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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA_Critical_Areas_Exemption_Application_170712_v1DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CITY OF AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Renton 0 SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS A A EXEMPTION FROM CRITICAL AREAS REGULATIONS Planning Division 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057 Phone: 425-430-7294 1 www.rentonwa.gov PURPOSE: To allow certain activities to intrude into a critical area or required buffer subject to the City providing a letter of exemption of any listed conditions or requirements. FREE CONSULTATION MEETING: Prior to submitting an application, the applicant should informally discuss the proposed development with the Planning Division. The Planning Division will provide assistance and detailed information on the City's requirements and standards. Applicants may also take this opportunity to request the waiver of the City's typical application submittal requirements, which may not be applicable to the specific proposal. For further information on'this meeting, see the instruction sheet entitled "Submittal Requirements: Pre -Application." APPLICATION SCREENING: Applicants are required to bring in a CD or USB portable (flash/hard) drive (or other device or pathway as approved by your assigned project manager) with one PDF file of the application package for informal review by staff, prior to scheduling an intake meeting. Please allow approximately 45 minutes for application screening. COMPLETE APPLICATION REQUIRED: In order to accept your application, each of the numbered items must be submitted at the same time. If you have received a prior written waiver of a submittal item(s) during a pre -application meeting, please provide the waiver form in lieu of any submittal item not provided. APPLICATION SUBMITTAL HOURS: Applications should be submitted to Development Services staff at the 6th floor counter of Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please call your assigned project manager to schedule an appointment or call 425-430-7294 to reach the Planning Division. Due to the screening time required, applications delivered by messenger cannot be accepted. ADDITIONAL PERMITS: Additional permits from other agencies may be required. It is the applicant's responsibility to obtain these other approvals. Information regarding these other requirements may be found at ht k.//Apps.oria.wa.,gov/opas/. All Plans and Attachments are subject to Electronic File Standards H:\CED\Data\Forms-TemplateslSelf-Help Handouts\Planning\Critical Areas Exemption.doc Rev: 2/2017 APPLICATION MATERIALS: ® 1. Pre -Application Meeting Summary: If the application was reviewed at a "pre -application meeting." ® 2. Waiver Form: If you received a waiver form during or after a "pre -application meeting." ® 3. Land Use Permit Master Application Form: The application must have notarized signatures of ALL current property owners listed on the Title Report. If the property owner is a corporation, the authorized representative must attach proof of signing authority on behalf of the corporation. The legal description of the property must be attached to the application form. 0 4. Fees: N/C ® 5. Critical Areas Exemption Form (attached): If the project consists of one of the listed activities eligible for SEPA exemption. ® 6. Neighborhood Detail Map: Please provide a map drawn at a scale of 1" = 100' or 1" = 200' (or other scale approved by the Planning Division) to be used to identify the site location on public notices and to review compatibility with surrounding land uses. The map shall identify the subject site with a much darker perimeter line than surrounding properties and include at least two cross streets in all directions showing the location of the subject site relative to property boundaries of surrounding parcels. The map shall also show: the property's lot lines, lot lines of surrounding properties, boundaries of the City of Renton (if applicable), north arrow (oriented to the top of the plan sheet), graphic scale used for the map, and City of Renton (not King County) street names for all streets shown. Please ensure all information fits on a single map sheet. Kroll Map Company (206-448-6277) produces maps that may serve this purpose or you may use the King County Assessor's maps as a base for the Neighborhood Detail Map. Additional information (i.e. current city street names) will need to be added by the applicant. ® 7. Site Plan: Please provide a fully -dimensioned plan sheet drawn at a scale of 1"=20' (or other scale approved by the Planning Division). We prefer the site plan be drawn on one sheet of paper unless the size of the site requires several plan sheets to be used. If you are using more than a single plan sheet, please indicate connecting points on each sheet. The Site Plan should show the following: • Name of proposed project; 