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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPermit L06-022 - SOUND TRANSIT - PARKING DETERMINATION MODIFICATIONSOUND TRANSIT WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDED PARKING DETERMINATION 15426 - 35 AV S L06 -022 sound transit leonard mcghee • CITY OF TUKWILA WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDED PARKING DETERMINATION February 8, 2008 TO: Sound Transit, Applicant King County Assessor, Accounting Division Agencies with Jurisdiction All Parties of Record This letter serves as a notice of withdrawal of the Amended Parking Determination, which was issued on June 8, 2007. The original Parking Determination, which was issued on July 1, 2004, is still valid and all the conditions of the original decision are still in effect. Project File Number: Location: Associated Files: City of Tukwila Department of Community Development Jack Pace, Director I. PROJECT INFORMATION L06 -022 L03 -059 Applicant: Sound Transit Type of Permit Applied for: Parking Determination Modification (Type 2 Permit) Project Description: Central Link Light Rail/Airport Link, South 154 Street Station Locations proposed by Sound Transit for 5.154' Street station parking are: Site A: 3122 S. 154 Street, Tukwila, WA; Site B: 15244 Tukwila International Blvd., Tukwila, WA L03 -057- Unclassified Use Permit L03 -058- Shoreline Variance L03 -059- Parking Determination (Original) L03- 060 - DesignReview Comprehensive Plan Regional Commercial Designation/Zoning Regional Commercial District: Regional Commercial MD Page 1 of 4 Q: \Sound Transit \Withdrawal of Amended Parking Determination - NOD.doc Jim Haggerton, Mayor 02 - 07 - 2008 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • Phone: 206 - 431 -3670 • Fax: 206 - 431 -3665 II. DECISION The original Notice of Decision dated July 1, 2004, was issued for the Sound Transit Light Rail project prior to the Airport Link extension and the "initial segment" was defined as the light rail system with a northern terminus at Convention Place Station and a southern terminus at South 154 Street station. One of the conditions of approval was that a new parking demand study be done upon any extension of the initial segment. The Amended Notice of Decision dated June 8, 2007, revised the condition of approval to not require a new parking demand study for the extension of the Light Rail from S. 154 Street station to the SeaTac International Airport. However any other extensions to the north or south such as to the University of Washington were still subject to providing a new study. In lieu of the new parking study the Amended Decision adopted some amendments to the mitigations adopted under the original Parking Determination. Specifically the conditions 2a, 3a, 4 and 9a were amended. These amendments required the parking counts at the station and in the hide and ride area to start at the opening of S 154 Street station and then quarterly counts were to continue for 24 months from the start of the revenue service to the SeaTac International Airport. On July 28, 2007, the City of SeaTac filed an appeal of the Amended Decision stating that the City of SeaTac was not consulted prior to amending the original decision and requested that the Amended Decision be withdrawn and remanded for further study and coordination with all affected parties. Based on coordination with City of SeaTac, Sound Transit and the City of Tukwila it was agreed on by all three agencies that City of Tukwila withdraw the Amended Decision in order to resolve the issues raised by the City of SeaTac. This notice of decision officially withdraws the Amended Parking Determination issued on June 8, 2007. The original Parking Determination, which was issued on July 1, 2004, is still valid and all the conditions of the original decision are still in effect. II. YOUR APPEAL RIGHTS A Parking Determination is a Type 2 decision pursuant to Tukwila Municipal Code §18.104.010. As, such, modification/amendment of that earlier decision was also processed as a Type 2 decision. Other land use applications related to this project may still be pending. One administrative appeal to the Hearing Examiner of this permit decision is permitted. Unless an appeal of the Director's decision on this permit decision is timely and properly filed to the Hearing Examiner, the Director's decision on this permit shall be final. A party who is not satisfied with the Hearing Examiner's determination on any such appeal may appeal to King County Superior Court under the procedures set forth in RCW 36.70C, the Land Use Petition Act. MD Page 2 of 4 Q: \Sound Transit \Withdrawal of Amended Parking Determination - NOD.doc 02 -07 -2008 IV. PROCEDURES AND TIME FOR APPEALING In order to appeal the Community Development Director's decision on the Permit Application to the Hearing Examiner, a written notice of appeal must be filed with the Department of Community Development within 14 calendar days from the date of the issuance of this Notice of Decision, pursuant to TMC 18.116.O10A. The deadline for filing any such appeal in this matter is 5:00 p.m. on February 22, 2008. Late appeals will not be accepted. The requirements for such appeals are set forth in Tukwila Municipal Code 18.116. All appeal materials shall be submitted to the Department of Community Development. Appeal materials must include: 1. The name of the appealing party. 2. The address and phone number of the appealing party; and if the appealing party is a corporation, association or other group, the address and phone number of a contact person authorized to receive notices on the appealing party's behalf. 3. A statement identifying the decision being appealed and the alleged errors in the decision 4. The Notice of Appeal shall identify (a) the specific errors of fact or errors in application of the law in the decision being appealed; (b) the harm suffered or anticipated by the appellant, and (c) the relief sought. The scope of an appeal shall be limited to matters or issues raised in the Notice of Appeal. V. APPEAL HEARINGS PROCESS Any administrative appeal to the Hearing Examiner regarding the Permit shall be conducted as an open record appeal hearing pursuant to TMC 18.104.010.C. The Hearing Examiner's decision on the appeal is the City's final decision. Any party wishing to challenge the Hearing Examiner's decision on this application must file an appeal pursuant to the procedures and time limitations set forth in RCW 36.70C. If no appeal of the Hearing Examiner's decision is properly filed in Superior Court within such time limit, the Hearing Examiner's Decision shall be final. VI. INSPECTION OF INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION Project materials including the application, any staff reports, and other studies related to the permits are available for inspection at the Tukwila Department of Community Development, 6300 Southcenter Blvd., Suite 100, Tukwila, Washington 98188 from MD Page 3 of 4 Q: \Sound Transit \Withdrawal of Amended Parking Determination - NOD.doc 02 -07 -2008 Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The project planner is Minnie Dhaliwal, who may be contacted at 206 - 431 -3685 for further information. Property owners affected by this decision may request a change in valuation for their property tax purposes. Contact the King County Assessor's Office for further information regarding property tax valuation changes. VII. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION Sound Transit was the SEPA lead agency for this project. Accordingly, the City of Tukwila did not perform its own independent SEPA review. Sound Transit prepared SEPA documents concerning the Tukwila portion of the project and the City of Tukwila received, reviewed and relied, in part, upon these documents. They are as follows: Volume 1 - Final Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project, November, 1999. Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project, November, 2001. Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project - Tukwila Freeway Route, November, 2001. Initial Segment Environmental Assessment; Central Link Light Rail Project, February, 2002. Tukwila Freeway Route Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Tukwila Addendum; March, 2004. Environmental Assessment, Airport Link, Central Link Light Rail Transit Project, May, 2005. Jack ace, Directo Dep ent of Community Development City of Tukwila MD Page 4 of 4 Q: \Sound Transit \Withdrawal of Amended Parking Determination - NOD.doc 02 -07 -2008 February 8, 2008 All Parties of Record city of Tukwila Department of Community Development Jack Pace, Director Re: Parking Determination -Light Rail Tukwila International Boulevard Station. File Number L06 -022 and L03 -022. The notice issued to Sound Transit withdrawing the Amended Parking Determination decision is attached to this letter. You are receiving this notice because you had previously requested to receive a copy of any decision related to Sound Transit. The original Parking Determination was issued in 2004 requiring Sound Transit to initially provide 600 parking spaces. Also, Sound Transit was required to do an extensive monitoring and mitigation of any off -site parking impacts. Based on the result of the monitoring reports Sound Transit would be required to reevaluate parking demand and/or build additional parking capacity to accommodate demand through year 2020 (a total of 1330 parking spaces). This original decision also required a new parking study for any extensions of the original Light Rail alignment which stopped at the Tukwila International Boulevard station. The original decision was amended in 2007. Sound Transit still had to provide 600 initial parking spaces; monitor /mitigate any offsite parking impacts; and accommodate demand for up to 1330 parking spaces. The condition to require a new parking study for any extension of the Light Rail alignment was amended to state that a new study would not be required the Airport Link extension but would still be required for all other extensions. The City of SeaTac filed an appeal of the Amended decision. Based on further discussions with the City of SeaTac and Sound Transit, this Amended Parking Determination is being withdrawn for further study and coordination with all affected parties. If you have any questions on this attached Notice of Withdrawal please contact Minnie Dhaliwal at 206 - 431 -3685. Minnie Dhaliwal Senior Planner Jim Haggerton, Mayor 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • Phone: 206 - 431 -3670 • Fax: 206 - 431 -3665 Was mailed to ch of the addresses listed on this year 20(� day of in the Dept. Of Community City of AFFIDAVIT OF Development Tukwila DISTRIBUTION I, HEREBY DECLARE THAT: Notice of Public Hearing Project Name: Q� /� a Determination of Non - Significance Project Number: 6.(;)6 ' ,, Q, Notice of Public Meeting Mailer's Signature: Mitigated Determination of Non - Significance Person requesting m a i l i n g : Board of Adjustment Agenda Pkt Determination of Significance & Scoping Notice Board of Appeals Agenda Pkt Notice of Action Planning Commission Agenda Pkt Official Notice Short Subdivision Agenda Notice of Application Shoreline Mgmt Permit Notice of Application for Shoreline Mgmt Permit __ — Classisi fieds FAX Seattle Times Mail: Gail Muller Classifieds PO Box 70 - Seattle WA 98111 " X Other / �-�l J r /n 6v�X �" c/ � Was mailed to ch of the addresses listed on this year 20(� day of in the . Project Name: Q� /� a / /2i 6, Project Number: 6.(;)6 ' ,, Q, Ls J 3 ` es 9 Mailer's Signature: / Person requesting m a i l i n g : 1/1A// 2/ Q 04aelo)Q, Was mailed to ch of the addresses listed on this year 20(� day of in the Craig Ward, City Manager City of SeaTac 4800 S 188 Street SeaTac WA 98188 -8605 Gordon Allen 11835 SE 165 ST Renton WA 98056 Michael P Griffin 5131 S 151 Tukwila WA 98188 Tuong Van Tran 4820 S 152 " Street Tukwila WA 98188 Mark Maio 5119 S 151 Tukwila WA 98188 Jennifer Mackay SPEEA 15205 52 " AVE S Tukwila WA 98188 Roger Lorenzen 14038 Macadam Rd S Tukwila WA 98168 Dwight Pelz King County Council 516 Third AVE, Rm 120 eattle WA 98104 Rod Kempkes Sound Transit 401 S Jackson St Seeattle, WA 98104 -2826 Greg & Vanessa Zaputil 1517152 " AVE S #5 Tukwila WA 98188 Chris Arkills King County Council 516 Third AVE, Rm 1200 Seattle WA 98104 -3272 Scott Luke 10242 62 AVE S Seattle WA 98178 -2303 Stephanie Kramer OCD Office of Arch 1063 S Capital Way, #106 Olympia WA 98501 John Niles CETA Technical 4005 20 AVE W, Ste 111 Seattle WA 98199 Norma Larson 14223 55 AVE S Tukwila WA 98168 Ahmad Fazel Sound Transit 401 S Jackson St Seattle WA 98104 -2826 Keith Neil 6735 Beach Dr SW Seattle WA 98136 Eric Schweiger 4712 S 134 ST Seattle WA 98168 F Wayne Stollatz 711 W Casino Rd ' L/ c5 Everett WA 98204 Pauline Tamblyn SPEEA 15205 52 " AVE S Tukwila WA 98188 Melvin Easter Johnson Braund 15200 52 " AVE S, Ste 200 Seattle WA 98188 LeAnne Bremmer Miller Nash LLP PO BOX 694 Vancouver WA 98666 -0694 Jack Latteman Metro Transit/ M/S KSC -TR -0422 201 S Jackson St Seattle WA 98104 Leonard McGhee Link Light Rail Department Sound Transit 401 Jackson St Seattle WA 98104 -2826 'U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 'j DEPT OF FISH & WILDLIFE () OFFICE OF ARCHAEOLOGY t ' ))TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ) DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES () OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR () DEPT OF FISHERIS TRADE WILDLIFEO *C DEV. 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AIR POLLUTION CLEAN AGENCY ( ) SOUND TRANSIT () DUWAMISH RIVER CLEAN -UP COALITION •SEND NOTICE OF ALL APPUCATIONS ON OUWAMISH RIVER ( ) HIGHLINE TIMES ( ) CI.TUKWILA.WA.US.VWNN r' Minnie Dhaliwal -Fwd: City of . SeaTac In -put on TIBParking Study .r. Page 1 . From: Minnie Dhaliwal To: Leonard McGhee Subject: Fwd: City of SeaTac In -put on TIB Parking Study Leonard, Here is the email from SeaTac regarding scope of the parking study for Airport extension. The only other thing that Tina Rogers added to this list was that Port of Seattle should be included in the discussion of operational mitigation. Minnie Dhaliwal City of Tukwila 206 - 431 -3685 »> " Soraya Lowry" <slowryaci.seatac.wa.us> 03/19/2008 1:20 pm »> This is a follow -up on our meeting March 4, 2008 to discuss the scope of Sound Transit's parking study for the Tukwila International Boulevard light rail station. The City of SeaTac recommends that the study's scope address the following in relation to the Airport Link extension: * Identify all potential sources of increased parking demand * Estimate potential increase in ridership * Develop a menu of operational mitigations * Evaluate the capacity of each operational mitigation to impact parking demand * Facilitate an inter - agency discussion of which mitigations are preferred, based on impact, value, etc. o Include: City of SeaTac, City of Tukwila, Sound Transit, King County Metro * Include hide and ride impacts to private businesses, in addition to public right -of -ways, throughout analysis and in the parking monitoring baseline * Identify Sound Transit's role in helping businesses prepare for potential impacts of hide and ride on private property Tina - Please add anything I may have omitted. Thanks. Soraya Lowry City Manager's Office City of SeaTac Minnie Dhaliwal - Amended Parking Determination From: "McGhee, Leonard" < Leonard .mcghee @soundtransit•org> To: "Minnie Dhaliwal" <mdhaliwal @ci.tukwila.wa.us> Date: 11/08/2007 9:59 AM Subject: Amended Parking Determination Minnie: After a meeting between Sound Transit and the City of SeaTac on October 16, 2007, it was concluded that any approach to addressing any new demand for parking at the Tukwila International Blvd Station that may be necessary as a result of extending Link Light Rail to the airport, should include development of parking management strategies, in addition to those in place via the original parking determination issued by the City of Tukwila on July 1, 2004. Sound Transit indicated that these strategies would be included in deliberations that the Sound Transit Board will be having in 2008 on system wide parking and fare policies. Therefore, Sound Transit and the City of SeaTac agreed that City of Tukwila should consider withdrawing the Amended Parking Determination issued on June 8, 2007 in order to resolve issues that had been raised by the City of SeaTac. Let me know if you have any questions. Leonard McGhee Project Development Link Light Rail Sound Transit 206.398.5206 ale. / /O. \ 1 - 1.-.....-•••,•••••••••+,0/ \T T: « «: \r ....7(1 / nC ' A Page 1 of 1 1 ry /1 A /•■AA^/ Agenda for the October 29 meeting with SeaTac 1. Follow up on SeaTac's meeting with Sound Transit on October 16, 2007. 2. Status of Stipulated Order of Continuance- Sound Transit has not signed it yet. 3. Options to resolve the appeal- Scheduling the appeal hearing or withdrawing the decision. 4. What would be the scope of the new parking study? 5. Some measures to keep it a Light Rail station parking lot and not an Airport park and fly lot or a parking lot for Airport Employees. 6. Parking monitoring time periods- the amended decision required the quarterly counts following the Tukwila International Blvd. station opening and continued for two years following the beginning of revenue service to SeaTac International station. Should additional counts be required to compare the parking in the first six months of operation with the shuttle service to when the service starts to the Airport? 7. Next steps. r te` zoo M yr- G US P AA-fit/Pc/ ryqoae-e-t Pc-(1 � T� PAi (-3 r n — /L-L/ fa-ci: 6- +h'c Department of Community Development 6300 Southcenter Blvd, Suite 100 Tukwila, WA 98188 Phone: (206) 431 -3670 Fax: (206) 431 -3665 Fax To: 114eA ki- Fax: 'LO 6. 3i- 34 Phone: it,O - 1 f - g S — Pages: 3 •Com tr —e-0-" - t-t-Ad■ From: City Of Tukwila Date: V k-- ( i ❑ Urgent ❑ For Review ❑ Please Comment ❑ Please Reply ❑ Please Recycle P:\administrative\FORMS \Cover.doc 01/23/200711:02 AM MEMORY TRANSMISSION REPORT FILE NO. 228 DATE : 10.15 17:14 TO : F19* -2063985217 DOCUMENT PAGES 3 START TIME 10.15 17:14 END TIME 10.15 17:15 PAGES SENT 3 STATUS OK 13aporernont of Cor...nunay Davolopmant 0300 5outhonntor Blvd. B.11ta 100 Tukwila. WA 08168 Rhona: (209) 491 -3070 Fax: (209) 4.31 -3686 FAX Rocca •Z - 6 — °��— 3 6 6 s----- PAaanea . 6 l K a /- a 6 )ftaa —� Jo.t- ri'S�s't�a — O Uvgant . Coananaaata: P:\adrrdnl6fr tive\FORMS \Caver.do0 * ** SUCCESSFUL TX NOTICE =coons. Mats.. Pags.so O ror Rn1 InW O Places. Cammnnt TIME :10- 15 -'07 17:15 FAX NO.1 :2064313665 NAME :publicworks /dcd * ** Ci ty Of Tukwila [MCP r S', zcn� `7 D Pbnon RapIy O Paooao Roayoaa 01/23/2007 11:02 AM Minnie: Per our conversation today, you will send a draft of the continuance letter to me and to SeaTac tomorrow with the hope that a final letter can be jointly signed via fax on Monday. I will sign as the Sound Transit representative. Please send the draft continuance letter to me and copy: Michael Williams at michael .williams(c�soundtransit.org and Steven Sheehy at stephen.sheehy @soundtransit.orq I will be out of the office tomorrow and return on Monday 10/15. Thank you Leonard McGhee Project Manager Link Light Rail Union Station 401 S. Jackson Street Seattle, WA 98104 -2826 Leonard.mcghee @soundtransit.org Office: 206.398.5206 FAX: 206.398.5217 f; lo• m,,.......\ - \ n Page 1 of 1 1 nii ci' nn -7 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 .19 20 21 22 23 24 25 CITY OF SEATAC NO. L06 -022 v. SOUND TRANSIT AND CITY STIPULATION REGARDING STAY OF OF TUKWILA PROCEEDINGS The City of SeaTac has filed an appeal of conditions 2.a and 4 of Amendment #1 to Tukwila's Parking Determination Notice of Decision dated June 8, 2007 for file number L06 -022. Sound Transit and SeaTac currently have a meeting scheduled for Oct.' 16, 2007 and are working toward a resolution of this appeal. The parties would like to put their efforts into finding resolution rather than preparing for a hearing. Thus, it is agreed that the hearing of the above captioned appeal is stayed until notice is given by the parties to the hearing examiner's office, but in any event no later than January 7, 2008. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this day of October, 2007. By 164.AIIAAS4 A .4 _ Si '/ Mary Mira e Bartolo City Attorney City of SeaTac STIPULATION- 1 G:\group■CITYMAN \Ttanst‘LRT 2007■P3rking Determination appeal continuance.4loc BEFORE THE CITY OF T.UKWILA HEARING EXAMINER By Jack Pace Acting Director, Department of Community Development City of Tukwila y Tina Rogers /t Assistant City Manager City of SeaTac By Leonard McGhee Project Manager Sound Transit Link Light Rail ORDER It is hereby noted that the hearing of the above captioned appeal is stayed until January 7, 2008 or earlier if requested by the parties. DATED this day of October, 2007. STIPULATION- 2 OAgroop1CITYMAN‘TransitilAT 2007P:Tkrng Determination appeal continuance-doe HEARING EXAMINER September 21, 2007 Meeting agenda to discuss options for Parking Amendment Decision. 1. Parking study with proposed mitigation measures. 2. Design schedule for the garage. 3. Other mitigation measures to deter south bound riders in case the parking lot is 90% full. July 30, 2007 DRAFT RESPONSES TO APPEAL Appeal of Parking Determination Notice of Decision Amendment #1 Project File No. L06 -022, L03 -059 Project: Sound Transit Central Link Light Rail/Airport Link, South 154` Street Station Appellant: City of SeaTac Appellant Contact: Tina Rogers Assistant City Manager City of SeaTac 4800 South 188 Street SeaTac, WA 98188 Phone: 206 973 4812 Fax: 206 973 4819 Decision being appealed The City of SeaTac hereby appeals conditions 2.a and 4 of Amendment #1 Parking Determination Notice of Decision dated June 8, 2007. Substantial study of the parking demand and significant coordination with the City of SeaTac was conducted prior to the July 2004 issuance of the original parking determination associated with the 154 Street Station as the terminus. The requirement to consult with and include the City of SeaTac is specifically referenced in 6 of the 12 conditions imposed in the original decision. The amendment which removed two very important conditions was issued with virtually no study or coordination. RESPONSE The Amendment to the original Parking Determination is primarily technical issue between the City of Tukwila and the applicant. The amendment does three things: 1) it deletes a requirement that becomes obsolete when shuttle service is discontinued. 2) It changes the timing of parking monitoring to when service to the Airport station will begin as opposed to service to the Tukwila International Blvd Station (formerly the S. 154` Street Station); and 3) clarifies when a parking demand study is required for "qualified" light rail extensions. The amendment does not change conditions where the City of Tukwila is required to consult with the City of SeaTac as follows: • Conditions 6 requires Tukwila to consult SeaTac on the parking inventory (occurred); • Condition 7 requires Tukwila to consult SeaTac on establishing hide and ride impact area (occurred) • Condition 8 requires Tukwila to consult SeaTac on Tukwila decisions on parking utilization and occupancy (occurred). • Condition 9 requires Tukwila to consult SeaTac prior to the approval of a hide and ride impact area monitoring program (occurred); and • Condition 10 requires Tukwila to consult SeaTac on mitigation measures stemming from hide and ride impact area monitoring program that may affect the SeaTac. These conditions resulted from coordination and consultation between the City of Tukwila and SeaTac and prescribe future consultations between the two Cities to address potential hide and ride parking that may affect SeaTac neighborhoods. The amendment does not diminish the protections for the City of SeaTac as provided in the original Parking Determination and the City did not appeal that Determination. The original Parking Determination was made for the 154 Street Station as the terminus station providing light rail service northbound only to destinations in Seattle. It was conditioned (2a.) on the provision of shuttle bus service exclusively for rail passeng to the Sea -Tac International Airport. The extension of light rail service from the 154 Street Station to the SeaTac /Airport Station will provide unrestricted access between these two stations. The potential increase in parking demand because of the removal of Condition 2a has not been addressed. RESPONSE Access to the parking at the Tukwila International Blvd Station (formerly the S. 154 Street Station) is not changed by the Amendment. Access to the station parking remains as restricted as before the Amendment was issued. Parking is restricted and will be signed by the applicant to say for "Light Rail Passengers Only" and "No Overnight Parking". The original Parking Determination was also conditioned to require that Sound Transit study the change in parking demand associated with any extension of the initial segment. Amending Condition 4 excepting the extension to the SeaTac /Airport Station from the parking demand study requirement has resulted in this amended decision being made without adequate factual basis, potentially harming the quality of life in the surrounding neighborhood in Tukwila and SeaTac. RESPONSE The amendment to Condition 4 was a technical clarification as to which extensions qualified for a parking demand study. The Airport Link extension is a continuation of construction of the Central Link Light Rail project to SeaTac Airport which in the interim will have a connection to and from the Airport via shuttle arriving to meet each train. No new destination is created by this extension. No future extension of Link Light Rail will have the significance of this connection to SeaTac International Airport. Errors in Decision Inadequate factual basis RESPONSE The Amendment was a technical action requiring no more analysis than performed under the original Parking Determination and conditions relating to changes in demand remain unchanged. Further, access to the Tukwila International Blvd Station remains as restricted as before the Amendment. The amendment was made with inadequate factual basis. There has been no attempt to study or estimate the increased parking demand at the now named Tukwila International Boulevard (TIB) Station that will result when unrestricted southbound rail access is made available for the 1.7 mile trip to the SeaTac/ Airport Station terminus. New market demand is served RESPONSE There is no new market. The use of the term "market" is used incorrectly in describing potential violators of restrictions placed on parking at the TIB station. These potential violators are not "new market" and will face the same restricted access before and after light rail service to the Airport station. Sound Transit stated in their request for this amendment that there is no significant new market served by the extension_ This statement has not been proven by Sound Transit nor validated by Tukwila. Condition 2a in the original Parking Determination effectively limited the access from the TIB Station to the Airport to those passengers that arrived at the TIB Station by rail from a more northerly rail station. RESPONSE Condition 2a was designed as a deterrent to non -rail patrons attempting to board the shuttle at the TIB station. Its true effect can not be supposed and can not be determined until service to TIB is started. Unrestricted access to southbound rail at the TIB Station opens up a significant new market to access southbound light rail at the TIB Station. Access continues to be restricted. No change by this amendment. This new market includes: employees at the airport; employees in the SeaTac city center; patrons of the hotels located in SeaTac city center who attend meetings or events; and airline passengers. This new market will be significant because of the proximity of the TIB Station to the airport destination and the ease of access from SR 518 en route to the airport from I -5 and 405. There is no new market. The number of potential future violators remains the same. We can not study all the ways people may violate laws. The law will be posted, but there will still remain a potential for violations Airport employee parking information not accurate RESPONSE Updated information may have been useful. The percentage of airport employees that get free parking though is more significant and together with free shuttle service provided by the Port to more airport work sites than just the main terminal is just as significant. The decision on the technical changes considered under the amendment did not rely on the characteristics of Airport employee parking. Further, the applicant is still required to work with "Tukwila and the Port of Seattle to develop special enforcement policies to allow park and ride facilities at the S. 154` Street Station to remain available for transit users.', as provided at Condition 2d . The staff report references airport parking information that is 2003 vintage, stating that 85% of airport employees get free parking and that paid parking is available at $32 per month. Updated information was available from the May 2005 Environmental Assessment (EA) for Airport Link showing the parking fee at $46 per month. We asked the Port of Seattle to provide us with current information and received the following information from Stacy Mattson at the airport. There are 1,500 employees who self pay for parking and 9,707 employees have their parking paid by the employer for a total of 11,207 employees parking in our north and south remote lots. The Port estimates that 60% of airport employers do not pay for their employees' parking although they may write the check to the Port. 40% of airport employers do pay for their employees' parking, including the Port. In terms of actual employee numbers, the Port knows that more are employer paid than self -paid. There is no estimate available of the actual percentage of employees who must pay for all or some of their own parking. Therefore, it is uncertain whether the 14% relied upon for the decision is accurate. The cost for parking is currently $51.00 per month, per employee which is 59% higher than the rate referenced in the Director's amended decision Any employee whose work shift is served by the light rail hours and who currently must pay for parking should be considered a new market for this rail extension. The proximity of the TIB Station to the airport would not require any significant additional travel time for most employees. The majority of airport employees park in the north, since the south lot is rather small. Employees must park at these remote lots requiring most employees to drive past the airport on their way to the north lot and then take a shuttle bus that comes every 15 minutes to take them to stops at the terminal. This shuttle bus is much less convenient than the light rail which will run every 6 minutes during the peak hours and 12 minutes during the off peak hours. The staff report states that parking at the TIB station would be inconvenient for employees who use their cars for errands or lunch. Because a shuttle bus trip (on 15 minute headways) from the airport to remote employee parking lots consumes significant time, and because roadways near the airport are often congested during the day, use of cars for errands and lunch during the day is not likely to be a big deterrent from riding rail. It is also highly likely that employers would pay for light rail passes for employees which would eliminate the cost factor. Nowhere has any estimate been made of the potential for additional parking demand at the TIB Station to serve employees and patrons of the SeaTac city center_ RESPONSE The TIB parking lot is restricted to light rail patrons. If necessary, the applicant may consider posting signs on the pedestrian bridge connecting SeaTac City Center with the Airport Station alerting bridge users to restrictions on parking at the TIB stations and that the parking is monitored. The City of SeaTac may also want to consider including similar signing in it's right-of-way near these pedestrian connections. We estimate that there are over 4,000 jobs in our city center within a '/4 mile radius of the SeaTac /Airport Station and we expect the number of jobs to increase significantly over the next few years. Any of these employees living north or east of Tukwila could be potential users of the TIB Station for parking to avoid the congested roadways and parking lots in the city center. While we anticipate that many of these employees currently receive free parking from their employers many of whom are in the commercial parking business, it is conceivable that employers could see a benefit in providing rail passes which would encourage employees to arrive to work by rail. This would free up capacity in their commercial parking lots to increase revenues. The Airport Link EA published in May 2005 states that transit ridership among SeaTac employees has grown over 15% since 1998 and that the average parking rate in the city center was $13.63 in November 2004. That number is likely higher now and indicates a trend to discourage single occupant vehicle travel to the city center. Another potential source of ridership is patrons to the meeting space in the hotels within walking distance of the SeaTac/ Airport Station. We queried the three major hotels (Marriott, Hilton, Holiday Inn) in the area and received responses from two. The Marriott responded that they could have between zero and 200 cars on any given day for meetings and events with an average of 75 to100 per day. The meeting parking rate for self parking is $8 for the day. The Hilton responded that their meeting business fluctuates quite a bit with an average around 250 and peak days of over 1,000. They have a posted parking day rate of $10 for 12 hours. While many of these meeting patrons are also overnight hotel guests, SeaTac is known as a convenient meeting place for Puget Sound Region and a significant number of meeting attendees arrive by car for the day only. Unless arriving from the South, these patrons are potential new market for the TIE Station. No technical basis for the decision is referenced RESPONSE While some background on parking demand studied previously for the TIB Station is provided in the staff report, the Director issued the Amendment with full knowledge of parking challenges and that access to TIB parking will continue to be restricted; a parking monitoring program is in place; and a hide and ride impact area has been established and will be monitored in coordination with the City of SeaTac as required. Additionally, the Director is aware of the pending extension of light rail service to the University of Washington which would be a qualified extension requiring a parking demand study. The timing of which has not been determined. The Director is also aware of Sound Transit's phase 2 (ST2) program of investments which includes extending light rail service to S. 200 Street and beyond to the City of Tacoma which would reduce the demand for parking significantly at the TIB station. All stations south of the airport will include park and ride lots. The requested amendment was sought by the applicant to seek clarification on qualified extensions and address technical issues relating to changes in service and more effective parking monitoring An opportunity for a more comprehensive parking study exists with these upcoming developments. The Directors decision to issue the Amendment is as fully informed as needed given the request. The Director states that he is making his decision because of the "short length of the extension and the nature of the new destination ". He has not stated why this should lessen the conditions originally imposed. The nature of the destination with very costly parking and congested roadways would tend to encourage utilization of free parking at the TIB Station and a convenient short rail ride to the airport. Still unknown at this time is the light rail rate structure, but it is assumed that a round trip between the TIB and SeaTac /Airport Stations would be less than the cost for daily parking at the airport. The trip to the TIB Station would not be out of the way to the SeaTac city center or to the Airport suggesting that an analysis of demand from a very large traffic shed should be studied. The trip will be short and convenient for a variety of passengers: employees at the airport; employees and customers in the SeaTac city center within walking distance of the station; and airline passengers traveling just for the day. Many of this new market would travel to the