SEP22-0001_DeGoede_Rezone_Comment_WSDOTJuly 25, 2022
Preston Pinkston, Planner
Lewis County Community Development Dept.
2025 NE Kresky Avenue
Chehalis, WA 98532
Re: De Goede Rezone – SEPA DNS (File No. SEP22-0001; RZ22-0001)
Vicinity of US Highway 12 MP 85.86
Dear Mr. Pinkston:
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) staff have reviewed the
SEPA Determination of Non-Significance for the proposed rezoning of the De Goede
property. Approval of the non-project action would result in the rezoning of
approximately 27 acres from agricultural to rural residential use. WSDOT would like to
offer the following comments for your consideration.
The SEPA Environmental Checklist submitted for this proposal references a future
large lot subdivision if the rezoning request is approved. WSDOT staff would like to
note that US Highway 12 is classified as a “Limited Access” facility. Per WAC 468-52-
020(2), limited access facilities are highways or streets “especially designed or
designated for through traffic, and over, from, or to which owners or occupants of
abutting land, or other persons, have no right or easement, or only a limited right or
easement of access, light, air, or view by reason of the fact that their property abuts
upon such limited access facility, or for any other reason to accomplish the purpose of
a limited access facility.”
As US Highway 12 is a partially controlled limited access highway, an access
connection at grade onto US Highway 12 for a private road or driveway will not be
permitted. For more information on access connection permitting along this section of
US Highway 12, please contact Jeff Barsness, Development Services Engineer, at
BarsneJ@wsdot.wa.gov.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the above referenced proposal. If you
have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at
BassD@wsdot.wa.gov or at 360-831-5829.
Sincerely,
Dylan Bass
Development Review Planner, WSDOT SW Region
Southwest Region
11018 Northeast 51st Circle
Vancouver, WA 98668-1709
360-905-2000 / Fax 360-905-2222
TTY: 1-800-833-6388
www.wsdot.wa.gov