NOTICE OF APPLICATION The application described below has been submitted to the Walla Walla County Community Development Department (CDD). File name/number: High Dock Improvements / Burbank Industrial Park, SHR26-09 Application type: Shoreline Substantial Development application Applicant/Property Owner: The Port of Walla Walla, 45 Terminal Loop Road, Walla Walla, WA 99362 Project Description: The Port of Walla Walla is proposing additional infrastructure at its Burbank Industrial Park in Burbank, WA. The proposed project will involve construction and paving of approximately 2,750 linear feet (LF) of new roadway to for increased access to the Burbank Industrial Park and improvements to the existing high dock for riverboat access. Additional improvements include the design of a wastewater system for offloading septic waste to a pump to the existing wastewater system at the Burbank Industrial Park. Improvements include construction of a new lift station at the high dock that will connect to the existing wastewater line currently conveying wastewater from the existing lift station number 1 (0.25 mile southeast of the high dock) under the Snake River where it connects to the City of Pasco's wastewater system. Installation of streetlights also proposed at intersections and near high dock to provide illumination for key locations along the roadway and the high dock. Required Permits: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Development Regulations: Walla Walla County Shoreline Master Program Date of application: September 29, 2026 Date application determined complete: October 27, 2026 Date of notice: October 29, 2026 REVIEW PROCESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT: The decision on this application will be made by the Walla Walla County Hearing Examiner. The public hearing for this application is scheduled for December 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM. The public comment period for this notice is fourteen (14) days from issuance of this notice; this period ends November 12, 2026. Any person may comment on this application, request to receive notice of any hearings, participate in the public hearing and/or request a copy of the decision once made. The decision maker will accept comments until the close of the record for the public hearing. Notice of application is required by the Revised Code of Washington 36.70B.110 and WWCC 14.07.080. To be considered a party of record send written comments to: planning@wwcowa.gov or CDD c/o Don Sims, Associate Planner, 310 W. Poplar Street, Suite 200, Walla Walla, WA 99362. APPEALS: The Hearing Examiner's decision may be appealed by the applicant(s) or parties of record to the Walla Walla County Superior Court as provided for in WWCC 14.11.040; provided that no final decision of the Hearing Examiner may be appealed to Superior Court unless such party has first brought a timely motion for reconsideration of the Hearing Examiner's decision pursuant to WWCC 14.11.060. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Don Sims, Associate Planner, at 509-524-2618 or planning@wwcowa.gov. IPL0384478 Oct 28 2026