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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMO
APPLICATION NUMBER: LUA25-000073, BSP (MOD), MA (MOD), PUD
APPLICANT: Poppi Handy, 412 Maynard Ave S, Ste 201, Seattle, WA
98104
CONTACT: Caitlyn Salters, Third Place Design Co-operative, Inc., 304 Alaskan Way S, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98104
PROJECT NAME: Willowcrest Phase II
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: The applicant, Third Place Design Co-operative, Inc., is
requesting combined preliminary and final Planned Urban Development approval, a master plan
modification, and a binding site plan modification to construct nineteen (19) affordable townhome
units. The subject property is located at 1132 Edmonds Ave NE (APN 9432800130). The property is
located within the Sunset Terrace Redevelopment Master Site Plan (LUA14-001475) and consists of
a portion of a site identified as the Edmonds Site (referred to as Site C). The site was allocated 25
multifamily units as part of a modification to the approved master plan in 2019. The project site is
40,097 sq. ft. (0.92 acres) and is located within the Center Village (CV) zoning classification.
The applicant proposes to construct nineteen (19) townhome units in five (5) buildings as part of
Phase II of the Willowcrest project. Phase I was approved as a combined preliminary and final
Planned Unit Development and Binding Site Plan under LUA19-000061. Access to the site is
proposed via a new 20-foot (20’) wide access drive that would connect Edmonds Ave NE with the
existing access drive on the Phase 1 portion of the Edmonds site. The site would include nineteen
(19) individual townhome lots, an access/parking tract (Tract D), and a common use area/utility tract
(Tract D). The City’s COR mapping system indicates the presence of moderate and high landslide
hazard areas and regulated slopes on the subject site. The proposal includes a mix of three (3) unit
and four (4) unit buildings. Site development includes an access drive, surface parking, pedestrian
walkways, outdoor common areas, and associated storm drainage, utility, and landscape
improvements. The applicant has proposed the removal of all 38 trees on the site. The applicant
submitted a geotechnical report, drainage report, arborist report, and traffic impact analysis to
evaluate the application.
LOCATION OF PROPOSAL: 1132 Edmonds Ave NE, Renton, WA 98056 (APN 9432800130)
LEAD AGENCY/RESPONSIBLE ENTITY: City of Renton, Environmental Review Committee
The Environmental Review Committee (ERC) convened on Monday, December 8, 2025, to consider
the Planned Action designation request for the above project. The Planning Division of the City of
Renton issued the Environmental Review concurrence memo on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
Upon determination by the City’s Environmental Review Committee that the proposal meets the
criteria outlined in the Planned Action Ordinance (Ordinance #5813) and qualifies as a planned
action, the proposal shall not require a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) threshold
determination, preparation of an EIS, or be subject to further environmental review pursuant to
SEPA.
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Environmental Review Committee Memo
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The City’s Environmental Review Committee designates the proposal as a “planned action,”
pursuant to RCW 43.21C.030, as it meets all of the following conditions:
✓ The proposal is located within the Sunset Planned Action Area.
✓ The proposed uses and activities are consistent with those described in the
Planned Action EIS and Planned Action Qualifications.
✓ The proposal is within the Planned Action thresholds and other criteria of the
Planned Action Qualifications.
✓ The proposal is consistent with the City of Renton Comprehensive Plan and
applicable zoning regulations.
✓ The proposal’s significant adverse environmental impacts have been identified in
the Planned Action EIS.
✓
The proposal’s impacts would be mitigated by measures identified in Attachment
B of Ordinance #5813 to be applied as conditions of permit approval, and other
applicable City regulations, together with any modifications or variances or
special permits that may be required.
✓
The proposal complies with all applicable local, state and/or federal laws and
regulations, and the Environmental Review Committee determines that these
constitute adequate mitigation.
✓ The proposal is not an essential public facility as defined by RCW.36.70A.200(1).
SIGNATURES:
Martin Pastucha, Administrator Date Anjela Barton, Administrator Date
Public Works Department Renton Regional Fire Authority
Maryjane Van Cleave, Administrator
Parks & Recreation Department
Date Gina Estep, Administrator
Department Of Community &
Economic Development
Date
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CITY OF RENTON
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STAFF REPORT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
EXHIBITS
Project Name:
Willowcrest Phase II
Project Number:
LUA25-000073, BSP (MOD), MA (MOD), PUD
Date of Meeting
December 8, 2025
Staff Contact
Alex Morganroth
Principal Planner
Project Contact
Poppi Handy,
412 Maynard Ave S, Ste
201, Seattle, WA 98104
Project Location
1132 Edmonds Ave NE, Renton,
WA 98056 (APN 9432800130)
The following exhibits are included with the ERC Report:
Exhibit 1: Environmental Review Committee (ERC) Memo
Exhibit 2: SEPA Checklist
Exhibit 3: Neighborhood Detail Map
Exhibit 4: Site Plan
Exhibit 5: Planting (Landscape Plan)
Exhibit 6: Edmonds Site Plat Plan
Exhibit 7: Phase II Plat Plan
Exhibit 8: 3D Renderings
Exhibit 9: Elevations
Exhibit 10: Floor Plans
Exhibit 11: Topography Survey
Exhibit 12: Utilities Plan (Storm, Water, Sewer, Paving and Grading)
Exhibit 13: Construction Mitigation Description
Exhibit 14: PUD Compliance Matrix
Exhibit 15: Tree Retention Plan
Exhibit 16: Tree Assessment Report, prepared by Arbor Info LLC, dated November 17, 2024
Exhibit 17: Tree Retention and Credit Worksheet
Exhibit 18: Technical Information Report, prepared by Coterra, dated December 13, 2024
Exhibit 19: Geotechnical Engineering Report, prepared by GeoEngineers, prepared by November
18, 2024
Exhibit 20: Trip Generation Study, prepared by TranspoGroup, dated October 23, 2024
Exhibit 21: Open Space Plan
Exhibit 22: Neighborhood Meeting Summary
Exhibit 23: Transportation Concurrency Memo, prepared by Nathan Janders, dated April 17, 2025
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Environmental Review Committee Memo
December 9, 2025
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Exhibit 24: Renton Sunset Redevelopment Master Site Plan
Exhibit 25: 2016 Minor Modification to Renton Sunset Redevelopment Master Site Plan
Exhibit 26: 2019 Minor Modification to Renton Sunset Redevelopment Master Site Plan
Exhibit 27: Sunset Area Planned Action Ordinance 5813
Exhibit 28: Sunset Area Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Exhibit 29: Public Comment, Perrine
Exhibit 30: City Response to Public Comment
Exhibit 31: Advisory Notes
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