DPD Land Use Information Bulletin

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

May 23, 2005
Other Bulletins

Summary of Notices

Notices of Decisions

Area	Address	Zone	Project No
Downtown/Central	825 EASTLAKE AV E	C2 85’	2306274
Downtown/Central	500 17TH AV	MIO 105’, L3	2409114
Downtown/Central	1531 BROADWAY	NC3 65’, P1 V	2208470
West Seattle	2824 SW ADAMS ST	L1	2500314

Appeal Hearing Notices

Area	Address	Zone	Project No
South	9680 51ST AV S	SF7200	2306961

Other Land Use Notices

Action	Address	Zone	Project No
Notice of Director’s Recommendation on City Facility Not Meeting Development Standards and Public Hearing	4320 4TH AV NW	SF5000	2406962
SEPA Determination of Significance, Notice of Adoption of Existing Environmental Documents and Availability of Addendum	825 EASTLAKE AV E	C2 85’	2306274

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# 2306274	Area: Downtown/Central	Date of Decision: 5/23/2005
View Decision Doc (Adobe)	Addr: 825 Eastlake Av E Zone: C2 85’ Applicant Contact: Dave Neal Applicant Phone: (206) 521-3479 Planner: Bradley Wilburn Planner Phone: (206) 615-0508	Master Use Permit for future construction of a six story, 55,369 sq. ft. addition to an existing medical service building (Seattle Cancer Care Alliance). Project includes Addendum to Environmental Impact Statement dated December 1989.
	The following appealable decisions have been made based on submitted plans: 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. SEPA to conditionally approve pursuant to 25.05.660. 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 June 6, 2005 .
Proj# 2409114	Area: Downtown/Central	Date of Decision: 5/23/2005
View Decision Doc (Adobe)	Addr: 500 17th Av Zone: M10 105’, L3 Applicant Contact: Gil Jaffe Applicant Phone: (206) 613-7214 Planner: Bruce Rips Planner Phone: (206) 615-1392	Master Use Permit for future construction of a three level, 44,919 sq. ft. expansion to existing hospital (Swedish Medical Center-Providence Campus). Parking for 118 vehicles will be located in three level garage. Environmental Impact Statement dated June 1993 was prepared by Providence Medical Center .
	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. Appeals of this decision must be received by the Hearing Examiner no later than June 6, 2005 .
Proj# 2208470	Area: Downtown/Central	Date of Decision: 5/23/2005
View Decision Doc (Adobe)	Addr: 1531 Broadway Zone: NC3 65’, P1, V Applicant Contact: Nancy Henderson Applicant Phone: (206) 467-5828 Planner: Lisa Rutzick Planner Phone: (206) 386-9049	Master Use Permit to establish use for future construction of a six-story building containing 11,000 sq. ft. of retail on ground floor, 12,000 sq. ft. of administrative office on second floor; and 44 residential units above. Parking for 47 vehicles to be provided on two levels in a below-grade garage.
	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 June 6, 2005 .
Proj# 2500314	Area: West Seattle	Date of Decision: 5/23/2005
View Decision Doc (Adobe)	Addr: 2824 SW Adams St Zone: L1 Applicant Contact: Tyler Goodmanson Applicant Phone: (206) 285-1117 Planner: Lori Swallow Planner Phone: (206) 684-5627	Master Use Permit to subdivide one parcel into three unit lots. This subdivision of property is only for the purpose of allowing sale or lease of the unit lots. Development standards will be applied to the original parcel and not to each of the new unit lots. The construction of townhouses has been approved under Project #2408845.
	The following appealable decisions have been made based on submitted plans: Conditionally Grant - Short Subdivision to create three unit lots. 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 June 6, 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# 2306961

Area: South

Date of Decision: 5/2/2005

View Decision Doc (Adobe)

Addr: 9680 51st Av S
Zone: SF7200

Applicant Contact: Mark Travers
Applicant Phone: (206) 938-2637

Planner: Malli Anderson
Planner Phone: (206) 233-3858

Master Use Permit to subdivide two parcels into nine parcels of land located in an environmentally critical area. Proposed parcel sizes are: A) 11,059.9 sq. ft., B) 7,237.3 sq. ft., C) 7,241.6 sq. ft., D) 7,241.6 sq. ft., E) 7,553.1 sq. ft., F) 7,825.6 sq. ft., G) 8,272.9 sq. ft., H) 7,480.3 sq. ft.; and I) 7,200 sq. ft. Single family residences to remain, existing garage (on original Parcel A) to be removed.

The following decisions have been appealed:

Declaration of Non-Significance with conditions (no environmental impact statement required). Environmental review completed and project conditioned as applicable.
Reference: SMC 25.05.660

Conditionally Grant - Short Subdivision to create nine parcels of land.
Reference: SMC 23.24.010

The Appeal Hearing will be held on June 13, 2005 at 9:00 a.m.

