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PLANNING DIVISION
TIER 1 TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
EVALUATION FORM & DECISION
DATE OF DECISION: October 7, 2021
PROJECT NUMBER: LUA21-000336, TP
PROJECT NAME: Dreamliner Fence TUP
PROJECT MANAGER: Brittany Gillia, Assistant Planner
OWNER/APPLICANT: Dreamliner LLC
14545 NE 57th St, Bellevue, WA 98007
CONTACT: James Howton
4621 123rd Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98006
PROJECT LOCATION: 511 Airport Way
DATE OF EXPIRATION: October 7, 2022
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting approval of a Tier I Temporary Use Permit to allow the
installation of a 6’ tall green screened cyclone fence around a vacant parcel located at 511 Airport Way (APN
7229300580). The parcel is split zoned with the eastern side of the lot zoned Commercial Downtown (CD) and
the remaining area zoned Commercial Arterial (CA). The applicant has proposed the fence to be installed one
foot (1’) inside the property line surrounding the perimeter of the 16,000 square foot site, including within the
front yard setback of the CA zoned portion of the property, with a single twenty-four foot (24’) wide double
gate on the south edge of the parcel leading to S Tillicum St (Attachment A). The applicant is proposing to have
the fence erected for up to one (1) year in order to maintain privacy and safety while they apply for land use
entitlements related to development of the subject lot. The site is mapped with Wellhead Protection Zone 1
(Downtown Wellfield) and High Seismic Hazards and is overlayed with Urban Design Districts ‘A’ and ‘D’.
Approximately four (4) City owned street trees exist on the north property line and the applicant is proposing
to retain all 4 trees.
ANALYSIS: The subject lot is split-zoned CA and CD and is therefore subject to Urban Design District ‘D’ and ‘A’
standards, respectively. The lot is also located adjacent to parcels in the Residential-8 (R-8) zone and the
Medium Industrial (IM) zone and has frontage on Airport Way S, a Principal Arterial roadway. Pursuant to
Renton Municipal Code (RMC) 4-4-040 Fences, Hedges, and Retaining Walls, fences are allowed anywhere on
the commercially zoned lot provided the fence does not stand in or in front of any required landscaping or pose
a traffic vision hazard. According to RMC4-4-070 F.1 Landscaping, ten feet (10’) of on-site landscaping is required
along all public street frontages and per the City’s street tree inventory, there are four existing street trees
present in the ten foot (10’) landscaping area. Further, the Urban Design Regulations for the district overlays
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are intended to ensure active, inviting, and comfortable pedestrian environments along sidewalks. Based on
the required landscaping setback as well as to maintain a pedestrian oriented environment as intended by
urban design district standards, staff recommends as a condition of approval that the applicant set the fence
back a minimum of ten feet (10’) from the north property line.
Approval of the temporary use permit would provide short term relief from the intent and guidelines related
to the pedestrian environment as set forth in the Urban Design Regulations. To mitigate the impacts of the
fence along the street frontage of Airport Way, staff recommends as a condition of approval that the applicant
use green or black vinyl coated fencing materials without slats in lieu of the proposed green screened fence
along Airport Way.
The applicant is currently in the process of applying for additional land use entitlements for a future project at
the subject site, however, construction of the project is not foreseen to begin before expiration of this permit.
An Abatement Agreement (Attachment C) has been submitted with the Temporary Use Permit application to
acknowledge the terms of the fence removal at the time of permit expiration. Therefore, staff recommends as
a condition of approval that if the applicant has not submitted a complete land use application and is in active
pursuit of an entitlement for the proposed development project, the fencing shall be removed no later than
October 7th, 2022. Any consideration for an extension request to this Temporary Use Permit while actively
pursuing the entitlement and eventual construction will require the submittal of a landscape plan detailing
landscaping and planters within the 10’ setback to provide a vegetative buffer. The landscape plan shall be
reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to permit extension and the landscaping
shall be installed within 30-days of any extension unless otherwise amended by the Current Planning Manager.
GENERAL REVIEW CRITERIA 4-9-240J:
YES 1. The temporary use will not be materially detrimental to the public health, safety,
or welfare, nor injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity of the
temporary use.
Comments: The temporary fence will not cause a visual disturbance or become a
public detriment to the area and will increase safety by reducing the ability for
trespassing on the subject site. There are parking stalls on the northeast edge of
the lot that will be enclosed within the fence (Attachment A) and the new fence
will not affect the abutting property that was informally using the stalls
(Attachment B).
YES 2. Adequate parking facilities and vehicle ingress and egress are provided to serve the
temporary use and any existing uses on the site.
Comments: There is no proposed parking associated with the fence. If needed,
access to the site would be provided via a 24’ wide double gate off of S Tillicum St.
YES 3. Hours of operation of the temporary use are specified and would not adversely
impact surrounding uses.
Comments: Not applicable.
Compliant if
conditions
of approval
are met
4. The temporary use will not cause nuisance factors such as noise, light, or glare
which adversely impact surrounding uses.
