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PLAT EXTENSION REQUEST - 1
BEFORE THE HEARING EXAMINER FOR THE CITY OF RENTON
RE: Solera Master Plan and Preliminary Plat
Second Request for Extension of Plat
Expiration
LUA18-000490 and LUA20-000305
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FINAL DECISION
Richard Rawlings, on behalf of TNHC Washington, LLC., has requested a second extension
of the July 30, 2025, preliminary plat expiration date for Blocks C and D of the Solera Preliminary
Plat. The request for an extension is granted and expiration is extended to July 30, 2026.
The project was granted a first time administrative one-year extension by City planning staff
on January 30, 2024 to extend the expiration date from July 30, 2024 to July 30, 2025. A second
one-year extension may be granted by the hearing examiner pursuant to RMC 4-7-080(L)(3). That
RMC provision provides in pertinent part that a second extension may be granted “…if the
applicant can show need caused by unusual circumstances or situations which make it unduly
burdensome to file the final plat…”
In his December 18, 2024 letter for a second extension, Mr. Rawlings established unusual
circumstances by identifying that TNHC Washington, LLC purchased Blocks C and D in November
2023 and has been diligently pursuing final plat approval. TNHC has since submitted complete
applications for site plan approval. Given the large scale of the project, TNHC’s relatively late
acquisition of the project and TNHC’s efforts to secure approval and the recommendation for
approval from planning staff, an additional extension is warranted.
Decision
The expiration date for Blocks C and D of the Solera Preliminary Plat is extended to July 25, 2026.
DATED this 29th day of April, 2025.
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PLAT EXTENSION REQUEST - 2
City of Renton Hearing Examiner
Appeal Right and Valuation Notices
The RMC does not identify whether a hearing examiner decision on plat expiration requests is
appealable to the City Council. If any party wishes to appeal, they should consult with their
attorney to ascertain their appeal rights. In the absence of clear appeal rights, a common strategy
is to appeal both administratively (in this case the City Council) and judicially (under the Land
Use Petition Act, Chapter 36.70C RCW). City Council appeals must be filed within 14 days of
the issuance of this decision and judicial appeals must be filed within 21 days of the issuance of
this decision. A request for reconsideration to the hearing examiner may also be filed as outlined
in RMC 4-8-100(I).
Affected property owners may request a change in valuation for property tax purposes
notwithstanding any program of revaluation.