HomeMy WebLinkAboutERC_SEPA_Addendum_22-000022_v2DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ADDENDUM TO ENVIRONMENTAL (SEPA) DETERMINATION OF
NON-SIGNIFICANCE-Mitigated (DNS-M)
Pursuant to WAC 197-11-600(4)(c) and WAC 197-11-625
Addendum to the 38th Street Short Plat DNS-M for the
KP Development Short Plat as Addended by the City of Renton
(LUA18-000683 and LUA22-000022)
Determination of Non-Significance - Mitigated (DNS-M)
Date of Addendum: February 21, 2022
Date of Original Issuance of SEPA Threshold
Determination:
June 17, 2019
Proponent: Navdeep Gill, Gill Homes, LLC
Project Numbers: LUA18-000683, ECF, SHPL-A, MOD and LUA22-000022
Project Names: 38th Street Short Plat and KP Development Short Plat
Location: 1825 NE 38th Street, Renton, WA 98056
Lead Agency: City of Renton, Department of Community & Economic Development
Review Process: Addendum to previously issued Determination of Non-Significance -
Mitigated (DNS-M)
Proposal / Purpose of Addendum: The original SEPA threshold determination for the 38th Street
Short Plat and Modification application was issued on June 17, 2019. The original application
included a requested proposal for a Preliminary Short Plat approval, Environmental (SEPA)
Review, and a street Modification for the subdivision of an existing 62,781 square foot project
site zoned R-8, into eight (8) lots and two (2) tracts (shared driveway/alley and native growth
protection area). An existing single-family residence is proposed for removal. The proposed lots
would range in size from 5,000 square feet to 6,522 square feet. Access to the proposed lots
would be provided via a shared driveway/alley off of NE 38th Street. Half street improvements,
including paving, curb and gutter, landscaping with street trees, and sidewalk would be provided
along the site's Lincoln Ave NE and NE 38th Street frontages. The site is mapped with erosion
hazard areas, landslide hazard areas, sensitive slopes, and protected slopes. The applicant is
proposing to retain 17 of the existing 102 significant trees located on the project site. A
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Modification to the City's adopted street standards was requested for the portion of N 38th
Street to the west of the proposed private access driveway. The applicant is requesting to waive
the frontage improvements along the steep slopes and to limit the frontage improvements to a
sidewalk, parking area, and landscaped courtyard over the proposed stormwater vault. The 38th
Street Preliminary Short Plat approval expired on December 21, 2021 prior to the completion of
the construction of the short plat improvements approved under the issued Civil Construction
Permit (C19004544) and the recording of the short plat. Gill Homes, LLC has filed a new
application for a Preliminary Short Plat (LUA22-000022) for the KP Development Short Plat, which
would extend the approval of the original 38th Street Short Plat and allow the applicant to
complete the required civil improvements and record the short plat. The KP Development Short
Plat is an extension of the original 38th Street Short Plat, with no changes in scope for which the
DNS-M SEPA threshold determination was issued. As the proposal would not change the scope
of the original DNS-M, staff has determined that the existing DNS-M would be appropriate to
mitigate the impacts of the KP Development Short Plat proposal.
The original SEPA determination included the following mitigation measures all of which should
apply to the KP Development Short Plat project (LUA22-000022):
1. Project construction shall comply with the recommendations outlined in the Geotechnical
Engineering Report, prepared by ZipperGeo, dated October 12, 2018.
2. A 25-foot buffer and additional 15-foot building setback shall be required from the top
edge of the protected slope area.
The City’s Environmental Review Committee issued a Determination of Non -Significance -
Mitigated (DNS-M) for the 38th Street Short Plat and Street Modification. The DNS-M included
two (2) mitigation measures. A 14-day appeal period commenced on June 21, 2019 and ended
on July 5, 2019.
Analysis: It has been determined that the environmental impacts of the proposal were
adequately addressed under the analysis of significant impacts contained within the previously
adopted DNS-M. Based on WAC 197-11-600(4)(c), the addendum process may be used if analysis
or information is added that does not substantially change the analysis of significant impacts and
alternatives in the existing environmental document.
The proposal for the DNS-M issued for the 38th Street Short Plat to be utilized for the KP
Development Short Plat would not change the analysis or impacts in the State Environmental
Policy Act (SEPA) Review. The City of Renton is hereby issuing a SEPA Addendum pursuant to
WAC 197-11-600.
This Addendum is appropriate because it contains only minor information not included in the
original Determination, specifically the amended timeframe for the completion of the project,
and there are no additional environmental impacts related to inclusion of the new information.
DECISION: The City of Renton is hereby issuing a SEPA Addendum pursuant to WAC 197 -11-
600 to allow the DNS-M for the 38th Street Short Plat to apply to the KP Development Short
Plat application, LUA22-000022.
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February 21, 2022
Additional Information: If you would like additional information, please contact Jill Ding, Senior
Planner, City of Renton Planning Division, Department of Community & Economic
Development at (425) 430-6598.
There is no comment period for this Addendum, dated February 21, 2022 issued by the City of
Renton Environmental Review Committee.
Exhibits
Exhibit 1: DNS-M Addendum
Exhibit 2: 38th Street Short Plat SEPA DNS-M (LUA18-000683, SHPL-A, ECF, MOD), dated
June 21, 2019
Exhibit 3: Approved Civil Plan Set (C19004544)
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
SIGNATURES:
Martin Pastucha, Administrator
Public Works Department
Date
Kelly Beymer, Administrator
Parks and Recreation Department
Date
Anjela St. John, Fire Marshal
Renton Regional Fire Authority
Date
C.E. “Chip” Vincent, Administrator
Department of Community & Economic Development
Date
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