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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-30-2025 - NWR S 23-25 Pavement Repair Project XL6747 Final Decision & Appendix - LUA-25-0003761 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Noise Variance 1 BEFORE THE HEARING EXAMINER FOR THE CITY OF RENTON RE: NWR South 23 - 25 Pavement Repair Project XL6747 Noise Variance LUA25-000376 ))))))))) FINAL DECISION Summary The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has applied for a noise variance from RMC 8-7-2 in order to complete night work on sections of SR 515 and SR 167 within the Renton City Limits. The NWR South 23 – 25 Pavement Repair Project is part of a larger project in WSDOT Maintenance Areas 4 and 5, which covers SR 515, SR 167, SR 161, SR 18, SR 523, SR 520, I‐405, SR 202, I‐90, and I‐5 ramps. The overall project is intended to provide strategic preservation before a future major roadway rehabilitation project can occur. This variance is being requested to provide crack sealing and asphalt patching on portions of SR 515 and SR 167. This request includes approximately fifteen (15) cumulative nights in total, including contingency. The work is scheduled to begin around March 2026 and be completed by December 2026. The variance is approved subject to conditions. Testimony A computer-generated transcript of the hearing has been prepared to provide an overview of the hearing testimony. The transcript is provided for informational purposes only as Appendix A. Exhibits The seven exhibits identified at page 10 of the Staff Report were admitted into the record during the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Noise Variance 2 hearing. In addition, the staff power point was admitted as Exhibit 8, City of Renton COR maps of the site as Ex. 9 and Google Maps of the site as Ex. 10. Findings of Fact Procedural: 1. Applicant. WSDOT, Amy Oppfelt, 15700 Dayton Avenue N., Shoreline, WA 98133 2. Hearing. A virtual hearing was held on the subject application on December 16, 2025 at 12:00 pm in the City of Renton. Substantive: 3. Project Description. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has applied for a noise variance from RMC 8-7-2 in order to complete night work on sections of SR 515 and SR 167 within the Renton City Limits. The NWR South 23 – 25 Pavement Repair Project is part of a larger project in WSDOT Maintenance Areas 4 and 5, which covers SR 515, SR 167, SR 161, SR 18, SR 523, SR 520, I‐405, SR 202, I‐90, and I‐5 ramps. The project site is located along two state highways, including approximately 0.23 linear miles of SR 515 and one linear mile of SR 167. The project addresses deteriorating pavement conditions on sections of roadway heavily used by the public. The overall project is intended to provide strategic preservation before a future major roadway rehabilitation project can occur. This variance is being requested to provide crack sealing and asphalt patching on portions of SR 515 and SR 167. This request includes approximately fifteen (15) cumulative nights in total, including contingency. The work is scheduled to begin around March 2026 and be completed by December 2026. The primary reason for conducting nighttime work is to minimize daytime traffic congestion and to minimize impacts to freight and transit along the SR 167 and I-405 corridors and their tributary road networks. The applicant is seeking the ability to operate equipment on two (2) state highways (SR 167 and SR 515) that exceeds maximum noise limits for nighttime work in the Class A Environmental Designations for Noise Abatement (EDNA) noise zone, which includes parcels of land developed with residential uses (i.e. single-family homes, apartments, condos, etc). Class A EDNA properties are located near portions of the project site. The nighttime noise limit for noise reaching properties in the Class A EDNA zone is 47 dBA. A variance from RMC 8-7-2 is necessary to conduct the nighttime work, as maximum permissible environmental noise levels (per WAC 173-60-040, incorporated by reference in RMC 8-7) limit extended periods of noise from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am to levels between 45 dBA and 60 dBA, with exceedances of 5 to 15 dBA permitted for periods of 1.5 to 15 minutes in any one-hour period (WAC 173-60-040). Some of the noisiest pieces of equipment that would be utilized include backhoe/excavator, backup and movement alarm, ground compactor, air compressor, diamond concrete 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Noise Variance 3 grinder, concrete mixer truck, concrete saw, flatbed truck, generator, jackhammer, joint sealer, light tower, asphalt paver, dump truck, and material transfer vehicle (MTV), air hose and grinder, roller, vacuum street sweeper, and traffic control equipment such as truck mounted attenuators and portable changeable message signs (Ex. 6). Noise levels resulting from project construction activities are expected to generate peak noise levels of 61-97 dBA heard at 50 feet from the source of the noise. These sound levels are expected to diminish to a range of 45 to 81 decibels at a distance of 300 feet from the source of the noise and nighttime noise levels are not expected to be concentrated at one location for more than a couple of nights at a time. 3. Neighborhood Characteristics. The drilling will occur within hearing distances of areas abutting SR 515 and SR 167 corridors abutting residential and commercial zoned properties. The most directly affected properties are identified in the vicinity map admitted as Ex. 3. 