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CITY OF RENTON
DETERMINATION OF NON -SIGNIFICANCE
(MITIGATED)
ADVISORY NOTES
APPLICATION NO(S) : LUA-01-052, ECF
APPLICANT: DLR Group
PROJECT NAME. Fry's Electronics
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL. The applicant is requesting Environmental (SEPA) Review for the
construction of a 151,200 square foot single story, single tenant retail building for use as a Fry's Electronics store.
The site is located within the Heavy Industrat (IH) zoning designation and is currently developed as an asphalt
parking lot (formerly Boeing Lot 6). The property is bordered by the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad
right-of-way to the east, Garden Avenue North to the west, and North 8°i Street to the south.
LOCATION OF PROPOSAL-. 900 Garden Avenue North
Advisory Notes to Applicant:
The following notes are supplemental information provided in conjunction with the environmental
determination. Because these notes are provided as information only, they are not subject to the appeal
process for environmental determinations.
Planning
1. Due to the future dedication of the 15-foot setbact area adjacent to North 8' Street for use by Sound Transit for
the North 8°i/1-405 HOV Direct Access Interchange project, the applicant wilt be required to revise the landscape
plan to reduce the plantings proposed along the site's North 8' street frontage. The landscape plan should be
revised to include low maintenance, drought tolerant plantings to be maintained until such time the area is
needed for the Sound Transit project. The satisfaction of this requirement ,,v;ll be necessary prior to the
issuance of building permits for the projec'.
2. The site is located within the Heavy Industrial (IH) zoning designation Bulk retail uses are considered primary
permitted uses in the IH zone
3 The IH zone does not contain provisions which restrict budding height or lot coverage.
4. A minimum setback of 15 feet is required from non -arterial street designations. No rear or side yard setbacks
are required. The proposal complies with the required setbacks with setbacks of 52 feet from the soo.th
property line (North 8 Street) and 40 feet from the west property line (Garden Avenue North).
5- A minimum landscape width of 15 feet is required along non -arterial street frontages. The proposal complies
with this requirement (39.985 square feet or perimeter landscaping).
6. A minimum of 5% of the interdr of the parking area must be landscaped in a manner wt, c:- reduces the aanen
appearance of the lot. The 307.895 square foot parking area includes 15.516 square feet of landscaped area,
or 5 03% of the lot as required.
7. All landscaped areas must contain underground irrigation systems
8. Ali outdoor storage, garbage. refuse compactor or dunipster areas must be screened.
9. Based on a parking ratio of 4 to 5 parking spaces per 1,000 gross square feet of retail area, a minimum of 605
to a maximum of 756 parking stalls are required for the site The protect includes 756 parking spaces and
complies with stall dimensions. aisle widths. compact stall percentag-s, and provision of accessible stalls as
required
10. The proposed loading area provides adequate back out distar,ce as --^cured by code Iminrcnum of 100 feet).
i i Only one freestanding business sign (poie. mornument'gro ured. projecting, or roof mounted) is permitted per
street frontage for the site. Proposed sic-gnage must comply with the size liredabons outlined in the City's sign
regulations (RMC 4-4-100.E).