HomeMy WebLinkAbout26. W_Waiver_NA_Biological_Assessment_190917_V1.pdfDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CITY OF
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WAIVER OF SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR LAND USE APPLICATIONS
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way -Renton, WA 98057
Phone: 425-430-7200 1 www.rentonwa.gov
LAND USE PERMIT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:
Arborist Report 4
WAIVED
BY:
MODIFIED
By:
COMMENTS:
Biological Assessment 4
Calculations 1
Colored Maps for Display 4
Construction Mitigation Description 2AND4
Deed of Right -of -Way Dedication 1
Density Worksheet 4
Drainage Control Plan z
Drainage Report Z
Elevations, Architectural 3 AND 4
Environmental Checklist 4
Existing Covenants (Recorded Copy) 1AND4
Existing Easements (Recorded Copy) 1AND4
Flood Hazard Data 4
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Floor Plans 3AND4
Geotechnical Report2AND3
Grading Elevations & Plan, Conceptual z
Grading Elevations & Plan, Detailed
Habitat Data Report 4
Improvement Deferral z
Irrigation Plan
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LAND USE PERMIT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:
King County Assessor's Map Indicating Site 4
WAIVED MODIFIED]
BY: BY:
COMMENTS:
Landscape Plan, Conceptual
Landscape Plan, Detailed 4
Legal Description 4
Letter of Understanding of Geological Risk 4
Map of Existing Site Conditions4
Master Application Form 4
Monument Cards (one per monument) 1
Neighborhood Detail Map 4
Overall Plat Plan 4
Parking, Lot Coverage & Landscaping Analysis 4
Plan Reductions (PMTs) 4
Post Office Approval 2
Plat Name Reservation 4
Plat Plan 4
Preapplication Meeting Summary 4
Public Works Approval Letter
Rehabilitation Plan 4
Screening Detail 4
Shoreline Tracking Worksheet 4
Site Plan 2AND4
Stream or Lake Study, Standard
Stream or Lake Study, Supplemental
Stream or Lake Mitigation Plan 4
Street Profiles 2
Title Report or Plat Certificate 1AND4
Topography Map
Traffic Study 2
Tree Cutting/Land Clearing Plan 4
Urban Design Regulations Analysis4
Utilities Plan, Generalized 2
Wetlands Mitigation Plan, Final 4
Wetlands Mitigation Plan, Preliminary 4
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LAND USE PERMIT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:
WAIVED
BY:
MODIFIED
BY:
COMMENTS:
Wetlands Report/Delineation 4
Wireless:
Applicant Agreement Statement 2AND 3
Inventory of Existing Sites 2AND3
Lease Agreement, Draft 2AND 3
Map of Existing Site Conditions 2AND3
Map of View Area 2 AND 3
Photosimulations 2AND 3
This Requirement may be waived by:
1. Property Services
2 Development Engineering Plan Review
3 Building
4 Planning
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CITY oIF
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
PRELIMINARY PLANNED URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057
Phone:425-430-7294 1 www.rentonwa.p_oy
PURPOSE: The purpose of Planned Unit Development review is to preserve and protect natural features
of the land, especially where steep slopes or other environmentally critical areas exist. Additionally, the
Planned Unit Development process is intended to encourage innovation and creativity in the
development of residential, business, manufacturing, or mixed use developments by permitting a variety
in the type, design, and arrangement of structures and improvements.
FREE CONSULTATION MEETING: Prior to submitting an application, the applicant should informally
discuss the proposed development with the Planning Division. The Planning Division will provide
assistance and detailed information on the City's requirements and standards. Applicants may also take
this opportunity to request the waiver of the City's typical application submittal requirements, which
may not be applicable to the specific proposal. For further information on this meeting, see the
instruction sheet entitled "Submittal Requirements: Pre -Application."
APPLICATION SCREENING: Applicants are required to bring in a CD or USB portable (flash/hard) drive
(or other device or pathway as approved by your assigned project manager) with one PDF file of the
application package for informal review by staff, prior to scheduling an intake meeting. Please allow
approximately 45 minutes for application screening.
COMPLETE APPLICATION REQUIRED: In order to accept your application, each of the numbered items
must be submitted at the same time. If you have received a prior written waiver of a submittal item(s)
during a pre -application meeting, please provide the waiver form in lieu of any submittal item not
provided.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL HOURS: Applications should be submitted to Development Services staff at
the 6th floor counter of Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Please call your assigned project manager to schedule an appointment or call
425-430-7294 to reach the Planning Division. Due to the screening time required, applications delivered
by messenger cannot be accepted.
ADDITIONAL PERMITS: Additional permits from other agencies may be required. It is the applicant's
responsibility to obtain these other approvals. Information regarding these other requirements may be
found at http: apps.oria.wa.gov/opas
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All Plans and Attachments are subject to Electronic File Standards
APPLICATION MATERIALS:
❑ 1. Pre -Application Meeting Summary: If the application was reviewed at a "pre -application
meeting."
❑ 2. Waiver Form: If you received a waiver form during or after a "pre -application meeting."
❑ 3. Land Use Permit Master Application Form: The application must have notarized signatures
of ALL current property owners listed on the Title Report. If the property owner is a
corporation, the authorized representative must attach proof of signing authority on behalf
of the corporation. The legal description of the property must be attached to the
application form.
