The City of Pasco hearing examiner heard staff and applicant testimony June 11 on a special-permit application to construct a restaurant/nightclub and an adjacent dance hall in a C-1 retail district and closed the public portion of the hearing; the examiner said he will issue a written decision within 10 working days.

City staff advised the hearing examiner that the proposal calls for two primary buildings—each about 4,122 square feet—plus outdoor amenities and supporting parking, lighting and landscaping. Ivan Barragan, Planner II, said dance halls and nightclubs may be permitted by special permit and that, based on the proposed uses, 109 off-street parking stalls are required but the applicant proposes to provide 50 on-site stalls.

Barragan said the City of Pasco is serving as lead agency for SEPA review; a mitigated determination of nonsignificance was issued May 19, 2025. Staff told the examiner the submitted findings of fact and conclusions could provide a potential basis for approval, either as proposed or with modifications, and recommended incorporating the conditions listed in the June 11 staff report if the examiner approves the project.

Paul Knutson, representing the applicant (Knutson Engineering), described the site and related development context, saying the lot was platted last year and that an adjacent use called Summer’s Hub (a food-truck center) is under construction. Knutson said the city owns a parking area to the south with “approximately 800 plus” parking stalls used for events such as Dust Devil games; he said the applicant expects to obtain a recorded cross-parking agreement to address the shortfall between the 50 on-site spaces and the 109 required.

No members of the public testified on the application at the hearing. The hearing examiner admitted the staff file and supporting materials into the record and closed the public portion of the hearing for this item. The examiner said he will issue his written decision within 10 working days.