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Home My WebLink AboutERC_DNSM_Determination_Applicant_Ltr_200520 Enclosure cc: June Lu / Owner Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, J. Sing, C. Hansen, J. Body / Parties of Record July 13, 2020 David Wu DWU Design 14632 14th Avenue SE Mill Creek, WA 98012 SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL (SEPA) THRESHOLD DETERMINATION PR20-000150 Logan Place Development, LUA20-000111, ECF, SA-H, MOD Dear Mr. Wu: 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- Mitigated with Mitigation Measures. Please refer to the enclosed ERC Report, for a list of the Mitigation Measures. Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed pursuant to RMC 4-9-070.R. In addition, this matter is tentatively scheduled for a Virtual/Telephonic Public Hearing on August 11, 2020 at 12:00 PM, to consider the Hearing Examiner Site Plan Review and Modification by means of the Zoom video conferencing web application, which includes a phone-in option. The applicant or representative(s) of the applicant are required to be present at the public hearing. Please use the one of the following three methods to attend: 1. By online videoconference: Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84006263471?pwd=WnlDUmdRdkM2MTZvUExVSVUrWWQrdz09 Password: 042109 2. By videoconference via the Zoom app: Enter Zoom Meeting ID: 840 0626 3471 Password: 042109 3. By telephone: Zoom Meeting By Telephone: 1(253)215-8782, Enter Zoom Meeting ID 84006263471# Password: 042109# A copy of the staff recommendation will be mailed to you prior to the hearing. If you have any further questions, please call me at (425) 430-7289. For the Environmental Review Committee, Planner Senior Planner DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Fir SIGNATURES: Martin Pastucha, Administrator Public Works Date For Rick M. Marshall, Administrator Renton Regional Fire Authority Date For Kelly Beymer, Administrator Community Services Department Date Jennifer Henning, Planning Director Date Community & Econ. Dev. Interim Administrator Interim Chair ENVIRONMENTAL (SEPA) DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE - MITIGATED (DNS-M) PROJECT NUMBER: PR20-000150 / LUA20-000111, ECF, SA-H, MOD APPLICANT: David Wu, DWU Design, 14632 14th Avenue SE, Mill Creek, WA 98012 / dwudesign@gmail.com PROJECT NAME: Logan Place Development PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Hearing Examiner Site Plan Review, Environmental 'SEPA' Review and one (1) street modification for the construction of a six (6) story building containing nine (9) attached multi-family residential units. The structure would have an overall building height of 57 feet. The 5,000 square foot parcel is located within the Center Downtown (CD) zoning classification and Commercial & Mixed Use (CMU) land use designation on the west side of Logan Ave S, just north of S 2nd St at 129 Logan Ave S (APN 569600-0150). Overlay districts for the property include Urban Design District 'A' and City Center Sign Regulations Area. Access to the site would be provided from Logan Ave S. A total of nine (9) ground floor parking spaces would be provided within the structure. Levels 2-6 would consist of either a two or three bedroom unit for a proposed density of 82 dwelling units per net acre. The existing single family house and detached accessory structures would be demolished and three (3) trees would be removed. A street modification, from RMC 4-6-060, is being requested to reduce the amount of required right-of-way dedication width from approximately fifteen feet six inches (15’-6”) to four feet six inches (4'-6") to provide a twelve-foot (12') wide sidewalk width with tree grates behind the vertical curb. The site is located within the Wellhead Protection Area Zone 1 and a High Seismic Hazard Area. There appears to be no other critical areas located on site. The applicant is proposing to start construction in March of 2021 and the estimated completion date is October of 2021. The applicant has submitted a Preliminary Technical Information Report and a Geotechnical Investigation with the master application. PROJECT LOCATION: 129 Logan Ave S (APN 5696000150) 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). Conditions were imposed as mitigation measures by the Environmental Review Committee under their authority of Section 4-9-070D Renton Municipal Code. These conditions are necessary to mitigate environmental impacts identified during the environmental review process. When the DNS becomes appealable, the appeal period will be 14 days. DATE OF DECISION: July 13, 2020 DocuSign Envelope ID: 50050F2E-34DD-4717-AA3C-A7308473F007 7/13/2020 | 3:46 PM PDT 7/13/2020 | 3:31 PM PDT 7/13/2020 | 3:40 PM 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 - MITIGATED (DNS-M) POSTED TO NOTIFY INTERESTED PERSONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION DNSM: THE CITY OF RENTON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTION HAS PROBABLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THAT CAN BE MITIGATED THROUGH MITIGATION MEASURES. DATE OF NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: July 13, 2020 PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR20-000150 Logan Place Development / LUA20- 000111, ECF, SA-H, MOD PROJECT LOCATION: 129 Logan Ave S (APN 5696000150) APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: David Wu, DWU Design, 14632 14th Avenue SE, Mill Creek, WA 98012 / dwudesign@gmail.com LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE REVIEWED: Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton Document Center website. See also https://cutt.ly/gyUdD3r PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Hearing Examiner Site Plan Review, Environmental 'SEPA' Review and one (1) street modification for the construction of a six (6) story building containing nine (9) attached multi-family residential units. The structure would have an overall building height of 57 feet. The 5,000 square foot parcel is located within the Center Downtown (CD) zoning classification and Commercial & Mixed Use (CMU) land use designation on the west side of Logan Ave S, just north of S 2nd St at 129 Logan Ave S (APN 569600-0150). Overlay districts for the property include Urban Design District 'A' and City Center Sign Regulations Area. Access to the site would be provided from Logan Ave S. A total of nine (9) ground floor parking spaces would be provided within the structure. Levels 2-6 would consist of either a two or three bedroom unit for a proposed density of 82 dwelling units per net acre. The existing single family house and detached accessory structures would be demolished and three (3) trees would be removed. A street modification, from RMC 4-6-060, is being requested to reduce the amount of required right-of-way dedication width from approximately fifteen feet six inches (15’-6”) to four feet six inches (4'-6") to provide a twelve- foot (12') wide sidewalk width with tree grates behind the vertical curb. The site is located within the Wellhead Protection Area Zone 1 and a High Seismic Hazard Area. There appears to be no other critical areas located on site. The applicant is proposing to start construction in March of 2021 and the estimated completion date is October of 2021. The applicant has submitted a Preliminary Technical Information Report and a Geotechnical Investigation with the master application. When the DNS-M becomes appealable, the appeal period will be 14 days. PUBLIC HEARING: City Facilities are currently closed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak therefore, a virtual public hearing is tentatively scheduled for August 11, 2020 at 12:00 pm before the Renton Hearing Examiner via zoom application which includes a phone-in option. NOTICE