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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Comment Letters 4.28.16/April19,20161055SouthGradyWayRenton,Wash.98055To:MayorDennisLawRECEIVEDAPR222916MAYOR’SOFFICEProjectNo.PREI5-000691ProjectName:ValleyViewShortPlatTheprojectplancallsforusingthewesteasementinWinsperDivIIamrejectingthisProjectbecauseitdoesnotmeetanumberoftheStandardCodesadoptedbytheCityofRentonforusingEasementsaswellasotherrelatedissues.Seeattachedpages.BruceTruong ValleyViewPetitionWetheundersignedresidentsofWinsperCommunityobjecttotheValleyViewproposalgoingforwardandrequestaPublicHearingtovoiceourconcerns.TheaccesstracttotheparcelfromourCommunityhasnotchangedsincetheprevious“ValleyVue”proposalwasdeniedinJuly2015bytheHearingExaminerfindingthat;“Sincetheprivateaccesstractsproposedbytheapplicantdonotmeetthecitycodeandthenoncompliancedoesnotqual5’foramoc4fication,thesubdivisionmustbedenied.”ThenewValleyViewproposalclearlydoesnotmeetanumberoftheRentonCodesforaSharedDriveway,PrivateDrivewayoraLimitedResidentialAccess.4-6-060J.SHAREDDRIVEWAYSTANDARDS:1.WhenPermitted:Shareddrivewaysmaybeallowedforaccesstofour(4)orfewerresidentiallots,provided:a.Atleastoneofthefour(4)lotsabutsapublicright-of-waywithatleastfifty(50)linearfeetofproperty;ande.Theshareddrivewayisnomorethantwohundredfeet(200’)inlength;and(theaccessfrom32’’Place,acrosstractHandtothebackhousewouldbeatleast286ftlongaccordingtotheKingCountyParcelmap)f.Theshareddrivewayposesnosafetyriskandprovidessufficientaccessforemergencyvehiclesandpersonnel;(statementsfromtheCityandtheHearingExaminerhavealreadystatedthatthetractisinsufficienttoprovideadequatespacingandpresentsasafetyrisktoadjacentneighborsat618and624)Drivewaystandards:(allothers)4-4-080Ibii.Drivewaywidth(aggregatewidthifmorethanonedrivewayexists)shallnotexceedfortypercent(40%)ofthestreetfrontage.(Ord.3988,4-28-1986)iii.Drivewaysshallnotbecloserthanfivefeet(5’)toanypropertyline(exceptasallowedundersubsection17ofthisSection,JointUseDriveways).—A C z 3 ID 9 ) 7c\I -3 (J 2 0) 3. 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J If) z CD 0 CD Li, Li, -‘ :- 0 CD z 3 CD -‘ April19,20161055SouthGradyWayRenton,Wash.98055To:ClarkH.Close,PlanningDivisonProjectNo.PREI5-000691ProjectName:ValleyViewShortPlatTheprojectplancallsforusingthewesteasementinWinsperDiv1IamrejectingthisProjectbecauseitdoesnotmeetanumberoftheStandardCodesadoptedbytheCityofRentonforusingEasementsaswellasotherrelatedissues.Seeattachedpages.NOISiAIQNNNV]dBruceTruongNO1N3joAIID9OgddVG3AI1QdJ ValleyViewPetitionWetheundersignedresidentsofWinsperCommunityobjecttotheValleyViewproposalgoingforwardandrequestaPublicHearingtovoiceourconcerns.TheaccesstracttotheparcelfromourCommunityhasnotchangedsincetheprevious“ValleyVue”proposalwasdeniedinJuly2015bytheHearingExaminerfindingthat;“Sincetheprivateaccesstractsproposedbytheapplicantdonotmeetthecitycodeandthenoncompliancedoesnotqua4fyforamodWcation,thesubdivisionmustbedenied.”ThenewValleyViewproposalclearlydoesnotmeetanumberoftheRentonCodesforaSharedDriveway,PrivateDrivewayoraLimitedResidentialAccess.4-6-060J.SHAREDDRIVEWAYSTANDARDS:1.WhenPermitted:Shareddrivewaysmaybeallowedforaccesstofour(4)orfewerresidentiallots,provided:a.Atleastoneofthefour(4)lotsabutsapublicright-of-waywithatleastfifty(50