HomeMy WebLinkAboutERC_DNSM_Determination_Re-Notice_210407DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2
www.rentonwa.gov
Only to clarify the public hearing will be virtual
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 RE-NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION:
April 7, 2021 – Please note the environmental
determination and the appeal period of the
initial notice of DNS-M has not changed and this
notice is only to clarify the public hearing will be
virtual.
PROJECT LOCATION: 957 Aberdeen Ave NE (APN 3119900066)
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR19-000448 VEK on Aberdeen Townhomes Plat
/ LUA19-000280
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Nicole Mecum, Encompass Engineering & Surveying /165 NE Juniper St,
Suite 201, Issaquah, WA 98027/ nmecum@encompasses.net
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE
REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton
Document Center website. See also http://bit.ly/2Dhmt5K
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Preliminary Plat, Unit Lot Subdivision, Hearing
Examiner Site Plan Review, Environmental (SEPA) Review, a Street Modification, an Open Space Modification, and a Unit
Lot Drive Modification for 12 townhomes. The subject site consists of one parcel (Parcel number 3119900066) located
at 957 Aberdeen Ave NE. The subject site is 54,057 square feet (1.24 acres) and is located in the Residential Multi-Family
(RMF) zoning district and the Residential High Density (HD) land use designation. The site currently contains one single
family residence and several accessory structures, all of which are proposed for removal in order to construct two new
townhome buildings, both with six units each. The applicant proposes to increase the maximum wall plate height up to
42 feet and increase the number of stories to four stories for both townhome structures though the Site Plan Review
process. The proposed project would result in a net density of 15.13 du/ac. The Unit Lot Subdivision is proposed to be
subdivided into 12 lots, three landscape tracts, two common open space tracts, one unit lot drive tract, and one critical
area tract. The proposed unit lots would range in size from 864 sf to 1,106 sf. Access to all 12 units is proposed via a new
unit lot drive extending from Aberdeen Ave NE. High landslide hazards, high erosion hazards, protected and sensitive
slopes, a category III wetland, and a type Ns stream (John's Creek) are mapped on the project site. Of the 90 significant
trees located on the project site, 29 significant trees are proposed for removal.
Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on April 19, 2021. Appeals
to the Examiner are governed by RMC 4-8-110 and more information regarding the appeal process may be obtained
from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, (425) 430-6510. Due to Governor Jay Inslee’s Proclamation 20-25 (“Stay Home, Stay
Healthy”), the City Clerk’s Office is working remotely. For that reason, appeals must be submitted electronically to the
City Clerk at cityclerk@rentonwa.gov. The appeal fee, normally due at the time an appeal is submitted, will be collected
at a future date. Appeals to the Hearing Examiner are governed by RMC 4-8-110 and additional information regarding
the appeal process may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, cityclerk@rentonwa.gov. If the situation changes such
that the City Clerk’s Office is open when you file your appeal, you have the option of filing the appeal in person.
PUBLIC HEARING: Per the Governor's Emergency Proclamation 20-28, the City of Renton is prohibited from holding an
in-person meeting at this time. Therefore, a virtual/telephonic Public Hearing is scheduled before the Renton Hearing
Examiner on May 11, 2021 at 10:00 AM by means of the Zoom video conferencing web application. The public is
highly encouraged to attend the meeting by using one of the following three methods:
1. By online videoconference: Zoom Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86011988759?pwd=WE5WSDVLbFJqckR5WUY4N1I4blM0UT09 Password: 316020
2. By videoconference via the Zoom app: Enter Zoom Meeting ID: 841 1637 8870 Password: 316020
RE-NOTICE
3. By telephone: Zoom Meeting By phone: 1(253) 215-8782, Enter Zoom Meeting ID 841 1637 8870# Password:
316020#
If you wish to speak during the Public Hearing there will be an allotted time for public comments. We will ask that all
attendees state their name and contact information into the record. Please do not unmute yourself; the host will do
this for you. All participants must have their name listed in the zoom application window. If you are participating in
the Public Hearing by telephone please use the following phone number: 1(253) 215-8782. Alternatively, written
comments and ADA accommodation requests such as alternative format and/or translator during the virtual Hearing
must be submitted in writing to cityclerk@rentonwa.gov by 5:00 PM on the day prior of the Public Hearing. Please see
“Virtual Public Hearing Procedures” for more details on how to participate in the public hearing. The procedures to a
Virtual Public Hearing can be found here: https://cutt.ly/ehzOplS.
If you are interested in attending the hearing, please contact the Project Planner, noted below to ensure that the hearing has not been rescheduled. If you have questions about this proposal, or
wish to be made a party of record and receive additional information by mail, please contact the Project Planner. Anyone who submits written comments will automatically become a party of
record and will be notified of any decision on this project.
PROJECT PLANNER : Angelea Weihs, Associate Planner; Tel: (425) 430-7312; Email: aweihs@rentonwa.gov