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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 2017-04-27 Item 3 - Adoption of 3/2/17 MinutesCity of Tukwila Planning Commission BOARD OF ARCHITECTUAL REVIEW(BAR) MINUTES Date: March 2, 2017 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Council Chambers Present: Chair, Miguel Maestas; Vice Chair, Nhan Nguyen; Commissi Hansen, Louise Strander, Dennis Martinez and Brooke Alforc Staff: Minnie Dhaliwal, Planning Supervisor; Lindsay Brown, Assill Bivens, Planning Commission Secretary Commissioner Mann, the 2016 Planning Commission Chair passed on the dl Commissioner Maestas, for 2017. Commissioner Nguyen will take over the rc Chair Maestas called the public hearing to order. Miscellaneous Agenda Item: Mia Navarro, Community Engagement Manger, information on her roles with the City: She will be with liaisons that provide ethnic groups in the com from the groups back to the City; she is a liaison b working on in this role, is developing a.) ob share r click, fix application that allows residents to report example the Public Safety Plan event being held c Commission a flyer. In addition, she is helping wit also provided some information on her backgroun Mann, Mike and Wynetta s of Chairman to of the 2017 Vice - Chair. itroduced herself to the Commission, and provided nanaging the community connectors contract, a program aunty with information from the City and bring information Veen the City and the School District, one program she is [ernship program; The Tukwila works program, this is a see, )roblems in the community; Outreach for City events, for March 18, 2017, for which Ms. Navarro provided the communications work in general for the City. Ms. Navarro prior to her employment with the City. Commissioner Mann commented she and Ms. Navarro worked together with the TIBAC group, and that Ms. Navarro is a welcome access to the City. Adoption Commissioner Alford made a motion to adopt the October 27, 2016 minutes. of minutes: Commissioner Strander seconded the motion. Five were in favor. Commissioner Mann made the original motion to adopt the October 27, 2016 minutes but was not present at the meeting and had to abstain her motion. Commissioner Maestas abstained from approval the minutes due to his absence at the October 27, 2017 meeting. Commissioner Mann made a motion to adopt the November 10, 2016 minutes. Commissioner Strander made a motion to seconded the motion. All were in favor. Chair Maestas swore in those wishing to provide testimony and opened the public hearing. CASE NUMBER: L16 -0064 APPLICANT: Matt Laase, Jackson/Main Architecture REQUEST: Design Review approval for development of a 14,395 ft' addition to the existing 49,511 ft' office building located at 5200 Southcenter Blvd. Project includes 1 Page 2 Public Hearing Minutes March 2, 2017 demolishment of the structure at 5290 Southcenter Blvd. LOCATION: 5200 and 5290 Southcenter Blvd, APN's 11572000013 and 11572000021 Minnie Dhaliwal, Planning Supervisor, Department of Community Development, introduced Lindsay Brown the new Assistant Planner who worked on the Board of Review project being reviewed. Lindsay Brown, Assistant Planner, Department of Community Development, gave the presentation for staff. She asked each of the Commissioners the appearance of fairness questions. There were no disclosures and no objections to the Commissioners hearing the case. Staff provided, background information; site context; unique characteristics of the Property; administrative approvals, and design review criteria on the proposed project. Following are some key points pertaining to the project: - It is a Type 4 project because the cost of approval exceeds 25% and the building is larger than 10,000 square feet. - There will be one vehicular ingress and two vehicular egresses. - The proposal will increase the building size by 29 %. - There were two administrative approvals, in February — 'Parkin required number of parking spaces from 113 to 107 spaces; and the buffer around the daylighted section of Gilliam Creek from permission to re- landscape the buffer area with native plants. Th mitigation monitoring plan program. It also includes approval to the edge of the buffer. - The perimeter is a Type 1 landscaping - Landscaping in the bufferstream was ,I Staff also went over design Staff recommended 1. To update the l candles in all nE Matthew Laase, Jackson Main design intent of the project was consideration with the design o Gilliam Creek; Creating a gardi connecting a modern building t criteria of the building, lecial permission to reduce the �cnsitive areas permission to reduce feet to 40 feet, it also granted administratively condition: will mandate a 5 -year setback of the building from surface parking lot areas to ensure a lighting level of at least one foot- ,hitecturc, for the applicant, gave the presentation. Mr. Lasse said the _end in with the environment. The following issues were taken into proposed project: The location is an entrance into Tukwila; Respect of the -a; orientation of the building; security, visibility, and the challenge of a building built in the early 1980s. Amber Mikluscak, Senior Landscape Architect, for the applicant, noted that the environment of the project is complex. Following are some of the goals for landscaping, expanded space; modernizing the landscaping to bring it up to the current code standards with a cohesive look that meets the current code requirements; a healthy restored buffer; Reducing the buffer to 40 feet will improve water quality in Gilliam Creek expansion; creating an amenity for the staff and restoring the area with native plantings. Ms. Mikluscak said they will submit annual reports to the City to make sure that the restoration area is meeting its mitigation thresholds. She also said, an ecological assessment was completed. There was no public testimony. Staff and the applicant responded to questions from the Commission. 2 Page 3 Public Hearing Minutes March 2, 2017 Commissioner Nguyen expressed concern regarding impact to the traffic at 52' Ave Street during construction. The applicant and Commissioner Mann responded to his concerns. Commissioner Maestas asked staff to comment on a public comment letter received from Karen Walter pertaining to the sensitive area buffer reduction request. The public hearing was closed. Motion: Commissioner Mann moved to approve Case Number L16 -0064, Design conclusions contained in the staff report, including the one condition recomr Hansen seconded the motion. All were in favor. Director's Report: - Staff thanked the Commissioners who participated in th Workshop. - The next scheduled meeting, in April, will be the first T transportation building on their bus parking lot, on East - In June, the Foster High School expansion and the Bird will come to Planning Commission for review. - The Tree Code update will also come to Planning Corm Adj ours Submitt on the findings and Commissioner Boulevard hool District Project for a small Way. year. Conditional Use Permit 3