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Home My WebLink AboutCity Comments Response Letter 4.6.2022 LARS ANDERSEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. CIVIL ENGINEERS • LAND SURVEYORS • PLANNERS ADA COMPLIANCE • LEED ACCREDITED • STORM WATER QUALITY 4694 W JACQUELYN AVENUE FRESNO, CA 93722 PH (559) 276-2790 FX (559) 276-0850 TEXAS REGISTERED ENGINEERING FIRM F-18450 SCOTT A. MOMMER, PE, QSD PRESIDENT _______________________________ DANIEL J. ZOLDAK, PE, PLS CASp, LEED AP, QSD/P VICE PRESIDENT April 6th, 2022 City of Renton 1055 S Grady Way Renton, WA 98057 Dear Jill, The following responses in red are to the comments made on March 21, 2022 regarding Home Depot - Renton, LUA21-000452, SA-H, ECF, MOD. 1. Transportation Impact Analysis: The existing building has been vacant for more than 3 years but less than 5 years, based on City Ordinance 6043 Section IV and the land use application for the project that vested on December 22, 2021, the project can receive 50% credit for the existing transportation vehicle trips. This results in an anticipated increase of over 300 PM Peak Hour Vehicle Trips triggering a Transportation Impact Analysis. The applicant shall provide a Transportation Impact Analysis that evaluates the intersections identified below and shall analyze an anticipated growth rate of 1.5% up through 2 years following the anticipated opening and meet the Transportation Impact Analysis Guidelines (https:// edocs.rentonwa.gov/ Documents/ DocView.aspx?id=9082709&dbid=0&repo=CityofRenton). The following are the intersection to be evaluated: • Talbot Road S/ S Grady Way • Williams Ave S/ S Grady Way/ Sam’s Club Driveway • Benson Rd S/ Main Ave S/ S Grady Way • Shattuck Ave S/ S Grading Way • Lake Ave S/ S Grady Way • Rainier Ave S/ SW Grady Way, • S Renton Village Pl/ Talbot Rd S/ I-405 Off-Ramp • Talbot Rd S/ SR405 On-Ramp • Houser Way S/ Main Ave S • S 4th St/ Main Ave S Talbot Road S Frontage Improvements: King County Metro has a formal application in review, with the City of Renton (C21001128). KC Metro is shifting the existing east curb line on Talbot Rd S by roughly 8.7-13 feet. The KC Metro plans can be found at: https:// edocs.rentonwa.gov/ Documents/ DocView.aspx?id=9179678&dbid=0&repo=CityofRenton. The required frontage improvements and dedication for the Home Depot project shall be measured from the new proposed curb location. We have now provided an updated traffic study prepared by TENW dated April 3rd which shows there is a decrease of 42 net new weekday PM Peak Hour trips. Based on the study, this should address this issue. 2. The project currently is not proposing to construct frontage improvements along Talbot Road S or along the full frontage of SW Grady Way. Based on the proposal and King County Metro’s anticipated Capital Improvement Project, staff supports the submission of a waiver request for the curb line relocation and roadway expansion provided that the code required 8 -foot landscape strip and 8-foot sidewalk be constructed behind the curb line proposed as part of the King County Metro project and dedication of right be provided 2-feet behind the back of the proposed sidewalk. The applicant shall submit a waiver request for the expansion of the roadway pavement and revise the conceptual civil and landscape plans to show the required 8-foot wide landscape strip (with street trees) and sidewalk improvements along Talbot and the full Grady frontage. The site plan now shows future improvements by King County Metro. 3. Comments were received in a letter from the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) attached), please provide a response to these comments. We have contacted DOE and addressed comments, revised attached. 4. According to the submitted parking analysis, the existing project site includes a total of 358 parking spaces. According to the City’s Parking Regulations, a total of 342 parking spaces are required for the proposed Home Depot store. Approximately, 170 of these spaces would be located on out lot 1 and 14 spaces would be located on out lot 2, which leaves the Home Depot property with 182 parking spaces, which is less than the 342 parking spaces required. Please clarify how you propose to meet the parking requirements for Home Depot after the sale and redevelopment of the proposed out lots. We have updated the Net Floor area to be 130,460 SQFT with a new required stall calculated at 330 Stalls. We have clarified the 331 provided/permanent stalls are not located on Outlots 1 nor 2. 5. A Category III wetland (Wetland A) and Rolling Hills Creek (a Type F Stream) are located along the southeast boundary of proposed Out Lot 2. Wetland A is a Category III wetland with a habitat score five points, requiring a standard buffer of 100 feet in accordance with Renton Municipal Code (RMC) 4-3-050G.2. Rolling Hills Creek is a Type-F stream, which requires a standard buffer of 115 feet in accordance with RMC 4-3-050G.2. Additionally, a 15-foot wide structure setback is required beyond the wetland and stream buffers per RMC 4 -3-050G.2. As part of the redevelopment of proposed Out Lot 2, the wetland and stream buffer would be required to be restored, this would include the removal of the southern driveway entrance along Talbot Road S. The wetland and stream buffer and required building setback should be delineated on the site plan. We have discussed this issue with landuse council and Home Depot does not agree with the buffer applied to the existing paved surface. It may be however that Outlot 2, upon development, would need to review this; however, as the sets today and existing condition apply, the buffer is located at the existing paved surface. Should you have any questions or comments during your review of this, please feel free to call me at (559) 276-2790 ext. 117 or by email at dzoldak@larsandersen.com Sincerely, Dan Zoldak