Hearing Examiner approves Canyon Park self-storage project with wetland mitigation and setback variances

What the records say

On August 17, 2026, the City of Bothell issued an amended Notice of Decision approving the Canyon Park Storage project at 23004 Bothell Everett Hwy. The approval allows Cascade Investment Properties, LLC to build a 4-story building over a basement totaling 94,873 square feet — a fully enclosed self-storage facility with office space and parking — on a 2.5-acre parcel. The existing single-family home and other structures on the northeastern part of the property will be demolished ¹.

• The Hearing Examiner approved a 4-story over basement, 94,873-square-foot fully enclosed self-storage facility with office space and parking on a 2.5-acre parcel at 23004 Bothell Everett Hwy.
• The existing single-family home and structures in the northeastern portion of the property will be demolished.
• The approval includes a Critical Area Alteration Permit to remove structures within the on-site wetland and enhance/restore the wetland and buffer to its highest ecological function with on-site mitigation.
• The applicant received relief from the 50-foot building setback from the western boundary abutting non-developable residential zoned properties, relief from the Type II landscape buffer requirement within that setback, and a Reasonable Use Permit for the wetland buffer building setback.
• A petition for reconsideration must be filed within 10 calendar days of the August 17, 2026 decision; a land use petition in Superior Court must be filed within 21 days of issuance.

Why it matters

The decision clears the way for a large storage building on a parcel that currently holds a single-family home, while requiring the on-site wetland to be restored to its highest ecological function through on-site mitigation ¹. Parties of record have limited windows — 10 calendar days for reconsideration and 21 days for a Superior Court land use petition — after which the approval stands ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The city approved the variance (VAR2024-25879), Critical Area Alteration Permit (CAP2024-38974), and Reasonable Use Permit (RUP2026-28191) applications for the Canyon Park Storage project, with conditions set in the Hearing Examiner's Decision ¹.
• The decision is final unless a party of record files a reconsideration petition within 10 calendar days or a Superior Court land use petition within 21 days of issuance ¹.
• Project files, plans, and the Hearing Examiner's conditions are available through a public records request via the city's website or at the Department of Community Development at Bothell City Hall, 18415 101st Ave NE ¹.