HomeMy WebLinkAboutSR_ERC_Report_Exhibits_CPA_2020_200817DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT
ERC MEETING DATE: August 17, 2020
Project Name: 2020 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Owner: City of Renton
Applicant: Jennifer Henning, City of Renton 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057
Contact: Angie Mathias, Long Range Planning Manager
File Number: LUA 20-000178, ECF
Project Manager: Angie Mathias, Long Range Planning Manager
Project Summary: The applicants are requesting Environmental (SEPA) Review for four
Comprehensive Plan Amendments. The first (900 Lind Ave) is for a 1.2 acre parcel
located on Lind Ave and Grady Way. The proposed amendment is to go from
Employment Area with Medium Industrial zoning Commercial Mixed Use with
Commercial Arterial zoning. The second amendment (Zoning and Land Use
Reconciliation) is ensuring that Land Use designations and Zones are corectly
implemented on several sites throughout the city. The third proposed amendment
is from a property owner, the Upland Group. They own several parcels in the
Benson Community near Petrovitsky and have requested to amend the current
land use designation of Residential Low Density with R-4 zoning to Residential
Medium Density with R-6 zoning. The applicant requested the amendment for
approximately 10 acres. The City has recommended expanding the Land Use and
Rezone to the entirety of the block to include approximately 17.5 acres. The final
amendment is on North 30th Street, which is proposed to be amended from
Residential Medium Density with R-6 zoning to Residential High Density with
Commercial Neighborhood zoning. The total area is approximately 2.65 acres in
size. Some of the parcels are split zoned and the proposed rezone would resolve
that issue with consistent zoning across the parcels.
Project Location: 900 Lind Ave – 900 Lind Ave; Zoning and Land Use Reconciliation – throughout
the city; Upland Group Benson - The block that is bounded by SE Petrovitsky Rd
to the north, 118th Ave SE to the east, SE 180th St to the south, and 116th Ave SE
to the north; North 30th St – several parcels along and near N 30th St on the west
side of I-405.
Exist. Bldg. Area SF: N/A Proposed New Bldg. Area (footprint):
Proposed New Bldg. Area (gross):
N/A
N/A
Site Area: Total for 3 (not including Zoning and
Land Use Reconcilation is estimated
to be approximately 20 acres
Total Building Area GSF: N/A
STAFF
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Recommends that the Environmental Review Committee issue a
Determination of Non-Significance (DNS).
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2020 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS LUA 20-000178, ECF
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PART ONE: PROJECT DESCRIPTION / BACKGROUND
M-01 900 Lind Ave. Staff proposes a rezone of one (1) parcel from Industrial, Medium (IM) to Commercial
Arterial (CA), the current and proposed zones are implemented by Comprehensive Plan land use
designation’s Employment Area (EA) and Commercial Mixed Use (CMU), respectively. The proposed rezone
to CA will consequently result in a higher intensity land use designation on the City’s Comprehensive Land
Use Map that allows for mixed-use development projects that includes both residential and commercial
components. The rezone is needed in order to allow the owner of the parcel to redevelop the site with a
multi-story, mixed-use development that would include both attached residential and commercial
components. Attached dwellings are not permitted in the IM zoning district and therefore the owner seeks
to rezone the parcel in order to allow for construction of the mixed -use building. The project would result
in the redevelopment of both the subject parcel as well as the 1.67-acre parcel to the south (#1923059085),
which is under the same ownership. There are no identified critical areas on either site or in close proximity.
M-02 Kennydale Market. The proposed comprehensive plan amendments correct discrepancies related to
land use designations and zoning, reconciliation of split zoned parcels with contradicting land use
designations, and other zoning anomalies. Several of the proposed comprehensive plan map amendments
will reconcile discrepancies related to zoning and comprehensive plan land use designations. Using the City’s
online mapping software (“COR maps”), staff identified several erroneous parcels where the land use
designation did not correctly correspond to the implementing zone. These discrepancies can be attributed
to a data or computing error. Also incorporated into CPA #2020-M-02 are several split zoned parcels. Due
to the underlying zones, the majority of the identified parcels have two distinct land use designations, i.e.,
if a single parcel is zoned R-4 and R-6, the parcel also comprises land use designations Residential Low
Density and Residential Medium Density. Split zoned parcels can be problematic for property owners as
development regulations vary by zone, which may result in conflicting code provisions. For example, if a
property owner is inquiring about building a detached accessory building (i.e., outdoor shed) and the subject
property is split zoned R-8 and R-10, the R-8 zone would allow the property owner one structure of a
maximum of 1,000 sq. ft. or two structures, at a maximum of 720 sq. ft. each, whereas the R-10 zone would
only allow one structure at a maximum of 400 sq. ft. Some of the parcels contain critical areas and some are
in close proximity. The parcels that contain critical areas are already set aside in tracts tha t cannot be
developed. Other parcels are appropriately zoned low density due to the constraints of the critical areas.
