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ECONO LODGE
4006 S 139 ST
MORATORIUM WAIVER
Co UNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS
Initials
Meeting Date
Prepared by
Mayor's review
Council review
10/23/95
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Original Sponsor:
Council Admin.
Timeline:
Sponsor's Summary:
A waiver from the Highway 99 Moratorium to allow application for environmental, design
review and building and mechanical permits for construction of a new hotel, replacing an
existing motel.
Recommendations:
Sponsor:
Committee:
Administration:
Approval with conditions.
Cost Impact (if known):
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CAS Number:
Action
1 Original Agenda Date: October 23, 1995
Agenda Item Title:
Wen Lin Family waiver application from Highway 99 Moratorium.
Original Sponsor:
Council Admin.
Timeline:
Sponsor's Summary:
A waiver from the Highway 99 Moratorium to allow application for environmental, design
review and building and mechanical permits for construction of a new hotel, replacing an
existing motel.
Recommendations:
Sponsor:
Committee:
Administration:
Approval with conditions.
Cost Impact (if known):
Fund Source (if known):
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Action
10/23/95
A. Staff report.
B. Application package.
C. Ordinance 1737.
D. Resolution 1314 to deny September 1994 waiver request.
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Meeting Date
Exhibits
10/23/95
A. Staff report.
B. Application package.
C. Ordinance 1737.
D. Resolution 1314 to deny September 1994 waiver request.
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City of Tukwila
Department of Community Development
John W. Rants, Mayor
Steve Lancaster, Director
EXHIBIT A
EconoLodge Waiver
October 16, 1995
Page 1
STAFF REPORT
TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Prepared 12 October 1995
PETITIONERS:
PROPERTY LOCATION:
REQUEST:
Wen Lin
4006 S. 139th Street
PROPOSAL:
A waiver from Ordinance 1737, a moratorium on
acceptance of applications for, and issuance of new
business licenses and building permits for certain uses.
To replace a 1940's single story motel complex of 17
units in 6 detached structures on 22,320 square feet with
a 3 story hotel of approximately 40 units to be associated
with the existing Econo Lodge.
FILE NUMBER:
L95 -0052
CITY COUNCIL
HEARING DATE:
PUBLIC NOTICE:
Monday 23 October 1995
Seattle Times Publication - 13 October 1995
Site Posted - 9 October 1995
6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • (206) 431-3670 • Fax (206) 431-3665
EXHIBIT A
EconoLodge Waiver
October 16, 1995
Page 2
PROJECT HISTORY
The proposal to redevelop the subject site was initially proposed in 1989 while the property
was governed by King County. The applicant applied in January 1989 for a building permit
from King County. In April 1989, during permit processing of that building application, the
subject site was annexed into the City of Tukwila. The County discontinued further
processing and did not issue a permit for the project.
In September 1989, the applicant went through a City of Tukwila preapplication process.
They were told at that time that the application with King County was not vested and that
they would have to reapply with Tukwila and begin anew. In addition, they were told that
the design as prepared for King County did not meet Tukwila standards and would need to
be redesigned. Necessary Tukwila reviews included SEPA, Board of Architectural Review
and building and utility permits.
No further action on site redevelopment was taken by the applicant until they attempted to
submit another preapplication proposal in September 1994. At that time, Mr. Lin was
apprised of the moratorium on hotel development, which had been enacted by Ordinance
1679 on December 6, 1993 and subsequently extended for 6 month increments by
Ordinances 1706, 1721, and 1737.
On September 24, 1994, the applicant applied for a waiver from the moratorium ordinance.
The public was notified of the public hearing on the waiver request by a notice published
in the Seattle Times on Friday, January 7,1995. On January 17, 1994, the City Council held
a hearing on the waiver request. On February 6, 1995, the City Council denied the waiver
request and adopted Resolution 1314, Exhibit D. A new request, Exhibit B, has been
submitted by Mr. Wen Lin on September 13, 1995.
WAIVER CRITERIA:
Ordinance 1737, adopted 12 June 1995, lays out criteria for granting a waiver from the
restrictions of the Highway 99 moratorium. The criteria listed in Section 3 of the ordinance
are re- stated below:
In the event the moratorium creates an undue hardship with respect to
financial, personal or other reasons the interested parties may petition in .
writing to the City Council. A date to hear that petition will be set by the
Council President. In considering the petition, the Council will bear in mind
the intent of the moratorium; the best interests of the City weighed against the
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EconoLodge Waiver
October 16, 1995
Page 3
interests of the individual; the circumstances and the hardship caused by the
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According to Ordinance 1737, the intent of the moratorium is to prevent the development d!
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livability. The moratorium allows a period of community review and discussion of what the
land uses should be for the subject area, without fear of private actions that could cause z o;
further deterioration of the area's livability.
The ordinance states that motels, hotels, taverns, pool rooms, liquor stores, night clubs and ,c
other similar land uses have a history of criminal activity that are detrimental to w
neighborhood livability and to public health and safety. In addition, they are incompatible ` v
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Intent of the moratorium :
Applicant's response:
The applicant states that strict adherence to the moratorium results in the continued
operation of the site's existing motel, which they characterize as a "nuisance to the
community." Approval of the request would substantially reduce the criminal activity
(generated by the existing facility) because a new hotel would be geared to tourists. Over
80% of the Econolodge's clientele come from reservations through the franchise system or
the hotel's toll free 800 number. The remaining 20% come from the SeaTac Airport hotel
courtesy phone and walk -ins. In addition, 90% of the hotel's customers pay with a credit
card. In contrast, all of the older facility's customers pay with cash.
Discussion:
The intent of the moratorium is to preclude new applications that may be contrary to
potential changes in the land use regulations for improvement of the area. The current
Draft Comprehensive Plan and Amendments to the Zoning Code show that the proposal
would be consistent with potential future City action. Tukwila's Draft Comprehensive Plan
Map, dated August 15, 1995, reviewed and put forth by the City Council, proposes to
maintain the site's current designation as regional commercial. Permitted uses, as proposed
EXHIBIT A
EconoLodge Waiver
October 16, 1995
Page 4
in the Draft Amendments to the Zoning Code, developed and put forth by the City's
Planning Commission on September 14, 1995, would allow hotels in regional commercial
areas. (The Planning Commission however, proposed that the subject site be a
neighborhood commercial area in which hotels would be allowed conditionally.) The final
decisions on these actions will not however be made for several more months.
Approving the waiver request and enabling the applicant to demolish 17 units built in the
1940's and to construct new units, would improve the subject property and could improve
neighborhood livability. Neighborhood livability and public safety would be improved if the
existing units are replaced with a well - designed, well - managed, and well - maintained
development.
Best interests of the City weighed against the interests of the individual :
As discussed above, the interests of the City lie in revising its Comprehensive Plan and
taking subsequent actions to better address the subject area's livability. The purpose of
revising the Comprehensive Plan is to thoroughly assess, conceive and agree on a plan for
the corridor that would change the image and conditions of the area. One of the key issues
of this assessment is how to define, design and locate commercial areas adjacent to
residential areas. The subject site lies within a designated regional commercial arterial strip
that has allowed uses such as motels and hotels since the area's development.
Applicant's resaonse:
The applicant states that their business plan since 1989 was to operate a hotel business with
100 units in order to maintain profitability. In addition, in order to provide motel guests
with a secure environment, a redesign and redevelopment of the existing site to a hotel with
an internal circulation system is necessary. The existing structure, which attracts less than
ideal patrons, is a burden not only for the business and its staff but also for the City and the
neighbors.
Discussion:
The proposed hotel would replace a low value ($1,000 assessed) commercial structure with
a .. higher value more attractive . improvement that would be more compatible with the
applicants' existing hotel and would meet the City's current development standards.
The interests of the applicants are to bring two jointly managed sites up to the same
standard, thereby improving profitability, overall management and business conditions. The
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EconoLodge Waiver
October 16, 1995
Page 5
applicants also state that the existing 17 units, because of their physical condition, attract a � w
clientele that is more criminal in nature and that new hotel units would change that existing re
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The applicants advise that there are circumstances and hardships that will result if the waiver w o;
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• the hotel operation needs more units to be profitable; E a,
• the type of clientele attracted to the old facility are abusive resulting in high staff _ g
turnover; 1 i'
• continued attraction of a criminal clientele to the old facility creates a nuisance for ? '- .
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• the opportunity to use the loan will expire before the moratorium expires. ! : Q
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The applicant argues that due to the existing structure's design and condition, it is �,,
marketable only to a limited clientele. That particular clientele has a history of disturbances — o:
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Other options considered by the applicant include sale of the subject site. The applicant o':
contends that this would not lessen his hardships because he states it is unlikely he would Z
be able to sell the old facility. If he could find a buyer, Mr. Lin suggests that the site would
continue to exist as a motel, in a similar condition and would continue to be a nuisance to
the neighborhood and to Mr. Lin's adjacent hotel.
Discussion:
The applicant's current financing opportunity involves a Small Business Administration loan
guarantee and first disbursement of funds for the construction must be made by December
29, 1995. (Attachment 3, Exhibit B) The critical hardship is loss of a financing package
for redevelopment of the site. It also appears from the bank's letter that opportunities for
Small Business Administration loan guarantees will be more limited in the future.
Damage resulting from strict adherence to the moratorium :
According to the applicant, strict adherence to the moratorium will result in damage due to:
• complete loss of existing business;
• loss of investment in the property and building due to inability to attract new
investors to a failing business;
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EconoLodge Waiver
October 16, 1995
Page 6
• loss of financing opportunity for redevelopment of subject site;
• continued high staff turnover due to abusive clientele attracted to old facility;
• complaints of Econolodge guests and the neighbors and damage to hotel reputation;
• nonconforming status leading to a deteriorating situation.
Applicant's response
The applicant has listed the above circumstances and hardships as damages that would affect
him should the City deny the waiver. The applicant does not think other options available
to them would . eliminate hardships resulting from the existence of the older motel.
However, it should be noted that strict adherence to the moratorium does not result in a
nonconforming status.
Damage to the neighborhood:
If this waiver is denied the site will continue for an unknown period of time as a sub-
standard motel in poor condition that attracts criminal activity. Developers and residents
could be discouraged from investing or reinvesting in neighborhood properties in light of
sites that remain in this poor condition.
The replacement of the existing motor court with a multi -story hotel could be viewed as a
favorable trade -off for the neighborhood.
Damage to the City:
If the eventual plan for the area is regional commercial, the denial of the waiver would be
a lost opportunity. If however the Plan proposes an alternate designation for the site and
its surroundings and the waiver is approved and the project built, perceptions of and the
character of the area will continue as a regional commercial corridor, which would be
incompatible with the area's long term future.
OPTIONS:
The Council may approve, approve with conditions (which could include conditions similar
to the Blue . Star decision), or deny the waiver.
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EXHIBIT A
EconoLodge Waiver
October 16, 1995
Page 7
CONCLUSION:
1. Denial of the waiver request would be consistent with the intent of the moratorium
to prevent further development of hotel units, which historically generate criminal
activity in the Highway 99 area, and to preclude expansion of these uses until the
Comprehensive Plan is revised and adopted.
Approval of the waiver request would serve the interests of the individual and be
consistent with the interests of the City to see the area along the 99 corridor
redeveloped to contemporary standards and with a regional use as envisioned in the
Draft Comprehensive Plan.
3. Denial of the waiver request would require the applicants to either retain the existing
motel units and the hardships associated with them or consider some other option
that is different than their current operation. Other options would necessitate new
financing.
4. Denial of the waiver request would preclude the applicants' preferred use and a use
in their area of business expertise.
5. Approval of the waiver request would allow the applicant to proceed with a hotel
development proposal that would improve the physical appearance of the area. The
net effect on criminal activity is unknown, although a decrease is a possibility with
replacement of the old facility with a modern facility.
6. Approval of the waiver request would improve the Pacific Highway area's livability
by clearing regulatory obstacles to redevelopment of the site for a hotel.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve waiver subject to all applicable Tukwila Municipal Code
requirements and with the following specific conditions:
1. Install a surveillance camera in the lobby.
2. Design the structure such that all rooms access from internal hallways and Install and
require keyed access to structure.
3. Install 180 degree eyeviewers in each room access door.
4. Install secondary lock pins to all sliding doors and windows.
EXHIBIT A
EconoLodge Waiver
October 16, 1995
Page 8
Install adequate building exterior and site lighting.
6. Install a sign in the lobby stating that management cooperates with City of Tukwila
Police in any investigation of the property.
7. Require manager to live on premises, identify the current manager and provide their
work schedule to the Tukwila Police Department.
8. Require positive identification of all occupants of a room at time of registration and
photocopy picture identification at registration and make it available to the Tukwila
Police at their request.
Ensure grounds and public areas are clean and well maintained.
10. Any or all of these conditions may be removed upon written request of the City of
Police, concurrence of the Mayor and notification to the City Council.
Wen Lin
Waiver Request
Application Package
Letter of Request
Background and Request
Specific Responses to Criteria
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
Attachment 4
Attachment 5
Vicinity and Parcel Map
Previous application materials
Loan Letter
Mark Kim Letter
Petition for repeal of moratorium ordinance
EXHIBIT B
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RECEEVED
SEP 1 3 1995
WY OF Theivvu-i-,
CITY CLERK
Econo
Lodge
Sea-Tac Airport
13910 Pacific Highway South
Seattle, Washington 98168
206/244-0810
800/446-6661
Fax: 206/431-9503
• Tukwila City Council Members
• 5300 south center Blvd.
Tukwila, WA 98188
Dear Honoreble city council Membern:
As you know, my family owns a parcel of land at 4000 SouLh
139th Street in Tukwila. The property currently is occupied by
an old motel which is semi operational due to the old condi-
tion. At the time we purchased the property and buildings it
was our intention to replace it with a new updated racility.
The new buildings would operate in conjunction with our existing
businessem (The Econo Lodge) which is adjacent to the old
structure.
Unfortunately for our family and the surrounding neigh-
borhood, we have been prevented from building a new facility due
to moratorium ordinance 1721.
We therefore respectfully request the Tukwila City Council
to grant a waiver as specified under section 3 of the
ordinance. This request is needed in order to prevent further
financial hardship to our family and to improve the current
quality of the surrounding neighborhood.
Thank you again for your consideration.this important matter
Sincerely,
Wen Lin
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WAN LIN FAMILY
REQUEST 3!O1 WAIVER
=MLA oRVZNANCE 1721
The Wen Lin family owns property at 4006 South 139th Street,
Tukwila, which is currently occupied by an old motel which is a
negative impact to the adjacent properties, including Mr. Lin's
buahinear► (the Econo Ledge) .
Mr. Lin' a Econo Lodge attracts medium income and fixed
income travelers who visit the Tukwila area on business and
tourist trips that average two or more days. The Lin's pur-
chased the old motel at 4006 South 139th Street with the intent
of replacing it prior to the area annexatiozi to the city.
