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A. ADMINISTRATIVE MODIFICATION REPORT & DECISION
Decision: APPROVED APPROVED SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS DENIED
Report Date: April 6, 2023
Project File Number: PR22-000301
Project Name: Sounders FC Center at Longacres Minor Site Plan Modification
Land Use File Number: LUA23-000103, MOD
Project Manager: Jill Ding, Senior Planner
Owner: Unico Longacres South Building LLC, Unico Longacres South Campus Land LLC,
Unico Longacres Central Drainage LLC, 1215 4th Ave, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98161
Applicant: Unico Properties, 1215 4th Ave, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98161
Contact: Julia Reeve, Unico Properties, 1215 4th Ave, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98161
Project Location: 1901 Oaksdale Ave SW, Renton, WA 98057 (Parcel Nos. 0886700220, 0886700110,
0886700120, 0886700130, 0886700210, 0886700370, and 0886700140)
Project Summary: The applicant is requesting a Minor Site Plan Modification to the Sounders FC Center
at Longacres (LUA22-000357) to reduce the number of soccer fields from five (5) to
four (4) and to relocate the maintenance building and reconfigure the southern
landscape buffer. Field 4 would be rotated 90 degrees. The location of the northern
fields (fields 1-3) would be unchanged. The original land use approval included a
maintenance building, however under the new field reconfiguration, the location of
the approved maintenance building would overlap with rotated Field 4. The current
proposal includes an 81’-4’’ x 46’ maintenance building. The applicant has narrowed
the location of the proposed maintenance building to two (2) locations, identified as
Option 1 and Option 2 under the current proposal. The vegetated buffer along the
south end of the proposed fields would be modified to reflect the updated site
configuration. No other changes are requested at this time.
Site Area: Approximately 30 acres
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City of Renton Department of Community & Economic Development
Sounders FC Center at Longacres Minor Site Plan Modification
Administrative Modification Report & Decision
LUA23-000103, MOD
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B. EXHIBITS:
Exhibit 1: Administrative Modification Decision
Exhibit 2: Modification Request Justification
Exhibit 3: Site Plan
Exhibit 4: Minor Modification Calculation
C. FINDINGS OF FACT (FOF):
1. The Planning Division of the City of Renton accepted the above master application for review on April 6,
2023 and determined the application complete on April 6, 2023. The project complies with the 120-day
review period.
2. The applicant’s submittal materials comply with the requirements necessary to process the modification
request (exhibits).
3. The project site is located 1901 Oaksdale Ave SW, Renton, WA 98057.
4. The project site is currently being developed with the Sounders FC Center at Longacres under LUA22-
000357 as modified under the current request.
5. Access to the site would be provided via existing curb cuts off of Oakesdale Ave SW.
6. The property is located within the Employment Area (EA) Comprehensive Plan land use designation.
7. The site is located within the Commercial Office (CO) zoning classification.
8. Per the original land use decision, there are a total of 605 significant trees on the project site, of those 24
would qualify as high-risk trees, resulting in 581 viable significant trees on the project site, of which two
(2) cottonwood trees would be considered landmark trees. The proposal would include the remova l of
377 trees (including one (1) landmark tree) for the development of the proposed soccer fields, resulting
in the retention of 204 trees and one landmark trees.
9. The site is mapped with high seismic hazard areas, wetlands, and flood hazard areas.
10. The applicant is proposing to begin construction in spring of 2023 and end in winter of 2024.
11. Representatives from various city departments have reviewed the application materials to identify and
address issues raised by the proposed development. These comments are contained in the official file,
and the essence of the comments has been incorporated into the appropriate sections of this report and
the Departmental Recommendation at the end of this report.
12. Site Plan Modification Analysis: The applicant is requesting a site plan modification in order to reduce
the number of soccer fields from five (5) to four (4) and to relocate the maintenance building and
reconfigure the southern landscape buffer. The proposal is compliant with the following modification
criteria, pursuant to RMC 4-9-200.H.2, if all conditions of approval are met. Therefore, staff is
recommending approval of the requested modification, subject to conditions as noted below:
Compliance Modification Criteria and Analysis
✓
a. Involve more than a ten percent (10%) increase in area or scale of the development
in the approved plan; or
Staff Comment: The applicant included a minor modification calculation exhibit (Exhibit
4) that demonstrates the proposal to reduce the number of fields from five (5) to four
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Administrative Modification Report & Decision
LUA23-000103, MOD
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(4) combined with the relocation of the maintenance building and reconfiguration of
the southern landscaped buffer would result in a nine percent (9%) decrease in the scale
of the proposed development.
✓
b. Have a significantly greater impact on the environment and/or public facilities than
the approved plan; or
Staff Comment: The proposed reduction in the number of soccer fields from five (5) to
four (4) combined with the relocation of the maintenance building and reconfiguration
of the southern landscaped buffer would not have a greater impact on the environment
and/or public facilities than the originally approved plan.
✓
c. Change the boundaries of the originally approved plan.
Staff Comment: All proposed alterations would occur within the boundaries of the
project site and would not change the boundaries of the originally approved plan.
