HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA_DNS_Project Acceptance_200924DEPARTMENT 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: September 25, 2020
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR17-000670 Verizon SEA Classics Revision / LUA20-000226,
ECF, SSDP, CU-A
PROJECT LOCATION: 2003 Maple Valley Hwy (APN 1723059103)
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT
PERSON:
Brent Sutten, Actualize LLC / 3020 Issaquah Pine Lake Rd SE
#538, Sammamish, WA 98057 / brent@actualize-llc.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/0fBg9t5
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant, Actualize LLC on behalf of Verizon Wireless, is requesting a Shoreline
Substantial Development Permit (SSDP) to install a concealed wireless communications facility (WCF) on the rooftop of
an existing 2-story commercial office building located at 2003 Maple Valley Hwy (Parcel #1723059103). The proposal
also includes the installation of an equipment cabinet approximately 155 sq. ft. in size that would abut the west side of
the existing building. A similar project was approved for Verizon in 2018 under LUA17-000869 that proposed locating
the cabinet equipment inside of the building. However, structural issues ultimately prevented the design from being
implemented and applicant elected to relocated the cabinet to an area outside of the building. The rooftop location of
the antenna equipment would not change. Due to the proposal change, the applicant is also requesting a revision to the
approved administrative Conditional Use Permit and a new SEPA threshold determination. The subject parcel is 1.87
acres in size and has a zoning designation of COR, Commercial-Office-Residential, as well as an Urban Design District C
Overlay. The parcel has a Comprehensive Plan Land Use designation of Commercial-Office-Residential. Critical areas
mapped on-site include a high seismic hazard, protected slopes, a special flood hazard area, and a Wellhead Protection
Area Zone 1. The site is located within the Cedar River Reach C Regulated Shoreline area with a designation of Shoreline
High Intensity. The applicant has proposed approximately 175 sq. ft. of new impervious surface, as well as minor
vegetation removal (grass and a shrub). No trees are proposed for removal. The applicant submitted a SEPA checklist
and General Habitat Area Review report with the application.
DATE OF APPLICATION: September 24, 2020
NOTICE OF COMPLETE
APPLICATION:
September 25, 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, Shoreline Substantial Development Permit,
Administrative Conditional Use Review Revision
OTHER PERMITS WHICH MAY BE
REQUIRED:
Building Permit
REQUESTED STUDIES: Stream Study
CONSISTENCY OVERVIEW:
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.: Verizon SEA Classics Revision, LUA20-000226, ECF, SSDP, CU-A
NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS: City/State/Zip:
EMAIL: ______ TELEPHONE NO.: ___
I prefer to receive project information and documents in hard copy via US mail
Zoning/Land Use: The subject site is designated Commercial Office Residential (COR) on the City of
Renton Comprehensive Land Use Map and Commercial Office Residential (COR) on
the City’s Zoning Map.
Environmental Documents
that Evaluate the Proposed
Project:
Environmental (SEPA) Checklist, General Habitat Area Review
Development Regulations
Used For Project Mitigation:
The project will be subject to the City’s SEPA ordinance, 4-3-090 Shoreline Master
Program; 4-4-140 Wireless Communication Facilities 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 October 9, 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