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Woodspring Suites Public Hearing Design Review (1-15 -0042) <br />April 28, 2016 <br />Page 20 <br />VI. Public Comments <br />A Notice of Application was distributed to agencies that may have an interest in the project on September 11, <br />2015. The Notice of Application was also posted on the project site and mailed to surrounding properties and <br />property owners. Comments on the applications were made by the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Fisheries <br />Division, the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, and by the <br />Green /Duwamish & Central Puget Sound Watershed (WRIA 9). See attachment D for comments and the <br />response to comments from the applicant and staff. <br />Conclusions <br />1. District -Based Standards <br />Structure height, maximum block face length, and setback requirements are in compliance with the <br />Tukwila Urban Center - Transit Oriented Development standards. The project proposes to use landscape <br />perimeter averaging to meet the code requirements. The landscape design meets the criteria for approval <br />of landscape perimeter averaging. <br />2. Corridor -Based Standards <br />Public frontage requirements are being waived by the Director for this project perTMC 18.28.150 A.3 <br />because the existing sidewalk and landscaping widths are sufficiently similar to the Commercial Corridor <br />Public Frontage Standard, and due to the small amount of public frontage the site has along West Valley <br />Highway. Building orientation to a Commercial Corridor is not required; the building has been oriented to <br />take advantage of views of the Green River from interior spaces. Facade articulation and blank wall <br />requirements have been fulfilled in accordance with the Commercial Corridor standards. <br />3. Supplemental Standards <br />The landscaping types as they are employed around the perimeter of the site are appropriate in relation <br />to adjacent land uses. The amount, location, and design of parking proposed meets requirements. Per <br />18.28.240 3, soil preparation for trees planted in sidewalks and parking lots must employ structural soils. <br />The applicant is aware of the requirement to use structural soils as part of the project, but has not yet <br />prepared plans to meet the requirements of this section. Staff recommends plans that meet the soil <br />preparation requirements of TMC 18.28.240 be submitted and reviewed administratively as part of the <br />construction permit. <br />Pedestrian connections are proposed from West Valley Highway to the project site and for public access <br />to the shoreline area. Where these connections are located within driveways and parking areas, the <br />project proposes patterned concrete to provide a contrast from the paving design used in driveway and <br />parking areas. One north -south connection from the sidewalk along the south side of the site to the <br />building entrance is shown as concrete only, and does not include the same pattern employed at the <br />crossing in front of the hotel entrance and the crossing over the entry driveway. As a condition of <br />approval, the north -south pedestrian crossing area shall also be constructed of patterned concrete <br />through the parking area and drive aisle to have a consistent pedestrian marking style throughout the <br />development. <br />24 <br />