HomeMy WebLinkAboutSR_ERC_Concurrence_Memo_Sunset_Terrace_Master_Plan_191209DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMO
APPLICATION NUMBER: LUA14-001475, MOD
APPLICANTS: Mark Gropper, Renton Housing Authority, 2900 NE 10th St, Renton, WA 98056
PROJECT NAME: PR15000009 Sunset Terrace Redevelopment Master Plan – Minor Modification
(2019 Reevaluation and Addendum)
LOCATION OF PROPOSAL: Located in northeast Renton, the Sunset Terrace community is generally
bounded by Sunset Blvd NE on the south that forms a “U-shaped” border,
Glenwood Avenue NE and NE 10th Street on the north; Harrington Avenue NE
bisects the area.
LEAD AGENCY/RESPONSIBLE ENTITY: City of Renton, Environmental Review Committee
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Issue the ROD Reevaluation and Addendum and Adopt Existing Environmental
Document
BACKGROUND: The City of Renton, along with the Renton Housing Authority (RHA), and other public, private, and
nonprofit agencies and developers, is redeveloping the Sunset Terrace public housing community totaling approximately
13 acres. The Master Site Plan envisions a mixed-use, mixed-income community with park and library and other civic and
commercial uses. Mixed-use sites will have both market rate and affordable rental housing in multi-story, multi-family
townhomes and apartments, along with commercial and retail space.
In order to meet National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) requirements, the
City of Renton issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the City of Renton Sunset Area Community
Planned Action on December 17, 2010 and the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the City of Renton Sunset
Area Community Planned Action on April 1, 2011. The City served as the Responsible Entity (RE) for NEPA compliance,
and the lead agency for SEPA compliance.
The Sunset Terrace Master Site Plan Area was also the subject of subsequent revaluations/addenda in 2014 and 2016.
The Master Site Plan completed in 2014 provides a coordinated plan of development for both the Sunset Terrace and
Replacement sites. The 2016 Master Site Plan amendment added properties into the Master Site Plan, and redistributed
some dwelling units, but retained the same overall number of units as approved by the 2014 Master Site Plan.
PROJECT SUMMARY: RHA has proposed a minor modification to the approved master site plan that would shift
allocated units from the Edmonds site (site C/18) Edmonds to Sunset Oaks (site E/14, 16/17). A Comprehensive Plan
amendment and rezone was adopted last year changed the Sunset Oaks property located at 1073 Harrington Ave NE
from the Residential-14 (R-14) zone to Center Village (CV) zone. Initially, the master plan envisioned the Edmonds site to
include an apartment flat style building and the Sunset Oaks site as a townhome development. With the change in
zoning on the Sunset Oaks site, RHA has decided to increase the density and shift 43 dwelling units from the Edmonds
site to Sunset Oaks site resulting in 62 total units on Sunset Oaks and 25 units on Edmonds. The eastern portion of the
Edmonds site was recently entitled (Willowcrest Townhomes) and is nearing the groundbreaking to construct the City’s
first affordable homeownership project. The Sunset Oaks property would construct apartment flats in three (3) buildings
that is anticipated to break ground in spring 2020.
No net additions to the 722 total dwellings analyzed in the previous 2014 and 2016 reevaluation of Sunset Terrace
Redevelopment Master Site Plan are proposed. No other changes to the master site plan other than the shift in units are
proposed at this time, however the reevaluation and addendum (Exhibit 2) does anticipate a potential removal of the
Piha site (site G/11) associated with the Solera Master Site Plan (former Hi-Lands Shopping Center). The removal of the
Piha site will require a major modification to the Sunset Terrace Redevelopment Master Site Plan and Planned Action
Ordinance amendment when the Solera applicant chooses to move forward with future administrative entitlements.
Summary of Total Units Proposed for Study in Reevaluation
Neighbor-
hood Site
Letter
Master
Plan Site Development Title Status Acres:
2014
Total Units
Reviewed in
Reevaluation:
2014
Acres:
2016
Total Units
Reviewed in
Reevaluation:
2016
Acres:
2019
Total Units
Reviewed in
Reevaluation:
2019
A Glennwood Townhomes Constructed RHA 0.65 8 0.65 8 0.65 8
B Kirkland Avenue Townhomes Constructed RHA 0.77 18 0.77 18 0.77 18
C 18 Edmonds Apartments/Sunset Crest Part of Master Site Plan 1.70 112 1.70 68 1.70 25
D 5 Sunset Terrace Apartments Part of Master Site Plan 0.51 54 0.51 47 0.51 47
E 14, 16/17 Sunset Park West Townhomes 2014 /
Harrington Park 2016/ Sunset Oaks 2019
Part of Master Site Plan 0.55 10 1.06 19 1.05 62
F 19 Sunset Court Townhomes 2014 / Sunset
Court Apartments 2016
Part of Master Site Plan 0.88 15 1.95 50 1.95 50
G 11 Sunset Park East (Piha) Townhomes & Apts
2014 / Suncrest Homes 2016 / Solera 2019
Part of Master Site Plan (Remove in Future)1.09 57 1.09 64 1.09 64
H 9 Sunset Terrace Dev. Building A Part of Master Site Plan 0.99 117 0.99 117 0.58 117
I 7/8 Sunset Terrace Dev. Building B Part of Master Site Plan 1.18 196 1.18 196 1.18 196
J 6/7 Sunset Terrace Dev. Building C Part of Master Site Plan 0.74 110 0.74 110 0.74 110
K 10 Renton Highlands Library Constructed, King County Library System See H See H 0.37
L Regional Stormwater Facility Constructed, City See M See M See M
M Sunset Park Consturcted, City 3.20 3.2 3.2
N Sunset Lane Loop Improvements Constructed, City 1.41 1.41 1.41
O NE 10th Street Extension Improvements Constructed, City 0.20 0.20 0.20
X Library Site (2013)Future Development 1.41 25 1.41 25 1.41 25
Total - Master Plan Sites 12.44 671 14.04 671 13.99 671
Total - All Sites 15.28 722 16.88 722 16.83 722
= Master Plan Properties
Edmonds
Sunset Oaks
Piha
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF RENTON
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STAFF REPORT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
EXHIBITS
Project Name:
PR15000009 Sunset Terrace Redevelopment
Master Plan – Minor Modification (2019
Reevaluation and Addendum)
Project Number:
LUA19-001475, MOD
Date of Meeting
December 9, 2019
Staff Contact
Matt Herrera
Senior Planner
Project Contact
Mark Gropper, Renton Housing
Authority, 2900 NE 10th St, Renton,
WA 98056
Project Location
Sunset Terrace
The following exhibits are included with the ERC Report:
Exhibit 1: Environmental Review Committee (ERC) Memo
Exhibit 2: Renton Sunset Terrace Redevelopment Reevaluation/Addendum prepared by Berk
Consulting and Transpo Group dated August 2019
Exhibit 3: Impervious Surfaces Analysis, prepared by Berk Consulting dated August 2019
Exhibit 4: Transportation Analysis Memorandum, prepared Transpo Group dated July 23, 2019
Exhibit 5: Master Site Plan 2016
Exhibit 6: Master Site Plan 2014
Exhibit 7: Final EIS