EX#10 MDNS signed OptimizedECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
MITIGATED
DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE
10210 East Sprague Avenue• Spokane Valley WA 99206
509.720.5000 •Fax: 509.720.5075 • planning@spokanevalley.org
FILE NUMBER & NAME: SUB-2022-0002 -Ponderosa Ridge East Subdivision
PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION: Subdivide ~ 17 acres into 81 residential lots
PROPOSAL LOCATION: Tax parcel #44052.9011 , not addressed, located south of the intersection of
E 44111 Avenue and S Locust Road, further located in the NE 1 /2 of NW Yi of Section 5, Township 24
North, Range 44 East Willamette Meridian, Spokane County, Washington
APPLICANT: Ben Goodmansen, Whipple Consulting Eng, 21 S Pines Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Owner: Lanzce G Douglass Investments, LLC, 1402 E Magnesium Rd. Ste 202, Spokane, WA 99217
LEAD AGENCY: City of Spokane Valley
The lead agency for this proposal has determined that, as conditioned, it does not have a probable
s ignificant adverse impact on the envirotunent. Pursuant to WAC 197-11-350(3), the proposal has been
conditioned to include necessary mitigation measures to avoid, minimize, or compensate for probable
s ignificant impacts. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not required under RCW
43.21 C.030(2)(c). The necessary mitigati on measures are listed below. This decision was made after
review of a completed environmental checklist, other information on file with the lead agency, and
comments received on the preliminary mitigated determination of nonsignificance (MDNS). This
information is available to the public on request.
DETERMINATION: This final MDNS is issued pursuant to WAC 197-11-340(2); pursuant to WAC 197-
11-340(2)(1) a preliminary MDNS was issued on July 7, 2023, with a 14-day comment period. The City
has reviewed all responsive comments received during the 14-clay comment period and is retaining the
previously issued preliminary MDNS as its final MDNS. The lead agency will not act on this proposal
for 14 days from the date of issuance indicated below.
COMM ENT PERIOD: This MDNS is issued under WAC 197-11 -350 and WAC 197-11-340(2). A
previous 14-day public comment period has been completed. There is no comment period on this final
MDNS.
APPEAL: An appeal of this determination may be submitted to the City of Spokane Valley Economic
Development Department at I 0210 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley within fourteen (1 4) calendar days of
the date of issuance indicated below. Appeals must be received by the City no later than 4:00 p.m.
August l8t11• Appeals must conform to and shall be conducted consistent with Spokane Valley Municipal
Code (SVMC) 17 .90 Appeals, and other applicable SEPA statues and regulations, including as set forth in
WAC 197-11-680. Any required fees pursuant to the City's adopted fee schedule shall be paid at the time
of appeal submittal.
STAFF CONTACT: Lori Barlow, AICP, Senior Planner, City of Spokane Valley; 10210 East Sprague
Avenue, Spokane Valley, WA 99206; PH: (509) 720-5335, LBarlow@spokanevalleywa.gov
RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: Chaz Bates, AICP, Planning Manager
Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MONS)
Pile No. SUB-2022-0002 Ponderosa Ridge East
August 4, 2023
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DATE ISSUED: August 4, 2023
MITIGATION MEASURES:
1. Automatic residential sprinkler systems shall be installed in all new homes per the International
Residential Code (IRC);
2. A minimum of a 30-foot green space shall be constn1cted around all new homes to buffer from
threat of fire;
3. All buildings and structures shall be constructed in accordance with the Wild land-Urban
Interface code Class 3 Ignition-Resistant construction; and
4. A 5-foot-wide asphalt pedestrian pathway shall be constructed on the south side of 44th Avenue
from Farr Road to Woodruff Road. The pathway shall be consistent with the following:
a. The pathway shall be offset at least 5 feet from the existing asphalt edge on 44th
Avenue where possible, subject to accommodation of drainage and construction of the
pathway within the existing right-of-way.
b. Where the pathway is adjacent to the existing edge of pavement, the pathway shall
have a 4-inch-deep thickened edge. The elevation of the north edge of the pathway
when adjacent to the existing edge of pavement shall be constructed level with the edge
of the existing asphalt and shall slope to the south at a 2% down gradient.
c. Where the pathway is located 2 feet or closer to the existing edge of pavement, City
approved plastic delineators shall be installed spaced at 25 feet on center starting 50
feet prior to the 2-foot offset and extending 50 feet past the 2-foot offset.
Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MONS)
File No. SUB-2022-0002 Ponderosa Ridge East
August 4, 2023
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