Notice of Application for Proposed Short Subdivision - SHP-2025-0017 Cowley Avenue

Notice of Application for Proposed Short Subdivision
City of Spokane Valley

File No/Proposal: SHP-2025-0017 - Request to subdivide 1.34 acres into nine residential lots.
Owner: 18200 Cowley Trust. 9116 E Sprague Avenue #449, Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Applicant: Whipple Consulting Engineers, Inc. 21 S Pines Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Application Date: August 8, 2025
Determination of Completeness: August 12, 2025
Decision-Making Authority: City of Spokane Valley

Written Comments: Agencies, tribes, and the public are encouraged to review and provide written comments on the proposal/project and its probable environmental impacts. Written comments may be submitted from the date of this notice, August 15, 2025, through August 29, 2025.All comments received by August 29, 2025,which is fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of this notice, will be considered prior to deciding on this project. Further, any person may request a copy of the decision for the proposal once the decision is made. Pursuant to City of Spokane Valley Municipal Code (SVMC) 17.90 (Appeal to Hearing Examiner), any appeal to the hearing examiner shall be filed with the City of Spokane Valley Economic Development Department and be received no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after written notice of the decision is mailed. Receipt of a complete appeal submittal shall stay the original decision until a final decision on the appeal has been reached.

Parcel Number/Site Address/General Location: Parcel number 55184.1461, addressed at 18125 E Cowley Avenue, located approx. 130 feet west of Greenacres Road, further located in the NW ¼ of SE ¼ Section 18, Township 25 North, Range 45 East, Willamette Meridian, Spokane County, Washington.

Comprehensive Plan Designation: Single-Family Residential (SFR)

Zoning: Single-Family Residential (R-3)

Other Permits: City of Spokane Valley Engineering Approval; City of Spokane Valley Final Short Plat Approval; Spokane County Wastewater Connection Permit; and Consolidated Irrigation District No. 19 Connection Permit.

Environmental Review: The Planning Division has reviewed the proposal/project and has determined that the project is categorically exempt pursuant to WAC 197-11-800 and SVMC 21.20.040 from environmental review under the provisions of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).

Existing Environmental Documents: None.

Applicable Development Regulations: Chapter 19.70 SVMC (Density & Dimensions), SVMC Title 20 (Subdivisions), SVMC Title 21 (Environmental Controls) Section 22.20 SVMC (Concurrency), the City of Spokane Valley Street Standards, the Spokane Regional Stormwater Manual, and the Spokane Regional Health District regulations are the primary development regulations applicable to the site.

Public Hearing: Pursuant to SVMC 17.80.060, the City of Spokane Valley Economic Development Department shall be the decision-maker on a proposal to subdivide property into nine (9) or fewer lots. Therefore, the proposal is not subject to a future public hearing.

Comment Period Ends: August 29, 2025

Staff contact: Levi Basinger, AICP, Associate Planner, 10210 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley, WA 99206, 509- 720-5332, or by email at lbasinger@spokanevalleywa. gov.

Patricia Rhoades
Deputy City Clerk
PUBLISH: 08-15-25