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PLANNING DIVISION
CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION
FROM CRITICAL AREAS REGULATIONS
EVALUATION FORM & DECISION
DATE OF DECISION: March 12, 2026
PROJECT NUMBER: LUA26-000015, CAE
PROJECT NAME: Soos Creek Trail Extension 5a
PROJECT MANAGER: Mariah Kerrihard, Associate Planner
APPLICANT/CONTACT: Tom Early, King County Parks
201 S Jackson St, Suite 6500, Seattle, WA 98104
OWNERS: King County Parks
201 S Jackson St, Suite 6500, Seattle, WA 98104
City of Renton
1055 S Grady Way Renton, WA 98057
Bryan White, Summit Frenchies LLC,
16000 Christensen Rd, #303, Tukwila, WA 98188
PROJECT LOCATION: APNs: 0305500310, 3323059057, 3323059010, 3323059073, and 133273TR-L
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant, King County Parks, is requesting a 0.625-mile (3,300 LF) trail
extension from the existing northern terminus of the Soos Creek regional trail together with associated
improvements including an at-grade paved trail segment, a pile-supported boardwalk along the north side of
SE 192nd St, localized retaining walls, and two (2) new light poles at the SE 192nd St trail crossing. This
project is a King County Parks regional trail project. The work is proposed on five (5) parcels (APNs
0305500310, 3323059057, 3323059073, 3323059010, and 133273TR-L) near the intersection of SE 192nd St
and 124th Ave SE and would extend the regional recreational shared-use path from SE 192nd St northward
to the cul-de-sac on SE 186th St. The trail would be located within King County Roads right-of-way (SE 192nd
St), City of Renton right-of-way (124th Ave SE), King County Parks property, Tract L of the Canyon Terrace
HOA, and City of Renton property (APN 0305500310). The five (5) parcels are within the Comprehensive Plan
Land Use Designation of Residential Low Density (RLD). Four (4) of the parcels (APNs 0305500310,
3323059073, 3323059010, and 133273TR-L) have a zoning designation of Residential-4 (R-4), while APN
3323059057 is zoned Resource Conservation (RC). Within the City of Renton’s jurisdiction, the proposed trail
has a maximum paved width of twelve feet (12’), narrowing to ten feet (10’) for approximately the last 120
linear feet (LF) near the northern terminus. Within critical area buffers, the shared-use trail cross-section is
intended to function as two (2) parallel five-foot (5’) travel lanes, one (1) serving each direction of bicycle and
pedestrian traffic.
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The SEPA DNS references approximately 250 feet (250’) of sidewalk and related frontage improvements
along SE 192nd St. According to the applicant, the proposed SE 192nd St improvements are being designed
and permitted through King County under permits GRDE25-0098, ROWP25-0012, and FLOD26-0063. These
permits include associated right-of-way improvements within King County jurisdiction that will interface with
the Soos Creek Trail Extension 5a improvements within the City of Renton. The SE 192nd St frontage
improvements may include two (2) new light poles at the proposed mid-block crossing to improve
illumination for trail users; final placement will be coordinated with Puget Sound Energy and permitted
through King County as part of ROWP25-0012.
New non-pollution generating pavement would total approximately 40,000 square feet, with an estimated
3,305 cubic yards (cy) of excavation and 2,500 cy of fill. Trails would be constructed of permeable materials,
with surfacing that varies between paved and crushed-rock sections as shown on the Civil Engineering Plans,
to protect water quality, allow adequate surface and groundwater movement, minimize erosion and tree
removal, and avoid disturbance of nesting, breeding, and rearing areas while balancing accessibility and
critical-area protection. The project formalizes neighborhood connections to the regional trail through the
Canyon Terrace tract and the Auria Woods drainage tract and would maintain access via existing entrances
off SE 188th Pl, 124th Ave SE, and SE 186th St. Trail alignment within buffers is limited to the outer buffer
edge and leverages existing roads and utility corridors to the extent feasible, with native buffer enhancement
required along trail segments located within buffers. After applying avoidance and minimization measures,
the project would result in minor unavoidable, permanent impacts to wetlands and wetland/stream buffers;
these impacts are proposed to be offset through the purchase of appropriate mitigation credits from the King
County Mitigation Reserves Program, with detailed off-site compensatory mitigation plans to be submitted
and reviewed with the civil construction permit in accordance with the critical areas reports and mitigation
documentation provided with the application.