Other Land Use Notices

NOTICE OF DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION ON CITY FACILITY NOT MEETING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND PUBLIC HEARING
	Project #2406962
	The City Council is conducting a public hearing on the Recommendation of the Director of the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) to consider the waiver or modification of development standards for a City facility, as described below. Project No.: 2406962 C. F. Number: 307286 Address: 4320 4^th Avenue NW Zone: Single Family 5000 (SF5000) The Council Concept Approval would do the following: Approve a City Facility not fully meeting development standards. The City Facility in this instance consists of rebuilding the Ross Park Shelter House. The application includes requests to waive the following development standard: The 5-foot side yard setback requirements (SMC 23.44.014) The Director recommends: Approval of the waiver. Copies of the Director's Report and Recommendation and the application materials are available at the DPD Public Resource Center , 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000 (206) (684-8467). 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. Questions may be directed to Christopher Ndifon, DPD Land Use Planner, at (206) 684-5046. PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing on the Director's recommendation will be held on June 27, 2005 no earlier than 3:00 p.m. (Committee meeting begins at 2:00 p.m. ) before; Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck, Chair Urban Development & Planning Committee City Hall City Council Chambers 600 Fourth Avenue , 2nd Floor Seattle , WA 98104 The entrance to City Hall is located on Fifth Avenue between James and Cherry Streets. For those who wish to testify, a sign-up sheet will be available outside the Council Chamber one-half hour before the public hearing. Questions concerning the public hearing may be directed to Neil Powers in Councilmember Steinbrueck’s office, by calling 684-8804 or by email at neil.powers@seattle.gov The City Council Chamber is accessible. Print and communications access is provided on prior request. Please contact Neil Powers at 684-8804 as soon as possible to request accommodations for a disability. WRITTEN COMMENTS For those unable to attend the public hearing, written comments may be sent by June 27, 2005 up to 5:00 p.m. to: Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck Legislative Department 600 Fourth Avenue Floor 2 PO Box 34025 Seattle , WA 98124-4025
SEPA DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE, NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS AND AVAILABILITY OF ADDENDUM
	Project #2306274
	Project No./Name: 2306274 Seattle Cancer Care Alliance South Lake Union Campus Address and Zone: 825 Eastlake Avenue East C2 85’ Land Use Planner: Bradley Wilburn (206) 615-0508 Project Description: Master Use Permit to establish use for future construction of a six (6)-story addition, approximately 55,369 square feet to an existing medical service building (Seattle Cancer Care Alliance) on the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Campus. The six-story addition shall be placed above the existing parking garage and first floor lobby. The project proposal will complete Phase III expansion of the existing building (commonly referred to as the “Seattle Cancer Care Alliance” building). The original Phase III Master Use Permit (#9605705) project included the subject area of this review. During the original Phase III construction permit stage the project was scaled back to exclude the area of this review (hereto referred as the west wing). The building was redesigned and constructed to allow for the future expansion of the west wing to complete the aforementioned Master Use Project (#9605705). The project has been altered slightly, increasing gross floor area by approximately 4,509 square feet, from what was permit under project #9605705. The existing building features temporary exterior metal walls that were designed to be removed to increase internal floor area. The six-story additional will be erected above the first floor level and will be integrated into the existing building. Threshold Determination: The Director of the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has determined that the proposal is likely to have a probable significant adverse environmental impact on the transportation element of the environment. DPD has identified and adopts the existing Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center EIS (1989) and associative Addendums (1994, 1995, and 1996) as the SEPA analysis appropriate for the current proposal, after independent review. DPD has determined that this proposal’s impacts have been adequately analyzed and addressed in the existing Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Final EIS. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center EIS and associative Addendums meet DPD’s SEPA responsibilities and needs for the current proposal and have and will accompany the proposal to the decision maker. Availability of Addendum: In addition, an addendum (Dated September 9, 2004) to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center EIS has been prepared to add specific information about the proposal (Completion of Phase III– Seattle Cancer Care Alliance South Lake Union Campus) and its impacts, and to discuss the differences in the analysis between the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center EIS and the current proposal. The addendum does not substantially change the analysis of the significant impacts and alternatives in the existing Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center EIS, rather it provides detailed information on the current proposal. The EIS addendum should be read with and added to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center EIS. An environmental checklist and other materials indicating the likely environmental impacts as well as the addendum to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center EIS are available to be read at DPD Public Resource Center, 700 Fifth Ave., Suite 2000 , (206) 684-8467. The existing Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center EIS was prepared by the City of Seattle ’s strategic planning office and is available to be read at the DPD Public Resource Center . There is no agency appeal of this environmental determination. A subsequent DPD Director’s Master Use Permit Decision regarding Design Review and SEPA Conditioning will be administratively appealable.