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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_Project_Acceptance_200603DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Planning Division 1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2 www.rentonwa.gov OF APPLICATION AND PROPOSED DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) A Master Application has been filed and accepted with the Department of Community & Economic Development (CED) – Planning Division of the City of Renton. The following briefly describes the application and the necessary Public Approvals. DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: June 8, 2020 PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR20-000158 Walmart OGP Addition / LUA20-000119, ECF, SA-A PROJECT LOCATION: 743 Rainier Ave S (APN 1923059048) APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Jeff Weeder, Galloway & Company / 6162 S. Willow Drive, Ste 320, Greenwood Village, CO, 80111 /jeffweeder@gallowayus.com LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE REVIEWED: Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton Document Center website. See also https://cutt.ly/ByX375i PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant, Walmart Stores, Inc, is proposing to construct a 1,330 sq. ft. addition and covered parking area for their online grocery pickup service (OGP). The existing 150,158 sq. ft. building is located on a 12.2 acre site at 743 Rainier Ave S (APN 1923059048). The subject parcel is locate d in the Commercial Arterial (CA) zone and the proposed addition and parking area would be located on the north side of the building. The proposal also includes the addition of four new uncovered stalls and six new covered stalls to be utilized by online grocery pick up customers. As a whole, the proposed project would result in a net loss of 15 parking stalls due to the building addition. New directional signage is also proposed within the existing parking lot in order to guide customers to the pickup location. Multiple landscape islands are proposed for removal in order to construct a new drive aisle and is estimated to result in the loss of five (5) trees. The applicant estimates that the project would create a total of 1,425 sq. ft. of new impervious surface. The site is located within a High Seismic Hazard. The applicant submitted a Drainage Report, Traffic Impact Analysis, and Environmental Checklist with the application. DATE OF APPLICATION: May 26, 2020 NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION: June 8, 2020 OPTIONAL DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS): 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 RCW 43.21C.110, the City of Renton is using the Optional DNS process to give no tice that a DNS is likely to be issued. Comment periods for the project and the proposed DNS are integrated into a single comment period. There will be no comment period following the issuance of the Threshold Determination of Non-Significance (DNS). This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal. When the DNS becomes appealable, the appeal period will be 14 days. PERMITS/REVIEW REQUESTED: Environmental (SEPA) Review, Administrative Site Plan Review OTHER PERMITS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: Building Permit, Construction Permit, Sign Permit REQUESTED STUDIES: Drainage Report, Traffic Impact Study CONSISTENCY OVERVIEW: Zoning/Land Use: The subject site is designated Commercial Mixed Use (CMU) and Employment Area (EA) on the City of Renton Comprehensive Land Use Map and Medium Industrial (IM) and Commercial Arterial (CA) on the City’s Zoning Map. Environmental Documents that Evaluate the Proposed Project: Environmental (SEPA) Checklist NOTICE 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. Name/File No.: PR20-000158 Walmart OGP Addition / LUA20-000119, ECF, SA-A NAME: MAILING ADDRESS: City/State/Zip: EMAIL: ______ TELEPHONE NO.: ___  I prefer to receive project information and documents in hard copy via US mail Development Regulations Used For Project Mitigation: The project will be subject to the City’s SEPA ordinance, RMC 4-9-070, 4-9-200 and other applicable codes and regulations as appropriate. Proposed Mitigation Measures: No mitigation measures are proposed at the time of this posting. Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing to Alex Morganroth, Senior Planner; CED – Planning Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, by 5:00 PM on June 22, 2020. If you have questions about this proposal, or wish to be made a party of record and receive additional notification by mail, 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. A copy of the subsequent threshold determination is available upon request. CONTACT PERSON: Alex Morganroth, Senior Planner; Tel: (425) 430-7219; Email: amorganroth@rentonwa.gov SW 7th St Lind Ave SW