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Jill Ding
From:Jill Ding
Sent:Friday, June 6, 2025 12:19 PM
To:Gelb, Richard
Cc:Healthy Environments
Subject:RE: Health considerations for actions described in SEPA 202502139 - Windsor Court
Thank you for your comments on the Windsor Court Plat (LUA25-000148). You have been added as a
party of record for this project and your comments have been included in the o)icial file for
consideration. You health related comments and suggestions regarding transportation and open space
will be considered and discussed as part of the sta) recommendation. If you have additional questions,
please let me know.
Thanks,
JILL DING, Senior Planner
City of Renton // Planning
Virtual Permit Center // Online Applications and Inspections
office 425-430-6598
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From: Gelb, Richard <Richard.Gelb@kingcounty.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 5:48 PM
To: Jill Ding <JDing@Rentonwa.gov>
Cc: Healthy Environments <healthyenvironments@kingcounty.gov>
Subject: Health considerations for actions described in SEPA 202502139 - Windsor Court
To: City of Renton Lead, Jill Ding (425) 430-6598 jding@rentonwa.gov
From: Richard Gelb, Environmental Health Planner, Environmental Health Division
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
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· 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.
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.
Richard Gelb (he/his/him)
Environmental Health Planner
Healthy Communities Planning and Partnership Team
Public Health, Seattle/King County
(206) 477-4536