HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_Project_Acceptance_The_Family_First_Community_Center_190913DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2
www.rentonwa.gov
OF APPLICATION AND PROPOSED DETERMINATION OF
NON-SIGNIFICANCE - MITIGATED (DNS-M)
A Master Application has been filed and accepted with the Department of Community & Economic Development
(CED) – Planning Division of the City of Renton. The following briefly describes the application and the necessary
Public Approvals.
DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: September 18, 2019
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR18-000336 Family First Community Center /
LUA19-000212, SA-A, CU-H, ECF, V-A, MOD
PROJECT LOCATION: 16022 116th Ave SE, Renton, WA 98058
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Meredith Everist, Baylis Architects / 10801 Main
Street, #110, Bellevue, WA 98004 /
everistm@baylisarchitects.com
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE
REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton
Document Center website. See also http://bit.ly/2kzfAao
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant, City of Renton, is requesting Administrative Site Plan Review,
Hearing Examiner Conditional Use Permit review, Height Variance, Driveway Design Modification, Street Modification
and Waiver, and Environmental (SEPA) Review to construct a community center (Family First Community Center) at
16022 116th Ave SE (APN 2823059034). The other government facility is proposed on the south portion of Renton School
District’s (RSD) Cascade Elementary School in the Benson Community Planning Area. RSD will also be requesting to
subdivide the 14.88-acre school property to create a separate 2.72-acre parcel for the community center. The existing
site is zoned Residential-6 (R-6) and is currently occupied by Cascade Elementary School, supplemental portable
classrooms, and related play areas, parking, and mechanical equipment. The existing elementary school would remain
and the biofiltration swale and associated storm piping would be removed to accommodate the new Modular Wetland
System. The proposed 21,110 square foot one-story community center would be open to the general public and would
offer services such as after school programs and activities, health care offices with labs, counseling services, childcare
for facility users, community garden and demonstration kitchen, lunch room, locker rooms, gym, and fitness programs.
The large parcel has an overall elevation drop of 13 feet from the northwest corner to the southeast corner of the site.
Access to the new facility would be provided via an existing driveway at the south end of the property off 116th Ave SE
and ingress and egress improvements would be completed on the next adjacent driveway to the north for two -way
traffic plus a proposed Bus Only lane. Site improvements would also include 90 new onsite parking spaces and 29 shared
parking spaces with the school in front of the proposed community center. A 10-foot wide fully sight-obscuring landscape
visual barrier would be provided along the south property line within the construction limits. No critical areas were
identified on the site. The applicant is proposing to remove eight (8) significant trees on the existing parcel.
The applicant is also requesting a variance to the maximum building height in the R-6 zone to 31’-3” to primarily
accommodate the gymnasium use with sport courts. The applicant is also requesting a street modification and waiver to
retain the existing frontage improvements and a driveway design modification to allow modifications to the maximum
driveway width to minimize existing traffic impacts. The proposed driveway re-configuration would consist of a 24-foot
wide driveway for two-way load/unload traffic, a 14-foot wide driveway for Bus Only access lane, and an approximately
11-foot wide island that separates these two access points. Construction of the Family First Community Center is
expected to begin in May 2020 and end in July 2021. The applicant submitted a Geotechnical Engineering Report, a Phase
One Environmental Site Assessment, a Technical Information Report, a Tree Inventory & Retention Plan, and a Traffic
Impact Study.
DATE OF APPLICATION: September 11, 2019
NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION: September 18, 2019
OPTIONAL DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE, MITIGATED (DNS-M): As the Lead Agency, the City of Renton has
determined that significant environmental impacts are unlikely to result from the proposed project. Therefore, as
permitted under the RCW 43.21C.110, the City of Renton is using the Optional DNS-M process to give notice that a DNS-
NOTICE
If you would like to be made a party of record to receive further information on this proposed project, complete this form
and return to: City of Renton, CED – Planning Division, 1055 So. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057.
Name/File No.: PR18-000336 FAMILY FIRST COMMUNITY CENTER / LUA19-000212
NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS: City/State/Zip:
EMAIL: ______ TELEPHONE NO.: ___
I prefer to receive project information and documents in hard copy via US mail
M is likely to be issued. Comment periods for the project and the proposed DNS-M are integrated into a single comment
period. There will be no comment period following the issuance of the Threshold Determination of Non-Significance-
Mitigated (DNS-M). This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal. A 14-
day appeal period will follow the issuance of the DNS-M.
PERMITS/REVIEW REQUESTED: Administrative Site Plan Review, Environmental Review, Hearing Examiner
Conditonal Use, Variance, Modification
OTHER PERMITS WHICH MAY BE
REQUIRED:
Building Permit, Construction Permit, Dept. of Ecology Construction
Stormwater Permit
REQUESTED STUDIES: Geotechnical Engineering Report, Phase One Environmental Site
Assessment, Technical Information Report, Tree Inventory & Retention Plan,
Traffic Impact Study
PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for November 19, 2019 at 11:00 AM
before the Renton Hearing Examiner in Renton Council Chambers on the 7th
floor of Renton City Hall, located at 1055 South Grady Way.
CONSISTENCY OVERVIEW:
Zoning/Land Use: The subject site is designated Residential Medium Density (RMD) on the City
of Renton Comprehensive Land Use Map and Residential 6 (R-6) on the City’s
Zoning Map.
Environmental Documents that
Evaluate the Proposed Project:
Environmental (SEPA) Checklist
Development Regulations Used
For Project Mitigation:
The project will be subject to the City’s SEPA ordinance, RMC Title IV Chapter
4; RMC 4-2-110A; RMC 4-9-200; RMC 4-9-030 and RMC 4-9-250 and other
applicable codes and regulations as appropriate.
Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing to Clark H. Close, Senior Planner; CED – Planning
Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, by 5:00 PM on October 2, 2019. This matter is also tentatively
scheduled for a public hearing for November 19, 2019 at 11:00 AM Renton Council Chambers on the 7th floor of Renton
City Hall, located at 1055 South Grady Way. If you are interested in attending the hearing, please c ontact the Planning
Division to ensure that the hearing has not been rescheduled at (425) 430-6583. Following the issuance of the SEPA
Determination, you may still appear at the hearing and present your comments regarding the proposal before the
Hearing Examiner. If you have questions about this proposal, or wish to be made a party of record and receive additional
information by mail, please contact the project manager. Anyone who submits written comments will automatically
become a party of record and will be notified of any decision on this project.
CONTACT PERSON: Clark H. Close, Senior Planner; Tel: (425) 430-7289; Email: cclose@rentonwa.gov
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