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Home My WebLink AboutERC Report_2015 Comp Plan AmendmentsUtI’MKIMtNIUl-LUMMUNIIYtyOl.ANDECONOMICDEVELOPMENTENVIRONMENTALREVIEWCOMMITTEEREPORTERCMEETINGDATE:May18,2015ProjectName:2015ComprehensivePlanAmendmentsOwner:CityofRentonApplicant:CityofRentonContact:C.E.“Chip”Vincent,x6588FileNumber:ProjectManager:AngieMathias,x6576ProjectSummary:ApplicantisrequestingEnvironmental(SEPA)ReviewforAmendmentstotheCityofRentonComprehensivePlan.TheCityiscompletingitsperiodicComprehensivePlanupdatetocomplywiththeWashingtonStateGrowthManagementAct.ThisworkincludestextrevisionstoComprehensivePlanElements,MapAmendments,andrevisionstoDevelopmentRegulations.Theseamendmentsandregulationswouldbeapplicablecitywide.ProjectLocation:TheComprehensivePlanandDevelopmentRegulationsapplytolandwithintheCityofRentoncitylimits.Exist.Bldg.AreaSF:N/AProposedNewBldg.Area(footprint):N/AProposedNewBldg.Area(gross):N/ASiteArea:N/ATotalBuildingAreaGSF:N/ASTAFFStaffRecommendsthattheEnvironmentalReviewCommitteeissueaRECOMMENDATION:DeterminationofNon-SignificancefDNS).CitywideProjectLocationComprehensivePlanUpdateERCReport.docx CityofRentonDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentEnvironmentalReviewCommitteeReportCOMPREHENSIVEPLANAMENDMENTS,MAPAMENDMENTS,REVISEDDEVELOPMENTREGULATIONSReportofMay18,2015Page2of3PARTONE:PROJECTDESCRIPTIONIBACKGROUNDTheCityofRentonisrequiredtoupdateitsComprehensivePlantobeconsistentwiththeWashingtonStateGrowthManagementAct(GMA).ComprehensivePlanMapsandDevelopmentRegulationsmustbecorrespondinglyrevisedforconsistencywiththeComprehensivePlan.PARTTWO:ENVIRONMENTALREVIEWIncompliancewithRCW43.21C.240,thefollowingenvironmental(SEPA)reviewaddressesonlythoseprojectimpactsthatarenotadequatelyaddressedunderexistingdevelopmentstandardsandenvironmentalregulations.A.EnvironmentalThresholdRecommendationBasedonanalysisofprobableimpactsfromtheproposal,staffrecommendsthattheResponsibleOfficials:IssueaDNSwitha14-dayAppealPeriod.B.MitigationMeasuresNone.C.Exhibits1.EnvironmentalChecklist2.Appendix‘A’3.Appendix‘5’4.Appendix‘C’5.Appendix‘D’D.EnvironmentalImpactsTherearenoadverseenvironmentalimpactsthatareanticipatedtooccurinconjunctionwiththeproposal.TheproposedComprehensivePlanTextAmendments,MapAmendments,andRevisedDevelopmentRegulationsincludeincreasestobuffersadjacenttostreamsandwetlandsaswellasbuildingsetbacksfrombuffetsandreducedpotentialdevelopmentdensityduetorezones.Therefore,itisanticipatedthattheproposedAmendmentswouldprovidegreaterenvironmentalprotectiontocriticalareasthaniscurrentlyprovidedundertheexistingpoliciesanddevelopmentregulations.E.CommentsofReviewingDepartmentsTheproposalwillbecirculatedtoCityDepartmentDivisionReviewersandappropriateagencies.AllsubstantivecommentswillbeprovidedtotheResponsibleOfficialsfortheirconsiderationandpossiblerecommendationthatthecommentsbeincorporatedas“AdvisoryNotestoApplicant.”EnvironmentalDeterminationAppealProcess:Appealsoftheenvironmentaldeterminationmustbefiledinwritingonorbefore5:00PM,June5,2015.RentonMunicipalCodeSection4-8-11O.BgovernsappealstotheHearingExaminer.AppealsmustbefiledinwritingattheCityClerk’sofficealongwiththerequiredfee.AdditionalinformationregardingtheComprehensivePlanUpdateERCReport.docx ‘LU,SJIIIILJCVCIUIIIIILCIIVIIUFIIIItIILUIIIVI’WLuirlrriltteenepviiCOMPREHENSIVEPLANAMENDMENTS,MAPAMENDMENTS,REVISEDDEVELOPMENTREGULATIONSReportofMay18,2015Page3of3appealprocessmaybeobtainedfromtheCityClerk’sOffice,RentonCityHall-7thFloor,10555.GradyWay,RentonWA98057.ComprehensivePlanUpdateERCReport.docx