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Home My WebLink AboutPermit 79-28-W - OAK HARBORFREIGHT LINES - TRUCK TERMINAL PARKING WAIVER79-28-w 6350 south 143rd street oak harbor freight lines truck terminal parking 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER COUNCIL. MEMBERS PRESENT APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION ak Harbor Frt. Waiver Application Aden O'Dell Waiver Application. Prop. Ord. approving LID #25, and Prop. Res. to sell LID #25 Bonds. Prop. Ord. relating to non - conforming signs & amending Ord. #773. Prop. Ord. amending 1980 Budget to establish rev. & approp. for the City's participation in Housing & Comm. Block Grant Program. Budget adjustment requests by Parks Recreation. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Council Chambers MINUTES Council President Saul called the Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. MABEL J. HARRIS, GEORGE D. HILL, DANIEL J. SAUL, Council President, DORIS PHELPS, GARY L. VAN DUSEN. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 11, 1980 BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. MOTION CARRIED. I1r. David Vander Pol, Oak Harobr Freight, said his company would like to hold the application open as terms for acquiring additional property have not been formalized. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE OAK HARBOR FREIGHT WAIVER APPLICATION BE TABLED UNTIL THE APPLICANT WISHES TO HAVE IT CONSIDERED. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY VAN DUSEN, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADEN O'DELL WAIVER APPLICATION BE HELD ON MARCH 10, 1980. MOTION CARRIED. MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION ON LID 725 BE CONSIDERED AT A LATER TIME IN THE MEETING SO THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN BE PRESENT. MOTION CARRIED, WITH SAUL AND VAN DUSEN VOTING NO. Council President Saul stated that Ordinance No. 773, Section 010 (3) was changed to show conformance with the requirements of the code must be within eight rather than the previous seven years from the effective date of the code. Al Pieper, Building Official, stated he would like a new sign ordinance. MOVED BY PHELPS, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE RELATING TO NON - CONFORMING SIGNS AND AMENDING SECTION 010 (3) BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. PROPOSED ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 773, 3, 1980 REGULAR Don Williams, Recreation Supervisor, explained the need for the ordinance. MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY PHELPS, THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1980 BUDGET AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 1139 IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH REVENUE AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MARCH 3, 1980 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. Don Williams, Recreation Supervisor, reviewed his memorandum dated January 22, 1980 stating some of the projects discussed during the review of the 1980 budget which the City had wanted to fund with bloc grant dollars cannot be funded that way. Since none of the items were funded it was his understanding they would be reviewed again by the Council in 1980, possibly funding them from the 301 Land Acquisition, Building, and Development Fund. Ron Swanson, Finance Director, has stated the funds can be made available from the 301 Account by Budget Formal Motion. The projects were in the total amount of S13,600 and includes bleachers, Community Center roof (approved February 4, 1980), gym lights, miscellaneous electrical repairs, gutters and downspouts, and Community Center fencing. Councilman Hill asked about the number of lights required in the gym Mr. Williams stated it involved five lights. Councilman Hill stated he felt the tennis courts at the park should be well lighted as a number of people like to play tennis at night and lights deter crime TO: FROM: 1908 MC /mkb II. STAFF COMMENT City of Tukwila 6200 Southcenter Boulevard Tukwila Washington 98188 Frank Todd, Mayor MEMORANDUM Hon. Mayor & Members of the City Council Mark Caughey, Acting Planning Director DATE: 19 February 1980 SUBJECT: 79-28-2 OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES WAIVER I. APPLICATION HISTORY 10 Sept. 79 - Council considers application for preliminary waiver - refers application to Planning Comm. for advisory input. 25 Oct. 79 - Planning Comm. re- commends approval of the waiver, provided that adequate peripheral landscaping is provided. 5 Nov. 79 - Preliminary waiver application returned to City Council; applicant requested continuance. Frankly, staff finds very little guidance to the Council from the Planning Comis- sion's advisory action. Prior to making their decision on this matter, the Comis- sion was presented with a concise overview of comprehensive plan land use policy conflicts which was not consulted or discussed at the 25 October meeting. There- fore, we urge the Council to examine closely staff Exhibits "B ", and "C ", and pages 2 and 3 of the staff report of 27 September 1979 to visualize the extent to which the proposed expansion of the Oak Harbor Truck Terminal conflicts with many of the City's carefully- articulated long -range planning efforts for reversing the visual degradation of Interurban Avenue. Please note that if the Council approves the subject preliminary waiver request, the applicants must still seek approval of a conditional use permit, and Shoreline Manage- ment Substantial Development Permit before the proposed expansion can go forward. Recreational focus Comnnerci ... e us....