HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_Sunset_Highlands_Mixed_Use_Site_Approval_080411NOTICE OF APPLICATION
AND PROPOSED DETERMINATION OF
NON -SIGNIFICANCE -MITIGATED (DNS-M)
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LAND USE NUMBER:
PROJECT NAME:
April 11, 2008
LUA08-028, ECF, CU-A, SA-H
Sunset Highlands Mixed Use
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Hearing Examiner Site Plan Review, Conditional Use
Permit approval, and Environmental (SEPA) Review for the construction of a 4-story, 55-foot tall mixed -use building on a
35,593 square foot site. The site is located within the Commercial Arterial (CA) zoning designation and the NE Sunset
Blvd Business District Overlay. The proposed building would include 30,795 square feet of residential space within 21
residential units, 9,343 square feet of commercial space, and 58 parking stalls, 21 of which will be located within a surface
parking lot. The remaining 37 stalls will be located on the first floor of the building in structured parking. Access to the site
would be provided off of NE Sunset Blvd via two driveways The site contains a Class 4 stream approximately 312 square
feet in size. The applicant proposes a reduction in the stream buffer from 35 to 25 feet. There are 5 trees onsite of which
3 are proposed to remain.
PROJECT LOCATION: 4409 NE Sunset Blvd
OPTIONAL DETERMINATION OF NON -SIGNIFICANCE, MITIGATED (DNS-1 As the Lead Agency, the City of Renton
has determined that significant environmental impacts are unlikely to result from the proposed project. Therefore, as
permitted under the RCVV 43.21 C.110, the City of Renton is using the Optional DNS-M process to give notice that a DNS-
M is likely to be issued. Comment periods for the project and the proposed DNS-M are integrated into a single comment
period. There will be no comment period fallowing the issuance of the Threshold Determination of Non -Significance -
Mitigated (DNS-M). A 14-day appeal period will follow the issuance of the DNS-M.
PERMIT APPLICATION DATE: March 26, 2008
NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION: April 11, 2008
APPLICANTIPROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Brett Lindsay, Jon Graves Architects & Planners, PLLC;
Tel: (253) 272-4214
Permits/Review Requested: Environmental (SEPA) Review, Administrative Conditional Use
Permit, and Hearing Examiner Site Plan Review
Other Permits which may be required: Utility and Building Permits
Requested Studies: Stream & Lake Study, Geotechnical, and Drainage Reports
Location where application may
be reviewed: Department of Community & Economic Development (CED) — Planning
Division, Sixth Floor, Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA
98057
PUBLIC HEARING: Public hearing is tentatively scheduled for June 3, 2008 before the Renton
Hearing Examiner in Renton Council Chambers. Hearings begin at 9:00 AM on
the 7th floor of the Renton City Hall located at 1055 South Grady Way
CONSISTENCY OVERVIEW:
2oninglLand Use: The subject site is designated Commercial Corridor (CC) on the City of Renton
Comprehensive Land Use Map and Commercial Arterial (CA) on the City's
Zoning Map.
Environmental Documents that
Evaluate the Proposed Project: Environmental (SEPA) Checklist
Development Regulations
Used For Project Mitigation: The project will be subject to the City's SEPA ordinance, RMC 4-2-120A and
other applicable codes and regulations as appropriate
Proposed Mitigation Measures: The following Mitigation Measures will likely be imposed on the proposed project.
These recommended Mitigation Measures address project impacts not covered
by existing codes and regulations as cited above.
• The applicant will be required to pay the appropriate Transportation Mitigation Fee; and
• The applicant will be required to pay the appropriate Fire Mitigation Fee; and
• The applicant will be required to pay the appropriate Parks Mitigation Fee; and
• Erosion control shall be installed and maintained during construction in accordance with the Department of
Ecology's Erosion and Sediment Control Requirements as outlined in the 2005 Stormwater Management Manual.
Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing to Rocale Timmons, Associate Planner, CED —
Planning Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, by 5:00 PM on April 25, 2008. This matter is also
tentatively scheduled for a public hearing on June 3, 2008, at 9:00 AM, Council Chambers, Seventh Floor, Renton
City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton. If you are interested in attending the hearing, please contact the Development
Services Division to ensure that the hearing has not been rescheduled at (425) 430-7282. If comments cannot be
submitted in writing by the date indicated above, you may still appear at the hearing and present your comments on the
proposal before the Hearing Examiner. If you have questions about this proposal, or wish to be made a party of record
and receive additional information by mail, please contact the project manager. Anyone who submits written comments
will automatically become a party of record and will be notified of any decision on this project.
CONTACT PERSON: Rocale Timmons, Associate Planner; Tel: �425) 430-7219;
Eml: rtimmons@ci.renton.wa.us
PLEASE INCLUDE THE PROJECT NUMBER WHEN CALLING FOR PROPER FILE IDENTIFICATION
If you would like to be made a party of record to receive further information on this proposed project, complete
this form and return to: City of Renton, CED — Planning Division, 1055 So. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057.
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