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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC_On Hold Letter_Talbot Hills SP January 29, 2026 Ivana Halvorsen Core States Group 18215 72nd Ave S Kent, WA 98032 SUBJECT: "On Hold" Notice Talbot Hills Short Plat / LUA26-000004, SHPL, ECF Dear Ms. Halvorsen, During our review, staff has determined that additional information is necessary in order to proceed further. The following information will need to be submitted before April 30, 2026 so that we may continue the review of the above subject application: 1. According to the letter received from the Renton School District, all students from the proposed project would catch the bus from a stop located at Talbot Rd S and S 53rd Pl. Please clarify the safe walking route that children from the development would take to the bus stop. 2. On Lot 2 there is a steep slope area that has been identified as “to be removed per geotech recommendation”. In accordance with RMC 4-3-050G5.f development is prohibited on protect slopes, unless the proposal can be found to comply with the criteria specified in RMC 4-3-050J. Please provide additional information to justify the regarding of this slope. 3. The frontage improvements proposed along S 55th St do not meet the City’s street standards, which require a pavement width of 26 feet (13 feet from centerline), a 0.5-foot curb, an 8-foot planting strip, a 5-foot sidewalk, street trees and storm drainage improvements, nor was a modification request submitted with the application submitted to deviate from the street standards. The applicant shall either revise the plans to meet the City’s street standard requirements or shall submit a modification request to deviate from the street standards. If a modification request is submitted, the modification shall include a justification that demonstrates compliance with the criteria outlined in RMC 4-9- 250D as well as the applicable $323.40 application fee. 4. Per RMC 4-4-040D, in residential zones, the maximum height of any retaining wall shall be seventy- two inches (72”). A retaining wall is proposed on the conceptual civil plan set to support the shared driveway, it appears that the proposed wall would have a maximum height of seven feet (7’), which would exceed the maximum permitted height. In addition, the proposed wall would be comprised of ecology blocks that would extend into the required eight-foot (8’) landscape tract (Trac B). Please Page 2 of 2 January 29, 2026 revise the retaining wall proposed on the conceptual civil plan set to comply with the maximum permitted height requirements for a retaining wall and remove the wall from the required landscape tract. The review of your project has been placed on hold until these comments are addressed and updated plans are submitted for review. Please make sure all plans and reports are formatted in accordance with the City’s adopted Electronic File Standards. When you are ready to resubmit, please contact me for a link to our FTP site where all submittal items will be uploaded for review. The Environmental Review Committee meeting scheduled for February 9th has been cancelled and will be rescheduled when the above comments are addressed. Please contact me at jding@rentonwa.gov or at (425) 430-6598 if you have any questions of if you would like me to schedule a meeting to discuss further. Sincerely, Jill Ding Senior Planner cc: Zach Schneider / Owner(s) Party(ies) of Record