City Hall located at 11707 East Sprague,Suite 106.
STAFF CONTACT: Char Bates, AICP, Economic Development Specialist, PH: (509) 720-5315 or email
cbates( spokanev al ley.org.
RICSPONSIBI.h: OFFICIAL: Mike Basinger, AICP, Senior Planner, PH: (509) 720-5331 or email
mbasinger(d spokanevalley.org.
DATE Test 1':n:March 3,2017
APPEAL: An appeal of this determination must be submitted to the Community Development Department within fourteen
(14)calendar days after the date issued. This appeal must he written and make specific factual objections to the City's
threshold determination. Appeals shall be conducted in conformance with Chapter 17.90(Appeals)of the Spokane Valley
Municipal Code and the required fees pursuant to the City's adopted Fee Schedule shall be paid at time of appeal submittal.
Carrie Koudelka,CMC
Spokane Valley Deputy City Clerk
PUBLISH:03-03-2017
Pagelofi
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4.2 Draft EIS and Document Availablity
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE AND AVAILABILITY
ADOPTING AN EXISTING DOCUMENT
OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY FOR A
PLANNED ACTION ORDINANCE AND
SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Notice is hereby given that the City of Spokane Valley has prepared an amendment to Title 21 of the Spokane
Valley Municipal Code(SVMC)creating a new chapter 21.60 SVMC Centennial Business Park Planned Action. To
support the proposed amendment the City prepared a SEIS for the northeast industrial area. The City of Spokane
Valley is the Lead Agency for the SEIS. The analysis was undertaken to meet the direction of the State
Environmental Policy Act(SEPA).
PROPONENT: City of Spokane Valley
LOCATION OF PROPOSAL: The proposal is located in the City of Spokane Valley's northeast quadrant
bounded by Flora Road on the west,Trent Avenue on the north,the Union Pacific line on the south,and the city
limits on the east.The approximate center of the project area can be further located at 47°41'32.2"N 117°09'48.2"W.
LEAD AGENCY: City of Spokane Valley
DOCUMENT BEING ADOPTED and ADOPTION DATE
City of Spokane Valley has adopted the 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement.
Adopted on December 13,2016.
AGENCY THAT PREPARED DOCUMENT BEING ADOPTED
City of Spokane Valley
DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT BEING ADOPTED
The Comprehensive Plan and FEIS are an integrated document as such the entire document and analysis is being
adopted for the proposal;however,the analysis as it relates to the location of the proposal and the goals and policies
related to industrial lands are especially relevant. Additionally,Appendix A: SEPA analysis is also relevant.
DRAFT CONTENTS: The City prepared a SEIS for the northeast industrial area. The NIA-SEIS evaluates the
growth and land use for the 20-year planning horizon established in the Comprehensive Plan and FEIS. The SEIS
reviews potential impacts to air quality,historic and cultural resources,water,and transportation.The SEIS also
identifies mitigation measures to address identified impacts.
DSEIS DATE OF ISSUANCE:November 23,2018
REVIEW PERIOD: Following the issuance of the NIA-SEIS and related Planned Action Ordinance,a 60-day
comment period commences. The public and other reviewers are invited to comment on the draft document.You
may submit written comments on the document no later than 5:00 p.m.January 22,2019. All written comments
must be received by that date and time.
Written comments via mail or email must be submitted to:
Community and Economic Development Department
10210 East Sprague Ave.
Spokane Valley,WA 99206
Email: cbates@spokanevalley.org
Please note that comments received in response to the draft document,including names and addresses of those who
comment,will be considered part of the public record on this proposed action and will be available for public
inspection.
PUBLIC HEARING:
December 13,2018 -6:00 p.m. (Planning Commission)
Section 3: Notices 45 I Page
DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY:
The complete 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan and FEIS are available for download at:
www.spokanevalley.org/CP.
The complete NIA-SEIS and associated draft development code are available at:
www.spokanevalley.org/PlannedAction
Copies of these documents are also available for public review during regular business hours at the following
location:
Spokane Valley City Hall
10210 East Sprague Avenue Suite 106
Spokane Valley,WA 99206
Copies are also available for purchase upon advanced notice for the cost of printing from the City of Spokane Valley
at 10210 East Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley,WA 99206.
If you have special accommodation needs,please contact the City of Spokane Valley at(509)-720-5000.
