12-100011FILE
`CITY OF
Federal
February 14, 2012
CITY HALL
33325 8th Avenue South
Feder
y Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
(253) 835-7000
www. cityofederalway.. com
Bonnie Crawford
4630 329`' Way
Federal Way, WA 98023
RE: File #12-100011-00-AD; CHANGE OF USE ANALYSIS RESPONSE LETTER
New Community Church, 34211 Pacific Hwy South, Federal Way
Dear Ms. Crawford:
The City of Federal Way's Department of Community and Economic Development received your request
for a change of use analysis on January 3, 2012. The proposed use is a church located at 34211 Pacific
Hwy South. Based on analysis of the proposed use and the Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC), a
"change of use" has not been triggered (please see condition on page 2).
The site is located within the Commercial Enterprise (CE) zone and church uses can be established in the
CE zoning district pursuant to FWRC 19.240.160. As stated in the change of use analysis handout you
provided, the proposed tenant space is currently leased by a chiropractic clinic. The New Community
Church of Federal Way's hours of operation would be Sunday with services from 10:00 to 11:30.
Additional services include Sunday school, nursery care during services, monthly board meetings, and an
office and library for the pastor.
As defined in FWRC 19.05.030, a change of use is determined to have occurred when it is found that the
general character of the operation has been modified. This determination shall include review of, but not
be limited to, hours of operation, required parking, traffic generation, general appearance, outdoor
storage, and surface water runoff of discharge.
General Character
Previous Use(s)
Chiropractic Wellness &
Rehabilitation Clinic
Proposed Use
New Community Church of
Federal Way
More or Less Impact
Services on Sundays 10:00am —to
Less impact. The building is
(1) Hours of
Typical clinic hours.
l 1:30am, monthly board
not adjacent to residential
operation
9am — 5pm M-F
meetings, and daily office -use for
uses, so weekend hours are not
pastor.
an issue.
The site consists of a 3,972
The Institute of Transportation
More impact; however, the
sq. ft. office building with
Engineers (ITE) Parking
westemmost part of the
13 paved parking stalls. The
Guidelines calculates parking
property has a gravel parking
(2) Required
parking is consistent with
based on 2.5 church attendees per
lot, which provides stalls to
parking
FWRC requirements of 1
vehicle. The size of congregation
fulfill the parking requirement_
parking stall per 300 sq. ft_
provided is 45 people, which
Please see condition on
of gross floor area.
requires 18 parking stalls.
following page.
Ms_ Crawford
February 14, 2012
Page 2
Previous Use(s)
Proposed Use
General Character
Chiropractic Wellness &
New Community Church of
More or Less Impact
Rehabilitation Clinic
Federal Way
The trip generation for a
A typical church will generate
Less impact in PM peak hour
(3) Traffic
clinic use is about 1.31 cars
0.55 trips per 1,000 GFA during
and Sunday church services
generation
per 1,000 GFA.
the peak period. On Sunday, the
will be conducted during peak
church will generate more trips.
hours.
(4) General
Facade is storefront
No change to exterior of building.
No Change
appearance
windows and doors.
(5) Type, extent, or
amount of indoor or
No known exterior storage
No exterior storage, unknown
No Change
outdoor storage
for previous office use.
about the indoor storage.
(6) Constituents of
surface water
Unknown
No changes to existing parking
No Change
discharge or runoff
lot or drainage patterns_
It has been determined that an adequate amount of parking is available for a congregation size of 45
people, based on permission obtained by the church to use the parking lot located on the westernmost
section of the property from the property owner. Additionally, proposed tenant improvements under
review, file 12-100401-00-UP, include providing more paved parking stalls around the perimeter of the
building, which would go toward satisfying the parking requirement if approved.
Based on this analysis, it is found that the establishment of a church use in the existing tenant space
would not modify the general character and does not constitute a change of use. As there is no "change of
use," and as long as there are no negative impacts on required landscaping, required parking, existing
architectural design, or to sensitive areas, the proposal is not subject to any further land use review.
However, the proposed use is subject to the following condition:
CONDITION:
Any increase in the size of the congregation must stay consistent with the required number
of parking stalls. The New Community Church shall contact the City to verify adequate
parking in the instance of an increase in congregation size.
A separate building permit application is required for any interior tenant improvements and/or change of
occupancy analysis. Please contact Plans Examiner Scott Sproul, at 253-835-2633, to discuss this
requirement. Lastly, a business license with the City of Federal Way will also be required for a new church.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at 253-835-2622, or alexa.heidrich@cityoffederalway.com.
Sincerely,
A#e?caHeidric(h
Planning Intern
c: Scott Sproul, Plans Examiner
12-100011 Doc. 1 D 60042
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4k DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
CITY OF 33325 81h Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
Federal Way 253-835-2607;Fax 253-835-2609
REQUEST FOR CHANGE OF USE ANALYSIS
PROPOSED CHURCH (OR OTHER PLACE OF RUIGIOUS WORSHIP) IN EXISTING BUILDING OR TENANTSPACE
SITE ADDRESS:
34211 PACIFIC Hwy SOUTH
ZONING: CE
AREA (IN SQUARE FEED OF BUILDING OR TENANT SPACE
3952 s/FT
NUMBER OF EXISTING PARKING SPACES:
12 STANDARD, 1 ADA
EXISTING (OR MOST RECENJ USE:
EXISTING/CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
HOURS/DAYS OF OPERATION: EXISTING BUSINESS -
STANDARD HOURS/6-DAY WEEK
NUMBER ANDTYPE OF OTHER USES ON SITE: SEPARATE
PARKING LOT FOR LEASE
NAME OF CHURCH:
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH OF FEDERAL WAY
HOURS/DAYS OF OPERATION:
10:00-11:30 AM, SUNDAYS
SIZE OF CONGREGATION
45 MEMBERS
DESCRIPTION OF CHURCH FUNCTIONS (SANCTUARY, SUNDAY SCHOOL, DAY CAR!~ ETC.):
MEETING FOR SERVICES
SUNDAY SCHOOL/NURSERY CARE PROVIDED IN SOME EXISTING ROOMS FOR CHILDREN DURING WORSHIP SERVICES.
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PASTORS OFFICE & LIBRARY
MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS
PROPOSED EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS:
NONE PROPOSED
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APPLICANTNAME NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH
(INCORPORATED ENTITY)
MAILING ADDRESS:
PO Box 24745
CITY FEDERAL WAY
PRIMARY PHONE 253797-8176
RELATIONSHIP TO CHURCH:
DARNELL R. MOSLEY, SENIOR PASTOR/CORD, PRESIDENT
STATE WA I ZIP 98093
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
NCCFWOFFICE@QWEST.N ET
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SIGNATURE
SUBMITTED BY BONNIE K.CRAWFORD: PROJECT LEAD DESIGNER
REPRESENTATIVE FOR NCC
206-794-1109
BONNIE@BC D GINTERIORS.COM
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