HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_Project_Acceptance_210225DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2
www.rentonwa.gov
OF APPLICATION AND PROPOSED DETERMINATION OF
NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)
A Master Application has been filed and accepted with the Department of Community & Economic Development
(CED) – Planning Division of the City of Renton. The following briefly describes the application and the necessary
Public Approvals.
DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: February 25, 2021
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR20-000158 Walmart Pickup Expansion / LUA21-000044,
SA-A, ECF
PROJECT LOCATION: 743 Rainier Ave S (APN 1923059048)
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT
PERSON: Jeff Weeder, Galloway & Company / 6162 S. Willow Drive, Ste 320, Greenwood
Village, CO, 80111 /jeffweeder@gallowayus.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/ElTTyjE
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant, Walmart Stores, Inc, is requesting Administrative Site Plan Review
and Environmental (SEPA) review to construct a 4,574 sq. ft. addition and covered parking area for their online order
pickup service. A previous application to allow for a 1,330 sq. ft. addition was processed and approved in 2020 under
LUA20-000119. Due to rising demand for online order pick up services, the applicant submitted a new land use
application to allow for a larger addition in order to meet the new demand. The existing 150,158 sq. ft. building is located
on a 12.2 acre site at 743 Rainier Ave S (APN 1923059048). The subject parcel is located in the Commercial Arterial (CA)
zone and Urban Design District D Overlay. The proposed addition and parking area would be located on the north side
of the building. The proposal also includes the addition of six new covered stalls to be utilized by online grocery pick up
customers. As a whole, the proposed project would result in a net loss of 12 parking stalls due to the location of the
building addition. New directional signage is also proposed within the existing parking lot in order to guide customers to
the pickup location. Multiple landscape islands are proposed for removal in order to construct a new drive aisle and is
estimated to result in the loss of three (3) trees. The applicant estimates that the project would create a total of 820 sq.
ft. of new impervious surface. The site is located within a High Seismic Hazard. The applicant submitted a Drainage
Report, Traffic Impact Analysis, and Environmental Checklist with the application.
DATE OF APPLICATION: February 5, 2021
NOTICE OF COMPLETE
APPLICATION:
February 25, 2021
OPTIONAL DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS): As the Lead Agency, the City of Renton has determined that
significant environmental impacts are unlikely to result from the proposed project. Therefore, as permitted under the
RCW 43.21C.110, the City of Renton is using the Optional DNS process to give no tice that a DNS is likely to be issued.
Comment periods for the project and the proposed DNS are integrated into a single comment period. There will be no
comment period following the issuance of the Threshold Determination of Non-Significance (DNS). This may be the only
opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal. A 14-day appeal period will follow the issuance
of the DNS.
PERMITS/REVIEW REQUESTED: Environmental (SEPA) Review, Administrative Site Plan Review
OTHER PERMITS WHICH MAY BE
REQUIRED:
Building Permit, Construction Permit, Fire Permit
REQUESTED STUDIES: Drainage Report, Traffic Impact Statement
CONSISTENCY OVERVIEW:
Zoning/Land Use: The subject site is designated Commercial Mixed Use (CMU) on the City of Renton
Comprehensive Land Use Map and Commercial Arterial (CA) on the City’s Zoning
Map.
NOTICE
If you would like to be made a party of record to receive further information on this proposed project, complete this form
and return to: City of Renton, CED – Planning Division, 1055 So. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057.
Name/File No.: PR20-000158 Walmart Pickup Expansion / LUA21-000044, SA-A, ECF
NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS: City/State/Zip:
EMAIL: ______ TELEPHONE NO.:
I prefer to receive project information and documents in hard copy via US mail
Environmental Documents
that Evaluate the Proposed
Project:
Environmental (SEPA) Checklist
Development Regulations
Used For Project Mitigation:
The project will be subject to the City’s SEPA ordinance, RMC 4-2-120, 4-3-050, 4-
3-100, 4-9-200 and other applicable codes and regulations as appropriate.
Proposed Mitigation
Measures:
No mitigation measures are proposed at the time of this posting.
Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing to Alex Morganroth, Senior Planner CED – Planning
Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, by 5:00 PM on March 11, 2021. If you have questions about this
proposal, or wish to be made a party of record and receive additional notification by mail, contact the Project Manager.
Anyone who submits written comments will automatically become a party of record and will be notified of any decision
on this project. A copy of the subsequent threshold determination is available upon request.
CONTACT PERSON: Alex Morganroth, Senior Planner; Tel: (425) 430-7219; Email: amorganroth@rentonwa.gov
SW 7th St Lind Ave SW