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State of Washington • Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
P.O. Box 48343 • Olympia, Washington 98504-8343 • (360) 586-3065
www.dahp.wa.gov
July 15, 2026
Ian Harris
Associate Planner
City of Renton
In future correspondence please refer to:
Project Tracking Code: 2026-07-04788
Property: City of Renton_St. Anthony's Parking Lot Expansion, LUA26-000232
Re: Archaeology - Survey or monitoring recommended
Dear Ian Harris:
Thank you for contacting the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer and Department of
Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) and providing documentation regarding the above-
referenced project. As a result of our review, our professional opinion is that the project area has the
potential to contain archaeological resources. The proposed project is located in close proximity to
archaeological site 45KI01686. Further, the scale of the proposed ground disturbing actions would
destroy any archaeological resources present. Therefore, we recommend either a professional
archaeological survey prior to the project or professional archaeological monitoring during the
ground disturbing activities.
We also recommend that the affected tribes be consulted and we would appreciate receiving any
correspondence or comments from the consulting parties regarding cultural resource concerns.
Please note that the recommendations provided in this letter reflect only the opinions of DAHP and
that the affected tribes may have different recommendations.
These comments are based on the information available at the time of this review. If the project
changes, please contact DAHP for further review. Should additional information become available,
our assessment may be revised.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this project and we look forward to receiving the survey
report. The survey report should be uploaded directly into the DAHP WISAARD system by the
cultural resource consultant to expedite DAHP review, and DAHP should be notified upon
submission. Please ensure that the DAHP Project Number (a.k.a. Project Tracking Code) is shared
with any hired cultural resource consultants and is attached to any communications or submitted
reports. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Tamela Smart, M.A.
Local Government Archaeologist
(360) 628-2755
Tamela.Smart@dahp.wa.gov