Shelton hearing examiner hears testimony on 364‑lot Coffee Creek preliminary plat; decision due within 10 days

Shelton hearing examiner Charlotte Archer held an open‑record hearing Sept. 30 on the Coffee Creek preliminary plat, a proposal to subdivide roughly 97.43 acres east of U.S. 101 into 364 residential lots. City staff recommended approval with multiple conditions; the applicant and members of the public gave testimony and the examiner said she will issue a written decision within 10 days.

The Coffee Creek application (Subdivision 0106‑2023) as presented would create lots ranging from about 4,500 square feet to more than 12,000 square feet across five construction phases, producing an overall density just under five units per acre. The developer proposes full street, stormwater and utility improvements, two stormwater ponds (Tracts J and O) and privately owned park tracts. Staff and the applicant emphasized an approximately 5,400‑foot off‑site gravity sewer extension and a set of water system upgrades as prerequisites for development.

The hearing examiner opened the record and admitted staff materials and public submissions. City planner Jason Dose reviewed the staff report and attachments, including traffic, geotechnical and stormwater studies, and said the staff recommendation is to approve the preliminary plat with conditions outlined on pages 10–14 of the report. Dose said the city issued a mitigated determination of…