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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLindquist Alley MOD Project DescriptionProjectNarrativeTheapplicantisseekingamodificationfromRentonMunicipalCode,Chapter2,Section4-2-115.EGuideline,whichencouragesaccessoffalleyswhenpossible.TheapplicantproposedtoconstructtwosinglefamilyhomesontwoexistingvacantlotslocatedonN29thSt.Thepropertiesabutanunimprovedpublicalleytotherear.Thealleyright-of-waycurrentlycontainsnumerousencroachments,includingprivatelyownedshedsandfencesfromexistingadjacentproperties.Theseencroachmentsappeartohavebeeninexistenceformanymanyyears,makingvehicularaccessfromthealleyinfeasible.Inaneffortnottodisrupttheexistingpropertyowner’sperceivedqualityoflifeanduseoftheirrearyardarea,theapplicantplanstoaccessthetwosinglefamilyhomesfromN.29thSt.Theapplicantwillutilizedesigntechniquesthatwillminimizethevisualimpactofthegarageandemphasisthelivingspaceandfrontentryareaofthehomes.ThisapproachwillelevatetheunnecessaryremovalofprivatelyownedencroachmentscurrentlyfoundinthepublicalleyROW.