HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_Project_Acceptance_260505DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057
www.rentonwa.gov
NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PROPOSED
DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)
A Master Application has been filed and accepted with the Department of Community & Economic
Development (CED) – Planning Division of the City of Renton. The following briefly describes the application
and the necessary Public Approvals.
DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: May 5, 2026
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: Funbox / LUA26-000146, PR26-000032
PROJECT LOCATION: 601 S Grady Way, Suite P, Renton, WA 98057
(APN 1923059043)
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT
PERSON:
Muhammad Siddique / ms@msqeng.com / 6060
Sunrise Vista Dr, Suite 2400B, Citrus Heights, CA
95610
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION
MAY BE REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton
Document Center website. See also https://rb.gy/ujbgmm.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Environmental (SEPA) Review for a change of use
and interior tenant improvement project to convert an existing retail space, estimated at 20,000 square feet, into
an indoor recreational facility. All proposed improvements would be interior to the tenant space; no exterior site
improvements are proposed. The project site is located at 601 S Grady Way (APN 1923059043), a 9.80-acre parcel
within the Renton Village Shopping Center Complex (totaling 426,966 square feet). This site is zoned Commercial
Arterial (CA) and is situated within the Urban Design District D and the Rainier Grady Junction Overlay. The
Comprehensive Land Use Designation is Commercial Mixed Use and the Community Planning Area is City Center.
It features public street frontage on S Grady Way and S Renton Village Place, with no proposed modifications to
existing access. City of Renton mapping identifies the site within high seismic hazard areas, containing a piped
segment of Rolling Hills Creek, within special flood hazard areas (FEMA Zone – AH), and part of the Downtown
Wellhead Protection Area Zone 2. Tree removal is not anticipated. The applicant submitted a SEPA Environmental
Checklist with the application.
DATE OF APPLICATION: April 28, 2026
NOTICE OF COMPLETE
APPLICATION:
May 5, 2026
OPTIONAL DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS): As the Lead Agency, the City of Renton has
determined that significant environmental impacts are unlikely to result from the proposed project. Therefore, as
permitted under the RCW 43.21C.110, the City of Renton is using the Optional DNS process to give notice that a
DNS is likely to be issued. Comment periods for the project and the proposed DNS are integrated into a single
comment period. There will be no comment period following the issuance of the Threshold Determination of Non-
Significance (DNS). This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal.
A 14-day appeal period will follow the issuance of the DNS.
PERMITS/REVIEW REQUESTED: Environmental (SEPA) Review
OTHER PERMITS WHICH MAY BE
REQUIRED:
Building Permit
Anyone that would like to be informed of future actions or would like to become a party of record on this proposal
must fill out our online form at https://forms.rentonwa.gov/Forms/LandUsePublicComment or complete this
form and return to: City of Renton, CED Planning Division, 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057.
Name/File No.: Funbox / LUA26-000146, PR26-000032
Name: ____________________________________ Email: _________________________ Phone#:__________________
Mailing Address: ____________________________________________ City/State/Zip: ___________________________
Notice will be sent via email, unless a hard copy is specifically requested. Check box to receive via US Mail
REQUESTED STUDIES: Parking Analysis, Traffic Study
CONSISTENCY OVERVIEW:
Zoning/Land Use: The subject site is designated Commercial Mixed Use on the City of
Renton Comprehensive Land Use Map and Commercial Arterial (CA) on
the City’s Zoning Map.
Environmental Documents that
Evaluate the Proposed Project:
Environmental (SEPA) Checklist
Development Regulations Used
For Project Mitigation:
The project will be subject to the City’s SEPA ordinance, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-6,
4-9 and other applicable codes and regulations as appropriate.
Proposed Mitigation Measures: No mitigation measures are proposed at the time of this posting.
Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing by 5:00 PM on May 19, 2026. Please submit
comments online at https://forms.rentonwa.gov/Forms/LandUsePublicComment. Alternatively, you may
physically mail your comments to: City of Renton, CED, Attn: Planning Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton,
WA 98057. Please include the Land Use file number (LUA) or project address in your comments. Anyone who
submits written comments will automatically become a party of record and will be notified of any decision on this
project. For more information about this proposal, contact the Project Planner below. A copy of the subsequent
threshold determination is available upon request.
CONTACT PROJECT PLANNER: Mariah Kerrihard, Associate Planner, 425-430-7238,
mkerrihard@rentonwa.gov