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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport 1C, Dean & Sarah Geiger 359 Lyons Avenue NE Renton, WA 98059 tel: (425) 227-5109 (owner / applicant / contact) PARTIES OF RECORD GEIGER SETBACK VARIANCES LUA06-109, V-A Charles P. Wittmann 907 N 34th Street Renton, WA 98056 (party of record) Updated: 09/27/06 (Page 1 of 1) i�lll�t,tiL;I1lY.�`i1fi;G; YIGV�GIIliciili;ii,ll;v rGv_v 1 ill 1 �---------"� /- -'� - lf '--- ^71'^7111%nrl IIap.11�4`ViwD-.II-] U-1�.V.vuvIpkuu vIlz c.jI au 1LulIC.:-_,_111 11-II/-VVIJ Vr-Dve r — p"*-- 'bui ov-) ro(--V-- LK �B(k'4 �4 o'-) (-OCV- L)ja ( I Alow low— X; ri W- .1 Ire IbL,; \A- 0-,n r00-- w&�1 CITY OF RENTON PLANNING / BUILDING / PUBLIC WORKS �-MMelM r►1 I10J Date: November 14, 2006 To: City Clerk's Office From: Hgraber Subject: Land Use File Closeout Please complete the following information to facilitate project closeout and indexing by the City Clerk's Office. Project Name: Geiger Setback Variances LUA (file) Number: LUA-06-109, V-A Cross -References: AKA`s: Project Manager: Valerie Kinast Acceptance Date: September 7, 2006 Applicant: Dean & Sarah Geiger Owner: Dean & Sarah Geiger Contact: Dean & Sarah Geiger PID Number: 334210-0010 ERC Decision Date: ERC Appeal Date: Administrative Approval: October 23, 2006 Appeal Period Ends: November 6, 2006 Public Hearing Date: Date Appealed to HEX: By Whom: HEX Decision: Date: Date Appealed to Council: By Whom: Council Decision: Date: Mylar Recording Number: Project Description: The applicant is requesting variances to reduce the minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks on a 3,528 sf lot in the R-8 zone in order to have a reasonable amount of buildable area to construct a new house. Next to the parcel is a section of unimproved N 35th St. that requires a 15 ft. setback. The variances requested are: Front yard reduced from 15 ft. for the primary structure and 20 ft for the garage, to 10.5 ft.; side yard along a street reduced from 15 ft. to 5 ft. • rear yard reduced from 20 ft. to between 8 and 20 ft.. Location: 3415 Burnett Ave N Comments: The Administrative Setback Variances for the Geiger Setback Variances, are approved, except for the variance to reduce the front yard setback from 20 feet to 10.5 feet. Y t r1 .,n Kathy Keolker, Mayor November 14, 2006 Dean & Sarah Geiger 359 Lyons Avenue NE Renton, WA 98059 Subject: Geiger Setback Variances LUA06--109, V-A Dear Mr. & Ms. Geiger: CIT 'OF RENTON Planning/Building/PublicWorks Department Gregg Zimmerman P.E., Administrator This letter is to inform you that the appeal period has ended for the Administrative Variance approval. No appeals were filed. This decision is final and application for the appropriately required permits may proceed. The advisory notes listed in the City of Renton Report and Decision dated October 23, 2006 must be adhered to during construction and prior to final inspection. If you have any questions regarding the report and decision issued for this conditional use permit, please call me at (425) 430-7270. Sincerely, ll�q GU �/lf Valerie Kinast Associate Planner cc: Wittmann / Party of Record —FINAL t=FTTER 96 109 _... 1055 South Grady Way - Renton, Washington 98055 i1Si'� Th!A—r—tai 'V7W rw .rl f—m d.l 7flo4—t c mnor RE NTON AHEAD OF THE CURVE REPORT �c DECISION City of Renton Department of Planning / Building / Public Works ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE LAND USE ACTION DECISION DATE October 23, 2006 Project !Name Geiger Setback Variance OwnerslContact: Dean and Sarah Geiger 359 Lyons Ave. NE Renton, WA 98059 File Number LUA06-109, V-A Project Manager Valerie Kinast Project Description The applicants are requesting variances to reduce the minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks on a 3,528 sq. ft. lot in the R-8 zone in order to have sufficient buildable area to construct a new house. Next to the parcel is a section of unimproved N 35th St. that requires a 15 ft. setback. The variances requested are: Front yard reduced from 15 ft. for the primary structure and 20 ft for the garage to 10.5 ft.; side yard along a street reduced from 15 ft. to 5 ft.; rear yard reduced from 20 ft. to between 8 and 20 ft.. Project Location 3415 Burnett Ave. N Bldg. Area gsf NIA Proposed Residence N/A Site Area 3,528 sq. ft. Total Building Area NIA City of Renton P/B/PW Dei lent 'nistraiive Variance Staff Report GEIGER SETBACK VARIANCE LUA-06-709, V-A REPORT AND DECISION OF October 23, 2005 Page 2 of 7 A. Type of Land Use Action Conditional Use Site Plan Review Special Permit for Grade & Fill Administrative Variance B. Exhibits Binding Site Plan Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Administrative Code Determination The following exhibits were entered into the record: Exhibit 1: Yellow file containing: application, proof of posting and publication, and other documentation pertinent to this request. Exhibit 2: Site Plan (dated 08.11.2006) Exhibit 3: Plan showing buildable area (dated 10.17.06) Exhibit 4: Photos of property Exhibit 5: Aerial photo (dated 9/16/2005) Exhibit 6: Zoning Map C. Project Description / Background: The applicants are requesting approval of administrative variances from the front, rear, and side yard along a street setbacks as follows: Variance Code required Applicant Reduction of requested setback Front yard setback 15 ft. for primary structure 10.5 ft. 4.5 ft. for primary structure 20 ft. for garage 9.5 ft. for garage Side yard setback 15 ft. 5 ft. 10 ft. along a street Rear yard seback 20 ft. 8 ft. to 19 ft. 12 ft. to 1 ft. The applicant proposes to build a single family detached home. The lot size is 3,528 sq. ft. The buildable area of the site, without variances, is approximately 884 sq. ft. The buildable area with all variances would be 1,720 sq. ft, The site is currently developed with a 700 sq. ft. home. It is located on the west side of Burnett Ave. N, south of the Kennydale beach parking lot, which belongs to the City of Renton. There is an unimproved section of right-of-way between the parking lot and the site. Renton Property Services section has indicated that they would not likely recommend approval of a street vacation that would benefit the applicants. They report that it is not likely the area will be developed as a street because of steep slopes and the street configuration Variance Report Geiger\ City of Renton PIBIPW Del ent nistrative Variance Staff Report GEIGER SETBACK VARIANCE LUA-06-109, V-A REPORT AND DECISION OF October 23, 2005 Page 3 of 7 in the area. But because the public right-of-way is abutting a public use, the beach parking lot, the land would not generally be given up for a private use. The parcel is relatively flat, but there is a 16-foot drop at the back of the lot along Lake Washington Boulevard. The City of Renton recently constructed a two tiered rockery wall that is approximately four to five feet inside the rear property line of the subject site. A geotechnical report was completed by Robert M. Pride, LLC stating that the proposed building pad would be acceptable from a geotechnical standpoint, if specific engineering measures are taken. FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS & DECISION Having reviewed the written record in the matter, the City now makes and enters the following: D. Findings 1) Request: The applicant has requested approval of an administrative variance from the required front yard setback of 15 feet for the primary structure and 20 feet for the garage in the R-8 zone for the property located at 3415 Burnett Avenue N. A 10.5- foot front yard setback is requested. The applicant has also requested approval of a variance from the required side yard along a street setback of 15 feet at the north lot line. A 5-foot side yard along a street setback is requested. The applicant has also requested a third variance, which would decrease the minimum rear yard setback of 20 feet. The request is for a rear yard ranging from 8 feet to 19 feet. 2) Administrative Variance: The applicant's administrative variance submittal materials comply with the requirements necessary to process a variance. The applicant's site plan and other project drawings are provided as Exhibits two through six . 3) Existing Land Use: Land uses surrounding the subject site include: North: Kennydale beach parking lot, R-8; South: single-family residential, R-8; East Burnett Avenue N and multi -family residence, R-8; and West: Lake Washington Boulevard. 