HomeMy WebLinkAboutC_Public_Comment_1_NOsborn_180424From: NANCY OSBORN <ngosborn22@comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:30 PM
To: Matthew Herrera
Subject: Re: Weatherly Inn Land Use Application
Mr. Herrera: Thank you for providing the information about the request for modifications
from the development regulations related to the project of Weatherly Inn. I forwarded
the attachments to the Home Owners Board for Talbot Park whose development is
immediately south of the proposed area. Speaking as a member of the HOA, I am
secretary, and as a past member of the Renton Planning Commission, I have several
concerns. First, the request for such a huge reduction in the number of parking spaces
is a big red flag. Since they plan to build on an area that is a tight squeeze due to
development regulations, I'm wondering how reduction of 60 spaces can be
justified. There are 116 units of assisted living planned. The expectation would be that
each of these units could have one space allotted for parking. That would not include
parking for guests and workers. What are the proposed numbers of vehicles they would
expect from administration and workers? The 19 memory units would generate some
need also as care-givers and family would need spaces. For a number of years my own
mother lived at The Chateau at Valley and I was painfully aware of how little parking
was provided under the old regulations. As a member of the Talbot Park community,
we are very concerned that the current plan has not taken the local community into
consideration. Local traffic patterns will be impacted especially during peak hours. The
proposed entrance into the facility seems hardly adequate. South-bound on Talbot
would require turning across traffic to make a left turn and the right-hand lane currently
backs up for some blocks as people use it both to proceed north on Talbot through the
light at 43rd and to make right hand turns east-bound on Carr Rd. I can' tell from the
diagram you sent how the entry to that drive-way will be widened. I mentioned to you
my concern for entrance and exit of emergency vehicles. Is there expectation of adding
another stop light at that site? That of course would only cause further back-up. Within
the last year a new development was allowed to be built just west of our community
across Talbot Rd. The lack of parking for those units has caused people to park on our
private street and walk across the street to their friends, work-sites, etc.
Another concern is the clearing of the west portion of the site for the building. We
suffered as the apartments were built across the street with large truck and construction
noise. It seems likely that the noise for this project will only be worse since it is on our
side of the street and very close to the home-owners whose properties are on our north
side. What protections will be put in place to protect our owners? The proposed
construction modification of two retaining walls to be allowed to exceed the eight-foot
height limit is also a concern. The drainage mitigation seems minimal at best given the
normal springs and run-off in the area.
Please consider postponing the decision to allow any modifications until our concerns
have been addressed. Feel free to contact me, Nancy G. Osborn at 425-793-1240 with
further information. I will plan to follow up with Mr. Herrera also.
Sincerely, Nancy G. Osborn
On April 23, 2018 at 12:57 PM Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@Rentonwa.gov>
wrote:
Hello Ms. Osborn,
Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today regarding the Weatherly
Inn assisted living/memory care land use application. I have attached a copy of
the notice and a site plan per our conversation. Please feel free to contact me with
any questions as you review the proposed plan. Also, please send your written
comments to me and they will become part of the official review file. It would be
most helpful if you could provide your comments by the end of this week as we
have our Environmental Review Committee scheduled to look at the project one
week from today and the public hearing tentatively scheduled for May 22. Your
comments can be in email form and do not require a formal written and mailed
correspondence.
Please let me know if you have any questions. –Matt
Matt Herrera, AICP - Senior Planner
City of Renton
Community & Economic Development
1055 S. Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057-3232
425.430.6593