airport early and consume TM parking before the average commuter heading north arrives at the station. The original parking determination was based on a study by Sound Transit and independent professional review of the parking demand at the TIB Station with either the TIB Station or the South 200 Street Station as the terminus. The SeaTac /Airport Station as the terminus station was not considered, studied or reviewed in 2004. Neither the staff report nor the notice of decision specifically references any of the parking information from the Airport Link EA issued in May 2005 as a factual basis for the decision. This document has some limited information about the parking demand at the TIB station with SeaTac /Airport Station at the terminus. The EA includes several statements in 3.1.4.2 Parking section that tend to validate our concerns. These include: • "Airport Link patrons would be directed to the Airport park- and -rides located at the Tukwila International Boulevard and S. 200 St. Stations." • "Because the surrounding area is largely pay lots for long -term airport parking and commercial property with parking reserved for business patrons only, there is the potential for unauthorized airport users and area employees to park at the park- and - rides." These statements appear to be in conflict with the EA forecast that unconstrained parking demand goes down with the Airport Link extension. As shown in Table 3.1 -18 of the EA, the parking demand in the PM peak hour at TM Station was forecast to be 525 for the no -build condition in 2015 and lower at 515 with the SeaTac/ Airport Station as the terminus. The PM peak hour was not the only time frame of concern when the original Parking Determination was made. Did the Director rely on this information when making the amendment to the Parking Determination? The independent review by Charles River Associates of the original parking demand done in 2004 was not referenced in the amendment decision. There is no reference to any independent analysis of parking demand conducted with SeaTac /Airport Station as the terminus. Do the many factors referenced in the 2004 independent review that resulted in higher parking demand than Sound Transit's study still apply? Is the Director still concerned about parking demand at times other than the PM peak hour? With the passage of three years since the original study and determination, what is the justification for the Director not needing an updated study testing? The original determination was conditioned on the need for a new study at any time that the line was extended in either direction. A study or independent review would seem to be needed to inform the Director's Decision on an amendment of this magnitude. Criteria for decision RESPONSE Section 18.56 of the Tukwila Zoning Code and Sign Code provide for "Special Permission" decisions. These are more complex than straightforward applications of code standards and do not require a public hearing. The Code provides the Director greater latitude in determining requirements for developments that the code may not envision. A parking deviation is one of those special permissions. However, there is no parking requirement for light rail stations in the Tukwila Municipal Code. Further, there is no standard formula for determining the number of parking spaces a light rail station. However, as stated previously, the original Parking Determination was based on an agreed upon process to determine what the parking demand may be and what and when parking is to be provided. These outcomes and measures are in the original staff report and in the conditions of approval. The requested amendment did not seek to change any of those outcomes or measures and based on the nature of the "extension" found no change in the original tenets of the project or the original decision calling for additional in depth analysis. TMC 18.56.100 requires the Director to make a determination that provides for the "adequate, convenient, and safe off - street parking and loading areas for the different land uses described in this title." The original Parking Determination appeared to meet that criteria and to have been based on facts and rigorous review of the information presented. The Amendment offers less specific criteria for the decision. "The Director has determined that the following amendments to the mitigation adopted under the original Parking Determination will likely be sufficient to mitigate any growth in demand caused by the Airport Link Extension." Based on the very limited information in the record it appears that there is likely to be a greater parking demand at the TIB Station park- and -ride lot and in the surrounding neighborhood with the SeaTac /Airport Station as the terminus than with the original project. However, the amended determination has less restrictive conditions than the original determination and was not made with the any reasonable level of independent review or coordination with other affected agencies, as required by the original determination. Appeal deadline and hearing body in error The record of decision was dated June 8 and the appeal deadline was set 14 days from that date for June 22. The record of decision was not received at the City of SeaTac until June 18. Upon inquiry to Tukwila staff it was learned that the record of decision was not mailed until June 14. Tukwila sent out a notice granting an extension of the appeal deadline until June 28. The record of decision states that this amendment like the earlier Parking Determination is a Type 2 decision and that one administrative appeal to the City Council is permitted. However, TMC 18.110 indicates that the appeal of this Type 2 permit would be to the Hearing Examiner. Harm Anticipated RESPONSE No potential harm is anticipated beyond that which the original Parking Determination addresses including a parking management program to monitor parking inside and outside the station when service to TIB starts. The conditions of the Parking Determination were created in consultation with the City of SeaTac to respond to potential impacts to both SeaTac and Tukwila neighborhoods. This protection has not been diminished by the Amendment. Unrestricted access to southbound rail at the TIB Station to the SeaTac/ Airport Station and the subsequent deletion of Condition 2a. eliminates a significant safeguard provided by the original Parking Determination and absolutely increases the market that can be served by the extension. This has the potential to accelerate the time when the parking at the TIB Station exceeds the 614 space capacity making the overflow parking in the neighborhoods of Tukwila and SeaTac more of a potential problem and more likely to occur shortly after the station is opened. This also has the potential to negatively affect the quality of life in this neighborhood of our city. Unrestricted access to southbound rail also makes the potential of "hide and fly" for overnight and longer term parking in the neighborhoods more likely. The need for greater enforcement or further restrictions for on street parking in our surrounding neighborhoods will place a burden on the cities. A survey of other cities with rail/airport connections was conducted by Sound Transit's consultants in 2003. The study did not identify any additional mitigation measures that Page 8 of 9 June 28, 2007 would apply only to extending the line to the airport and eventually S 200th. Sound Transit's most significant disincentive to discourage use of S 154th or S 200th for "hide and fly" is the restriction on overnight parking. The threat of a fine or impound will keep most over -night hide and fly trips away. Good signing for "Light Rail Passengers Only" and "No Overnight Parking" will be important. Again the parking facilities operated by the Port have shuttles every 10 minutes to the airport at peak shift stardend times. The TIB parking lot with light rail service will not be competitive with this cost and service. Without adequate controls and without adequate parking the maximum benefit to the region of light rail access from south King County to downtown Seattle may be limited by the availability of parking at the TIB Station. Parking capacity will potentially be taken up by parkers taking the shorter 1.7 mile trip between the TIB Station and the SeaTac /Airport Station leaving commuters on the longer, northbound trip to search out neighborhood parking. Additionally, it could cause commuters to abandon efforts to ride rail, thus necessitating travel by car to destinations north, limiting the benefit to reduce congestion in the northbound a.m. and southbound p.m. I -5 corridor. Relief Sought RESPONSE The original Parking Determination maintains significant precautions and mitigation measures and remedies to respond to changes in parking demand in concert with the City of SeaTac. The City of SeaTac respectfully requests that the amended Decision be withdrawn and remanded for further study and coordination with all affected agencies: SeaTac, Port of Seattle, Sound Transit, and Tukwila. Metro's participation may also be appropriate. The scope of further study should be discussed and scoped by the affected agencies and should focus on updating assumptions of the original study and predicting demand for parking for the southbound rail trip from the TIB Station to the SeaTac /Airport Station. Based on the predicted increase in parking demand, consideration of additional mitigation measures to address the anticipated harm is also requested. Your thoughtful consideration of SeaTac's concerns is appreciated. Respectfully submitted this 28 day of June, 2007. Tina J. Rogers, Assistant City Manager Page 9 of 9 June 28, 2007 Appeal of Parking Determination Notice of Decision Amendment #1 Project File No. L06 -022, L03 -059 Project : Sound Transit Central Link Light Rail/Airport Link, South 154 Street Station Appellant: City of SeaTac Appellant Contact: Tina Rogers Assistant City Manager City of SeaTac 4800 South 188 Street SeaTac, WA 98188 Phone: 206 973 4812 Fax: 206 973 4819 Decision being appealed The City of SeaTac hereby appeals conditions 2.a and 4 of Amendment #1 Parking Determination Notice of Decision dated June 8, 2007. Substantial study of the parking demand and significant coordination with the City of SeaTac was conducted prior to the July 2004 issuance of the original parking determination associated with the 154 Street Station as the terminus. The requirement to consult with and include the City of SeaTac is specifically referenced in 6 of the 12 conditions imposed in the original decision. The amendment which removed two very important conditions was issued with virtually no study or coordination. The original Parking Determination was made for the 154 Street Station as the terminus station providing light rail service northbound only to destinations in Seattle. It was conditioned (2a.) on the provision of shuttle bus service exclusively for rail passen *ers to the Sea -Tac International Airport. The extension of light rail service from the 154 Street Station to the SeaTac /Airport Station will provide unrestricted access between these two stations. The potential increase in parking demand because of the removal of Condition 2a. has not been addressed. The original Parking Determination was also conditioned to require that Sound Transit study the change in parking demand associated with any extension of the initial segment. Amending Condition 4 excepting the extension to the SeaTac /Airport Station from the parking demand study requirement has resulted in this amended decision being made without adequate factual basis, potentially harming the quality of life in the surrounding neighborhood in Tukwila and SeaTac. Page 1 of 6 June 28, 2007 Errors in Decision Inadequate factual basis The amendment was made with inadequate factual basis. There has been no attempt to study or estimate the increased parking demand at the now named Tukwila International Boulevard (TIB) Station that will result when unrestricted southbound rail access is made available for the 1.7 mile trip to the SeaTac/ Airport Station terminus. New market demand is served Sound Transit stated in their request for this amendment that there is no significant new market served by the extension. This statement has not been proven by Sound Transit nor validated by Tukwila. Condition 2a in the original Parking Determination effectively limited the access from the TIB Station to the Airport to those passengers that arrived at the TIB Station by rail from a more northerly rail station. Unrestricted access to southbound rail at the TIB Station opens up a significant new market to access southbound light rail at the TIB Station. This new market includes: employees at the airport; employees in the SeaTac city center; patrons of the hotels located in SeaTac city center who attend meetings or events; and airline passengers. This new market will be significant because of the proximity of the TIB Station to the airport destination and the ease of access from SR 518 en route to the airport from I -5 and 405. Airport employee parking information not accurate The staff report references airport parking information that is 2003 vintage, stating that 85% of airport employees get free parking and that paid parking is available at $32 per month. Updated information was available from the May 2005 Environmental Assessment (EA) for Airport Link showing the parking fee at $46 per month. We asked the Port of Seattle to provide us with current information and received the following information from Stacy Mattson at the airport. There are 1,500 employees who self pay for parking and 9,707 employees have their parking paid by the employer for a total of 11,207 employees parking in our north and south remote lots. The Port estimates that 60% of airport employers do not pay for their employees' parking although they may write the check to the Port. 40% of airport employers do pay for their employees' parking, including the Port. In terms of actual employee numbers, the Port knows that more are employer paid than self -paid. There is no estimate available of the actual percentage of employees who must pay for all or some of their own parking. Therefore, it is uncertain whether the 14% relied upon for the decision is accurate. The cost for parking is currently $51.00 per month, per employee which is 59% higher than the rate referenced in the Director's amended decision. Any employee whose work shift is served by the light rail hours and who currently must pay for parking should be considered a new market for this rail extension. The proximity of the TIB Station to the airport would not require any significant additional travel time for most employees. The majority of airport employees park in the north, since the south lot is rather small. Employees must park at these remote lots requiring most employees to drive past the airport on their way to the north lot and then take a shuttle bus that Page 2 of 6 June 28, 2007 comes every 15 minutes to take them to stops at the terminal. This shuttle bus is much less convenient than the light rail which will run every 6 minutes during the peak hours and 12 minutes during the off peak hours. The staff report states that parking at the TIB station would be inconvenient for employees who use their cars for errands or lunch. Because a shuttle bus trip (on 15 minute headways) from the airport to remote employee parking lots consumes significant time, and because roadways near the airport are often congested during the day, use of cars for errands and lunch during the day is not likely to be a big deterrent from riding rail. It is also highly likely that employers would pay for light rail passes for employees which would eliminate the cost factor. Nowhere has any estimate been made of the potential for additional parking demand at the TIB Station to serve employees and patrons of the SeaTac city center. We estimate that there are over 4,000 jobs in our city center within a /4 mile radius of the SeaTac /Airport Station and we expect the number of jobs to increase significantly over the next few years. Any of these employees living north or east of Tukwila could be potential users of the TIB Station for parking to avoid the congested roadways and parking lots in the city center. While we anticipate that many of these employees currently receive free parking from their employers many of whom are in the commercial parking business, it is conceivable that employers could see a benefit in providing rail passes which would encourage employees to arrive to work by rail. This would free up capacity in their commercial parking lots to increase revenues. The Airport Link EA published in May 2005 states that transit ridership among SeaTac employees has grown over 15% since 1998 and that the average parking rate in the city center was $13.63 in November 2004. That number is likely higher now and indicates a trend to discourage single occupant vehicle travel to the city center. Another potential source of ridership is patrons to the meeting space in the hotels within walking distance of the SeaTac/ Airport Station. We queried the three major hotels (Marriott, Hilton, Holiday Inn) in the area and received responses from two. The Marriott responded that they could have between zero and 200 cars on any given day for meetings and events with an average of 75 to100 per day. The meeting parking rate for self parking is $8 for the day. The Hilton responded that their meeting business fluctuates quite a bit with an average around 250 and peak days of over 1,000. They have a posted parking day rate of $10 for 12 hours. While many of these meeting patrons are also overnight hotel guests, SeaTac is known as a convenient meeting place for Puget Sound Region and a significant number of meeting attendees arrive by car for the day only. Unless arriving from the South, these patrons are potential new market for the TIB Station. No technical basis for the decision is referenced The Director states that he is making his decision because of the "short length of the extension and the nature of the new destination ". He has not stated why this should lessen the conditions originally imposed. The nature of the destination with very costly parking and congested roadways would tend to encourage utilization of free parking at the TIB Station and a convenient short rail ride to the airport. Still unknown at this time is the light rail rate structure, but it is assumed that a round trip between the TM and SeaTac /Airport Stations would be less than the cost for daily parking at the airport. Page 3 of 6 June 28, 2007 The trip to the TIB Station would not be out of the way to the SeaTac city center or to the Airport suggesting that an analysis of demand from a very large traffic shed should be studied. The trip will be short and convenient for a variety of passengers: employees at the airport; employees and customers in the SeaTac city center within walking distance of the station; and airline passengers traveling just for the day. Many of this new market would travel to the airport early and consume TIB parking before the average commuter heading north arrives at the station. The original parking determination was based on a study by Sound Transit and independent professional review of the parking demand at the TIB Station with either the TIB Station or the South 200 Street Station as the terminus. The SeaTac /Airport Station as the terminus station was not considered, studied or reviewed in 2004. Neither the staff report nor the notice of decision specifically references any of the parking information from the Airport Link EA issued in May 2005 as a factual basis for the decision. This document has some limited information about the parking demand at the TIB station with SeaTac /Airport Station at the terminus. The EA includes several statements in 3.1.4.2 Parking section that tend to validate our concerns. These include: • "Airport Link patrons would be directed to the Airport park- and -rides located at the Tukwila International Boulevard and S. 200 St. Stations." • "Because the surrounding area is largely pay lots for long -term airport parking and commercial property with parking reserved for business patrons only, there is the potential for unauthorized airport users and area employees to park at the park -and- rides." These statements appear to be in conflict with the EA forecast that unconstrained parking demand goes down with the Airport Link extension. As shown in Table 3.1 -18 of the EA, the parking demand in the PM peak hour at TIB Station was forecast to be 525 for the no -build condition in 2015 and lower at 515 with the SeaTac/ Airport Station as the terminus. The PM peak hour was not the only time frame of concern when the original Parking Determination was made. Did the Director rely on this information when making the amendment to the Parking Determination? The independent review by Charles River Associates of the original parking demand done in 2004 was not referenced in the amendment decision. There is no reference to any independent analysis of parking demand conducted with SeaTac /Airport Station as the terminus. Do the many factors referenced in the 2004 independent review that resulted in higher parking demand than Sound Transit's study still apply? Is the Director still concerned about parking demand at times other than the PM peak hour? With the passage of three years since the original study and determination, what is the justification for the Director not needing an updated study testing? The original determination was conditioned on the need for a new study at any time that the line was extended in either direction. A study or independent review would seem to be needed to inform the Director's Decision on an amendment of this magnitude. Page 4 of 6 June 28, 2007 Criteria for decision TMC 18.56.100 requires the Director to make a determination that provides for the "adequate, convenient, and safe off - street parking and loading areas for the different land uses described in this title." The original Parking Determination appeared to meet that criteria and to have been based on facts and rigorous review of the information presented. The Amendment offers less specific criteria for the decision. "The Director has determined that the following amendments to the mitigation adopted under the original Parking Determination will likely be sufficient to mitigate any growth in demand caused by the Airport Link Extension." Based on the very limited information in the record it appears that there is likely to be a greater parking demand at the TIB Station park- and -ride lot and in the surrounding neighborhood with the SeaTac /Airport Station as the terminus than with the original project. However, the amended determination has less restrictive conditions than the original determination and was not made with the any reasonable level of independent review or coordination with other affected agencies, as required by the original determination. Appeal deadline and hearing body in error The record of decision was dated June 8 and the appeal deadline was set 14 days from that date for June 22. The record of decision was not received at the City of SeaTac until June 18. Upon inquiry to Tukwila staff it was learned that the record of decision was not mailed until June 14. Tukwila sent out a notice granting an extension of the appeal deadline until June 28. The record of decision states that this amendment like the earlier Parking Determination is a Type 2 decision and that one administrative appeal to the City Council is permitted. However, TMC 18.110 indicates that the appeal of this Type 2 permit would be to the Hearing Examiner. Harm Anticipated Unrestricted access to southbound rail at the TIB Station to the SeaTac/ Airport Station and the subsequent deletion of Condition 2a. eliminates a significant safeguard provided by the original Parking Determination and absolutely increases the market that can be served by the extension. This has the potential to accelerate the time when the parking at the TIB Station exceeds the 614 space capacity making the overflow parking in the neighborhoods of Tukwila and SeaTac more of a potential problem and more likely to occur shortly after the station is opened. This also has the potential to negatively affect the quality of life in this neighborhood of our city. Unrestricted access to southbound rail also makes the potential of "hide and fly" for overnight and longer term parking in the neighborhoods more likely. The need for greater enforcement or further restrictions for on street parking in our surrounding neighborhoods will place a burden on the cities. Page 5 of 6 June 28, 2007 Without adequate controls and without adequate parking the maximum benefit to the region of light rail access from south King County to downtown Seattle may be limited by the availability of parking at the TIB Station. Parking capacity will potentially be taken up by parkers taking the shorter 1.7 mile trip between the TIB Station and the SeaTac /Airport Station leaving commuters on the longer, northbound trip to search out neighborhood parking. Additionally, it could cause commuters to abandon efforts to ride rail, thus necessitating travel by car to destinations north, limiting the benefit to reduce congestion in the northbound a.m. and southbound p.m. I -5 corridor. Relief Sought The City of SeaTac respectfully requests that the amended Decision be withdrawn and remanded for further study and coordination with all affected agencies: SeaTac, Port of Seattle, Sound Transit, and Tukwila. Metro's participation may also be appropriate. The scope of further study should be discussed and scoped by the affected agencies and should focus on updating assumptions of the original study and predicting demand for parking for the southbound rail trip from the TIB Station to the SeaTac /Airport Station. Based on the predicted increase in parking demand, consideration of additional mitigation measures to address the anticipated harm is also requested. Your thoughtful consideration of SeaTac's concerns is appreciated. Respect lly submitted this 28 day of June, 2007. Tina J. Rog , Ass t City Manager Page 6 of 6 June 28, 2007 June 22, 2007 City of Tukwila Department of Community Development Steve Lancaster, Director Sound Transit, Applicant King County Assessor, Accounting Division Agencies with Jurisdiction All Parties of Record Re: Amendment to the Parking Determination in connection with the extension of light rail service to SeaTac International Airport. File Numbers L06 -022, L03 -059. This letter is to inform you that the deadline for filing an appeal to the Parking Determination Modification (see attached Notice of Decision) has been extended to June 28, 2007. The new deadline of June 28, 2007, is 14 calendar days from the date of mailing the Notice of Determination. If you have any questions you can call Minnie Dhaliwal at 206 - 431 -3685. incerely, k Pace Acting Community Development Director Steven M. Mullet, Mayor 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • Phone: 206 - 431 -3670 • Fax: 206 - 431 -3665 Project File Number: Location: Associated Files: Guy of Tukwila Department of Community Development City of Tukwila Parking Determination Amendment # 1 PARKING DETERMINATION NOTICE OF DECISION June 8, 2007 TO: Sound Transit, Applicant King County Assessor, Accounting Division Agencies with Jurisdiction All Parties of Record This letter serves as an amendment to the Parking Determination Notice of Decision issued pursuant to TMC 18.104.170 on the following project and permit approval. I. PROJECT INFORMATION L06 -022 L03 -059 Applicant: Sound Transit Type of Permit Applied for: Parking Determination Modification (Type 2 Permit) Project Description: Central Link Light Rail/Airport Link, South 154 Street Station Comprehensive Plan Regional Commercial Designation/Zoning Regional Commercial District: Regional Commercial Locations proposed by Sound Transit for S.154 Street station parking are: Site A: 3122 S. 154 Street, Tukwila, WA; Site B: 15244 Tukwila International Blvd., Tukwila, WA L03 -057- Unclassified Use Permit L03 -058- Shoreline Variance L03 -059- Parking Determination (Original) L03- 060 - DesignReview Steven M. Mullet, Mayor Steve Lancaster, Director MD Page 1 of 5 06 -08 -2007 n- \Sound Transit\Parking Determination Amendment- Notice of Decision.doc 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • Phone: 206 - 431 -3670 • Fax: 206 - 431 -3665 II. DECISION The original Notice of Decision was issued based on the Central Link Light Rail Project's termination after reaching the S.154 Street Station. Section 4 of that Notice of Decision requires that a new parking demand study be done upon extension of the initial segment. This requirement is now invoked due to a decision to extend Link Light Rail to the SeaTac International Airport. This amendment is intended to reconcile differences in mitigation needs between the two projects. The parking demand study completed for the Central Link Light Rail Project did not look at a parking demand generated by airport flyers and airport employees at the S. 154 Street Station. This potential demand was negated by a proposed mitigation measure whereby Sound Transit would require passengers to produce a transfer from another Link Light Rail station in order to board the shuttle bus. Now that Sound Transit is building Airport Link to the airport, rather than utilizing a shuttle bus link from the S. 154 Street Station, this "transfer needed to ride shuttle bus" mechanism provides no assurance of mitigation of impacts from parking demand caused by airport flyers and/or airport employees. Nevertheless, due to the short length of the extension and the nature of the new destination (SeaTac Airport), the Director has determined that the following amendments to the mitigation adopted under the original Parking Determination will likely be sufficient to mitigate any growth in demand caused by the Airport Link extension. The Director hereby waives the required Parking Demand Study for extension of Link Light Rail from S. 154 Street to Seattle /Tacoma International Airport and amends the Parking Determination Notice of Decision issued for project L03 -059 as follows: Page 2, paragraph 2, sentence 3 is amended to read as follows: This "initial segment" is defined as the Sound Transit light rail system with a northern terminus at Convention Place Station and a southern terminus at Seattle /Tacoma International Airport. Condition 2.a is deleted as this condition becomes defunct when the Airport Shuttle service goes away with light rail service to the Airport. Condition 3a. is amended to read as follows: Counts of parking usage shall be taken in the station parking facilities. Quarterly counts shall begin following the S. 154 Street Station opening and continue for two years following the beginning of revenue service to Sea -Tac International Airport. Counts shall occur semi - annually thereafter. Both quarterly and semi - annual counts shall include the months of April and October. Condition 4. is amended to read as follows: Except for the Airport Link extension, if at any time after the issuance of this parking determination, a decision is rendered to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link in any direction, or add any stations not included in the Initial Segment, whether or not such extension occurs or station is located within the City of Tukwila, Sound Transit shall conduct a parking demand study to determine the additional level of parking demand likely to occur at the S. 154th Street Station. This MD Page 2 of 5 Q: \Sound Transit\Parking Determination Amendment- Notice of Decision.doc 06 -08 -2007 study shall entail a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director, who shall render a new parking determination upon its completion, based on the specific new line extension and/or specific station addition(s) and the project's respective potential to generate additional parking demand resulting there from. Condition 9a. is amended to read as follows: Actual counts of parking utilization in public rights -of -way within the hide and ride impact area shall begin upon the commencement of operations at the S. 154th Street Station. They shall then occur on a quarterly basis for 24 calendar months following opening of the of revenue service to Sea -Tac International Airport. Thereafter, counts shall occur semi - annually. Semi - annual counts shall be conducted during the months of April and October. All counts shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days (Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not adjacent to a holiday week. The counts shall occur during days with typical weather conditions for the season. The schedule for these counts shall be as close to the schedule used for the baseline inventory as is reasonably possible, to provide an accurate comparison. Sound Transit shall return to the original schedule for counting following any expansion of parking for the S. 154th Street Station related to a qualified increase in parking demand for the Initial Segment or following any qualified expansion of, or the addition of a station to, the Central Link Light Rail. All other provisions of the Parking Determination Decision shall remain in full force and effect. III. YOUR APPEAL RIGHTS A Parking Determination is a Type 2 decision pursuant to Tukwila Municipal Code § 18.104.010. As, such, modification/amendment of that earlier decision is also a Type 2 decision. Other land use applications related to this project may still be pending. One administrative appeal to the City Council of this permit decision is permitted. Unless an appeal of the Director's decision on this permit decision is timely and properly filed to the City Council, the Director's decision on this permit shall be final. A party who is not satisfied with the City Council's determination on any such appeal may appeal to King County Superior Court under the procedures set forth in RCW 36.70C, the Land Use Petition Act. IV. PROCEDURES AND TIME FOR APPEALING In order to appeal the Community Development director's decision on the Permit Application to the City Council, a written notice of appeal must be filed with the Department of Community Development within 14 calendar days from the date of the issuance of this Notice of Decision, pursuant to TMC 18.116.010A. MD Page 3 of 5 Q: \Sound Transit\Parking Determination Amendment- Notice of Decision.doc 06 -08 -2007 The deadline for filing any such appeal in this matter is 5:00 p.m. on June 22, 2007. Late appeals will not be accepted. The requirements for such appeals are set forth in Tukwila Municipal Code 18.116. All appeal materials shall be submitted to the Department of Community Development. Appeal materials must include: 1. The name of the appealing party. 2. The address and phone number of the appealing party; and if the appealing party is a corporation, association or other group, the address and phone number of a contact person authorized to receive notices on the appealing party's behalf. 3. A statement identifying the decision being appealed and the alleged errors in the decision 4. The Notice of Appeal shall identify (a) the specific errors of fact or errors in application of the law in the decision being appealed; (b) the harm suffered or anticipated by the appellant, and (c) the relief sought. The scope of an appeal shall be limited to matters or issues raised in the Notice of Appeal. V. APPEAL HEARINGS PROCESS Any administrative appeal to the City Council regarding the Permit shall be conducted as an open record appeal hearing pursuant to TMC 18.104.010.C. The City Council decision on the appeal is the City's final decision. Any party wishing to challenge the City Council decision on this application must file an appeal pursuant to the procedures and time limitations set forth in RCW 36.70C. If no appeal of the City Council decision is properly filed in Superior Court within such time limit, the City Council Decision shall be final. VI. INSPECTION OF INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION Project materials including the application, any staff reports, and other studies related to the permits are available for inspection at the Tukwila Department of Community Development, 6300 Southcenter Blvd., Suite 100, Tukwila, Washington 98188 from Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The project planner is Minnie Dhaliwal, who may be contacted at 206 - 431 -3685 for further information. Property owners affected by this decision may request a change in valuation for their property tax purposes. Contact the King County Assessor's Office for further information regarding property tax valuation changes. MD Page 4 of 5 Q: \Sound Transit\Parking Determination Amendment- Notice of Decision.doc 06 -08 -2007 VII. