HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_Notice_of_Application_Penney_Lofts_Agencies_190516DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2
www.rentonwa.gov
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 16, 2019
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR189-000206 Penney Lofts / LUA19-000109
PROJECT LOCATION: 700 S 3rd St (APN 7231502185)
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: David Smith, Paragon Inc. / 600 University St,
Suite 2018, Seattle, WA 98101/
dsmith@paragonrea.com
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE
REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton
Document Center website. See also http://bit.ly/2YqhwQA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Administrative Site Plan Review, Environmental
(SEPA) Review, and a Street Standards Modification for tenant improvements to the former JC Penney building into a
mixed-use retail and multi-family building. The project site totals 11,500 square feet and is located within the Center
Downtown (CD) zone. The existing building totals 23,000 square feet and is two stories high. The applicant is proposing
a 11,538 butterfly roof extension that would increase the building height to 36 feet. Proposed renovations would result
in 23 residential apartment units (13 studios and 10 loft units) and 5,860 square feet of mixed use retail/restaurant space.
Parking is proposed to be accommodated off-site within the City parking garage. A modification to the street standards
has been requested to retain the existing frontage improvements around the building. A seismic hazard area and
Wellhead Protection Area, zone 1 are mapped on the project site.
DATE OF APPLICATION: May 9, 2019
NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION: May 16, 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.
NOTICE
PERMITS/REVIEW REQUESTED: Administrative Site Plan Review, Environmental (SEPA) Review, and Street
Standards Modification
OTHER PERMITS WHICH MAY BE
REQUIRED:
Building Permit
REQUESTED STUDIES: None
CONSISTENCY OVERVIEW:
Zoning/Land Use: The subject site is designated Commercial Mixed-Use (CM-U) on the City of
Renton Comprehensive Land Use Map and Center Downtown (CD) on the
City’s Zoning Map.
Environmental Documents that
Evaluate the Proposed Project:
Environmental (SEPA) Checklist
Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing to Jill Ding, Senior Planner, CED – Planning Division,
1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, by 5:00 PM on May 30, 2019. If you have questions about this proposal, or
wish to be made a party of record and receive additional notification by mail, 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.
A copy of the subsequent threshold determination is available upon request.
CONTACT PERSON: Jill Ding, Senior Planner; Tel: (425) 430-6598; Email: jding@rentonwa.gov