Planning 2011-01-27 Minutes - Board of Architectural Review - Taco Time at 15037 Tukwila International Boulevard

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City of Tukwila Planning Commission/BAR Board Of Architectural Review (BAR) PC Minutes Date: Januai 27, 2011 Time: 6:')0 PM Location: City Hall Council Chambers Present: Margaret Bratcher, Chair, Lynn Peterson, Vice Chair, Commissioners, Bill Arthur, Brooke Alford, Thomas McLeod, and Louise Strander Staff: Nora Gierloff, Deputy DCD Director, Brandon Miles, Senior Planner, and Wynetta Bivens, Planning Commission Secretaiy Commissioner Arthur moved for Commissioner Batcher to assume the position as Chair, and moved for Commissioner Peterson to assume the position as Vice Chair. Commissioner Bratcher accepted the position as Chair. Chair Bratcher opened the public hearing at 6:30 PM, and swore in those wishing to provide testimony. She explained that the public hearing would require two decisions, 1) BAR, Design Review, and 2) PC, Parking Variance. Minutes: Commissioner Strander made a motion to adopt the December 9, 2010 minutes and Commissioner Arthur seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. Topic: CASE NUMBER: L 10 -077 and L 11 -004 APPLICANT: Taco Time REQUEST: Taco Time has requested Design Review approval to construct a ne'kv restaurant with site improvements. As part of the project the parking lot will be reconfigured and new landscaping will be installed. The existing Tavern located on the site will be demolished. The applicant has also requested a Parking Variance for a 25 percent reduction in the City's minimum parking requirements. LOCATION: 15037 Tukwila International Bhd Brandon Miles, Senior Planner, Department of Community Development entered into the record comments received by email and a letter on 1/27/11, from the Citv of SeaTac. He asked the BAR the appearance of fairness questions. He explained that there would be a combined public hearing and one staff report on the entire project, and that testimony could be provided on either the Design Review and /or the proposed Parking Variance. Typically, the Parking Variance would be reviewed bv_ the Hearing Examiner but since there is also a TNpe 4 decision, the application Nvas combined so that there is only one hearing. Normally the project would need to meet the Design Review requirements but since the project is on the TIB corridor staff has deferred to the TIB development standards, landscape standards, and sign code. The Parking Variance is covered under TMC 18. 56. The site currently contains three parcels. The north parcel will remain and stand alone with a commercial building on the site, and Taco Time will be constructed on the other two parcels. A PoNverPoint presentation 'kvas given on the proposed project. Page n of 4