HomeMy WebLinkAboutKoeppler Decision Letter Denis Law Mayor
City Clerk-Jason A.Seth,CMC
April 12, 2019
Criag Koeppler Michael Sandorffy
Parkway Capital, Inc. Parkway Capital, Inc.
520 Pike Street, Suite 1500 520 Pike Street, Suite 1500
Seattle, WA 98101 Seattle, WA 98101
Subject: Hearing Examiner's Order Authorizing Two Year PUD Expiration
Extension—VIA 405 Apartment (LUA-17-000237)
Dear Mr. Koeppler & Mr. Sandorffy:
Enclosed please find the Hearing Examiner's Order Authorizing Two Year PUD Expiration
Extension dated April 12, 2019.
I can be reached at (425) 430-6510 or jseth@rentonwa.gov. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jason A. Seth, CMC
City Clerk
cc: Hearing Examiner
Matthew Herrera,Senior Planner
Jennifer Henning, Planning Director
Brianne Bannwarth, Development Engineering Manager
Craig Burnell, Building Official
Jennifer Cisneros, Planning Technician
Julia Medzegian,City Council Liaison
Parties of Record(7)
1055 South Grady Way,Renton,WA 98057 • (425)430-6510/Fax (425)430-6516 • rentonwa.gov
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8 BEFORE THE HEARING EXAMINER FOR THE CITY OF RENTON
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RE:10 VIA 405 Apartment ) ORDER AUTHORIZING TWO YEAR PUD
11 Request for Extension of PUD ) EXPIRATION EXTENSION
Expiration )
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LUA 17-000237 )
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15 By letter received March 25, 2019, Craig Koeppler of RVA Cinema LLC requested a two
year extension for the Planned Unit Development ("PUD") expiration date of October 11, 2019 for
16 the VIA 405 Apartment project (LUA17-000237). The project was approved by the Hearing
17 Examiner on October 11, 2017. The extension request was supported by City staff in a March 25,
2019 email. The requested two year extension is approved. The expiration date for LUA17-
18 000237 is extended from October 11,2019 to October 11, 2021.
19 Extension requests for PUDs are governed by Renton Municipal Code 4-9-150G.1. This provision
20 authorizes the hearing examiner to grant extensions of up to two years, but doesn't specify any
standard for doing so, except that the extension must be filed more than 30 days before PUD
21 expiration. In the absence of any set standard, a showing of good cause is construed as required to
justify the extension. That standard is met for this project. As noted in the staffs March 25, 2019
22 email, the Department of Community and Economic Development will be studying the vicinity of
23 the VIA 405 site this year as part of a sub area plan associated with the Sound Transit Bus Rapid
Transit Station located at S. Grady Way and Rainier Ave S. The extension would provide the
24 applicant the ability to provide stakeholder input into the planning exercise and make minor
adjustments to their project if needed prior to submitting building and construction permits. In
25 addition, as noted in the Applicant's March 25 extension request, construction costs for the PUD
have increased by 20% since the PUD application was first planned and designed in 2016. These
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1 reasons constitute sufficiently good cause for the extension, in particular since it would give the
Applicant the opportunity to implement new planning efforts by the City.
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3 DATED this 12th day of April, 2019.
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5 Phi A.Otbrechts
6 City of Renton Hearing Examiner
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8 Appeal Right and Valuation Notices
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The RMC does not identify whether a hearing examiner decision on PUD expiration requests is
10 appealable to the City Council. If any party wishes to appeal, they should consult with their
11 attorney and the City's Planning Department to ascertain their appeal rights. In the absence of
clear appeal rights, a common strategy is to appeal both administratively (in this case the City
12 Council) and judicially (under the Land Use Petition Act, Chapter 36.70C RCW). City Council
appeals must be filed within 14 days of the issuance of this decision and judicial appeals must be
13 filed within 21 days of the issuance of this decision. A request for reconsideration to the hearing
examiner may also be filed as outlined in RMC 4-8-100(I).
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15 Affected property owners may request a change in valuation for property tax purposes
notwithstanding any program of revaluation.
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