10-104747FILE
CITY OF
A;t� Federal May
November 24, 2010
Mr. Alex Melnik, President
Church of Blessing
1430 South 330`h Street
Federal Way, WA 98003
CITY HALL
33325 8th Avenue South
Mailing Address: PO Box 9718
Federal Way, WA 98063-9718
(253) 835-7000
www.cityoffederalway.com
RE: FILE #10-104747-00-AD; MODIFICATIONS TO THE SITE PLAN AND LANDSCAPE PLAN
Church of Blessing,1430 South 330`h Street, Federal Way
Dear Mr. Melnik:
This letter grants conditional approval to the request to modify the approved Church of Blessing site plan
and eliminate one of two driveways onto 13`' Avenue South. However, elimination of the pedestrian
corridor is not approved as discussed below. The second part of this letter addresses requested changes to
the landscape plan, which are conditionally approved.
SITE PLAN MODIFICATION REQUEST
Driveway Elimination
According to your letter dated November 2, 2010, and Sheet C2.05 (Phase 2 Church of Blessing)
prepared by ECNW dated November 5, 2010, you are requesting that the southern -most driveway and
pedestrian path connecting the new parking lot with the 13'h PIace South right-of-way be eliminated and
replaced with six parking stalls. You said that "it has been determined that construction of the driveway
and pedestrian path would not necessarily be in the optimum location to benefit future development."
Two other driveways provide ingress and egress for the subject site running south onto South 334E Street
and west onto 13`h Avenue South. The City's Public Works staff and South King Fire and Rescue support
the elimination of the southern -most driveway onto 13'h Avenue South. There is adequate interior parking
lot landscaping available to support the addition of up to 6 new parking stalls. The driveway is approved
to be eliminated subject to conditions listed below.
Pedestrian Corridor
You have also proposed to eliminate the pedestrian corridor leading from the subject property to the
sidewalk in the 13'h Avenue South right-of-way. Under Phase 11, the church is also proposed to house a K-
to-12 elementary school for up to 300 students along with weekend and weekday church services. With
the adjacency of Celebration Park, the community center, and the Federal Way downtown, students and
other church attendees may elect to gain access to the Church of Blessing site on foot.' There is one
existing accessible pedestrian path leading from the main building entrance south to the South 330" Street
sidewalk. If the proposed pedestrian path leading to 13'h Avenue South is eliminated, no other pedestrian
based access would be available to 13'h Avenue South except through the northern driveway or through
1 Findings for the environmental application noted that plans showed a 3,300 square -foot play area to provide recreational
opportunities for the 300 children attending the private Kindergarten through 12t' grade school established under Phase II. The
Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction requires that private schools comply with current local health, safety, and
fire standards. However, there are no minimum standards for private school recreation areas. With Celebration Park fields and
play areas west of the subject site, school attendees may utilize this City facility for recreation activities.
Mr. Melnik
November 24, 2010
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the perimeter landscaping. Elimination of the pedestrian pathway to 13`h Avenue South could result in
adverse impacts. The northern driveway onto 13'h Avenue South is designed for vehicle use and mixing
vehicles with pedestrians creates unsafe conditions. "Cutting through" perimeter landscaping may be
easier than walking over 600 feet to the South 330ffi Street pedestrian path. However, such actions would
adversely impact the performance and increase the subsequent maintenance of required perimeter
landscaping under FWRC 19.125.090. Elimination of the pedestrian corridor onto 13'' Avenue South is
not supported. A pedestrian corridor a minimum of three feet in width and connecting from the building
to the 13'' Avenue South public sidewalk through the perimeter landscaping must be provided. This
pedestrian corridor may be constructed with pavement, gravel, pavers, or other materials as approved by
the Director, and may be eliminated when future pedestrian con idor(s) to the 13'h Avenue South sidewalk
are established.
