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Public Comment.Mary Klaas Schultz
ATTN:ClarkH.CloseDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment1055SouthGradyWayRentonWA98055April26,2016DearMr.Close,IhavenumerousconcernsregardingtheValleyVueShortPlatproposal(LUA16--000272).Myfirstconcernwasthatshort-platproposalsdonotrequireapublichearing.Thisparcelwassubjecttosubstantialcommunityinputduringthepreviousproposalandhearingprocess(LUAI4-001040)inJuly2015.IwasrelievedwhenyounotifiedmethattheAdministratoragreedthatapublichearingiswarrantedandtransferredthedecisionofthisproposaltotheHearingExaminer,becauseanyaccesstotheparcelfromtheWinsperCommunitywouldrequirevariancestothestandardcodes.However,sincewehavenotreceivedanoticeofhearingandthe14daycommentperiodhasstarted,Ifeelcompelledtogetmyconcernsonrecord.ThepreviousproposalwasdeniedbytheHearingExaminerfindingthat:“...thedenialisduetoprivateaccessroadsproposedbytheapplicantthatfailtomeetcitycodeorqualifyforcodemodifications.”Itwasalsonotedthat“theadjoininghomesnexttotheaccesstractarelocatedonlyfivefeetfromthepropertylinesoftheaccesstractsandthereisnoroomwithintheaccesstractsforanyshoulderorotherspacetoaccommodateanyvehicularcoursecorrections.”TheaccesstractHhasnotchanged,andtheconditionsthatwarrantedadenialarestillrelevant.Thecurrentproposaldoesnotaddressmaintenanceofaccesseasement,nordoesitmeetCodeStandardsforprivatedriveway,shareddriveway,privateroad,orlimitedresidentialaccess.Additionally,Mr.Deesisrequestingavariancesuggestingthat“Thelotcreationwillprovidefrontageontotheaccesseasementandnotaright-of-wayS.32ndPlace”.Mydrivewayflairswithinonefootofthepropertyline,andthehouseisangledtowardstheproposedshareddriveway,thatwouldhavevehicletrafficpassingwithinafewfeetofmyfrontdoorandlivingroombaywindow.Thisisadetrimenttopersonalwellbeing.Iaskthatnodiscretionarymodifications/variancesbegrantedasanymodificationisattheexpenseoftheWinsperCommunity.Thisrequestwouldallowfortheeasementtobeapublicroadwithoutfollowingcodes,inadditionitwouldgivetheDeesparcelaRightOfWay(ROW)frontageforfuturehigherdevelopmentconsideration.Inessence,itwouldallowhimtodevelop“throughthebackdoor,thatwhichhewouldhaveneverbeenallowedthroughthefront”.Higherdevelopmentdensitywouldimpactthesafety,privacy,andenjoymentoftheborderingWinsperneighbors.Iaskthatnodiscretionarymodifications/variancesbegrantedforthisprojectastheyareclearlyattheexpenseofthesurroundingneighbors.WithregardstothecommentperiodfortheDNS-M,andtheproposedmitigationmeasureforthisproposal;Istronglyopposetheusethe2014Geotechnicalreportbeingusedforthispurpose.The2014reportandrecommendationsarenotrelevanttotheLUA-16-000272proposal,astheywerederivedfortheLUA-14-001040proposalwhichwassubstantiallydifferentincontent.Thisreportclearlystatesthattherecommendationsarebasedon8residentiallots,stormwaterdetentionpond,grading,andretainingwalls.NoneoftheseelementsarepartoftheLUA-16-000272plan.The2014reportalsostatesthatifthescopeoftheprojectchanges,modificationstorecommendationsandconclusionsmaybewarranted.IalsoobjecttothisdocumentbeingusedbecauseitdoesnothingtoaddressthesafetyconcernsvoicedbyneighborsandarticulatedintheHearingExaminerreport.TherewasaGeologicalRiskwaiversignedbyDees,butnopublicinformationastowhythiswasrequired.TheprojectnarrativesuggeststhatthewetlandareatotheeastwillbeplacedinatractforinclusionwiththeadjacentprotectareatractlocatedinWinsper.IdoubtthattheWinsperHOAisonboardwiththisconcept.TheWinsperCommunitypaidagreatdealofmoneytofencethewetlandtoprotectagainst:Eliability,andhasnodesiretoincreaseliabilitywithadditionalwetlands.i,PR Inaddition,TheWinsperDivisionPlatmap,clearlystatestheintendedconditionrequiredtograntthe\NinsperaccessACT-FUTUINGRESSANDUTILITIESONLYtracts(seegraphic).KingCountywillnotbeapprovingLOTNO.OWNEDADMAINTAINEDBYWINSPER..COMMUNITXRNIZ4TIONUNTILDEEOEDToTHEOWNEROFTAXCOTNO28A.NOCOSTWHENK1NGCOUNTYAROVLSdevelopmentforthis,asRentonisthehearingbody.In:.DEVELOP*A!NTOFTLOTNO78WHICPFREQUIRESOTHISI’RACTAND/OPTRACT6addition,theproposalisforalotsplit,withtheexistingLOTNO,28.housesremaining.Nonewdevelopmentisbeingproposed,andtheexistinghousesdonotneedingress/egressfromtheWinsperTractHastheyarestillbeingservedofftheprivateroadfromTalbotthathasservedthemfor50years.Thisroadispaved,labeledprivateroad”withthehousenumbers,andisthesameslopeasthatleadingintotheWinsperneighborhood.ThisproposaldoesnotmeettherequirementstohavetheeasementsgrantedbytheWinsperCommunity.Inclosing,IwouldliketoemphasizethattheexistingprivateroadfromTalbotisthesameslopeasthatintheWinsperCommunityandhasbeentheaccesstothisparcelfor50years.Itisalreadyispavedtolot28andhasastreetsignsaying“PrivateRoad3106,3112and3120”.TalbotRd.SisclassifiedbytheCityasacollectorarterialandshouldbeimprovedforpublicsafety.Thisisthemostdirectemergencyaccesstothisparcel.EmergencyaccessthroughWinsperwouldrequirenavigationoffouradditionaltightturns,thoughahighdensityneighborhoodwherekidsplayinthestreet,totraveldownanon-conformingdrivewaywithouttherequiredwidthorsetbacks,andsandwichedbetweentwohouses.It’sarecipefordisaster!*MaryKlaasSchultz618S32ndPlaceRentonWA98055cc:DenisLaw,RentonMayorJayCovington,ChiefAdministrativeOfficer)CharlesVincent,Director,DepartmentofCommunityandEconomicDevelopment(CED)JenniferHenning,Director,CED,PlanningDivisionVanessaDolbee,Manager,CED,PlanningDivisionSincerely,