A multi-use complex is planned in Sumner, bringing residential and commercial properties together in one location.

The Orton Junction project is a new neighborhood in Sumner that would cover 188 acres of expanded Urban Growth Area. The area is south of state Route 410, with boundaries being Elhi Hill to the east, state Route 162 on the west and 75th Street and Riverside Drive to the south.

Multi-use, or mixed use properties, allow housing, shopping and recreation in the same vicinity.

Sumner’s planned multi-use area would include a YMCA.

By expanding the UGA, city officials hope to curb sprawl by grouping commerce and recreation. By doing so, other areas in the city retain their rural appearance.

Once finished, the project could include up to 397 housing units and provide 1,200 jobs initially and possibly as many as 5,000 later.

As a companion amendment to the Orton Junction project, an urban growth area map amendment would reduce the size of the UGA by 255 acres along the East Hill. The area would maintain a designation of rural zoning and not be annexed into any city. This would minimize the area’s long-term growth.

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is available for review. Comments are due to Ryan Windish by 5 p.m Oct. 8. Sumner City Council will host a public hearing in early November and plans to make a decision on how to proceed in light of public comments in December.