- •...•. .- . ii��- w Co' or oat( Nxizsoc. erci$I / I nak iata • feecre twnal focus River Ties anti rorn incno, V.. 1 tvy .� M o tai- eanuly +• Residential .r �.-- Commercial i, : =• a • f:' :�:•• ii i. { ; 1,1 ::.- ••'♦ . _4" .• j�� .. • .. .•t �.. '� • 6ast -West Sivigte fa m l� Reside tti41 CAMMOTeili CovWr ecreafiona1 Multi -fa AN ReSitautiaT 1oP0 ra,ptrwci�v Buffer scope ff 151- " " Historical development patterns and pre- sent conditions should be recognized to re- establish a commercial and industrial center along Interurban. The inter- section at 58th Avenue could be the focus with commercial uses extending along Interurban and relating to the river. A pocket of industrial uses could appropriately be improved to the east. The mid -point along Interurban could also reinforce east -west relation- ships from uphill areas and across the river. MC /mkb Enclosure w City of Tukwila Building Division 6200 Southcenter Boulevard Tukwila, Washington 98188 433 -1853 Office of Community Development 'Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc. 6400 South 143rd Street. Tukwila, WA. 98188. 6 November 1979 Attn: Henry Vander Pol Re: Application 79- 28 -W; Planning Commission Action At its regular meeting of 25 October 1979, the Planning Commission voted to recommend to the City Council approval of Preliminary Waiver Application 79 -28 -W. You will be notified of the date and time of further consideration of this matter before the council. An erpt from the Planning Commission, proceedings on this application is enclosed. Sincerely, Mark Caughey Assistant Planner 19 o• City 6 Tukwila 6200 Southcenter Boulevard Tukwila Washington 98188 Edgar D. Bauch, Mayor KS /mkb Attachments: MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Bauch FROM: Kjel i Stoknes ig DATE: 5 November 1979 SUBJECT: Oak Harbor Freight Waiver Request 1. Waiver application 2. Planning Commission Minutes of 10/25/79 (preliminary) 3. Planning Commission Minutes of 09/27/79 4. Transmittal and exhibits of 25 October 1979 5. Planning Commission staff report.dated 27 September 1979 This waiver request was referred by the City Council to the Planning Commi- ssion for a recommendation. The Council referred the matter from the Committee of the Whole of September 10, 1979. The Commission considered the waiver on. September 27,•T979 and recommended approval during their "regular meeting' of October. 25, 1979. Should the waiver be approved, a conditional use permit would still be . required from the Planning Commission priorto making property improvements for the truck terminal use. City of f ukwiia # a e ., Building Division 6200 Southcenter Boulevard Tukwila, Washington 98188 433 -1853 Office of COmmunity Development PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of the regular meeting of 25 October 1979. Chairman Kirsop convened the meeting at 8:08 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Commission members James and Richards were absent. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the regular meeting of 27 September 1979 were accepted as presented. MOVED BY MR. SOWINSKI, SECONDED BY MR. ORRICO, TO APPROVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF 27 SEPTEMBER 1979. MOTION CARRIED. CITY COUNCIL ACTION Ct Ie III II A. - �:' AIVER APPLICATION - OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES: CITY COUNCIL REQUEST _ I0R ADVISORY. INPUT (79 -28 -W) Staff Planner Fred Satterstrom read the staff memorandum of 25 October 1979. This item was tabled from the Planning Commission meeting of 27 September 1979. At that time, the commission requested additional information from the staff and applicants, and suggested that each member visit the proposed truck - terminal expansion site individually. Chairman Kirsop asked the commissioners present for discussion of the proposal; there were no comments. MOVED BY MRS. AVERY, WITH MR. ORRICO'S SECOND, TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMI- NARY WAIVER APPLICATION 79 -28 -W, PROVIDED THAT THE PROJECT BE SCREENED BY LANDSCAPING FROM INTERURBAN AVENUE. A MINIMAL PERIMETER PLANTING AREA WIDTH OF 8' PER EXHIBIT A -1 OF THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED. MOTION CARRIED 4 -1, MR. SOWINSKI DISSENTING. OLD BUSINESS Item IV B.: Request to the Planning Commission from the Public Works Director to recommend to the City Council that they accept on behalf of the City of Tukwila dedication of and improvements to Upland Drive, in accordance with TMC Section 2.36.060. At the chairman's request, the commission agreed to forestall consideration of this item until the public hearing on the draft zoning ordinance, agenda Item VA, is con- cluded. 