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION Sound Transit was the SEPA lead agency for this project. Accordingly, the City of Tukwila did not perform its own independent SEPA review. Sound Transit prepared SEPA documents concerning the Tukwila portion of the project and the City of Tukwila received, reviewed and relied, in part, upon these documents. They are as follows: Volume 1 - Final Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project, November, 1999. Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project, November, 2001. Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project - Tukwila Freeway Route, November, 2001. Initial Segment Environmental Assessment; Central Link Light Rail Project, February, 2002. Tukwila Freeway Route Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Tukwila Addendum; March, 2004. Environmental Assessment, Airport Link, Central Link Light Rail Transit Project, May, 2005. Ja ' . ce, Actil Director D - • ent of Community Development City of Tukwila MD Page 5 of 5 Q: \Sound Transit\Parking Determination Amendment- Notice of Decision.doc 06 -08 -2007 Dept. Of Community Development City of Tukwila AFFIDAVIT OF DISTRIBUTION . 1, D � HEREBY DECLARE THAT: Project Name: Notice of Public Hearing Determination of Non - Significance Notice of Public Meeting Mitigated Determination of Non - Significance Board of Adjustment Agenda Pkt Determination of Significance & Scoping Notice Board of Appeals Agenda Pkt Notice of Action • Planning Commission Agenda Pkt Official Notice Short Subdivision Agenda Notice of Application Shoreline Mgmt Permit Notice of Application for Shoreline Mgmt Permit _ -- Class ifieds Mail: To Seattle Times : Gail Muller Classifieds PO Box 70 - Seattle WA 98111 U 1 2 ;r e__ tt/h vi..,e/rt j rkzfrz, f q? M lUl _ 8h A lof • Project Name: Th L'i't)t' Project Number: 1--0 '^O.D 2 .) " . 1-0 3 ^ C7 r/ Mailer's Signature: C S ) 1/ ./ a1/01)1 cL Person requesting mailing: / J i J j Sin/1 Was mailed to each of the addresses listed on this day of year 20 in the PMDMINISTRATIVEFORMSWORMS IAFFIDAVITOFDISTRIBUTION P. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION DEPT OF FISH & WILDLIFE () OFFICE OF ARCHAEOLOGY `4C) TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT () DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES () OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR () DEPT OF COMM. TRADE & ECONOMIC DEV. () DEPT OF FISHERIES & WILDUFE >' () BOUNDARY REVIEW BOARD ( ) FIRE DISTRICT #11 • () FIRE DISTRICT #2 () K.C. WASTEWATER TREATMENT DMSION () KC. DEPT OF PARKS & REC C. ASSESSORS OFFICE ( ) TUKNILA SCHOOL DISTRICT ( ) TUKWILA UBRARY ( ) RENTON UBRARY () KENT UBRARY ( ) CITY OF SEATTLE UBRARY () OWEST () SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ( ) PUGET SOUND ENERGY ( ) HIGHUNE WATER DISTRICT ( ) SEATTLE WATER DEPARTMENT ( ) AT&T CABLE SERVICES () KENT PLANNING DEPT ( ) TUKWILA CITY DEPARTMENTS: () PUBLIC WORKS ()POUCE () PLANNING () PARKS & REC. ( ) CITY CLERK ( ) FIRE ( ) FINANCE ( ) BUILDING ( ) MAYOR ( ) PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL ( ) SW IC C CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE ( ) CULTURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM ( ) FISHERIES PROGRAM ( ) WILDLIFE PROGRAM ( ) SEATTLE TIMES ( ) SOUTH COUNTY JOURNAL P:WDMMISTRATTVEWORMSTHKUST.DOC L-€ o- -c M� U ) Lk-- o a -Nrc )\-- Lk ° 1 �0c -sue S {_ .• ,� (. 'I c3 7 WASHINGTON STATE AGENCIES KING COUNTY AGENCIES SCHOOLS/LIBRARIES UTILITIES CITY AGENCIES OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES ^U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY () U.S. DEPT OF H.U.D. ( ) NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE ( ) DEPT OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERV. () DEPT OF ECOLOGY, SHORELAND DIV () DEPT OF ECOLOGY, SEPA DIVISION* () OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL • SEND CHKUST W/ DETERMINATIONS • SEND SITE MAPS WITH DECISION MEDIA ( ) HEALTH DEPT ( ) PORT OF SEATTLE ( ) KC. DEV & ENVIR SERVICES-SEPA INFO CNTR KC. TRANSIT DMSION - SEPA OFFICIAL ( ) KC. LAND & WATER RESOURCES ( ) FOSTER LIBRARY ( ) K C PUBUC UBRARY ( ) HIGHUNE SCHOOL DISTRICT ( ) SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT ( ) RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT ( ) OLYMPIC PIPEUNE ( ) VAL -VUE SEWER DISTRICT ( ) WATER DISTRICT #20 ( ) WATER DISTRICT #125 ( ) CITY OF RENTON PUBUC WORKS () BRYN MAWR- LAKERIDGE SEWERIWATER DISTRICT () RENTON PLANNING DEPT - () CITY OF SEA -TAC () CITY OF BURIEN () TUKIMLA PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS ( ) TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ( ) CITY OF SEATTLE - SEPA INFO CENTER - DCLU () STRATEGIC PLANNING OFFICE* • NOTICE OF ALL SEATTLE RELATED PLNG PROJ. (�1 DUWAMISH INDIAN TRIBE () P.S. AIR POLLUTION CLEAN AGENCY () SOUND TRANSIT ( ) DUWAMISH RIVER CLEAN -UP COALITION 'SEND NO710E OF ALL APPUCATIONS ON OUWAMISH RIVER ( ) HIGHLINE TIMES ( ) CI.TUKWILA.WA.US.WWW :raig Ward, City Manager ;ity of SeaTac 1800 So. 188 St. 1eaTac, WA 98188 -8605 iordon Allen 1835 SE 165 Si tenton, WA 98058 vlichael P. Griffin 1131 So. 151 St. Cukwila, WA 98188 Cuong van Tran 1820 So. 152" St. Cukwila, WA 98188 dark Maio 1119 So. 151 St. Ckwila, WA 98188 Jennifer Mackay ;PEEA 15205 52" Ave. So. Tukwila, WA 98188 toger Lorenzen 14038 Macadam Rd. So. Cukwila, WA 98168 Dwight Pelz King County Council 516 Third Ave., Room 1200 Seattle, WA 98104 -3272 Rod Kempkes Sound Transit 401 So. Jackson St. Seattle, WA 98104 -2826 Greg & Vanessa Zaputil 15171 52 " Ave. So., #5 Tukwila, WA 98188 Chris Arkills King County Council 516 Third Ave., Room 1200 Seattle, WA 98104 -3272 Scott Luke 10242 62 " Ave. So. Seattle, WA 98178 -2303 Stephanie Kramer OCD Office of Arch. 1063 So. Capitol Way, #106 Olympia, WA 98501 John Niles CETA Technical 4005 20 Ave. W., Suite 111 Seattle, WA 98199 Norma Larson 14223 55 Ave. So. Tukwila, WA 98168 Ahmad Fazel Sound Transit 401 So. Jackson St. Seattle, WA 98104 -2826 Keith Neil 6735 Beach Dr. SW Seattle, WA 98136 Eric Schweiger 4712 So. 134 St. Seattle, WA 98168 F. Wayne Stollatz 711 W. Casino Rd. Everett, WA 98204 Pauline Tamblyn SPEEA 15205 52 " Ave. So. Tukwila, WA 98188 Melvin Easter Johnson Braund 15200 52" Ave. So., Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98188 LeAnne Bremmer Miller Nash LLP PO Box 694 Vancouver, WA 98666 -0694 Jack Latteman Metro Transit 201 So. Jackson St., M/S KSC -TR -0422 Seattle, WA 98104 -3856 TO: Sound Transit, Applicant King County Assessor, Accounting Division Agencies with Jurisdiction All Parties of Record This letter serves as an amendment to the Parking Determination Notice of Decision issued pursuant to TMC 18.104.170 on the following project and permit approval. Project File Number: Location: Associated Files` Ciz of Tukwila Department of Community Development City of Tukwila Parking Determination Amendment # 1 PARKING DETERMINATION NOTICE OF DECISION June 8, 2007 I. PROJECT INFORMATION L06 -022 L03 -059 Applicant: Sound Transit Type of Permit Applied for: Parking Determination Modification (Type 2 Permit) Project Description: Central Link Light Rail/Airport Link, South 154 Street Station L03 -057- Unclassified Use Permit L03 -058- Shoreline Variance L03 -059- Parking Determination (Original) L03- 060 - DesignReview Comprehensive Plan Regional Commercial Designation/Zoning Regional Commercial District: Regional Commercial Locations proposed by Sound Transit for 5.154 Street station parking are: Site A: 3122 S. 154 Street, Tukwila, WA; Site B: 15244 Tukwila International Blvd., Tukwila, WA Steven M. Mullet, Mayor Steve Lancaster, Director MD Page 1 of 5 06 -08 -2007 O. \Sound Transit\Parking Determination Amendment- Notice of Decision.doc 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • Phone: 206 - 431 -3670 • Fax: 206 - 431 -3665 II. DECISION The original Notice of Decision was issued based on the Central Link Light Rail Project's termination after reaching the S.154 Street Station. Section 4 of that Notice of Decision requires that a new parking demand study be done upon extension of the initial segment. This requirement is now invoked due to a decision to extend Link Light Rail to the SeaTac International Airport. This amendment is intended to reconcile differences in mitigation needs between the two projects. The parking demand study completed for the Central Link Light Rail Project did not look at a parking demand generated by airport flyers and airport employees at the S. 154 Street Station. This potential demand was negated by a proposed mitigation measure whereby Sound Transit would require passengers to produce a transfer from another Link Light Rail station in order to board the shuttle bus. Now that Sound Transit is building Airport Link to the airport, rather than utilizing a shuttle bus link from the S. 154 Street Station, this "transfer needed to ride shuttle bus" mechanism provides no assurance of mitigation of impacts from parking demand caused by airport flyers and/or airport employees. Nevertheless, due to the short length of the extension and the nature of the new destination (SeaTac Airport), the Director has determined that the following amendments to the mitigation adopted under the original Parking Determination will likely be sufficient to mitigate any growth in demand caused by the Airport Link extension. The Director hereby waives the required Parking Demand Study for extension of Link Light Rail from S. 154 Street to Seattle /Tacoma International Airport and amends the Parking Determination Notice of Decision issued for project L03 -059 as follows: Page 2, paragraph 2, sentence 3 is amended to read as follows: This "initial segment" is defined as the Sound Transit light rail system with a northern terminus at Convention Place Station and a southern terminus at Seattle /Tacoma International Airport. Condition 2.a is deleted as this condition becomes defunct when the Airport Shuttle service goes away with light rail service to the Airport. Condition 3a. is amended to read as follows: Counts of parking usage shall be taken in the station parking facilities. Quarterly counts shall begin following the S. 154 Street Station opening and continue for two years following the beginning of revenue service to Sea -Tac International Airport. Counts shall occur semi - annually thereafter. Both quarterly and semi - annual counts shall include the months of April and October. Condition 4. is amended to read as follows: Except for the Airport Link extension, if at any time after the issuance of this parking determination, a decision is rendered to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link in any direction, or add any stations not included in the Initial Segment, whether or not such extension occurs or station is located within the City of Tukwila, Sound Transit shall conduct a parking demand study to determine the additional level of parking demand likely to occur at the S. 154th Street Station. This MD Page 2 of 5 Q: \Sound Transit\Parking Determination Amendment- Notice of Decision.doc 06 -08 -2007 study shall entail a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director, who shall render a new parking determination upon its completion, based on the specific new line extension and/or specific station addition(s) and the project's respective potential to generate additional parking demand resulting there from. Condition 9a. is amended to read as follows: Actual counts of parking utilization in public rights -of -way within the hide and ride impact area shall begin upon the commencement of operations at the S. 154th Street Station. They shall then occur on a quarterly basis for 24 calendar months following opening of the of revenue service to Sea -Tac International Airport. Thereafter, counts shall occur semi - annually. Semi - annual counts shall be conducted during the months of April and October. All counts shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days (Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not adjacent to a holiday week. The counts shall occur during days with typical weather conditions for the season. The schedule for these counts shall be as close to the schedule used for the baseline inventory as is reasonably possible, to provide an accurate comparison. Sound Transit shall return to the original schedule for counting following any expansion of parking for the S. 154th Street Station related to a qualified increase in parking demand for the Initial Segment or following any qualified expansion of, or the addition of a station to, the Central Link Light Rail. All other provisions of the Parking Determination Decision shall remain in full force and effect. III. YOUR APPEAL RIGHTS A Parking Determination is a Type 2 decision pursuant to Tukwila Municipal Code §18.104.010. As, such, modification/amendment of that earlier decision is also a Type 2 decision. Other land use applications related to this project may still be pending. One administrative appeal to the City Council of this permit decision is permitted. Unless an appeal of the Director's decision on this permit decision is timely and properly filed to the City Council, the Director's decision on this permit shall be final. A party who is not satisfied with the City Council's determination on any such appeal may appeal to King County Superior Court under the procedures set forth in RCW 36.70C, the Land Use Petition Act. IV. PROCEDURES AND TIME FOR APPEALING In order to appeal the Community Development director's decision on the Permit Application to the City Council, a written notice of appeal must be filed with the Department of Community Development within 14 calendar days from the date of the issuance of this Notice of Decision, pursuant to TMC 18.116.010A. MD Page 3 of 5 Q: \Sound Transit\Parking Determination Amendment- Notice of Decision.doc 06 -08 -2007 The deadline for filing any such appeal in this matter is 5:00 p.m. on June 22, 2007. Late appeals will not be accepted. The requirements for such appeals are set forth in Tukwila Municipal Code 18.116. All appeal materials shall be submitted to the Department of Community Development. Appeal materials must include: 1. The name of the appealing party. 2. The address and phone number of the appealing party; and if the appealing party is a corporation, association or other group, the address and phone number of a contact person authorized to receive notices on the appealing party's behalf. 3. A statement identifying the decision being appealed and the alleged errors in the decision 4. The Notice of Appeal shall identify (a) the specific errors of fact or errors in application of the law in the decision being appealed; (b) the harm suffered or anticipated by the appellant, and (c) the relief sought. The scope of an appeal shall be limited to matters or issues raised in the Notice of Appeal. V. APPEAL HEARINGS PROCESS Any administrative appeal to the City Council regarding the Permit shall be conducted as an open record appeal hearing pursuant to TMC 18.104.010.C. The City Council decision on the appeal is the City's final decision. Any party wishing to challenge the City Council decision on this application must file an appeal pursuant to the procedures and time limitations set forth in RCW 36.70C. If no appeal of the City Council decision is properly filed in Superior Court within such time limit, the City Council Decision shall be final. VI. INSPECTION OF INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION Project materials including the application, any staff reports, and other studies related to the permits are available for inspection at the Tukwila Department of Community Development, 6300 Southcenter Blvd., Suite 100, Tukwila, Washington 98188 from Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The project planner is Minnie Dhaliwal, who may be contacted at 206 - 431 -3685 for further information. Property owners affected by this decision may request a change in valuation for their property tax purposes. Contact the King County Assessor's Office for further information regarding property tax valuation changes. MD Page 4 of 5 Q: \Sound Transit\Parking Determination Amendment- Notice of Decision.doc 06 -08 -2007 VII. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION Sound Transit was the SEPA lead agency for this project. Accordingly, the City of Tukwila did not perform its own independent SEPA review. Sound Transit prepared SEPA documents concerning the Tukwila portion of the project and the City of Tukwila received, reviewed and relied, in part, upon these documents. They are as follows: Volume 1 - Final Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project, November, 1999. Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project, November, 2001. Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project - Tukwila Freeway Route, November, 2001. Initial Segment Environmental Assessment; Central Link Light Rail Project, February, 2002. Tukwila Freeway Route Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Tukwila Addendum; March, 2004. Environmental Assessment, Airport Link, Central Link Light Rail Transit Project, May, 2005. Ja ' ' . ce, Actir Director D - . ent of Community Development City of Tukwila MD Page 5 of 5 Q: \Sound Transit\Parking Determination Amendment- Notice of Decision.doc 06 -08 -2007 Was mailed to each of the addresses listed on this year 20 b7 P:\ ADMINISTRATIVEFORMSWORMS \AFFIDAVITOFDISTRIBUTION • day ofiG<a in the b Dept. Of Community Development City of Tukwila AFFIDAVIT OF DISTRIBUTION /, 4 HEREBY DECLARE THAT: . S b, Project Name: Tr Project Number: 1 6l, -Q LAD :3 - WI LAP L -1C4 . Le" i Mailer's Signature: - L / c 1 0 # Person requesting mailing: ) V 1 i (}iii7 e I/1)A Was mailed to each of the addresses listed on this year 20 b7 P:\ ADMINISTRATIVEFORMSWORMS \AFFIDAVITOFDISTRIBUTION • day ofiG<a in the b Dept. Of Community Development City of Tukwila AFFIDAVIT OF DISTRIBUTION /, 4 HEREBY DECLARE THAT: Notice of Public Hearing Determination of Non - Significance Notice of Public Meeting Mitigated Determination of Non - Significance Board of Adjustment Agenda Pkt Determination of Significance & Scoping Notice Board of Appeals Agenda Pkt Notice of Action Planning Commission Agenda Pkt Official Notice Short Subdivision Agenda Notice of Application Shoreline Mgmt Permit Notice of Application for Shoreline Mgmt Permit __ FAX To Seattle Times Classifieds Mail: Gail Muller Classifieds PO Box 70 - Seattle WA 98111 / r ���� I .T /?5,iSibf) V C e c4c Was mailed to each of the addresses listed on this year 20 b7 P:\ ADMINISTRATIVEFORMSWORMS \AFFIDAVITOFDISTRIBUTION • day ofiG<a in the b P) U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION DEPT OF FISH & WILDLIFE () OFFICE OF ARCHAEOLOGY 1 ) TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES () OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR () DEPT OF FISHERIES A WILDLIFFE ECONOMIC DEV. () BOUNDARY REVIEW BOARD () FIRE DISTRICT #11 () FIRE DISTRICT #2 () K.C. WASTEWATER TREATMENT DIVISION () KC. DEPT OF PARKS & REC K C. ASSESSOR'S OFFICE ( ) TUKWILA SCHOOL DISTRICT () TUKWILA LIBRARY () RENTON UBRARY () KENT UBRARY () CITY OF SEATTLE UBRARY () (INVEST ( ) SEATTLE CITY LIGHT () PUGET SOUND ENERGY () HIGHUNE WATER DISTRICT () SEATTLE WATER DEPARTMENT ( ) AT &T CABLE SERVICES ( ) KENT PLANNING DEPT ( ) TUINVILA CITY DEPARTMENTS: () PUBLIC WORKS () FIRE () POLICE () FINANCE () PLANNING () BUILDING () PARKS & REC. () MAYOR ( ) CITY CLERK ( ) PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL ( ) SW K C CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 4tI MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE ( ) CULTURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM ( ) FISHERIES PROGRAM ( ) WILDLIFE PROGRAM ( ) SEATTLE TIMES ( ) SOUTH COUNTY JOURNAL P:WDMI ISTRATIVEIFORMSICHKLIST.DOC McCC\ S0L ¶ y c 14 0 \ 2 o�, ��Ibu �h WASHINGTON STATE AGENCIES 4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY () U.S. DEPT OF H.U.D. () NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE () DEPT OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERV. () DEPT OF ECOLOGY. SHORELAND DIV () DEPT OF ECOLOGY, SEPA DIVISION* ( ) OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL • SEND CHKLIST W/ DETERMINATIONS • SEND SITE MAPS WITH DECISION KING COUNTY AGENCIES SCHOOLS/LIBRARIES UTILITIES CITY AGENCIES OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES MEDIA ( ) HEALTH DEPT ( ) PORT OF SEATTLE () KC. DEV & ENVIR SERVICES-SEPA INFO CNTR KC. TRANSIT DIVISION - SEPA OFFICIAL ( ) KC. LAND & WATER RESOURCES ( ) FOSTER LIBRARY () K C PUBLIC UBRARY ( ) HIGHUNE SCHOOL DISTRICT ( ) SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT ( ) RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT ( ) OLYMPIC PIPELINE ( ) VAL-WE SEWER DISTRICT ( ) WATER DISTRICT #20 ( ) WATER DISTRICT #125 () CITY OF RENTON PUBLIC WORKS () BRYN MAWR- LAKERIDGE SEWERNVATR DISTRICT () RENTON PLANNING DEPT - () CITY OF SEA-TAC () CITY OF BURIEN ( ) TUKWILA PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS ( ) TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS () CITY OF SEATTLE - SEPA INFO CENTER - DCLU () STRATEGIC PLANNING OFFICE' • NOTICE OF ALL SEATTLE RELATED PLNG PROJ. (ADUWAMISH INDIAN TRIBE () P.S. AIR POLLUTION CLEAN AGENCY () SOUND TRANSIT () DUWAMISH RIVER CLEAN -UP COALITION *SEND NOTICE OF ALL APPUCATIONS ON OUWAMISH RIVER ( ) HIGHLINE TIMES ( ) CI.TUKWILA.WA.US.VWWV SEPA MAILINGS Mail to: (comment period starts on date of mailing) Dept. of Ecology Environmental Review Section 'Applicant 'Other agencies as necessary (checked off on attached list) 'Any parties of record ' send only the staff report, site plan and the SEPA Determination KC Transit Division. —:SEPA Official would lance to receive information about all projects that might affect transit demand Send These Documents to DOE: SEPA Determination (3 -part from Sierra) Findings (staff report, usu. with MDNS) SEPA Checklist (filled out by applicant) Drawings/Plans of project (site plan, elevations, etc. from MT's) Affidavit of Distribution (notice was mailed or sent to newspaper) SHORELINE MAILINGS: Notice of Application for a Substantial Development Permit must be mailed to owners and to property owners within 500 feet of subject property, comments are due 30 days after the notice of application is mailed/posted. The notice of Application for Shoreline Substantial Development Permit must include a statement that any person desiring to submit written comments on the application or desiring to receive 'notification of the final decision on the application may do so within 30 days of the notice of application. If a hearing will be held on the application, the hearing notice must include the information that written 'comments may be submitted, or oral presentation made at the hearing. Shoreline Permit Notice of Decision: Mail to: (within 8 days of decision; 21-day appeal period begins date received by DOE) Department of Ecology Shorelands Section State Attorney General . * Applicant 'Indian Tribes . . "Other agencies as necessary (checked off on attached list). 'Any parties of record ' send only the staff report, site plan and the SEPA Determination Send These Documents to DOE and Attorney General: Permit Data Sheet - Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (3 -part from Sierra) Findings (staff report or memo) Shoreline Permit Application Form (filled out by applicant) Drawings/Plans of project (site plan, elevations, etc. from PMT's) - Site plan, with mean high water mark & improvements — Cross - sections of site with structures & shoreline - Grading Plan - Vicinity map SEPA determination (3 -part from Sierra) Findings (staff report or memo) SEPA Checklist (filled out by applicant) Any background studies related to impacts on shoreline Notice of Application Affidavit of Distribution (notice was mailed) P:I ADMINISTRA7IV E\FORMSCCHICLIST.DOC Keith Neal 6735 Beach Dr. SW Seattle, WA 98136 Eric Schweiger 4712 So. 134th St. Seattle, WA 98168 F. Wayne Stollatz 711 W. Casino Rd., #4C5 Everett, WA 98204 Pauline Tamblyn SPEEA 15205 52nd Ave. So. Tukwila, WA 98188 Melvin Easter Johnson Braund 15200 52nd Ave. So., Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98188 LeAnne Bremer Miller Nash LLP PO Box 694 Vancouver, WA 98666 -0694 Gordon Allen 11835 SE 165th St. Renton, WA 98058 Michael P. Griffin 5131 So. 151st St. Tukwila, WA 98188 Tuong van Tran 4820 So. 152nd St. Tukwila, WA 98188 Mark Maio 5119 So. 151st St. Tukwila, WA 98188 Jennifer Mackay SPEEA 15205 52nd Ave. So. Tukwila, WA 98188 Roger Lorenzen 14038 Macadam Rd. So. Tukwila, WA 98168 Greg & Vanessa Zaputil 15171 52nd Ave. So., #5 Tukwila, WA 98188 Chris ArkillslDwight Pelz KC Council 516 Third Ave., Room 1200 Seattle, WA 98104 -3272 Scott Luke 10242 62nd Ave. So. Seattle, WA 98178 -2303 Stephanie Kramer OCD Office of Arch. 1063 So. Capitol Way, #106 Olympia, WA 98501 John Niles CETA Technical Dir. 4005 20th Ave. W., Suite 111 Seattle, WA 98199 Norma Larson 14223 55th Ave. So. Tukwila, WA 98168 City of Tukwila Department of Community Development 6300 Southcenter Boulevard • Suite 100 Tukwila, WA 98188 -2599 Jack Latteman Metro Transit 201 So. Jackson St., M/S KSC -TR -0422 Seattle, WA 98104 -3856 (; )/h//9 re„.„ _r et � 4 p � has>) 918Z WA `aIUBaS '1S uos)3Bf ' 101 lisnpaZ PunoS Inga PEUJ4V a ] 66SZ - 88196 HM `ellM'/nl 001 ai1nS • Neitalnog raluaoi{inoS 0059 luawdolanac munwwoD Jo luawiredaQ , n,� fo X10 City of Tukwila Department of Community Development 6300 Southcenter Boulevard • Suite 100 Tukwila, WA 98188-2599 Craig Ward, City Manager City of SeaTac 4800 So. 188 St. SeaTac, WA 98188-8605 City of Tukwila Department of Community Development 6300 Southcenter Boulevard • Suite 100 Tukwila, WA 98188-2599 Rod Kempkes Sound Transit 401 So. Jackson St. Seattle, WA 98104-2826 FILE NUMBER ASSOCIATED PERMITS APPLICANT: REQUEST: LOCATION: LOT SIZE: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: ZONING DISTRICT: SEPA DERMINATION: RECOMMENDATION: STAFF: City of Tukwila Department of Community Development STAFF REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR PARKING DETERMINATION AMENDMENT Prepared April 17, 2007 L06 -022 L03 -057 - Unclassified Use Permit L03 -058 - Shoreline Variance L03 -059 - Parking Determination (Original) L03 -060 - Design Review Sound Transit Regional Commercial Approve an amendment to Parking Determination L03 -059, eliminating the requirement to conduct a parking demand study in connection with the extension of light rail service to SeaTac International Airport ( "Airport Link "). Regional Commercial Steven M. Mullet, Mayor Steve Lancaster, Director Lot A` 3122 S. 154 Street; Lot B. 15244 Tukwila Inter. Blvd. Lot A: 5.83 acres; Lot B, 1.75 acres The Sound Transit SEPA Responsible Official has previously determined that the project creates a probably significant environmental impact and required preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Central Link Light Rail Project (November, 1999). The Tukwila Freeway Route Addendum was issued in November, 2001. Sound Transit completed the Airport Link Environmental Assessment (May, 2005) as an addendum to the original Central Link EIS. Amend the original parking determination (L03 -059) Minnie Dhaliwal, Jack Pace Q: \Sound Transit\Parking Determination Amendment- Staff report.doc Page 1 of 6 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • Phone: 206 - 431 -3670 • Fax: 206 - 431 -3665 ATTACHMENTS: A. Application B. Parking Determination L03 -059, and associated Staff Report C. Illustration of planned pedestrian routes from Airport Station PROJECT DESCRIPTION In June 2004 the Director Issued Parking Determination L03 -059 for Sound Transit's 154 Street Light Rail Station in Tukwila. This Parking Determination (PD) set out mitigation and monitoring programs to ensure mitigation of potential impacts of the planned station and associated park and ride. Since PD L03 -059 was issued, Sound Transit has approved an extension of the Central Link Light Rail line south of its current terminus at the South 154 Street Station in Tukwila to SeaTac International Airport. This extension, known as "Airport Link," triggers a requirement in Section 4 of PD L03- 059 requiring a new parking demand study for the S. 154 Street Station when and if the light rail line is extended. On March 20, 2006, Sound Transit submitted an application for an amendment to PD L03 -059. This staff report considers and discusses that request for amendment in light of the policies and regulations of the City of Tukwila and the requirements of PD L03 -059. Sound Transit's application for amending the original Parking Determination states that a new parking demand study is unnecessary due to the short length of the extension and the fact that its terminus (SeaTac Airport) was already planned to be served by a shuttle service from the S. 154 Street Station. Status of Application The application was submitted on March 20, 2006. The project for which this waiver is requested includes the extension of the line to SeaTac Airport and one associated column to be located in Tukwila, adjacent to the current S. 154 Street Station. This column construction/attachment project will be processed under a revision to the original building permit for the S. 154 Street Station. Site Information (Attachment B) Off -site Parking Availability. See pages 8 -10 in the Staff report for L03 -059 Attachment B) Relevant Tukwila Comprehensive Plan Policies pages 3 -4 in the Staff report for L03- 059 (Attachment B) MD Page 2 of 6 Q: \Sound Transit\Parking Determination Amendment- Staff report.doc See pages 5 -6 in the Staff report for L03 -059 04 -17 -2007 Decision Criteria As the Parking Determination for L03 -059 was issued by the Director under TMC 18.56.100, this request for an amendment to that Parking Determination will be processed based on the same criteria. See page 2 in the Staff report for L03 -059 (Attachment B) Parking Demand for Project L03 -059 The City worked with the applicant (Sound Transit) from early 2002 to mid -2004 to ensure completion of an adequate and accurate parking demand study for this station. The City and its consultant (Dan Brand of Charles River Associates) reviewed versions of and supplements to such a study in April, 2003; September, 2003 and December 2003. In consultation with Dan Brand of Charles River Associates, the City initiated, with the cooperation of Sound Transit, a separate but closely related parking demand study, using Sound Transit model runs with changed assumptions -- -most notably concerning transfer penalties, and off -peak parking accumulation. That study concluded a much higher estimated parking demand that did earlier Sound Transit studies. The study also used the final numbers from Sound Transit's most recent model runs combined with an additional amount (garnered from the same Sound Transit run) to cover off -peak parking accumulation. This number was also substantially higher than that provided by Sound Transit's official analysis. Parking Demand for Airport Link Extension Sound Transit states that because of the unique nature of the extension and its station the current Parking Demand Study and required mitigation based on that study are sufficient to mitigate any additional parking demand generated by the Airport Link extension. See specific justification language from permit application, below. This request is justified because the extension of light rail service to SeaTac Airport is not expected to have a significant effect on parking demand at the Tukwila International Blvd. Station. Prior to funding of the Airport Link extension, SeaTac Airport was to be served by a shuttle bus link from the S. 154` Street Station. With the extension, that link will instead be covered by light rail. Hence, no significant new market will be served by this extension. Further, any new parking demand due to this change would likely be minor and would be covered under the original Parking Determination (L03 -059) mitigation. The only new aspect of the extension is that employees at employment sites near the SeaTac /Airport Station may be attracted to the parking at the TIB Station and park there and ride light rail to the Airport. However, the relative travel distance from the station to some of these employment sites may make using light rail impractical and likely discourage people from parking at the TIB Station. Additionally, the Port of Seattle will continue to provide parking and shuttle services for its employees which may in fact be better [than] taking light rail for the short distance. Sound Transit will continue to be responsible for implementing measures designed to discourage parking MD Page 3 of 6 Q: \Sound Transit \Parking Determination Amendment- Staff report.doc 04 -17 -2007 unrelated to light rail ridership (IE signage and enforcing 24 -hour maximum parking requirements). Parking Determination L03 -059 Mitigation Requirements See pages 16 -20 of the Staff Report for Parking Determination L03 -059 (Attachment B). DISCUSSION The original Notice of Decision was issued based on the Central Link Light Rail Project's termination after reaching the S. 154 Street Station. Section 4 of that Notice of Decision requires that "If at any time after the issuance of this parking determination, a decision is rendered to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link in any direction, whether or not portions of any such extension occur within the City of Tukwila, Sound Transit shall conduct a parking demand study to determine the additional level of parking demand likely to occur at the S. 154`" Street Station. This study shall entail a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director, who shall render a new parking determination upon its completion. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of additional parking needed due to the extension ". The above requirement is intended to reconcile differences in mitigation needs between the initial Central Link Project (covered in Parking Determination for L03 -059) and any extensions of that project. The original Parking Determination and associated mitigation (including the requirement for a parking demand study with any extension) was made based on conceptual extensions of the initial segment. At that time, several aspects of the extension which are critical to parking demand were uncertain. 1) The extension's termination point (or market served), had been discussed and analyzed by Sound Transit based on either a S. 200 Street terminus or a SeaTac International Airport terminus. 2) The number of stations served by the extension had been analyzed using both a one - station and a two- station segment, with stations located differently in each study. 