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Home My WebLink AboutERC_Determination_Internal_200505DEPARTMENT 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 NOTICE