7,t a 0 '"r „_..a . Y........ O. 1... a .. — 'r ri• Lines Inc. Waft Wash. Planting Plan I V.IV111V • • I'11„IV. • .1 It1111V. .1 \,Ib,.VI , I11 1.111.1.. • Proposed Improvement 25 October 1979 AGENDA ITEM . A ITEM 1: PLANTING PLAN ITEM 2: LOCATION MAP Enclosures: • ITEM 3: INTERURBAN AVENUE CORRIDOR PLAN Exhibits A -1, A -2, B, C CITY OF TUKWILA PLANNING DIVISION PLANNING COMMISSION MEMORANDUM OF TRANSMITTAL 8:00 P.M. OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES (79 -28 -W) Your Commission has been asked by the City Council to provide advisory input on Oak Harbor Freight Lines' Preliminary Waiver Application on the land use implications of permitting expansion of their current facility. This discussion was tabled from the Planning Commission meeting of 25 October 1979. Exhibits A -i and A -2 attached are the conceptual landscaping details for the pro- posed truck terminal expansion site which were requested by the Commission at its last meeting. During last month's discussion of this item, there was some justifiable confusion on everyone's part as to the exact limits of the existing freight terminal, the proposed limits of the trailer - parking expansion area, and the limits of the com- mercial frontage designated on the Comprehensive Plan for Interurban Avenue. Exhibit "B" has been prepared by staff to clarify these relationships. Exhibit C is an excerpt from the Interurban Avenue Corridgr Plan describing the City's intent to encourage a commercial node on both sides of the street in the vicinity of 58th Avenue South. The approximate location of Oak Harbor's expansion site is designated on the diagram near the "bend" of the river, and is within the "commercial focus" portion of the nodal area. C NOR A TH ' wcwwrr/t 1 I 1 I 1 I 11 1 Il 1 IIIIIIIIHII �1.r1..r4w•ww.......w A171.fA01107. U4.1 AYIRAMPO ...z.mdogrpOrYt0L.W 4/2".2 L i 117 w...4� gotta AP•an.IN C.K.L.) 1S2J 612 - Aftwo:7iC4f At1YLNev/, 6- 42 NOM:. / /F /S/ rA1.4? 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ZONE: M -1 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Commercial BACKGROUND At its regular meeting of 10 September 1979 the City Council considered the subject application of Oak Harbor Freight Lines for waiver of Ordinance 1109 to permit expansion of their existing truck terminal operation. Specifically, the applicants wish to annex two vacant parcels adjacent to their current westerly boundary and pave them for truck /trailer parking. The waiver application is necessary for the following reasons: a. The proposed expansion area is designated on the Comprehensive Plan for commercial, rather than industrial uses. CITY OF TUKWILA PLANNING DIVISION PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Oak Harbor Freight Lines AGENDA ITEM III : . OAK HARBOR FREIGHT - PRELIMINARY WAIVER Advisory Input to City Council Regarding Land Use b. The project site is designated on the Comprehensive Plan as an area "special development considerations," based on its proximity to the Duwamish River watercourse. 8:00 P.M. of In June, 1974, the Planning Commission conducted a defacto use permit hearing for the present Oak Harbor Freight site per Section 18.40.010 (41) of the TMC which requires Planning Commission• review of freight terminals in the M -1 zone. Discussion at that time included many of the same consideration attendant to the present expansion proposa: truck traffic noise and maneuvering safety, neighborhood visual image and character, anc possible environmental hazards. A Shoreline Management Permit was also approved for the original site in 1974, and carried numerous conditions designed to protect the environ- mental quality of the project's Duwamish River frontage, and to enhance the safe usage of 143rd Street. To assist the Council in reaching a decision, your commission has been asked to provide advisory input on the land use aspects of the waiver request. To facilitate your t i..ltll itl� VV11Uill JJI V11 • Staff Report ( r) thinking in this reg, staff suggests consideration the following factors: ANALYSIS A. Comprehensive Flan Policy /Interurban Avenue Corridor Study The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element designates the area of the proposed truck /trailer parking expansion as "commercial." In staff's view, the application is at odds with the adopted policies of Com- prehensive Plan, and with the advisory policies of the Interurban Avenue Design Plan. By expanding an "industrial" activity into an area designated for commercial retail uses, the same incompatible land use patterns which have obscured local identity of Interurban Avenue with the overall Tukwila community will be perpetuated. Further, encouraging the expansion of this particular use, a heavy truck- freight terminal, may tend to make the 143 Street /Interurban Avenue vicinity less attractive to development of local- serving retail business activity which is a key aspect of the corridor plan's neighborhood revitalization effort. -- The following policy statement is contained