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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY OF RENTON, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT (425) 430-7200. DO NOT REMOVE THIS NOTICE WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION
PLEASE INCLUDE THE PROJECT NUMBER WHEN CALLING FOR PROPER FILE IDENTIFICATION.
OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION AND PUBLIC HEARING
ISSUANCE OF A DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE – MITIGATED (DNS-M)
POSTED TO NOTIFY INTERESTED PERSONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
PROJECT NAME: Talbot Hill Substation Improvements
PROJECT NUMBER: LUA16-000922, ECF, SA-H
LOCATION: 2400 S Puget Drive
DESCRIPTION: PSE is requesting Hearing Examiner Conditional Use Permit, Environmental
(SEPA) Review, and Site Plan Review for proposed Talbot Hill Substation improvements located at 2400 S Puget Dr.
(parcel numbers 2023059003 and 2023059066). The project site totals 50.4 acres and is zoned Residential-8 (R-8). PSE is
proposing to rebuild a portion of the Talbot Hill Substation in order to replace aging equipment and provide more
reliability for the transmission lines connected to the substation. The existing control house will be demolished and a
new control house is proposed in its place. The existing 230kV substation equipment inside the fence is proposed to be
removed, including steel structures and foundations. No additional transmission lines are proposed with the rebuild of
this project. A new storm drainage system is proposed within the fenced area and a detention pond will be installed
south of the southerly substation fence. The detention pond will involve an excavation of more than 500 cubic yards,
which triggers SEPA Review. The substation footprint will remain unchanged. Additional driveway improvements are
proposed to allow larger vehicle access to the substation. The project site contains moderate coalmine hazards,
moderate landslide hazards, and sensitive slopes (within 50 feet). The applicant has submitted an Arborist Report and
Geotechnical Engineering Study with the application.
THE CITY OF RENTON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED
ACTION HAS PROBABLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THAT CAN BE MITIGATED THROUGH MITIGATION MEASURES.
Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on Febraury 10,
2017, together with the required fee with: Hearing Examiner, City of Renton, 1055 South Grady Way,
Renton, WA 98057. Appeals to the Examiner are governed by City of RMC 4-8-110 and information
regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, (425) 430-6510.
A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE RENTON HEARING EXAMINER AT HIS REGULAR MEETING IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE 7TH FLOOR OF CITY HALL, 1055 SOUTH GRADY WAY, RENTON, WASHINGTON,
ON February 14, 2017 AT 11:00 AM TO CONSIDER THE SITE PLAN REVIEW, CONDITIONAL USE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. IF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION IS APPEALED, THE APPEAL WILL BE
HEARD AS PART OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.