3) The configuration of each potential station, including parking availability and distance /attractiveness /accessibility of paths to major employment centers had not been determined. This uncertainty regarding potential extensions necessitated the requirement for further analysis of parking demand when more information was available. The "Airport Link" extension has now been funded and designed. We now know that there will be one station at the extension's SeaTac International Airport terminus. We also know that no parking will be provided at the station, various park and fly lots will continue to be available in the area and that potential airport- destined riders will walk about 1/4 mile, via a path leading through the parking garage, to enter the airport terminal itself. From there they will continue to their destination in the terminal or in adjacent buildings. MD Page 4 of 6 Q: \Sound Transit \Parking Determination Amendment- Staff report.doc 04 -17 -2007 Gauging Parking Demand Changes Parking demand studies generally build computer models to analyze parking demand at a specific location. These models include variables based on individual commuter decisions, such as distance, traffic speed, convenience, transfers, etc. Commuters balance the positive and negative aspects of various modes and routes to determine which route is preferred based on their schedule and needs. The potential for changes in parking demand generated at the S. 154 Street Station can be gauged by comparing negative and positive aspects of the two modes from the commuter's viewpoint. The key change occurring with the Airport Link extension is that rather than transferring to a free shuttle bus at the S. 154 Street Station, airport- destined light rail passengers continue on light rail to a station 1/4 mile from the terminal entrance. The extension changes the mode and convenience of transportation to the airport but does not change the final destination. Under the initial segment, light rail passengers transfer from light rail to a "free shuttle bus" that takes them the drops them at the airport passenger drop off area at the terminal entrance. Conversely those who want to park at the S. 154 Street Station to use the free shuttle bus, are denied use of the shuttle bus because they do not have a valid light rail ticket from another station. (See Condition 2a of L03 -059). Under this scenario these potential parkers continue using the employee parking areas provided by the Port of Seattle and catching the Port's employee shuttle buses (runs every 10 -15 minutes) to their building or the terminal employee entrance. Under this scenario no parking demand accrues from these people. Under the Airport Link scenario, airport employees /patrons who can conveniently park at the S. 154 Street Station have an added choice. They could park at the S. 154 Street Station, walk to the station from the parking lot, buy a light rail ticket, wait for and board the train -- -ride about 1.5 miles to the airport station, disembark and walk the 1/4 mile to the terminal entrance. Their (formerly denied) transfer from car -to - "port shuttle bus" changes to an allowed car -to -light rail. In addition, 84% of airport employees' incur the cost of a light rail ticket and all incur a 1/4 mile walk to the station and the inconvenience of having no car at work to use for errands, lunch etc. CONCLUSION Little additional parking demand is likely to be generated by the Airport Link extension, in light of: 1) the extra transfer needed from car to light rail; 2) the short distance of the S. 154 Street Station to the airport station; 3) the extension's replacement of a shuttle bus Approximately 84% of SeaTac Airport employees enjoy free parking, paid for by their employers. The remaining 16% pay $32 per month (page 5, S. 154` Street Station Parking Demand Study and Mitigation Plan, DKS Associates, September, 2003). The cost of a light rail ticket has not yet been determined, but it is thought that weekday use of the light rail would be comparable to the Port's monthly employee parking fee. MD Page 5 of 6 04 -17 -2007 Q: \Sound Transit \Parking Determination Amendment- Staff report.doc serving the same destination; 4) Airport employee parking availability and pricing and 5) the added 1/4 mile walk from the Airport Station to the airport terminal. Any demand that could potentially be generated can be accommodated with some minor changes to the original mitigation. RECOMMENDATION • Approve the request for an amendment to Parking Determination L03 -059, eliminating the requirement for a parking demand study for the "Airport Link" Recommended amendment (s) are as follows: Condition 2.a is deleted as this condition becomes defunct when the Airport Shuttle service goes away with light rail service to the Airport. Condition 3a. Counts of parking usage shall be taken in the station parking facilities. Quarterly counts shall begin following the S. 154 Street Station opening and continue for two years following the beginning of revenue service to Sea -Tac International Airport. Counts shall occur semi - annually thereafter. Both quarterly and semi - annual counts shall include the months of April and October. Condition 4. Except for the Airport Link extension, if at any time after the issuance of this parking determination, a decision is rendered to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link in any direction, or add any stations not included in the Initial Segment, whether or not such extension occurs or station is located within the City of Tukwila, Sound Transit shall conduct a parking demand study to determine the additional level of parking demand likely to occur at the S. 154th Street Station. This study shall entail a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director, who shall render a new parking determination upon its completion, based on the specific new line extension and/or specific station addition(s) and the project's respective potential to generate additional parking demand " resulting there from. Condition 9a. Actual counts of parking utilization in public rights -of -way within the hide and ride impact area shall begin upon the commencement of operations at the S. 154th Street Station. They shall then occur on a quarterly basis for 24 calendar months following opening of the of revenue service to Sea -Tac International Airport. Thereafter, counts shall occur semi - annually. Semi - annual counts shall be conducted during the months of April and October. All counts shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days (Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not adjacent to a holiday week. The counts shall occur during days with typical weather conditions for the season. The schedule for these counts shall be as close to the schedule used for the baseline inventory as is reasonably possible, to provide an accurate comparison. Sound Transit shall return to the original schedule for counting following any expansion of parking for the S. 154th Street Station related to an increase in parking demand for the Initial Segment or following any expansion of, or the addition of a station to, the Central Link Light Rail. MD Page 6 of 6 Q: \Sound Transit \Parking Determination Amendment- Staff report.doc 04 -17 -2007 FOR STAFF USE ONLY Sierra Type: P SP Planner: File Number: Application Complete (Date: ) Project File Number: Application Incomplete (Date: ) Other File Numbers: CITY OF TUKWILA Department of Community Development 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 Telephone: (206) 431 -3670 FAX (206) 431 -3665 E -mail: tukplan@ci.tukwila.wa.us NAME OF PROJECT/DEVELOPMENT: Arle C 4 T Pap O legpi«akciH Per i t 1 03 - 05 LOCATION OF PROJECT/DEVELOPMENT: Give street address or, if vacant, indicate lot(s), block and subdivision, access street, and nearest intersection. LIST ALL TAX LOT NUMBERS. ,3 ( 2 Z S - /5 5 T; � 6,64' 3 Doo 39S v04L3 600 330) 0043 Ooo32 c 0e)ef- 1003/0) C / 3006 30g) 06 V 3OC1530(0) bG4 3o030% cY, 43 000 306 Address: Quarter: Section: 22.. Township: Z314 Range: 4 `.E V1/ M• (This information may be found on your tax statement.) DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR : The individual who: • has decision making authority on behalf of the applicant in meetings with City staff, • has full responsibility for identifying and satisfying all relevant and sometimes overlapping development standards, and • is the primary contact with the City, to whom all notices and reports will be sent. Name: LeD„Qged I' 6 « % t%! 5. J A-GKso.4 s 1 Phone: ZULU 31 k- c FAX: Signature: Date: r • ti ,,uo. nru n Yna .rc��,�. ai,..,�nmKr�. nnr nnn gins SPECIAL PERMISSION DIRECTOR 3124 ATTACHMENT A Re: Application for Amendment to Parking Determination for the Central Link Light Rail Project South 154 Street (Tukwila International Blvd) Station issued on July 1, 2004 Project File Number: No. L03 -059 Sound Transit requests an amendment to the Parking Determination for the Central Link Light Rail Project, South 154` Street (Tukwila International Blvd) Station (July 1, 2004) ( "Parking Determination ") . The Parking Determination provides at Condition 4: If at any time after the issuance of this parking determination, a decision is rendered to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link in any direction, whether or not portions of any such extension occur within the City of Tukwila, Sound Transit shall conduct a parking demand study to determine the additional level of parking demand likely to occur at the TIB Station. This study shall entail a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director, who shall render a new parking determination upon its completion. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of additional parking needed due to the extension. On July 14, 2005, the Sound Transit Board rendered a decision to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link by selecting the Airport Link Project (Resolution No. R2005 -16, copy attached). Airport Link includes the construction of 1.7 miles of light rail guideway from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station to a station at Sea -Tac International Airport. Airport Link will be constructed and operated as part of the Central Link Light Rail Project by the end of 2009. Sound Transit requests an amendment to Parking Determination L03 -059. This amendment concerns the Airport Link extension and would waive the parking study required under Condition 4, for this extension only. This request is justified because the extension of light rail service to SeaTac Airport is not expected to have a significant effect on parking demand at the Tukwila International (TIB) Blvd. Station. Prior to funding of the Airport Link extension, SeaTac Airport was to be served by a shuttle bus link from the TIB Station. With the extension, that service will instead be covered by light rail. Hence, no significant new market will be served by this extension. Further, any new parking demand due to this change would likely be minor and would be covered under the original Parking Determination (L03 -059) mitigation. The only new aspect of the extension is that employees at employment sites near the SeaTac /Airport Station may be attracted to the parking at the TIB Station and park there and ride light rail to the Airport. However, the relative travel distance from the station to some of these employment sites may make using light rail impractical and likely discourage people from parking at the TIB Station. Additionally, the Port of Seattle will continue to provide parking and shuttle services for its employees which may in fact be better taking light rail for the short distance. Sound Transit will continue to be responsible for implementing measures designed to discourage parking unrelated to light rail ridership (i.e. signage and enforcing 24 -hour maximum parking requirements). Due to the proximity of the anticipated opening of revenue service to the TIB Station in July 2009 and scheduled revenue service to the SeaTac /Airport Station, parking monitoring will begin with the beginning of service to the TIB Station. However, it is recommended that actual quarterly counts start 24 calendar months following opening of service to the SeaTac /Airport Station. SOUND TRANSIT RESOLUTION NO. R2005 -16 A RESOLUTION of the Board of the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority selecting the Airport Link alignment and station locations and selecting the portion of Airport Link to be constructed and operated as part of the Central Link Light Rail Project by the end of 2009; increasing the Airport Link lifetime Adopted 2005 Budget; increasing the Airport Link annual Adopted 2005 Budget; and for planning purposes, reducing the minimum debt service coverage ratio for South King County subarea to 1.15x for the Airport Link Finance Plan. WHEREAS, a Regional Transit Authority, hereinafter referred to as Sound Transit, has been created for the Pierce, King, and Snohomish County region by action of their respective county councils pursuant to RCW 81.112.030; and WHEREAS, on November 5, 1996, at a general election held within the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority district, the voters approved local funding for high capacity transit in the Central Puget Sound Region; and WHEREAS, Airport Link is part of the Central Link Light Rail Project defined in Sound Move, the funding for which was approved by voters in 1996; and WHEREAS, in conjunction with the identification of the Central Link Light Rail Project Initial Segment in September 2001, the Sound Transit Board directed the agency to work with the Port of Seattle and the Cities of SeaTac and Tukwila to explore options for extending the Initial Segment south beyond South 154 Street; and WHEREAS, Sound Transit and the Port of Seattle have collaborated to integrate the light rail extension from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station to the main terminal of Sea -Tac Airport with the Port of Seattle's planned capital improvements in the same corridor; and WHEREAS, Sound Transit, the Port of Seattle, and the City of SeaTac executed term sheets in December of 2004 that defined the proposed light rail transit scope between the Tukwila International Boulevard Station and Sea -Tac Airport; and WHEREAS, the 1.7 -mile light rail extension proposed to be constructed between the Tukwila International Boulevard Station and Sea -Tac Airport will be fully integrated into the Initial Segment operations and is planned to be completed by the end of 2009; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Sound Transit, the Port of Seattle and the Federal Transit Administration issued the Airport Link Environmental Assessment/SEPA Addendum (EA) on May 26, 2005; and WHEREAS, the EA is an update to the Central Link Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) issued in November 1999 and the Tukwila Freeway Route Supplemental EIS issued in November 2001 and discusses the environmental effects of extending light rail from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station in Tukwila to Sea -Tac Airport and to South 200` Street in SeaTac; and WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration is expected to issue a Record of Decision on Airport Link from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station in Tukwila to Sea -Tac Airport and to South 200 Street in August or September 2005 and final design will be authorized to commence after publication of the Record of Decision; and WHEREAS, elements of the Airport Link finance plan include a reduction in the minimum debt service coverage ratio for any single year for the South King County subarea from 1.3x to 1.15x for planning purposes; $30 million in competitive federal grants; transfer of $20.7 million from the Star Lake Freeway Station/South 272 project; and transfer of $1.01 million from the South King County Regional Express Capital Project Reserve; and WHEREAS, the Airport Link Finance Plan will transfer budget authority from the Star Lake Freeway Station /South 272nd project to Airport Link, Sound Transit commits to restore budget authority for the project in an amount not exceed $20.7 million, consistent with the Airport Link Resolution No. R2005 -16 Staff Report; and WHEREAS, the Adopted 2005 Budget includes lifetime and annual project budgets for Airport Link. Resolution No. R2005 -16 Page 2 of 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority that Airport Link will extend from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station, cross above International Boulevard and SR 518 on an elevated guideway, continue at grade along the North Airport Expressway to approximately South 170 Street, continue on an elevated guideway to a light rail station at Sea -Tac Airport's main terminal and a kiss - and -ride facility located on the east side of International Boulevard in the City of SeaTac, will continue on an elevated structure along the west side of International Boulevard, turn southwest to cross South 188th Street, and continue elevated along the east side of 28 Avenue South to a station and park- and -ride at South 200 Street. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the portion of Airport Link to be constructed and operated as part of the Central Link Light Rail Project by the end of 2009 will extend from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station to a light rail station at Sea -Tac Airport's main terminal and a kiss - and -ride facility located in the City of SeaTac. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the lifetime Adopted 2005 Budget for Airport Link is amended to be $243.6 million; the annual Adopted 2005 Budget for Airport Link is amended to be $19,592,054; and for planning purposes, the minimum debt service coverage ratio for South King County subarea is reduced to 1.15x for the Airport Link finance plan. ADOPTED by an affirmative vote of two - thirds of the membership of the Board of the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority at a regular meetin s thereof held on ul 2005. ATTEST: L4ate.ttt, IdtathAJ Marcia Walker Board Administrator reg ickels Board ice Chair Resolution No. R2005 -16 Page 3 of 3 T:UKWILA F.REEWATRO.UTE VICINITY MAP SPECIAL PERMISSION/P DEVIATION • Mt On,I'P0I 1$1811011 = S 160th St t'ry > l i ^y, asl, t4 dam • (mtve4 Part t - ® At grade trackway (ground level) Elevated trackway Station with Park & Ride Deferred Station with Park & Ride Parking deviation :sub Ic+lt. r Mem,tatF.11t ..r,;evre,, , S 144th St E A .T ffi^a ,9:TYAC1 f CITY OF - e 9 T E# ItitlU i LA D " � 5154th Sts. R�i'E�Ff. S.mlhn Mell 10.03 SCUNDTRWIISIT Cizy of Tukwila Department of Community Development Steve Lancaster, Director TO: Sound Transit, Applicant King County Assessor, Accounting Division Agencies with Jurisdiction All Parties of Record Location: Associated Files: Comprehensive Plan Regional Commercial Designation/Zoning Regional Commercial District: Regional Commercial PARKING DETERMINATION NOTICE OF DECISION Project File Number: L03 -059 Applicant: Sound Transit Type of Permit Applied for: Parking Determination (Type 2 Permit) Project Description: Central Link Light Rail, South 154 Street Station I. PROJECT INFORMATION July 1, 2004 This letter serves as a notice of decision and is issued pursuant to TMC 18.104.170 on the following project and permit approval. Locations proposed by Sound Transit for S. 154 Street station parking are: Site A: 3122 S. 154` Street, Tukwila, WA; Site B: 15244 Tukwila International Blvd., Tukwila, WA L03 -057 — Unclassified Use Permit L03 -058 — Shoreline Variance L03 -060 — Design Review II. DECISION Steven M. Mullet, Mayor SEPA Determination: The Sound Transit SEPA Responsible Official has previously determined that the project creates a probable significant environmental impact and required preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the project. See Section IV of this Notice of Decision for more information concerning environmental documents. ATTACHMENT B F. Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 Decision on Substantive Permit: Based on the staff report dated June 30, 2004, the Community Development Director has determined that the application for a Parking Determination complies with applicable City code requirements and Comprehensive Plan Policies and has made a determination approving Sound Transit's provision of a minimum of 600 parking spaces at the S. 154` Street Station, as an initial requirement of station opening. This parking determination includes conditions of approval. The following conditions, except where otherwise noted, relate to the Initial Segment Central Link Project. This "initial segment" is defined as the Sound Transit light rail system with a northern terminus at Convention Place Station and a southern terminus at S. ise Street Station. The conditions contained in this document serve two purposes; 1) to ensure adequate project - related parking facilities in the short r and long term and 2) to ensure adequate monitoring and mitigation of off -site parking impacts. Some of these conditions are based on those parking mitigation commitments required under the Amended Record of Decision for the Initial Segment of Central Link Project and those proposed by Sound Transit in the document entitled "Final Report, South 154 Street Station Parking _ tudy and Mitigation Plan", September 30, 2003. 9,1,ditions to Ensure Adequate Off - Street Parking Facilities The purpose of these conditions is to assure that adequate parking for the Initial Segment Central Link Project is provided. Under these conditions, Sound Transit will formulate and implement a demand monitoring program for the Station's parking facilities. These conditions include trigger mechanisms wherein Sound Transit will reevaluate parking demand and/or build additional parking capacity to accommodate demand through the year 2020. 1. Sound Transit shall provide a minimum of 600 parking spaces at opening of the Initial Segment. Infrastructure and site design for these initial 600 spaces shall not preclude the potential for future demand of up to 1330 spaces (the City's year 2020 estimate of parking demand) in the future. 2. Sound Transit shall implement measures to discourage or prevent patrons whose destination "- is Seattle- Tacoma International Airport for parking at the S. 154 Street station area. These measures shall include the following: a. Sound Transit shall require that passengers destined for the Airport have a valid light rail ticket from a station other than S. lse l54` in order to board the Airport shuttle. b. Sound Transit shall place appropriately located and visible signage warning that parking is exclusively for light rail patrons. c. Sound Transit shall implement and enforce a "no overnight" parking rule at the S. 154 Street station. Page 2 of 9 Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 d. Sound Transit shall work with the City of Tukwila and the Port of Seattle to develop special enforcement policies to allow park and ride facilities at the S. 154 Street Station to remain available for transit users. 3. Sound Transit shall design and implement an on -site parking demand monitoring and expansion program as well as provisions to build parking as required to accommodate demand, all as acceptable to the Director of the Department of Community Development ( "the Director "). The parking demand monitoring system shall include the following: a. Counts of parking usage shall be taken in the station parking facilities. Counts shall occur quarterly for the two years following the S. 154th Street station opening, and semi- annually thereafter. Both quarterly and semi -annual counts shall include the months of April and October. Sound Transit shall return to the original schedule for counting following any expansion of parking for the S. 154th Street station related to an increase in parking demand for the initial segment. b. Counts shall be taken hourly and shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days(Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not adjacent to a holiday week. All counts shall occur on days having typical weather conditions for the season. c. Counting program results shall be tabulated and mailed to the Director within 14 days of the count. d. If the counting program indicates that the average maximum parking accumulation during the day, for the two days is equal to or exceeds 90% of the existing stalls, Sound Transit shall immediately initiate one of the following actions: i. Sound Transit may prepare a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director. The demand forecast shall be for the year 2020 and shall utilize information from the counting and survey programs for both the parking demand monitoring expansion program and the hide and ride impact area monitoring program, as well as forecasting model runs provided by Sound Transit and acceptable to the Director. Sound Transit shall provide additional parking to accommodate forecast parking demand within three years of the determination of any additional number of spaces needed. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any permits and approvals needed and for the full cost of this additional parking; or ii. In the alternative, Sound Transit may choose to immediately begin the process to design and build additional parking so that the total number of spaces provided equals 1000 or more. No demand analysis is required under this alternative. Sound Transit shall immediately inform the Director of its intent to provide additional parking under this condition and shall provide this additional parking within three years. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of this additional parking. e. Following the construction and opening of any additional parking spaces as described under subsection "d" above, the counting program shall return to the original schedule for counting (counts shall occur on a quarterly basis for the first two years and semi - annually thereafter). If the counting program indicates that the average maximum parking Page 3 of 9 Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 accumulation during the day, for the two days is equal to or exceeds 90% of the existing stalls, Sound Transit shall immediately initiate one of the following actions: i. Sound Transit may prepare a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director. The demand forecast shall be for the year 2020 and shall utilize information from the counting and survey programs, as well as forecasting model runs provided by Sound Transit and acceptable to the Director. Sound Transit shall provide additional parking to accommodate forecast parking demand within three years of the determination of any additional number of spaces needed. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of this additional parking; or ii.In the alternative, Sound Transit may choose to immediately begin the process to design and build additional parking so that the total number of spaces provided equals 1330 or more. No demand analysis is required under this alternative. Sound Transit shall immediately inform the Director of its intent to provide additional parking under this condition and shall provide this additional parking within three years. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of this additional parking. f. In the event the counting program indicates that the average maximum parking accumulation during the day, for the two days is equal to or exceeds 95% of the existing stalls, Sound Transit shall immediately begin the process to design and build additional parking. The additional parking shall be completed within three years. Total parking spaces provided upon completion shall be no fewer than 1000 spaces or no fewer than 1330 spaces, as appropriate. g. The requirement for an on -site parking demand monitoring and expansion program shall expire on December 31, 2020 or upon expansion of the S. 154 Street facility to include a total of 1330 or more parking spaces, whichever should occur first. 4. If at any time after the issuance of this parking determination, a decision is rendered to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link in any direction, whether or not portions of any such extension occur within the City of Tukwila, Sound Transit shall conduct a parking demand study to determine the additional level of parking demand likely to occur at the S. 154 Street Station. This study shall entail a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director, who shall render a new parking determination upon its completion. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of additional parking needed due to the extension. 5. During any time of construction of new parking or other impediment to designated station parking areas, Sound Transit shall assure that temporary parking is provided whether by shared parking or lease agreements with other property owners. Page 4 of 9 Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 Conditions to Ensure Adequate Monitoring and Mitigation of Off -Site Parking Impacts The purpose of these conditions is to assure that Sound Transit will monitor and mitigate off-site parking ( "hide and ride ") impacts related to the project. 6. Sound Transit shall prepare an inventory of areas allowing on -street parking within 2000 feet of the S. 154 Street facility. The inventory shall be prepared no earlier than six months prior to completion of the hide - and -ride baseline study described below, and shall indicate the availability and capacity of on -street parking areas, as well as any existing parking controls (parking restrictions by type, time limits, etc.) by block face'. The inventory shall be prepared to the satisfaction of the Director, who shall consult with the City of SeaTac before accepting the inventory. 7. After reviewing the on -street parking inventory, the Director shall establish a hide - and -ride impact area, in consultation with the City of SeaTac. This area's boundaries shall include only those locations within the inventory area deemed by the Director to have reasonable potential for hide - and -ride use by Central Link patrons. Factors in this determination shall include, but not be limited to the effectiveness of existing parking control measures and walking distance from the S. 154 Street Central link station. 8. Sound Transit shall initiate a baseline inventory of on -street parking utilization within the approved hide - and -ride impact area prior to issuance of permits for construction of the S.154 Street station. a. The baseline utilization inventory shall include actual counts of parking utilization in public rights -of -way within the hide and ride impact area. This count shall occur on a quarterly basis for at least a twelve calendar month period. At least two of the quarterly counts shall occur prior to the start of construction for the South 154 Street station. All counts shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days (Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not adjacent to a holiday week. The counts shall occur during days with typical weather conditions for the season. The schedule and methods for these counts shall be subject to approval by the Director. b. Utilization and occupancy rates shall be collected within the hide and ride impact area, by block face and time of day. Information on violation of existing parking regulations shall be included. The number and timing of counts per day shall be subject to prior approval by the Director, who shall consult with the City of SeaTac in making this determination. 9. Sound Transit shall develop and carry out a hide - and -ride impact area monitoring program. The monitoring program shall be subject to the approval of the Director, who shall consult with the City of SeaTac prior to approving the program. The monitoring program shall meet the following requirements: I "Block face" means the area on one side of a street lying between street intersections. Page 5 of 9 Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 a. Actual counts of parking utilization in public rights -of -way within the hide and ride impact area shall occur on a quarterly basis for 24 calendar months following opening of the S. 154 Street station. Thereafter, counts shall occur semi - annually. Both quarterly and semi - annual counts shall include the months of April and October. All counts shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days (Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not adjacent to a holiday week. The counts shall occur during days with typical weather conditions for the season. The schedule for these counts shall be as close to the schedule used for the baseline inventory as is reasonably possible, to provide an accurate comparison. b. Utilization and occupancy rates shall be collected within the hide and ride impact area, by block face and time of day. Information on violation of existing parking regulations shall be included. 10. If at any time the hide - and -ride impact area monitoring program indicates the presence of significant hide - and -ride parking, Sound Transit shall identify and implement, at its sole cost, effective mitigating measures. "Significant hide and ride parking" means a decrease by 50 percent or more of unutilized parking spaces for any block face within the hide and ride impact area, which cannot be attributed to other causes. For example, if the parking utilization rate is 50 percent before station opening and 75 percent or more after light rail implementation, Sound Transit shall implement effective mitigation measures. These mitigating measures shall be subject to approval by the Director, who shall consult with the City of SeaTac concerning any measures that may affect that City. Approved mitigating measures shall be implemented as soon as is practically possible. The monitoring program established pursuant to Condition 9, above, shall be carried out quarterly for the year following implementation of these mitigating measures. Mitigating measures may include, but shall not be limited to the following, all subject to approval by the applicable decision makers: • Provision of additional off - street parking; • Rider outreach and education; • Adoption of on- street parking restrictions; • Installation of parking signage; • Residential parking zones on city streets in conjunction with a resident permit program; • Parking enforcement programs. • Remedial actions to address safety, convenience or other factors at the S. 154 Street - station.. parking .facilities,- which .may be discouraging use by light rail patrons. The monitoring program shall be carried out quarterly for the year following implementation of any new mitigating measures. Page6of9 Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 11. In the event mitigating measures proposed by Sound Transit and approved by the Director pursuant to Condition 10 require approval by the City of SeaTac and such approval is denied, Sound Transit shall work in good faith with the City of SeaTac to agree on and implement alternative mitigation. 12. In the event mitigating measures proposed by Sound Transit and approved by the Director pursuant to Condition 10 require approval by the Tukwila City Council and such approval is denied, Sound Transit and the Director shall work in.good faith to agree on and implement alternative mitigation. III. YOUR APPEAL RIGHTS The Decision on this Parking Determination Permit Application is a Type 2 decision pursuant to Tukwila Municipal Code §18.104.010. Other land use applications related to this project may still be pending. One administrative appeal to the City Council of this permit decision is permitted. Unless an appeal of the Director's decision on this permit decision is timely and properly filed to the City Council, the Director's decision on this permit shall be final. A party who is not satisfied with the City Council's determination on any such appeal may appeal to King County Superior Court under the procedures set forth in RCW 36.70C, the Land Use Petition Act. IV. PROCEDURES AND TIME FOR APPEALING In order to appeal the Community Development Director's decision on the Permit Application to the City Council, a written notice of appeal must be filed with the Department of Community Development within 14 calendar days from the date of the issuance of this Notice of Decision, pursuant to TMC 18.116.010A.. The deadline for filing any such appeal in this matter is 5:00 p.m. on July 15, 2004. Late appeals will not be accepted. The requirements for such appeals are set forth in Tukwila Municipal Code 18.116. All appeal materials shall be submitted to the Department of Community Development. Appeal materials must include: 1. The name of the appealing party. 2. The address and phone number of the appealing party; and if the appealing party is a corporation, association or other group, the address and phone number of a contact person authorized to receive notices on the appealing party's behalf. Page 7 of 9 Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 3. A statement identifying the decision being appealed and the alleged errors in the decision 4. The Notice of Appeal shall identify (a) the specific errors of fact or errors in application of the law in the decision being appealed; (b) the harm suffered or anticipated by the appellant, and (c) the relief sought. The scope of an appeal shall be limited to matters or issues raised in the Notice of Appeal. V. APPEAL HEARINGS PROCESS Any administrative appeal to the City Council regarding the Permit shall be conducted as an open record appeal hearing pursuant to TMC 18.104.O10.C. The City Council decision on the appeal is the City's final decision. Any party wishing to challenge the City Council decision on this application must file an appeal pursuant to the procedures and time limitations set forth in RCW 36.70C. If no appeal of the City Council decision is properly filed in Superior Court within such time limit, the City Council Decision shall be final. VI. INSPECTION OF INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION Project materials including the application, any staff reports, and other studies related to the permits are available for inspection at the Tukwila Department of Community Development, 6300 Southcenter Blvd., Suite 100, Tukwila, Washington 98188 from Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The project planner is Alice Strand, who may be contacted at 206 -431- 3655 for further information. Property owners affected by this decision may request a change in valuation for their property tax purposes. Contact the King County Assessor's Office for further information regarding property tax valuation changes. VII. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION Sound Transit was the SEPA lead agency for this project. Accordingly, the' City of Tukwila did not perform its own independent SEPA review. Sound Transit prepared SEPA documents concerning the Tukwila portion of the project and the City of Tukwila received, reviewed and relied, in part, upon these documents. They are as follows: Volume 1 - Final Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project; November, 1999 Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project;, November, 2001 Page 8 of 9 Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project - Tukwila Freeway Route; November, 2001 Initial Segment Environmental Assessment; Central Link Light Rail Project; February, 2002 Tukwila Freeway Route Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Tukwila Addendum; March, 2004 Department of Community Development City of Tukwila Page 9 of 9 City of Tukwila Department of Community Development Steve Lancaster, Director STAFF REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR July 1, 2004 FILE NUMBERS: L03 -059 Parking Determination ASSOCIATED L03 -057 Unclassified Use Permit PERMITS: L03 -058 — Shoreline Variance L03 -060 — Design Review L03 -060 Design Review APPLICANT: Sound Transit REQUEST: Set a parking requirement for the Initial Segment of Central Link Transit Project park and ride lot at the S. 154` Street Station. LOCATION: S. 154 Street (Southcenter Blvd) and International Blvd COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Regional Commercial ZONING DISTRICT: Regional Commercial RECOMMENDATION: Approve a modified project providing a minimum of 600 spaces with conditions. STAFF: Alice Strand, Senior Planner I \ „,) VC& C ATTACHMENTS: ` Steven M. Mullet, Mayor A. South 154` Street Station Park and Ride Demand Study, Sound Transit, September 29, 2003 B. Letter to Steve Lancaster from Ahmad Fazel, December 29, 2003 C. Charles River Associates Parking Study Memorandum April 15, 2004 D. Vicinity and zoning map E. Preliminary plans of sites A and B proposals F. Letter to Steve Lancaster from Ahmad Fazel, May 18, 2003 r6_300 Southcenter Boulevard- Suite #100 • Tukwila. Washineton 98188 • Phone: 206 - 431 -3670 • Fax: 206- 431 -3665 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Sound Transit has submitted a request for an administrative parking determination under the provisions of TMC 18.56.100. The proposed land use is the southernmost station of the Central Puget Sound Link Light Rail System. This "line end" light rail station will include the only park and ride facility on this start-up light rail system. The station will serve riders arriving as pedestrians, cyclists, automobile drivers /passengers and bus passengers. This parking determination staff report pertains only to the provision of automobile parking for this station and issues directly related to this provision of parking. The proposal is for two surface automobile parking lots accommodating a minimum of 600 parking spaces. BACKGROUND G. Parking survey map H. Final Report, South 154` Street Station Parking Study and Mitigation Plan, DKS Associates for Sound Transit, September, 2003 I. Amended Record of Decision for the Initial Segment of Central Link Transit Project, Summary of Required Mitigation Measures, Federal Transit Administration and Sound Transit, May, 2002 On October 3, 2004, Sound Transit submitted an initial proposal providing 454 total parking spaces, all of which were located on the station site. After discussions with the City, Sound Transit submitted the revised proposal detailed in this report. DECISION CRITERIA — PARKING DETERMINATION Zoning Code Criteria TMC 18.56.100. USES NOT SPECIFIED "In the case of a use not specifically mentioned in this chapter [Off - Street Parking and Loading Regulations], the requirements for off -street parking facilities shall be determined by the Director. Such determination shall be based upon the requirements for the most comparable use specified in this chapter." Comparable Uses In looking at the uses listed in TMC 18.56, none are comparable for purposes of establishing a parking determination for a light rail system. Parking standards for all listed uses are based on the assumption that the planned use has a finite space built to hold a finite number of people. However, the building on site is a station, and the parking area is intended as a holding area for autos whose drivers' final destination is not the station, but a building or land use somewhere else along the Central Puget Sound Link Light Rail System. In this case, the determination of adequate parking must be made on the basis of projected ridership given a logical set of assumptions about riders' origins, destinations and travel mode preferences. This set of assumptions and calculations forms the parking demand study discussed later in this report. Page 2 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 Relevant Tukwila Comprehensive Plan Policies Given that the Tukwila Zoning Code has no comparable uses for a station's parking determination, the Tukwila Comprehensive Plan can give additional guidance in making this parking determination. Tukwila Comprehensive Plan Policies concerning provision of adequate parking and/or mitigation of off -site impacts of inadequate parking include the following: Policy 1.7.3 (under Community Image Goal 1.7) Require adequate parking and lighting [in commercial districts]. Policy 8.1.3 (under General Transportation Corridor Goal 8.1) Develop parking standards that are: (1) sufficient to meet typical daily demand, (2) reflect any significant shifts in transit usage in the corridor, (3) encourage shared parking between mixed uses and sites, and (4) includes off -site parking when impact to adjacent uses not affected. Policy 8.1.16.5 (under General Transportation Corridor Goal 8.1) Design of a light rail system shall minimize the potential adverse impacts and maximize the benefits of a rail system on the redevelopment of the Pacific Highway South or Interurban Avenue South in a manner consistent with any adopted plans and policies for those geographic areas. Policy 8.2.1 (under Pacific Highway Corridor Goal 8.2) Mitigate transportation impacts associated with regional travel by the use of extensive amenities, transit service, and appropriate siting and design of new uses, including the highway itself. Policy 13.4.16 (under Public Transportation, Transit, Rideshare, and Personal Rapid Transit Goal 13.4) Require that parking facilities developed in conjunction with transit facilities be adequately sized to prevent spillover parking onto private property. Policy 15.1.4 (under Roles and Responsibilities Goal 15.1) Ensure that land use, urban design, transportation and circulation policies, plans and projects in Tukwila benefit existing and future populations in an equitable manner. Policy 15.2.1 (under Roles and Responsibilities Goal 15.2) In reviewing proposals to site new or expanded essential public facilities within the City, Tukwila shall consider accepting its regional share of facilities which provide essential services, provided other communities accept their share as well; provided the funding of regional facilities sited in Tukwila relies on an equitable regional source of funding, and provided the siting of all essential public facilities is based on sound land use planning principles and is developed through working relationships with affected neighborhoods, special purpose districts, ports, and other agencies which serve the Tukwila Community. Policy 15.2.4 (under Roles and Responsibilities Goal 15.2) Public Capital Facilities of a countywide or statewide nature shall be sited to support the countywide land use pattern, support economic activities, mitigate environmental impacts, provide amenities or Page 3 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 incentives, and minimize public costs. Amenities or incentives shall be provided to neighborhoods /jurisdictions in which facilities are sited. PARKING DEMAND The City has been working with Sound Transit since early 2002 to ensure completion of an adequate and accurate parking demand study for this station. The City and its consultant, Daniel Brand of Charles River Associates, have reviewed versions of and supplements to such a study in April, 2003; September, 2003 and December 2003 (see Attachment A: South 154`" Street Station Park and Ride Demand Study, September 29, 2003 and Attachment B: Letter to Steve Lancaster from Ahmad Fazel, December 29,2003). City of Tukwila Parking Demand Analysis In consultation with Charles River Associates, the City initiated, with the cooperation of Sound Transit, a separate but closely related parking demand study. This Charles River Associates analysis concluded that parking demand is likely to be much higher than the demand forecast by Sound Transit. In both the Sound Transit and Charles River Associates studies, two forecast years were used 1) 2011 (based on opening of the Central Puget Sound Link Light Rail System in 2009) and 2) 2020. Both forecasts utilize the same assumptions about economic expansion, population growth and projected travel times on regional freeways for those years. Both studies used Sound Transit ridership model runs as the base. Although other assumptions between the two studies differed, the main cause for the difference in parking demand involves off -peak parking. Sound Transit studies projected only peak commute period parking and did not include off -peak parking accumulation over the course of a day. The Charles River Associates analysis included off -peak parking accumulation, which, in an unconstrained lot, was forecast to be substantial. For this reason, Charles River Associates believes that the Sound Transit studies underestimate projected parking demand (see Attachment C: Charles River Associates Parking Study Memorandum April .15, 2004). The following table compares the results of the two studies. 2011 Unconstrained Demand 2020 Unconstrained Demand Sound Transit estimated spaces 420 875 720 1330 Projection of the future parking demand for light rail is not calculable with mathematical precision and, accordingly, must be estimated based on the professional judgment of experts in the field. Actual demand at this station will be determined by actual ridership and the origins and destinations of individual riders on the system. Page 4 of 20 Charles River Associates estimated spaces L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 The Charles River Associates estimates of parkers at the South 154th Street station are in technical terms, point estimates. Each is a best estimate, given all the assumptions about future conditions on the length of the rail line (terminating at South 154th Street), rail frequencies of service, line haul travel times, connecting transit services all along the line, and especially feeder bus service to /from the station and express bus service from competing park and ride lots etc. However, under the best of circumstances, even if the future transportation system is exactly as assumed in the forecast, it is reasonable to assume that there would be a range attached to the forecast. It is equally reasonable to assume that the point estimate of vehicles parked under such a circumstance would be the midpoint of the range. For example, the point estimate of 1330 vehicles for Year 2020 is the midpoint of the estimated range of potential demand for that year. The City's estimates of parking demand for 2011 and 2020 demand are 875 and 1330 respectively. However, parking experts recognize that there is some level of uncertainty in any parking forecast. Because forecasts can vary and are, as explained above, a point estimate in a hypothetical range, it may be reasonable and appropriate to approve a lower parking number for the initial station opening, and determine the needed number of parking spaces later, based on surveys and counts of actual transit ridership and parking at the station and at other park and ride lots in the South 154 Street Station catchment area as defined in Attachment C. During discussions with the City, Sound Transit staff proposed that if 600 spaces proved inadequate to meet demand, Sound Transit would support an expansion to 1000 total spaces, provided this expansion ended Sound Transit's responsibility toward meeting Initial Segment parking requirements. All parking demand studies referred to in this report were completed based on free parking at the South 154 Street Park and Ride. Under Tukwila Municipal Code 18.24.020 Commercial (fee - based) parking is allowed in the Regional Commercial Zone (where both Site A and B are located), only if it is: a. Located within a structure having substantial ground floor retail or commercial activities and designed such that pedestrian and commercial environments are not negatively impacted by the parking use, or b. Located at least 175 feet from adjacent arterial streets and behind a building that, combined with appropriate Type III landscaping, provides effective visual screening from adjacent streets. PROJECT PROPOSAL Site Information The proposed project is composed of parking areas located on two sites (See Attachment D, vicinity/zoning map). Site A is the station site and thus is proposed as the main parking area for that station. It is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of South 154 Street (Southcenter Blvd) and International Boulevard. Site B is a proposed second (and smaller) lot, located across South 154 Street from Site A. Page 5 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 Site A is 5.83 acres and slopes generally west to east. It is bordered by State Route 518 on the South; International Blvd on the West; South 154 Street on the North; and multi - family residential development on the East. The site is fully paved and currently holds the Ajax Park and Fly lot, which is now used as a surface parking area for paying airport patrons. The proposed station would be located on the southern edge of the property, with parking fanning out generally to the north. Auto, bicycle and bus access /egress to the parking area will be from the northeast corner of the lot, via South 154` Street. Pedestrian access will be from International Blvd and S. 154 Street. Site B is 1.75 acres on two lots.' The site has access points off both Tukwila International Blvd on the West and South 154 Street on the South. It is directly across South 154 St from Site A and is bordered by South 154 Street on the South, an AM/PM convenience store /gas station on the west, a mix of single - family and multi - family residential development on the north; and multi - family residential development on the East. The site is fully paved and currently holds the Public Storage Mini - warehouse. The conceptual site plan shows that auto access /egress to the parking area will be from both S. 154 Street and International Blvd. Bicycle parking is presumed to be located on site A. Initial Parking Provision At the time of station opening, a minimum of 600 parking spaces will be located on the two sites. ( See Attachment E- preliminary plans of site A and B proposals) Site A: The current Ajax Park and Fly offices will be removed. The light rail station will be sited along the southern edge of the property with provision for bus and kiss and ride drop off areas and interior pedestrian routes to and from the station. The drive access will be from S. 154 Street and will align directly across from the drive access to Site B in order to accommodate a traffic signal and cross -walk. Site A would provide approximately 440 parking stalls to the north of the station. Site B: The proposal includes removal of the existing storage buildings/business office and the construction of a surface parking lot. The plan includes two access points, one from Tukwila International Boulevard just north of the AM/PM property and the second on South 154 Street, across from the access for Site A, along the east side of the property. With the two access points, this site provides approximately 160 parking stalls on a surface lot. The initial parking proposal, including both sites, provides parking for approximately 600 parking stalls. This number represents: • 180 spaces more than Sound Transit's official 2011 estimate of 420 (143 %) • 275 fewer spaces than the 2011 independent (Charles River Associates) demand estimate of 875 (69 %) I Sound Transit does not currently own or control this property, however, pursuant to RCW 81.112.080, Sound Transit has the power to acquire the property through a voluntary purchase or condemnation. Page 6 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 Year 2020 Parking Provision Sound Transit's proposal for meeting demand over the long term is that Sound Transit will build parking garages on Sites A and/or B as the need is indicated, and as further described under "Proposed Mitigation Under the Project Proposal," below. (Please see also Attachment F, page 2) POTENTIAL IMPACTS Negative impacts associated with providing too little parking to meet demand are those most often noted by nearby residents and businesses. However, there are also negative impacts associated with providing too much parking for a given use. Surface or structured parking areas with substantial unused portions may take up land better suited to a more productive or aesthetically pleasing use. Empty parking lots or parking garages may feel unsafe or serve as attractors of illicit activity. In economic terms, premature public investment in an underutilized parking facility means this money cannot be used elsewhere on the project. The main impact of inadequate parking provision, aside from traffic is "hide and ride" parking. Hide and ride parking occurs when patrons encountering a full or otherwise "inhospitable" parking lot, park their cars in adjacent residential and business lots or along streets in the area. Significant hide and ride parking could take parking spaces normally used by residents and businesses, forcing residents to park further from their homes and making businesses less attractive to customers due to lack of available parking. With the Airport shuttle connection and later direct rail service to Seatac Airport, airport patrons and employees could hide and ride in commercial lots and along streets in business and residential areas, both during the day and overnight. Potential hide and ride impacts at the S. 154 Street Station must be estimated based on the professional judgment and experience of experts in the field. Based on the experience of other cities with light rail service from suburban park and rides, impacts could include hide and ride parking in business or residential areas within walking distance to the station. The first step in analyzing the potential for hide and ride impacts is to understand the configuration of the proposed park and ride lots and surrounding land uses that could be impacted. Following that review, parking availability and walk routes from this available parking are discussed. Surrounding Land Use The project site is located near the intersection of South 154` Street and International Blvd, within the City of Tukwila. However, the City of Seatac's boundary runs along western property line of Site A, beginning at the eastern ROW line for International Boulevard. Page 7 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 Both Site A and B are designated Regional Commercial under Tukwila's Zoning Code. The area directly to the north of the site and bordering the east side of International Blvd. is also designated Regional Commercial. To the east and northeast of the site, property is zoned High Density Residential. This area contains both single - family detached and multi- family residential development. Properties to the west and northwest and bordering the west side of International Blvd. are within the City of SeaTac, and are zoned "Community Business" under Seatac's zoning code. The combined SeaTac/Tukwila business district north and northwest of the site contains a mix of land uses including convenience retail, restaurant and entertainment uses, office space, storage units and a bank. Off -site Parking Availability To help gauge potential hide and ride impacts, two parking surveys were completed by Sound Transit and the City within 1/4 and Y2 mile of the light rail station (See Attachment G showing parking availability and walk routes within '/ and 1/2 mile of station). These surveys show the approximate number of spaces within '/2 mile of the station and their approximate current utilization. Hide and ride behavior is likely to occur only in the presence of convenient "walk routes" from hide and ride parking opportunities to the station. Although these walk routes were mapped within %2 mile of the station, based upon discussions with Charles River Associates, at a typical station, it is likely that hide and ride behavior would occur primarily within a 1/4 mile walking distance but could extend beyond that limit is some areas. Within % mile of the station, those areas with parking availability, which were also in proximity to these walk routes, would be the most likely to experience hide and ride impacts. Sound Transit ridership and parking impacts are not bound by city limits. The Cities of Seatac and Tukwila share the area within the greater and primary hide and ride impact areas. The impacts from the station will spill over the imaginary line that separates the two cities, and the impacts within SeaTac will be similar to the impacts in Tukwila. For this reason, impacts to both Cities are discussed in this section. Primary Hide and Ride Impact Area The primary hide and ride area is that area within a' /4 mile radius of the station. This is the area where most of the impacts are likely to occur. The area includes portions of both Tukwila and Seatac. The area within 1/4 mile walking distance of the site is generally bounded by 32nd Avenue South to the West, South 152nd Street to the North, 40th Avenue South to the East, and South 160 to the South. 2 Amended Record of Decision, Summary of Required Mitigation Measures, May, 2002, page 2. ' Although no individual station is slated for surveys beyond a'/ mile radius. Page 8 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 South of SR -518 There is no on- street public parking within 1/4 mile south of the site. Because of this lack of public on- street parking, as well as street patterns and general land uses South of SR -518, few people are expected to park in this area in order to use the station. North of SR -518 Parking surveys by Sound Transit and the City have shown that surrounding businesses do not have excess parking that could be safely accessed by customers of the project. Therefore, shared parking is not a viable option. The streets north of SR -518 adjacent to and within 500 feet of the proposed station are all signed "no parking ". There is also no public off - street parking within 500 ft of the proposed station. Between 500 ft and '/4 mile of the station, there are approximately 79 public on- street parking spaces available. According to the South 154 Street Station Parking Study and Mitigation Plan, DKS Associates for Sound Transit, (See Attachment H, page 19), , these 79 spaces are utilized at 34% in the am peak and 22% at mid -day. The actual usage could be much higher at various times during the day because of the land uses in this area (breakfast restaurant, banking, Gold's Gym). In residentially -zoned areas, along S. 152 32nd Ave S. and 40 Ave. S., available unregulated on -street spaces may also be used by area residents, especially during evening and nighttime hours. Parking within the multi - family complexes in the area is regulated only via signage indicating parking is for residents only. Both commercial and residential areas extend well beyond 'A mile of the station. Greater Hide and Ride Impact Area The greater hide and ride impact area is that area between Y4 to '/2 mile of the station. While hide and ride impacts within this area may not be widespread, there may be small areas of significant impacts. These may be uniquely based on walking paths, land uses or other connections to the primary hide and ride impact area. The area includes portions of both Tukwila and SeaTac. The Amended Record of Decision (AROD) states, "the potential for hide and ride and the best way to mitigate the impact are unique to each individual station areas The AROD also gives 1/4 mile to 2000 feet as the radius for measuring impacts around most stations Because of the proximity of SR -518 and lack of on -street parking to the south of the station, hide and ride parking may be uniquely and unevenly concentrated to the north, east and west of the station area. Based on these considerations, the actual hide and ride impact area could extend to a 2,000 -foot or even mile station radius in some directions. Within the1 /4 mile and /2 mile radii of the station, 282 spaces exist, with many of these along difficult walk routes to the south of SR -518. These spaces have a 27% average utilization rate based on Sound Transit surveys. The exact locations of these spaces are not detailed here but are noted in Table 7 -1, page 19 of Attachment H. 4 Amended Record of Decision, Summary of Required Mitigation Measures, May 2002, page 2. 5 Although no individual station is slated for surveys beyond a Vs mile radius. Page 9 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 Walk Routes Walk routes are depicted in red on Attachment G. The map assumes barriers to foot traffic on the south and east sides of Site A and on the north and east sides of Site B. Based on these walk routes and available parking in the area, hide and ride impact areas are most likely to include the following: Tukwila • residential areas along S. 152 " S., 154 St S. and 40 Ave S. • commercial areas near Tukwila International Blvd and Military Road Seatac • residential areas along S. 152 " St., S. 154 St. and 32nd Ave S. • commercial areas along S. 152nd St., S. 154 St. and near Military Road S. It is difficult to determine how much "unutilized" parking in these areas could be used by light rail patrons without significant impacts. Based on the low number of available parking spaces, there could be significant impacts in those areas closest to the station along direct walk routes if sufficient parking at the station is not provided. Proposed Mitigation Under the Project Proposal Sound Transit's official mitigation proposal was submitted in a document entitled "Sound Transit Proposed Parking Mitigation Measures For the South 154 Street Station ", dated September 15, 2003 (see Attachment H, pages 8 -9) This mitigation is supplemented by the minimum measures required under the Amended Record of Decision for the Initial Segment of Central Link Transit Project (see Attachment I, pages 2 -7). Sound Transit's mitigation proposals based on these documents include the following primary parking and hide and ride mitigation measures: 1. Sound Transit to require that passengers destined for the Airport have a valid light rail ticket from a station other than the S. 154 Street Station in order to board the shuttle. 2. Sound Transit to place appropriately located and visible signage warning that parking is exclusively for light rail patrons. 3. Sound Transit to implement and enforce a "no overnight" parking rule. 4. Sound Transit to reduce demand for the parking by working with Metro to optimize bus schedules and routing to the station. 6 Sound Transit's consultant, DKS Associates, prepared a study entitled " South 154" Street Station Parking Study and Mitigation Plan", dated September 30, 2003 (see Attachment G). This study recommended a variety of mitigation measures to Sound Transit. Sound Transit then used this study to formulate a detailed "official" mitigation proposal that included some, but not all, of those measures recommended by DKS (See pages 8 -9, Attachment G). Page 10 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 5. Sound Transit to conduct studies to verify that current parking restrictions are adequate to discourage overflow parking on city streets. These studies are detailed on page 13 -14 of Attachment G and on pages 2 -4 in the Amended Record of Decision. In summary, parking will be surveyed within '/4 mile to 2,000 ft radius of stations both before opening and within the 6 months following station opening. They will be surveyed on two consecutive weekdays and the results will be used for a before /after parking comparison. If the surveys show that parking utilization has increased by 50% or more from before - opening levels, mitigation measures will be identified. Upon acceptance of these measures by the jurisdiction, Sound Transit will pay for the direct startup costs of the mitigation measures. The jurisdiction will be expected to recoup ongoing costs of mitigation from parking fines and permit fees. The accompanying table of appropriate survey radius for proposed stations show 1/4 mile as an appropriate radii for all stations on the initial segment. 6. If it is determined that current restrictions are not adequate, Sound Transit will fund the installation of additional restrictive signing. A May 18, 2004 letter to Jack Pace from Ahmad Fazel of Sound Transit reiterated the above "hide and ride" mitigation measures and added other conceptual "trigger" mechanisms to ensure adequate parking over the long term. In that letter, Sound Transit proposed that "there would be two trigger mechanisms and whichever occurs first would determine when future structured parking would be required." Paraphrasing for clarity, the two mechanisms were: a) System Extension Mechanism: This would be triggered when the Sound Transit Board rendered a decision to extend the system to the north or south of the Initial Segment. At that point Sound Transit would be required to have structured parking in place when the extension opens to service if the extensions adopted included no additional Link parking in the South Subarea. b) Utilization Mechanism: this would be triggered based on a survey of surface parking utilization at the park and ride. Surface parking utilization would be surveyed for a period of three months beginning six months after start of operations. An inventory of parking at both sites would be conducted during am peak, occurring every weekday for three months. If the inventory indicates that 99% of the parking stalls are occupied at 7:00am, Sound Transit would be required to develop structured parking. Sound Transit would work with the City to define the inventory methods and to provide the inventory data collected. Under either mechanism, Sound Transit would assure that temporary parking is provided whether by shared parking or lease agreements with other property owners during the construction of the facility. CONCLUSIONS 1. The Tukwila Zoning Code (TMC 18.56.100) requires that the Planning Director determine adequate parking based on a list of comparable uses. Given the type of use, there are no It is assumed that these studies will reflect the parameters described in the Amended Record of Decision. They are detailed on page 13 -14 of Attachment H. Page 11 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 comparable uses under TMC 18.56.100. 2. Since a comparable use for a light rail station does not exist in the code, a parking demand study was completed by Sound transit to aid in this determination. The City conducted a peer review of the Sound Transit study and initiated a second parking demand study via a consultant, Charles River Associates. The City's peer review analysis did not agree with Sound Transit's projected parking demand. While Sound Transit's point estimates of parking demand for 2011 and 2020 are 420 and 720, the City's are much higher at 875 and 1330 respectively. Parking experts recognize that there is some level of uncertainty in any parking forecast. However, the City's peer review found that Sound Transit's estimates were likely to represent the lower end of a projected demand range. One of the reasons for this is that parking, by nature, accumulates throughout the day. Sound Transit's estimate did not include parking accumulation in the off -peak hours, instead looking only at parkers arriving during the peak commute period. 3. Tukwila Comprehensive Plan Policies 1.73, 13.4.16 and 8.1.3 mandate that for transit facilities and any other use, adequate parking must be provided. As discussed in conclusion 2 (above), the Sound Transit and City estimates of parking demand were not consistent. Parking experts recognize that there is some level of uncertainty in any parking forecast, thus it is reasonable and appropriate to approve a lower parking number for the initial station opening, and determine actual and latent demand through counts of actual system ridership and actual parking at the station. 4. Sound Transit' current proposal is for an initial parking provision of 600 spaces. This is based on preliminary designs that indicate that surface parking on sites A and B can accommodate approximately 600 vehicles. 5. Sound Transit preliminary designs indicate that the 2020 demand estimate of 1330 spaces could be accommodated in structures on Sites A and B. 6. An intermediate phase of parking provision can be based on what size parking structure can be efficiently accommodated on either Site A or B. Preliminary work indicates that an additional 400 spaces could be efficiently accommodated on either site for an intermediate parking level of 1000 spaces. 7. Tukwila Comprehensive Plan Policies 8.1.16.5, and 8.2.1, require that any off -site impacts must be mitigated. Potential off -site impacts of inadequate parking provision include hide and ride parking in the vicinity of the station. The mitigation proposed by Sound Transit as part of this proposal was submitted in a document entitled "Sound Transit Proposed Parking Mitigation Measures For the South 154` Street Station ", dated September 15, 2003 (see Attachment H, pages 8 -9) This document references the Amended Record of Decision for Sound Transit's consultant, DKS Associates, prepared a study entitled " South 154` Street Station Parking Study and Mitigation Plan", dated September 30, 2003 (see Attachment G). This study recommended a variety of mitigation measures to Sound Transit. Sound Transit then used this study to formulate a detailed `official" Page 12 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 the Initial Segment of Central Link Transit Project (see Attachment I, pages 2 -7), which includes some related mitigation policies for potential hide and ride impacts at transit stations. While some of these proposed measures may provide mitigation for a portion of impacts and can be incorporated into conditions for this parking determination, other measures do not appear to adequately mitigate potential impacts for the following reasons: a. A 50% increase in parking utilization due to hide and ride parking is clearly in excess of the above policy requirement that any off -site impacts be mitigated. However, with effective monitoring and robust triggers for meeting future demand the likelihood and severity of hide and ride impacts will be minimized. b. The radius proposed by Sound Transit for monitoring and mitigation of light rail hide and ride impacts may be inadequate. Unique patterns of areas where on -street parking is allowed, as well as unique patterns of station usage and parking are not reflected by a '' /4 mile radius circle on a map. While hide and ride impacts beyond the 1/4 mile radius may not be widespread, there may be small areas of significant impacts to the north, west or east based on walking paths, land uses or other connections to the station. Similarly, wholesale monitoring and mitigation may not be needed to the south of the station due to the proximity of SR -518 and lack of on -street parking to the south of the station. Based on these considerations, the actual hide and ride monitoring area should be determined in consultation with the Director based on the unique area around the station. c. An adequate pre - project baseline survey is a key component of any monitoring system. The timing and conditions during this baseline survey should be such that the results will not be affected by construction in the area, weather conditions, holidays or other factors that may affect accuracy. 