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HomeMy WebLinkAboutD_HEX_Decision_Willowcrest_Townhomes_PUD_1905201 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEFORE THE HEARING EXAMINER FOR THE CITY OF RENTON 9 RE: Willowcrest Townhomes PUD 10 FINAL DECISION 11 Preliminary and Final Planned Urban ) Development and Binding Site Plan ) 12 LUA19-000061 BSP, PUD 13 14 SUMMARY 15 16 The Applicant is requesting combined preliminary and final Planned Urban Development ('`PUD") approval and Binding Site Plan (`BSP") approval for a 12 unit townhome project located at 1132 17 !Edmonds Ave NE. The BSP and preliminary and final PUD are approved subject to conditions. 18 ;,, TESTIMONY 19 Note: The following is a summary of testimony provided for the convenience of the reader only and 20 should not be construed as containing any findings offact or conclusions of law. The focus upon or exclusion of any particular testimony or hearing evidence in this summary is not reflective of the 21 priority or probative content of any particular hearing evidence and no assurance is made as to accuracy. 22 23 Matt Herrera, senior planner City of Renton, summarized the staff report. Mr. Herrera explained that 24 some of the open space proposed by the Applicant via sharing open space with the adjoining Glennwood apartments and that Glennwood still exceeds its open space requirements after deducting 25 the shared space. Mr. Herrera clarified that the shared open space only counted towards the R14 required open space and not the PUD required open space. Mr. Herrera noted that the PUD open 26 space was 148 sf short as noted by the examiner and that staff was recommending a condition, Ex. 31, PUD and BSP - 1 1 to remedy the shortfall. Mr. Herrera requested that a condition be added requiring the Applicant to submit a materials board to establish that the materials for the project would not unreasonably reflect 2 light and glare. In response to examiner questions, 3 Suzanne Davis, representing project architect, noted the Applicant has been working for a long time 4 with the Renton Housing Authority to do the development on the site. The site is owned by the Renton Housing Authority. The collaboration has been important to the project. She noted that the 5 Applicant and Renton Housing Authority are in support of the recommendation and she believes the 6 Renton Housing Authority will probably not have any problem with the newly added open space condition. 7 Linda Perrine, neighbor, noted that she owns the duplex on the northeast corner of the Glennwood 8 townhomes. She noted that Renton Housing Authority has been a very good neighbor. Glennwood 9 Ave. NE is a very small in width road. There aren't sidewalks on the west side. People park everywhere. Glennwood Ave NE is too narrow for the additional traffic. Her last tenant used to play 10 basketball on Glennwood Ave NE. 11 In rebuttal, Mr. Herrera clarified that access to the 12 units of the proposal will be shared with the 12 existing Glennwood development from Glennwood Avenue. He noted that the width of Glennwood Ave is 50 feet and that the current City standard is 53 feet composed of two lanes of travel, one lane 13 of parking and two sidewalks and two planter strips. Only the Glennwood portion of the street has those frontage improvements. He clarified that the proposal currently stubs out the internal 14 connection between Glennwood and Edmonds Ave that would prevent traffic from the undeveloped lot and Edmonds Ave to access Glennwood. The public works department has assessed the impact of 15 adding trips from the proposal to Glennwood and found no need for additional improvements to 16 Glennwood. The paved portion of the roadway meets city standards of two ten foot travel lanes. The only portions missing are sidewalks and planter strips. There are sidewalks on one side of 17 Glennwood, but not the other. 18 EXHIBITS 19 The 27 exhibits identified at Page 2 of the July 25, 2017 Staff report were admitted into the record at 20 the July 25, 2017 hearing. The following exhibits were also admitted: 21 28. 5/8/19 Email from Examiner to Matt Herrera 22 29. Staff PowerPoint 23 30. Renton COR maps 31. Open space condition 24 25 FINDINGS OF FACT 26 Procedural: PUD and BSP - 2 1 2 1. Applicant. Suzanne Davis, Third Place Design Cooperative, 304 Alaskan Way S, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 9810 3 2. Hearing. A hearing on the application was held on May 14, 2019 in the Renton City Council 4 meeting chambers. 5 Substantive: 6 3. Project Description. The Applicant is requesting combined preliminary and final PUD 7 approval and BSP approval for a 12 unit townhome project located at 1132 Edmonds Ave NE. The subject property is 74,052 square feet (1.7 acres) and located within the Sunset Terrace 8 Redevelopment Master Site Plan (LUA-14001475), identified as the Edmonds Site, and has been 9 allocated 68 multifamily units as part of the approved master plan. The 12 townhomes would be located on the eastern portion of the property and encompass 31,187 square feet (0.72 acres) of the 10 site resulting in approximately 21 units per net acre. The townhome portion of the site would be subdivided into 12 lots, a common open space tract, and a utility/access tract. Lot sizes would range 11 from approximately 1,000 to 1,700 square feet. Access to the townhome site would be via the 12 extension and realignment of an existing driveway located at the Glennwood Townhomes project at 1141 Glennwood Ave NE. The western portion of the site (Lot 1) would be comprised of 13 approximately 40,927 square feet (0.94 acres) and is proposed to be developed with multifamily housing in a future phase that would be reviewed under separate permit. No access from Edmonds 14 Ave NE would be provided with this initial phase of development. The City's mapping system indicates slopes greater than 40% and High Landslide Area along the western portion of the property.15 The project site is within the Sunset Planned Action Area and the City's Environmental Review 16 Committee has determined the proposal qualifies as a Planned Action. 17 Each unit would contain a private yard and porch on the ground floor. Their location on the building facades would vary with corner units entering on the sides of the buildings and middle units entering 18 from the front and back resulting in a greater sense of privacy than if all entries were clustered on the 19 same façade. The second-floor balconies for each unit alternate from front to back also creating additional privacy. The common wall separating the townhomes would provide fire and acoustical 20 separation. The assembly is proposed to be comprised of two separate stud walls insulated with acoustic batts and separated by an airspace. 21 22 Requested PUD modifications are summarized in the following table copied from the staff report: 23 24 Minimum Lot Size: Lot sizes for each of the RMC 4-2-120A Lots created after November 10, 2004 townhomes will range from 25 25,000 square feet 972 square feet to 1,669 square feet. 26 PUD and BSP - 3 1 Setbacks: Exceed the 20-foot maximum Min. Secondary Front Yard—15ft setback along Edmonds Ave NE 2 Max.Secondary Front Yard—20ft for Willowcrest Townhomes 3 Min. Rear Yard—15ft if lot abuts a lot Phase 1. zoned residential Alter 15-foot residential 4 RMC 4-2-120A setback to Glennwood 5 Townhomes property to 'None' Alter secondary front yard 6 setback from access driveway as shown on site plan (Exhibit 7 3) 8 Building Orientation:Front entries would be oriented 9 RMC 4-2-120A Except for unit lot subdivisions,the to access driveway or open front entry of residential only uses spaces. 10 shall be oriented to a public street. Site Design: Lot Configuration -Lots Lots accessed via woonerf style 11 accessed by easements or pipestems access driveway easement. RMC 4-2-115E.1 shall be prohibited. Realignment through abutting 12 Glennwood Townhomes would 13 be necessary. Site Design:Garages—One of the The garage is attached and the 14 following is required:The front porch front porch does not project in 15 projects in front of the garage a front of the garage a minimum RMC 4-2-115E.1 minimum of 5-feet and is a minimum of 5-feet and is not a minimum 16 of 12-feet wide,or the garage is of 12-feet wide. detached and setback from the front 17 of the house and/or porch at least 6- feet. 18 Residential Design:Architectural 3.5-inch trim on the ground 19 RMC 4 2 115E.3 Detailing-Three and one-half inches floor.Trimless windows and 3 1/2") minimum trim surrounds all doors on the second and third 20 windows and details all doors. story acceptable. 21 Residential Design:Windows and Primary entry doors face access Doors-Primary entry doors shall face driveway, but additional 22 RMC 4-2-115E.3 a street, park,common green, pocket secondary entries mimic park, or pedestrian easement and primary entries providing 23 shall be paneled or have inset entrances on all four sides of windows. buildings. 24 Standards for Common Open Space Deficit in common open space 25 RMC 4-2-115E.2 for Developments of four or more made up via integration of units: For each unit in the open space with neighboring 26 development,three hundred fifty Glennwood Townhomes PUD and BSP - 4 1 350)square feet of common open development.Access easement 2 space shall be provided. for Willowcrest Townhomes residents to utilize space. 3 Sidewalks, Pathways, and Pedestrian The townhomes would be 4 Easements: For all homes that do not accessed via a woonerf. Each front on a residential access street, townhome building would be 5 RMC 4-2-115E.2 limited residential access street, a activated on all facades. Homes park, or a common green: Pedestrian would appear to front on the 6 entry easements that are at least woonerf side,the open space fifteen feet(15')wide plus a five-foot side,and private yard side. 7 5')sidewalk shall be provided. 8 Residential Design: Primary Entry;Entries to the townhomes Both of the following are required: would be accessed from the 9 The entry shall take access woonerf, open space, and from and face a street, park, private yard side as referenced 10 common green, pocket park, previously and each entry pedestrian easement, or open would contain a stoop varied in 11 RMC 4-2-115E.3 space, and height based on the location. The entry shall include a 12 porch or stoop with a 13 minimum depth of five feet 5') and minimum height 14 twelve inches (12") above grade. 15 Private Open Space:The private open Lots Al,A4, B1, and B4 do not 16 space shall be well demarcated and at meet the 15-foot dimensional least fifteen feet(15') in every requirement however the RMC 4 9 150E.2 17 dimension.The minimum dimensional private open space provided standards of may be modified exceeds the minimum area 18 provided,that the minimum area requirement. requirement is maintained. 