Seattle Sun Newspaper - Vol. 7, Issue 4, April 2003
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Land Use Column
By CLAYTON PARK
New auditorium for Hale
The City's Department of Neighborhoods held a meeting on March 25 to take public comments regarding proposed departures to the land-use zoning requirements for the Meadowbrook neighborhood to allow a new auditorium to be built at Nathan Hale High School. The new auditorium would seat up to 430 people and would replace an existing auditorium, which only seats 100.
According to the Department of Design, Construction and Land Use (DCLU), the school is asking to be exempted from zoning requirements which call for creating 50 on-site parking spaces (the school wants to add fewer spaces) and a maximum building height of 35 feet (the school wants to raise the height limit to 65 feet).
Some neighbors' views may be impacted by the taller building. The school might also need a zoning variance to continue its current practice of loading and unloading buses in the street.
For details, call Ovid Thompson of the Department of Neighborhoods at 684-0607.
Stone Way QFC update
DCLU held a Design Review Board meeting on March 17 to hear Quality Food Centers' plans to build a mixed-use building at 3920 Stone Way N that would include a 35,000-square-foot QFC grocery store, 26 residential units and a two-level parking garage that would hold 150 cars. The property is the former site of the Stone Way Safeway store. For details, call Bruce Rips of DCLU at 615-1392.
Mixed-use buildings proposed
· DCLU's Design Review Board meeting on March 10 heard a developer's plans for a six-story mixed-use building at 5600 24th Ave. NW in Ballard. The building would have ground-floor commercial space and apartments on the upper floors. Parking would be provided in a below-grade garage. For details, call Lisa Rutzick of DCLU at 386-9049.
· DCLU's Design Review Board meeting on March 10 also included a developer's presentation for a proposed five-story mixed-use building at 3813 Woodland Park Ave. N. in Fremont. The building would have 1,500 square feet of ground floor office space and 17 residential units as well as the addition of five residential units to an existing 10-unit apartment building. Parking for 30 cars would be provided in a basement garage. For details, call David Graves of DCLU at 297-2106.
U-District congregate residence
DCLU granted a master-use permit on Feb. 27 that allows the construction of a six-story congregate residence at 4551 8th Ave. NE. The complex would 27 bedrooms and on-site parking for seven cars. An existing building would be demolished. For details, call Paul Janos of DCLU at 233-7915.
Ballard boat repair facility
DCLU received an application for a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit on Feb. 27 to allow the construction of three boat storage racks totaling 14,035 square feet at a boat repair facility at 5355 28th Ave. NW in Ballard. An existing structure would be demolished. For details, call Lucas DeHerrera of DCLU at 615-0724.
Subdivisions approved
· DCLU granted a master-use permit on March 13 that allows a single property located at 1311 N. 145th St. to be divided into six lots. A proposal to allow townhouses to be built on those lots is being reviewed separately as Project #2205201. For details, call Bryan Stevens of DCLU at 684-5045.
· DCLU granted a master-use permit on March 6 that allows a single property at 3631 Wallingford Ave. N to be divided into five lots. A proposal to allow townhouses to be built on those lots is being reviewed separately as Project #2207789. For details, call Bryan Stevens of DCLU at 684-5045.
Subdivision proposed
A developer has submitted an application to DCLU on March 6 for a master-use permit to divide two adjoining properties into four lots. The lots, which measure a combined total of 34,546.5 square feet, are located at 12006 8th Ave. NE in the portion of the Haller Lake neighborhood east of I-5. Existing structures would remain. For details, call Paul Janos of DCLU at 233-7195.
Latona Ave. complex proposed
DCLU's Design Review Board meeting on March 17 heard a developer's plans to build a multi-family complex at 7440 Latona Ave. NE and 311 NE 75th St. The complex would include eight single-family homes with attached garages in a cluster development. For details, call Lisa Rutzick of DCLU at 386-9049.
Cell phone towers approved
· DCLU granted a master-use permit on March 10 to T-Mobile USA (formerly known as VoiceStream Wireless), which allows the company to build a cell phone tower on the roof of an existing apartment building at 12000 15th Ave. NE in the Pinehurst neighborhood. The tower would have three panel antennas. For details, call John Bissell of DCLU at 533-9888.
· DCLU granted a master-use permit on Feb. 27 to Verizon Wireless to build a cell phone tower on the roof of an existing building at 10515 Greenwood Ave. N. The tower would have 15 panel antennas. For details, call Rick Sepler of DCLU at 297-5659.
Assumption seeks expansion
Assumption Catholic Church applied on March 6 for a master-use permit from DCLU that would allow for the construction of first and second floor additions totaling 10,899 square feet to its existing building at 6201 33rd Ave. NE. Accessory structures would be demolished. For details, call Lori Swallow of DCLU at 684-5627.
U. Presbyterian to expand
University Presbyterian Church applied for a master-use permit from DCLU on March 13 to build a 1,850-square-foot classroom building on its existing property at 4540 15th Ave. NE. For details, call Lori Swallow of DCLU at 684-5627. b