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Home My WebLink AboutNOA_DNS-M_LUA09-051NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PROPOSED DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE-MITIGATED (DNS-M) DATE: LAND USE NUMBER: PROJECT NAME: May 6, 2009 LUA09-051, ECF, SA-H Highlands Community Church Expansion & Remodel PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Hearing Examiner Site Plan Review and Environmental (SEPA) Review for the phased construction of additions to and the interior remodel of the existing Highlands Community Church facility. The 21,175 square feet of additions include office space, a new lobby, and a 2-story education wing. The additions would create the opportunity to remodel the existing facillty to increase the size of the sanctuary. The proposal also includes an expansion of the surface parking lot in the amount of 168,000 square feet. As part of the parking lot expansion the applicant is also proposing associated landscaping and pedestrian pathways. The site is approximately 7.68 acres and is located within the Center Village {CV) and Residential-8 du/ac zoning designations and is also located within Urban Design District D. Access to the site would continue to be provided via existing curb cuts along Kirkland Ave NE, NE 9th and 10th Street. One additional entry to the new parking area is proposed on the southwest corner of the site along NE 9th Street. The applicant is requesting three administrative modifications in order to allow parking between the structure and the street; to downsize the refuse and recycle area from 390 square feet to 260 square feet; and to include landscaping in the right-of-way, along NE 9th Street, as part of the required 15-foot wide landscape buffer. There appear to be no critical areas on-site. PROJECT LOCATION: 3031 NE 101 " Street 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- 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). A 14-day appeal period will follow the issuance of the DNS-M. PERMIT APPLICATION DATE: April 22, 2009 NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION: May 6, 2009 APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Larry Maison, Highlands Community Church; Tel: (425) 255-4751; Eml: larrym@highlandscc.org Permits/Review Requested: Environmental (SEPA) Review, Hearing Examiner Site Plan approval Other Permits which may be required: Building and Utility Permits Requested Studies: Geotechnical Report, Traffic Study, and Drainage Report Location where application may be reviewed: PUBLIC HEARING: CONSISTENCY OVERVIEW: Zoning/Land Use: Environmental Documents that Evaluate the Proposed Project: Department of Community & Economic Development (CEO) -Planning Division, Sixth Floor Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057 Public hearing is tentatively scheduled for July 14, 2009 before the Renton Hearing Examiner in Renton Council Chambers. Hearings begin at 9:00 AM on the 7th f\oor of the new Renton City Hall located at 1055 South Grady Way. The subject site is designated Center Village (CV) and Residential Single Family (RSF) on the City of Renton Comprehensive Land Use Map and Center Village (CV) and Residential -8 (R-8) on the City's Zoning Map. Environmental (SEPA) Checklist Development Regulations Used For Project Mitigation: The project will be subject to the City's SEPA ordinance, RMC 4-2-110A, RMC 4- 2-120A and other applicable codes and regulations as appropriate. Proposed Mitigation Measures: The following Mitigation Measures will likely be imposed on the proposed project. These recommended Mitigation Measures address project impacts not covered by existing codes and regulations as cited above. The applicant will be required to pay the appropriate Transportation Mitigation Fee; The applicant will be required to pay the appropriate Fire Mitigation Fee; and Erosion control shaf/ be installed and maintained during construction in accordance with the Department of Ecology's Erosion and Sediment Control Requirements as outlined in the 2005 Stormwater Management Manual. Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing to Rocale Timmons, Associate Planner, CED - Planning Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, by 5:00 PM on May 19, 2009. This matter is also tentatively scheduled for a public hearing on July 14, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Council Chambers, Seventh Floor, Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton. lf you are interested in attending the hearing, please contact the Development Services Division to ensure that the hearing has not been rescheduled at (425) 430-7282. lf comments cannot be submitted in writing by the date indicated above, you may still appear at the hearing and present your comments on the proposal before the Hearing Examiner. lf 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: Rocale Timmons, Associate Planner; Tel: (425) 430-7219; Eml: rtimmons@rentonwa.gov II PLEASE INCLUDE THE PROJECT NUMBER WHEN CALLING FOR PROPER FILE IDENTIFICATION ii lf 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.: Highlands Community Church Expansion & Remodel/LUA09-051, ECF, SA-H NAME: MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE NO.: