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Architecture * Planning * Feasibility * Project Management Imad H. Bahbah, Principal
August 31, 2017
City of Renton, Department of Community & Economic Development
Environmental Review Committee
Attention: Angelea Weihs
1055 S Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
First Ukranian Pentecostal Church — Project Narrative and Justification For The Modification
Request
Project Narrative
The proposed church extension is to provide a larger more comfortable open sanctuary and lobby
space and to replace the old pews with non -fixed seating without increasing the seating capacity and
without affecting the current parking situation. Additionally, since there are more than adequate
number of parking stalls, lawn areas will not be used for parking.
Justification For The Modification Request
The existing parking meets the needs of the church and replacing the pews with non -fixed seating
maintains the number of seats of 442, which only requires 88 parking stalls. Currently there are 103
existing parking stalls
The classrooms downstairs, which are for kids who attend Sunday school, are only occupied after the
first hour of a regular Sunday service when the kids are dispersed. The meeting room and banquet
room downstairs, which are used for meeting, fellowship or special occasions such as wedding
receptions, are also only occupied either after a regular Sunday service or another time after the
service or during the week, but never at the same time as a Sunday service is taking place. Therefore
the occupancy of the classrooms, meeting room and banquet room shouldn't be included in the
parking calculations.
Sincerely,
IHB Architects
Oscar Gestoso, Project Manager