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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPre-app Mtg Summary - 21-000396.pdf1 PRE-APPLICATION MEETING FOR Barbee Mills Boathouse Dredging PRE21-000396 CITY OF RENTON Department of Community & Economic Development Planning Division December 2, 2021 Contact Information: Planner: Alex Morganroth, 425-430-7219, amorganroth@rentonwa.gov Public Works Plan Reviewer: Nate Janders, 425-430-7382, njanders@rentonwa.gov Please retain this packet throughout the course of your project as a reference. Consider giving copies of it to any engineers, architects, and contractors who work on the project. You will need to submit a copy of this packet when you apply for land use and/or environmental permits. Pre-screening: When you have the project application ready for submittal, call and schedule an appointment with the project manager to have it pre-screened before making all of the required copies. The pre-application meeting is informal and non-binding. The comments provided on the proposal are based on the codes and policies in effect at the time of review. The applicant is cautioned that the development regulations are regularly amended and the proposal will be formally reviewed under the regulations in effect at the time of project submittal. The information contained in this summary is subject to modification and/or concurrence by official decision-makers (e.g., Hearing Examiner, Planning Director, Development Services Director, Department of Community & Economic Development Administrator, Public Works Administrator and City Council). 2 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT M E M O R A N D U M DATE: November 29, 2021 TO: Alex Morganroth, Senior Planner FROM: Nathan Janders, Civil Plan Reviewer SUBJECT: Barbee Mills Dredging 3979 Lake Washington Blvd. N. PRE21-000396 NOTE: The applicant is cautioned that information contained in this summary is preliminary and non-binding and may be subject to modification and/or concurrence by official City decision-makers. Review comments may also need to be revised based on site planning and other design changes required by City staff or made by the applicant. I have completed a preliminary review for the above-referenced proposal located at parcel 0518501150. The following comments are based on the pre-application submittal made to the City of Renton by the applicant. WATER 1. The proposal does not impact the water utility. SEWER 1. The proposal does not impact the sewer utility. SURFACE WATER 1. Drainage plans and a drainage report complying with the adopted 2017 Renton Surface Water Design Manual will be required. Refer to Figure 1.1.2.A Flow Chart of the 2017 Renton Surface Water Design Manual (RSWDM) to determine what type of drainage review is required for this site. The site falls within the City’s Flow Control Duration Standard Matching Forested Site Conditions. The site falls within the Lower Cedar River drainage basin. 2. Erosion control measures to meet the City requirements shall be provided. 3. The current Surface Water Standard Plans shall be used in all drainage plan submittals. The current City of Renton Standard Details is available online on the City of Renton website. TRANSPORTATION 1. The proposal does not impact the transportation system. 3 GENERAL COMMENTS 1. All existing and proposed utility lines (i.e. electrical, phone, and cable services, etc.) along property frontage or within the site must be underground. The construction of these franchise utilities must be inspected and approved by a City of Renton inspector. 2. Adequate separation between utilities as well as other features shall be provided in accordance with code requirements. a. 7-ft minimum horizontal and 1-ft vertical separation between storm and other utilities is required with the exception of water lines which require 10-ft horizontal and 1.5-ft vertical. b. The stormwater line should be minimum 5 feet away from any other structure or wall or building. c. Trench of any utility should not be in the zone of influence of the retaining wall or of the building. 3. All civil construction permits for utility and street improvements will require separate plan submittals. All utility plans shall confirm to the Renton Drafting Standards. A licensed Civil Engineer shall prepare the civil plans. Please visit the Development Engineering Forms page for the most up-to-date plan submittal requirements: https://rentonwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=7922741&pageId=9687014. 4. A landscaping plan shall be included with the civil plan submittal. Each plan shall be on separate sheets. 5. A demo permit is required for the demolition of the existing building(s). The demo permit shall be acquired through the building department. 6. Fees quoted in this document reflect the fees applicable in the year 2019 only and will be assessed based on the fee that is current at the time of the permit application or issuance, as applicable to the permit type. Please visit www.rentonwa.gov for the current development fee schedule. 4 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT M E M O R A N D U M DATE: December 2, 2021 TO: Pre-Application File No. 21-000396 FROM: Alex Morganroth, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Barbee Mills Boathouse Dredging 3905-3979 Lake Washington Blvd N General: We have completed a preliminary review of the pre-application for the above-referenced development proposal. The following comments on development and permitting issues are based on the pre -application submittals made to the City of Renton by the applicant and the codes in effect on the date of review. The applicant is cautioned that information contained in this summary may be subject to modification and/or concurrence by official decision-makers (e.g., Hearing Examiner, Community & Economic Development Administrator, Public Works Administrator, Planning Director, and City Council). Review comments may also need to be revised based on site planning and other design changes required by City staff or made by the applicant. The applicant is encouraged to review all applicable sections of the Renton Municipal Code. The Development Regulations are linked here and available online at www.rentonwa.gov Project Proposal: The Barbee Mill Community Organization is