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Home My WebLink AboutReport 1! 0 CITY OF RENTON DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM Date: October 1, 2013 To: City Clerk's Office From: Lisa Marie Mcelrea Subject: Land Use File Closeout Please complete the following information to facilitate project closeout and indexing by the City C'lerk's nffice_ Project Name: WSDOT Street Standards Modification LUA (file) Number: LUA-13-000296 Cross -References: AKA's: Project Manager: Jennifer Henning Acceptance Date: August 27, 2013 Applicant: Ross Fenton, PE Owner: Contact: PID Number: ERC Decision Date: ERC Appeal Date: Administrative Denial: August 27, 2013 Appeal Period Ends: September 10, 2013 Public Hearing Date: Date Appealed to HEX: By Whom: HEX Decision: Date: Date Appealed to Council: By Whom: Council Decision: Date: Mylar Recording Number: Project Description: Street standards modification to allow the State of Washington Department of Transportation flyover ramp to reduce East Valley Road to be less than the standard 94 feet for Industrial Collector Arterials (3 lanes) and to omit the required 8 -foot sidewalk on the east side of East Valley Road. Location: East Valley Road Comments: WSDOT must provide written assurance to the City of Renton that the approved cross section (two 11 -foot wide lanes, one 12 -foot wide turn lane, and a 7 -foot wide planting strip) will be forward compatible with the I-405 Master Plan Improvements Denis LawClt� of Mayor C _ Jl Jr r r V' Department of Community and Economic Development C.E."Chip"Vincent, Administrator August 27, 2013 Mr. Ross Fenton, PE 1-405,1-5 to SR 169 Contract Manager Washington State Department of Transportation 600-108t� Avenue NE, Suite 405 Bellevue, WA 98004 RE: Street Modification Request — East Valley Road Reconstruction SW 16th Street to SW 19th Street (LUA13-000296) Dear Mr, Fenton: We have reviewed your request for a modification of the reconstructed street section needed in order to accommodate the 1-405/SR 167 Direct Connector (405/167 DC) project improvements. The modification is needed as the Direct Connector project as proposed would not meet the City's Complete Street Standards (RMC 4-6-060F.2) for East Valley Road, between SW 161h Street and SW 19th Street. Staff from City Departments have reviewed and discussed your request and have determined that the modification may be granted resulting in the following street section: The section of East Valley Road will have two 11 -foot wide lanes, and one 12 -foot wide turn lane for East Valley Road (34 feet total from the face of curb to the face of curb) and a reduced planter width of 7 feet. However, this recommendation is conditioned upon WSDOT providing assurance that this cross section will be forward compatible with the 1-405 Master Plan Improvements, and that no further relocation of East Valley Road will be needed. This would allow final placement of East Valley Road from SW 16th Street to SW 191h Street and avoid further disruption to businesses in the future. Therefore, the requested modification is approved, subject to the following condition: WSDOT must provide written assurance to the City of Renton that the approved cross section (two 11 -foot wide lanes, one 12 -foot wide turn lane, and a 7 -foot wide planting strip) will be forward compatible with the 1-405 Master Plan improvements and that no further relocation of East Valley Road will be needed. The decision to approve the proposed modification is subject to a fourteen (14) day appeal period from the date of this letter. Any appeals of the administrative decision must be filed with the City of Renton Hearing Examiner by 5:00 p.m., September 10, 2013. Renton City Hall • 1055 South Grady Way • Renton, Washington 98057 . rentonwa.gov Mr. Ross Fenton Page 2of2 August 27, 2013 If you have questions regarding this correspondence, please contact Jennifer Henning, Current Planning Manager, at Lhenning@rentonwa.gov or 425-430-7286. Sincerely, r . Neil Watts, Director Development Services Division cc; Chip Vincent, CED Administrator Gregg Zimmerman, Public WorksAdministrator Doug Jacobson, Deputy Public Works Administrator Leslie Betlach, Parks Planning & Natural Resources Director Jennifer Henning, Current Planning Manager Jim Seitz, Transportation Planning Supervisor Chris Barnes, Transportation Operations Manager Kayren Kittrick, Development Engineering Supervisor Keith Woolley, Transportation Civil Engineer of C1 PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS (LUA13-000296) "Aft �,0 r' PLAN ADDRESS: APPLICATION PATE; 03/0812013 DESCRIPTION: Street standards modification to allow the State of Washington Department of Transportation flyover ramp to reduce East Valley Road to be less than the standard 94 feet for Industrial Collector Arterials (3 lanes) and to omit the required 8 -foot sidewalk on the east side of East Valley Road. Conditions Planning Custom Created On: 0810302013 Jennifer Henning Ph: 425-430-7286 email: yhenning(grentanwa.goV WSDOT must provide written assurance to the City of Renton that the approved cross section (two 11 -foot wide lanes, one 12 -foot wide tum lane, and a 7 -foot wide planting strip) will be forward compatible with the 1-405 Mater Plan Improvements and that no further relocation of East Valley Road will be needed, October 01, 2013 Page 1 of 1 E AM Washington State Department of Transportation Paula J. Hammond P -E. Secretary of Transportation February 8. 