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May 5, 2020
James W. Howton
4621 123rd Ave SE,
Bellevue, WA 98006
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLD (SEPA) DETERMINATION
Emerald Highlands Unit Lot Subdivision, LUA20-000077, ECF, CU-A, MOD, PP, SA-A
Dear Mr. Howton:
This letter is written on behalf of the Environmental Review Committee (ERC) to advise you that they have
completed their review of the subject project and have issued a threshold Determination of Non-Significance.
Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed pursuant to RMC 4-9-070.R. Please refer to the
enclosed ERC Report and Decision for more details. If you have any questions or desire clarification of the above,
please call me at aweihs@rentonwa.gov.
Per the Governor's Emergency Proclamation 20-28, the City of Renton is prohibited from holding an in-person
meeting at this time. Therefore, a virtual/telephonic Public Hearing has been tentatively scheduled before the
Renton Hearing Examiner on May 26, 2020 at 11:00 am by means of the Zoom video conferencing web
application, which includes a toll-free phone-in option, to consider the following petition. The public is highly
encouraged to attend the meeting by using one of the methods listed below. The applicant or representative(s)
of the applicant is required to be present at the public hearing. A copy of the staff recommendation will be
emailed to you prior to the hearing. The procedures to a Public Hearing can be found here:
https://edocs.rentonwa.gov/Documents/DocView.aspx?id=8160093&dbid=0&repo=CityofRenton
1. By online videoconference: Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82339772602?pwd=bDRCV
DVRdy9qaDZWam8zL0lVOURhdz09 Password: 058753
2. By videoconference via the Zoom app: Enter Zoom Meeting ID: 823 3977 2602 Password: 058753
3. By telephone (toll-free): Zoom Meeting By Telephone: 1-888-788-0099 Password: 058753
For the Environmental Review Committee,
Angelea Weihs
Associate Planner
Enclosurecc: Genesis Homes, LLC/ Owner(s)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SIGNATURES:
Ronald Straka, Utility Systems Director
Public Works Interim Administrator
Date Rick M. Marshall, Administrator
Renton Regional Fire Authority
Date
Kelly Beymer, Administrator
Community Services Department
Date C.E. Vincent, Administrator Date
Department Of Community & Economic Development
Interim Chair
ENVIRONMENTAL (SEPA) DETERMINATION OF
NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)
PROJECT NUMBER: PR20-000100/ LUA20-000077, ECF, CU-A, MOD, PP, SA-A
APPLICANT: James W. Howton / 4621 123rd Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98006 /
jimhjim1111@comcast.net
PROJECT NAME: Emerald Highlands Unit Lot Subdivision
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Preliminary Plat, Unit Lot Subdivision, Administrative
Site Plan, Administrative Conditional Use, Environmental (SEPA) Review, and a street modification for 10 townhomes. The
subject site consists of two (2) separate adjacent tax parcels in the Highlands Community Planning Area at 1509/1507
Kirkland Ave NE (APN 7227801490) and 1503/1501 Kirkland Ave NE (APN 7227801495). Both parcels have a combined
area of 24,360 square feet (0.56 acres). Currently the site contains two (2) duplexes and two (2) small outbuildings. The
project site is located in the Residential-14 (R-14) zoning district and the Residential High Density (HD) land use
designation. The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing structures in order to construct two (2) new townhome
buildings, each with five (5) units. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to increase maximum wall plat
height up to 32 feet to allow for a third floor within the residences. The proposed project would result in a net density of
17.8 du/ac. The Unit Lot Subdivision is proposed to be subdivided into 10 lots and two (2) tracts, one for private access
and one for open space and stormwater. All ten (10) of the lots would face Kirkland Ave NE. One of the 10 units would be
affordable under density bonus review. The applicant would dedicate approximately 5,603 square feet in the public alley.
No right-of-way dedication is required along Kirkland Ave NE. A street modification request for cross section changes to
Kirkland Ave NE frontage improvements includes a request for an 11-foot travel lane, 0.5-foot vertical curb, 10-foot
bioretention planter strip, 8-foot wide sidewalk, with 0.5-foot clear width from the back of sidewalk to the edge of the
right-of-way. The proposed unit lots would range in size from 1,240 sf to 1,947 sf. Access to the units is proposed via a
new public alley behind the units and a 16-foot wide temporary alley along the north end of site from Kirkland Ave NE (8
feet of the temporary access is located off-site to the north). The topography of the site is relatively flat and the site is not
mapped with any critical areas. There are four (4) significant trees identified on-site, of which the applicant is proposing
to retain one. The applicant has submitted a Geotechnical Engineering Report, Preliminary Technical Information Report,
and Arborist Report with the application.
