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Page 2 <br />Public Hearing Minutes <br />March 2, 2017 <br />demolishment of the structure at 5290 Southcenter Blvd. <br />LOCATION: 5200 and 5290 Southcenter Blvd, APN's 11572000013 and 11572000021 <br />Minnie Dhaliwal, Planning Supervisor, Department of Community Development, introduced Lindsay Brown <br />the new Assistant Planner who worked on the Board of Review project being reviewed. <br />Lindsay Brown, Assistant Planner, Department of Community Development, gave the presentation for staff. <br />She asked each of the Commissioners the appearance of fairness questions. There were no disclosures and no <br />objections to the Commissioners hearing the case. <br />Staff provided, background information; site context; unique characteristics of the Property; administrative <br />approvals, and design review criteria on the proposed project. Following are some key points pertaining to the <br />project: <br />- It is a Type 4 project because the cost of approval exceeds 25% <br />and the building is larger than 10,000 square feet. <br />- There will be one vehicular ingress and two vehicular egresses. <br />- The proposal will increase the building size by 29 %. <br />- There were two administrative approvals, in February — 'Parkin <br />required number of parking spaces from 113 to 107 spaces; and <br />the buffer around the daylighted section of Gilliam Creek from <br />permission to re- landscape the buffer area with native plants. Th <br />mitigation monitoring plan program. It also includes approval to <br />the edge of the buffer. <br />- The perimeter is a Type 1 landscaping <br />- Landscaping in the bufferstream was ,I <br />Staff also went over design <br />Staff recommended <br />1. To update the l <br />candles in all nE <br />Matthew Laase, Jackson Main <br />design intent of the project was <br />consideration with the design o <br />Gilliam Creek; Creating a gardi <br />connecting a modern building t <br />criteria <br />of the building, <br />lecial permission to reduce the <br />�cnsitive areas permission to reduce <br />feet to 40 feet, it also granted <br />administratively <br />condition: <br />will mandate a 5 -year <br />setback of the building from <br />surface parking lot areas to ensure a lighting level of at least one foot- <br />,hitecturc, for the applicant, gave the presentation. Mr. Lasse said the <br />_end in with the environment. The following issues were taken into <br />proposed project: The location is an entrance into Tukwila; Respect of the <br />-a; orientation of the building; security, visibility, and the challenge of <br />a building built in the early 1980s. <br />Amber Mikluscak, Senior Landscape Architect, for the applicant, noted that the environment of the project is <br />complex. Following are some of the goals for landscaping, expanded space; modernizing the landscaping to <br />bring it up to the current code standards with a cohesive look that meets the current code requirements; a <br />healthy restored buffer; Reducing the buffer to 40 feet will improve water quality in Gilliam Creek expansion; <br />creating an amenity for the staff and restoring the area with native plantings. Ms. Mikluscak said they will <br />submit annual reports to the City to make sure that the restoration area is meeting its mitigation thresholds. She <br />also said, an ecological assessment was completed. <br />There was no public testimony. <br />Staff and the applicant responded to questions from the Commission. <br />2 <br />