Comments: As conditioned, the fence materials along the public street frontage will
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be black or green vinyl coated cyclone fencing which would not cause a visual
nuisance or distraction to the surrounding roadways or uses.
YES 5. If applicable, the applicant has obtained the required right-of-way use permit.
Comments: Not applicable.
The Temporary Use Permit is hereby Approved with Conditions* and subject to the following conditions::
*CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
1. The applicant shall set the fence back a minimum of ten feet (10’) from the north property line. An
updated site plan showing the new placement of the fence shall be submitted to the Current Planning
Project Manager for review and approval prior to the installation of any fencing.
2. The applicant shall use green or black vinyl coated fencing materials without slats in lieu of the
proposed green screened fence along Airport Way. The updated material choice must be sent to the
Current Planning Project Manager for review and approval prior to installation.
3. The fencing shall be removed no later than October 7th, 2022 if the applicant has not submitted a
complete land use application while also actively pursuing an entitlement for a development project
on the subject site by that same date. Any consideration for an extension request to this Temporary
Use Permit will require evidence that the applicant is pursuing an entitlement and eventual
construction for a development project on the subject site as well as the submittal of a landscape plan
detailing landscaping and planters within the 10’ setback to provide a vegetative buffer. The landscape
plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager prior to permit extension
and the landscaping shall be installed within 30-days of any extension unless otherwise amended by
the Current Planning Manager.
SIGNATURE AND DATE OF DECISION:
________________________________________ ____________________________________
for Vanessa Dolbee, Planning Director Date
RECONSIDERATION: Within 14 days of the decision date, any party may request that the decision be
reopened by the approval body. The approval body may modify his decision if material evidence not readily
discoverable prior to the original decision is found or if he finds there was misrepresentation or fact. After
review of the Reconsideration request, if the approval body finds sufficient evidence to amend the original
decision, there will be no further extension of the appeal period. Any person wishing to take further action
must file a formal appeal within the 14-day appeal time frame.
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APPEALS: Appeals of permit issuance must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on October 21, 2021.
Due to the ongoing state of emergency enacted by Governor’s Proclamation 20-05, the City Clerk’s Office is
working remotely. For that reason, appeals must be submitted electronically to the City Clerk at
cityclerk@rentonwa.gov or delivered to City Hall 1st floor Lobby Hub only on Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays.
The appeal fee, normally due at the time an appeal is submitted, will be collected at a future date if your
appeal is submitted electronically. 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.
EXPIRATION: This Temporary Use Permit is valid for up to one (1) year from the effective date of the permit.
EXTENSIONS: Extension requests do not require additional fees and shall be requested in writing prior to
permit expiration to the Department of Community & Economic Development Administrator based upon the
conditions and limitation noted in the analysis above.
Attachments: Site Plan, Communication with Neighboring Property, Abatement Agreement
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24 ft wide double gateGreen Screened fence will be installed one foot inside the property linesurrounding all of the propertyDreamliner511 Airport wayRenton, WA 98057Site PlanTier 1 - Temporary Use PermitNote 1 - In the future the property will contain a Four-Story Mixed-Use BuildingNote 2 - The proposed temporary use will be a six foot high green screened cyclone fence for one yearNote 3 - The area of the property is 16000 sq ftNote 4 - The property will remain vacant during this one year periodNotes:ATTACHMENT ADocuSign Envelope ID: 41BD2DAB-89BF-4930-BD4F-674D575CD5DF
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Brittany Gillia
From:jimhjim1111@comcast.net
Sent:Tuesday, September 21, 2021 3:01 PM
To:Brittany Gillia
Cc:'Chandra Shekar Gupta Vinnakota'; 'Surya Kalla'
Subject:FW: Fencing for 511 airport way.
Brittany: Here are emails back and forth with the owner of the building contiguous with our east property line. As you
can see, he said “Yes you can put fence”. I trust this will satisfy your request. Thank you.
Jim
From: Chandra Shekar Gupta Vinnakota <vcsgupta@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 2:22 PM
To: Jim Land Use Advisor <jimhjim1111@comcast.net>; Surya Rao K <surya1302@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Fencing for 511 airport way
Hi Jim,
We got confirmation from the neighboring building owner. He is fine with us getting the temporary fence. Please
forward this to Renton city and lets get the temporary fence permit be approved.
Thanks,
Shekar
On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 10:40 AM Surya Rao K <surya1302@gmail.com> wrote:
Thank you Keith.
On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 10:39 AM ying lei <yinglei20002000@yahoo.com> wrote:
Yes you can put fence
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 10:35 AM, Surya Rao K
<surya1302@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Keith,
As discussed on the call last week, I wanted to inform you that we are planning to build a fence for the property
mentioned in the subject.
As per your comment, we will make sure that we will leave 2 ft space for people to walk around, incase someone
needs to access the rear of your property. Please understand this is a temporary fence, until we begin construction
next year.
Can you please acknowledge this email?
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ATTACHMENT B
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With regards,
Surya Rao
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Thanks
Gupta VCS
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ATTACHMENT C
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