Planning 2012-09-27 Minutes - Public Hearing / Work Session - McMicken Court / Southcenter Plan Review

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PC Public Hearing Minutes September 27, 2012 Chapter TMC 18.28 • Page 3, 4A. Staff language clarification edit, change "... aspects of that portion of a building's facade." • Page 11, Table 2: Cannot increase building heights in this area. This area is regulated by the City's Shoreline Master Program. • Page 22, 18.28.030.C.2, move language to the Design Manual section. • Page 24, 18.28.060, no change recommended. Maximum Block Face standards only kick in with an intensification of use when mitigation of traffic impacts may be necessary. • Page 28, 18.28.120, New Streets Requirements. Commissioners discussed options such as allowing more flexibility and removing specific feet for maximum block face length. No change recommended. • Page 30, 18.28.140 Building Orientation — Delete the language, "located along and ". Since maximum setbacks standards removed, this no longer has any meaning. • Page 42, 18.28.230 Landscape Types —No Change. • Page 44, 18.28.240 — No Change. Landscaping should be planted where it should survive, and topping trees is currently not permitted. • Page 44, General Landscaping. No change. Owners are currently required to maintain landscaping. • Page 49, 18.28.250 — Open space requirements for existing buildings only applies to new square footage and /or intensification of use. No change. • Page 50, 18.28.250, Table 3. The open space requirement for residential is less than what is currently required. No change. • Page 55, Private open space for residential uses. Balconies for multi development in the Urban Center are favored. No change. • Page 56, 18.28.260 — Parking requirements are a minimum, not a maximum, so less parking is required, not more. Therefore, not an issue, more parking is allowed if needed. No change. • Page 58, Table 4 — Compared old to new standards. In many cases the minimum required are being decreased in the northern part of the Urban Center. The new requirements for the mall parking requirements reflect what they have currently, so if new development occurred they would be allowed additional parking based on the current ratios for parking spaces to square footage. Additional comment on Subarea Plan: • Tukwila Pond Park. There was discussion on expanding Tukwila Pond Park to the south, and how that should be added to the planning documents. Staff suggested adding language to the Implementation Section of the Subarea Plan. Add a mid -term action in the Tukwila Pond Park section — recommendation to explore the feasibility of and implementation steps for expanding the footprint of Tukwila Pond Park when redevelopment of the property to the south of the Park occurs. Director's Report: • Commissioner Hansen will follow -up with Nate Robinson, Teen Coordinator with the Tukwila Parks and Recreation Department, to schedule a meeting with the teens. • Adjourned: 9:35 PM Submitted By: Wynetta Bivens Planning Commission Secretary Page 4 of 4