✓
d. Substantially alter a key feature of the approved plan.
Staff Comment: The key features identified in the originally-approved plan include the
proposed accessory viewing deck and the existing pedestrian pathway system
throughout the project site. The requested minor modification would not substantially
alter any key feature of the originally approved plan.
D. DECISION:
The proposal satisfies 4 of the 4 criteria listed in RMC 4-9-200H.2 for approval of minor site plan modifications.
Therefore, the Sounders FC Center at Longacres Minor Site Plan Modification, File No. LUA23-000103, MOD, is
approved and is subject to the following condition:
1. The applicant shall comply with the conditions issued as part of the Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan
decision issued on January 12, 2023 (LUA22-000357, SA-H, CU-H, ECF, MOD).
DATE OF DECISION ON LAND USE ACTION:
SIGNATURE:
Vanessa Dolbee, Planning Director Date
TRANSMITTED on April 6, 2023 to the Owner/Applicant/Contact:
Owner: Applicant: Contact:
Unico Longacres South Building LLC
Unico Longacres South Campus Land LLC
Unico Longacres Central Drainage LLC
1215 4th Ave, Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98161
Unico Properties
1215 4th Ave, Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98161
Julia Reeve
Unico Properties
1215 4th Ave, Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98161
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City of Renton Department of Community & Economic Development
Sounders FC Center at Longacres Minor Site Plan Modification
Administrative Modification Report & Decision
LUA23-000103, MOD
Report of April 6, 2023 Page 4 of 4
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TRANSMITTED on April 6, 2023 to the Parties of Record for the original LUA22-000357 decision:
King County Metro Transit
201 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA
Kelli Sheldon
DOE
15700 Dayton Ave N
Shoreline, WA
Duwamish Tribe
4705 West Marginal Way SW
Seattle, WA
Jonathan Legin
Legin.Jonathan.2@student.greenriver.edu
Ryan Manning, PE
Seattle Public Utilities
PO Box 34018
Seattle, WA 98124
Neil Molstad
DOE
neil.molstad@ECY.WA.GOV
TRANSMITTED on April 6, 2023 to the following:
Chip Vincent, CED Administrator
Brianne Bannwarth, Development Engineering Director
Gina Estep, Economic Development Director
Nathan Janders, Development Engineering Manager
Matt Herrera, Current Planning Manager
Anjela Barton, Fire Marshal
E. LAND USE ACTION APPEALS, REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION, & EXPIRATION:
The administrative land use decision will become final if the decision is not appealed within 14 days of the decision
date.
APPEAL: This administrative land use decision will become final if not appealed in writing to the Hearing
Examiner on or before 5:00 PM on April 20, 2023. An appeal of the decision must be filed within the 14-day
appeal period (RCW 43.21.C.075(3); WAC 197-11-680). Appeals must be submitted electronically to the City Clerk
at cityclerk@rentonwa.gov or delivered to City Hall 1st floor Lobby Hub Monday through Friday. The appeal fee,
normally due at the time an appeal is submitted, will be collected at a future date if your appeal is submitted
electronically. The appeal submitted in person may be paid on the first floor in our Finance Department. Appeals
to the Hearing Examiner are governed by RMC 4-8-110 and additional information regarding the appeal process
may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, cityclerk@rentonwa.gov.
EXPIRATION: The Modification decision will expire two (2) years from the date of decision. A single one (1) year
extension may be requested pursuant to RMC 4-9-250.
RECONSIDERATION: Within 14 days of the decision date, any party may request that the decision be reopened by
the approval body. The approval body may modify his decision if material evidence not readily discoverable prior
to the original decision is found or if he finds there was misrepresentation of fact. After review of the
reconsideration request, if the approval body finds sufficient evidence to amend the original decision, there will
be no further extension of the appeal period. Any person wishing to take further action must file a formal appeal
within the 14-day appeal time frame.
THE APPEARANCE OF FAIRNESS DOCTRINE: provides that no ex parte (private one-on-one) communications may
occur concerning the land use decision. The Doctrine applies not only to the initial decision, but to Appeals to the
Hearing Examiner as well. All communications after the decision/approval date must be made in writing through
the Hearing Examiner. All communications are public record and this permits all interested parties to know the
contents of the communication and would allow them to openly rebut the evidence in writing. Any violation of
this doctrine could result in the invalidation of the appeal by the Court.
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CITY OF RENTON
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE MODIFICATION REPORT & DECISION
EXHIBITS
Project Name:
Sounders FC Center at Longacres Minor Site
Plan Modification
Land Use File Number:
LUA23-000103, MOD
Date of Report
April 6, 2023
Staff Contact
Jill Ding
Senior Planner
Project Contact/Applicant
Julia Reeve
Unico Properties
1215 4th Ave, Suite 600,
Seattle, WA 98161
Project Location
1901 Oaksdale Ave SW,
Renton, WA 98057
The following exhibits are included with the Administrative Modification Report:
Exhibit 1: Administrative Modification Decision
Exhibit 2: Modification Request Justification
Exhibit 3: Site Plan
Exhibit 4: Minor Modification Calculation
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