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Conditional Use Permit
Hearing Examiner Public Hearing
Clark Close, Senior Planner
September 21, 2021
LUA21-000299, CUP-H
▪Bread of Life Christian Church in Seattle,
is requesting a Conditional Use Permit
to operate a religious institution in the
R-10 zoning district.
▪The application was accepted for review
on Aug. 12, 2021 and determined
complete on Aug. 16, 2021.
▪Staff received 5 public comments. The
comments were regarding the posted
public information sign, public
comment period, parking for services,
shuttle service, traffic, and government
regulations on free practice of religion.
▪No agency comments were received.
Approvals Requested
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Site Characteristics
▪3005 and 3009 Park Ave N.
▪Unoccupied buildings and vacant lot.
Former church, parsonage and preschool.
▪0.36 acre parcel.
▪Zoning District –R-10.
▪Comprehensive Plan Land Use
Designation –Residential High Density.
▪Critical Areas On-Site -Regulated slopes
and is in the Wellhead Protection Area
Zone 2.
▪Access provided via an existing driveway
located on Park Ave N.
▪3 onsite parking stalls.
▪No site construction.
N 30th St
N 29th St Park Ave N3
Proposed Use
▪Religious institution and parsonage
office/preschool
▪Existing 3,256 sf church building and a
roughly 1,474 sf parsonage with a full
basement of approx. the same area.
▪Est. 50 attendees on Sunday mornings.
▪Est. 30 attendees on Weekday evenings
between 6 pm to 9 pm.
▪Est. to generate 120 vehicle trips on
Sunday (53 trips during the Sunday
morning peak hour). On a weekday,
the church is estimated to generate
44 vehicle trips per day (3 trips
during the street peak hour (4 pm to
6 pm) and 16 vehicle trips during the
church peak hour after 6 pm).
N 30th St Park Ave N4
Zoning Development Standards
▪Religious institutions require a Conditional Use in Residential-10 (R-10) zone.
▪Preschool or day care center, when accessory to a public or community
facility (such as religious institutions) is considered a permitted use.
▪No changes to the existing buildings that would require compliance with R-10
development standards.
▪Utilize the former Kennydale United Methodist Church parking lot at parcel
number 3342103256 (currently leased as a park-and-ride lot for King County
Metro) and McKnight Middle School’s existing accessory surface parking lot
located at 1200 Edmonds Ave NE as off-site parking.
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Parking Analysis
▪Parking:
▪Per RMC 4-4-100, a minimum of 19.8 parking spaces for the estimated 99
seats in the main auditorium (1 for every 5 seats).
▪Day care centers one parking space for each employee and two parking
spaces for drop-off/pick-up within 100’ of the main entrance for every 25
clients of the program.76 gravel parking stalls 41 std. surface parking spaces N 30th St
Park Ave NEdmonds Ave NEMcKnight Middle SchoolKUMC Parking Lot
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Effects on Adjacent Properties
Appropriate Location
Consistency with Plans and Regulations
Compatibility
Parking
Traffic
Noise, Light, and Glare
Landscaping
Conditional Use Permit Analysis
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Recommendation
▪Staff recommends approval of the Seattle Bread of Life Christian Church Conditional
Use Permit, File No. LUA21-000299, CU-H, as depicted in the Site and Utility Plans
(Exhibit 2), subject seven (7) conditions of approval:
1.The applicant shall provide a minimum area of one hundred (100) square feet for recycling
and refuse collection and the area be fenced or screened with a minimum six -foot (6') wall,
fence or landscaping. In addition, the refuse and recycling area shall be located outside the
front yard. Refuse and recycling shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning
Project Manager prior to building occupancy.
2.The applicant shall either update the parking lot lease agreement between Kennydale
United Methodist Church and Seattle Bread of Life Christian Church to allow parking on the
adjacent park-and-ride lot to begin around 6:00 p.m. or limit weekday evening church
services start times on Wednesdays to begin after 7:00 p.m. when parking becomes
available. The updated parking lot lease agreement or church hours of operation shall be
reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to building
occupancy.
3.The applicant shall provide a parking demand analysis and parking plan for the accessory
preschool use to ensure adequate parking and drop-off/pick-up are provided. The parking
demand analysis and parking plan shall be submitted to, and approved by, the Current
Planning Project Manager prior to building occupancy.
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Recommendation, cont.
4.The applicant shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) by
installing four (4) paved and signed ADA complaint parking stalls at the adjacent park -
and-ride lot and provide an Accessible Route of Travel (ART) from the adjacent park-
and-ride lot to an ADA compliant building entrance. The ART shall meet current City
and ADA standards and will require, at a minimum, the reconstruction of three (3)
curb return ramps at the intersection of Park Ave N and N 30th St. The siting, location
and engineering design of the ADA compliant parking stalls and ART shall be provided
to, and approved by, the Community Economic Development via a Right-of-Way Use
Permit or similar permitting mechanism prior to building occupancy.
5.In the event the adjacent park-and-ride lot becomes unavailable, the applicant shall
provide the City a revised Parking Agreement with the Renton School District that
provides for the use of at least one (1) ADA van accessible parking stall at McKnight
Middle School.
6.The applicant shall provide a secured extended use bicycle parking area for a
minimum of two (2) off-street bicycle parking stalls to be reviewed and approved by
the Current Planning Project Manager prior to building occupancy.
7.The applicant shall provide a copy of all future parking leases/agreements to the City
of Renton within thirty (30) days of their effective date. If adequate off-site parking
options become unavailable for the religious institution to comply with minimum
parking regulations, the 2021 Conditional Use Permit for Seattle Bread of Life
Christian Church shall become null and void.
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