5. Adverse Impacts. The noise generated by the proposal will be mitigated as much as reasonably practicable. Though the same area may experience multiple episodes of nighttime noise as the project progresses through phases, no one area is expected to be impacted for more than a couple of consecutive nights at a time. WSDOT will provide advance notice to affected property owners of the construction work along with a complaint number should the noise still be a problem. In a worst case, WSDOT will provide hotel accommodations if no other noise prevention mitigation proves effective. At hearing, WSDOT noted that it had received a handful of complaints per month for the on-going I-405 work. However, this project is not expected to generate the same level of noise. WSDOT anticipates the on-going traffic noise will likely drown out the project construction noise as it is mostly crack filling and asphalt patching. The loudest noise is likely human voices as workers attempt to communicate with each other over the sound of traffic. WSDOT will first try measures such as ear plugs and if that doesn’t work, they ultimately can provide the hotel vouchers. As previously identified, no work is anticipated to occur for more than two or three continuous nights in any one location. Notice is sent out to neighbors within a 500-foot radius of any specifically anticipated construction work. The reason that WSDOT concluded that potentially affected residents should not perceive an appreciable increase in freeway background noise is because of distance from the proposed project activities to the residences and intervening structures and topography. WSDOT contends that the sound generated from the construction work will decrease by 6-dBA with every doubling of the distance from a stationary noise source. For example, a noise level of 70 dBA measured at 50 feet would be 64 dBA at 100 feet, 58 dBA at 200 feet and 52 dBA at 400 feet. In addition, noise also decreases if an object interferes with the receiver’s line of sight to the noise source. Therefore, residents along the construction corridor would perceive construction sounds at various decibel levels due to varying distances, topography (berms or elevations changes), and other features (such as intervening commercial structures) that break the line of sight. Noise levels projected for this project have been estimated to generate peak noise levels of 61 to 97 dBA heard at 50 feet. Background traffic noise levels on I-405 reach approximate average noise levels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Noise Variance 4 up to 73 dBA during the daytime at 50 feet from the travel lane with a reduction to 68 dBA due to lower average traffic at night. WSDOT provided a Variance Application Responses and Mitigation memo (Ex. 7) proposing noise mitigation measures to include the following: - All trucks performing export haul shall have well maintained bed liners as inspected and accepted by the Engineer. - Truck tailgate banging is prohibited. All truck tailgates shall be secured to prevent excessive noise from banging. - A copy of the noise exemption shall be kept on the project site at all times. - Written notifications detailing the anticipated work schedule, project duration, and a 24‐ hour noise complaint number will be sent to all residents and businesses located within 500 feet (500’) of the project boundary, at least 14 calendar days prior to any anticipated nighttime construction work. - Contractor and WSDOT personnel must refrain from parking and idling vehicles near residential areas. WSDOT intends to utilize a number of mitigation measures and monitoring techniques to limit impacts on EDNA properties along both project corridors. For example, the contractor and WSDOT personnel would refrain from parking and idling vehicles near residential areas and truck tailgate banging is prohibited. The applicant has proposed effective mitigation measures that would limit the anticipated nighttime noise impacts on the impacted properties. In order to ensure that complaints or issues submitted by residents are adequately addressed, the contractor along with WSDOT would work on alternative mitigation measures to stop the disruption. Conditions of approval will further require: - The applicant shall post nighttime work on the WSDOT web/internet site so residents have digital access to information that the City of Renton might see as appropriate. - All night work shall occur Monday through Friday. - The applicant shall provide hotel vouchers if earplugs and white noise machines are not sufficient, as requested by effected residents prior to commencement of excessively noisy nighttime work or within 24 hours of receiving a complaint. As addressed in Conclusion of Law No. 6, RMC 8-7-8(D)(4) includes some suggested mitigation measures that have not been recommended in the staff report. The