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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC_Public_Comment_1_NOsborn_180424From: NANCY OSBORN <ngosborn22@comcast.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:30 PM To: Matthew Herrera Subject: Re: Weatherly Inn Land Use Application Mr. Herrera: Thank you for providing the information about the request for modifications from the development regulations related to the project of Weatherly Inn. I forwarded the attachments to the Home Owners Board for Talbot Park whose development is immediately south of the proposed area. Speaking as a member of the HOA, I am secretary, and as a past member of the Renton Planning Commission, I have several concerns. First, the request for such a huge reduction in the number of parking spaces is a big red flag. Since they plan to build on an area that is a tight squeeze due to development regulations, I'm wondering how reduction of 60 spaces can be justified. There are 116 units of assisted living planned. The expectation would be that each of these units could have one space allotted for parking. That would not include parking for guests and workers. What are the proposed numbers of vehicles they would expect from administration and workers? The 19 memory units would generate some need also as care-givers and family would need spaces. For a number of years my own mother lived at The Chateau at Valley and I was painfully aware of how little parking was provided under the old regulations. As a member of the Talbot Park community, we are very concerned that the current plan has not taken the local community into consideration. Local traffic patterns will be impacted especially during peak hours. The proposed entrance into the facility seems hardly adequate. South-bound on Talbot would require turning across traffic to make a left turn and the right-hand lane currently backs up for some blocks as people use it both to proceed north on Talbot through the light at 43rd and to make right hand turns east-bound on Carr Rd. I can' tell from the diagram you sent how the entry to that drive-way will be widened. I mentioned to you my concern for entrance and exit of emergency vehicles. Is there expectation of adding another stop light at that site? That of course would only cause further back-up. Within the last year a new development was allowed to be built just west of our community across Talbot Rd. The lack of parking for those units has caused people to park on our private street and walk across the street to their friends, work-sites, etc. Another concern is the clearing of the west portion of the site for the building. We suffered as the apartments were built across the street with large truck and construction noise. It seems likely that the noise for this project will only be worse since it is on our side of the street and very close to the home-owners whose properties are on our north side. What protections will be put in place to protect our owners? The proposed construction modification of two retaining walls to be allowed to exceed the eight-foot height limit is also a concern. The drainage mitigation seems minimal at best given the normal springs and run-off in the area. Please consider postponing the decision to allow any modifications until our concerns have been addressed. Feel free to contact me, Nancy G. Osborn at 425-793-1240 with further information. I will plan to follow up with Mr. Herrera also. Sincerely, Nancy G. Osborn On April 23, 2018 at 12:57 PM Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@Rentonwa.gov> wrote: Hello Ms. Osborn, Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today regarding the Weatherly Inn assisted living/memory care land use application. I have attached a copy of the notice and a site plan per our conversation. Please feel free to contact me with any questions as you review the proposed plan. Also, please send your written comments to me and they will become part of the official review file. It would be most helpful if you could provide your comments by the end of this week as we have our Environmental Review Committee scheduled to look at the project one week from today and the public hearing tentatively scheduled for May 22. Your comments can be in email form and do not require a formal written and mailed correspondence. Please let me know if you have any questions. –Matt Matt Herrera, AICP - Senior Planner City of Renton Community & Economic Development 1055 S. Grady Way Renton, WA 98057-3232 425.430.6593