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Woodspring Suites Public Hearing Design Review (L15 -0042) <br />April 28, 2016 <br />Page 19 <br />Design criteria do not apply as the project is located on a Commercial Corridor, which does not require <br />building orientation to streets /open spaces. <br />10. Blank Walls <br />Blank walls are not permitted facing streets, sidewalks, open spaces, or pedestrian pathways and instead shall <br />be designed to provide visual interest and human scale. <br />The project meets the design criteria. Materials used on the building are carried through the design on all <br />building sides. Changes inmate ri a Is, the addition of windows to first floor areas, and foundation landscaping <br />are employed to provide visual interest where there would otherwise be blank walls. <br />11. Parking Structures <br />Design criteria do not apply as the project does not include a parking structure but rather a parking lot. <br />V. Shoreline Design Guidelines <br />The Shoreline Design Guidelines also apply to the design review of the Woodspring Suites, due to the project <br />site's location within the shoreline jurisdiction. PerTMC 18.44.110, "If any portion of a project falls within the <br />shoreline jurisdiction, then the entire projectwill be reviewed underthese guidelines." The Shoreline <br />Environment Designation associated with the project site is the Urban Conservancy Environment, in which <br />the following apply to development, uses, and activities: <br />1. Relationship of Structure to Site <br />The building has been changed from an original rectangular building footprint to an L- shaped design to better <br />orient the building towards the river and to maximize views of the Green River from interior spaces. A public <br />walkway on the project site provides access to the shoreline and amenities including a seating area and <br />sensitive area buffer enhanced with native species plantings. <br />2. Building Design <br />The project meets the blank wall criteria on all sides through changes in materials, the addition of windows at <br />the pedestrian level, and use of foundation landscaping. Public use areas of the building's first floor, including <br />the hallway /vending area and the fitness room include windows to provide visual access to the shoreline. The <br />rear side of the building includes a pedestrian exit /entrance leading into the hotel lobby. On the rearside of <br />the building is a walkway which will offer views of the wetland buffer plantings. Concrete benches are <br />proposed at the southwest corner of the building in this area, as well as along the loop path in the <br />southwestern corner of the project site. A split -rail fence will separate the walkway on the rear side of the <br />building from the wetland buffer planting area. <br />3. Design of Public Access <br />The public access to the shoreline area is proposed to be a five -foot wide, ADA- compliant concrete sidewalk. <br />Native landscaping is proposed within the shoreline buffer along the walkway, and a mix of native and <br />ornamental species are used in the landscape design along the portion of the public access outside of the <br />shorelinejurisdiction. The benches proposed are made of concrete. Trees, shrubs, and grou ndcover work to <br />separate the public access area from the private space intended for use by hotel guests and employees. <br />23 <br />