Application/Permit Number: Z21-078PPLT
Raspberry Acres, LLC
Attn: Seth Maefsky
18114 N Austin Road
Spokane, WA 99208
509.879.6732
The proposal is located at 2155 W Strong Road. Parcel # 26244.0085 Section 24 – Township 26N – Range 42
The applicant is proposing to subdivide 1 parcel into thirty-one (31) new single-family residential lots. This proposal includes infrastructure to accommodate the new development. This is a Type III application and there will be a Public Hearing in front of the City Hearing Examiner.
The City of Spokane is hereby holding a virtual public hearing before the Hearing Examiner on Thursday, July 15, 2021. The City deferred the in-person public hearing in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and to protect those most vulnerable. Due to the restrictions on public gatherings arising from the COVID-19 outbreak, this hearing will be conducted remotely using web and telephone conference tools, as described below. However, if the Governor’s restrictions for group gatherings are lifted prior to the scheduled hearing date, the hearing will be held in person at the designated time in the Council Chambers, Lower Level of City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Boulevard, Spokane, WA. Any person may submit written comments on the proposal and/or participate in the public hearing.
Written Comments Due Date: July 14, 2021 by 5:00 pm
PUBLIC HEARING VIA WEBEX CONFERENCING
July 15, 2021 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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WebEx Details: We encourage all interested persons and the public to utilize the WebEx meeting feature. Please download the application in advance of the hearing. The optimal equipment for audio/video participation is a computer, smart phone, or tablet equipped with a camera and a headset with microphone similar to what you use with your phones for hands-free use. The WebEx application is free to download and use to observe or participate in the hearing. If this technology is unavailable to you, you can participate by phone using the toll number, service charges may apply. Your experience by phone will be similar to a teleconference. The Public Hearing will open with the collection of participant information and an overview of how the hearing will progress, prior to the official opening of the hearing. The public is encouraged to submit written comments prior to the hearing by sending to the City Planner, Donna deBit at ddebit@spokanecity.org; comments via email will need to be submitted by no later than 5:00 PM on July 14, 2021 in order for them to be received and prepared for submission into the record; comments received will be entered into the record at the time of the public participation portion of the Public Hearing. Comments received through US Mail will be included if they are received prior to the hearing.
Overview: The City requests that all non-essential visits to City Hall be observed. The City of Spokane along with the Hearing Examiner office is doing its part to slow the spread of COVID-19 and is hosting a virtual Public Hearing in response. In order to maintain compliance with WAC 365-196-845, the City is continuing to hold a virtual hearing to comply with due process on pending applications. Spokane City Council recently passed Ordinance C35905, which authorizes temporary procedural interpretations and also authorizes hearings that can be conducted consistent with the Governor’s proclamations and within the spirit and intent of hearing requirements.
This proposal was reviewed under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). A DNS was issued on June 29, 2021 by the City of Spokane, Lead Agency.
Written comments should be sent via mail or email:
Planning and Development Services
Donna deBit
Assistant Planner II
808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99201-3329
ddebit@spokanecity.org
