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Home My WebLink AboutLUA-07-038 - Report 1CITY OF RENTON DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM Date: February 11, 2015 To: City Clerk's Office From: Stacy Tucker Subject: Land Use File Closeout Please complete the following information to facilitate project closeout and indexing by the City riorWc rIffira Project Name: Thorsen ROW Use Permit Appeal LUA (file) Number: LUA-07-038, AAD Cross -References: AKA's: Project Manager: Jennifer Henning Acceptance Date: March 30, 2007 Applicant: Lars & Jessica Thorsen Owner: Same as applicant Contact: Same as applicant PID Number: 8074200030 ERC Determination: Date: Appeal Period Ends: Administrative Decision: Date: Appeal Period Ends: Public Hearing Date: Date Appealed to HEX: By Whom: HEX Decision: Date: Appeal Period Ends: Date Appealed to Council: By Whom: Council Decision: Date: Mylar Recording Number: Project Description: Appeal received on 3/30/2.007 in regards to an Administrative Decision to deny request of a ROW Use permit to use a portion of ROW (pedestrian access) as additional single-family yard area. Location: 601 Jefferson Avenue NE Comments: No information on whether this appeal was resolved. ERC Determination Types: DNS - Determination of Non-5lgniricance; un5-m - uetermination or Non -Significance -Mitigated; DS - Determination of Significance. March 30, 2007 City Clerks Office Attn: Hearing Admininistrator City of Renton 1055 south Grady Way Renton, WA 98057 To Whom It May Concern:: CITY OF RENTON MAR 3 4 2007 RECEIVED CITY CLERK'S OFFICE We recently received a letter from Linda Moschetti regarding your denial of the request to a Right -of -Way Use Permit at 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. Enclosed is the filing fee for the appeal, as well as supporting documentation/signatures from several neighbors in the area. It was stated in the letter that "Granting this right-of-way use would contradict the City's goals and policies promoting neighborhood connectivity" and "This current pedestrian access provides the opportunity for neighborhood connection with the Highlands Neighborhood Center, The Highlands Library, various schools, and other amenities" were the reasons for denial. My neighbors and I agree that both of these statements would be amazing if this is what that pedestrian access would be primarily used for, which it is obviously not. None of us would object to the passageway remaining open, if it were used as a "pedestrian" walkway. We would love to see decent citizens of the city of Renton using this walk way to utilize the "amenities" you speak of. Unfortunately, this walkway is in no way, shape or form, a path to the Highlands library. While Renton Technical College lies on the next street, you cannot access it from behind the structure (where the walkway would lead you). You must access the school from the south east of our neighborhood on 0 & Jefferson, or from a different route all together. In addition to this, I and my neighbors have never heard of, nor seen the Neighborhood Center, so it obviously does not lie on our street. Please also know that none of us feels like that pathway is a safe method of going to another neighborhood. We feel that the second statement in our denial letter is completely unproven and un-researched. As stated before, if this walkway was primarily utilized by decent citizens, we would not be requesting this permit. Currently, most of the households on the street where 601 Jefferson Ave. NE resides have all been affected by the city allowing these unmonitored walkways to be policed by us, the residents. On numerous occasions, we have witnessed teens drinking, yelling, and being hostile toward us as the residents. They tell us it's the city's property, and they have a right to be there. They ride unlicensed quads and motorbikes through the walkway and tear around the neighborhood. They park cars and throw trash all over in the walkway. We have found broken bottles, drug paraphernalia, and chicken bones in our back yards (no doubt meant for our animals to find). On the rare occasions that we've stood up for ourselves and said something to them, our cars have been vandalized, fences vandalized, cars broken into, and now we are feeling somewhat like prisoners in our own homes. Our neighbor Lucy's car was stolen, and the kids that stole it lived right through the walkway, and they no doubt got into our neighborhood at night, through the unlit, un-patrolled walkway. We woke up twice to find our fence was vandalized. Last week our neighbors Paulette & Tony were woken to the sound of people laughing in the walkway — they called police, and the police found that an abandoned stolen vehicle was parked right in front of the walkway. You see, the normal citizens of Renton don't dare walk down that path —it's known as a gang hangout and not a safe place to be. The kids know that its rare for police to patrol, and we all know that it is remote enough for children to put themselves (and us) in danger and unless police are patrolling it every 10 minutes, there is no way to monitor it. Sadly, when we do call the police, often times the people are gone by the time they show up. The simple solution to this is building a fence, so that delinquent juveniles or adults must use LIGHTED, PATROLLED, public sidewalks. While we all understand