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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT
ERC Meeting Date: November 4, 2019
Project File Number: PR19-000392
Project Name: Sound Ford Collision
Land Use File Number: LUA19-000215, ECF, SA
Project Manager: Alex Morganroth, Associate Planner
Owner: Susan Thornberg, 715 Lind Ave SW, Renton, WA 98057
Applicant: Richard Snyder, Sound Ford, 101 SW Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057
Contact: Travis Snyder, Sound Ford, 101 SW Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057
Project Location: 715 Lind Ave SW
Project Summary: The applicant is requesting Environmental (SEPA) Review and Site Plan Review in order
to operate a collision center (classified as small vehicle repair) in a tenant space within
an existing vacant 40,640 square foot warehouse building at 715 Lind Ave SW (APN
1923059061). The subject property is a 1.57 acre interior lot with approximately 280
linear feet of frontage along Lind Ave SW. The applicant is currently occupying a
collision repair center on Rainier Ave and intends to move equipment from the existing
facility into the new facility at 715 Lind Ave SW. The facility would consist of 20 flat
work stalls, an aluminum clean room, a paint booth, a car wash area, and customer-
oriented retail space. In addition, the applicant has also proposed utilizing a graveled
area across the street at 846 Lind Ave SW (southern half of building on site to be leased
by applicant) to store vehicles while they are waiting to be repaired or picked up by
customers. The applicant has proposed minor façade modifications and site
improvements including the installation of new man and vehicle doors, front entryway,
and parking lot stripping. No trees or vegetation are proposed for removal and no new
impervious surface would be added. According to COR Maps, a High Hazard Area is
located on the project site.
Exist. Bldg. Area SF: 40,640 Proposed New Bldg. Area (footprint):
Proposed New Bldg. Area (gross):
N/A
N/A
Site Area: 68,480 Total Building Area GSF: 40,640
STAFF
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Recommends that the Environmental Review Committee issue a Determination
of Non-Significance.
City of Renton Department of Community & Economic Development
Sound Ford Collision
Staff Report to the Environmental Review Committee
LUA19-000215, ECF, SA
Report of October 31, 2019 Page 2 of 3
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
In compliance with RCW 43.21C.240, the following environmental (SEPA) review addresses only those project
impacts that are not adequately addressed under existing development standards and environmental regulations.
A. Environmental Threshold Recommendation
Based on analysis of probable impacts from the proposal, staff recommends that the Responsible Officials:
Issue a DNS with a 14-day Appeal Period.
B. Mitigation Measures
None
C. Exhibits
Exhibit 1: Environmental Review Committee (ERC) Report
Exhibit 2: Site Plan
Exhibit 3: Elevations
Exhibit 4: Traffic Memorandum prepared by TENW (dated September 6, 2019)
D. Environmental Impacts
The Proposal was circulated and reviewed by various City Departments and Divisions to determine whether the
applicant has adequately identified and addressed environmental impacts anticipated to occur in conjunction
with the proposed development. Staff reviewers have identified that the proposal is likely to have the following
probable impacts:
1. Environmental Health
a. Environmental Health Hazards
Impacts: According to the Environmental Checklist submitted by the applicant, the proposed use
would likely generate hazardous waste including, but not limited to, discarded oil, solvents, and
other waste materials associated with auto-body repair. The applicant has proposed an oil/water
separator under the existing parking lot intended to ensure that contaminated liquids from the shop
or car wash area do not enter the storm/sewer system or outside environment. All hazardous waste
generated on the site would be disposed per the Dangerous Waste Regulations administered by the
Department of Ecology. Therefore, existing federal and state regulations would be sufficient to
mitigate any impacts from risks associated with the discharge of hazardous waste generated by the
proposed use.
Mitigation Measures: None
Nexus: N/A
2. Earth
Impacts: The subject site is located in an area with a known seismic hazard. The applicant did not
submit a geotechnical report with the land use application due to the project scope being limited to
the interior of an existing building. The structural integrity of the building as it relates to impacts
from a seismic event would be evaluated during the building permit review phase, at which time a
geotechnical report may or may not be required. Therefore, evaluation of the structure during the
building permit review, as well as any conditions added to the permit, are expected to provide
adequate mitigation for the seismic hazard on the site.
Mitigation Measures: None
City of Renton Department of Community & Economic Development
Sound Ford Collision
Staff Report to the Environmental Review Committee
LUA19-000215, ECF, SA
Report of October 31, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Nexus: N/A
3. Traffic
Impacts: The applicant submitted a Traffic Memo prepared by TENW (Exhibit 4). The consultant, TENW,
studied the traffic pattern and other conditions at the current Sound Ford Collision site on SW Grady
Way for three consecutive days in order to determine the expected vehicle trip average number for the
proposed project. The memo identifies an estimated weekday PM trip count of 5 for the proposed use.
Staff reviewed the memo and concurs with the methodology and calculation for the number of new
trips created by the new use. Transportation impact fees assessed at the time of building permit
issuance to adequately mitigate the minor impact on traffic created by the new vehicle trips.