F] 4. Fees: The application must be accompanied by the required application fee (see Fee
Schedule). Please call 425-430-7294 to verify the exact amount required. Checks should be
made out to the City of Renton and cannot be accepted for over the total fee amount.
Credit cards may also be used to pay required application fees. Fees are paid at Cashier on
the 1st Floor City Hall.
❑ 5. Project Narrative: Please provide a clear and concise description of the proposed project,
including the following:
• Project name, size and location of site;
• Land use permits required for proposed project;
• Zoning designation of the site and adjacent properties;
• Current use of the site and any existing improvements;
• Special site features (i.e. wetlands, water bodies, steep slopes);
• Statement addressing soil type and drainage conditions;
• Proposed use of the property and scope of the proposed development;
■ For plats indicate the proposed number, net density and range of sizes (net lot area)
of the new lots;
• Access;
• Proposed off -site improvements (i.e. installation of sidewalks, fire hydrants, sewer
main, etc.);
• Total estimated construction cost and estimated fair market value of the proposed
project;
• Estimated quantities and type of materials involved if any fill or excavation is
proposed;
■ Number, type and size of any trees to be removed;
• Explanation of any land to be dedicated to the City;
• Any proposed job shacks, sales trailers, and/or model homes; and
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• Any proposed modifications being requested (include written justification).
For projects located within 100 feet of a stream or wetland, please include:
• Distance in feet from the wetland or stream to the nearest area of work.
For projects located within 200-feet of Black River, Cedar River, Springbrook Creek, May
Creek and Lake Washington please include the following additional information:
Distance from closest area of work to the ordinary high water mark;
Description of the nature of the existing shoreline; and
The approximate location of and number of residential units, existing and potential,
that will have an obstructed view in the event the proposed project exceeds a height
of 35-feet above the average grade level.
❑ 6. Environmental Checklist: Please ensure you have signed the checklist and that all questions
on the checklist have been completed. If a particular question on the checklist does not
apply, fill in the space with "Not Applicable."
❑ 7. Project Sequencing Plan: Please provide a narrative that outlines what order development
phases will be built in and at what estimated times they will be developed within the life of
the associated Planned Urban Development.
❑ & Rezone, variance, Modification, or Conditional Use Justification: Please contact the
Planning Division to determine whether your project proposal triggers any additional land
use permits. If so, additional information may be required.
❑ 9. Density Worksheet
❑ 10. Construction Mitigation Description: Please provide a written narrative addressing each of
the following:
• Proposed construction dates (begin and end dates);
e Hours and days of operation;
• Proposed hauling/transportation routes;
• Measures to be implemented to minimize dust, traffic and transportation impacts,
erosion, mud, noise, and other noxious characteristics;
• Any special hours proposed for construction or hauling (i.e. weekends, late nights);
and
■ Preliminary traffic control plan.
If your project requires the use of cranes, please contact the City's Airport Manager at 425-
430-7471 to determine whether Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notification will be
required.
❑ 11. Urban Center Design Overlay District Packet/Report: After consulting the Renton
Municipal Code Section 4-3-100, please provide a statement addressing how the project
meets the requirements of the Urban Center Design Overlay District including:
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• Pedestrian building entries
• Transition to surrounding development
• Location of parking, design of surface parking, and/or structure/garage parking
• Vehicular access
■ Pedestrian circulation
• Common space
• Landscaping
• Building character and massing, rooflines and materials.
❑ 12. Statement Addressing Project's Compliance With Each of the Following Decision Criteria:
Please provide a statement describing City Code provisions to be modified and address the
following criteria:
1. Demonstration of Compliance and Superiority Required: Applicants must demonstrate
that a proposed development is in compliance with the purposes of this Section and
with the Comprehensive Plan, that the proposed development will be superior to that
which would result without a planned urban development, and that the development
will not be unduly detrimental to surrounding properties.
2. Public Benefit Required: In addition, applicants shall demonstrate that a proposed
development will provide specifically identified benefits that clearly outweigh any
adverse impacts or undesirable effects of the proposed planned urban development,
particularly those adverse and undesirable impacts to surrounding properties, and that
the proposed development will provide one or more of the following benefits than
would result from the development of the subject site without the proposed planned
urban development:
a. Critical Areas: Protects critical areas that would not be protected otherwise to
the same degree as without a planned urban development; or
b. Natural Features: Preserves, enhances, or rehabilitates natural features of the
subject property, such as significant woodlands, native vegetation, topography,
or noncritical area wildlife habitats, not otherwise required by other City
regulations; or
c. Public Facilities: Provides public facilities that could not be required by the City
for development of the subject property without a planned urban development;
or
Overall Design: Provides a planned urban development design that is superior in
one or more of the following ways to the design that would result from
development of the subject property without a planned urban development:
i. Open Space/Recreation:
(a) Provides increased open space or recreational facilities beyond standard
code requirements and considered equivalent to features that would
offset park mitigation fees; and
(b) Provides a quality environment through either passive or active
recreation facilities and attractive common areas, including accessibility
to buildings from parking areas and public walkways; or
ii. Circulation/Screening: Provides superior circulation patterns or location or
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screening of parking facilities; or
iii. Landscaping/Screening: Provides superior landscaping, buffering, or
screening in or around the proposed planned urban development; or
iv. Site and Building Design: Provides superior architectural design, placement,
relationship or orientation of structures, or use of solar energy; or
v. Alleys: Provides alleys to at least fifty percent (50%) of any proposed single
family detached, semi -attached, or townhouse units.
