Pasco staff recommends shoreline special-use permit for proposed Lee residence at 420 E. Washington St.

Hearing examiner Jay Istone received testimony on Aug. 13 from city staff and the applicant on a special permit application to construct a new single-family home and a future detached garage at 420 East Washington Street.

City planner Aaron Gunderson told the examiner the 0.41-acre property (approximately 18,028 square feet) is split between R2 and R3 residential zoning and lies within a 200-foot shoreline jurisdiction buffer with a shoreline environment designation of “recreation.” Gunderson said development of a single-family dwelling is a permitted use in the zoning districts and that the applicant has filed a shoreline special-use permit required for residential development in recreation-designated shoreline areas. “The special use permit shall apply to the property, address at 420 East Washington Street, Parcel 112402517,” Gunderson said, and staff recommended approval with conditions tied to building, fire and SMP requirements.

Applicant Corey Lee, who identified himself as the property owner, told the examiner he had reviewed the staff report and relied on its factual findings. “Just that I hope to get it approved,” Lee said, when asked whether he wished to add anything at the hearing. The examiner received the staff report and application materials into the record and closed the public hearing for this item; he said he will issue a written decision within 10 working days.

The staff analysis included historical information about the lot’s annexation and prior ordinances affecting lot configuration and cited RCW 90.58 and Pasco’s Shoreline Master Program (SMP) in concluding the proposed residential use would not adversely affect public shoreline use because the site is on a plateau and has no direct marina access. The staff report notes that the property had been in residential use for more than 80 years and that the prior house was demolished under permit B25-6647 and that a new building permit B25-9924 has been applied for.

No members of the public testified in favor or opposition at the Aug. 13 hearing on SMP2025-006, and the examiner said no rebuttal from the applicant was necessary before he closed the record.