According to City of Renton (COR) Maps, multiple critical areas are present on the five (5) parcels including
a high seismic hazard, Springbrook Wellhead Protection Area Zone 2, wetlands (unclassified), Big Soos
Creek (Type F), a floodway, and a special flood hazard area. The applicant provided a Draft Geotechnical
Engineering Design Report (Attachment B), Wetland and Stream Delineation Report (Attachment C), and a
Tree Inventory Report (Attachment D) with the submittal documents. There was a total of 152 trees assessed
within the study area including 21 trees in poor or very poor health. The applicant is proposing to remove and
replace a total of 58 significant trees, 16 street trees and 15 non-significant trees. Tree species such as grand
fir (abies grandis), red alder (alnus rubra), Douglas-fir (pseudotsuga menziesii), shore pine (pinus contorta
var. contorta), Western red cedar (thuja plicata), vine maple (acer circinatum), and Oregon white oak
(quercus garryana) are included in varying quantities to provide layered canopy structure. Understory shrub
and groundcover plantings feature species like beaked hazelnut, red-flowering currant, salmonberry,
evergreen huckleberry, kinnikinnick, salal, creeping Oregon grape, and sword fern, emphasizing native
habitat function and visual diversity. These native plantings are intended to replace removed trees, enhance
wetland buffers, and improve habitat structure and visual screening along the trail corridor. To restore and
enhance the corridor, the applicant would replace removed trees at a minimum 1:1 replacement ratio and
improve buffer and habitat functions along the trail. Buffer enhancement plantings are concentrated along
trail segments within buffers, and off-site compensatory mitigation addresses permanent buffer impacts
where on-site enhancement is not feasible. There is no in-water work proposed. The proposal has also been
reviewed under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), and a Determination of Non-significance (DNS)
was issued for the Soos Creek Trail Extension 5a project, as documented in the SEPA Determination
(Attachment F).
CRITICAL AREA: Springbrook Wellhead Protection Area Zone 2, Wetlands (unclassified), Type F
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stream (Big Soos Creek), a floodway, and a special flood hazard area.
EXEMPTION JUSTIFICATION: Renton Municipal Code, Section 4-3-050C.3.e.ii Maintenance, Operation, and
Repair of Existing Parks, Trails, Roads, Facilities, and Utilities, and the Construction of New Trails: Normal
and routine maintenance, operation and repair of existing parks, trails, streets, roads, rights-of-way and
associated appurtenances, facilities and utilities where no alteration or additional fill materials will be placed
other than the minimum alteration and/or fill needed to restore those facilities or to construct new trails to
meet established safety standards. The use of heavy construction equipment shall be limited to utilities and
public agencies that require this type of equipment for normal and routine maintenance and repair of existing
utility structures and rights-of-way. In every case, critical areas and required buffer impacts shall be
minimized and disturbed areas shall be restored during and immediately after the use of construction
equipment.
Renton Municipal Code, Section 4-3-050C.4.a.i Trails and Open Space: Walkways and trails and associated
open space in critical area buffers located on public property, or where easements or agreements have been
granted for such purposes on private property. All of the following criteria shall be met:
• The trail, walkway, and associated open space shall be consistent with the Parks, Recreation, and
Open Space Plan or Bike and Trails Master Plan. The City may allow private trails as part of the
approval of a site plan, subdivision, or other land use permit approvals.
• Trails and walkways shall be located in the outer twenty-five percent (25%) of the buffer, i.e., the
portion of the buffer that is farther away from the critical area. Exceptions to this requirement may be
made for trail segments connecting to existing trails where an alternate alignment is not practical and
public access points to water bodies spaced periodically along the trail.
