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July 18, 2018
Phillip Kitzes
PK Enterprises
23035 SE 263rd St
Maple Valley, WA 98038
SUBJECT: "On Hold" Notice – Notice of Secondary Review
S. Singh Short Plat, LUA17-000803, ECF, SHPL-A
Dear Mr. Kitzes:
The Planning Division of the City of Renton accepted the above master application for
review on December 6, 2018. The application was put on hold on January 11, 2018. A
response to the requested information was provided to Staff for review via email. The
submitted material included a response letter, revised Technical Information Report (TIR),
a Wetland and Stream Reconnaissance Report prepared by Altmann Oliver Associates,
LLC (dated May 16, 2018), and a copy of the preliminary short plat plan.
In the on-hold letter, Staff identified a previous land use application (LUA05-089, SHPL-H,
ECF) made for this site that included professional studies identifying several onsite
streams and one onsite wetland. After reviewing the submitted reports and comparing
them to the old studies, Staff found inconsistencies between the documents.
Due to the critical areas and project area conditions, and in order to resolve the
inconsistency issues and obtain accurate information on the streams and wetlands, an
independent secondary reviewer will be retained by the City at the applicant’s expense.
A third-party professional will be tasked with reviewing the Critical Areas Report prepared
by Habitat Technologies (dated April 22, 2017) and the Wetland an d Stream
Reconnaissance Report prepared by Altmann Oliver Associates, LLC (dated May 16, 2018).
Prior to retaining the consultant, I will send information on the scope of work, estimated
cost, and estimated timeline for the secondary review to you.
Additionally, the TIR must follow the City of Renton Surface Water Design Manual
(SWDM), not King County’s. By adding additional flow to the existing conveyance system
to the east, you must follow the requirements found in SWDM 1.2.4.2 for existing systems
and you must demonstrate that the 100-year peak flow to the existing system will not
create or aggregate a severe flooding problem or severe erosion problem, as described in
SWDM Core Requirements #2, Section 1.2.2.
At this time, your project will remain on hold pending receipt of the report completed by
the secondary reviewer. Please contact me at (425) 430-7289 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Clark H. Close
Senior Planner
cc: Sukhvinder Singh / Applicant
Collins, George, Skagen, Thompson / Parties of Record