proposing to dredge Lake Washington near the May Creek Delta as a result of soil and sediment accumulation near the berth area at the Barbee Mills boathouse and shared use dock. The dredged material, estimated at approximately 9,740 cubic yards (CY), would be placed on the north side of the site in order to build up the peninsula. According to the applicant, expanding the peninsula would result in better protection of the area and reduce the need for further dredging in the future. Material determined to be not suitable for reuse along the peninsula would either be stockpiled for later reuse or disposed of at Elliot Bay Non-Dispersive Open Water disposal site. The project site is located immediately south of the May Creek Delta from 3905-3979 Lake Washington Blvd N, including the boat house parcel. Soils and sediments at the projec t site are principally fine to medium sands with some gravels arising from erosion in the May Valley which causes substantial deposition in Lake Washington at the mouth of May Creek. The Barbee Mills boathouse area is periodically dredged, most recently in both 2019 and 2020. The recent dredging was approved under a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit and Special Fill and Grade Permit issued in 2016 (LUA16-000977), which authorized dredging on the site for a period of up to ten (10) years, or until the City adopted new shoreline regulations. New shoreline regulations were adopted in 2020 (Ord. 5976) and therefore the permits approved in 2016 are no longer in effect. In addition, the amount of material proposed to be dredged, 10,000 CY, represents a significant increase over the original 2,500 to 4,000 CYs approved as a part of the 2016 permits. The applicant has proposed mitigation measures including the placement of an additional six (6) anchored pieces of large woody debris with root wads and 30 tons of habitat material on the peninsula to further enhance the shallow aquatic habitat. No trees or vegetation are proposed for removal as part of the project and no new or replaced impervious surface is proposed. Current Use: The property site includes four (4) single family parcels (334270-0005, -0007, -0009, and -0011) and one boathouse parcel (0518501150). The existing shoreline is largely built up and hardened with a rockery to protect the lots from shoreline erosion. 5 Zoning: The residential properties are located within the Residential Medium Density (RMD) land use designation and the Residential-6 (R-6) zoning designation. The boathouse is located within the Residential High Density (RHD) land use designation and the Residential-10 (R-10) zoning designation. Shoreline Regulations: The project area is in the May Creek Reaches (MC-A) near the May Creek Delta within Lake Washington. The project area has a shoreline designation of Shoreline High Intensity, Urban Conservancy, and Aquatic. Dredging shall not be performed within the delta of May Creek except for purposes of ecological restoration, for public flood control projects, for water-dependent public facilities, or for limited maintenance dredging in conformance with RMC 4-3-090F.3.c. Dredging may be permitted only in cases where the proposal, including any necessary mitigation, would result in no net loss of shoreline ecological functions and is limited to maintenance dredging for access to existing legally established boat moorage slips including public and commercial moorage and moorage accessory to single family residences; provided, that dredging shall be limited to maintaining the previously dredged and/or existing authorized location, depth, and width. Dredging shall be di sallowed to maintain depths of existing private moorage where it results in a net loss of ecological functions. The subject project would result in impacts to Lake Washington and the May Creek Delta, as such a Lake Study containing the information specified in RMC 4-8-120D would be required to be submitted with the Shoreline Substantial Development Permit application. In addition, projects with the potential to impact fish (Chinook salmon, bull trout, steelhead trout), unexpected, new, rare or other endangered species habitat (bald eagles) shall provide a biological assessment/critical area study. Therefore a Biological Assessment containing the information specified in RMC 4-5-120D would be required to be submitted with the Shoreline Substantial Development Permit. Regulations on Permitted Dredging, RMC 4-3-090F.3.d Review Criteria: The applicant is responsible to ensure that the following regulations are complied with before and during a permitted dredging operation: ii. All proposed dredging operations shall be designed by an appropriate State-licensed professional engineer. A stamped engineering report and an assessment of potential impacts on ecological functions shall be prepared by qualified consultants and shall be submitted to the Renton Planning Division as part of the application for a shoreline permit. iii. The responsibility rests solely with the applicant to demonstrate the necessity of the proposed dredging operation. iv. The responsibility rests solely with the applicant to demonstrate that: (a) There will be no net loss of ecological functions including but not limited to adverse effect on aquatic species including fish migration. (b) There will be no adverse impact on recreational areas or public recreation enjoyment of the water. v. Adjacent Bank Protection: (a) When dredging bottom material of a body of water, the banks shall not be distu rbed unless absolutely necessary. The responsibility rests with the applicant to propose and carry out practices to protect the banks. (b) If it is absolutely necessary to disturb the adjacent banks for access to the dredging area, the responsibility rests with the applicant to propose and carry out a method of restoration of the disturbed area to a condition minimizing erosion and siltation. vi. Avoidance of Adverse Effects: The responsibility rests with the applicant to demonstrate the proposed dredging will avoid conditions that may adversely affect adjacent properties including: (a) Creating a nuisance to the public or nearby activity. (b) Damaging property in or near the area. (c) Causing substantial adverse effect to plant, animal, aquatic or human life in or near the area. (d) Endangering public safety in or near the area. vii. The applicant shall demonstrate control of contamination and pollution to water, air, and ground through specific operation and mitigation plans. 