DPD Land Use Information Bulletin

Land Use Information Bulletin
A Twice Weekly Bulletin Announcing Land Use Applications, Decisions, Hearings, and Appeals

March 14, 2005
Other Notices

Summary of Notices

Notices of Decisions

Area	Address	Zone	Project No
Northeast	1901 NE 125TH ST	SF 7200	2408078
Downtown/Central	535 PONTIUS AV N	SCM/R 55/75	2402016

Appeal Hearing Notices

Area	Address	Zone	Project No
Northeast	5514 33RD AV NE	SF 5000	2402399

Other Land Use Notices

Action	Address	Zone	Project No
Notice of Administrative Design Review – Project changed from Early Design Guidance – Meeting Cancelled	2556 14TH AV W	L3	2404665
Notice of Change in Appeal Hearing Schedule	4000 NE 41ST ST	SF5000	2104047

Notice of Decision

The Director of the Department of Planning and Development has reviewed the Master Use Permit application(s) below and issued the following decisions. Interested parties may appeal these decisions.

Hearing Examiner Appeals

To appeal to the City’s Hearing Examiner, the appeal MUST be in writing, and be delivered to the Office of the Hearing Examiner, Room 1320, Alaska Building , 618 Second Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98104 . Appeals must be received prior to 5:00 P.M. of the appeal deadline indicated below and be accompanied by a $50.00 filing fee in a check payable to the City of Seattle. (The Hearing Examiner may waive the appeal fee if payment would cause financial hardship.) The appeal must identify all the specific Master Use Permit component(s) being appealed, specify exceptions or objections to the decision, and the relief sought. Appeals to the Hearing Examiner must conform in content and form to the Hearing Examiner’s rules governing appeals. (The Hearing Examiner’s Office has a form that can be used for land use appeals.) A copy of the Hearing Examiner Rules is available for $1.75 from DPD. The Hearing Examiner’s Office also provides a “Citizen Guide to the Office of the Hearing Examiner”. To be assured of a right to have your views heard, you must be party to an appeal. Do not assume that you will have an opportunity to be heard if someone else has filed an appeal from the decision.

Interpretations

Issues concerning the proper application of any development regulation in the Land Use and Zoning Code (Title 23) or regulations for Environmentally Critical Areas (Chapter 25.09) cannot be raised as part of this appeal. These issues can be considered in an interpretation, which may be appealed to the Hearing Examiner. Interpretations may be requested by any interested person. Requests for interpretations must be filed in writing prior to 5:00 P.M. on the appeal deadline indicated below and be accompanied by a $2,000.00 fee payable to the City of Seattle . (This fee covers the first eight hours of review. Additional hours will be billed at $250.00.) Requests must be submitted to the Department of Planning and Development, Code Interpretation and Implementation Section, 700 5^th Av Ste 2000, PO Box 34019, Seattle WA 98124-4019 . Questions regarding how to apply for a formal interpretation may be asked by phone by calling (206) 684-8467.

Shoreline Decisions

An appeal from a shoreline decision is made to the State Shorelines Hearing Board. It is NOT made to the City Hearing Examiner. The appeal must be in writing and filed within 21 days of the date the DPD decision is received by the State Department of Ecology (DOE). The DPD decision will be sent to DOE by the close of business on the Friday of this week. If the Shoreline decision involves a shoreline variance or shoreline conditional use, the appeal must be filed within 21 days after DOE has made their decision. The information necessary for DOE to make their decision will be sent to them by the close of business on the Friday of this week. The beginning of the appeal period may also be provided to you by calling (206) 684-8467. The minimum requirements for the content of a shoreline appeal and all the parties who must be served within the appeal period cannot be summarized here but written instructions are available at the Department of Planning and Development (Client Assistance Memo 232), 700 5^th Av Ste 2000, PO Box 34019, Seattle, WA 98124-4019, (206) 684-8467 or contact the Shorelines Hearing Board at (360) 459-6327. Failure to properly file an appeal within the required time period will result in dismissal of the appeal. In cases where a shoreline and environmental decision are the only components, the appeal for both shall be filed with the State Shorelines Hearing Board. When a decision has been made on a shoreline application with environmental review and other appealable land use components, the appeal of the environmental review must be filed with both the State Shorelines Hearing Board and the City of Seattle Hearing Examiner .

Comments

When specified below written comments will be accepted. Comments should be addressed to: Department of Planning and Development, 700 5^th Av Ste 2000, PO Box 34019, Seattle, WA 98124-4019 .

Information

For additional information, to obtain a copy of the decision or to learn if a decision has been appealed, contact the DPD Public Resource Center, Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000 – 20^th Floor, (206) 684-8467. A copy fee will be charged. (The Public Resource Center is open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.)

