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City of Tukwila <br />Planning Commission <br />Board of Architectural Review(BAR) Meeting Minutes <br />Date: <br />April 24, 2014 <br />Time: <br />6:30 PM <br />Location: <br />City Hall Council Chambers <br />Present: <br />Chair, Louise Strander; Vice Chair, Mike Hansen Commissioners, Thomas McLeod, <br />Brooke Alford, MiguelMaestas, and NhanNguyen <br />Absent: <br />Commissioner, Sharon Mann <br />Staff: <br />Minnie Dhaliwal, Planning Supervisor;and Wynetta Bivens, Planning Commission <br />Secretary <br />Minutes: <br />Commissioner Alfordmade a motion to approve the March27, 2014 minutes. <br />Commissioner Maestasseconded the motion. Commissioners McLeod and Hansen <br />abstainedas they were not present at the March meeting.The motion was approvedwith <br />four in favor. <br />Chair Strander <br />called the public hearing to order. She welcomed the new Planning Commissioner, Nhan <br />Nguyento the board. She alsoswore in those wishing to testify. <br />. <br />At 6:30 PM Chair Stranderopened 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 Dhaliwal <br />, 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 consistsof two buildings witha 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 ownerthey are providing their own access from Southcenter Boulevard. <br />The following are some of the issues with the project: <br />Grade changes are necessaryto meet the Fire Department’s requirements; <br /> <br /> <br />