3. Additional Review Criteria: A proposed planned urban development shall also be
reviewed for consistency with all of the following criteria:
a. Building and Site Design:
i. Perimeter: Size, scale, mass, character and architectural design along the
planned urban development perimeter provide a suitable transition to
adjacent or abutting lower density/intensity zones. Materials shall reduce the
potential for light and glare.
ii. Interior Design: Promotes a coordinated site and building design. Buildings in
groups should be related by coordinated materials and roof styles, but
contrast should be provided throughout a site by the use of varied materials,
architectural detailing, building orientation or housing type; e.g., single
family, detached, attached, townhouses, etc.
b. Circulation:
i. Provides sufficient streets and pedestrian facilities. The planned urban
development shall have sufficient pedestrian and vehicle access
commensurate with the location, size and density of the proposed
development. All public and private streets shall accommodate emergency
vehicle access and the traffic demand created by the development as
documented in a traffic and circulation report approved by the City. Vehicle
access shall not be unduly detrimental to adjacent areas.
ii. Promotes safety through sufficient sight distance, separation of vehicles from
pedestrians, limited driveways on busy streets, avoidance of difficult turning
patterns, and minimization of steep gradients.
iii. Provision of a system of walkways which tie residential areas to recreational
areas, transit, public walkways, schools, and commercial activities.
iv. Provides safe, efficient access for emergency vehicles.
c. Infrastructure and Services: Provides utility services, emergency services, and
other improvements, existing and proposed, which are sufficient to serve the
development.
d. Clusters or Building Groups and Open Space: An appearance of openness
created by clustering, separation of building groups, and through the use of well -
designed open space and landscaping, or a reduction in amount of impervious
surfaces not otherwise required.
e. Privacy and Building Separation: Provides internal privacy between dwelling
units, and external privacy for adjacent dwelling units. Each residential or mixed
use development shall provide visual and acoustical privacy for dwelling units
and surrounding properties. Fences, insulation, walks, barriers, and landscaping
are used, as appropriate, for the protection and aesthetic enhancement of the
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property, the privacy of site occupants and surrounding properties, and for
screening of storage, mechanical or other appropriate areas, and for the
reduction of noise. Windows are placed at such a height or location or screened
to provide sufficient privacy. Sufficient light and air are provided to each dwelling
unit.
f. Building Orientation: Provides buildings oriented to enhance views from within
the site by taking advantage of topography, building location and style.
g. Parking Area Design:
i. Design: Provides parking areas that are complemented by landscaping and
not designed in long rows. The size of parking areas is minimized in
comparison to typical designs, and each area related to the group of
buildings served. The design provides for efficient use of parking, and shared
parking facilities where appropriate.
ii. Adequacy: Provides sufficient on -site vehicular parking areas consistent with
the parking demand created by the development as documented in a parking
analysis approved by the City. Parking management plans shall ensure
sufficient resident, employee, or visitor parking standards, and there shall be
no reliance on adjacent or abutting properties unless a shared parking
arrangement consistent with RMC 4-4-080 is approved.
h. Phasing: Each phase of the proposed development contains the required parking
spaces, open space, recreation spaces, landscaping and utilities necessary for
creating and sustaining a desirable and stable environment, so that each phase,
together with previous phases, can stand alone.
❑ 13. Plat Certificate or Title Report: Please provide a current Plat Certificate or Title Report
obtained from a title company documenting ownership and listing all encumbrances of the
involved parcel(s). The Title Report should include all parcels being developed, but no
parcels that are not part of the development. If the Plat Certificate or Title Report
references any recorded documents (i.e. easements, dedications, covenants), the
referenced recorded document(s) must also be provided. All easements referenced in the
Plat Certificate must be located, identified by type and recording number, and dimensioned
on the Site Plan.
❑ 14. Draft -Legal Documen s:—Pl-esase provide any proposed street dedications, restrictive
covenants, draft Homeowners Association, or any other legal documents pertaining to the
development and use of the property.
❑ 15. Neighborhood Detail Map: Please provide a map drawn at a scale of 1" = 100' or 1" = 200'
(or other scale approved by the Planning Division) to be used to identify the site location on
public notices and to review compatibility with surrounding land uses. The map shall
identify the subject site with a much darker perimeter line than surrounding properties and
include at least two cross streets in all directions showing the location of the subject site
relative to property boundaries of surrounding parcels. The map shall also show: the
property's lot lines, lot lines of surrounding properties, boundaries of the City of Renton (if
applicable), north arrow (oriented to the top of the plan sheet), graphic scale used for the
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map, and City of Renton (not King County) street names for all streets shown. Please ensure
all information fits on a single map sheet.
Kroll Map Company (206-448-6277) produces maps that may serve this purpose or you may
use the King County Assessor's maps as a base for the Neighborhood Detail Map. Additional
information (i.e. current city street names) will need to be added by the applicant.