)linearfeetofproperty;ande.Theshareddrivewayisnomorethantwohundredfeet(200’)inlength;and(theaccessfrom3271Place,acrosstractHandtothebackhousewouldbeatleast286fttongaccordingtotheKingCountyParcelmap)fTheshareddrivewayposesnosafetyriskandprovidessufficientaccessforemergencyvehiclesandpersonnel;(statementsfromtheCityandtheHearingExaminerhavealreadystatedthatthetractisinsufficienttoprovideadequatespacingandpresentsasafetyrisktoadjacentneighborsat618and624)Drivewaystandards:(allothers)4-4-0801bii.Drivewaywidth(aggregatewidthifmorethanonedrivewayexists)shallnotexceedfortypercent(40%)ofthestreetfrontage.(Ord.3988,4-28-1986)iii.Drivewaysshallnotbecloserthanfivefeet(5’)toanypropertyline(exceptasallowedundersubsection17ofthisSection,JointUseDriveways). ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WehavejustbeeninformedthatMr.DeesisproposinganotherplantodevelopthepropertybehindtheWinspercommunity,withaccessfromourneighborhood.ItappearsthatthenewplandoesnotmeetanumberoftheRentonCodeswhichareinplacetoprotectthepublic.Wedonotwantthispropertytobeaccessedthroughourneighborhoodbecauseitputstheresidentsinourneighborhoodinharm’sway.ItwasmadeveryclearbytheHearingExaminerforthepreviousValleyVueprojectthatspacingalongtheseeasementswereinsufficientandwouldplacethenearbypropertyownersandpublicatriskforinjury.Theeasementshavenotchanged,norhavetheneighboringhousesandconditions.Thefireatthispropertywasarealwake-upcallformanyofusintheneighborhoodabouthowimportantthecodesthatprotectoursafetyare.Therewasafatalityinthatfirelastyear,andthenewspaperstatedthattherescuewascompromisedbypooraccess.Theaccessinthisnewproposalwouldbeevenmoredifficultforalargefiretrucktonavigateandputmanymorepeopleatrisk.WeurgeyoutosupporttheimprovementofthecurrentaccessdirectlyoffofTalbot.Itistheonlythingthatseemstomakesense.‘2Sincerely, BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ClarkH.Close.0DDDepartmentofCommunity‘1&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WehavejustbeeninformedthatMr.DeesisproposinganotherplantodevelopthepropertybehindtheWinspercommunity,withaccessfromourneighborhood.ItappearsthatthenewplandoesnotmeetanumberoftheRentonCodeswhichareinplacetoprotectthepublic.Wedonotwantthispropertytobeaccessedthroughourneighborhoodbecauseitputstheresidentsinourneighborhoodinharm’sway.ItwasmadeveryclearbytheHearingExaminerforthepreviousValleyVueprojectthatspacingalongtheseeasementswereinsufficientandwouldplacethenearbypropertyownersandpublicatriskforinjury.Theeasementshavenotchanged,norhavetheneighboringhousesandconditions.Thefireatthispropertywasarealwake-upcallformanyofusintheneighborhoodabouthowimportantthecodesthatprotectoursafetyare.Therewasafatalityinthatfirelastyear,andthenewspaperstatedthattherescuewascompromisedbypooraccess.Theaccessinthisnewproposalwouldbeevenmoredifficultforalargefiretrucktonavigateandputmanymorepeopleatrisk.WeurgeyoutosupporttheimprovementofthecurrentaccessdirectlyoffofTalbot.Itistheonlythingthatseemstomakesense.Sincerely,()c-“-hRECEIVED&OiPR252016c.ycric:iCANNINGDIVISION BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodevio!ationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. &ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WearestronglyopposedtotheValleyViewplan.Thiswouldbringdust,ratsandtrafficintoourpeacefulneighborhood.WeareconcernedthatthisdoesnotseemtoconformtotheRentonlaws.WeunderstoodfromtheHearingofValleyVuethatifthatplanwasdenied,DeeswouldneedtofollowthenewsetofCodeswhichwereadoptedrecently.Thisplanisdangeroustoourneighborswholiveadjacenttotheeasements(mentionedpreviouslybyCharlesVincentandtheHearingExaminer)andaretoonarrowtomeetthecodewhichrequiresaminimumof50feetpublicroadfrontageforashareddriveway.Inaddition,coderequiresthatdrivewaysnotexceed40%ofthepublicroadfrontage,whichisanissueas40%ofthisaccessisninefeetandwouldcreatenumeroussafetyissues.Adrivewaygoingfrom32Placeaccesstract,totherearexceedsthe200feetfiresafetycode.ThislotandtheexistinghouseshavealwaysbeenservedfromtheTalbotaccess,anditisanestablishedaccess.Thisaccessshouldbemaintainedandimoroved.RECEI\/EDAPR252Di3CTYOF1iONPLAt’\W,DiVJSQN BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. pClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WehavejustbeeninformedthatMr.DeesisproposinganotherplantodevelopthepropertybehindtheWinspercommunity,withaccessfromourneighborhood.ItappearsthatthenewplandoesnotmeetanumberoftheRentonCodeswhichareinplacetoprotectthepublic.Wedonotwantthispropertytobeaccessedthroughourneighborhoodbecauseitputstheresidentsinourneighborhoodinharm’sway.ItwasmadeveryclearbytheHeatingExaminerforthepreviousValleyVueprojectthatspacingalongtheseeasementswereinsufficientandwouldplacethenearbypropertyownersandpublicatriskforinjury.Theeasementshavenotchanged,norhavetheneighboringhousesandconditions.Thefireatthispropertywasarealwake-upcallformanyofusintheneighborhoodabouthowimportantthecodesthatprotectoursafetyare.Therewasafatalityinthatfirelastyear,andthenewspaperstatedthattherescuewascompromisedbypooraccess.Theaccessinthisnewproposalwouldbeevenmoredifficultforalargefiretrucktonavigateandputmanymorepeopleatrisk.WeurgeyoutosupporttheimprovementofthecurrentaccessdirectlyoffofTalbot.Itistheonlythingthatseemstomakesense.©EDcWt BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WearestronglyopposedtotheValleyViewplan.Thiswouldbringdust,ratsandtrafficintoourpeacefulneighborhood.WeareconcernedthatthisdoesnotseemtoconformtotheRentonlaws.WeunderstoodfromtheHeatingofValleyVuethatifthatplanwasdenied,DeeswouldneedtofollowthenewsetofCodeswhichwereadoptedrecently.Thisplanisdangeroustoourneighborswholiveadjacenttotheeasements(mentionedpreviouslybyCharlesVincentandtheHeatingExaminer)andaretoonarrowtomeetthecodewhichrequiresaminimumof50feetpublicroadfrontageforashareddriveway.Inaddition,coderequiresthatdrivewaysnotexceed40%ofthepublicroadfrontage,whichisanissueas40%ofthisaccessisninefeetandwouldcreatenumeroussafetyissues.Adrivewaygoingfrom32Placeaccesstract,totherearexceedsthe200feetliresafetycode.ThislotandtheexistinghouseshavealwaysbeenservedfromtheTalbotaccess,anditisanestablishedaccess.Thisaccessshouldbemaintainedandimproved.RECEIVEDIPR252016CTYCFFENIONPCANN’NGDVISON BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WewouldliketogoonrecordsayingthatweareopposedtotheValleyViewproposalbecauseitdoesnotconformtothecurrentRentonMunicipalCodesandtheproposedaccesspointhasinsufficientspacingwhichputsourcommunityindirectdanger.Sincerely,d/7z4,P/42oi7RECEIVEDt\PR25Z016CITYOFFEONPCANNNGDVISON BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WehavejustbeeninformedthatMr.DeesisproposinganotherplantodevelopthepropertybehindtheWinspercommunity,withaccessfromourneighborhood.ItappearsthatthenewplandoesnotmeetanumberoftheRentonCodeswhichareinplacetoprotectthepublic.Wedonotwantthispropertytobeaccessedthroughourneighborhoodbecauseitputstheresidentsinourneighborhoodinharm’sway.ItwasmadeveryclearbytheHearingExaminerforthepreviousValleyVueprojectthatspacingalongtheseeasementswereinsufficientandwouldplacethenearbypropertyownersandpublicatriskforinjury.Theeasementshavenotchanged,norhavetheneighboringhousesandconditions.Thefireatthispropertywasarealwake-upcallformanyofusintheneighborhoodabouthowimportantthecodesthatprotectoursafetyare.Therewasafatalityinthatfirelastyear,andthenewspaperstatedthattherescuewascompromisedbypooraccess.Theaccessinthisnewproposalwouldbeevenmoredifficultforalargefiretrucktonavigateandputmanymorepeopleatrisk.WeurgeyoutosupporttheimprovementofthecurrentaccessdirectlyoffofTalbot.Itistheonlythingthatseemstomakesense.Sincerely,RECEIVEDrD)‘L.-.cIYOgE;ONPCANt’:GD\fON BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WewouldliketogoonrecordsayingthatweareopposedtotheValleyViewproposalbecauseitdoesnotconformtothecurrentRentonMunicipalCodesandtheproposedaccesspointhasinsufficientspacingwhichputsourcommunityindirectdanger.RECEIVEDPR2CT”fOscIpLANN’NIGDVON BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. 4’.ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WewouldliketogoonrecordsayingthatweareopposedtotheValleyViewproposalbecauseitdoesnotconformtothecurrentRentonMunicipalCodesandtheproposedaccesspointhasinsufficientspacingwhichputsourcommunityindirectdanger.Sincerely,02RECEIVEDAPR25ZO15cIY_:::TON‘NGDVIZION #BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ——ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WehavejustbeeninformedthatMr.DeesisproposinganotherplantodevelopthepropertybehindtheWinspercommunity,withaccessfromourneighborhood.ItappearsthatthenewplandoesnotmeetanumberoftheRentonCodeswhichareinplacetoprotectthepublic.Wedonotwantthispropertytobeaccessedthroughourneighborhoodbecauseitputstheresidentsinourneighborhoodinharm’sway.ItwasmadeveryclearbytheHearingExaminerforthepreviousValleyVueprojectthatspacingalongtheseeasementswereinsufficientandwouldplacethenearbypropertyownersandpublicatriskforinjury.Theeasementshavenotchanged,norhavetheneighboringhousesandconditions.Thefireatthispropertywasarealwake-upcallformanyofusintheneighborhoodabouthowimportantthecodesthatprotectoursafetyare.Therewasafatalityinthatfirelastyear,andthenewspaperstatedthattherescuewascompromisedbypooraccess.Theaccessinthisnewproposalwouldbeevenmoredifficultforalargefiretrucktonavigateandputmanymorepeopleatrisk.WeurgeyoutosupporttheimprovementofthecurrentaccessdirectlyoffofTalbot.Itistheonlythingthatseemstomakesense.Sincerely,3/1LtL7Z’7/c_-RECEIVEDAPR25?OCTVOFPLANNING BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WewouldliketogoonrecordsayingthatweareopposedtotheValleyViewproposalbecauseitdoesnotconformtothecurrentRentonMunicipalCodesandtheproposedaccesspointhasinsufficientspacingwhichputsourcommunityindirectdanger.Sincerely,7RECE1ED-I_’,IpLA’ aBasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WewouldliketogoonrecordsayingthatweareopposedtotheValleyViewproposalbecauseitdoesnotconformtothecurrentRentonMunicipalCodesandtheproposedaccesspointhasinsufficientspacingwhichputsourcommunityindirectdanger7_RECEIVEDAPR25ZRBCT’tOTCNpLANNINGDIVIS1ONL1nSD/ BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. fClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WewouldliketogoonrecordsayingthatweareopposedtotheValleyViewproposalbecauseitdoesnotconformtothecurrentRentonMunicipalCodesandtheproposedaccesspointhasinsufficientspacingwhichputsourcommunityindirectdanger.Sincerely,45-I-IRECEiVE25ZObcrr:Ojv1SON BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WearestronglyopposedtotheValleyViewplan.Thiswouldbringdust,ratsandtrafficintoourpeacefulneighborhood.WeareconcernedthatthisdoesnotseemtoconformtotheRentonlaws.WeunderstoodfromtheHeatingofValleyVuethatifthatplanwasdenied,DeeswouldneedtofollowthenewsetofCodeswhichwereadoptedrecently.Thisplanisdangeroustoourneighborswholiveadjacenttotheeasements(mentionedpreviouslybyCharlesVincentandtheHearingExaminer)andaretoonarrowtomeetthecodewhichrequiresaminimumof50feetpublicroadfrontageforashareddriveway.Inaddition,coderequiresthatdrivewaysnotexceed40%ofthepublicroadfrontage,whichisanissueas40%ofthisaccessisninefeetandwouldcreatenumeroussafetyissues.Adrivewaygoingfrom32ndPlaceaccesstract,totherearexceedsthe200feetfiresafetycode.ThislotandtheexistinghouseshavealwaysbeenservedfromtheTalbotaccess,anditisanestablishedaccess.Thisaccessshouldbemaintainedandimproved.Sincerely,RECEIVEDAPR2527YOrioCANNIr’DVSION BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WehavejustbeeninformedthatMr.DeesisproposinganotherplantodevelopthepropertybehindtheWinspercommunity,withaccessfromourneighborhood.ItappearsthatthenewplandoesnotmeetanumberoftheRentonCodeswhichareinplacetoprotectthepublic.Wedonotwantthispropertytobeaccessedthroughourneighborhoodbecauseitputstheresidentsinourneighborhoodinharm’sway.ItwasmadeverycleatbytheHearingExaminerforthepreviousValleyVueprojectthatspacingalongtheseeasementswereinsufficientandwouldplacethenearbypropertyownersandpublicatriskforinjury.Theeasementshavenotchanged,nothavetheneighboringhousesandconditions.Thefireatthispropertywasarealwake-upcallformanyofusintheneighborhoodabouthowimportantthecodesthatprotectoursafetyare.Therewasafatalityinthatfirelastyear,andthenewspaperstatedthattherescuewascompromisedbypooraccess.Theaccessinthisnewproposalwouldbeevenmoredifficultforalargefiretrucktonavigateandputmanymorepeopleatrisk.WeurgeyoutosuppotttheimprovementofthecurrentaccessdirectlyoffofTalbot.Itistheonlythingthatseemstomakesense.Sincerely,:3;iP.RECEIVEDAPR25?HcvOFiONPCANNNGDIV3ON t,,BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA6-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WearestronglyopposedtotheValleyViewplan.Thiswouldbringdust,ratsandtrafficintoourpeacefulneighborhood.WeareconcernedthatthisdoesnotseemtoconformtotheRentonlaws.WeunderstoodfromtheHearingofValleyVuethatifthatplanwasdenied,DeeswouldneedtofollowthenewsetofCodeswhichwereadoptedrecently.Thisplanisdangeroustoourneighborswholiveadjacenttotheeasements(mentionedpreviouslybyCharlesVincentandtheHearingExaminer)andaretoonarrowtomeetthecodewhichrequiresaminimumof50feetpublicroadfrontageforashareddriveway.Inaddition,coderequiresthatdrivewaysnotexceed40%ofthepublicroadfrontage,whichisanissueas40%ofthisaccessisninefeetandwouldcreatenumeroussafetyissues.Adrivewaygoingfrom32ndPlaceaccesstract,totherearexceedsthe200feetfiresafetycode.