HomeMy WebLinkAboutC_Public Comment and City Response_Davis.pdfFrom: Jill Ding
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 10:26 AM
To: 'Ryan Crompton'
Subject: RE: 38th Street Short Plat
Ryan,
Thank you for your comments, you have been added as a party of record for this project and your
comments have been included in the official file for consideration by the decision maker. During our
review, we will look at the sizes and dimensions of the proposed lots to ensure that compliance with the
R-8 standards have been met. For your information, within the R-8 zoning designation a minimum lot
size of 5,000 sq. ft. is required. Corner lots are required to have a minimum width of 60 feet and interior
(non-corner) lots are required to have a minimum width of 50 feet. All lots are required to have a
minimum depth of 80 feet. Regarding tree retention, our tree retention regulations require the
retention of 30 percent of significant trees (trees with a minimum diameter if 6 inches). If it is
impractical for the applicant to retain 30 percent of onsite significant trees, then our regulations require
that these trees be replaced with 6 trees per tree that is removed.
The entire land use file is available for your review at the following link:
https://edocs.rentonwa.gov/documents/1/fol/1325130/Row1.aspx
Thanks,
Jill Ding
Senior Planner
City of Renton
Community and Economic Development
6th floor
1055 S Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
425-430-6598
jding@rentonwa.gov
From: Ryan Crompton [mailto:rwccorps@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 10:31 PM
To: Jill Ding <JDing@Rentonwa.gov>
Subject: 38th Street Short Plat
Hello,
I saw the sign posted that this single house plot was going to be redeveloped into a 8 units. I have
some concerns about this as that seems like too many houses for how big the lot is. I'm also
worried that many of the large, old growth trees that are on the lot will be cut down for this
project. Climate change is constantly in the news and is a real concern for a lot of us up here in
the Pacific Northwest. I would hope that the city would be giving some consideration to ensuring
that as many of these large trees are kept to keep both the air clean and the natural beauty of the
area. My last concern is about construction impacts. I live just to the south in the LaCrosse
neighborhood and have had to deal with the construction impacts on the lot just south of this one
for the last year and a half. It was an unpleasant experience and no one seemed to be regulating
them. Hopefully the city can take my concerns into consideration and find a solution that works
for all parties.
Sincerely,
Ryan Davis