HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay Creek Trail Tree Removal SME ApprovalANDECONOMICDEVELOPMENT—“Rentonc:PLANNINGDIVISIONCERTIFICATEOFEXEMPTIONFROMSHORELINESUBSTANTIALDEVELOPMENTDATE:June16,2016PROJECTNUMBER:LUA16-000442,SMEPROJECTNAME:MayCreekTrailTreeRemovalShorelineExemptionPROJECTMANAGER:AngeleaWeihs,AssistantPlannerAPPLICANT:TerryFlatley1055SGradyWayRenton,WA98057-3232PROJECTLOCATION:Abuttingparceltothesouthof4350LakeWashingtonBlvd.PROJECTDESCRIPTION:TheapplicantisrequestingaShorelineExemptiontoremove3redaldertreeslocatedwithin620feeteastofLakeWashingtonBLVDN,onthenorthbankofMayCreekalongMayCreekTrail(parcelnumber3224059109).Theproperty(SeeExhibit2)is134,531squarefeet,zonedResidential-6(R-6),andislocatedinMayCreekReachB,designationUrbanConservancy.Theproposedtreesforremovalarelocatedinwetland,stream,andshorelinebuffers.Allthreetreesarelocatedwithin80feetoftheordinaryhighwatermark.TheCity’sUrbanForester,TerryFlatleyhasassessedthetreeshealthandhasconcludedthatallthetreesexhibitsignsofdeclineorhavebeenundercutbythecreekandrepresentsafetyconcernstousersofMayCreekTrailarea.MayCreekTrailisusedregularlybythepublicsinceitsoriginalconstructionwascompletedin2012.Thetrailhastwointerpretivesiteswithbenchesandsignsdescribingthevalueofthesite.Mr.Flatleystatesthatonetreeisclosetooneoftheselocationsandallthetreeshangoverthetrail.AccordingtotheInternationalSocietyofArboriculture,TreeRiskAssessmentManual,theriskratingforthesetreesis“High”,duetolikelihoodoffailureandimpactcombinedwithsevereconsequencestopeople.Thetreestumpsshallberetainedandthetreesleftaslargewoodydebrisonthesite.SEC-TWN-R:NW32-24-5LEGALDESCRIPTION:(KingCountyAssessor)LOTARENTONSP#LUA41O37SHPLREC#20110726900006SDSPDAF-LOT2RENTONLLA#LUA-0S-069-LLAREC#20051012900009BEINGPORGL1LYWOFSTHWY&WLYOFLKWASHBLVDNWATERBODY:AnexemptionfromaShorelineManagementSubstantialDevelopmentPermitisherebyApprovedwithConditions*ontheproposedprojectinaccordancewithRMC4.9.190C‘ExemptionfromPermitSystem’andPagelof2
CityofRentonDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentCertificateofExemptionfromShorelineSubstantialDevelopmentMayCreekTrailTreeRemovalShorelineExemptionLUA16000442,SMEforthefollowingreasons:TheprojectmeetstherequirementsofanemergencyasthetreesareclassifiedasanExtremeHazardthreateningpublicheathandsafety.Theproposeddevelopmentis:ConsistentwiththepoliciesoftheShorelineManagementAct.ConsistentwiththeguidelinesoftheDepartmentofEcologywherenoMasterProgramhasbeenfinallyapprovedoradoptedbytheDepartment.ConsistentwiththeCityofRentonShorelineMasterProgram.CONDITIONS:PLN-AdministrativeDecisionCondition1.Thetreestumpsshallberetainedandthetreesleftaslargewoodydebrisonthesite.SIGNATURE&DATEOFDECISION:Q&AdjAAAkt—//z&tienniHenning,PlanningDirectorDateTheadministrativelandusedecisionwillbecomefinalifnotappealedinwritingtogetherwiththerequiredfeeto:HearingExaminer,CityofRenton,1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057onorbefore5:00pm,onJune30,2016.AdditionalinformationregardingtheappealprocessmaybeobtainedfromtheRentonCityClerk’soffice,RentonCityHall-7thFloor,(425)430-6510.Attachments:ProjectNarrative,SitePlancc:ParksDepartment-CityofRentonTerryFlatley-ApplicantPage2of2
