PORT ANGELES — Eric Dupar needs to submit more information for his proposed six-story downtown condominium-retail complex before his conditional use permit can be considered for approval, city officials have determined.
But the Bellevue developer’s application for his Anian Shores development is “a good start,” Allyson Brekke, director of the department of community and economic development, said Monday.
Anian Shores would be located at two current address: 20 N. Oak St., where a building owned by Elwah Properties of Grayland is now located, and on a parking lot at 222 W. Front St. It’s owned by the city, which has declared it surplus in anticipation of selling it to Dupar.
The building owned by Elwah Properties, which has been a police station and a pawn shop, would be demolished.
The conditional-use-permit application package includes checklists for compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act and federal Endangered Species Act.
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Anian Shores would be six stories, or 69 feet above grade. Lee Plaza is four stories, the same height as the Lower Elwha Klallam hotel being built 1½ blocks from Dupar’s project.
Buildings in the city limits cannot be constructed higher than 45 feet without a conditional use permit. The permit will be subject to public comment and decided by a hearings examiner.
“The structure above Level 3 is reduced on both ends to open views to the waterfront along the north/south axis,” according to the application.
The project has been previously described as five-stories and costing and estimated $22 million.
Anian Shores would include 323 parking stalls and 302 onsite parking spaces. Existing on-street parking would remain, with no net loss of spaces.
Parking would be provided for residents for 93 vehicles, stores, a restaurant, the Field Arts & Events Hall across West Front Street, the state Department of Social and Health Services and surrounding businesses, according to the application.
There would be 239 stalls for adjacent office buildings during the day, of which 26 would be free, three-hour parking.
Access to Anian Shores will be gained from West Front and North Oak streets.
Access to the parking garage would be off the alley.
The condominiums would include 83 middle- and high-income housing units for 83 to 166 residents, according to the application.
There would be 9,336 square feet of street-level retail space.
An estimated 25 workers would be employed at the stores.
City Manager Nathan West said Monday the restaurant would be a Bennett’s Fish Shack, a two-restaurant chain owned by Ron Lambert, Dupar’s partner in the project.
The development “provides an important function for those who want to be near the action, near vibrant performing arts,” according to the application.
“And new commercial use, especially street-level restaurant and retail, provides an important draw, serves the nearby workforce, supplements and supports the [Port Angeles Waterfront Center] activity, encourages other property owners to improve their holdings and attracts new additional development, all of which helps implement the Comprehensive Plan.
“Such implementation turns goals and dreams into reality, demonstrating to all that such planning and foresight can indeed obtain results.”
Planning Technician Kevin Bagwell said in an Oct. 11 letter to Dupar that the permit as submitted Sept. 13 lacks “a detailed explanation of the project goals, plan, outcome.”
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Dupar must show how the use is consistent and compatible with the central business-district zone, explain its fit with the comprehensive plan, describe how it “is not contrary to public use and interest,” and show how it does not harm neighboring properties’ public health, safety and welfare.
The application also must show the project meets the four criteria for a conditional use permit.
“It is insufficient to restate the criteria as evidence that the project meets the standards,” Bagwell said.
Bagwell said the permit application “insinuated” that the permit request was for height but did not state the height being requested or if any other conditional uses were being requested.
West said he expected that Dupar would fulfill the terms of the conditional use permit and that the sale would go through.
“I haven’t seen any issues that are insurmountable,” West said
The Elwah Properties land and improvements are valued at $361,500.
The parking lot land and pavement improvements are valued at $375,000.
The parcel is leased to Tine, according to a Feb. 19 memo to the city council on declaring the property surplus. Dupar owns Tine Construction Services LLC of Bellevue.
West said he expects a real estate agreement with Dupar will come before the city council for its approval at a November council meeting.
The business-entity applicant for the project is Anian LLC, which has a principal mailing address in Maple Valley.
Dupar and Ron Mitchell are listed as principal representatives and Margaret Midkiff as the applicant.
Dupar, Mitchell and Midkiff did not return calls and emails for comment Monday on the project.
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