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KIRK; 1 :;: V.J II",,j Y <br />REALTORS <br />DATE: January 21, 2025 <br />TO: Tukwila Planning Commission <br />c/o Nora Gierloff, Director of Community Development <br />Neil Tabor, AICP, Senior Planner <br />DELIVERY: email only to: Norra„Giieirllof(' TukwiillaWA.gov <br />Ned:Tabor@TukwilllaWA.gov <br />Pllanniing@ ITukwiillaWA.gov <br />FROM: <br />RE: <br />Sam Pace, Housing Specialist <br />Seattle King County REALTORS® <br />SamSamPace„corn <br />(253) 569-2663 <br />Planning Commission Public Hearing re: File Numbers: L25-0001 & E25-0002; <br />Proposal to Amend Regulations for Phased Binding Site Improvement Plans <br />Dear Commissioners, Director Gierloff and Senior Planner Tabor, <br />I am writing to you on behalf of our 6,000+ members of Seattle King County REALTORS® to provide <br />public hearing comments (of record) in connection with the Planning Commission's Public <br />Hearing scheduled for January 23th regarding the City of Tukwila staff proposal to amend <br />regulations for Phased Binding Site Improvement Plans. <br />It is our understanding that: <br />• Tukwila's city code currently provides: <br />o Applicants proposing to develop a project as a Binding Site Improvement Plan, or <br />BSIP, are required by section 17.16.030(C) of Tukwila's Municipal Code to: <br />(a) enter into a Development Agreement, and <br />(b) also complete the Binding Site Improvement Plan <br />City staff have identified (in our view, correctly) that these requirements are <br />duplicative, and there are numerous reasons that correcting the situation would <br />be well-advised. <br />• The proposal before the Planning Commission for public hearing on January 23rd: <br />o Would remove the sole provision in the Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) requiring <br />the execution of a Development Agreement when there is a BSIP, <br />1 <br />