Baoauaae of the moratorium, the Lin family has been prevented
from replacing the old facility. This has caused a negative
impact on the Lin family and the surrounding neighborhoods.
I. a wide .tequ ix.e fox a»preya).
The petitioners request net the standards required for
approval as outlined in Section 3 of Ordinance #1721. By
granting the waiver and allowing Mr. Lift to build .a new
facility, the council would be meeting the intent of the
Ordinance. Replacing the old motel will help ennure public
,safety by reducing crime in the area. A newer facility such as
the "Bcofo Lodge" will attract individuals who are in the
Tukwila area for longer stay and legitimate reasons.
The beat interest of the city and the individual property
owner are beat served by allowing redevelopment of the subject
property. By not allowing the waiver, the city will only create
a further problem for the Lin family and the surrounding
neighborhooda. The current state of the old motel attracts
undesirable activities which have a negative impact on the
neighborhood, including Mr. Lin's Econo Lodge.
Local residents have signed a petition in favor of Mr. Lin's
project which would result with granting of the waiver request
by the Tukwila City council.
Ci aumgt ang$� b f , Z. N sed by the Moratorium
The Lin family has suffered both emotional, and economic
hardship because of strict adherence to the moratorium. Because
of .their inability to obtain a building permit for new struc-
tures, the old tactility will.nn1y continue to decline. It will
be incapable of producing the needed revenue to be profitable.
Negative impacts will bay felt by the Lin family and the sur-
rounding property owners do to a imminent business failure.
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Failure to grant. the waiver requoot will load to long-term
economic damage to the Lin ramily and surrounding property
owners. Resale of the subject property and buildings are very
Unlikely due to the problems associated with the condition of
the buildings. Nearby property owners will be forced to deal
with new problems that will oocur with vacant buildings caused
by business failure.
The best interest of the city would not be served by strict
adherence to the ordinance. Failure to grant the waiver will
result in lost jobs and tax revenue. The City can prevent
permanent financial hardship by granting the waiver request-
This will also protect the interest of the surrounding neighbor-
hoods which are better served by redevelopment of the property.
Mr. Lien's waiver request meets the standards set forth in
Section 3 of ordinance No. 1721. Granting the request is both
in the interest of the City of Tukwila and the Lin family.
Request for Waiver
Section 3, Tukwila Ordinance No. 1721
1. Intent of the moratorium
City's intent of the moratorium is to improve the
livability, the public health ?< safety of the area. The
proposed modernization project serves the same purposes.
The strict enforcement of the moratorium is counter to its
intent. The continuing operation of the cold facility
(locat in shown in Attachment 1) creates a nuisance to the
community. The new clientele from the modernized facility
will totally replace the undesirable crime-prone elements
from the street.
2. The best interests of the City weight against the
interests of the individual
The interest of the city is to exclude certain types of
development by re- zoning most of the properties on the
Highway 99 corridor to the neighborhood commercial (C -1) .
However, in the Preliminary Draft Development Regulations
published on August 10, 1995, the most troublesome
'businesses such•as taverns are allowed in the proposed
coning. It should be painted out that most of the guest
dissatisfaction staying in the Eci:tns:, Lodge in the form of
. complaint either directly to the staff, on the comment •
sheets, or to the Choice Hotels International franchise is
the -hotel location. The guests in the Ecc'nc. Lodge
experience violent scenes in front of the tavern net door.
Over 80% of the Econo Lodge hotel guests have reservation
(through franchise or hotel tall -free line),' with balance •
frc'm..the shoppers at the Sea -Tac airport hotel courtesy
phones and walk-ins. Due to its notoriety in the area
(north of Highway 518), there are very few walk -in guests in
.the.Econo Ledge. With few exceptions, we only take
•reservations with either credit card guarantee or advance
deposit. Over 907. of the guests use credit card for
•payment,.very little cash transaction is involved in
contrast to the all.-cash transactions in the cold facility.
The Econo Lodge quests represents a gaud majority of the
decent pecipl a wal k ing dawn the . highway (between the hotel
and Country Vit'tle- restaurant) for breakfast, lunch and
dinner. The presence Of the hotel quests can only improve
the livability., public safety and health of the area. The
presence of more decent people on the highway will reclaim
the street.
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1). The overhead for operating the 17 -unit old facility is
very high with very little income, so is the operation of
the 47 units of the Econc' Lodge as a hotel. The plan since
1989 is to have about 100 units in order to be profitable in
the hotel business. The application of a building permit to
the King County is shown in Attachment 2. '
2). The plan since 1989 is to replace the insecure, crime-
attracting cold motel facility with an enclosed,
.architecturally accented hotel building. It will ensure the
maximum security for hotel guests. This will also help the
livability of the surrounding neighborhood.
3). Elimination of the additional burden of the owners,
hotel staff and the City in dealing with the undesirable
clientele can be achieved by replacing the crime- attractive
facility with a modern structure. Revitalization of the
neighborhood can take a giant step forward.
3. Circumstances and hardship caused by the moratorium
1). Financially - The overhead for operating the 17 -unit old
facility is very high with very little income, so is the
operation of the 47 units of the Econo Ledge as a hotel.
The plan since 1989 is to have about 100 units in order to
be profitable in the hotel operation.
2) . Operational - Staff have to call 911 or neon- emergency
police number to deal with activities surrounding the old
facility. Abuse from clientele to the owners and hotel
staff are every day chores. This attributes to the 'frequent
turnover of the staff.
3:r. Security - Existing cold facility has absolutely no
security, only outlaw will stay in such facility. This
induces nuisance to the neighborhood. and the community in
general.
4). Maintenance - Frequent damages of the facility by the
--renters-combined with its-r_'ld age, the maintenance of the
old facility is a major task, if passible at all.
Housekeepers constantly complain the amount of trashes and
the condition of the rooms when vacated.
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4. The damage that could result from strict adherence to the
moratorium
1:). Financially - The current damage is the can -going
financial.hardship which also has a negative impact of the
•ad.jacent property. The long -term hardship will be the
complete loss cif the existing business and lass of the
investment in the property and building due to the
incapability to attract new investors because of the
creation of the non-conforming failing business.
2) . The annexation of the area in 1990 cost the financing
opportunity in 1990. Hotel business continues to suffer
financially and operationally. The current loan commitment
will soon expire again (Attachment 3).
3). Hotel staff and owners continue to suffer the abuses
from the clientele from the cold facility, resulting in the
high turn-over of the staff.
4).. Perception of hotel business from the Econo Lodge guests
The existing setting of the cold facility
complaints regarding the location and scenes msurrtundingsthe
Ec_r_snr_' Lodge hotel. Mr. Mark Kim has been persuaded to make faith commitment to re
get rid of the mobile home park to
the south (Attachment 4).
5). Perception of the hotel business from the community
All the neighbors are aware the problems from the cold
facility. Almost all of these contacted for survey signed
the petition to the city urging the .city to allow us to
modernize the old facility (Attachment 5) ..
6). If the old facility becomes a non-conforming land use as
proposed in the current Preliminary Draft Development
Regulations, the situation will deteriorate. Owners, staff,
and community will continue to suffer. Change of owners, if
feasible at all, will not change the condition.
7) . Damage to the hotel reputation wi 11 continue - from
.guests,. travel agents, franchise and n.eighbc,rs.
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Burden to the neighborhood and the City will continue if the
c.ld facility cannot be modernized. Even the Econo Lodge has
• participated in virtually all the Felice /Apartment Manager's
.brain- storm meetings, Highway 99 Merchant Association
(proposed name),' enrolled in the full -day crime prevention
class, .involved in the Highway 99 Task Force and cooperated
with the Tukwila Police Department in every manner, the
crimes surrounding the cold facility cannot be circumvented.
The criminal activities take place simply because the old
facility provides an ideal setting for the crime
environment. The majority of the illegal activities do not..
involve the guests staying in that facility. Police
•.involvement surrounding that facility is.every day's matter.
•The • Maycir. announced that the City would start billing for
•the.palice.c_alls. The burden, to the business and the City
is Obvious, and will continue to get worse unless the waiver
-request is granted.
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plan. duwnstic,am 1/1 '!f a mile-
• Show deterniii70..i.on of two-hciur wa)1. wall,
teference se-.7tirm Yr: (a,), Uniform Hnildinq ,:ode. Please
show two exits frum the roof de171., Op..,niny.hetwi!en
seclond, third a110 fourth floor unieFls,ap••
atriuM desion, please redesitin.
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hold. Questions about the required information should be
directed to John Pae at_ 296 -660() between the .hours of 9:00 to
3:00. The Pe,rnii-1. Center will keep your application for 60
days. If the above Information is not received within that''
time your .0 ;'i t• [on w i l l be canceled. Continuation of the
project: after tlr,rt time will require subnri.ss t.uu of a new
application.
Please submit all of the requested .information t :oyether, with,.':' .
the enclosed form. The requested information must be y.',' ....
submitted. through ;a Commercial Perm Lt Technician at the
Commercial Permit .Counter. in the l asthoi.ntr Plaza Office
Building, Suite A, 3600 136th Place SF., Bellevue, WA 98006.
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Pre -app File #
PRE- APP - 027 -89
FOR STAFF USE ONLY
Project Name:Airport Motor Inn
Meeting Date 9 -21 -89 Time 2:30 Site Address:4006 S 139 St
Zoning
LAND USE INFORMATION
1. Compliance with the Zoning Code (Title 18).
2. Obtain the following permits /approvals:
(applications attached)
Boundary Line Adjustment
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- Comprehensive Plan Amendment
— Conditional Use Permit
Design Review
Design Review- Interurban
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Planned Mixed Use Development
Planned Residential Development
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Towne Bank
CclMnlUNITY lill SIN I: :SS BA NI; INC.
August 31, 1995
Mr. Wen Fan. Lin
Econo Lodge
13910 Pacific Highway South
Seattle, WA 98168 .
Re: Econo Lodge loan approval
Dear Mr. Lin,
Towne Bank and the Small Business Administration approved a loan for Econo Lodge
construction in the amount of $550,000 on December 29, 1994.
This authorization is subject to the first disbursement of the loan being made no later than
12 months from its approval date, which would be December 29, 1995 and the last
disbursement being no later than 15 months from the date of the approval, or March 29,
1996.
I thought it advisable to inform you at this time of these two critical dates.
The Small-Business Administration has made a number of changes in their 7A guarantee
programs in 1995. I would not want to see this original commitment to you jeopardized
by you not being able to meet the deadlines for funding.
The Small Business Administration's fiscal year ends on September 30. It is at this time
that SBA has funds allocated for guaranteeing loans throughout the next fiscal year.
However, the SBA has reduced the percentages of guarantees on approved loans
substantially in 1995 to assure that funds would be available through the end of the fiscal
year, ending September 30, 1995.
Although your loan is approved, we can not be certain that funds will be available after
September 30th, 1995. Please keep me advised on the progress of your construction
project, keeping in mind the Small Business Administrations fiscal year end and also the
date you must meet the first disbursal on your approved loan. It is not in your best
interest to delay your project beyond the dates mentioned previously. If you have any
questions, please give me a call, 486 -2265.
Sincerely,
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Tukwila, WA 98168
Phone: 243 -7003
Fax: 244 -2911
August 21, 1995
Mr. Dwight McLean
Member of Highway 99 Task Force Committee
c/o Econo Lodge
13910 Pacific Highway S.
Tukwila, WA 98168
Dear Mr. McLean:
Yesterday, I had a chance to sit down with Mr. Wen Lin of the Econo Lodge to discuss
the future development of my property, currently operated as a mobil home park south
of his property. Mr. Lin frankly informed me of the public perception of my operation
at this mobil home park and portrayed it as a public nuisance to the neighborhood. Mr.
Lin described to me that the Tukwila Planning Commission and the City Council are
looking for a tract to create a Neighborhood Commercial Center between S. 137th (if
extended) and S. 154th Street to serve as town center and community focal point, as
spelled out in the draft Comprehensive Plan. He pointed out that with the combination
of the size (3+ acres) and location, my property is the best candidate for such
facility, and persuaded me to seriously consider such proposal. I think this is the
best proposal I have ever been approached. I am looking for a joint venture if such
development proposal should materialize.
Mr. Lin suggested that I write to you since you are a member of the Highway 99 Task
force chartered to revitalize the Highway corridor and make it a safer place for the
residents to live and business owners to do business. I wish the City and the
community will change their perception on my operation and recognize that I want to be
considered a legitimate businessman with goals that are in harmony with the community.
In order to further promote the image of myself I wish to project, I have joined the
Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce in hopes realigning my goals with the 99 Task
force, the City of Tukwila and the Business community. I hope this commitment on my
part to eliminate the crime - attracting element of the mobil home park and to provide
a community recognizable Highway 99 Neighborhood Center will help everyone recognize
that I am also deeply concerned about the livability of our community. We will work
together henceforth to improve the image of the corridor and to create a prosperous
residential and business community.
Sincerely,
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PE'lTIION 1 0 REPEAL ORDINANCE NU. 1721 IN 111E CITY OF 1UKWILA
The city of Tukwila has issued an ordinance not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along highway 99 coil idol. The goal is to improve the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
However.. this ordinance also mikes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
at e going to improve the livability of the Highway 99 cost idor.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the tun -down buildings to the
• runt!). known as Aitpott Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the exatnple of Laity
1\1atket. The existing rim -dowii motel buildings ;ire attractive to the ct iminal elements $ om the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is due to e..pir a on June 20. However, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on Jame 12, 1995. If you cat a about the crime reduction along the Pacific Highway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the at ens, please sign your name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighborhood.
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FE'1'I'110N 10 REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 1721 IN '1'IIE CITY OF TUKWILA
The city ofTtikwiIa has issued an or dinance not to issue the business license and building pet tuts
for hotels, motel, tavetn and the like along Ilighway 99 cots idol: the goal is to improve the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the Highway 99 cotridor.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the rim - down buildings to the
notth, known as Alt port Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of. Laity
Mntke.t. the existing nm -down motel buildings are attractive to the ct iminal elements from the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
The- ordirance is due to extiite on June 20. Ilowevcr, the city is planning to renew it itt the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. If you cat a about the ct ime t eduction along the Pacific Highway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to tevitalize the at eas, please sign your name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the highway 99
neighborhood.
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FETI IION '1 U REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 1721 IN TILE CI 'I Y OF 1 UKWIL.A
Zbe city of Tukwila has issued an of dinance not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Highway 99 coil idor. ilie goal is to improve the
neighbothood livability; public health and safety.
however, this ordinance also makes the capital irnptovement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the Highway 99 cots idor•.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the rim -down buildings to the
north, known as Aitpott Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Latiy
Market. 'Ihe existing tun-down motel buildings are attractive to the ct iminal elements fi.om the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighbothood beautification impossible.
