HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-01-13 Committee of the Whole MinutesTUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
January 13, 1997 Tukwila City Hall
7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER
Councilmembers present
Planning Commission
Members present
Planning Commission
Members absent
OFFICIALS
CITIZEN'S COMMENTS
SPECIAL ISSUES
Commercial /Industrial Design
Guidelines
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
MINUTES
Joint City Council/Planning Commission Workshop
Council President Jim Haggerton called the Committee of The
Whole meeting to order and led the audience in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
JOE DUFFLE; JOAN HERNANDEZ; JIM HAGGERTON,
Council President; ALLAN EKBERG; STEVE MULLET; PAM
CARTER, PAM LINDER.
DAVID LIVERMORE, VERN MERYHEW, GEORGE MAUNA,
GRANT NEISS.
KATHRYN STETSON, SHERRYL GUNNELS, HENRY
MARVIN.
JOHN MCFARLAND, City Administrator; LUCY
LAUTERBACH, Council Analyst; STEVE LANCASTER, DCD
Director; JACK PACE, Senior Planner; DIANA PAINTER,
Associate Planner.
None.
Steve Lancaster, DCD Director, explained that the purpose of
tonight's joint workshop was to "kick -off' an important element of
our 1997 work program, which is the development of
commercial /industrial design guidelines. He said the City
currently has detailed design review guidelines for multi family
housing, and is nearing completion of detailed guidelines for the
Highway 99 corridor. This new effort will provide a similar level
of design guidance for the Tukwila Urban Center and other
commercial and industrial areas within the City. With that,
Lancaster introduced John Hoffman.
John Hoffman, Urban Design Consultant, gave a slide presentation
depicting different areas of the City where the building stock and
development character can be improved. Hoffman stated that the
commercial and commercial /industrial areas in Tukwila are unique,
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January 13, 1997
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Commrcl /Indstrl Dsgn
Guidelines (Cont'd)
REPORTS
in that there is a healthy mix of land uses in most areas, but a
limited number of buildings types that house these uses. In order
to retain economic vitality over time, buildings and developments
must continue to be viable for a number of different land uses or be
easily converted.
Diana Painter, Associate Planner, commented that the only
decision expected tonight relates to the manner in which design
guidelines will be organized and applied (the "regulatory
alternatives" for administering design guidelines). She said staff
favors a "design district" approach. The first step in this process is
to identify the physical characteristics of development that are
desirable or undesirable, and the functional patterns that make
them work.
A discussion ensued with Councilmembers expressing concerns in
being able to attain many of the design- oriented goals without
buying into the design districts concept. The Zoning Code,
adopted with the Comprehensive Plan, allows for a wide array of
land uses in most districts. The Council would like to make sure
that the Comprehensive Plan is reflected within the district that's
associated with the Zoning Code. They want to remain flexible;
the guidelines should encourage, not discourage development or
redevelopment. The Council also commented that new models for
development should only be addressed when existing patterns do
not achieve the vision established by the Comprehensive Plan.
Lancaster seeing the many differences of opinion as to which
direction to go, stated that he and his staff will go back to the table
to figure out something that everybody can agree on and return at a
future joint session for review and discussion.
It was the consensus of the Council to have staff put together a
package linking the Design District Concept to the Comprehensive
Plan for those zoning districts that are dispersed throughout the
City, then forward to a future joint session Council/Planning
Commission meeting for further review and discussion.
Councilmember Hernandez announced that she plans to attend the
Human Services Roundtable meeting this Thursday (health
permitting).
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January 13, 1997
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Reports (Cont'd) Councilmember Carter announced there will be an ACC meeting
this week and encouraged those willing to attend.
Council President Haggerton announced that he will be assuming
the responsibility of being the official delegate to ACC; Carter will
serve as the Alternate.
Haggerton also reminded the Council of tomorrow night's Council
Workshop at 6:00 p.m. in Conference Room #3, to discuss Sign
Code revisions. The public is also invited.
ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY DUFFIE, SECONDED BY MULLET, TO
9:13 P.M. ADJOURN THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
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