Seattle Sun Newspaper - Vol. 7, Issue 2, February 2003

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LAND USE

By CLAYTON PARK

South Wallingford rezone:

The City will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 9 a.m. at the Hearing Examiner's office regarding the Director of the Department of Construction and Land Use's recommendation to rezone a property at 3333 Wallingford Ave. N. The rezone would increase the maximum height for a new building on that site to 65 feet, up from the current limit of 45 feet. Approval of the rezone includes conditions regarding architecture and building materials, as well as limits on hours of construction and maintenance of the pedestrian path along N. 34th Street during construction. The Hearing Examiner's office is located in Room 1320 of the Alaska Building, 618 Second Ave. For details, call Scott Kemp of DCLU at 233-3866.

U-District Walgreen's approved:

DCLU granted a master-use permit on Jan. 6 that allows for construction of a Walgreen's pharmacy at 1205 NE 50th. The two-story building would have 14,500 square feet of retail space and would include parking for 29 cars at 4751 Brooklyn Ave. NE. For details regarding the project, call Lisa Rutzick of DCLU at 386-9049.

Sam's Club expansion:

The Sam's Club warehouse store at 13550 Aurora Ave. N filed an application on Jan. 16 for a master-use permit to allow for construction of a 33,649-square-foot addition to the existing store and construction of a gas station with six gas pumps and three underground tanks. For details, call Scott Kemp of DCLU at 233-3866.

Meridian brewpub:

DCLU granted a master-use permit on Jan. 20 that allows the former Honey Bear Bakery building at 2106 N. 55th St. to be converted into a brewpub. Appeals of this decision must be received no later than Feb. 3. For details, call Marina Haufschild of DCLU at 233-7193.

Greenwood Library:

DCLU received a request on Jan. 16 for a Council Land Use Action to establish use for future construction of a one-story, 15,095-square-foot building at 8016 Greenwood Ave. N that would become the new home of the Greenwood Library. The project would include parking for 36 cars. The existing library building and a single-family house immediately to the south would be demolished. For details, call Lisa Rutzick of DCLU at 386-9049.

U-District hotel:

DCLU received an application on Jan. 16 for a master-use permit that would allow the construction of a six-story, 60,395-square-foot hotel at 4719 12th Ave. NE. The project would include parking for 38 cars. Two single-family houses would be demolished. For details, call Scott Ringgold of DCLU at 233-3856.

Greenwood mixed-use:

DCLU held a design review meeting on Jan. 13 to hear a developer's plans for a four-story mixed-use building at 424 N. 85th St. that would include 55 residential units, 3,466-square-feet of ground-floor retail space and parking for 74 cars. For details, call David Gravies of DCLU at 297-2106.

Roosevelt mixed-use:

A developer submitted an application to DCLU on Jan. 9 to build three five-story residential/commercial buildings at 1026 NE 65th St. The complex would share a common ground floor, with 2,496-square-feet of commercial space at street level and 76 residential units on the upper floors. Parking for 78 cars would be provided. For details, call Bruce Rips of DCLU at 615-1392.

Fremont congregate residence:

DCLU held a design review meeting on Jan. 27 to consider a developer's preliminary plans for a 12-unit congregate residence complex that would be built at 3512 Albion Place N. The project would include accessory parking. For details, call Holly Godard of DCLU at 615-1254.

Fremont school expansion:

A private school called Kapka Cooperative Primary School filed an application on Jan. 9 for a master-use permit that would allow it to build a 898-square-foot ground floor and second-story addition. The school is located at 4918 Linden Ave. N. For details, call Christopher Ndifon of DCLU at 684-5046.

Developer eyes Latona site:

DCLU held a design review meeting on Jan. 6 to consider a developer's preliminary plans to build a multi-family complex on two adjoining properties: 7440 Latona Ave. NE and 311 NE 75th St. For details, call Lisa Rutzick of DCLU at 386-9049.

Northgate Way appeal:

An appeal hearing regarding a proposed project at 2448 NE Northgate Way has been rescheduled from Dec. 30 to Wednesday, Feb. 5, 9 a.m. in the hearing room of the 1310 Alaska Building, 618 Second Ave. For details, call at 684-0521.

Lake City change-of-use:

DCLU received an application for a master-use permit on Dec. 26 to change the use of an existing one-story, 9,604-square-foot customer service office to animal health services. The building is located at 11532 Lake City Way NE. For details, call Bruce Rips of DCLU at 615-1392.

Ravenna change-of-use:

DCLU granted a master-use permit on Jan. 23 that allows a nursing home at 9132 Ravenna Ave. NE to be converted into a congregate residence and community center. Appeals of this decision must be received no later than Feb. 6. For details, call Christopher Ndifon of DCLU at 684-5046.