❑ 16. Proof of King County Plat Name Reservation: For PUD's that include Preliminary Plats,
please provide a Plat and Condominium Name Reservation Request form approved by the
King County Recorder's Office. The request form may be obtained from the King County
Recorder's Office website under Plat and Condominium Name Reservation Request.
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The Recorders Office charges a $50 fee for name reservation, and reservation of the plat
name expires one year after approval.
❑ 17. Affidavit of Installation of Public Information Sign(s): Please complete and provide the
attached notarized affidavit attesting the required public information sign(s) has been
installed in accordance with City Code requirements. See attachment titled "Public
Information Signs" for information about the size and location requirements for public
information signs.
❑ 18. Affidavit of Installation of Public Outreach Sign(s): Please complete and provide the
attached notarized affidavit attesting the required public outreach sign(s) has been installed
in accordance with the City Code requirements. See attachment titled "Public Outreach
Signs" for information about the size and location requirements for public outreach signs.
❑ 19. Proof of Neighborhood Meeting: Please provide the following materials with the submittal
of a complete development application:
• The notice provided to surrounding property owners within three hundred feet
(300') of the proposed development site;
• The mailing list used to send out meeting notices;
■ An affidavit of mailing and posting notice(s);
• The meeting sign -in sheet;
• Materials presented at the meeting;
■ Notes of the meeting including a summary of oral and written comments received;
and
• If no members of the public attended the neighborhood meeting and/or persons in
attendance made no comments, the required submittal materials shall reflect the
absence of comment, attendance, or both.
❑ 20. Overall Plat Plan: If the scale of the project requires multiple plan sheets, please provide
the entire plat plan on a single sheet.
❑ 21. Plat Plan: Please provide a fully -dimensioned plan prepared by a State of Washington
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registered professional land surveyor in accordance with RCW 18.43.020, drawn at a scale
of 1" = 40' (or other size or scale approved by the Planning Division ) and including the
information required by the City of Renton Subdivision Regulations in RMC 4-7:
■ Name of the proposed plat and space for the future City file number;
• Names and addresses of the engineer, licensed land surveyor, and property owners;
• Legal description of the property to be subdivided;
• Date, graphic scale, and north arrow oriented to the top of the paper/plan sheet;
• Vicinity map (a reduced version of the neighborhood detail map defined previously);
• Drawing of the subject property with all existing and proposed property lines
dimensioned;
■ Location of the subject site with respect to nearest street intersections (including
driveways and/or intersections opposite the subject property), alleys and other
rights of way;
• Names, locations, types, widths and other dimensions of existing and proposed
streets, alleys, easements, parks, building setbacks, open spaces, and reservations.
City code requires that private access easements be created via easement rather
than creation of a separate tract;
• Location and dimensions of all easements referenced in the plat certificate with the
recording number and type of easement (e.g. access, sewer, etc.) indicated. If any
recorded easement is unmappable, include a note on the face of the plan indicating
the recording number and the reason it can't be mapped.
• Location, distances from existing and new lot lines, and dimensions of any existing
structures, existing or proposed fencing or retaining walls, and free-standing signs.
• Location of existing conditions on or adjacent to the site which could hinder
development.
A legend listing the following included on the first sheet of the Short Plat Plan:
• Total area in acres of proposed plat;
• Proposed number of lots;
• Zoning of the subject site;
• Proposed square footage (gross and net) of each lot (net reflects deductions of
private access easements and those portions of the lot narrower than 80% of the
minimum lot width);
• Square footage of land in critical areas;
• Square footage of land in critical area buffers;
• Square footage of land in publicly dedicated streets;
• Square footage of land in private access easements;
• Density proposed and density permitted by code.
For commercial/industrial properties please also include the following in the legend:
• Total area of existing impervious surface;
• Total area of existing undeveloped area;
• Square footage (by floor and overall total) of each individual building and/or use;
• Building footprint area;
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• Percentage of lot covered by buildings and structures;
■ Total area of pavement (existing to remain and new);
• Total area of landscaping;
• Building setbacks (required and proposed) between all structures and property lines;
• Parking analysis per lot including the number of parking spaces required and
provided.
❑ 22. Floor Plans: Please provide a plan showing general building layout, proposed uses of space,
walls, exits and proposed locations of kitchens, baths, and floor drains, with sufficient detail
for City staff to determine if an oil/water separator or grease interceptor is required and to
determine the sizing of a side sewer.
❑ 23. Landscape Plan, Conceptual: Please provide a fully -dimensioned plan drawn by a licensed
Landscape Architect at the same scale as the project site plan (or other scale approved by
the Planning Division), clearly indicating the following:
• Date, graphic scale, and north arrow;
• Location of proposed buildings, parking areas and access, and existing buildings to
remain;
• Names and locations of abutting streets and public improvements, including
easements;
• Existing and proposed contours at two -foot intervals or less;
• Location and size of planting areas;
• Location and height of proposed building;
• Location and elevations for any proposed landscape -related structures such as
arbors, gazebos, fencing, etc.;
• Location, size, spacing and names of existing (to remain) and proposed shrubs, trees,
and ground covers. Locations of decorative rocks or landscape improvements in
relationship to proposed and existing utilities and structures; and
• For wireless communication facilities, indicate type and locations of existing and
new plant materials used to screen facility components and the proposed color(s)
for the facility.
