HomeMy WebLinkAboutERC_Notice_Determination_DNSM_K-12_Charter_School_190927DEPARTMENT 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 - MITIGATED (DNS-M)
POSTED TO NOTIFY INTERESTED PERSONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
DNSM: THE CITY OF RENTON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED
ACTION HAS PROBABLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THAT CAN BE MITIGATED THROUGH MITIGATION MEASURES.
DATE OF NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION:
September 27, 2019
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR19-0000089 Excel Charter School aka K-12
Public Charter School / LUA19-000035
PROJECT LOCATION: 17060 116th Ave SE, Renton WA 98058
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Anna Johnson/ anna@washingtoncharter.org/ Washington Charter
School Development/ 107 Spring St, Suite 4025, Seattle, WA 98104
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE
REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton
Document Center website. See also http://bit.ly/2ITCGni
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant, Washington Charter School Development (WCSD) previously
applied for a Hearing Examiner Conditional Use Permit, Site Plan Review, and Environmental (SEPA) Review to renovate
a vacant grocery store (former QFC) within the Cascade Village Shopping Center to a new 7th– 12th grade school, also
known as “Excel Public Charter School” (Excel). During the City review process, the Excel school decided not to open at
this location and no longer pursue land use approval for the project. WCSD is now working with a new charter school
operator in order to locate in the building. The applicant, Washington Charter School Development (WCSD), is
requesting a Hearing Examiner Conditional Use Permit, Site Plan Review, and Environmental (SEPA) Review to renovate
a vacant grocery store (former QFC) within the Cascade Village Shopping Center to a K – 12th grade public school for
Excel Public Charter School (Excel). The roughly 40,664 square foot building is located at 17060 116th Ave SE. The
parcel is approximately 13.6 acres (APN 2823059009) and is zoned Commercial Arterial (CA). The project is proposing
to retain 60 existing parking spaces for school use and convert several existing parking spaces (and some landscape
areas) to bus loading and outdoor play. As a public charter school it is tuition free and open to all students. The school
would serve up to 500 students. The school day starts at 7:30 am (Monday – Friday) and ends at slightly varied times in
the afternoon, ranging from 2:30 pm to 3:40 pm. Afterschool clubs and tutoring last until 4:15 pm (Monday –
Thursday). The school seeks to occupy the existing structure by fall of 2020. Renovations would include interior tenant
improvements, seismic upgrades, new mechanical and electrical systems, envelope improvements, and overall site
improvements. The existing surface parking area would be used for school parking. No critical areas are present on the
project site. The applicant submitted a Drainage Report, Geotechnical Report, and Traffic Study with the application.
Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on October 11, 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 22, 2019 at 11:00AM
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