• Enhancement of the buffer area is required where trails are located in the buffer. Where
enhancement of the buffer area abutting a trail is not feasible due to existing high-quality vegetation,
additional buffer area or other mitigation may be required consistent with Wetland Mitigation in
Washington State, Part 1: Agency Policies and Guidance, Version 2 (Ecology Publication No. 21-06-
003, April 2021), or as amended hereafter.
• Trail widths shall be a maximum width of five feet (5'). Trails shall be constructed of permeable
materials that protect water quality, allow adequate surface water and ground water movements, do
not contribute to erosion, are located where they do not disturb nesting, breeding, and rearing areas,
and are designed to avoid or reduce the removal of trees. Impervious materials may be allowed if
pavement is required for ADA or emergency access, or for safety, or if the trail is a designated
nonmotorized transportation route or makes a connection to an already dedicated trail, or the
materials reduce the potential for other environmental impacts.
• Any crossing over a stream or wetland shall be generally perpendicular to the critical area and shall
be accomplished by bridging or other techniques designed to minimize critical area disturbance. It
shall also be the minimum width necessary to accommodate the intended function or objective.
CRITICAL AREA EXEMPTION FINDINGS:
The proposed development is consistent with the following findings pursuant to RMC section 4-3-
050C.2.d:
YES i. The activity is not prohibited by this or any other provision of the Renton
Municipal Code or State or Federal law or regulation;
Staff Comments: The construction of new public regional trails, associated walkways,
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and related open space is an exempt activity and is permitted within flood hazard areas,
geologically hazardous areas, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, streams,
lakes, and wetlands in accordance with the City of Renton’s Critical Areas Regulations,
including RMC 4-3-050C.3.e.ii and 4-3-050C.4.a.i. The trail is sited in the outer 25
percent (25%) of critical area buffers except for short connection segments where no
practical alternative alignment exists, and buffer enhancement is being provided where
the trail lies in buffers, consistent with RMC 4-3-050C.4.a.i. The proposed Soos Creek
Trail Extension 5a, as shown on the Site Plan (Attachment A), would be located on public
property and easements and is intended to function as a regional non-motorized
transportation and recreation facility and shared-use path consistent with the Parks,
Recreation, and Open Space Plan or Bike and Trails Master Plan. This decision does not
exempt the applicant from obtaining any other local, State, or Federal approvals
required to complete the proposed work.
YES, IF
CONDITIONS
OF APPROVAL
ARE MET
ii. The activity will be conducted using best management practices as specified
by industry standards or applicable Federal agencies or scientific principles;
Staff Comments: According to the applicant, the trail will be constructed using Best
Management Practices consistent with industry standards, applicable regulations, and
in a manner that protects nearby critical areas. New trail surfacing is proposed as
non-pollution-generating pavement with a maximum width of 12 feet (12'), designed to
protect water quality, allow adequate surface and groundwater movement, and
minimize erosion and tree removal, consistent with RMC 4-3-050.C.4.i and as depicted
on the Civil and Landscape Plans (Attachments A and E). The Soos Creek Trail Extension
5a is designed as a regional shared-use trail consistent with the City of Renton Trails
and Bicycle Master Plan, which identifies a shared-use path with a 10-foot (10’)
minimum and 12-foot (12’) preferred width for two-way shared-use paths. The proposed
10- to 12-foot (10-12’) paved trail cross-section therefore aligns with the City’s adopted
design guidance for regional non-motorized transportation facilities and directly
connects to the existing Soos Creek regional trail. Although RMC 4-3-050.C.4.d limits
individual trail segments in critical area buffers to a maximum width of five feet (5’), this
regional shared-use path functions as a designated non-motorized transportation route
and a connection to an already dedicated trail. To address the resulting increased
footprint within the wetland buffer, the path has been sited in the outer 25 percent (25%)
of the buffer where feasible, paired with buffer enhancement along trail segments within
buffers, and supplemented with off-site compensatory mitigation for permanent buffer
impacts. These measures are consistent with RMC 4-3-050.C.4.c, 4-3-050.G, and
4-3-050.L, and include the purchase of appropriate wetland and buffer mitigation
credits from an approved mitigation bank. Per the SEPA Determination of
Non-Significance (Attachment F), the project will implement the mitigation sequencing
outlined in RMC 4-3-050.L.1.b.
