Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia. 

The State Environmental Policy Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini-storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through the various planning departments of Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla counties. 

Here’s a look at projects that appeared in the SEPA register in the past month.

Seventh Street subdivision, rezone

Benton City

Hilario Zaragoza has submitted plans to divide an 11.51-acre lot at 1008 E. Seventh St. into 39 new lots for single-family residential development. The property is zoned medium density residential.

Rancho Storage zone change

Kennewick

Knutzen Engineering has submitted plans to change the zone of 1701 S. Union St. from neighborhood commercial to community commercial. This will allow for the future construction of an 11,700-square-foot flex-use shell building with associated parking and two RV storage buildings, 16,000 square feet and 7,000 square feet, respectively.

The Bluffs preliminary plat

West Richland

Frank Tiegs LLC has submitted plans to divide 104.81 acres north and east of Ruppert Road into 406 single-family lots. The project, including the subdivision, associated improvements and construction of the units, will be completed in nine phases.

Farmland Reserve pipeline

Benton County

Jens Rasmussen has submitted plans to grade about 2,500 cubic yards and build a pipeline about 24,373 feet long, booster stations and a 60,000-gallon reservoir to connect an existing water line and install a dedicated industrial water line in the Plymouth Industrial Park. The project is located south of Highway 14.

Cottonwood Run

Benton County

Ira Hickman has submitted plans for the preliminary plat of 19.78 acres at 103394 E. Kash Loop, Kennewick, into 12 lots. The average lot size in the Cottonwood Run subdivision will be 1.43 acres.

Benton PUD line

Benton County

Benton Public Utility Department has submitted plans to build a new Sun Heaven East substation and 4.5 miles of 115 kV overhead transmission line using 70-foot to 80-foot monopoles. The project is near Prosser, with the transmission line running parallel to the west side of Travis Road, beginning two miles south of the intersection of Travis Road and Tyrrell Road and continuing a mile north of the intersection. The transmission line will then continue west along a private farm road for about 1.5 miles and will terminate at the proposed substation.

Van Giesen flex-use buildings

West Richland

Robert McLeod of Knutzen Engineering, on behalf of 3M Investments LLC, has submitted plans to develop a vacant 2.88-acre property into two 10,000-square-foot industrial flex-use buildings. The property, zoned light industrial, is west of the intersection of West Van Giesen Street and Keene Road.

RWC Pasco

Pasco

CRF Metal Works LLC has submitted plans to build a new 39,000-square-foot semi-truck dealership on East Adams Street, between North Railroad Avenue and North Rainier Avenue. The building will include an 8,563-square-foot office, a 19,500-square-foot garage and a 10,937-square-foot parts storage area. Work includes all associated improvements for utilities, drainage and erosion control measures.

Soccer complex

Pasco

Brent Kubalek of the city of Pasco’s Parks and Recreation Division submitted a special permit application to install field lights on the northmost five soccer fields of the developed Pasco Sporting Complex at 6200 Burden Blvd. The proposal includes installing 15 light poles up to 90 feet tall with LED sports field lighting, electrical conduit and control box.

Field 68

Pasco

Paul Knutzen has submitted plans to construct two new 5,385-square-foot buildings on the corner of Burden Boulevard and Homerun Road. One building will be a restaurant/bar, and the other will be an event center. The work includes all associated improvements for utilities, drainage and erosion control measures.

Pasco church expansion

Pasco

Joab Romero has submitted plans and a special permit application to build a new temple for Iglesia Apostólica de la Fe en Cristo Jesús to be attached to the existing church building at 3211 W. Wernett Road. The new building will be 60-by-80 feet long with a height of 16 feet and will serve exclusively as a place of worship for the congregation.

Reimann railroad spur

Pasco

The Port of Pasco has submitted plans to build a new railroad lead track northwest of the Interstate 182 and Highway 395 interchange and west of North Railroad Avenue to service the Reimann Industrial Center. The track will extend from a new connection point in the BNSF Pasco facility’s east yard to a termination point along the east side of the RIC property. The proposed track will provide rail service for Darigold and future potential rail shipping industries. The lead track will be 6,400 feet long and will be owned and maintained by the port.