HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter to City re DA Traffic Issue (9-30-19).pdfMCCULLOUGH HILL LEARY, PS
September 30, 2019
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Vanessa Dolby
Current Planning Manager
Community & Economic Development Department
Planning Division
City of Renton
1055 S Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
Re: Topgolf Project (PR19-000202) (the "Project")
Request for Confirmation
Dear Vanessa:
The Topgolf project site falls within an area covered by two (2) Development Agreements,
recording number 20020802000224 (referenced below as the "2002 Development Agreement) and
recording number 20031210001637 (referenced below as the "2003 Development Agreement")
(collectively, the "Development Agreements"). On page 35 of the August 13, 2019 Hearing
Examiner Staff Report on the Project (the "Staff Report"), the City of Renton ("City') confirmed
the compliance of the Project with the provisions of the Development Agreements.
We are writing to request a more specific confirmation of Development Agreement compliance.
The 2002 Development Agreement (at Section 4) establishes a "baseline" level of vehicle trips for
the property subject to the 2002 Development Agreement (including the Project site). This baseline
does not operate as a cap or limitation on vehicle trips, but merely establishes a trip threshold for
which mitigation is provided under the 2002 Development Agreement. The 2003 Development
Agreement addresses the "allocation" of 1,500 vehicle trips under Section 4.2.3, whereby those
baseline trips are earmarked for the redevelopment of District 1. Again, this 1,500-trip threshold
does not operate as a cap, but identifies the point at which additional review and possible mitigation
for transportation impacts will be required.
The vehicle trips for the Project exceed the District 1 allocation. Accordingly, Topgolf submitted a
complete Transportation Impact Analysis for the Project (Staff Report, Exhibit 30). In the process
of Project review, the City determined that the Project satisfied transportation concurrency
standards and also imposed additional off -site mitigation to address potential traffic impacts of the
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Project. These mitigating conditions were incorporated in the ultimate Project approval by the
Hearing Examiner.
Therefore, we are writing to confirm that the City has reviewed and approved the transportation
impacts of the Project, including the identified mitigating conditions. The Project trip generation
and transportation status is in full conformance with the Development Agreements. We would
appreciate it if you would confirm this by return letter or email at your soonest convenience.
Sincerely,
n C. McCullough
cc: Topgolf