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RJ Development
401 Central St SE – Olympia, WA 98501
(360) 528-3343 – www.rjdevelopment.com
WEATHERLY INN RENTON
MODIFICATION REQUEST: TRASH ENCLOSURE AREA
4500 Talbot Rd S – LUA18-000011
Please accept this letter as our justification for a Modification Request to the trash enclosure area requirements
per RMC 4-4-090, which states the following:
• Dimensions of the refuse and recyclables deposit areas shall be of sufficient width and depth to enclose
containers for refuse and recyclables, and to allow easy access.
• Garbage dumpsters, refuse compactor areas, and recycling collection areas must be fenced or screened.
A six foot (6') wall or fence shall enclose any outdoor refuse or recyclables deposit area. In cases where
Zoning Code fencing provisions conflict with the six foot (6') wall or fence requirement, the Zoning Code
provisions shall rule. Refuse and recyclables deposit areas located in industrial developments that are
greater than one hundred feet (100') from residentially zoned property are exempted from this wall or
fence requirement.
• Enclosures for outdoor refuse or recyclables deposit areas/collection points and separate buildings used
primarily to contain a refuse or recyclables deposit area/collection point shall have gate openings at
least twelve feet (12') wide for haulers. In addition, the gate opening for any separate building or other
roofed structure used primarily as a refuse or recyclables deposit area/collection point shall have a
vertical clearance of at least eleven feet (11'), but no more than fourteen feet (14').
According to the Staff Report from the Site Plan Review approval, the guidelines for the new community are to
have 622 total square feet dedicated to the management of trash and recycling, broken down as follows:
• 100 square feet of space for the Memory Care portion of the community
• 174 square feet of space for recycling for the Assisted Living portion of the community
• 348 square feet of space for trash for the Assisted Living portion of the community
We have worked with Hilsia Rogers from the city’s contracted garbage collector, Republic Services, and
confirmed that the space required can be reduced by 50% with the use of a trash compactor. We have
coordinated the design of a 432 square foot enclosure that meets their requirements with regard to clearances
inside the enclosure, access requirements for the service vehicle, and a door/gate configuration that allows
servicing of the compactor and recycling receptacles. This design has been engineered by a licensed architect
and will be installed according to approved plans by a licensed General Contractor. This is the maximum size for
an enclosure in the available space, as any design that is larger would require changes to retaining walls, which
would also potentially impact tree retention on the undisturbed portion of the project site.
RJ Development
401 Central St SE – Olympia, WA 98501
(360-528-3343) – www.rjdevelopment.com
In addition to a 15 yard trash compactor, the enclosed design also outlines that we will be utilizing two separate,
wheeled, four-yard receptacles inside the enclosure for the community’s recycling needs. A representative from
Republic Services will roll the recycling receptacles through the large swinging gates on the enclosure to be
serviced and returned to their location.
The proposed design meets city code requirements for screening with wall height, door height, and roof
clearance and will not have any impact or be injurious to any surrounding properties or neighbors. As such, we
request that the city approves this new design to allow us to move forward with the permitting process.
Figure 1 - Compactor specs as provided by Republic Services
Figure 3 - Access Clearance on Site Plan Figure 2 - Trash Enclosure Details