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City of Woodinville Hearing Examiner Meeting

January 21, 2026 · Woodinville, WA
Source: Meeting minutes 2026-01-21 (PDF, 28 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.woodinville.gov ↗
Confidence: 98%
High

Attendees

Emily Salcedo (City Associate Planner)
Jonathan Miles (City Public Works Engineer)
Winston Towns (Applicant Representative)
Yannick Mets (Project Manager)
Mitch Teufel (Property Owner)
Dr. Penny Rempfer (Public Commenter)
Susan Prince (Project Arborist)
Jeremy Eckert (Attorney for the Applicant)
✓ Present: 8/8

Decisions

#1

APPROVED

Agenda Items

#1

Preliminary Plat and Critical Area Alteration

The Applicant proposes to subdivide two contiguous parcels totaling 5.19 acres into 21 residential lots and associated tracts, utilizing the City’s residential cluster standards, and for a critical area alteration, to allow for buffer averaging for an on-site Category III wetland to facilitate the proposed subdivision.

Public Comments

3 speakers
Hans Sidow · Topic: Traffic concerns

Requested a copy of the traffic concept for the proposed development and inquired about how it would address traffic at the four-way stop at 132nd Avenue NE and NE 143rd Street.

Lorraine and Michael Cain · Topic: Tree removal

Noted that there are existing overgrown trees on the subject property that are encroaching onto their adjacent property and requested that the trees be removed.

Dr. Penny Rempfer · Topic: Root damage to trees

Raised concerns about the proposed development activities potentially causing root damage to trees located on her adjacent property.