SEQUIM — A pair of land-use hearings over a proposed regional shopping center south of the downtown area has been moved from the City Council’s agenda next week to meetings in June.
The council was to have heard an appeal challenging the construction of the 16-acre Bell Farm Center, tentatively set to feature a Fred Meyer department store, at its May 19 work session.
It was also scheduled to consider an application by the developer of that project, Fred McConkey, for a modified zoning change, or a C-4 overlay, on May 24.
The appeal was filed under the State Environmental Policy Act, or SEPA, by citizens group Sequim First and the owner of a retail complex housing Safeway and other smaller shops on West Washington Street.
It seeks a full environmental-impact statement on the Fred Meyer project before any permitting is issued.
City Planner Dennis Lefevre in April issued a “mitigated determination of nonsignificance,” signing off on requirements set forth by SEPA that address traffic impact, water quality and other environmental issues.
Because of scheduling difficulties on the part of the appellants’ legal team, the SEPA hearing has been moved to June 14, and the C-4 overlay hearing is now set for June 16.
Both hearings will take place at 7 p.m. in Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