'the ordinance is due to expit e r. n June 20. however, the city is planning to t enew it in the public
heating on June 12, 1995. If yon care about the ct irne reduction along the Pacific Highway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the areas, please sign your name below to
repeal this moratotiutn by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
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PETITION TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 1721 IN 'HIE CITY OF I UKWILA
The city of Tukwila has issued an at dinance not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavetn and the like along Highway 99 cots idot•. 'Ilte goal is to impt ove the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
However, this otdinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the Highway 99 con'idor.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to lake down the icn .-down buildings to the
north, known as Ait pot t Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Larry
Matkct. The existing run -down motel buildings. ate nth active to the ct iminal elements .!i orn the
highway. Current otdinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible. •
The ordinance is due to expire an Tune 20. However, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. If yon care about the crime reduction along the Pacific Highway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the areas, please sign your name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighborhood.
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The city of Tukwila has issued an ordinance not to issue the business license and building pet mils
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Highway 99 cot, idor. The goal is to improve the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to itnprove the livability of the Highway 99 cotridor•.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the run-down buildings to the
north, k,town as Aitpott Motel, and to build a modetn facility to fallow the example of Latty
Market. The existing tun-down motel buildings ate att., active to the criminal elements from the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighbot hood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is due to expire on June 20. however, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. If you ca, e about the ct irne reducti6Walong the Pacific Highway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the at cas, please sign yotn- name below to
repeal this moratotimn by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighbothood.
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'Ihe city of Tukwila has issued an ordinance not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Highway 99 con Hot-. 'I he goal is to improve the
neighbothood livability, public health and safety.
However, this of dinance also makes the c:ipitat improvement impossible, which is essential if we
ate going to improve the livability of the highway 99 cot rider.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the inn-down buildings to the
north, known as Aitport Motel, and to build a modern facility to fallow the example ofLany
Market. The existing tun -down motel buildings are attractive to the et imina) elements limn the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is due to expire on June 20. however, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. If you care about the crime reduction along the Pacific highway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the at ens, please sign your name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighbothood.
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The city of Tukwila has issued an of dinance not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, taveui and the like along Highway 99 con idor. The goal is to imps ove the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability ante highway 99 con ides.
For exampte,.the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the tun -down buildings to the
north, laiown as Airport Motel, and to build a modern facility to fbllow the example ofLany
Market. The existing run - down motel buildings are attractive to the crithinal elements from the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is due to expit a on June 20. However, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. If you care about the crime reduction along the Pacific Iiighway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the areas, please sign yore• name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighborhood.
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The city of Tukwila has issued an ordinance not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavetn and the like along Highway 99 colt idor. ibe goal is to itnprove the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
lIowever, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the Highway 99 corridor.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the tun -down buildings to the
north, known as Aitpott Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Larry
Mat ket. the existing tun-down motel buildings are attt active to the ct itninal elements from the
highway. Cutreut ordinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
the ordinance is due to expire on June 20. however, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. If you care about the crime reduction along the Pacific Highway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the areas, please sign your name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighborhood.
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The city of"Ii►kwila has issued an ordinance not to issue the I nsiness license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Highway 99 colt idor. 'the goal is to improve the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
However. this ordinance also makes the capital imhr o. vement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the Highway 99 corridor.
For example. the Econo L.ocige has au immediate plan to take down the inn -down buildings to the
north, known as Airport Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Larry
Market. 'I he existing nnr -down motel buildings at a attractive to the criminal elements from the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
'Ihe ordinance is tine to eapit a on June 20. Ilowcver•, the city is Planning to renew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. 1f you cat a abort the et ime reduction along the Pacific Highway
corridor and support Econo lodge's plan to revitalize the at ear, please sign your name below to
repeal this mot Mechlin un by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighbor hood.
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Ihe city of Tukwila has issued an ordinance not to issue the business license and budding permits
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Highway 99 coil idor. The goal is to improve the
neighbothood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the Highway 99 cola idor.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the inn -down buildings to the
north, known as Aitpott Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Laity
Market. 'Ihe existing tun-down motel buildings are ath active to the ci iminai elements from the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighbothood beautification impossible.
lhe ordinance is due to expire on June 20. However, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. If you care about the crime teduction along the Pacific Highway
cotridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the at ens, please sign your name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighborhood.
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'Ihe city of'Iitkwila has issued an of dinance not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Highway 99 cot tidor. 'lite goal is to improve the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
however, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the Highway 99 cotiidot•.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to tahe down the tun-down buildings to the
north, known as Airport Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Latry
Matkct. 'Ihe existing tart -down motel buildings are attractive to the ct iminal elements from the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is due to expire on June 20. however, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on Tune 12, 1995. If you care about the ct ime reduction along the Pacific highway
corridor and suppott Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the at ens, please sign yoin name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighborhood.
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Ordinance No. / 73 I ry
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING IN THE C -2 ZONE ALONG
HIGHWAY 99 FROM S. 137TH TO S. 154TH ST.; RENEWING A MORATORIUM ON
ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR, AND ISSUANCE OF, NEW BUSINESS LICENSES
AND BUILDING PERMITS FOR CERTAIN USES.
WHEREAS, specific experiences of Tukwila with the motels, hotels, taverns, pool rooms,
liquor stores and night clubs located along Highway 99 have been counter to neighborhood livability and
public health and safety; and
WHEREAS, the previous experience of this City with these land uses, the potential enactment
• of State regulatory legislation, and the pending development of a new Comprehensive Plan and certain
implementing zoning regulations by the City, require that the City thoroughly consider all aspects of
zoning and business regulations relating to these land uses; and
WHEREAS, in the absence of a moratorium, new applications for such business licenses and
building permits could establish certain rights to locate in the Highway 99 neighborhood contrary to the
intent of the City Council to carefully and thoroughly provide for the appropriate locations and
regulations; and
WHEREAS, the new Comprehensive Plan at this time envisions a neighborhood activity area
which is substantially different from the current regional retail focus of Highway 99, and substantial
detriment to this vision would be caused by allowing contrary land uses; and
WHEREAS, a waiver process protects those who would suffer an undue process due to the
moratorium; and
WHEREAS, the City Council therefore finds that the protection of the public health, safety and
welfare requires the continuation of the moratorium passed on December 6, 1993 and extended on June
20, 1994 and December 12, 1994;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA HEREBY
ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings of Fact. Based upon public testimony and other evidence presented to it,
the Tukwila City Council makes the following Findings of Fact:
A. The land.uses defined and regulated hereinafter are potentially detrimental to the public
health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the citizens of Tukwila and, therefore, such activities must
be prohibited until the new Comprehensive Plan and Zoning regulations can be reviewed and adopted.
B. The history of criminal activity in the Highway 99 area has included prostitution,
narcotics and liquor law violations and breaches of the peace. Additionally, certain commercial land
uses have been controlled by persons or entities who have not disclosed effective ownership on license
applications.
C. In order for Tukwila to effectively protect the public health, safety, morals, vision, and
general welfare of the Highway 99 neighborhood it is important that Tukwila prevent these land uses
from increasing in the neighborhood.
D. The new Comprehensive Plan is expected to be reviewed, heard and adopted by the City
Council in 1995. The draft Plan includes a neighborhood orientation between at least S. 137th St. and S.
154th St. of neighborhood scale land uses and living environment. The existing regional orientation of
the prohibited land uses is contrary to and detrimental to achieving this vision.
MORAORD.DOC 6/5/95
EXHIBIT C
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Section 2. SEPA Exc..,ption. Pursuant to Tukwila Municipal .,ode Ch. 21.04, and Washington
Administrative Code 197 -11 -880, the City Council finds that an exemption under SEPA fcr this action is
necessary to prevent an imminent threat to public health and safety and to prevent an imminent threat of
serious environmental degradation through continued development under the existing regulations.
SEPA review of any permanent regulations proposed for replacement of this moratorium shall be
conducted.
Section 1 Waiver. In the event the moratorium creates an undue hardship with respect to
financial, personal, or other reason, the interested party(ies) may petition in writing to the City Council.
A date to hear that petition will be set by the Council President. In considering the petition, the Council
will bear in mind the intent of the moratorium; the best interests of the City weighed against the interests
of the individual; the circumstances and the hardship caused by the toratorium; and the damage that
could result from strict adherence to the moratorium.
Section 4. Vested Rights, The moratorium created by this ordinance does not apply to
properties with vested rights on the date of enactment of this ordinance. "Vested Rights" shall be
defined in accordance with Washington State case law as those properties which have submitted to the
City a fully completed building permit application which is in compliance with the zoning and land use
codes in effect on the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 5. Administrative Determination. Administrative determination regarding the
interpretation and application of this ordinance shall be made by the Director of the Department of
Community Development (DCD). Any aggrieved party may appeal such a determination to the City
Council by filing a Notice of Appeal with the City Clerk within 10 days of the date of the determination.
The City Council shall consider the appeal at a public hearing within 30 days thereafter. The decision of
the City Council shall be final and conclusive.
Section 6. Effective Period of Moratorium. The moratorium shall be in effect for six months,
unless subsequently repealed, modified, or extended after a subsequent public hearing and entry of
appropriate findings of fact pursuant to Chapter 207 of Laws of 1992, by the City Council.
Section 7. Duties of City Clerk. The City Clerk shall immediately transmit a true copy of this
ordinance to the Director of the Tukwila Department of Community Development. Tukwila shall
immediately cease accepting any new applications for development or licenses relating to motels, hotels,
taverns, pool rooms, liquor stores and nightclubs and similar land uses. The moratorium shall cover
those areas described in attachment A.
Section 8. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance.
,Section 9. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in the official
newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days after passage and
publication as provided by law.
ASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
Meeting thereof this /,,7hday of , 1995.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, DENYING THE REQUEST BY WEN FAN AND VIRGINIA LIN
OF ECONOLODGE FOR A WAIVER FROM MORATORIUM ORDINANCE NO.
1721, AND ADOPTING FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS.
WHEREAS, Wen -fan Lin and Virginia Lin of EconoLodge made application for a waiver
pursuant to Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1706, in order to be granted approval to apply for permits to
demolish an existing motel and construct a new hotel at 4006 S. 139th Street, and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a hearing on December 12, 1994 and adopted Ordinance
• No. 1721, extending moratorium Ordinance No. 1706 on permitting certain uses on Pacific Highway,
and
• WHEREAS, the City Clerk advertised in the Seattle Times on January 6, 1995, the date, time
and place for the public hearing to consider the Lin's request for a waiver, and
.WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on January 17, 1995, to take public
testimony, consider the applicants' request for a waiver, and debate the criteria for a waiver decision
in light of that testimony, and
. WHEREAS, upon the close of the public hearing and deliberation, the City Council passed a
motion to deny the waiver request;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: FINDINGS
1. Wen -fan Lin and Virginia S. Lin, owners and operators of the property and business at 4006 S.
139th Street, and hereinafter referred to as "applicants ", submitted a petition for a waiver from
Ordinance No. 1706, which establishes a moratorium on acceptance of applications, and
issuance of new business licenses and building permits, for certain uses.
2. The .applicants proposed demolishing a 1940's single story motel complex of 17 units in 6
detached structures on 22,320 square feet and building a new 3 story hotel of approximately 40
units. The site would be managed in association with their existing adjacent EconoLodge
hotel.
3. The City of Tukwila published a notice of public hearing in its official publication, the Seattle
Times, on January 6, 1995 (Exhibit 2). The City Council held its public hearing on February 17,
1995, took testimony and deliberated on the facts and conclusions of the waiver request.
PROJECT HISTORY
4. Redevelopment of the subject site was initially proposed in 1989 while the site was governed
by King County. The applicants applied in January 1989 for a building permit from King
County. In April 1989, during permit processing of that building application, the subject site
was annexed into the City of Tukwila. The County discontinued further processing and did
not issue a permit for the project.
5. The applicants then went through a City of Tukwila preapplication process in September 1989.
They were told at that time that the application with King County was not vested and that
they would have to reapply with Tukwila and begin anew. Redesign of their project, as
proposed to King County, would be necessary to meet Tukwila standards. Necessary Tukwila
reviews included SEPA, Board of Architectural Review and building and utility permits. Over
five years have lapsed since the site was annexed into the City, four and half years during
EXHIBIT D.
which the applicants could have pursued the development of the site. The applicants did not
pursue development. The project did not vest under Tukwila ordinances.
6. The applicants state that although they pursued financing for site redevelopment, it did not
become available until 1994. In September 1994; they attempted to submit to the City of
Tukwila a preapplication proposal, at which time, ,they were apprised of the moratorium on
hotel development, which had been enacted by Ordinance No. 1679 on December 6, 1993.
WAIVER CRITERIA:
7. Ordinance No. 1721, renewing Ordinance No. 1706 on December 12, 1994, establishes criteria
for granting a waiver from the restrictions of the Highway 99 moratorium. The criteria
established in Section 3 of the ordinance are re-stated below:.
In the event the moratorium creates an undue hardship with respect to
financial, personal•or other reasons the interested parties may petition in
writing to the City Council. A date to hear that petition will be set by
the Council President. In considering the petition, the Council will bear
in mind the intent of the moratorium; the best interests of the City
weighed against the interests of the individual; the circumstances and
the hardship caused by the moratorium; and the damage that could
result from strict adherence to the moratorium.
DISCUSSION OF CRITERIA:
Intent of the moratorium;
8. According to Ordinance No. 1721, the intent of the moratorium is to prevent the development
• of additional incompatible uses that have proved counter to the goal of neighborhood
livability. In addition, the moratorium is to allow a period of community review and
discussion of what the land uses should be for the subject area, without fear of private actions
that could cause further deterioration of the area's livability.
9. The ordinance states that the specific uses of motels, hotels, taverns, pool rooms, liquor stores
and night clubs have a history of criminal activity detrimental to neighborhood livability and
to the public health and safety and are incompatible with the goals and policies of the Draft
Comprehensive Plan for this area. .
10. Overall, the uses prohibited by the moratorium are considered "regional retail" uses under the
City's zoning code. Tukwila's Comprehensive Plan, is currently being revised and the Draft
Comprehensive Plan polities indicate that the regional orientation associated with the uses
named in the moratorium are not desirable on or within the vicinity of the applicants
proposed development site.
11. Approving a waiver request, that'would enable the applicants to demolish 17 units built in the
1940's and construct 40 new units, is not consistent with the intent of the moratorium to
preclude further hotel development until a final decision on appropriate land uses is made.
The City's experience along Padfic Highway is that hotels and motels generate criminal
activity and degrade the surrounding neighborhood's livability. The intent of the moratorium
is to preclude new applications that may be contrary to potential changes in the land use
regulations for improvement of the area.
