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NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PROPOSED
DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)
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:
October 16, 2024
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PROJECT NAME/NUMBER:
PR24-000069 Purelander CA Variance for SFR and ADU Development / LUA24-000300, ECF, V-A
PROJECT LOCATION:
1828 NE 20th St (APN 3343903201)
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON:
Bill Granger / 14056 180th Ave SE, Renton WA 98059 / Bill@Re-alignenv.com
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton Document Center website. See link below https://edocs.rentonwa.gov/Documents/Browse.aspx?id=11368955&dbid=1&repo=CityofRenton
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The applicant is proposing to redevelop an existing single-family parcel. The proposed development is a new single-family home (4,549 sf) and an accessory dwelling unit (ADU – 738 sf)
for a total floor area of 5,287 sf. Access to the lot is proposed to be retained via the existing lot flagpole that extends north to the homesite from NE 20th St.
Re-Align Environmental (2023, 2024) identified a wetland that is located along the western and southern portions of the parcel. A rating score of 14 indicates that the wetland is a Category
IV wetland. The City’s Critical Areas Regulations at 4-3-050G Development Standards prescribes a 50-foot buffer for this wetland.
The proposed development has been located on the northern portion of the site, such that the proposed driveway and buildings avoid the wetland buffer at the homesite. The flagpole, which
contains the existing, overgrown driveway, passes through the wetland buffer and within 2 – 20 feet of the existing wetland boundary. At 4-3-050I Alterations to Critical Areas Buffers,
the City code provides criteria for buffer averaging. Sections 4-3-050I(3)(a)(2) and 4-3-050I(3)(b)(4) specifically require that buffer reductions or averaging may not reduce the buffer
to less than 75% of its standard width. In this case, with a 50-foot wetland buffer, the buffer could be reduced to a minimum of 37.5 feet. The existing driveway, and therefore the proposed
driveway, would be well-within the reduced 37.5-foot buffer. As a result, the driveway represents an existing, non-conforming use and the development of the new driveway will require
a Reasonable Use Variance for the development in the buffer. Staff comments on the preliminary submittal also noted this in their discussion of critical areas.
The proposed development would not include any impact to the wetland area. However, due to the configuration of the lot, with a flagpole driveway through the wetland buffer, the proposed
site plan would redevelop the existing driveway in the pipestem, resulting in 0.14 acre of impact to the buffer. As compensation for this unavoidable buffer impact, enhancement of the
0.23-acre wetland is proposed to increase plant diversity and to improve wildlife forage opportunities in the wetland. Restoration of the 0.23-acre, remaining buffer area outside of
the driveway is also proposed. With 0.46 acre of restoration/ enhancement proposed, the ratio of buffer impact to mitigation would be 3.3:1.
DATE OF APPLICATION:
September 19, 2024
NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION:
October 16, 2024
OPTIONAL DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS): As the Lead Agency, the City of Renton has determined that significant environmental impacts are unlikely to result from the proposed
project. Therefore, as permitted under the RCW 43.21C.110, the City of Renton is using the Optional DNS process to give notice that a DNS is likely to be issued. Comment periods for
the project and the proposed DNS are integrated into a single comment period. There will be no comment period following the issuance of the Threshold Determination of Non-Significance
(DNS). 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.
PERMITS/REVIEW REQUESTED:
Environmental (SEPA) Review, Adminstrative Critical Areas Variance
OTHER PERMITS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED:
Building Permit, Construction Permit, Fire Permit
REQUESTED STUDIES:
Biological Assesment, Critical Areas Report, Geotechnical Report, Wetland Assesment
CONSISTENCY OVERVIEW:
Zoning/Land Use:
The subject site is designated Residential Low Density (RLD) on the City of Renton Comprehensive Land Use Map and Residential-4 (R-4) 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- 4-9-250 and other applicable codes and regulations as appropriate.
Proposed Mitigation Measures:
No mitigation measures are proposed at the time of this posting.
Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing by 5:00 PM on October 30, 2024. Please submit comments online at https://forms.rentonwa.gov/Forms/LandUsePublicComment.
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: Nichole D. Perry, Associate Planner, 425-430-7286, nperry@rentonwa.gov /