4) Zoning: The site is located in the Residential 8 units per acre (R-8) zone. The zone allows one residential unit per lot. Maximum lot coverage is 50% for lots under 5,000 square feet. The applicant's proposal will result in approximately 49% lot coverage. The development standards for this zone require a 15-foot front yard setback for the primary structure and 20-foot setback for the garage, a 5-foot interior side yard setback and 15-foot side yard along a street setback, and a 20-foot rear yard setback. Because the subject property is abutting right-of-way to the north side it is required to meet the 15-foot side yard along a street to that side, despite the fact that the street is not built out in this area. The parking regulations require that space be available on lots with single familiy residences to park two cars. 4) Topography: The front of the site is generally flat and then drops off, approximately four to five feet from the rear property line, to Lake Washington Boulevard. An approximately 16-foot, two tiered rockery wall was recently built here by the City. Variance Report Geiger% City of Renton P/B/PW Del ent 'nistrative Variance Staff Report GEIGER SETBACK VARIANCE LUA-06-109, V-A REPORT AND DECISION OF October 23, 2005 Page 4 of 7 5) Lot and Building Size. The total site area is approximately 3,528 square feet and is currently developed with a small house that would be removed. The proposed footprint of the new house is 1,720 square feet. The applicant has not indicated the total size of the proposed new home. CONSISTENCY WITH VARIANCE CRITERIA Section 4-9-250B.5.a. lists four criteria that the Zoning Administrator must consider, along with all other relevant information, in making a decision on an Administrative Variance application. The Zoning Administrator shall have authority to grant an administrative variance upon making a determination, in writing, that the conditions specified below have been found to exist: a. That the applicant suffers undue hardship and the variance is necessary because of special circumstances applicable to subject property, including size, shape, topography, location or surroundings of the subject property, and the strict application of the Zoning Code is found to deprive subject property owner of rights and privileges enjoyed by other property owners in the vicinity and under identical zone classification: The relatively small size of the lot poses an undue hardship for the applicant_ The lot is merely 3,528 square feet in area, and thus much smaller than the minimum lot size of 4,500 square feet required for new subdivisions in the R-8 zone. It is also smaller than almost all lots in the vicinity of the site in Kennydale. The location of the lot next to an area of unimproved right-of-way to the north further restricts the buildable area of the lot. A 15-foot setback is required from this "street" despite the fact that it is not built out as a street. The remaining total buildable area of the parcel, if all setbacks are met, is approximately 884 square feet, as illustrated in Exhibit 3. This is significantly smaller than the footprint of the homes in the Kennydale area and the homes that are being built in the R-8 zone throughout the City of Renton. b. That the granting of the variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in the vicinity and zone in which subject property is situated: Reducing the front yard setback of the primary structure from 15 feet to 10.5 feet would not be detrimental to the public welfare, but placing the garage so close to the front of the lot could be. There are a large number of visitors to Kennydale beach in the summer who pass by the subject property on foot or to park their cars in the abutting parking lot. Because the site is directly next to the beach parking lot, if there were not sufficient room to park cars on -site, the additional cars in the right-of-way could aggravate the situation. If there were only 10.5 feet in front of the garages, there would be a risk that cars may project into the right-of-way. The 20-foot garage setback is required in all single-family residential zones to prevent this type of situation, where pedestrians and cars are not able to pass along the street without obstruction. Because it could lead to a situation that is detrimental to the public welfare, staff recommends denying the variance that would reduce the front yard setback of the garage from 20 feet to 10.5 feet. Reducing the side -yard -along a street setback would not likely be detrimental to the public welfare. The area is not developed as a road so the protection a larger Variance Report Geiger) City of Renton P/B/PW Dep int ustrative Variance Staff Report GEIGER SETBACK VARIANCE LUA-06-109, V-A REPORT AND DECISION OF October 23, 2005 Page 5 of 7 setback would bring for the residents is not necessary in this individual case. A detrimental impact to the Kennydale beach parking lot area would not be caused by placing a home five instead of ten feet from the north property line. Although the house would be closer to the parking lot site, which offers sweeping views of Lake Washington, the purpose of the greater setback along a street is not to preserve views or offer greater setbacks from public park uses. It is to ensure that houses are not placed to close to streets, which would not be the case. Reducing the rear yard setback would not likely be detrimental or injurious to the public welfare. The significant change in topography that the new rock wall provides constitutes a significant separation of Lake Washington Boulevard from the site where the house would be. Because the site backs on Lake Washington Boulevard, there are no neighbors behind the house that would be impacted by the smaller rear yard. People traveling along Lake Washington Boulevard would not be affected detrimentally by a closer location of the house because of the topographically removed position of the lot. In order to ensure that there would be no risk of the house sliding onto Lake Washington Boulevard, a geotechnical report was completed for the project. The engineer verifies that a home can be safely placed at the proposed location without compromising safety of the public or the residents if the recommendations of the report regarding foundation and footings are followed. C. That approval shall not constitute a grant of special privilege inconsistent with the limitation upon uses of other properties in the vicinity and zone in which the subject property is situated: Granting of the variances would not constitute a grant of special privilege. As described in section a. above, the site is unusually small and is further constricted by a required increased side yard setback from a street that is not at all developed. Other property in the vicinity would have a more substantial buildable area than the subject lot if the setbacks of the R-8 zone were applied. With the variances, the applicants will have limitations on their lot that are more in keeping with the surrounding properties. d. That the approval as determined by the Zoning Administrator is a minimum variance that will accomplish the desired purpose: The variances, except for the 10.5 reduced garage setback, are the minimum necessary to allow a house to be built that is in keeping with other new construction in the R-8 zone. The building coverage that would be made possible by the variance would be 40 feet by 43 feet, and a total of 1,720 square feet. Staff reviewed recent building permits for new houses in the R-8 zone and the proposed size of building coverage is similar to the most common building coverage size of new horses in the zone. If one of the three variances were not to be granted, the building area would have to be reduced to a width or depth that is much smaller than that of most houses being built in the R-8 zone at this time. The variance to reduce the front yard garage setback from 20 feet to 10.5 feet is not the least amount necessary to build a house that is similar in size to other new houses in the R-8 zone. Meeting the 20-foot garage setback, in order to avoid the nuisance that could be caused by cars protruding into the right-of-way of Burnett Avenue N, would not limit the possibility of building a home with a depth of 40 feet. Variance Report Geiger'. City of Renton PIB/PW De lent inistrative Variance Staff Report GEIGER SETBACK VARIAnfCE LUA-06-109, V-A REPORT AND DECISION OF October 23, 2005 Page 6 of 7 Only the garage would need to be recessed, while the remaining front portion of the house could be 10.5 feet from the front property line. While this may require a site - specific house design, it would still allow for a house that is of a size in keeping with other new houses in the zone. For this reason also, staff recommends denial of the variance to reduce the front yard garage setback from 20 feet to 10.5 feet. E. Conclusions 1. The subject site is located at 3415 Burnett Avenue N, within the Residential 8 units per acre (R-8) zoning designation. 2. The R-8 zone requires a minimum front yard setback of 15 feet for the primary structure and 20 feet for the garage. Variances are requested to reduce each of these to 10.5 feet. The R-8 zone also requires a side yard along a street setback of 15 feet where the side yard abuts right-of-way. A variance is requested to reduce this to 5 feet. The R-8 zone further requires a minimum rear yard setback of 20 feet. A variance is requested to reduce this to a rear yard ranging from 8 feet to 19 feet. 3. The proposal has been analyzed according to the four variance criteria described above. The variances requested satisfy the criteria for granting the variances, except that the variance to reduce the front yard garage setback from 20 feet to 10.5 feet does not meet the public welfare test or the minimum variance test. F. Decision The Administrative Setback Variances for the Geiger Setback Variances, File No. LUA- 06-109, V-A, are approved, except for the variance to reduce the front yard setback from 20 feet to 10.5 feet. 1. The applicant shall follow the recommendations made in the geotechnical report by Robert M. Pride, LLC dated July 22, 2006. 