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OF APPLICATION AND PROPOSED DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)
A Master Application has been filed and accepted with the Department of Community & Economic Development (CED) – Planning Division of the City of Renton. The following briefly describes
the application and the necessary Public Approvals.
DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION:
March 6, 2019
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PROJECT NAME/NUMBER:
PR19-0000089 Excel Charter School / LUA19-000035, ECF. CU-H, SP
PROJECT LOCATION:
17060 116th Ave SE, Renton WA 98058
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON:
Anna Johnson/ anna@washingtoncharter.org/
Washington Charter School Development/
107 Spring St, Suite 4025, Seattle, WA 98104
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton Document Center website. See also http://bit.ly/2ITCGni
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant, Washington Charter School Development (WCSD), is requesting a Hearing Examiner Conditional Use Permit, Site Plan
Review, and Environmental (SEPA) Review to renovate a vacant grocery store (former QFC) within the Cascade Village Shopping Center to a 7th – 12th grade public school for Excel Public
Charter School (Excel). The roughly 40,664 square foot building is located at 17060 116th Ave SE. The parcel is approximately 13.6 acres (APN 2823059009) and is zoned Commercial Arterial
(CA). The project is proposing to retain 60 existing parking spaces for school use and convert several existing parking spaces (and some landscape areas) to bus loading and outdoor play.
As a public charter school it is tuition free and open to all students. The school would serve up to 500 students. The school day starts at 7:30 am (Monday – Friday) and ends at slightly
varied times in the afternoon, ranging from 2:30 pm to 3:40 pm. Afterschool clubs and tutoring last until 4:15 pm (Monday – Thursday). The school seeks to occupy the existing structure
by fall of 2019. Renovations would include interior tenant improvements, seismic upgrades, new mechanical and electrical systems, envelope improvements, and overall site improvements.
The existing surface parking area would be used for school parking. No critical areas are present on the project site. The applicant submitted a Drainage Report, Geotechnical Report,
and Traffic Study with the application.
DATE OF APPLICATION:
February 28, 2019
NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION:
March 6, 2019
OPTIONAL DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS): As the Lead Agency, the City of Renton has determined that significant environmental impacts are unlikely to result from the proposed
project. Therefore, as permitted under the RCW 43.21C.110, the City of Renton is using the Optional DNS process to give notice that a DNS is likely to be issued. Comment periods for
the project and the proposed DNS are integrated into a single comment period. There will be no comment period following the issuance of the Threshold Determination of Non-Significance
(DNS). This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal. A 14-day appeal period will follow the issuance of the DNS.
PERMITS/REVIEW REQUESTED:
Conditional Use, Environmental (SEPA) Review, Site Plan
OTHER PERMITS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED:
Building Permit, Fire Permit
REQUESTED STUDIES:
Drainage Report, Geotechnical Report, Traffic Impact Statement/Traffic Study
PUBLIC HEARING:
A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for May 7, 2019 at 11:00 AM before the Renton Hearing Examiner in Renton Council Chambers on the 7th floor of Renton City Hall, located at
1055 South Grady Way.
CONSISTENCY OVERVIEW:
Zoning/Land Use:
The subject site is designated Comprehensive Mixed Use (COMP-CMU) on the City of Renton Comprehensive Land Use Map and Commercial Arterial (CA) on the City’s Zoning Map.
Environmental Documents that Evaluate the Proposed Project:
Environmental (SEPA) Checklist
Development Regulations Used For Project Mitigation:
The project will be subject to the City’s SEPA ordinance and other applicable codes and regulations as appropriate.
Proposed Mitigation Measures:
No mitigation measures are proposed at the time of this posting.
Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing to Alex Morganroth, Associate Planner, CED – Planning Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, by 5:00 PM on
March 20, 2019. This matter is also tentatively scheduled for a public hearing for Error! Reference source not found.at 11:00 AMError! Reference source not found. Renton Council Chambers
on the 7th floor of Renton City Hall, located at 1055 South Grady Way. If you are interested in attending the hearing, please contact the Planning Division to ensure that the hearing
has not been rescheduled at (425) 430-7219. Following the issuance of the SEPA Determination, you may still appear at the hearing and present your comments regarding the proposal before
the Hearing Examiner. If you have questions about this proposal, or wish to be made a party of record and receive additional information by mail, please contact the project manager.
Anyone who submits written comments will automatically become a party of record and will be notified of any decision on this project.
CONTACT PERSON: Alex Morganroth, Associate Planner; Tel: (425) 430-7219; Email: amorganroth@rentonwa.gov
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