2013 0 lnrthttiest Ile inn Design Buki & 14051SR167 Program 600-108"' Ave NE Ste 405 Bellevue 1NA 98004 Fax 425-456-8600 TTY: 1-800-833-6388 www wsdot.wa.gov Mr. Chip Vincent Community and Economic Development Administrator/Planning Director City of Renton 1055 South Grady Way Renton, WA 98055 RE: Request to Modify Street Standard for East Valley Road Reconstruction Dear Mr. Vincent: I' i To accommodate I-405/SR 167 Direct Connector (405/167 DC) Project improvements, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is requesting that the City of Renton approve modifications from the City's Complete Street Standard for East Valley Road (EVR) between SW 16th Street and SW 19th Street as outlined in the below " FVR Proposed Modified Street Standard Description" section. WSDOT Project Overview The 405/167 DC Project is the next step towards completing WSDOT's Tukwila to Renton Improvement Project in the Renton area. The purpose for the 405/167 DC Project is to provide a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) direct connection that helps to relieve increasing congestion and deteriorating mobility through the corridor. Currently, the Northbound SR 167 to Northbound I-405 (NB167-NB405) ramp has two lanes, one lane for general purpose traffic and one lane for HOV 2+ traffic. As the ramp merges with N13405, the HOV traffic must merge into the general purpose lane on the ramp and then merge with the general purpose lanes on N13405. The completion of the 405/167 DC project will improve traffic flows by eliminating these merges. The 405/167 DC project will construct a new direct connector ramp for HOV/express toll lane (ETL) traffic travelling in each direction between the SR 167 south leg high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes and the I-405 north leg HOV lanes. Other key project elements are reconstructing sections of I-405 and SR 167 to open up the medians of these two roadways Mr. Chip Vincent February 8, 2013 Page 2 of 6 and create room for the direct connector ramp, widening or replacing the I-405 Bridge over SR 515 (Bridge Number 4051016), and constructing new retaining walls. This project will modify two local roadways, East Valley Road and S. 14th Street, where they are impacted by the interchange improvements and 1-405/SR 167 widening. Existing EVR Conditions at Location of Proposed Modified Street Standard Through the project area, EVR is a Collector Arterial and currently consists of a 36 -foot wide roadway with one through lane in each direction and a center turn lane. There is a 6 -foot wide sidewalk on the west side and no sidewalk on the east side of the roadway. At the East Valley Office Center, the sidewalk is adjacent to the street and separated from the commercial property by an approximately 45 -foot wide planting strip. Further south at the Larkspur Landing and Hilton Garden hotels, the sidewalk is separated from the roadway by an approximately 27 -Foot wide planting strip and separated from the commercial property by an approximately 15 -foot wide planting strip. EVR Improvements at Location of Proposed Modified Street Standard EVR will be reconstructed to the west to accommodate the Project. The proposed design calls for reconstructing the EVR roadway to match the current 36 -foot width with one lane for each direction and a two-way left turn lane. On the west side of EVR there will be an 8 - foot wide planting strip that will separate an 8 -foot wide sidewalk from the roadway. Included in the City of Renton right of way will be a minimum 2 -foot wide buffer west of the sidewalk. Including this 2 -foot buffer, there will be a 10 -foot wide buffer between the sidewalk and the parking lots located on the adjacent private properties, except this buffer width will be decreased from 10 -foot to 5 -foot at the Larkspur and Hilton Garden properties. A minimum 6 -foot wide buffer will be provided on the east side of EVR between the roadway and the SR 167 right of way. The two existing driveways serving these hotels and the business center will require