in the Commerce /Industry section of the Comprehensive Plan: COMPATIBILITY: Policy 1. Encourage the grouping of uses which will mutually and eco- nomically benefit each other, or provide necessary services. The present site of Oak Harbor Freight Lines has no correspondent• neighboring usage in the immediate. vicinity, nor is it likely that new truck terminal or large -scale warehousing operations would be attracted to the area due to the fragmented configuration of small parcels and the relatively narrow streets which serve them. Neither are there to be found in the area such trucking industry support functions as truck repair service, fuel terminals, trailer parking, cold- storages or the like. Accordingly, as little potential for supportive business rela- tionships exist in this vicinity for heavy trucking operations, staff suggests that this use should be confined within its present boundaries. B. Physical Design Considerations Design policies 3 and 4 of the Comprehensive Plan Commerce /Industry section provide as follows: Policy 3. Encourage aesthetic building and site design in working and trading areas. Policy 4. Encourage the use of live landscaping in all developments. Page 2 The proposed site expansion scheme includes no peripheral landscaping or other treatments which would tend to upgrade the relatively depressed visual character of this part of the Tukwila community. The City Council was particularly concerned with screening of the proposed parking area from public view on Interurban Avenue, in order to avoid future visual conflicts should the City implement the proposed strip parkway on the east edge of Interurban, as described in the corridor plan. Maneuvering of tractor- trailer rigs to and from Oak Harbor's facility is difficult to accomplish on 143rd Street's narrow right -of -way without at times encroaching on both travel lanes simultaneously. This poten- Planning Commission Staff Report tially- hazardous circulation pattern may be exacerbated by the expected increase of vehicle movements into and away from the proposed expansion area. The proposed design solution does not, in staff's view, improve existing circulation pattern deficiencies. C. Environmental Factors . Page 3 Noise levels associated with operation of the expanded truck . terminal/ equipment storage facility were identified as a specific concern of the Council, particularly as those levels combine with the existing noise environment on Interurban Avenue to produce a cumulative impact on residentially -zoned lands west of Interurban. At this time, the City does not have sufficient quantitative information to develop a conclu- sive picture of the project's contribution to the noise environment; further research and cooperation of other agencies such as EPA may be needed to accomplish that purpose. Currently, the Oak Harbor Freight dock closes at 9:00 p.m., and only one employee is usually on duty during the late evening /early morning hours. Intermittant truck movements (if any) occuring during that time might be especially noticeable since the background traffic noise level on Interurban Avenue decreases with, reduced traffic volumes. Other environmetal factors such 84. the significant amount of fill which seems to be needed to raise the expansion site`to existing grade levels, storm -water run -off levels from the parking area's impervious asphalt surface, and the influence of these factors on water quality and wild life habitat suitability will probably be studied in detail should Council approve the preliminary waiver request. However, these concerns may represent potential policy conflicts with Tukwila's Comprehensive Plan environmental quality goals, and with the objectives of the Shore- line Management Act and should be weighed in the overall analysis of the appropriateness of this proposed land use change. RECOMMENDATION In staff's opinion, the subject waiver request represents a significant departure from the City's efforts to plan for the long -term improvement of Interurban Avenue. Staff recommends, therefore, that your Commission recommend to the City Council denial of the preliminary waiver application. Citycf Tukwila Planning Division 6200 Southcenter Boulevard Tukwila, Washington 98188 433 -1845 Office of Community Development PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of the regular meeting of 27 September 1979 Chairman Kirsop convened the meeting at 8:04 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers. All members of the Commission were present, Mr. Orrico arriving at 8:10 P.M. