47° and Patchy light drizzle
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Parking to access the park appears to be still a mystery (especially on Farmer's Market Days).
Date and Format of Public Hearing: The City Hearing
Examiner will remotely convene the open record hearing via Zoom at 9:00
a.m. on February 24, 2026. The hearing will be conducted virtually using
Zoom with an option for in person attendance at Lake Forest Park City
Hall, 17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155. The following
link can be used to participate in the hearing virtually: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81444721510
Public Comment: Interested parties may comment on this application by submitting written comments to Lake Forest Park Planning Department located at City Hall and 17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 or via email to dgreetham@cityoflfp.gov. Testimony at the public hearing is also accepted. Note: Previously submitted comments received during the Notice of Application and SEPA comment periods are included in the project record.
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.
