21-102066 Smith Brothers NOC21-102066-00-UP Smith Brothers Doc ID 81444
July 14, 2021
Ben Eldridge
Barghausen Consulting Engineers
18215 72nd Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
beldridge@barghausen.com
RE: File #21-102066-00-UP and 21-102067-00-SE;
Smith Brothers Farms, 34520 9th Avenue South, Federal Way
Dear Mr. Eldridge:
The Community Development Department is in receipt of your June 16, 2021, Process III Master
Land Use (MLU) application. The proposal is for an approximately 55,000 square foot dairy product
distribution building and associated site improvements. The subject property is zoned Commercial
Enterprise (CE). Pursuant to Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC) 19.15.045 and 14.10.020, within 28
days of receiving an application, the City shall determine whether all information and documentation
required for a complete application has been submitted.
NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION
Please consider this correspondence a formal Letter of Complete Application. Pursuant to FWRC
19.15.045 and 14.10.020, the application is deemed complete as of July 14, 2021. This determination
of completeness is based on a review of your submittal relative to applicable requirements
referenced within FWRC 19.15.040 and 14.10.020. The submittal requirements are not intended to
determine if an application conforms to City codes; they are used only to determine if all required
materials have been submitted.
A 120-day time line for reviewing the Process III application has started as of this date. The City’s
development regulations allow the department 120 days from the date that an application is deemed
complete to act on the application. However, the 120-day time line will be stopped any time the City
requests corrections and/or additional information. You will be informed of the status of the 120-day
time line when you are notified in writing that corrections and/or additional information are needed.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Formal processing and review of your applications will now begin. A Notice of Application (NOA)
will be posted on the City’s website, posted on-site by the applicant, published in the Federal Way
Mirror, and mailed to the persons within 300 feet of each boundary of the subject property within 14
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way WA 98003
253-835-2607; Fax 253-835-2609
www.cityoffederalway.com
21-102066-00-UP Smith Brothers Doc ID 81444
days of this letter, pursuant to FWRC 19.65.070(2). The City will prepare two Public Notice
Boards that the applicant will be responsible for posting on site by July 23, 2021. Further
posting instructions and the notice boards will be available for pick-up at City Hall on July 20, 2021.
CLOSING
The Development Review Committee (DRC) staff will continue to review the proposal and will
prepare initial technical review comments that will be forwarded to you in a separate
correspondence at a later date. Technical review comments may result in a request for additional
information and revisions in order to comply with applicable code requirements. If you have any
questions regarding this letter or your development project, please contact me at 253-835-2641, or
becky.chapin@cityoffederalway.com.
Sincerely,
Becky Chapin
Senior Planner
c: Greg Kirk, Plans Examiner
Kevin Peterson, Senior Engineering Plans Reviewer
Sarady Long, Senior Transportation Planning Engineer
Sean Nichols, South King Fire & Rescue
Brian Asbury, Lakehaven Water & Sewer District
Scott Hougham, KGIP, shougham@kgip.com
Dustin Highland, Smith Brothers Farms, dhighland@smithbrothersfarms.com