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Home My WebLink AboutERC_Determination_Agency_Ltr_Penny Lofts_190611 Enclosure cc: King County Wastewater Treatment Division Ramin Pazooki, WSDOT, NW Region Boyd Powers, Department of Natural Resources Larry Fisher, WDFW Karen Walter, Fisheries, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Duwamish Tribal Office Melissa Calvert, Muckleshoot Cultural Resources Program US Army Corp. of Engineers Stephanie Jolivette, Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation Washington State Department of Ecology June 14, 2019 Washington State Department of Ecology Environmental Review Section PO Box 47703 Olympia, WA 98504-7703 Subject: ENVIRONMENTAL (SEPA) THRESHOLD DETERMINATION Transmitted herewith is a copy of the Environmental Determination for the following project reviewed by the Environmental Review Committee (ERC) on June 10, 2019: SEPA DETERMINATION: Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) PROJECT NAME: PR19-000109/Penney Lofts PROJECT NUMBER: LUA19-000109 Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on June 28, 2019, together with the required fee with: Hearing Examiner, City of Renton, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Appeals to the Examiner are governed by RMC 4-8-110 and information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, (425) 430-6510. Please refer to the enclosed Notice of Environmental Determination for complete details. If you have questions, please call me at (425) 430-6598. For the Environmental Review Committee, Jill Ding Senior Planner DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Planning Division 1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2 www.rentonwa.gov OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION ISSUANCE OF A DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) POSTED TO NOTIFY INTERESTED PERSONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION DNS: THE CITY OF RENTON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTION DOES NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. DATE OF NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: June 14, 2019 PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR19-000206/Penney Lofts LUA19-000109 PROJECT LOCATION: 700 S 3rd Street, Renton, WA 98057 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 32,732 square feet and is two stories high, with a basement level. The applicant is proposing an 11,538 butterfly roof extension that would increase the building height to 36 feet. Proposed renovations would result in 24 residential apartment units (14 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. Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on June 28, 2019, together with the required fee with: Hearing Examiner, City of Renton, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Appeals to the Examiner are governed by City of RMC 4-8-110 and information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, (425) 430-6510. PUBLIC HEARING: If the Environmental Determination is appealed, a public hearing will be set and all parties notified. NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIGNATURES: Gregg Zimmerman, Administrator Public Works Department Date Rick M. Marshall, Administrator Renton Regional Fire Authority Date Kelly Beymer, Administrator Community Services Department Date C.E. Vincent, Administrator Date Department Of Community & Economic Development ENVIRONMENTAL (SEPA) DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) PROJECT NUMBER: LUA19-000109, ECF, SA-A, MOD APPLICANT: Michael Smith, Ryan Rhodes Designs, Inc., 303 Nickerson St, Seattle WA 98109 PROJECT NAME: Penney Lofts 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 32,732 square feet and is two stories high, with a basement level. The applicant is proposing an 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 accommodate 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. PROJECT LOCATION: 700 S 3rd St, Renton, WA 98057 LEAD AGENCY: City of Renton Environmental Review Committee Department of Community & Economic Development The City of Renton Environmental Review Committee has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This Determination of Non-Significance is issued under WAC 197-11-340. Because other agencies of jurisdiction may be involved, the lead agency will not act on this proposal for fourteen (14) days. Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on June 28, 2019. Appeals must be filed in writing together with the required fee with: Hearing Examiner, City of Renton, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Appeals to the Examiner are governed by RMC 4-8-110 and more information may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, (425) 430-6510. PUBLICATION DATE: June 14, 2019 DATE OF DECISION: June 10, 2019 DocuSign Envelope ID: 540D88AF-6360-4803-9A0B-4CD33F1DA90F 6/11/2019 | 9:48 AM PDT 6/11/2019 | 9:40 AM PDT6/11/2019 | 8:35 AM PDT DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) ADVISORY NOTES PROJECT NUMBER: PR19-000206/LUA19-000109, ECF, SA-A, MOD APPLICANT: David Smith, Paragon Inc. / 600 University St, Suite 2018, Seattle, WA 98101/ dsmith@paragonrea.com PROJECT NAME: Penney Lofts 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. PROJECT LOCATION: 700 S 3rd Street, Renton, WA 98057 LEAD AGENCY: The City of Renton Department of Community & Economic Development Planning Division MITIGATION MEASURES: This project has no proposed mitigation measures at this time. ADIVISORY NOTES: The following notes are supplemental information provided in conjunction with the administrative land use action. Because these notes are provided as information only, they are not subject to the appeal process for the land use actions. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Page 1 of 2 LUA19-000109 ADVISORY NOTES TO APPLICANT The following notes are supplemental information provided in conjunction with the administrative land use action. Because these notes are provided as information only, they are not subject to the appeal process for the land use action. Planning: (Contact: Jill Ding, 425-430-6598, jding@rentonwa.gov) 1. RMC section 4-4-030.C.2 limits haul hours between 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday unless otherwise approved by the Development Services Division. 2. Commercial, multi-family, new single family and other nonresidential construction activities shall be restricted to the hours between seven o’clock (7:00) a.m. and eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., Monday through Friday. Work on Saturdays shall be restricted to the hours between nine o’clock (9:00) a.m. and eight o’clock (8:00) p.m. No work shall be permitted on Sundays. Development Engineering: (Contact: Justin Johnson, 425-430-7291, jtjohnson@rentonwa.gov) 1. See Attached Development Engineering Memo dated June 10, 2019 Fire Authority: (Contact: Corey Thomas, 425-430-7024, cthomas@rentonwa.gov) 1. Fire impact fees are applicable for the change of use from retail to residential and restaurant uses. The fee is $829.77 per new residential unit, $5.92 per square foot of restaurant and office space is $0.26 per square foot, credit of $1.25 per square foot of retail space used up for the new residential units will be granted towards the conversion of the space. 2. An approved fire alarm system is required to be extended throughout the entire existing building and all new additional areas of the building including the existing tenant spaces. The existing fire sprinkler system shall be modified and extended as necessary to accommodate the proposed tenant improvements. Separate plans and permits are required to be submitted to the Renton Fire Authority for review and permitting. Alarm systems are required to be fully automatic and manual systems and fully addressable. 3. An annual place of assembly permit is required at the conclusion of the project. Technical Services: (Contact: Amanda Askren, 425-430-7369, aaskren@rentonwa.gov) 1. No comments Community Services: (Contact: Leslie Betlach, 425-430-6619, lbetlach@rentonwa.gov) 1. Parks Impact fee applies. Police: (Contact: Cyndie Parks, 425-430-7521, cparks@rentonwa.gov) 1. No comments Building: (Contact: Craig Burnell, 425-430-7290, cburnell@rentonwa.gov) ADVISORY NOTES TO APPLICANT Page 2 of 2 LUA**-000*** 1. No Comments at this time.