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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExh.45_HEX_Staff_Powerpoint.pdfSolera Master Plan 2902 NE Sunset Blvd File LUA18-000490,SA-M,PP,CU-H,MOD Public Hearing Matt Herrera, Senior Planner November 27, 2018 Project Proposal •521 apartment units in two mixed use buildings •152 townhomes •70 du/ac •Approximately 39,000 square feet of commercial •906 vehicle parking spaces •New street alignment and frontage improvements Project Location •Northeastern portion of City. •Highlands Community Planning Area •Six (6) contiguous lots •2902 NE Sunset Blvd Project Location •Hi-Lands Shopping Center •Property abuts new Sunset Neighborhood Park •Significant capital investment w/ new loop road, park, and library •Abutting new RHA townhome and apartment flats Property Characteristics •Hi-Lands Shopping Center •10.8 acre site •1950’s and 1960’s strip retail •Six (6) buildings totaling 112,406sf •US Bank building to remain •No critical areas onsite Zoning and Land Use Designations •Center Village (CV) Zoning •Commercial Mixed Use (CMU) Land Use Designation •Central commercial node within the Highlands neighborhood •Multi-family residential permitted with ground floor commercial along Sunset Blvd Site Sunset Area Planned Action •Site is located within the boundaries of the Sunset Planned Action Area. •Environmental Review Committee (ERC) designated the proposal a planned action. •No further environmental required. •Mitigation measures identified in the planned action ordinance would apply. Site Solera Mixed Use Master Plan •6-story mixed use buildings •Ground floor commercial along NE Sunset Blvd •Two story townhomes on back of Building ‘A’ •Child care facility on south end of Building ‘B’ •Structured parking Mixed Use Buildings Building B Building A Highlands Library Mixed Use Building ‘A’ NE Sunset Blvd Elevation NE 11th St Elevation Mixed Use Building ‘B’ Conditional Use Permit 75-foot maximum height request 85-foot maximum height request Building A Building B AB Townhomes Townhomes •Three (3) story townhomes •Mix of three (3) to eight (8) units per building •Alley access •Garage parking Townhomes •40-ft max height •Elevated ground floor w/ stoops along Harrington Pl NE •Subject to R-10/R-14 Residential Design and Open Space Standards Unit Lot Subdivision •Townhome component would utilize the Unit Lot Subdivision provisions •152 unit lots in five (5) parent sites •28 tracts w/shared ownership in townhome component •Building ‘A’ and US Bank on Lot MU2 •Building B on Lot MU1 Streets and Transportation •New internal public street alignment – Jefferson Ave NE and NE 11th St •Frontage road and on- street parking along NE Sunset Blvd •Frontage improvements along Harrington Pl NE, NE 12th St, and Kirkland Ave NE •Latecomers for NE 10th improvements •Peak hour LOS would continue at C or better •196 net new AM peak hour trips •29 net new PM peak hour trips •Passed City Concurrency Test •PM trips deducted from planned action w/approx. 2,900 remaining Stormwater •Exempt from flow control as the developed peak flows are less than predeveloped. •67 bioretention cells dispersed throughout the development would treat polluted drainage flows and would be used to meet onsite BMP requirement. •The commercial lots would also utilize green roofs to meet onsite BMP requirement. •No downstream issues between site and eventual discharge into Lake Washington. Master Plan Phases •Initial phase to include Mixed Use Building B and master site plan’s public infrastructure. •Applicant has indicated the final phase would be completed at the end of 2022. •Townhome phases would follow completion of mixed use buildings podium. Public Notice •Applicant hosted neighborhood meeting at Highlands Library on February 20, 2018. •Notice of application mailed, posted onsite, and referenced on City website. •Notice of public hearing published in Renton Reporter. •No public comments on application. •One (1) agency comment from KC Metro Transit. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends approval of the Solera Master Plan, Preliminary Plat, Conditional Use Permit, and Street Modification subject to 26 conditions of approval listed in the staff report.