Planning 2017-06-22 Item 4 - Foster High School Expansion and Birth to Kindergarten - Attachment H: Applicant Response to Conditional Use Permit Criteria

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Ms. Lindsay Brown 1111 February 28, 2017 X111111111111 2160226.30 »llJllJ /a „�% Page 3 of 10 i�tgggp The student parking lot between the school and pool building will be modified to accommodate the new building additions and fields. The small parking area at the southwest building corner close to the front entry will be re- designed to serve 16 parking spaces while maintaining a wide pedestrian connection to the front entry. Bus drop -off areas at the west and south side of the existing building will remain unchanged. Total onsite parking provided is 177 spaces. An additional 11 spaces will be available for special events in the bus loop. • Plazas, courtyards, and other outdoor pedestrian areas will be designed to be long lasting and serve both functional and aesthetic needs. New site paving, walls, ramps, and stairs will be cast in place concrete. Opportunities for students, faculty, and visitors to gather in small and large groups, in both active and passive ways, will be developed. Seating will be provided by a combination of seat walls, movable chairs, or pre- manufactured benches. The existing softball field and tennis courts will be relocated, and the existing portables demolished. The field area will be redesigned to accommodate one baseball field, one softball field, and two tennis courts. The new softball and baseball fields will have new fencing, backstops, dugouts, all- weather sand infields, and natural grass outfields, which will be irrigated. Pedestrian connections will be provided to the residential neighborhood to the north and to the stadium. All new tennis courts will have new fencing, acrylic surfacing, and netting. • Install fencing and netting around the fields. • Perimeter buffer improvements at the north property line and parking lot landscaping will be provided to meet the minimum requirements of the code and as agreed upon with the City of Tukwila. Trees along the existing street frontages and the site's perimeter will be preserved where feasible. • Add new First Responder antennae system, if required. • Add new emergency generator, improved HVAC system, refurbish air - handling system, and add a new efficient boiler. • Provide safety additions, such as secure entries, upgraded camera surveillance system, and added perimeter security fencing and gates. New Birth -to- Kindergarten Center: The new Birth -to- Kindergarten Center (B2K) will provide comprehensive early learning services in an environment focused on the developmental needs of young learners from infancy to kindergarten. The 53,000- square foot, two -story facility will be constructed on District owned land that is contiguous to existing Showalter Middle School and Foster High School Campus. Efficient site planning and creative use of space is an important part of the site design, due to the close proximity to Showalter Middle School, surrounding sensitive areas, and residential neighbors. 1'f � _