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REFUSE AND RECYCLE AREA MODIFICATION
April 23, 2019
Planning Division
City of Renton
1055 South Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
RE: Refuse and Recycle Area Modification Request
Project Name:
601 Monster Road SW Building and Site Redevelopment
PR18-000155, LUA18-000237, C18-006309
Onsite Refuse and Recycle Area:
From the Administrative Decision and the recent December 12, 2018 Site Development
Review Redlines, the city has defined the required area needs of trash and recycle (refuse) area
as follows:x Office, educational and institutional developments, a minimum two (2) square feet for
every one thousand (1,000) square feet of building gross floor area shall be provided
for recyclables deposit area and a minimum four (4) square feet per one thousand
(1,000) square feet of building gross floor area shall be provided for refuse deposit
areas. A total minimum area of one hundred (100) square feet shall be provided for
recycling and refuse deposit areas.x Staff Comment: The proposed building would be constructed with an anticipated
office area of 8,000 square feet and 156,480 square feet of warehouse area for a total
area of 164,480 square feet. A total 329 square feet of recyclables deposit areas
would be required and 658 square feet of refuse deposit areas would be required for
a total service area of 987 square feet. An approximately 300 square foot service
area is proposed to the southeast of the proposed building, which is less than the 987
square foot minimum requirement. The applicant may apply for a modification to this
requirement in compliance with RMC 4-9-250D. Staff recommends, as a condition of
approval, that a revised site plan showing the minimum 987 square foot service area
be submitted at the time of Construction Permit review for review and approval by
the Current Planning Project manager or that the modification to these standards be
requested and receive approval in compliance with RMC 4-9-250D.
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The following written statements address and justify how the modification complies with
each of the following issues to be considered by the Administrator:
a. Substantially implements the policy direction of the policies and objectives of the
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element and the Community Design Element and the
proposed modification is the minimum adjustment necessary to implement these policies
and objectives;
Response: The modification is a request to fulfill this deposit area requirement as a
condition of the future tenant improvements. While a smaller than required trash and
recycle area has been defined on the site, what traditionally occurs is tenants of the
building fulfill their primary needs of trash and recycle collection by means of dumpster
or compactors that are installed at the dock face of the truck court. A note has been added
to the site plan to require future tenants to ensure they fulfill the city’s minimum area
required. It states: “NOTE: TRASH AND RECYCLE ADDITIONALLY
ANTICIPATED TO BE PROVIDED AT DOCK FACE PER FUTURE TENANT
(DUMPSTER OR COMPACTOR). FUTURE TENANT TO CONFIRM MIN AREA
REQUIRED PER RMC.
This required area will vary over the life of the building as tenants change and while this
particular warehouse does not have any defined or known tenants it makes the most sense
for the trash and recycle areas to be defined by those future tenants, not this speculative
shell. This is a customary practice industry wide in this type of warehouse building.
b. Will meet the objectives and safety, function, appearance, environmental protection
and maintainability intended by the Code requirements, based upon sound engineering
judgment;
Response: The modification is within the rationale of fulfilling safety, function,
appearance, environmental and maintainability as intended by the code requirements and
our sound engineering judgement.
c. Will not be injurious to other property(ies) in the vicinity;
Response: There would be no implied concern of injury to properties in the vicinity.
d. Conforms to the intent and purpose of the Code;
Response: The modification as defined would fulfill the intent and purpose of the code by
alternate means. These are current industry standard means.
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e. Can be shown to be justified and required for the use and situation intended; and
Response: The modification has substantiated justification for this alternate means of
fulfilling the requirements.
f. Will not create adverse impacts to other property(ies) in the vicinity.
Response: There would be no implied concern of impacts to properties in the vicinity.
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SITE PLAN EXHIBIT