Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
NOTICE OF APPLICATION &
SEPA THRESHOLD
DETERMINATION
Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.080,
notice is hereby given that Adams
County did on October 23,
2023, make a Determination of
Nonsignificance (DNS), for the
following application.
Description of proposal: Adams
County Building and Planning
a SEPA checklist for The Gemstone
(US-WA-5188) project
for the proposed construction
of a 190-ft AGL (194-ft AGL
overall) self-support telecommunications
tower, its associated
50-ft x 50-ft fenced tower
compound, a vehicle turnaround
area measuring approx. 12-ft x
20-ft, and an access & utility
easement measuring approx.
30-ft x 2,522-ft. Total approx.
disturbance is anticipated to be
78,400-sq.ft. (~1.8-acres).
Proponent: VB BTS II, LLC
c/o Justin Owen,
750 park commerce Drive Suite
200
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Site Location:
The proposed self-support communications
tower facility is
to be located east of a portion
of S. Lucy Rd., east of the
Town of Othello, in Adams
County, Washington (APN#
2530120200001). The proposed
tower centerline is located within
the NW ¼ of Section 12, Township
15N, Range 30E, Willamette
Meridian.
Lead Agency: Adams County
Planning Department
Adams County has determined
that this proposal will not have
a probable significant adverse
impact on the environment. An
environmental impact statement
(EIS) is not required under RCW
43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision
was made after the review of
a completed environmental
checklist and other information
on file with the lead agency. This
information is available to the
public upon request.
Threshold Determination:
{X} This DNS is issued under
197-11-340 (2); the lead agency
will not act on this proposal for
14 days from November 01,
2023.
Comments must be submitted
no later than November 20,
2023, for this DNS.
Copies of the SEPA checklist
and other documentation are
available through the Adams
County Website at https://www.
co.adams.wa.us/ or the Adams
County Building and Planning
Department located at 449 E
Cedar Blvd, Othello, Washington
99344, 509-488-9441.
Pursuant to WAC 197-11-
340(2), Adams County will not
act on this proposal for 14 days
from October 11, 2023. Timely
comments on this threshold
determination must be received
no later than 4:00 PM, October
31, 2023.
S/Adams County Planning Dept.
To be published in the Ritzville
Journal, Wednesday, November
01, 2023, and Wednesday, November
08, 2023
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