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Southcenter Design Manual <br />Introduction <br />Purpose <br />The Southcenter Design Manual provides policy guidance on site and building design. The guidelines support <br />and complement the community vision described in the Southcenter Subarea Plan, and provide a flexible <br />tool for quality and innovation. This document is intended to supplement and expand upon the design <br />requirements found in Chapter 18.28 Tukwila Urban Center (TUC) Zoning standards. <br />This document provides City staff, the Board of Architectural Review (BAR), and the public a common basis <br />for the evaluation of design and development issues during the design review and approval process. The <br />Manual does not specify a particular style of architecture or design but is intended to guide applicants in <br />creating an appearance of greater consistency and design quality within the Southcenter District. <br />Organization <br />The Southcenter Design Manual is organized by design topic. The general structure is: <br />1. DESIGN TOPIC (e.g. Windows) <br />Intent Statement <br />0 Provided to guide the application of criteria to differing site circumstances in a consistent manner. <br />Design Criteria <br />A. Design Criteria: General requirements to be met by development <br />1. Example measures that guide development design to meet the design topic intent and design <br />criteria above. Graphic and written descriptions are provided. <br />For each Design Topic there are one or more Design Criteria, which are general in nature. The Design Criteria <br />explain the requirements for development proposals. They are the decision criteria by which the Director or <br />Board of Architectural Review will decide whether to approve, condition or deny a project. <br />The examples and explanations beneath, which augment each Design Criteria, provide guidance to the <br />project applicant developing the project, to City staff in reviewing a project proposal, and the decision maker <br />in determining whether the project meets the Design Criteria. These are intended to provide guidance and <br />possible solutions for the criteria but should not be seen as the only solution. There may be specific <br />requirements to include or avoid. Occasionally, when the criteria are very specific, examples are not <br />included. <br />Photographs and illustrations appear beneath the item they are intended to explain. <br />W: \Long Range Projects \Southcenter Plan \Plan 2011 \FINAL PC RECOMMENDED DOCS_Oct 2012\ FINALSCDesignManual _PCVersion_CLEAN_10.16.12.docx <br />27 <br />