HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_ERC_Determination_DNS_SMP Update_181109.pdfDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2
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OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
ISSUANCE OF A DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)
POSTED TO NOTIFY INTERESTED PERSONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
DNS: THE CITY OF RENTON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED
ACTION DOES NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
DATE OF NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION:
November 9, 2018
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: 2018 SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM (SMP)
PERIODIC REVIEW / LUA18-000636
PROJECT LOCATION: The proposed changes would affect properties within Renton City limits in the
vicinity of Lake Washington, Lake Desire, the Cedar River, the Green River, the
Black River, May Creek, and Springbrook Creek. Areas outside Renton City
limits in the vicinity.
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY
BE REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton
Document Center website. See also https://bit.ly/2zzUoFy
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This proposal is a non-project action to amend Title IV of the Renton Municipal
Code (RMC). It is part of a mandatory periodic review of Shoreline Master Program regulations and is required by RCW
90.58.080. The proposed amendments include the following changes: updates to RMC Title IV to ensure consistency and
compliance with state law, as outlined in the Ecology Periodic Review Checklist; a change to the Shoreline Environment
Designation, from High Intensity to Single-Family Residential, at the Barbee Mill site where such uses already exist; the
adoption by reference of updates to the Critical Areas regulations (which were already reviewed in a prior public review
process and approved by Council); and amendments to Title IV to improve the clarity, consistency, and administration
of the SMP which includes amendments to text and tables in sections specifically identified as part of the SMP (RMC 4-
3-090 Shoreline Master Program Regulations, RMC 4-9-190 Shoreline Permits, RMC 4-10-095 Shoreline Master Program,
Nonconforming Uses, Activities, Structures, and Sites) as well as amendments to sections of the code that are cross-
referenced by the SMP (RMC 4-3-050 Critical Areas Regulations, RMC 4-4-130 Tree Retention and Land Clearing
Regulations, 4-9-070 Environmental Review Procedures, 4-9-195 Routine Vegetation Management Permits, and 4-11
Definitions).
The Environmental Determination decision will become final if the decision is not revised or revoked by the City of
Renton at the end of the 30-day comment period (WAC 197-11-340), which has been voluntarily extended by the City
of Renton to December 7, 2018.
Environmental Determination Appeal Process: Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing
within 60 days of the adoption of the proposed amendments by the Renton City Council and the Department of Ecology.
Appeals must be filed as a Petition for Review to the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board.
Additional information on filing a petition can be found at: http://www.gmhb.wa.gov/.
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