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November 23, 2020
Lou Larsen
Pacific Engineering Design
15445 53rd Ave S, Unit 100
Seattle, WA 98188
Subject: Request for Standard Extension
PR18-000119 Haevin Ridge, LUA18-000205, SHPL-A, MOD
Dear Mr. Larsen:
This office has reviewed your request (November 1, 2020) to extend an approved short plat (File No.
LUA18-000205) for a period of one (1) year. The preliminary short plat was set to expire on June 8, 2020.
On April 20, 2020 the Renton City Council adopted an emergency ordinance (Ordinance no. 5968) that
temporarily extended the validity of certain permits by a period of six (6) month due to on -going
construction challenges created by the COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore the emergency ordinance
extended the expiration date of the plat until December 8, 2020. Since the first extension was granted in
response to the current public health emergency, the project remains eligible for the standard single-
extension of up to one (1) year as authorized in RMC 4-7-070M.
In your request, you identify continuing challenges created by the COVID-19 outbreak as the reason for
the request, which staff concurs with. In addition, you identify a delay in obtaining the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit from WA State Dep artment of Ecology due to staffing
shortages at the agency. Pursuant to RMC 4-7-070M, the municipal code allows the original approving
body to issue a single extension of up to one (1) year to an applicant who files a written request with the
Administrator at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of preliminary short plat approval, provided
the Administrator finds that the applicant has obtained issuance of a construction permit and h as made
sustained progress towards final construction, engineering, and surveying necessary to record a final
plat. Your request meets requirements of Renton Municipal Code and qualifies for a one -time extension
of one year, as an extension request was sub mitted more than 30 days prior to the expiration of the
preliminary short plat approval, the Construction Permit was issued on November 12, 2020, and the
applicant has made sustained progress towards final construction necessary for the recording of the fi nal
short plat. Therefore, your one (1) year short plat extension request is approved. The one (1) year
extension shall be measured using the expiration date of the preliminary short plat approval after
Lou Larsen
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issuance of the temporary six (6) month extension (December 8, 2020) in order to ensure consistency
with the extensions granted to other projects under the emergency ordinance . Please note that all
construction must be completed or deferred and the final plat recorded in accordance with City Code
prior to the last day of the new extension period (December 8, 2021). In addition, please note that no
additional extensions will be granted.
Please contact Alex Morganroth, Senior Planner, at (425) 430-7219 or amorganroth@rentonwa.gov
should you have any further questions or comments regarding this extension.
Sincerely,
Vanessa Dolbee
Planning Director
cc: Chip Vincent, CED Administrator
Brianne Bannwarth, Development Engineering Manager
Clark Close, Interim Current Planning Manager
Alex Morganroth, Senior Planner
Jonathan Chavez, Civil Engineer III
Lakh Sandu (via email)
City of Renton File LUA18-000205
Parties of Record