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Home My WebLink AboutHEX Decision ExhibitsCITY OF RENTON DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HEARING EXAMINER DECISION EXHIBITS Project Name: First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church Expansion Land Use File Number: LUA18-000253, ECF, CU-H, MOD, MOD Date of Hearing February 19, 2019 Staff Contact Angelea Weihs Associate Planner Project Contact/Applicant Andrey Kovak First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church 3811 NE 21st ST, Renton, WA 98056 Project Location 3811 NE 21st ST The following exhibits are included with the Hearing Examiner Decision: Exhibits 1-7:As shown in the Environmental Review Committee (ERC) Report Exhibits 8-15:As shown in the Staff Report to the Hearing Examiner Exhibit 21:Staff PowerPoint Exhibit 22:COR Maps, http://rp.rentonwa.gov/Html5Public/Index.html?viewer=CORMaps Exhibit 23:Google Earth, https://www.google.com/earth/ First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church Conditional Use Permit Hearing Examiner Public Hearing Angelea Weihs, Associate Planner February 19, 2019 LUA18-000253, CU-H, MOD, MOD Approvals Requested The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit, Street Modification, and Parking Modification in order to expand an existing religious institution in the R-6 zoning district. The application was accepted for review on April 4, 2018, and the application was determined complete on April 30, 2018. The project was later placed on hold on May 18, 2018, and taken off hold on December 18, 2018. Staff received no public or agency comments. 3811 NE 21st St (Parcel nos. 0423059237 and 0423059307) 108,900 square feet (2.5 acres) Site contains an existing (17,211 SF) church. Zoning District –Residential-6 (R-6) Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation –Residential Medium Density (MD) Current access for the site is via two existing curb cuts off of NE 21st St. No critical areas are mapped on the project site. Site Characteristics Environmental Review On January 28, 2019, the Environmental Review Committee issued a Determination of Non-Significance -Mitigated (DNS-M) for the project proposal. No appeals of the threshold determination have been filed. The DNS-M included one (1) mitigation measure: The applicant shall provide one (1) street light within the abutting street frontage of the property that is consistent with the street lighting standards of RMC 4-6-060I at the time of construction permit application. Project Proposal Proposal includes a 1,750 square foot addition to the existing sanctuary. The proposed addition would increase the seating capacity within the sanctuary to 432 seats. There are a total of 220 seats outside of the sanctuary within the banquet and meeting rooms The applicant proposes to expand the parking lot by 77 parking stalls, for a total of 176 parking stalls. No residential units or subdivision is proposed with this proposal. Zoning Development Standards The proposal would comply with all setback, building coverage, building height, and tree retention regulations following expansion. The proposal exceeds maximum impervious surface requirements. The proposal does not comply with on-site fire turning radius requirements. Zoning Development Standards: Landscaping Parking Modification Religious institutions require a minimum and maximum of 1 parking stall for every 5 seats in the main auditorium. Seating capacity outside of the auditorium is subject to “outdoor and indoor sports arenas, auditoriums, stadiums, movie theaters, and entertainment clubs” uses, which requires a minimum and maximum of 1 space for every 4 fixed seats. The project proposal requires a minimum and maximum of 141 parking spaces. The applicant submitted a parking modification request in order to allow for the construction of 176 on-site parking spaces, rather than the required 176 parking spaces. Provided conditions of approval are met, the proposal complies with modification criteria. Street Modification The applicant submitted a street modification request in order to: Reduce the public ROW width from 23 feet to 20 feet. Align the required new curb with the existing curb located east of the site. Remove the required 8-foot wide landscaped planter between the curb and sidewalk. Staff recommends approval in part and denial in part of the requested modification. Conditional Use Permit Analysis Effects on Adjacent Properties Appropriate Location Consistency with Plans and Regulations Compatibility Parking Noise, Light, and Glare Landscaping Traffic Public Services Stormwater: The provided TIR and drainage plan are not in compliance with the 2017 Renton Surface Water Design Manual. A revised TIR and drainage plan will be required at the time of construction permit application. A revised Geotechnical Report that is consistent with the revised TIR will be required. Water: A fire department connection (FDC) is required to be within 50 feet of a fire hydrant or in a location approved by the Renton Regional Fire Authority. Recommendation Staff recommends approval of the First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church Expansion Conditional Use Permit and Parking Modification, and partial approval/partial denial of the requested Street Modification, File No. LUA18-000253, ECF, CU-H, subject to the eight (8) conditions of approval: 1.The applicant shall either revise the proposed impervious surface on both parcel numbers 0423059237 and 0423059307 to comply with maximum impervious surface requirements and/or the applicant shall submit an application for a Lot Line Adjustment with the neighboring parcel to the south (parcel number 0423059068;also owned by the First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church)in order to modify the lot area to comply with impervious surface requirements.The Lot Line Adjustment shall be submitted for review and approval by the Current Planning ProjectManager,prior to Civil Construction Permit issuance. 2.A detailed landscape plan consistent with RMC 4-8-120 shall be submitted for review and approval by the Current Planning Project Manager, prior to Construction Permit Issuance. The detailed landscape plan shall include, but is not limited to, the following amendments: a.Perimeter parking lot landscaping shall be included along parking stalls numbered 1-14. b.The proposed perimeter parking lot landscaping shall either be revised to be fully site obscuring, or shall be revised to include a 15-foot wide, partially sight- obscuring, landscaped visual barrier, in compliance with RMC 4-4-070F.4.c. c.A 10-foot onsite landscape strip shall be included along NE 21st Street. The landscape strip shall include a mixture of trees, shrubs and groundcover. d.The revised Landscape Plan shall demonstrate compliance with the minimum parking lot landscaping square footage requirements,as outlined in RMC 4-4- 070F.6.b. 3.The applicant shall submit a revised site plan that demonstrates compliance with maximum compact parking space regulations for review and approval by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to Construction Permit issuance. 4.An on-site lighting plan shall be provided with the Civil Construction permit application demonstrating compliance with RMC 4-4-075. The lighting plan shall be reviewed and approved by the current planning project manager prior to Civil Construction permit issuance. 5.The applicant shall replace the existing 15 feet of temporary asphalt sidewalk to the east of the project frontage with concrete sidewalk meeting City standards. Compliance with this condition shall be demonstrated at the time of Civil Construction permit application. 6.The applicant shall submit a site plan demonstrating compliance with turning radius fire access requirements for review and approval by the Renton Fire Authority at the time of Civil Construction Permit. 7.With the construction permit application the applicant shall either: provide an approximate 70-foot long, 8-inch diameter water main extension in order to ensure the Fire Port Connection (FPC) is within 50 feet of the hydrant; or, the applicant shall provide an alternate layout, with the Double Detector Check Valve Assembly (DDCVA) located in the landscape planter outside the building (which is located within 50 feet of the fire hydrant). Utility plans reflecting these change shall be reviewed and approval by the Current Planning Project Manager and Development Engineering prior to Construction Permit issuance. 8.The applicant shall submit an application for Lot Combination for Parcel numbers 0423059237 and 0423059307, prior to Civil Construction Permit Application. The Lot Combination shall be recorded prior to certificate of occupancy of the proposed addition.