HomeMy WebLinkAboutC_MODIFICATIONJUSTIFICATION_VOYAGER3312_240115_V1
City of Renton
To: Andrew Van Gordon, Associate Planner
City of Renton Planning Division
1055 S. Grady Way
Renton, WA 98056
From: Signature GCI, General Contractor
Voyager Development LLC
1302 N 30th St,
Renton WA
Modification Justification
Dear Andrew Van Gordon,
The modification requested is in regards to the unimproved alley that currently abuts the property. Specifically
the code that is requested to be modified is RMC 4-4-080F7b, for R-8 lots abutting an alley, all parking areas and/or
attached or detached garages shall not occur in front of the building or/in the area between the front lot line and the
front building line; parking areas and garages must occur at the rear or side of the building, and vehicular access shall be
taken from the alley. As the property abuts an alley on the east side of the property access is required from this side. As
it currently lies, the access to the property from alley that abuts it from the east is not practical for construction and is
not conducive with the neighborhood.
The application of this code is not practical or feasible for a number of reason. More specifically, the moment
the current topography does not support practical access to the property, there is at some points a 8ft difference in
elevation, with no practical way of construction, nor a practical way of access from the alley through the side of the
house.
The Kennydale neighborhood, and more specifically the neighbors to this property, also do not support the
construction or any future alley improvement. Alley development has been met with fierce opposition and overall
rejection in the Kennydale neighborhood in which this property rises. Neighbors are very vocal about the impracticality
of the alley improvements, and have rejected plans, and designs submitted by developers in the neighborhood that have
proposed alley development and alley loaded garages.
Taking all of this into account, any potential alley improvement to this parcel from the alley is not feasible or
practical, the current design of the houses is conducive to home construction standards in the neighborhood and the
design has been curated to complement current active construction projects, as well as old homes in the neighborhood.
Taking into consideration that the alley improvement is not a feasible method of access to the property. It is
currently accessed from two driveway cuts on Lake Washington Blvd.. This does not support the current standards, and
so with the current development, we will be reducing the number of curb cuts from 2 to 1. This will bring it in
compliance with the current development standards regarding curb cuts, and provide practical access to the property
from Lake Washington Blvd.
The current proposal has no impact on the properties in the vicinity as it maintains the current mode of access
and does not disturb any neighboring properties under the current and future development.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Kevin Singh