Mitigation Measures: None
Nexus: N/A
E. Comments of Reviewing Departments
The proposal has been circulated to City Department and Division Reviewers. Where applicable, their comments
have been incorporated into the text of this report and/or “Advisory Notes to Applicant.”
Copies of all Review Comments are contained in the Official File and may be attached to this report.
The Environmental Determination decision will become final if the decision is not appealed within the 14-day
appeal period (RCW 43.21.C.075(3); WAC 197-11-680).
Environmental Determination Appeal Process: Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in
writing together with the required fee to: Hearing Examiner, City of Renton, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA
98057, on or before 5:00 p.m. on November 22nd, 2019. RMC 4-8-110 governs appeals to the Hearing Examiner and
additional information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, Renton City Hall –
7th Floor, (425) 430-6510.
CITY OF RENTON
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STAFF REPORT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
EXHIBITS
Project Name:
Sound Ford Collision
Land Use File Number:
LUA19-000215, ECF, SA
Date of Meeting
November 4, 2019
Staff Contact
Alex Morganroth
Associate Planner
Project Contact/Applicant
Travis Snyder
Sound Ford
101 SW Grady Way, Renton,
WA 98057
Project Location
715 Lind Ave SW
The following exhibits are included with the ERC Report:
Exhibit 1: Environmental Review Committee (ERC) Report
Exhibit 2: Site Plan
Exhibit 3: Landscape Plan
Exhibit 4: Department of Ecology Letter (dated July 30, 2019)
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TENW
Transportation Engineering NorthWest
Transportation Planning | Design | Traffic Impact & Operations
11400 SE 8th Street, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004 | Office (425) 889-6747
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 6, 2019
TO: Rich Snyder
Sound Ford
FROM: Jeff Schramm / Curtis Chin, P.E.
TENW
SUBJECT: Transportation Impact Fee Estimate for the proposed
Sound Ford Collision Center – Renton, WA
TENW Project #5963
This memorandum documents the independent transportation impact fee estimate for the proposed Sound
Ford Collision Center project in Renton, WA. An independent transportation impact fee is allowed by the
Renton Municipal Code (RMC) 4-1-190 (H).
Project Description
The proposed Sound Ford Collision Center would be located at 715 Lind Avenue SW as shown in the
Attachment A vicinity map. The proposed project would convert 18,000 square feet (SF) within an existing
warehouse building into a collision center with 21 service bays. Sound Ford currently operates a 10,000
SF collision center with 12 service bays located at 750 Rainier Ave S.
Independent Transportation Impact Fee Estimate
Sound Ford Collision Center
TENW September 6, 2019
Page 2
Background
The independent traffic impact fee calculation for the proposed Sound Ford Collision Center is based on the
following: (1) use of the trip rate for warehouse (LUC 150) included in the current ITE Trip Generation Manual,
10th edition; and (2) use of local trip generation data collected at the existing Sound Ford collision center.
Existing Use Transportation Impact Fee Credit
Consistent with City of Renton methodology used to assess transportation impact fee credit for warehouse
uses, the transportation impact fee credit was calculated by factoring the CityÊs transportation impact fee rate
per SF for Mini-Warehouse by the ratio of the ITE weekday PM peak hour trip rate for Warehouse to the
weekday PM peak hour trip rate for Mini-Warehouse. Table 1 summarizes the resulting impact fee per SF
for Warehouse.
Table 1
Transportation Impact Fee Per SF for Warehouse
A B C D = A X B / C
Impact Fee for
Mini Warehouse
($/SF)1
Weekday PM Peak
Hour Trip Rate for
Warehouse 2
Weekday PM Peak
Hour Trip Rate for Mini
Warehouse 2
Corrected Impact
Fee for Warehouse
($/SF)
$1.86 0.19 0.17 $2.08
1. Per City of Renton 2019-2020 Transportation Impact Fee Schedule.
2. Per Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual, 10th Edition.
The following Table 2 summarizes the resulting transportation impact fee credit for the existing 18,000 SF
warehouse space based on the derived rate of $2.08 per SF.
Table 2
Existing Transportation Impact Fee Credit
A B C = A X B
Impact Fee for
Warehouse ($/SF)
Existing Use
Building Area
Existing Use
Impact Fee Credit
$2.08 18,000 SF $37,440
As shown in the table above, the transportation impact fee credit for the existing Warehouse space is
$37,440.
Sound Ford Collision Center Trip Rate
To estimate the weekday PM peak hour trip generation rate for the new Sound Ford Collision Center, traffic
counts were collected at the existing 12 service bay Sound Ford Collision Center at 750 Rainer Ave S. Three
days of traffic counts were collected from Tuesday August 27th, 2019 through Thursday August 29th, 2019
between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. to determine an average number of vehicle trips during the PM peak period.
Based on the data collected, an average of 5 vehicle trips occurred during the PM peak hour.
