HomeMy WebLinkAboutEX_04_Modification_Request_JustificationCentral Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority • Union Station 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104-2826 • Reception: (206) 398-5000 • FAX: (206) 398-5499
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April 14, 2025
Jill Ding
Senior Planner
City of Renton
1055 S Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
Subject: Stride BRT – BT105 South Renton Transit Center (SRTC)
Justification for Minor Modification of Site Plan
Dear Jill:
On October 29, 2024, the City of Renton Hearing Examiner approved a site plan
as part of the South Renton Transit Center (SRTC) Conditional Use Permit,
Master Plan Review, Site Plan Review, Bicycle Parking and Driveway
Modifications, and Lot Line Adjustment (City file no. PR21-000095). SRTC is
located at 200 S Grady Way, 101 S Grady Way, and 750 Rainier Ave S (APNs
1923059035, 1923059032, 1923059063, 1923059068, 1923059074). Sound
Transit is submitting a request for minor modification of the previously approved
SRTC site plan.
Minor modification of the SRTC site plan is necessary because King County
Metro (KCM) is no longer proposing an opportunity charging network for its
battery electric bus (BEB) fleet. This results in a change to SRTC project scope
that removes the BEB charging gantry and equipment yard.
The BEB charging gantry area in the center portion of the approved SRTC site
plan will continue to remain as a bus layover area, and a minimum three (3) light
poles would be added in place of the gantry. The BEB charging equipment yard
and the adjacent hammerhead turnaround in the southern center portion of the
approved SRTC site plan would be landscaped. No other modifications are
proposed.
Minor modification of a previously approved site plan is subject to the approval
criteria of Renton Municipal Code (RMC) 4-9-200.H.2. Responses to applicable
criteria are included below as justification for approval of minor modification of a
previously approved site plan:
Minor modifications may be permitted by administrative determination. To be
considered a minor modification, the amendment must not:
a. Involve more than a ten percent (10%) increase or decrease in any
measurable aspect of the approved plan such as, but not limited to, area, scale,
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EXHIBIT 4
RECEIVED04/16/2025 JDing
PLANNING DIVISION
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Stride BRT – Justification for Minor Modification of RTC Site Plan
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building height, density, commercial area, amenities, public or private open space, landscaping, parking
spaces, building materials (e.g., glazing), etc.;
Response: No measurable aspect of any building in the previously approved SRTC site plan that remains
in the proposed SRTC site plan is changed. The only measurable aspect of the previously approved
SRTC site plan that will change is the proposed landscape area that will replace the BEB charging
equipment yard and adjacent hammerhead turnaround paved areas. The total landscaped area and total
impervious surface area will not be increased or decreased by more than 10% from the previously
approved SRTC site plan. See attached Site Plan for the location of the proposed landscape area and
updated total landscaped area and total impervious area calculations.
b. Have a substantially greater impact on the environment and/or public facilities than the approved plan;
Response: No impact on the environment and/or public facilities is anticipated. Structures proposed in
the previously approved SRTC site plan will be removed, and no replacement structures are proposed.
Portions of pavement proposed in the previously approved SRTC site plan will be removed and replaced
with landscaping.
Proposed light poles are maximum 25’ in height, and consistency with other applicable provisions of RMC
4-4-075 will be reviewed under the separate Civil Construction Permit currently in review. Proposed
landscaping consistency with the applicable provisions of RMC 4-4-070 will be reviewed in the same Civil
Construction Permit.
c. Change the boundaries of the originally approved plan; and
Response: No change the boundaries of the previously approved SRTC site plan is proposed.
d. Substantially alter a key feature of the approved plan.
Response: No alteration to the key features identified in the staff report to the Hearing Examiner (“the
plaza at the intersection of S Grady Way and Rainier Ave S, the core facility, and the bioretention
stormwater facilities and landscaping along S Grady Way”) are proposed. The BEB charging gantry and
associated charging equipment yard and hammerhead turnaround are not features necessary for
compliance with RMC standards.
Thank you for your consideration of our minor modification to a previously approved site plan.
Sincerely,
Gary Yao
Senior Current Planner
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cc: Clark Close, Current Planning Manager (City of Renton)
Mike Sippo, Civil Engineer (City of Renton)
Joey Altchech, Senior Project Manager (Sound Transit)
Leyla Karaman, Project Manager – Permitting and Regulatory Compliance (Sound Transit)
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