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RULES OF PROCEDURE <br />FOR THE <br />TUKWILA PLANNING COMMISSION AND <br />BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW <br />ARTICLE I — PURPOSE AND GOALS <br />Pursuant to the authority conferred by RCW 35A.63 and per Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) <br />2.36.010 the Planning Commission ("Commission") is hereby established to serve in an advisory <br />capacity to the Mayor and City Council for the City of Tukwila. <br />The purpose of the Tukwila Planning Commission is to perform the function of a Municipal <br />Planning Commission as set forth in Chapter 35.63 of the Revised Code of Washington <br />("RCW") and Chapter 2.36 of the Tukwila Municipal Code ("TMC") on matters relating to land <br />use, comprehensive planning and zoning. The purpose of the Tukwila Board of Architectural <br />Review is to review land development and building design per the TMC Chapter 18.60. <br />The objectives of the Planning Commission are as follows: <br />1. To influence in a positive manner the major planning efforts and projects that will affect <br />the city. <br />2. To advocate consistency and integration among plans which provide a future image and <br />direction for the city as well as the means for meeting more immediate needs. <br />3. To ensure that effective citizen participation, including opportunities for timely public <br />involvement, are part of the City's planning processes. <br />4. To represent a whole -city view point when evaluating proposed plans, projects and issues. <br />5. To make recommendations which recognize the city's needs and government's constraints <br />as well as identified citizen viewpoints. <br />6. To fairly judge the merits of quasi-judicial applications such as shoreline conditional use <br />permits. <br />The goal of the Board of Architectural Review is to provide review by public officials of land <br />development and building design in order to promote the public health, safety and welfare. <br />Specifically, the Board of Architectural Review ("BAR") shall only approve well -designed <br />developments that are creative and harmonious with the natural and manmade environments. <br />Individual project approvals shall be based on an evaluation of the project design against the <br />applicable design guidelines, Zoning Code requirements and other development standards. <br />ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP <br />Per TMC 2.36.020, the Commission shall be composed of seven members and shall include six <br />community members representing a cross section of the community from different trades, <br />occupations, activities and geographical areas and one member representing a business operating <br />in the City. <br />Page 2 of 12 <br />