Independent Transportation Impact Fee Estimate
Sound Ford Collision Center
TENW September 6, 2019
Page 3
A summary of the traffic counts is provided in Attachment B. The resulting trip rate per service bay associated
with the Sound Ford Collision Center is shown in Table 3.
Table 3
Sound Ford Collision Center Trip Rate Calculation
A B C = A / B
3-day Average PM
Peak Hour Traffic
Count
Existing Collison
Center Service
Bays
PM Peak Hour Trip
Rate per Service Bay
5 trips 12 Service Bays 0.42
As shown in Table 3, the traffic counts collected result in a weekday PM peak hour trip rate of 0.42 trips per
service bay.
Proposed Use Independent Transportation Impact Fee Calculation
The independent transportation impact fee calculation for the proposed new Sound Ford Collision Center
was determined based on derived transportation impact fee rate per service bay based on the following:
· Derived PM peak hour trip generation rate = 0.42 trips per service bay
· Average Vehicle Occupancy (AVO) = 1.353*
· Percent New Trips = 100%
· 2019 cost per PM peak hour person trip ($5,145.01 per person trip)
As a result, an impact fee rate of $2,923.70 per service bay was determined (see Table 4 below).
*It should be noted the AVO used in the calculation is consistent with AVO included in the City of RentonÊs
Rate Study for Impact Fees for Transportation.
Table 4
Sound Ford Collision Center Transportation Impact Fee Rate
A B C D E = A X B X C X D
Trip Rate
(PM Trips/service bay) AVO1
Percent
New Trips
Cost Per PM
Person Trip (2019) Impact Fee Rate
0.42 1.353 100% $5,145.01 $2,923.70 per
service bay
1 Per City of Renton Rate Study for Impact Fees for Transportation, dated July 5, 2016.
Independent Transportation Impact Fee Estimate
Sound Ford Collision Center
TENW September 6, 2019
Page 4
Table 5 summarizes the resulting independent transportation impact fee.
Table 5
Proposed Use Transportation Impact Fee
A B C = A X B
Impact Fee for Vehicle
Service Facility
($/service bay)
Proposed
Number of
Service Bay
Proposed
Independent
Transportation
Impact Fee
$2,923.70 21 $61,397.70
As shown in Table 5, the proposed independent transportation impact fee for the proposed new Sound Ford
Collision Center is $61,397.70; note that this calculation does not include credit for the existing warehouse,
which is addressed in the next section.
Resulting Independent Net Transportation Impact Fee
The resulting net transportation impact fee is calculated by applying the existing transportation impact fee
credit toward the independent transportation impact fee for the proposed Sound Ford Collision Center. As
shown in Table 6, the resulting net transportation impact fee is $23,957.70 ($61,397.70 – $37,440).
Table 6
Net Transportation Impact Fee
A B C = A - B
Proposed Use
(Collision Center)
Less Existing Use
(Warehouse)
Net Transportation
Impact Fee
$61,397.70 $37,440 $23,957.70
If you have any questions regarding the information presented in this memo, please contact Jeff Schramm at
(425) 250-0581 or schramm@tenw.com.
Attachments:
A. Project Vicinity Map
B. Sound Ford Collision Center Existing Counts
Independent Transportation Impact Fee Estimate
Sound Ford Collision Center
ATTACHMENT A
Vicinity Map
Independent Transportation Impact Fee Estimate
Sound Ford Collision Center
ATTACHMENT B
Sound Ford Collision Center Existing PM Peak Hour Counts
Tuesday 8/27/19 – Thursday 8/29/19
Sound Ford Collision Center
750 Rainier Ave S, Renton, WA 98057
Existing Trip Generation Summary - Weekday PM Peak
Tuesday, 8/27/19
Interval
Begin In Out Total
4:00 PM 0 0 0
4:15 PM 1 1 2
4:30 PM 0 0 0
4:45 PM 0 2 2 4 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
5:00 PM 0 0 0 4 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
5:15 PM 0 0 0 2 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
5:30 PM 1 2 3 5 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
5:45 PM 0 2 2 5 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
1 4 5 Peak Hour is 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Wednesday, 8/28/19
Interval
Begin In Out Total
4:00 PM 0 0 0
4:15 PM 1 1 2
4:30 PM 0 0 0
4:45 PM 0 0 0 2 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
5:00 PM 0 0 0 2 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
5:15 PM 0 0 0 0 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
5:30 PM 0 0 0 0 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
5:45 PM 0 2 2 2 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
1 1 2 Peak Hour is 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 8/29/19
Interval
Begin In Out Total
4:00 PM 1 1 2
4:15 PM 0 1 1
4:30 PM 0 0 0
4:45 PM 0 0 0 3 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
5:00 PM 1 0 1 2 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
5:15 PM 1 0 1 2 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
5:30 PM 2 3 5 7 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
5:45 PM 0 0 0 7 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
4 3 7 Peak Hour is 4:45 pm - 5:45 pmPeak Hour 7
Total Trips
Hourly Totals
Hourly Totals
Peak Hour
5
Total Trips
Hourly Totals
Peak Hour
2
Total Trips
9/5/2019