19 20 4. Adequacy of Infrastructure/Public Services. The project will be served by adequate and 21 appropriate infrastructure and public services as follows: 22 A. Water and Sewer Service. Water and sanitary sewer service for the development would be 23 provided by the City of Renton. Proximate 8-inch sewer and water mains are available to serve the project site. Water service for fire protection and for domestic use will be 24 provided through an extension of the existing 12-inch water main at the abutting 25 Glennwood Townhomes site. The preliminary fire flow demand for Phase 1 of the Willowcrest Townhomes is 2,000 gpm including the use of an automatic fire sprinkler 26 PUD and BSP - 5 1 system. The Applicant has proposed a six-inch diameter gravity sewer line that would 2 connect to the City's system in Edmonds Ave NE. 3 B. Police and Fire Protection. Fire protection would be provided by the Renton Regional Fire 4 Authority and police service by the Renton Police Department. 5 Police and Fire Prevention staff indicates that sufficient resources exist to furnish services 6 to the proposed development; subject to the condition that the Applicant provides Code required improvements and fees including but not limited to approved fire sprinkler and fire 7 alarm systems throughout the buildings in lieu of providing secondary emergency vehicle 8 access with the Willowcrest portion (Phase 1) of the development. The 2019 Fire Impact Fees are $964.53 per new multifamily residence. The fee in effect at the time of building 9 permit application is applicable to this project and is payable at the time of building permit 10 issuance. 11 C. Drainage. In conjunction with the City's stormwater regulations, the proposal mitigates all 12 significant drainage impacts and provides for adequate and appropriate stormwater facilities. Public works staff has reviewed the Applicant's preliminary drainage design and 13 found it to conform to the City's design standards. Important for neighboring properties, 14 the drainage standards require off-site stormwater flows to be at or less in volume and velocity than predevelopment conditions. The development is subject to Full Drainage 15 Review in accordance with the 2017 Renton Surface Water Design Manual. 16 17 The Applicant submitted a Technical Information Report (TIR) prepared by Corterra Engineering dated March 14, 2019 (Exhibit 12) and utility plan (Exhibit 14). The site is 18 located within the Peak Rate Flow Control Standard are matching existing conditions and is 19 within the East Lake Washington Drainage Basin. The proposal is subject to full drainage review in accordance with the 2017 Renton Surface Water Design Manual (RSWDM). All 20 nine (9) core requirements and six (6) special requirements are discussed in the TIR. 21 The Applicant proposes to provide a detention vault located within the access driveway and 22 parallel parking spaces west of Building B to comply with the peak rate flow control 23 standard. Perforated roof drains would be routed to the detention vault. The Applicant has proposed a filter cartridge system located upstream of the detention vault to provide water 24 quality treatment of pollution generating impervious surfaces such as the access driveway. 25 Flows from the vault would be discharged into the City storm system located in Edmonds Ave NE. 26 PUD and BSP - 6 1 The Applicant would be required to submit a final TIR with the construction permit 2 application that complies with the RSWDM and civil plan review comments provided in the Advisory Notes (Exhibit 18). 3 4 D. Parks/Open Space. The project provides for adequate parks and open space. The Applicant has provided active and passive recreational opportunities and open spaces 5 throughout the development as required by PUD open space and design district standards. 6 As outlined at page 24 of the staff report, the Willowcrest Townhomes PUD site is 31,187 7 square feet resulting in a common open space requirement of 3,119 square feet that would be required to be provided onsite. The architectural site plan (Exhibit 26) identifies 3,571 8 square feet of total common open space provided on the Willowcrest Townhomes site. Common open space is provided in areas east of Building A, between Buildings A and B, 9 west of Building B, and west of Building C. The common open space is not sufficient to 10 accommodate both the 10% open space requirement and an additional requirement identified in the report for 50 square feet per dwelling unit (for a total of 600 square feet for 11 the twelve units). For this reason, a condition of approval requires the submission of a revised site plan with enough open space to accommodate both the 10% and the 50 sf 12 requirement. 13 In addition to the PUD open space standards, the proposal is also subject to R14 design 14 standards. The site is located within Urban Design District `D', which imposes R14 design and open space standards for townhomes per RMC 4-2-080A.6 and RMC 4-4-150B.1. 15 In addition to the proposed open space, the Applicant will be required to pay a park impact16fee. The 2019 Park Impact Fee is $2,676.89 per new multifamily residence. The fee in 17 effect at the time of building permit application is applicable to this project and is payable at the time of building permit issuance. 18 E. Pedestrian Circulation. As proposed, the proposal provides for a safe, efficient and19 attractive pedestrian circulation system that is clearly delineated and connects buildings and 20 open space. The central location of the existing playground on Glennwood Townhomes site and the combined common open space with pedestrian loop creates pedestrian 21 circulation spaces for all three sites. The Phase 2 RFIA multifamily development identifies the location of a new access drive from Edmonds Ave NE that would connect to the 22 northwest end of the Willowcrest access drive. Future residents at the multifamily site 23 would have access to pedestrian paths alongside the access drive that will connect them to the Willowcrest and Glennwood Townhomes sites and common areas, linking all three sites 24 from Glennwood Ave NE to Edmonds Ave NE. 25 F. Transportation. The proposal is served by adequate and appropriate transportation 26 infrastructure. PUD and BSP - 7 1 2 The Applicant would provide an internal 20-foot wide private access drive designed as a woonerf with shared pedestrian and vehicle space. The woonerf would gain access from the 3 existing Glennwood Townhomes development driveway along Glennwood Ave NE. The shared pedestrian and vehicle access would provide circulation for residents of the 4 Glennwood and Willowcrest Townhome developments. A connection with the future Phase 5 2 multifamily development on the west side of the site would provide pedestrian access from Glennwood Ave NE to Edmonds Ave NE allowing shorter pedestrian travel times to 6 public sidewalks, transit, Sunset Neighborhood Park, Highlands Library, schools, and commercial area. The proposed site layout would limit curb cuts onto public streets to two 7 2) driveways, one (1) existing on Glennwood Ave NE and one (1) on Edmonds Ave NE with the future Phase 2 development. The access drive would contain the required 20-foot 8 width and hammerhead turnaround between Buildings A and B to provide access for 9 emergency vehicles for the Willowcrest Townhome development. The future Phase 2 multifamily development would connect the access drive from Edmonds Avenue NE and 10 provide continuous fire access through the three sites. 11 The site is separated from public on-street parking, the woonerf is limited to 20-feet wide 12 and it is also intended to provide pedestrian and emergency vehicle access. To ensure the woonerf provides safe, sufficient, and efficient access for pedestrians and emergency 13 vehicles, a condition of approval requires that the Applicant submit a final landscape plan that provides landscaping and other aesthetically attractive barriers to discourage vehicle 14 parking along the woonerf. Techniques such as trees in grates, large above-ground planters, 15 and bollard lighting along areas of the woonerf that do not hinder emergency vehicle access would be acceptable. 16 A realignment of the access drive would require the relocation of two (2) parking spaces 17 and two (2) landscape islands on the Glennwood Townhome site. No reduction to parking would occur. However, it is unclear from the site and landscape plans (Exhibits 3 and 4) if 18 the existing internal parking lot landscaping quantities would remain with the parking 19 realignment in the Glennwood site. Therefore, a condition of approval requires that the Applicant submit a detailed landscape plan with the civil construction permit that identifies 20 no net loss of internal parking lot landscaping would occur with the realignment of access drive through the Glennwood Townhomes site. 21 22 A transportation memorandum prepared by Transpo Group, dated January 21, 2019 (Exhibit 15) indicates the Willowcrest Townhomes would generate approximately 88 weekday 23 vehicle trips with five (5)trips during the weekday AM peak hour and seven (7) trips during the weekday PM peak hour. A Traffic Impact Analysis is not required for the proposal as it 24 would generate less than 20 peak hour trips. 25 The Applicant has requested to defer the required design and construction of frontage and 26 utility improvements along Edmonds Ave NE to the Phase 2 RI-IA multifamily PUD and BSP - 8 1 development. The request is granted with the condition that covenants be recorded on the Phase 2 property and statement of acknowledgement on the Binding Site Plan recorded with2 King County that design and construction of the Edmonds Ave NE frontage and utility 3 improvements would occur with the development of Lot 1. 4 The proposal has passed the City's Traffic Concurrency Test per RMC 4-6-070.D (Exhibit 16), which is based upon a test of the citywide Transportation Plan, consideration of growth5 levels included in the LOS-tested Transportation Plan, payment of transportation impacts 6 fees, and application of site specific mitigation. 7 During the hearing a neighbor expressed concern over use of Glennwood Ave NE to accommodate the traffic generated by the proposal, asserting that Glennwood is too narrow 8 for the extra traffic. Staff concurred that the street is missing frontage improvements, but 9 that the width of the travelled portions of the roadway meets City standards. The City's public works department has also reviewed the proposal and found no need for 10 improvements to Glennwood beyond frontage improvements. For these reasons, it is determined that the Glennwood Ave NE is adequate and appropriate as proposed and 11 condition to accommodate the additional traffic generated by the proposal. 