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September 25, 2019
Ms. Katheen Ossenkop
3316 NE 12th St.
Renton, WA 98056
SUBJECT: LUA19-000129 Kiddie Research Daycare Public Comment Letter
Dear Ms. Ossenkop:
Thank you for your comment letter regarding the above-reference land use application. The subject property is
located at 3123 Sunset Blvd NE and zoned Center Village (CV). The CV zone allows daycare uses outright if the
proposal meets the City’s development standards. The site is also located within the boundaries of the Sunset
Planned Action Area. The Planned Action Area underwent a programmatic review of potential environmental
impacts and an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was issued in 2011.
To paraphrase your comment letter, four concerns were raised for which I have provided general responses
below each bulleted concern. The forthcoming administrative report and land use decision will provide
additional analysis on the project. As a party of record you will receive this report and decision.
Inadequate Parking
The applicant has provided 20 parking spaces for the daycare facility. The Renton Municipal Code requires the
applicant to provide one (1) parking space per employee and two (2) drop/off pick up spaces for each 25 clients
of the program. The applicant has identified 12 employees for the facility leaving eight (8) spaces for pick/up
drop off. As proposed, the parking lot provides the required parking for the use.
Traffic Congestion on NE 12th St
The applicant submitted a Transportation Impact Analysis prepared by a licensed professional traffic engineer
that provided data on the neighborhood’s existing traffic and the traffic that would added with the construction
of the daycare facility. The analysis indicated the traffic generated by the project would not cause failures to the
existing intersections and the impact fees and street frontage improvements as part of the project would
adequately mitigate the additional traffic. Additionally, King County Metro is aware of the proposal and
potential impacts to the existing bus stop adjacent to the property. The applicant will be required to coordinate
with the agency when construction is underway to ensure the stop is not unduly impacted during construction.
Speed violations and collisions on NE 12th St.
The Transportation Impact Analysis indicated an average of afive (5) collisions per year at the intersection of
Sunset Blvd NE and NE 12th St. The analysis did not find that any mitigation would be necessary at the property’s
driveway related to site distance issues or other collision related data.
Childhood Safety
The Transportation Impact Analysis and City Public Works Transportation Division did not identify any safety
concerns related to conducting this use at this location. Potential future Puget Sound Energy transmission lines
associated with Energize Eastside are outside of the scope of this review. The former Renton Highlands Library is
now owned by the Renton Housing Authority and has been permitted as a new multi-service center and will not
be used as a private daycare facility.
Closing
Thank you for your comments related to this land use application. As you have provided written comment, you
are a party of record to the application and will receive the forthcoming report and decision. Please feel free to
contact me should you have questions related to the application at 425.430.6593 or mherrera@rentonwa.gov.
Sincerely,
Matt Herrera, AICP
Senior Planner