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Draft Chapter 18.28 Tukwila Urban Center (TUC) District <br />entertainment or commercial use. <br />g. Public gathering places and other publicly accessible areas should be detailed with decorative, <br />pedestrian scaled site furnishings and equipment such as seating, freestanding planters, <br />ornamental solid waste and recycling receptacles, bike racks, drinking fountains, pergolas, <br />trellises, heaters, umbrellas, wind screening, and decorative bollards am r zrx .n.12— -j� in <br />Nrdrstrian spars. <br />h. 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 />i. 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 />W: \Long Range Projects \Southcenter Plan \Plan 2011 \Book 2 \FINAL PC BOOK26.12.12with markups.dou Page 61 6/21/2012 <br />65 <br />