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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_Project_Acceptance_200108DEPARTMENT 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 (DNS) 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: January 8, 2020 PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR20-000012 Park Avenue North Extension Project / LUA20-000007, ECF PROJECT LOCATION: Logan Ave N/Southport Dr N and Park Ave N intersection and the 757th Ave N and Park Ave N T-junction, Renton, WA 98056; including portions of parcel numbers 0823059191, 0823059027, 0823059216, 0886600060. APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT(S) PERSON: Ross Widener, Widener & Associates / 1902 120th Pl SE, Ste 202, Everett, WA 98208 / rwidener@prodigy.net Talvinder Sahota, SECO Development, Inc. / 1133 Lake Washington Blvd., Ste 90, Renton, WA 98056 / tsahota@secodev.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/35vWmnr. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicants, the City of Renton and SECO Development, Inc., are requesting Environmental (SEPA) Review to extend Park Ave N from N Southport Dr to the Southport Office Towers. The City’s portion of the project is 2.43 acres, includes intersection improvements from N Southport Dr across the BNSF railway tracks, and entails clearing and grubbing; paving of roadway, new sidewalks, curbs, and gutters; stormwater conveyance system installation; signalization, signage, and the construction of a railroad crossing; casing installation for sanitary sewer and water; illumination installation; landscaping; slope protection; underground utility relocation within a duct bank (to be conducted by Boeing); and in-kind trestle bridge replacement (to be conducted by BNSF). In addition, the City’s portion of the project includes the construction of a pedestrian sidewalk below an existing trestle bridge located northeast of the Lake Washington Blvd N near the intersection of 757th Ave NE and Lake Washington Blvd N. Southport would continue the road extension via a private road through the west side of 1095 Lake Washington Blvd N (APN 0823059191) to the parking garage tunnel on the Southport office site, approximately 1.56 acres. The private road would be considered a temporary road while development of a future building progresses, and the private portion of the road would consist of a minimum of two lanes (one lane each direction), curbs and gutters, streetlights, a sidewalk on the west side of the road, and a drainage system. The project site is located in a high seismic hazard area and contains regulated slopes along the railroad. SECO Development, Inc. submitted a Technical Information Report and Geotechnical Engineering Design Study. DATE OF APPLICATION: January 7, 2020 NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION: January 8, 2020 OPTIONAL DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS): 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 process to give notice that a DNS is likely to be issued. Comment periods for the project and the proposed DNS are integrated into a single comment period. There will be no comment period following the issuance of the Threshold Determination of Non-Significance (DNS). 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. PERMITS/REVIEW REQUESTED: Environmental (SEPA) Review NOTICE Name/File No.: PR20-000012 Park Avenue North Extension Project / LUA20-000007, ECF NAME: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY/STATE/ZIP: EMAIL: ______ TELEPHONE NO.: ___  I prefer to receive project information and documents in hard copy via US mail OTHER PERMITS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: Construction Permit REQUESTED STUDIES: Drainage Report and Geotechnical Report CONSISTENCY OVERVIEW: Zoning/Land Use: The subject site is designated Commercial Mixed Use (CMU) on the City of Renton Comprehensive Land Use Map and Urban Center (UC) 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 4-3-050 and RMC 4- 6-060 and other applicable codes and regulations as appropriate. Proposed Mitigation Measures: No mitigation measures are proposed at the time of this posting. 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 January 22, 2020. If you have questions about this proposal, or wish to be made a party of record and receive additional notification by mail, 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. A copy of the subsequent threshold determination is available upon request. CONTACT PERSON: Clark H. Close, Senior Planner; Tel: (425) 430-7289; Email: cclose@rentonwa.gov