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Draft Chapter 18.28 Tukwila Urban Center (TUC) District <br />(1) When designing seat walls with straight edges of more than six feet in length, consider <br />detailing that will prevent damage from skateboards. <br />Components of site furnishings should be made of durable high quality materials such as <br />painted fabricated steel, painted cast iron, painted cast aluminum, and integrally colored <br />precast concrete. Recycled materials should be used so long as the finish or look of the <br />material is consistent with or similar to the finishes prescribed above. Metal surfaces should be <br />coated with highly durable finishes such as aliphatic polyurethane enamel. <br />j. Landscape structures and sculptural objects in pedestrian spaces should reference the human <br />scale in their overall massing and detailing. <br />F. Common Open Space for Residential Uses <br />1. Common Open Spaces are privately owned and maintained interior common spaces, such as pools <br />or exercise rooms, and /or outdoor landscaped spaces, such as rooftop decks, ground level open <br />spaces, children's play areas, or other multipurpose green spaces associated with multi family <br />developments that provide for the recreational needs of the residents of the development and are <br />not publicly accessible. <br />2. Common Open Space Design Requirements <br />a. Required building setback areas shall not be counted towards Common Open Space. <br />b. No more than 50 percent of the required common space may be indoor or covered space. <br />c. Common open spaces shall be easily visible and readily accessible to multifamily residents. <br />d. The common open spaces for a site shall provide at least three of the following amenities to <br />accommodate a variety of ages and activities: <br />(1) Site furnishings (tables, benches) <br />(2) Picnic and /or barbecue areas <br />(3) Patios, plazas, courtyards, or rooftop terraces <br />(4) Active play areas for children <br />(5) Urban (private /individual) garden plots <br />(6) Pool and /or hot tub <br />(7) Multi- purpose room with cooking facilities <br />(8) Exercise facility <br />e. Common open spaces shall not be less than 20 feet wide. <br />ZADCD n Clerk's \PC Laserfiche Packet \5 -24 -12 PC Packet \FINAL PC BOOK2_5.18.12_clean.docx Page 61 5/18/2012 <br />73 <br />