Best interests of the City weighed against the interests of the individual :
• 12. As discussed above, the interests of the City lie in revising its Comprehensive Plan to better
address the subject area's livability. Draft polides, that reflect several years of work by the
appointed citizen's committee for the City, are referenced in the moratorium Ordinance No.
1721.
13. The City has an interest in improving the Padfic Highway area's livability and. in improving
the compatibility of the commercial properties with the adjacent residential properties.
14. The City has considered the stay of further hotel development as being the community's best
short term solution because of the inherent problems they have caused in the Pacific Highway
South corridor and the effect these problems have on the viability and livability.of the adjacent
businesses and residences. The decision of what should finally be allowed for the long term is
currently being deliberated in the Comprehensive Plan process.
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15. The proposed hotel would replace a low value ($1,000 assessed) commercial structure with a
higher value, more attractive improvement that would be more compatible with the
applicants' existing hotel and would meet the City's current development standards. The
proposed demolition and new development could also facilitate other redevelopment in the
area that would be a continuation of a pattern that the City currently feels is inappropriate
pending the conclusion of the discussion of the Draft Comprehensive Plan.
16. The interests of the applicants are to bring two jointly managed sites up to the same
standard, thereby improving overall management and business conditions. The applicants
also state that the existing 17 units, because of their physical condition, attract a clientele that
is more criminal in nature and that new hotel units would change that existing condition.
17. The applicants assert that they have business expertise in hotel operations and cannot
consider other development options for the site.
Circumstances and hardship caused by the moratorium:
18. The applicants advise that there are circumstances and hardships that will result if the
waiver is denied:
• personnel hardships from abuse from clientele attracted to the 1940's facility,
• lost opportunity for financing support for a new hotel structure,
• loss of AAA and Mobil Travel Guide ratings of existing EconoLodge due to
unsavory character /business associated with the subject property,
• continued escalation of high costs of operating and maintaining the existing 1940's
facility, and
• hardship on applicants' financial and personal life.
19. The applic nts argue that due to the existing structure's design and condition, it is
marketable only to a limited clientele pool that has a history of creating conflict and is a
sharp contrast with their adjacent facility.
20. According to the applicants, any alternate use would be less profitable than the continued
maintenance and operation of the existing facility. Costs of operating and maintaining the
site are not known, although the applicant states that it generates annual revenues (not
profits) of approximately $30,000.
21. Sale of the site would not result in lessening of the hardships because the site would
continue to exist as a nuisance for the neighborhood, the applicants, and their adjacent hotel
operation and the applicant indicates that they have been unsuccessful in finding a buyer.
22. A possibility exists that the hotel and motel use would become legally non - conforming,
depending on the pending Comprehensive Plan deliberations and implementing
ordinances.
The City considered that changing the management operations of the site could possibly
ameliorate some of the hardships listed by the applicants.
Damage resulting from strict adherence to the moratorium:
Damage to the applicants:
24. Strict adherence to the moratorium will result in damage to the applicants due to the
inability to expand /upgrade their business operation and the negative economic impact of
the older facility on the operation of their new facility and the personal hardships of dealing
with a difficult clientele attracted to the older facility.
Damage to the neighborhood:
25. If this waiver is denied the site will continue as an out -of -date, unattractive motel
development that attracts undesirable activity, unless the applicant were to improve the
appearance of the site through cosmetic improvements such as minor improvements or the
site is redeveloped as another use.
26. The replacement of the older existing motor court with a new multi-story hotel is not
necessarily viewed as a favorable trade -off for the neighborhood, merely art aesthetic
improvement over the existing condition.
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27. If the waiver were approved and a new hotel built, perceptions of and the character of the area
will continue as a regional commercial service corridor. At this time, the proposed use is
inconsistent with what the City currently sees as appropriate and compatible for
neighborhood livability.
SECTION 2. CONCLUSIONS
Based on the foregoing Findings, the following conclusions are reached:
1. Denial of the waiver request is consistent with the intent of the moratorium to prevent further
development of 'hotel units, which historically generate criminal activity in the Highway 99
area, and to preclude expansion of these uses until the Comprehensive Plan is revised and
adopted.
2. Denial of the waiver request does not preclude other options available to the property owners.
3. Denial of the waiver request supports the interests of the City to preclude further hotel
development pending adoption of a revised Comprehensive Plan and implementation
package.
4. The hardships and circwnstances born by the petitioners are largely within their control and
approving the waiver request and allowing redevelopment of the site as a larger hotel would
not necessarily decrease the likelihood of crime in the area.
5. The hardship and circumstances surrounding the waiver request have been weighed against
the intent of the moratorium and the interests of the City and the individual and the City
Council concludes that the intent of the moratorium and the interests of the City outweigh
those of the applicants.
The City therefore denies the application for a waiver to the moratorium.
PASSED BY THE CITY COjJNCIL OFtTE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
regular meeting thereof this to day of ,1995.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DENYING THE REQUEST BY WEN
LIN OF ECONOLODGE FOR A WAIVER FROM
MORATORIUM ORDINANCE NO. 1737, AND ADOPTING
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS.
WHEREAS, Wen Lin of EconoLodge made application for a waiver pursuant to Section 3.
of Ordinance No. 1737, in order to be granted approval to apply for permits to demolish an
existing motel and construct a new hotel at 4006 S. 139th Street, and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk advertised in the Seattle Times on October 13, 1995, and the
subject site was posted with a notice of the date, time and place for the public hearing to consider
Mr. Lin's request for a waiver, and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on October 23, 1995, to take public
testimony, consider the applicant's request for a waiver, and debate the criteria for a waiver
decision in light of that testimony, and
WHEREAS, upon the close of the public hearing and deliberation, the City Council
passed a motion to deny the waiver request, the question was called and the motion passed 6 - 0.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: FINDINGS
1. Wen Lin, owner and operator of the property and business at 4006 S. 139th Street, and
hereinafter referred to as "applicant ", submitted a petition for a waiver from Ordinance
1737, which establishes a moratorium on acceptance of applications, and issuance of new
business licenses and building permits, for certain uses.
2. The applicant proposed demolishing a 1940's single story motel complex of 17 units in 6
detached structures on 22,320 square feet and building a new 3 story hotel of
approximately 40 units. The site would be managed in association with his existing
adjacent Econo Lodge hotel.
3. The City of Tukwila published a notice of public hearing in its official publication, the
Seattle Times, on October 13, 1995 and posted the site with a notice of public hearing on
October 9, 1995. The City Council held its public hearing on October 23, 1995, took
testimony and deliberated on the facts and conclusions of the waiver request.
PROJECT HISTORY
4. Redevelopment of the subject site was initially proposed in 1989 while the site was
governed by King County. The applicant applied in January 1989 for a building permit
from King County. In April 1989, during permit processing of that building application,
the subject site was annexed into the City of Tukwila. The County discontinued further
processing and did not issue a permit for the project.
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that he would have to reapply with Tukwila and begin anew. Redesign of their project,
as proposed to King County, would be necessary to meet Tukwila standards. Necessary
Tukwila reviews include SEPA, Board of Architectural Review and building and utility
permits. Over five years have lapsed since the site was annexed into the City, four and
one -half years during which the applicant could have pursued the development of the
site. The applicant did not pursue development. The project did not vest under Tukwila
ordinances.
6. The applicant states that although he pursued financing for site redevelopment, it did not
become available until 1994. In September 1994, they attempted to submit to the City of
Tukwila a preapplication proposal, at which time, they were apprised of the moratorium
on hotel development, which had been enacted by Ordinance No. 1679 on December 6,
1993.
WAIVER CRITERIA:
7. Ordinance 1679 was subsequently extended by Ordinances 1706, 1721, and 1737.
Ordinance 1737 establishes criteria for granting a waiver from the restrictions of the
Highway 99 moratorium. The criteria established in Section 3 of the ordinance are re-
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9. The ordinance states that the specific uses of motels, hotels, taverns, pool rooms, liquor
stores and night clubs have a history of criminal activity detrimental to neighborhood
livability and to the public health and safety and could potentially be incompatible with
the goals and policies of the City's future Comprehensive Plan.
10. Approving a waiver request, that would enable the applicant to demolish 17 units built in
the 1940's and construct 40 new units, is not consistent with the intent of the moratorium
to preclude further hotel development until a final decision on appropriate land uses is
made. The City's experience along Pacific Highway is that hotels and motels generate
criminal activity and degrade the surrounding neighborhood's livability. The intent of
the moratorium is to preclude new applications that may be contrary to potential changes
in the land use regulations for improvement of the area.
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12. The City has consideL.:d the stay of further hotel developn,,.nt as being the community's
best short term solution because of the inherent problems they have caused in the Pacific
Highway South corridor and the effect these problems have on the viability and livability
of the adjacent businesses and residences. The decision of what should finally be allowed
for the long term is currently being deliberated in the Comprehensive Plan process.
13. The proposed hotel would replace a low value ($1,000 assessed) commercial structure
with a higher value, more attractive improvement that would be more compatible with
the applicant's existing hotel and would meet the City's current development standards.
Demolition and new development could also facilitate other redevelopment in the area.
However, the proposed hotel would be a continuation of a pattern that the City currently
feels is inappropriate.
14. The interests of the applicant are to bring two jointly managed sites up to the same
standard, thereby improving overall management and business conditions. The applicant
also states that the existing 17 units, because of their physical condition, attract a clientele
that is more criminal in nature and that new hotel units would change that existing
condition.
Circumstances and hardship caused by the moratorium:
15. The applicant advises that there are circumstances and hardships that will result if the
waiver is denied.
16. The applicant contends that there is hardship because of:
• limited marketability of the existing structure due to its design and condition,
• personnel and employee hardships from abuse from clientele attracted to the
1940's facility,
• continued loss of business at the adjacent EconoLodge due to unsavory
character /business associated with the subject property, and
• continued escalation of high costs of operating and maintaining the existing 1940's
facility.
17. The applicant states that an SBA loan is being considered for building new units.
However, it would be possible to get an extension of the loan package which would
extend the time period from December 1995 to December 1996. He also explains that he
has a good relationship and history with the bank due to his performance on the previous
loan for the newer structure at 13910 Pacific Highway, built in 1985.
CONCLUSIONS
1. Denial of the waiver request is consistent with the intent of the moratorium to prevent
further development of hotel units, which historically generate criminal activity in the
Highway 99 area.
2. The applicant has not demonstrated undue hardship. The applicant and his
representative stated that the issue at hand is not the loss of the loan, it is the imposition
of the moratorium.
3. Denial of the waiver request does not preclude other options available to the property
owner.
4. Denial of the waiver at this time postpones a final decision for the applicant by
approximately eight weeks at which time the moratorium will expire.
5. Denial of the waiver does not preclude the applicant from applying for a loan extension
or the opportunity to apply for a new loan.
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7. The hardship and circumstances surrounding the waiver request have been weighed
against the intent of the moratorium and the interests of the City and the individual and
the City Council concludes that the intent of the moratorium and the interests of the City
and neighborhood outweigh those of the applicant. The applicant has not demonstrated
undue hardship.
8. The City therefore denies the application.
PASSED BY THE CITY COOJNCIL OF6HE ITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
regular meeting thereof this lv " day of 1995.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
E. Cantu, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Office of the City Attorney
Filed with the City Clerk:
Passed by the City Council:
Resolution Number
Allan Ekberg, Council President
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November 6, 1995
7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
OFFICIALS
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Motion to amend agenda
CONSENT AGENDA
• •Res. #1327
TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
Tukwila City Hall
Council Chambers
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
Mayor Rants called the Regular Meeting to order and led the
audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
JOE DUIi1-i1E; JOAN HERNANDEZ; ALLAN EKBERG, Council
President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; STEVE MULLET; PAM
CARTER; JIM HAGGERTON.
JOHN McFARLAND, City Administrator; LINDA COHEN, City
Attorney; RHONDA BERRY, Asst. City Administrator; RON
CAMERON, City Engineer; STEVE LANCASTER, DCD
Director; JACK PACE, Senior Planner; DON WILLIAMS, Parks
& Recreation Director; LUCY LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst;
JANE CANTU, City Clerk.
The following new employees were introduced to Council: Marlus
Larsen, Recreation Teen Programmer, Trisha Longoria, Recreation
Leader; and Keith Hall, Code Enforcement Officer.
Resident Lanny Vickers commended Keith Hall for his work in
code enforcement.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO
ADD TO NEW BUSINESS A DISCUSSION REGARDING A
CHANGE IN AGENDA FORMAT FOR THE DECEMBER 4,
1995 REGULAR MEETING. MOTION CARRIED 7 -0.
a. Approval of Minutes: 10/2/95; 10/16/95;
10/23/95 (Sp. Mtg.)
b. Approval of Vouchers: Nos. 81823 through 82091 in the
amount of $693,636.13
c. A resolution approving accounts receivable write -offs.
MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUI4r1E, TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED.
MOTION CARRIED 7 -0.
Tukwila City Council - Regular Meeting
November 6, 1995
Page 2
BID AWARD
Sensus Water Meters -
Fog Tite
PUBLIC HEARING
Zoning Code
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NEW BUSINESS
Res. #1329 - Rejecting all bids -
Fire Station #53
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFLE, TO
AWARD A CONTRACT TO FOG TITE, INC. IN THE
AMOUNT OF $86,693.08 FOR THE PURCHASE OF SENSUS
WATER METERS. MOTION CARRIED 7 -0.
Mayor Rants declared the public hearing on the Zoning Code open
at 7:27 p.m. Verbatim testimony (36 pages) attached.
The hearing was closed at 9:11 p.m.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFLE, THAT
THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY.
MOTION CARRIED.
City Attorney Linda Cohen read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DENYING THE REQUEST
BY WEN FAN (LIN) OF ECONOLODGE FOR A WAIVER
FROM MORATORIUM ORDINANCE NO. 1737, AND
ADOPTING FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ,
TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 1737 AS READ.*
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO
AMEND THE WORDING IN SECTION 17 OF THE FINDINGS
AS FOLLOWS: DELETE THE COMMA AFTER THE THIRD
WORD IN THE FIRST LINE AND ADD THE WORDS THAT
AN SBA LOAN IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR BUILDING
NEW UNITS. BEGIN THE SECOND SENTENCE WITH THE
WORD HOWEVER AND DELETE THE WORD THAT.
MOTION CARRIED 6 -0. (Carter excused from vote as she did
not participate in hearing on 11/23).
MOVED BY DUFFLE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, THAT
THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY.
MOTION CARRIED.
Attorney Cohen read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REJECTING •
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November 6, 1995
Page 3
New Business (con't)
Res. #1330 - Granting variance
for relocation of non-
conforming sign
ALL BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FIRE
STATION #53 PROJECT AS PROVIDED IN RCW 35.23.352.
MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO
APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 1329 AS READ.*
Councilmember Hernandez explained the bids for this project far
exceeded the engineers estimates. The Finance and Safety
Committee has suggested the bids be rejected and new bids taken
in the Spring when soil conditions would not be threatened by
construction and could thereby result in lower costs.
*MOTION CARRIED 7 -0.
MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, THAT.
THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BE READ BY TITLE ONLY.
MOTION CARRIED.
Attorney Cohen read A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ALLOWING
FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE TO TUKWILA
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 19.12 AND 19.28 AND
ALLOWING FOR THE RELOCATION OF A
NONCONFORMING COMMERCIAL SIGN LOCATED AT
3742 SOUTH 144TH STREET PACIFIC HIGHWAY SOUTH.
MOVED BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO
APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 1330 AS READ.*
Mayor Rants explained that the sign in question is that of the
Kentucky Fried Chicken establishment. It is considered non-
conforming due to its height and surface space. According to the
TMC, if a sign is moved from its original site, it must adhere to
whatever regulations are in effect at that time.
MOVED BY EKBERG, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO
AMEND THE MOTION AS FOLLOWS: INSERT THE WORD
EXISTING IN THE FOURTH LINE OF THE TITLE BETWEEN
THE WORDS "COMMERCIAL" AND "SIGN "; INSERT THE
WORD EXISTING IN THE SECOND LINE OF THE FINAL
Tukwila City Council - Regular Meeting
November 6, 1995
Page 4
New Business (con't) PARAGRAPH OF THE RESOLUTION BETWEEN THE
WORDS "STANDING" AND "SIGN ". MOTION CARRIED 7 -0.
Amend Agenda - Dec. 4
REPORTS
Mayor
Council
Mayor
*MOTION CARRIED AS AMENDED 7 -0.
Councilmember Robertson addressed the need to delay the
swearing in of short term councilmembers on December 4 until the
current lawmakers vote on the ordinances adopting the final Comp
Plan and Zoning Code. Council agreed to amend the order of
business for the meeting.
Mayor Rants announced he has a copy of ad hoc Noise Advisory
Committee's status report for anyone who wants to read it.
Councilmember Ekberg reminded Council that they had talked
earlier in the year of taking a straw vote on the fireworks issue.
Council agreed to forward discussion and development of the
survey to the Finance and Safety Committee.
Councilmember Duffie invited Council to the free breakfast kick-
off for the Tukwila Pond project on November 21 at 7:30 a.m. at
the Doubletree Inn.
Mayor Rants asked if Council was interested in structured parking
at the Metro Park `n Ride. By show of hands Councilmembers
indicated that they were. Given their response, Rants agreed to
look into the parking issue further.
ADJOURNMENT MOVED AND SECONDED THAT THE MEETING BE
10:08 p.m. ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED.
John W. Rants, Mayor
Jane E. Cantu, City Clerk
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October 23, 1995
8:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
OFFICIALS
CITIZEN'S COMMENTS
CONSENT AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public Hearing opened
on revenue sources
including property. taxes
Public hearing closed
TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
Tukwila City Hall
Council Chambers
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
Mayor Rants called the Special Meeting to order.
JOE DUFFLE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; ALLAN EKBERG, Council
President; DENNIS ROBERTSON; STEVE MULLET; PAM
CARTER; JIM HAGGERTON.
JOHN MCFARLAND, City Administrator; LINDA COHEN, City
Attorney; STEVE LANCASTER, DCD Director; ROSS EARNST,
Public Works Director; DOUG MICHEAU, Public Works
Coordinator; MOIRA BRADSHAW, Associate Planner
None.
a. Approval of Minutes: 10/9/95 (Sp. Mtg.)
b. Approval of Vouchers
MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ, TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED.
MOTION CARRIED.
Mayor Rants opened the public hearing at 8:05 p.m.
Alan Doerschel, Finance Director, explained that state law requires
taxing districts to "hold a public hearing on revenue sources,"
which "must include consideration of possible increases in
property tax revenues." Further, the hearing "shall be held prior to
the time the taxing district levies the taxes or makes the request to
have the taxes levied." He said the Proposed Operating Budget for
1996 (General Fund) includes no new taxes and a small increase in
property tax revenues. The proposed increase of .$66,000 over the
1995 budget is related to new construction. There is a 106% lid on
revenue growth from the prior years assessed valuation. 1995 is a
non - revaluation year and the City of Tukwila is currently at the
maximum allowed levy. However, if any revaluation adjustments
do occur, the City would revise its estimates to the King County
assessor accordingly.
Mayor Rants closed the public hearing at 8:08 PRECEIVED
OCT 3 01995
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Quasijudicial: Request
for waiver to Ord. 1737
(Hwy 99 Moratorium) •
Mayor Rants opened the hearing at 8:09 p.m.
Mayor Rants reviewed the guidelines for the public hearing as
follows: The proponent shall speak first and is allowed 15 minutes
for a presentation; The opponent is then allowed 15 minutes to
make a presentation; each side is then allowed 5 minutes for
rebuttal. Citizens who wish to address the Council may speak for
five minutes each. The Mayor then asked the City Attorney to
swear in the participants.
City Attorney Cohen explained that since this is a Quasijudicial
hearing, any issues of appearance of fairness or any ex parte
contacts should be disclosed at this time.
Councilmember Carter announced that she would not be
participating in the public hearing due to what might be an
appearance of fairness issue and requested to be excused. •
Mayor Rants excused Councilmember Carter.
City Attorney Cohen then asked the participants to raise their right
hand as she stated the Oath: "Do you affirm that the testimony that
you are about to give in this matter to be the truth ?" All
participants responded affirmatively.
Moira Bradshaw, Associate Planner, DCD, clarified with the City
Attorney that the Wen Lin Family waiver application, which
contained Exhibits A - D, would be entered into the records as
Exhibit #1. She continued that Mr. Wen Lin had applied for a
waiver from the Highway 99 Moratorium in September 1994. The
Hwy 99 Moratorium has been in existence since December of
1993. It will be expiring in a couple of months. It's been
continued four (4) times over its course. The intent of the
moratorium is to preclude application for business licenses and
building permits for the construction of hotels, motels, pool
rooms, taverns, night clubs, liquor stores and other similar uses.
The Council has established in the moratorium a waiver process,
and highlighted four (4) criteria to be reviewed and considered
when hearing a petition for a waiver from the moratorium. The
four (4) criteria are: consideration of the intent of the moratorium;
the best interest of the City weighed against the interest of the
individual; the circumstances and hardship caused by the
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Wen Lin/Econo Lodge
Public Hearing on Waiver
(Cont' d)
Applicant
VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT
OF MR. WEN LIN DUE TO
LANGUAGE BARRIER
moratorium; and the damage resulting from strict adherence to the
moratorium. Bradshaw stated that this is the second time that Mr.
Lin has come before the City Council to request a waiver from this
particular moratorium.
Mr. Martin Durkin, Jr., 330 SW 43rd Street, Renton, WA,
representing the Wen Lin family to replace a 1940's single story
motel complex of 17 units in 6 detached structures with a 3 story
hotel of approximately 40 units to be associated with the existing
Econo Lodge, stated that the petitioner's request meets the
standards required for approval as outlined in Section 3 of
Ordinance #1721. By granting the waiver and allowing Mr. Lin to
build a new facility, the Council would be meeting the intent of
the ordinance. Replacing the old motel will help ensure public
safety by reducing crime in the area. A newer facility, such as the
Econo Lodge, will attract individuals who are in the Tukwila area
for longer stays and legitimate reasons. By not allowing the
waiver, the City will only create further problems for the Lin
family and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Referencing a letter dated August 31, 1995, from Towne Bank,
Robertson posed the question, "Would it be impossible for Mr. Lin
to request that the first disbursement of the loan be made prior to
December 29, 1995 and to finish spending the $550,000 before the
end of March 29, 1996 ?"
Mr. Wen Lin, 13910 Pacific Hwy South, Tukwila, WA 98168.
Regarding this question of the loan disbursement, I have expressed
the condition to the banker and we had a meeting at our property
about two weeks ago. He told me that the SBA loan does allow for
the extension for one year. And so the condition will be that if we
have a prospect of going ahead, he will wait and we will apply for
the extension for one year. And so this letter was written before
we had any idea of where we stand. And that's why also I want to
apply for a waiver at this time instead of waiting for next year
when the picture of the Comp Plan is completely clear. It will be
more advantageous for to save time for the Council and the City
and myself not to present something at this point before the Comp
Special Meeting Minutes
October 23, 1995
Page 4
Wen Lin/Econo Lodge
Public Hearing on Waiver
(Cont' d)
Mr. Lin (verbatim):
Mr. Lin (verbatim
Mr. Lin (verbatim):
Plan is final. But, because there is a constraint of the time limit on
the loan, I have to bring this up to you tonight. If we have the
green light to go ahead, then the bank will certainly understand the
situation and they will extend to us.
Mr. Robertson asked to clarification on the processing timeline.
I give him the date that we are going to have a hearing, which is
today. And so he marked down on the calendar and probably he
will call me up tomorrow then I can find out where we stand. And
if we can grant the waiver to go ahead, then we will start working
with the government to extend the loan commitment period.
Robertson said it is the Council's intention to complete the Comp.
Land Use Plan and Zoning Map the first week in December. At
that point the moratorium will cease to exist. This means
approximately six (6) weeks until the adoption of the Comp Plan.
Robertson asked Mr. Lin if six (6) weeks would constitute a
hardship on either the banker or Mr. Lin.
The answer is this. It takes time for the City and the Council to
arrange for the public meeting, public hearing. I understand that
last year first time when I applied for the public hearing, it took
about four to five months.
Robertson reiterated, why is waiting six weeks a hardship?
Maybe I made a mistake to wait so long. The last time the
moratorium was renewed was June 20, effective June 20. We
decided that we would come back and submit a waiver request
again. However, I have had a lot of discussion with people around
City government and I was told that if we wait for a little bit,
maybe we can accomplish the whole thing in the Comp Plan and
the Developmental Regulations. So I didn't come back and apply,
I've been waiting. During this time there have been lots of talk
about the prohibited hotel development in the area. And I
understand that it changes from time to time and everything is so
uncertain. Therefore, I wait for a little bit and watch a little bit but
I don't know exactly when we actually will finish the whole thing
because I understand that even though.most of it will be finished
this year, there are still some sensitive areas issues to address. So
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Win Lin/Econo Lodge
Public Hearing on Waiver
(Cont' d)
Mr. Lin (verbatim):
Opponents:
to my knowledge, there's no certain date that certain items will get
finished this year. And I've been waiting for a few months and so
finally I made a decision myself after I talked to one of the
City's official. I said maybe I should go ahead and submit it.
Robertson, referring to his original question, said if the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Map were past in the
first week of December as is currently planned, and the
moratorium is no longer in existence, what would constitute a
financial hardship. He said from the information presented tonight,
it appears that an extension would still be honored on the small
business loan.
Yes it would. But the extension final disbursement date would be
September 1996. That would be the most favorable that SBA
would do and no guarantee. So if we back off from that date and
give construction six months, and then the City's permits take
three to four months and I talk to my architect, I say how much
time you need to do this. He said it will be maybe three to four
months. And again, we are running short in time. And each day is
important to us to make this project possible. I understand that six
weeks is nothing compared to a big project like this, but it get to
the point where it is very pushing.
Ron Lamb, 4251 South 139th, submitted petitions to be entered
into the records as Exhibit #3 and a letter addressed to the City
Council, dated October 23, as Exhibit #4. The petitions opposed
the request for waiver of the moratorium ordinance limiting
building permits for certain businesses. He says by allowing the
Lin exception, it opens the door to others to let their property
deteriorate so that they can receive City approval for more
intensive use. Granting this request would set a bad precedence, he
said.
Nancy Lamb, 4251 South 139th Street, commented that her
primary concern is the decay of neighborhoods that is caused by
the unrestricted building and the type of land use that led to the
Council's emergency moratorium. The Threat to public health and
safety hasn't gone away yet. We can only hope to start seeing
improvement soon. She says she sees the Lin's project as motel
owners' attempt to get the City to gamble on their single - minded
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Wen Lin/Econo Lodge vision for higher profits to their business, to the detriment of the
Public Hearing on Waiver residents of that neighborhood. Lamb submitted a letter directed to
(Cont'd) the City Council and the Mayor. It was entered into the records as
Exhibit #5.
Rand Koler of the Firm Koler, Rosen & Fitzsimmons, P.S.
(representing the Lambs), 615 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA
98104 -2203, distributed a letter dated October 23, 1995, in
opposition of the Lin petition for waiver of the moratorium. His
comments, however, were in response to earlier comments. With
regards to Mr. Lin's financing letter (Exhibit #1 -B), he said it is
not a commitment letter. In 1989 a Lender's Statute of Frauds was
passed and states that in undertaking to make a loan that is not in
writing is not enforceable against the lender. Mr. Lin has no
enforceable right to any loan. He has a statement of intent; a letter
of goodwill. It's very preliminary. It doesn't even identify the
project. $550,000 dollars is not nearly enough to construct a 40-
unit motel. The letter raises many more questions than it answers.
Mr. Koler encouraged the Council to please review all of the
material submitted very carefully because he doesn't believe there
is any basis for findings of fact that will support the conclusion that
a waiver is warranted.
Mr. Durkin stated that the issue is not the loan, the issue is the
moratorium and the policy. The moratorium allows for land
owners to make petition for a waiver. That's what Mr. Lin is
doing. The petition was made prior to seeing the last draft Comp
Plan so the Lins were not aware that a probably change would
occur that would allow him to proceed with his plans. He said the
submittal was based on the waiver criteria in the moratorium
ordinance and he believes they've met that criteria. He said it is
his hope that the facts presented will cause the Council to act
favorably on Mr. Lin's request.
Ms. Lamb commented that in checking the square footage of the
proposed building and the type of construction that will be used,
the total amount needed would be approximately $1,023,291. The
$550,000 loan is only half of what he needs for this project.
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October 23, 1995
Page 7
Wen Lin/Econo Lodge
Public Hearing on Waiver
(Cont'd)
Public comments:
Mr. Kolar commented that Ordinance #1679 lists the public
interest served by the moratorium. It identifies this specific use
and it identifies the specific concerns that have been expressed by
the community. And it says that there is a greater good served by
stopping building permits so that they can be analyzed. Kolar said
while he admits Mr. Lin has shown a hardship; it is the hardship
that necessarily results from a moratorium and does not begin to
meet the standard of undue hardship pronounced by the waiver's
ordinance.
Ellen Gengler, 13727 Macadam Road South, Tukwila, addressed
the Council in her own behalf, and in the behalf of some of the
members of the Highway 99 Task Force with regards to Mr. Lin's
request for a waiver to the moratorium on Hwy 99. She said It
would be ideal for Mr. Lin to wait until the Comprehensive Plan is
adopted before starting to redevelop his property. This is only a
matter of a month and a few days before Council adopts the plan.
However, if the Council finds this to truly be a hardship case, then
the task force could ask that Mr. Lin be held to the City's strict
standards and go through design review, where citizens can have
input. Ms. Gengler letter, dated October 24, 1995, was entered
into the records as Exhibit CO.
Diane Meyers, 13919 42nd Avenue South, Tukwila, asked that Ms.
Gengler speak on her behalf. Ms. Meyers was present; however,
due to illness she was unable to participate. Therefore, Ms.
Gengler circulated the photos for her (entered into the records as
Exhibits #11 & 12) that showed Mr. Lin has taken no interest in his
property and has not been a good neighbor to the residents. Ms.
Meyers urged the Council to deny the request for waiver, per Ms.
Gengler.
Bob Scarber, 13716 41st Avenue South, Tukwila, commented that
criminal activity at Mr. Lin's motel (Econo Lodge) has been
apparent almost on a daily basis, or at least on a weekly basis.
There is visible prostitution and drug activity even while Mr. Lin
has been in the immediate vicinity. He said an abatement
proceeding rather than a waiver proceeding would be much more
appropriate. He said he and his wife believe Mr. Lin should be
denied this waiver.
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Wen Lin/Econo Lodge
Public Hearing on Waiver
(Cont' d)
Public Hearing closed
Dwight McLean, 13015 38th Avenue South, Tukwila, Employee of
Mr. Lin and a Member of the Highway 99 Task Force Committee,
commented that all Mr. Lin wants to do is tear down an old
building and put up a three -story monolith, which is equivalent to
many three -story homes in the area. He says the Council's
campaign literature promotes cleaning up Hwy 99 -- businesses as
well as residents are saying let's clean up Hwy 99. Mr. McLean
posed a question to the Council: "Do you really want to clean up
Highway 99, or is this just rhetoric ?"
Elizabeth Springer, 13325 Macadam Road South, Tukwila,
requested that Council deny Mr. Lin's request for a waiver at this
time, especially since the Comp Plan is nearing adoption.
Eleanor Smith, 13016 37th Avenue South, affirmed that Mr. Lin
wants to be a good citizen, he wants to be a good neighbor. He
wants to upgrade his property. He's proposing a solution that has
been suggested, and he has waited over a long period of time trying
to fulfill all of the requirements that has been brought to him. This
is admirable and in spite of his language barriers he has been
persistent. She says she felt that Mr. Lin's character had been
impinged tonight and she just wanted to speak in his behalf as
being an honest and very positive person.
Councilmember Hernandez asked was Mr. Lin still conducting an
airport parking business in addition to the hotel/motel business.
Mr. Lin responded affirmatively.
Anna Bernhard, 1424 159th, Tukwila, stated that the City doesn't
need anymore motels in Tukwila. There must be something else
that can be built there. She says no matter how fancy the building
is constructed, the same kind of business will continue to go on.
Mayor Rants closed the public hearing at 9:28 p.m.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY DUFFIE, TO
DENY THE REQUEST FOR WAIVER TO ORDINANCE #1737
(HWY. 99 MORATORIUM) FOR THE WEN LIN
FAMILY/ECONO LODGE.*
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October 23, 1995
Page 9
Wen Lin/Econo Lodge
Public Hearing on Waiver
(Cont' d)
Recess
9:35 - 9:40 p.m.
NEW BUSINESS
Accept as complete Interurban
Trail Phase I
REPORTS
Councilmember Robertson clarified that the petitions that were
presented were not the issue; and in no way did he give credence to
the proponents' or the opponents' petitions. Mr. Lin's character is
not in question; and that the previous waiver request does not come
into play at this time. Robertson stated that his decision to deny
the request is based on whether the data presented here tonight
support the claim of sufficient hardship. He said the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Map is scheduled for
adoption the first week in December (about a six { 6 } week period).
At that time the moratorium will cease to exist. Robertson said as
far as he can tell from Mr. Lin's presentation, six (6) weeks will
not impact Mr. Lin's small business loan.
Councilmember Hernandez commented that she was not convinced
either that a six -week time frame would make much difference.
Councilmember Haggerton said it just wasn't proven to him that
there's an extreme hardship of any nature. He said there's a
difference between a hardship and an inconvenience. What we're
faced with here is an inconvenience.
*MOTION CARRIED TO DENY THE WAIVER.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY EIKBERG, TO
REQUEST OF STAFF TO PREPARE FINAL FINDINGS AND
CONCLUSIONS FOR ADOPTION AT THE NEXT
SCHEDULED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION
CARRIED.
Mayor Rants called the meeting back to order with those present as
noted above.
MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO
ACCEPT AS COMPLETE INTERURBAN TRAIL PHASE I
CONTRACT WITH TYDICO CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN THE
AMOUNT OF $482,772.91, AND AUTHORIZE RELEASE OF
RETAINAGE. MOTION CARRIED.
City Administrator McFarland reported that 34 lights have been
installed from 157the to 139th (Pacific Hwy South vicinity) on the
eastside of the road. City Light is in the process of installing lights
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on the west side of the road. Therefore, there will be much more
illumination in that area. He also reported that this Saturday the
Way Back Inn group will be dedicating the house on Macadam for
homeless families. McFarland asked that. Council call his office
for further details.
MOVED BY DUFFLE, SECONDED BY ROBERTSON, TO
ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
John W. Rants, Mayor
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Agenda
Tukwila City Counci
John W. Rants, Mayor
John McFarland, City Administrator
Allan Ekberg, Council President
Councilmembers: Pam Carter • Joe Duffle
Jim Haggerton • Joan Hernandez
Steve Mullet • Dennis Robertson
SPECIAL MEETING
COW: Comp Plan deliberations from 6 -8 p.m.
October 23,1995
8 :00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Ord #1752
Res #1327
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CITIZEN'S At this time, you are invited to comment on items that are not
COMMENTS included on this agenda.
5. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Minutes: 10/9/95 (Sp. Mtg.)
b. Approval of Vouchers
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Revenue sources including property taxes proposed for 11996.3
b. Quasijudicial: Request for waiver to Ord. 1737 (Hwy.' 99 (p' g , )11
moratorium) Appellant Wen Lin family /Econolodge
7. NEW BUSINESS
Accept as complete Interurban Trail Phase I contract with
Tydico Construction, Inc. in the amount of $482,772.91;
authorize release of retainage. (Pg . 13 )
8. REPORTS
-Mayor
b.: City Council
c. Staff
d. City Attorney
e. Intergovernmental
9. MISCELLANEOUS
10. ADJOURNMENT
The City of Tukwila strives to accommodate people with disabilities.
Please contact the City Clerk's Office by noon on Monday if we can be of assistance.
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THE BRODERICK BUILDING • PENTHOUSE SUITE
615 SECOND AVENUE • SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104 -2203
PHONE (206) 621-6440 • FAX (206) 587 -0226
RAND L. KOLER
DIRECT DIAL:
(206) 621 -6441
October 23, 1995
Tukwila City Councilmembers
6200 South Center Boulevard
Tukwila, WA 98188
Subject`;Lin Petition, for Waiver of Moratorium Ordinance
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RECEIVED
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This letter is submitted in opposition to the above - referenced petition, which is
scheduled for hearing on Monday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m. The subject petition is made
pursuant to Ordinance No. 1689, which provides at Section 1 that Ordinance No. 1679 shall
be amended to permit the City Council to waive the moratorium therein premised upon a
showing of undue hardship. This waiver is sought in order to apply for a building permit to
construct a three story, forty unit hotel on a residential street off Highway 99. This is exactly
the sort of project the moratorium was intended to stop. The sought -after waiver will cause
the petitioner's rights to vest under the current law and not under the comprehensive plan and
zoning changes currently under consideration, thereby defeating the purpose of the
moratorium.
The petition fails to address the requirements of Ordinance No. 1689. Instead of
providing a basis for the granting of a waiver, the material supplied by the petitioner
precludes such relief. The granting of a waiver to the petitioner would be arbitrary and
capricious, as there is no legal basis for the requested relief. There is no legitimate reason to
disregard the .enormous effort which has gone into reviewing and refining the City's land use
code and comprehensive plan so that the petitioner can proceed with a high density motel in
a neighborhood of single family residences.
The Moratorium Was Specifically Intended to Apply to Projects
Such as the Petitioner's Proposed Motel
Ordinance No. 1679 recites that experiences with hotels and motels (as well as certain
other identified uses) were counter to neighborhood' livability and public health and safety.
The stated purpose of the moratorium is to cease the issuance of such licenses and building
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permits so the uses can be studied in the context of an over -all community plan which
promotes livability.
The petitioner's land is on a residential street and is abutted by single family
residences and is across the street from others; one home is directly across the street. The
present use is a 17 -unit motel which the petitioner himself calls a public nuisance. The
petitioner wishes to increase the number of units by approximately 230 % to 40 in a single
family residential area. It is impossible to imagine a situation which more clearly fits the
reason for which the moratorium was enacted. Ordinance No. 1679 identifies several
compelling reasons that the petition should not be granted. For the reasons contained in the
ordinance, the community ought to be permitted the benefit of the land use review and
supporting regulations which the City is now completing before the petitioner's project is
undertaken.
The Balance of Public and Private Interests
The petitioner makes the astonishing argument that waiving the moratorium is in the
City's best interest because it will result in the removal of a public nuisance, i.e. the motel
currently on his property. He says that the situation demands not study, community
involvement and planning, but a permit to increase the number of motel units by 230 %. He
wants to dramatically increase the density of the motel use while the City is considering
down zoning the adjoining property to Rl. Whatever is lost in terms of coherent land use
planning and livability is made up for in promoting the City's interest in the abatement of a
public nuisance.
It seems to be stipulated by the petitioner and the City's staff that the motel currently
on the property is not in compliance with building code provisions and that it is continuously
associated with illegal activity. If the petitioner is correct and the motel is a nuisance, the
City's recourse is under the nuisance chapter of the code, TMC Chapter 8.28. A public
nuisance is required by law to be abated, not rewarded with special privileges.
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The petitioner claims that he is losing money on the substandard motel and suffering a
great deal of vexation because of the nuisance - related activities at the site. This does indicate
that both he and the City would benefit by the abatement of the nuisance and the closing of
the motel. The close of the motel would promote all of the interests identified by the
petitioner, as well as the interests of the subject ordinance. If the building and its use are a
nuisance (See TMC 8.28.090, .120, etc.) and the petitioner is losing money on it, why do
the City and the petitioner suffer its continued operation? What possible justification is there
for the City to permit an admitted public nuisance involving the use of a substandard building
for criminal activity on a continuous, ongoing basis? What possible justification is there for
the City to waive its land use requirements to permit the owner of an illegal nuisance to
increase-fa—use by 230 %? This would make a mockery of the planning process.
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The petitioner also states that his business plan since 1989 has been to increase the
number of units on his two parcels to a total of 100. The resulting economies of scale will
increase his profits. This apparently is an argument that the petitioner's private interest in
profit is greater than the community's interest in livability. On close examination, though,
the petitioner's allegation supports the denial of the petition. The petitioner was not in any
rush to implement his business plan after it was devised in 1989. The applicant declined to
file an application with the City until after the moratorium was passed in 1993. The
petitioner had abundant opportunity to apply for a building permit before the moratorium.
Having declined to do so, he should await the conclusion of the City's planning process.
Why should the petitioner's business plan, which he developed in 1989 but declined to
implement, be given priority over the City's rather dire need to develop a land use plan? He
has given no legitimate reason why he cannot wait until the completion of the City's process.
There Has Been No Showing of Hardship
The petitioner submitted an extraordinary document in support of the petition, four
pages in length (not counting attachments) entitled "Request for Waiver Section 3, Tukwila
Ordinance No. 1721." On page two the petitioner identifies four items relating to the
hardship caused by the moratorium. These are each discussed below. The arguments
advanced by the petitioner each suggest that the alternatives are that the status quo will
endure forever or a lovely 40 unit motel will grace the site. This is emphatically untrue.
The ,question is not whether he will be permitted to build a motel on the site but whether the
petitioner is suffering such hardship that he ought to be permitted to build under the presently
existing regulations instead of the rules which are soon to be implemented by the City. Is
the private hardship of such substantial magnitude to outweigh the community's interest in
land use planning?
1. Financially. On page 2 of the paper the petitioner states that the 17 -unit motel has
high overhead and generates little revenue. As previously discussed, the petitioner would
staunch whatever operational deficits he is suffering by closing the offending motel.
Moreover, the business plan calls for 100 units. Forty units are proposed on the subject site
and the petitioner has 47 units on another site. This plan obviously calls for increasing the
number of units on the 47 unit site by almost 25 %. The petitioner could implement his plan
by increasing the number of units on the other site while the City completes its planning,
then rebuild on the subject site. Again, this "hardship" presumes without any support that a
motel will never be built on the site unless the moratorium is waived.
2. Operational. This section is also
identified in the paper's preceding Section 2
police and 911 are called frequently because
previous section the petitioner states that the
hardship which the ordinance contemplated.
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on pages 2 and 3. The petitioner says that the
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the motel as an illegal nuisance under TMC 8.28.120 and .170. This condition would be
remedied by the issuance of an abatement order; it is inconceivable that the petitioner could
deny that the motel was a nuisance in an abatement proceeding. The conditions described by
the petitioner were the exact instances which compelled the City to enact the moratorium.
The interests of the City, the people in the neighborhood and the petitioner would be
advanced if the petition were denied and an abatement order was immediately issued.
3. Security. The petitioner says on page 2 of his paper that only outlaws stay in his
motel. This is a clear and unambiguous statement that it is a public nuisance and ought to be
shut down. He says that the building has absolutely no security. This violates applicable
code provisions and meets yet another definition of a public nuisance. TMC 8.28.090.
4. Maintenance. The building is old, damaged and frequently trashed by the
"outlaws" who stay there. The petitioner says that he cannot maintain it. This is the third
recitation of the illegality of the use of the motel. The petitioner is saying that he will
continue an illegal use, a public nuisance under numerous code provisions, unless the City
.grants him the s ecial privilege of developin his rho ert under obsolete regulations This is
much c oser to a defiant threat than a legal justification for the grant of a special privilege.
The petitioner included among his submissions, but did not refer to, a letter from
Towne Bank. This letter indicates that he has probably already lost his funding by not
commencing construction before September 30. If this loan is for the construction of the 40
unit motel on his site, the project is wildly underfunded as the loan amount $550,000
represents a little more than half the probable construction cost. More significantly by the
terms of the loan he is required to have all permits in place so that construction can be
commenced not later than December 29, 1995 and completed by March 29, 1996. There is
just no conceivable way this loan could be of any use to him even if the moratorium were
immediately waived. If the petitioner wanted to show any hardship regarding financing, he
would have to show a financial statement, project budget, loan agreement or at least a
commitment letter and some sort of feasibility report. The . letter is at most a token showing
of some sort of conditional agreement regarding financing for an undefined project which
may have already expired. The petitioner does not have a loan commitment.
