Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Yesler Terrace Redevelopment Project, 16162-16163 [2010-7099]
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OMB Control Number: 2577–0062.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Yesler Terrace Redevelopment
Project
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) gives
notice to the public, agencies, and
Indian Tribes that the Seattle Housing
Authority and the City of Seattle Human
Services Department (Community
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Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Administration Unit) intend to prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Yesler Terrace
Redevelopment Project, located in the
City of Seattle, King County, WA. The
project proponent is the Seattle Housing
Authority. The City of Seattle Human
Services Department and the Seattle
Housing Authority, acting jointly as lead
agencies, will prepare the EIS under the
authority of the City of Seattle Human
Services Department as the Responsible
Entity for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in
accordance with 42 U.S.C. 5304(g) and
42 U.S.C. 1437x and HUD regulations at
24 CFR 58.4, and under the Seattle
Housing Authority’s role as lead agency
in accordance with the Washington
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).
The EIS will be a joint NEPA and SEPA
document. The EIS will satisfy
requirements of SEPA (RCW 43.21C)
and the SEPA Rules (WAC 197–11)
which require that all State and local
government agencies consider the
environmental consequences of projects
over which they have discretionary
authority before acting on those
projects. The proposed action is subject
to compliance with NEPA, because
funds from the public housing programs
under Title I of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (HOPE VI, Capital
Funds, Demolition/Disposition) will
used for this project (24 CFR
58.1(b)(6)(i)). This notice is given in
accordance with the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations at 40
CFR parts 1500–1508. All interested
Federal, State, and local agencies,
Indian Tribes, groups, and the public
are invited to comment on the scope of
the EIS. If you are an agency with
jurisdiction by law over natural or other
public resources affected by the project,
the Seattle Housing Authority and the
City of Seattle Human Services
Department need to know what
environmental information germane to
your statutory responsibilities should be
included in the EIS.
ADDRESSES: Comments relating to the
scope of the EIS are requested and will
be accepted by the contact persons
listed below until May 17, 2010. Any
person or agency interested in receiving
a notice and wishing to make comment
on the scope of the EIS should contact
the persons listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Van Dyke, Development
Director of the Seattle Housing
Authority,
YTEISComments@seattlehousing.org,
P.O. Box 19028, Seattle, WA 98109–
1028, (f) 206–615–3539 (SEPA) and
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Kristen Larson, Project Funding and
Agreements Coordinator, City of Seattle
Human Services Department, CDBG
Administration Unit,
Kristen.Larson@seattle.gov, P.O. Box
34215, Seattle, WA 98124–4215, (f) 206–
621–5003 (NEPA).
For additional background
information on the project proposal,
please see the Seattle Housing Authority
Web site: https://
www.seattlehousing.org/redevelopment/
yesler-terrace/.
Public Participation: A public EIS
Scoping meeting/open house will be
held to provide an additional
opportunity for the public to learn more
about the proposed actions and to
provide verbal or written comment on
the scope of the EIS. At the meeting, the
public will be able to view graphics
illustrating preliminary redevelopment
concepts associated with the proposed
actions and speak with staff of the
Seattle Housing Authority, the City of
Seattle and members of the consultant
team providing technical analyses in
support of the project. Written
comments may be mailed, sent via fax
or e-mailed to the Seattle Housing
Authority contact listed above or
submitted at the EIS Scoping Meeting.
The meeting/open house will be held
at the Yesler Terrace Gym (835 Yesler
Way, Seattle, WA 98122) on April 29,
2010. An open house will be held from
6–7 p.m. and public comments on the
scope will be taken at 7 p.m. For
accommodations and translation
services in conjunction with the public
meeting please contact Collette Frazier,
(p) (206) 615–3556.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Project Name and Description
The Seattle Housing Authority and
the City of Seattle Human Services
Department will consider a proposal for
a phased redevelopment of the existing
Yesler Terrace residential community to
a mixed-use residential community on a
28-acre site on the southern slope of
First Hill in Seattle, WA. The proposed
project is generally bounded by
Interstate 5 on the west, Alder Street
and Fir Street on the north, 12th Avenue
on the east, and Washington Street on
the south.
The proposed project would include
development of a mix of affordable and
market-rate housing, office and retail
uses, as well as parks and open space,
enhanced landscaping, improved streets
and a system of pedestrian and bike
improvements. All existing residential
structures on the site would be
demolished under the Proposed Action;
other structures on the site may also be
demolished. The existing Yesler Terrace
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community center would be retained. It
is anticipated that the redevelopment of
Yesler Terrace will take approximately
15 to 20 years to complete.
The proposed actions may involve the
following: Comprehensive Plan
Amendment, text amendment to the
Land Use Code to allow a new zone for
Yesler Terrace, street vacation,
preliminary and final plat approval,
adoption of a Planned Action
Ordinance, Development Agreement
approval, other construction and
building permits and other Federal,
State and local approvals for
redevelopment of the Yesler Terrace
community.
