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City Clerk-Jason A.Seth,CM�
October 11, 2016
ivana Halvorsen
Barghausen Consulting Engineers, Inc.
18215 72"d Av S
Kent, WA 98032
Subject: Gregory's Final Response
Elliott Farms Preliminary Plat (LUA-15-000242)
Dear Ms. Halversen:
Attached is your copy of the Gregory's final response to the City's &the Applicant's
Traffic Engineers Responses in the above-referenced matter.
If I can provide further information, please feel free to contact me or Clark Close, Senior
Planner at (425) 430-7289.
Sincerely,
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ason A. Seth, CMC
City Clerk
cc: Hearing Examiner
Clark Close, Senior Planner
Jennifer Henning, Planning Director
Vanessa Dolbee, Current Planning Manager
Brianne Bannwarth, Development Engineering Manager
Craig Burnell, Building Official
Sabrina Mirante,Secretary, Planning Division
Julia Medzegian, City Council Liaison
Parties of Record (12)
1055 South Grady Way, Renton,WA 98057 • (425)430-6510/Fax (425)430-6516 • rentonwa.gov
LELAND W.GREGORY 14235 Mapte Valley Highway
Renton,WA 98058
PHONE 206-713-$920
�ctober 9, 2016
Mr. Phil QfbrecF�ts
Hearing F.acaminer
City of Rerrton
1055 Sauth Grady Way
Rentan,WA 98057
Subject: Request for Reconside�ation for Eliiott Farms Preliminary Plat—LUA 15-000242
Mr. C�lbrechts:
This tette�in in response to the City of Renton letter of 9-26-16 submitted by Ann Fowier and
the 9-30-16 letter submitted by Chris Bidcet of Transportation Engineering NorthWest
regarding the above Reconsideration Request.
We have no further comments on the Chris Bidcet letter.
Regarding the City of Renton letter we have the follr�wing comments and additianal
questions.
Paragraph 1,1.2 states that using Alley 2 as the thraugh access would create a dead end
road greafer than 500 feet(paragraph 1.1.1 says this distance is 475 feet)and wauld require
a cul-de-sac. Tha second sentence is paragraph 1.1.4 states "Since an altemative to
creating dead-end streets and cul-de-sacs is feasible to the site, the need for such a request
would not be approved." We are curiaus why if this is feasible, it is simply being denied
withaut any further e�lanation?
The infarmation provided in paragraph 1.2 seems tp support the theory that the location of
any entrance to the Plat would have minimal impact to the existing traffic flows and accident
history. However, based on this, it was determined that the entrance should be piaced as far
from the intersectian as possibte, which puts it in the present location. If AI1ey 2 was the
designated entrance, the same lagic used to suppart #he conclusion reached would also
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Paragraph 2 allows an altemative access if there is less than'/z mile of spacing.
Regarding paragraph 3, the City did nat review any altemate to the West of the present
proposed access. They looked at the existing elevation of the �oad inta our praperty and
found that with the proposed elevations af E1liott Farms "would not allow a safe access
cannection between the two properties.� Using this criteria, they waived the 330' ruie. if they
had looked to the West, they wauld find that the ac�ess available at Alley 2 would be more
than 334' from both Malasses Creek and our access. This seems like a reasonable
cornp�-omise.
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In recent discussions with the Elliott Farms owners, they have stated that the proposed
efevatians on the property have been reduced by 3 feef. They have also determined that in
order ta provide replacement water and sewer services to our properry,that wili be destroyed
when construction begins, the road elevation may have to be raised. This wotald probably
eliminate the elevation differences referred to in paragraph 3.
We beiieve that using the critsria af the Ci#y in choosing the presently praposed access and
applying it to AIley 2 as an access is a reasanable altemative#or the Plat. Thank you for your
cansideration in this matter.
Respectftally,
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