Adherence to the Moratorium Will Not Cause Any Damage
The petitioner lists eight harms which will result from adherence to the moratorium.
These seem to be a recapitulation of the points he has already raised, emphasizing the
damage to the community by his continuance of an illegal public nuisance at the site. The
main reason for the petition, and the underlying purpose behind this whole exercise, is finally
mentioned in this last section of the paper: the petitioner is concerned that the development
which he wishes to undertake may not be authorized under the new land use plan. Once
again, in attempting to articulate a reason to grant the waiver the petitioner has identified the
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most fundamental reason for instituting the moratorium; the City does not want new motels
being built which do not comply with the soon to be issued land use plan. It could not be
clearer that the harm sought to be avoided by the City in enacting the moratorium is exactly
the goal of the petitioner. The petitioner's complaint is that the moratorium is serving the
purposes for which it was enacted. The only question raised by the petitioner is why does
the City permit an admittedly notorious public nuisance?
There Is No Showing of "Undue Hardship"
In enacting the moratorium the City Council anticipated that it would create some
hardship on people seeking licenses and building permits in the identified activities which
were threatening the public health and welfare. The City Council determined that the harm
to the community was of such magnitude as to justify some hardship on the individuals
seeking governmental permission to engage in the threatening activities. The City Council,
however, permitted a waiver of the moratorium when it was manifestly unfair and worked an
"undue hardship" on an individual. The petitioner must show that his is a special case and
that he will suffer some great and immediate hardship if the moratorium is not lifted
promptly. There is absolutely no showing of any such circumstances. All of the petitioner's
difficulties will pass when new land use regulations are enacted and the moratorium is
terminated - all except his desire to avoid the new regulations which protect the livability of
the neighborhoods. The only undue hardships here are (1) those created by the petitioner's
operation of an illegal public nuisanc,e_and_(2) the hardships which will be inflicted on the
conununity if the petitioner is allowed to avoid the land use regulations being adopted by the
community.
Earlier this year the petitioner sought the same relief and was turned down. The
petitioner has offered no reason why the City Council should change its decision on his
petition. There is no showing of changed circumstances warranting a different result. He
has not provided the Council with a legitimate basis for reversing itself.
Conclusion
The petition requires the City Council to take quasi judicial action in determining
whether the petitioner is entitled to an exemption from the moratorium law under the
standards of Ordinance No.1689. In order to grant the petition the City Council is required
to make findings of fact which warrant the legal conclusion that the requirements of the
ordinance are satisfied. We respectfully submit that this is impossible.
There must be substantial evidence to support findings of fact. Freeburg v. Seattle,
71 Wn. App. 367, 859 P.2d 610 (1993). This means that the findings of fact must be
supported by evidence which "would convince an unprejudiced, thinking mind of the truth"
of the factual finding. Nord v. Shoreline Say. Ass'n., 116 Wn.2d 477, 486, 805 P.2d 800
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(1991). The findings must be specific; they cannot be conclusory. St. Clair v. Skagit
County, 43 Wn. App. 122, 715 P.2d 165 (1986). After reviewing the material submitted by
the petitioner, we are at a loss to imagine what findings might be entered which would
support the legal conclusion sought by the petitioner. If the petition is granted, it is difficult
to imagine how any similar request could be denied. Such an action would render the
moratorium meaningless and would be contrary to the law.
Very truly yours,
KOLER, ROSEN & FITZSIMMONS, P.S.
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FROM: Jane Cantu
DATE: April 6, 1994
RE: Blue Star Motel - Request for Waiver
RECEIVED
APR 7 1994
CONiivMUNF'FY
DEVELOPMENT
Attached.is the portion of the verbatim minutes containing the motions made at Monday's
council meeting regarding Blue Star's request for waiver. The remainder of the transcript
should be completed by the end of the week. Again, we're working in -house on both of
Monday's transcripts because our transcriptionist is not available this week.
Based upon Council's motions, the waiver was granted with 9 (nine) conditions as
follows:
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1. . Ensure grounds and public areas are clean and well maintained;
2. Install adequate building exterior and site lighting;
✓3. Install .a surveillance camera in the lobby;
✓4. Require the manager to live on premises, identify the current manager and
provide their work schedule to the Tukwila Police Department if
applicable;
V5. Install a sign in the lobby stating that management cooperates with City of
Tukwila Police in any investigation of the property;
f6. Require positive identification of all occupants of a room at time of
registration;
.17. Photocopy identification at registration and make this available to the
Tukwila Police Department at their request;
8. Incorporate exterior open stairwells into the design;
9. Any or all of these conditions may be removed upon written request of the
Chief of Police, concurrence of the Mayor, and notification to the Council.
John McFarland
Linda Cohen
Phone: (206) 433 -1800 • City Hall Fax (206) 433 -1833
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October 12, 1995
Page 7
CONCLUSION:
1. Denial of the waiver request would be consistent with the intent of the moratorium
to prevent further development of hotel units, which historically generate criminal
activity in the Highway 99 area, and to preclude expansion of these uses until the
Comprehensive Plan is revised and adopted.
2. Approval of the waiver request would serve the interests of the individual and be
consistent with the interests of the City to see the area along the 99 corridor
redeveloped to contemporary standards and with a regional use as envisioned in the
Draft Comprehensive Plan.
3. Denial of the waiver request would require the applicants to either retain the existing
motel units and the hardships associated with them or consider some other option
that is different than their current operation. Other options would necessitate new
financing.
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Denial of the waiver request would preclude the applicants' preferred use and a use
in their area of business expertise.
Approval of the waiver request would allow the applicant to proceed with a hotel
development proposal that would improve the physical appearance of the area. The
net effect on criminal activity is unknown, although a decrease is a possibility with
replacement of the old facility with a modern facility.
Approval of the waiver request would improve the Pacific Highway area's livability
by clearing regulatory obstacles to redevelopment of the site for a hotel.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve waiver subject to all applicable Tukwila Municipal Code
requirements and with the following specific conditions:
1. Require keyed access to structure and design the structure such that all rooms access
from internal hallways.
2. Require positive identification of all occupants of a room at time of registration.
3. Photocopy picture identification at registration and make this available to the Tukwila
Police Department at their request.
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Install a sign in the lobby stating that management cooperates with City of Tukwila
Police in any investigation of the property.
Install a surveillance camera in the lobby.
Require manager to live on premises, identify the current manager and provide their
work schedule to the Tukwila Police Department.
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CITY OF TUictfiaui
CITY CLERK
Tukwila City Council Members
6300 south Cantor Blvd.
Tukwila, WA 981.88
Dear Honorable city Council Members:
As you know, my family owns a parcel of land: at 4006 SuuLb
139th Street in Tukwila. The property currentlyis occupied by
an old motel which is semi operational due to the old condi-
tion. At the time we purchased the property and buildings it
we our intention to replace it with a niw updated facility.
The new buildings would operate in conjunction with our existing
businea,es (The Econo Lodge) which is adjacent to the old
structure.
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Sea -Tac Airport
13910 Pacific Highway South
Seattle, Washington 98168
206/244 -0810
800/446 -6661
Fax: 206/431 -9503
Unfortunately for our family and the surrounding neigh -
borhood, we have been prevented from b►*iiding a new facility due
to moratorium ordinance 1721.
We therefore respectfully request the Tukwila City Council
to grant a waiver as specified under section 3 of the
ordinance. This request is needed iv: order to prevent further
financial hardship to our family and to improve the current
quality of the surrounding neighborhood.
Thank you again for your consideration this important matter
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BEQUEST YOR WAIVER
TUKWILA ORDINANCE 1721
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The Wen Lin family own', property at 4006 South 139th Street,
Tukwila, which is currently occupied by an old motel which is a
negative impact to the adjacent properties, including 1r. Lin's
bueineen (the Boono Lodge),
Mr. Lin' a Econo Lodge attracts medium inoome and fixed
income travelers who visit the Tukwila area on business and
tourist trips that Average two or more days. The Lin's pur-
chasecl the old motel at 4006 South 139th Street with the intent
of replacing it prior to the areas annexation to the city.
Because of the moratorium, the Lin family has been prevented
from replacing the old facility. This has caused a negative
impact on the Lin family and the surrounding neighborhoods.
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The petitioners request meets the standards required for
approval as outlined in Section 3 of Ordinance #1721. By
granting the waiver and allowing Mr. Lin to build a new
facility, the Council would be meeting the intent of the
Ordinance. Replacing the old motel will help ensure publio
safety by reducing crime in the area. A newer facility such as
the "Boon* Lodge" will attract individuals who are in the
Tukwila area for longer stays and legitimate reasons.
The best interest of the city and the individual, property
owner are beet served by allowing redevelopment of the subject
property. By not allowing the waiver, the city will only create
a further problem for the Lin family and the surrounding
neighborhoods. The current state of the old motel attracts
undesirable activities which have a negative impact on the
neighborhood, including Mr. Lin's Econo Lodge.
■Local residents have signed a petition in favor of Mr. Lin's
project which would result with granting of the waiver request
by the Tukwila City council.
circumgta ties o ,,li ) i Gaused by the Moratorium
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The Lin family hail suffered both emotional, and economic
hardship because of strict adherence to the moratorium. Because
of .their inability to obtain a building permit for new strut-
turee, the old faoi.lity will only continue to decline. It will
be incapable of producing the needed revenue to be profitable.
Negative impacts will be telt by the Lin family and the sur-
rounding property owners do to a imminent business failure.
Failure to grant. the waiver requoot will lead to long -term
eCOnouic damage to the Lin family and surrounding property
owners. Resale of the subject property and buildings are very
unlikely due to the problems associated with the condition of
the buildings. Nearby property ownere will be forced to deal
with new problems that will occur with vacant buildings caused
by business failure.
The best interest cf the dity would not bo served by strict
adherence to the drdinence. Failure to grant the waiver will
result in lost jobs and tax revenue. The City can prevent
permanent financial hardship by granting the waiver request.
This will also protect the interest of the surrounding neighbor-
hoods which are better served by redevelopment of the property.
Mr. Lien's waiver request meets the standards set forth in
Section 3, of Ordinance No. 1721. Granting the request i.e both
in the interest of the City of Tukwila and the Lin family.
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Request for Waiver
Section 3, Tukwila Ordinance No. 1721
1. Intent of the moratorium
City's intent of the moratorium is to improve the
livability, the public health & safety of the area. The
proposed modernization project serves the same purposes.
The strict enforcement of the moratorium is counter to its
intent. The continuing operation of the old facility
(locatin shown in Attachment 1) creates a nuisance to the
• community. The new clientele from the modernized facility
will totally replace the undesirable crime-prone elements
from the street.
2. The best interests of the City weight against the
interests of the individual
The interest of the city is to exclude certain types of
development by re-zoning most of the properties on the
Highway 99 corridor to the neighborhood commercial (C-1).
However, in the Preliminary Draft Development Regulations
published on August 10, 1995, the most troublesome
businesses such as taverns are allowed in the proposed
zoning. It should be pointed out that most of the guest
dissatisfaction staying in the Econo Lodge in the form of
complaint either directly to the.staff, on the comment
sheets, or to the Choice Hotels International franchise is
the hotel location. The guests in the Econo Lodge
experience violent scenes in front of the tavern next door.
Over 80% of the Econo Lodge hotel guests have reservation
(through franchise or hotel toll-free line), with balance
from the shoppers at the Sea-Tac airport hotel courtesy
phonesamd walk-ins. Due to its notoriety in the area
(north of Highway 518), there are very few walk-in guests in
the Econo Lodge. With few exceptions, we only take
reservations with either credit card guarantee or advance
deposit. Over 90% of the guests use credit card for
payment, very little cash transaction is involved in
contrast to the all-cash transactions in the old facility.
The Econo Lodge guests represents a good majority of the
decent people walking down the highway (between the hotel
and Country Vittle restaurant) for breakfast, lunch and
dinner. The presence of the hotel guests can only improve
the livability, public safety and health of the area. The
presence of more decent people on the highway will reclaim
the street.
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The interests of the individual are:
1). The overhead for operating the 17-unit old facility is
very high with very little income, so is the operation of
the 47 units of the Econo Lodge as a hotel. The plan since
1989 is to have about 100 units in order to be profitable in
the hotel business. The application of a building permit to
the King County is shown in Attachment 2.
2). The plan since 1989 is to replace the insecure, crime-
attracting old motel facility with an enclosed,
• architecturally accented hotel building. It will ensure the
maximum security for hotel guests. This will also help the
livability of the surrounding neighborhood.
3). Elimination of the additional burden of the owners,
hotel staff and the City in dealing with the undesirable
clientele can be achieved by replacing the crime-attractive
facility with a modern structure. Revitalization of the
neighborhood can take a giant step forward.
' 3. Circumstances and hardship caused by the moratorium
1). Financially - The overhead for operating the 17-unit old
facility is very high.with very little income, so is the
operation f the 47 units of the Eco Lodge as a hotel
pera on no o .
The plan since 1989 is to have about 100 units in order to
be profitable in the hotel operation.
2). Operational - Staff have to call 911 or non-emergency
police number to deal with activities surrounding the old
facility. Abuse from clientele to the owners and hotel
staff are every day chores. This attributes to the • frequent
• turnover of the staff.
3). Security - Existing old facility has absolutely no
security, only outlaw will stay in such facility. This
induces nuisance to the neighborhood and the community in
general.
4). Maintenance - Frequent damages of the facility by the
renters combined with its old age, the maintenance of the
old facility is a major taskv if possible at all.
Housekeepers constantly complain the amount of trashes and •
the condition of the rooms when vacated.
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4. The damage that could result from strict adherence to the
moratorium
1). Financially - The current damage is the on-going
financial hardship which also has a negative impact of the
adjacent property. The long-term hardship will be the
complete loss of the existing business and loss of the
investment in the property and building due to the
incapability to attract new investors because of the
creation of the non-conforming failing business.
2). The annexation of the area in 1990 cost the financing
opportunity in 1990. Hotel business continues to suffer
financially and operationally. The current loan commitment
will soon expire again (Attachment 3).
3). Hotel staff and owners continue to suffer the abuses
from the clientele from the old facility, resulting in the
• high turn-over of the staff.
4). Perception of hotel business from the Econo Lodge guests
The existing setting of the old facility prompts the guest
complaints regarding the location and scenes surrounding the
Econo Lodge hotel. Mr. Mark Kim has been persuaded to make
good faith commitment to get rid of the mobile home park to
the south (Attachment 4).
