The lakefront park improvements

WA State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Notice of Determination of Nonsignificance with Mitigation Measures (MDNS)- Threshold Determination Issued October 14, 2025

  1. Lakefront Park SEPA MDNS Notice 10162025
  2. SEPA Plan Set 09162025
  3. Lakefront Park SEPA Checklist 12122024
  4. Combined Comments NOA and SEPA April 15 to May 15, 2025
  5. Shoreline Jurisdiction Exhibit 05152025
  6. Lakefront Impervious Exhibit 09152025
  7. 11720 DSG Watershed LFP Waterfront Improvements HazMat Report
  8. Lakefront and Lyon Creek Arborist Report Rev. 09172025
  9. ASM_DCG Lake Forest Park Report 2024-02-21
  10. Cultural Report Assessment Addendum 08152025
  11. 2024-09-06 LFP Lakefront Improvements TIA_compressed
  12. Critial Areas Study_LakefrontPark_03.18.25
  13. Critical Areas Study Lakefront Park revised 09192025
  14. LFP Lakefront Updated Preliminary Geotechnical Report 09192025
  15. 20250212-Biological Evaluation
  16. Lakefront Park - Wetland and Stream Delineation Report

Responsible Official: Mark Hofman, AICP Position/Title: Community Development Director

Address: 17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

Email address: mhofman@cityoflfp.gov

Date Threshold Determination Issued: October 14, 2025

Publication Date: October 16, 2025

SEPA Comments: A previous 30-day SEPA comment period occurred concurrently with the Notice of Application and Optional DNS (NOA/ODNS) issued April 15, 2025 (to May 15, 2025). Due to clarifications, mitigation measures, the provisions of the Optional DNS (ODNS) process and a noticing format error, an additional 14-day comment period is now added by the city’s Responsible Official for this SEPA threshold determination.  SEPA Comments are due by close of business (5pm) on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Note: All comments submitted during the initial 30-day NOA/ODNS comment period from April 15 to May 15, 2025 are included in the project record.

Additional opportunities to comment on the project applications will be provided with a public notice of a required public hearing with the City’s Hearing Examiner, as well as at the public hearing (date of additional public notice/comment and hearing to be determined).   Information related to this threshold decision is available to the public upon request (contact Mark Hofman, AICP, Community Development Director at mhofman@cityoflfp.gov). Interested parties may comment on this application by submitting written comments to the Lake Forest Park Community Development Department located at City Hall,  17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 or via email to Senior Planner Yancey Bagby at ybagby@cityoflfp.gov or David Greetham at dgreetham@cityoflfp.gov.

SEPA Comments Due: 5pm, Thursday, October 30, 2025

SEPA Appeal Deadline: 5pm, Thursday, November 6, 2025

Description of proposal: Improve public waterfront access through the transition of two recently acquired single-family residential properties into a public waterfront park. The newly acquired properties will be integrated with the existing Lyon Creek Waterfront Preserve to form one continuous public park. New project improvements will be focused on the two recently acquired parcels, while the existing public preserve parcel will be modified to reduce public access to the stream buffer and environmentally sensitive area at the stream’s outfall to Lake Washington. New project improvements include a new limited parking area, access paths, play structure, picnic structure, nature viewing platforms, and new swimming and paddling dock and recreational float. The existing primary single-family dwelling and one existing accessory unit will be renovated for flexible community use, and a bathhouse will be constructed in the footprint of the existing garage building. Other existing accessory structures will be permanently removed from the site. Two existing docks will be removed and consolidated into a single dock for public water access uses. An existing footbridge crossing Lyon Creek is proposed to be relocated from the stream and reinstalled within the stream floodplain.

Appeal: A local SEPA appeal of this threshold determination may be filed with Matthew McLean, City Clerk, at 17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155, within 21 days of the determination, no later than close of business (5pm) on Thursday, November 6, 2025. A $500 filing fee must be submitted at the same time. You should be prepared to make specific factual objections. Contact Mark Hofman at mhofman@cityoflfp.gov to ask about the procedures for local SEPA appeals.


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Project location Map

2025-SSD-0001

  1. 2025-SSD-0001

2025-SVAR-0001

  1. 2025-SVAR-0001

2025-SCUP-0001

  1. 2025-SCUP-0001

2025-ZCUP-0001

  1. 2025-ZCUP-0001

2025-SEPA-0001

  1. Lakefront Park NOA and Optional DNS for 04152025
  2. Lakefront Park SEPA Checklist_12172024
  3. Confirmation of SEPA Record Published_04142025
  4. Lakefront Park Critical Area Delineation Report_12042023
  5. Lakefront Park Plan Set SEPA 50 Percent Design

Preapplication Package

  1. Application Reports Wetland and Stream Delineation Report, Traffic Impact Analysis, Proposed Frontage Improvements
  2. Critial_Area_Review_Lakefront Park_03.18.25

Arborist Report

  1. Arborist Report
  2. Tree Protection Details sheets L005 and L006

Public Comments

  1. Combined lake park comments PDF April 15 to May 15

The Lake Forest Park Mayor and City Council have established improving public waterfront access as a high priority. This project was identified as a high priority in the City’s Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails (PROST) plan.

The City of Lake Forest Park has acquired 2 parcels, totaling 1.91 acres, on the shores of Lake Washington. This land is located near the Town Center, Burke-Gilman Trail, and adjacent to the scenic Lyon Creek Waterfront Preserve. Currently, the City lacks public water access, and this project aims to provide the community with active water recreation opportunities in a beautiful area.

This process will involve comprehensive planning, design, and construction to improve public access and enjoyment along the City-owned shores of Lake Washington. This effort includes a robust community engagement initiative to gather your valuable input on the park's character, vision, and design.

Interested parties may comment on this application by submitting written comments to the Lake Forest Park Community Development Department located at City Hall,  17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 or via email to Senior Planner Yancey Bagby at ybagby@cityoflfp.gov for 30 calendar days following the date of this Notice of Application and Optional DNS (due by close of business, May 15, 2025). Any person may comment on the application, request a copy of the decision, or appeal a decision as a party of record once made. No action will be taken until after the public comment period, review of application materials and comments received, and satisfaction of applicable codes, including a public hearing (date of additional public notice/comment and hearing to be determined).