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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC_Valley_Vue_Short_Plat_Letter_to_Winsper_HOA_20170602DenisLawMayorCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentC.E.“Chip”Vincent,AdministratorJune2,2017N.LynnRastelli-LeeWinsperHOAPresident902532ndP1Renton,WA98055Subject:WinsperCommunityHomeowner’sAssociationValleyVueShortPlat,LUA16-000272,SHPL-A,MODDearMs.Rastelli-Lee:TheCityofRentonCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentDepartmentrecentlyreceivedacivilconstructionpermit(C17001$91)forValleyVueShortPlatonApril26,2017(attached).Theconstructionpermitiscurrentlyunderreview.Basedonthehistoryoftheproposedproject,staffwouldliketoprovidetheWinsperHOAacourtesycopyoftheCivilConstructionPlans(version1)submittedbyLandDevelopmentAdvisors,LLC.Onarelatedmatter,onMarch30,2017,theDepartment’sPlanningDivisionreceivedacopyofanattorney’sletter(“Letter”)fromDavisWrightTremaineLLPaddressedtoMr.RoryDeesdatedMarch14,2017(attached).TheLetterappearstorelatetoCondition#2oftheJuly11,2016decisionoftheCity’sHearingExaminerapprovingthepreliminaryplatoftheValleyVueShortPlat.(TheHearingExaminer’sdecisionisattachedforreference.)Condition#2requirestheapplicanttosupplyproofofemergencyaccessrightsacrossWinsperDivisionl’sTractHpriortofinalplatapprovaloftheValleyVueShortPlat.SuchemergencyaccesswasanticipatedintheplatofWinsperDivision1,asrecordedonMarch14,1989.Anoteonthefaceofthatplatreads:“TractH—Futureingress,egress,andutilitiesonlytotaxlotno.281—ownedandmaintainedbyWinspercommunity1TheValleyVueShortPlatiscomprisedofthereferenced“taxlotno.28.”1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov organizationuntildeededtotheowneroftaxlotno.28atnocostwhenKingCountyapprovesdevelopmentoftaxlotno.28whichrequirestheuseofthistract.”TheLetteridentifiednine(9)conditionsinorderforWinsperHOAtoconveyaneasementfortheanticipatedemergencyaccesseasementuponTractHtoRADHoldingsLLC(“RAD”).ThefollowingsummaryprovidestheWinsperHOAwithinformationrelevanttotheLetter’sstatednine(9)conditions.•BasedonEnvironmental(SEPA)Reviewoftheshortplat(attached),thesubmittedcivilconstructionpermitcomplieswiththeSEPAmitigationmeasuretoprovideapaved16-footwideshareddrivewaythroughtheexistingWinsperDivision1TractsHthatisconsistentwiththesharedprivatedrivewaystandardsoftheRentonMunicipalCode(RMC4-6-060J).•SixteenfeetistheminimumpavedsurfacerequiredbytheRentonRegionalFireAuthority(“RFA”)toprovidesafeaccessforsafeandeffectiveaccessforfireandemergencyvehicles.•AlesserroadstandardwouldnotcomplywithRentonMunicipalCode,RFAcode,ortheSEPAdetermination.•Moreover,theHearingExaminerfoundthatanemergencyturn-around(perRMC4-6-060H)mustbeaddedtotheprojectsiteasfoundnecessarybytheFireChieftoconformtoapplicablefirestandards.•ThesecondaryemergencyfireaccessroadlocatedinTractHwouldbeconstructedtoCityofRentonStandardsandwouldberestrictedbyalockinggateforemergencyvehiclesonly.•AkeytothegatewouldbelocatedinaKnox-boxperRFAFireMarshalapproval.•Allconstructioncostsassociatedwiththeimprovements,includingdesign,development,permittingwouldbetheresponsibilityofRAD.•Throughthepermittingprocessallexistingutilitieswouldbepreserved,protectedorimproved.•TermsoftheaccesseasementorthedeedingofTractHwilldictateresponsibilityforlong-termmaintenanceandrepairoftheimprovementsproposedinTractHoranyotherrealpropertyinterestsbetweenWinsperHOAandRAD.•NoimprovementsareproposedbyRADuponWinsperHOA’sTractGperthecivilconstructiondrawings.•TheSimplifiedDrainageAssessment,preparedbyLandDevelopmentAdvisors,LLC(datedJanuary2017),statedthatpermeablepavementisinfeasibleduetotheexistingpoorinfiltratingsoilsandexistingperchedgroundwaterasdiscussedinthefullinfiltrationbestmanagementpractices(BMP)evaluation.•Furthermore,thegeotechnicalreportdiscussestheshallowperchedgroundwaterandtheconcernforinfiltratingwaternearanyexistingstructureswouldbeconcernandhavepotentialforliability.1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov •BasicdispersionwouldbeprovidedtomitigaterunofffromthenewimpervioussurfaceandtheremainingareasthatcannotbemitigatedwouldbecollectedandconveyedtotheCity’sexistingstormdrainagesystem.•CopiesoftheGeotechnicalEngineeringStudypreparedbyGeotechConsultants,Inc.(datedMay27,2014)andtheSimplifiedDrainageAssessmentpreparedbyLDA,LLC(datedJanuary2017)areavailableforreviewuponrequest.lfWinsperHOAhascommentsorquestionsregardingValleyVueShortPlat,pleasesubmitthembyJune30,2017sothatwemaycontinueourreviewofthecivilconstructionpermit.Priortoapprovalofthesubjectconstructionpermit,theCitywillrequiredocumentationfromRADthatCondition#2,quotedabove,iscompliedwith.Pleasecontactmeat(425)430-7289ifyouhaveanyquestions.Sincerely,6-//ClarkH.CloseSeniorPlannerEnclosures:CivilConstructionPlanSet(Version1,DateReceivedApril26,2017)ValleyVuePreliminaryShortPlatFinalDecisionuponReconsideration(DatedJuly11,2016)Attorney’sLetterfromDavisWrightTremaineLLP(DatedMarch14,2017)Environmental(SEPA)ReviewAddendum(DatedMay16,2016)EmergencyAccessRoadLandscapePlans(Version1,ReceivedApril26,2017)cc:RoryDees,RADHoldings,LLC/ApplicantJonNelson!ContactLUA6-000272/File1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057rentonwa.gov