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HomeMy WebLinkAboutShort Summary from FEIS FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT for the QUENDALL TERMINALS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT City of Renton The EIS for the Quendall Terminals Redevelopment Project has been prepared in compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) of 1971 (Chapter 43.21C, Revised Code of Washington) and the SEPA Rules, effective April 4, 1984, as amended (Chapter 197-11, Washington Administrative Code). Preparation of this EIS is the responsibility of the City of Renton. The City of Renton has determined that this document has been prepared in a responsible manner using appropriate methods and they have directed the areas of research and analysis that were undertaken in preparation of this EIS. This document is not an authorization for an action, nor does it constitute a decision or a recommendation for an action; in its final form, it will accompany the Proposed Actions and will be considered in making the final decisions on the proposal. Date of Draft EIS Issuance ................................................... December 10, 2010 Date of EIS Addendum Issuance ............................................ October 19, 2012 Date of Final EIS Issuance ........................................................ August 31, 2015 Quendall Terminals Final EIS August 2015 i Fact Sheet FACT SHEET PROJECT TITLE Quendall Terminals Redevelopment Project PROPONENT/APPLICANT Century Pacific, LLLP LOCATION The approximately 21.5-acre Quendall Terminals site is located in the northern portion of the City of Renton, within the Southwest ¼ of Section 29, Township 24 North, Range 5 East, King County. The site includes an approximately 20.3-acre Main Property along Lake Washington, and an approximately 1.2-acre Isolated Property to the northeast. The Main Property is generally bordered by a Puget Sound Energy easement and the Seattle Seahawks Training Facility to the north; the railroad right-of-way, Lake Washington Boulevard and Ripley Lane N to the east; the Barbee Mill residential development to the south; and, Lake Washington to the west. The Isolated Property is generally bounded by Ripley Lane N to the west, and the southbound I-405 off-ramp to the east and south. PROPOSED ACTION The Proposed Actions for the Quendall Terminals Redevelopment Project include:  Master Site Plan approval from the City;  Binding Site Plan approval from the City;  Shoreline Substantial Development Permit approval from the City;  Other local, state, and federal permit approvals for construction and redevelopment; and,  Construction and operation of the Quendall Terminals Redevelopment Project. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW/ALTERNATIVES The Quendall Terminals site has received a Superfund designation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and will undergo cleanup/remediation under the oversight of the EPA prior to redevelopment. Potential impacts to the environment associated with cleanup/remediation activities will be addressed through the separate EPA process. The impact analyses in this EIS, which solely addresses impacts that may occur due to post-cleanup redevelopment of the Quendall Terminals site, assume an existing/baseline condition subsequent to cleanup/remediation. Quendall Terminals Final EIS August 2015 ii Fact Sheet To date, two environmental review documents under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) have been issued for public review and comment by the City of Renton on the Quendall Terminals Redevelopment Project: a Draft EIS (DEIS) issued in December 2010 and an EIS Addendum issued in October 2012. These documents are available for review at the King County library system, Renton public libraries, Renton City Hall, and via download on the City of Renton Website – www.rentonwa.gov. Draft EIS – December 2010 The 2010 DEIS addressed the probable significant adverse impacts that could occur as a result of approval by the City of a Master Plan, Binding Site Plan, Shoreline Substantial Development Permit, and other local, state and federal permits; and, potential future redevelopment activities through build-out in 2015 assumed in that document. Two redevelopment alternatives and the No-Action Alternative were addressed in the DEIS. EIS Addendum – October 2012 Subsequent to issuance of the DEIS, a Preferred Alternative was voluntarily developed by the applicant and the applicant’s technical team based on additional agency/community input (particularly from EPA), and continued input and coordination with the City of Renton. The Preferred Alternative was the subject of the analysis in the EIS Addendum. The Preferred Alternative is intended to be a compact, urban mixed-use development. The project is planned to ensure that future redevelopment is compatible with the environmental remediation effort at the site that is currently underway. Following are several of the key full build-out (for environmental review purposes in the Addendum assumed to be 2015) redevelopment assumptions for the Preferred Alternative:  Retail/Restaurant Uses (21,600 sq. ft. retail/9,000 sq. ft. restaurant)  Office Uses (none) Quendall Terminals Final EIS August 2015 iii Fact Sheet  Residential Units (692 units)  Maximum Building Heights (64 ft.)  