Construction activities are expected to implement temporary erosion and sediment
control Best Management Practices, as shown on the Civil Engineering Plans
(Attachment A); limit clearing to the minimum necessary footprint; and follow
geotechnical recommendations for work within mapped high seismic hazard areas to
reduce risks to critical areas and adjacent properties, as outlined in the Draft
Geotechnical Engineering Design Report (Attachment B). Staff recommends, as a
condition of approval, that all grading, structural work, and utility installation within the
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mapped high seismic hazard area be designed and constructed in accordance with the
approved geotechnical recommendations found in the submitted Draft Geotechnical
Engineering Design Report, prepared by Haley & Aldrich, Inc., dated April 2025, and that
any deviation from those recommendations be reviewed by the project geotechnical
engineer and approved by the City prior to implementation.
To ensure that long-term ownership and maintenance responsibilities for the improved
roadway corridor are clear, staff recommends, as a condition of approval, that King
County dedicate to the City of Renton a portion of 124th Ave SE, including all paved
roadway areas, curbs, gutters, streetlight pole bases, signage, and street lighting,
subject to completion and approval of the final survey. To protect adjacent wetlands,
streams, and buffers and ensure long-term performance of stormwater conveyance
and treatment facilities, staff recommends, as a condition of approval, that King County
grant five (5) drainage easements to the City of Renton for the conveyance and
discharge of stormwater runoff from drainage facilities located along 124th Ave SE to
Parcel Numbers 3323059057 and 3323059010, consistent with the drainage exhibit
provided with the application. Each easement shall be in a form acceptable to the City
and shall be recorded prior to civil construction permit issuance.
YES, IF
CONDITION
OF APPROVAL
IS MET
iii. Impacts are minimized and, where applicable, disturbed areas are
immediately restored;
Staff Comments: The Soos Creek Trail Extension 5a project has been designed to
follow existing rights-of-way and to locate the trail in the outer portion of critical area
buffers where feasible, thereby minimizing direct disturbance to the wetland, the Type
F stream (Big Soos Creek), and associated buffers, as shown on the Civil Plans
(Attachment A). According to the applicant’s Wetland and Stream Delineation Report
(Attachment C) and the submitted SEPA Determination of Non-Significance
(Attachment F), construction of the trail and associated improvements would result in
minor unavoidable, permanent impacts to regulated wetlands and wetland/stream
buffers after avoidance and minimization measures are applied.
Mitigation for these permanent impacts is proposed through the purchase of wetland
and buffer mitigation credits consistent with RMC 4-3-050.L and current State and
Federal guidance for compensatory mitigation. Staff recommends, as a condition of
approval, that King County Parks obtain appropriate wetland and buffer mitigation
credits from the King County Mitigation Reserves Program in an amount sufficient to
offset the permitted permanent impacts. Off-site compensatory mitigation for
permanent buffer impacts must be fully documented with the civil construction
permit. Off-site mitigation shall be located in the immediate vicinity of the permitted
activity on property owned or controlled by the applicant and secured through a
recorded instrument (such as an easement or covenant) and shall be designed to
benefit the affected habitat area and associated resources, consistent with RMC
4-3-050.L. In addition, the civil construction permit must identify the selected
mitigation bank, credit amounts, service area, and shall demonstrate compliance with
RMC 4-3-050.G and 4-3-050.L, including the provision of replacement plantings at a
minimum 1:1 replacement ratio. Any change to the mitigation approach must be
submitted to and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to
construction permit issuance. This off-site compensatory mitigation constitutes the
‘other mitigation’ contemplated by RMC 4-3-050.C.4.a.i where direct buffer
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enhancement abutting the trail is constrained by existing high-quality vegetation,
limited space, or site conditions.
