00993� ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
,-� FILE# PRO-3-78
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t i Shell Valley
DESCRIPTION
OF
PROPOSAL.
14
unit planned residential developmen n
adjacent to
east
SlaG OT
Yost
Park.
PROPONENT: Robert Novde
EXISTING USE: Vacant, wooded hillside.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM PROPOSAL:
SOILS/TOPOGRAPHY - Soil type EVB (Everett, gravelly, sandy, loam -hilly'phase) 13-25%';
ere. Certain portions this site are too steep for development.
Building restrictions sev'
This development will cluster the structures on the best sites, preserving marginal.land,
for.open space. The submitted grading plan is adequate except at'the oneIsingle family
WATER/DRAINAGE - Drainage from the site is to be run through on -site drainage system
.into swale on west side of property. Although City -has plans to build holding ponds in
Yost Park in the future, these cannot be planned for usage prior to their construction.
The developers must provide their own onsite drainage ena
h dinir due to.increased facility.
AIR QUALITY - Slight deterioration
traffic in area, plus slight impact during construction phase.
'CIRCULATION Access to Shell Valley Road. Additional traffic generated by
project should be of minimal impact. (Apprx. 60-80 auto trips daily.) Access onto'Bowdoin
Way may present problems due to less than adequate site distance. Shell Valley Road is.
sufficient in size and design to meet safety requirements being put on system by this dev.
VEGETATION - The submitted development design saves a large percentagp.of•exist
ing trees which would be removed in a single family detached.development. Mix fir, alder &
maple woods with thick, brushy ground cover. Areas of steep slope are to be left in natur
al state to preserve soil/slope stability.
ECONOMIC - Positive impact on local economy.
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CITY SERVICES. - Available to development from Shell Vailey Road, Additionof 14 �.
services.
families should have little impact on existing City 5
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ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS: x.
XX There will be certain environmental impacts but they do not constitute a.signif-
Tcant adverse impact on the environment and no environmental impact statement
1
will be required.
There will be significant adverse impacts on the environment and an environmental
1 impact statement will be required.
There will be certain impacts on the environment however it is necessary to obtain
i more information before a declaration of significance or -non -significance is made.
CITY PLANNER DATE
CITY ENGINEER DATE
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E/A '76
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