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Home My WebLink AboutERC Report 10-027DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ERC Report 10-027.doc ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT ERC MEETING DATE: July 26, 2010 Project Name: 2010 Docket - Group 4 Owner: N/A Applicant: City of Renton Contact: Chip Vincent, Planning Division Director, City of Renton File Number: LUA10-027, ECF Project Manager: Kris Sorensen, Assistant Planner Project Summary: 2010 Docket - Group 4, includes the following docket items: D-09 Temporary Homeless Encampments, D-37 Temporary Use Permits, D-38 Planned Unit Development (PUD) Regulations, D-39 Design District Overlay, D-40 Review of Residential Multi-Family (RM), Commercial Neighborhood (CN), and Residential- 14 (R-14) Zones, D-41 Office in the Industrial Light (IL) Zone, D-42 Mobile Homes Setbacks, D-43 Height, D-45 Mental Illness Drug Dependency, D-46 Administrative Code Interpretations. Project Location: Citywide for all items. Exist. Bldg. Area SF: N/A Proposed New Bldg. Area (footprint): Proposed New Bldg. Area (gross): N/A N/A Site Area: N/A Total Building Area GSF: N/A STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff Recommends that the Environmental Review Committee issue a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS). City of Renton Department of Community & Economic Development Environmental Review Committee Report 2010 DOCKET - GROUP 4 LUA10-027, ECF Report of July 26, 2010 Page 2 of 3 ERC Report 10-027.doc PART ONE: PROJECT DESCRIPTION / BACKGROUND 1. D-09: Temporary Homeless Encampments – Amend Title IV to establish clear standards for the location and duration for Temporary Homeless Encampments (Tent City), should one apply to locate within the city. Establish definitions, regulations, decision making authority, and permit process. 2. D-37: Temporary Use Permits – Amend Title IV to clarify that temporary activities allowed outright by the base zone, or related to activity occurring on a site should not need a permit – with exceptions for Mobile Food Vendors or other temporary uses where health or safety may be a concern. 3. D-38: Planned Urban Development (PUD) Regulations – Amend Title IV PUD regulations for calculating open space for residential components, adding critical areas into the calculation. Additional changes would be to include sustainable techniques as a public benefit, reduction of prescriptive criteria for the “overall design” public benefit, permit PUD’s in the COR, R-1 and R-4 zones, extending the time line for PUDs approved with preliminary plats so land use entitlements expire at the same time, and minor housekeeping changes. 4. D-39: Design District Overlay – Amend Title IV design district overlays to remove standards from guidelines to the related standards sections and indicate what the City’s expectations are if a developer wants to meet design requirements in a manner different than the standards. Other changes are to clarify types of materials to be used in service (trash, recycle, etc.) enclosures and extend the façade modulation requirement to buildings greater than 160 feet in length. 5. D-40: Review of Residential Multi-Family (RM), Commercial Neighborhood (CN), and Residential-14 (R-14) Zones – Amend Title IV by consolidating the R-14 and CN zones into one zone with a maximum allowable density of 14 dwelling units per acre. Amend Title IV to allow additional commercial and office land uses currently prohibited in specific locations abutting arterial streets and with maximum square footage of 5,000. Design District ‘D’ overlay would become the overlay for the zone. Also amend the RM zone to allow more commercial and office land uses and a residential density bonus of up to 5 additional units per net acre based on ‘green’ building practices and provision of affordable housing. 6. D-41: Office in the Industrial Light (IL) Zone – Amend Title IV to provide consistency in the development standards for office developments in the Industrial Light (IL) and Commercial Office (CO) zones. The proposal would increase height, reduce setbacks, and allow a greater building coverage/footprint. The proposal would increase height in the IL from 50 feet to 100 feet in the Employment Area Valley land use designated areas, reduce side and rear setbacks to 15 feet from 20 feet through the site plan review process, and increase building coverage from 65% to 75% if parking is enclosed in a structure. 7. D-42: Mobile Homes Setbacks – Amend Title IV for existing mobile home park setbacks, to allow flexibility as compared with setbacks typically applied to traditional single family residential lots and clarify an administrative determination on this subject made in the past. 8. D-43: Height – Amend Title IV standards to measure building heights from existing rather than finished grade, align the definition of height with the International Building Code (IBC), and provide illustrations for how height is measured. City of Renton Department of Community & Economic Development Environmental Review Committee Report 2010 DOCKET - GROUP 4 LUA10-027, ECF Report of July 26, 2010 Page 3 of 3 ERC Report 10-027.doc 9. D-45: Mental Illness Drug Dependency (MIDD) – Amend Title IV to permit MIDD Crisis Diversion Facility and Crisis Diversion Interim Service Facilities in the Industrial Medium (IM) and Industrial Heavy (IH) zones of the Employment Area Valley land use designation, south of Interstate 405. These facilities would be subject to a Hearing Examiner Conditional Use Permit with special criteria for a specific site’s compatibility with the surrounding area. 10. D-46: Administrative Code Interpretations – Amend Title IV with Administrative Code Interpretations made in the year prior. Interpretations were for citywide standards for signs, amateur/ham radio antennas, temporary uses, animals, urban separators, and retail in the Commercial Arterial (CA) zone. PART TWO: ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW In compliance with RCW 43.21C.240, the following environmental (SEPA) review addresses only those project impacts that are not adequately addressed under existing development standards and environmental regulations. A. Environmental Threshold Recommendation Based on analysis of probable impacts from the proposal, staff recommends that the Responsible Officials: Issue a DNS with a 14-day Appeal Period. B. Mitigation Measures 1. None required for this non-project action. C. Exhibits No exhibits for this non-project action. D. Environmental Impacts The Proposal was circulated and reviewed by various City Departments and Divisions to determine whether the applicant has adequately identified and addressed environmental impacts anticipated to occur in conjunction with the proposed development. Staff reviewers have identified that the proposal has no probable impacts. E. Comments of Reviewing Departments The proposal has been circulated to City Department and Division Reviewers. Where applicable, their comments have been incorporated into the text of this report and/or “Advisory Notes to Applicant.”  Copies of all Review Comments are contained in the Official File and may be attached to this report. Environmental Determination Appeal Process: Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 PM, August 13, 2010. Renton Municipal Code Section 4-8-110.B governs appeals to the Hearing Examiner. Appeals must be filed in writing at the City Clerk’s office along with the required fee. Additional information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, Renton City Hall - 7th Floor, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton WA 98057.