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Home My WebLink AboutNotice of Re-IssuanceDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Planning Division 1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2 www.rentonwa.gov OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION RE-ISSUANCE OF A DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE - MITIGATED (DNS-M) POSTED TO NOTIFY INTERESTED PERSONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION DNS-M: 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. This DNS -M is issued after using the optional DNS process in WAC 197-11-355. There is no further comment period. DATE OF NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: December 5, 2022 PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR22-000301 Sounders FC Center at Longacres / LUA22- 000357, CUP-H, SA-H, ECF, MOD PROJECT LOCATION: 1901 Oakesdale Ave SW (APN’s 0886700220, 0886700210, 0886700110, 0886700130, 0886700120, 0886700140, 0886700370) APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT PERSON: Julia Reeve /1215 Fourth Ave, Suite 600 Seattle, WA 98161 / juliar@unicoprop.com LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION MAY BE REVIEWED: Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton Document Center website. See also https://cutt.ly/yBQ3iK7 DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting a Hearing Examiner Conditional Use Permit, Hearing Examiner Site Plan Review, Environmental (SEPA) Review, and a Street Modification for the use of a portion of an existing office building for Sounders FC office space and indoor training facilities and associated activities, outdoor recreation facilities including 5 full-size soccer fields a Goal Keepers Field and accessory structures, and reconfiguration of and existing surface parking lot. The overall project site totals approximately 30 acres in area and is zoned Commercial Office (CO). Access to the Site would be maintained via existing curb cuts off of Oakesdale Ave SW. The project site is currently developed with an existing 5-story office building totaling approximately 311,982 sq. ft., and the Sounders propose to lease approximately 50,000 sq. ft. of floors 1 and 2. A new accessory viewing deck proposed to overlook Field 1 from floor 2 would total be approximately 1,650 sq. ft. in area. Some existing surface parking would be removed for the placement of Fields 1 and 2 and additional parking would be removed to create a secure 1st team parking area in the existing southern parking lot. The total remaining parking area would include approximately 766 surface parking stalls. A maintenance building (approximately 4,000 sq. ft.) and future field restroom (approximately 800 sq. ft.) are proposed to be co-located between fields 2 and 4. A Modification to the City's Street Standards was requested to maintain the existin g frontage improvements around the project site. The project site is mapped with high seismic hazard areas, wetlands, and flood hazard areas. A Category II wetland was identified to the northwest of the project site, a Category II wetland has a standard buffer of 100 feet for low impact land uses and 150 feet for all other land uses. The proposal includes a reduction in the standard buffer width in the vicinity of the soccer fields and the paper fill of the wetland. Wetland buffer REVISED NOTICE Anyone that would like to be informed of future actions or would like to become a party of record on this proposal must fill out our online form at https://cutt.ly/SQvBak4 or complete this form and return to: City of Renton, CED Planning Division, 1055 So. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Name/File No.: PR22-000301 Sounders FC Center at Longacres / LUA22-000357, CUP-H, SA-H, ECF, MOD Name: ____________________________________ Email: _________________________ Phone#:__________________ Mailing Address: ____________________________________________ City/State/Zip: ___________________________ Notice will be sent via email, unless a hard copy is specifically requested. Check box to receive via US Mail  enhancement plantings and the purchase of wetland mitigation bank credits are proposed to mitigate for the impacts to the wetland and buffer. DECISION: Based on the additional information provided in the reconsideration request by the Applicant, the ERC has retained SEPA mitigation measures 1 and 2 and amend mitigation measure 3 as stated below, add a new mitigation measure 4 and renumber and retain mitigation measures 4, 5, and 6 as 5, 6, and 7: 3. The artificial turf field program, including field design, construction and operati on, together with stormwater management and water quality treatment for drainage from the artificial turf fields, shall assure that the field materials do not result in a probable adverse environmental impact on fish and wildlife. The proposed water quality treatment facility shall be a Filterra Bioscape facility sized to treat the 2-year storm event or equivalent as approved by the City and the applicant shall undertake quarterly water quality tests of field drainage, during the life of the field or for a five (5) year period, whichever comes first. The applicant will submit a monitoring protocol to test for SBR Crumb Rubber constituents of concern in field drainage for City approval. 4. When the fill within the synthetic turf athletic fields is replaced, the applicant shall be required to go through a new Environmental Review. Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on December 19, 2022. Due to the ongoing state of emergency enacted by Governor’s Proclamation 20-28.14 (and as amended), the City Clerk’s Office is working remotely. For that reason, appeals must be submitted electronically to the City Clerk at cityclerk@rentonwa.gov or delivered to City Hall 1st floor Lobby Hub Monday through Friday. The appeal fee, normally due at the time an appeal is submitted, will be collected at a future date if your appeal is submitted electronically. Appeals to the Hearing Examiner are governed by RMC 4-8-110 and additional information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, cityclerk@rentonwa.gov. PUBLIC HEARING: If the Environmental Determination is appealed, a public hearing will be set and all parties notified.