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HomeMy WebLinkAboutERC_Determination_Applicant_Ltr_200421 Enclosure cc: Alicia Stedman, Port Quendall Company / Owner(s) April 21, 2020 Zachary Wallace Flatiron-Lane, a Joint Venture 1400 Talbot Road South Renton, WA 98055 SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL (SEPA) THRESHOLD DETERMINATION Flatiron-Lane JV Field Office Trailer Rental / Laydown Area Project , LUA19-000318, ECF, TP Dear Mr. Wallace: This letter is written on behalf of the Environmental Review Committee (ERC) to advise you that they have completed their review of the subject project and have issued a threshold Determination of Non - Significance-Mitigated with Mitigation Measures. Please refer to the enclosed ERC Report, for a list of the Mitigation Measures. Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed pursuant to RMC 4-9-070.R. If you have any further 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 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: April 21, 2020 PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR19-000486 Flatiron-Lane JV Field Office Trailer Rental / Laydown Area Project / LUA19-000318, ECF, TP PROJECT LOCATION: 4350 Lake Washington Blvd N (APN 3224059049) APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Zachary Wallace, Flatiron-Lane, a Joint Venture, 1400 Talbot Road S, Renton, WA 98055 LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE REVIEWED: Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton Document Center website. See also http://bit.ly/2Pvj3TN. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant, Flatiron-Lane Joint Venture (FLJV), is requesting a Tier II Temporary Use Permit and SEPA Environmental Review to allow for the implementation of temporary field office trailers, a laydown yard and a staging area for construction equipment and materials at the former Pan Abode site for five (5) years. The 7.18-acre parcel is located west of I-405 and just north of the May Creek at the intersection of Seahawks Way and Lake Washington Blvd N at 4350 Lake Washington Blvd N (3224059049). The site has a Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation of Commercial-Office-Residential and is zoned Commercial Office Residential (COR) and is in the Urban Design Overlay District C. The site is mostly impervious surfaces with scant vegetation along the periphery. FLJV is proposing to use four (4) existing buildings onsite and repurpose other portions of the site for nearly 150 surface parking stalls (approximately 50,000 square feet for Flatiron-Lane JV and WSDOT vehicles) and storage containers. Two (2) existing onsite buildings, located at the center of the site, are proposed to be demolished (approximately 10,428 square feet) in order to fit the proposed temporary office trailers. A stormwater pond was constructed in the southwestern corner of the site to collect and treat stormwater runoff. The height of the new field offices are anticipated to be 15 to 20 feet tall. The proposed temporary buildings would include up to four (4) 9-plex office trailers at approximately 7,056 square feet each with a capacity up to 28,224 square feet. Access to the site is located at the north end of the property. FLJV is proposing to tie the office trailers into the existing 8” sewer line and the existing 12” water main on site for FLJV and WSDOT’s inspectors who would be stationed on the parcel. No tree removal or landscaping improvements are proposed. The southern portion of the parcel is located within the regulated shoreline area of May Creek (Reach B) and the shoreline designation on the project site is Shoreline High Intensity. In addition, the parcel also contains flood hazards, regulated slopes and high seismic hazards. The applicant submitted a Geotechnical Engineering Design Study, a Preliminary Technical Information Report, an Existing Conditions Report, and Traffic Impact Analysis Report. THERE IS NO AGENCY APPEAL. 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 SIGNATURES: Ronald Straka, Utility Services Director Public Works Interim Administrator Date Rick M. Marshall, Administrator Renton Regional Fire Authority Date Kelly Beymer, Administrator Community Services Department Date C.E. Vincent, Administrator Date Department Of Community & Economic Development Interim Chair ENVIRONMENTAL (SEPA) DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE - MITIGATED (DNS-M) PROJECT NUMBER: PR19-000486 APPLICANT: Zachary Wallace, Flatiron-Lane, a Joint Venture, 1400 Talbot Road S, Renton, WA 98055 PROJECT NAME: Flatiron-Lane JV Field Office Trailer Rental / Laydown Area Project LAND USE FILE NUMBER: LUA19-000318, ECF, TP PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant, Flatiron-Lane Joint Venture (FLJV), is requesting a Tier II Temporary Use Permit and SEPA Environmental Review to allow for the implementation of temporary field office trailers, a laydown yard and a staging area for construction equipment and materials at the former Pan Abode site. The 7.18 -acre parcel is located at 4350 Lake Washington Blvd N. The site has a Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation of Commercial-Office- Residential and is zoned Commercial Office Residential (COR). The site is mostly impervious surfaces with scant vegetation along the periphery. FLJV is proposing to use four (4) existing buildings onsite and repurpose other portions of the site for nearly 150 surface parking stalls and storage containers. Two (2) existing onsite buildings would be demolished. The proposed temporary buildings would include up to four (4) 9-plex office trailers at approximately 7,056 square feet each. Access to the site is located at the north end of the property. No tree removal or landscaping improvements are proposed. The southern portion of the parcel is located within the regulated shoreline area of May Creek (Reach B) and the Shoreline High Intensity Overlay District. In addition, the parcel contains flood hazards, regulated slopes and high seismic hazards. PROJECT LOCATION: 4350 Lake Washington Blvd N, Renton, WA 98056 LEAD AGENCY: 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. There is no agency appeal. DATE OF DECISION: April 21, 2020 DocuSign Envelope ID: EAB33A0F-2418-4471-8529-E6D8CA33C871 4/21/2020 | 12:14 PM PDT 4/21/2020 | 4:13 PM PDT 4/21/2020 | 1:41 PM PDT4/21/2020 | 12:04 PM PDT