Location
Across from the elementary school along 332nd

Size
3.89 Acres with 13 homes

Stage
Preliminary plat approval from King county, appealed by Fall City residents.

Hearing Examiner’s report
Community Presentation

Plans
King County Staff Report
Application
SEPA checklist
Tribe Letter
Determination of non-significance
Geo report
Boundary survey
Road variance request
Road variance permit
Density worksheet
Technical information report
Traffic analysis
School walkway analysis
Water permit
LOSS DOH report
Wetlands survey
Habitat

Traffic & Roads

• Increased traffic along arterial 332nd without county road improvements (needs 11 foot lanes, sidewalks and designated parking).

• Pedestrian safety during Fall City elementary events (baseball in the summer, field events). This road is currently already congested and dangerous, without additional driveways.

• No sidewalk mitigations to protect children walking to Chief Kanim or Fall City Elementary

• Plans for 13 homes and 2 parking spots per home. With the average home having 3+ cars, and no on-street parking on 332nd AVE SE or SE 42nd, where will these new cars go?

Construction disruption

• Construction dust and air quality impacts on students at Fall City Elementary, whose playground is directly along the development.

• Ongoing construction sounds within 200 feet of classroom portables for up to 2-3 years.

Septic safety & water contamination

• Large shared septic system within 800 feet of our community water supply and installed into critical soils susceptible to groundwater contamination

• Septic system is within 1000 feet of a river, flood plain and seismically sensitive area.

• Taylor developments has a poor track record of septic design in Fall City (see Arrington Court).

Rural neighborhood density violations

• Plans manipulate a zoning loophole that creates lots with an actual density much higher than R4

• This means the homes are twice as big and the lots are half the size of a typical Fall City home

• With the dramatically out of place home designs, the plans violate the comprehensive and sub-area plans’ commitment to protecting the rural character of Fall City

Inaccurate SEPA declarations

• Demolition of a home built in 1940 requires a historical assessment.

• The property currently infested with noxious weeds including French broom, giant hogsweed, blackberry, knotweed and others.

• Property is located adjacent to County Landmark FCES gym, which requires historical assessment.

The hearing examiner’s preliminary approval has been appealed by Fall City Sustainable Growth. Thank you for your donations!

Read the appeal documents

• This site previously failed perc testing and permits were denied twice for this reason. Why did it pass now? Who did the testing and how do we know they are not associated with the developer or verified independently?

• As the width measurements for 332nd are incorrect on the plans (they are more narrow than described) what is the process for updating the plans with proper measurements?

• The SEPA form indicates there are no invasive plants and no species of importance on the site. This is not the case and how was this determination made?

• The traffic study used by planners was conducted in August, which does not reflect the actual use of the road during the school year, nor during baseball season, when the road is severely congested and dangerous. How do we get this corrected?

• There is no street parking available in any direction from the site for 2 blocks. With no plans for garages and room for only two cars per household, where do overflow cars go?