HomeMy WebLinkAboutC_Weil Comments and City ResponseFrom: Jill Ding
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 8:08 AM
To: Gary Weil
Cc: rasdo@live.com; bsinkey@gmail.com; williams@jmmlaw.com;
scott@wetlandresources.com; caitlin.sinkey@gmail.com;
ashasdo@outlook.com; e.eisemann@e2landuse.com
Subject: RE: PR21- 000036 Asdourian House Remodel/ LUA21- 000025, SME,
SSDP, V-A, V-H.
Gary,
Thank you for your comments, you have been added as a party of record for this project and your
comments have been added to the official file for consideration by the decision maker.
Thanks,
Jill Ding
Senior Planner
City of Renton
Community and Economic Development
6th floor
1055 S Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
425-430-6598
jding@rentonwa.gov
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From: Gary Weil <ziggyweil@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2021 10:00 AM
To: Jill Ding <JDing@Rentonwa.gov>
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Subject: PR21- 000036 Asdourian House Remodel/ LUA21- 000025, SME, SSDP, V-A, V-H.
Hello to our City of Renton and all involved;
We are writing to show support of the Asdourian remodel project - PR21- 000036
Asdourian House Remodel/ LUA21- 000025, SME, SSDP, V-A, V-H.
Ryan and Ashley and their 2 beautiful young kids, Lola and Jaeger, are
a wonderful addition to our lane. They are friendly, helpful, and concerned about our
community. Both Ashley and Ryan are hard working; juggling 2 full time jobs while
raising their kids and utilizing their love of the outdoors. They take advantage of the
parks around us and love boating and wake surfing. In addition, they are smart, kind,
honest and respectful. It would be a shame and unfair if they would have to move
because they do not have enough space for their expanding family.
Our home and most of the homes on the lane are taller than their requested variance. A
35 ft height variance has been granted many times over the last few years. The homes
in nearby Barbie Mill development are all far taller than any home on our lane.
Additionally, our home and most homes on our lane are closer to the lane than the
current front yard setbacks allow. Granting their variances and setbacks would not
affect our home or in our opinion,or any homes on the lane. In fact, their approved new
home would be in line with the other homes, increase their and all of our property values
and would give the city or Renton more income from their increased property taxes. We
feel it is a win-win situation for everyone!
Renton favors single-family residential development along the shoreline and it would
appear that the Asdourian’s remodel plan is consistent with the intent of city policy. It
would be unfair of the city to discriminate or interfere with a property owner’s right if they
are within the height restrictions. The height variance does not appear to be a special
privilege, but rather consistent to what is allowed in the City of Renton’s building codes.
Additionally, their requested front yard and side setback variances also appear to not
fall under the special privilege category, most homes on the lane are very close to the
street, none interfere with local travel or emergency access.
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We hope the City grants permission for their proposed height variance, and are willing
to accommodate the setbacks requested due to the unique property that they own.
Please take the time to come visit our lane and see for yourselves.
We would like to thank the City of Renton in advance, for their time, consideration of
their special requests and hopefully your approval; as this year has been an especially
hard one with Covid and working from home, the political divide, and stress all of us
have endured. So everyone deserves a win and we feel this a win for all; the
Asdourian's, their neighbors with increased property values and the City of Renton both
with increased revenue and beautiful, new homes.
Sincerely,
Gary and Rachel Weil
3711 Lake Washington Blvd N.
Renton, Wa. 98056