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BACKGROUND <br />The majority of the development around the property dates back to 1960s and some buildings were built <br />in the mid -90s. The subject site shows up as a vacant field up until 1965 when it was cleared for <br />development for a warehouse type of structure. The existing building was built in 1995. The property was <br />purchased by the current owner in 2010. <br />Development Agreement <br />In March 2013 the city executed a development agreement with owner, South Center WA LLC, to allow <br />the maximum height of the building to go up to 180 feet. On May 5, 2014, the City Council amended the <br />development agreement to allow concessions in the following four areas from the City's Zoning and Sign <br />Code regulations: <br />1) Building Height: The maximum height for 50 percent of the site is 190 feet. <br />2) Space: The open space requirements are relaxed to 45 square feet per residential unit and 25 <br />square feet per hotel room. Also, certain common areas such as lobby and bike storage areas are <br />allowed to be counted towards open space requirements. <br />3) Parking: The parking requirements are reduced to one parking space per residential unit and .7 <br />spaces per hotel room. Additionally, Attachment G is the approved stacking and valet parking plan <br />as contemplated by the Development Agreement. <br />4) Signage: The size of the signs is allowed to exceed the maximum size allowed under the Sign <br />Code. The wall signs are allowed to be six percent of the exposed building face to a maximum of <br />500 square feet. Canopy edge signs are allowed up to 3.5 feet in height. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />No written comments related to the design review application were submitted. Washington State <br />Department of Transportation asked for a traffic study in response to the SEPA application. <br />DESIGN REVIEW <br />This project is subject to Board of Architectural (BAR) design approval under Tukwila Municipal <br />Code (TMC) Section 18.60.030. In the following discussion the Board of Architectural Review <br />criterion is shown below in bold, followed by staff's comments. For the applicant's design <br />statement, see Attachment D. <br />DECISION CRITERIA- DESIGN REVIEW <br />TMC 18.60.050.C. Multi - Family, Hotel and Motel Design Review Criteria. In reviewing any <br />multi - family, hotel or motel application the following criteria shall be used by the BAR in its <br />decision making as well as the Multi - Family Design Manual. <br />Page 5 of 19 <br />9 <br />