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King County Wastewater Treatment Division Larry Fisher, WDFW Ramin Pazooki, WSDOT, NW Region
Boyd Powers, Department of Natural Resources Andy Swayne, Puget Sound Energy US Army Corp. of Engineers
Karen Walter, Fisheries, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe John Greene, King County Transit Wendy Weiker, Puget Sound Energy
Laura Murphy, Muckleshoot Cultural Resources Minnie Dhaliwal, City of Tukwila Jailaine Madura, Seattle Public Utilities
Matthew Feldmeyer, Renton School District Misty Blair, Department of Ecology US Army Corp. of Engineers
Brantley Bain, Renton School District Duwamish Tribal Office Boyd Powers, Dept. of Natural Resources
Jim Ishimaru, King County Transportation Steve Osguthorpe, City of Newcastle KC Dept. of Permitting and Environmental Review
Stephanie Jolivette, Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
January 28, 2020
Washington State
Department of Ecology
Environmental Review Section
PO Box 47703
Olympia, WA 98504-7703
Subject: ENVIRONMENTAL (SEPA) THRESHOLD DETERMINATION
Transmitted herewith is a copy of the Environmental Determination for the following project reviewed
by the Environmental Review Committee (ERC) on January 27, 2020:
SEPA DETERMINATION: Determination of Non-Significance - Mitigated (DNS-M)
PROJECT NAME: Park Avenue North Extension Project PROJECT
NUMBER: PR20-000012/LUA20-000007
Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on
February 11, 2020, 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 RMC 4-8-110 and
information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, (425) 430-6510.
Please refer to the enclosed Notice of Environmental Determination for complete details. If you have
questions, please call me at (425) 430-7289.
For the Environmental Review Committee,
Clark H. Close
Senior Planner
DEPARTMENT 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.
DO NOT REMOVE THIS NOTICE WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION
PLEASE INCLUDE THE PROJECT NUMBER WHEN CALLING FOR PROPER FILE IDENTIFICATION.
OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
ISSUANCE OF A DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (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:
January 28, 2020
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR20-000012 Park Avenue North Extension Project / LUA20-
000007, ECF
PROJECT LOCATION: Logan Ave N/Southport Dr N and Park Ave N intersection and the 757th Ave N
and Park Ave N T-junction, Renton, WA 98056; including portions of parcel
numbers 0823059191, 0823059027, 0823059216, 0886600060.
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT
PERSON:
Ross Widener, Widener & Associates / 1902 120th Pl SE, Ste 202, Everett, WA
98208 / rwidener@prodigy.net
Talvinder Sahota, SECO Development, Inc. / 1133 Lake Washington Blvd., Ste
90, Renton, WA 98056 / tsahota@secodev.com
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY
BE REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton
Document Center website. See also http://bit.ly/35vWmnr
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicants, the City of Renton and SECO Development, Inc., are requesting
Environmental (SEPA) Review to extend Park Ave N from N Southport Dr to the Southport Office Towers. The City’s portion
of the project is 2.43 acres, includes intersection improvements from N Southport Dr across the BNSF railway tracks, and
entails clearing and grubbing; paving of roadway, new sidewalks, curbs, and gutters; stormwater conveyance system
installation; signalization, signage, and the construction of a railroad crossing; casing installation for sanitary sewer and
water; illumination installation; landscaping; slope protection; underground utility relocation within a duct bank (to be
conducted by Boeing); and in-kind trestle bridge replacement (to be conducted by BNSF). In addition, the City’s portion of
the project includes the construction of a pedestrian sidewalk below an existing trestle bridge located northeast of the
Lake Washington Blvd N near the intersection of 757th Ave NE and Lake Washington Blvd N.
Southport would continue the road extension via a private road through the west side of 1095 Lake Washington Blvd N
(APN 0823059191) to the parking garage tunnel on the Southport office site, approximately 1.56 acres. The private road
would be considered a temporary road while development of a future building progresses, and the private portion of the
road would consist of a minimum of two lanes (one lane each direction), curbs and gutters, streetlights, a sidewalk on the
west side of the road, and a drainage system. The project site is located in a high seismic hazard area and contains regulated
slopes along the railroad. SECO Development, Inc. submitted a Technical Information Report and Geotechnical Engineering
Design Study.
Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on February 11, 2020,
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: If the Environmental Determination is appealed, a public hearing will be set and all parties notified.
NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL (SEPA) DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS-M)
PROJECT NUMBER:
APPLICANT:
PROJECT NAME:
PR20-000012/LUA20-000007
Ross Widener, Widener & Associates / 1902 120th Pl SE, Ste 202, Everett, WA 98208
/ rwidener@prodigy.net
Park Avenue North Extension Project
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicants, the City of Renton and SECO Development, Inc., are requesting
Environmental (SEPA) Review to extend Park Ave N from N Southport Dr to the Southport Office Towers. The City's portion of
the project is 2.43 acres, includes intersection improvements from N Southport Dr across the BNSF railway tracks, and entails
clearing and grubbing; paving of roadway, new sidewalks, curbs, and gutters; stormwater conveyance system installation;
signalization, signage, and the construction of a railroad crossing; casing installation for sanitary sewer and water; illumination
installation; landscaping; slope protection; underground utility relocation within a duct bank (to be conducted by Boeing); and
in-kind trestle bridge replacement (to be conducted by BNSF). In addition, the City's portion of the project includes the
construction of a pedestrian sidewalk below an existing trestle bridge located northeast of the Lake Washington Blvd N near
the intersection of 757th Ave NE and Lake Washington Blvd N.
Southport would continue the road extension via a private road through the west side of 1095 Lake Washington Blvd N (APN
0823059191) to the parking garage tunnel on the Southport office site, approximately 1.56 acres. The private road would be
considered a temporary road while development of a future building progresses, and the private portion of the road would
consist of a minimum of two lanes (one lane each direction), curbs and gutters, streetlights, a sidewalk on the west side of the
road, and a drainage system. The project site is located in a high seismic hazard area and contains regulated slopes along the
railroad. SECO Development, Inc. submitted a Technical Information Report and Geotechnical Engineering Design Study.
PROJECT LOCATION:
LEAD AGENCY:
Logan Ave N/Southport Dr N and Park Ave N intersection and the 757th Ave N and
Park Ave N T-junction, Renton, WA 98056; including portions of parcel numbers
0823059191,0823059027,0823059216,0886600060.
City of Renton
Environmental Review Committee
Department of Community & Economic Development
The City of Renton Environmental Review Committee has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse
impact on the environment. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c).
Conditions were imposed as mitigation measures by the Environmental Review Committee under their authority of Section
4-9-070D Renton Municipal Code. These conditions are necessary to mitigate environmental impacts identified during the
environmental review process. Because other agencies of jurisdiction may be involved, the lead agency will not act on this
proposal for fourteen (14) days.
Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on February 11, 2020.
Appeals must be filed in writing 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 RMC 4-8-110 and more information may be obtained
from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, (425) 430-6510.
January 28, 2020
DATE OF DECISION:
SIGNATURES:
Gregg Zimmerman, Administrator
Kelly Beymer, Administrator
Community Services Department
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