Parking (1,337 parking spaces)  Shoreline Setback (100-ft. min. setback)  Setbacks from Adjacent Properties (north: 38–95 ft.; south: 40–200 ft.)  View Corridors (enlarged Street “B” corridor)  Building Height Modulation (4-story Building SW4 along southwest property line; 5- to 6- story buildings elsewhere)  Natural Public Open Space Areas – 3.7 acres, and Other Related Areas – 6.9 acres (10.6 acres)  Building Design (brick, stucco, masonry, and precast concrete; minimal metal siding)  Emergency Access Road (in the western portion of the site) The Draft EIS, EIS Addendum and this Final EIS together constitute the EIS for the proposal. LEAD AGENCY (SEPA) City of Renton Environmental Review Committee SEPA RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL City of Renton Environmental Review Committee Dept. of Community & Economic Development Planning Division 1055 S Grady Way Renton, WA 98057 EIS CONTACT PERSON Vanessa Dolbee, Current Planning Manager Dept. of Community & Economic Development Planning Division 1055 S Grady Way Renton, WA 98057 Phone: (425) 430-7314 FINAL ACTION Approvals/permits by the City of Renton to authorize development, construction, and operation of the Quendall Terminals mixed-use development, as well as infrastructure improvements to serve the development. PERMITS AND APPROVALS Preliminary investigation indicates that the following permits and/or approvals could be required or requested for the Proposed Actions. Additional permits/approvals may be identified during the review process associated with specific development projects. Quendall Terminals Final EIS August 2015 iv Fact Sheet  Federal  CERCLA Remediation (for site cleanup/remediation prior to redevelopment)  State of Washington  Dept. of Ecology, Construction Stormwater General Permit  Dept. of Ecology, NPDES Stormwater Discharge Permit  Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Hydraulic Project Approval  City of Renton  Master Site Plan Approval  Shoreline Substantial Development Permit  Binding Site Plan  Site Plan Review  Construction Permits  Building Permits  Development Permits  Utility Approvals  Property Permits & Licenses FINAL EIS (FEIS) AUTHORS AND PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTORS The Quendall Terminals Final Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared under the direction of the City of Renton and analyses were provided by the following consulting firms: FEIS Project Manager, Primary Author EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc., PBC 2200 6th Avenue, Suite 707 Seattle, WA 98121 Earth AESI 911 5th Avenue Kirkland, WA 98033 Critical Areas Raedeke Associates 2111 N Northgate Way, Suite 219 Seattle, WA 98133 Quendall Terminals Final EIS August 2015 v Fact Sheet Visual Analysis (Simulations) The Portico Group 1500 4th Avenue - 3rd Floor Seattle, Washington 98101 Transportation/Traffic Transportation, Engineering Northwest, LLC 816 6th Street S Kirkland, WA 98033 Historic Resources Cultural Resource Consultants 710 Erickson Avenue NE, Suite 100 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 LOCATION OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION Background material and supporting documents are located at the offices of: EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc., PBC 2200 6th Avenue, Suite 707 Seattle, WA 98121 City of Renton Vanessa Dolbee, Current Planning Manager Department of Community & Economic Development, Planning Division 1055 S Grady Way Renton, WA 98057 DATE OF FEIS ISSUANCE August 31, 2015 AVAILABILITY OF THE DEIS, EIS ADDENDUM AND FEIS Copies of this FEIS have been distributed to agencies, organizations, and individuals noted on the Distribution List contained in Appendix A to this document. The FEIS is also available for review on the City of Renton website at http://www.rentonwa.gov/ and at the following King County Library System Renton public libraries: Renton Main Library 100 Mill Avenue South Renton, WA 98057 Renton Highlands Library 2902 NE 12th Street Renton, WA 98056 Quendall Terminals Final EIS August 2015 vi Fact Sheet A limited number of printed copies of this FEIS may be purchased at the City of Renton’s Finance Department (1st Floor of City Hall) for $35 per hard copy or $10.00 per CD, plus tax and postage (if mailed).