and wholeheartedly agree with the city having an open neighborhood policy, this walkway is clearly not being used for the purpose intended. It's being used primarily for illegal behavior. We would hope that one of the city's main concerns would be to make it harder for crimes to be committed. This Right -of -Way permit isn't being requested to add "additional single-family yard" area..... it's to simply block off the access to criminal activity, which is getting increasingly worse (I had to call the police yesterday 3/29/07 for this exact reason). The most disappointing thing in denying our request is that the city is seemingly disregarding and ignoring the fact that honest, hard-working homeowners are witness on a weekly basis of children endangering themselves and others. There should be no tolerance for that type of behavior, and it would seem that a city would do anything in its power to keep the good citizens, and make it very hard for bad citizens to continue to cause trouble. In fact, it was the police who originally gave us the idea of seeking out this permit they informed us that the walkway in question was difficult to monitor due to only 2 officers patrolling our area. They also told us it was originally put in place as an access to the bus main, which has vastly improved in Renton, making the original intended purpose for this walkway obsolete. Attached is a list of people on our block that are in mutual agreement that this walkway has attracted too much negative attention to remain open. If they have chosen to prepare a letter, that too, is attached. Thank you for taking the time to re -review this request. We would welcome the opportunity to sit down and discuss this matter. Warm regards, L(Ars A T hor -s Lars Thorsen 601 Jefferson Ave. Renton, WA 98056 (425) 572-0207 (425)652-0875 j4w�_�� Jessica Thorsen NE 601 Jefferson Ave. NE Renton, WA 98056 (425) 572-0207 (425) 306-7114 Cc: Renton City Council Enclosures 1 ._ Kathy Keolker, Mayor March 16, 2007 Lars and Jessica Thorsen 601 Jefferson Avenue Northeast Renton, Washington 98056 Re: Thorsen Right -of -Way Use Permit 601 Jefferson Avenue Northeast Renton, Washington 98056 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Thorsen: CITN JF REi \ TON Planning/Building/Public Works Department Gregg Zimmerman P.E., Administrator On March 16, 2007, the Development Services Director denied your request for a Right -of -Way Use Permit to use a portion of the right-of-way (pedestrian access) as additional single-family yard area. This decision was trade based on the following criteria: 1. Granting this right-of-way use would contradict the City's goals and policies promoting neighborhood connectivity. 2. This current pedestrian access provides the opportunity for neighborhood connection with the Highlands Neighborhood Center, the Highlands Library, various schools, and other amenities. According to City code, you have 15 days from today's date to appeal the administrative determination. Appeals are to be filed in writing, with the City Clerk and require a filing fee in the amount of $75.00. Additional information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk's office by calling (425) 430-6510. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Mike Dotson, Engineering Specialist at (425) 430-7304. Sincerely, Linda Moschetti Administrative Secretary II Planning/Building/Public Works cc: Gregg Zimmerman, Administrator, Planning/Building/Public Works Neil Watts, Director, Development Services Mike Dotson, Engineering Specialist 1055 South Grady Way - Renton, Washington 98057 ® This paper contains 50 % 30 % post consumer RENTON AHEAD OF THE CURVE March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. I/We are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regards, �-AIA F f tLL ej-41 4-1Priated Name Address: I 1 Signature -1 Ok 7 Printed Naaie Phone: q2 57- c,)-7 7 1 % 4 7 ffk� 1 - -e- q _ % ` Email: Comments (if any): l.K alk March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. I/We are in full ,support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. • -..if a �Vman. � � .W-' � n Printed Name Printed Name Address: � %. � 9't'& C Phone: Email: Comments (if any): March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. I/We are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regards, �Signa ure ,i ry- 2 O-+- l��o Printe Name Signature Printed Name Address: 5-�i ^ffa A-)F '42 ' , % 9 fa S,6 Phone: 9W - 74 #1 f3kI Email: 9 � Comments (if any): March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. UWe are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. "11"! 