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Boyd Powers, Department of Natural Resources King County Wastewater Treatment Div. Jalaine Madura, Seattle Public Utilities
Larry Fisher, WDFW Misty Blair, Department of Ecology Duwamish Tribal Office
Minnie Dhaliwal, City of Tukwila Stephanie Jolivette, Office of Archaeology
& Historic Preservation
US Army Corp. of Engineers
Duffy McColloch WSDOT, NW Region Erin George, City of Kent Wendy Weiker, Puget Sound Energy
Andy Swayne, Puget Sound Energy John Greene, King County Transit
Karen Walter, Fisheries, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Jim Ishimaru, King County Transportation
Laura Murphy, Muckleshoot Cultural Resources Puget Sound Clean Air
Steve Osguthorpe, City of Newcastle Matthew Feldmeyer, Renton Schools
July 16, 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:
SEPA DETERMINATION: Determination of Non-Significance (DNS)
DETERMINATION DATE: July 16, 2020
PROJECT NAME: 2020 Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) Adoption and Revisions
to Title IV
PROJECT NUMBER: PR20-000002 / LUA20-000145, ECF
Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed pursuant to RMC 4-9-070.R. Please refer
to the enclosed Notice of Environmental Determination for complete details. If you have questions,
please call me at (425) 430-7312.
For the Environmental Review Committee,
Angelea Weihs
Associate 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 (DNS)
POSTED TO NOTIFY INTERESTED PERSONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
DNS: THE CITY OF RENTON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED
ACTION DOES NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
DATE OF NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION:
July 16, 2020
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR20-000002 2020 Flood Insurance Rate Maps
(FIRM) adoption and Revisions to Title IV / LUA20-
000145, ECF
PROJECT LOCATION: City-Wide
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Jennifer Henning, City of Renton / 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057 /
jhenning@rentonwa.gov
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE
REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton
Document Center website. See also https://cutt.ly/FoyltSo
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 2020 FIRM and Regulation Update
The City of Renton is a participant in the National Floodplain Insurance Program NFIP. The NFIP provides affordable
insurance to property owners, renters and businesses located in the regulated floodplain. To participate in the NFIP, a
City or community must adopt and enforce floodplain management ordinances that meet or exceed the minimum
requirements of the NFIP. These requirements are intended to prevent loss of life, loss of property, reduce taxpayer
costs for disaster relief, as well as minimize economic and social hardships that result from flooding.
In May 2020, FEMA notified the City of Renton that a revised Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) have been completed for King County. The FIS and FIRM will become effective on August 19, 2020. By the FIS and
FIRM effective date, the City of Renton is required to adopt a floodplain management ordinance that meets or exceeds
the minimum NFIP requirements, and request approval from the FEMA Regional Office. The FEMA Regional Office is
required to approve the legally enforceable floodplain management measures that the City adopts in accordance with
Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations Section 60.3(d). The approval of the NFIP State Coordinator at the Department of
Ecology (DOE) is also required.
Compliance with the mandatory minimum requirements of the NFIP, in order to avoid suspension from the program,
obligates the City to take the following actions:
1. Adopt the revised FIRM that will become effective on August 19. The City’s code includes an “automatic adoption
clause” for floodplain map updates as RMC #4-3-050 Section E (Maps) references the 1989 study and “any
subsequent revision”. Hence, the City does not need to take any action specifically for the adoption of the revised
FIRM.
2. Complete the amendments to Title IV, chapters 3 and 11, requested by DOE and FEMA following the Community
Assistance Visit (CAV) that took place in June 2019 and detailed in a letter received in December 2019. The CAV is a
major component of the NFIP where FEMA and DOE staff provide technical assistance and recommendations to the
City to ensure adequate enforcement of floodplain management regulations. The CAV review of Title IV resulted in
a request to add multiple sections.
Per WAC197-11-340(2)(c) any person, affected tribe, or agency may submit comments to the City within fourteen
days of the date of issuance of the DNS.
Per WAC197-11-340(2)(a) an agency shall not act upon a proposal for fourteen days after the date of issuance of a
DNS. There is no agency appeal.
CONTACT PERSON: Angelea Weihs, Associate Planner; Tel: (425) 430-7312; Email: aweihs@rentonwa.gov
NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DATE OF DECISION: July 16, 2020
SIGNATURES:
Martin Pastucha, Administrator
Public Works Administrator
Date For Rick M. Marshall, Administrator
Renton Regional Fire Authority
Date
For Kelly Beymer, Administrator
Community Services Department
Date Jennifer Henning, Planning Director Date
CED Interim Administrator
Interim Chair
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