East Lake Sammamish Trail
Project Update
Update on the Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Comment Process
Thank you to all who attended the presentation and open house at the City of Sammamish City Hall on April 25th. It was a packed house with more than 200 people in attendance. At the request of the city, Kevin Brown, King County Parks Director, delivered a presentation that provided an update on the East Lake Sammamish Trail project, in addition to information on the trail corridor outside the proposed trail footprint. At the meeting, several participants requested an update on the comments submitted in January on the Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (SSDP) for the Inglewood Hill Parking Lot and the South Sammamish Segment B.
December 28, 2016, King County Parks released the 60 percent design plans for Sammamish B to the public for review. The process for the SSDP included a 30-day comment period, from December 28, 2016 thru January 27, 2017, in which the public had the opportunity to provide comments to the City of Sammamish with regard to the project plans. As requested, the County has the following update:
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April 12, 2017 - City of Sammamish transmitted all comments received from the SSDP comment period to King County.
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April 12, 2017 - City of Sammamish transmitted 46 pages of additional comments on the SSDP to King County [note this page count is for South Sammamish B and does not include Inglewood Hill Parking Lot].
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May 5, 2017 - King County has completed cataloging all the comments for the Inglewood Hill Parking lot and more than 1,200 comments from approximately 800 individuals on the South Sammamish Segment B project; The City of Sammamish has requested responses to its 46 pages of comments by July 11.
- After responding to the City’s comments, King County will respond to individual comments. We may be reaching out to individuals to get additional information and clarification. Due to the volume of comments, we cannot provide a specific date when you will receive a response to your comment, but we are making every effort to respond as quickly as possible.
- Any questions about the on-going permit process or timeline should be submitted to Lindsay Ozbolt at the City of Sammamish.
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Working together to address drainage issues from the Lake Sammamish Basin
This year northwest Washington is making weather history with record rain fall. This increase in stormwater can be challenging for property owners especially “downstream” and waterfront property owners.
Water from the Lake Sammamish drainage basin flows naturally thru the East Lake Sammamish Parkway, the King County trail corridor and lakeside property owners to the lake. King County Parks offers the following drainage reminders to trail neighbors:
- The law in Washington provides that downstream property owners have a duty to accommodate the natural flow of water onto their property. A natural drainage way must be kept open to carry water into streams and lakes, and cannot be obstructed by downstream property owner.
- If a downstream property owner obstructs the flow of water through a natural drainway and floods or otherwise damages the upstream property, they may be liable for the resulting property damage.
- While natural drainage structures may be replaced with a pipe or other artificial conveyance system, it must be sufficiently large to accommodate the natural flow of water. If the constructed drainage system fails to accommodate the amount of flow that occurs during ordinary high water, the property owner may be found liable for damage to the upland property owner whose land became flooded.
- Once artificial structures are constructed, property owners have a continuing obligation to maintain them in good working order to ensure proper functioning of the drainage system.
- When developing their property, landowners must accommodate the flow of surface water in order to avoid unnecessary damage to the property of others.
King County has conducted an extensive analysis of the drainage/stormwater patterns in the area of the corridor as part of the development of the South Sammamish B Segment. In the coming month’s you may receive formal notification of these drainage reminders. The formal notifications will be sent when a drainage problem has been identified. All drainage systems must be sized accordingly and in good working order prior to the construction of South Sammamish B, the last 3.5 mile segment of the ELST. Construction of this segment is expected to begin fall 2018.
Thank you for your patience and support during the development of this essential 11-mile "missing link" in the 44-mile long regional trail corridor that will connect the Burke-Gilman Trail, the Sammamish River Trail, the Marymoor Connector Trail, and the Issaquah-Preston Trail, linking Seattle to the Eastside and Cascade Foothills.
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