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Home My WebLink AboutPermit PL10-023 - CITY OF TUKWILA - SOUTHCENTER SQUARE / TUKWILA POND TREE PERMITTUKWILA POND TREE CLEARING PLI 0-023 L10-026 City �f Tukwila • Jim Haggerton, Mayor Department of Community Development Jack Pace, Director June 3, 2010 NOTICE OF DECISION TO: Chad Armour, Applicant Washington State Department of Ecology This letter serves as a notice of decision and is issued pursuant to TMC 18.104.170 on the following project and permit approval. I. PROJECT INFORMATION Project File Number: L10-026 Applicant: Chad Armour Type of Permit Applied for: Tree Clearing Permit Project Description: Cut 1 tree on Tukwila Pond Mitigation Site Location: 299 Strander Blvd., Tukwila, WA 98188 Associated Files: N/A Comprehensive Plan Designation/Zoning District: Tukwila Urban Center (TUC) II. DECISION SEPA Determination: The City SEPA Responsible Official has previously determined that this application does not require a SEPA threshold determination because it is categorically exempt. Decision on Substantive Permit: The City Community Development Director has determined that the application for a Tree Clearing Permit complies with applicable City and state code requirements and has approved that application, subject to the following conditions: 1. Applicant shall contact the City's Urban .Environmentalist (206-431-3663) for an inspection after plants are installed and if additional assistance with plant selection or care is needed. 2. Trees shall be mulched after planting with at least a 3 -foot diameter of wood chips or bark. 3. Replacement trees shall not be planted in the view corridor that extends from the formal overlook and interpretive sign. CT Page 1 of 3 W:\Users\Courtney\L Files \L10-026 Tukwila Pond Tree Clearing\2010_06_03_NOD.doc 06/03/2010 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • Phone 206-431-3670 • Fax: 206-431-3665 III. YOUR APPEAL RIGHTS The Decision on this Permit Application is a Type 1 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 Hearing Examiner of the Decision on the Permit itself is permitted. A party who is not satisfied with the outcome of the Hearing Examiner appeal process may file an appeal in King County Superior Court from the Hearing Examiner's decision. IV. PROCEDURES AND TIME FOR APPEALING In order to appeal the Community Development Director decision on the Permit Application, a written notice of appeal must be filed with the Department of Community Development within 14 days of the issuance of this Decision; that is by June 17, 2010. The requirements for such appeals are set forth in Tukwila Municipal Code ch. 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. 5. Appeal fee of $235. V. APPEAL HEARINGS PROCESS Any administrative appeal regarding the Permit shall be conducted as a closed record hearing before the Hearing Examiner based on the information presented to the Community Development Director, who made the original decision. No new evidence or testimony will be permitted during the appeal hearing. Parties will be allowed to present oral argument based on the information presented to the Community Development Director before their decision was issued. 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 ch. 36.70C. If no appeal of the Hearing Examiner's decision is properly filed in Superior Court within such time limit, the Decision on this permit will 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 Courtney Thomson, who may be contacted at (206) 431-2164 for further information. CT Page 2 of 3 06/03/2010 W:\Users\Courtney\L Files \L10-026 Tukwila Pond Tree Clearing\2010_06_03_NOD.doc • • 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. Department of Community Development City of Tukwila CT Page 3 of 3 06/03/2010 W:\Users\Courtney\L Files\L10-026 Tukwila Pond Tree Clearing\2010_06_03_NOD.doc • • MEMORANDUM DATE: June 3, 2010 TO: Jack Pace, Director, Department of Community Development FROM: Courtney Thomson, Planning Intern RE: L10-026 Tree Clearing Permit for Tukwila Pond, 299 Strander Blvd. BACKGROUND: Landscaping crews for Wig Properties LLC removed one 12.5" cottonwood tree in the Tukwila Pond mitigation area. The tree removed to facilitate safe access to the mitigation area for maintenance purposes; the trunk posed a slip and fall hazard for landscaping staff. Tukwila's Tree Replacement Ratio (TMC 18.54.130.3b) requires that 4 replacement trees are required for each 12"-18" that is removed. Since one 12.5" tree was cut down, a total of 4 replacement trees will be required. The applicant has proposed 4 1 -gallon big -leaf maple trees, which will be planted in the general vicinity of the removed cottonwood, except that they will be planted toward the bottom of the slope where moister soils will require less irrigating. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the tree clearing permit for the site with the following conditions: 1. Applicant shall contact the City's Urban Environmentalist (206-431-3663) for an inspection after plants are installed and if additional assistance with plant selection or care is needed. 