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Home My WebLink AboutBurns Ltr - citizen comments Ilk Denis Law Mayor 4 City Clerk-Jason A.Seth,CMC February 21, 2019 Chris Burns Harbour Homes, LLC. 400 N 34th St, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98103 Subject: Maple Highlands Public Comment RE: Maple Highlands Plat (LUA-18-000633) Dear Mr. Burns: Enclosed please find Public Comments from Christopher & Andrea Johnson, Doris Yepez, and Michelle Hohlbein in the Maple Highlands Plat Matter date February 18— 19, 2019. If you have any questions, please contact me at (425) 430-6510 or jseth@rentonwa.gov. Sincerely, Jason A. Seth, CMC City Clerk cc: Hearing Examiner Clark Close,Senior Planner Jennifer Henning, Planning Director Brianne Bannwarth, Development Engineering Manager Craig Burnell, Building Official Kyle Wunderlin, Planning Technician Julia Medzegian,City Council Liaison Parties of Record(23) 1055 South Grady Way,Renton,WA 98057 • (425)430-6510/Fax (425)430-6516 • rentonwa.gov Cynthia Moya From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 7:55 AM To: Cynthia Moya Subject: FW: Maple Highlands Plat Hearing Please forward to parties of record for this plat. Jason Seth, CMC City Clerk City of Renton 425-430-6502 jseth@rentonwa.gov This communication may be subject to public disclosure laws of the State of Washington (RCW 42.56). Original Message From: andrea512@comcast.net [mailto:andrea512@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2019 4:36 PM To: CityClerk<CityClerk@Rentonwa.gov> Subject: Maple Highlands Plat Hearing February 18, 2019 RE: Maple Highlands Plat Hearing My name is Christopher L.Johnson. My wife Andrea and I live at 16404 SE 135TH Street, Renton, WA 98059.We have lived here for over 17 years.The beauty of living on a dead end street is that it has provided a protected neighborhood where children can play without worry and safety concerns of traffic. All adults here look out for the safety of our community's children. Currently there are ten children on our street who are under the age of twelve. Opening 164th to through traffic would end this protected environment and put children at significantly increased danger of injury related to cars.The families on our street will no longer be able to control the flow of unknown people through this once protected area. Please do not proceed with plans to make 164th into a through street. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Christopher and Andrea Johnson Sent from Xfinity Connect Application 1 Cynthia Moya From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 7:56 AM To: Cynthia Moya Subject: FW: Maple Highland Plat Attachments: Letter about Renton Maple Highland Plat (1).docx Please forward to parties of record for this plat. Jason Seth, CMC City Clerk City of Renton 425-430-6502 jseth@rentonwa.gov This communication may be subject to public disclosure laws of the State of Washington (RCW 42.56). From: Doris Yepez [mailto:dorisdandelion@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2019 4:45 PM To: CityClerk<CityClerk@Rentonwa.gov> Subject: Maple Highland Plat Dear City of Renton, I have attached a letter to this email objecting to the opening up of SE 135th St going west and including 164th Ave SE. Thank you in advance for reading my letter and hearing my objections. Sincerely, Doris Yepez 16444 SE 135th St Renton, WA 98059 Cell: 425-891-0730 i February 18, 2019 RE: Maple Highland Plat Hearing from February 12, 2019 My name is Doris Yepez and I have lived at 16444 SE 135th St. for 20 years. I am very much opposed to opening traffic from 164th Ave SE to SE 135th St. First of all, our street is very narrow and there is a very sharp corner close to Liberty High School, at the corner of SE 135th St. and 166th Ave SE.The road is primitive, and if through traffic is allowed,this will make for a very unsafe situation, not only for cars but for the students who walked down our street to one of the three schools close by, Liberty High School, Maplewood Middle School and Briarwood Elementary. In addition, this would affect greatly the integrity of our neighborhood, and if the road is opened, we will have a lot of traffic going by our house. Our street is very narrow and two cars passing each other is very difficult and to widen the road wide enough for two-way traffic would be a very big and destructive impact on all our property of those who live on SE 135th St. We now have little kids on our street and animals that are not accustomed to traffic and increase the traffic volume