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October 28, 2021
Satwant Singh
NW Developers, LLC
24419 105th Pl SE
Kent, WA 98030
SUBJECT: Request for Extension Grant Avenue Townhomes Preliminary Plat and PUD (LUA15-000885
and LUA17-000335)
Dear Mr. Singh,
This office has reviewed your request (October 14, 2021) to extend an approved Planned Urban Development and
Preliminary Plat (File Nos. LUA15-000885 and LUA17-000335) for a period of one (1) year. The Preliminary Planned
Urban Development and Preliminary Plat for the Grant Avenue Townhomes project was approved on May 31,
2016 and the Final Planned Urban Development was approved on August 3, 2017. In accordance with RMC 4-9-
150G.1.b, the Preliminary Planned Urban Development and Preliminary Plat is valid for five (5) years and any
extensions granted for the Preliminary Plat are also applicable to the Planned Urban Development. On April 20,
2020, the Renton City Council adopted an ordinance (Ordinance No. 5968) that temporarily extended the validity
of certain permits by a period of six (6) months due to on-going construction challenges created by the COVID-19
outbreak. The current Preliminary Plat would expire on November 30, 2021. Pursuant to RMC 4-7-080L.2, the
Municipal Code allows the original approving body to issue a single extension of up to one (1) year to an applicant
who files a written request with the Administrator at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of preliminary
plat approval, provided the Administrator finds that the applicant has obtained issuance of a construction permit
and has made sustained progress towards final construction, engineering, and surveying necessary to record a
final plat. Your request meets requirements of Renton Municipal Code and qualifies for a one -time extension of
one (1) year, as an extension request was submitted more than 30 days prior to the expiration of the preliminary
plat approval, the Construction Permit has been issued and the applicant has made sustained progress towards
final construction necessary for the recording of the final plat. Therefore, your one (1) year extension request is
approved.
The one (1) year extension shall be measured using the expiration date of the Preliminary Plat approval after
issuance of the temporary six (6) month extension (November 30, 2021) in order to ensure consistency with the
extensions granted to other projects under the emergency ordinance. Please note that all construction must be
completed or deferred and the final plat recorded in accordance with City Code prior to the last day of the
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extension period (November 30, 2022). Pursuant to RMC 4-7-080L.3, one additional one-year extension beyond
the one-year extension may be granted by the Hearing Examiner if the applicant shows need caused by unusual
circumstances or situations that occurred during the prior extension period, which make it unduly burdensome to
file the final plat. The applicant must file a written request with the Hearing Examiner and the Administrator for
this additional extension; this request must be filed at least thirty (30) days prior to the plat expiration date. Said
request must include all necessary documentation as to the need for the additional extension.
Sincerely,
Vanessa Dolbee
Planning Director
cc: Apex Enterprises Group, LLC / Owner
Chip Vincent, CED Administrator
Matt Herrera, Current Planning Manager
Brianne Banwarth, Development Engineering Manager
Jill Ding, Senior Planner