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PROJECT NARRATIVE
• Project name, size and location of site:
The Finley Short Plat is located on the west side of Aberdeen Avenue
NE, At 2525 Aberdeen Avenue NE, Renton, WA 98056; Tax Parcel
334390-2000 and 334390-2021. The total area of the site is 26,056 sq.
ft. (0.598 -Acres). This project site is being developed as a Short Plat and
under review for a Boundary Line Adjustment. Both development
applications are running concurrently.
• Land use permits required for proposed project:
Short Plat approval and Boundary Line Adjustment
• Zoning description of the site and adjacent properties:
The current zoning of the property is R-8. The adjacent property is
zoned R-8. Property to the north, east and south is single family
residential (R-8).
• Current use of the site and any existing improvements:
The site is occupied by one single-family residence, sheds, outbuildings,
many small non -retaining walls, one concrete slab wall (to be removed)
and some rockeries near the house.
Special site features (i.e., wetlands, water bodies, steep slopes):
95% is 10 to 15 percent slopes and 5% 20 to 30 percent slopes (NW
corner) with minimal erosion hazard.
v Statement addressing soil type and drainage conditions:
According to the Online Web Soil Survey (from the USDA); the soils are
Indianola loamy sand soils. Verified by test pits by our Geotechnical
Engineering Report
• Proposed use of the property and scope of the proposed development:
Proposed 4 -lot single-family residential development of one existing tax
parcel. Running concurrently is a Boundary Line Adjustment using the
two parcels
• For plats indicate the proposed number, net density, and range of sizes of the
new lots:
• Access:
Four lots, with lot sizes of approximately 6,329 sq ft, 5,000 sq ft, 4,510
sq ft, and 5,463 sq ft with a density of 8.81 units per acre.
Lots 1, 2 and 3 will all be accessed from Aberdeen Ave NE by an ingress -
egress and utility easement across the newly separated lot on the East
(Via the BLA). Lot 4 will be accessed from Aberdeen Ave NE by an
existing driveway.
• Proposed off-site improvements (i.e., installation of sidewalks, fire hydrants,
sewer main, etc.):
Curb, gutter, sidewalk and landscaping along the property frontage. A
sewer, water main and new fire hydrant will need to be extended into
the property
• Total estimated construction cost and estimated fair market value of the
proposed project:
TBD
Estimated quantities and type of materials involved if any fill or excavation is
proposed:
Major grading will be required to construct onsite driveway access and
improvements to the lot to create level foundation elevations.
Estimated to be about 400 cu -yds.
• Number, type and size of any trees to be removed:
There are 49 viable, healthy significant trees on this property. An
additional 5 trees are dead and require removal. Of the total 54 trees, a
total of 37 will be removed (42 including the dead trees) and 12 will be
retained.
Thirty percent of the trees are required to be retained = 10.9 trees (11
trees — rounded up to whole number). 12 trees will be retained.
There is one neighboring tree just North of the property line in healthy
viable condition (#-201) that is recommended to remain.
See Arborist Report attached to the TIR in Appendix B.
0 Explanation of any land to be dedicated to the City:
N/A
• Any proposed job shacks, sales trailers, and/or model homes:
Yes, we expect a contractor's job shack, porta-potti and spill control
equipment. No sales trailers or model homes.
• Any proposed modifications being requested:
None.
Distance in feet from the wetland or stream to the nearest area of work:
1380 -feet ±