Sunnyside planning commission recommends City Council approve Fairview Heights 17-lot preliminary plat

The Sunnyside City Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend City Council approve the Fairview Heights preliminary long plat (city file PLP‑25‑1; SEPA‑25‑2), a proposal to subdivide about 3.51 acres into 17 lots along Fairview Avenue.

The recommendation follows staff reports, consultant reviews and applicant testimony. Joseph Calhoun, the planning consultant, told commissioners the application was submitted Jan. 26, 2025, the SEPA checklist was filed April 10, 2025, the application was deemed complete May 8, 2025, and a mitigated determination of non‑significance was issued June 25, 2025. Calhoun said the proposed lots range from about 4,302 square feet to 1.17 acres, with an average lot size near 7,186 square feet and a project density of about 6.25 dwelling units per acre. He said sanitary sewer and water would be extended by the City of Sunnyside to serve the new lots and that a wetland and stream critical areas report by GG Environmental LLC identified wetland‑associated plants in two low areas but concluded the County critical areas definition meant there was no wetland jurisdiction; still, Calhoun said, pass‑through irrigation drainage will require on‑site treatment and is included in recommended conditions.

Stephanie Ray, the city engineering consultant with HLA Engineering, outlined technical conditions staff expects on civil plans and the final plat.…