❑ 24. Landscape Analysis, Lot Coverage, and Parking Analysis (For commercial/industrial
properties only): Please provide a landscape and parking analysis including:
• Total square footage of the site and the footprints of all buildings
• Total square footage of existing and proposed impervious surface area(s)
• Square footage (by floor and overall total) of each individual building and/or use
• Percentage of lot covered by buildings or structures
■ Number of parking spaces required by City code
• Number and dimensions of standard, compact, and ADA accessible spaces provided
■ Square footage of parking lot landscaping (perimeter and interior)
❑ 25. Site Plan: Please provide a fully -dimensioned plan sheet drawn at a scale of 1"=20' (or
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other scale approved by the Planning Division). We prefer the site plan be drawn on one
sheet of paper unless the size of the site requires several plan sheets to be used. If you are
using more than a single plan sheet, please indicate connecting points on each sheet.
The Site Plan should show the following:
• Name of proposed project;
■ Date, scale, and north arrow (oriented to the top of the paper/plan sheet);
■ Drawing of the subject property with all property lines dimensioned and names of
adjacent streets;
• Widths of all adjacent streets and alleys;
■ Location of all existing public improvements including, but not limited to, curbs,
gutters, sidewalks, median islands, street trees, fire hydrants, utility poles, etc.,
along the full property frontage;
• Location and dimensions of existing and proposed:
1. structures
2. parking, off-street loading space, curb cuts and aisle ways
3. fencing and retaining walls
4. free-standing signs and lighting fixtures
5. refuse and recycling areas
6. utility junction boxes and public utility transformers
7. storage areas and job shacks/sales trailers/model homes
■ Setbacks of all proposed buildings from property lines;
• Location and dimensions of all easements referenced in the title report with the
recording number and type of easement (e.g. access, sewer, etc.) indicated;
• Location and dimensions of natural features such as streams, lakes, required buffer
areas, open spaces, and wetlands; and
• Ordinary high water mark and distance to closest area of work for any project
located within 200-feet from a lake or stream.
❑ 26. Architectural Elevations: Please provide for each building and each building face (N, S, E, &
W) a 24" x 36" fully -dimensioned architectural elevation plan drawn at a scale of 1/4" = 1'
or 1/8" = 1' (or other size or scale approved by the Planning Division). The plans must clearly
indicate the information required by the "Permits" section of the currently adopted
International Building Code (IBC) and RCW 19.27 (State Building Code Act, Statewide
amendments), including, but not limited to the following:
• Identify building elevations by street name (when applicable) and orientation i.e.
Burnett Ave. (west) elevation;
■ Existing and proposed ground elevations;
• Existing average grade level underneath proposed structure;
• Height of existing and proposed structures showing finished roof top elevations
based upon site elevations for proposed structures and any existing/abutting
structures;
• Building materials and colors including roof, walls, any wireless communication
facilities, and enclosures;
• Fence or retaining wall materials, colors, and architectural design;
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Architectural design of on -site lighting fixtures;
Screening detail showing heights, elevations, and building materials of proposed
screening and/or proposed landscaping for refuse/recycling areas; and
Cross section of roof showing location and height of roof -top equipment (include air
conditioners, compressors, etc.) and proposed screening.
❑ 27. Topography Map: Please provide a plan showing the site's existing contour lines at five-
foot vertical intervals and planimetric features extending ten feet beyond the property
boundaries.
❑ 28. Tree Retention/Land Clearing (Tree Inventory) Plan: Please provide a fully dimensioned
plan drawn by a certified arborist or a licensed landscape architect if ANY trees or
vegetation are to be removed or altered. The plan shall be based on finished grade, drawn
at the same scale as the project site plan with the northern property line at the top of the
paper, and clearly show the following:
• All property boundaries and adjacent streets, location and dimensions of rights- of -
way, utility lines, fire hydrants, street lighting, and easements;
■ Location of all areas proposed to be cleared;
• Location, species, and sizes of trees on or immediately abutting the site. This
requirement applies only to trees with a caliper of at least six inches (6"), or an alder
or cottonwood tree with a caliper of at least eight inches (8"), when measured at
fifty-four inches (54") above grade;
■ Clearly identify trees to be retained and to be removed;
• Future building sites and drip lines of any trees which will overhang/ overlap a
construction line. Where the drip line of a tree overlaps an area where construction
activities will occur, this shall be indicated on the plan; and
• Show critical areas and buffers.
❑ 29. Tree Retention Worksheet: Please provide a completed City of Renton tree retention
worksheet.
30. Arborist Report: Please provide an arborist report by a certified Arborist or a licensed
Landscape Architect that correlates with the Tree Retention/ Land Clearing Plan and
addresses the following:
• Identification scheme used for each tree (e.g. tree number);
• Species and size of each tree (caliper measured at 54 inches above grade);
• Reason(s) for any tree removal (e.g. poor health, high risk of failure due to structure,
defects, unavoidable isolation (high blow down potential), unsuitability of species,
etc.) and for which no reasonable alternative action is possible (pruning, cabling,
etc.);
• For trees proposed to be retained, a complete description of each tree' s health,
condition, and viability;
■ For trees proposed to be retained, a description of the method(s)used to determine
the limits of disturbance (e.g., critical root zone, root plate diameter, or a case- by-
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case basis description for individual trees);
A description of the impact of necessary tree removal to the remaining trees,
including those in a grove or on abutting properties;
The suggested location and species of supplemental trees to be used when required.
