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Oslo Bay Apartments

 

Application Overview:

 
Project Narrative :

The Oslo Bay Apartments project is proposed by Edward Rose & Sons (www.edwardrose.com), a privately held real estate development and management company. The Oslo Bay Apartments project is a residential community proposed to be located northwest of the intersection of State Route 305 (SR305) and State Route 307 (Bond Road, SR307) in the City of Poulsbo. The Oslo Bay Apartments project encompasses 56-acres and  is comprised of 13 apartment buildings and a Community Center. The proposed project will consist of 468 multi-family residential units including 244 one-bedroom, 208 two-bedroom, and 16 three-bedroom units . A variety of common areas and resident amenities are located throughout the site and within the Community Center. The project also includes the construction of private roads, parking lots, pedestrian pathways, utilities, landscaping, and stormwater management systems. The project will also develop a public road system from SR305 to Viking Ave NW. The Vetter Road NW right-of-way (ROW) which bisects the site is proposed to be improved as a residential collector. A portion of this ROW is proposed to be vacated and relocated to facilitate connection to SR305.

 
Application Review Process:

The Oslo Bay Apartments Site Plan Review (SPR) is a Type II review per Poulsbo Municipal Code Title 19. The review authority for a Type II application is the Planning and Economic Development Director. No public meetings/hearings are required.

 
Project Location:

The Oslo Bay Apartments project is located northwest of the intersection of State Route 305 (SR305) and State Route 307 (Bond Road, SR307).

Project Documents

Revised SEPA Determination and Staff Report
There is no further comment period on the MDNS. The initial MDNS was issued April 18, 2022. An appeal of SEPA was filed by the project applicant on May 29, 2023. No other appeals were received. The city has since reached a settlement with the applicant that results in a revised MDNS and Conditions of Approval. Only the revised SEPA mitigation (as shown in red strikethrough and underline) may be appealed by filing a written appeal to the responsible official no later than 10 working days from the date of this determination (PMC 16.04.250.B), which is July 7, 2023, by 4:30 p.m.
 

June 23, 2023

July 5, 2023

July 11, 2023

 

Application (Exhibit A)
Landscaping (Exhibit C)
  1. Landscape Plan by Osborn Consulting dated 11/1/19 (Revised Sheet L-002 on 10/26/21)
  2. Site Amenity Sequencing  by Osborn Consulting received 10/26/21
  3. Tree Inventory Report by American Forest Management dated 3/18/19
  4. Tree Retention Narrative received 9/14/21
  5. Tree Retention Plans by Osborn Consulting (TP-001 to TP-104) dated 9/13/21
    1. Peer Review of Tree Retention Plan by Sound Urban Forestry dated 1/20/21
    2. Peer Review of Tree Retention Plan by Sound Urban Forestry received 4/2/21
    3. Peer Review of Tree Retention Plan by Sound Urban Forestry received 10/1/21
  6. Wall Exhibit by kpff dated 9/3/21
  7. Parking Lot Landscaping by Osborn Consulting, Inc. dated 9/3/ 2021
Design (Exhibit D)
  1. Architectural Site Plans and Design Elements by RiceFergusMiller dated 11/1/19 (Revised 8/21)
  2. Site Lighting by Clarus Lighting & Controls (L200 to L210) dated 4/9/20
  3. Lighting Cut Sheets by Cooper Lighting Solutions dated 3/30/20
Boundary Line Adjustment (Exhibit E)
Critical Areas (Exhibit H)
  1. Critical Areas Report by Ecological Land Services revised 2/24/21
    1. Peer Review of Wetland Delineation and Habitat Management Plan by Grette Associates dated 1/31/20
    2. Peer Review of Wetland Delineation and Habitat Management Plan by Grette Associates dated 7/1/20
    3. Peer Review of Critical Areas Report by Grette Associates dated 9/3/20
    4. Peer Review of Critical Areas Report by Grette Associates dated 1/20/21
    5. Peer Review of Critical Areas Report by Grette Associates dated 4/16/21
  2. Non-Wetland Determination by Ecological Land Services dated 7/16/20 (Revised 11/4/20)
  3. Habitat Management Plan by Ecological Land Services dated 3/7/17 (Revised 7/19/21)
    1. Stormwater Discharge to Wetland A by kpff dated 1/22/21
  4. Wetland Delineation Report by Ecological Land Services dated 7/19/16 (Revised 8/21/19)
  5. Stream Review for Maddox Parcel Historical Letter by BGE Environmental, LLC. dated 4/8/11
  6. Stream Review for Maddox Parcel Historical Letter Response by BGE Environmental, LLC. dated 5/13/11
  7. Regulatory Response to Rose Master Plan by BGE Environmental, LLC. dated 6/6/11
  8. WDFW Stream Typing for unnamed stream by WDFW dated 6/5/20
  9. Vetter Mapped Stream Timeline by Ecological Land Services dated 6/2/20
  10. Wetland Hydroperiod Analysis by Clear Creek Solutions, In. dated 2/25/21
  11. Critical Aquifer Recharge Area Report by Richard Martin Groundwater LLC dated 8/8/21
  12. Stormwater Guidelines Assessment-Revised by Ecological Land Services dated 9/24/20
  13. Geotechnical Engineering Report by EnviroSound Consulting Inc. dated 11/23/20
    1. Peer Review of Geotechnical Engineering Report by Aspect Consulting dated 1/12/21
    2. Peer Review of Geotechnical Engineering Report by Aspect Consulting dated 4/16/21
    3. Peer Review of Geotechnical Engineering Report by Aspect Consulting dated 10/11/21
    4. Peer Review of Geotechnical Engineering Report by Aspect Consulting dated 11/8/21
  14. Limited Geotechnical Engineering Report by EnviroSound Consulting Inc. dated 6/21/17
  15. Geotechnical Recommendations & Responses by Cobalt Geosciences dated 3/4/21
  16. Geotechnical Evaluation-SR 305 Stormwater Feasibility by Cobalt Geosciences dated 5/17/21
  17. Geotechnical Comment Letter by Cobalt Geosciences dated 6/16/21
  18. Geotechnical Comment Letter by Cobalt Geosciences updated 12/1/21
  19. Phase I Environmental Site Assessment by EnviroSound Consulting dated 11/30/10
  20. Phase I Environmental Site Assessment: Recycling Center Parcel by EnviroSound Consulting dated 6/23/17
Cultural Resources (Exhibit I)
  1. Cultural Resources Report for the Rose Master Plan Project by Cultural Resource Consultants, Inc., dated 10/4/11
  2. Cultural Resources Inadvertent Discovery Protocol by Cultural Resource Consultants, Inc., dated 2/13/18
  3. Addendum to Cultural Resources Assessment by Cultural Resource Consultants dated 8/30/19
  4. Addendum to Cultural Resources Assessment by Cultural Resource Consultants, Inc., dated 7/16/21
Public Comments (Exhibit M)

Public Comment Matrix

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