4 Date, scale, and north arrow (oriented to the top of the paper/plan sheet); ■ Drawing of the subject property with all property lines dimensioned and names of adjacent streets; Widths of all adjacent streets and alleys; H:\CED\Data\Forms-Templates\Self-Help Handouts\Planning\Critical Areas Exemption.doc Rev: 2/2017 • Location of all existing public improvements including, but not limited to, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, median islands, street trees, fire hydrants, utility poles, etc., along the full property frontage; • Location and dimensions of existing and proposed: 1. structures 2. parking, off-street loading space, curb cuts and aisle ways 3. fencing and retaining walls 4. free-standing signs and lighting fixtures 5. refuse and recycling areas 6. utility junction boxes and public utility transformers 7. storage areas and job shacks/sales trailers/model homes • Setbacks of all proposed buildings from property lines; • Location and dimensions of all easements referenced in the title report with the recording number and type of easement (e.g. access, sewer, etc.) indicated; ■ Location and dimensions of natural features such as streams, lakes, required buffer areas, open spaces, and wetlands; and ■ Ordinary high water mark and distance to closest area of work for any project located within 200 -feet from a lake or stream. [� 8. Topography Map: Please provide a plan showing the site's existing contour lines at five-foot vertical intervals and planimetric features extending ten feet beyond the property boundaries. 9. Please provide a fully dimensioned plan drawn by a certified arborist or a licensed landscape architect if ANY trees or vegetation are to be removed or altered. The plan shall be based on finished grade, drawn at the same scale as the project site plan with the northern property line at the top of the paper, and clearly show the following: : • All property boundaries and adjacent streets, location and dimensions of rights- of - way, utility lines, fire hydrants, street lighting, and easements; • Location of all areas proposed to be cleared; • Location, species, and sizes of trees on or immediately abutting the site. This requirement applies only to trees with a caliper of at least six inches (6"), or an alder or cottonwood tree with a caliper of at least eight inches (8"), when measured at fifty-four inches (54") above grade; • Clearly identify trees to be retained and to be removed; • Future building sites and drip lines of any trees which will overhang/ overlap a construction line. Where the drip line of a tree overlaps an area where construction activities will occur, this shall be indicated on the plan; and • Show critical areas and buffers. 10. Arborist 2 --pert: Please provide an arborist report by a certified Arborist or a licensed :.IVED Landscape Architect that correlates with the Tree Retention/ Land Clearing Plan and addresses the following: 3 H:\CED\Data\Forms-Templates\Self-Help Handouts\Planning\Critical Areas Exemption.doc Rev: 2/2017 Identification scheme used for each tree (e.g. tree number); • Species and size of each tree (caliper measured at 54 inches above grade); • Reason(s) for any tree removal (e.g. poor health, high risk of failure due to structure, defects, unavoidable isolation (high blow down potential), unsuitability of species, etc.) and for which no reasonable alternative action is possible (pruning, cabling, etc.); • For trees proposed to be retained, a complete description of each tree' s health, condition, and viability; • For trees proposed to be retained, a description of the method(s)used to determine the limits of disturbance (e.g., critical root zone, root plate diameter, or a case- by - case basis description for individual trees); • A description of the impact of necessary tree removal to the remaining trees, including those in a grove or on abutting properties; • The suggested location and species of supplemental trees to be used when required. The report shall include planting and maintenance specifications; and • An analysis of retained trees according to Priority of Tree Retention Requirements specified in RMC 4-4-130H.1.b. ® 11. Wetland Assessment: Please provide a map and a report if ANY wetlands are located on the subject property or within 100 feet of the subject property. The wetland report/ delineation must be prepared by a qualified professional and include the information specified in RMC 4-8-120D.23. In addition, if any alteration to the wetland or buffer is proposed, a wetland mitigation plan is also required. See RMC4=8-120D.23 for plan content requirements. 12. Standard Stream or Lake Study: Please provide a report containing the information specified in RMC Section 4-8-120D.19. In addition, if the project involves an unclassified stream, a supplemental stream or lake study is also required. If any alteration to a water - body or buffer is proposed a supplemental stream or lake study and mitigation plan are also required. 