8. Policies 15.1.4 and 15.2.4 require that projects must provide benefit to existing and future populations equitably. This proposal, with modifications including additional mitigation and conditions, may meet initial demand. Although long -term demand may not be met initially under this proposal, building and infrastructure layout can be planned to accommodate a future parking structure on either or both sites. A monitoring program with triggers to provide more parking will ensure future populations will also benefit from this project. 9. If, at any time between 2011 and 2020, demand and/or latent demand is shown to materially exceed parking capacity, more parking must be provided. While some of Sound Transit's proposed measures to monitor and increase parking as demand increases can be incorporated into conditions for this parking determination, other measures do not appear to adequately assure that demand will be met. Sound Transit's proposed "Utilization Mechanism" does not adequately address the potential need for additional parking for the following reasons: a. The suggested survey timing of 3 months of surveys beginning six months after start of service does not account for seasonal variations in usage that generally occur in park and rides, nor does it provide a baseline of data against which to measure off -site parking impacts. A more comprehensive survey method is needed to ensure meaningful survey results. Unless 2020 projected demand is met at station opening, parking surveys must mitigation proposal that included some, but not all, of those measures recommended by DKS (See pages 8 -9, Attachment G). Page 13 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 be ongoing until that 2020 figure is met. Surveys should be keyed back to baseline parking levels prior to station opening in order to ensure project impacts are mitigated. b. No method of determining how much additional parking is needed is proposed. c. The suggested time of 7:00am for surveys of parking usage is inadequate because park and ride use throughout the day is cumulative. The "am peak" period may not be the period when the lot will be fullest. Measurements which determine the average percent of parking utilization at the time when the lot is at its fullest should be used to determine parking adequacy. d. Using 99% utilization as a trigger to expand parking leaves no room for daily variation in parking demand and leaves little time for the process of physically expanding parking . Other triggers should be considered, including the following: i. a somewhat lower level of utilization such as 90% ii. a stepped series of triggers based on a rising percentage of use that could trigger either demand studies or building to a specific total capacity. iii. for building parking that are also related to an excess of hide and ride parking in the station area. 10. A parking demand study based on actual use of the system and the parking areas is the best way to determine the demand level at the station. However, demand studies often add delays and costs to a project. In a phased parking provision program Sound Transit should have the option of immediately providing additional parking, rather than initiating further study. 11. Policies 15.1.4 and 15.2.4 require that projects must provide benefit to existing and future populations equitably. Because the S. 154 Street Station and its park and ride facilities are a portal to destinations throughout the region, it is logical that future extensions of the Central Puget Sound Link Light Rail System (in any direction) would be likely to affect demand for parking at this station. Any increase in demand could trigger additional hide and ride impacts in the station area. As a jurisdiction with a park and ride (initially the only park and ride) connecting riders to all points along the system, Tukwila has a compelling interest in demand studies for that system, and potential impacts of changes in demand as they may affect the S. 154` Street Station and its environs. For this reason, if the system is extended, Sound Transit should revisit parking demand at this station and provide an opportunity for the City of Tukwila to review and approve parking demand studies affecting the S. 154 Street Station and to review and approve parking proposals and/or mitigation proposals related to said parking demand changes. 12. To account for demand increases due to a future Central Puget Sound Link Light Rail System extension, Sound Transit has proposed a "system extension mechanism" under which they would agree to provide additional structured parking if the Sound Transit Board approves a system extension to the north or south but provides no additional parking in the South Subarea. However, Sound Transit's proposed "Extension Mechanism" does not adequately address the potential need for additional parking due to system extensions for the following reasons: a. It limits additional parking provision to extensions to the north or south. Because the station and its park and ride facilities are a portal to destinations throughout the region, system extensions in any direction can trigger demand for more parking at this station. Page 14 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 b. It is vague concerning parking location, the amount of parking to be provided and the extended system served. The best way to understand where and to what extent this demand would occur is through a demand study including the entire (as extended) system as a whole. c. It limits additional parking provision at the S, 154 Street Station if parking is provided elsewhere in the South Subarea. Demand at this station is influenced by the ease of freeway access at the S. 154 Street Station. Depending on the location of other South Subarea park and rides, demand could increase at this station even with other parking provided elsewhere. The best determinant of parking demand and the best location(s) to serve that demand is a parking demand study based on a new and comprehensive ridership analysis of the entire system. 13. Policy 15.2.1 requires that the siting of all essential public facilities must be based on sound land use planning principles developed through working relationships with affected neighborhoods, special purpose districts, ports, and other agencies serving the Tukwila Community. The City of Tukwila has worked with Sound Transit extensively to arrive at an appropriate and reasonable determination of parking demand at this station. The City of Tukwila has also met with the City of SeaTac and King County Metro to assure vital issues affecting these entities have been addressed. Hide and ride impacts to the City of Seatac are of particular interest to the City of Tukwila, as Seatac adjoins both Tukwila and the station. The City of Tukwila has a compelling interest in ensuring that hide and ride impacts will be mitigated in areas adjacent to the City because of spillover effects onto traffic and neighborhoods in Tukwila. 14. During periods of excess demand, including construction or modification of any additional parking lot or parking structure in the vicinity of the South 154 Street station, mitigation measures will be necessary to avoid traffic impacts and hide and ride impacts on nearby businesses and residents. Sound Transit should be responsible for the cost associated with mitigating these impacts. This may include providing temporary parking whether by shared parking or lease agreements with other property owners. 15. All parking demand studies referred to in this report were completed based on no -fee parking at the South 154 Street Park and Ride. Under Tukwila Municipal Code 18.24.020 Commercial (fee- based) parking is only allowed on the proposed parking sites under conditions not met by the exiting plans and proposals. RECOMMENDATIONS Sound Transit should provide a minimum of 600 parking spaces at the S. 154 Street Station, as an initial requirement of station opening. The project should be conditioned in order to 1) ensure adequate off -street parking facilities are provided as demand warrants and 2) ensure adequate monitoring and mitigation of off -site parking impacts. The following conditions, except where otherwise noted, relate to the Initial Segment Central Link Project. This "initial segment" is defined as the Sound Transit light rail system with a northern terminus at Convention Place Station and a southern terminus at S. 154 Street Station. Page 15 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 The conditions contained in this document serve two purposes; 1) to ensure adequate project - related parking facilities in the short and long term and 2) to ensure adequate monitoring and mitigation of off -site parking impacts. Some of these conditions are based on those parking mitigation commitments required under the Amended Record of Decision for the Initial Segment of Central Link Project (Attachment I) and those proposed by Sound Transit in the document entitled "Final Report, South 154 Street Station Parking Study and Mitigation Plan", September 30, 2003 (Attachment H). Conditions to Ensure Adequate Off - Street Parking Facilities The purpose of these conditions is to assure that adequate parking for the Initial Segment Central Link Project is provided. Under these conditions, Sound Transit will formulate and implement a demand - monitoring program for the Station's parking facilities. These conditions include trigger mechanisms wherein Sound Transit will reevaluate parking demand and/or build additional parking capacity to accommodate demand through the year 2020. 1. Sound Transit shall provide a minimum of 600 parking spaces at opening of the Initial Segment. Infrastructure and site design for these initial 600 spaces shall not preclude the potential for future demand of up to 1330 spaces (the City's year 2020 estimate of parking demand) in the future. 2. Sound Transit shall implement measures to discourage or prevent patrons whose destination is Seattle- Tacoma International Airport for parking at the S. 154 Street station area. These measures shall include the following: a. Sound Transit shall require that passengers destined for the Airport have a valid light rail ticked from a station other than S. 154 in order to board the Airport shuttle. b. Sound Transit shall place appropriately located and visible signage warning that parking is exclusively for light rail patrons. c. Sound Transit shall implement and enforce a "no overnight" parking rule at the S. 154 Street station. d. Sound Transit shall work with the City of Tukwila and the Port of Seattle to develop special enforcement policies to allow park and ride facilities at the S. 154 Street Station to remain available for transit users. 3. Sound Transit shall design and implement an on -site parking demand monitoring and expansion program as well as provisions to build parking as required to accommodate demand, all as acceptable to the Director of the Department of Community Development ( "the Director "). The parking demand monitoring system shall include the following: a. Counts of parking usage shall be taken in the station parking facilities. Counts shall occur quarterly for the two years following the S. 154th Street station opening, and semi- annually thereafter. Both quarterly and semi - annual counts shall include the months of April and October. Sound Transit shall return to the original schedule for counting following any expansion of parking for the S. 154th Street station related to an increase in parking demand for the initial segment. b. Counts shall be taken hourly and shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days(Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not Page 16 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 adjacent to a holiday week. All counts shall occur on days having typical weather conditions for the season. c. Counting program results shall be tabulated and mailed to the Director within 14 days of the count. d. If the counting program indicates that the average maximum parking accumulation during the day, for the two days is equal to or exceeds 90% of the existing stalls, Sound Transit shall immediately initiate one of the following actions: i. Sound Transit may prepare a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director. The demand forecast shall be for the year 2020 and shall utilize information from the counting and survey programs for both the parking demand monitoring expansion program and the hide and ride impact area monitoring program, as well as forecasting model runs provided by Sound Transit and acceptable to the Director. Sound Transit shall provide additional parking to accommodate forecast parking demand within three years of the determination of any additional number of spaces needed. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any permits and approvals needed and for the full cost of this additional parking; or ii. In the alternative, Sound Transit may choose to immediately begin the process to design and build additional parking so that the total number of spaces provided equals 1000 or more. No demand analysis is required under this alternative. Sound Transit shall immediately inform the Director of its intent to provide additional parking under this condition and shall provide this additional parking within three years. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of this additional parking. e. Following the construction and opening of any additional parking spaces as described under subsection "d" above, the counting program shall return to the original schedule for counting (counts shall occur on a quarterly basis for the first two years and semi - annually thereafter). If the counting program indicates that the average maximum parking accumulation during the day, for the two days is equal to or exceeds 90% of the existing stalls, Sound Transit shall immediately initiate one of the following actions: i. Sound Transit may prepare a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director. The demand forecast shall be for the year 2020 and shall utilize information from the counting and survey programs, as well as forecasting model runs provided by Sound Transit and acceptable to the Director. Sound Transit shall provide additional parking to accommodate forecast parking demand within three years of the determination of any additional number of spaces needed. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of this additional parking; or ii.In the alternative, Sound Transit may choose to immediately begin the process to design and build additional parking so that the total number of spaces provided equals 1330 or more. No demand analysis is required under this alternative. Sound Transit shall immediately inform the Director of its intent to provide additional parking under this condition and shall provide this additional parking within three years. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of this additional parking. f. In the event the counting program indicates that the average maximum parking accumulation during the day, for the two days is equal to or exceeds 95% of the existing Page 17 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 stalls, Sound Transit shall immediately begin the process to design and build additional parking. The additional parking shall be completed within three years. Total parking spaces provided upon completion shall be no fewer than 1000 spaces or no fewer than 1330 spaces, as appropriate. g. The requirement for an on -site parking demand monitoring and expansion program shall expire on December 31, 2020 or upon expansion of the S. 154 Street facility to include a total of 1330 or more parking spaces, whichever should occur first. 4. If at any time after the issuance of this parking determination, a decision is rendered to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link in any direction, whether or not portions of any such extension occur within the City of Tukwila, Sound Transit shall conduct a parking demand study to determine the additional level of parking demand likely to occur at the S. 154 Street Station. This study shall entail a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director, who shall render a new parking determination upon its completion. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of additional parking needed due to the extension. 5. During any time of construction of new parking or other impediment to designated station parking areas, Sound Transit shall assure that temporary parking is provided whether by shared parking or lease agreements with other property owners. Conditions to Ensure Adequate Monitoring and Mitigation of Off -Site Parking Impacts The purpose of these conditions is to assure that Sound Transit will monitor and mitigate off-site parking ( "hide and ride ") impacts related to the project. 6. Sound Transit shall prepare an inventory of areas allowing on -street parking within 2000 feet of the S. 154 Street facility. The inventory shall be prepared no earlier than six months prior to completion of the hide - and -ride baseline study described below, and shall indicate the availability and capacity of on- street parking areas, as well as any existing parking controls (parking restrictions by type, time limits, etc.) by block face The inventory shall be prepared to the satisfaction of the Director, who shall consult with the City of SeaTac before accepting the inventory. 7. After reviewing the on -street parking inventory, the Director shall establish a hide - and -ride impact area, in consultation with the City of SeaTac. This area's boundaries shall include only those locations within the inventory area deemed by the Director to have reasonable potential for hide - and -ride use by Central Link patrons. Factors in this determination shall include, but not be limited to the effectiveness of existing parking control measures and walking distance from the S. 154 Street Central link station. 8. Sound Transit shall initiate a baseline inventory of on- street parking utilization within the approved hide - and -ride impact area prior to issuance of permits for construction of the S.154 Street station. 10 "Block face" means the area on one side of a street lying between street intersections. Page 18 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 a. The baseline utilization inventory shall include actual counts of parking utilization in public rights -of -way within the hide and ride impact area. This count shall occur on a quarterly basis for at least a twelve calendar month period. At least two of the quarterly counts shall occur prior to the start of any light rail- related construction for the South 154 Street station. All counts shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days (Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not adjacent to a holiday week. The counts shall occur during days with typical weather conditions for the season. The schedule and methods for these counts shall be subject to approval by the Director. b. Utilization and occupancy rates shall be collected within the hide and ride impact area, by block face and time of day. Information on violation of existing parking regulations shall be included. The number and timing of counts per day shall be subject to prior approval by the Director, who shall consult with the City of SeaTac in making this determination. 9. Sound Transit shall develop and carry out a hide - and -ride impact area monitoring program. The monitoring program shall be subject to the approval of the Director, who shall consult with the City of SeaTac prior to approving the program. The monitoring program shall meet the following requirements: a. Actual counts of parking utilization in public rights -of -way within the hide and ride impact area shall occur on a quarterly basis for 24 calendar months following opening of the S. 154 Street station. Thereafter, counts shall occur semi - annually. Both quarterly and semi - annual counts shall include the months of April and October. All counts shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days (Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not adjacent to a holiday week. The counts shall occur during days with typical weather conditions for the season. The schedule for these counts shall be as close to the schedule used for the baseline inventory as is reasonably possible, to provide an accurate comparison. b. Utilization and occupancy rates shall be collected within the hide and ride impact area, by block face and time of day. Information on violation of existing parking regulations shall be included. 10. If at any time the hide - and -ride impact area monitoring program indicates the presence of significant hide -and -ride parking, Sound Transit shall identify and implement, at its sole cost, effective mitigating measures. "Significant hide and ride parking" means a decrease by 50 percent or more of unutilized parking spaces for any block face within the hide and ride impact area, which cannot be attributed to other causes. For example, if the parking utilization rate is 50 percent before station opening and 75 percent or more after light rail implementation, Sound Transit shall implement effective mitigation measures. These mitigating measures shall be subject to approval by the Director, who shall consult with the City of SeaTac concerning any measures that may affect that City. Approved mitigating measures shall be implemented as soon as is practically possible. The monitoring program established pursuant to Condition 9, above, shall be carried out quarterly for the year following implementation of these mitigating measures. Page 19 of 20 L03 -059 Parking Determination Staff Report July 1, 2004 Mitigating measures may include, but shall not be limited to the following, all subject to approval by the applicable decision makers: • Provision of additional off - street parking; • Rider outreach and education; • Adoption of on -street parking restrictions; • Installation of parking signage; • Residential parking zones on city streets in conjunction with a resident permit program; • Parking enforcement programs. • Remedial actions to address safety, convenience or other factors at the S. 154 Street station parking facilities, which may be discouraging use by light rail patrons. The monitoring program shall be carried out quarterly for the year following implementation of any new mitigating measures. 11. In the event mitigating measures proposed by Sound Transit and approved by the Director pursuant to Condition 10 require approval by the City of SeaTac and such approval is denied, Sound Transit shall work in good faith with the City of SeaTac to agree on and implement alternative mitigation. 12. In the event mitigating measures proposed by Sound Transit and approved by the Director pursuant to Condition 10 require approval by the Tukwila City Council and such approval is denied, Sound Transit and the Director shall work in good faith to agree on and implement alternative mitigation. Page 20 of 20 AIRPORT LINK WALKING DISTANCES T SOUNDTwwsrr RIDE THE WAVE ATTACHMENT C Minnie Dhaliwal - Tukwila parking determination From: "McGhee, Leonard" <mcgheel @soundtransit.org> To: <mdhaliwal @ci.tukwila.wa.us> Date: 02/27/2007 11:51 AM Subject: Tukwila parking determination f; ln•��( •�Tl,.,,,„ /7n,,, lo�7nco� +:,,,��Ad:..:o�T lo/ 1nC' FF:.� r .�vnr ..�x�: A Page 1 of 1 (\ /1 A I'lln-7 RECOMMENDATION • Approve the request to amend Parking Determination L03 -059, as follows: Condition 2.a [This condition does not need to be amended as it becomes defunct when the Airport Shuttle service goes away with light rail service to the Airport] Condition 3a. Counts of parking usage shall be taken in the station parking facilities. Quarterly counts shall begin following the S. 154 Street Station opening and continue for two years following the beginning of revenue service to Sea -Tac International Airport. Counts shall occur semi - annually thereafter. Both quarterly and semi - annual counts shall include the months of April and October. Condition 4. Except for the Airport Link extension, if at any time after the issuance of this parking determination, a decision is rendered to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link in any direction, or add any stations not included in the Initial Segment, whether or not such extension occurs or station is located within the City of Tukwila, Sound Transit shall conduct a parking demand study to determine the additional level of parking demand likely to occur at the S. 154th Street Station. This study shall entail a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director, who shall render a new parking determination upon its completion, based on the specific new line extension and/or specific station addition(s) and the project's respective potential to generate additional parking demand resulting there from. Condition 9a. Actual counts of parking utilization in public rights -of -way within the hide and ride impact area shall begin upon the commencement of operations at the S. 154th Street Station. They shall then occur on a quarterly basis for 24 calendar months following opening of the of revenue service to Sea -Tac International Airport. Thereafter, counts shall occur semi - annually. Semi - annual counts shall be conducted during the months of April and October. All counts shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days (Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not adjacent to a holiday week. The counts shall occur during days with typical weather conditions for the season. The schedule for these counts shall be as close to the schedule used for the baseline inventory as is reasonably possible, to provide an accurate comparison. Sound Transit shall return to the original schedule for counting following any expansion of parking for the S. 154th Street Station related to a qualified increase in parking demand for the Initial Segment or following any qualified expansion of, or the addition of a station to, the Central Link Light Rail. Jack Pace - Re: revised parking determination amendment Page 1 From: Shelley Kerslake To: Alice Strand Date: 3/27/06.2:OOPM Subject: Re:''revsed parking determination amendment Alice - the PD looks fine. Regarding the issue of future extensions outside of Tukwila there is little hammer that the City has in this document to force compliance later. However, when it is time to comment on the EIS for future extensions Tukwila needs to be very strong and attach this PD. The permitting jurisdiction has to mitigate the impacts to surrounding jurisdictions and this will be a big part of the process. If the City wants to ensure its mitigation - it could propose an interlocal agreement with the city in which the extension will occur (Seattle, I presume) which requires them to enforce our parking standards. This has proven successful in many cases where jurisdictions have reciprocal mitigation issues. Let me know if you need anything further on this. Shelley Kerslake Kenyon Disend, PLLC 11 Front Street South Issaquah, WA 98027 425 - 392 -7090 »> Alice Strand 03/01/06 03:14PM »> please discard the one sent earlier today. If you have any suggestions of how to enforce the requirments of this PD, when later extensions area added, please add them. Alice Alice Strand, AICP Senior Planner Department of Community Development City of Tukwila 6300 Southcenter Blvd Tukwila, WA 98188 voice 206 - 431 -3655 fax 206 - 431 -3665 astrand(�ci.tukwila.wa.us CC: Jack Pace March 21, 2006 • city of Tukwila Department of Community Development Steve Lancaster, Director Mr. Leonard McGhee Link Light Rail Department Sound Transit 401 Jackson Street Seattle, WA 98104 -2826 SUBJECT: Application for Special Permission, Director Dear Leonard, Sincerely, J 1 k Pace, Deputy Director Department of Community Development This is to confirm that the Tukwila Municipal Code allows "governmental agencies" to submit zoning code related applications without proof of ownership or control of affected properties. Please reference TMC 18.104.060(1). Steven M. Mullet, Mayor 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • Phone: 206 - 431 -3670 • Fax: 206 - 431 -3665 March 21, 2006 Mr. Leonard McGhee Link Light Rail Department Sound Transit 401 Jackson Street Seattle, WA 98104 -2826 Subject: Special Permission, Director Application L06 -022 Dear Mr. McGhee: Sincerely, / A1�ce Strand Senior Planner r City of Tukwila Department of Community Development Steve Lancaster, Director NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION Steven M. Mullet, Mayor Your application for Special Permission: Director for a parking is considered complete on 21 March 2006 for the purposes of meeting state mandated time requirements. This determination of complete application does not preclude the ability of the City to require that you submit additional plans or information, if in our estimation such information is necessary to ensure the project meets the substantive requirements of the City or to complete the review process. This notice of complete application applies only to the permits identified above. It is your responsibility to apply for and obtain all necessary permits issued by other agencies. I will be contacting you soon to discuss this project. If you wish to speak to me sooner, feel free to call me at (206) 431 -3655. Page 1 03/21/2006 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • Phone: 206 - 431 -3670 • Fax: 206 - 431 -3665 February 14, 2006 Ahmad Fazel, Link Light Rail Director Sound Transit, Union Station 401 South Jackson Street Seattle, WA 98104 Dear Mr. Fazel, This letter has been prepared in order to state the City of Tukwila's intentions regarding a Parking Determination for the Airport Link extension. As noted in our June 15, 2005 comments to the Airport Link Environmental Assessment, our concerns related to the Airport Link extension involve parking and traffic impacts in the vicinity of the Tukwila International Boulevard Station. As part of Parking Determination L03 -059 issued for the Central Link Project, the City of Tukwila requires Sound Transit to complete a parking demand study in the event that the line is expanded. The purpose of this study is to determine the additional level of parking demand likely to occur at Tukwila International Blvd. Station. The Airport Link extension is unique in that it extends to SeaTac International Airport, only about a mile from its current termination point at the S. 154 Street Station. We believe that any additional parking demand generated by the extension will be adequately mitigated under a parking determination very similar to the existing one. We will agree to waive the parking demand study requirement for the Airport Link based on the following changes to Parking Determination L03 -059: 1. Section 2.a. shall be replaced by a condition ensuring that riders may ride south from the S. 154 Street Station. (i.e. that parking mitigation based on a stoppage of southbound riders from this station is prohibited). 2. Section 2d. shall include a date by which initial meetings including the Port of Seattle, City of Tukwila and Sound Transit (as described) shall have taken place. 3. The on -site parking demand monitoring system described in Section 3 will begin upon opening of the S. 154 Street Station. Actual counts of parking usage shall occur on a quarterly basis for 24 calendar months following the commencement of operations of the Airport Link. All other on -site parking demand monitoring system requirements shall continue to be in effect. 4. The hide and ride monitoring program under Section 9 will begin upon opening of the S. 154 Street Station. Actual counts of parking utilization Sincerely, shall occur on a quarterly basis for 24 calendar months following the commencement of operations of the Airport Link. All other hide and ride monitoring requirements shall continue to be in effect. 5. Language emphasizing the importance of Sound Transit working with the Port of Seattle to manage any problematic and/or unauthorized use of the S. 154`" Street Station's parking facilities by Airport Employees 6. Language emphasizing every extension is and will be individually reviewed for potential parking demand growth and future extensions will likely require new parking demand studies by ST as well as more extensive mitigation requirements. Please be aware that these and any other changes will require a revised Parking Determination. This Parking Determination will be subject to all public review requirements. If you have any questions, please give me a call at 206 - 431 -3670. Steve Lancaster, Director, Community Development MEMO DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: CC: February 10, 2006 Steve Lancaster, Jack Pace Alice Strand Sound Transit Parking Determination Nora Gierloff, Minnie Dhaliwal The original parking demand study did not look at parking demand by airport flyers and airport employees at the station because the need for this was negated by the proposed mitigation (IE, ST would require a passengers to produce a transfer from another LR station in order to board the shuttle bus). Now that Airport Link will be going directly to the airport, this mitigation option does not work. The City also feels it is inappropriate to bar people form going south form the S 154 Street Station. This memo outlines potential mechanisms /mitigation measures providing an equal level of protection (equal to the transfer option) against park and fly parkers /airport employee parkers. It then recommends one of these options. ASSUMPTIONS 1. Airport employees typically work five 8 -hour shifts per week, the major shift changes occur at a. 5:00, 6:00, 7:30, 10:OOam and 5:30 pm - winter months b. shifts move up one hour earlier in summer (Desmond at SeaTac) 2. P &R will be closed for at least two hours per night... somewhere in the 1:OOam to 5:00 am window 3. Port now charges $46.00 /month for employee /vendor parking (port website) 4. Port employee parking lot shuttle bus schedule is good w/ 9 lots served every 15 min and 3 lots served every 45 min. (port website) 5. Light rail ticket price will be comparable but not less tan bus fares.(LMC). Metro monthly pass is $54 one zone and $72 two zone 6. Trains will run every 6 min (peak) and every 10 -15 min (off peak) (LMC) 7. Port is evaluating a moving walkway connecting light rail station to airport main terminal, but the 1000 ft (4 min walk) ped path will have a raised walkway through the 4 level of the existing parking garage, displacing parking along the north side of the garage. Path will have no grade changes. Path will have lighting and covered bridges. Luggage carts will be available. (LMC) 8. Bus stops approx '/4 mile from Airport, some buses stop at P &R 9. Any advantage of future Metro bus schedules and stops (approx '/4 mile from Airport Light Rail Stop) is negated by the similarity of price between Metro and Light Rail. MITIGATION OPTIONS 1. Stick to original plan of amending current PD by extending monitoring time by 6 months and adding a clause ensuring people can go south from SC station. • Current parking determination clause in combination with monitoring and mitigation plan covers us This could set a precedent for future parking determination requirements as the line is extended north and south...... (we need to be specific that this will likely not suffice for stations to the north and south. 2. New demand study w/ proposed mitigation measures (let them figure it out and propose something) 3. No pickup southbound from SC Station (Negates some benefits to Tukwila residents) 4. Reduce monthly Airport employee /vendor parking fee (now $46) to a level actively encouraging its use...potentially making it 1) FREE or 2) subsidized by port and vendor companies 3) subsidized by ST, or 4) subsidized by combination of parties • Light rail monthly pass will be over $72 (one zone CR pass rate), • 20 trips /month at $2 /day for metro = $40.00. issue: (encouraging SOV travel by government entities in light of ST mandate and CTR act ?) • Metro monthly pass is $54 one zone and $72 two zone 5. Add parking determination clause (under section 3d). This new clause would be triggered by a 90% full lot. It would require ST to subsidize or pay in total airport employee parking fees as an initial remedy up to and until ST and the Port can agree on appropriate mitigation measures to stop airport parkers)...we should also add language specifically calling out that airport parker subsidies to the stated potential mitigation toolkit (section 2d). 