1 -W," "FZ 4�c-bl-'05 a Ge- 10 t Printed Name Signature Printed Name Address: , v o!v- Phone: `-/ Z �---- CZs-- C) D I Email: Comments (if any): ', _ _. - . March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 60I Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. UWe are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regards, S i ,ftature Printed Is4ame Address; , 1'\ A `IEL F Signature Printed Name Phone: 2u (a -t2-7- Z 3 -1 7 L� P 2-c! Cc 45q - 57-'e'll- Email: �Y In l � �� rY►`af 7 , C n e,+ Comments (if any): eA March 24, 2007 Neil Watts, Director, Development Services City of Renton 1055 South Grady Way Renton, WA 98057 Dear Mr. Watts, I am responding to the denial for the request of a Right -of Way Use Permit that would be set in place between 567 and 601 Jefferson Ave. N.E, Renton. The neighbors of Jefferson applied for this permit in an effort to regain a standard level of safety and sense of security. Our neighborhood has experienced an increased level of crime and vandalism that has left neighbors feeling vulnerable and unsafe. Each home surrounding the pass through has been affected in the following way; 566 vehicle stolen, 567 garage burglarized; 601 graffiti and vandalism; 613 vehicle window broken; the remaining neighbors are fearful and discouraged. Below is the 2006 crime rate comparison report (published by areaconnect.com). Latest 2006 Crimes per 100,000 People: Murder: Forcible Rape: Robbery:, Aggravated Assault: Burglary: Larceny Theft: Vehicte Theft- ftentoa# WA National 3.6 6.9 43.21 32.2 71 195.4 183.6 340.1 122 1 814.5 6606.8 2734.7 The neighbors of Jefferson Ave. N.E. have fallen victim to the high level of crime that exists in Renton. We are asking that we fall victim no more by granting us the permit to build a fence that would allow us to protect ourselves, our families and our belongings. This blockade would prevent the current unwanted foot traffic that is conducting crime in the area in which we live from entering. Thank you for your attention to this matter, 4r Troy Hubler and Megan Crowther 600 Jefferson Ave N.E. Renton, WA 98056 March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. Y/We are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regards, Signature ram. T-(- k04L Printed Name Address: `7 - r - S civ Phone: COS-- L Email: Comments (if any): Signature Printed Name March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. I/We are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regards Signature Printed Name Address: Phone: Email: Comments (if any): or I'p XA i r� Signature/ I S C Z Printed V4ame A I f (C) V"'l March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. I/We are in full support of the request, and feet that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regards, aA Signature ,7 ,,fC ^01 9 Printed Name Sign tune #ILL4 &Lac- TLx Printed Name Address: p for Je'ae kz,j A]G -DO-J. Uk, W06- Phone: �015--o Email: hLADDIA)COM ( S`A)e-T Comments (if any): March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. UWe are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regards, Signature wa-gic 1� 4-7 (Ailz'l Printed Name Signature Printed Name Address: 1Zt1" Phone: ZIZ,!5— ,.12 Z7 4--11/ Email: Comments (if any): arr March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. I/We are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regards, Signature Kignattv- e7 Printed Name Printed Name Address: = -7 t Phone: Email: Comments (if any): z�' March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. I/We are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regard Signature �e r Printed Name Signature Printed Name Address: v Phone: '�� , 7 115w� -ir _ G Email:/s�T��- Comments (if any): March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. I/We are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regards, 0 Signature Printed NaAie Address: G7I LE Signature Printed Name Il 'LidD v rLIM G° - Phone: Email: _ d kre-"d I e— CO o L61 rYr Comments (if any): i4� Gt.�•� �� t'z�t9�bafhv� �R_�rr �vr - March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. i/We are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regards, r Signature Printed Name Signat fy Printed Name Address:5= Phone: �`Qf Email: Comments (if any): March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. I/We are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regards, Signature Printed Name Signature Printed Name Address: i" - TL Phone: ^14 6" .2 .) 6 Email: Comments (if any): March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. I/We are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. O ter. , ct, e. cei Printed Name Signature Printed Name Address: 5 G o n As2e- _ -- Phone:(4i,5-) j 14 -- 2f," Email: A,�, ,, 6b,-. 19 (z Comments (if any): L O</ C - t bk..- •••- .C4L-f- n 10- 1)eC - �s T '-'Wa a e "C'W +,r;,J OCOO�- r-1111- ra March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. I/We are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Regards, T Tom: Signature Printed Name Signature ` Printed Name Address: ._ j e- _ C' 4 , ! i A V ,e. �. — Phone: ` - -I `l Email: Comments (if any): March 23, 2007 Dear Mr. Watts, Please accept this letter as your written request to grant access to a Right -of - Way use permit to 601 Jefferson Ave. NE, Renton, WA. UWe are in full support of the request, and feel that this pedestrian walkway is being grossly misused. We expect the City of Renton to do everything in its power to keep our neighborhood safe and let us block off this walkway in order to help promote our safety and pride of ownership. Printed Name f Phone: Email: Comments (if any): Ai ck *a-g17o1e Printed Name r zolLolrc C' d12. �b �o l(�helt - 4iCCam. bYt- `fn acPc 5�0 �22 4. '�-40/0 104271ih Cornnr�m c�c9r Vie. �artin�(y .o� Gc.� �QC� Wal XcatAe zec��/ cAlt-, Y CITY OF RENTON U Ot City Clerk Division 1055 South Grady Way A�y,N Q Renton, WA "055 425-430-6510 ❑ Cash �� Check No. Description: Funds Received From: Receipt 0812 Date�I Copy Fee C7 Notary Service Appeal Fee ❑ Name � L 'Ltca i0Vnel Address o-�-t;_e,ice e City/Zip I K"ftiL a Amount $ 75-DO 4-