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the regular meeting of 23 August 1979 were amended as follows: Line 6 under "Landscape Plans ": Xerox Building" - "James" changed to "Richards." MOVED BY WELSH, SECONDED BY JAMES, TO APPROVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF 23 AUGUST 1979, AS AMENDED. MOTION CARRIED. CITY COUNCIL ACTION Item I: WAIVER APPLICATION = OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES: ITY COUNCIL REQUEST OAR ADVISORY INPUT (79- Planning Supervisor Fred Satterstrom read the staff report on this matter. Carl Jonson, attorney, represented Oak Harbor's response to the staff comments. Quoting from the text of the environmental analysis prepared for construction of Oak Harbor's existing facility, he noted that the project was considered a bene- fit to the market area and will not measurably increase the surrounding noise environment. With-regard to screening of the expansion site, he expressed his client's willingness to cooperate in this regard at a future state of the appli- cation. Henry Vanderpol, President of Oak Harbor Freight, spoke in support of the proposed expansion. In response to a comment in the staff report, he stated that another truck terminal may be locating on a nearby easterly site. He also stated his willingness to demonstrate to the Commission in the field the maneuvering patterns of his equipment. In response to a question by Chairman Kirsop, Mr. Vanderpol described the geo- graphic scope of Oak Harbor's service area. He also stated that Oak Harbor is in the process of planting trees on the 143rd Street frontage of the existing facility. Mr. Kirsop reminded those present that several new policy considerations have taken effect in the vicinity of Oak Harbor's present facility, since the time that it was approved; these considerations include new construction of people - oriented uses such as Foster Golf Course, motels, and restaurants. OLD BUSINESS BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW Planning Commission Page 2 Minutes 27 September 1979 AFTER FURTHER DELIBERATION AND EXAMINATION OF THE KROLL MAP PAGE FOR THE PROJECT AREA, MR. JAMES MOVED, WITH MR. SOWINSKI'S SECOND, TO TABLE THIS DISCUSSION TO THE REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF 25 OCTOBER 1979. THE INTENT OF THIS ACTION IS TO ALLOW TIME FOR COMMISSIONERS TO VISIT THE PROJECT SITE INDIVIDUALLY PRIOR TO FORMULATING A CORPORATE RECOMMENDATION ON THE WAIVER. MOTION CARRIED 6-1, MR. RICHARDS DISSENTING. Mr. Kirsop asked the applicant to supply a conceptual landscape plan for the project site at the October 25 meeting. Mr. Satterstrom reminded the Commission that if the waiver application is approved, a Conditional Use Permit will be required for the truck terminal expansion site; thus the entire Oak Harbor facility will be open to site review. ITEM II - RIVERTON ANNEXATION ZONING (79 -14 -A) Mr. Satterstrom read the staff memorandum and its corallary document for this item; he noted that the public hearing on this matter is closed, and that this discussion is advisory in nature. Using a series of graphics depicting constraint factors of slope and sewer avail- ability, Mr. Satterstrom described a series of recommended zoning categories. MOVED BY MR. RICHARDS, WITH MR. WELSH'S SECOND, TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF APPLICATION 79 -14 -A ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREIN DATED 25 SEPTEMBER 1979. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. ITEM III: RAMADA INN, SOUI'HCENTER - LANDSCAPE PLAN The staff report for this item was read by Mr. Satterstrom, which included an analysis of the planting scheme and recommendation for conditional approval. Mr. Tom McDonald, Developer of the project, stated his agreement with the staff report recommendations. MOVED BY MR. RICHARDS, WITH MR. WELSH'S SECOND, TO APPROVE THE LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR RAMADA INN AS DEPICTED ON EXHIBITS A AND B OF THIS APPLICATION AND SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. THE ENTIRE SHORELINE FRONTAGE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING THAT PORTION SITUATED WITHIN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AREAS OF THE PROPERTY SHALL BE LANDSCAPED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY OF THE MOTEL STRUCTURE. A PLANTING PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE SHORELINE FRONTAGE SHALL BE PRESENTED FOR STAFF APPROVAL PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF OCCUPANCY PERMITS FOR THE MOTEL. 2. PRIOR TO BEGINNING ANY ON -SITE GRADING OR SITE PREPARATION, THE APPLICANTS SHALL SUBMIT FOR STAFF APPROVAL A PLAN FOR PROTECTING SIGNI- x; Planning Commission Page 2 Staff Report thinking in this regard, staff suggests consideration of the following factors: ANALYSIS A. Comprehensive Plan Policy /Interurban Avenue Corridor Study The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element designates the area of the proposed truck /trailer parking expansion as "commercial." In staff's view, the application is at odds with the adopted policies of Com- prehensive Plan, and with the advisory policies of the Interurban Avenue Design Plan. By expanding an "industrial" activity into an area designated for commercial retail uses, the same incompatible land use patterns which have obscured local identity of Interurban Avenue with the overall Tukwila community will be perpetuated. Further, encouraging the expansion of this particular use, a heavy truck - freight terminal, may tend to make the 143 Street /Interurban Avenue vicinity less attractive to development of local- serving retail business activity which