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ApprovalDEPARTMENTOFCOMMUNITYCITyo.ANDECONOMICDEVELOPMENT—].efltOflPLANNINGDIVISIONROUTINEVEGETATIONMANAGEMENTPERMITEVALUATIONFORM&DECISIONDATE:April19,2016PROJECTNUMBER:LUA16-000224,RVMPPROJECTNAME:25-20LongacresWalkingPathTreeRemovalRoutineVegetationMangamentPermitPROJECTMANAGER:AngeleaWeihs,AssistantPlannerAPPLICANT:MarkClementP0BOX3707MS1W-09Seattle,WA98124LOCATION:1901OAKESDALEAVESWDESCRIPTION:TheapplicantisrequestingapprovalofaRoutineVegetationManagementPermittoremove12LombardiPoplartreesonthepropertylocatedat1901OakesdaleAveSW.Theproposedtreeremovalisadjacenttothewestandsouthparkinglotofthe25-01BuildingattheBoeingLongacresParkDevelopment.Theexistingtreesarecurrentlylocatednexttoawalkway,whichisbeingpushedupbythetootsandcontributingtohazardoustriphazards.Theapplicantwillimmediatelyreplantwith12WorplesdonSweetGumandIncenseCedartrees(6each).Thereplacementtreeswillbe15feetinheightatplanting.TheexistingtreeswillberemovedbyaHi-Lift.Aboomtruckwillbeutilizedtoinstallthelargereplacementtrees.AllplantingareaswillbeamendedwithCedarGroveorganiccomposttoensuretreesurvivabilityinthenativeclaysoils.EXPIRATIONDATE:GENERALREVIEWCRITERIA4-4-130H5:1.Thelandclearingandtreeremovalwillnotcreateorcontributetolandslides,acceleratedsoilcreep,settlementandsubsidenceorhazardsassociatedwithstronggroundmotionandsoilliquefaction.Comments:WhilethesubjectsiteislocatedwithinanidentifiedSeismicHazardArea,theproposalwouldnotcontributetohazardsassociatedwithstronggroundmotionandsoilliquefaction.2.Thelandclearingandtreeremovalwillnotcreateorcontributetoflooding,erosion,orincreasedturbidity,siltationorotherformofpollutioninawatercourse.Page1of3 CityofRentonDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentRoutineVegetationManagementPermit25-20LongacresWalkingPathTreeRemovalRoutineVegetationLUA16-000224,RVMPMangamentPermitComments:ThesubjectsiteislocatedwithinanidentifiedFloodHazardArea;however,itisnotanticipatedthattheremovalofthesubjecttreeswouldcontributetiflooding(thereisnochangetocompensatorystorage,asthecurrenttreeswillbeimmediatelyreplaced),erosion,orincreasedturbiditysiltation.3.LandclearingandtreeremovalwillbeconductedtomaintainorprovidevisualscreeningandbufferingbetweenlandusesofdifferingintensityandconsistentwithapplicablelandscapingandsetbackprovisionsoftheRentonMunicipalCode.Comments:Notapplicable.4.Landclearingandtreeremovalshallbeconductedinawaysoastoexposethesmallestpracticalareaofsoiltoerosionfortheleastpossibletime,consistentwithanapprovedbuild-outscheduleandincludinganynecessaryerosioncontrolmeasures.Comments:TheapplicanthasproposedtoremovetheexistingtreesandimmediatelyreplantwiththenewWorplesdonSweetGumandIncenseCedartrees.Itisnotexpectedthatanarealargerthanneededfortreeremovalandreplacementwouldbeexposedandsubjecttoerosion.5.LandcleatingandtreeremovalshallbeconsistentwithsubsectionD2ofthisSection,RestrictionsforCriticalAreas—General,andRMC4-3-050—CriticalAreasRegulations.Comments:ThelandclearingandtreeremovalshallbeconsistentwithsubsectionD2ofthisSection,RestrictionsforCriticalAreas—General,andRMC4-3-050—CriticalAreasRegulations.Therearewetlandstothenorthwestoftheproposedsite,however,theyaremorethan243feetawayfromtheprojectlocation,andnotwithinthewetlandbuffers.Seeseismicandfloodhazardsaboveinsubsectionsa.andb.respectively.6.Retainedtreeswillnotcreateorcontributetohazardousconditionsastheresultofblowdown,insectorpestinfestation,disease,orotherproblemsthatmaybecreatedasaresultofselectivelyremovingtreesandothervegetationfromthelot.Comments:Thetreesproposedforremovalwereoriginallyplantedasornamentaltreesandarenotapartofastandoftrees,significantlyreducingtheriskofblow-down.Furthermore,theproposedWorplesdonSweetGumandIncenseCedartreeswouldaddvarietytotheexistingtreesonthesubjectsite.Theincreasedvarietyreducestheriskofinsectandpestinfestationanddiseasethatcouldeliminateallthetreesatthesubjectsiteifavarietyoftreetypesisnotprovided.7.Landclearingandtreeremovalshallbeconductedtomaximizethepreservationofanytree(s)ingoodhealththatisanoutstandingspecimenbecauseofitssize,form,shape,age,color,rarity,orotherdistinctionasacommunitylandmark.Comments:Notapplicable.DECISION:The25-20LongacresWalkingPathTreeRemovalRoutineVegetationManagementPermitRoutineVegetationManagementPermitisApprovedwithConditions.Pao7nf CityofRentonDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentRoutineVegetationMonogementPermit25-20LongacresWalkingPathTreeRemovalRoutineVegetationLUAI6-000224,RVMPMangamentPermit*CONDITIONSOFAPPROVAL:1.TheapplicantshallnotifytheCurrentPlanningProjectManagerfollowinginstallationofthenewtreesforafinalinspection.CallAssistantPlanner,AngeleaWeihs,at(425)430-7312tomakeanappointment.2.Thetreewellsshallbe8-footx8-footandbackfilled/amendedwithCedarGroveorganiccompostfl-footdepth)andalltreesshallbestakeduponinstallation.Thenewtreesshallbeamendedannuallywithatop-coatof2-3-inchesCedarGrovecompost.SIGNATURE&DATEOFDECISION:Ic’ni’1’April19,2016inerHenning,PlanningDirectoriiDateAppealsofpermitissuancemustbefiledinwritingonorbefore5:00p.m.onMay03,2016,togetherwiththerequiredfeewith:HearingExaminer,CityofRenton,1055SouthGradyWay,RentorWA98057.AppealstotheExamineraregovernedbyRMC4-8-110andmoreinformationregardingtheappealprocessmaybeobtainedfromtheRentonCityClerk’sOffice,425-430-6510.Reconsideration:Within14daysofthedecisiondate,anypartymayrequestthatthedecisionbereopenedbytheapprovalbody.Theapprovalbodymaymodifyhisdecisionifmaterialevidencenotreadilydiscoverablepriortotheoriginaldecisionisfoundorifhefindstherewasmisrepresentationoffact.Afterreviewofthereconsiderationrequest,iftheapprovalbodyfindssufficientevidencetoamendtheoriginaldecision,therewillbenofurtherextensionoftheappealperiod.Anypersonwishingtotakefurtheractionmustfileaformalappealwithinthe14-dayappealtimeframe.Expiration:TheRoutineVegetationManagementPermitshallbevalidforoneyearfromthedateofissuance.AnextensionmaybegrantedbythePlanningDivisionforaperiodofoneyearuponapplicationbythepropertyownerormanager.Applicationforsuchanextensionmustbemadeatleastthirty(30)daysinadvanceoftheexpirationoftheoriginalpermitandshallincludeastatementofjustificationfortheextension.of3 EXHIBIT1ProjectnarrativeBOEINGCOMMERCIALAIRPLANEGROUPRENTONWASHINGTONReplace12eachLombardiPoplarTreeswith12eachWorplesdonSweetGumandIncenseCedarTheproposedprojectisat1901OakesdaleAveSW.TheSiteisadjacenttotheWestandSouthparkinglotofthe25-01BuildingattheBoeingCompaniesLongacresParkDevelopment.The25-01isanofficebuildingBoeingproposestoreplace12EAdiseasedanddamagedLombardiPoplarTreeswithA12each(15”ftatplanting)SweetgumandIncenseCedarThetreestoberemovedarethelotperimetertrees(seeattachedDBHlistingforquantity!sizesoftreestoberemoved).Theseparcelscontainnowetlands(closestwetlandsindicatedbothplantingandremovalplans).Thisworkwillnotbeperformedina‘NativeGrowthProtectionEasement’andwillnotbeperformedataslopegreaterthan40%,orareaofhigh-landslidepotential.Nopesticidesorherbicideswillbeutilizedintheproject.Noimpactstoadjacentarea’sareanticipated,asthemajorityoftreeremovalandre-plantingworkwillbeperformedfromtheparkinglotarea.AllplantingareaswillbeamendedwithCedarGroveorganiccomposttoensuretreesurvivabilityinthenative-claysoils.Treeswillberemovedbyhigh-lift;aboomtruckwillbeutilizedtoinstallthelargereplacementtrees.AlltreeremovalandinstallationworkwillbeperformedtothemostcurrentInternationalSocietyofArborist(ISA)standards.TheSizeoftheproperty153.8acresThecurrentuseofthesiteisofficeandengineeringsupportforBoeingCommercialAirlinesaswellastheBCAGexecutivecomplexandcustomerarea.Thereisnoneartermfuturedevelopmentattheproposedsite.NoSpecialsitefeaturesintheprojectareaTreeexistingneararetheparcelsarematurealdersIncensecedar:60’ftSweetgum:50’ftismatureheightsNoworkistobeperformedina‘NativeGrowthProtectionEasement’ortractTheworkareahaslittleslopeTheworkisinafloodzone;thereisnomajorgradingorexcavationontheproject,limitedtotreeplantingandremovingonly.Nofloodingimpactsduetothecompletedproject.Thefillisorganiccompost.ThereisnolandslidepotentialTypesofmechanicalequipmenttobeusedisboomtruckNopesticidesandherbicidesaretobeused MeasurestoprotectthesitefrompotentialadverseimpactsoftheproposedworkandequipmentoperationarestandardnoticeplantoofficeholdersandConstructionbarricades.Timescheduleforstartingandcompletingworkis7:00AMTO4:00PMProjectproposedcheduletime-line:(4/16-5/13)-treeremoval5/13-5/21)-treere-planting(5/27-6/19)-irrigationadjustment(WeatherandCityapprovalpermitting)Theprojectsiteisnotlocatedwithin200feetofWaterbodyorwetlandDistanceinfeetfromclosestareaofworktotheordinaryhighwatermarkis243ftfromthewestwetlandsaturationzone. 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