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City of Tukwila <br /> Planning Commission <br /> D PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES <br /> Date: January 25, 2018 <br /> Time: 6:30 PM <br /> Location: Council Chambers <br /> Present: Chair,Nhan Nguyen; Vice Chair, Dennis Martinez; Commissioners, Miguel Maestas, <br /> Mike Hansen, and Louise Strander <br /> Absent: Commissioners Sharon Mann and Heidi Watters <br /> Staff: Nora Gierloff, Deputy Director, Carol Lumb, Senior Planner; Andrea Cummins, <br /> Urban Environmentalist, and Wynetta Bivens, Planning Commission Secretary <br /> Chair, Nguyen called the public hearing to order at 6:35 PM. Commissioner Nguyen thanked <br /> Commissioner Maestas for doing a wonderful job as the 2417 Chair. <br /> Adoption Commissioner Stander requested amendments to the minutes to include several <br /> of Minutes: questions that she raised at the 12/14/17 work session. Staff requested one addition to <br /> the minutes. <br /> Commissioner Hansen made urmotion to adopt the 12/14/17 minutes as amended to <br /> include the eight questions listed below that Commissioner Strander asked at the <br /> meeting, as well as staff's addition. Commissioner Martinez seconded the motion. All <br /> were in favor. <br /> The addition to the minutes are as follows: <br /> 1) What is the difference between an exemption and an exception? <br /> Staff. An exemption is a circumstance when the tree regulations are not applicable. An exception is <br /> similar to a,variance. If thereare some special circumstances that make it difficult or impossible to <br /> meet the requirements of the tree code this process is used to allow flexibility. <br /> 2) How is the City going to fulfill GMA goals to encourage more single-family and multi-family <br /> housing while preserving the tree canopy? <br /> Staff: It is a balancing act; The code requires to the extent possible trees be retained on site. <br /> For multi-family„development, defer to the Landscaping Code, most of the site would probably <br /> be cleared, although if possible to retain trees is encouraged. Otherwise, the landscaping code <br /> would specify the amount of landscaping required on the front, sides and rear. For individual <br /> single-family development there is no requirement for landscaping. For subdivisions, try to <br /> preserve the trees that can be incorporated into the development, otherwise there are street tree <br /> requirements for subdivisions, and requirement for replacement trees in sensitive areas. Also, <br /> try to maintain some protection of the trees on the older homes that currently exist to get to our <br /> goals. <br /> 2 <br />