6. Charge Fee for Parking at SC Station OPTIONS: • Limit free parking at SC Station to those w/ current monthly Link Pass, others charged a nominal fee to discourage freeloaders. ($2- $3..need to work out what that fee would be and what would happen for special event parking. ) This could be done via a car sticker issued w /pass? (more parking enforcement personnel needed) • Selectively timed fee parking. (fee is charged or increases during certain hours) IE Fee parking during shift change at airport? 7. Some combination of the above options RECOMMENDATION 1) 154 Station Parking: Stick to original plan of amending current PD by adding several clauses: 1. extend monitoring time /schedule by 6 months 2. a clause ensuring people can go south from SC station. 3. a deadline for the "mitigation alternatives" talks involving ST, Port, Tukwila to begin 4. more specific examples of potential port/ST mitigation to prevent Airport Employee parking i. education of Port Employees about rules of S. 154` P &R ii. Port to monitor employee lots for drop in use iii. potential drop in employee lot fees or subsidization of lot fees in CTR program 5. A statement reinforcing that this PD decision is based on the fact that the current PD programs will likely be sufficient to mitigate any growth in demand due caused by this extension...however, every extension is and will be individually reviewed for potential parking demand growth and future extensions will likely require new parking demand studies by ST as well as more extensive mitigation requirements. Other Issues: How will ST keep out Metro riders? This issue was seen as beyond our purview as long as impacts were managed. How is this issue different? Do we need language saying ST must also work with Metro to keep Metro riders out of the P &R? MEETING AGENDA Subject: Sound Transit /Airport Link Issues Meeting time: 1:00- 2:30pm, January 11, 2006 Location: Pioneer Room, SeaTac City Hall 1. Tukwila Review of Airport Link Project a. Clarification: TFR SEIS Scope b. Needed permits 2. Airport Link Schedule a. Public Meetings /Hearings b. DA Approval c. Station Area Planning 3. Status: S, 154 Street Station a. Tukwila Parking Determination Issues b. Gateway Architectural Elements c. Pedestrian Bridge Other Airport Link - related improvements to area? 4. Other Sound Transit Proposal Sound Transit Briefing Memo 1) Extend Link Light Rail from 154 Station to Airport ( Extend guideway appro. 125ft to SIB Right of Way and add one column) 2) Use appro. .8ac of City property at Macadam Winter Garden for offsite wetland mitigation What Sound Transit Wants 1) Modify Parking Conditions for 154` Station 1. Stick to original plan of amending current PD by adding : 1. extend monitoring time /schedule by 6 months 2. a clause ensuring people can go south from SC station. 2) Do not want to go through BAR/Unclassified Use Permit for the 125ft Guideway in the city 3) Use Macadam property for offsite mitigation 4) Duwamish Riverbend Hill, will have contractor clean up work done outside the establish land lease What the City of Tukwila Wants 1) 154` Station Parking: Stick to original plan of amending current PD by adding several clauses: 1. extend monitoring time /schedule by 6 months 2. a clause ensuring people can go south from SC station. 3. a deadline for the "mitigation alternatives" talks involving ST, Port, Tukwila to begin 4. more specific examples of potential port/ST mitigation to prevent Airport C 'Employee parking i. education of Port Employees about rules of S. 154 P &R ii. Port to monitor employee lots for drop in use iii. potential drop in employee lot fees or subsidization of lot fees in CTR program 5. A statement reinforcing that this PD decision is based on the fact that the current PD programs will likely be sufficient to mitigate any growth in demand due caused by this extension...however, every extension is and will be individually reviewed for potential parking demand growth and future extensions will likely require new parking demand studies by ST as well as more extensive mitigation requirements. 2) Gateway: -- minimum is a decorative rail on both sides of the guideway, which works with the existing concrete design to give the impression of an archway reaching to the ground. 3) Macadam Winter Garden — for use of City property a) $150,000 for use of city property b) $$$ for cost of Mitigation c) P/R will construct the mitigation at the same time they build the park (Bids — April / Construction this summer) 4) Duwamish Riverbend Hill — Trespass a) Repair the disturbed area b) Due to the Trespassing, $40,000 for Indian Interpretive Signage/Kiosks for the site( Note: Sound Transit is paying $238,000 for the use of the lease area, these funds will be use to build Duwamish Riverbend Hill park 5) Future Meeting Schedule 6) ST /City personnel to attend meetings ST...Rod, Leonard, James Irish At this time, we are discussing whether ST needs to do a S. 154 Street Station parking analysis related to the Airport Link. As you know, the City can require an entire new parkin analysis and will then render a new parking determination containing new and or modified tigation measures. However, a variation of this may be a less costly and less 'ime consuming option. 1 We feel that the majority of potential parking impact in the vicinity of the S. 15 `" Station will be adequately mitigated by the monitoring program and other measure xonta i n the 2004 NOD. The exceptions to this concern: 1) the added construction time etween the origral project d the Airport 1 ink and 2) those impacts related directly o the change from a "shu £ e bus" going s e th to the airport to a continuance of th LINK rail line itself to th airport. These o rimarily concern NOD conditions 2a through 2d One option is that, r they th ` forcing ou to dd another analysis, th City could end the current NOD to i 1) extend the duration of th in the t e needed to co to com lete and pen the 2) Requir ST to complete abrief si pplement ry study of how 'st to mitigate he unique parkin impactsof a park and rr a located o closeto a airport. (This ould be a follow-, n and an elaboration o arts of th mitigation stud completed by D S in 2003.) Obvio ly, with the shuttle bein eplaced by a direct line to the airport, the OD's mitigation of these parkers may n t be effective. Tie study could be limited1to figuring out how b t to do tle follow g: ie a. prevent t S. 154 1 Street . tatron from becoming an unofficial short -term parking lot f or the SeeaTac air ort dditional or hmor f speci'fi measures are likely needed to t 1. . .. = . - - , _.....a. I I prevent or discourage pote tial S 154 th Street parkers whose final destination is the irport, either to fly out of eatac o :tb work there. This type opsudy is already lluded ti in NODI n 2d. Do not accomplish 2a(abol e) by b rring potential passengers form going South on he lightI -ail line. ' IThis bridge will have to be crossed sooner or later, since the South ..00 par" and ride is on tl%e horizon, an :a'continuance of the route to Tacoma is nclude d in the 20;64 Regional Tra , sit Long Range Plan. While the City cam an ent„iree w parking analysis and render a new parking determination, amending th current parking determination may be a less costly and less time - consuming optio before and after constru , tion monitori ng surveys lete an open th Link o S. 154 as 4mpared to ink to file Airpot. the difference he time needed Owed on NOp }language do they: need to forr 1Iy agree!,to this', amendment? Onee we, s in this letter /email.thatwe`thinkthey,are mostly adequate:.. are5they�off legally? °Maybe- thisshouldbea pliorie corivesation..•.. Can we get ST-to pay for Dan Brand's limited coHaboratlon on the new:, mitigation study? ITEM DISCUSSION ACTION A. Restrictions on going south from TIB • Discussion of this item prompted by Sound Transit decision to extend link an additional 1.7 miles to the airport which would negate Condition 2a which puts restrictions on going south to the airport from the Tukwila International Blvd. (TIB) Station by requiring a ticket from a light rail station other than the TIB Station in order to board the shuttle to the airport. When the shuttle is no longer needed an amendment to the Decision would be required the timing of which coincides with prior certainty of opening of service to either the TIB or Airport Station. The construction year 2008 during which the Tight rail system would begin testing prompting a need for Certificate of Occupancy from the City, was identified as the time to determine when the amendment should be processed. ❖ ST will inform City in early 2008 of the current schedule for opening the system for revenue service. • ` SOUNDTRANSIT DATE: 8/11/05 TIME: 1:30pm LOCATION: SUBJECT: Extension of Link to Airport's Effect on Parking Determination Notice of Decision ATTENDEES: Rod Kempkes, ST Jack Pace, Tukwila Leonard McGhee, ST Alice Strand, Tukwila DISTRIBUTION: Attendees, Joe Gildner, Mike Williams, Terry Beals, Steve Sheehy, Steve Williams, Bob Parsons, John Harrison, Ahmad Fazel, Ron Lewis, Chris Townsend, Cliff Kurtzweg, Henry Cody, Winston Simmonds, Sharon Owens, Hamid Qaasim, LDCC, Tony Purdon NEXT MEETING: TBD Parking Determination Notice of Decision Meeting Minutes and Action Items Tukwila • B. Special Enforcement Policies • Condition 2d of the Notice of Decision requires ST to work with Tukwila and the Port of Seattle to develop special enforcement policies to discourage non -Link patrons from using parking facilities at the TIB station. • ST to raise issue with Port and get back with Tukwila on or before 2008. C. Other issues • ST request what permits would be needed to construct an additional column within Tukwila to extend the Tight rail guideway to the west over • • ST to submit 30% plans to Tukwila in early September. Tukwila will review 30% plans and inform ST of permit requirements if any. International Blvd. City requested detailed plans be submitted to respond to. ST stated that Tukwila would receive the 30% drawings for C770 (Airport • Tukwila to provide ST ideas on guideway treatment. • Link extension) in September which will include the details of the column and guideway. • Tukwila raised issue about treatment of the guideway extension over International Blvd that addresses both cities of Tukwila and SeaTac "gateway to the City" concerns. SOUNDTRANSIIT Parking Determination Notice of Decision Meeting Minutes and Action Items reparea oy: Leonara nncvnee Reviewed by: • Has parking tilization within Tukwila H &R area increased 50% from baseline? 4 4 • SOUND TRANSIT PARKING DETERMINATION DECISION AND CONDITIONS SUMMARY July 1, 2004 NO HIDE & RIDE MONITORING • Within H &R Impact Area • Q' ly for 2 years after opening • Semi - annually thereafter • Same after addition of parking 7 VFS ST identifies and implements add'l Mit measures w /in 90 days. NO as parking tilization within Tukwila H &R Area increased by 50% over baseline? YFS ST to use additional survey techniques to determine better mitigation measures Station Opens W/ 600 spaces ST Prepares an inventory of areas allowing on- street parking w /in 2000 feet. Director establishes hide and ride impact area in consultation with Seatac ST performs baseline inventory of on- street parking utilization within the hide and ride impact area. Counts occur quarterly for 12 mos and are by block face and time of day Initial mitigation must be in place 30 days prior to station opening. il, PARK AND RIDE LOT MONITORING • Q' ly for 2 years after opening • Semi - annually thereafter • Same after addition of parking ST builds to 1000 spaces w /in 3 years. tilization of combined parking areas 90% or ore? ST builds to 1330 spaces w /in 3 years. oes parking equal or exceed 1330 spaces? Is utilization of combined parking areas 90% or more? oes the otal parking provided equal 1330 spaces? Forecast demand for 2020: build forecasted amount w /in 3 years YFS Ntl YFS i co continues NO NO YFS vFS 0 ' Forecast demand for 2020: build forecasted amount w /in 3 years YFS • If utilization equals or exceeds 95 %, ST must build to 1000 spaces w /in 3 years If utilization equals or exceeds 95 %, ST must build to 1330 spaces w /in 3 years. • MEMO DATE: February 28, 2005 TO: Jack Pace FROM: Alice Strand SUBJECT: Sound Transit Parking Demand Study Issues for Airport Link As you know, ST has proposed re- running the Tukwila Parking Demand model used in the last go -round with a few changes. These changes include the addition of a couple of stations and a new run -time based on slight changes in the route's engineering. (see attached proposal) In reply to our letter of Feb 14 I received a copy of an updated ridership forecasting technical report detailing the process used for the Airport Link/Northgate ridership model. The letter also states that the procedures used for the Airport Link/NG are substantially the same as the ones used in the Tukwila Parking Study. The base year trip tables are all the same (1999) as are the Stage 1 and 2 procedures. They have also revamped the new model to use stage 3 procedures Dan Brand recommended in the 2011 Tukwila Parking Demand Study forecasts (they changed the treatment of bus speeds). According to Sound Transit, the main differences between the latest Tukwila Parking Demand Forecasting Model and this new ridership model are: 1) Forecast years are now 2015 and 2030 vs the old ones of 2011 and 2020 2) Airport Link/Northgate Study uses the "old" transfer penalties that were the main impetus of changed forecasts during analysis at the S. 154 Street Station. I a leaning toward recommending that ST use the new model but update the transfer penalties to those we used last go- round. Although the new model has been validated by ST, I do not have sufficient ridership model knowledge to be able to make a recommendation as to whether the new model with changed transfer penalties will be accurate. As you know, Dan Brand's work with the old model turned up many problems. This could definitely happen again with this model. I would like permission to work as far as possible with Dan to scope a review of the new model as it pertains to the parking demand at S. 154` I believe this would be in the City's best interest for the following reasons: 1) The same model is used for both the Airport Link and the Northgate Link. Assessing its accuracy now will help us with impacts from both extensions. 2 2) Dan knows the old model will understand the answers given him when he asks questions. We do not have staff to know the questions in the first place...let alone the answers. 3) Just having Dan on board will make ST more truthful and rigorous with their model and its results. 4) His work on the model may result in information that could help us push for TUC routing during phase II. I anticipate a not to exceed $ scope that would need to include at least the following three items: a) a review of the ST technical report together with follow -up questions to ST staff regarding the new model and how it differs from the Tukwila Demand model b) a review of and recommendation on parameters for the scope of the parking demand analysis c) spot checking the model for valid results affecting the S. 154 Street Station Other things could and probably will also pop up so I would recommend structuring the contract to specific number of hours for each task. This would allow us to more carefully track his work and get notification when he is nearing budget on any one task. February 14, 2005 Rod Kempkes, Link Light Rail 401 South Jackson Street Seattle, WA 98104 -2826 Dear Rod, Sincerely, Steve Lancaster, Director E -Copy : • Cizy of Tukwila Jack Pace, Deputy Director, DCD Alice Strand, Senior Planner Don Billen, Sound Transit James Irish, Sound Transit Leonard McGhee, Sound Transit Department of Community Development Steve Lancaster, Director RE: Sound Transit Light Rail, Airport Link Parking Demand Study required under L03 -059 Steven M. Mullet, Mayor The Department of Community Development has been asked to comment on a proposed parking demand study (being proposed as required under Parking Determination L03 -059). The proposed study utilizes the base data and model submitted for L03 -059. After discussions with Daniel Brand, it seems that in order to make the best use of the staff time of both the City and Sound Transit, more information is needed about the Airport Link proposal in general and the ridership model used for that extension in particular. It is my understanding that environmental work is currently proceeding for the Airport Link extension and that it will be available I the near future. The City will need time to review the entire proposal before determining the scope of the next parking demand study. In addition, I understand that the Environmental Assessment for Airport Link includes a new and/or modified Sound Transit ridership model, using different base data and different projection years. Before responding to the proposed parking demand study, the department would also like to review the parameters of the new and/or modified ridership /parking models to being used for the Airport Link Environmental Assessment. When you send us review copies of the EA, please also provide general information on the ridership model(s) being used, together with how the new model(s) differ from the model used for the original parking analysis submitted under L03 -059. 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • Phone: 206 - 431 -3670 • Fax: 206 - 431 -3665 City of Tukwila Proposed Parking Demand Study for Airport Link February 2, 2005 The City of Tukwila Parking Determination of July 1, 2004 requires any time Sound Transit makes a decision to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link that "...Sound Transit shall conduct a parking demand study to determine the level of additional demand likely to occur at the S. 154 station." (See Condition #4 of Parking Determination Notice of Decision File #L03 -059) Sound Transit anticipates a decision in June 2005 to extend the Central Link Initial Segment to the Airport Station at Sea -Tac International Airport. Accordingly, this scope outlines the work necessary to determine the change in parking demand at S. 154 due to Airport Link. Parking demand at the S. 154 Station will be forecast for the years 2011 and 2020 during the PM peak and PM off-peak periods. Each forecast will be prepared with both the official Sound Transit and the City of Tukwila 2011 and 2020 databanks. The City of Tukwila forecast will be based upon the databanks and networks coded during the fall of 2003 and winter of 2004 with a local to local bus transfer penalty for the City's Transfer Penalty Analysis. The new forecasts will incorporate the following changes to the previous 2011 and 2020 Initial Segment networks: O Extension of the Initial Segment to the Airport Station O Addition of the Stadium/Royal Brougham Station to the Initial Segment o The most current light rail vehicle run -time analysis from Link Operations Following completion of the new forecasts summary tabulations will be provided consistent with previous City of Tukwila Transfer Penalty Analysis. An optional task will provide for detailed tabulations if required by the City of Tukwila (in the same format as the Supplementary Explanatory Information prepared in February 2004 for the previous City of Tukwila model runs). -4-te-ticalci-- 4 s oov , '45 No Qt.t) 0 A414) n 7 2cdA 5LL 9 t keiv).0 poA JuvurrA b v-N s•-e49.1.uto 17t-t* 2d30 --4)11A-cjvarzi • • (l �1 - _1 rh • • City of Tukwila OaR__ �V1Sl��j Parking Demand Study for Airport Link Extension January 20, 2005 The City of Tukwila Parking Determination of July 1, 2004 requires any time Sound Transit makes a decision to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link that "...Sound Transit shall conduct a parking demand study to determine the level of additional demand likely to occur at the S. 154 station." (See Condition #4 of Parking Determination Notice of Decision File #L03 -059) Sound Transit anticipates a decision in June 2005 to extend the Central Link Initial Segment to the Airport Station at Sea -Tac International Airport. Accordingly, this scope outlines the work necessary to determine the change in parking demand at S. 154 due to Airport Link. Parking demand at the S. 154 Station will be forecast for the years 20241 and 20320 during the PM peak and PM off -peak periods. Each forecast will be prepared with both the official Sound Transit and the City of Tukwila 20241 and 20320 databanks. The City of Tukwila forecast will be based upon the previous networks coded during the fall of 2003 and winter of 2004 with a local to local bus transfer penalty for the City's Transfer Penalty Analysis. These changes are outlined in Attachment 1, listing of changes 1 through 5 as excerpted from Memorandum to the City from Daniel Brand of Charles River Associates, dated April 15, 2004 (see Attachment C, of Staff Report to the Director, for Parking Determination Notice of Decision File #L03 -059). .Note that the analyses outlined under this scope will be relying on the 4999 -based latest ST Model used for the Airport Link Environmental Assessment, 2005 (Please insert the official name of this model together with the year of its source data) in conjunction with the changes made to the previously used 2011 and 2020 Stages 1 and 2 forecasts used in the previous analyses, supplementary explanatory results of which were provided to the City in a letter dated March 5, 2004.- ( This section is redundant Task 1 — Coordination /Meetings Following completion of the new forecasts summary tabulations will be provided consistent with previous City of Tukwila Transfer Penalty Analysis, including . Optional detailed tabulations if required by the City of Tukwila (in the same format as the Supplementary Explanatory Information prepared in February 2004 for the previous City of Tukwila model runs). This task includes participation in meetings and coordination with ST staff and City of Tukwila's consultant. • • Task 2 — Network Preparation (PLEASE UPDATE THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS BASED ON THE USE OF THE NEW EA RIDERSHIP /PARKING MODEL) The following additional modifications will be made to the previously used 2011 and 2020 Initial Segment light rail networks for the Sound Transit and City of Tukwila models: • Extension of the Initial Segment to the Airport Station • Addition of the Stadium /Royal Brougham Station to the Initial Segment • The most current light rail vehicle run -time analysis from Link Operations These changes will require the following special network modifications for the City of Tukwila model run: • Airport Station and Stadium /Royal Brougham Walk Access: The new rail station nodes will be coded with zero boarding penalty. This will result in no boarding penalty for walk access to the stations. • Airport Station and Stadium /Royal Brougham Bus Access /Egress: In order to model boarding penalty for rail -to -bus or for bus -to -rail transfers, an additional time penalty (8 minutes for work trips and 6 minutes for non -work trips) will be coded on transfer links (both directions) connecting nearby bus stop nodes to a rail station. Internally, these penalties are weighted by a factor of two and will therefore result in effective transfer penalties of 16 minutes for work trips and 12 minutes for non -work trips. This penalty will be added to the actual walk time on such links. Additionally, a special walk link from a zone centroid to the rail station node will be coded. This link will be coded with the same walk time as it would have taken originally for the pedestrian to walk from that zone centroid to the rail station. These links will facilitate a boarding penalty -free movement of rail riders walking to a rail station. At most stations there will be several zones within walking distance to the rail station. The special walk link, described above, will have to be coded for all such zone centroids. Local — Local Bus Transfer in the Airport Station vicinity: jThe previously used 2011 and ; City ot�Tukwila.networks local to local bus transfer es� L_ penaltiin the vicinity of the5S:;,154 "''Station will,be reviewed ;to see 'if.'edditiona local -local bus transfer penalties are required in`the Airport Station vicinity pecifically,;the networks will';reviewed to.,add thispenalty whereve'r -local i i us transfers to the Airport S tation may`competekwith drive access to:the'S. 15411 Station Task 3 —Model Runs for 2011 and 2020 & Summary Results Preparation Forecasts will be prepared for 20241 and 20320 using the Sound Transit and the City of 1 Tukwila databanks. The City of Tukwila model run will make use of Stage 3 macros previously prepared for the City of Tukwila to reflect the "transfer boarding" penalty scheme and the corresponding transit travel time matrices. The transfer penalties will be inputs to both the station assignment and the access and primary mode split steps of the forecasting 2 • • process. Subsequently, the modified macros will be used to produce unconstrained park- and -ride demand results using the ST model reflecting changes indicated above. Summary tabulations results will be prepared to provide both PM peak and PM off peak person and vehicle drive demand at the S. 154 Station, Tukwila park- and -ride, Burien Transit Center, and Kent -Des Moines park- and -ride. Task 4 — Detailed Tabulations - (Optional - Task) As required by the City of Tukwila detailed tabulations of the 20241 and 20320 Sound Transit and City of Tukwila model runs will be provided. These tabulations will be consistent with the February 18, 2004 supplementary scope developed for the City of Tukwila. The following information (detailed in Items 1 through 3 below) will be provided for four model runs: 1) 20241 Sound Transit Official Model Run, 2) 20320 Sound Transit Official Model Run, 3) 20241 City of Tukwila Model Run (with local bus to local bus transfer penalty), 4) 20320 City of Tukwila Model Run (with local bus to local bus transfer penalty). In all instances, the "South 154 Station catchments area" refers to the South 154 Station Catchments Area as defined by the City of Tukwila. In all instances, "PM peak" refers to the time period from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM and "PM off - peak" refers to the time periods from Noon to 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM to Midnight. In all instances, "bus" refers to all bus routes, and "trunk bus" refers to bus routes that serve the South 154 Station catchments area to the Seattle CBD. 1. Aggregate Transit Demand for Each Park - and -Ride Lot in the South 154 Station Catchments Area 1.1. Provide aggregate transit demand levels for the following park- and -ride lots: 1.1.1. South 154 Station, 1.1.2. Tukwila Park - and -Ride, 1.1.3. Burien Transit Center, 1.1.4. Tukwila Commuter Rail Station, 1.1.5. South Renton Park - and -Ride, 1.1.6. Kent -Des Moines Park - and -Ride, 1.1.7. Kent Commuter Rail Station, 1.1.8. Star Lake Park - and -Ride, 1.1.9. Federal Way Park - and -Ride, 1.1.10. South Federal Way Park - and -Ride, 1.1.11. Auburn Commuter Rail Station. 1.2. Transit demand levels in Item 1.1 will be provided separately for PM peak and PM off -peak trips with the following breakdown: 1.2.1. PM and PM off -peak total access /egress trips by themselves: 1.2.1.1. Mode of egress for drive, 1.2.1.2. Mode of access /egress combined for walk, 1.2.1.3. Mode of access /egress combined for bus. 3 2. Trunk Bus Routes • • 1.2.2. For South 154 Station only, walk access /egress and bus access /egress will be further broken down into access and egress at the Station. 1.2.3. For South 154 Station only, for the 2011 and 2020 City of Tukwila Model Runs (with local bus to local bus transfer penalty) only, transit mode will be broken down between light rail and trunk bus. 2.1. Provide origin- destination matrices aggregated to the Sound Transit 26- District level for the following bus routes (for all the buses combined) for the 2011 and 2020 ST Official and City of Tukwila Model databanks: 2.1.1. A full list of trunk bus routes to be included is provided in Table 1 for both 2011 and 2020. 2.2. Origin- destination matrices in Item 2.1 will be provided with the following breakdown: 2.2.1. PM peak and PM off-peak. 3. Detailed Analysis at South 154 Station 3.1. Provide origin- destination matrices for transit demand at the South 154 Station aggregated to the Sound Transit 26- District level, separately for PM peak and PM off -peak, and broken down as follows: 3.1.1. PM and PM off -peak access /egress trips by themselves to /from light rail: 3.1.1.1. Mode of egress for drive from light rail, 3.1.1.2. Mode of access /egress combined for walk to /from light rail, 3.1.1.3. Mode of access /egress combined for bus to /from light rail. 3.1.2. Mode of access /egress to /from bus (Note: the origin- destination matrices for bus transit demand at the South 154 Station aggregated to the Sound Transit 26- District level will clearly show the distinction between local trips and trips to the Seattle CBD. In these matrices, any origin- destination pairs with a trip end in the Seattle CBD will represent trips made on trunk bus routes.): 3.1.2.1. Mode of egress for drive from bus, 3.1.2.2. Mode of access /egress combined for walk to /from bus, 3.1.2.3. Mode of access /egress combined for bus to /from bus. 3.1.3. Trip purpose (work, non - work). 3.2. Map the destination trip ends and provide the destination matrices for transit demand at the South 154 Station at the Sound Transit TAZ level for the TAZ's in the S. 154 Station Catchments Area, separately for PM peak and PM off - peak, and broken down as follows: 3.2.1. PM and PM off -peak access /egress trips by themselves to /from light rail: 3.2.1.1. Mode of egress for drive from light rail, 3.2.1.2. Mode of access /egress combined for bus to /from light rail. 3.2.2. Mode of access /egress to /from bus: 3.2.2.1. Mode of egress for drive from bus, 3.2.2.2. Mode of access /egress combined for bus to /from bus. 3.2.3. Combined trip purpose (work, non - work). 4 • • Deliverables — All analysis results under this scope will be provided in Microsoft Excel (spreadsheet) format. This scope does not include displaying of 'model output data map ;format) Table 1: Trunk Bus Routes 2011 Trunk Bus Routes Route Number Route Description 32 Rainier -South Beach - Seattle CBD 36 Rainier Beach - Seattle CBD 101 Seattle CBD - Fairwood 106 Renton - Othello 113 Shorewood -White Center - Seattle CBD 120 Burien - Seattle CBD 129 Tukwila - Seattle CBD 130 Burien - Seattle CBD 130E Highline - Seattle CBD 132 Burien - Seattle CBD 132E Seattle CBD - Highline 133 University District - Burien 135 Shorewood - Seattle CBD 137E Gregory Heights - Seattle CBD 143 Seattle CBD -Black Diamond 150 Kent -South Center - Seattle CBD 174 Seattle CBD- Pacific Highway 175 Seattle CBD -West Federal Way 177 Seattle CBD - Federal Way P &R 179 Seattle CBD -Twin Lakes 190 Star Lake - Seattle CBD 192 Star Lake - Seattle CBD 192T Seattle CBD -Kent P &R 193 Federal Way - Seattle CBD 194 Airport- Federal Way 196 South Federal Way - Seattle CBD 197 University District - Federal Way 941 First Hill -Star Lake 101T Seattle CBD- Renton Transit Center REx570 Seattle CBD -West Seattle - SeaTac • • Table 1 Continued: Trunk Bus Routes 2020 Trunk Bus Routes Route Number Route Description 20 Delridge- Shorewood - Seattle CBD 40 Boeing - Wedgewood 101 Seattle CBD- Renton Transit Center 101T Seattle CBD - Fairwood 106 Renton Highlands - Seattle CBD 111 Lake Kathleen - Seattle CBD 114 Renton - Seattle CBD 129 Tukwila - Seattle CBD 130 1st South - Burien 132 Burien - Seattle CBD 133 University District - Burien 136 Ambaum - Seattle CBD 136E Burien - Seattle CBD 136X Ambaum - Seattle CBD 137 4th Avenue SW- Seattle CBD 137E Burien - Seattle CBD 137M 4th Avenue SW- Burien 137T 4th Avenue SW- Burien 143 Seattle CBD -Black Diamond 150 Auburn -South Center - Seattle CBD 150T Auburn -South Center - Seattle CBD 152T Auburn - Seattle CBD 160 Glencarin - Seattle CBD 163 East Hill - Seattle CBD 170 McMicken Heights - Seattle CBD 174 Seattle CBD- Pacific Highway 175 Seattle CBD -West Federal Way 176 Twin Lakes -West Federal Way 177 Seattle CBD - Federal Way P &R 178 Twin Lakes - Seattle CBD 190 Star Lake - Seattle CBD 191 Seattle CBD- Pacific Highway 192 Star Lake - Seattle CBD 194 Airport - Federal Way 196 South Federal Way - Seattle CBD 197 University District - Federal Way 941 First Hill -Star Lake REx 570 Seattle CBD -West Seattle - SeaTac Attachment 1 • • 2011 and 2020 Estimated Parking Demand at the South 154th Street LRT Station April 15, 2004 Page 6 CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES changes made between the two model runs. Five important changes were made to the transit travel times for the Tukwila model run. These involved larger transfer penalties for bus to /from bus or rail transfers, and the elimination of transfer penalties when first boarding a bus or LRT train. The changes were: 1. 8 and 6 minutes (work and non work) of out of vehicle time transfer penalties for bus access at the South 154 Street station, replacing a 2 minute out of vehicle time transfer penalty 2. Elimination of any first boarding of transit penalty in the South 154 Street station catchment area, replacing 3 minutes of out of vehicle time for walk or drive to bus and 2 minutes of out of vehicle time for walk or drive to LRT; 3. 8 and 6 minutes of out of vehicle time transfer penalty in the station catchment area for local bus transfers to express buses competing with service at the station, replacing a 3 minute out of vehicle time penalty, so that use of local bus to express bus routes would not be biased higher, decreasing use of the station; 4. Local bus to local bus transfers accessing the station were given the 8 and 6 minute transfer penalties (in concept; in reality we bracketed this effect) so bus access use of the station would not be biased higher and 6 All transfer penalties are given in "out of vehicle time" in this memo. The Sound Transit model multiplies these by 2.0 to convert them to equivalent in vehicle (or line haul) time, (16 and 12 minutes), rather than the usual 2.5 conversion factor in most mode choice models. This reduces the effect of the increased transfer penalties. The 8 and 6 minute transfer penalties applied here with a 2.0 multiplier are equivalent to lower transfer penalties of 6.4 and 4.8 minutes in the more common model with a 2.5 multiplier. There is a large literature on transfer penalties. A relatively recent US DOT publication "Transfer Penalties in Urban Mode Choice Modeling," January found a 12.0 to 15.0 minute in vehicle time transfer penalty for work trips. The most recent 2004 Transportation Research Board presented paper found an average transfer penalty "equivalent to 9.5 minutes of walking time" (out of vehicle time) for all transit trips in Boston, a high transit use city, Zhan Guo and Nigel H.M. Wilson, "Assessment of the Transfer Penalty for Transit Trips: A GIS -based Disaggregate Modeling Approach." 7 A highly technical detail here is that the local bus to local bus transfer penalty coding was accomplished with an easily coded penalty at existing nodes, rather than adding new links 2011 and 2020 Estimated Parking Demand at the South 154th Street LRT Station April 15, 2004 Page 7 5. LRT transfers to buses downtown were given the 8 and 6 minute transfer penalties, replacing the prior 2 minute transfer penalty. The South 154` Street station catchment area for which changes 2, 3, and 4 were made was defined as the RTA area south, from a line approximately two miles north of the station, east and west to the limit of the RTA area, and the entire RTA area south to the border of King and Pierce Counties. As shown in Figure 1, the area comprises all of districts 16 and 17, most of district 14, and the southern part of district 15 as these districts are defined in figure 2.3h, the 26 district map in the October, 1999 Transit Ridership Forecasting Technical Report of Sound Transit ( "Central Link Light Rail Transit Project, Final EIS "). However, changes 1 and 5 will affect transit riding from/to the districts farther south in Pierce County (districts 23 -26) as well as districts 14 -17 in the catchment area. 1 • • CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES Expected Changes in Transit Riding Patterns Before we examine the effects of the model forecasts with and without these changes on transit riding from/to the catchment area, the use of the South 154 Street station and parking at the station, we need to understand the expected changes. If the differences in the model forecasts can't reasonably be explained by the changes in the inputs, we can't have confidence in the accuracy of the model runs. Table 1 shows the likely effects of each of the five transfer penalty changes, individually and collectively, on transit use to /from the catchment area, and the use of the station. Examination of the first column of Table 1 indicates that the likely effect of the transfer penalty changes on total transit use to /from the catchment area will be a slight decline. Only the elimination of the first boarding penalty is likely to increase total transit use. While the latter and nodes to the network. However, a few of the existing nodes also serve as "centroid connectors" for walk access /egress to /from nearby zones which meant that these zones would also have the increased penalty for first bus boarding. Model runs were made with and without the transfer penalty coded at,these dual purpose nodes. Since the impact on parking demand was negligible on drive egress from LRT, all the supplementary data provided for the Tukwila model run was provided only for the with local bus to local bus transfer penalty run. 8 Change 5 also changed the pattern of transit riding to /from the central area of Seattle to the rest of the region. However, we are only concerned here with the use of the South 154` Street station. 