2012-03-26 - Public Hearing - Riverton Development

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PROJECT INFORMATION The City Council of the City of Tukwila will hold a vublic hearing on a Development Agreement for the construction of a LEED certified mixed use building at 12909 East Marginal Way South. The building will include 23 market based apartment units and nearly 2,000 square feet of commercial space. Tenants for the commercial space may include a cafe, office or small retail store. A total of 39 parking stalls will be constructed on site. As part of the project, the Developer will install full frontage improvements along East Marginal Way South, which will include curb, gutter, sidewalks, bike lanes, and undergrounding of overhead utilities. As authorized by the Washington State Legislature, the City of Tukwila is considering allowing the project to move forward under a Development Agreement. While the proposed project appears consistent with the City's vision for the Neighborhood Commercial Center "NCC land use category; the Developer has requested some deviations from the City's prescriptive code requirements. Specifically, the Developer has requested the following: 1. Reduction in the minim parking required for the building; 2. Allow a small portion of the property that is zoned as Low Density Residential to be developed under the standards for the NCC zone; and 3. Streamline the land use permit review for the project. Permits applied for include: DA07 -001 (Development Agreement) Studies required with the applications include: Parking Analysis FILES AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW The application is available for review at the City of Tukwila, Department of Community Development (DCD), located at 6300 Southcenter Blvd #100. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT We welcome your comments on the project. Before the hearing you may send them to: ATTN: City Clerk Tukwila City Hall 6200 Southcenter Blvd Tukwila, WA 98188. You may also provide your written or spoken comments at the hearing itself. PUBLIC HEARING The public hearing for the proposed Development Agreement will take place in the Council Chambers at Tukwila City Hall (6200 Southcenter Blvd, Tukwila, WA 98188) on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 7pm. For further information on this proposal, contact Brandon Miles at (206) 431 -3684, Brandon.Miles @Tukwilawa.izov or visit our offices at 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.