The report shall include planting and maintenance specifications; and
An analysis of retained trees according to Priority of Tree Retention Requirements
specified in RMC 4-4-130H.1.b.
❑ 31. Wetland Assessment: Please provide a map and a report if ANY wetlands are located on
the subject property or within 100 feet of the subject property. The wetland report/
delineation must be prepared by a qualified professional and include the information
specified in RMC 4-8-120D.23. In addition, if any alteration to the wetland or buffer is
proposed, a wetland mitigation plan is also required. See RMC 4-8-120D.23 for plan
content requirements.
❑ 32. Standard Stream or Lake Study: Please provide a report containing the information
specified in RMC Section 4-8-120D.19. In addition, if the project involves an unclassified
stream, a supplemental stream or lake study is also required. If any alteration to a water -
body or buffer is proposed a supplemental stream or lake study and mitigation plan are
also required.
❑ 33. Flood Hazard Data: Please provide a scaled plan showing the nature, location, dimensions,
and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of
materials, and drainage facilities. Also indicate the following:
• Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the lowest floor (including basement) of all
structures;
• Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any structure has been flood -
proofed;
• Certification by a registered Professional Engineer or Architect the flood -proofing
methods criteria in RMC 4-3-050G.4.c have been met; and
■ Description of the extent to which a watercourse will be altered or relocated as a
result of proposed development.
34. Biological Assessment/Critical Areas Study: Please provide if the project is located in a
designated floodplain (RMC 4-8-120D.2).
io 35. Habitat Data Report: If the project site contains or abuts a critical habitat per RMC 4-3-
050F.2.b, please provide a report containing the information specified in RMC 4-8-120D.8.
❑ 36. Geotechnical Report: Please provide a study prepared and stamped by a State of
Washington licensed Professional Engineer including soils and slope stability analysis, boring
and test pit logs, and recommendations on slope setbacks, foundation design, retaining wall
design, material selection, and all other pertinent elements.
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❑ 37. Letter of Understanding Geologic Risk: Please provide a letter from the applicant, or the
owner of the site, stating that he or she understands and accepts the risk of developing in
an unstable area and that he or she will advise, in writing, any prospective purchasers of the
site, or any prospective purchasers of structures or portions of structures on the site, of the
unstable potential of the area.
❑ 38. Utilities Plan, Generalized (sewer, water, stormwater, transportation improvements):
Please provide a plan drawn on 22" x 34" plan sheets using a graphic scale of 1" = 40' (or
other size or scale approved by the Planning Division) clearly showing all existing (to remain)
and proposed public or private improvements to be dedicated or sold to the public
including, but not limited to, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, median islands, street trees, fire
hydrants, utility poles, free-standing lighting fixtures, utility junction boxes, public utility
transformers, etc., along the full property frontage. The finished floor elevations for each
floor of proposed and existing (to remain) structures shall also be shown.
❑ 39. Drainage Control Plan: Please provide a plan drawn to scale and stamped by a Washington
State licensed Professional Engineer and complying with the requirements of RMC 4-6-030
and the 2017 City of Renton Surface Water Design Manual (RSWDM).
❑ 40. Drainage Report: Please provide a report stamped and dated by a State of Washington
licensed Professional Engineer complying with the requirements of the City of Renton
Drafting Standards, (RMC 4-6-030), and the 2017 City of Renton Surface Water Design
Manual (RSWDM). The report shall contain the following:
• Table of Contents;
■ Technical Information Report (TIR) Worksheet;
■ Section 1: Project Overview;
• Section 2: Conditions and Requirements Summary;
• Section 3: Offsite Analysis;
• Section 4: Flow Control and Water Quality Facility Analysis and Design;
• Section 5: Conveyance System Analysis and Design;
• Section 6: Special Reports and Studies;
■ Section 7: Other Permit;
■ Section 8: Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (CSWPPP) Analysis
and Design;
• Section 9: Bond Quantities, Facility Summaries, and Declaration of Covenant; and
• Section 10: Operations and Maintenance Manual.
❑ 41. Street Profiles and Cross Sections: Please provide a plan that identifies the street profiles
and grades of each street, together with typical cross sections indicating width of
pavement, location and width of sidewalks, and location and size of utility mains.
❑ 42_ Grading Elevations and Plan, Conceptual: This is required if the proposed grade differential
on -site will exceed 24" from the top of the curb or if the amount of earth to be disturbed
exceeds 500 cubic yards. Please provide a 22" x 34" plan drawn by a State of Washington
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licensed Civil Engineer or Landscape Architect at a scale of 1" to 40' (horizontal feet) and 1"
to 10' (vertical feet) (or other size plan sheet or scale (approved by the Planning Division
Plan Review Project Manager) clearly indicating the following:
■ Graphic scale and north arrow;
■ Dimensions of all property lines, easements, and abutting streets;
■ Location and dimension of all on -site structures and the location of any structures
within 15-feet of the subject property or that may be affected by the proposed
work;
• Accurate existing and proposed contour lines drawn at two -foot, or less, intervals
showing existing ground and details of terrain and area drainage to include
surrounding off -site contours within 100-feet of the site;
■ Location of natural drainage systems, including perennial and intermittent streams
and the presence of bordering vegetation;
■ Setback areas and any areas not to be disturbed;
■ Finished contours drawn at two -foot intervals as a result of grading;
• Proposed drainage channels and related construction with associated underground
storm lines sized and connections shown;
• Finished floor elevation(s) of all structures, existing and proposed;
General notes addressing the following (may be listed on cover sheet):
■ Area in square feet of the entire property;
• Area of work in square feet;
• Both the number of tons and cubic yards of soil to be added, removed, or relocated;
and
• Type and location of fill origin, and destination of any soil to be removed from site.