reconfiguration in place to connect to the reconstructed EVR. EVR Proposed Modified Street Standard Description Proposed modifications to the street standard for EVR from SW 16th Street to south of SW 19th Street are as indicated in the below table: Design Standard Description Renton City Codi Section 4-6-060(F)2 Regwire10ents< raposed Modified Street Standard For East Valley Road Commercial -Mixed Use, industrial, & Neighborhood Collector Arterial Right -of -Way 94' (when 3-1ane roadway) 60' Sidewalks 8' both sides 8' wide on west side only Planting Strips 8' both sides 8' wide on west side only Parking lane 8' bath sides no parking (match existing) Mr. Chip Vincent February 8, 2013 Page 3 of 6 LJ Bicycle Facilities All classifications of Arterials will None (match existing) have Class I, or Class ll, or Class III bicycle facility. Paved Roadway 3 lanes - 41' 3 lanes - 36' (match Width, not including existing) parking Lane Widths 10' travel lanes, 5' bike lanes, and 12' travel lanes, no bike 11' center left turn lanes. lanes, and 12' center left turn lane. (match existing) Intersection Radii 35' turning radius (may increase to 35' turning radius (match 50' for streets with industrial existing) access) Attached are a plan (Exhibit A) and roadway typical sections (Exhibits B1 and 132) showing EVR with the proposed modified street standards. Anticipated Future EVR Improvements at Location of Design Variance When the I-405 Tukwila to Renton Improvement Project is completed in the future, EVR will need to be located further to the west than is currently proposed for the 4051167 DC project. Originally, the 405/167 DC project included reconstructing EVR to a location that accommodates planned future I-405 and SR 167 improvements. These planned future improvements have many components including adding a new lane on southbound (SB) SR 167 and adding a general purpose flyover from SB 1-405 to SB SR 167 in the vicinity of the reconstructed EVR. After consultation with City of Renton staff; a determination was made to construct EVR in an interim location that accommodated the 4051167 DC project but not the planned future improvements. Constructing EVR in this interim location will delay significant impacts to the existing parking areas for the adjacent properties located west of EVR and is more consistent with City code requirements than will be experienced when EVR is constructed in its ultimate location. Since additional I-405 Tukwila to Renton Improvement Project (other than the 405/167 DC project) elements are currently unfunded, the actual schedule for constructing these future planned improvements is uncertain and may not be built for many years. Sincgfel , f`+ i Ross Fenton, PE I-405, I-5 to SR 169 Contract Manager Attach cc: 1-405 Project Files Mr. Chip Vincent February 8, 2013 Page 4 of 6 S W 16th Street ; _ Existing East Valley Road 10' Buffer Strip —� East Valley Road Larkspur Landing 8' Planting Strip 8' Sidewalk 5' Buffer Strip °i 0 I- Existing SR 167 SW 19th Street jj EXHIBIT A IMPROVED EAST VALLEY ROAD WITH I-405/SR167 DIRECT CONNECTOR PROJECT PLAN Mr. Chip Vincent February 8, 2013 Page S of 6 x h 0 www RRI)!9 0 I) mI F LU U) I r�I � U.�l !— L__I 3Nn'133aVd X3 33N3d ONIISI%3 L 3NIl MON isNno 9NUSIX3 EXHIBIT B-1 1�1 IMPROVED EAST VALLEY ROAD ° I WITH zY I-405/SR167 g)ga DIRECT CONNECTOR PROJECT ic1 aol TYPICAL SECTION Mr. Chip Vincent February S, 2013 Page 6 o1'6 W 19 301+134 JFIIISIX3 r i NI N_ I I 1 CI jr N { r � 3NI11213HYd X3 m - I iv °O 3Nn MOa �- 9Mf19'JN1S X3 EXHIBIT B-2 IMPROVED EAST VALLEY ROAD WITH I-405/SR167 DIRECTCONNECTOR PROJECT TYPICAL SECTION WA STATE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION AFS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE PO Box 47420 OLYMPIA WA 98504-7420 CITY OF RENTON 1055 S GRADY WAY RENTON WA 98057-3232 0 MAA 2 , aflj PAYMENT DATE: WARRANT #: VENDOR #: BATCH: FLYER: 03/20/13 3950112 SWV0012200-11 D1-036 100000 405-0 *x**x***** S T A T E O F W A S H I N G T O N* PAGE #: 1 RPT DWP827IN V E N D O R S R E M I T T A N C E A D V I C E FROM: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CALL (360) 705-7571 INV DT INVOICE NUMBER ACCOUNT NUMBER DOCUMENT # AMOUNT VENDOR MESSAGE AGREEMENT # / ORDER ID PAYMENT ID 030813 00005276 LUA13-000296 E 07819000-54 103.00 103.00 00 Ln 0 0 0 RECEIPT EG00008279 BILLING CONTACT Ross Fenton Washington State Department of Transportation 600 108Th Ave Ne , #405 Bellevue, WA 98004 City of Transaction Date: May 08, 2013 REFERENCE NUMBER FEE NAME TRANSACTION PAYMENT AMOUNT PAID TYPE METHOD LUA13-000296 PLAN - Modification Fee Payment Lheck ##3950112 $100.00 Technology Fee I Fee Payment rheck ##395011Z $3.00 SUB TOTAL $103.00 TOTAL $103.00 Printed On: 5/812013 Prepared By: Holly Powers Page I of 1