Planning 2016-04-28 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET

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Woodspring Suites Public Hearing Design Review (L15 -0042) April 28, 2016 Page 10 layout, and bicycle parking are provided per code requirements. Vehicular access is proposed on the south side of the project site from one 25 -foot wide driveway located off the access drive for the Ramada hotel. The site design includes a pedestrian connection from the site entrance at West Valley Highway and Longacres Way extended west to the shoreline area. The pedestrian connection is through a landscaped area that leads to a crosswalk over the vehicle entrance. As the pedestrian connection continues to the west, another walkway area intersects the pedestrian connection and provides a north -south connection through the parking lot to the front entrance of the hotel. This walkway is protected from vehicles by curbed landscape areas where possible. In other areas where the walkway crosses through drive aisles and parking areas, patterned concrete pavement is proposed. As a condition of approval, the north -south crossing area through the parking lot shall also be constructed of patterned concrete so as to have a consistent pedestrian marking style throughout the development. The Luminaire Plan for the project includes pole- mounted lighting in parking lot areas, building- mounted lighting, and bollard lighting along the loop path on the west side of the site. The luminaire plan does not include the area of the site from the east side of the vehicular entrance to West Valley Highway. Lighting is required in this area, per 18.28.280, B, 1. a. and b., to increase safety and provide clear views both to and within the site. Additionally, the maximum height for pole- mounted lighting is 20 feet from grade to light source; in pedestrian plazas, walkways, and entry areas, the maximum height for pole- mounted lighting is 12 to 14 feet in height from grade to light source, per 18.28.280, B, 3. b. and c. The project is proposing to use parking lot lighting to illuminate the pedestrian walkway along the south property line. TMC 18.28.260 D, 5 Parking Lot Walkways requires walkways through parking areas to be clearly defined by pedestrian- scaled lighting with a maximum height of 15 feet. As a condition of approval, plans shall be revised as part of the construction permits to provide walkway lighting in all areas of the site, and to ensure the mounting height of pole- mounted parking lot lights is a maximum of 15 feet where they illuminate parking lot walkways and 20 feet in other parking areas, and a maximum of 12 to 14 feet in walkway and entry areas. IV. Southcenter Design Manual The Southcenter Design Manual guidelines support and complement the community vision described in the Southcenter Subarea Plan, supplement and expand upon the design requirements in Chapter 18.28, and provide a flexible tool for quality and innovation. The Design Manual is organized into two main sections: Site Design Elements and Building Design. Site Design Elements covers a number of design topic areas, including Site Design, Service Areas and Mechanical Equipment, Lighting, Walls and Fences, and Open Spaces. The section on Building Design covers Architectural Concept, Entrances and Doors, Building Fagade - Base and Top, Corner Treatments, Building Massing, Building Details and Elements, Building Materials and Colors, Windows, Weather Protection, Blank Walls, and Parking Structures. For each topic area, there are one or more Design Criteria, which can be general in nature. The Design Criteria explain the requirements for development proposals. They are the decision criteria by which the Board of Architectural Review will decide whether to approve, condition or deny a project. The examples and explanations which augment each Design Criteria provide guidance to the project applicant, to City staff in 14