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Hearing examiner closes public comment on plat alteration for Lot 13 in Lorraine J Ranch; staff recommends approval, neighbors voice concerns
Summary
The City of Richland hearing examiner closed the public hearing and will take under advisement a plat alteration request to remove an open-space designation from Lot 13, Block 1 of the Lorraine J Ranch Number 1 Final Plat at 3094 Bruce Lee Lane after planning staff recommended approval under RCW 58.17 0.215 and nearby residents raised concerns about views, dust, prior storage and narrow rear strips of land.
The City of Richland hearing examiner heard public testimony and closed the record Aug. 11 on a plat alteration request to remove an open-space designation from Lot 13, Block 1 of the Lorraine J Ranch Number 1 Final Plat (address listed as 3094 Bruce Lee Lane). Planning staff told the examiner the application meets the requirements of the statutory plat-alteration standard cited in the staff report, RCW 58.17 0.215, and recommended approval. The hearing examiner said he would take the record under advisement and issue a written ruling later.
Ryan Nelson of city planning presented the staff review and recommendation; staff noted the zoning is R110 (single-family residential) and that the city’s comp plan designates the parcel as developed open space. David Baalman, a surveyor representing the landowner Scott Tyler LLC and Rogers Surveying, described the parcel’s history: the plat was approved in 1976 while in unincorporated Benton County, the homeowners association later became defunct, and the parcel has been conveyed…
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