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June 22, 2021
Joshua Beard
Core Design, Inc.
12100 NE 195th Street, Suite 300
Bothell, WA 98011
Subject: Request for Standard Extension
PR18-000200 Wang Short Plat, LUA18-000280, SHPL-A
Dear Mr. Beard:
This office has reviewed your request (April 14, 2020) to extend an approved short plat (File No. LUA18-
000280) for a period of one (1) year. The preliminary short plat was set to expire on July 6, 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 January 6, 2021. 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 have identified wet season restrictions and the
City shutting down the project temporarily due to water issues. 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 has made sustained progress towa rds 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
submitted more than 30 days prior to the expiration of the preliminary short plat approval, the
Construction Permit was issued on October 30, 2019 and the applicant has made sustained progress
towards final construction necessary for the recording of the final short plat. Therefore, your one (1) year
short plat extension request is approved. The one (1) year extension shall be measured using the
Joshua Beard
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expiration date of the preliminary short plat approval after issuance of the temporary six (6) month
extension 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 (January 6,
2022). In addition, please note that no additional extensions will be granted.
Please contact Clark H. Close, Senior Planner, at (425) 430-7289 or cclose@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
Matt Herrera, Current Planning Manager
Clark Close, Senior Planner
Jonathan Chavez, Civil Engineer III
City of Renton File LUA18-000280
Owner, 19016 116th LLC
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