Proj# 2408078	Area: Northeast	Date of Decision: 3/14/2005
View Decision Doc (Adobe)	Addr: 1901 NE 125th St Zone: SF7200 Applicant Contact: Randy Forsyth Applicant Phone: (206) 542-6570 Planner: Lucas DeHerrera Planner Phone: (206) 615-0724	Master Use Permit to subdivide three parcels into seven parcels of land. Proposed parcel sizes are: A) 7,212 sq. ft., B) 7,266 sq. ft., C) 7,214 sq. ft., D) 7,266 sq. ft., E) 7,214 sq. ft., F) 7,266 sq. ft.; and G) 7,240 sq. ft.
	The following appealable decisions have been made based on submitted plans: Conditionally Grant - Short Subdivision to create seven parcels of land. Conditions: Numerous conditions have been placed on this project. You may contact either the assigned planner whose name and phone number appears above, or the Public Resource Center (206-684-8467) or view the decision by clicking on the link in the left column. Appeals of this decision must be received by the Hearing Examiner no later than March 28, 2005 .
Proj# 2402016	Area: Downtown/Central	Date of Decision: 3/14/2005
View Decision Doc (Adobe)	Addr: 535 Pontius Av N Zone: SCM/R 55’/75’ Applicant Contact: Blaine Weber Applicant Phone: (206) 344-5700 Planner: Michael Jenkins Planner Phone: (206) 615-1331	Master Use Permit to establish use for future construction of a seven-story mixed-use building with 197 apartment units, 5,688 sq. ft. of ground floor retail use and below-grade parking for 213 vehicles.
	The following appealable decisions have been made based on submitted plans: Declaration of Non-Significance with conditions (no environmental impact statement required). Environmental review completed and project conditioned as applicable. Conditions: Numerous conditions have been placed on this project. You may contact either the assigned planner whose name and phone number appears above, or the Public Resource Center (206-684-8467) or view the decision by clicking on the link in the left column. Conditionally Grant - Design Review Conditions: Numerous conditions have been placed on this project. You may contact either the assigned planner whose name and phone number appears above, or the Public Resource Center (206-684-8467) or view the decision by clicking on the link in the left column. Appeals of this decision must be received by the Hearing Examiner no later than March 28, 2005 .

Appeal Hearing Notices

The City’s Hearing Examiner has received an appeal of the Master Use Permit decision(s) described below. An appeal hearing has been scheduled to be held in the Office of Hearing Examiner, 13^th Floor, Alaska Building , 618 Second Avenue . Because appeals may be withdrawn or hearings rescheduled, please call the Office of Hearing Examiner the day before the hearing to be sure no changes have been made. The hearing will be held under the appeal provisions of the Master Use Permit Ordinance (Chapter 23.76, SMC) and the Hearing Examiner Rules.

Hearings are open to the public, but generally only those who are parties to the appeal and persons called by the parties as witnesses will have the opportunity to testify. A person who has not appealed, but who has a substantial interest in the outcome of the appeal, may request to be allowed to participate in an appeal as an “intervenor.” An intervenor, like the parties, would have the option of appealing the Hearing Examiner’s decision in this matter. Intervenor status should be requested as soon as possible prior to hearing and in accordance with the Hearing Examiner Rules. For information regarding appeals, and intervenor status, contact the Office of Hearing Examiner, Room 1320 Alaska Building , 618 Second Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98104 (206) 684-0521. The Hearing Examiner’s office provides barrier-free access.

Notices in this section may appear in more than one publication prior to a hearing. Notices for appeals of Shoreline projects are provided by the State of Washington , and do not appear in this publication.

Proj# 2402399

Area: Northeast

Date of Decision: 2/24/2005

View Decision Doc (Adobe)

Addr: 5514 33^rd Av NE
Zone: SF5000

Applicant Contact: Michael Booth
Applicant Phone: (425) 252-7700

Planner: Scott Ringgold
Planner Phone: (206) 233-3856

Master Use Permit to change the use of a portion of an existing 1,800 square-foot single family residential structure to a day-care center.

The following decisions have been appealed:

Conditionally Grant - Administrative Conditional Use to allow a child care center in a single family residential zone.
Reference: SMC 23.44.022

The Appeal Hearing will be held on April 11, 2005 at 9:00 a.m.

Other Land Use Notices

Notice of Administrative Design Review
	Project #2404665
	This project has been changed from an Early Design Guidance Meeting to an Administrative Design Review project. The meeting has been cancelled.
	The Director of DPD is preparing early design guidance regarding a development at the following location: Address: 2556 14^th Avenue West Application Number: 2404665 Applicant: Tess Wegier Applicant Phone: (206) 228-2009 Zoning: L3 DPD Planner: Colin Vasquez Project Description: Administrative Design Review application for a three-story eight-unit residential development with accessory parking. This proposal has been submitted voluntarily for Administrative Design Review in exchange for departures from the following development standards (based on the preliminary design concept) Vehicular access from street and alley Allow modifications of required driveway sight triangles	Top of map is north.
	OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT: The Director will accept written comments to assist in the preparation of the early design guidance through March 28, 2005 . You are invited to offer comments regarding important site planning and design issues, which you believe, should be addressed in developing a design for this multifamily dwelling unit project. PROCESS: Upon closing of the public comment period, the DPD Director will issue in writing the early design guidance appropriate for this project. This document will be based on public comment and the applicable city-wide Guidelines for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings and will serve as the basis for further review of this proposal. Once the applicant has further developed the design, he/she may apply for a Master Use Permit, which will include an Administrative Design Review component. Those members of the public who have responded to this notice in writing will be sent a notice of that application. In addition, notice will be posted on the site, and the Land Use Information Bulletin will also provide notice of the application. There will be another opportunity for public comment at that time. MORE INFORMATION: For more information regarding this application or the Administrative Design Review process, you may contact: Collin Vasquez, DPD Land Use Planner at (206) 684-5639. Please mail comments to the land use planner to become a party of record (include project #): Department of Planning and Development; 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000; PO Box 34019; Seattle, WA 98124-4019, fax: (206) 233-7901.
NOTICE OF CHANGE IN APPEAL HEARING SCHEDULE
	Project #2104047
	Hearings are subject to change; call Hearing Examiner (684-0521) to confirm schedule or if you have questions. Hearing Examiner File: MUP-05-003 (W,CU); MUP-05-004 (W,CU) DPD Project Number: 2104047 Address: 4000 NE 41ST ST The hearing originally scheduled for April 4, 2005 has been continued to April 25, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. in the Hearing Room, 1310 Alaska Building , 618 Second Avenue.