Community Development
Planning Division
CITY OF GIG HARBOR
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Lift Station #5 Basin
Improvements
Permit Number: PL-SDP-25-0003
Date of Notice: February 17, 2026
Applicant: Steve Demmer, City of Gig Harbor Engineering Department, 3510 Grandview Street, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Agent:
Steve Demmer, City of Gig Harbor Engineering Department, 3510 Grandview Street, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Project Location: 2825 Harborview Drive | Parcel Numbers 0221081148, 0221081150, 0221081149 and 0221081151. The site is located on the east side of Harborview Drive, approximately 660 feet south of the intersection with Soundview Drive.
Project Description: Project proposes to demolish existing lift station #5 pump but retain the existing lift station wet well. A new lift station pump will be installed approximately 105 feet west of the existing lift station pump and will include new pump suction lines to the existing wet well. A new generator and generator enclosure will be installed to provide emergency power to the lift station pump. The generator enclosure will be located both in the Harborview Drive right-of-way and on private property (2825 Harborview Drive). The new lift station pump and generator enclosure will be located in a shoreline buffer zone, designated as Low Intensity and part of Shoreline Planning Segment C. Permanent easements will be obtained to locate the pump and generator enclosure.
SEPA Threshold Determination: The proposal is categorically exempt from SEPA, as per WAC 197-11-800(23)(b)
PUBLIC HEARING DATE: Hearing Examiner, March 3, 2026 at 1:30 pm, Hearing held Virtual and in Community Development Conference Room Interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and provide testimony on this proposal. The hearing will be conducted in the manner prescribed by Gig Harbor Municipal Code Chapter 19.05.
Documents pertinent to this application are available for review and inspection at the City of Gig Harbor Planning Division, 3510 Grandview Street, Gig Harbor, WA 98335, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday or on the City’s Permit Portal. A copy of the staff report on this proposal will be available at least seven days prior to the hearing. A copy of the application, all documents and evidence relied upon by the applicant, and applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost; copies will be provided at the requestor’s cost.
Interested persons may comment on the above stated application or may request a copy of the decision on this application. Requests for notification, written comments, including any written comments addressing the findings required for a decision, must be submitted to the Planning Division no later than 5:00 PM on March 2, 2026. Questions regarding the above stated application should be made to Katharine Shaffer, Principal Planner, KShaffer@gigharborwa.gov or City of Gig Harbor Community Development Department, 3510 Grandview Street, Gig Harbor, WA 98335, or by calling (253)851-6170. Additional permit information can also be found at www.gigharborwa.gov by clicking “Permit Portal” and entering the permit number.
IDX-1026247
February 17, 2026
