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Renton residents say they filed appeal over Logan 6 development, cite access and safety concerns
Summary
Multiple residents told the council they have gathered funds and retained pro bono counsel to appeal the Logan 6 development decision, citing disputed street access, parking and safety issues including a recent count of red-light violations.
Residents of the Logan 6 neighborhood told the Renton City Council on March 24 that they have organized, raised funds and filed an appeal of the Logan 6 development approval, and asked the council to provide clearer explanations of the standards used to deny Logan Street access to the project.
Matt Hamby, identified in the meeting record as a resident, said neighbors have repeatedly tried to engage the council about Logan 6 over the past year and a half and are frustrated by what he described as a lack of dialogue. "For a year, we've been coming to you and you couldn't talk to us," Hamby said on the record, and he said the hearing examiner had concluded that access points were a valid point of debate and that city staff should have been more specific about which site-access standards would be violated by Logan Street access.
Cheryl Friens, identified in the record as a Renton resident from the Logan 6 area, told the council the neighbors had raised funds and retained a pro bono attorney and that they had filed an appeal. Friens said that within 12 hours of organizing they "gathered enough money and a reserve to file an appeal" and that the attorney proceeded to serve the appropriate parties. Friens also cited traffic-safety concerns, saying she counted "14 cars that blew through the red light" in a 26-minute period during spot checks near the site.
Both speakers said they support more housing in Renton but disagreed with the location and the project's access plan. Hamby said he needs "chapter and verse" — specific code citations — from staff about which site-access standards would be violated before he would accept the city's position.
The residents told the council they had presented three requests earlier: revising design standards to permit different access outcomes, addressing parking, and considering an interim zoning ordinance. They said they remain dissatisfied with the level of response from the administration and expect more engagement from council members. The meeting record shows multiple council members subsequently said they were available to meet and continue dialogue, but no formal direction or new action on Logan 6 was recorded during the meeting.
Ending
The residents said they intend to publish a "playbook" documenting their experience and to share it with neighboring communities; the council moved on to other agenda items and later recessed into executive session without taking action on the development appeal.
