Planning Notices & Permits:
Notice of Preliminary Short Plat Application
August 22, 2017
Name of Applicant and Application No.: Richmond Beach Congregational Church; #PSS17-0098
Location & Description of Project: 19545 15th Avenue NW
Application Submitted & Complete: Submitted – 08/10/2017; Complete – 08/16/2017
Project Manager Name & Phone #: Brian Lee 206.801.2553
Project Information:
Total Lot Area: 28,976 SF
Maximum Height: 35 Feet Zone R-6
Minimum Lot Size: 7,200 SF
Please note, that this proposal meets the density provisions of the City of Shoreline Development Code. Based on the lot area, this property may support 4-dwelling units. The City will evaluate the public comments received and, where appropriate, include them in the conditions of approval.
Public Comment: The public comment period ends September 6, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. Interested persons are encouraged to mail, fax (206) 801-2788 or deliver comments to City of Shoreline, Attn. Brian Lee, 17500 Midvale Avenue N, Shoreline, WA 98133 or email to blee@shorelinewa.gov. You may also request a copy of the decision once it has been made.
Development Regulations Used and Environmental Documents submitted: Current editions of Shoreline Municipal Code and Comprehensive Plan, Stormwater Manual, Engineering Development Manual, Transportation Master Plan, and Geotechnical Report. All documents are available for review at City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.
Notice of Public Hearing of the Hearing Examiner and SEPA Determination
Applicant, Application No. and Permit Requested: Jose Argueta, PLN17-0062 Rezone
Location & Description of Project: 903, 909, and 915 N. 167th Street.
The applicant has requested to rezone three parcels from Residential 8-units per acre (R-8) to Residential 24-units per acre (R-24) in order to construct townhomes.
Interested persons are encouraged to provide oral and/or written comments regarding the above project at an open record public hearing. The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 6:00 pm (CANCELLED) in the Council Chamber at City Hall 17500 Midvale Avenue N, Shoreline, WA.
Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City Clerk at (206) 801-2230 in advance for more information. For TTY telephone service call (206) 546-0457. Each request will be considered individually, according to the type of request, the availability of resources, and the financial ability of the City to provide the requested services or equipment.
SEPA Threshold Determination
Effective Date of Notice: July 11, 2017
Threshold Determination: The City of Shoreline has issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the project described above. After review of the environmental checklist and other information on file, the City has determined this proposal will not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.
The optional process, as specified in WAC 197-11-355, was used. A notice of application that stated the City’s intent to issue a DNS for this project was issued on June 8, 2017 and the public comment period expired on June 23, 2017. There is no additional public comment period for this Threshold Determination.
Judicial Appeal: There is no administrative appeal available for this decision. The SEPA Threshold Determination may be appealed with the decision on the underlying action to superior court. If there is not a statutory time limit on filing a judicial appeal, the appeal must be filed within 21 calendar days following the issuance of this decision and in accordance with State law.
Copies of the notice of application, SEPA threshold determination, application materials, applicable codes and more specific information on submitting a judicial appeal are available for review at City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.
NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE The City of Shoreline will enter all comments received into the public record and may make these comments, and any attachments or other supporting materials, available unchanged, including any business or personal information (name, email address, phone, etc.) that you provide available for public review. This information may be released on the City’s website. Comments received are part of the public record and subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act, RCW 42.56. Do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you do not wish to be made public, including name and contact information.
145th Street Multimodal Corridor Study
Project Development Process:
2017 - Environmental Review (1-2 years)
2018 - Preliminary Design (1 year)
2019 - ROW/Property Acquisition and Final Design (1-2 years)
2022 - Construct (2 years+)
Sound Transit
The Sound Transit Lynnwood Link Extension (LLE) Light Rail Project will give riders a fast, frequent and reliable connection through some of the worst traffic congestion in Washington State. This extension builds four new light rail stations from Northgate to Lynnwood along the Interstate-5 corridor, two of which will be right here in Shoreline at 145th Street and 185th Street. The City of Shoreline is reviewing designs and issuing permits for the Sound Transit LLE project through Shoreline. The City will be reviewing and issuing permits for all facilities related to light rail in Shoreline including tracks, stations and related amenities, parking garages, and operations structures. Sound Transit anticipates the LLE project starting early construction in late 2018 and opening for service in 2023.
Find the SubArea documents here.
Hidden Lake Dam Removal & Boeing Creek Restoration Project
The Hidden Lake Dam Removal Project will implement improvements located within Shoreview Park, including removal of Hidden Lake Dam and waterbody (Hidden Lake), Boeing Creek channel restoration, trail restoration, and native plantings. This phase is currently expected to address the flood hazard due to sediment loading prior to 2020.
Obtaining a majority of project funding through sources other than utility funds is a critical component of this approach. Due to the need to address the flood hazard from sediment loading in a timely fashion, the City is seeking to secure sufficient funding for the Hidden Lake Dam Removal Project by 2018. If this does not occur, staff will provide Council with an updated recommendation considering status of sediment infilling of lake with a revised array of options to address the flood hazard in a timely manner utilizing available funding.
Ongoing Efforts
- Develop Hidden Lake Dam Removal design and Boeing Creek Restoration concepts, including stakeholder outreach.
