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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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
Interim CED Administrator
Interim Chair
ENVIRONMENTAL (SEPA) DETERMINATION OF
NON-SIGNIFICANCE - MITIGATED (DNS-M)
PROJECT NUMBER AND NAME: PR19-000387 Canopy Preliminary Plat & PUD
APPLICANT: Jordan Salisbury, Blue Fern Development, LLC / 11232 120th Ave NE, Suite 204,
Kirkland, WA 98033 / jordon@bluefern.com
LUA NUMBER: LUA20-000223, ECF, PP, PUD, V-H
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Preliminary Plat, Preliminary Planned Urban
Development, Critical Areas Variance, and Critical Areas Exemption to subdivide five existing lots located in the Residential
8 zoning designation into 55 single family residential lots and 8 tracts. The project site is located at 4196 Lincoln Ave NE
and is approximately 10 acres in size. The net density of the proposed 55 lot subdivision would result in approximately 7
units per acre. Lot sizes would range from approximately 2,050 square feet to 3,930 square feet. Access to the site would
be via a new residential access street constructed by the applicant with ingress/egress points a Lincoln Ave NE and NE
40th St. Three alleys would provide vehicle access to 42 of the 55 proposed lots within the subdivision. The site contains
wetlands and geotechnical hazardous areas. The applicant has requested to alterations to a wetland abutting Lincoln Ave
NE and wetland buffer reductions on the north portion of the subject property. A critical areas variance has been
requested to encroach into a protected slope on the southern portion of the subject property near NE 40th St. The
applicant proposes to retain approximately 8 percent of the site’s significant trees. Storm drainage from the site is
proposed to be collected and conveyed to two stormwater vaults located on the northwestern corner of the subject
property abutting Lincoln Ave NE. The applicant has submitted transportation impact analysis, geotechnical report, critical
areas study with conceptual mitigation plan, arborist report, and technical information report.
PROJECT LOCATION: 4196 Lincoln Ave NE, 4130 Lincoln Ave NE, 2020 NE 40th St (APNs 3345700020,
3345700017, 3345700015, 3345700018, 3345700016
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
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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: PR19-000387 Canopy Preliminary Plat & PUD /
LUA19-000223
PROJECT LOCATION: 4196 Lincoln Ave NE, 4130 Lincoln Ave NE, 2020
NE 40th St (APNs 3345700020, 3345700017,
3345700015, 3345700018, 3345700016
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Benjamin Paulus, Blue Fern Development, LLC / 11232 120th Ave NE, Suite
204, Kirkland, WA 98033 / ben@bluefern.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/2PTVlBe
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Preliminary Plat, Preliminary Planned Urban
Development, Critical Areas Variance, and Critical Areas Exemption to subdivide five existing lots located in the
Residential-8 zoning designation into 55 single-family residential lots and 8 tracts. The project site is located at 4196
Lincoln Ave NE and is approximately 10 acres in size. The net density of the proposed 55-lot subdivision would result in
approximately 7 units per acre. Lot sizes would range from approximately 2,050 square feet to 3,930 square feet. Access
to the site would be via a new residential access street constructed by the applicant with ingress/egress points a Lincoln
Ave NE and NE 40th St. Three alleys would provide vehicle access to 42 of the 55 proposed lots within the subdivision.
The site contains wetlands and geotechnical hazardous areas. The applicant has requested to alterations to a wetland
abutting Lincoln Ave NE and wetland buffer reductions on the north portion of the subject property. A critical areas
variance has been requested to encroach into a protected slope on the southern portion of the subject property near
NE 40th St. The applicant proposes to retain approximately 8-percent of the site’s significant trees. Storm drainage from
the site is proposed to be collected and conveyed to two stormwater vaults located on the northwestern corner of the
subject property abutting Lincoln Ave NE. The applicant has submitted transportation impact analysis, geotechnical
report, critical areas study with conceptual mitigation plan, arborist report, and technical information report.
When the DNS-M becomes appealable, the appeal period will be 14 days.
PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for a Virtual/Telephonic Public Hearing on August 18, 2020
before the Renton Hearing Examiner by means of the Zoom video conferencing web application which includes a
phone-in option.
NOTICE