HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_Project Acceptance_20230509DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2
www.rentonwa.gov
OF APPLICATION AND PROPOSED DETERMINATION OF
NON-SIGNIFICANCE - MITIGATED (DNS-M)
A Master Application has been filed and accepted with the Department of Community & Economic Development (CED)
– Planning Division of the City of Renton. The following briefly describes the application and the necessary Public
Approvals.
DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: May 11, 2023
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR23-000082 ARB Flagship Store / LUA23-000069,
ECF, CUP-A, SA-A, MOD, MOD
PROJECT LOCATION: 720 Rainier Ave S (APN 1923059053)
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT
PERSON:
Kevin Broderick, Broderick Architects / 55 S. Atlantic
St., Suite 301 Seattle, WA 98134 /
kevin@broderickarchitects.com
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION
MAY BE REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton Document
Center website. See also https://cutt.ly/96fvXFl
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting an Administrative Conditional Use Permit,
Administrative Site Plan Review, Environmental (SEPA) Review, a street modification, and a parking modification for the
proposed tenant improvement and building additions located at 720 Rainier Ave S (APN 1923059053). The 37,702 square
foot (SF) property is located within the Commercial Arterial Zone (CA), Urban Design District D, and Commercial & Mixed
Use (CMU) land use designation. The scope of work includes a change of use and tenant improvement of an existing
10,068 SF commercial building to an ARB Flagship Store, which involves retail sales of vehicle accessories. The project
improvements include a total building addition of 7,195 SF, which includes a new main entry (213 SF), a new training
room addition (650 SF), and a new 1-story addition for vehicle service and accessory installation (6,332 SF). Access to the
site is proposed to remain via one relocated driveway curb cut off Rainier Ave S. Proposed site work includes restriping
the existing exterior parking lot (20 stalls) to accommodate 24 parking stalls, as well as installation of street frontage and
interior parking lot landscaping. The applicant is requesting a parking modification in order to utilize a temporary parking
lot plan (23 exterior parking stalls) in response to a 9-foot temporary construction easement, utilized by Sound Transit,
that will be taken along the south property line of the subject property. In order to accommodate this temporary
easement, the applicant requests a parking modification to reduce the required 24-foot drive aisle to 18 feet (at the
narrowest point) and to allow for 50 percent of the parking stalls to be compact, rather the code-required maximum of
30 percent. The proposal includes approximately 3,695 SF of public right of way dedication along Rainier Ave S, as well
as street frontage improvements. A street modification is requested for the street frontage improvements to Rainier Ave
S. The City’s mapping system indicates that high seismic hazards and Wellhead Protection Area Zone 2 are mapped on
the project site. The application includes a Geotechnical Engineering Report and a Trip Generation Memorandum.
DATE OF APPLICATION: March 7, 2023
NOTICE OF COMPLETE
APPLICATION:
May 11, 2023
OPTIONAL DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE, MITIGATED (DNS-M): As the Lead Agency, the City of Renton has
determined that probable significant environmental impacts from the proposed project can be mitigated. Therefore, as
permitted under the RCW 43.21C.110, the City of Renton is using the Optional DNS-M process to give notice that a DNS-
M is likely to be issued. Comment periods for the project and the proposed DNS-M are integrated into a single comment
period. There will be no comment period following the issuance of the Threshold Determination of Non-Significance-
Mitigated (DNS-M). This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal. A 14-
day appeal period will follow the issuance of the DNS-M.
PERMITS/REVIEW REQUESTED: Environmental (SEPA) Review, Administrative Conditional Use Permit Review,
Administrative Site Plan Review, Street Modification Review, Parking Modification
Review
NOTICE
Anyone that would like to be informed of future actions or would like to become a party of record on this
proposal must fill out our online form at https://cutt.ly/SQvBak4 or complete this form and return to: City of
Renton, CED Planning Division, 1055 So. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057.
Name/File No.: PR23-000082 ARB Flagship Store / LUA23-000069, ECF, CUP-A, SA-A, MOD, MOD
Name: ____________________________________ Email: _________________________ Phone#:__________________
Mailing Address: ____________________________________________ City/State/Zip: ___________________________
Notice will be sent via email, unless a hard copy is specifically requested. Check box to receive via US Mail
OTHER PERMITS WHICH MAY BE
REQUIRED:
Building Permit. Construction Permit, Fire Permit, Sign Permit
REQUESTED STUDIES: Drainage Report, Geotechnical Report, Parking Analysis, Traffic Study
CONSISTENCY OVERVIEW:
Zoning/Land Use: The subject site is designated Commercial Mixed Use (CMU) on the City of Renton
Comprehensive Land Use Map and Commercial Arterial (CA) on the City’s Zoning
Map.
Environmental Documents
that Evaluate the Proposed
Project:
Environmental (SEPA) Checklist
Development Regulations
Used For Project Mitigation:
The project will be subject to the City’s SEPA ordinance, RMC Title IV - Chapters 2,
4, 6, 8, and 9 and other applicable codes and regulations as appropriate.
Proposed Mitigation
Measures:
The following Mitigation Measures will likely be imposed on the proposed project.
These recommended Mitigation Measures address project impacts not covered by
existing codes and regulations as cited above.
1. Project construction shall be required to comply with the recommendations found in the Geotechnical
Engineering Study, prepared by Geotech Consultants, Inc. on April 19, 2022, and any future addenda.
Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing by 5:00 PM on May 25, 2023. Please submit
comments online at https://cutt.ly/SQvBak4 . Alternatively, you may physically mail your comments to: City of Renton,
CED, Attn: Planning Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Please include the Land Use file number (LUA)
or project address in your comments. Anyone who submits written comments will automatically become a party of
record and will be notified of any decision on this project. For more information about this proposal, contact the Project
Planner below. A copy of the subsequent threshold determination is available upon request.
CONTACT PROJECT PLANNER: Angelea Weihs, Associate Planner; Tel: (425) 430-7312; Email:
aweihs@rentonwa.gov
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