Of the 152 trees assessed within the study area in the Tree Inventory Report
(Attachment D), the proposal would remove 58 significant trees, 16 street trees, and 15
non-significant trees to accommodate the trail. Tree and vegetation impacts are to be
mitigated in accordance with the Tree Inventory Report (Attachment D) and the
Landscape Plans (Attachment E), including replacement plantings at a minimum 1:1
replacement ratio and buffer enhancement where trails are located within the buffer.
Disturbed areas outside of the finished trail surface are to be restored with appropriate
native and non-invasive planting and stabilization measures, consistent with the City’s
critical areas and surface water regulations.
To ensure that the neighborhood trail connection through the Canyon Terrace tract
remains available to the public and is maintained over the long term, staff recommends,
as a condition of approval, that ownership, public access, and maintenance
responsibilities for the Canyon Terrace stairway, railings, and connecting trail segment
be established through a recorded easement or agreement acceptable to the City.
YES, IF
CONDITION
OF APPROVAL
IS MET
iv. Where water body or buffer disturbance has occurred in accordance with an
exemption during construction or other activities, revegetation with native
vegetation shall be required;
Staff Comments: No buffer disturbance of Big Soos Creek or in-water work within
wetlands is proposed; however, the trail would be located within wetland buffers.
Where buffer disturbance occurs for trail construction, the project is required to
implement buffer enhancement and revegetation measures consistent with RMC
4-3-050C.4, including planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers in disturbed
areas adjacent to the trail corridor where feasible. Native planting palettes and invasive
vegetation management methods must be consistent with the Wetland and Stream
Delineation Report (Attachment C). Final restoration and planting plans must provide
for prompt stabilization of exposed soils and re-establishment of native vegetation in
disturbed buffer areas to maintain or improve habitat function and water quality. Trail
alignment and buffer enhancement/restoration have been conditioned to meet the
criteria for trails in buffers in RMC 4-3-050C.4.i, including width limits, siting in the outer
portion of the buffer where feasible, and buffer enhancement or additional mitigation
where disturbance occurs.
YES, IF
CONDITION
OF APPROVAL
IS MET
v. If a hazardous material, activity, and/or facility that is exempt pursuant to this
Section has a significant or substantial potential to degrade groundwater
quality, then the Administrator may require compliance with the Wellhead
Protection Area requirements of this Section otherwise relevant to that
hazardous material, activity, and/or facility. Such determinations will be based
upon site and/or chemical-specific data.
Staff Comments: Portions of the project are located within the Springbrook Wellhead
Protection Area Zone 2; however, the trail extension and associated improvements do
not involve hazardous materials or land uses that are anticipated to have a significant
or substantial potential to degrade groundwater quality. The new trail surfacing is
non-pollution-generating, and the project is expected to maintain existing drainage
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patterns to the maximum extent practicable while incorporating standard stormwater
and erosion control Best Management Practices. If, during permit review, specific
construction methods or materials are identified that could pose a risk to groundwater,
the Administrator may require additional conditions to ensure compliance with
Wellhead Protection Area requirements. Staff recommended, as a condition of
approval, that work within the mapped high seismic hazard area, Springbrook Wellhead
Protection Area Zone 2, wetlands and associated buffers, Big Soos Creek (Type F) and
its buffer, floodway, and special flood hazard area be limited to the minimum area
necessary to construct the Soos Creek Trail Extension 5a and associated
improvements. Staff further recommended that all such work comply with the
submitted Draft Geotechnical Engineering Design Report , prepared by Haley & Aldrich,
Inc., dated April 2025 (Attachment B), and that any deviation from the report’s
recommendations be reviewed by the project geotechnical engineer and approved by
the City prior to implementation.