would reduce the quality of living in our neighborhood. A better alternative, if I may suggest it, would be to put 134th through directly which would not have any sharp turns or blind corners. Right now, especially during the summer we get a lot of traffic from parents and kids who are trying to gain access to the Liberty High School baseball fields. On any weekend day where there are games, there are a lot of cars traveling at high speed going up our street only to find that it is a dead end turning around and racing back down the street. My neighbor has counted 20, which for a short dead end is a lot.This is dangerous and if the city or someone could install better signage that states no ball field access that would be very much appreciated. Thank you ahead of time for considering my opinion on this matter. If you have any questions or need any information, please feel free to contact me at dorisdandelion@vahoo.com or on my cell at 425-891- 0730. Sincerely, Doris Yepez Cynthia Moya From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 7:56 AM To: Cynthia Moya Subject: FW: Maple Highland Development Hearing Documentation Attachments: City of Renton Letter.pdf Please forward to parties of record for this plat. Jason Seth, CMC City Clerk City of Renton 425-430-6502 jseth@rentonwa.gov This communication may be subject to public disclosure laws of the State of Washington (RCW 42.56). From: Michelle Hohlbein [mailto:michellehohlbein@gmail.com] Sent:Tuesday, February 19, 2019 6:02 AM To:CityClerk<CityClerk@Rentonwa.gov> Subject: Maple Highland Development Hearing Documentation Good morning, Please find my attached letter to be in included with the information for the Maple Highland hearing that was held last week on 2/12. Please let me know if you have any questions and confirm receipt of my documentation. Thank you, Michelle Hohlbein 16411 SE 135th St, Renton, WA 98059 206-407-7304 smFy /�� a3 Linosis, www.silverliningslifecoachinq.com Flourish & Flow! i February 18, 2019 RE: Maple Highland Plat Hearing from February 12, 2019 My name is Michelle Hohlbein and I live on the corner of SE 135th St. and 164th for the past 14 years. Opening traffic from 164th to SE 135th St. would have a direct impact on my property. First off since I am on the corner anyone travelling south on 164th would have to take a hard left onto SE 135th St. which could result in someone missingthe turn and crashinginto my property. It also puts headlights into my bedroom for everyone who is coming that direction. Our street is very narrow and two cars passing each other is very difficult and to widen the road wide enough for two-way traffic would be a very big and destructive impact on all our property of those who live on SE 135th St. We now have little kids on our street and animals that are not accustomed to traffic and increase the traffic volume would reduce the quality of living in our neighborhood. Right now, especially during the summer we get a lot of traffic from parents and kids who are trying to gain access to the Liberty High School baseball fields. On any weekend day where there are games, I could easily count twenty or more vehicles traveling at high speed going up our street only to find that it is a dead end turning around and racing back down the street. This is dangerous and if the city or someone could install better signage that states no ball field access that would be very much appreciated. I would also like to point out that opening SE 135th up to have direct access to Liberty High School is not the safest route in my opinion since if you were traveling south on 164th you would have to take a sharp left onto SE 135th then at the bottom you take a sharp right onto 166th then a sharp left onto 136th these are both blind corners and create hazards that can be avoided. Any alternative would be better to avoid the sharp turns or blind corners. Question about the sewer,when they bring this through our neighborhood who pays for it? Will we the residents of SE 135th be required to pay for the sewer line that runs in front of our property? My lot runs horizontally to SE 135th where everyone else's lots runs vertically so my distance is extreme compared to the others. Are we required to hook up now? I would like more information. I would like to thank you for your time and for leaving this hearing open due to the power outage and snow storm. If you have any questions or need any information, please feel free to contact me at michellehohlbein@gmail.com or 206-407-7304 Sincerely, V91)/%---- Michelle Hohlbein