HomeMy WebLinkAboutERC_DNS_Notice_of_Determination_190822DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2
www.rentonwa.gov
PLEASE FOLLOW THE DOCUMENT CENTER LINK TO SEE ASSOCIATED PROJECT DOCUMENTS.
IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE YOU MAY CONTACT THE CITY OF RENTON,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT (425) 430-7200, EXT. 2.
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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:
August 30, 2019
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR19-000311 Jefferson Highlands / LUA19-000163, PP, SA-
A, CU-A, ECF, MOD
PROJECT LOCATION: 1513/1515 Kirkland Ave NE (APN 7227801485)
and 1524/1526 Jefferson Ave NE (APN 7227801560)
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: James Howton / 12018 SE 51st S, Bellevue, WA 98006/Jimhjim1111@comcast.net
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE
REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton Document
Center website. See also http://bit.ly/2YvrdRy
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Preliminary Plat, Unit Lot Subdivision,
Administrative Site Plan, Administrative Conditional Use, Environmental (SEPA) Review, and a street modification for 13
townhomes. The subject site consists of two (2) separate adjacent tax parcels in the Highlands Community Planning Area at
1513/1515 Kirkland Ave NE (APN 7227801485) and 1524/1526 Jefferson Ave NE (APN 7227801560). Both parcels have a
combined area of 34,346 square feet. Currently the site contains two (2) duplexes, a 2-car carport and two (2) small
outbuildings. The project site is located in the Residential-14 (R-14) zoning district and the Residential High Density (HD) land
use designation. The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing structures in order to construct three (3) new townhome
buildings – one 3-unit, one 4-unit and one 6-unit. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to increase maximum
wall plat height up to 32 feet to allow for a third floor within the residences. The proposed project would result in a net
density of 16.6 du/ac. The Unit Lot Subdivision is proposed to be subdivided into 13 lots and three (3) open space tracts. Six
(6) of the 13 Unit Lot Subdivision lots would face Kirkland Ave NE and seven (7) units would front on and face Jefferson Ave
NE. One of the 13 units would be affordable under density bonus review. The applicant would dedicate approximately 227
square feet of right-of-way on Jefferson Ave NE and approximately 6,135 square feet in the public alley. No right-of-way
dedication is required along Kirkland Ave NE. A street modification request for cross section changes to Kirkland Ave NE
frontage improvements includes a request for an 11-foot travel lane, 0.5-foot vertical curb, 8-foot bioretention planter strip,
8-foot wide sidewalk, with 0.5-foot clear width from the back of sidewalk to the edge of the right-of-way. The proposed unit
lots would range in size from 1,276 sf to 1,740 sf with an average lot size of 1,467 sf. Access to the units is proposed via two
new public alleys between the units and a 16-foot wide temporary alley along the south end of site from Kirkland Ave NE (8
feet of the temporary access is located off-site to the south). The topography of the site is relatively flat and the site is not
mapped with any critical areas. All onsite trees are proposed to be removed. The applicant has submitted a Geotechnical
Engineering Report, Preliminary Technical Information Report, Arborist Report with the application.
Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on September 13, 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: A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for October 8, 2019 at 12:00 PM before
the Renton Hearing Examiner in Renton Council Chambers on the 7th floor of
Renton City Hall, located at 1055 South Grady Way. If the Environmental
Determination is appealed, the appeal will be heard as part of this public hearing.
NOTICE