Site Plan Modification Summary
Pursuant to Federal Way Revised Code (FVWRC) 19.15.090(2), "Subsequent Modification," the
modification request does not constitute a change in use and as conditioned is determined to have no
substantial changes to the impacts on the neighborhood or the City as a result of the change. The
southerly driveway onto 13`h Avenue South is approved to be eliminated subject to the following
conditions of approval:
Site Plan Conditions of Approval
1. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the new school, the applicant shall install a
pedestrian corridor a minimum of three feet in width connecting from the building through the
perimeter landscaping on the west side of the site to the 13t' Avenue South sidewalk. The
pedestrian corridor may be constructed with pavement, gravel, pavers, or other materials as
approved by the Director. This pedestrian corridor may be eliminated when future pedestrian
corridor(s) to the 13'h Avenue South sidewalk are established.
2. Consult Senior Traffic Engineer Sarady Long at 253-835-2743 about the most suitable location
for the pedestrian corridor to the 13'h Avenue South sidewalk.
3. New parking stalls approved with this modification shall be graded to drain into the on -site
conveyance system.
LANDSCAPE MODIFICATION REQUEST
The November 2, 2010, letter noted that trees in the southwest corner of the parking lot will be impacted
by construction. These trees were proposed to be retained, but instead will have to be removed and
replaced. According to approved landscape plans, the five fir trees range in size from thirteen inches to
twenty inches in diameter. These trees meet the definition of a significant tree under the land use codes in
effect at the time this project received land use approval. The resubmitted landscape plan notes that with
removal of the five trees, 76 percent of the 47 significant trees would have been removed from the site.
Under the landscape code in effect at the time of land use approval, replacement trees shall be installed
when more than 75 percent of the significant trees are removed, so that the number of significant trees
remaining at the site is at least 25 percent of the original number of significant trees. Removal of the
noted significant trees is conditionally approved as follows:
Landscape Condition of Approval
Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the new school, the applicant shall plant
replacement trees on the subject site so that there are no fewer than twelve (12) trees that meet the
definition of a significant tree or of a significant replacement tree as provided under the FWRC in
effect at the time land use approval was granted. Replacement trees shall be a ten -foot -tall fir tree or
a three-inch caliper deciduous tree, measured at the time of planting.
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Mr. Melnik
November 24, 2010
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Please call Deb Barker, Senior Planner, at 253-835-2642 if you have any questions about this letter.
Sincerely,
Greg Fewins, Director
Community Development Services
enc: Approved revised C2.05 prepared by ECNW dated November 5, 2010
Approved revised landscape plan resubmittal date November 5, 2010
c: Ann Dower, Senior Public Works Engineering Plans Reviewer
Sarady Long, Senior Traffic Engineer
Deb Barker, Senior Planner
David Thorstad, via e-mail: dltarchitect@comcast.net
Joseph Dominczyk, PE, Engineering Consultants NW, 35717 Pacific Highway South, Federal Way, WA 98003
Yev Onishenko, via e-mail: yonishenko@yahoo.com
Chuck Burget, via e-mail: chuckb@pacificplants.com
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Doc. LD. 56362
RECEIVED
NOV 0 5 20110
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
CDS
November 2, 2010
City of Federal Way
33325 8th Avenue South,
PO Box 9718
Federal Way, WA 98063-9718
Attention: Deb Barker, Senior Planner
Reference: Church of Blessing 02-10542-UP
Dear Ms. Barker:
Church of Blessing
1430 South 330`h Street
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 835-5857
The Church of Blessing is requesting a revision to the approved site plan for the above referenced
project. The revision includes the elimination of the most southern driveway and pedestrian
access path located along the west property line, directly across from Celebration Park. It has
been determined that construction of the approved location of the driveway access and pedestrian
path would not necessarily be in the optimum locations to benefit future development. In
addition to the projects future development concerns, the City of Federal Way's Traffic and
Engineering Development Departments have expressed their desire to see the subject driveway
eliminated. In addition to the driveway elimination, the approved landscape plan has been
revised as well. The trees located in the southwest corner of the proposed parking 'lot, that were
indicated on the approved plan "to remain" will be removed during construction and replaced by
new trees as indicated on the revised landscape plan.
Thank you for your assistance. If you need any additional information feel free to contact us at
your convenience.
Sincerely,
Church of Blessing
Alex Melnik, President
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