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Date: <br />Time: <br />Location: <br />Present: <br />Absent; <br />Staff: <br />Motion: <br />City of Tukwila <br />Planning Commission <br />BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW (BAR) <br />MINUTES <br />August 27, 2015 <br />6:30 PM <br />Council Chambers <br />Chair, Mike Hansen; Vice Chair, Sharon Mann; <br />Alford, Thomas McLeod and Miguel Maestas <br />Commissioner Nhan Nguyen <br />Jack Pace, Director, Valerie Lonneman, Assista <br />Commission Secretary <br />Commissioner Mann made a motion to adopt th <br />Strander seconded the motion, all were in favor; <br />Chair Hansen called the public hearing to <br />Valerie Lonneman, Assistant Planner, Dep <br />the appearance of fairness questions. There <br />Chair Hansen swore in <br />CASE NUMBER: LI <br />APPLICANT: Dz <br />REQUEST: Cc <br />LOCATION: 90 <br />Valerie Lonneman, Assisi <br />presentation. She provided' <br />Agreement <br />reviewed by <br />-0027 <br />7 <br />1ment of Community;DeN <br />vere no disclosures. <br />opened the public hearing. <br />Strander, Brooke <br />, and Wynetta Bivens, Planning <br />minutes. Commissioner <br />�Dment. asked the Commission <br />Five- story, 92 -unit Holiday Inn Express hotel <br />Park E., Tukwila, WA 98188 <br />'lanner,; Department of Community Development, gave the staff <br />,,eeview of the review process, and background information. She said a <br />bared parking permit was approved in May, as well as a Shoreline <br />in August. It was noted that this is the first project that has been <br />new Tukwila Urban Center Design Review Standards. <br />A request was received from the applicant to modify the neighborhood corridor frontage standards along <br />Christensen Road. The normal requirement is a 15 ft. sidewalk with street trees. However, staff has <br />developed a cooperative agreement with the owner for street frontage of approximately 9 ft. of <br />landscaping and a 9 ft. sidewalk in the area. Staff noted that the modification is feasible because the area <br />is between two parking lots as Christensen Road is going to be used as a parking lot. The Development <br />Agreement expanded the development to partially include a portion of the Christensen Road right -of -way. <br />The right -of -way will be used as a joint public /private parking lot to meet the parking requirement; four <br />stalls shall have signs indicating that they are reserved for Green River Trail use. The owners have agreed <br />to provide maintenance for any offsite areas developed and related to the project, and they will make a <br />river bank restoration payment. Staff noted this project does not look like the typical one -story structure <br />developments in the surrounding area. However, staff believes the project fits into the Tukwila Urban <br />