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Written this month by Save Richmond Beach

Point Wells Urban Center Stopped

By Save Richmond Beach

Judge Dean Lum rules that Blue Square Real Estate's urban center application is not vested and enjoins Snohomish County from processing the development application

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 – Richmond Beach – I am happy to report that today is a good day for the home team. Judge Dean Lum in King County Superior Court granted Save Richmond Beach and the Town of Woodway's request for summary judgment.

Judge Lum ruled that the Blue Square Real Estate development application to build an urban center at Point Wells is not vested and Snohomish County is enjoined from processing the application.

There will be an opportunity for the developer and Snohomish County to appeal so we still have much work to do...but for now we are thankful to all of our supporters for believing in us.

Informal Poll on Point Wells

In an effort to gather public opinion on the proposed development of Point Wells, Richmond Beach resident Frank Kleyn has created an informal, objective, anonymous poll.

Take the two question survey, one time only please:
Share Your Opinion: Proposal to Develop Point Wells as an Urban Center

Check the on-going tallies:
Survey Results

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For Further Reading:

 

from BSRE Point Wells www.PointWells.com:

Press Release - November 23, 2011
Developer of proposed transformation of Point Wells to appeal ruling halting urban center application processing by Snohomish County (PDF)

Press Release - September 15, 2011
Point Wells--clarification from BSRE Point Wells re Herald story (PDF)

Press Release - September 13, 2011
BSRE Point Wells, LP, considers alternative application review process as Town of Woodway files litigation to stop proposed transformation at Point Wells (PDF)

 

from the City of Shoreline www.ShorelineWA.gov:

Press Release - September 28, 2011
City retains Foster Pepper to counsel on Point Wells legal strategy (PDF)

Point Wells Questions and Answers - September 14, 2011
Webpage: Answers to Point Wells related Community Questions and Concerns
PDF: Answers to Point Wells related Community Questions and Concerns

Press Release - August 24, 2011
City of Shoreline Proposes to Negotiate Agreement with Point Wells Developer to Protect the City from Project Impacts (PDF)

Letter of Intent - August 24, 2011
City of Shoreline Letter of Intent (PDF)

Document Library for Point Wells
Visit the Document Library, and then click on "Planning & Community Development", and then click on "Point Wells Docs" to view many PDF documents concerning Point Wells.

 

from Save Richmond Beach www.SaveRichmondBeach.org:

Email - November 23, 2011
Point Wells Urban Center Stopped

Press Release - September 12, 2011
Lawsuit Filed Against Snohomish County and Blue Square Real Estate ‐ Point Wells over Controversial Development Project (PDF)

 

from the Media:

Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Patch - November 21, 2011
Arguments in Point Wells Lawsuit to be Heard Wednesday in King County Superior Court

Everett Herald - September 15, 2011
Negotiations for Point Wells condos may be at an impasse

Shoreline Area News - September 6, 2011
Unhappy Richmond Beach residents comment on City's negotiations with Point Wells developer

Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Patch - September 1, 2011
Richmond Beach Beach Residents Feel Betrayal by City Over Point Wells

Seattle Times - August 30, 2011
Shoreline offers to annex planned Point Wells development

Everett Herald - August 26, 2011
Shoreline proposes compromise on Point Wells condo development

Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - April 8, 2011
Point Wells to get joint-agency review (PDF)

Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - February 17, 2011
Sustainable developments reach Puget Sound shores (PDF)

 

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Decision of the Growth Management Hearings Board

Final Decision and Order (PDF, 81 pages) of April 25, 2011
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I. Synopsis:

"The City of Shoreline, Town of Woodway, and Save Richmond Beach, a neighborhood organization, challenged Snohomish County's amendments of its comprehensive plan and development regulations that provide for the redevelopment of Point Wells, an unincorporated urban area.

Comprehensive Plan amendment Ordinance Nos. 09-038 and 09-051 designated Point Wells an Urban Center. The Board concluded the action was clearly erroneous in three respects: the designation was inconsistent with the County's Urban Center comprehensive plan provisions; because the action thwarted GMA compliance by the City of Shoreline, the action lacked consistency with the comprehensive plans of adjacent jurisdictions; and the action was not guided by several GMA Goals.

Development regulation amendments, Ordinance Nos. 09-079 and 09-080, adopted Urban Center provisions specific to Point Wells. The Board dismissed Petitioners' GMA allegations based on abandonment or citation to inapplicable statutory provisions. The Petitioners carried their burden of showing the ordinances were not guided by certain GMA Goals, but because the goal violations were not tied to specific statutory requirements, the Board did not reach a finding of non-compliance.

The City of Shoreline also raised SEPA challenges. The Board remanded the County's FSEIS for Ordinance Nos. 09-038 and 09-051 for analysis of reasonable alternatives. As to the DNS for Ordinance Nos. 09-079 and 09-080, the Board ruled that because the DNS is predicated on an inadequate FSEIS, the DNS is also inadequate. The Board further found certain new information and changes to the proposal required addenda to the DNS.

The Board entered a determination of invalidity for Ordinance Nos. 09-038 and 09-051, and remanded all four Ordinances to the County, setting a one-year compliance schedule based on the unusual complexity of the matter."