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RVMP_16-000553__I—CTYOF•ANDECONOMICDEVELOPMENTntonPLANNINGDIVISIONROUTINEVEGETATIONMANAGEMENTPERMITEVALUATIONFORM&DECISIONDATE:August09,2016PROJECTNUMBER:LUA16-000553,RVMPPROJECTNAME:900SW16thStTreeRemoval/ReplacementPROJECTMANAGER:MonaDavis,SeniorPlannerOWNER:RebeccaDavidson283582ndAveSE,S-iMercerIsland,WA98040APPLICANT:REBECCADAVIDSON283582ndAveSE,S-iMercerIsland,WA98040LOCATION:900SW16THSTDESCRIPTION:TheapplicantisrequestingapprovalofaRoutineVegetationManagementPermittoremove2treesand9taIlWillowbushesonthepropertylocatedat900SW16thStreet.Theproposedtreeremovalisnecessarybecausethetreeshaveoutgrowntheirspaceandarecausingdamagetotheparkinglotandplanterislandcurbing.Thesubjectpropertyislocatedjustsouthof-405andnorthofSW16thStreet.Thetreestoberemovedarea14”Mapleandmulti-stemmedAshwithanaverageDBHof12”locatedonthenorthsideoftheproperty.ThepropertyissurroundedbyMediumIndustrialcommerciazoning,withawarehousetothewest,warehousetothesouth,andanofficebuildingtotheeast.1-405islocatednorthoftheproperty.TheapplicanthasproposedtoreplacetheremovedtreesandshrubswithiiAutumnBrillianceand/orPrincessDianavarietiesofAmelanchier(alsoknownasServiceBerry),whicharelistedontheCity’sapprovedtreelist.Thisvarietythrivesinmoisttodry,well-drainedsoilsandisdroughttolerant.TheexistingtreesandshrubswillberemovedontwoSaturdaysbetweenthehoursof9amand3pmtoavoiddisruptiontothworkweekandtrafficcontrol.ThereplacementtreeswillalsobeplantedonaSaturday.Allplantingareaswillbeamendedwithorganiccomposttoassistwithtreesurvivability.EXPIRATIONDATE:August09,2017GENERALREVIEWCRITERIA4-4-130H5:Page1of4 CityofRentonDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentRoutineVegetotionMonagementPermit900SW16thStTreeRemoval/ReplacementLUA16-000553,RVMP,YES1.Thelandclearingandtreeremovalwillnotcreateorcontributetolandslides,acceleratedsoilcreep,settlementandsubsidenceorhazardsassociatedwithstronggroundmotionandsoilliquefaction.Comments:WhilethesubjectsiteislocatedwithinanidentifiedSeismicHazardArea,theproposalwouldnotcontributetohazardsassociatedwithstronggroundmotionandsoilliquefaction.YES2.Thelandclearingandtreeremovalwillnotcreateorcontributetoflooding,erosion,orincreasedturbidity,siltationorotherformofpollutioninawatercourse.Comments:ThesubjectsiteislocatedwithinanidentifiedFloodHazardArea;however,itisnotanticipatedthattheremovalofthesubjecttreeswouldcontributetflooding(thereisnochangetocompensatorystorage,asthecurrenttreeswillbeimmediatelyreplaced),erosion,orincreasedturbiditysiltation.YES3.LandclearingandtreeremovalwillbeconductedtomaintainorprovidevisualscreeningandbufferingbetweenlandusesofdifferingintensityandconsistentwithapplicablelandscapingandsetbackprovisionsoftheRentonMunicipalCode.Comments:Notapplicable.YES4.Landclearingandtreeremovalshallbeconductedinawaysoastoexposethesmallestpracticalareaofsoiltoerosionfortheleastpossibletime,consistentwithanapprovedbuild-outscheduleandincludinganynecessaryerosioncontrolmeasures.Comments:TheapplicanthasproposedtoremovetheexistingtreesandimmediatelyreplantwithAmelanchierAutumnBrillianceand/orPrincessDianavarieties(alsoknownasServiceBerry).Itisnotexpectedthatanarealargerthanneededfortreeremovalandreplacementwouldbeexposedandsubjecttoerosion.YES5.LandclearingandtreeremovalshallbeconsistentwithsubsectionD2ofthisSection,RestrictionsforCriticalAreas—General,andRMC4-3-050—CriticalAreasRegulations.Comments:ThelandclearingandtreeremovalshallbeconsistentwithsubsectionD2ofSection4-4-130,aswellasRMC4-3-050-RestrictionsforCriticalAreas—General,andCriticalAreasRegulations