PROJECT LOCATION: 1509/1507 Kirkland Ave NE (APN 7227801490) and 1503/1501 Kirkland Ave NE
(APN 7227801495
LEAD AGENCY: City of Renton
Environmental Review Committee
Department of Community & Economic Development
The City of Renton Environmental Review Committee has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse
impact on the environment. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This
Determination of Non-Significance is issued under WAC 197-11-340. There is no agency appeal.
DATE OF DECISION:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 15A8BB29-3C8D-4671-B5F8-B61B5175ACBE
5/5/2020 | 1:05 PM PDT5/5/2020 | 9:14 AM PDT
5/5/2020 | 9:11 AM PDT5/5/2020 | 8:57 AM PDT
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2
www.rentonwa.gov
OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
ISSUANCE OF A DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)
POSTED TO NOTIFY INTERESTED PERSONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
DNS: THE CITY OF RENTON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED
ACTION DOES NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
DATE OF NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION:
May 5, 2020
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR20-000100 Emerald Highlands Unit Lot
Subdivision/LUA20-000077
PROJECT LOCATION: 1509/1507 Kirkland Ave NE (APN 7227801490) and
1503/1501 Kirkland Ave NE (APN 7227801495
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT
PERSON:
James W. Howton / 4621 123rd Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98006 /
jimhjim1111@comcast.net
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION
MAY BE REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton Document
Center website. See also https://bit.ly/3dRRw9h
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Preliminary Plat, Unit Lot Subdivision, Administrative
Site Plan, Administrative Conditional Use, Environmental (SEPA) Review, and a street modification for 10 townhomes.
The subject site consists of two (2) separate adjacent tax parcels in the Highlands Community Planning Area at 1509/1507
Kirkland Ave NE (APN 7227801490) and 1503/1501 Kirkland Ave NE (APN 7227801495). Both parcels have a combined
area of 24,360 square feet (0.56 acres). Currently the site contains two (2) duplexes and two (2) small outbuildings. The
project site is located in the Residential-14 (R-14) zoning district and the Residential High Density (HD) land use
designation. The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing structures in order to construct two (2) new townhome
buildings, each with five (5) units. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to increase maximum wall plat
height up to 32 feet to allow for a third floor within the residences. The proposed project would result in a net density
of 17.8 du/ac. The Unit Lot Subdivision is proposed to be subdivided into 10 lots and two (2) tracts, one for private access
and one for open space and stormwater. All ten (10) of the lots would face Kirkland Ave NE. One of the 10 units would
be affordable under density bonus review. The applicant would dedicate approximately 5,603 square feet in the public
alley. No right-of-way dedication is required along Kirkland Ave NE. A street modification request for cross section
changes to Kirkland Ave NE frontage improvements includes a request for an 11-foot travel lane, 0.5-foot vertical curb,
10-foot bioretention planter strip, 8-foot wide sidewalk, with 0.5-foot clear width from the back of sidewalk to the edge
of the right-of-way. The proposed unit lots would range in size from 1,240 sf to 1,947 sf. Access to the units is proposed
via a new public alley behind the units and a 16-foot wide temporary alley along the north end of site from Kirkland Ave
NE (8 feet of the temporary access is located off-site to the north). The topography of the site is relatively flat and the
site is not mapped with any critical areas. There are four (4) significant trees identified on-site, of which the applicant is
proposing to retain one. The applicant has submitted a Geotechnical Engineering Report, Preliminary Technical
Information Report, and Arborist Report with the application.
THERE IS NO AGENCY APPEAL.
PUBLIC HEARING: Per the Governor's Emergency Proclamation 20-28, the City of Renton is prohibited from holding an
in-person meeting at this time. Therefore, a virtual/telephonic Public Hearing has been tentatively scheduled before the
Renton Hearing Examiner on May 26, 2020 at 11:00 am by means of the Zoom video conferencing web application,
which includes a toll-free phone-in option, to consider the following petition. The public is highly encouraged to attend
the meeting by using one of the methods listed below. The procedures to a Public Hearing can be found here:
https://edocs.rentonwa.gov/Documents/DocView.aspx?id=8160093&dbid=0&repo=CityofRenton
1. By online videoconference: Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82339772602?pwd=bDRCVDVRdy
9qaDZWam8zL0lVOURhdz09 Password: 058753
2. By videoconference via the Zoom app: Enter Zoom Meeting ID: 823 3977 2602 Password: 058753
3. By telephone (toll-free): Zoom Meeting By Telephone: 1-888-788-0099 Password: 058753
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