HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_Project Acceptance_20230705DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2
www.rentonwa.gov
Anyone that would like to be informed of future actions or would like to become a party of record on this proposal must
fill out our online form at https://cutt.ly/SQvBak4 or complete this form and return to: City of Renton, CED Planning
Division, 1055 So. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057.
Name/File No.: PR22-000019 Kennydale Gateway Building 1 Freeway Frontage Setback Variance / LUA23-000221, V-A
Name: __________________________________ Email: _______________________ Phone No. ___________________
Mailing Address: __________________________________City/State/Zip: _____________________________________
Notice will be sent via email, unless a hard copy is specifically requested. Check box to receive via US Mail
OF APPLICATION
A Master Application has been filed and accepted with the Department of Community & Economic Development (CED)
Planning Division of the City of Renton. The following briefly describes the application and the necessary Public Approvals.
DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: July 5, 2023
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR22-000019 Kennydale Gateway Building 1
Freeway Frontage Setback Variance / LUA23-
000221, V-A
PROJECT LOCATION: 4350 Lake Washington Blvd N (APN 3224059049)
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Lori Obeyesekere / 14881 Quorum Dr, Dallas, TX
75254 / lori@hlrinc.net
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY
BE REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton
Document Center website. See also https://cutt.ly/RwuMQ6Pd
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting approval of an Administrative Variance from the provisions
of the Renton Municipal Code (RMC) regulating freeway frontage setbacks for Building 1 of the Kennydale Gateway
project (LUA22-000011). The parcel is located along Interstate 405 (I-405) at 4350 Lake Washington Blvd N and is in the
Commercial Office Residential (COR) zone. The COR zone requires a minimum freeway frontage setback of 10 feet. The
applicant is requesting a variance to allow a portion of the proposed structure to encroach with approximately 1’-8” of
the east property line that runs along I-405. The purpose of the variance is to allow the applicant to retain the project
density and distinct gateway features of Building 1 – a four-story building consisting of approximately 100 wood-framed
apartments over an at-grade concrete parking garage. Vehicular access to the property is proposed via a Lake
Washington Blvd N via a new roundabout at N 43rd St. The City’s mapping system has identified the subject property is
within the Shoreline High-Intensity May Creek Reach B designation, Flood Hazard Area, and Seismic Hazard Area. A
geotechnical report was submitted with the project application.
DATE OF APPLICATION: July 3, 2023
NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION: July 5, 2023
Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing by 5:00 PM on July 19, 2023. Please submit
comments online at https://cutt.ly/SQvBak4. Alternatively, you may physically mail your comments to: City of Renton,
CED, Attn: Planning Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Please include the Land Use file number (LUA)
or project address in your comments. Anyone who submits written comments will automatically become a party of
record and will be notified of any decision on this project.
CONTACT PROJECT PLANNER: Clark H. Close , Principal Planner; Tel: (425) 430-7289; Email:
cclose@rentonwa.gov
NOTICE Jones Ave NE N 42nd Pl
NE 43rd St