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Hello:
I signed up last night (2/5) to speak at the City Council Mtg tonight. I saw the option to submit
written comments so am also doing that here.
WRITTEN COMMENTS
I live in the North Renton Neighborhood, about two blocks from a proposed apartment development
on N Logan Avenue ("Logan SIx") on N Logan Avenue, directly across from the football stadium
parking lot. I am concerned about the impact such a large-scale (100 unit) project will have on the
neighborhood, including traffic, as the building would border the residential neighborhood.
-- LOT: the vacant lot on N Logan Avenue between N 3rd Street and N 4th Street is wide but it is
quite shallow. It is difficult to imagine any large development on this property, due to it being a
narrow rectangle and not a square. That must be why the developers propose to build up 100 feet,
six stories, almost the entire length of the property between N 3rd and N 4th Streets.
-- MASSING/SIXE: There are no large-scaled apartments in the N Renton Neighborhood. The size of
the building, which visually is really a block-long 100 foot wall, is out of character with the adjoining
land uses. At least two blocks of residential houses will be visually impacted by the sheer size of the
building.
-- TRAFFIC: if there are 100 units, and despite parking requirements, it is easy to imagine more than
100 additional vehicles traveling around the proposed development. It does not seem consistent for
the city of the developer to allow entrances and exits on N 3rd and N 4th streets if vehicles are using
the N Renton Neighborhood to travel to and from the proposed development.
-- CITY POLICY: see a city resolution from 35 years ago. Yes, it is not a new resolution, or even a
recent action, but the city did make clear statements that development should only impact the N
Renton Neighborhood to the minimum extent possible. See attached city resolution.
RECOMMENDATIONS
I really wish the proposed development was something different. It is quite large, will impact the
west side of the N Renton Neighborhood, and will cause additional cars travelling on residential
streets nearby.
1) If built, I believe at the very least vehicles should not be able to exit the property on to N 3rd
Street. That would keep traffic impacts much lighter in the surrounding neighborhood.
2) Vehicles should use N Logan Avenue to enter the property-- there is already a curb cut there that
indicates access via N Logan Avenue.
3) Vehicles should exit the property on N Logan Avenue and possibly N 4th Street. That will keep the
vehicles within the higher density zoning allowed and minimize impacts to the N Renton
Neighborhood.
An entrance on N 3rd Street is also a possibility, as it is within the higher density zoning but, again,
an exit on N 3rd would impact the residential area as cars must travel through the neighborhood due
to N 3rd being a one-way street.
Thank you in advance for the opportunity to speak at the Council Meeting, and thanks for taking
written comments beforehand.
Matt Hanbey
801 N 2nd Street
Renton, WA 98057