2. Trees shall be mulched after planting with at least a 3 -foot diameter of wood chips or bark. 3. Replacement trees shall not be planted in the view corridor that extends from the formal overlook and interpretive sign. CT Page 1 of 1 06/03/2010 W:\Users\Courtney\L Files \L10-026 Tukwila Pond- Tree Clearing Memo.doc • • CITY OF TUKWILA TREE Department of Community Development RECEIVE® 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 CLEARING Telephone: (206) 431-3670 FAX (206) 431-3665 MAY o"s �d E-mail: tukplan(a�ci.tukwila.wa.us COMMUNITY PERMIT DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR STAFF USE ONLY Permits Plus Type: P -TREE Planner: File Number: L 1 0 - O Z Co Application Complete (Date: ) Project File Number: Application Incomplete (Date: ) Other File Numbers: NAME OF PROJECT/DEVELOPMENT: tA- - wt I & Pk' r• +1(.54-41° `Z LOCATION OF PROJECT/DEVELOPMENT: Give street address or, if vacant, indicate lot(s), block and subdivision, access street, and nearest intersection. ALJ e�( 1ti✓ w LIST ALL TAX LOT NUMBERS (this information may be found on your tax statement). 6�3a4-9D64 /cv 2621304— 906 Z.-, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR : The individual who: • has decision making authority on behalf of the owner/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: IO -4e iv^to u ✓ L L Address: G job - 12-6 11^ A -JG 5 £ ae%te.v u el bo W o6 Phone: e -t '963- 6s--/4 FAX: (12---S--) 643 - 3`7 39 E-mail: G1t4J2 ei_f e ok ✓ Go w. Signature: (jL.1I Date: S /0� • CHAD ARMOUR, LLC CIE.CEIV ED • 6500 126th Avenue S.E. Bellevue, Washington 98006-3941 (425) 641-9743 (425) 643-3499 (fax) chad@chadarmour.com August 19, 2009 Job Number 08-002 MAY 0'6 20101 =MAMMY City of Tukwila 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, # 100 Tukwila, Washington 98168 Attn: Kathy Stetson - Code Enforcement Officer Subject: Tree Cutting Violation Planting Plan Tukwila Pond Wetland Mitigation site Tukwila, Washington Dear Ms. Stetson: We are pleased to present our plan to install native trees to replace the 12.5 inch diameter black cottonwood tree that was removed from the Tukwila Pond mitigation area buffer. The tree was removed to facilitate entrance to the mitigation area from a health and safety perspective. We asked the Wig Properties LLC -SS landscaper to remove the tree to make it safer for people to enter and exit the mitigation area safely. The removed tree, the trunk of which was essentially prone to the ground, posed a slip and fall hazard for us and landscaping staff. PLANTING PLAN We propose to install 4 1 -gallon -sized big -leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) trees in the buffer in the general vicinity of the cut tree. These trees will be installed closer to the bottom of the slope where the soil is moister particularly through the end of June. The trees will be installed in the relatively clear area between the thick vegetation to the north and south of the cut tree. They will be installed beyond the limits of the canopies of the existing black cottonwood trees if possible. The buffer is relatively dry with gentle to steep grades. Because the buffer is dry, particularly now, we propose installing the trees after the rains begin, likely after November 1, 2009. Because the mitigation area can be viewed by pedestrians from the nearby sidewalk we propose installing deciduous trees so that the view into the wetland mitigation area is not blocked when the leaves are off of the trees. During the growing season the view will likely be partially blocked by the tree canopy as the trees mature. We will observe these trees during the first two growing seasons following installation and replace them if they expire at that time. These trees should develop healthy stable roots systems after the second growing season and will essentially be on their own beyond the second growing season. In other words if any of the installed trees expire in growing season's three and beyond, they will not be replaced. Further we will not be responsible for these trees if they are vandalized. C:/Jobs/Wig/Monitoring/Tree Planting Plan.doc 1 08/19/09 Chad Armour, LLC • • Tree Violation Planting Plan Wig Properties LLC -SS Tukwila, Washington LIMITATIONS Work for this project was performed, and this planting plan prepared, in accordance with generally accepted professional practices for the nature and conditions of the work completed in the same or similar localities, at the time the work was performed. It is intended for the exclusive use of the City of Tukwila and their assigns for specific application to the referenced property. This plan is not meant to represent a legal opinion. No other warranty, express or implied, is made. Any questions regarding our work and this plan, the presentation of the information, and the interpretation of the data are welcome and should be referred to the undersigned. Sincerely, Chad Armour, LLC Chad Armour Principal cc: Maria Luna, Wig Properties LLC -SS C:/Jobs/Wig/Monitoring/Tree Planting Plan.doc 2 08/19/09 Chad Armour, LLC • City of Tukwila Department of Community Development 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 Tukwila, Washington 98188 Phone: 206-431-3670 Fax: 206-431-3665 Web site: http.•//www.ci.tukwila.wa.us RECEIPT Parcel No.: 2623049062 Permit Number: L10-026 Address: 299 STRANDER BL TUKW Status: PENDING Suite No: Applied Date: 05/06/2010 Applicant: CHAD ARMOUR, LLC Issue Date: Receipt No.: R10-00780 Initials: User ID: JR 1659 Payment Amount: $50.00 Payment Date: 05/06/2010 09:59 AM Balance: $0.00 Payee: CHAD ARMOUR, LLC TRANSACTION LIST: Type Method Descriptio Amount Payment Check 1602 50.00 Authorization No. ACCOUNT ITEM LIST: Description Account Code Current Pmts SIGN PERMIT TREE MITIGATION 000.322.100 25.00 000.345.811.00.00 25.00 Total: $50.00 doc: Receipt -06 Printed: 05-06-2010