EXHIBIT1ApplicationMaterials1.LegalDescriptionforMayCreekTrailEmergencyTreeRemovalProjectThetreesinthisprojectarelocatedadjacenttotherightbank(northbank)ofMayCreek.TheKingCountyAssessor’sMapshowsaParcelNumberas3224059109andlegaldescriptionistheNWQuarter-Section32-Township24North-Range5East.Innarrowingadescriptionfortheprojectsite,itcanbeadditionallydescribedas:Theprojectsiteisonthenorth(right)bankofMayCreek,eastofLakeWashingtonBoulevardNorthandwestofInterstate405,southof4350LakeWashingtonBoulevardNorthandnorthofthe4100LakeWashingtonBoulevardNorth.Thetreesarewithin620feeteastofLakeWashingtonBoulevardNorth.2.ProjectNarrative:•MayCreekTrailEmergencyTreeRemovalProject•Theremovalofnomorethan3redaldertreesthatareindeclineorhavebeenundercutbythecreekandrepresentasafetyconcerntousersoftheMayCreekTrailarea.Thetreesarelocatedwithin620feeteastofLakeWashingtonBoulevardNorthandfoundalongtherightbankofMayCreek.TrelstadTreeServicewillbecontractedtoprovidetreeremovalservicesbyfellingthetreesbutretainingboththecutwoodinlongloglengthsorleavingasasnagandretainingthecutstump.Therewillbenoreplacementplantingsbecausethesitebelowthetreeswasrecentlyplantedwithacombinationoftreesandshrubs.Replacementplantingmayoccurwhereremovaloperationsdamageexistingshrubsandsaplings.TheMayCreekTrailisusedregularlybythepublicsinceitsoriginalconstructionwascompletedin2012.Theconstructedtrailseesmanyvisitorsthroughoutthedayandhastwointerpretivesiteswithbenchesandsignsdescribingthevalueofthesite.Onetreeisclosetooneoftheseinterpretivelocationsandtheyallhangoverthetrail.AccordingtotheInternationalSocietyofArboriculture,TreeRiskAssessmentManual,theriskratingforthesetreesis“High,”thelikelihoodoffailureandimpactcombinedwithsevereconsequencestopeopleyieldstheratingduetoabovefactorsofconditionandhealthofthetrees.•Thecontractforthisworkispendinganypermitrequirements.•Nootherpermitsarerequiredforthisproject.Mostorallwoodydebriswillremainwithintheareaforthepurposeofprovidinghabitat.•Thesiteusewillnotchangeandwillberestoredusingnativeplantsandtreesifdamageoccurstorecentplantings.•Therearenospecialsitefeaturesotherthanthosedescribedabove.•SoiltypeislistedbytheNaturalResourcesConservationServiceasKitsapSeriessiltloam(KpB).Kitsapseriesissoilthatiswell-drainedandhasaprofileof60inchesormore.ShorelineExemption—ApplicationMaterialsMayCreekTrailTreeMaintenanceProjectPage1
Erosionhazardforthisclassificationislistedslighttomoderate;thereislittleornoslope.Thetreesectionswillberemovedmanuallyfromabovetheforestfloorwithouttheuseofmotorizedequipmentsotherewillbenoimpacttothesoil.Thisprojectwillretainothertreecoverandathickherbaceousandscrub-shrubgroundcovers.Drainagewillnotbeimpeded.•Thevalueofthisprojectisapproximately$4,000.•Noexcavationsorfillingwilloccur.•Therearethreetreesanticipatedtoberemoved:i.Toberemoved—3redalders(Alnusrubra)withanaveragediameterat54inchesof18inches.•TheOrdinaryHighWaterMarkisimmediatelyadjacenttooneofthetrees;theothertwoarewithin80feet.•Thereisnoconstructionordevelopmentoccurringinthisprojectandthebankwillremaininitsnaturalexistingcondition.3.NeighborhoodDetailMap—attached.4.WaiverForm—attached.ShorelineExemption—ApplicationMaterialsMayCreekTrailTreeMaintenanceProjectPage2
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