omitted mitigation measures are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Noise Variance 5 code enforcement tools designed to facilitate staff oversight of compliance with noise mitigation measures, such as cash security for inspections, staff access to the project site and the right to revoke the variance upon noncompliance. The mitigation measures from RMC 8-7-8.D.4 omitted from the staff recommendation are not found necessary to further minimize impacts and therefore will not be imposed by this Decision. A special consideration of this noise variance request is the World Cup. The region will be hosting the World Cup in the summer of 2026. For public benefit and safety, the City is part of an agreement in the Puget Sound area to limit traffic disruptions during the 2026 World Cup Games since there is expected to be a significant increase in traffic at all hours during the dates surrounding the games. The proposed window of construction overlaps with the World Cup dates from June 8, 2026 to July 13, 2026, which are blackout dates for all road construction projects and road closures. Therefore, a condition of approval will restrict the applicant from conducting nighttime work from June 8, 2026 to July 13, 2026. 6. Practical Difficulties and Special Circumstances. The variance is necessary to avoid daytime SR 515 and SR 167 closures that would cause significant traffic congestion that would likely spill over onto City streets. According to the WSDOT, the SR 167 and I-405 corridor is a major part of the Puget Sound Transportation system. The overall project will provide maintenance on heavily trafficked roadways. No alternative locations are possible. WSDOT maintains that daytime closures, full or partial, to perform this work would have the potential to worsen the already congested SR 167 and I-405 corridor and their tributary road network. Furthermore, if frustrated highway network users encounter daytime closures, there is a high risk that traffic would overflow onto city arterials and local streets increasing travel time of local residents, business and transit, and school bus drivers. In addition, WSDOT has indicated that safety for drivers and construction workers improves when work is conducted at night. The requested variance would enable the project to be completed without exacerbating existing daytime congestion. Conclusions of Law 1. Authority. Variances to RMC 8-7-2 in excess of two days in duration are subject to a public hearing and Hearing Examiner review (RMC 8-7-8(A) and (C)). 2. Review Criteria. Variance criteria for variances to RMC 8-7-2 are governed by RMC 8-7-8(D). RMC 8-7-8(D)(1): That the applicant suffers practical difficulties and unnecessary hardship and the variance is necessary because of special circumstances applicable to the applicant’s property or project, and that the strict application of this Chapter will deprive the subject property owner or applicant of rights and privileges enjoyed by others. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Noise Variance 6 3. The special circumstances are the proximity of the SR 167 and I-405 corridor, including SR 515, to adjoining homes and the critical need for night-time work to complete the needed maintenance. City and WSDOT staff have concluded that closing off sections of SR 167 and SR 515 during daytime hours would severely and unacceptably increase congestion both in the I-405/SR 167 corridor and surrounding City streets. The project is required to preserve and maintain the high use roadway network. Strict application of the City’s noise regulations would deprive WSDOT of the ability to maintain its highway network in a manner that is compatible with the interests of the surrounding community. In this regard, strict adherence would deprive WSDOT of the rights other developers have to construct their projects in an environmentally responsible manner. RMC 8-7-8(D)(2): That the granting of the variance will not be materially detrimental to the public health, welfare or safety, or unduly injurious to the property or improvements in the vicinity of the location for which this variance is sought. 4. As determined in Finding of Fact No. 5, as conditioned and mitigated, the noise impacts are mitigated to the extent reasonably practicable under the circumstances and will be of relatively short duration by project phase. It is recognized that each residence may experience multiple periods of nighttime noise over the course of the project as it progresses by phase. However, the duration of each of these periods is short and should be spread out over the seven months of the project life. Ultimately, the mitigation measures require the applicant to provide hotel accommodations if the noise proves too much for adjoining property owners. In this regard, beyond the temporary inconvenience of relocation, the noise impacts are completely mitigated and as a result, the granting of the variance would not be considered materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding properties or improvements. RMC 8-7-8(D)(3): That the variance sought is the minimum variance which will accomplish the desired purpose. 