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To: City of Renton Lead, Jill Ding (425) 430-6598 jding@rentonwa.gov
From: Richard Gelb, Environmental Health Planner
Healthy Environment Team, Environmental Health Division
heathyenvironments@kingcounty.gov
RE: Health considerations for actions described in SEPA 202502139 - Windsor Court
Public Health - Seattle & King County (Public Health) addresses health threats to our communities,
helps ensure access to quality healthcare, and promotes healthy community conditions where
everyone can achieve optimal well-being. The following comments and recommendations stem
from information in the SEPA checklist for this proposed action and additional information about
health risks to people in King County.
Based on the SEPA 202502139 checklist you provided for the City of Renton, this proposed action
includes:
• Parcel subdivision, Parcel assembling or replat, and existing building demolition.
Neighborhood conditions for the location of this proposed action include:
• low park and open space access levels
• high tree canopy cover
• low proximity to high-speed transit
• low access to the regional trails network
Health conditions of residents in this neighborhood include:
• low social vulnerability rating (CDC SVI)
• low asthma prevalence (BRFSS)
• high COPD prevalence (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder)
• low obesity prevalence
Some opportunities for this project to contribute to the health and well-being of building occupants
and neighbors include:
• Given this project is not near frequent transit service, consider including carpool parking and
additional square footage of secure, ground-level, in-building, bicycle parking and locker area,
and promote visibility to and safe and easy access to transit or ride-share pick-up locations.
• Given the limited amount of public open spaces in the vicinity of this project, seek to provide for
occupant recreation needs and open space access by including these amenities in the project
site design and landscaping plan.
Thank you for including public health considerations in this and upcoming land use and lot
subdivision decisions.
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King County data referenced for this letter includes: SEPA projects, census tracts, CDC Social
Vulnerability Index, environmental health disparities, transit access, tree canopy, open space
access, regional trail access, pollution burden levels, parcel and property characteristics, asthma
prevalence, COPD prevalence, and obesity prevalence.