Planning 2017-06-22 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET

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Parking Reduction The applicant requests a variance to reduce the number of off - street parking spaces required at Foster High School from 440 to 174.There are currently 241 parking spaces and with the expansion they are proposed to be reduced to 174 spaces. No student enrollment increases are anticipated with the expansion. Per TMC 18.56, the parking requirement for high schools is 1 space per staff member, plus 2 spaces for every 5 students or visitors. The current enrollment is 878 students and 87 staff members. The District proposes to use parking at Showalter Middle School and B2K for special events such as when the Performing Arts Center is rented out to community groups, when parking demand exceeds Foster's supply. The variance is needed due to a reduction in area available for parking created by the expansion of the high school footprint and the reconfiguration of the sports fields. In 1989, a cooperative parking agreement between the School District and the Tukwila Pool (89- 1-SPE) was approved, allowing 282 parking spaces to be shared between pool customers and the High School, with a secondary parking lot to be created later, creating an additional 62 parking spaces. Critical to approval of the parking agreement was data demonstrating the underutilization of the existing 160 parking spaces onsite. Because the number of parking spaces and configuration was approved in 1989 but doesn't meet current zoning requirements, the parking is considered legally nonconforming. Chapter 18.17- Nonconforming lots, Structures and Uses states that when a change of use occurs requiring an increase in parking by an increment less than 100 %, then the requirements of the Off - Street Parking and Loading regulations apply to only the new parking required. Because OR W.