NOTICE OF STATE ENVIRONMENTAL ...
NOTICE OF STATE ENVIRONMENTAL ...
NOTICE OF STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE (DS), and PUBLIC AND AGENCY SCOPING PERIOD Auburn Stuck River Road/Mount Rainier Vista Subarea Plan and Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement: The City of Auburn has determined that it will prepare a Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Stuck River Road/Mount Rainier Vista Subarea Plan, currently in development. The City is conducting formal "scoping" to gather input and comments on key issues related to the subarea from November 1 through December 15, 2025. Scoping is conducted under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) to help identify the range of issues and topics and elements of the environment to be studied in the EIS. The City is providing an expanded 45-day scoping to provide additional opportunities for interagency coordination, public participation in the scoping process, and gathering agency and public comments. Additional information may be provided by contacting the Department of Community Development at tching@ auburnwa.gov and/or by visiting the project webpage at https://speakup auburn.org/stuck-river-road-mt-rainier -vista-subarea-planning. PROPOSAL: A new subarea plan is being developed for the Stuck River Road/Mount Rainier Vista Subarea to address future land uses and development, housing, critical areas, transportation, parks and open space, utilities, public services, and other topics. The subarea is recognized in the City's Comprehensive Plan as an area that will support phased development of a new planned community with future residential, commercial, institutional, and employment opportunities. Segale Properties owns a majority of the 876-acre subareas, which includes an active gravel mining pit with mining operations expected to cease within the next 3 to 5 years. Within that time the City anticipates completion of the Planned Action EIS, selection of a preferred alternative and preparation of a Planned Action Ordinance in 2026. From that point forward, the project would move forward with a planned community permitting process, carrying phases of the project through design and construction over the next 20 years approximately. The City of Auburn, as lead agency for this proposal, has determined the need to prepare a new Planned Action EIS for the subarea under RCW 43.21C.440. The City anticipates preparing and adopting a new Planned Action Ordinance consistent with the subarea plan. As the lead agency, the City has identified the following areas for analysis and discussion in the EIS: Land Use Patterns, Housing, Employment and Socioeconomics, Multimodal Transportation, Utilities (Including Water, Sewer, Surface Water Management, Power, and Communications), Public Services (Schools, Parks, Police, Fire/Emergency Services, Library, other City Services), and consistency with Plans and Policies. The Planned Action EIS will analyze a range of alternatives for future land uses and identify infrastructure and public services needed to support these future land uses. The subarea plan will be consistent with the Growth Management Act, Puget Sound Regional Council Vision 2050 Plan, and King County Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs). To support implementation of the subarea plan, the City of Auburn will prepare a Planned Action Ordinance under RCW 43.21C.440 and associated SEPA Rules in WAC 197-11, which will require a Planned Action EIS. Future proposals consistent with the Planned Action Ordinance (and related level of analysis in the EIS), the subarea plan, and development regulations would be subject to a streamlined environmental review process. LOCATION: Located within the city limits of Auburn, the Stuck River Road/Mount Rainier Vista subarea covers a large, 876-acre land area located south of the White River and Stuck River Road and accessible via R Street SE and Kersey, Stuck River Road, Kersey Way SE, and 53rd Street SE. INVITATION TO SCOPING MEETINGS AND TO PROVIDE COMMENTS DURING SCOPING: Agencies, affected tribes, and members of the public are invited to comment on the scope of the EIS. Comments may address potential topics to be evaluated in the EIS, the range of alternatives to be studied, potential impacts, and potential mitigation measures. Per WAC 197-11-408 and RCW 43.21C.440(3)(b) the City invites the public, agencies, and tribes to a public meeting to discuss the Planned Action EIS scoping. OPEN HOUSE: The public, interested agency representatives, and tribal representatives are invited to attend one of the following public meetings during the scoping period. Both meetings will cover the same information, so choose the date and time most convenient for you: Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm OR Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Both meetings will be held at: Bowman Creek Elementary School, in the Gymnasium, 5701 Kersey Way SE, Auburn. Lead Agency: City of Auburn. The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it will prepare a Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement for the proposal that evaluates a range of reasonable alternatives. PUBLIC AND AGENCY COMMENT PERIOD DURING SCOPING: This SEPA Determination of Significance (DS) is issued based on the authority granted by RCW 43.21C (the Revised Code of Washington, the state's environmental law) and implemented through regulations in the WAC 197-11 (Washington Administrative Code). In addition to attending one of the meetings listed above, the public is invited to submit comments (via email or regular mail) during the Scoping period or by 5:00 pm on Monday, December 15, 2025 to: Attn: Tony Ching, PE, Development Review Engineer, 253-804-5068, tching@auburnwa.gov and development @auburnwa.gov. Regular mail: 25 West Main St, Auburn, WA 98001. For questions regarding this project, please contact Tony Ching, PE, Development Review Engineer, 253-804-5068, tching@auburnwa.gov. Date of Notice: October 31, 2025.