6 viii. Disposal of Dredge Material: The applicant shall demonstrate that the disposal of dredged material will not result in net loss of ecological functions or adverse impacts to properties adjacent to the disposal site. (a) The applicant shall provide plans for the location and method of disposing of all dredged material. (b) Dredged material shall not be deposited in a lake, stream, or marine water except if approved as habitat enhancement or other beneficial environmental mitigation as part of ecological restoration, a contamination remediation project approved by appropriate State and/or Federal agencies, or is approved in accordance with the Puget Sound Dredged Disposal Analysis evaluation procedures for managing in-water-disposal of dredged material by applicable agencies, which may include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act) and Section 404 (Clean Water Act) permits, and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife hydraulic project approval. (c) In no instance shall dredged material be stockpiled in a shoreland area that would result in the clearing of native vegetation. Temporary stockpiling of dredged material is limited to one hundred eighty (180) days. (d) If the dredged material is contaminant or pollutant in nature, the applicant shall propose and carry out a method of disposal that complies with all regulatory requirements. (e) Permanent land disposal shall demonstrate that: (1) Shoreline ecological functions will be preserved, including protection of surface water and groundwater. (2) Erosion, sedimentation, flood waters or runoff will not increase adverse impacts to shoreline ecological functions or property. (3) Sites will be adequately screened from view of local residents or passersby on public rights-of-way. (4) The site is not located within a channel migration zone. Additional Notes to the Applicant: Dredging shall require a shoreline conditional use unless associated with existing water-dependent uses, habitat enhancement, a remedial action plan approved under the authority of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) or the Model Toxics Control Act, or public recreation facilities or uses. For excavation or grading in excess of five hundred (500) cubic yards, the Hearing Examiner shall review, approve, disapprove, or approve with conditions the location of the site and its effect on the surrounding area via a Hearing Examiner Special Fill and Grade Permit after a public hearing per RMC 4-9-080. Environmental Review: The subject project is subject to Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) because it is located in lands covered by water. Therefore, an environmental checklist shall be submitted with the application. An environmental determination will be made by the Renton Environmental Review Committee. This determination is subject to appeal by either the project proponent, by a citizen of the community, or another entity having standing for an appeal. Permit Requirements: A Hearing Examiner Special Fill and Grade Permit and a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (SSDP) shall be required. The proposal would also require Environmental ‘SEPA’ Review. All applications can be reviewed concurrently in an estimated time frame of 12 weeks with an additional 21-day appeal period for the SSDP with the Washington State Department of Ecology once a complete application is accepted. The 2021/2022 Hearing Examiner Special Fill and Grade Permit application fee is $5,410.00, the Shoreline Substantial Permit application fee is $2,700.00, and the SEPA Review (Environmental Checklist) application fee is $1,600.00. There is an additional 5% technology fee at the time of land use application.. All fees are subject to change. Detailed information regarding the land use application submittal can be found on the City’s new website by clicking “Land Use Applications” on the Community & Economic Development page, then “All Forms (A to Z)” at https://edocs.rentonwa.gov/ Documents/Browse.aspx?startid=867190&cr=1. The City now requires electronic plan submittal for all applications. The City’s Electronic File Standards can also be found on the City’s website at https://www.rentonwa.gov/cms/ one.aspx?portalId=7922741&pageId=9666400. In addition to the required land use permit, a separate construction permit would be required. The review of these permits may occur concurrently with the review of the land use permits, but cannot be issued prior to the completion of any appeal periods. 7 Public Notice: The applicant is required to install a proposed land use action sign on the subject property per the specifications provided in the public information sign handout. The applicant is solely responsible for the construction, installation, maintenance, removal, and any costs associated with the sign. See the Public Information Sign handout on the City’s website for more information and specifications. Next Steps: When the formal application materials are complete, the applicant shall have the application materials pre-screened prior to submitting the complete application package. Please contact Alex Morganroth, Senior Planner at 425-430-7219 or amorganroth@rentonwa.gov before sending any materials over (via email) for prescreening. Expiration: Unless a different time period is specified in the shoreline permit, construction activities, or a use or activity, for which a permit has been granted pursuant to the Shoreline Master Program must be commenced within two (2) years of the effective date of a shoreline permit, or the shoreline permit shall terminate, and a new permit shall be necessary. A permit authorizing construction shall extend for a term of no more than five (5) years after the effective date of a shoreline permit. However, the Planning Division may authorize a single extension for a period not to exceed one year based on reasonable factors, if a request for extension has been filed with the Planning Division before the expiration date, and notice of the proposed extension is given to parties of record and the Department of Ecology.It is the responsibility of the owner to monitor the expiration date.