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Home My WebLink AboutPermit L99-0001 - REGAL CINEMAS - SPECIAL PERMISSIONL99 -0001 ACT III THEATER 17800 Southcenter Pkwy. (SPECIAL PERMISSION SIGN) .; Z _ ,' • • j O N .cnw.. 1.1.1z; • .• • i J; :0 a W. • Z� • WW;. • • W • • H: V' O . , City of Tukwila John W. Rants, Mayor Department of Community Development Steve Lancaster, Director STAFF REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT File Number: L99 -0001 Applicant: Kyle Bertelsen, WPH Architecture on behalf of Act III Cinemas Request: Location: Special permission wall sign area increase from 400 to 500 square feet per Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) 19.32.150 17800 Southcenter Parkway Comprehensive Plan Designation: TUC Zoning District: TUC SEPA: Mitigated Determination of Non - Significance Staff Nora Gierloff, Associate Planner Attachments:.. A. Memorandum from Mr. Bertelsen B. Building and sign elevation 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • (206) 431-3670 • Fax (206) 431-3665 • L99 -0001 Application for an increase to a Special Permission Sign Act III Cinema FINDINGS Site Information Page 2 The Act III Cinema is moving into a new building near the intersection of Southcenter Parkway and South 180th Street. It will be part of the Parkway Supercenter redevelopment on the site of the former Pavilion Mall. Background Information The building design was approved by the Board of Architectural Review on January 8, 1998 with the condition that staff work with the applicant to bring the signage into compliance with the sign code. The "Cinema" sign proposed for the south building elevation was the subject of a previous sign area increase request where the allowed sign area was increased from 150 to 400 square feet. The owner has now decided to incorporate the movie title readerboard from the west building elevation into the south building signage. This requires an additional area increase from 400 to 500 square feet, the maximum allowed by code. Decision Criteria TMC 19.32.140(A) allows the permitted sign area to be "increased by 50% for each doubling of the required minimum setback...but in no case shall sign area exceed that permitted in TMC 19.32.150 ". TMC 19.32.150 allows signage equal to "6% of the exposed building face...up to a maximum of 500 square feet." The Act III building is setback approximately 360 feet from South 180th Street, 24 times the 15 foot minimum setback requirement for the TUC zone. The building facade totals approximately 10,600 square feet. The allowed sign area, given the square footage of the south elevation, is 150 square feet. Since the building is setback 24 times farther than the minimum setback required for this zone, the 500 square foot limitation would apply. Therefore, the maximum possible sign area increase under the code would be to 500 square feet. CONCLUSIONS The proposed sign meets the setback requirement for the special permission sign area increase. The increase that the applicant has proposed, from 400 to 500 square feet, while substantial is still under the 6% /500 sf limitation. The south elevation of the building is large enough so that the sign would not overwhelm the architecture. As the theater is housed in its own building the sign is not likely to have a negative impact on nearby businesses. L99 -0001 Application for an increase to a Special Permission Sign Act III Cinema DECISION Page 3 The request, as presented in the Attachments to this report, is hereby approved. Steve Lancaster, Director of Community Development Date CITY OF TUKWILA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL PERMISSION SIGN APPLICATION FOR STAFF USE ONLY Planner: I �� r e , (•1 ; va- k File Number: L - ()D i Cross - Reference Files: L. 9e, - 009 a Parcel Number: Project Name: (— Application Found to be Complete / Incomplete on: 1. BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR PROPOSAL: L MlEfo4 penm 400 tsie -r ) cot cr se g.- 10•L3.9g L.er 2: CITE THE APPLICABLE CODE SECTION: -Tuj&\W L4 e..411)& GO M Moner-I #.L.- MID immix- 1CV4 -- -caws 3. PROJECT LOCATION: VI/At..L. 61404 .61,44DAIE.DS Give street address or, if vacant, indicate lots(s), block, and subdivision; or tax lot number, access street and nearest intersection. 