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„ AAME�% Page 7 of 10 i�tgggp� and groundcover required by TMC 18.52.30. An emphasis will be placed on using native plants and /or drought resistant ornamentals. Certain landscape areas will be designed as raingardens to serve as a natural stormwater treatment and infiltration. Additional design review criteria for the LDR district are prescribed in TMC 18.60.050 (see the enclosed response to the Design Criteria). The new structure will meet minimum setback requirements and maximum height requirements. 3. The proposed development shall be compatible generally with the surrounding land uses. Schools are typically located in residential neighborhoods to best serve the students in the vicinity. The following explains how the FHS and 132K projects have been designed with neighborhood compatibility in mind. Foster High School Adjacent uses include the following: • West: Foster Library, high- density residential (two apartment complexes). • South: Primarily single - family residential. • East: Tukwila School District Administration building (on the Showalter Middle School campus), single - family residential. • North: Single- family residential and a church. Foster High School already operates onsite; and the enrollment is not increasing, so impacts to the adjacent uses are not anticipated. The access /driveway locations are not changing, and the parking study demonstrates that spill -over parking is not anticipated. The relocated tennis court and baseball fields will be fenced along the north property line with a 10 -foot landscape buffer provided, which will help to minimize effects to the neighbors to the north. Noise that is typically associated with school activities will occur, such as children playing outdoors and school buses during starting and ending times. Some noise may be created on a short -term basis as a result of construction activity. The SEPA Checklist (see included) has identified ways that potential noise impacts will be mitigated. As demonstrated by the enclosed photometric analysis, light pollution is not expected to impact adjacent residential areas. The building addition will be designed to be compatible with surrounding uses; however, it will not be easily visible to nearby residences due to its interior location. Birth -to- Kindergarten Center: The project site is in the LDR zone, but the only residential uses are to the north of the property. Showalter Middle School and Foster High School are directly to the south and southwest of the site. A large church property exists on the west side. The eastern portion of the property slopes significantly downward with no nearby uses that could be affected. The proposed building and site design will meet or exceed design review criteria prescribed in TMC 18.60.050. The site will be fully fenced and a 10 -foot landscape buffer provided.