Planning 2012-08-23 Minutes - Public Hearing - TMC 18.28 Tukwila Urban Center

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City of Tukwila Planning Commission Planning Commission (PC) Public Hearing Minutes Date: August 23, 2012 Time: 6:30 PM Location: City Hall Council Chambers Present: Brooke Alford, Chair; Thomas McLeod, Vice Chair; Commissioners, Louise Strander, David Shumate, Mike Hansen, Sharon Mann, and Cassandra Hunter Staff: Nora Gierloff, Deputy Director; Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner, and Wynetta Bivens, Planning Commission Secretary Chair Alford opened the public hearing at 6:30 PM. Nora Gierloff, Deputy Director, Department of Community Development introduced the two new Planning Commission Members, Sharon Mann, and Cassandra Hunter. The Planning Commissioners introduced themselves to the new PC members. Minutes: Additions to 6/28/12 minutes Commissioner Strander requested the following three items which she raised questions on at the 6/28/12 meeting to be added to the minutes to reflect her questions. :(I) Regulations on the maximum block size; (2) Neighborhood corridors, street designation; and (3) Regulations for public frontage. Revision to 6/28/12 minutes Commission McLeod requested that on the bottom of page 1, that the last line of text, which reads, "to something more understandable" be revised to read, "not limited specifically to four sided buildings Commissioner McLeod made a motion to approve the 6/28/12 minutes as amended. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion, all were in favor. Chair Alford swore in those that wished to testify. Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner, Department of Community Development gave some background on the planning process for the Southcenter Plan. The process started in the year 2000, with a 1.5 million dollar grant that the City received to create a plan for the Urban Center. Staff looked at existing conditions from 2005 -2008, held six workshops, and a number of City Council and Planning Commission worksessions. The first draft of the document was completed in 2008 -2009, which was sent back by the PC for more work. The current draft is the revised version of the plan. The overall project goals were; consistency with State and County policy regarding Urban Centers; keeping Southcenter competitive and active; accommodate the 2030 growth targets mandated by King County; look at improvements needed to support the plan; develop and implement regulations and guidelines to help achieve the plan; and look at the potential environmental impacts from implementation of the plan. A brief overview was also provided on the public hearing documents. Ms. Miranda directed people to the website for documents or more information. TESTIMONY: Martin Durkan Jr. spoke on behalf of the Desimone Mellon Trust of New York who has property in Tukwila. Mr. Durkan provided the PC with two handouts. He said that currently the proposed threshold for public hearing Design Review is for developments that have over 20 units and he is requesting that Administrative Design Review be allowed for projects with up to 50 units before public hearing Design Page 1 of 5