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Committee asks for maps, attorney review after concerns about Snoqualmie UGA parcel inclusion
Summary
Members asked staff to obtain clearer parcel and project boundary maps and to have attorneys review whether any parcels inside city limits fall within a proposed interconnect project (variously referred to as Jupiter/Jupyter in the packet); King County staff will present permitting process guidance at the Aug. 24 council meeting.
Council member Holloway raised four questions from a community letter about a proposed interconnect project near the city's boundary in the Snoqualmie urban growth area: whether parcels in the project area fall inside city jurisdiction, whether the city should request corrections to the applicant’s submission, what legal limits might restrict city review, and what the city’s review responsibility is for a wetland on a parcel inside city limits.
Staff explained the submission lacked sufficient detail to answer those questions and identified the PSE substation lot as clearly inside the project boundary and at the city border. "There is just not enough information in the submission to know exactly what it is they're planning," staff said, recommending the city obtain clearer maps and asking the committee to specify which parcel maps they want attorneys to examine.
Committee members noted mapping inconsistencies in the materials (the packet alternately used the names "Jupiter" and "Jupyter"), asked staff to request the applicant’s drawing overlaid with parcel boundaries, and agreed to request attorney review if the applicant provides a specific parcel map. The mayor said King County Local Services director Richardson will present the county permitting process on Aug. 24; staff said that presentation can address process questions but may not resolve project‑specific permit details until the applicant’s materials are complete.
The committee directed staff to pursue more detailed maps (including parcel overlays or coordinates) and to ask attorneys to analyze jurisdiction and permit implications once the applicant’s materials are clarified.