12 G. Schools. The proposal provides for adequate and appropriate schools. It is anticipated that 13 the Renton School District can accommodate any additional students generated by this proposal at the following schools: Kennydale Elementary, McKnight Middle School, and14 Hazen High School. With the exception of McKnight Middle School, any new students 15 from the proposed development would be bussed to their schools. The stop is located 16 approximately 0.11 miles from the project site at Harrington Ave NE and NE 12th St. Students would walk along a sidewalk on Glennwood Ave NE to Harrington Ave NE and 17 turn north to NE 12th St. McKnight Middle School is located approximately 900 feet north 18 from the Harrington Ave NE and NE 12th St intersection and students would walk to school along the sidewalk on Harrington Ave NE. 19 20 A School Impact Fee would be required in order to mitigate the proposal's potential impacts to the Renton School District. The 2019 School Impact Fee is $2,455.00 per new 21 multifamily residence. The fee in effect at the time of building permit application is 22 applicable to this project and is payable at the time of building permit issuance. 23 H. Parking. Staff has determined that the proposal complies with applicable parking. 24 As shown in the submitted floor plans (Exhibit 8), the Applicant has provided one (1) 25 parking space within a first floor garage in each of the 12 townhome units. Each garage 26 space is a minimum of 9-feet by 20-feet. The Applicant has proposed 21 parking spaces (12 PUD and BSP - 9 1 garage and 9 surface) for the 12-unit development or 1.75 spaces per dwelling unit thereby 2 meeting the maximum number of parking spaces for low income residential uses. Eight (8) surface spaces are provided as parallel 9-foot by 23-foot spaces and one (1) 90-degree 3 compact space of 8.5-feet by 16-feet. These surface spaces would be screened from 4 Glennwood Ave NE by the Glennwood and Willowcrest Townhomes and by Edmonds Ave NE by the future multi-family building and in the interim by an approximate 150-foot wide 5 existing vegetated buffer on the vacant Lot 1. 6 Due to the site's separation from public on-street parking and the need to keep the access 7 drive clear for pedestrians and emergency vehicles, a condition of approval requires that 8 garage space be used for parking of vehicles as opposed to storage space. 9 Additionally, there appears to be adequate space to provide a full 9-foot by 20-foot 10 perpendicular space where the compact space is shown west of Building C. In order to prevent vehicle overhang into the woonerf, a condition of approval requires that the 11 Applicant submit a revised site plan that replaces the compact surface vehicle parking space 12 with a full size 9'x20' 90-degree parking space. 13 5 Adverse Impacts. There are no significant adverse impacts associated with the proposal. 14 Pertinent impacts are addressed individually as follows: 15 A. Critical Areas. The only critical areas on the site are potential geologically hazardous areas, which will not be located within the developed portion of the site. As discussed 16 below, conditions of approval will ensure that any future construction near the 17 geologically hazardous areas will be in conformance with the City's critical areas ordinance. As conditioned,the proposal will not create any significant impacts to critical 18 areas. 19 The City's COR mapping system has indicated potential slopes greater than 40-percent 20 with high and moderate landslide hazards located on the western portion of the property abutting the Edmonds Ave NE frontage. An approximately six (6) foot high rockery is 21 located along the Edmonds Ave NE street frontage and as shown on the submitted topographic survey (Exhibit 9), localized areas near the southwest corner of the Edmonds 22 Site contain slopes in excess of 40-percent. The rockery and localized slopes are likely the 23 result of the Edmonds Ave NE street improvements that were installed as the area is in and around a slope, sidewalk, and rockery easement as shown on the survey. It is unclear 24 if any of the localized areas of 40-percent slopes meet the definition of protected slope status, however these areas are located in Lot 1 and the proposed improvements, with the 25 exception of utility installation, for Willowcrest Townhomes are greater than 15-feet from 26 the areas identified in COR maps and sloped areas shown on the topographic survey. Unless modified via RMC 4-3-050J.1.a or a variance is granted per RMC 4-9-250B.9, PUD and BSP - 10 1 protected slopes and their associated buffers are required to be placed in native growth protection tracts when land is subdivided. At the hearing, staff confirmed that Lot 1 will2 very likely still be a buildable lot even if there are protected slopes present. 3 Utility installation for the proposed Phase 1 Willowcrest Townhomes would traverse the 4 southern portion of Lot 1 and within areas near potential slopes and landslide hazards identified on COR maps. Therefore, a condition of approval requires the Applicant to 5 submit a revised geotechnical report with the civil construction permit application for the 6 areas impacted by utility installation along the southern boundary of Lot 1 and determine whether these areas would be considered sensitive and/or protected slopes or High 7 Landslide Hazard Areas. Should these geologically hazardous areas be identified and confirmed, the Applicant shall submit the appropriate critical areas exemption or 8 modification request for construction of new utilities per RMC 4-3-050C.3.e or RMC 4-3- 9 050J.1and identify appropriate mitigation for the encroachment in the updated report. 10 As provided in the geotechnical report prepared by GeoEngineers dated November 15, 2018 (Exhibit 17), no geologically hazardous areas were identified on the Willowcrest 11 Townhome site and the area that would be developed with housing, access, and amenities 12 is relatively flat. The report concluded that the townhome buildings could be supported on conventional spread footings and the proposed woonerf access drive could be supported 13 on existing fill soils provided the upper two (2) feet of the fill is compacted as structural fill. 14 B. Tree Retention. The proposal provides for adequate preservation of trees because it is15 consistent with the City's tree retention standards. 16 The City's adopted Tree Retention and Land Clearing Regulations (4-4-130) require the 17 retention of 10 percent of significant trees in a residential development. The Applicant's arborist report (Exhibit 10) and tree retention plan (Exhibit 11) identify approximately 7818treesover6-inches in diameter on the Edmonds site, which is inclusive of Phases 1 and 2. 19 Of those, 61 trees were determined to be significant. The Applicant would be required to retain a minimum of six (6) significant trees on the entire Edmonds site (Phases 1 and 2). 20 The trees are primarily cottonwood, wild cherry, black locust, and alder. Evergreen species such as cedar, fir, spruce and madrone are also located on the site. The Applicant proposes 21 to remove 22 significant trees within the Willowcrest Townhomes area and retain four(4) 22 significant trees within the clearing limits of Phase 1 and likely outside of future Phase 2 improvements. While included in the construction area of Phase 1, these four (4) trees 23 would be located in Lot 1, the future Phase 2 multifamily building. These four (4) trees along with the remaining 39 significant trees located west of the clearing limits for 24 Willowcrest Townhomes would remain on the future Phase 2 portion of the Edmonds site. 25 The future Phase 2 would be required to retain six (6) trees to comply with the retention standards. This could include the four (4) trees retained in the Phase 1 clearing limits and 26 two (2) additional trees onsite or other arrangement as permitted in RMC 4-4-130. PUD and BSP - 11 1 During construction, trees to be retained (i.e., protected trees), would be required to 2 comply with the tree protection measures during construction (RMC 4-4-130H.9). The 3 eight central components of tree protection include defining and protecting the drip line, erecting and maintaining a temporary six-foot-high chain link construction fence with 4 placards around the tree to be retained, protecting the tree from grade changes, keeping the area clear of impervious surface material, restricting grading within the drip line, 5 providing 3" of bark mulch within the required fencing, retaining a certified arborist to 6 ensure trees are protected from development activities, and alternate protection/safeguards as necessary. Therefore, a condition of approval requires the Applicant to submit a revised 7 tree retention plan with the civil construction permit application that provides the required tree protection fencing, mulching, and monitoring schedule to be performed by a certified 8 arborist. 9 C. Compatibility. The proposal is compatible with surrounding uses. The surrounding 10 neighborhood features a mixture of single family, duplex, multifamily, and professional office buildings. The Willowcrest Townhomes buildings will be similar in size and scale to 11 the Glennwood Townhomes directly to the east. The Willowcrest Townhomes will also 12 provide a transition from the Phase 2 multifamily along Edmonds Ave NE to the townhomes and duplexes on Glennwood Ave NE.. 13 Interior compatibility is also assured. The three townhouse buildings are related to each 14 other in their massing, materials, and color palette. They all have shed roofs that slope north to south. The roof overhangs on the gable ends transition into vertical modulations that 15 extend to the ground, and the locations of these modulations vary on each building. 16 Exteriors would contain fiber cement siding with composite wood and metal accents. 17 6. Superiority in Design. The proposed Willowcrest Townhomes would be superior to that which would result without using the PUD regulations by the ability to integrate the development with the 18 existing Glennwood Townhomes. Without the PUD, the Willowcrest Townhomes would have to be 19 separated and buffered from the Glennwood Townhomes due to the sites different land use designations. The Edmonds site is zoned CV and allows a higher intensity of development and 20 potential commercial uses while the Glennwood site is Residential-14 and the highest use would be attached housing with modest density. The code would require a 15-foot wide landscape screen 21 between the two properties. This screen would block any integration of the two properties and ability to 22 grow and have a centralized open space amenity with opportunities to gather with neighbors. The ability to design the two (2) sites as one creates an integrated community instead of separating 23 neighbors. 