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City of Tukwila
Planning Commission
Board of Architectural Review(BAR) Meeting Minutes
Date: March 27, 2014
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
Present: Chair, Louise Strander; Commissioners Brooke Alford, Sharon Mann, Cassandra Hunter
and Miguel Maestas
Absent: Vice Chair, Mike Hansen and Commissioner, Thomas McLeod
Staff: Nora Gierloff, Deputy Director; Minnie Dhaliwal, Planning Supervisor; Moira Bradshaw,
Senior Planner; and Wynetta Bivens, Planning Commission Secretary
Minutes: Commissioner Maestas made a motion to approve the February 27, 2014 minutes.
Commissioner Mann seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
Chair Strander called the public hearing to order and s
At 6:30 PM Chair Strander opened the public hearing.
CASE NUMBER:
APPLICANT:
REQUEST:
e in those wishing to testify.
L13 -0044 Design Review
Tukwila Village Associates, LLC
Tukwila Village Project Phase 2 Descriptions:
Two mixed use buildings (Building D and Building E) and site
improvements including sidewalks driveways on -site parking
landscaping and 'refuse /reeding area.
building D -five floors of residential over one story +mezzanine of
office /commercial service and parking uses; includes 78 parking stalls (49
in a garage and 29 on surface); 68 senior housing units and 14 150 square
feet of commercial space.
Building E - four> floors of residential over one story +mezzanine of
commercial/retail/office and parking uses; includes 122 parking stalls (103
in a gauge and 19 on surface); 125 senior housing units and 3,20
0 square
feet of commercial space.
LOCATION:
94 acres on the south side of South 144th Street the east side of Tukwila
International Boulevard.
Moira Bradshaw, Senior Planner, Department of Community Development, asked the Commissioners
the appearance of fairness questions. Commissioner Strander disclosed as a citizen she has attended
community meetings where Tukwila Village has been the topic of discussion and she has been the
recipient of emails that were sent to the community regarding the project. She stated she could be
unbiased and fair. Commissioner Mann disclosed as the co -chair of the TIBAC group she has been
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interested in the development of the project but she has not been involved in any of the planning and
stated she could be unbiased and fair. There were no objections to the Commissioners hearing the case.
Ms. Bradshaw gave the presentation for staff. She provided a summary of the BAR's role, and gave an
overview of the review process. She noted as part of negotiations that an additional five feet in height is
allowed for Building D, which is proposed to be 70 feet. She also went over the project statistics,
discussed building design, the adjacent site, and the compatibility of Phase land Phase 2. Staff
recommends approval with revised conditions, which were entered into the record as Attachment H.
There were seven conditions recommended in the staff report, staff is recommending five conditions in
the revised attachment. Ms. Bradshaw also addressed questions from the Commissioners.
Brian Park, gave the presentation for the applicant, he discussed how paring for different phases was
planned He stated they exceeded the parking requirement in Phase 2 and that the extra parking stalls will
be available to the other phases of the project. He noted that they do not expect to have any security
issues. Mr. Park stated that the applicant concurs with staff, and the conditions are mostly acceptable.
However, they think there are some excessive and micromanaged requests.
Diana Keyes and Chris Peterson, for the applicant,:
exterior space, and answered questions.
over general concepts of the building and
Commissioner Mann asked a number of questions and communicated a number of concerns. She
expressed security concerns with the area along the south wall of Building E, the lack of visibility and
low lighting attracting unwanted attention. The King County parking adjacent to the units on the east side
is confusing and a potential parking management problem. She also stated that the pedestrian crossing of
S. 144"' Street needed to be different from the mid -block crossings on Tukwila International Boulevard
(TIB). She stated that "the in- pavement blinking lights do not work and overhead lighting is needed" and
that she is looking for some improvements."
Commissioner Mann suggested that TIB' should be referred to as Tukwila International Boulevard in the
documentation so it is portrayed in a softer manner, such as an avenue in the residential neighborhood.
TESTIMONY:
Pam Carter, citizen, testified in support of the project, stating she was excited to see phase 2. She also
complimented the applicant on the focal point at the corner of 144"' International Boulevard (TIB) unlike
the library that chose to ignore the corner
Coletha Albert, citizen, testified in opposition of the plan for buildings D and E. She stated she wants to
be able to walk in her neighborhood from TIB and to have a project in which they can be proud. She
asked if they can do better.
Bonnie Parrish, citizen, was in support of the project, and said that it works very well with Phase 1. She
also commented on the applicant's hard work on doing a good job of involving all of the members of the
community.
There was no further testimony.
The public hearing was closed.
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The BAR deliberated.
The Commission expressed their thanks to the applicant and staff and was in consensus that it was a great
project.
Commissioner Alford made a motion to approve Case Number L13 -0044 Design Review with staff's
finding, recommendations and conditions as listed.
Commissioner Mann amended the motion to approve Case Number L13 -0044 Design Review with
staff's, finding, and recommendations with the five revised conditions per Attachment H, dated March 25,
2014. Commissioner Maestas seconded the motion. All were in favor.
Director's Report:
• Nora Gierloff informed the Commissioners there will not be a worksession in April.
• It was Commissioner Hunter's last day on the Planning Commission Board. Nora
Gierloff presented her with a plaque and thanked her for serving on the Planning
Commission.
Adjourned: 9:05 PM
Submitted by: Wynetta Bivens
Planning Commission Secreta
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