NOTICE OF STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE (DS), and PUBLIC AND AGENCY SCOPING PERIOD Auburn Stuck River Road/Mount Rainier Vista Subarea Plan and Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement: The City of Auburn has determined that it will prepare a Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Stuck River Road/Mount Rainier Vista Subarea Plan, currently in development. The City is conducting formal "scoping" to gather input and comments on key issues related to the subarea from November 1 through December 15, 2025. Scoping is conducted under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) to help identify the range of issues and topics and elements of the environment to be studied in the EIS. The City is providing an expanded 45-day scoping to provide additional opportunities for interagency coordination, public participation in the scoping process, and gathering agency and public comments. Additional information may be provided by contacting the Department of Community Development at tching@ auburnwa.gov and/or by visiting the project webpage at https://speakup auburn.org/stuck-river-road-mt-rainier -vista-subarea-planning. PROPOSAL: A new subarea plan is being developed for the Stuck River Road/Mount Rainier Vista Subarea to address future land uses and development, housing, critical areas, transportation, parks and open space, utilities, public services, and other topics. The subarea is recognized in the City's Comprehensive Plan as an area that will support phased development of a new planned community with future residential, commercial, institutional, and employment opportunities. Segale Properties owns a majority of the 876-acre subareas, which includes an active gravel mining pit with mining operations expected to cease within the next 3 to 5 years. Within that time the City anticipates completion of the Planned Action EIS, selection of a preferred alternative and preparation of a Planned Action Ordinance in 2026. From that point forward, the project would move forward with a planned community permitting process, carrying phases of the project through design and construction over the next 20 years approximately. The City of Auburn, as lead agency for this proposal, has determined the need to prepare a new Planned Action EIS for the subarea under RCW 43.21C.440. The City anticipates preparing and adopting a new Planned Action Ordinance consistent with the subarea plan. As the lead agency, the City has identified the following areas for analysis and discussion in the EIS: Land Use Patterns, Housing, Employment and Socioeconomics, Multimodal Transportation, Utilities (Including Water, Sewer, Surface Water Management, Power, and Communications), Public Services (Schools, Parks, Police, Fire/Emergency Services, Library, other City Services), and consistency with Plans and Policies. The Planned Action EIS will analyze a range of alternatives for future land uses and identify infrastructure and public services needed to support these future land uses. The subarea plan will be consistent with the Growth Management Act, Puget Sound Regional Council Vision 2050 Plan, and King County Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs). To support implementation of the subarea plan, the City of Auburn will prepare a Planned Action Ordinance under RCW 43.21C.440 and associated SEPA Rules in WAC 197-11, which will require a Planned Action EIS. Future proposals consistent with the Planned Action Ordinance (and related level of analysis in the EIS), the subarea plan, and development regulations would be subject to a streamlined environmental review process. LOCATION: Located within the city limits of Auburn, the Stuck River Road/Mount Rainier Vista subarea covers a large, 876-acre land area located south of the White River and Stuck River Road and accessible via R Street SE and Kersey, Stuck River Road, Kersey Way SE, and 53rd Street SE. INVITATION TO SCOPING MEETINGS AND TO PROVIDE COMMENTS DURING SCOPING: Agencies, affected tribes, and members of the public are invited to comment on the scope of the EIS. Comments may address potential topics to be evaluated in the EIS, the range of alternatives to be studied, potential impacts, and potential mitigation measures. Per WAC 197-11-408 and RCW 43.21C.440(3)(b) the City invites the public, agencies, and tribes to a public meeting to discuss the Planned Action EIS scoping. OPEN HOUSE: The public, interested agency representatives, and tribal representatives are invited to attend one of the following public meetings during the scoping period. Both meetings will cover the same information, so choose the date and time most convenient for you: Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm OR Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Both meetings will be held at: Bowman Creek Elementary School, in the Gymnasium, 5701 Kersey Way SE, Auburn. Lead Agency: City of Auburn. The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it will prepare a Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement for the proposal that evaluates a range of reasonable alternatives. PUBLIC AND AGENCY COMMENT PERIOD DURING SCOPING: This SEPA Determination of Significance (DS) is issued based on the authority granted by RCW 43.21C (the Revised Code of Washington, the state's environmental law) and implemented through regulations in the WAC 197-11 (Washington Administrative Code). In addition to attending one of the meetings listed above, the public is invited to submit comments (via email or regular mail) during the Scoping period or by 5:00 pm on Monday, December 15, 2025 to: Attn: Tony Ching, PE, Development Review Engineer, 253-804-5068, tching@auburnwa.gov and development @auburnwa.gov. Regular mail: 25 West Main St, Auburn, WA 98001. For questions regarding this project, please contact Tony Ching, PE, Development Review Engineer, 253-804-5068, tching@auburnwa.gov. Date of Notice: October 31, 2025.
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