is a key aspect of the corridor plan's neighborhood revitalization effort. The following policy statement is contained in the Commerce /Industry section of the Comprehensive Plan: COMPATIBILITY: Policy 1. Encourage the grouping of uses which will mutually and eco- nomically benefit each other provide necessary services. The present site of Oak Harbor Freight Lines has no correspondent• neighboring usage in the immediate vicinity, nor is it likely that new truck terminal or large -scale warehousing operations would be attracted to the area due to the fragmented configuration of small parcels and the relatively narrow streets which serve them. Neither are there to be found in the area such trucking industry support functions as truck repair service, fuel terminals, trailer parking, cold- storages or the like. Accordingly, as little potential for supportive business rela- tionships exist in this vicinity for heavy trucking operations, staff suggests that this use should be confined within its present boundaries. B. Physical Design Considerations Design policies 3 and 4 of the Comprehensive Plan Commerce /Industry section provide as follows: Policy 3. Encourage aesthetic building and site design in working and trading areas. Policy 4. Encourage the use of live landscaping in all developments. The proposed site expansion scheme includes no peripheral landscaping or other treatments which would tend to upgrade the relatively depressed visual character of this part of the Tukwila community. The City Council was particularly concerned with screening of the proposed parking area from public view on Interurban Avenue, in order to avoid future visual conflicts should the City implement the proposed strip parkway on the east edge of Interurban, as described in the corridor plan. Maneuvering of tractor - trailer rigs to and from Oak Harbor's facility is difficult to accomplish on 143rd Street's narrow right -of -way without at times encroaching on both travel lanes simultaneously. This poten- Planning Commission Page 3 Staff Report RECOMMENDATI ON tially- hazardous circulation pattern may be exacerbated by the expected increase of vehicle movements into and away from the proposed expansion area. The proposed design solution does not, in staff's view, improve existing circulation pattern deficiencies. C. Environmental Factors Noise levels associated with operation of the expanded truck terminal/ equipment storage facility were identified as a specific concern of the Council, particularly as those levels combine with the existing noise environment on Interurban Avenue to produce a cumulative impact on residentially -zoned lands west of Interurban. At this time, the City does not have sufficient quantitative information to develop a conclu- sive picture of the project's contribution to the noise environment; further research and cooperation of other agencies such as EPA may be needed to accomplish that purpose. Currently, the Oak Harbor Freight dock closes at 9:00 p.m., and only one employee is usually on duty during the late evening /early morning hours. Intermittant truck movements (if any) occuring during that time might be especially noticeable since the background traffic noise level on Interurban Avenue decreases with reduced traffic volumes. Other environmetal factors such as the significant amount of fill which seems to be needed to raise the expansion site to existing grade levels, storm -water run -off levels from the parking area's impervious asphalt surface, and the influence of these factors on water quality and wild life habitat suitability will probably be studied in detail should Council approve the preliminary waiver request. However, these concerns may represent potential policy conflicts with Tukwila's Comprehensive Plan environmental quality goals, and with the objectives of the Shore- line Management Act and should be weighed in the overall analysis of the appropriateness of this proposed land use change. In staff's opinion, the subject waiver request represents a significant departure from the City's efforts to plan for the long -term improvement of Interurban Avenue. Staff recommends, therefore, that your Commission recommend to the City Council denial of the preliminary waiver application. •190 City of Tukwila 6200 Southcenter Boulevard Tukwila Washington 98188 Edgar D. Bauch, Maya' MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Edgar Bauch, Mayor FROM: Kjell Stoknes, O.C.D. Director 109 DATE: 30 August 1979 SUBJECT: Application 79 -28 -W; Request for Waiver of Ordinance #1109 Harbor Oak Freight Lines Truck Terminal PURPOSE The applicants are re- questing a hearing before the City Council for waiver of provisions con- tained in Ordinance #1109 to permit expansion of an existing truck terminal operation. Specifi- cally, the applicants wish to annex two vacant parcels adjacent to their current westerly boundary and pave them for truck/ trailer parking. The waiver application is necessary for the follow- ing reasons: a. Proposed expansion area is designated on Comprehensive Plan for commercial, not industrial uses. b. The project