2. The applicant shall have the building plans for the new house reviewed and approved by a licensed geotechnical' engineer prior to submittal to the City of Renton for permit review. SIGNATURE: Neil Watts, Development Services Director TRANSMITTED this 23' day of October, 2006 to the OwnerlApplicant. Dean and Sarah Geiger 359 Lyons Ave. NE Renton, WA 98059 Variance Report Geiger+ Date City of Renton P/B/PW Dep; nt A istrative Variance Staff Report GEIGER SETBACK VARIANCE LUA-06-109, V-A REPORT AND DECISION OF October 13, 2005 Page 6 of 7 Only the garage would need to be recessed, while the remaining front portion of the house could be 10.5 feet from the front property line. While this may require a site - specific house design, it would still allow for a house that is of a size in keeping with other new houses in the zone. For this reason also, staff recommends denial of the variance to reduce the front yard garage setback from 20 feet to 10.5 feet. E. Conclusions 1. The subject site is located at 3415 Burnett Avenue N, within the Residential 8 units per acre (R-8) zoning designation. 2. The R-8 zone requires a minimum front yard setback of 15 feet for the primary structure and 20 feet for the garage. Variances are requested to reduce each of these to 10.5 feet. The R-8 zone also requires a side yard along a street setback of 15 feet where the side yard abuts right-of-way. A variance is requested to reduce this to 5 feet. The R-8 zone further requires a minimum rear yard setback of 20 feet. A variance is requested to reduce this to a rear yard ranging from 8 feet to 19 feet. 3. The proposal has been analyzed according to the four variance criteria described above. The variances requested satisfy the criteria for granting the variances, except that the variance to reduce the front yard garage setback from 20 feet to 10.5 feet does not meet the public welfare test or the minimum variance test. F. Decision The Administrative Setback Variances for the Geiger Setback Variances, File No. LUA- 06-109, V-A, are approved, except for the variance to reduce the front yard setback from 20 feet to 10.5 feet. 1. The applicant shall follow the recommendations made in the geotechnical report by Robert M. Pride, LLC dated July 22, 2006. 2. The applicant shall have the building plans for the new house reviewed and approved by a licensed geotechnical engineer prior to submittal to the City of Renton for permit review. SIGNATURE: Neil Watts, Development Services Director TRANSMITTED this 20rh day of October, 2006 to the Owner/Applicant: Dean and Sarah Geiger 359 Lyons Ave. NE Renton, WA 98059 TRANSMITTED this 20th day of October, 2006 to the following: Variance Report Geiger\ Date City of Renton P/B/PW Dep ent r )istrative Variance Staff Report GEIGER SETBACK VARIANCE LUA-06-109, V A REPORT AND DECISION OF October 23, 2005 Page 7 of 7 TRANSMITTED this 23d day of October, 2006 to the following: Larry Meckling, Building Official Stan Engler, Fire Marshal Neil Watts, Planning/Building/Public Works, Director Jennifer Henning, Principal Planner Gregg Zimmerman, Planning/Building/Public Works, Administrator King County Journal Land Use Action Appeals The administrative land use decision will become final if the decision is not appealed within 14 days of the date of approval. An appeal of the decision must be filed within the 14 day appeal period (RCW 43.21.C.075(3); WAC 197-11-680)_ An appeal to the Hearing Examiner is governed by Title IV, Section 4-8-11.13, which requires that such appeals be filed directly with the Hearing Examiner via the City of Renton City Clerks Office. Appeals must be made in writing on or before 5:00 PM on November 6, 2006. Any appeal must be accompanied by a $75.00 fee and other specific requirements. THE APPEARANCE OF FAIRNESS DOCTRINE provides that no ex parte (private one-on-one) communications may occur concerning the land use decision. The Doctrine applies not only to the initial decision, but to Appeals to the Hearing Examiner as well. All communications after the decisioniapproval date must be made in writing through the Hearing Examiner_ All communications are public record and this permits all interested parties to know the contents of the communication and would allow them to openly rebut the evidence in writing. 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Works ENVIRONMENTAL & DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION REVIEW SHEET REVIEWING DEPARTMENT: COMMENTS DUE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 APPLICATION NO: LUA06-109, V-A DATE CIRCULATED: S 006 APPLICANT: Dean & Sarah Geiger PROJECT MANAG : Valerie Kin PROJECT TITLE: Geiger Setback Variances PLAN REVIEW: Ja s SITE AREA: 3,528 square feet BUILDING AREA (gross): NIA LOCATION: 3415 Burnett Avenue N WORK ORDER NO: 77643 SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting variances to reduce the minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks on a 3,528 sf lot in the R-8 zone in order to have a reasonable amount of buildable area to construct a new house. Next to the parcel is a section of unimproved N 35th St. that requires a 15 ft. setback. The variances requested are: Front yard reduced from 15 ft. for the primary structure and 20 ft for the garage, to 10.5 ft.; side yard along a street reduced from 15 ft. to 5 ft.; rear yard reduced from 20 ft. to between 8 and 20 ft. A. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (e.g. Non -Code) COMMENTS Element of die Environment Probable Minor Impacts Probable Major Impacts More Information Necessary Earth Air Water Plants Land/Shoretine Use Animals Environmental Health Eftrgyf Natural Resources B. POLICY -RELATED COMMENTS C. CODE-RELA TED COMMENTS Element of the Environment Probable Minor impacts Probable Major Impacts More Information Necessary Housing Aesthetics Li htlGlare Recreation Utilities Trans anon Public Services Histonc/Gtitturat Preservation Airport Environment 10, 000 Feet 14.000 Feet We have reviewed this application with particular attention to those areas in which we have expertise and have identified areas of probable impact or areas where additional information is needed to properly assess this proposal. (Tah. D I0--n-o(,e" of Director or Authorized Represe tative Date City c-.. _enton Department of Planning / Building / P ENVIRONMENTAL & DEVELOPMENT APPLICA Works TION REVIEW SHEET REVIEWING DEPARTMENT: �. t .,. COMMENTS DUE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 APPLICATION NO. LUA06-108, V-H DATE CIRCULATED: AUGUST 31, 2006 APPLICANT: Alden Linn PROJECT MANAGER: Valerie Kinast PROJECT TITLE: Linn Office Conversion - Landscape Variance PLAN REVIEW: Ka ren Kittrick SITE AREA: 4,838 square feet BUILDING AREA (gross): 2,100 square feet LOCATION: 337 Park Avenue N WORK ORDER NO: 77642 SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: The applicant is converting an existing single family home on a 4,838 sf lot in the Commercial Arterial (CA) zone to an office use. The applicant is requesting a Hearing Examiner variance to eliminate the requirement for a 15 ft. landscape strip along the south property line, which is required to buffer the commercial use from the residentially zoned and used property to the south. Due to the limited width of the lot, it is not possible to provide the required parking and driveway, and also the landscaping. A. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (e.g. Non -Code) COMMENTS Element of the Environment Probable Minor Impacts Probable Major impacts More Information Necessary Earth Air Water Plants Land/Shoreline Use Animals Environmental Health Energy/ Natural Resources B. POLICY -RELATED COMMENTS C. CODE-RELA TED COMMENTS Element of the Environment Probable Minor Impacts Probable Major Impacts More Information Necessary Housing_ Aesthetics Li hf/Glare Recreation Utilities TranspWation Public Services Histonc/Cultural Preservation Airport Environment 10.000 Feet 14, 000 Feet We have reviewed this application with particular attention to those areas in which we have expertise and have identified areas of probable impact or areas where additional information is needed tq)properly assess this proposal. Signature of Director or Authorized Representative — V. e! �i 4 Dale City _ enton Department of Planning / Building / Pi Works ENVIRONMENTAL & DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION REVIEW SHEET REVIEWING DEPARTMENT: r ' ' COMMENTS DUE: SEPTEMBER 21 006 APPLICATION NO: LUA06-109, V-A DATE CIRCULATED: SEPTEMBER 7, 200 IR APPLICANT: Dean & Sarah Geiger PROJECT MANAGER: Valerie Kinast C PROJECT TITLE: Geiger Setback Variances PLAN REVIEW: Jan Illian n I W SITE AREA: 3,528 square feet BUILDING AREA (gross): N/A rti LOCATION: 3415 Bumett Avenue N _ WORK ORDER NO: 77643 (7 Z rr► SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting variances to reduce the minimum front, side and rear%rd setbacks on a 3,528 sf lot in the R-8 zone in order to have a reasonable amount of buildable area to construct a new house. Next to the parcel is a section of unimproved N 35th St. that requires a 15 ft. setback. The variances requested are: Front yard reduced from 15 ft. for the primary structure and 20 ft for the garage, to 10.5 ft.; side yard along a street reduced from 15 ft. to 5 ft.; rear yard reduced from 20 ft. to between 8 and 20 ft. A. