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PROJECT NARRATIVE <br />PROPOSED AUTOZONE #4181 <br />14621 Tukwila International Boulevard <br />Tukwila, WA <br />Location and Description <br />AutoZone is presently under contract to Ground Lease a portion of Parcel <br />number 0040000865 which is located on Tukwila International Blvd. just north of <br />South 148th Street. The existing commercial area which this new facility will be <br />constructed in consists of older commercial facilities with a mixture of building <br />setbacks. The buildings which are presently onsite and which will remain in use <br />are situated with their building frontages up on the Tukwila International Blvd. <br />frontage and access from the public sidewalks. The site slopes significantly from <br />the front right of way towards the rear of the property. <br />Operational Aspects of Use <br />This AutoZone retail store will sell auto parts and light truck parts, chemicals <br />such as washes and waxes, and automotive accessories. This facility will <br />employee approximately 10 -15 full and part time employees. No installations or <br />services are available. This store will operate from 7:30 am to 10:00 pm, 7 days <br />per week. Normally, deliveries to an AutoZone store occur once per week. The <br />loading area is situated to the rear of the building on the west elevation. Access <br />to this facility will occur through an existing drive which presently serves the <br />property owner's appliance store and a proposed new access point to be located <br />adjacent to the Proposed AutoZone store along the Tukwila International Blvd. <br />frontage. Drives have been designed to allow for easy truck access and <br />maneuvering. <br />Architecture and Design <br />The proposed 7381 sf building has been position on the lot in a pedestrian <br />friendly manner with the building front facade facing east which is the Tukwila <br />International Blvd frontage. The east elevation has large areas of glazing which <br />will present views from the public corridor into the main sales floor area of the <br />building. The window area is flanked by pilasters which project out 16" and will be <br />constructed with painted splitface block. The area above the windows will be <br />projected out to match the pilaster projection and will be finished with stucco in a <br />tan color and topped with a decorative cornice in an off white color. A flat metal <br />awning projecting 4' out will span the area between the pilasters just above the <br />windows and will have 1" metal rods and mounting plates in a dark bronze color <br />to match the metal coping at the cornices. This projected area will top out at 24'- <br />6" AFF. The area to the right of the window area will be finished in stucco with a <br />painted splitface block base which projects out from the building 4 ". The stucco <br />16440.005.doc <br />46 <br />