site is designated on the "special development considerations," Duwamish River watercourse. Comprehensive Plan as an area based on its proximity to the ANALYSIS A. LAND USE PROPRIETY This application presents serious discrepancies with adopted land use of Memorandum Page 2 Honorable Edgar Bauch, Mayor 30 August 1979 policies of the Comprehensive Plan, and the Interurban Corridor Study. By ex- panding an "industrial" activity into an area designated for commercial retail uses, the same incompatible land use patterns which have obscured local iden- tity of Interurban Avenue with the overall Tukwila community will be perpetu- ated. Further, encouraging the expansion of this particular use, a heavy truck - freight terminal, may tend to make the 143 Street /Interurban Avenue vicinity less attractive to development of local- serving retail business activity which is a key aspect of the corridor plan's neighborhood revitalization effort. The following policy statement is contained in the Commerce /Industry section of the Comprehensive Plan: COMPATIBILITY: Policy 1. Encourage the grouping of uses which will mutually and economically benefit each other or provide necessary services. The present site of Harbor Oak Freight Lines has no correspondent neighboring usage in the immediate vicinity, nor is it likely that new truck terminal or large -scale warehousing operations would be attracted to the area due to the fragmented configuration of small parcels and the relatively narrow streets which serve them. Neither are there to be found in the area such trucking industry support functions as truck repair service, fuel terminals, trailer parking, cold- storages or the like. Accordingly, as little potential for supportive business relationships exist in this vicinity for heavy trucking operations, the present use should be confined within its present boundaries. Design policies 3 and 4 of the Comprehensive Plan Commerce /Industry section provide as follows: Policy 3. Encourage aesthetic building and site design in work- ing and trading areas. Policy 4. Encourage the use of live landscaping in all develop- ments. The proposed site expansion scheme includes no peripheral landscaping or other treatments which would tend to upgrade the relatively depressed visual charac- ter of this part of the Tukwila community. (Please type or print) CITY OF TUKIIILA APPLICATION FOR WAIVER FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO, 1109 Permit applied for requiring a waiver: Int 7 and hark pert of lot 5 A A 11 1o0 113 Hillman Garden Date of Application: July 23, 1979 Name of Applicant: Mailing Address: City: Seattle, Washington Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc, 6350 South 143rd Street Seattle, Washineton 98168 Zip: 98168 Phone: 246 -2600 Ownership Interest in Property: now belongs to Frank Todd and partner Legal Description of Property Affected:. (Lot 7 and back part of Lot 5 & 6)Block 18 Hillman Garden Tracts, EXCEPT the portion thereof lying northwesterly of a line beginning on the southwesterly line of Lot 1 at a point 72 feet southeasterly of the most westerly corner of said lot and extending from said point northeasterly parallel to the northwesterly line of Lot 1 and the production thereof, to the northerly boundary of said Lot 1. General Location of Property: West of our present building site 1. State specifically the action in Ordinance No. 1109 to which you are request- ing a waiver: We would like permission to grade and fill and blacktop this property for additional parking for trucks and trailers. 2. Briefly and generally describe the action you are proposing, including demen- . sional information about the development: This will just be an addition to our present parking area. 3. Does your proposal represent a unique condition which is insignificant in scale? If so,' please explain: No 4. Are other reason .e development alternatives av( able which would not require a waiver? If so, what are these alternatives? No alternatives S. If the request for waiver involves building, grading, clearing, excavation, or filling in a geographical area generally identified by the Environmental Base - map as an area of high natural amenity or development constraint, what mitigat- ing measures are provided? It involves grading, filling, and blacktopping for additional parking area. 6. What goals and policies can you identify which would support your request for waiver, if any? Adjacent to this property, we ar• now able to park our trucks and trailers. 7. In your opinion, do the requirements of Ordinance #1109 impose a special hard- ship to a site which a waiver of the provisions would not necessitate a major policy commitment prior to the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance and Map? I do not believe it necessitates a major policy comnittmsnt since right next to this property we have the privilege now, sixty (60) feet further west will not hurt anyone. OWNER'S SIGNATURE: H m y V hder Pol PresIi nt BELOW THIS LINE IS TO BE FILLED IN BY THE CITY: Date application is complete and accepted for filing: Date SEPA review complete: -2-