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Page 2 <br />Public Hearing Minutes <br />August 23,2018 <br />Dale Sweeney, Architect and the applicant addressed questions on maintenance of the building, <br />such as material colorsfading, and lighting. <br />The public hearing was closed. <br />DELIBERATION: <br />Commissioners Martinez and Hansenwere both present at the July hearing and were in <br />consensus that the applicant met all their obligations and addressed everything as instructed <br />satisfactorily. <br />Commissioner Watterssaid the design looks good, and complimented the applicant on the trees <br />proposed, but said she wanted to encourage use of larger staturetrees. <br />Commissioner Mannsaid she is pleased with the development and the August proposal looks <br />good now. She said is it pleasing to have a developer listen to recommendations and be willing to <br />work with their design group to meet the design standards put together by the City and the <br />Commissioners. She said her only concern was the additional lighting. <br />CommissionersHansen and Watters asked for some clarification on the proposed trees. <br />MOTION: <br />Commissioner Hansenmade a motion to approve case number L18- <br />recommendations and three conditions, an additional condition for lighting on the south facadeof <br />the building, and three informational items. Commissioner Mann Seconded the motion. All were <br />in favor. <br />CASE NUMBER: L18-0022 <br />APPLICANT:Will Ralph <br />REQUEST: Design Review approval for development of a five-story 177 room <br />Element ByWestin hotel and related site improvements. <br />LOCATION:Southeast corner of Andover Park E and Industry Dr., APN <br />0223400070 <br />Max Baker, Assistant Planner, Department of Community Development asked the appearance of <br />fairness questions. There were nodisclosures,and no one had any objections to any of the <br />Commissionershearing the project. <br />Max Baker gave the presentation for staff.He gave an overview of the review process, provided <br />background informationon the site and project, as well asdesign review.In the staff report there <br />are a total of six recommended conditions, which the applicant respondedtoafterthe packet went <br />out.Staff requested to enter into the record Exhibit A, which condition number <br />one.Theapplicant also submittednumber two. The <br />applicant has responded to and has agreedtomeetthe requirements of the sixconditionsof <br />approval. Staff noted that the Tukwila Urban Center (TUC)code allowsforflexibilityinthe <br />landscape parking lot design,but the intent is to provide shadefrom trees that are evenly <br />distributed throughout the parking lot.This is one of the conditions the applicant has agreed to <br />meet through the revisions.Staff recommended approval with six conditions. <br />There was extensive discussion onconditionnumber three regarding removing the gatebetween <br />thepatio area and sidewalk along Andover Park East.TheCommission were not all in consensus <br />regarding this condition.The majority concluded that insteadof making it a condition of approval <br />condition number three will be struck and the Commissionwillleave it up to the applicant to <br />determine what is best for the project regarding removingthegate. <br />4 <br /> <br />