\Thislotandthee\dstinghouseshavealwaysbeenservedfromtheTalbotaccess,anditisanestblhedaccess.Thisaccessshouldbemaintainedandimproved.Sincerely,1 BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WewouldliketogoonrecordsayingthatweareopposedtotheValleyViewproposalbecauseitdoesnotconformtothecurrentRentonMunicipalCodesandtheproposedaccesspointhasinsufficientspacingwhichputsourcommunityindirectdanger.Sincerely,___IP-‘-R-ryJtSRECEV5CVCDQN *BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. pClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WehavejustbeeninformedthatMr.DeesisproposinganotherplantodevelopthepropertybehindtheWinspercommunity,withaccessfromourneighborhood.ItappearsthatthenewplandoesnotmeetanumberoftheRentonCodeswhichareinplacetoprotectthepublic.Wedonotwantthispropertytobeaccessedthroughourneighborhoodbecauseitputstheresidentsinourneighborhoodinharm’sway.ItwasmadeveryclearbytheHearingExaminerforthepreviousValleyVueprojectthatspacingalongtheseeasementswereinsufficientandwouldplacethenearbypropertyownersandpublicatriskforinjury.Theeasementshavenotchanged,norhavetheneighboringhousesandconditions.Thefireatthispropertywasarealwake-upcallformanyofusintheneighborhoodabouthowimportantthecodesthatprotectoursafetyare.Therewasafatalityinthatfirelastyear,andthenewspaperstatedthattherescuewascompromisedbypooraccess.Theaccessinthisnewproposalwouldbeevenmoredifficultforalargefiretrucktonavigateandputmanymorepeopleatrisk.WeurgeyoutosupporttheimprovementofthecurrentaccessdirectlyoffofTalbot.Itistheonlythingthatseemstomakesense.7Sincerely,.4ThRECEIVEDPR252016°ç3ICNPLANNINGDIJIION rBasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence. ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayDearMr.Close,WehavejustbeeninformedthatMr.DeesisproposinganotherplantodevelopthepropertybehindtheWinspercommunity,withaccessfromourneighborhood.ItappearsthatthenewplandoesnotmeetanumberoftheRentonCodeswhichareinplacetoprotectthepublic.Wedonotwantthispropertytobeaccessedthroughourneighborhoodbecauseitputstheresidentsinourneighborhoodinharm’sway.ItwasmadeveryclearbytheHearingExaminerforthepreviousValleyVueprojectthatspacingalongtheseeasementswereinsufficientandwouldplacethenearbypropertyownersandpublicatriskforinjury.Theeasementshavenotchanged,norhavetheneighboringhousesandconditions.Thefireatthispropertywasarealwake-upcallformanyofusintheneighborhoodabouthowimportantthecodesthatprotectoursafetyare.Therewasafatalityinthatfirelastyear,andthenewspaperstatedthattherescuewascompromisedbypooraccess.Theaccessinthisnewproposalwouldbeevenmoredifficultforalargefiretrucktonavigateandputmanymorepeopleatrisk.WeurgeyoutosupporttheimprovementofthecurrentaccessdirectlyoffofTalbot.Itistheonlythingthatseemstomakesense.\Sincerely,PLANNHNGDIV!SIO BasedonthelatestproposalwhichapprovedbytheCityofRenton,ValleyVueShortPlat/LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MOD,datedApril20,2016,wedonotagreewiththeCityofRentongoingforwardplan.WestronglyrequesttheCityofRentontoholdapublichearingtoaddressconcernsandcodeviolationsonthisprojecttoensurethesafetyoftheWinsperresidence.