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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_Notice_of_Application_Talbot_Hill_Substation_Current_Limiting_Reactors_Agencies_190515 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: May 15, 2019 /  PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR19-000212 Talbot Hill Substation Current Limiting Reactors / LUA19-000097   PROJECT LOCATION: 2400 S Puget Drive (APN 2023059066)   APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Kerry Kriner, Puget Sound Energy/ kerry.kriner@pse.com / PO Box 97034, EST 4W, Bellevue, WA 98009   LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE REVIEWED: Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton Document Center website. See also http://bit.ly/2W7C5DT  PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is requesting a Hearing Examiner Conditional Use Permit, Environmental (SEPA) Review, Site Plan Review, and a Special Fence Permit for proposed Talbot Hill Substation improvements located at 2400 S Puget Dr (parcel number 2023059066). The project site totals 13.4 acres and is zoned Residential-8 (R-8). PSE is proposing to install six Current Limiting Reactors (CLRs) within a fenced enclosure adjacent to the existing Talbot Hill Substation. The proposed CLRs are large, highly customized coils that are each supported by three insulators. For safety and security purposes, the CLRs will also be installed on elevated pedestals with foundations, and enclosed by an eight foot security fence. A new 190 foot long by 85 foot wide gravel pad will be constructed to support the CLRs and the enclosure. The equipment will be accessed by a new approximately 330 foot long by 15 foot wide gravel access road that will connect to an existing gravel driveway which extends from Puget Dr. SE to the substation entrance on PSE parcel number 2023059003. Stormwater from the new impervious surface will be split between a new infiltration drywell and the existing stormwater pond that serves the substation. No modifications to the existing stormwater pond will occur. The proposal also includes the installation of a new three-pole 230 kV H-frame (77 feet, 67 feet, and 77 feet above grade) outside the fenced area to accommodate a reconfiguration of an existing transmission line needed as part of the substation modernization. No tree or significant vegetation removal is proposed as part of this project. The project site contains moderate coalmine hazards, moderate landslide hazards, and sensitive slopes (within 50 feet). The applicant has submitted a Technical Information Report (TIR) and Geotechnical Engineering Study with the application.  DATE OF APPLICATION: May 2, 2019  NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION: May 15, 2019  OPTIONAL DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE, MITIGATED (DNS-M): 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-M process to give notice that a DNS-M is likely to be issued. Comment periods for the project and the proposed DNS-M are integrated into a single comment period. There will be no comment period following the issuance of the Threshold Determination of Non-Significance-Mitigated (DNS-M). 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-M.   PERMITS/REVIEW REQUESTED: Hearing Examiner Conditional Use Permit, Environmental (SEPA) Review, Site Plan Review, and a Special Fence Permit  OTHER PERMITS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: Building Permit, Construction Permit  REQUESTED STUDIES: Drainage Report, Geotechnical Report  PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for July 9, 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 Residential Medium Desnsity (RMD) on the City of Renton Comprehensive Land Use Map and Residential-8 (R-8) 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, RMC 4-2-110A, 4-6-030, 4-9-200, and 4-9-030 and other applicable codes and regulations as appropriate.   Proposed Mitigation Measures: No mitigation measures are proposed at this time.  Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing to Angelea Weihs, Associate Planner, CED – Planning Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, by 5:00 PM on May 29, 2019. This matter is also tentatively scheduled for a public hearing for July 9, 2019 at 11:00 AM 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) 430-6583. 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: Angelea Weihs, ; Tel: (425) 430-; Email: aweihs@rentonwa.gov    /