CITY CONTACT: Chaz Bates,AICP,Economic Development Specialist
SEPA RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL:Mike Basinger,AICP,Economic Development Manager
DATE:November 23,2018
Carrie Koudelka, CMC
Spokane Valley Deputy City Clerk
PUBLISH:November 23,2018
Section 3: Notices 46
4.3 Distribution List
City of Spokane Valley
City Officials Community and Economic Development
Mayor and City Council Director
Planning Commission Human Resources Director
City Manager Finance Director
City Clerk Parks &Recreation Director
City Attorney Police Chief
Public Works Director
Other Agencies
Local
City of Liberty Lake City of Millwood
City of Spokane
County
Spokane County Fire District No. 1 Spokane County Division of Utilities
Spokane County Fire District No. 8 Spokane County Water District No. 3
Spokane County Building and Planning
State
Department of Archeology&Historic Department of Fish&Wildlife
Preservation Department of Natural Resources
Department of Resource and Conservation Department of Transportation
Department of Commerce Department of Health
Department of Ecology&SEPA Register
Tribal
Spokane Tribe of Indians
Federal
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) — Seattle U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural
District Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Federal Emergency Management Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
(FEMA), Region X X
National Marine Fisheries Service - NOAA U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Region
U.S.Army Corps of Engineers — Seattle District X
Utilities
CenturyLink Consolidated Irrigation District No. 19
Avista Utilities
Comcast
Media
Spokane Valley Herald Spokesman Review
Schools
Central Valley School District No. 356 West Valley School District No. 363
East Valley School District No. 361
Other
Spokane County Joint Aquifer Board Holiday Trailer Court
Spokane Regional Health District Kaiser Aluminum
Spokane Regional Transportation Council Pinecroft Mobile Home Park
Spokane Transit Authority Spokane Business &Industrial Park
Spokane County Library District
Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency
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3.4 Final EIS and Document Availablity
[To be inserted after adoption]
Section 3: Notices 48 I Page
SECTION 5.0 RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
5.1 Comments and Responses on the Scope
A comment letter from Spokane Valley Fire Department was received on scope it contained two comments:
• Coordination with Consolidated Irrigation District No. 19 regarding water availability is recommended.
• All specific Fire Department requirements shall be conditioned on future commercial permits
These comments are noted and do not require an adjustment to the scope of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Analysis.
5.2 Comments and Responses on the DEIS
[To completed after the 60-day notice]
Name Comment Response
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Centennial Business Park Planned Action Ordinance
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2017-2037
ADOPTED:DECEMBER 2016
ORDINANCE NO.16-018
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4.1 Determination of Significance and Scoping 43
4.2 Draft EIS and Document Availablity 45
4.3 Distribution List 47
3.4 Final EIS and Document Availablity 48
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Business Park PAO
Affected Environment - Air Quality
Impacts: Mitigations:
Increased industrial Use existing regulations
development will likely for ambient air quality
impact ambient air quality, and transportation
point source impacts, and related emissions
increased motorized Provide notice to
transportation emissions agencies responsible for
point source pollution
permits
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Affected Environment - Surface Water
Impacts: Mitigation:
Increased development Stormwater facilities
on vacant land will will comply with the
increase impervious Spokane Regional
surface from rooftops, Stormwater Manual
parking area and and use Best
access drives Management Practice
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address stormwater
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Affected Environment - Cultural Resources
Impacts: Mitigations:
Increased development
will increase land Require an inadvertent
disturbance activities. disturbance plan that
The area has been includes procedures
previously disturbed by for the discovery of
homesteading, cultural materials and
residential subdivisions,
roadway construction, human skeletal
utilities, railroad lines, material
and major industrial
development
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Affected Environment - Utilities
Impacts: Mitigations:
Increased development Various improvements
will require water, sewer, already identified in
telecommunication, respective improvement
natural gas, and power programs (water &
sewer).
Ensure adequate notice
for potential projects
during land use or
building permit action.
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Amendment Summary
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Traffic Fees - SVMC 21. 60. 030
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Adoption Process
Adoption process .
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11/15/2018 — Study Session �° 'N ►�%aaE FEHakPEERS
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12/13/2018 — Public Hearing , E K -OffMt
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01/24/2019 — Adoption of Findings ..�., o .
Northeast Industrial Area
- Planned Action Ordinance
2/12/2019 — Administrative Report
SEPA Analysis
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3/12/2019 — 1St Reading 4_, = Spokane Val
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3/26/2019 — 2nd Reading v Comprehen
2017-2037
ADOPTED:DECEMBER 2016
ORDINANCE NO.16-018
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Questions?
Chaz Bates, AICP
Economic Development Specialist
509. 720.5337 - cbates@spokanevalley.org
SCITYokane
Valleys
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