5. As outlined in Finding of Fact No. 5 and Conclusion of Law No. 4, the applicant has taken all measures it reasonably can to reduce noise impacts. As noted in Finding of Fact No. 6, the proposed work must be done in night to avoid significant congestion impacts during the day on both SR 167 and SR 515 and City streets. Since the Applicant has done everything it reasonably can to reduce noise impacts and there is no feasible alternative to do the work during daytime hours, the variance is considered to be the minimum variance that accomplishes WSDOT’s objective of maintaining the high capacity highway network. RMC 8-7-8(D)(4): That the variance contains such conditions deemed to be necessary to limit the impact of the variance on the residence or property owners impacted by the variance. The variance approval may be subject to conditions including, but not limited to, the following: a. Implementation of a noise monitoring program; b. Maximum noise levels; c. Limitation on types of equipment and use of particular equipment; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Noise Variance 7 d. Limitation on back-up beepers for equipment; e. Required use of noise shields or barriers; f. Restrictions to specific times and days; g. Specific requirements for documentation of compliance with the noise variance conditions; h. Specific requirements for notification to nearby residents; i. Required cash security to pay for inspection services to verify compliance; j. Required access to the project by the City to verify compliance with the noise variance conditions; k. Specific program to allow for temporary hotel vouchers to effected residents; l. Requirements for written verification that all workers understand the noise variance conditions for the project; and m. Provision allowing the City to immediately revoke the variance approval if the variance conditions are violated. 6. All mitigation measures identified above have been incorporated into the conditions imposed upon the variance request by this Decision except for g, i, j and m. The mitigation measures that have not been adopted by this decision are code enforcement and inspection tools designed to facilitate staff oversight of the project. Deference is given to staff on this issue and the measures are not imposed. RMC 8-7-8(D)(5): The importance of the services provided by the facility creating the noise and the other impacts caused to the public safety, health and welfare balanced against the harm to be suffered by residents or property owners receiving the increased noise permitted under this variance. 7. As outlined in Finding of Fact No. 6, the need for the variance is critical to helping WSDOT alleviate maintain the pavement condition in a significant transportation corridor and as outlined in Finding of Fact No. 5 the impacts to affected residences are temporary and have been fully mitigated. On balance, the noise impacts to affected residents cannot be avoided given the need for the project. RMC 8-7-8(D)(6): The availability of practicable alternative locations or methods for the proposed use which will generate the noise. 8. As noted in Finding of Fact No. 6, the roadway maintenance is necessary to preserve the integrity of the highway network. There is no other alternative location these maintenance activities could be constructed. RMC 8-7-8(D)(7): The extent by which the prescribed noise limitations will be exceeded by the variance and the extent and duration of the variance. 9. The extent and duration of noise impacts do not appear to be significant. As noted in Finding of Fact No. 5, noise levels produced by construction equipment is expected to range from 61 to 97 dBA at a distance of 50 feet from the source of the noise. These sound levels are expected to diminish to a range of 45 to 81 dBA at a distance of 300 feet from the source of the noise. The applicant is proposing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Noise Variance 8 a total of up to 15 non-consecutive nights to complete the work (up to December 31, 2025). The greatest number of nights that any one residence will be exposed to noise exceeding nighttime standards will be 2-3 nights. The same residence is unlikely to experience multiple periods of increased noise beyond the noise standard as the maintenance activities will be completed in linear fashion. WSDOT contends that with its proposed mitigation the noise levels will not be perceived as significantly more than the existing background noise of the roadway network. However, noise levels should be reduced or mitigated by the proposed mitigation measures (Ex. 7) and additional conditions of approval as described in FOF No. 5. DECISION The proposed variance is justified for the reasons identified in the Conclusions of Law above and is approved subject to the following conditions of approval. 1. The applicant shall not conduct nighttime work during the World Cup dates from June 8, 2026 to July 13, 2026. 2. The applicant and contractor shall implement the noise mitigation measures for granting a variance to diminish or eliminate noise during the NWR South 23 – 25 Pavement Repair project, as described in the Variance Application Responses and Mitigation Memo (Exhibit 7). A summary of any noise-related complaints received and the responses provided shall be provided to the city’s project manager within one (1) week of receiving the complaint. 