The EIS is also intended to fulfill
SEPA requirements for a Planned
Action environmental review for the
portion of the site west of Boren
Avenue, per RCW 43.21C.031, SMC
25.05.164 [et seq.], and SHA Resolution
4945. According to SEPA, a ‘‘Planned
Action’’ is a designation for a project or
elements of a project that shifts
environmental review from the time a
permit application is made to an earlier
phase in the process, such as at the
Comprehensive Plan amendment and/or
rezone phase. The intent of this
designation is to provide a more
streamlined environmental process by
using an existing EIS prepared at this
earlier stage for SEPA compliance for
long-term actions.
This is to be a combined document—
an EIS under the State of Washington
State Environmental Policy Act (RCW
43.21C. and WAC 197–11) and an EIS
under NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321) and
implementing regulations of the Council
on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts
1500–1508) and HUD (24 CFR part 58).
Alternatives: Preliminary Yesler
Terrace redevelopment concepts call for
redevelopment over a range of: 3,000 to
5,000 residential units; 800,000 to 1.2
million square feet of office/institutional
space; and 40,000 to 88,000 square feet
of retail space. The EIS will analyze
three redevelopment alternatives
representing a range of densities and
intensities of uses, a redevelopment
alternative consistent with existing
zoning, and a no-action alternative.
Probable Environmental Effects: The
following subject areas will be analyzed
in the combined EIS for probable
environmental effects: Earth, Air
Quality, Water, Plants and Animals,
Energy, Environmental Health, Noise,
Land Use, Housing, Aesthetics, Light
and Glare, Recreation, Historic
Resources, Cultural Resources,
Transportation, Public Utilities, Public
Services, Socioeconomics/
Environmental Justice.
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Lead Agencies
As a lead agency, the City of Seattle,
through its Human Services
Department, is the responsible entity
(RE) for this project in accordance with
24 CFR part 58, ‘‘Environmental Review
Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD
Environmental Responsibilities.’’ As a
RE, the City of Seattle Human Services
Department assumes the responsibility
for environmental review, decisionmaking, and action that would
otherwise apply to HUD under NEPA.
In addition, the Seattle Housing
Authority is the State Environmental
Policy Act (SEPA) lead agency
responsible for preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Questions may be directed to the
individuals named in this notice under
the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Date Issued: March 9, 2010.
Mercedes Marquez,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning
and Development.
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cease to accrue on the debentures as of
the call date. At redemption, final
interest on any called debentures will be
paid along with the principal. Payment
of final principal and interest due on
July 1, 2010 will be made automatically
to the registered holder.
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that are subject to the call may not be
used by the mortgagee for a special
redemption purchase in payment of a
mortgage insurance premium.
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the foregoing call will be made on the
books maintained by the Treasury
Department on or after June 14, 2010.
This debenture call does not affect the
right of the holder of a debenture to sell
or assign the debenture on or after this
date.
Dated: February 22, 2010.
David H. Stevens,
Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal
Housing Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5408-N-01]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Yesler Terrace Redevelopment Project
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) gives
notice to the public, agencies, and Indian Tribes that the Seattle
Housing Authority and the City of Seattle Human Services Department
(Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Administration Unit) intend
to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Yesler
Terrace Redevelopment Project, located in the City of Seattle, King
County, WA. The project proponent is the Seattle Housing Authority. The
City of Seattle Human Services Department and the Seattle Housing
Authority, acting jointly as lead agencies, will prepare the EIS under
the authority of the City of Seattle Human Services Department as the
Responsible Entity for compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 5304(g) and 42 U.S.C.
1437x and HUD regulations at 24 CFR 58.4, and under the Seattle Housing
Authority's role as lead agency in accordance with the Washington State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The EIS will be a joint NEPA and SEPA
document. The EIS will satisfy requirements of SEPA (RCW 43.21C) and
the SEPA Rules (WAC 197-11) which require that all State and local
government agencies consider the environmental consequences of projects
over which they have discretionary authority before acting on those
projects. The proposed action is subject to compliance with NEPA,
because funds from the public housing programs under Title I of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (HOPE VI, Capital Funds, Demolition/
Disposition) will used for this project (24 CFR 58.1(b)(6)(i)). This
notice is given in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality
regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508. All interested Federal, State,
and local agencies, Indian Tribes, groups, and the public are invited
to comment on the scope of the EIS. If you are an agency with
jurisdiction by law over natural or other public resources affected by
the project, the Seattle Housing Authority and the City of Seattle
Human Services Department need to know what environmental information
germane to your statutory responsibilities should be included in the
EIS.