24 7. Public Benefit. The proposal provides for numerous public benefits as outlined at pages 16- 19 of the staff report. 25 26 CONCLUSIONS OF LAW PUD and BSP - 12 1 Procedural: 2 1 Authority. RMC 4-9-150(F)(8)(b) authorizes the Examiner to conduct hearings and make 3 final decisions on preliminary PUD applications that are consolidated with BSP applications. RMC 4-9-150(G)(6) authorizes the consolidation of final PUD review with the preliminary PUD and BSP 4 review before the examiner for final decision. 5 Substantive: 6 2. Zoning/Comprehensive Plan Designations. The project site is zoned Center Village (CV) and 7 has a comprehensive plan land use designation of Commercial and Mixed Use. 8 3. Review Criteria. RMC 4-9-150 governs preliminary and final PUD review criteria and RMC 9 4-7-230(C) governs BSP review criteria. Applicable criteria are quoted below in italics and applied through corresponding conclusions of law. 10 PRELIMINARY PUD 11 12 RMC 4-9-150(B)(2) and (3): Code Provisions That May Be Modified: 13 a. In approving a planned urban development, the City may modem any of the standards of chapter 4- 2 RMC, chapter 4-4 RMC, RMC 4-6-060 and chapter 4-7 RMC, except as listed in subsection B3 of14thisSection. All modifications shall be considered simultaneously as part of the planned urban 15 development. 16 b. An Applicant may request additional modifications from the requirements of this Title, except those listed in subsection B3 of this Section. All modifications shall be considered simultaneously as part of 17 the planned urban development. 18 4. As shown in Finding of Fact No. 3, the requested revisions are limited to Chapter 4-2 19 regulations as authorized above, except for the private open space requirements of RMC 4-9- 20 150(E)(2). However, RMC 4-9-150(E)(2) itself provides that "[tJhe minimum dimensional standards of this Section may be modified through the planned urban development review process; 21 provided, that the minimum area requirement is maintained." Since modifications to private open 22 space are limited to dimensions and minimum required area is maintained, the private open space modifications are also appropriately subject to modification in this PUD review. 23 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the 24 following requirements are met. 25 1. Demonstration of Compliance and Superiority Required: Applicants must demonstrate that a 26 proposed development is following the purposes of this Section and with the Comprehensive Plan, PUD and BSP - 13 1 that the proposed development will be superior to that which would result without a planned urban development, and that the development will not be unduly detrimental to surrounding properties. 2 3 5. The criterion is met. The purposes of the PUD regulations, as outlined in RMC 4-9-150(A), are to preserve and protect the natural features of the land and to encourage innovation and creativity 4 in development of residential uses. There are no natural features at the project site in need of 5 protection, except for steep slopes that as conditioned will be protected as required by the City's critical areas ordinance. More importantly, the proposal succeeds in innovative and creative design 6 for the reasons identified in Finding of Fact No. 6 and 7. As determined in Finding of Fact No. 5,the 7 proposal will not create any significant adverse impacts, so it will not be unduly detrimental to surrounding properties. 8 9 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the following requirements are met. 10 ••• 2. Public Benefit Required: In addition, Applicants shall demonstrate that a proposed development 11 will provide specifically identified benefits that clearly outweigh any adverse impacts or undesirable effects of the proposed planned urban development, particularly those adverse and undesirable 12 impacts to surrounding properties, and that the proposed development will provide one or more of 13 the following benefits than would result from the development of the subject site without the proposed planned urban development: 14 a. Protects critical areas that would not be protected otherwise to the same degree as without 15 a planned urban development; or 16 b. Natural Features: Preserves, enhances, or rehabilitates natural features of the subject property, such as significant woodlands, native vegetation, topography, or noncritical area 17 wildlife habitats, not otherwise required by other City regulations; or c. Public Facilities: Provides public facilities that could not be required by the City for 18 development of the subject property without a planned urban development. 19 d. Overall Design: Provides a planned urban development design that is superior to the design that would result from development of the subject property without a planned urban 20 development. A superior design may include the following: ... 21 22 6. The proposal provides for public benefit for the elements quoted above as determined in Finding of Fact No. 7. 23 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the 24 following requirements are met. 25 26 PUD and BSP - 14 1 3. Additional Review Criteria:A proposed planned urban development shall also be reviewed for consistency with all of the following criteria:2 3 a. Building and Site Design: 4 i. Perimeter: Size, scale, mass, character and architectural design along the planned urban development perimeter provide a suitable transition to adjacent or abutting lower density/intensity5zones. Materials shall reduce the potential for light and glare. 6 7. The criterion is met for the reasons identified at Finding of Fact No. 5(C). In order to ensure 7 proper materials that reduce night and glare, a condition of approval requires the Applicant to submit a materials board to the Current Planning Project Manager to confirm that siding materials are non- 8 reflective to reduce the potential for light and glare. 9 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the 10 following requirements are met. 11 12 3. Additional Review Criteria: A proposed planned urban development shall also be reviewed for consistency with all of the following criteria: 13 a. Building and Site Design: 14 15 ii. Interior Design: Promotes a coordinated site and building design. Buildings in groups should be 16 related by coordinated materials and roof styles, but contrast should be provided throughout a site by the use of varied materials, architectural detailing, building orientation or housing type; e.g., single 17 family, townhouses,flats, etc. 18 8. The criterion is met for the reasons identified in Finding of Fact No. 5(C). 19 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the 20 following requirements are met. 21 22 3. Additional Review Criteria:A proposed planned urban development shall also be reviewed for consistency with all of the following criteria 23 24 b. Circulation: 25 i. Provides sufficient streets and pedestrian facilities. The planned urban development shall have 26 sufficient pedestrian and vehicle access commensurate with the location, size and density of the PUD and BSP - 15 1 proposed development. All public and private streets shall accommodate emergency vehicle access and the traffic demand created by the development as documented in a traffic and circulation report 2 approved by the City. Vehicle access shall not be unduly detrimental to adjacent areas. 3 9. The proposal provides for adequate streets and pedestrian facilities as determined in Finding 4 of Fact No. 4. 5 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the 6 following requirements are met. 7 ... 3. Additional Review Criteria: A proposed planned urban development shall also be reviewed for 8 consistency with all of the following criteria 9 10 b. Circulation: 11 12 ii. Promotes safety through sufficient sight distance, separation of vehicles from pedestrians, limited 13 driveways on busy streets, avoidance of difficult turning patterns, and minimization of steep gradients. 14 10. The proposal meets this requirement as determined in Finding of Fact No. 4F. 15 16 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the following requirements are met. 17 18 3. Additional Review Criteria: A proposed planned urban development shall also be reviewed for 19 consistency with all of the following criteria 20 b. Circulation: 21 22 23 iii. Provision of a system of walkways which tie residential areas to recreational areas, transit,public walkways, schools, and commercial activities. 24 25 11. As noted in Finding of Fact No. 4F, as conditioned the proposal provides for a well-integrated system of internal pedestrian improvements that ultimately connect to required frontage pedestrian 26 improvements. PUD and BSP - 16 1 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the2 following requirements are met. 3 4 3. Additional Review Criteria:A proposed planned urban development shall also be reviewed for consistency with all of the following criteria 5 b. Circulation: 7 8 9 iv. Provides safe, efficient access for emergency vehicles. 10 12. The proposal provides for safe and efficient access for emergency vehicles as determined in 11 Finding of Fact No. 4F. 12 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the 13 following requirements are met. 14 3. Additional Review Criteria:A proposed planned urban development shall also be reviewed for15 consistency with all of the following criteria 16 c. Infrastructure and Services: Provides utility'services, emergency services, and other improvements, 17 existing and proposed, which are sufficient to serve the development. 18 13. As determined in Finding of Fact No. 4,the proposal is served by sufficient public 19 infrastructure and services to serve the development. 20 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the following requirements are met. 21 22 -• 3. Additional Review Criteria: A proposed planned urban development shall also be reviewed for 23 consistency with all of the following criteria 24 25 26 PUD and BSP - 17 1 d. Clusters or Building Groups and Open Space: An appearance of openness created by clustering, separation of building groups, and with well-designed open space and landscaping, or a reduction in 2 amount of impervious surfaces not otherwise required. 