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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLatest_Project_Narrative_17.02.171 28 Hundred TOWNHOMES UNIT LOT SUBDIVISION APPLICANT YVES TANG PROJECT MANAGER JIM HOWTON 12018 SE 51ST STREET, BELLEVUE, WA 98006-2857 TELEPHONE 425-641-4276 FAX 425-653-1304 EMAIL ADDRESS: jimhjim1111@comcast.net PROJECT NARRATIVE February, 2017 Department of Community and Economic Development Planning Division Renton City Hall 1055 S. Grady Way Renton, WA 98057 We are requesting review by Renton City Development Services of this proposed project. 1. The project name is 28 Hundred. The project consists of building one 5-unit town- home, plus one 4 unit townhome plus one three unit townhome on 12 Unit Lot Subdivision lots. Two of the 12 townhomes will be “Affordable” units as defined by the City of Renton code as “Housing reserved for occupancy as a primary residence by eligible households whose annual income does not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the area medium income for ownership of housing, adjusted for household size, as determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 12 townhomes will be constructed on two existing contiguous lots. Lot 1, at address 2800 NE 12th Street, Renton, WA 98056 fronts on Harrington Avenue NE and NE 12th Street. Lot 2, at address 2801 NE 13th Street, Renton, WA 98056, fronts on Harrington Avenue NE and NE 13th Street and is contiguous with Lot 1 along the south side of Lot 2. (See attached plan). Lot 1 is 16,942 square feet and Lot 2 is 11,751 square feet. A duplex that existed on Lot 1 caught fire and was destroyed in September, 2015 and has since been demolished and removed from the site. An existing duplex on Lot 2 along with 2 detached 2- car garages, one on each lot, as well as 3 outbuildings will be demolished and removed from the site when development begins. . 2. The Land Use Permits will include: A. Preliminary Plat and Site Plan Approval. B. Environment Review. C. Unit Lot Subdivision Approval. D. Conditional Use Permit E. Building permits for the 12 townhomes. 2 3. Zoning of the Site is R-14. Property to the east and to the north of Lots 1 and 2 is R-14. Zoning to the west is R-8 and zoning to the south is CV. 4. Lot 1 has one 2- car garage plus one out building. Lot 2 has a duplex with two tenants plus a detached 2-car garage and 2 out buildings. 5. The site lies within the City of Renton Aquifer Overlay Zone 2. There are no bodies of water or any other critical areas on or near the site. Both lots are flat. 6. The soil on both Lots 1 and 2 is classified as ACM. Five soil log holes were dug and a soils report was completed. The upper approximately four feet is sandy loam with excellent infiltration and drainage properties. Below four feet is loose to consolidated till. The holes were all dry with no standing water. 7. 12 townhomes with 2 attached garages will be constructed on 12 Unit Lot Subdivision Lots. 8. Each of the 12 townhomes will be on a lot. The lots will range in size from to . . 10. Access to all townhomes will be from both NE 12th Street and from NE 13th Street with the homeowner’s owned and maintained Unit Lot Driveway running between the two streets. (See attached plan). 11. Off-site improvements will include a new 5’ wide sidewalk with a contiguous 8’ wide planting strip along the north property line fronting on NE 13th Street. 12. Total estimated construction cost of the project is $3,500,000. Land cost is $630,000. The fair market value is estimated to be $5,000,000. 13.Approximately 400 cubic yards of material will be excavated. The material will consist of top soil and sandy loam. The top soil will be stock piled on-site and will later be spread back over and used on the lots. Some debris, including the demolished buildings will be removed from the site. 14. There are 5 trees remaining on Lots 1 and 2. The City of Renton removed 3 trees from the property during the recent construction of the new sidewalk, planting strip and subsurface drainage facility along Harrington Avenue NE. The five remaining trees include 2 large Douglas Firs, 1 large Western Red Cedar and 2 non-native ornamental deciduous trees that are not in good condition. 1 of the firs and both of the deciduous trees will be removed. 15. There will be a job shack and later a model home as one of the 12 townhomes. 16. A PreliminaryPlat/Site Plan, floor plans and elevations as well as renderings for the buildings are attached. 3 17. A conditional Use Permit will be required as the height of the buildings will exceed the 24’ plate height of the R-14 Zone. The plate height of the buildings will be 32’ 18. Lots 1 and 2 are across the street (Harrington Avenue NE) from a McKnight Middle School large open area. In addition, fruit trees will be planted and roof top areas for each townhome will contain patio areas. Also, 4 planting boxes will be installed in the open space area on the east side of the driveway near NE 13tjh Street as shown on the Landscape Plan. Each lot will contain more than the required 150 square feet of open space and there is adequate open space in the project to meet the 350 square feet per unit requirement. 19. City of Renton water and sewer services are available on all three surrounding streets including Harrington Avenue NE, NE 12th Street and NE 13th Street. 20. Fire sprinkler systems will be provided in all12 townhomes. 21. There will be no obstructed views from other residential units and the height of the townhomes will be 35’-6”. DENSITY CALCULATIONS FOR 28 Hundred 43560 28693 14 X Then; 28,693 X 14 = 401,702 sq. ft. And; 397,334 9.2218 units 43,560 FOR BONUS DENSITY OF 18 UNITS PER ACRE: 28,693 .659 acres 43,560 Then; .659 X 18 = 11.86 units Rounding up as per R-14 Zoning Code = 12 units IN ADDITION, PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED CITY OF RENTON DENSITY CALCULATION SHEET WHICH SHOWS 18.4 UNITS PER ACRE WHICH 4 WILL THEN BE ROUNDED DOWN TO 18 UNIT PER ACRE AS PER RENTON MUNICIPLE CODE RMC 4-11-04