.Therearenowetlandsorwetlandbuffersintheproximityofthesite.Seeseismicandfloodhazardsaboveinsubsectionsa.andb.respectively.YES6.Retainedtreeswillnotcreateorcontributetohazardousconditionsastheresultofblowdown,insectorpestinfestation,disease,orotherproblemsthatmaybecreatedasaresultofselectivelyremovingtreesandothervegetationfromthelot.Comments:Thetreesproposedforremovalwereoriginallyplantedasornamentaltreesandarenotapartofastandoftrees,significantlyreducingtheriskofblow-down.Furthermore,theproposedAmelanchiertreeswouldaddvarietytotheexistingtreesonthesubjectsiteandserveforbirdhabitat.Theincreasedvarietyreducestheriskofinsectandpestinfestationanddiseasethatcouldeliminateallthetreesatthesubjectsiteifavarietyoftreetypesisnotprovided.Page2of4 CityofRentonDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentRoutineVegetationManagementPermit900SW16thStTreeRemoval/ReplacementLUA16-000553,RVMP,YES7.Landclearingandtreeremovalshallbeconductedtomaximizethepreservationofanytree(s)ingoodhealththatisanoutstandingspecimenbecauseofitssize,form,shape,age,color,rarity,orotherdistinctionasacommunitylandmark.Comments:Routinemaintenancepreservesandcomplimentstheoveralllandscapingontheproperty.DECISION:The900SW16thStTreeRemoval/ReplacementRoutineVegetationManagementPermitisApprovedwithCondifions*.*CONDITIONSOFAPPROVAL:Soilshallbepreparedforlandscapeinstallationaccordingtoindustrystandardstobeconducivetothehealthygrowthofnewplants.Topsoilshallberichinorganicmaterialoramendedtobeso.Clasoilisnotacceptableandmustberemovedfromlandscapeareasifnaturallypresentonsite.PlantingSize:Broadleaftreesatthetimeofplantingmustbefullybranchedandnosmallerthanonandone-halfinches(1.5”)indiameteratbreastheight(dbh).Broadleaftreesmustbeaminimumoftwoinches(2’)indiameter(dbh).Conifertreesatthetimeofplantingmustbefullybranchedamaminimumofsixfeet(6’)inheight.Mulch:Exceptfortreeswithatreegrate,treesshallincludeamulchringthathasadepthofatleasttwoinches(2’)andisatleasttwofeet(2’)inradiusaroundthetree.TheapplicantshallnotifytheCurrentPlanningProjectManagerfollowinginstallationofthenewtreesforafinalinspection.CallMonaDavisat(425)430-7246toscheduleaninspection.SIGNATURE&DATEOFDECISION:(:-eMd(.,iI%ti’{/)August09,2016JenniferHenning,PlanningDiret’orDateAppealsofpermitissuancemustbefiledinwritingonorbefore5:00p.m.onAugust23,2016,togetherwiththerequiredfeewith:HearingExaminer,CityofRenton,1055SouthGradyWay,RentorWA98057.AppealstotheExamineraregovernedbyRMC4-8-110andmoreinformationregardingtheappealprocessmaybeobtainedfromtheRentonCityClerk’sOffice,425-430-6510.Reconsideration:Within14daysofthedecisiondate,anypartymayrequestthatthedecisionbereopenedbytheapprovalbody.Theapprovalbodymaymodifyhisdecisionifmaterialevidencenotreadilydiscoverablepriortotheoriginaldecisionisfoundorifhefindstherewasmisrepresentationoffact.Afterreviewofthereconsiderationrequest,iftheapprovalbodyfindssufficientevidencetoamendtheoriginaldecision,therewillbenofurtherextensionoftheappealperiod.Anypersonwishingtotakefurtheractionmustfileaformalappealwithinthe14-dayappealtimeframe.Page3of4 CityofRentonDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentRoutineVegetationManagementPermit900SW16thStlreeRemoval/ReplacementLUA16-000553,RVMP,Expiration:TheRoutineVegetationManagementPermitshallbevalidforoneyearfromthedateofissuance.AnextensionmaybegrantedbythePlanningDivisionforaperiodofoneyearuponapplicationbythepropertyownerormanager.Applicationforsuchanextensionmustbemadeatleastthirty(30)daysinadvanceoftheexpirationoftheoriginalpermitandshallincludeastatementofjusfificafionfortheextension.Page4of4