3. The applicant shall post nighttime work on the WSDOT web/internet site so residents have digital access to information that the City of Renton might see as appropriate. 4. The applicant shall provide hotel vouchers if earplugs and white noise machines are not sufficient, as requested by affected residents, either prior to the commencement of excessively noisy nighttime work or within 24 hours of receiving a complaint. ORDERED this 30th day of December 2025. Emily Terrell City of Renton Hearing Examiner Pro Tem Appeal Right and Valuation Notices RMC 8-7-8(F) provides that the final decision of the Hearing Examiner is subject to appeal to the Renton City Council. RMC 8-7-8(F) further requires appeals of the Hearing Examiner’s decision to be filed within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of the Hearing Examiner’s decision. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Noise Variance 9 Additional information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, Renton City Hall – 7th floor, (425) 430-6510. Affected property owners may request a change in valuation for property tax purposes notwithstanding any program of revaluation. LUA25-000376 WSDOT Noise Variance Page 1 of 4 Appendix A WSDOT Noise Variance LUA25-000376 December 16, 2025 Hearing Transcript Note: This is a computer-generated transcript provided for informational purposes only. The reader should not take this document as 100% accurate or take offense at errors created by the limitations of the programming in transcribing speech. For those in need of an accurate rendition of the hearing testimony, a hearing recording can be acquired from the City of Renton. Examiner (00:00): Hello, everyone. This is our second hearing of the day. For those of you who just joined us, we will be hearing project NWR South 23 through 25 Payment Repair Project XL6747. Always the coziest names for these. This is a noise variance so that WSDOT can make improvements to SR 167 and SR515. Curious to see how much extra improvements the rain has provided for us. It is approximately noon on the 16th of December, 2025. My name is Emily Terrell and I am your hearing examiner for today. The order of operations past this bit is the entering of exhibits into the record and then a presentation by the staff and then responses by the applicant and any opportunity for the public if someone shows up, if they happen to show up. Everyone will get sworn in today so that we are legal. And let me begin by entering exhibits one through seven on page 10 of the staff report. I expect there's probably three, possibly more. Yep. That PowerPoint is eight. City of Renton maps are nine and Google is 10. Planner Wragge (01:23): Yep. Examiner (01:24): Thank You. I understand how this works in Renton. Been here a few times. Okay. Which member of the staff, I'm expecting it might be Ashley, will want to speak today. Planner Wragge (01:39): Yes, it will be me. Examiner (01:41): Okay. Ashley, do you swear and affirm that your testimony today is the truth? Planner Wragge (01:46): I do. Examiner (01:47): LUA25-000376 WSDOT Noise Variance Page 2 of 4 All Right. Take it away. Thanks. Planner Wragge (01:49): Thank you. I have a presentation, so let me get that pulled up real quick. Examiner (01:56): Great. Exhibit eight. Planner Wragge (02:14): Okay. Looks good. Okay. Thank you. So my presentation today is the NWR South 23 through 25 Pavement Repair Project, XL 6747. I like to just call it Wash Dot Pavement Repair Noise Variance. And the file number down below for reference is there. And so the project is a hearing examiner noise variance from WSDOT for approximately 15 non-consecutive nights of work. The work, since it is not being proposed to be done consecutively, is to occur sometime between March of 2026 to December of 2026. To the right, I have a visual depiction of the two sections that are in Renton that are being proposed for work. Section 12 is 0.23 linear miles from here, if you can see my mouse, up to the 405 underpass. And this is Benson Drive. And the other section is at the four-leaf clover on 405 interchange, and that extends up the Rainier Avenue. (03:44): And the project is to provide crack ceiling and asphalt patching, and this is being requested to be done at night due to traffic impact concerns since lane closures will be a part of the repair. And through the noticing, no public or agency comments were received. (04:09): And here is a better depiction of the project site. So here's the four-leaf clover interchange at 405 where it starts and then it'll extend up along Rainier and then end just past sunset. And then in this plan, you can see the purple depiction that is commercial areas. And then the yellow depiction for the buffer from the project is the residential areas. And for the second section, slightly more residential. And this one starts at that triangle on Benson Drive and goes to the underpass of 405, and then a couple more commercial areas on this one as well, but a bit more residential for this. And this section is 0.23 linear miles. Examiner (05:11): That was an excellent splice, by the