HomeMy WebLinkAboutOff Hold Letter LUA15-000761DenIsLawtyi_0-_L_,November3,2015Community&EconomicDevelopmentDepartmentC.E.”Chip”Vincent,AdministratorKateKnoxMachata7KEnvironmental4062NE87thSeattle,WA98115SUBJECT:“OffHold”Notice2816KénnewickCriticalAreaExemption/LUA15-000761,CAEDearKateKnoxMachata:ThePlanningDivisionoftheCityofRentonacceptedtheabovemasterapplicationwiththerevisedenhancementplanforreviewonOctober12,2015.DuringourreviewforthesubjectCriticalAreasExemptionrequest,staffdeterminedthatadditionalinformationwasnecessaryinordertoproceedfurther.Specifically,becauseworkisproposedwithintheClass4streamandbelowtheOrdinaryHighWaterMark,Environmental(SEPA)Reviewisrequired.Staffsentyouan“On-Hold”letteronOctober27,2015pendingyoursubmittalofadditionalinformation.OnOctober28,2015,yourequestedthattheproposedremovalofarmoringwithinthestreamberemovedfromtheCriticalAreasExemptionrequestsothatthebuffermitigationproposalcouldmoveforwardthroughthereviewprocess.Staffhasseparatedthein-waterworkfromtheproposalandisproceedingwithreviewoftheexemptionrequestwithoutanyin-waterwork.Staffwilllikelyconditionanyapprovalwitharequirementthatthein-waterworkandEnvironmentalReviewapplicationbesubmittedwithinareasonabletimeperiodsothattheremovalofthearmoringcanbeaccomplishednextyear.Atthistime,yourprojecthasbeenchangedto“offhold”andiscontinuingthroughthereviewprocess.Pleasecontactmeat(425)430-6593ifyouhaveanyquestions.Sincerely,KrisSorensenAssociatePlannercc:AlyssaIranandTonyLy/Owner!ApplicantRentonCityHall.1055SouthGradyWayRenton,Washington98057rentonwa.gov