Application for Shoreline Substantial Development Permit for parking lot improvements.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION City of Walla Walla Development Services
 
File Name/Number File# PLN2-26-0003, Hays Electric Shoreline Substantial Development Permit
 
Applicant: APEX and Joe Hays, 620 North 13th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362
 
Location and Project summary: 620 North 13th Avenue. APN# 360719430049. Proposed Action: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit for existing parking lot grading, drainage improvement, and an area for future building expansion
 
Required permits: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit and grading permits
 
Date of Application: March 16, 2026
 
Complete application date: March 30, 2026
 
REVIEW PROCESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT: All interested persons and parties may comment on the application, receive notice of hearing and/or a copy of decision(s) made on the proposal by filing a special notice request with the City of Walla Walla as provided in section 20.14.015 of the Walla Walla Municipal Code, and participate in hearings, if any.
 
Comments upon this application must be submitted in writing to the City of Walla Walla Development Services Department at 55 E. Moore Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362 or via email to permits@wallawallawa.gov. You have the right to comment on the proposal, and the public comment period starts on March 30, 2026.
 
Comments must be actually received by the Development Services Department before 5:00 p.m. on the following date: May 4, 2026
 
Any person desiring to submit written comments concerning an application or desiring to receive notification of the final decision concerning the proposal as expeditiously as possible after the issuance of the decision may submit the comments or requests for decisions to the department within thirty days following the date of final publication of the notice of application.
 
The City of Walla Walla Development Services Department is using the optional threshold determination process under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), authorized by WAC 197-11-355. The application comment period may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal. A copy of the SEPA determination on the proposal may be obtained upon request. The proposal may include mitigation measures under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an environmental impact statement is prepared. The SEPA responsible official has preliminarily determined that the proposal is subject to threshold determination requirements, and the responsible official expects to issue the following threshold determination: Determination of Non-Significance (DNS).
The following identified existing environmental documents are hereby incorporated by reference, and all or part of the documents may be used to evaluate the application/proposal:
SEPA Determination of Non-Significance, August 21, 2013.
The Walla Walla Comprehensive Plan, Walla Walla 2040, and Final Environmental Impact Statement, issued May 22, 2018
SEPA Environmental Checklist, dated February 27, 2026.
 
These documents are located at the offices of the City of Walla Walla Development Services at 55 East Moore Street, Walla Walla, Washington, and are available for public review during all applicable comment periods on the application/proposal. The relevant content of these documents is briefly described as an Environmental Impact Statement for the Walla Walla Urban Growth Area, which evaluates proposed actions, alternatives, and environmental impacts of activities allowed by the Walla Walla Comprehensive Plan & Environmental Impact Statement, as amended, for designated land use classifications.
 
The following information may be included, where indicated, in the application or a determination of completeness upon the proposal made by the City of Walla Walla. If reference is made below to the application or determination of completeness, copies of the referenced materials are attached hereto. Preliminary determinations and information contained herein shall not bind the City of Walla Walla and are subject to continuing review and modification.
 
1. No public hearing will be conducted. This permit will not require a public hearing.
 
2. The following permits and/or authorizations have been requested in the application: Shoreline Substantial Development permit review. Shoreline Designations: High Intensity
 
3. The following listed permits and/or authorizations, if any, may be required for the proposal but are not included in the present application: available on request.
 
4. The City of Walla Walla has preliminarily determined that the application will be processed in accordance with the Walla Walla Municipal Code (WWMC) Level II review process.
 
5. The City of Walla Walla has preliminarily determined that the Walla Walla Comprehensive Plan, Walla Walla 2040/Environmental Impact Statement, and the following listed code provisions, development standards, and regulations may apply to the application and mitigation of proposal impacts: City of Walla Walla Shoreline Master Program, WWMC Titles 12,13,15,19, 20, and 21.
 
6. The City of Walla Walla is reviewing the application for consistency with applicable development regulations, or, in the absence of applicable regulations, the Walla Walla Comprehensive Plan, Walla Walla 2040/Environmental Impact Statement.
 
7. The City of Walla Walla has preliminarily determined that the following identified departments, agencies, and/or authorities may have jurisdiction over some part of the application: Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife and Washington State Department of Ecology.
 
8. At this time, the Applicant has been requested to provide the following additional information and/or studies: None at this time.
 
9. The City of Walla Walla has preliminarily determined that, in addition to the applicant and any general public notice that may be required, the following identified parties are entitled to notice of the application/proposal: Individuals who filed a special notice request with Development Services.
 
10. SEPA lead agency: City of Walla Walla
 
11. The SEPA responsible official has preliminarily determined that the proposal is subject to SEPA threshold determination requirements, and the responsible official expects to issue the following threshold determination: Determination of Non-significance (DNS)
 
12. The Responsible Official has preliminarily determined that the following conditions are being considered to mitigate environmental impacts: None Identified
 
13. Application materials and other documents referenced above are located at the City of Walla Walla Development Services at 55 East Moore Street, Walla Walla, Washington, and shall be made available for public review during all applicable comment periods on the application/proposal.
 
14. APPEALS: Any person has the right to request a copy of the final decision on the proposal once made, and the right to appeal under Walla Walla Municipal Code 20.38.
 
15. For additional information, please contact the City of Walla Walla Development Services at 55 E. Moore St., Walla Walla, WA 99362: (509)524-4710.
 
(112289) April 4, 2026