3 14. The criterion is met. The proposed townhomes are grouped into three buildings of four units 4 each creating a balance between the mass and scale of the buildings and the amount of open space provided on the site. Impervious surfaces are limited to the main drive aisle, sidewalks, and porches. 5 6 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the following requirements are met. 7 8 3. Additional Review Criteria:A proposed planned urban development shall also be reviewed for 9 consistency with all of the following criteria 10 ••• 11 e. Privacy and Building Separation: Provides internal privacy between dwelling units, and external 12 privacy for adjacent dwelling units. Each residential or mixed use development shall provide visual and acoustical privacy for dwelling units and surrounding properties. Fences, insulation, walks, 13 barriers, and landscaping are used, as appropriate,for the protection and aesthetic enhancement of the property, the privacy of site occupants and surrounding properties, and for screening of storage, 14 mechanical or other appropriate areas, and for the reduction of noise. Windows are placed at such a height or location or screened to provide sufficient privacy. Sufficient light and air are provided to 15 each dwelling unit. 16 15. The proposal is designed to provide for privacy and adequate building separation. Each unit 17 would contain a private yard and porch on the ground floor. Their location on the building facades would vary with corner units entering on the sides of the buildings and middle units entering from the 18 front and back resulting in a greater sense of privacy than if all entries were clustered on the same 19 façade. The second-floor balconies for each unit alternate from front to back also creating additional privacy. The common wall separating the townhomes would provide fire and acoustical separation. 20 The assembly is proposed to be comprised of two separate stud walls insulated with acoustic batts and separated by an airspace. 21 22 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the following requirements are met. 23 ••• 3. Additional Review Criteria:A proposed planned urban development shall also be reviewed for 24 consistency with all of the following criteria 25 26 PUD and BSP - 18 1 f Building Orientation: Provides buildings oriented to enhance views from within the site by taking advantage of topography, building location and style. 2 3 16. The townhome units would have views of green space. The spacing and changes in the orientation between the buildings would avoid conditions where residents have views into other units. 4 Views out over Lot 1 to the west are preserved both for Willowcrest and Glennwood Townhomes residents. 5 6 RMC 4-9-150(D): The City may approve a planned urban development only if it finds that the following requirements are met. 7 8 3. Additional Review Criteria:A proposed planned urban development shall also be reviewed for 9 consistency with all of the following criteria 10 ••• 11 g. Parking Area Design: Provides parking areas that are complemented by landscaping and not 12 designed in long rows. The size ofparking areas is minimized in comparison to typical designs, and each area related to the group of buildings served. The design provides for efficient use ofparking, 13 and shared parking facilities where appropriate. 14 17. Each unit would have a private single car garage. Eight (8) surface parking spaces would be provided parallel to the access drive with one (1) compact space perpendicular to the drive. The15 spaces would have trees planted along their side for screening and shade. 16 RMC 4-9-150(D)(4): Each planned urban development shall demonstrate compliance with the 17 development standards contained in subsection E of this Section, the underlying zone, and any 18 overlay districts; unless a modification for a specific development standard has been requested pursuant to subsection B2 of this Section. 19 18. As discussed below, the proposal complies with all development standards imposed by RMC 20 4-9-150(E). The proposal is compliant with the standards of the underlying CV zone for the reasons 21 identified in Finding of Fact No. 21 of the staff report. No overlay districts apply. 22 RMC 4-9-150(E)((1): Common Open Space Standard: Open space shall be concentrated in large usable areas and may be designed to provide either active or passive recreation. Requirements for23residential, mixed use, commercial, and industrial developments are described below. 24 a. Residential:For residential developments open space must equal at least ten percent 10%) of the development site's gross land area. 25 i. Open space may include, but is not limited to, the following: 26 PUD and BSP - 19 1 a)A trail that allows opportunity for passive recreation within a critical area buffer only the square footage of the trail shall be included in the open space area 2 calculation), or 3 b)A sidewalk and its associated landscape strip, when abutting the edge of a critical area buffer and when a part of a new public or private road, or 4 c)A similar proposal as approved by the Hearing Examiner. ii. Additionally, a minimum area equal to fifty (50) square feet per unit of common space or 5 recreation area shall be provided in a concentrated space as illustrated in Figure 1. 6 19. As outlined at page 24 of the staff report, the Willowcrest Townhomes PUD site is 31,187 square 7 feet resulting in a common open space requirement of 3,119 square feet that would be required to be provided onsite. The architectural site plan (Exhibit 26) identifies 3,571 square feet of total common 8 open space provided on the Willowcrest Townhomes site. Common open space is provided in areas 9 east of Building A, between Buildings A and B, west of Building B, and west of Building C. The proposed amount of PUD open space is 128 sf short of what is required in combining the 10% 10 requirement with the 50 sf requirement. A condition of approval requires the site plan to be revised to provide for the total amount of open space required for the proposal. 11 12 RMC 4-9-150(E)(2): Private Open Space: Each residential unit in a planned urban development 13 shall have usable private open space (in addition to parking, storage space, lobbies, and corridors) for the exclusive use of the occupants of that unit. Each ground floor unit, whether attached or 14 detached, shall have private open space which is contiguous to the unit. The private open space shall 15 be well demarcated and at least fifteen feet (15) in every dimension (decks on upper floors can 16 substitute for the required private open space). For dwelling units which are exclusively upper story units, there shall be deck areas totaling at least sixty (60) square feet in size with no dimension less 17 than five feet (5). ... The minimum dimensional standards of this Section may be modified through 18 the planned urban development review process; provided, that the minimum area requirement is maintained. 19 20. The conceptual landscape plan (Exhibit 4) identifies landscaping and rockeries along the 20 outside of the yards abutting common open spaces and abutting properties, however no delineation is 21 provided within the interior yard spaces separating private yards from each other. Therefore, a condition of approval requires the Applicant to submit a final landscape plan with the civil 22 construction permit that provides demarcation surrounding each private yard consisting of 23 landscaping, fencing, wall, rockery, or some other delineation method approved by the Current Planning Project Manager. 24 The private open space provided on all but four (4) lots contains at least a 15-foot by 15-foot 25 dimension. The end units on Buildings A and B contain between 10 and 12 feet from the exterior wall 26 to the end of the private wall, but contain between 22 and 25 feet in width with additional side yard PUD and BSP -20 1 and patio space. While the dimension is short of the 15-foot standard measured from the exterior wall 2 to the back of the yard, private open space exceeding the 15-foot by 15-foot dimension (225 square feet) is provided. Including porch spaces, private open space for these four (4) units range from 451 3 square feet to 906 square feet. Since the amount of open space provided significantly exceeds that 4 required and is in part due to site constraints caused by the unique design of the overall project, the proposed dimensions are approved by this decision. 5 RMC 4-9-150(E)(3): Installation and Maintenance of Common Open Space: 6 a. Installation: All common area and open space shall be landscaped in accordance with the 7 landscaping plan submitted by the Applicants and approved by the City;provided, that common open 8 space containing natural features worthy of preservation may be left unimproved. Prior to the 9 issuance of any occupancy permit, the developer shall furnish a security device to the City in an amount equal to the provisions of RMC 4-9-060. Landscaping shall be planted within one year of the 10 date of final approval of the planned urban development, and maintained for a period of two (2) 11 years thereafter prior to the release of the security device. A security device for providing maintenance of landscaping may be waived if a landscaping maintenance contract with a reputable 12 landscaping firm licensed to do business in the City of Renton is executed and kept active for a two 13 (2)year period. A copy of such contract shall be kept on file with the Development Services Division. 14 b. Maintenance: Landscaping shall be maintained pursuant to requirements of RMC 4-4-070. 15 21. As Conditioned. 16 RMC 4-9-150(E)(4): Installation and Maintenance of Common Facilities: 17 a. Installation: Prior to the issuance of any occupancy permits, all common facilities, including but 18 not limited to utilities, storm drainage, streets, recreation facilities, etc., shall be completed by the developer or, if deferred by the Planning/Building/Public Works Administrator or his/her designee, 19 assured through a security device to the City equal to the provisions of RMC 4-9-060... 20 22. As Conditioned. 21 RMC 4-9-150(E)(4): Installation and Maintenance of Common Facilities: 22 23 b. Maintenance: All common facilities not dedicated to the City shall be permanently maintained by 24 the planned urban development owner, if there is only one owner, or by the property owners' 25 association, or the agent(s) thereof. In the event that such facilities are not maintained in a responsible manner, as determined by the City, the City shall have the right to provide for the26 PUD and BSP -21 1 maintenance thereof and bill the owner or property owners' association accordingly. Such bill, if 2 unpaid, shall become a lien against each individual property. 