Q43. Screening Detail, Refuse/Recycling: Please provide a detailed plan drawing, prepared to
scale, showing location within property boundaries, heights, elevations, and building
materials of proposed screening or of proposed plantings.
❑ 44. Traffic Study: Please provide a report prepared by a State of Washington licensed
Professional Engineer containing the elements and information identified in the City of
Renton "Policy Guidelines for Traffic Impact Analysis of New Development" in sufficient
detail to define potential problems related to the proposed development and identify the
improvements necessary to accommodate the development in a safe and efficient manner.
❑ 45. Colored Maps for Display: Please provide a colored version of each plan sheet for use in
presenting the project to the Environmental Review Committee and at any required public
hearing:
■ Neighborhood Detail Map
• Site Plan
• Landscaping Plan
• Elevations
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The following colors are required:
Red -North Arrow, outer property boundary. Proposed new lot lines (dashed). Do not
color existing lot lines which are to be eliminated or relocated.
Blue -Street names identified with lettering of at least 1" in height. Street names must
be legible at a distance of 15-ft.
Brown -Existing buildings (please do not color buildings which will be demolished or
removed)
Yellow -Proposed buildings
Light Green -Landscaped areas
Dark Green -Areas of undisturbed vegetation
All Plans and Attachments are subject to Electronic File Standards
REVIEW PROCESS: Once a complete land use application package has been accepted for initial review,
the Planning Division will post one notice of the pending application at or near the subject site and mail
notices to property owners within 300 feet of the project site. The proposal will be routed to other City
departments and other jurisdictions or agencies that may have an interest in the application. The
reviewers have two (2) weeks to return their comments to the Planning Division. Within approximately
two weeks, the Planning Division will prepare a report regarding the proposal's compliance with
applicable codes and the City's review criteria.
The application will then be presented to the City's Environmental Review Committee. The
Environmental Review Committee (ERC) is comprised of the Administrator of Public Works, the
Administrator of Community and Economic Development, the Administrator of Community Services, and
the Fire Chief. The Committee is responsible for determining whether the proposal will result in
significant adverse environmental impacts. To do this, the committee will consider such issues as
environmental health hazards, wetlands, groundwater, energy and natural resources and will then issue
its decision (Environmental Threshold Determination).
The Environmental Review Committee will either issue a:
• Determination of Non -Significance (DNS) -Make a determination the proposal will have no
significant negative environmental impacts; or
Mitigated Determination of Non -Significance (DNS-M)-Make a determination the proposal,
if modified, would have no significant negative environmental impacts; or
Determination of Significance (DS)-Make a determination the proposal will have significant
adverse environmental impacts and require the applicant to submit an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) prepared by a qualified consultant.
Once the Environmental Review Committee has issued its Environmental Threshold Determination
(provided an EIS is not required), a public notice of the Determination is printed in the Renton Reporter
and notice(s) are posted at or near the site. A 14-day appeal period commences following the
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publication date. At the discretion of the City, a separate and additional 15-day comment period may be
added prior to the 14-day appeal period.
After the fourteen (14) day appeal period has ended, the project can be scheduled for public hearing
before the City Hearing Examiner, provided no appeals have been filed.
A notice of the hearing will be published at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing, the project site will
again be posted, and parties of record will receive notices via mail. Planning Division staff will issue a
report to the Hearing Examiner seven (7) days prior to the hearing. This report will be mailed to the
applicant or designated representative. Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the public hearing
for their proposal. City staff will first make a presentation to the Hearing Examiner about the proposal.
Then the applicant and any citizens in support of the proposal will give testimony. When giving
testimony, names and addresses must be stated for the record. Following this, individuals with neutral
or opposing comments will give their testimony to the Hearing Examiner. City staff or the applicant will
address additional questions raised throughout the hearing.
The Hearing Examiner will review the Preliminary Planned Urban Development application and make a
decision no later than fourteen (14) days following the public hearing.
The Examiner will determine whether or not appropriate provisions are made for public health, safety
and general welfare, open spaces, drainage, streets, alleys, water supplies, sanitary wastes, parks,
playgrounds, and sites for schools and school grounds. The Examiner will also consider all other relevant
facts in order to determine whether the public interest will be served by the PUD and/or dedication.
The Examiner's action to approve a preliminary PUD shall include an accurate description of the
boundaries, land uses, number of units, description of phases (if any), and effective date of approval and
expiration.
