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33325 8th Avenue South
Mailing Address: PO Box 9718
Federal Way, WA 98063-9718
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project similar to that recently completed by St. Luke's Lutheran Church.
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Background
The St. Luke's Lutheran Church Wetland Buffer Reduction request submitted in March 2009 (file #09-
10103 l-UP) proposed that a wetland buffer be reduced from 50 feet to 25 feet. The wetland and
associated buffer are located • the St. Luke's Lutheran Church property, as well as • the New Hope
Church property. When the formal application was submitted • St. Luke's Lutheran Church, city staff
was advised that both churches were in discussion regarding New Hope Church's participation in the
wetland buffer reduction project. These discussions continued during the time that the City issued an
environmental decision for the wettand buffer reduction request, and the discussions were reflected in the
staff report prepared for the environmental determination in case New Hope Church formally elected to
participate in the wetland buffer reduction request.
the request. In the end, the City issued Process JII approval for reductiOn of the wetland buffer for only
those portions of the wetland buffer located on the St. Luke's Lutheran Church property.' New Hope
Church must submit a separate new wetland buffer reduction request.
Wetland Buffer —Reduction
the New Hon Church site is degraded with vigorously growing, invasi-L'n
species including blackberries. Generally, reduced wetland buffers are required to be cleared of invasive
species, restored, and planted with native plant species. In order for New Hope Church to obtain wetland
buffer reduction approval, the following must be addressed:
1 The application for the St. Luke's Church Wetland Buffer Reduction Request contained only signatures and title reports for the
St. Luke's Church site. Formal authorization from New Hope Church was never received, thus this property was not included in
the land use decision.
File #10-105371-00-AD
Doc, I.D. 56809
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Revised Code (FWRC) 19.40. A preapplication waiver may be granted per FWRC 19.40.030,
"Exceptions." Note that information from the St. Luke's wetland buffer reduction preapplication
conference (file #08-105633-PC) is included with this letter.
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Review Process — Process III Project Approval is used to review the wetland buffer reduction request.
The request also requires review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). Under Process 111,
the Director of Community and Economic Development makes a written decision on the application
based on decisional criteria listed under FVvrRC, including 19.65.100(2). A SEPA checklist (enclosed)
must be submitted and reviewed prior to the City issuing an environmental threshold determination,
and environmental review must be concluded before the Process HI approval is granted.
Public Notice — All property owners within 300 feet of the site are notified of the land use application
and the environmental decision. Notification includes comment and appeal periods. The formal
applications must be accompanied by a total of two sets of stamped mailing envelopes, prepared in
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accordance w6ft City's �"uitements. Both envelope sets ShAll be addressed to all owners of real
property located within 300 feet of site boundaries. In accordance with the City's procedures, all
envelopes must contain the Department of Community and Economic Development's return address
(33325 8h Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003-6325). A paper list of addressees is required to
be submitted along with the envelopes, in addition to an assessors map with the 3 00-foot boundary
depicted.
5. Application Fees —Process III review fees are $2,392.00 and SEPA review fees are $948.00. A
completed and signed master land use application (enclosed) must be submitted with the formal
application.
6. Wetland Report and Peer Review — The regulated wetland is situated on the western portion of the
New Hope Church property. The wetland delineation prepared by Sewell Wetland Consulting, Inc.
for the St. Luke's Church wetland buffer reduction project only contained delineation of this portion
of the wetland; no other information about this portion of the wetland was provided. A formal report
that addresses wetland buffer reduction criteria (FVTRC 19.175.040[5] [a through c]) and a mitigation
plan for the New Hope Church site must be submitted with the formal application. The City will use
their contract wetland consultant to review the New Hope Church wetland buffer reduction proposal,
first requesting an estimate of review fees. The estimate would be forwarded to your attention for
payment in advance of any review. The report must at a minimum list the size of the wetland, fully
document existing conditions of the buffer on your property, and fully address the decisional criteria,
including any recommended conditions for wetland buffer reduction, including recommendations for
invasive species removal. A table of contents or index is requested.
2 Fifty -foot buffers apply to Category III wetlands that are over 10,000 square feet in area, while 25-foot buffers apply to
Category III wetlands that are between 2,500 and 10,000 square feet in area.
3 See the City handout titled Mailing Labels (enclosed).
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7. Implementation — Following approval of the wetland buffer mitigation plan, the applicant is
responsible for invasive species removal and installation of wetland buffer enhancements. Wetland
buffer mitigation will be monitored for a period of five years from the date of completion. The
applicant shall obtain the services of a qualified wetland biologist to conduct the buffer monitoring. In
addition, the applicant will be required to post a performance and maintenance bond for the wetland
buffer mitigation work, which shall be in place before any mitigation work begins.
Should you have any questions about this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me at 253-835-2642. 11
?re here to assist you with this application.
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Enc: Preapplication Conference Summary Letter from File #08-105633-PC
SEPA Checklist
Master Land Use Application
Process III Development Requirements Checklist
Mailing Label Handout
C* William Appleton, Surface Water Manager
Ann Dower, Senior Engineering Plans Reviewer
Kevin Peterson, Engineering Plans Reviewer
Jeff Wolfe, SWM Engineer
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From: Todd Zern [tzern@stlukesfedway.org]
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 11:29 AM
To: Deb Barker
Cc: Rick Miller
Subject: Wetland Buffer for New Hope Fellowship
Deb,
As per our phone conversation earlier, Rick Miller from New Hope Fellowship has recently informed me that they are
interested in participating in the wetland buffer relocation and mitigation project on their side of the property. Can you lead
us in the right direction in what needs to happen, and what steps New Hope will have to take in the near future? His email
address is attached to this message.
Thanks, Deb. I appreciate your help and efforts on this. Merry Christmas!
Todd
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TODD R. ZERN
Director of Operations
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
515 S 312th St I Federal Way, WA 98003
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