HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 2012-10-25 Minutes - Work Session - Public Comment Matrix, Southcenter Comprehensive Plan, Design Manual and Southcenter PlanCity of Tukwila
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Date: October 25, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
Present: Brooke Alford, Chair; Thomas McLeod, Vice - Chair; Commissioners, Louise Strander, Mike
Hansen, David Shumate, Sharon Mann, and Cassandra Hunter
Staff: Nora Gierloff, Deputy Director; Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner, and Wynetta Bivens, Planning
Commission Secretary
Chair Alford called the public hearing to order at 6:30 PM.
Minutes: Commissioner Strander made a motion to approve the 09/27/12 minutes. Commissioner
Hansen seconded the motion as amended, all were in favor.
Chair Alford swore in those that wished to testify.
PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSESSION
Continue review of the Southcenter Plan documents:
Public comment matrix; Action on the Southcenter Chapter of the Comp Plan; Design Manual, and
Southcenter Plan
Nora Gierloff, Deputy Director, Community Development, handed out a matrix comparing current
TUC zone and proposed Southcenter Plan TOD zone regulations, such as height, use, density,
parking, landscaping, ground floor transparency, and open space, and compared those requirements
against the same aspects of a proposed project on the Circuit City site to determine which code was a
better "fit ". The proposed code fared better or tied with the current code in all cases. She provided
the document to show a realistic example of a mixed use project. She said it might be helpful in
considering decisions, such as height restrictions.
Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner, Department of Community Development, continued review of the proposed
recommendations to the revised issues matrix of the TUC Plan:
REQUESTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
• Page 4, second item, 18.28.020.C., Design Review Thresholds - Request: increase number of dwelling
units from 20 to 50 for administrative approval. Approved with four Commissioners in favor.
• Page 4, 18.28.020 C.1.B. 1. Third bullet — Revision: For clarification, revise language to read, "When
the cost of that work exceeds 10% of the building assessed valuation (the cost of repairs to or
reconstruction of roofs screened by parapet walls is exempt) shall be reviewed administratively."
Approved with five Commissioners in favor.
• Page 8, Table 1— Brew pubs, cocktail lounges, and pool halls and on -site brewing will be permitted in
the TOD district.
• Bars and nightclubs will not be permitted in the TOD
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• Page 19, Freeway Frontage Corridor type tree spacing requirement will be 30 -50 ft, depending on
species.
• Page 22, 18.28.30.A.5 — The suggested change would create a lower design review threshold for non-
conforming structures than for conforming structures. Typically when repair costs are more than 10% of
the assessed value it would trigger corridor standards. No change
• Page 29, 18.28.130.A.8 — Standard only applies when the transportation impacts of an intensification of
use make the frontage improvements reasonably necessary. Therefore, if a new street and sidewalk were
put in, lighting would be required. No change.
• 30, 18.28.140 Building orientation requirement. Raise the threshold for compliance in existing buildings.
Use a reconstruction threshold similar to what is currently required for non - conforming structures (TMC
18.70.050). ADD to 18.28.030.0 4. Compliance with building orientation and ground level transparency
is required for existing buildings only if they are destroyed by any means to an extent of more than 50%
of its replacement cost at the time of destruction, in the judgment of the City's Building Official.
• Page 40, 18.28.200 Ground level transparency requirement. Raise the threshold for compliance in
existing buildings. Use a reconstruction threshold similar to what is currently required for non-
conforming structures (TMC 18.70.050). ADD to 18.28.030.0 4. Compliance with building orientation
and ground level transparency is required for existing buildings only if they are destroyed by any means
to an extent of more than 50% of its replacement cost at the time of destruction, in the judgment of the
City's Building Official.
• Page 41, 18.28.220, Special Corner Features — Revision — Remove reference from the Corridor Type
Map and make it optional permitted but not required in the TOD, Regional Center, and Pond districts.
