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AGENDA
Planning & Development Committee Regular Meeting
4:00 PM - Thursday, January 11, 2018
Council Conference Room, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
1. Emerging Issues in CED
Multi-Family Property Tax Exemptions
2. Newcastle Montessori Pre-school Development Concerns
a) Memo
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY &
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: January 11, 2018
TO: Ryan McIrvin, Planning & Development Committee Chair
Members of the Planning & Development Committee
CC: Denis Law, Mayor
Jay Covington, Chief Administrative Officer
Renton City Council
FROM: Chip Vincent, CED Administrator
STAFF CONTACT: Matt Herrera, Senior Planner (x6593)
SUBJECT: Newcastle Montessori School - 4018 NE 12th St.
At the January 8, 2018 City Council Meeting, Council directed staff to provide the
Planning and Development Committee a summary of the issues related to the
Newcastle Montessori School. The owner of the Montessori School, Janell Stover, and
several student families provided public comment at the Council meeting related to an
active code compliance case at the school located at 4018 NE 12th St.
On July 20, 2017, Code Compliance staff issued a Warning of Violation to the subject
property owner, Dalpay Properties, for not obtaining building permits for the following
two (2) activities that occurred on the property: (1) Constructing an exterior deck and
wheelchair ramp from the parking area to the entrance; and (2) A change of occupancy
from a single-family residence to a child care use. The property owner was notified that
building permit applications were to be submitted for the two (2) items within 14-
calendar days of the violation notice, consistent with standard practice for code
compliance violations.
In response to the Code Violation, Ms. Stover, submitted a pre-application to the City for
our review. On September 7, 2017, City staff met with Ms. Stover, the property’s
tenant, to discuss applicable codes related to the permits needed to comply with the
violation notice. At the meeting, Planning staff indicated that daycare centers are a
permitted use in the zone and no land use permit would be needed for their proposal.
However, the new use required compliance with several development regulations such
as the requirement to provide a refuse and recycling area. Additionally, the change of
use from a single-family residence to a daycare would require payment of a
transportation impact fee which was estimated at $53,713.95.
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Ryan McIrvin, Planning & Development Committee Chair
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January 11, 2018
Development Services staff indicated that the daycare use would change the occupancy
of the single-family structure, and therefore several improvements would be needed to
meet the current International Building Code requirements, such as accessibility
improvements. These required improvements in addition to the exterior ramp and deck
that were already constructed would require a building permit application. The direction
provided to Ms. Stover at the pre-application meeting identified she would need to
apply for a building permit for the construction work completed without permits and
the other necessary structure changes to bring the building into compliance with
required regulations, update the site consistent with the development standards, and
pay the traffic impact fees.
Two months after the pre-application meeting was held and the City had not yet
received a building permit application, Code Compliance staff issued a Finding of
Violation resulting in a $200 fee. Another month after this violation was issued, an
Order to Correct was issued as no corrective action had been made, now six months
after the first notice from the City.
To date, the goal has been to bring the Montessori School into compliance with building
codes and ADA code compliance, primarily for life safety reasons. The actions by Code
Compliance to issue a Finding of Violation and an Order to Correct are standard
practices when it appears there is no progress towards compliance. As of today, Ms.
Stover is working towards compliance which allows the City to refund the violation fees,
and continue to assist her in bringing the site into compliance. Furthermore, City staff
has indicated that the applicant can complete an independent transportation study to
identify if the full impact fee as originally estimated should be applied to this school.
Based on the outcome of this study, the impact fee can be adjusted potentially reducing
the cost to the school.
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