3 23. As conditioned. 4 Final PUD 5 RMC 4-9-150G6: Review and Approval of Final Plan: The final plan shall be reviewed by the 6 applicable City departments, in the manner prescribed for preliminary plans, to determine if the final plan is in substantial conformance with the approved preliminary plan and is consistent with the 7 purposes and review criteria of this Section. The Community and Economic Development 8 Administrator shall make a decision to approve, approve with conditions or deny the final plan. The decision shall include a description of the elements of the approved planned urban development, 9 including land uses, number of units, phasing, the effective date of approval and of expiration, time 10 limits, required improvements and the schedule for implementation, and any conditions that may apply to the planned urban development. 11 24. The final PUD is approved by this decision, with the information required above more 12 particularly described as follows: 13 A. Authorized land uses, number of units and conditions of approval. As outlined in the 14 Decision section of this Decision, the final PUD is approved as depicted in Ex. 3 and described in 15 Finding of Fact No. 3, subject to the conditions listed in the Decision section. 16 B. Phasing. The Edmonds site would be developed in two phases first with the Willowcrest Townhomes and then with a future Phase 2 multifamily building on the west side of the 17 site (Lot 1). The Willowcrest Townhomes site would be developed to contain all required parking, 18 common open space, utilities, access, etc. for that phase. The future Phase 2 would be permitted separately and is anticipated at a minimum to require environmental review (or consistency with the 19 planned action) and site plan review and would be required to meet the codes in place at the time of 20 application and construct the street frontage improvements along Edmonds Ave NE. Pursuant to RMC 4-1-045 Vesting, Binding Site Plans do not vest projects to development standards. A building 21 permit would be required to gain vesting rights. 22 C. Effective date. The effective date of approval is the signature date in the Decision 23 section. 24 D. Time limits. The Applicant shall, within two (2) years of the signature date of this 25 decision submit complete building permit applications to the Department of Community and Economic Development. 26 PUD and BSP - 22 1 E. Expiration. Expiration of an approved final plan planned urban development shall be 2 defined as failure to initiate construction of a planned urban development or failure to submit a complete building permit application within the approved final plan time limits. Expiration can only 3 occur if no on-site construction has begun or the expiration of building permits has occurred. 4 F. Required improvements. Required improvements and the implementation schedule 5 thereof is as depicted in Ex. 3 and outlined at page 40-41 of the staff report under "Required Improvements," along with all recommended conditions therein. 6 7 8 Binding Site Plan 9 RMC 4-7-230(C): 10 APPROVAL CRITERIA: 11 Approval of a binding site plan or a commercial condominium site shall take place only after the following criteria are met: 12 13 1. Legal Lots: The site that is subject to the binding site plan shall consist of one or more contiguous, legally created lots. Lots, parcels, or tracts created through the binding site plan 14 procedure shall be legal lots of record. The number of lots, tracts, parcels, sites, or divisions shall not exceed the number of lots allowed in the applicable zoning district. New 15 nonconforming lots shall not be created through the binding site plan process. 16 25. The criterion is met. The subject property consists of one (1) legally created lot. The 17 proposed 13 lots and two (2) tracts would be legal lots of record following the recording of the Binding Site Plan (Exhibit 5) which would occur following substantial completion of the 18 Willowcrest Townhome portion of the development. The number of lots and tracts would not exceed the number of lots allowed in the CV zone. Lot size and setbacks for the townhome lots would not 19 meet the underlying CV standards, however these standards are proposed to be modified via the 20 PUD regulations thereby avoiding the creation of new nonconforming lots. Newly created Lot 1 would be approximately 41,000 square feet meeting the underlying CV zone dimensional standards. 21 2. If minimum lot dimensions and building setbacks for each newly created lot cannot be met, 22 the binding site plan shall be processed as a commercial condominium site per subsection D of this Section or merged with a planned urban development application per RMC 4-9-150. 23 26. The BSP is merged with a PUD application and all proposed substandard lot dimensions have24beenapprovedviathePUDprocess. 25 3. Commercial or Industrial Property: The site is located within a commercial, industrial, or 26 mixed-use zone. PUD and BSP - 23 1 27. The site is located within the commercial CV zone. It is eligible for binding site plan approval. 2 3 4. Zoning Code Requirements: Individual lots created through the binding site plan shall comply with all of the zoning code requirements and development standards of the underlying 4 zoning district. Where minimum lot dimensions or setbacks cannot be met, the binding site plan shall be processed as a commercial condominium site per RMC 4-7-230D. 5 a. New Construction: The site shall be in conformance with the zoning code 6 requirements and development standards of the underlying zoning district at the time 7 the application is submitted. 8 b. Existing Development: If the site is nonconforming prior to a binding site plan application, the site shall be brought into conformance with the development 9 standards of the underlying zoning district at the time the application is submitted. In situations where the site cannot be brought into conformance due to physical 10 limitations or other circumstances, the binding site plan shall not make the site more 11 nonconforming than at the time a completed application is submitted. 12 c. Under either new construction or existing development, Applicants for binding site plan may propose shared signage, parking, and access if they are specifically 13 authorized per RMC 4-4-080E3, 4-4-08017, and 4-4-100E5, and other shared 14 improvements as authorized in other sections of the City's development standards. 15 28. The criterion is met. As identified in Finding No. 21 of the staff report,the proposal conforms to all applicable zoning requirements, with modifications authorized through the PUD process. As 16 permitted by RMC 4-7-230B.1.c and RMC 4-9-150B.2, a Binding Site Plan may be merged with a PUD in order to modify zoning code and development standards provided the PUD criteria are met. 17 5. Building Code Requirements: All building code requirements have been met per RMC 4-5- 18 010. 19 29. The criterion is met. All building code requirements will be reviewed at the time of building 20 permit approval. 21 6. Infrastructure Provisions: Adequate provisions, either on the face of the binding site plan or in a supporting document, have been made for drainageways, alleys, streets, other public 22 ways, water supplies, open space, solid waste, and sanitary wastes, for the entire property 23 covered by the binding site plan. 24 30. The criterion is met. As described in Finding of Fact No. 4, the Applicant has made adequate provisions for all drainageways, streets, water supplies, open space, solid waste and sanitary waste. 25 26 PUD and BSP - 24 1 7. Access to Public Rights-of-Way and Utilities: Each parcel created by the binding site plan shall have access to a public street, water supply, sanitary sewer, and utilities by means of2 direct access or access easement approved by the City. 3 31. The criterion is met. The Phase 1 Willowcrest Townhome portion of the Binding Site Plan 4 would have access via an easement through the abutting Glennwood Townhome development to Glennwood Ave NE, however a formal access easement has not yet been established. Therefore, a 5 condition of approval requires the Applicant to prepare and record an irrevocable access easement 6 for the benefit of the Willowcrest Townhome owners along the modified driveway through the Glennwood Townhome development. Water, sewer, stormwater, and future access to Edmonds Ave 7 NE are noted as easements on the Binding Site Plan (Exhibit 5) and would be further reviewed for accuracy and compliance with the civil construction permit application. 8 Access to Lot 1 (Phase 2) would be from Edmonds Ave NE. The driveway and public street frontage 9 improvements would be installed at the time of construction of Phase 2 per the conditions noted in 10 FOF 28 Binding Site Plan: Required Improvements of the staff report. 11 8. Shared Conditions: The Administrator may authorize sharing of open space, parking, access, signage and other improvements among contiguous properties subject to the binding 12 site plan and the provisions of RMC 4-4-080E3, 4-4-08017, and 4-4-100E5. Conditions of use, maintenance, and restrictions on redevelopment of shared open space, parking, access,13 signage and other improvements shall be identified on the binding site plan and enforced by 14 covenants, easements or other similar properly recorded mechanism. 15 32. The criterion is met. The Willowcrest Townhomes will share common open space with the abutting Glennwood Townhomes as agreed to in principle by the Renton Housing Authority(Exhibit 16 27). The Willowcrest Townhomes proposal would provide all required parking onsite as part of Phase 1 development, however access to Glennwood Ave NE would be shared via a driveway17 through the abutting Glennwood Townhome site. 18 At a minimum, during build out of Phase 2 the emergency vehicle access and pedestrian connection 19 from Edmonds Ave NE through the Willowcrest and Glennwood Townhomes sites to Glennwood Ave NE would be provided. 20 9. Future Development: The binding site plan shall contain a provision requiring that any 21 subsequent development of the site shall be in conformance with the approved and recorded 22 binding site plan. 23 33. As conditioned, the criterion is met. The proposed BSP does not contain a provision for requiring subsequent development of the site to be in conformance with the approved and recoded 24 binding site plan. As such, a recommended condition of approval requires compliance with this standard. 