1. Amend the decision and require a parking study with proposed mitigation measures. We insist that ST uses the same parameters that they used in the model that Dan Brand finally went along with. (updated with any new ridership numbers, population forecasts, bus service changes, etc.) In discussions with Nora, Dan Brand had mentioned that he will have to create a new model since this analysis of how many people are boarding the train from this station to go to the Airport is different from the previous analysis. We could just let ST propose something and go from there. Then, when the model results come back. We review the model results internally or with Dan Brand's help determine if the results make sense. If they make sense and there is no additional need for parking... no amendment is needed, if it shows more parking is needed then have ST build the garage or let the mitigation stuff in place take care of the problem. 2. Ask ST to instead spend the money for parking study on designing the garage so that they are ready to go if the demand exists. I don't think it was the City's intention to have a large parking facility in our City and our preference is for ST to provide other parking lots such as in SeaTac at 200th Street to capture the riders from the south. That is why we went with the idea that only build the garage if a need arises. 3. Come up with additional measures that get at dealing with Airport parkers: a) ST to compensate Port for Airport employee parking. Add parking determination clause (under section 3d). This new clause would be triggered by a 90% full lot. It would require ST to subsidize or pay in total airport employee parking fees as an initial remedy up to and until ST and the Port can agree on appropriate mitigation measures to stop airport parkers)...we should also add language specifically calling out that airport parker subsidies to the stated potential mitigation toolkit (section 2d). b) No south bound (not our preferred option since this would be unfair to Tukwila residents). You can board the southbound train only as long as you are not parking at the station. Allow south bound to begin with but add a new clause triggered by a 90% full lot that no south bound allowed until the garage is built. c) Charge Fee for Parking at SC Station. Selectively timed fee parking. (fee is charged or increases during certain hours) i.e. parking fee during shift change at airport? 4. Require ST to do parking counts for the first six months of ST is still planning on having airport shuttle service for 6 months until the Airport Link segment is completed and in order to take the shuttle the riders will have to show a ticket from a station other than S 154th St. ST should provide parking counts forthese 6 months and then compare with parking counts when the Airport Link is operational. And if we determine that there is huge demand for south bound airport travelers, we restrict the south bound commuters from getting on the train from this station, until such time that adequate parking is provided. TO: Sound Transit, Applicant King County Assessor, Accounting Division Agencies with Jurisdiction All Parties of Record This letter serves as a notice of decision and is issued pursuant to TMC 18.104.170 on the following project and permit approval. Project File Number: L03 -059 Applicant: Sound Transit Type of Permit Applied for: Parking Determination (Type 2 Permit) Project Description: Central Link Light Rail, South 154 Street Station Location: Associated Files: City of Tukwila Department of Community Development Steve Lancaster, Director Comprehensive Plan Regional Commercial Designation/Zoning Regional Commercial District: Regional Commercial PARKING DETERMINATION NOTICE OF DECISION I. PROJECT INFORMATION July 1, 2004 Locations proposed by Sound Transit for S. 154 Street station parking are: Site A: 3122 S. 154 Street, Tukwila, WA; Site B: 15244 Tukwila International Blvd., Tukwila, WA L03 -057 — Unclassified Use Permit L03 -058 — Shoreline Variance L03 -060 — Design Review II. DECISION Steven M. Mullet, Mayor SEPA Determination: The Sound Transit SEPA Responsible Official has previously determined that the project creates a probable significant environmental impact and required preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the project. See Section IV of this Notice of Decision for more information concerning environmental documents. 6300 Southcenter Boulevard. Suite #100 • Tukwila_ Washinvtnn OR1RR • Phnno• 9fA.A11.2A7n . c..... )nA d91 7LL! Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 Decision on Substantive Permit: • • Based on the staff report dated June 30, 2004, the Community Development Director has determined that the application for a Parking Determination complies with applicable City code requirements and Comprehensive Plan Policies and has made a determination approving Sound Transit's provision of a minimum of 600 parking spaces at the S. 154 Street Station, as an initial requirement of station opening. This parking determination includes conditions of approval. The following conditions, except where otherwise noted, relate to the Initial Segment Central Link Project. This "initial segment" is defined as the Sound Transit light rail system with a northern terminus at Convention Place Station and a southern terminus at S. 154 Street Station. The conditions contained in this document serve two purposes; 1) to ensure adequate project- related parking facilities in the short and long term and 2) to ensure adequate monitoring and mitigation of off -site parking impacts. Some of these conditions are based on those parking mitigation commitments required under the Amended Record of Decision for the Initial Segment of Central Link Project and those proposed by Sound Transit in the document entitled "Final Report, South 154 Street Station Parking Study and Mitigation Plan ", September 30, 2003. Conditions to Ensure Adequate Off - Street Parking Facilities The purpose of these conditions is to assure that adequate parking for the Initial Segment Central Link Project is provided. Under these conditions, Sound Transit will formulate and implement a demand monitoring program for the Station's parking facilities. These conditions include trigger mechanisms wherein Sound Transit will reevaluate parking demand and/or build additional parking capacity to accommodate demand through the year 2020. 1. Sound Transit shall provide a minimum of 600 parking spaces at opening of the Initial Segment. Infrastructure and site design for these initial 600 spaces shall not preclude the potential for future demand of up to 1330 spaces (the City's year 2020 estimate of parking demand) in the future. 2. Sound Transit shall implement measures to discourage or prevent patrons whose destination is Seattle - Tacoma International Airport for parking at the S. 154 Street station area. These measures shall include the following: a. Sound Transit shall require that passengers destined for the Airport have a valid Light rail ticket from a station other than S. 154 in order to board the Airport shuttle. b. Sound Transit shall place appropriately located and visible signage warning that parking is exclusively for light rail patrons. c. Sound Transit shall implement and enforce a "no overnight" parking rule at the S. 154 Street station. Page 2 of 9 • • Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 d. Sound Transit shall work with the City of Tukwila and the Port of Seattle to develop special enforcement policies to allow park and ride facilities at the S. 154 Street Station to remain available for transit users. 3. Sound Transit shall design and implement an on -site parking demand monitoring and expansion program as well as provisions to build parking as required to accommodate demand, all as acceptable to the Director of the Department of Community Development ( "the Director "). The parking demand monitoring system shall include the following: a. Counts of parking usage shall be taken in the station parking facilities. Counts shall occur quarterly for the two years following the S. 154th Street station opening, and semi- annually thereafter. Both quarterly and semi - annual counts shall include the months of April and October. Sound Transit shall return to the original schedule for counting following any expansion of parking for the S. 154th Street station related to an increase in parking demand for the initial segment. b. Counts shall be taken hourly and shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days(Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not adjacent to a holiday week. All counts shall occur on days having typical weather conditions for the season. c. Counting program results shall be tabulated and mailed to the Director within 14 days of the count. d. If the counting program indicates that the average maximum parking accumulation during the day, for the two days is equal to or exceeds 90% of the existing stalls, Sound Transit shall immediately initiate one of the following actions: i. Sound Transit may prepare a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director. The demand forecast shall be for the year 2020 and shall utilize information from the counting and survey programs for both the parking demand monitoring expansion program and the hide and ride impact area monitoring program, as well as forecasting model runs provided by Sound Transit and acceptable to the Director. Sound Transit shall provide additional parking to accommodate forecast parking demand within three years of the determination of any additional number of spaces needed. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any permits and approvals needed and for the full cost of this additional parking; or ii. In the alternative, Sound Transit may choose to immediately begin the process to design and build additional parking so that the total number of spaces provided equals 1000 or more. No demand analysis is required under this alternative. Sound Transit shall immediately inform the Director of its intent to provide additional parking under this condition and shall provide this additional parking within three years. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of this additional parking. e. Following the construction and opening of any additional parking spaces as described under subsection "d" above, the counting program shall return to the original schedule for counting (counts shall occur on a quarterly basis for the first two years and semi - annually thereafter). If the counting program indicates that the average maximum parking Page 3 of 9 • • Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 accumulation during the day, for the two days is equal to or exceeds 90% of the existing stalls, Sound Transit shall immediately initiate one of the following actions: i. Sound Transit may prepare a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director. The demand forecast shall be for the year 2020 and shall utilize information from the counting and survey programs, as well as forecasting model runs provided by Sound Transit and acceptable to the Director. Sound Transit shall provide additional parking to accommodate forecast parking demand within three years of the determination of any additional number of spaces needed. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of this additional parking; or ii.In the alternative, Sound Transit may choose to immediately begin the process to design and build additional parking so that the total number of spaces provided equals 1330 or more. No demand analysis is required under this alternative. Sound Transit shall immediately inform the Director of its intent to provide additional parking under this condition and shall provide this additional parking within three years. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of this additional parking. f. In the event the counting program indicates that the average maximum parking accumulation during the day, for the two days is equal to or exceeds 95% of the existing stalls, Sound Transit shall immediately begin the process to design and build additional parking. The additional parking shall be completed within three years. Total parking spaces provided upon completion shall be no fewer than 1000 spaces or no fewer than 1330 spaces, as appropriate. g. The requirement for an on -site parking demand monitoring and expansion program shall expire on December 31, 2020 or upon expansion of the S. 154 Street facility to include a total of 1330 or more parking spaces, whichever should occur first. 4. If at any time after the issuance of this parking determination, a decision is rendered to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link in any direction, whether or not portions of any such extension occur within the City of Tukwila, Sound Transit shall conduct a parking demand study to determine the additional level of parking demand likely to occur at the S. 154 Street Station. This study shall entail a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director, who shall render a new parking determination upon its completion. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of additional parking needed due to the extension. 5. During any time of construction of new parking or other impediment to designated station parking areas, Sound Transit shall assure that temporary parking is provided whether by shared parking or lease agreements with other property owners. Page 4 of 9 • • Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 Conditions to Ensure Adequate Monitoring and Mitigation of Off -Site Parking Impacts The purpose of these conditions is to assure that Sound Transit will monitor and mitigate off -site parking ( "hide and ride ") impacts related to the project. 6. Sound Transit shall prepare an inventory of areas allowing on- street parking within 2000 feet of the S. 154 Street facility. The inventory shall be prepared no earlier than six months prior to completion of the hide - and -ride baseline study described below, and shall indicate the availability and capacity of on- street parking areas, as well as any existing parking controls (parking restrictions by type, time limits, etc.) by block face'. The inventory shall be prepared to the satisfaction of the Director, who shall consult with the City of SeaTac before accepting the inventory. 7. After reviewing the on- street parking inventory, the Director shall establish a hide - and -ride impact area, in consultation with the City of SeaTac. This area's boundaries shall include only those locations within the inventory area deemed by the Director to have reasonable potential for hide - and -ride use by Central Link patrons. Factors in this determination shall include, but not be limited to the effectiveness of existing parking control measures and walking distance from the S. 154 Street Central link station. 8. Sound Transit shall initiate a baseline inventory of on- street parking utilization within the approved hide - and -ride impact area prior to issuance of permits for construction of the S.154` Street station. a. The baseline utilization inventory shall include actual counts of parking utilization in public rights -of -way within the hide and ride impact area. This count shall occur on a quarterly basis for at least a twelve calendar month period. At least two of the quarterly counts shall occur prior to the start of construction for the South 154 Street station. All counts shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days (Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not adjacent to a holiday week. The counts shall occur during days with typical weather conditions for the season. The schedule and methods for these counts shall be subject to approval by the Director. b. Utilization and occupancy rates shall be collected within the hide and ride impact area, by block face and time of day. Information on violation of existing parking regulations shall be included. The number and timing of counts per day shall be subject to prior approval by the Director, who shall consult with the City of SeaTac in making this determination. 9. Sound Transit shall develop and carry out a hide - and -ride impact area monitoring program. The monitoring program shall be subject to the approval of the Director, who shall consult with the City of SeaTac prior to approving the program. The monitoring program shall meet the following requirements: "Block face" means the area on one side of a street lying between street intersections. Page 5 of 9 • Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 a. Actual counts of parking utilization in public rights -of -way within the hide and ride impact area shall occur on a quarterly basis for 24 calendar months following opening of the S. 154 Street station. Thereafter, counts shall occur semi - annually. Both quarterly and semi - annual counts shall include the months of April and October. All counts shall occur on two consecutive mid -week days (Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday) of a non - holiday week that is also not adjacent to a holiday week. The counts shall occur during days with typical weather conditions for the season. The schedule for these counts shall be as close to the schedule used for the baseline inventory as is reasonably possible, to provide an accurate comparison. b. Utilization and occupancy rates shall be collected within the hide and ride impact area, by block face and time of day. Information on violation of existing parking regulations shall be included. 10. If at any time the hide - and -ride impact area monitoring program indicates the presence of significant hide - and -ride parking, Sound Transit shall identify and implement, at its sole cost, effective mitigating measures. "Significant hide and ride parking" means a decrease by 50 percent or more of unutilized parking spaces for any block face within the hide and ride impact area, which cannot be attributed to other causes. For example, if the parking utilization rate is 50 percent before station opening and 75 percent or more after light rail implementation, Sound Transit shall implement effective mitigation measures. These mitigating measures shall be subject to approval by the Director, who shall consult with the City of SeaTac concerning any measures that may affect that City. Approved mitigating measures shall be implemented as soon as is practically possible. The monitoring program established pursuant to Condition 9, above, shall be carried out quarterly for the year following implementation of these mitigating measures. Mitigating measures may include, but shall not be limited to the following, all subject to approval by the applicable decision makers: • Provision of additional off - street parking; • Rider outreach and education; • Adoption of on- street parking restrictions; • Installation of parking signage; • Residential parking zones on city streets in conjunction with a resident permit program; • Parking enforcement programs. • Remedial actions to address safety, convenience or other factors at the S. 154 Street station parking facilities, which may be discouraging use by light rail patrons. The monitoring program shall be carried out quarterly for the year following implementation of any new mitigating measures. Page 6 of 9 Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 11. In the event mitigating measures proposed by Sound Transit and approved by the Director pursuant to Condition 10 require approval by the City of SeaTac and such approval is denied, Sound Transit shall work in good faith with the City of SeaTac to agree on and implement alternative mitigation. 12. In the event mitigating measures proposed by Sound Transit and approved by the Director pursuant to Condition 10 require approval by the Tukwila City Council and such approval is denied, Sound Transit and the Director shall work in good faith to agree on and implement alternative mitigation. IITi. YOUR APPEAL RIGHTS The Decision on this Parking Determination Permit Application is a Type 2 decision pursuant to Tukwila Municipal Code §18.104.010. Other land use applications related to this project may still be pending. One administrative appeal to the City Council of this permit decision is permitted. Unless an appeal of the Director's decision on this permit decision is timely and properly filed to the City Council, the Director's decision on this permit shall be final. A party who is not satisfied with the City Council's determination on any such appeal may appeal to King County Superior Court under the procedures set forth in RCW 36.70C, the Land Use Petition Act. In order to appeal the Community Development Director's decision on the Permit Application to the City Council, a written notice of appeal must be filed with the Department of Community Development within 14 calendar days from the date of the issuance of this Notice of Decision, pursuant to TMC 18.116.O10A.. The deadline for filing any such appeal in this matter is 5:00 p.m. on July 15, 2004. Late appeals will not be accepted. The requirements for such appeals are set forth in Tukwila Municipal Code 18.116. All appeal materials shall be submitted to the Department of Community Development. Appeal materials must include: 1. The name of the appealing party. IV. PROCEDURES AND TIME FOR APPEALING 2. The address and phone number of the appealing party; and if the appealing party is a corporation, association or other group, the address and phone number of a contact person authorized to receive notices on the appealing party's behalf. Page 7 of 9 • • Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 3. A statement identifying the decision being appealed and the alleged errors in the decision 4. The Notice of Appeal shall identify (a) the specific errors of fact or errors in application of the law in the decision being appealed; (b) the harm suffered or anticipated by the appellant, and (c) the relief sought. The scope of an appeal shall be limited to matters or issues raised in the Notice of Appeal. V. APPEAL HEARINGS PROCESS Any administrative appeal to the City Council regarding the Permit shall be conducted as an open record appeal hearing pursuant to TMC 18.104.010.C. The City Council decision on the appeal is the City's final decision. Any party wishing to challenge the City Council decision on this application must file an appeal pursuant to the procedures and time limitations set forth in RCW 36.70C. If no appeal of the City Council decision is properly filed in Superior Court within such time limit, the City Council Decision shall be final. VI. INSPECTION OF INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION Project materials including the application, any staff reports, and other studies related to the permits are available for inspection at the Tukwila Department of Community Development, 6300 Southcenter Blvd., Suite 100, Tukwila, Washington 98188 from Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The project planner is Alice Strand, who may be contacted at 206 -431- 3655 for further information. Property owners affected by this decision may request a change in valuation for their property tax purposes. Contact the King County Assessor's Office for further information regarding property tax valuation changes. VII. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION Sound Transit was the SEPA lead agency for this project. Accordingly, the City of Tukwila did not perform its own independent SEPA review. Sound Transit prepared SEPA documents concerning the Tukwila portion of the project and the City of Tukwila received, reviewed and relied, in part, upon these documents. They are as follows: Volume 1 - Final Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project; November, 1999 Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project;, November, 2001 Page 8 of 9 • • Parking Determination Notice of Decision File # L03 -059 July 1, 2004 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Central Link Light Rail Project - Tukwila Freeway Route; November, 2001 Initial Segment Environmental Assessment; Central Link Light Rail Project; February, 2002 Tukwila Freeway Route Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Tukwila Addendum; March, 2004 Department of Community Development City of Tukwila Page 9 of 9 FOR STAFF USE ONLY Sierra Type: P-SP Planner: File Number: Application Complete (Date: ) Project File Number: Application Incomplete (Date: ) Other File Numbers: APPLICATION NAME OF PROJECT/DEVELOPMENT: by 1 eM Met47 T v Pav k a je -ievWi wait Perimif # / 03 - O6 LOCATION OF PROJECT/DEVELOPMENT: Give street address or, if vacant, indicate lot(s), block and subdivision, access street, and nearest intersection. LIST ALL TAXLOTNUMBERS. 3( 2. Z. 5 . /5 m 5 66 5 3 oao 395°643 660 330) o043 oco3z ')9.36)00 o 0azoOOoac 06 3 oc 30 {, be) 4 ar, 4 3 000 3c6 Quarter: • ran,.,,,,n.rAm4.v;m drakan.c∎c ri mine„ iec:n.,nmMrn. nor nan omi CITY OF TUKWILA Department of Community Development 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 Telephone: (206) 431 -3670 FAX (206) 431 -3665 E -mail: tukplan @ci.tukwila.wa.us Section: ZZ Township: Z3 JS Range: 'f.E W M. (This information may be found on your tax statement.) • SPECIAL PERMISSION DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR : The individual who: • has decision making authority on behalf of the applicant in meetings with City staff, • has full responsibility for identifying and satisfying all relevant and sometimes overlapping development standards, and • is the primary contact with the City, to whom all notices and reports will be sent. Name: Lfei% M GGAA tG Address. 901 S. J kCksem. ST. LtI* 98o1-- Phone: ZUL— 34 t' c024 FAX: Signature: Date: 3/d / 764, Re: Application for Amendment to Parking Determination for the Central Link Light Rail Project South 154 Street (Tukwila International Blvd) Station issued on July 1, 2004 Project File Number: No. L03 -059 Sound Transit requests an amendment to the Parking Determination for the Central Link Light Rail Project, South 154 Street (Tukwila International Blvd) Station (July 1, 2004) ( "Parking Determination ") . The Parking Determination provides at Condition 4: If at any time after the issuance of this parking determination, a decision is rendered to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link in any direction, whether or not portions of any such extension occur within the City of Tukwila, Sound Transit shall conduct a parking demand study to determine the additional level of parking demand likely to occur at the TIB Station. This study shall entail a forecast of parking demand acceptable to the Director, who shall render a new parking determination upon its completion. Sound Transit shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits and approvals and for the full cost of additional parking needed due to the extension. On July 14, 2005, the Sound Transit Board rendered a decision to extend the Initial Segment of Central Link by selecting the Airport Link Project (Resolution No. R2005 -16, copy attached). Airport Link includes the construction of 1.7 miles of light rail guideway from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station to a station at Sea -Tac International Airport. Airport Link will be constructed and operated as part of the Central Link Light Rail Project by the end of 2009. Sound Transit requests an amendment to Parking Determination L03 -059. This amendment concerns the Airport Link extension and would waive the parking study required under Condition 4, for this extension only. This request is justified because the extension of light rail service to SeaTac Airport is not expected to have a significant effect on parking demand at the Tukwila International (TIB) Blvd. Station. Prior to funding of the Airport Link extension, SeaTac Airport was to be served by a shuttle bus link from the TIB Station. With the extension, that service will instead be covered by light rail. Hence, no significant new market will be served by this extension. Further, any new parking demand due to this change would likely be minor and would be covered under the original Parking Determination (L03 -059) mitigation. The only new aspect of the extension is that employees at employment sites near the SeaTac /Airport Station may be attracted to the parking at the TIB Station and park there and ride light rail to the Airport. However, the relative travel distance from the station to some of these employment sites may make using light rail impractical and likely discourage people from parking at the TIB Station. Additionally, the Port of Seattle will continue to provide parking and shuttle services for its employees which may in fact be better taking light rail for the short distance. Sound Transit will continue to be responsible for implementing measures designed to discourage parking unrelated to light rail ridership (i.e. signage and enforcing 24 -hour maximum parking requirements). Due to the proximity of the anticipated opening of revenue service to the TIB Station in July 2009 and scheduled revenue service to the SeaTac /Airport Station, parking monitoring will begin with the beginning of service to the TIB Station. However, it is recommended that actual quarterly counts start 24 calendar months following opening of service to the SeaTac /Airport Station. 10 • SOUND TRANSIT RESOLUTION NO. R2005 -16 A RESOLUTION of the Board of the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority selecting the Airport Link alignment and station locations and selecting the portion of Airport Link to be constructed and operated as part of the Central Link Light Rail Project by the end of 2009; increasing the Airport Link lifetime Adopted 2005 Budget; increasing the Airport Link annual Adopted 2005 Budget; and for planning purposes, reducing the minimum debt service coverage ratio for South King County subarea to 1.15x for the Airport Link Finance Plan. WHEREAS, a Regional Transit Authority, hereinafter referred to as Sound Transit, has been created for the Pierce, King, and Snohomish County region by action of their respective county councils pursuant to RCW 81.112.030; and WHEREAS, on November 5, 1996, at a general election held within the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority district, the voters approved local funding for high capacity transit in the Central Puget Sound Region; and WHEREAS, Airport Link is part of the Central Link Light Rail Project defined in Sound Move, the funding for which was approved by voters in 1996; and WHEREAS, in conjunction with the identification of the Central Link Light Rail Project Initial Segment in September 2001, the Sound Transit Board directed the agency to work with the Port of Seattle and the Cities of SeaTac and Tukwila to explore options for extending the Initial Segment south beyond South 154 Street; and WHEREAS, Sound Transit and the Port of Seattle have collaborated to integrate the light rail extension from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station to the main terminal of Sea -Tac Airport with the Port of Seattle's planned capital improvements in the same corridor; and WHEREAS, Sound Transit, the Port of Seattle, and the City of SeaTac executed term sheets in December of 2004 that defined the proposed Tight rail transit scope between the Tukwila International Boulevard Station and Sea -Tac Airport; and WHEREAS, the 1.7 -mile Tight rail extension proposed to be constructed between the Tukwila International Boulevard Station and Sea -Tac Airport will be fully integrated into the Initial • • Segment operations and is planned to be completed by the end of 2009; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Sound Transit, the Port of Seattle and the Federal Transit Administration issued the Airport Link Environmental Assessment/SEPA Addendum (EA) on May 26, 2005; and WHEREAS, the EA is an update to the Central Link Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) issued in November 1999 and the Tukwila Freeway Route Supplemental EIS issued in November 2001 and discusses the environmental effects of extending Tight rail from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station in Tukwila to Sea -Tac Airport and to South 200 Street in SeaTac; and WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration is expected to issue a Record of Decision on Airport Link from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station in Tukwila to Sea -Tac Airport and to South 200 Street in August or September 2005 and final design will be authorized to commence after publication of the Record of Decision; and WHEREAS, elements of the Airport Link finance plan include a reduction in the minimum debt service coverage ratio for any single year for the South King County subarea from 1.3x to 1.15x for planning purposes; $30 million in competitive federal grants; transfer of $20.7 million from the Star Lake Freeway Station/South 272 project; and transfer of $1.01 million from the South King County Regional Express Capital Project Reserve; and WHEREAS, the Airport Link Finance Plan will transfer budget authority from the Star Lake Freeway Station /South 272nd project to Airport Link, Sound Transit commits to restore budget authority for the project in an amount not exceed $20.7 million, consistent with the Airport Link Resolution No. R2005 -16 Staff Report; and WHEREAS, the Adopted 2005 Budget includes lifetime and annual project budgets for Airport Link. Resolution No. R2005 -16 Page 2 of 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority that Airport Link will extend from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station, cross above International Boulevard and SR 518 on an elevated guideway, continue at grade along the North Airport Expressway to approximately South 170 Street, continue on an elevated guideway to a light rail station at Sea -Tac Airport's main terminal and a kiss - and -ride facility located on the east side of International Boulevard in the City of SeaTac, will continue on an elevated structure along the west side of International Boulevard, turn southwest to cross South 188 Street, and continue elevated along the east side of 28 Avenue South to a station and park- and -ride at South 200 Street. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the portion of Airport Link to be constructed and operated as part of the Central Link Light Rail Project by the end of 2009 will extend from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station to a light rail station at Sea -Tac Airport's main terminal and a kiss - and -ride facility located in the City of SeaTac. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the lifetime Adopted 2005 Budget for Airport Link is amended to be $243.6 million; the annual Adopted 2005 Budget for Airport Link is amended to be $19,592,054; and for planning purposes, the minimum debt service coverage ratio for South King County subarea is reduced to 1.15x for the Airport Link finance plan. ADOPTED by an affirmative vote of two - thirds of the membership of the Board of the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority at a regular meetin thereof held on ul 2005. ATTEST: ick_e_141, idadiA) Marcia Walker Board Administrator • • ickels Board ice Chair Resolution No. R2005 -16 Page 3 of 3 SOUNDTRANSIT 001/i. VAEt PA UKWILA FREEWAY ROUTE VICINITY MAP SPECIAL PERMISSION/PARKING DEVIATION )0U1M. t 1.•i Mali MAP KEY ,.. ® At grade trackway (ground level) Elevated trackway O Station with Park & Ride Q Deferred Station with Park & Ride O Parking deviation O N 10.03