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Home My WebLink AboutElliott Farms 169 Access Spacing Deviation Determination—---Ma122016Community&EconomicDevelopmentDepartmentC.E.”Chip”Vincent,AdministratorIvanaHalvorsenBarghausenConsulting1821572ndAveSKent,WA98032SUBJECT:StateRoute169AccessSpacingDeviationDeterminationElliottFarmsPreliminaryPlat,LUA15-000242,ECF,PP,SA-H,MODDearMs.Halvorsen:Thisletteriswritteninresponsetotheproposed45-unitElliottFarmsmulti-familyresidentialdevelopmentandassociateddesigndeviationrequestfromWSDOT’sstandardrequirementsunderWAC468-52-040(3)formanagedaccesstoMapleValleyHighway(StateRoute169).ElliottFarmsPreliminaryPlatisa6.07-acresitelocatedalongSR-169between140thWaySEand145thAveSEwithintheResidential-14zoningdistrict(APN2223059004).AllnewresidentialsubdivisionsarerequiredbyRentonMunicipalCodetoestablishaccesstoapublicroadforeachsegregatedparcel(RMC4-7-080B.2);therefore,adirectpublicconnectiontoSR169isbeingpursued.VehicularaccesstothevacantsiteisproposedviaanewchannelizedresidentialaccessconnectiontoSR-169,whichislocatedapproximately875feeteastoftheMolassesCreekdevelopmentaccess,approximately133feetwestofthesinglefamilydrivewayaccessto14235MapleValleyHwy,andapproximately552feetwestofPioneerPlaceat145thAveSE.Theproposedprojectisestimatedtogenerate321newweekdaydailytripswith27newtripsoccurringduringtheweekdayAMpeakhour(5entering,22exiting),and31newtripsoccurringduringtheweekdayPMpeakhour(21entering,10exiting).Theproposedprojectalsoincludesabandoningtheformersinglefamilydrivewayconnectionapproximately515feeteastoftheMolassesCreekdevelopmentaccess.Thespacingofnewpublicstreetconnectionandtheexistingsinglefamilydrivewayto14235MapleValleyHwydoesnotmeettheminimumstandardrequirementsof330feetofspacingbetweenotherpublicorprivateconnectionstothestateroute,norcananyfeasiblealternativeasaresultofproposedelevationgrades.Thecollisionrateforthethree-yearperiodfromJanuary1,2012toDecember31,2014attheintersectionofSR-169andMolassesCreekaccesswas0.00collisionspermillionenteringvehicles(MEV)andmillionvehiclemilesoftravel(MWM).Staffhascompletedareviewofthesubjectrequestandfindstheproposedaccessspacingdeviationrequestisapproved,subjecttothefollowingconditions:RentonCityHall1055SouthGradyWay.Renton,Washington98057rentonwa.gov 1.Covenant:AcovenantwouldberequitedtobeplacedonthefaceoftheplattovacatetheplatsdirectpublicaccesstoSR169whenafutureaccesstoapublicroadcanbeachievedeitherthroughtheexistingMolassesCreekCondominiums(parcelno.5568900000)roadnetworkorviaaredevelopmentoftheMolassesCreekparcel.2.Channelization:PublicaccessfromElliottFarmssubdivisiontoSR169wouldberequiredtoprovidechannelization(right-in/right-outonly)fromRoadBtoSR169,subjecttoWSDOTapproval.Pleasecontactmeat(425)430-7382ifyouhaveanyquestions.Sincerely,AnnFowlerCivilEngineerIIEnclosure:ElliottFarms(SR-169)DraftChannelizationPlan(CH1)cc:RaminPazooki,LocalAgency&DevelopmentServicesManagerWSDOTJenniferHenning,PlanningDirectorVanessaDolbee,CurrentPlanningManagerClarkClose,SeniorPlannerLennonInvestments,Inc.andCedarRiverLightfoot,Inc./OwnersPatrick0.LennonandToddLevitt!ApplicantsBonaudi,Gregory,Harrison,Knight,O’Meara,Thierry,Wruble/Party(ies)ofRecordFileLUA15-000242,ECF,PP,SA-H,MOD