HomeMy WebLinkAboutOriginal Project Description - Earlington TownhomesThe applicant is requesting Hearing Examiner Site Plan Review, Environmental (SEPA) Review, a street
modification, a refuse and recycling modification, and a wall plate height modification to construct a 62
attached single-family townhomes called Earlington Townhomes. The 4.16-acre irregularly shaped site is
located at 8074 S 132nd St (APN’s 214480-0487, -0488, -0500, -0285, and -0295) in the Residential-14
zoning district. The residential density is 17.77 dwelling units per net acre. Access to the townhomes
would be from S 132nd St. The site includes slopes down to the south with moderate inclinations and
overall vertical relief of approximately 70 feet. The site plan would take advantage of the sloping
topography. Garages would be access via private alleys and all of the townhomes would be alley-loaded.
The soils consist of sand with silt and gravel fill and native soils indicative of Vashon Recessional
Outwash (Qvr) and Lodgement Till (Qvt). Preliminary estimates of cut and fill include 15,100 cubic yards
and 3,700 cubic yards, respectively. The site contains greenhouses, a shop, a utility building and a single
family detached home, landscaping, gravel driveways, and parking areas. All of the existing structures
would be demolished as part of the proposed project. No wetlands or streams are located on or
adjacent to the property. The site is located in the West Lake Washington drainage basin and
stormwater would be met with a stormwater detention vault followed by a media filter vault with Level
2 Flow Control standards. The site contains 59 significant trees, all of which are proposed to be
removed. The project would replant a minimum of 72 replacement trees at 2 caliper inches each to
comply with the 20% tree retention requirement. Construction is estimated to begin during the summer
of 2018. The applicant has submitted a Preliminary Technical Information Report, Traffic Impact
Analysis, Arborist Report, Wetland and Stream Reconnaissance, Letter of Understanding of Geologic
Risk, and a Geotechnical Engineering Report with the application.