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Gabriel Clark
City of Auburn, Finance Dept
25 W Main St
Auburn WA 98001
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (NOH) Publication Cost: $294.78
LAKE MERIDIAN RESERVOIR VARI-
ANCE TO HEIGHT APPLICATION Order No: 116629
(CITY FILE NO. VAR25-0008). The City
of Auburn is issuing a Notice of Public
Hearing (NOH) for the following Customer No: 184
described protect. The project applica-
tion and listed studies may be reviewed PO#:
by contacting the Department of Corn-
munity Development at planninge
auburnwa.gov or by visiting
www.auburnwa.gov/landuse. Proposal:
Lake Meridian Water District(the"Dis-
trict") has requested a variance to the
maximum building height of 35 feet as
regulated by Auburn City Code 18.07.030
to allow a maximum building height of
135 to facilitate the construction of a
65-foot diameter 135-foot welded steel
reservoir. Location: The project site is
located at King County Parcel
0421059096 in the City of Auburn,WA,in
the NE Quarter. Section 4,Township 21,
Range 05, W.M. Notice of Public Hear-
ing: July 6,2026. Notice of Application:
September 26, 2025. Notice of Com-
plete: August 29, 2025. Permit Applica-
tion: August 15, 2025. Application File
Nos. VAR25-0008 Applicant: Brent
Lewis, General Manager, Lake Merid-
ian Water District, 27224 144th Ave SE,
Kent WA 98402. Property Owner: Lake
Meridian Water District, 27224 144th
Ave SE, Kent WA 98402. Studies/Plans
Submitted With Application: SEPA
Checklist, Preliminary Civil Plans,
Written Statement of Conformance.
Other Permits, Plans, and Approvals
Needed: Public Facility Extension
(FAC)/Grading Permit(s), Building.
Plumbing, Mechanical, and Variance.
Studies/Plans Submitted With Applica-
tion: Site Plan, prepared by BHC Con-
sultants, LLC., dated August 2025,
Landscape Plan, prepared by BHC Con-
sultants, LLC., dated August 2025,
Determination of Nonsignificance, pre-
pared by Lake Meridian Water District,
revision June 21, 2023, Building Eleva-
tions, prepared by BHC Consultants
LLC., dated August 2025, Written Nar-
rative, prepared by BHC Consultants
LLC., dated August 2025. Statement of
Consistency and List of Applicable
Development Regulations: This pro-
posal is subject to and shall be consis-
tent with the Auburn City Code, Com-
prehensive Plan, and Public Works
Design and Construction Standards.
Public Hearing: The Hearing Examiner
will conduct a public hearing on the
Variance to building height on July 15,
2026 at 5:30 PM The public hearing will
be held in person and virtually. The
meeting will be held in person in the
City Council Chambers, 25 W Main St.,
Auburn, WA, 98001. To attend the meet-
ing virtually, please enter the meeting
ID Into the ZOOM app or call Into the
meeting at the phone number listed
below. Join the ZOOM meeting at the
following web address:
https://us06web.zoom.us/i/82586706055.
Meeting ID: 825 8670 6055, or via one
tap mobile+12532158782„82867060550 US
(Tacoma). Dial by your location: +1
253 215 8782 US (Tacoma); +1 253 205
0468 US; 888 475 4499 US Toll-free; 877
853 5257 US Toll-free; Meeting ID: 825
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Written comments may be either
emailed or mailed attention to the con-
tact person below to 25 W Main St.,
Auburn WA, 98001. Please note mailed
comments may not be received by City
Staff on time for inclusion in the packet
provided to the Hearing Examiner. For
persons with speech, sight, or hearing
disabilities wishing to review docu-
ments pertaining to this hearing should
contact the person below within 10 cal-
endar days prior to the hearing. Each
request will be considered individually
according to the type of request, the
availability of resources,and the finan-
cial ability of the City to provide the
requested services or equipment. For
questions regarding this protect,please
contact Gabriel Clark, Planner II at
planning@auburnwa.gov or 253-470-
2147 Date of Notice July 6,2026.
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