17g6o stop4 e4ErpgEr. i4,/4/, 4. CONTACT:* Name: KYLE Phone Number: Zj _S %• O ? Address: Signature: . * All notices /37f Date: 01 • 07 • Qci d reports will be sent to the person identified as the contact. AFFIDAVIT OF OWNERSHIP 5. PROPERTY OWNER Name: 6eE 4404AL AR:14 B%1 Phone Number: Address: I /WE, [signatures(s)] swear that I /we are the owner(s) or contract purchaser(s) of the property involved in this application and that the foregoing statements and answers contained in this application as true and correct to the best of my /our knowledge and belief. Date: CITY OF T UKWILA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL PERMISSION SIGN CHECKLIST The following materials must be submitted with your application. This checklist is to assist you in submitting a complete application. Please do not turn in your application until all items which apply to your proposal are attached to your application. If you have any questions, contact the Department of Community Development at 431 -3670. RETURN THIS CHECKLIST WITH YOUR APPLICATION FORMS AND FEES O Application Form X Special Permission Fee - $200.00 O Sign Permit Application O Sign Permit Fee - $50.00 PLANS • Four (4) copies of the set of drawings are required with the north arrow, title, scale and date identified on each drawing. Additional drawings for the sign permit application may be required, see application for checklist. The following information should be given on the drawings: O Vicinity map showing location of the site and and names of adjacent roads O Property lines [l Locations of all buildings on site O Dimensioned elevations of building drawn to scale (for wall signs) O Locations of all existing and proposed signs including setbacks from property lines Elevations and dimensions of proposed sign(s) including advertising copy O Color elevation of proposed sign * 71 1-7V4i6 vdar.E. W l7// C44/_.. , PLI Gi,.. nc*4 . IF t k* IT AL.-. c_451:1c. Arc z a• =z ~w aea1 JU O 0 U1 w• 0 gQ =• a z= F zI- ww U O N • I- 111 W _ F-0 II O Z w U= 0~ z C TOTAL SIGN AREA: 490 rig cn ■1 rpl .. Ff:912111i- rf:t;1�111� 1 H0111111= 1 ia.; AMM» i . I?::1!11»11111111 I111a,9211 MOMIIN 1 111 • WPM ARCHITECTURE Pc MEMORANDUM Date: October 23, 1998 To: 1- Z CITY OF TUKWILA Department of Community Development 5 Attn: Nora Gierloff 0 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 c.) O Tukwila, Washington 98188 w w' Fax (206) 431 -3665 N �: w Kyle / le Bertelsen From: y / -1` Project: Tukwila Cinema: File Number D98 -0146 R, Project Number: 97033 Z File: G: \97033 Tukwila Cinema \100 General \108 Agency Corresp \COT 98 10 23 mem.rtf F- O Z Distribution: Tim Reed, Act III; Steve Pinger, Les Lasher, WPH w ui Subject: Proposed Signage Revision ;0 �;. w W,. U `. During our meeting on September 15, 1998, we discussed revisions to the signage on the south u- ~O' elevation of the Theatre. We are proposing the removal of the marquee signage on the east f. Z' co elevation of the building and adding marquee signage under the canopy on the south elevation. c.) This project has received Planning Commission approval for 400 SF of wall signage. We are Z ~ seeking to ammend the Planning Commission approval with an additional 100 SF of wall signage. Wall sign area of 6% or 500 SF maximum is allowed with Planning Commission approval. Approval is based on facade square footage and building setback. Our building elevation is 10,000+ SF making the proposed signage 4% of the elevation. The combined area of the proposed signage is 490 SF as illustrated on attached drawings. The front facade of the building is positioned 380 feet from South 180th Street. The revised signage would have very little impact on the design of the building. It would bring the marquee information to the entrance of the building, which is where the customers expect to see it. 513 NW 13TH AVENUE 300 PORTLAND OREGON 97209 TEL 503 827 0505 FAX 503 827 0506 WPH ARCHITECTURE pc Date: January 8, 1998 To: CITY OF TUKWILA Department of Community Development Attn: Nora Gierloff 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 Tukwila, Washington 98188 Fax (206) 431 -3665 RECEIVED JAN 1 3 1999 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM From: Kyle Bertelsen Project: Tukwila Cinema: Sign Permit # L98 -0022 Project Number: 97033 File: \ \WPH \PROJECTS \97033 Tukwila Cinema \100 General \108 Agency Corresp \COT 99 01 07 mem.rtf Distribution: Richard Durr, WPH Subject: Proposed Signage Revision Included with this letter is the Special Permission Sign Application and fee as requested in your letter dated December 17, 1998. We are seeking approval for a total wall sign area of 490 SF. I have included the revised sign area diagram and the October 23, 1998 letter requesting approval for additional square footage. The four sets of plans were submitted with the original application. If additional sets are required, please call and we will forward them. 513 NW 13TH AVENUE 300 PORTLAND OREGON 97209 TEL 503 827 0505 FAX 503 827 0506 z W re 2 J O` 00: 0: co W; J = CO LL W Z �. I— 0,. Z H: . uj O co 1— 1— -. • 0 t..z. O tnt, O : Z"