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JUSTIFICATION FOR SEPA ADDENDUM
TO: Mr. Jeffrey Taylor
FROM: James K. Carleton, AIA
DATE: November 2, 2018
PROJECT: Northwest Gourmet Freezer Addition
OUR FILE NO.: 2160966.00, .30
SUBJECT: Justification for SEAP Addendum
Northwest Gourmet operates a food processing company at 600 W 7th Street in Renton. This letter
provides justification for the City of Renton to issue a SEPA Addendum for the proposed building addition
at the Northwest Gourmet site. The proposal is located in the Industrial Medium (IM) zone and is within
the Employment Area Valley (EAV) district.
On June 12, 2013 the City of Renton issued a SEPA Determination of Nonsignificance for the installation
of five tanks (and one future tank for a total of six tanks) with a maximum capacity of 30,881 gallons
each for the storage of products similar to vegetable oil. The tanks would be installed on the west side of
the existing 66,786 SF industrial building. A four-foot wall would be installed around the tanks as a
safety precaution. Other exterior improvements included accessible ramps, a new forklift access at the
loading dock and larger loading dock and forklift doors. No mitigation measures were imposed.
Northwest Gourmet is currently seeking to add a 6,386 square foot freezer addition to the existing
building in place of the existing paved loading dock area on the eastside of the building. Environmental
details include:
· The impervious coverage on the site will remain unchanged.
· The proposal will convert a pollution generating surface to one that discharges clean roof
stormwater. Storm drainage will continue to discharge to the storm drain system on site, which
collects all water and conveys to the City’s regional stormwater system located in SW 7th
Street. Stormwater runoff from the building addition roof will discharge onto splash blocks and
will be collected by the existing private storm drainage system. The proposed 300 square-foot
compressor pad to the south of the building addition will utilize basic dispersion, using sheet flor
or a splash block to discharge to the existing lawn area to the south.
· Three autumn blaze maple trees will be added to the existing planter strip along the frontage.
· There will be no storage, use, or production of any toxic or hazardous chemicals.
· Following construction, there will not be an increase in noise generated at the site.
· No structures will be demolished.
· There are no critical areas on-site.
· There is not an anticipated increase to the existing employee count of 41.
· The building height will be the same as the existing structure, approximately 33 feet.
· No additional parking is required or proposed.
· No new vehicular trips are anticipated and no changes to the existing access are proposed.
WAC 197-11-706 defines a SEPA Addendum as “an environmental document used to provide additional
information or analysis that does not substantially change the analysis of significant impacts and
alternatives in the existing environmental document. The term does not include supplemental EISs. An
RECEIVED
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PLANNING DIVISION
Justification for SEPA Addendum Page 2 of 2
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addendum may be used at any time during the SEPA process.” The Northwest Gourmet building addition
proposal does not substantially change the analysis of significant impacts and alternatives in the SEPA
DNS issued June 12, 2013. Therefore, we believe a SEPA Addendum is appropriate.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Thank You,
James K. Carleton, AIA
Vice President
Tahoma Design Group
JKC
c: Lisa Klein, Associate Principal Planning, AHBL
Philip Dale Couture, AIA, Tahoma Design Group
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