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City of Renton
To: Jill Ding, Senior Planner
City of Renton Planning Division
1055 S Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
From: Dawa Loga Kamanga
Fountain of Hope Ministries International Church
300 So 3rd St Renton
WA 98057
Project Narrative
Establishment of Fountain of Hope Ministries International Church Building as a Religious
Facility/Church
Dear Jill Ding,
Fountain of Hope Ministries International Church is working on establishing our church location
on 300 S 3rd St Renton, WA 98057 as an official religious facility/church. At this point of time, it
is classified as a funeral home by the City of Renton with the last church failing to move on from
their temporary use permit. Fountain of Hope was made aware of this during our preapplication
meeting. In order for the building to now have the proper land assignment as we proceed to
operate our church at the northeast corner of S 3rd Ave and S Shattuck Ave S, we are providing
this narrative and attached documentation to be approved for our Conditional Use Permit.
Fountain of Hope Ministries International Church is on Parcels 0007200184 & 0007200157.
Within the two parcels, we have a parking lot consisting of 23 stalls and an existing building of
7005 sq feet. The 2 parcels have a Center Downtown (CD) zoning classification that is within the
Urban Design District A.
At this point of time, we are applying for a conditional use permit to properly assign the two
parcels containing a parking lot and building as a religious facility/church. We will not be adding
nor removing anything structurally on the parcels. With adequate funding achieved in the future,
we do have a wish list of creating accommodating space so that we can truly operate in our
vision of bring hope to the hopeless and salvation to the lost souls. With this vision we want to
help bring stability to the underserved BIPOC community whether youth, adult, or elderly. To
bring this vision to life fully in our building, this would be converting our garage space into a
community outreach support space with a recreation area, commercial kitchen, shower, and two
bathrooms for those in need of basic resources to support creating positive outcomes in their
lives. The commercial kitchen would also provide us with the space to expand our meal service
and food pantry. Our wish list for outside of the building is to utilize part of the parking lot and
pavement space with the gated portion of the parcel to create a welcoming outdoor environment
with picnic tables, a gardening space, and outdoor futsal/basketball court. We are wanting to
provide a space where the those we are serving have a safe space to learn about sports, outdoor
life skills, and to build community and connecting. The creation of a futsal and basketball space
would still be used for parking during our days of church service.
Thank you,
Dawa Loga Kamanga