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Woodspring Suites Public Hearing Design Review (L15 -0042) <br />April 28, 2016 <br />Page 3 <br />Findings <br />Vicinity/Site Description <br />Project Description <br />This project proposes construction of a four - story, 110 -room hotel on an existing parcel on the west side of <br />West Valley Highway south of 1 -405. The project site is owned by the Nelsen Historical Trust, and is located on <br />an adjacent parcel to the west of the Nelsen Family Historical Residence at 15643 West Valley Highway. A <br />garage and stable are located on the project site, and will be demolished as part of the project. These <br />structures were originally built in the 1920s on the Longacres racetrack property, but were moved to the <br />project site in the late 1960s and are therefore not considered to be structures which contribute to the historic <br />value of the Nelsen Family Historical Residence. <br />Site improvements proposed with the new hotel include 110 parkingspaces, stormwater features including <br />raingardens, bioretention, and an underground stormwater detention vault, a sidewalk and associated <br />seating area to provide public access to the shoreline, landscaping, and native species plantings to enhance <br />the 80 -foot wetland buffer and the 200 -foot shoreline management area located on the project site. The site <br />will be accessed from a driveway located on the south side of the project parcel. An existing easement <br />through the driveway on the property to the south will allow visitors and employees of the Woodspring Suites <br />access to this driveway. Pedestrian access to the hotel and public access to the shoreline from West Valley <br />Highway will be via a sidewalk along the south side of the project site. This access will be formalized through <br />an easement prior to issuance of a building permit. <br />Figure 1. Project location <br />7 <br />