way, of the prior slide. I'm never very good at lining those up. Planner Wragge (05:19): And so the variance being requested is due to equipment noise from the roadwork. And I have here listed some of the different equipment that is going to be utilized. And the noise range for the equipment listed is between 61 to 97 DBA at 50 feet from the source. And then that ranges to 45 to 81 DBA at 300 feet from the source. And the nighttime noise is not to be expected to be concentrated at LUA25-000376 WSDOT Noise Variance Page 3 of 4 any one location for more than a few days at a time since this is kind of a repair and then move along the different sections. (06:16): And so the variance would allow for a temporary exceedance of noise level limits during the nighttime hours, and the nighttime hours are listed to be 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM. And that would allow the project to be completed without potentially exacerbating any existing traffic conditions since both of the streets that both of the roads that are to be impacted are very high traffic areas within the city. So switching it to night would greatly reduce the amount of vehicles on the road that would be impacted by a closure, and so delays wouldn't be as excessive. Nighttime work also minimizes the danger posed to workers due to less cars being on the road and less detours, traffic delays, and less disruptions to the public as a whole. The proposed noise variance meets the seven criteria listed to the right to be considered on the decision if all the conditions of approval are met. (07:24): And so there to the right, that's just code text for what to be considered for our variance. But on the next slide, I have the conditions of approval that we have added for the recommendation. The first one is that the applicant shall not conduct nighttime work during the World Cup dates from June 8th, 2026 to July 13th, 2026. Renton is one of the cities that has gone in on an agreement to not conduct roadwork at this time since there's expected to be such an influx of traffic. And so for public benefit and safety, we have agreed to not do that. And since the proposed work timelines is from March to December, this does fall within that. So we are adding that as a recommendation. And then the applicant in Exhibit seven in their variance application responses and mitigation memo, they list mitigation measures, and we have agreed to them as we agree that they should be implemented and that any summary of any noise-related complaints received and the responses provided shall be provided to the city's project manager, myself, within one week of receiving the complaint. (09:01): And then the third one, we want WSDOT to have information on their website for residents and other people to see if they have any additional questions and want information on the project. And then as the fourth condition, the applicant shall provide hotel vouchers if earplugs and white noise machines are not sufficient as requested by affected residents, either prior to the noise, nighttime work or within 24 hours of receiving a complaint. And that's it. Those are my conditions. Examiner (09:41): That's fine. These are a fairly standard set of conditions. I personally have lost count of how many times I've approved washed out and noise variances in Renton in this particular area, and I'll bet you so residents. So I'm not surprised that they're not here at the moment. That's pretty normal. So I don't actually have any questions. I'm used to this one very well, and I appreciate it. You did a good job. Amy, would you like to provide wash dots? And if so, you'll have to unmute, or you could just go nah, either one. Planner Wragge (10:19): LUA25-000376 WSDOT Noise Variance Page 4 of 4 I think Ashley did a really great job. I don't think I have anything to add. Examiner (10:24): Okay. Then there's no need to swear you in for that. I expected that that would be the case. I've read your WSDOT’s mitigation measures many, many times. I know what they are by heart. Okay. So Jenny, are there any members of the public here? Planner Wragge (10:43): There are. Examiner (10:44): There are. Yes. When any members of the public like to speak, you need to raise your hand. There's a button for that and anyone who does wish to speak will need to be sworn in and I'll need to have your name spelled because well, our AI is creative at best. Any takers? Doesn't look like It. Okay. In that case, I know this one's short, especially compared to the hour that the last one took, but it's a much simpler project. I have 10 business days in which to render a decision, and that usually means 14 real days. I can't rule from the bench, but I don't see anything in particular on this one that stands out as being any different from or any other noise variances that is needed in order to keep our roadway system working. So that's all I have. I hope that you all stay safe and keep your feet dry and we'll get these decisions out as soon as I can. I want to thank everyone for coming today. I appreciate your time. Hi, Clark. I haven't seen you in a while. I see you're here though, and I'll close the hearing now. Thank you all. It's always a pleasure to be in Renton.