DECISION: An exemption from the Critical Areas Regulations is hereby Approved
and subject to the following conditions:
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
1. All grading, structural work, and utility installation within the mapped high seismic hazard area shall
be designed and constructed in accordance with the approved geotechnical recommendations
found in the submitted Draft Geotechnical Engineering Design Report, prepared by Haley & Aldrich,
Inc., dated April 2025, and that any deviation from those recommendations shall be reviewed by the
project geotechnical engineer and approved by the City prior to implementation.
2. King County shall dedicate to the City of Renton a portion of 124th Ave SE, including all paved
roadway areas, curbs, gutters, streetlight pole bases, signage, and street lighting, prior to civil
construction permit issuance.
3. King County shall grant five (5) drainage easements to the City of Renton for the conveyance and
discharge of stormwater runoff from drainage facilities located along 124th Ave SE to Parcel Numbers
3323059057 and 3323059010. Each easement shall be in a form acceptable to the City and shall be
recorded prior to civil construction permit issuance.
4. The applicant shall obtain the appropriate wetland and buffer mitigation credits from the King County
Mitigation Reserves Program in an amount sufficient to offset the permitted permanent impacts. Off-
site compensatory mitigation for permanent buffer impacts must be fully documented with the civil
construction permit. Off‑site mitigation shall be located in the immediate vicinity of the permitted
activity on property owned or controlled by the applicant, secured through a recorded instrument
(such as an easement or covenant), and designed to benefit the affected habitat area and associated
resources, consistent with RMC 4‑3‑050L. In addition, the civil construction permit must identify the
selected mitigation bank, credit amounts, service area, and demonstrate compliance with RMC 4 3
050G and RMC 4-3-050L, including the provision of replacement plantings at a minimum 1:1
replacement ratio. Any change to the mitigation approach must be submitted to and approved by
the Current Planning Project Manager prior to civil construction permit issuance.
5. Prior to civil construction permit issuance, the applicant shall coordinate with the City of Renton and
the Canyon Terrace Homeowners Association to establish ownership, public access, and
maintenance responsibilities for the public trail connection and associated improvements within the
Canyon Terrace tract. Public access and long-term maintenance of these improvements shall be
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secured through a recorded easement or agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, which
shall be reviewed prior to civil construction permit issuance.
SIGNATURE & DATE OF DECISION:
________________________________________ ____________________________________
Matthew Herrera, Planning Director Date
RECONSIDERATION: Within 14 days of the decision date, any party may request that the decision be
reopened by the approval body. The approval body may modify his decision if material evidence not readily
discoverable prior to the original decision is found or if he finds there was misrepresentation of fact. After
review of the reconsideration request, if the approval body finds sufficient evidence to amend the original
decision, there will be no further extension of the appeal period. Any person wishing to take further action
must file a formal appeal within the 14-day appeal time frame.
APPEALS: This administrative land use decision will become final if not appealed in writing to the
Hearing Examiner on or before 5:00 PM on March 26, 2026. An appeal of the decision must be filed
within the 14-day appeal period (RCW 43.21.C.075(3); WAC 197-11-680). Appeals must be submitted
electronically to the City Clerk at cityclerk@rentonwa.gov or delivered to City Hall 1st floor Lobby Hub
Monday through Friday. The appeal fee, normally due at the time an appeal is submitted, will be collected
at a future date if your appeal is submitted electronically. The appeal submitted in person may be paid on
the first floor in our Finance Department. Appeals to the Hearing Examiner are governed by RMC 4-8-110 and
additional information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office,
cityclerk@rentonwa.gov.
EXPIRATION: Two (2) years from the date of decision (date signed).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: Civil Engineering Plans prepared by Huitt-Zollars, dated August 29, 2025
Attachment B: Draft Geotechnical Engineering Design Report, prepared by Haley & Aldrich, Inc., dated
April 2025
Attachment C: Wetland and Stream Delineation Report, prepared by Facet, dated March 6, 2025
Attachment D: Tree Inventory Report, prepared by Facet, dated February 26, 2025
Attachment E: Landscape Plans, prepared by Facet, dated September 4, 2025
Attachment F: SEPA Determination of Non-Significance, prepared by King County Department of Natural
Resources and Parks, dated September 30, 2025
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