SVH-600915 PLAN24-0522 & 0552

CITY OF MOUNT
VERNON
NOTICE OF
APPLICATION &
PROPOSED
OPTIONAL
MITIGATED
DETERMINATION OF
NON-SIGNIFICANCE
(MDNS)

ISSUANCE DATE: January 23, 2025

COMMENTS DUE DATE:
February 6, 2025

APPLICATION
NAME
& NUMBER: Woodland
Drive Preliminary Short
Plat, Critical Area Permit, Land Clearing and
SEPA, PLAN24-0522 and
PLAN24-0552

SEPA ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW & ISSUANCE OF
AN OPTIONAL MITIGATED
DETERMINATION
OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE
(MDNS): The City has reviewed the proposed project for probable adverse
environmental
impacts
and expects to issue a
Mitigated Determination of
Non-significance (MDNS).
This
determination
is
based on the following
findings and conclusions:
· The City (who is the lead
agency) has determined
that the requirements for
environmental
analysis,
protection, and mitigation measures have been
adequately
addressed
with the City’s existing
development regulations
and comprehensive plan
adopted under chapter
36.70A RCW, and in other applicable local, state,
or federal laws or rules,
as provided by RCW
43.21C.240 and WAC 19711-158.

As permitted under the
WAC 97-11-355, the City
of Mount Vernon is using
the Optional MDNS process to give notice that a
MDNS is likely to be issued.
Comment periods for the
project and the proposed
MDNS are integrated into
a single comment period.
There will be no comment
period following the issuance of the Threshold
Mitigated Determination of
Non-Significance (MDNS).
A 10-day appeal period
will follow the issuance
of this MDNS. THIS MAY
BE YOUR ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE
PROPOSED PROJECT.
Agencies, tribes, and the
public are encouraged to
review and comment on
the proposed project and
its probable environmental
impacts. Comments must
be submitted by the date
noted in this document to
the above-identified Lead
Agency Contact. The conditions being considered
to mitigate potential environmental impacts can
be downloaded from the
City’s Permit Portal (instructions below) or interested parties can contact
the City at 360-336-6214
and request the full text
of this MDNS where these
conditions are contained.
These conditions are in
addition to mitigation required by the City’s existing below-listed development regulations.

PROJECT
DESCRIPTION: Proposed is a twolot short plat of an approximate 0.66-acre site
to create a 10,316 square
foot lot and a 18,634
square foot lot. One lot
contains an existing single-family residence that is
proposed to be retained. A
land clearing permit is also
being applied for to harvest timber and clear both
lots (approximately 26,601
square feet), with approximately 25,000 board feet
of timber to be removed.

A biological site assessment report was prepared
by Aqua-Terr Systems,
Inc. (ATSI) to investigate
whether streams, wetlands or their associated
buffers were located on
the subject property; ATSI
concluded that there are
no streams, wetlands, or
their associated buffers on
the subject property.

A geotechnical report
was prepared by GeoTest
Services, Inc. to evaluate
the presence of geological hazard areas; GeoTest
concluded that an erosion
hazard is present on the
property.

PROJECT
LOCATION:
The site address is 1801
Woodland Drive, Mount
Vernon, is described by
the Skagit County Assessor as parcel P65482, is
located approximately 180
linear feet south of the intersection of South Woodland Place and Woodland
Drive, is within a portion
of the NE ¼ of Section
28, Township 34N, Range
04E, W.M., and is at latitude 48°24’34.2”N and
longitude 122°17’35.3”W.

APPLICANT: Sound Development Group, c/o
Claire Severin, PO Box
1705, Mount Vernon, WA
98273

PROPERTY
OWNER:
Eduard Datskiy, 1762 N
Woodland Drive, Mount
Vernon, WA 98274

LEAD AGENCY CONTACT: Stacy Clauson, Senior Planner; Development
Services Department; 910
Cleveland Avenue, Mount
Vernon WA 98273; 360336-6214.

Comments on the Notice of Application and
Proposed Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) must
be submitted, in writing,
no later than February 6,
2025. Comments should
be as specific as possible and those submitting
comments are required to
comply with the following:
· All comments must include: (1) your full name,
(2) your mailing address,
and (3) the name of the
proposal you are commenting on.
· If you wish to submit
comments
electronically you must upload your
comments into the city’s
online permit portal because
comments
are
NOT accepted via email.
To upload comments into
the City’s permit portal navigate to: https://
ci-mountvernon-wa.
smartgovcommunity.com/
Public/Home, once on this
page you must create a
user account by clicking
“Sign Up” located at the
upper right corner of the
webpage. Once you have
created and verified your
user account log into the
system and click on “Go”
in the My Portal box, and
then on the next page that
appears click on “Apply”
in the Apply Online box.
On the new page that appears under Step 1 select
“Public Comments” and
on Step 2 select “Public
Comments for Land Use
Permits”
· Comments submitted on
paper are required to be
mailed to the address provided for the Staff Person
listed within this notice.

PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ARE NOT ACCEPTED
BY THE DEPARTMENT
THROUGH EMAIL. Items
submitted not meeting the
requirements of this section are considered as not
being received by the city.
Any person may comment
on the application, receive
notice, participate in hearing(s) if there are any, and
request a copy of the decision once it is made.
Final decisions on the
permits described in this
Notice can be appealed.
To receive additional information regarding this
project – including how,
when, and the time limitations should you wish to
submit an appeal - contact
the Development Services
Department and ask to become a party of record.

HOW TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The Environmental Checklist and associated technical reports, plans, and
other materials are available for public viewing by
following the directions
below:
1. Navigate to: https://
ci-mountvernon-wa.
smartgovcommunity.com/
Public/Home
2. Click on the blue “GO”
link under the heading “My
Portal”
3. Type the project number (PLAN24-0522 or
PLAN24-0552) into the
search bar at the top of
the screen
4. Click on the project
number below the search
bar

The project materials are
also available by emailing
the City at PermitTech@
mountvernonwa.gov
or
calling (360) 336-6214 and
requesting copies of these
documents.

RESPONSIBLE PERSON:
Stacie Pratschner
(signature on file)

Published
January 23, 2025
SVH-600915