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (e.g. Non -Code) COMMENTS Element of the Environment Probable Minor Impacts Probable Major Impacts More Information Necessary Earth Air Water Plants Landl'Shoreline Use Animals Environmental Health Energy/ Natural Resources B. POLICY -RELATED COMMENTS C. CODE -RELATED COMMENTS Element of the Environment Probable Minor Impacts Probable Major impacts More Information Necessary Housing Aesthetics Li htlWare Recreation Utilities Transportation Public Services Historic/Cultural Preservation Airport Environment 10,000 Feet 14,000 Feet We have reviewed this application with particular attention to those areas in which we have expertise and have identified areas of probable impact or areas where additional informa#gn is needed to properly assess this proposal. Signature of Director or Authorized 211-;A042Dat Kathy Keolker, Mayor ptember 21, 2006 Charles P_ Wittmann 907 N 34th St. Renton, WA 98056 Subject: Geiger Setback Variance LUA-06-109, V-A Dear Mr. Wittmann: CITX aF RENTON Planning/Building/PublieWorks Department Gregg Zimmerman P.E., Administrator The Development Planning Section of the City of Renton received your letter regarding the above referenced project. Thank you for your comments on this proposal. I have read your letter and am aware there is a lot of pedestrian and car activity in the area that needs to be taken into consideration_ it will have a bearing in my recommendations on the project. A copy of your letter will be included in the project file, which the decision maker will review when he considers my recommendations and makes a decision. We have added you to the official party of record list for this land use application, so you will receive notification via mail of any decisions related to this project. Please feel free to contact me at 425-430-7270 with additional questions. Sincerely, Valerie Kinast Associate Planner cc yellow file 1055 South Grady Way - Renton, Washington 98055 MThis papereontains 50% recvcled material, 30% PDMconsumer RENTON AHEAD OF THE CURVE 907 N. 34t' St. Renton, WA 98056 September 18, 2006 Development Services Division City of Renton 1055 S. Grady Way Renton, WA 98055 Attn: Valerie Kinast, Associate Planner Ref: Geiger Setback Variances/LUA06-109, V-A I am a neighbor to the reference property at 3415 Burnett Avenue. I have no objection to the requested variances with regard to side and rear yard setbacks, but I am concerned with the front yard variance request. There is a great deal of foot traffic as well as vehicular traffic in this immediate area because of the Kennydale beach park. This is particularly true in the warmer months. I am concerned that the reduced front yard setback requested will result in very little driveway associated with this property, The owner's vehicle (or vehicles) will not fit onto a 10-foot driveway. They will protrude into the walkway area of Burnett Ave. This will necessitate pedestrians walking around the vehicular obstruction and into oncoming vehicle traffic. There are no sidewalks in the area so it also seems impractical to request this property owner to provide a sidewalk. I think the simplest solution is to deny the front yard variance. I did visit the property and with my tape measure was able to support my theory. I have not seen the proposed building plan, but as a general comment, I would hope that the builder would put the garage on the South end of the lot. This would be the safest place for vehicle movement. Very truly yours, Charles P. Wittmann City enton Department of Planning/Building/Pc Yorks ENVIRONMENTAL & DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION REVIEW SHEET REVIEWING DEPARTMENT: Pla e_V+ f L,,1 COMMENTS DUE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 APPLICATION NO: LUA06-109, V-A DATE CIRCULATED. SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 APPLICANT: Dean & Sarah Geiger PROJECT MANAGER: Valerie Kinast (;;; v ur PROJECT TITLE: Geiger Setback Variances PLAN REVIEW: Jan Illian V E D SITE AREA: 3,528 square feet BUILDING AREA (gross): N/A LOCATION: 3415 Burneft Avenue N WORK ORDER NO: 77643 Jal in n,K,� c�►rvv 1 11 vr':) UN SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting variances to reduce the minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks on a 3,528 sf lot in the R-8 zone in order to have a reasonable amount of buildable area to construct a new house_ Next to the parcel is a section of unimproved N 35th St. that requires a 15 ft. setback. The variances requested are: Front yard reduced from 15 ft. for the primary structure and 20 ft for the garage, to 10.5 ft.; side yard along a street reduced from 15 ft. to 5 ft.; rear yard reduced from 20 ft. to between 8 and 20 ft. A. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (e.g. Non -Code) COMMENTS Element of the Environment Probable Minor impacts Probable Major Impacts More Information Necessary Earth Air water Plants Land/Shoreline Use Animals Environmental Health Energy/ Natural Resources B. POLICY -RELATED COMMENTS C. CODE -RELATED COMMENTS Element of the Environment Probable Minor Impacts Probable Major Impacts More Information Necessary Housing Aesthetics Li ht/Giare Recreation Utilities Transportation Public Services Historic/Guttural Preservation Airport Environment 10, 000 Feet 14, 000 Feet We have reviewed this application with particular attention to those areas in which we have expertise and have identified areas of probable impact or areas where additional information is needed to properly assess this proposal. Signature of Director or Au ,P�fdzed Representative Date ��y�� City . enton Department of Planning l Building / Pu Vorks ENVIRONMENTAL & DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION REVIEW SHEET REVIEWING DEPARTMENT: rL,n ` COMMENTS DUE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 APPLICATION NO: LUA06-109, V-A DATE CIRCULATED: SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 APPLICANT: Dean & Sarah Geiger PROJECT MANAGER: Valerie Kinast f PROJECT TITLE: Geiger Setback Variances PLAN REVIEW: Jan Illian SITE AREA: 3,528 square feet BUILDING AREA (gross): NIA LOCATION: 3415 Burnett Avenue N WORK ORDER NO: 77643 ;'i.� �0r:NG DIVi SIOIt SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting variances to reduce the minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks on a 3,528 sf lot in the R-8 zone in order to have a reasonable amount of buildable area to construct a new house. Next to the parcel is a section of unimproved N 35th St. that requires a 15 ft. setback. The variances requested are: Front yard reduced from 15 ft. for the primary structure and 20 ft for the garage, to 10.5 ft.; side yard along a street reduced from 15 ft. to 5 ft.; rear yard reduced from 20 ft. to between 8 and 20 ft. A. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (e.g. Non -Code) COMMENTS Element of the Environment Probable Minor Impacts Probable Major Impacts More Information Necessary Earth Air water Plants LandlShoreline Use Animals Environmentat Health Energy/ Natural Resources Al""�I"/ B. ``POLICY -RELATED COMMENTS rV~ C. CODE -RELATED COMMENTS 6/1f Element of the Environment Probable Minor Impacts Probable Major impacts More information Necessary Hausin Aesthetics Li htlGlam Recreation Utilities Trans ation Public Services HistonclCull Ural Preservation Airport Environment 10, 000 Feet 14.000 Feet We have reviewed this application with particular attention to those areas in which we have expertise and have identified areas of probable impact or areas where additional information is needed to properly assess this proposal. 1/I Ali i�� Sig tut of Director or Authorized Representative Date City c.. - -enton Department of Planning I Building / Pu Norks ENVIRONMENTAL & DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION REVIEW SHEET REVIEWING DEPARTMENT: C d COMMENTS DUE. SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 APPLICATION NO: LUA06-109, V-A DATE CIRCULATED: SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 APPLICANT: Dean & Sarah Geiger PROJECT MANAGER: Valerie Kinast PROJECT TITLE: Geiger Setback Variances PLAN REVIEW: Jan Illian R E C E I V Ei SITE AREA: 3,528 square feet BUILDING AREA (gross): NiA LOCATION: 3415 Burnett Avenue N WORK ORDER NO: 77643 BUILDING SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: The applicant is reauestina variances to reduce the minimum front. side and rear yard se QIV Ip ac s on a 3,528 sf lot in the R-8 zone in order to have a reasonable amount of buildable area to construct a new house. Next to the parcel is a section of unimproved N 35th St. that requires a 15 ft. setback. The variances requested are: Front yard reduced from 15 ft. for the primary structure and 20 ft for the garage, to 10.5 ft.; side yard along a street reduced from 15 ft. to 5 ft.; rear yard reduced from 20 ft_ to between 8 and 20 ft. A. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (e.g. Non -Code) COMMENTS Element of the Environment Probable Minor impacts Probable Major Impacts More Information Necessary Earth Air Water Plants Land/Shoreline Use Animals Environmental Health Energy/ Natural Resources B. POLICY -RELATED COMMENTS A I& V C. CODE -RELATED COMMENTS N6M' Element of the Environment Probable Minor impacts Probable Major Impacts More information Necessary Housing Aesthetics Li htlGlare Recreation utilities Transportation Public Services Historic/Cultural Preservation Airport Environment 10,000 Feet 14, 000 Feet We have reviewed this application with particular attention to those areas in which we have expertise and have identified areas of probable impact or areas w e additional informa Yon is needed to property assess this proposal. icinati re f DirecACr or Auth6rized Represents a Date City . enton Department of Planning / Building / Pi ENVIRONMENTAL & DEVELOPMENT APPLICA Works TION REVIEW SHEET REVIEWING DEPARTMENT: i COMMENTS DUE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 APPLICATION NO: LUA06-109, V-A DATE CIRCULATED: SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 APPLICANT: Dean & Sarah Geiger PROJECT MANAGER: Valerie Kinast PROJECT TITLE: Geiger Setback Variances r PLAN REVIEW: Jan Illien - SITE AREA: 3,528 square feet BUILDING AREA (gross), NI -- LOCATION: 3415 Bumett Avenue N WORK ORDER NO: 77643 l) i - n r SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting variances to reduce the minimp�tm front, side and r ar i;� 6 setbacks on a 3,528 sf lot in the R-8 zone in order to have a reasonable amount of buildable area to Cof�struct a new house. Next to the parcel is a section of unimproved N 35th St. that requires a 15 ft. setback. The variances requestedd are: Pro-nt.yard reduced from 1,5 ft. for the primary structure and 20 ft for the garage, to 10.5 ft.; side yard along a street reduced from 15 ft, to 5 ft,; `rear y*d reduced from 20 ft. to between 8 and 20 ft. A. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (e.g. Non -Code) COMMENTS Element of the Environment Probable Minor Impacts Probable Major Impacts More Information Necessary Earth Air Water Plants LandlShoreline Use Animals Environmental Health Energy/ Natural Resources N� B. POLICY -RELATED COMMENTS C. CODE -RELATED COMMENTS Element of the Environment Probable Minor Impacts Probable Major Impacts More Information Necessary Housin Aesthetics Light/Glare Recreation Uf hies Transportation Public Services Historic/Cuitural Preservation Airport Environment 10.000 Feet 14,000 Feet We have revie ed this applicatio With particular attention to those areas in which we have expertise and have 7z) areas of probable impact or areas where a dihonal informati needed to properly assess this proposal. Signat reoybirector or Authorized Rep sentative Date (i NOTICE OF APPLICATION A Master Application has been filed and accepted with the Development Samiees Division or the City of Renton. The following bdefiy describes the application and the necessary Public Approval.. PROJECT NAMEINIIMBER: Ce+ger Setback Car anew ! LOACS-109. V-A PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The arptEart Is rugrest:rg variances to reduce the minimum (rent. side anc rear yard selbacks an a 3,528 sf lot id the R-n <:+�e n ve a reasonable amount of buildab•e area to consvoct a new house_ Next to the parcel is a section of —ed N 35tr Stthat requires a 15 ft setback. The variances requested are. Front yard reduced from 15 R. fct ;ne urirnary sl'u :<<. re antl 20 B for the garage, to 10 5 rl.. side yard along a street reduced from 15 It. to 5 ft.; rear yard red,ced'rcm 2G ft to uetween 8 and 2C It. PROJECT LOCATION: 34' 5 Burnet: Aver Lie N PUBLIC APPROVALS: Acmnis:ra:ve'vanance approval APPLiCANTfPROJECT CONTACT PERSON Cean 3 Sarah Geiger: Tel r6251 227-511 Ernl- geiger7l @ri com: Curnmants an the above application must be submitted in writing to Valerie Kinast, Associate Planner, Development Services Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98055, by 5:00 PM on September 21, 20o8. If yov have questions about this proposal, or wish tc be Wade a party of record and receive additional not l'i by mail, contact the Projeci Manager at (425%470 72t0 Aryone xTc sub-ts wrigen comments will arutomahcaly become a party of record and wi l be noWied of any decision en in s Oro ec: PLEASE INCLUDE THE PROJECT NUMBER WHEN CALLING FOR PROPER FILE IDENTIFICATION DATE OF APPLICATION: August 14. 2006 NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION: September 7, 2006 DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: September 7, 2006 It you would like to be made a party cf record :o Tecei I,rp+er information on this proposed project. complete this form and return to City of Renton, Ueveloment P'ammr�g, ' 055 Soul:+ Grady Way Renton. WA 96055 File Name I No. Geiger Setback Vanances ! LJACC IC9. V-A NAME. MAILING ADDRESS. TELEPHONE NO. CERTIFICATION I, _ _�C-7 fH , hereby certify that 3 copies of the above document were posted by me in 3 conspicuous places or nearby the described property on DATE: SIGNED: ATTEST: Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary Public, in and for the State of Washington residing in J f �" on the O �:SIaY of �'� �- i-� �'1,�,� �a-E�1 1�1 !�.ti� `�C., �'_ y NOTARY PUBLIC SIG T CITY OF RENTON CURRENT PLANNING DIVISION AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE BY MAILING On the 7" day of September, 2006, 1 deposited in the mails of the United States, a sealed envelope containing Acceptance Ltr & NOA documents. This information was sent to: Name Representing Dean & Sarah Geiger Owners]Applicants/Contacts Surrounding Property Owners - NOA only See Attached (Signature of Sender)_ STATE OF WASHINGTON } } SS COUNTY OF KING } I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that Stacy Tucker signed this instrument and acknowledged it to be his/her/their free and voluntary act for the; ,���1d purposes mentioned in the instrument. �``�YNN Dated: LNotary Public in Notary (Print): P,,N,. My appointment expires: D-- \r,l Project Name: Geiger Setback Variances Project Number: LUA06-109, V-A d for the State of r1 334210252006 312405907600 334210300102 ADAMS GINA L BRENNAN GERALD F CORRELL KEVIN L+SUSANA 917 N 30TH ST 3405 LAKE WASH BLVD N 3502 BURNETT AVE N RENTON WA 98056 RENTON WA 98056 RENTON WA 98056 334210275007 DAO HUNG+LOAN BUI 900 N 34TH ST RENTON WA 98056 334210276005 GERRING DALE+LINDA L 905 N 36TH ST RENTON WA 98056 334210252501 METTLER FRANKLIN L 913N35THST RENTON WA 98056 334210299502 PALKA ADAM & EVA 808 N 33RD ST RENTON WA 98056 334210275908 SHURE CHARLES H III+GAYLE A 903 N 36TH ST RENTON WA 98056 334210298504 DURR YOSEF R-+ DARCIE E C 908 N 35TH ST RENTON WA 98056 334210001502 KRAMER MELISSA 3407 BURNETT AVE N RENTON WA 98056 334210251008 NICOLI BRUNO I & SARAH C 3404 BURNETT AVE N RENTON WA 98056 334210002005 POTOSHNIK MIKE ]R 3403 BURNETT AVE N RENTON WA 98056 334210226000 WITTMANN CHARLES P+WITTMANN CAROLA E 907 N 34TH ST RENTON WA 98056 334210003003 FAWCETT JAMES R 3313 BURNETT AVE N RENTON WA 98056 334210274505 MACCUBBIN LOUIS+KAREN 4049 AMES LAKE -CARNATION RD NE REDMOND WA 98053 334210273507 OSADA KOICHI B+RHODA M 916 N 34TH ST RENTON WA 98056 334210274000 QUERIN VERDIE R 23410 160TH AVE SE KENT WA 98042 C Y � 4 NOTICE OF APPLICATION A Master Application has been filed and accepted with the Development Services Division of the City of Renton. The following briefly describes the application and the necessary Public Approvals. PROJECT NAMEINUMBER: Geiger Setback Variances 1 LUA06-109, V-A PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting variances to reduce the minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks on a 3,528 sf lot in the R-8 zone in order to have a reasonable amount of buildable area to construct a new house. Next to the parcel is a section of unimproved N 35th St that requires a 15 ft. setback. The variances requested are: Front yard reduced from 15 ft. for the primary structure and 20 ft for the garage, to 10.5 ft; side yard along a street reduced from 15 ft to 5 ft.; rear yard reduced from 2C ft. to between 8 and 20 ft PROJECT LOCATION: 3415 Burnett Avenue N PUBLIC APPROVALS: Administrative Variance approval APPLICANTIPROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Dean & Sarah Geiger; Te[ (425) 227-5109, Eml: geiger7l@msn.com Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing to Valerie Kinast, Associate Planner, Development Services Division, 1066 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98055, by 5:00 PM on September 21, 2006. If you have questions about this proposal, or wish to be made a party of record and receive additional notification by mail, contact the Project Manager at (425) 430-7270. Anyone who submits written comments will automatically become a party of record and will be notified of any decision on this prciect. PLEASE INCLUDE THE PROJECT NUMBER WHEN CALLING FOR PROPER FILE IDENTIFICATION DATE OF APPLICATION: August 14, 2006 NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION: September 7, 2006 DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: September 7, 2006 If you would like to be made a party of record to receive further information on this proposed project, complete this form and return to: City of Renton, Development Planning, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98055 File Name I No.: Geiger Setback Variances / LUA05-109, V-A NAME: MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE NO.: Y CITY )F RENTON + + Kathy Keolker, Mayor September 7, 2006 Dean & Sarah Geiger 359 Lyons Avenue NE Renton, WA 