• Page 59, 18.28.260.B.5.b under Parking Reductions. Increase the walking distance from stations for a
parking reduction for residential development. Revision — "Parking requirements for commercial
development within 600 feet of the Sounder transit station or the Tukwila bus Transit Center, or
residential development within 1,320 feet of either station may be reduced or modified..."
• Page 59, Table 4 — Do not reduce parking requirements for dwelling units within 1/4 mile of stations to
only 1 space. Proposed standard has already been lowered from current code requirements. Retain
proposed parking space requirements for dwelling units.
Additional changes to - New Comments Section - Added 10 -1 -12
Chapter 18.28
• Page 18 & 19, Commercial Corridor and the Freeway Frontage Corridor types — change word,
"minimum" to "maximum ". Maximum lengths will address the concern of ensuring that the length of
any new or renovated building facade maintains the desired human scale and urban character in
Southcenter.
• Page 7, New Street - south of the pond — Corridor Type changed from "Urban Corridor" to
"Neighborhood Corridor ". Add a new footnote to New Thoroughfare Cross - section "New street south
of Tukwila Pond shall only have on- street parking on the south side of the street. Revised corridor
map handed out to the Commissioners.
• Page 7, Nelson Place and S. 156"' St, changed from "Workplace Corridor" to "Neighborhood
Corridor ". These streets were incorrectly coded.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Commissioner Hansen made a motion to approve the revised Southcenter Subarea Plan, dated
10/16/2012, and forward the Planning Commission's recommendations to the City Council for their
review. Commissioner McLeod seconded the motion. All were in favor.
Commissioner Hansen made a motion to approve the revised Southcenter Design Manual, dated
10/16/2012, and forward the Planning Commission's recommendations to the City Council for their
review. Commissioner McLeod seconded the motion. All were in favor.
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Commissioner Hansen made a motion to approve the revised Comprehensive Plan's Southcenter
Tukwila's Urban Center element, dated 10/12/2012, and forward the Planning Commission's
recommendations to the City Council for their review. Commissioner McLeod seconded the motion. All
were in favor.
Commissioner Hansen made a motion to approve staff's recommendations, corrections, and
modifications made to the revised Chapter 18.28 Tukwila Urban Center (TUC) District at the 10/25/12
Planning Commission meeting and forward to the City Council for their review. Commissioner McLeod
seconded the motion. All were in favor.
FINAL COMMENT:
Commissioner McLeod commented that it's been a lot of years and staff have done a lot of work on the
plan. He said there's been different efforts to create a plan that is perceived to be correct by everybody.
He said at some point that you have to go forward and work with something, and there will be challenges
that come up no matter what plan goes forward. He said he thinks that staff's done a really good job in
doing what they can to make something they think will work for everybody. He also said that he trusts
that going forward staff will do what's best for the vision of the City, and go forth, and make it happen.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
• Because all of the documents were adopted, there will not be a meeting on November 8, 2012.
• Staff will try to schedule a presentation on the Tukwila Strategic Plan at the December 13, 2012
Planning Commission meeting.
• Commissioner Hansen and Wynetta Bivens attended the "Teens for Tukwila" meeting on October
22, 2012, to talk to them about the Planning Commission. Commissioner Hansen provided an
overview to the Commissioners.
• Commissioner Hansen provided an update on the Tukwila Strategic Plan. He said that there is a
Draft Tukwila Strategic Plan, mission statement and purpose of the plan on the website. The
committee is looking for input by October 31s` from individuals that have not been involved in
the process. There will be an open house at the Tukwila Community Center on November 8"',
from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, at which time the draft plan will be presented. Following the open
house the City Council is meeting to review the plan, which is also open to the public.
• The Tree and Natural Environment Advisory Committee have held one meeting. The next is
November 1s`, in DCD conference room #2, at 6:00 PM. There will be a presentation by the
Department of Natural Resources, and from the consultant who's preparing the tree inventory.
Adjourned: 9:50 PM
Submitted By: Wynetta Bivens
Planning Commission Secretary
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