HomeMy WebLinkAboutERC_Notice_211206DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2
www.rentonwa.gov
OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
ISSUANCE OF A DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)
POSTED TO NOTIFY INTERESTED PERSONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
DNS: The City of Renton Environmental Review Committee (ERC) has determined that the proposed action does not have
a significant adverse impact on the environment. This DNS is issued after using the optional DNS process in WAC 197-11-
355. There is no further comment period.
DATE OF NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION:
December 6, 2021
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR21-000406 Renton Station Switchgear Building /
LUA21-000378, ECF, SA-A, CU-A
PROJECT LOCATION: 2319 Lind Ave SW (APN 3023059084)
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT
PERSON:
Carla Woodworth, GeoEngineers, Inc./17425 NE Union Hill Rd., Suite 250,
Redmond, WA 98052/cwoodworth@geoengineers.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/XRFgZLY
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting Environmental (SEPA) Review, Administrative
Site Plan Review, an Administrative Conditional Use Permit, and a critical area buffer determination for the installation
a new approximately 360 sq. ft. pre-manufactured switchgear building. The proposed building would have an
approximate height of 19 feet. The project site totals approximately 2.31 acres in area and is located within the Heavy
Industrial (IH) zone and Employment Area (EA) Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation. No changes in access or
parking are proposed as a result of the project proposal. The project site is mapped with a flood hazard area, sensitive
slopes (slopes with grades between 25 and 40 percent), a seismic hazard area, and a wetland. In addition, Panther Creek
(a Type F stream) is mapped off-site to the north of the project site. The project site is also located within the Urban
Conservancy Shoreline Designation of Springbrook Creek Reach C. The critical area buffer requirements may not apply
to development proposed on sites that are separated from critical areas by pre-existing, intervening, and lawfully created
structures, roads, or other substantial existing improvements. All proposed work would be conducted within existing
developed portions of the project site.
Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on December 20, 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 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.
PUBLIC HEARING: If the Environmental Determination is appealed, a public hearing will be set and all parties notified.
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