25 26 10. Dedication Statement: Where lands are required or proposed for dedication, the Applicant shall provide a dedication statement and acknowledgement on the binding site plan. PUD and BSP - 25 1 34. No dedication has been approved for the subject project. 2 11. Suitable Physical Characteristics:A proposed binding site plan may be denied because of 3 flood, inundation, or wetland conditions, or construction of protective improvements may be required as condition of approval. 4 35. The criterion is met. The physical characteristics identified in the criterion are regulated by 5 the City's critical area regulations. As noted in Finding of Fact No. 5(A), the proposal complies 6 with the City's critical area regulations. 7 DECISION 8 The proposed preliminary and final' PUD and BSP as depicted in Ex. 3 (PUD) and Ex. 5 (BSP) and described in Finding of Fact No. 3 meets all applicable criteria quoted in this decision for the reasons 9 identified in associated conclusions of law and for that reason is APPROVED subject to the 10 following conditions of approval below. The PUD modifications identified in Finding of Fact No. 3 are also approved. 11 12 1. The Applicant shall submit a final detailed landscape plan with the civil construction permit application that provides a curb or other barrier approved by the Current Planning 13 Project Manager between the woonerf and abutting landscaping. The final plan shall also contain the submittal requirement items listed in RMC 4-8-120D.12: Landscaping Plan, 14 Detailed. The plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project 15 Manager prior to permit issuance. 2. The Applicant shall submit a revised tree retention plan with the civil construction permit 16 application that provides the required tree protection fencing, mulching, and monitoring 17 schedule to be performed by a certified arborist. The revised tree retention plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to permit issuance. 18 3. The Applicant shall provide language in the Homeowners Association Conditions, 19 Covenants, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) that homeowners are required to use the garages for vehicle parking as the primary use and only any surplus of space that is not needed for 20 the vehicle may be used for storage. The CC&Rs shall be submitted to the Current Planning Project Manager for review and approval prior to recording the documents with 21 King County. The documents shall be recorded prior to Temporary Certificate of 22 Occupancy for the first building. 4. The Applicant shall submit a revised site plan with the civil construction permit 23 application that replaces the compact vehicle parking space with a full size 9'x20' 90- 24 degree parking space. The revised site plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to permit issuance. 25 26 ' See Conclusion of Law No.24 for terms specifically applicable to final PUD. PUD and BSP -26 1 5. The Applicant shall submit details of a minimum of six (6) designated bicycle parking spaces on the revised site plan or floor plans with the building permit application. The2 designated parking spaces shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning 3 Project Manager prior to permit issuance. 4 6. The Applicant shall submit a revised utility plan with the civil construction permit application and identify all surface mounted utility equipment. Surface mounted 5 equipment should not be located within the common open space amenity areas. The screening of the equipment shall be shown on the detailed landscape plan submitted with 6 the civil construction permit application for review and approval by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to permit issuance. 7 7. The Applicant shall submit a request for a minor modification of the Renton Sunset 8 Terrace Redevelopment Master Site Plan (LUA14-001475) to include the Willowcrest Townhomes and Binding Site Plan into the master plan and update the allocated units9 remaining for the Edmonds Site. The minor modification application shall be submitted 10 and decision issued prior to the Applicant recording the Binding Site Plan with the King County Recorder's Office. 11 8. The Applicant shall submit a paving plan with the civil construction permit that identifies 12 paving material for the access driveway that provides changes in material, color, and pattern to indicate multi-modal use. The paving plan shall be reviewed and approved by 13 the Current Planning Project Manager prior to permit issuance. 14 9. The Applicant shall submit a final landscape plan that provides landscaping and other aesthetically attractive barriers to discourage vehicle parking along the woonerf. 15 Techniques such as trees in grates, large above-ground planters, and bollard lighting along areas of the woonerf that do not hinder emergency vehicle access would be16 acceptable. The final landscape plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Current 17 Planning Project Manager prior to permit issuance. 18 10. The Applicant shall submit a detailed landscape plan with the civil construction permit that identifies no net loss of internal parking lot landscaping would occur with the 19 realignment of access drive through the Glennwood Townhomes site. The detailed landscape plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager 20 prior to permit issuance. 21 11. The Applicant shall submit a final landscape plan with the civil construction permit that provides demarcation surrounding each private yard consisting of landscaping, fencing, 22 wall, rockery, or some other delineation method approved by the Current Planning Project Manager. The final landscape plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Current23 Planning Project Manager prior to permit issuance. 24 12. The Applicant shall provide a reciprocal easement for the Willowcrest Townhomes 25 residents to utilize the existing open space amenity area on the Glennwood Townhomes site identified on the architectural site plan (Exhibit 26) and for the Glennwood 26 Townhomes residents to utilize the abutting open space on the Willowcrest Townhomes PUD and BSP - 27 1 site. The easement shall be referenced on the final Binding Site Plan and irrevocable for the life of the Willowcrest project. The easement shall be reviewed and approved by the 2 Current Planning Project Manager prior to recording and shall be recorded prior to or 3 concurrently with the final Binding Site Plan. 4 13. The Applicant shall submit roof plans with the building permit application that provide a variety of roofing colors and verify the material is fire retardant. The roof plans shall be 5 reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to permit issuance. 6 14. The Applicant shall submit revised architectural elevations with the building permit application that provides the 3.5-inch minimum trim surrounding all windows and doors 7 on the first story. The revised plans shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to permit issuance. 8 15. The Applicant shall submit revised architectural elevations with the building permit 9 application and provide either painted metal corner clips or corner boards on the buildings siding exterior. The revised elevations shall be reviewed and approved by the 10 Current Planning Project Manager prior to permit issuance. 11 16. The Applicant shall submit revised architectural elevations with the building permit application that clearly identify the required column details of a chamfer, band, or similar 12 detail or provide another detailing standard option as approved by the Current Planning 13 Project Manager. The revised elevations shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to permit issuance. 14 17. The Applicant shall submit a revised geotechnical report with the civil construction 15 permit application for the areas impacted by utility installation along the southern boundary of Lot 1 and determine whether these areas would be considered sensitive 16 and/or protected slopes or Landslide Hazard Areas. Should these geologically hazardous areas be identified and confirmed, the Applicant shall submit the appropriate critical areas 17 exemption or modification request for construction of new utilities per RMC 4-3- 18 050C.3.e or RMC 4-3-050J.1 and identify appropriate mitigation for the encroachment in the updated report. The updated geotechnical report shall be reviewed and approved by 19 the Current Planning Project Manager prior to permit issuance. The critical areas exemption or modification, if needed, shall be submitted and issued prior to permit 20 issuance. 21 18. The Applicant shall prepare and record an irrevocable access easement for the benefit of the Willowcrest Townhome owners along the modified driveway through the Glennwood 22 Townhomes development. Recording of the access easement shall occur prior to or concurrently with the Binding Site Plan, noted on the Binding Site Plan document, and 23 shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to 24 recording. 25 19. The Applicant shall submit a final Binding Site Plan document that clearly states that future development on Lot 1 of the Binding Site Plan shall be in conformance with the 26 PUD and BSP - 28 approved and recorded Binding Site Plan, unless altered. The final Binding Site Plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to recording.2 20. The Applicant shall dedicate the required right-of-way along the subject property's 3 Edmonds Ave NE frontage to construct the minimum half street improvement with the 4 Phase 1 Willowcrest Townhomes development. Dedication shall be shown on the final Binding Site Plan document with a dedication statement and graphic representation. The 5 final Binding Site Plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to recording. 6 21. In lieu of submitting construction plans for frontage improvements along Edmonds Ave 7 NE and constructing the Edmonds Ave NE frontage improvements, utilities and site access driveway prior to Temporary Certificate of Occupancy of the Phase 1 Willowcrest 8 Townhomes development, the Applicant shall record a covenant on Lot 1 of the Binding 9 Site Plan and provide a statement on the Binding Site Plan document that the development of Lot I shall include the submittal of construction plans and construction of 10 required frontage improvements and utilities along Edmonds Ave NE. Recording of the covenant shall occur prior to Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the first building in 11 Phase 1 Willowcrest Townhomes. The covenant and final Binding Site Plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to recording. 