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July 20, 2018
Ann Nguyen
8209 S 132nd St
Seattle, WA 98178
SUBJECT: EARLINGTON TOWNHOMES COMMENT RESPONSE LETTER
LUA18-000466, FPUD
Dear Ms. Nguyen:
Thank you for your comments related to Earlington Townhomes, dated July 18, 2018 (received
July 19, 2018), wherein you raised concerns regarding the proposed project. Your letter will be
added to the public record for consideration by the reviewing official. Please find the City’s
response to your comments and concerns below:
Comment #1: First and foremost the construction group has been working past 3:30 pm.
City Response to Comment #1: The permitted work hours in or near residential areas for multi-
family and other nonresidential construction activities are restricted to the hours between seven
o’clock (7:00) a.m. and eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., Monday through Friday. Work on Saturdays is
restricted to the hours between nine o’clock (9:00) a.m. and eight o’clock (8:00) p.m. No work is
permitted on Sundays (RMC 4-4-030C.3.b). Please inform the City if the permitted work hours are
not being followed by the contractor.
Comment #2: Traffic will be horrific for my area which are the homes across the street.
City Response to Comment #2: Through the land use review process (LUA17-000390), the Renton
Hearing Examiner found that the proposal can only be made to mitigate its own impacts (Hearing
Examiner’s Final Decision dated August 8, 2017). The traffic study by Northwest Traffic Experts
(TraffEx), dated December 14, 2016, established that traffic impacts would be modest, at most
adding 30 peak hour trips. This added traffic would not lower level of service standards (which is
a congestion standard) and City public works staff found no justification under city regulations to
warrant any additional off-site improvements such as turn lanes or stop light. The developer will
be made to pay traffic impact fees which assures that the new development pays its proportionate
share of off-site standards relating to traffic congestion and traffic safety. The 2018 impact fee for
condominiums is $2,822.61 per dwelling unit. Based on 60 new multi-family dwelling units, the
resulting impact fee would be $169,356.60. Payment of transportation impact fees is applicable
at the time of issuance of the building permit. There is no legal basis to require more of the
applicant.
Comment #3: Their will now be no street parking on their side of the street.
City Response to Comment #3: Following construction of street frontage improvements along
S 132nd St, there will be approximately 250 linear feet of on-street parking available for public
parking. This equates to roughly 11 parallel street parking stalls on the north side of S 132nd St.
Comment #4: Again water pressure concerns because we are on the down side of the street.
City Response to Comment #4: Water service is provided by the City of Renton. Prior to issuing a
civil construction permit (C17004096), the applicant demonstrated compliance with City’s
development regulations. A copy of the approved civil construction permit is available upon
request.
Comment #5: Why is it that you one of the letters receives says that you have already approve
their request?
City Response to Comment #5: Upon completion of land use entitlement the next step in the
construction process is for the developer to submit a civil construction permit for review. Once
the City approves the civil construction permit, the developer must then complete the
development improvements according to the approved set of plans. A copy of the approved civil
construction permit is available upon request.
Comment #6: Their approval from the City of Renton for their one structures condo buildings is
mind boggling.
City Response to Comment #6: The applicant, Polygon WLH, LLC, is requesting a Final Planned
Urban Development (PUD) approval for the construction of 60 multi-family townhomes. The
development would be comprised of 14 separate multi-family residential structures. As part of
the Final PUD, this project has been transferred from a plat structure to a condominium structure.
The overall site would be the starting parcels and then it would be broken down from there into
a condo phase. A draft of the CC&R’s for the Condominium have been submitted with the Final
PUD. Access to the site is proposed via a new cul-de-sac road (83rd Land S) extended from S 132nd
St that will be dedicated to the City of Renton prior to the completion of the project. The City will
provide analysis of the proposal in a final planned urban development report and decision. You
will receive copies of all correspondence.
Thank you for your interest in this project and if you have any further questions please feel free
to contact me at 425-430-7289 or cclose@rentonwa.gov.
Sincerely,
Clark H. Close
Senior Planner