Planning 2013-03-28 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET

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Project Consistency Narrative 4501 BUILDING Relationship of Structure to Site a. The site should be planned to accomplish a desirable transition with the streetscape and to provide for adequate landscaping and pedestrian movement. Response: The property to be developed is located between two streets, Macadam Road on the west and S 134th Place on the east. Previously the site, except the west which is a steeply sloped, was graded and used as a storage area. At the east there is a drainage channel next to S. 134th PI. which is considered a class III stream from which development will be set back 50 feet. The proposed design utilizes natural features at the east and the west as transition to the existing street. At the west the existing mature site obscuring vegetation provides a buffer that averages 100 feet, which results in an excellent transition to the residential zoning west of Macadam Road. S. 134th PI. on the east is about 20 feet lower than the proposed building and 10 feet lower than the east end of the parking area. Adjacent to the street is a 50 foot stream buffer. Within the buffer there are existing trees which screen the upland part of the site from the street. After the buffer planting is installed, the planting will almost obscure the view of all but the upper portion of the building facade. The combination of new and existing planting and the topographic feature of the site provide an excellent transition between the streetscape and the site. The site is accessed from S 134th Place which has no current sidewalks along either side of the street. As a result there are no pedestrian routes in the area in the public way. The development however, to insure safe access, provides a 5 ft. wide pedestrian concrete sidewalk along the edge of the private entry drive to the public way. 21