98059 Subject: Geiger Setback Variances LUA06--109, V-H Dear Mr. & Ms. Geiger: PlanningBuilding/PublicWorks Department Gregg Zimmerman P.E., Administrator The Development Planning Section of the City of Renton has determined that the subject application is complete according to submittal requirements and, therefore, is accepted for review. You will be notified if any additional information is required to continue processing your application. Please contact me at (425) 430-7270 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Valerie Kinast Associate Planner 1055 South Grady Way - Renton, Washington 98055 MThis papmcontains50%recycledmate6i 30%oostconsumer RENTON AHEAD OF THE CURVE u1PTo-164 City of Renton LAND USE PERMIT MASTER APPLICATION PROPERTY OWNER(S) NAME: b2rlfl. Cyl CW ADDRESS; � r ' Cl. t , j ZIPQ IS TELEPHONE NUMBER: �7 lc APPLICANT (if other than owner) NAME: COMPANY (if applicable): ADDRESS: CITY: ZIP: TELEPHONE NUMBER CONTACT PERSON NAM : a s COMPANY (if applicable): ADDRESS: CITY: ZIP: TELEPHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS: Q: we Wpw/denserv/ferrnslplanning/masterapp.doc PROJECT INFORMATION PROJECTOR DEVELOPMENT NAME: f firl 0 e_ 11'� cP�J PROJE6/ADDRESS(S)/L ATION AND ZIP CODE: Lea KING COUNTY ASSESSOR'S ACCOUNT NUMBER(S): EXISTING LAND USE(S): PROPOSED LAND USE(S): EXISTI COMPREHENSIV PLAN MAP DESIGNATION: PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP DESIGNATION (if applicable): r Y '- EXISTING ZONING:eK PROPOSED ZONING (if applicable): SITE AREA (in square feet). S SQUARE FOOTAGE OF PUBLIC ROADWAYS TO BE DEDICATED: SQUARE FOOTAGE OF PRIVATE ACCESS EASEMENTS: N4 PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DENSITY IN UNITS PER NET ACRE (if applicable): NUMBER OF PROPOSED LOTS (if applicable): NUMBER OF NEW DWELLING UNITS (if applicable): � I OW 29.'05 1 P1.,,JECT INFORMA NUMBER OF EXISTING DWELLING UNITS (if applicable): SQUARE FOOTAGE OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (if applicable): SQUARE FOOTAGE OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS TO REMAIN (if applicable):r SQUARE FOOTAGE OF PROPOSED NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (if applicable): SQUARE FOOTAGE OF EXISTING NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS TO REMAIN (if applicable): NET FLOOR AREA OF NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (if applicable):i NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO BE EMPLOYED BY THE NEW PROJECT (if applicable): &2 TION conth cued PROJECT VALUE: IS THE SITE LOCATED IN ANY TYPE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREA, PLEASE INCLUDE SQUARE FOOTAGE (if applicable): ❑ AQUIFER PROTECTION AREA ONE ❑ AQUIFER PROTECTION AREA TWO ❑ FLOOD HAZARD AREA sq. ft. • GEOLOGIC HAZARD sq. ft, ❑ HABITAT CONSERVATION sq_ ft. Cl SHORELINE STREAMS AND LAKES sq, ft. ❑ WETLANDS sq. ft. (SQL t7-1-04LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY (Attach legal descri ,ion on separate sheet with the following information included SITUATE IN THE _ QUARTER OF SECTION, TOWNSHIP RANGE, IN THE CITY OF RENTON, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. TYPE OF APPLICATION & FEES List all land use applications being applied for: 1. va4,itnel_ 16V' 3. 2. C;,_ ; e-r- PgrlM166 `'D 4 Staff will calculate applicable fees and postage: $ AFFIDAVIT OF OWNERSHIP I, (Print Name/s)U0'1 rat A a17c/ ! pa o .._C0.0% 10'� , declare that I am (please check one) _✓the current owner of the property involved in this application or the authorized represents a to act for a corporation (please attach prof of authorization) and that the foregoing statements and answers herein contained and the Information herewith are In all respects true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that c-C�1- € , Y,6 ti-\ 6LI, j p signed this instrument and acknowledged it to be his/her/their free and voluntary act for the f uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument (Signature of Owner/Representative) (Signature of Owner/Representative) �rL�t t I� y�;�NS:1yI+' C ti r aO'"tfr Notary Public in and for the State i 4ashington Notary My appointment expires: Q:web/taw/devscrv/forms/ptanning/mastempP•doc 2 01/29/05 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISI+ WAIVER OF SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LAN[ USE APPLICATIONS This requirement may be waived by: 1, Property Services Section 2. Public Works Plan Review Section 3. Building Section 4. Development Planning Section PROJECT NAME: : -,,'C� 164.7tt l( DATE: ell,I i?:1V;EB%PV'_IAnFVSFrZV,FnrmclPianninnlwaivvr� vlc 1 ov), "'n"g DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISIO WAIVER OF SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND USE APPLICATIONS This requirement may be waived by: i 1. Property Services Section PROJECTNAME: 2. Public Works Plan Review Section f 3. Building Section DATE: 4. Development Planning Section Q!1WE B1PVADT—�i �'ERV\Forms%planiiing%waivers.xls 2 050-1 120� )k # 5 Project Narrative and Variance request: To Whom It May Concern Geiger Project Square foot of the lot is 3528 Thank you for your time in considering this variance request to build our home. Goal: To build a new home Objective 1: Enlarge building footprint Objective 2: To enhance appearance of neighborhood Site Location: 3415 Burnett Ave N. Renton WA 98056 We would like to build a two or three story home on this lot that we just purchased. The lot size is 3528 square feet. We need a variance in order to accomplish this building project. The lot creates a hardship to build a nice looking home in the Kennydale area with its current odd size/shape. It is one of the smaller lots in the Kennydale Neighborhood. We need to only extend the northwest corner- to have a 8ft set back. And on the southwest corner we would have a 21 ft set back. On the front we would like to stay with the existing 10.5 set back that is currently there with the home now. We would like to have equal footage on all four sides so we can build a comparable home to the community and its surroundings, without having to build a three-story home. The current foot print restricts us from being able to do that and having adequate living space. This variance will not hinder any neighbors because it is on the Lake Washington side. Therefore it would not be a noise problem that the neighbors would have to contend with. We want the rights and privileges that are enjoyed by other property owners in the area. The house next door to the south is over its normal setbacks as are many other homes in this neighborhood. (see attached photos). This home would be a wonderful benefit to the Kennydale community. Considering all the new building and great improvements this neighborhood has seen in the last few years and will in the future. It has been our dream to live in Kennydale and have a view of the lake. Thank you for your consideration. increly, �. can and Sarah Geiger # 6 Justification for the Variance Request August 11, 2006 My husband and I were looking at buying this lot. We started by doing our homework to see what the setbacks are with the city of Renton, and to see if this would be a buildable lot. We came into the city several times to see what the set back were. We were told several times our set backs were 5 foot set backs on the sides and 15 for structure and 20 for garage in the front and 20 ft in the back. So just go off the setback and you will know what size home you can build. Also our attorney called and double-checked what the set back would be. At the time we checked on this we received a noted drawing by the planning department for our setbacks. 1 have attached the set back markings from the planner stating what the setbacks are. (See attached document labeled "A" that was marked on by the planner). This research had been done over several months to current. Also the original owners of the property received the same set back information on the lot as we did. So we figured we needed a variance just for the North West Corner of the property. So we purchased the lot -July 3, 2006 planning on the information given to us. Today July 28th, 2006 we bring in our request for variance and are now told we need a 15-foot set back on the North side of the house. Instead of 5 ft. Because it is noted as a road on the map. No one had given us this information prior and everyone had been working and drawing the set backs the same map. The road that is not being used is currently as parking spaces for the beach park. So now we are faced with three variances instead of one that we were first told. if that is the case there is no room to build at all. So now I will explain why it is so critical as to why we need this variance. We fall into many special circumstances and suffer a major hardship because of this lots size, the shape and the topography and the building and zoning code is found to deprive us of building a nice looking home. We want the rights and privileges that are enjoyed by the other property owners in the area. The house next door to the south is over its normal setbacks and many other homes in this neighborhood are. We want to enjoy a sizable home with being able to benefit from what others can and have in the Kennydale area. The granting of the Variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare. We