- Pursue grants and other funding sources. Grants pursued include: Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office Land and Water Conservation Fund (2016); King County Flood Control District Flood Reduction Grant (2017).
- Sediment Monitoring Plan. Monitor ongoing sediment accumulation in Hidden Lake. (Initiated October 2016)
- Gather Boeing Creek flow data. (Flow meter installed October 2016)
- Nearshore Habitat Gains Analysis. (Completed February 2017)
- Survey downstream of NW Innis Arden Way. (Completed December 2016)
Richmond Beach Road Rechannelization
Overview and History
This project will rechannelize Richmond Beach Road/ NW 195th Street/ NW 196th Street from 24th Avenue NW to Dayton Avenue N from four lanes to one vehicle lane in each direction and a center turn lane. The primary goal of this project is to improve driver, pedestrian, and bicyclist safety and mobility. Rechannelization also provides the ability to implement on-street bicycle lanes as well as pedestrian refuge space for pedestrians crossing the street between controlled intersections.
The project corridor has a history of collisions, and includes two of the high collision locations from the City’s 2017 Annual Traffic Report; the intersection of 3rd Avenue NW and NW Richmond Beach Road, and the roadway segment of NW Richmond Beach Road from 3rd Avenue NW to 8th Avenue NW. A rechannelization was recommended as mitigation for the collisions.
In 2016 City Council approved the rechannelization as part of the 2017-2022 CIP.
The proposed cross-section was developed as part of the 2014 Transportation Corridor Study.
Frequently Asked Questions
Schedule:
- Pre-Design: June 2017
- Public Open House: June 22, 2017 (view flyer)
- Public Open House: Fall 2017
- Design: Fall 2017
- Construction: Spring 2018
Point Wells
Point Wells developer told to make major revisions to application
By Evan Smith via RBCA Special Alert
Developers of the proposed Point Wells condominium project just north of Richmond Beach in southwest Snohomish County have been told they will need to submit a revised proposal.
County Planner Ryan Countryman said in a letter dated November 15 that a revised proposal would have to address several major issues, including building a second road to the site, meeting environmental and landslide protection rules and providing complete floor plans, parking plans and landscaping plans.
The letter gives the developer six months to make the revisions to plans for the proposal to build 3,081 condominium units along with 125,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. For now, all work toward a draft environmental impact statement for the original proposal has stopped.
Planner Countryman has told the developer that if the six-month deadline is not met, the Snohomish County Planning Department would have to make a recommendation based on the current proposal, a recommendation that probably would be to deny the proposal.
A Richmond Beach resident working with others to monitor what’s happening at Point Wells, Tom McCormick, said Wednesday that he is pleased to see Countryman’s letter.
"The County has expressed its concerns to BSRE before, but now it’s in writing for the public to see,” he said.
He added that while he is pleased, there are many other issues that need to be addressed, like building height. He said he believes that the county’s rules limit building heights at Point Wells to 90 feet and that the 180-foot buildings planned by the developer should not be allowed.
Also, he said he believes that the county is wrongly using its relatively weak 2007 landslide hazard rules in assessing what building setbacks from the steep slopes behind Point Wells are required. Under its more protective 2015 post-Oso rules, required setbacks would be up to four times what the old rules require; at one site location, 340 feet instead of 85 feet.
Planning for the proposed development has been subject to repeated delays since the original target date of late 2014 for the draft EIS. Countryman’s letter to the developer notes that BSRE is operating on its third and last extension for completing its plans.
By Evan Smith via RBCA Special Alert
Developers of the proposed Point Wells condominium project just north of Richmond Beach in southwest Snohomish County have been told they will need to submit a revised proposal.
County Planner Ryan Countryman said in a letter dated November 15 that a revised proposal would have to address several major issues, including building a second road to the site, meeting environmental and landslide protection rules and providing complete floor plans, parking plans and landscaping plans.
The letter gives the developer six months to make the revisions to plans for the proposal to build 3,081 condominium units along with 125,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. For now, all work toward a draft environmental impact statement for the original proposal has stopped.
Planner Countryman has told the developer that if the six-month deadline is not met, the Snohomish County Planning Department would have to make a recommendation based on the current proposal, a recommendation that probably would be to deny the proposal.
A Richmond Beach resident working with others to monitor what’s happening at Point Wells, Tom McCormick, said Wednesday that he is pleased to see Countryman’s letter.
"The County has expressed its concerns to BSRE before, but now it’s in writing for the public to see,” he said.
He added that while he is pleased, there are many other issues that need to be addressed, like building height. He said he believes that the county’s rules limit building heights at Point Wells to 90 feet and that the 180-foot buildings planned by the developer should not be allowed.
Also, he said he believes that the county is wrongly using its relatively weak 2007 landslide hazard rules in assessing what building setbacks from the steep slopes behind Point Wells are required. Under its more protective 2015 post-Oso rules, required setbacks would be up to four times what the old rules require; at one site location, 340 feet instead of 85 feet.
Planning for the proposed development has been subject to repeated delays since the original target date of late 2014 for the draft EIS. Countryman’s letter to the developer notes that BSRE is operating on its third and last extension for completing its plans.
