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111111111 ir <br />City of Tukwila <br />Planning Commission <br />Board of Architectural Review(BAR) Meeting Minutes <br />Date: April 24, 2014 <br />Time: 6:30 PM <br />Location: City Hall Council Chambers <br />Present: Chair, Louise Strander; Vice Chair, Mike Hansen Commissioners, Thomas McLeod, <br />Brooke Alford, Miguel Maestas, and Nhan Nguyen <br />Absent: Commissioner, Sharon Mann <br />Staff: Minnie Dhaliwal, Planning Supervisor; and Wynetta Bivens Planning Commission <br />Secretary <br />Minutes: Commissioner Alford made a motion to approve the March 27, 2014 minutes. <br />Commissioner Maestas seconded the motion. Commissioners McLeod. and Hansen <br />abstained as they were not present at the March meeting. The motion was approved with <br />four in favor. <br />Chair Strander called the public hearing to order. She weleon <br />Nguyen to the board. She also swore in those wishing to testify. <br />the new Planning Commissioner, Nhan <br />At 6:30 PM Chair Strander opened the public hearing. <br />CASE NUMBER: L14- 0015'' <br />APPLICANT: Eric Guion <br />REQUEST: Design Review approval for the construction of a 19 story residential and <br />hotel mixed use building. The residential portion includes 370 units and <br />the hotel includes 189 rooms. <br />LOCATION: 223 Andover Park East, Tukwila WA 98188 <br />Minnie Dhatiwat, Planning Supervisor, Department of Community Development asked the <br />Commissioners the appearance of fairness questions. There were no disclosures from the Commissioners <br />and no one objected to the any of the Commissioners hearing the case. <br />Ms. Dhaliwal gave an overview of the project utilizing a PowerPoint presentation. She explained the site <br />layout which consists of two buildings with a total of five dwelling units on individual lots, common <br />access, and utility easements. The individual lots will be created by a short plat process, which will be <br />approved administratively, subsequent to the Board's design review approval. Access to the property is <br />through a shared auto - court. Since the applicant was unable to obtain a shared access easement from the <br />adjacent property owner they are providing their own access from Southcenter Boulevard. <br />The following are some of the issues with the project: <br />• Grade changes are necessary to meet the Fire Department's requirements; <br />1 <br />