HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_ERC_Determination_DNSM_ForestTerrace_180921.pdfDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2
www.rentonwa.gov
OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
ISSUANCE OF A DETERMINATION OF
NON-SIGNIFICANCE - MITIGATED (DNS-M)
POSTED TO NOTIFY INTERESTED PERSONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
DNSM: THE CITY OF RENTON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED
ACTION HAS PROBABLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THAT CAN BE MITIGATED THROUGH MITIGATION MEASURES.
DATE OF NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION:
September 21, 2018
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: Forest Terrace Preliminary Plat / LUA18-000124,
ERC, PP, MOD
PROJECT LOCATION: 2611 and 2623 Union Ave NE / APNs 042305-9142
and 042305-9114
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY
BE REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton
Document Center website. See also https://bit.ly/2MsHv3i
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Preliminary Plat approval, Environmental Review
(SEPA), Critical Areas Variance, and two (2) modifications to subdivide a 596,570 square foot (13.70 acre) site located at
2611 Union Ave NE (subject property) into 25 single-family residential lots, four (4) open space tracts, and one (1)
drainage tract. The subject property is located in the Residential-4 (R-4) zoning classification and Residential Low Density
Comprehensive Plan land use designation. Proposed lot sizes would range from 9,038 to 19,584 square feet with an
overall density of approximately 2.14 dwellings per net acre. One (1) existing single -family residence on the subject
property would be removed. Access to the site would be via a new public residential access street extending from Union
Ave NE through the subject property with stubs for future connectivity along the north and western property limits. The
applicant would also construct frontage improvements on Union Ave NE along the subject property and the frontage of
2623 Union Ave NE. Stormwater would be conveyed via a system of catch basins and storm pipes throughout the
development with flow control provided via two (2) detention tanks and one (1) detention vault located on the northwest
portion of the property. A proposed stormfilter would provide water quality treatment. New eight (8) inch sewer and
eight (8) inch water mains would be constructed within the subdivision's new public street and connect to the existing
sewer and water facilities located in Union Ave NE. The applicant has requested a critical areas variance to remove an
existing protected slope on the eastern portion of the subject property to construct a section of the new internal public
street with the remaining slope proposed to be replaced with a terraced retaining wall. The applicant has requested a
modification to the residential retaining wall height limitation of six (6) feet with proposed rockeries up to 10-feet in
height in the southwestern portion of the of the subject property. A second modification is requested for frontage
improvements along Union Ave NE for a modified minor arterial standard. A Lot Line Adjustment (LUA18-000125) is also
under review for the subject property and the abutting 2623 Union Ave NE that would alter the abutting lot’s property
lines to accommodate the proposed subdivision’s new public street alignment and frontage improvements on Union Ave
NE. The City’s Critical Areas map identifies potential regulated slopes on the property between 25-40 percent with
isolated areas greater than 40-percent. The applicant has proposed to retain 119 of the subject property’s 847 viable
trees. The applicant has submitted an arborist report, geotechnical report, transportation impact analysis, and drainage
report with the preliminary plat application.
Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on October 5, 2018,
together with the required fee with: Hearing Examiner, City of Renton, 1055 South Grady W ay, Renton, WA 98057.
Appeals to the Examiner are governed by City of RMC 4-8-110 and information regarding the appeal process may be
obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, (425) 430-6510.
NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for October 23, 2018 at 11:00 AM
before the Renton Hearing Examiner in Renton Council Chambers on the 7th
floor of Renton City Hall, located at 1055 South Grady Way. If the
Environmental Determination is appealed, the appeal will be heard as part of
this public hearing.