07-105502CITY OF
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October 26, 2007
CITY HALL
33325 8th Avenue South
y Mailing Address: PO Box 9718
Federal Way, WA 98063-9718
(253) 835-7000
www.cityoffederalway.com
Allison Hanson
UCO Environmental Services Deputy Director
WSDOT
401 Second Avenue South, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98104
RE: File No. 07-105502-AD; NATIVE TRIANGLE PROTECT
Native Growth Protection Easement Relief Request
Dear Ms. Hanson:
Pursuant to your October 2, 2007 written request, this letter grants approval to intrude within the Native
Growth Protection Easement (NGPE) on the Costco property adjacent to Interstate-5, for work as
described in your letter. The NGPE document recorded under King County recording number 8810271104
allows vegetation within the easement to be cut, pruned, covered with fill, removed, etc., with written
approval of the King County Building and Land Development Division or its successor agency, which in
this circumstance is the City of Federal Way. Relief from the NGPE provisions is based on the public
nature of the WSDOT Triangle project.
This letter only grants relief from the provisions of the NGPE document.
This correspondence does not grant City approval of any critical areas or critical area buffer intrusions and
impacts. Pursuant to Federal Way City Code Chapter 22, Critical Areas, compliance with critical areas
regulations is required. A separate master land use application in compliance with FWCC standards is
required for critical areas impacts or critical area buffer impacts.
If you have any additional questions or need any additional information regarding this letter please contact
Jim Harris, Senior Planner, at 253-835-2649 or jim.harris@cityoffederalway.com.
Sincerely,
Aflf�
Greg Fewins
Interim Director of Community Development Services
C: Jim Harris, Senior Planner
Rick Perez, City of Federal Way Traffic Engineer
Brigid Dean, WSDOT, 401 Second Avenue South, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104
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Washington State
Department of Transportation
Douglas B. MacDonald
Secretary of Transportation
October 2, 2007
Mr. Greg Fewins, Deputy Director of Operations
Community Development Services
City of Federal Way
33325 8th Avenue South
PO Box 9718
Federal Way, WA 98063-9718
OCT 0 3 200
Urban Corridors Office
401 Second Avenue South, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98104
206-716-1121/ fax 206-716-1101
TTY: 1-800-833-6388
www.wsdot.wa.gov
Re: City of Federal Way, Native Growth Protection Easement Relief Request
Dear Mr. Fewins:
The purpose of this letter is to request relief from the City of Federal Way from a Native Growth
Protection Easement on the Costco property in the WSDOT Triangle Project construction area.
Triangle Project Description:
The I-5 - SR 161/SR 18 Interchange Improvement project, also known as the Triangle Project, will
improve safety and travel times at one of the most dangerous and congested freeway interchanges
in the state. Located in Federal Way, the I-5/SR 18 cloverleaf interchange is defined as a High
Accident Location. As part of this project, WSDOT will reconstruct the I-5/SR 18 interchange.
The reconstruction includes replacing two cloverleaf loop ramps with flyover ramps for westbound
SR 18 to southbound I-5 traffic and eastbound SR 18 to northbound I-5 traffic. Removing these
loop ramps will improve safety by eliminating the current weave situation caused by closely
spaced on and off ramps on I-5 and SR 18. WSDOT will provide direct access to SR 161 from
southbound I-5 and westbound SR 18 by building new exit ramps at S. 356th Street and S. 359th
Street. These improvements will improve traffic flow and safety at this increasingly congested
interchange. In addition, the project will construct a collector -distributor on the west side of the
interchange connecting southbound 1-5 and westbound SR 18 directly to SR 161. A portion of the
Triangle Project area is currently owned by Costco. The Costco land is limited by a Native
Growth Protection Easement (NGPE); WSDOT will be permanently acquiring 817 square feet of
land from Costco, part of Parcel # 2192600180. The strip of land to be acquired will be purchased
via fee acquisition and measures 4.75' in width by approximately 172' in length (a total of 817
square feet).
I. Permanent Impacts:
In the project design, the 817 square feet to be acquired will be permanently impacted to provide
maintenance access via a 10' space outside of the drip line of a bridge structure. The acquisition
area is currently filled with blackberries, shrubs, some trees, and includes a portion of an unnamed
tributary of Hylebos Creek. As part of the project design, the stream will need to be relocated in
this area. WSDOT will meet all local, state, and federal permitting requirements for the stream
relocation work. WSDOT anticipates obtaining all permits for the project by Spring of 2009.
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II. Temporary Construction Impacts
Immediately adjacent to the 817 square feet purchased for maintenance access, WSDOT is
requesting a construction easement from Costco for an area that is 45' in width by 172 feet in
length (approximately 8496 square feet). This temporary construction area is needed to provide an
access road for construction equipment, including a crane. This area is currently filled with
blackberries, shrubs and some trees. Since this area is also within the NGPE, special care will be
taken to remove the minimum amount of existing vegetation as possible during construction.
However, to allow the crane to swing freely, some the vegetation will have to be removed. The
vegetation that is removed will be replaced in kind.
If you need any additional information about the project, please contact Brigid Dean at 206/716-
1137. Her email address is deanb@wsdot.wa.gov. Please provide written verification to WSDOT
whether we are granted relief from the NGPE.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
.Vvw�
Allison Hanson
UCO, Environmental Services Deputy Director
206.716.1136
Attachments: Maps (4)
Electronic Cc:
Brigid Dean
Burt Miller
Bruce Nebbitt
Brian Glas
Jason Turck
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the easemrmt n1�y 1112' be cut, pruned:
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Jim Harris - Triangle Project NGPE Relief Request
From:
Jim Harris
To:
deanb@wsdot.wa.gov
Date:
10/8/2007 10:34 AM
Subject:
Triangle Project NGPE Relief Request
Brigid:
I have been assigned to respond to your October 2, 2007 letter requesting relief from NGPE provisions.
In order to fully evaluate the request, I need some more information such as: can you tell me where the NGPE
easement came from? Was it part of a plat?
Can you provide me a title that shows/identifies how the easement was placed on the property.
What does the easement document say as far as restrictions of use, etc?
thanks, Jim
thanks, let me know what you find.
Jim Harris
Senior Planner
City of Federal Way
jim.harris@cityoffederalway.com
253 835-2649
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