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APPROVAL_LUA17000480DEPARTMENTOFCOMMUNITYANDECONOMICDEVELOPMENT—“RentonPLANNINGDIVISIONCERTIFICATEOFEXEMPTIONFROMSHORELINESUBSTANTIALDEVELOPMENTDATE:August10,2017PROJECTNUMBER:LUA17-000480,SMEPROJECTNAME:TrojanLithographTreeRemovalShorelineExemptionPROJECTMANAGER:AngeleaWeihs,AssistantPlannerOWNER:GIVEI-WA1601,LLC/DCTIndustrial701FifthAye,Suite2830Seattle,WA98104APPUCANT:TrojanLithographDonAtkinson800SW27thStRenton,WA98057CONTACT:TrojanLithographBeauFuller800SW27thStRenton,WA98057PROJECTLOCATION:800SW27THSTPROJECTDESCRIPTION:TheapplicantisrequestingaShorelineExemptiontoremove14treeslocatedat800SW27thST(parcelnumber2523049064).Theproperty(SeeExhibit2)is574,855squarefeet,zonedHighIndustrial(IH),andislocatedinBlackRiver/SphngbrookCreekReachC,designationShorelineHighIntensity.The14treesarelocatedwithinanarrowplantingstripabuttingtheexistingwarehousebuilding,acrosstheparkinglotfromSpringbookCreek.Theproposedtreesforremovalarelocatedinwetlandandshorelinebuffers.AnarboristreportpreparedbyTreeSolutionsInc.(datedFebruary24,2017;Exhibit2)wassubmittedwiththeapplication.Thearboristreportidentifiesthatall14treesareBowhallRedMaples,rangingfrom4.1to11.3caliperinches,andareingoodhealth.Thereportstatesthat,whilethetreesexhibitgoodhealth,thetreehaveoutgrownthespace.Rootsfromthetreeshavecauseddamagetothebaseofthewindowsandflashingdownthesidesofthebuilding.Thereportnotesthattherootshavepushedupagainstthecurbandcracksarevisibleinseverallocations.Thearboristreportrecommendsremovalofthetreesandprovidessuggestionforreplantingtotheeastoftheparkinglot,whichcanaccommodatelargerandhealthiertrees.TheapplicantsubmittedatreereplacementplanandstreambufferfunctionalassessmentpreparedbyConfluenceEnvironmentalCompany(datedJuly11,2017;Exhibit3)withtheapplication.Theproposedreplacementincludes19nativeshrubsandtreesandwouldbelocatedclosertothestreamandwetlandedge.Theassessmentstates,andstaffconcurs,thattheproposedreplacementwouldhavenonegativeimpactsonthefunctionsoftheexistingbufferandwouldlikelybenefitwildlifewiththeincreasedvegetationandnativeplantcommunityclosertothestream.However,theapplicantdidnotprovideaproposalforreplantingtheplantingstripwiththeexistingtreesarelocated.LandscapingPagelof3 CityofRentonDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentCertificateofExemptionfromShoreline5ubstondalDevelopmentTrojanLithographTreeRemovalShorelineExemptionLUAI7-000480,SMEregulationsPerRMC4-4-070,requirethatallperviousareashavelandscapetreatment.Therefore,staffrecommendaconditionolapprovalthattheapplicantsubmitalandscapeplanforthelandscapingstripthatabutsthewarehousebuilding,whichincludesamixtureofshrubsandgroundcover.ThislandscapeplanshallbesubmittedtotheCurrentlyPlanningProjectManagerforreviewandapprovalpriortotreeremoval.SEC-TWN-R:NE2S-23-4LEGALDESCRIPTION:(KingCountyAssessor)PORTIONOFNE1/4OFNE1/4-BEGINNECORNERTH50-49-loW180.01FtTOANINTSNWITHALNPLW&180FSLYMEASATR/ATONORTHLINEOFNE1/4THENCEN87-15-29W20FTTOANINTSNWITHALNPLW&20FFWLYMEASATR/ATOELNOFNE1/4&RTNS0-49-10W1038FTTAPONNORTHERLYMARGINOFSW27THSTONCURVERADBEARINGS08-27-30W954.99FTWLYALONGSAIDCURVE&NLYMARGINTHRUC/AOF06-51-00ARCDISTANCEOF11417FtTAPOFTANGENCYThN88-23-30W440.46FTTHN01-01-19E1042.04ErTAPN87-15-29WFRPUBTHS87-15-29E550.84FTTOP06----PARCEL2OFUNRECORDEDSURVEYDATEDMARCH5,1991WATERBODY/REACH:SpringbrookCreekEXEMPTIONJUSTIFICATION:AnexemptionfromaShorelineManagementSubstantialDevelopmentPermitisherebyApprovedwithConditions*ontheproposedprojectinaccordancewithRMC4.9.19CCExemptionfromPermitSystem’andforthefollowingreasons:Theprojectmeetstherequirementsofmaintenanceandrepairasthetreesarecausingdamagetothebuildingfacade,windows,andcurb,andtheremovalisnecessaryinordertopreventfurtherdamageandrepairthestructure.Theproposeddevelopmentis:ConsistentwiththepoliciesoftheShorelineManagementAct.ConsistentwiththeguidelinesoftheDepartmentofEcologywherenoMasterProgramhasbeenfinallyapprovedoradoptedbytheDepartment.ConsistentwiththeCityofRentonShorelineMasterProgram.CONDITIONS:PLN-AdministrativeDecisionConditionTheapplicantshallsubmitalandscapeplanforthelandscapingstripthatabutsthewarehousebuilding.Thislandscapingshallincludesamixtureofshrubsandgroundcover.ThislandscapeplanshallbesubmittedtotheCurrentlyPlanningProjectManagerforreviewandapprovalpriortoanytreeremoval.Page2of3 CityofRentonDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentCertificateofExemptionfromShorelineSubstantialDevelopmentTrojanLithographTreeRemovalShorelineExemptionLUA17-000480,SMESIGNATURE&DATEOFDECISION:-Henning,PlanningDirectorDateRECONSIDERATION:Within14daysofthedecisiondate,anypartyofrecordmayrequestthatthedecisionbereopenedbytheapprovalbody.Theapprovalbodymaymodifyhisdecisionifmaterialevidencenotreadilydiscoverablepriortotheoriginaldecisionisfoundorifhefindstherewasmisrepresentationoflact.Afterreviewofthereconsiderationrequest,iftheapprovalbodyfindssufficientevidencetoamendtheoriginaldecision,therewillbenofurtherextensionoftheappealperiod.Anypersonwishingtotakefurtheractionmustfileaformalappealwithinthe14dayappealtimeframe.APPEALS:Theadministrativelandusedecisionwillbecomefinalifnotappealedinwritingtogetherwiththerequiredfeeto:HearingExaminer,CityofRenton,1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057onorbefore5:00pm,onAugust24,2017(RCW43.21.C075(3);WAC197-11-680).RMC4-8-110governsappealstotheHearingExaminerandadditionalinformationregardingtheappealprocessmaybeobtainedfromtheRentonCityClerk’soffice,RentonCityHall,7thFloor,(425)430-6510.EXPIRATION:Two(2)yearsfromthedateofdecision(datesigned)Attachments:ProjectNarrative,ArboristReport,TreeReplacementPlanandStreamAssessmentcc:TrojanLithographDonAtkinson-ApplicantCIVFI-WA1601,LLC/DCTIndustrial-OwnerTrojanLithographBeauFuller-ContactPage3of3