Hearing examiner to issue decision on Weisman wetland permit after staff recommends approval

A City of Lacey hearing examiner heard staff presentation and applicant comments on Sept. 16 on the Weismans’ application for a wetland development permit and reasonable use exception to build a 1,600-square-foot single-story home on an approximately 0.5-acre lot at 30 Third Avenue Southeast. City staff recommended approval, the examiner admitted exhibits 1 through 7 into the record and closed the hearing, and said a written decision will be issued within 10 business days.

City planner Sarah Bartz told the examiner the proposed structure would be placed on the western portion of the lot, outside the delineated Category 2 wetland but inside the regulated 100-foot wetland buffer. To reduce buffer impacts, the plan pulls the house toward the western property line, reduces the front-yard setback in the low-density zone from 16 feet to 10 feet, keeps the garage at the required 20-foot setback, and increases the west…