BoCC Decision

Notice of Appeal

1. Exhibits before the Board of County Commissioners
   1. Appeal of Hearing Examiners Decision 
   2. Hearing Examiner Decision on Reconsideration
   3. Comment Letters- Karen Ahlsten and Claudia Kalar
   4. Appellant Response to Comments
   5. Directions to the Site
   6. Parties of Record

2. Exhibits Before the Hearing Examiner

   Hearing Audio

   Hearing Examiner Decision

   Request for Reconsideration

   Staff Response to Reconsideration

   1.    Staff Report including attachments

   Attachment a      Notice of Public Hearing

   Attachment b     Master Application, received December 18, 2023

   Attachment c      Innocent Purchaser Application, received December 18, 2023

   Attachment d     Certificate of Death for Gerald Lee Butterton, issued October 4, 2023

   Attachment e     Thurston County Superior Court Letter of Administration, received June 24, 2024

   Attachment f      Site Plan, received December 18, 2023

   Attachment g     Legal Description of 1 Acre Parcel, received December 18, 2023

   Attachment h     Notarized Innocent Purchaser Affidavit from Gerald Lee Butterton, dated November 2, 2021

   Attachment i      Notice of Application, mailed December 29, 2023

   Attachment j      Quit Claim Deed, recorded June 21, 1988 (vol 1576/Pg 684 of Deeds), Studholme to Butterton, and corrected, with a corrected Quit Claim Deed recorded September 30, 1991 (vol 1865/Pg 490 of Deeds)

   Attachment k     Assessor Field Book Page for Tax Parcel 11711410700

   Attachment l      Assessor Field Book Page for Tax Parcel 11711410701

   Attachment m Real Estate Contract, recorded August 9, 1972, under Thurston County Auditor’s File No. 872020 (vol 585/Pg 207 of Deeds). Thompson toWallace and Nielson

   Attachment n     Quit Claim Deed, recorded February 21, 1975, under Thurston County Auditor’s File No. 930071 (vol 679/Pg 643 of Deeds). Wallace to Nielson 

   Attachment o    Warranty/Fulfillment Deed, recorded March 11, 1975, under Thurston County Auditor’s File No. 931820 (vol 681/Pg 463 of Deeds).   Thompson to Nielson

   Attachment p     Real Estate Contract, recorded dated July 7, 1975, under Thurston County Auditor’s File No. 941134 (vol 696/Pg 225 of Deeds); Nielsen to Noble, Bowen, Stafford, Stafford, Cooley, and Wickland d/b/a Sunup Company                                         

   Attachment q     Real Estate Contract, recorded January 12, 1976, under Thurston County Auditor’s File No. 955443(vol 719/Pg 531 of Deeds); Noble, Bowen, Stafford, Stafford, Cooley, and Wickland to Ahlsten

   Attachment r      Real Estate Contract, recorded dated May 18, 1976, under Thurston County Auditor’s File No. 965739 (vol 736/Pg 274 of Deeds); Noble, Bowen, Stafford, Stafford, Cooley, and Wickland d/b/a Sunup Company to Gerald L and Sharon G Butterton

   Attachment s      Statutory Warranty Deed, recorded on June 3, 2016, under Auditor’s File Number 450405; Gerald L Butterton to Mellisa Winder and Jeffery Pfingston

   Attachment t      Comment Letter from Mellisa Pfingston (Winder) and Jeffery Pfingston, dated January 15, 2024

   Attachment u     Comment Letter from Claudia Kalar, undated

   Attachment v     Comment Letter from Brad Beach, Nisqually Indian Tribe, dated January 2, 2024

   Exhibit 2            Affidavit of Hearing Notice Installation and Photo, dated August 16, 2024

A.  Appeal

B. Hearing Examiner Decision

Hearing Examiner Scheduling Order

C.  Comment Letters -Applicant Response to Appeal

D.  Appellant Response to Comment Letters - Response

E. Directions to Site - Directions

F. Parties of Record - Parties of Record 

G. Exhibits Before the Hearing Examiner

• Land Use Approval and Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance in the US Market Truck Stop, Project 2022102097, issued April 3, 2024
• Appeal by the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, April 16, 2024
•  Applicant motion for Summary Judgment, June 3, 2024, with attached:
  o Declaration of Robert Balmelli, June 3, 2024, with attached site plan and project narrative
  o Declaration of Mark Jacobs, June 3, 2024, with attached traffic impact analysis
  o Declaration of Christopher Pierce-Wright, June 3, 2024
• Appellant’s Response to Applicant’s Motion for Summary Judgement and Thurston County’s Motion for Partial Dismissal, June 17, 2024
• Applicant’s Reply, June 25, 2024
• Thurston County Thurston County Community Planning and Economic Development Department’s Motion/Memorandum For Partial Dismissal, June 3, 2024
  o Declaration of Brett Bures, June 3, 2024
• CPED’s Reply to Appellant’s Response to Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, June 25, 2024

Hearing Examiner Decisions, audio, staff reports, and supporting documents for projects that have recently gone to the Hearing Examiner.

• Fee Schedule: 2024 Fees (PDF)    
• Appeal of an Administrative Decision
• Appeal and/or Reconsideration of a Hearing Examiner Decision
• Appeal After Reconsideration
• Guide: Guide to Public Hearings (PDF)
• Guide: Rules of Procedure (PDF)