Any future development would be reviewed for potential impacts to critical areas.
M-03 Upland Group, Benson. An application was submitted by Upland Group, LLC (hereafter referred to as
“the Applicant”) on behalf of 14 property owners, including the Applicant, who together own 18 contiguous
lots of a residential block whose northwestern corner is located at the intersection of SE Pe trovitsky Road
and 116th Ave SE. The Proposal Area consists of 18 parcels containing 19 stick-built single-family houses
(with an average aggregate living area of 1,113 sq. ft. and an average construction year of 1957), 1 parcel
containing a mobile home, and 2 vacant parcels. The applicant proposes a Comprehensive Plan Map
Amendment to change the Land Use Designation from Residential Low-Density (RLD) to Residential Medium-
Density (RMD) concurrently with a rezone from Residential-4 (R-4) to Residential-6 (R-6). As part of Staff’s
analysis the Proposal Area will be assessed in addition to consideration of changing the Land Use Designation
and zoning for the entire block. There are no identified critical areas on the parcels. However, significant
wetlands and Soos Creek are in close proximity. Any new development that may occur in the future will be
reviewed for potential impacts to those critical areas.
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M-04 North 30th St. The applicant seeks a rezone of approximately 2.65-acres of the N 30th St Study Area
from a land use designation Residential Medium Density (RMD) to Residential High Density (RHD) and a
zoning change from Residential-6 (R-6) to Commercial Neighborhood (CN) in the Kennydale Community
Planning Area. The N 30th St Study Area, is approximately 7.41 acres and consists of 12 parcels located
between Park Ave N and I-405 on N 30th St. Of the 12 parcels in the N 30th St Study Area, five (5) are
proposed for rezone. Of the five (5) parcels proposed to be rezoned, three (3) are currently split zoned a s R-
6 and CN. Staff recommends approval of this rezone proposal with a change in land use to RHD with CN
zoning, subject to the following code amendments: 1) update the purpose of the CN zone by allowing
standalone attached dwelling units in combination wi th office, retail and service uses (RMC 4-2-020.K); 2a)
permit attached dwellings – townhouses in the CN zone as an allowed use in the Zoning Use Table (RMC 4 -
2-060.C), subject to revised condition #6 (RMC 4-2-080.A.6), 2b) revise Use Condition No. 6 to encourage
activation of the street edge by locating commercial and retail activities at the front of the site and
standalone residential building(s) closest to the abutting residential zone. The standalone residential would
only be allowed if part of a horizontal mixed use development; 3) require new multi-family dwelling units in
the CN zone to be subject to residential design and open space standards (RMC 4 -2-115.B.1); and 4) the
maximum number of attached dwelling units would be equivalent to the Residenti al Multi-Family (RMF)
zone at 20 dwelling units per acre rather than four (4) dwelling units per structure (RMC 4 -2-120A).
PART TWO: ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
In compliance with RCW 43.21C.240, the following environmental (SEPA) review addresses only those
project impacts that are not adequately addressed under existing development standards and
environmental regulations.
A. Environmental Threshold Recommendation
Based on analysis of probable impacts from the proposal, staff recommends that the Responsible
Officials:
Issue a DNS
B. Mitigation Measures
None.
C. Exhibits
Maps of Each proposed Amendment
D. Environmental Impacts
There are no environmental impacts that are anticipated to occur in conjunction with the proposal.
E. Comments of Reviewing Departments
The proposal will be circulated to City Department Division Reviewers and appropriate agencies. All
substantive comments will be provided to the Responsible Officials for their consideration and
possible recommendation that the comments be incorporated as “Advisory Notes to Applicant.”
Copies of all Review Comments are contained in the Official File and may be attached to this report.
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