13. Please provide a scaled plan showing the nature, location, dimensions, WAIVED and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, and drainage facilities. Also indicate the following: • Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the lowest floor (including basement) of all structu res; • Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any structure has been flood - proofed; • Certification by a registered Professional Engineer or Architect the flood -proofing methods criteria in RMC4-3-050G.4.c have been met; and • Description of the extent to which a watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development. Y14. "i"^""^ ^"+"GAtisal Fees filv4.2 Please provide if the project is located in a DIVED A H:\CED\Data\Forms-Templates\Self-Help Handouts\Planning\Critical Areas Exemption.doc Rev: 2/2017 designated floodplain (RMC4-8-120D.2). 15. If the project site contains or abuts a critical habitat per RMC 4=3 - WAIVED 050F.2.b, please provide a report containing the,information specified in RMC 4-8-120D.8. ® 16. Geotechnical Report: Please provide a study prepared and stamped by a State of Washington licensed Professional Engineer including soils and slope stability analysis, boring and test pit logs, and recommendations on slope setbacks, foundation design, retaining wall design, material selection, and all other pertinent elements. El 17. Please provide a letter from the applicant, or the WAIVED owner of the site, stating that he or she understands and accepts the risk of developing in an unstable area and that he or she will advise, in writing, any prospective purchasers of the site, or any prospective purchasers of structures or portions of structures on the site, of the unstable potential of the area. F1 18. Drainage control Plan: Please provide a plan drawn to scale and stamped by a Washington State licensed Professional Engineer and complying with the requirements of RMC4-6-030 and the 2017 City of Renton Surface Water Design Manual (RSWDM). 19. Drainage Report: Please provide a report stamped and dated by a State of Washington licensed Professional Engineer complying with the requirements of the City of Renton Drafting Standards, (RMC 4-6-030), and the 2017 City of Renton Surface Water Design Manual (RSWDM). The report shall contain the following: • Table of Contents; • Technical Information Report (TIR) Worksheet; • Section 1: Project Overview; • Section 2: Conditions and Requirements Summary; • Section 3: Offsite Analysis; • Section 4: Flow Control and Water Quality Facility Analysis and Design; • Section 5: Conveyance System Analysis and Design; • Section 6: Special Reports and Studies; • Section 7: Other Permit; • Section 8: Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (CSWPPP) Analysis and Design; ■ Section 9: Bond Quantities, Facility Summaries, and Declaration of Covenant; and • Section 10: Operations and Maintenance Manual. 20. Grading Plan, Detailed: Please provide a 22" x 34" plan drawn by a State of Washington licensed Civil Engineer or Landscape Architect at a scale of 1" to 40' (horizontal feet) and 1" to 10' (vertical feet) (or other size plan sheet or scale (approved by the Planning Division Plan Review Project Manager) clearly indicating the following: • Graphic scale and north arrow; 5 H:\CED\Data\Forms-Templates\Self-Help Handouts\Planning\Critical Areas Exemption.doc Rev: 2/2017 • Dimensions of all property lines, easements, and abutting streets; ■ Location and dimension of all on-site structures and the location of any structures within 15 -feet of the subject property or that may be affected by the proposed work; • Accurate existing and proposed contour lines drawn at two -foot, or less, intervals showing existing ground and details of terrain and area drainage to include surrounding off-site contours within 100 -feet of the site; ■ Location of natural drainage systems, including perennial and intermittent streams and the presence of bordering vegetation; ■ Setback areas and any areas not to be disturbed; ■ Finished contours drawn at two -foot intervals as a result of grading; ■ Proposed drainage channels and related construction with associated underground storm lines sized and connections shown; ■ Finished floor elevation(s) of all structures, existing and proposed; General notes addressing the following (may be listed on cover sheet): • Area in square feet of the entire property; • Area of work in square feet; • Both the number of tons and cubic yards of soil to be added, removed, or relocated; and • Type and location of fill origin, and destination of any soil to be removed from site. All Plans and Attachments are subject to Electronic File Standards 6 H:\CED\Data\Forms-Templates\Self-Help Handouts\Planning\Critical Areas Exemption.doc Rev: 2/2017 wwww� DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CITY OF y AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ------��Renton 0 CRITICAL AREAS EXEMPTION (FOR SEPA EXEMPT ACTIVITIES) Planning Division 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057 Phone: 425-430-7294 1 www.rf rntonvva.gov Applicant Name Project Name Phone Number Levi Rowse Rhododendron Ridge (425) 278-9030 Parcel Number Project Address ROW Unimproved ROW of NE 43rd St. Brief Description of Project Above -ground stormwater extension for the approved Rhododendron Ridge 15 -lot Plat, with the City of Newcastle. Type of Critical Area Work Occurs in ❑❑Stream ®Work Occurs in buffer Critical Area Buffer PURPOSE: Exempt activities provided with a letter of exemption from the Development Services Administrator may intrude into a critical area or required buffer (subject to any conditions or requirements provided by the Administrator). APPLICABILITY OF EXEMPTIONS: The following is a general list of activities that may be exempt from the critical areas regulations. More specific descriptions of the activities are contained in the Critical Areas Regulations. Some of the listed activities may not be exempt in certain critical areas. The Planning Division will evaluate your request according to the City of Renton Critical Areas Regulations in RMC 4=3- 050C, J, L, and N. I AM REQUESTING A CRITICAL AREAS EXEMPTION FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: Conservation, Enhancement, and Related Activities: • Conservation or preservation of soil, water, vegetation, fish, and other wildlife + Enhancement activities as defined in RMC 4-11 • Any critical area and/or buffer restoration, or other mitigation activities that have been approved by the City F1Research and Site Investigation: • Nondestructive education and research • Site investigative work necessary for land use application submittals such as surveys, soil logs, etc. 7 H:\CED\Data\Forms-Templates\Self-Help Handouts\Planning\Critical Areas Exemption.doc Rev: 2/2017 F1Agricultural, Harvesting, and Vegetation Management: ■ Harvesting wild foods Existing/Ongoing agricultural activities Removal of dead, terminally diseased, damaged, or dangerous ground cover or hazardous trees which have been certified as such by a forester, registered landscape architect, or certified arborist ® Surface Water Alteration: • New surface water discharges provided the discharge meets the requirements of the Storm and Surface Water Drainage Regulations ■ New or modified regional storm water facilities ■ Flood hazard reduction ® Roads, Parks, Public and Private Utilities: ■ Relocation of Existing Utilities out of Critical Area and Buffer • Maintenance, operation, and repair of existing parks, trails, roads, facilities, and utilities ■ Installation, construction, replacement, or operation of utilities, traffic control, and walkways within existing improved right -if -way or easement ■ Modification of existing utilities and streets by 10% or less • Management and essential tree removal for public or private utilities, roads and public parks riWetland Disturbance, Modification, and Removal: • Any activity in small Category 3 wetlands • Temporary disturbances of a wetland due to construction activities that do not include permanent filling Maintenance and Construction for Existing Uses and Facilities: • Remodeling, replacing, or removing existing structures • Normal and routine maintenance and repair of any existing public or private uses and facilities where no alteration of the critical area and required buffer or additional fill materials will be placed Construction activity connected with an existing single family residence or garage, provided that no portion of the new work occurs closer to the critical area or required buffers than the existing structure and/or the developed area of the site • Existing activities which have not been changed, expanded or altered provided they comply with the applicable requirements of RMC4-10 L1Emergency Activities: ■ Removal of trees or ground cover by a City department, agency, public, or private utility in an emergency situation ■ Public interest emergency use, storage, and handling of hazardous materials by governmental organizations in an Aquifer Protection Area ADDITIONAL PERMITS: Additional permits from other agencies may be required. It is the applicant's responsibility to obtain these other approvals. Information regarding these other requirements may be found at http://apps.oria.wa.gov/opas . H:\CED\Data\Forms-Templates\Self-Help Handouts\Planning\Critical Areas Exemption.doc Rev: 2/2017 I, the undersigned, declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington, that to the best of my knowledge he ab information is true and c mplete. �� �" - � a���l uv � pErL�CaPhe7�J" ON ov19l)c� d''c Applicant Signature: For City Use Only ❑ Exemption Granted ❑ Exemption Denied Jennifer Henning, Planning Director Date Department of Community & Economic Development Conditions of Approval: H:\CED\Data\Forms-Templates\Self-Help Handouts\Planning\Critical Areas Exemption.doc Rev: 2/2017 4r~i 01- ... ... .. 9. .