12 22. The Applicant shall submit a materials board with the building permit application for 13 review and approval by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to building permit approval to confirm that siding materials are non-reflective to reduce the potential for 14 light and glare. 15 23. All common area and open space shall be landscaped in accordance with the landscaping plan submitted by the Applicants and approved by the City; provided, that common open 16 space containing natural features worthy of preservation may be left unimproved. Prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit, the developer shall furnish a security device to the 17 City in an amount equal to the provisions of RMC 4-9-060. Landscaping shall be planted 18 within one year of the date of final approval of the planned urban development, and maintained for a period of two (2) years thereafter prior to the release of the security 19 device. A security device for providing maintenance of landscaping may be waived if a landscaping maintenance contract with a reputable landscaping firm licensed to do 20 business in the City of Renton is executed and kept active for a two (2) year period. A 21 copy of such contract shall be kept on file with the Development Services Division. 24. Landscaping shall be maintained pursuant to requirements of RMC 4-4-070. 22 25. Prior to the issuance of any occupancy permits, all common facilities, including but not limited to utilities, storm drainage, streets, recreation facilities, etc., shall be completed by 23 the developer or, if deferred by the Planning/Building/Public Works Administrator or 24 his/her designee, assured through a security device to the City equal to the provisions of RMC 4-9-060. 25 26. All common facilities not dedicated to the City shall be permanently maintained by the planned urban development owner, if there is only one owner, or by the property owners' 26 association, or the agent(s) thereof. In the event that such facilities are not maintained in a PUD and BSP - 29 1 responsible manner, as determined by the City, the City shall have the right to provide for the maintenance thereof and bill the owner or property owners' association accordingly. 2 Such bill, if unpaid, shall become a lien against each individual property. 3 27. The Applicant shall submit a common open space plan with the civil construction permit application that identifies a minimum of 3,719 square feet of open space or 10-percent of 4 the Willowcrest Townhome site land area and an additional 600 square feet or 50 square feet per dwelling unit of open space located in a concentrated space. The common open 5 space plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior 6 to permit issuance. 7 DATED this 17th day of May, 2019. 8 9 Phi A.Olbrechts 10 City of Renton Hearing Examiner 11 12 Appeal Right and Valuation Notices 13 RMC 4-8-080(G) classifies the application(s) subject to this decision as Type III applications 14 subject to closed record appeal to the City of Renton City Council. Appeals of the hearing 15 examiner's decision must be filed within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of the decision. A request for reconsideration to the hearing examiner may also be filed within this 14- 16 day appeal period. 17 Affected property owners may request a change in valuation for property tax purposes 18 notwithstanding any program of revaluation. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 PUD and BSP - 30 CITY OF RENTON DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HEARING EXAMINER DECISION EXHIBITS Project Name: Willowcrest Townhomes PUD Project Number: LUA19-000061, BSP, PUD Date of Report May 14, 2019 Staff Contact Matt Herrera Senior Planner Project Contact/Applicant Suzanne Davis Third Place Design Cooperative 304 Alaskan Way S, Suite 301 Seattle, WA 98104 Project Location 1132 Edmonds Ave NE Renton, WA 98056 The following exhibits are included with the Hearing Examiner Decision: Exhibits 1-8: As shown in the Environmental Review Committee (ERC) Report Exhibits 19-27: As shown in the Staff Report to the Hearing Examiner Exhibits 28: 5/8/9 Email from Examiner to Matt Herrera Exhibits 29: Staff PowerPoint Exhibits 30: COR Maps, http://rp.rentonwa.gov/Html5Public/Index.html?viewer=CORMaps Exhibits 31: Open Space Condition From: Kristen Olbrechts <olbrechtslaw@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2019 9:37 PM To: Matthew Herrera Subject: Re: HEX Staff Report and Exhibits: Willowcrest Townhomes PUD, LUA19-000061,BSP,PUD Hello Mr. Herrera, I will make this email part of the record for the Willowcrest hearing. I just need some clarification on the open space calculations. At page 24, the staff report notes that "The Willowcrest Townhomes PUD site is 31,187 square feet resulting in a common open space requirement of 3,119 square feet that would be required to be provided onsite." RMC 4-9- 150E1aii requries that "additionally" open space in the amount of 50 square feet per dwelling unit be included as well. As far as I can tell from the staff report it appears that the additional 600 square feet isn't added to the total 10% requirement, but rather is found to be covered by it. If the 600 feet were added, the total amount of required open space would be 3,719 square feet, which exceeds the 3,571 provided by the Applicant. If that is staff's position, that would appear to conflict with the requirement that the 50 square feet apply "additionally" and also with the Figure 2 example below the "additionally" language in RMC 4-9-150E1aii, which calculates required open space for a 12 du 1.5 acre development by taking 10% of 1.5 acres (= 6,,534 square feet) and then adding 600 square feet (50 square feet/du for 12 du) for a total 7,134 square feet. Please clarify at the hearing how staff is applying the open space requirements to Willowcrest. Thank you! On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 3:22 PM Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@rentonwa.gov> wrote: Hi Phil, City of Renton HEX Meeting Date: Tuesday May 14, 2019 at 11:00am Electronic documents for Willowcrest Townhomes PUD (LUA19-000061) are now available on Laserfiche. You may access them following this link. You can also find the ERC Report (Exhibits 1-18) in that same folder. Attached is a word doc of the report as well. Thank you, EXHIBIT 28 Matt Herrera, AICP - Senior Planner City of Renton Community & Economic Development 1055 S. Grady Way Renton, WA 98057-3232 425.430.6593 Willowcrest Townhomes PUD 1132 Edmonds Ave NE File LUA 19-000061,BSP,PUD Public Hearing Matt Herrera, Senior Planner May 14, 2019 EXHIBIT 29 Project Proposal •12 Townhomes on individual parcels. •One (1) parcel set aside for future multifamily development. •One (1) access and utility tract. •One (1) common open space tract. Project Location •1132 Edmonds Ave NE •North of Sunset Blvd intersection •Highlands Community Planning Area •Sunset Neighborhood Property Characteristics •Currently vacant •1.7 acre site •Driveway on Edmonds Ave NE •Rockery abutting sidewalk Zoning and Land Use Designations Critical Areas Sunset Terrace Redevelopment Master Plan •16 acre neighborhood anchored with new park and library. •Subject property identified as the ‘Edmonds Apartments’ Site. •Allocated 68 multifamily dwelling units. Sunset Area Planned Action Site Plan •Three 4-unit townhome buildings •Access from Glennwood Ave NE •Integrated into existing Glennwood Townhomes •Future ped. connections from Edmonds to Glennwood •Emergency vehicle access Elevations PUD Modifications and Public Benefits •Eleven (11) proposed modifications to development standards (Finding of Fact 18). •Minimum lot size •15-foot landscape buffer •Integration of open space with Glennwood Townhomes PUD Modifications and Public Benefits •Permanent high-quality and energy efficient affordable homeownership •Evergreen Sustainable Development Standard •Overall Design •Circulation •Site and Building Design PUD 10-percent Open Space •PUD Standards require open space equal to 10- percent of the development. •Site -31,187sf •10% -3,119sf •Additionally, a minimum of 50sf per unit of open space be provided in concentrated space. •12 units = 600sf •Total open space required •3,719sf •Total open space provided: •3,571 •148sf deficit Binding Site Plan •Site subdivided via a Binding Site Plan. •13 total lots with 2 tracts. •Lot 1 would be developed in the future with a multifamily building. •Binding Site Plan option permitted as site is within the CV zone. •Binding Site Plan allows the phasing of infrastructure improvements. Access and Transportation Stormwater Vegetation •35 trees located on Willowcrest site. •26 significant trees. •10-percent retention requirement. •Four (4) trees retained on western portion of Willowcrest clearing area. Public Notice •Neighborhood meeting on August 1, 2018. •City accepted application on March 29, 2019 and issued complete application letter April 3, 2019. •No written public or agency comments to date. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends approval of the Willowcrest Townhomes PUD application subject to the staff report’s 21 conditions and additional updated condition related to compliance with PUD open space requirements. Submitted to the Hearing Examiner May 14, 2019 As a response to clarify the Hearing Examiner’s May 8, 2019 email, staff recommends a condition of approval related to the PUD Common Open Space Standard that states, in part, for residential developments, open space must equal at least 10-percent of the development site’s gross land area. Additionally, a minimum area equal to 50 square feet per unit of common open space or recreation area shall be provided in a concentrated space. As identified in the Staff Report to the Hearing Examiner (Exhibit 19), the applicant has proposed 3,571 square feet of total common open space on the Willowcrest Townhomes site. However 10-percent of the site would equal 3,119 square feet and the additional 50 square feet per unit (600sf = 12 units x 50sf) would result in 3,719 square feet of total open space required to be provided onsite. The proposed onsite open space is 148 square feet less than the required minimum. Condition of Approval The applicant shall submit a common open space plan with the civil construction permit application that identifies a minimum of 3,719 square feet of open space or 10-percent of the Willowcrest Townhome site land area and an additional 600 square feet or 50 square feet per dwelling unit of open space located in a concentrated space. The common open space plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to permit issuance. EXHIBIT 31