ADDRESSES: Comments relating to the scope of the EIS are requested and
will be accepted by the contact persons listed below until May 17,
2010. Any person or agency interested in receiving a notice and wishing
to make comment on the scope of the EIS should contact the persons
listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Van Dyke, Development
Director of the Seattle Housing Authority,
YTEISComments@seattlehousing.org, P.O. Box 19028, Seattle, WA 98109-
1028, (f) 206-615-3539 (SEPA) and Kristen Larson, Project Funding and
Agreements Coordinator, City of Seattle Human Services Department, CDBG
Administration Unit, Kristen.Larson@seattle.gov, P.O. Box 34215,
Seattle, WA 98124-4215, (f) 206-621-5003 (NEPA).
For additional background information on the project proposal,
please see the Seattle Housing Authority Web site: https://www.seattlehousing.org/redevelopment/yesler-terrace/.
Public Participation: A public EIS Scoping meeting/open house will
be held to provide an additional opportunity for the public to learn
more about the proposed actions and to provide verbal or written
comment on the scope of the EIS. At the meeting, the public will be
able to view graphics illustrating preliminary redevelopment concepts
associated with the proposed actions and speak with staff of the
Seattle Housing Authority, the City of Seattle and members of the
consultant team providing technical analyses in support of the project.
Written comments may be mailed, sent via fax or e-mailed to the Seattle
Housing Authority contact listed above or submitted at the EIS Scoping
Meeting.
The meeting/open house will be held at the Yesler Terrace Gym (835
Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98122) on April 29, 2010. An open house will be
held from 6-7 p.m. and public comments on the scope will be taken at 7
p.m. For accommodations and translation services in conjunction with
the public meeting please contact Collette Frazier, (p) (206) 615-3556.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Project Name and Description
The Seattle Housing Authority and the City of Seattle Human
Services Department will consider a proposal for a phased redevelopment
of the existing Yesler Terrace residential community to a mixed-use
residential community on a 28-acre site on the southern slope of First
Hill in Seattle, WA. The proposed project is generally bounded by
Interstate 5 on the west, Alder Street and Fir Street on the north,
12th Avenue on the east, and Washington Street on the south.
The proposed project would include development of a mix of
affordable and market-rate housing, office and retail uses, as well as
parks and open space, enhanced landscaping, improved streets and a
system of pedestrian and bike improvements. All existing residential
structures on the site would be demolished under the Proposed Action;
other structures on the site may also be demolished. The existing
Yesler Terrace
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community center would be retained. It is anticipated that the
redevelopment of Yesler Terrace will take approximately 15 to 20 years
to complete.
The proposed actions may involve the following: Comprehensive Plan
Amendment, text amendment to the Land Use Code to allow a new zone for
Yesler Terrace, street vacation, preliminary and final plat approval,
adoption of a Planned Action Ordinance, Development Agreement approval,
other construction and building permits and other Federal, State and
local approvals for redevelopment of the Yesler Terrace community.
The EIS is also intended to fulfill SEPA requirements for a Planned
Action environmental review for the portion of the site west of Boren
Avenue, per RCW 43.21C.031, SMC 25.05.164 [et seq.], and SHA Resolution
4945. According to SEPA, a ``Planned Action'' is a designation for a
project or elements of a project that shifts environmental review from
the time a permit application is made to an earlier phase in the
process, such as at the Comprehensive Plan amendment and/or rezone
phase. The intent of this designation is to provide a more streamlined
environmental process by using an existing EIS prepared at this earlier
stage for SEPA compliance for long-term actions.
This is to be a combined document--an EIS under the State of
Washington State Environmental Policy Act (RCW 43.21C. and WAC 197-11)
and an EIS under NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321) and implementing regulations of
the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) and HUD
(24 CFR part 58).
Alternatives: Preliminary Yesler Terrace redevelopment concepts
call for redevelopment over a range of: 3,000 to 5,000 residential
units; 800,000 to 1.2 million square feet of office/institutional
space; and 40,000 to 88,000 square feet of retail space. The EIS will
analyze three redevelopment alternatives representing a range of
densities and intensities of uses, a redevelopment alternative
consistent with existing zoning, and a no-action alternative.
Probable Environmental Effects: The following subject areas will be
analyzed in the combined EIS for probable environmental effects: Earth,
Air Quality, Water, Plants and Animals, Energy, Environmental Health,
Noise, Land Use, Housing, Aesthetics, Light and Glare, Recreation,
Historic Resources, Cultural Resources, Transportation, Public
Utilities, Public Services, Socioeconomics/Environmental Justice.
Lead Agencies
As a lead agency, the City of Seattle, through its Human Services
Department, is the responsible entity (RE) for this project in
accordance with 24 CFR part 58, ``Environmental Review Procedures for
Entities Assuming HUD Environmental Responsibilities.'' As a RE, the
City of Seattle Human Services Department assumes the responsibility
for environmental review, decision-making, and action that would
otherwise apply to HUD under NEPA.
In addition, the Seattle Housing Authority is the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) lead agency responsible for preparing
an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Questions may be directed to the individuals named in this notice
under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Date Issued: March 9, 2010.
Mercedes Marquez,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
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