did our research on this as well. We personally hired Robert Pride, PE Principal Geotechnical Engineer to address the feasibility of the property and building plans that we wanted to accomplish. I have included a copy of his study. It will be a great addition and improvement as to what is currently there. We have already been maintaining the yard and weeds that have over grown and the neighbors to the East and South have come over and said it is nice that this land is being improved. Thank you for you consideration rely, Dean and Sarah Geiger Consulting Robert M. Pride, LLC Engineer Jul`' 22, 2006 Mr. and Mrs. Dean Geiger 359 Lyons Avenue NE Renton, WA 98059 Re: Report on Geotechnical Assessment Proposed Residence 3415 Burnett Avenue North Renton, Washington Project No. 06-188-01 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Geiger, This report presents the results of my site inspection and engineering evaluation of your residential property located at 3415 Burnett Avenue North in Renton. It is understood that you are planning to remove the existing one story house and construct a new residence on this small parcel. The purpose of my geotechnical evaluation was to document existing site and subsoil conditions on your property and to determine the feasibility for constructing a two story residence on this site. A boundary survey recently obtained by you was used as a basis for locating the existing slope and a potential residence footprint on the upper portion of this parcel. Site Conditions I re`7ewed the geologic conditions on and adjacent to the subject site using the USGS geologic mapping performed by Waldron in 1962. They have identified the subsoil deposits as younger sands (Qys) that were exposed in the rear yard slope behind the existing residence. It is understood that the City of Renton recently constructed a two tiered rockery wall along the easterly side of Lake Washington Boulevard that extends onto your property. The attached Site plan on Dra�N4ng No. 1 shows the existing residence on the property in relation to the rockery wall. This 16 foot high slope descends from the rear yard down to Lake Washington Boulevard, and is approximately 4 to 5 feet inside the westerly property line. Minor fill soils exist in the rear yard behind this rockery and has an estimated maximum depth of about four feet on the northwest corner of this parcel. Observations of the existing block wall residence shows signs of minor foundation settlement on the westerly side of the house. This settlement is most likely the result of poorly compacted fill adjacent to the top of the rockery wall. A majority of the house 13203 Holmes Pont Drive RF Kirkland, WA. 98034 Phone: 42 5-S 14-3970 Fax: 425-814-56 72 July 22, 2oo6 Mr. and Mrs. Geiger Page 2 foundation is in excellent condition where it is supported on the native sandy soils. Along the south side of the property- is a concrete driveway slab and low `gall that was constructed on your property for the adjoining residence. This slab extends from 4 to 8 feet onto your property, and it is understood that most of this driveway slab will need to be removed in order to construct your new residence. Proposed Residence Construction Your plans for a new tvo story house will require the use of most of the upper flat area of the property. Five foot setbacks from the north and south property lines are planned and the front setback from Burnett AN-enue of 10.5 feet will be maintained because of the current residence location. At the rear of the property you are requesting a variance for expanding the building pad area at the northwest corner to nine feet in order to create the 41x43 building pad footprint. A foundation setback wrill be required for all continuous footings installed adjacent to the top of the slope. These footings will need to be deepened to extend below the recommended 3H:2V footing setback line as shown in section on Draining No. 2. Deeper footings are required because of the rockery wall construction and the potential influence on settlement and lateral movement of the new residence foundations. Maximum anticipated footing depths could be on the order of 8 feet at the northwest corner of the new house. For preliminary design purposes the continuous bearing wall footings can be supported on the medium dense to dense, native silty sands that underlie the upper pad area. An allowable soil bearing value of 1500 psf may be used for these footings that bear on the native soils. All footing excavations should be inspected prior to pouring concrete to verify the adequacy of the bearing soils. Where deeper footings are required to meet the recommended setback restriction, it is recommended that two inch diameter pipe piles be used for foundation support. These piles'have a working capacity of 4 kips ti,,-hen they are driven to refusal using a go* pneumatic hammer. Design of the foundation system should be performed by a structural engineer experienced in this type of foundation system. All site drainage and roof water should be collected and discharged to the street at the front or rear of the property in accordance \%Ith the City of Renton guidelines. In summary the proposed residence construction is feasible as long as the foundation design incorporates the above recommendations. The existing slope may fall into the Protected Slope description, although the original native slope has been modified by the 13203 Holmes Point Drive NE Kirkland, WA 98034 Phone: 425-814-3970 Fax: 425-814-5672 July 22, 2oo6 Mr. and Mrs. Geiger Page 3 City for installation of the rockery and the original slope cut for Lake Washington Boulevard. It is recommended that your final plans for the new residence be reviewed to determine they are in agreement with the recommendations of this report. Please call me if there are any questions regarding this preliminary submittal for City review. Respectfully, bert M. Pride, . E. Principal Geotechnical Engineer dirt: (23 addressee encl. Drawing No. 1 and 2 rinp: GeigerResi 13203 Holmes Point Cris.. NE Kirkland, WA 98034 Phone- 425-814-3970 Fax: 425-814-5672 Standard Coverage PACIFIC NORTHWEST TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. A.L.T.A. OWNER'S POLICY SCHEDULE A Order No.: 628100 Policy No.: 1093-241876 Policy Date: July 3, 2006 Amount. $300,000.00 at 15:35 p.m. Premium: $760.00 1. Name of Insured: DEAN A. GEIGER and SARAH C. GEIGER, husband and wife 2. The estate or interest in the land described herein and which is covered by this Policy is: FEE SIMPLE 3. The estate or interest referred to herein is at date of Policy vested in: DEAN A. GEIGER and SARAH C. GEIGER, husband and wife 4. The land referred to in this Policy is described as follows: Lot 1, Block 2, Hillman's Lake Washington Garden of Eden Addition to Seattle Number 1, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 11 of Plats, page 63, in King County, Washington. Standard Coverage PACIFIC NORTHWEST TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. A.L.T.A. OWNER'S POLICY SCHEDULE B Policy No.: 1093-241876 This policy does not insure against loss or damage by reason of the following: GENERAL EXCEPTIONS: 1. Rights or claims of parties in possession not shown by the public records. 2. Easements, or claims of easements, not shown by the public record. 3. Encroachments, overlaps, boundary line disputes, or other matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the premises. 4. Any lien, or right to a lien, for services, labor or material heretofore or hereafter furnished, imposed by law and not shown by the public records, or liens under the Workmen's Compensation Act not shown by the public records. 5. Any title or rights asserted by anyone including but not limited to persons corporations, governments or other entities, to tide lands, or lands comprising the shores or bottoms of navigable rivers, lakes, bays, ocean or sound, or lands beyond the line of the harbor lines as established or changed by the United States Government. G. (a) Unpatented mining claims; (b) reservations or exceptions in patents or in Acts authorizing the issuance thereof; (c) water rights, claims or title to seater. 7. Taxes or special assessments which are not shown as existing liens by the public records. 8. Any service, installation, connection, maintenance, capacity, or construction charges for sewer, water, electricity or garbage removal. 9. Indian tribal codes or regulations, Indian treaty or aboriginal rights, including, but not limited to, easements or equitable servitudes. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, As on Schedule B, attached. SCHEDULE B Page 2 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS: Policy No.: 1093-241876 1. GENERAL AND SPECIAL TAXES AND CHARGES: FIRST HALF DELINQUENT MAY 1, IF UNPAID: SECOND HALF DELINQUENT NOVEMBER 1, IF UNPAID: YEAR: 2006 TAX ACCOUNT NUMBER: 334210-0010-07 LEVY CODE: 2100 CURRENT ASSESSED VALUE: Land: $156,000.00 Improvements: $59,000.00 AMOUNT BILLED GENERAL TAXES: $2,568.19 SPECIAL DISTRICT: $1.50 $10.00 TOTAL BILLED: $2,579.69 PAID: $1,289.85 TOTAL DUE: $1,289.84 2. DEED OF TRUST TO SECURE AN INDEBTEDNESS: GRANTOR: Dean A. Geiger and Sarah C. Geiger, husband and wife TRUSTEE: Pacific NW Title Unit #6 King County BENEFICIARY: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for DHI Mortgage Company Ltd. AMOUNT: $200,000.0O DATED: June 30, 2006 RECORDED: July 3, 2006 RECORDING NUMBER: 20060703002125 END OF SCHEDULE B KC/rg ENDORSEMENT ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF POLICY OF TITLE INSURANCE SERIAL NUMBER 1093-241876 ISSUED BY This endorsement shall be effective only if at Date of Policy there is located on the land described in the policy a one -to -four family residential structure in which the insured owner resides, either at date of Policy, or within one year of date of policy, as the insured owner's principal residence. For the purpose of this endorsement the term "residential structure" is defined as the principal dwelling structure located on the land, together with a garage or carport used for storage of noncommercial vehicles. The term "residential -structure" shall not include detached outbuildings (other than a garage or carport as defined herein), driveways, walkways, boat ramps, docks, recreational facilities of any kind, subsurface lines, pipes, tanks, septic systems and/or drainfields, plantings of any nature, perimeter fences or perimeter walls, or any other improvements which are not an integral part of the residential structure. 2. The Company hereby insures the insured owner against loss or damage which the insured owner shall sustain by reason of: a. the existence at Date of Policy of any unrecorded statutory liens for labor or materials attaching to the estate or interest arising out of any work of improvement on the land in progress or completed at the Date of the Policy, except those liens arising out of a work of improvement for which the insured has agreed to be responsible. b. the removal of the residential structure or interference with the use thereof for ordinary residential purposes as the result of a final Court Order or Judgment, based upon the existence at the Date of Policy of: (1) any encroachment of the residential structure or any part thereof onto adjoining lands, or onto any easement shown as a special exception in Schedule B of the Policy, or onto any unrecorded subsurface easement; (2) any violation on the land of enforceable covenants, conditions or restrictions provided that this coverage shall not refer to or include the terms, covenants and conditions contained in any lease, sub -lease or contract of sale referred to in this Policy; (3) any violation of applicable zoning ordinances to the extent that such ordinances regulate (a) area, width or depth of the land as a building Site for the residential structure; (b) floor space area of the residential structure; (c) setback of the residential structure from the property lines of the land; or (d) height of the residential structure. C. damage to the residential structure resulting from the exercise of any right to use the surface of the land for the extraction or development of the minerals shown as an exception in Schedule B, or excepted from the description of the land. (Continued) Homeowners Endorsement (Rev. 1/12195) Page One of Two For purposes of this endorsement, the words "covenant," "conditions" or "restrictions" shall not be deemed to refer to or include any covenants, conditions or restrictions relating to environmental protection, except to the extent that a notice of violation or alleged violation affecting the land has been recorded in the public records at Date of Policy and is not excepted in Schedule B. This endorsement is made a part of the policy and is subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof and of any prior endorsements thereto. Except to the extent expressly stated, it neither modifies any of the terms and provisions of the policy and any prior endorsements, nor does it extend the effective date of the policy and any prior endorsements, nor does it increase the face amount thereof. O'� .fi ik�, PACIFIC NORTHWEST DTLfi, Insurance Company. Inc. %ILE xfd4-Wr, Oe ,Z'�'UNP�RgrF �'e SEALjJj4y �! F President Countersigned by: Authorized Signatory PACIFIC NORTHWEST TITLE Seattle. Washington Homeowners Endorsement (Rev. 1/12195) Page Two of Two ENDORSEMENT ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF POLICY OF TITLE INSURANCE SERIAL NUMBER 1093-241876 ISSUED BY The Company, recognizing the current effect of inflation on real property valuation and intending to provide additional monetary protection to the Insured Owner named in said Policy, hereby modifies said Policy, as follows: 1 . Notwithstanding anything contained in said Policy to the contrary, the amount of insurance provided by said Policy, as stated in Schedule A thereof, is subject to cumulative annual upward adjustment in the manner and to the extent hereinafter specified. 2. "Adjustment Date" is defined, for the purpose of this Endorsement, to 12:01 a.m. on the first January 1 which occurs more than six months after the date of Policy, as shown in Schedule A of the Policy to which the Endorsement is attached, and on each succeeding January 1. 3. An upward adjustment will be made on each of the Adjustment Dates, as defined above, by increasing the maximum amount of insurance provided by said policy (as said amount may have been increased theretofore under the terms of this Endorsement) by the same percentage, if any, by which the United States Department of Commerce Composite Construction Cost Index (base period 1967) for the month of September immediately preceding extends such Index for the month of September one year earlier; provided, however, that the maximum amount of insurance in force shall never exceed 150% of the amount of insurance stated in Schedule A of said Policy, less the amount of any claim paid under said Policy which, under the terms of the Conditions and Stipulations, reduces the amount of insurance in force. There shall be no annual adjustment in the amount of insurance for years in which there is no increase in said Construction Cost Index. 4. In the settlement of any claim against the Company under said Policy, the amount of insurance in force shall be deemed to be the amount which is in force as of the date on which the insured claimant first learned of the assertion or possible assertion of such claim, or as of the date of receipt by the Company of the first notice of such claim, whichever shall first occur. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, this Endorsement shall be effective only if one of the following conditions exists at Date of Policy: (Continued) Inflation Endorsement Page One of Two (a) The land described in this Policy is a parcel on which there is only a one -to -four family residential structure, including all improvements on the land related to residential use, in which the Insured Owner resides or intends to reside; or, (b) The land consists of a residential condominium unit, together with common elements appurtenant thereto and related to residential use thereof, in which the Insured Owner resides or intends to reside. This Endorsement is made a part of the Policy or Commitment and is subject to all the terms and provisions thereof and of any prior endorsements thereto. Except to the extent expressly stated, it neither modified any of the terms and provisions of the Policy or Commitment and prior endorsements, if any, nor does it extend the effective date of the Policy or Commitment and prior endorsements or increase the face amount thereof. rak PACIFIC NORTHWEST TI'1'LL Insurance Company, Inc. �it1�4E 1Xsb�gyC 4 SEAL � $�SXIMBI9P Inflation Endorsement Page Two of Two President Countersigned by: Authorized Signatory PACIFIC NORTHWEST TITLE Seattle. Washington Printed: 08-14-2006 CITY OF RENTON 1055 S. Grady Way Renton, WA 98055 Land Use Actions RECEIPT Permit#: LUA06-109 Payment Made: 08/14/2006 08A3 AM Total Payment: 200.00 Current Payment Made to the Following Items: Receipt Number: R0604059 Payee: DEAN & SARAH GEIGER Trans Account Code Description Amount 5022 000-345.81.00.0019 Variance Fees 200.00 Payments made for this receipt Trans Method Description Amount ---------- -------- --------------------------- --------------- Payment Check 2273 200.00 Account Balances Trans Account Code Description 3021 303.000.00.345.85 Park Mitigation Fee 5006 000.345.81.00.0002 Annexation Fees 5007 000.345.81.00.0003 Appeals/Waivers 5008 000.345.81.00.0004 Binding Site/Short Plat 5009 000.345.81.00.0006 Conditional Use Fees 5010 000.345.81.00.0007 Environmental Review 5011 000.345.81.00.0008 Prelim/Tentative Plat 5012 000.345.81.00.0009 Final Plat 5013 000.345.81.00.0010 PUD 5014 000.345.81.00.0011 Grading & Filling Fees 5015 000.345.81.00.0012 Lot Line Adjustment 5016 000.345.81.00.0013 Mobile Home Parks 5017 000.345.81.00.0014 Rezone 5018 000.345.81.00.0015 Routine Vegetation Mgmt 5019 000.345.81.00.0016 Shoreline Subst Dev 5020 000.345.81.00.0017 Site Plan Approval 5021 000.345.81.00.0018 Temp Use or Fence Review 5022 000.345.81.00.0019 Variance Fees 5024 000.345.81.00.0024 Conditional Approval Fee 5036 000.345.81.00.0005 Comprehensive Plan. Amend 5909 000-341.60.00.0024 Booklets/EIS/Conies 5941 000.241.50.00.0000 Maps (Taxable) 5954 604.237.00.00.0000 Special Deposits 5955 000.05.519.90.42.1 Postage 5998 000.231.70.00.0000 Tax Balance Due _00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 _00 .00 .00 .00 .00 _00 .00 .00 00 00 Remaining Balance Due: $0.00