APPEAL AND RECONSIDERATION PROCESS FOR DECISIONS: Any person, with standing, including the
applicant, aggrieved by the Hearing Examiner's action, may make a written application for
reconsideration to the Hearing Examiner within 14 days of the date of the decision. After review of the
reconsideration request, the Hearing Examiner may take whatever action is deemed proper. The Hearing
Examiner's written decision on the reconsideration request will be mailed to all parties of record within
10 days from the date the request was filed.
If any party with standing is still not satisfied after a reconsideration decision has been issued, an appeal
may be submitted within 14 days to the City Council.
An appeal may be filed to the City Council without first requesting reconsideration by the Hearing
Examiner; however, it must be filed within 14 days of the date the original decision was issued. After the
Council's decision is issued there will be a 21-day appeal period, during which time an appeal may be
filed with Superior Court. See RMC 4-5-1.10 for further information on the appeal process and time
frames.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ISSUANCE AND INSTALLATION OF IMPROVEMENTS: In the
City of Renton, a Building Permit must be obtained to build buildings and structures. A Construction
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Permit must be obtained to install utility lines, transportation improvements and undertake work in City
right-of-ways. Building and Construction Permits are separate permits.
The approval of the preliminary plan constitutes the City's acceptance of the general project, including
density, intensity, arrangement and design. Approval authorizes the applicant or subsequent owner to
apply for final plan approval of the PUD or phase(s) thereof.
Preliminary plan approval does not authorize any building permits or any site work except that is
required for surveying and engineering of the final plan or that required by the City for improvements
that are necessary for a particular phase of the PUD for which final plan approval has been granted. An
approved preliminary plan binds the future PUD site and all subsequent owners to the uses, densities,
and standards of the preliminary plan until such time as a final plan is approved for the entire site or the
preliminary plan is abandoned or expires subject to the provisions of RMC 4-9-150.
DEFERRAL OF IMPROVEMENTS: If a developer wishes to defer certain on -site or off -site improvements
(i.e. landscaping, curbs and sidewalks), written application with full and complete engineering drawings
must be submitted to the Development Engineering Section. The application should explain the reasons
why such delay is necessary. If approval is granted, security in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit,
set -aside fund, assignment of funds, or certified check shall be furnished to the City in an amount equal
to a minimum of 150% of the estimated cost of the required improvements.
EXPIRATION AND EXTENSIONS:
Preliminary Approval of Planned Urban Development not associated with a Subdivision: The developer
shall, within two (2) years of the effective date of action by the Hearing Examiner to approve the
preliminary plan, submit to the Department of Community and Economic Development a final
development plan showing the ultimate design and specific details of the proposed planned urban
development or the final phase or phases thereof.
Upon application, the Hearing Examiner may grant an extension of the approved preliminary plan for a
maximum of twelve (12) months. Application for such extension shall be made at least thirty (30) days
prior to the expiration date of preliminary plan approval. Only one such extension may be granted for a
planned urban development.
Expiration of Preliminary Plan Approval with Concurrent Preliminary Subdivision: If a final
development plan is not filed within five (5) years of the effective date of action by the Hearing Examiner
or within the extended time period, if any, the planned urban development preliminary plan shall be
deemed to have expired or been abandoned. Once a planned urban development preliminary plat has
been deemed to have expired or been abandoned, a new application is required to proceed, and the
development standards existing at the time of the new application shall apply.
Expiration of Final Plan Approval: The developer shall prepare and submit building permit applications
which are accepted as substantially complete to Community and Economic Development within six (6)
months of the effective date of approval. The developer shall complete the approved planned urban
development or any phase thereof included in the approved final plan within two (2) years from the
date of the decision to approve the final plan by the Hearing Examiner, unless the Hearing Examiner
designates a shorter time. Failure to complete the planned urban development, or any phase thereof,
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within this time limit will require the submittal of a new preliminary and final plan application in order to
continue construction of the planned urban development. Failure to submit a new application or to
complete the planned urban development once construction has begun shall constitute abandonment
of the planned urban development subject to subsection K of RMC 4-9-150. Expiration of any building
permit issued for a planned urban development shall be governed by the provisions of the applicable
Building Code. Construction of any portion of the planned urban development requires a current
approved planned urban development and a current building permit.
Approval of a final plan for any phase of the approved preliminary plan shall constitute an extension for
two (2) years of the remainder of the preliminary plan from the effective date of Hearing Examiner
action on the preliminary plan.
MERGER OF APPLICATIONS OR REVIEW STAGES: The applicant may request that review and decision on
the preliminary plan and final plan be merged in one decision. The merged decision shall follow the
procedural steps required of a preliminary plan. However, the applicant shall submit all plans and
information in the detail required for a final plan and shall comply with all other requirements and
standards for a final plan.
A preliminary planned urban development may be considered simultaneously with any other land use
permit required for a proposal, including but not limited to: preliminary plats, short plats, binding site
plans, critical area modifications or variances, shoreline substantial developments permits, shoreline
variances, shoreline conditional use permits, grading regulation modifications or variances, or other
applications. Where merged, the review criteria for all of the applications shall be considered
simultaneously with the planned urban development criteria in subsection C of RMC 4-9-150. Where
there are conflicts with review criteria, the criteria of subsection C shall govern. Where merged, all
permits shall be considered simultaneously as part of the planned urban development. The review
authority shall be determined consistent with RMC 4-8-08OC2, Review Authority for Multiple Permit
Applications.
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