Planning 2013-07-25 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET

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FINDINGS VICINITY INFORMATION The proposal site is bounded on the north by Tukwila Parkway and on the east by Andover Park West. The parcel is in the northeast corner of the Westfield Southcenter Mall campus and is at the location of what was formerly the Bank of America. The building and parcel are surrounded by parking for the Mall. In addition to the Mall building, the campus includes three existing freestanding restaurants, two banks, a financial center, a post office and a tire store. There are two additional restaurants proposed along the north of the Mall (in front of the Macy's store) and will be reviewed by the Board of Architecture in the coming months. Surrounding the site is a mix of retail, entertainment, and restaurant uses. PROJECT INFORMATION The most recent use of this parcel is as a bank building and adjacent drive- through facility. The site has been vacant since July, 2009, when the bank relocated to a new building on the south side of the site. The pre - existing drive- through facility was demolished and redeveloped into 239 surface parking stalls in 2010. This project proposes to build a restaurant over the former bank's basement following demolition of the bank. The site work, including parking lot configuration and landscaping was approved and completed under the 2010 permit. The demolition of the bank building was also approved at that time. This project involves only the construction of a new restaurant building over the basement and foundation of the former bank. There is minimal parking reconfiguration and landscaping directly adjacent to the new building that is under review. The remainder of the site design is not being considered under this design review application and no change to the remainder of the site is proposed. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comments have been received. SM Page 2 of 9 Z:ADCD n C1erk's\PC Laserfiche Packet\L13 -012 Buffalo WW DR SR.docx 07/17/2013