Determination of non-significance · example
Pringle Heights II Plat
A preliminary plat to divide 48.94 acres into 260 single-family lots averaging 6,615 square feet, plus several tracts, with street and utility improvements to support the subdivision.2
Facts from City of Kennewick public records, each linked by number to its source; checked November 13, 2026. Section notes by ePlan.
At a glance
- Where
- Kennewick, Benton County, Washington, at 5400 S Garfield St and 5155 S Olympia St (parcels 124892000005001 and 124892000006000).1
- Size
- 48.94 acres, 260 single-family lots2
- Lead agency
- City of Kennewick; Planning Director Anthony Muai, AICP, is the responsible official3
- Review
- Determination of non-significance, issued with conditions after a SEPA checklist3
- Legal citation
- RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c), with the optional DNS process in WAC 197-11-3553
- Status
- DNS issued October 29, 2026, with conditions; no comment period3
Timeline
Documents City of Kennewick published
What the documents say
ED-2026-0022 DNS w comment letters
- Determination of Non-Significance
- The City found no probable significant adverse impact for 260 lots at 5400 S Garfield St and 5155 S Olympia St, so no EIS is required.3
- Conditions and appeal
- The DNS requires compliance with the BCAA and Ecology comment letters; appeals go to the Community Planning Department within fourteen calendar days.3
- Benton Clean Air Agency letter
- BCAA requires a Soil Destabilization Notification before excavation and a written dust control plan with a named contact for the project's fugitive dust.3
- Department of Ecology letter
- Ecology recommends the NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit, with an erosion control plan in place before clearing or grading, for Pringle Heights II.3
SEPA Checklist
- A. Background
- Harpster Land Development proposes 260 single-family lots on 48.94 acres, with construction starting May 2027 and a geotechnical survey and Phase I site assessment completed.2
- A. Background: permits and location
- Needed approvals are preliminary and final plat approval, City engineering plans and building permits for each home, on two parcels in Kennewick.2
- B.1 Earth
- Site slopes up to about 10% with silt and sandy silt soils; grading is expected to balance cut and fill and follow geotechnical specifications.2
- B.1 Erosion and impervious surface
- About 60 percent of the site will be impervious when built out; erosion is controlled by silt fencing, catch basin protection, water-truck dust control and onsite stormwater capture.2
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Sources
- Washington SEPA Register, record 202604693apps.ecology.wa.gov
- SEPA Checklistapps.ecology.wa.gov
- ED-2026-0022 DNS w comment lettersapps.ecology.wa.gov