5). Perception of the hotel business from the community
All the neighbors are aware the problems from the old
facility. Almost all of these contacted for survey signed
the petition to the city urging the city to allow us to
modernize the old facility (Attachment 5).
6). If the old facility becomes a non-conforming land use as
proposed in the current Preliminary Draft Development
Regulations, the situation will deteriorate. Owners, staff,
and community will continue to suffer. Change of owners, if •
feasible at all, will not change the condition.
7). Damage to the hotel reputation will continue - from
guests, travel agents, franchise and neighbors.
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8?. Darnage to the neighborhood and community
Burden to the neighborhood and the City will continue if the
old facility cannot be modernized. Even the F_cc'no Lodge has
Participated in virtually all the Police /Apartment Manager's
brain - storm meetings, Highway 99 Merchant Association
(proposed name: , enrolled in the full -day crime prevention
class, involved in the Highway 99 Task Farce and cooperated
with the Tukwila Felice Department in every mariner, the
crimes surrounding the old facility cannot be circumvented.
• The criminal activities take place simply because the cold
fay, it ity provi.des an ideal setting for the crime
environment. The majority of the illegal activities do not.
involve the guests staying in that facility. Police
involvement surrounding that facility is every day's matter.
The Mayor announced that the City would start billing for
the police calls. The burden to the business and the City
is obvious, and will continue to c_iet wo "se unless the waiver
request is granted„
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Seattle', WA 981(01
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Dear Mr. i, i n :
The fol.l.(?S'!1nU ia'3O:I I. IrltloI, inf'•)rrtlal i.o11 i. f•.'•!' •(1(•tl lt; ('r:11! .1111.i(?
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2. Please submit %'. temporary Sediment ,jli't l•.r OIl 1r,tr1 (''.)ritro1.
plan. P':ov i.tit' c) (lownslr(J;911► 1Illa l y:: i s frr( 1/4 (q d mile.
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t:eferenc'e r3c:ci.i(:ra 505 (s), Uniform I.i'IJ1rli.nq .ode. Please
show two exits from the rbor deck, Or,•,n•i nq between
csecond, • t_hi r d %'rnrl .fo1.tr. th f'l.00r noI' r1:lt.Ili t I.I.?i.1 • i1►11 es1, an
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floors. I,rc :)a.r:'••I.eti openings, etc.
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Units I) ,ind E. I tlr,se equ.ipr:d with (:pi'' wilt require
separate review by the Ki.nig County It(2 :3I'!li Iiepdrt_lr.lmk;
please cont-ri' °:t• John McAlerney at P:16-47:77.
6.' Please show 1'1(:.-11 .ion of fire wall F:ctr;'.'iteent. on site p1dn.
7: Landing at stairway #3 is not adequate at garayet Extent
one stairway to the roof, 'section 3306 (o) , Uniform
131.rilding Code arid provide c i a ss 1 standpipe:.
8. If raised porch 'area, show curb cuts. Show mechanical
ventilat ion for. (8-1) parking gariaye, reference; section
705, Uniform Building Code.
9. Redesign. corridor so as to eliminate (lead end at north-
west corner.
Until this information is recei.ved your application is on
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February. 15, 1989
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hold. Questions about the required information should be
directed to John Rao .at 2')6 -6600 between the 'lours of 9:00 to
: 3:00. The Permit. Center will keep your application for 6O
days. if the above infetmatiori is not received within that
time your application will be canceled. continuation of the
project after: thot time will .tegr.r.i.te submission of a new
application.
Please submit ail of the requested information together with
the enclosed foxlni. The requested information must be
submitted thr.ouulr v Commercial Permit Technician at the
Commercial Permit c.'or.rn1.cr in the l:.ast};ointr. Plaza Office
Building, Suite A. 3600 136th Place SF:, Bellevue, W1\ 98006.
Sincerely,
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Suns Lau, ;.ii:e Development Review Engineer_
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6200 Southcenter Boulevard
Tukwila, Washington 98188
(206) 433-1849
PRE - APPLICATION CHECKLIST
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Pre -app File #
PRE- APP - 027 -89
FOR STAFF USE ONLY
Project Name:Airport Motor Inn
Meeting Date 9 -21 -89 Time 2:30 Site Address:4006 S 139 St
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Compliance � h the Zoning Code (Title 18).
Obtain the following permits /approvals:
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Boundary Line Adjustment
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- Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Conditional Use Permit
- Design Review
Design Review- Interurban
Environmental (SEPA)
Planned Mixed Use Development
Planned Residential Development
Rezone
Shoreline Management Permit
Shoreline Management Permit Rev.
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from City of Tukwila
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Towne Sank
COMMUNITY BUSINESS BANKING
August 31, 1995
Mr. Wen Fan Lin
Econo Lodge
13910 Pacific Highway South
Seattle, WA 98168
Re: Econo Lodge loan approval
Dear Mr. Lin,
Towne Bank and the Small Business Administration approved a loan for Econo Lodge
construction in the amount of $550,000 on December 29, 1994.
This authorization is subject to the first disbursement of the loan being made no later than
12 months from its approval date, which would be December 29, 1995 and the last
disbursement being no later than 15 months from the date of the approval, or March 29,
1996.
I thought it advisable to inform you at this time of these two critical dates.
The Small Business Administration has made a number of changes in their 7A guarantee
• programs in 1995. I would not want to see this original commitment to you jeopardized
by you not being able to meet the deadlines for funding.
The Small Business Administration's fiscal year ends on September 30. It is at this time
that SBA has funds allocated for guaranteeing loans throughout the next fiscal year.
However, the SBA has reduced the percentages of guarantees on approved loans .
substantially in 1995 to assure that funds would be available through the end of the fiscal
year, ending September 30, 1995. •
Although your loan is approved, we can not be certain that funds will be available after
Septembei 30th, 1995. Please keep me advised on the progress of your construction
project, keeping in mind the Small Business Administrations fiscal year end and also the
date you must meet the first disbursal on your approved loan. It is not in your best
interest to delay your project beyond the dates mentioned previously. If you have any
questions, please give me a call, 486 -2265. .
Sincerel
ohn M. Lloyd
Vice President
Woodinville Bellevue
17530 132nd Avenue N.E. • P.O. Bus 645 •12000 N.E. 8th Street
Wrxxlinv,illc, WA 98072 • Bellevue, WA 98005
(206) 486.2265 Fax (206) 481.9745 (206) 451.2125 Fax (206) 646.4255
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Mark Kim
Southgate Mobil Home Park
14005 42nd Ave. S.
Tukwila, WA 98168
Phone: 243 -7003
Fax: 244 -2911
August 21, 1995
Mr. Dwight McLean
Member of Highway 99 Task Force Committee
c/o Econo Lodge
13910 Pacific Highway S.
Tukwila, WA 98168
Dear Mr. McLean:
Yesterday, I had a chance to sit down with Mr. Wen Lin of the Econo Lodge to discuss
the future development of my property, currently operated as a mobil home park south
of his property. Hr. Lin frankly informed me of the public perception of my operation
at this mobil home park and portrayed it as a public nuisance to the neighborhood. Mr.
Lin described to me that the Tukwila Planning Commission and the City Council are
looking for a tract to create a Neighborhood Commercial Center between S. 137th (if
extended) and S. 154th Street to.serve as town center and community focal point, as
spelled out in the draft Comprehensive Plan. He pointed out that with the combination
of the size (3+ acres) and location, my property is the best candidate for such
facility, and persuaded me to seriously consider such proposal. I think this is the
best proposal I have ever been approached. I am looking for a joint venture if such
development proposal should materialize.
Mr. Lin suggested that I write to you since you are a member of the Highway 99 Task
force chartered to revitalize the Highway corridor and make it a safer place for the
residents to live and business owners to do business. I wish the City and the
community will change their perception on my operation and recognize that I want to be
considered a legitimate businessman with goals that are in harmony with the community.
In order to further promote the image of myself I wish to project, I have joined the
Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce in hopes realigning my goals with the 99 Task
force, the City of Tukwila and the Business community. I hope this commitment on my
part to eliminate the crime - attracting element of the mobil home park and to provide
a community recognizable Highway 99 Neighborhood Center will help everyone recognize
that I am also deeply concerned about the livability of our community. We will work
together henceforth to improve the image of the corridor and to create a prosperous
residential and business community.
Sincerely,
PE'1'1'I10N 10 REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 1721 IN 'I.11E CHIC OF IUKWILA
The city of Tukwila has issued an of (finance not to issue the brtsine ss license and building pet mits
for hotels, motel, tavern and Ike like along Iliglrway 99 cot! idor. 'lire goal is to improve the
neighbothood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the Highway 99 corridor.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the tr.rn -down buildings to the
notth, known as Aitpott Motel, awl to build a modern facility to fallow the example of Larry
Mat ket. the existing tun-down motel buildings are nth active to the ct iminnl elements fi om the
highway. Curt ent ordinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is due to expite on Ante 20. however, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on Jame 12, 1995. If you cat a about the ct ime reduction along the Pacific Highway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to tevitalize the at eas, please sign your name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital impr ovement to take place along the Highway 99
neighborhood.
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The city of Tukwila has issued an at dinance not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Highway 99 corridor: the goal is to improve the
neighbothood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the Higghway 99 corridor.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take do vn the ttm -down buildings to the
mil), known as Alt port Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example ofL.arty
Matket. The existing tun-down motel buildings are alit active to the criminal elements. om the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighbothood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is due to a pite on June 20. however, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. If yon cat e about the et ime reduction along the Pacific Highway
corridor and snppott Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the areas. please sign your narne below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighbothood.
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The city of Tukwila has issued an ordinance not to issue the business license and building pet mils
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Highway 99 corridor. the goal is to improve the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the highway 99 con idor.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immedinte plan to take down the tnn- down buildings to the
notth, known as Aitpott Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Lary
T 1 uket. The existing tun- down motel buildings are attractive to the ct itninal elements from the
highway. Current ordinance snakes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is due to exj'ite on June 20. However, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. If you care about the crime reduction along the Pacific Iiighway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the at ens, please sign gout name below to
tepeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
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The city of Tukwila has issued an of dinance not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavetn and the like along Highway 99 cots idor. The goal is to improve the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the highway 99 corridor:
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the run -down buildings to the
notth, krtovvn as Alt pot Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Latry
Market. the existing rtm -down motel buildings are atit active to the ct iminat elements fi om the
highway. Current ordinance snakes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
'the ordinance is due to expite on Tine 20. however, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. If you cate about the crime reduction along the Pacific Highway
corridor and suppott Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the areas, please sign your name below to
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The city of Tukwila has issued an of dinance not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Highway 99 con idor. 'The goal is to improve the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
however, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the Highway 99 cots idor.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the tun - clown buildings to the
north, known as Airport Motel, and to build a modetn facility to follow the example of Latty
Market. 'Ihe existing rim-down motel buildings are nth active to the criminal elements from the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is clue to expire on Jane 20. However, the city is. planning to renew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. If you cat a abort the crime reciuctibtt►along the Pacific highway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the area;?, please sign your name below to
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The city of Tukwila has issued an ordinance not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Highway 99 con idor. The goal is to improve the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
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For example, the Econo Lodge has an inunediate plan to take, down the run -dove n buildings to the
north, known as Aitpott Motel, and to build a ntodetn facility to follow the example of Larry
Matket. The existing tun -down motel buildings are attractive to the et iminal elements from the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighbothood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is due to expire on June 20. however, the city is planning to t enew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1995. If you care about the crime reduction along the Pacific Highway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the areas, please sign your name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighbor hood.
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The city of'Iitkwila has issued an of dinanc.e not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavetn and the like along highway 99 colt idor. The goal is to imps ove the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also trrakes the capital improvetnent impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability afire Highway 99 cots idor.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an itntnedinte plan to take down Ihe tun -down buildings to the
north, known as Aitpott Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Larry
Matket. The existing run -down motel buildings are nib active to the ct itninal elements from the
highway. Current otdinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is due to expite on June 20. however, the city is planning to renew it in the public
heating on June 12, 1995. if you cat a about the crime reduction along the Pacific IIighway
cotridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the at ens, please sign your natne below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing cnpitat improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighborhood.
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The city of Tukwila has issued an or (finance not to issue the liminess license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Higlnvay 99 corridor. 'Ihe goal is to improve the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the Highway 99 corridor.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the nui -down buildings to the
north, known as Air pot t Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Larry
Market. The existing run -down motel buildings are alit active to the criminal elements Rom the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is due to expire on June 20. However, the city is planning to renew it in the public
heating on June 12, 1995. If you care abont the crime reduction along the Pacific Highway
corridor and support Econo Locige's. plan to revitalize the atea4, please sign your name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighbor hood.
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for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Highway 99 colt idor. 'Ihe goal is to improve the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
liowevet, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
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For example. the Econo Lodge has nu immediate plan to take down the titn -clown buildings to the
notth, known as Airport Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Larry
Market. 'Ihe existing rim- down motel buildings ate attractive to the criminal elements from the
highway. Gutr ent ordinance makes this neighbothood beautification impossible.
']he ordinance is due to expiteon Time 20. Ilowever•, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hear ing on ,hone 12, 1995. If yon cat e about the crime recinc•tion along the Pacific highway
corridor and support Econo i_odge's plan to revitalize the nt ens. please sign your name below to
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The city of'Iitkwila has issued an of dinance not to issue the business license and building permits
for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along Highway 99 con idor. The goal is to improve the
neighbothood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also awakes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
are going to improve the livability of the Highway 99 con icier.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the Inn -down buildings to the
north, known as Ait pot t Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Larry
Market. the existing rim -down motel buildings ate atiractive to the ct iminal elements from the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighbothood beautification impossible.
The ordinance is due to expire on June 20. However, the city is planning to renew it in the public
heat ing on Jane 12, 1995. If you care about the ct ime t eduction along the Pacific Ilighsvay
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the at ens. please sign your name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighborhood.
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for hotels, motel, tavern and the like along highway 99 colt idor. The goal is to improve the
neighborhood livability, public health and safety.
However, this ordinance also makes the capital improvement impossible, which is essential if we
me going to improve the livability of the highway 99 corridor.
For example, the Econo Lodge has an immediate plan to take down the rhhn- ctr. «n buildings to the
north, known as Airport Motel, and to build a modern facility to follow the example of Larry
Market. The existing nm -down motel buildings are attractive to the cr iminal elements from the
highway. Current ordinance makes this neighborhood beautification impossible.
'Ihe ordinance is due to expire on June 20. however, the city is planning to renew it in the public
hearing on June 12, 1993. if you care abort the crime reduction along the Pacific highway
corridor and support Econo Lodge's plan to revitalize the areas, please sign your name below to
repeal this moratorium by allowing capital improvement to take place along the Highway 99
neighborhood.
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