Seattle Sun Newspaper - Vol. 7, Issue 10, October 2003
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LAND USE:
By CLAYTON PARK
Hale expansion approved
The Department of Design, Construction and Land Use on Sept. 18 approved a master-use permit to the Seattle Public Schools District for the future construction of a 14,000-square-foot addition to the performing arts auditorium at Nathan Hale High School. The school is located at 10750 30th Ave. NE in the Meadowbrook neighborhood. For details, call Scott Kemp of DCLU at 233-3866.
Saxe Floral site update
The developer of a proposed mixed-use complex on the old site of Saxe Floral & Greenhouse Inc. at 2402 NE 65th St. in the Ravenna neighborhood has submitted an application for a master-use permit to subdivide four parcels into 33 units, which would vary in size from 813 square feet to 13,627 square feet. A separate application for a permit to build 32 townhouses and a retail/apartment building on the property is also under review by DCLU. For details about the proposed project, call Bruce Rips of DCLU at 615-1392. (Note: Saxe is still in business and is now located in a temporary site around the corner from its old building. It can be reached at 523-3646.)
Ballard wine bar planned
DCLU on Sept. 18 approved a master-use permit to change a portion of an existing retail store at 5308 Ballard Ave. NW to a drinking establishment that will be called Portalis Wine Shop and Wine Bar. For details, call Lori Swallow of DCLU at 684-5627.
Phinney sidewalk cafe
The owners of Sully's Snowgoose Saloon at 6119 Phinney Ave. N have applied for a master-use permit to establish an adjacent sidewalk cafe. For details, call Tamara Garrett of DCLU at 684-0976.
Pancake House expansion
An application has been submitted for a master-use permit that would allow for the construction of a 5,247-square-foot addition to the Original Pancake House restaurant at 8037 15th Ave. NW. The project would include construction of surface parking for 27 cars. For details, call Paul Janos of DCLU at 233-7195.
McDonald School site update
The City's Department of Neighborhoods has formed an advisory committee to identify uses and recommend criteria for establishing non-school uses for the former McDonald Elementary School property at 144 NE 54th St. (just west of Latona Avenue NE) in the Wallingford neighborhood. The school was closed over 20 years ago. For details, call Cliff Louie of the Department of Neighborhoods at 684-0209 or e-mail him at cliff.louie@seattle.gov.
Wallingford cell towers
DCLU on Sept. 8 granted a master-use permit to AT&T Wireless for the construction of cell tower facility that would include 12 panel antennas on the rooftop of a building at 1701 N. 45th Street. For details, call Paul Janos of DCLU at 233-7195.
Calvary seeks permits
Calvary Christian Assembly Church (formerly known as Calvary Temple), located at 6801 Roosevelt Way NE, has submitted an application for a master-use permit to change a 3,855-square-foot portion of the church building to use as a child care center. The church has also applied for a master-use permit to install two double-faced, free-standing message board signs. The sign displays would measure 22 square feet and would not exceed a height of 12 feet. For details, call Lucas DeHerrera of DCLU at 615-0724.
Pinehurst mixed-use
DCLU recently convened its Design Review Board to consider a developer's plans to build a four-story mixed-use building at 11714 Pinehurst Way NE. The new building would include approximately 1,400 square feet of retail space, 12 residential units and parking for 15 cars. For details, call Bruce Rips of DCLU at 615-1392.
Assumption to expand
DCLU on Aug. 28 granted a master-use permit to allow for the future construction of first and second floor additions (totaling 10,899 square feet) to the existing Assumption Catholic Church building at 6201 33rd Ave. NE. The project will include demolition of some accessory structures. For details, call Lori Swallow of DCLU at 684-5627.
Fremont townhouses
DCLU on Sept. 4 granted a master-use permit to allow a single parcel at 3648 Dayton Ave. N into four unit lots for the purpose of selling or leasing the lots. A separate application for a permit to allow the construction of townhouses on the lots is also being reviewed by DCLU. For details, call Lucas DeHerrera of DCLU at 615-0724.
Licton Springs townhouses
A developer has submitted an application for a master-use permit to subdivide a single lot at 9216 Stone Ave. N in the Licton Springs neighborhood into eight unit lots for the purpose of building townhouses. For details, call Lucas DeHerrera of DCLU at 615-0724.